Ji Ci

The hand holding the jade slip turned white from too much force.Ji Ci threw the jade slip in his hand violently, his face was full of anger, as if cast from ice and snow, exuding a frightening cold air.

Lu Wu stood aside and glanced at Ji Ci worriedly, then lowered his head.He had never seen Ji Ci look so angry.In his impression, almost all spiritual masters have the same temperament, plain and indifferent, with no superfluous expressions on their indifferent faces, and their bodies are covered with ice and snow.

"The Mountain God of Taihua Mountain sent jade slips." Ji Ci sorted out his emotions and sat on the chair. Although his tone was flat, there was a hint of gnashing of teeth. "Fei Yi, who was suppressed under Mount Taihua, escaped the enchantment." Rubbing between his brows tiredly, his slender, fair fingers were bloodless.

"What?" Lu Wu raised his head abruptly, the expression on his face could be described as shocked, "Fei Yi escaped from the Taihua Mountain enchantment?"

The town of beasts in Lingshan is a tradition handed down from ancient times.It is generally regarded as a spiritual mountain by humans, and there are usually ancient beasts under it.After the ancestor priests signed the heavenly contract with the gods and beasts in the world, some of the fierce beasts who did not want to be bound by the heavens moved to the barrier of Kunwu Mountain, and the other part that did not enter the barrier of Kunwu Mountain was sealed up.Such as two losses, and another example of fat left.

The second negative is just because of killing too much and being very hostile, and if it appears in the human world for a long time, it will cause disasters.And Feiyi is an ancient fierce beast, when it appears, there will be a severe drought in the world.That's why it was suppressed at the foot of Taihua Mountain and could not be seen in this world.

"The mountain god of Taihua Mountain said that he was invited to a banquet by the patriarch of the Qingqiu Nine-tailed Clan. When he came back, he found that the seal had been broken and Fei Yi had escaped." has turned into powder.

"Do you know what I want to do now?" Ji Ci opened his eyes and looked at Lu Wu, asking casually.Lu Wu didn't answer, and heard Ji Ci say harshly, "I want to destroy the Nine-Tails."

For the next three days, silk and jade slips were delivered to Ji Ci one after another.The severe drought began to spread around Mount Taihua, but Feiyi was nowhere to be found.Qingli was about to give birth, so the Nine-tailed Clan contacted Qingli and asked Qingli's elder brother to take care of her.And Lu Wu has already sent divine beasts to watch from the side, and if there is any change, he will be killed directly.

Before, Ji Ci still wanted to spare them, but with their design to release Fei Yi, it can be said that his patience has been exhausted.Even if he wants to make the entire Jiuting and Qingqiu clan an enemy, he must make Qingqiu's group of foxes have a long memory.

"Do you think it's because the spiritual masters have always indulged them more, so they forgot their duty?" Ji Ci called Fu Xi, his eyes were like ice and snow on a high mountain, revealing a bitter taste.

"Go and tell all the elders to wait for me in Jiuting tomorrow." Fu Xi looked at the tired Ji Ci, then at Lu Wu who was silent, spread his wings and disappeared out of Tianhuan.

"Lu Wu." Ji Ci looked at the enlightened beast who had been silently guarding the side, "Go and prepare the things you will use for the sacrifice. In a few days, the ceremony of praying for rain will be held." Lu Wu looked at Ji Ci, wanting to Advised, but still did not speak, just left silently.

The interval between the two sacrifices was only three years, no matter how abundant the spiritual power was, it would be unbearable.I'm afraid that the demon clan with different intentions will take advantage of the weakness of the spiritual master and do things that will endanger the spiritual master and Jiuting.

When Yun Shen returned to the south building, he saw Ji Ci lying on the desk, his exhausted appearance made people feel distressed.He walked over and was about to pick Ji Ci up and put him on the bed so that he could have a good sleep, when he saw Ji Ci opened his eyes and looked at him with a low voice.Then he put his arms around his waist, gently touched his chin, raised his head, and looked aggrieved.

"What's wrong with Chichi?" Yun Shen asked softly while stroking his hair, soothing him patiently.He vaguely knew that something serious happened in Jiuting, but he didn't know the details.

"The group of stinky foxes from the Nine-Tailed Clan teamed up with Qingli to release the Fat Relic from Taihua Mountain." Ji Ci looked at Yun Shen with a low tone, "Fei Remains is here, and there is a severe drought in the world. Now the drought has spread from Taihua Mountain Fat Yi's ability is comparable to that of the Hanba, and the Hanba is still eating and drinking in the Jiuting, but it still wants to come out for a walk."

"Then what are you going to do?" Yun Shen looked at the agitated Ji Ci, and patted him on the back, trying to make him relax.Perhaps it was in response to what Ji Ci said, the Qingqiu clan is really a troublesome race, first Qingmo, then Qingli, and they never stopped.

"I've told Lu Wu to prepare for the rain. Tomorrow I'm going back to Jiuting to meet those elders." As he spoke, his eyes became cold, "I want to say that there is no such thing as Mr. Ji. For the sake of the Ji family, would I believe it?"

As he spoke, he looked at Yunshen again, "First, I told Tianxuan about the antiques and sacrificial vessels, and asked him to encourage Tianji to dig the tomb, taking the opportunity to destroy the barrier and release the second one. Then Ji Xiao made Qingli pregnant again. She was pregnant and hid near Mount Taihua. Now Qingli has joined forces with the Nine-Tails to make Fei Yi escape from the suppression of Mount Taihua, which is really a good plan."

Ji Ci lowered his eyes slightly, hiding the cruelty in his eyes, and said to himself, "It seems that there will be a few more residents from Jiyuan."

They thought that the prison of Congjiyuan was really just a decoration?

The next day, Jiuting.

Ji Ci sat on the main seat early, holding a cup of tea in his hand, and the steam was lingering, which made his expression a little unreal.Today he is wearing a moon-white triple coat, with a long hem hanging on the ground, and a picture of mountains, rivers, sun and moon painted on the long placket and wide sleeves, which is extremely respectful.

When the seven elders came to the meeting hall, they saw Ji Ciduan sitting on the main seat, looking at them coldly, without warmth.Several people looked at each other and sat down in their respective seats in silence.They all already knew about Fei Yi's escape from Mount Taihua, as for the disaster caused by Fei Yi, it was already worrying.

Perhaps it was because the aura exuded by Ji Ci was too harsh, and the atmosphere was a little depressing.Ji Ci didn't speak, and the elders didn't dare to make a move.Old Mr. Ji wasn't sure if Ji Ci knew about his actions, but before Ji Ci told the truth, he did not reveal anything as usual.

Old Mr. Bai looked at Ji Ci, feeling a little distressed.His own daughter passed away early, and he was alone in the world, and he had to take on the responsibility of cultivating spiritual masters at such a young age, so he couldn't help but feel a little sad.

"I called you here today to tell you that I will hold a ceremony to pray for rain." Ji Ci continued without looking at their expressions, "The fat of Taihua Mountain was born, and there was a severe drought in Kyushu." After glancing at Mr. Ji, he didn't speak again.

"My lord, when you are 17 years old in August, you will hold a sacrificial ceremony once every ten years. There will only be less than three years in between, and your spiritual power will be exhausted." Tianshu looked at Ji Ci sitting on the main seat, a little worried .The sacrificial ceremony is said to be that the spiritual master communicates with the world and puts forward his own requirements, and the price is his own spiritual power.

"Then tell me, who else can go?" Ji Ci looked at Tianshu with a faint smile, "Maybe I will die in the sacrificial ceremony three years later, you can pay attention to whether there are any descendants of the Ji family The right candidate is here." The tone was calm, but with inexplicable sarcasm.

None of the elders spoke, and the meeting hall fell silent.

"Okay, you can go." Ji Ci put down the teacup in his hand, without even looking at them, he got up and walked towards Tianhuan.

The elders sat in their seats and looked at each other. Yes, if Ji Ci made a mistake and died on the altar, then they really couldn't find another priest to come out.

"Master." Lu Wu silently followed behind Ji Ci.

"Remember, no matter what happens, protect Jiuting and Yunshen." Then he turned and looked at Lu Wu, "I don't want you to betray me too."

Lu Wu looked into Ji Ci's eyes, and slowly knelt down on one knee, his white clothes and long white hair spread out behind him, and his voice was firm, "I swear to death, I obey orders."

Reports came one after another, and an inexplicable red flame appeared near Taihua Mountain, as if emerging from the ground, and it could not be extinguished after exhausting countless methods.The land dried up quickly, the plants on the ground also dried up quickly, and even many buildings began to crack or even collapse.This phenomenon is spreading and has caused people to panic.

Fu Xi looked at the map of mountains and seas on the Tianhuan wall, "Looking at this speed, the flames will spread to the vicinity of the capital in less than seven days."

He said and looked at Ji Ci who was writing, "Lu Wu is preparing for the sacrifice, and I'm in a hurry for a few days." He has never liked those elders very much. There are not many, but there are too many calculations.

Both he and Lu Wu disagreed with Ji Ci's hasty sacrifice, but as Ji Ci said, apart from the spiritual power of the priest, there was nothing that could stop this drought.If the evil fire of Feiyi is allowed to spread into the capital and damage the spiritual veins of the capital, then it will be really irreparable.

"About the Ji family, you should look at it first. After this sacrifice is over, we will see how to deal with it." He asked again, "How is Qingli?" And asked about Qingli's condition.

"Her brother is taking care of her, but there seems to be something wrong with the child in her womb." Fu Xi's tone was a little worried.

"What's the problem?" Ji Ci wrote the name and date on the lower right corner of the paper, put down the pen, picked up a wet towel to wipe his hands.

"The child in her womb seems to be rejected by the law of heaven. Maybe when it is born, not only the mother's body will die, but the child in the womb will not survive." She said and glanced at Ji Ci, "Lu Wu and I are a little worried , what kind of child is it that even the heavens will not tolerate it."

Ji Ci snorted coldly, "Actually, maybe it's not our turn to do it. According to the nature of the Nine-Tails clan, they are eager to get rid of those who are harmful to their clan. Qingli's brother's purpose is not yet I know, Fuxi, they are more anxious than us. I just don’t know what Qingli is thinking.”

32. Sacrifice

A cave in Taihua Mountain.

"Qingli, what on earth are you thinking? The elders in the clan are running out of patience. Don't make it to the end, my parents and I won't be able to protect you." Qingheng stood at the entrance of the cave, looking at the sallow-faced Qingli.She was sitting on the ground with her back against the stone wall of the cave, her belly was a bit weird, making her look even petite.

Qingli looked at her brother who was still handsome and handsome at the entrance of the cave, and said with a sneer, "You are hypocritical, if you are afraid of trouble, why did you come to me again? I, Qingli, don't want your pity! I will walk the path I choose myself."

In the past few years, she has been hiding in Tibet, fearing that the elders of the clan or the subordinates of the spiritual master will find her. For this reason, she did not hesitate to directly seal her spiritual power.It's just that she didn't expect that she would end up in such a situation in the end.

Qingli rubbed her round belly, and murmured to herself, "Good boy, after you are born, you must remember to avenge your mother. Those who treat mother badly, those who harm mother, you must kill them all." They! Kill them all!"

Qingheng looked at his sister who looked a little crazy, and felt a little uncomfortable.When I was in Qingqiu before, my younger sister Qingli was the most favored, and everyone in the family held her in the palm of their hands. At that time, she was cute, although she was a bit arrogant, but her nature was still good.

It's just that she didn't expect that she would become what she is now.The child she was carrying was unacceptable by the law of heaven. The elders in the clan, including the parents, wanted to prevent this disaster from being born, but looking at Qingli, Qingheng couldn't bear it.

"Qingli, you should take good care of yourself here for a while, don't run around." Qing Heng looked at his younger sister who ignored her, knowing that she was actually listening, "The elders in the clan have already paid attention to you because of you." Letting out the fat remains, I am afraid that the spiritual master will pursue this matter, so you should pay attention to it yourself. The vicinity of Taihua Mountain is also very unsafe recently, so don't let us worry about it."

As he spoke, he made up his mind, "I'm leaving first, and if you have anything to do, call me with the sound transmission talisman, and I will rush over as soon as possible." He left Taihua Mountain without looking at Qingli again.

Qingli stretched out her hand to grab a handful of weeds, her skinny hand squeezed tightly, her veins stood out, it was very ferocious, as if she was venting her anger.The other hand was placed on her stomach again, her long nails pressed deep purple marks on her stomach, her eyes were ruthless, she looked at her stomach with gloomy eyes, "Look, child, they They all want to kill you, and I want to kill me... Haha, child, you have to remember, when you grow up, you must kill them all! Kill them all..."

A dark purple light suddenly came out of the hole, which looked extremely strange.

Ji Xun was ordered by his parents not to go back to the main house when he was on summer vacation, but he didn't say why, but his expression was a little worried.Ji Chengran has not appeared for a long time, all these make Ji Xun always have an ominous premonition.But he was not old enough to participate in family affairs, and his parents never mentioned it to him, but he vaguely felt that the matter seemed to be related to the priest.

For this reason, he specially went to Yun Shen and expressed his thoughts.Yun Shen looked at him, and finally patted him on the shoulder, "Remember, no matter what the Ji family is doing, you don't get involved. No matter what, you are Chi Chi's and I's good friends, good brothers. And there is , the jade buckle I gave you lately must not leave your body, not even for a moment."

Ji Xun complied, feeling even more heavy in his heart, and a little dazed.He hated his own powerlessness, but he also understood that he, who was not yet an adult, was really powerless.

In the days that followed, the situation suddenly became tense.There are constant news reports about the sudden severe drought and strange flames appearing everywhere, and various speculations follow.Everyone began to pay attention to the movements of Jiuting, because people have discovered that this is not just a natural disaster.

The day before the Hungry Ghost Festival, Jiuting sent a letter to the people, gods, beasts and monsters in the name of the spirit priest, clearly stating that the sacrifice will be held on the sacrificial platform on the top of Qishan Mountain on the day of the Hungry Ghost Festival.For a while, the forces of all parties fell silent, and the situation eased.

Jiuting, Tianhuan.

Yun Shen sat on the chair by the window, watching Ji Ci write the runes seriously, and each stroke seemed to have a golden light flowing.

"Chichi." Looking at his profile, Yun Shen felt as if there was a hole in his heart that couldn't be filled no matter what.He didn't know why, ever since he knew that Ji Ci was going to hold a sacrifice, he felt inexplicable fear in his heart, and this fear continued to expand as the sacrifice time came.

"Hmm." Ji Ci replied, her voice had a soft ending.His current breath is very peaceful, like a quiet river, deep and silent.

"Do you have to go?" Yun Shen looked at him who was wearing a moon-white train, and asked worriedly.

"I'm a spiritual master." Ji Ci looked up at Yun Shen quietly, "Every spiritual master has been bound by the way of heaven when he inherited "Luo Shu". If you don't do what you should do, Then I will be punished. This time, Fei Yi was born, if I don’t go and let the drought spread, then I don’t even know what kind of punishment is waiting for me.”

Saying that, he put down his pen and nestled into Yun Shen's arms, like a lazy cat, "There was such a record in the handbook of the ancestor priests. There was a priest who did not participate in the sacrificial ceremony for ten years, which caused The evil spirit spread across Kyushu. The Heavenly Dao punished him. Every day, he had to endure the pain of broken bones. In the middle of the night, all the bones recovered instantly, and then broke one by one. This cycle, But he couldn't die, because the law of heaven doesn't allow it."

As Ji Ci spoke, he felt Yun Shen's hand on his back tightly clenched into a fist.Worrying that he might hurt herself, she sat up straight, pulled his hand over, and gently opened it finger by finger, and kissed his palm full of red marks lightly, with a sense of comfort .

"I'm a dedicated spiritual master, so I won't be punished." He put his palm on Yun Shen's face and comforted him, "Don't worry, I said that I will live with you for a long time, To watch the sunrise and sunset, and to protect you so that no one can hurt you."

Looking at Ji Ci's gentle expression, Yun Shen resisted the soreness in his eyes and pulled him into his arms, and softly called out, "Chichi." Then he heard Ji Ci's soft voice, "Well, I exist."

In the early morning of the Hungry Ghost Festival, Ji Ci was dressed in a white gown, and his slightly long hair was tied with a white jade headband and hung behind his neck.The wide sleeves and long kilt made him look like the king of ice and snow, carrying an inviolable chill.He stood at the gate of the Jiuting, the hunting mountain wind lifted his clothes like clouds in the sky.

Behind him was Lu Wu, who was dressed in white and had white hair, with lowered eyebrows and a respectful expression.

Ji Ci walked in front of Yunche, stopped suddenly, turned around and walked in front of Yun Shen, tiptoed and kissed his lips, "Wait for me." He didn't care about the surprised eyes of the elders and the jokes of countless beasts With a clear expression, he calmly boarded the cloud car.Afterwards, the storm rose suddenly, and Lu Wu and Fu Xi left.

And Yun Shen and the elders will go to the altar in half an hour and watch the ceremony from the sidelines.Originally, according to Yun Shen's status, he was not qualified to go to the altar to watch the ceremony, but Ji Ci insisted on this and would not allow anyone to refuse, so all the elders acquiesced to his accompanying.

When we reached the top of the mountain, the sky was only slightly bright, but there were already many people gathered at the bottom of the mountain.They couldn't climb Qishan at this time, so they had to stand at the foot of the mountain.

Ji Ci shrank the cloud car and walked towards the center of the altar.After Lu Wu and Fu Xi placed the 81 sacrificial vessels according to their positions, they quickly stood on the edge of the altar and then stopped.

The top of Qishan Mountain is an unusually flat place, as if the top of the steep peak was cut off instantly with a long sword.Whenever it was time for the spirit priests to offer sacrifices, a long road stretched out from the east of the mountain top, and at the end of the road was a square altar.After the sacrifice is over, the altar and the road made of rocks will disappear out of thin air and will never be seen again.

According to the usual practice, the spirit worshiper usually goes up the mountain with the seven elders and the heads of each family to hold sacrifices.But this time Ji Ci did not take the mountain road, but directly used the cloud car.He didn't violate any regulations, so the elders didn't dare to say anything.But everyone else understood it, it seemed that the rumors about the feud between the priest and the elder were true.

Ji Ci stood on the altar, looking into the distance, only saw the morning mist, and the golden crow was about to break through the clouds. Such a scene made his mood quiet.In the center of the altar, there is a square black stone platform, which is only as high as Ji Ci's knees. There is a circular groove in the center of the stone platform, with fine runes and marks engraved around it.

Ji Ci stood beside the stone platform, slowly raised his hand, condensed his own spiritual power into a ball shape, and placed it in the groove in the center of the stone platform.

The sphere of condensed spiritual power slowly overflowed from the groove, gradually covering the surface of the stone platform along a specific trajectory, and the runes and imprints emitted a golden light in an instant.

At this time, there was a low rumbling sound suddenly around the altar, and eighty stone pillars gradually appeared from the rocks, and they continued to rise.They are arranged according to the orientation of the Eight Diagrams, and together with the square stone platform in the center of the altar, there are a total of ninety-nine and 81 stone pillars.

Ji Ci closed his eyes, felt the flow of the ancient runes, read the lengthy formula, the lines and runes on the 81 stone pillars gradually turned golden and flowed slowly, and the tops of the stone pillars began to emit various colors of light.

As the flow speed of the golden lines accelerated, the 81 stone pillars began to rotate.The wind brought by the rotation surrounded Ji Ci, and the white robes fluttered, and the hidden runes on the clothes appeared, emitting a dazzling light.

People standing outside the altar only saw 81 stone pillars spinning continuously. After the speed reached the extreme speed, the entire altar was surrounded by golden stone walls.Suddenly, a beam of light appeared in the center of the altar and went straight up into the sky.The eighty stone pillars seem to be conscious, and the tops emit intense light, radiating towards the central light pillar.

At this moment, a strange snake with one head, two bodies, and two pairs of wings suddenly appeared at the top of the beam of light.Its body is thick black, full of hostility.Several beams of light tightly bound him, making him unable to move in mid-air.The whole Qishan could only hear its roaring roar, the rocks shook instantly, black clouds surged, and the sky seemed to be about to collapse.

"Seal." A sharp voice suddenly came from the center of the altar's light wall, carrying a strong killing intent.At this time, I saw a huge golden seal character descending from the sky, which immediately melted into the strange snake's body, and the golden light bound him like a chain.After the strange snake let out a long howl, it disappeared instantly.

There is also black mist mixed in the wind, they seem to be alive and want to blend into the crowd.But while they were still in the air, they were purified by the aura emanating from the altar.

The dark clouds gradually disappeared, the sun rose and the sky brightened.The light beams faded, and the 81 stone pillars stopped rotating, returning to their original static appearance. The simple patterns on them are like ancient totems, mysterious and distant.

Ji Ci used his spiritual power to form a wind blade and scratched the bleeding hole on his fingertips, and a misty golden mist appeared on the stone platform, entwining the blood that flowed out.Ji Ci drew a series of runes on the stone platform with the other hand, and saw the drawn runes gradually disappear, as if reviewing their contents.

Ji Ci heaved a sigh of relief, sealed Fei Yi, and prayed for rain also succeeded.Just when he was about to heal the wound on his finger, he found a black mist wrapped around his wrist suddenly, and a large amount of red blood overflowed from the protruding blood hole on his wrist.Ji Ci's face gradually turned pale, and the spiritual power of his whole body flowed out along the blood, which could not be stopped.

Just when the black mist surrounded his whole body, the mark of red lotus suddenly appeared on Ji Ci's palm, and then he disappeared in the middle of the altar in an instant.

Lu Wu and Fu Xi turned around abruptly, and saw that the spiritual master was surrounded by black gas, his face was pale, and there was a faint red light in his eyes, as if he had lost his mind.Baiyu's headband shattered suddenly, fell to the ground, and turned into powder.Afterwards, Ji Ci disappeared in the black air.

Soon, layers of stone pillars made a rumbling sound again, and gradually sank into the ground, revealing an empty altar.The heavy rain suddenly poured down, and cheers came from the bottom of the mountain.And the entire altar turned blood red, and a steady stream of blood overflowed from the square stone platform, like a pool of Shura's blood.

The spiritual master disappeared.

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The author has something to say: [Brain Bubble Theater]

Chi Chi: Deep deep, come and eat ice cream!It's so hot recently, Dangkang and Dijiang both want to go to Antarctica to escape the summer heat. ╭n╮（︶︿︶）

Deep: Why go to Antarctica?Isn't the North Pole closer? (⊙_⊙)?

Chi Chi: Dang Kang and Di Jiang want to find the beautiful Miss Penguin to be their girlfriend! ╮(╯_╰)╭

Shen Shen: I always thought they were a couple...o(>﹏<)o

Chi Chi: But they are all males! ╮(╯▽╰)╭

Shen Shen: Yes, don't you know that there is a verb called "stir base" recently? (≧▽≦)/

Author: Is this kind of education really good?Will teach bad children! ! !Also, I have eaten three ice creams, why is it still so hot! ! !Did Hanba come out for a walk?Chi Chi, accept her!

33. Galaxy

Ji Ci felt that he was in a closed space, and there were countless black sticky objects tightly wrapped around him. He wanted to move, but his limbs had no strength.After struggling to no avail, he simply lay there quietly, allowing himself to be wrapped layer by layer, like a black chrysalis.

He thought in a daze, he should have disappeared from the altar suddenly, would he be deeply worried?There are other people, will they be worried if they can't find me?Why is there black mist on the altar... Thinking about it, he felt a burst of fatigue attacking him, and gradually lost consciousness.

When he woke up again, Ji Ci felt that his whole body was much more relaxed.He tried to open his eyes, only to find that he was in a strange space, surrounded by dark blue, without any light, and without any sound, he couldn't even feel the flow of air.

However, he found that this space was full of spiritual power, and he seemed to be surrounded by spiritual power at this moment.Ji Ci looked around, and suddenly saw a shining "river" not far away.

Subconsciously walking towards the river, Ji Ci felt that she was stepping on the void, and there was nothing real under her feet.He was not afraid, and walked forward, as if the river had a fatal attraction for him.

When I got closer, I realized that what this so-called river flows is not water, but countless stars.They are mixed together in a mess, and seem to be arranged according to a mysterious rule, flowing forward slowly.

Ji Ci tried to guess the order in which they were arranged, but after a while, he felt his head throbbing, and his whole body seemed to be about to collapse due to the unbearable force.Ji Ci closed his eyes, waited for the strong tingling pain to disappear gradually, and then heaved a sigh of relief.

Ji Ci squatted down, stretched out his hand and carefully picked up a star, and felt that countless images appeared in front of his eyes, but disappeared in just a moment.What are the images in these planetesimals?Where is this place?

Ji Ci put the star into the river, and hugged his knees in a daze.What he didn't realize was that the white robe he was wearing was emitting a faint white light, and his face was somewhat transparent.

The long river has no beginning and no end, Ji Ci sat by the river, and gradually countless stars surrounded him, as if he was conscious and refused to leave.

"Do you think I'm lonely by myself, so you come to stay with me?" Ji Ci reached out and poked the stars floating in front of his eyes, with a smile on his lips, "I used to be lonely, but I'm not anymore. Oh lonely."

Yes, I have deep feelings and other people who care about me and accompany me, so I am no longer lonely.

Seeing that Xingzi still refused to leave for a long time, Ji Ci was a little puzzled, "Are you trying to tell me something? Your companions have already flowed away with the river." At this time, countless Xingzi suddenly Gathered together, they have been flying in the opposite direction.

"Do you want... let me go there with you?" Ji Ci looked at them, then at the direction they were pointing, and guessed hesitantly, "This is the direction to the source of the river..." Countless stars are slowly flowing from that direction, and the scene is extremely magnificent.Surrounded by dark blue, there is no light, only the river composed of stars illuminates this space.

Ji Ci stood up and straightened his unwrinkled gown, "Well, you guys lead the way, I'll follow you." As soon as he finished speaking, he saw clusters of stars forming a long ribbon, circling his body After a few laps, it moved forward slowly, exactly at the walking speed of Ji Ci.

There was also a little star on the tip of his nose, which seemed to be dangling happily, Ji Ci smiled helplessly, "Naughty."

Following Xingzi gradually forward, Ji Ci found that this space seemed to have no end.All places have the same scenery, except for the flowing river and the star that leads the way, everything is still.

His figure became more and more transparent, and occasionally stars in midair would pass through his body, making him look like a phantom.

Ji Ci gently raised his hand, and saw that his palm was slightly glowing, but it was no longer a physical entity.Is my present self a spirit body?Ji Ci was a little dazed.He stood in place and looked around, trying to find something, but it was like an ancient and quiet time and space, with no sound and no flow of time.

He lowered his head in thought, thought for a while and continued to follow Xingzi who led the way, walking step by step towards the source of the Xingchen River.

I thought about it while walking, but I don’t know what the speed of time here is. If it is the same as Kunwu Mountain, where one day is inside and one month is outside, what should I do?Will he be an old man by the time he goes out?

Thinking of this, Ji Ci smiled again, what does Shen Shen look like?Still handsome for sure, um, handsome old man.It's just that I can't see it.I can only live to be 37 years old.

What's more, whether he can go out or not is still a problem.

In the quiet space that seemed to be eternally still, the black-haired young man in white clothes exuded a faint halo, barefoot, walking on the river of stars, gradually moving away from the source of the river of stars.

Yun Shen got out of the car and habitually looked up at the window sill of the bedroom, not surprisingly, he found that it was still pitch black.Occasionally he would suddenly feel that Ji Ci was standing on the window sill looking at him, his face was like the most beautiful moonlight in the night sky.

Taking off his suit jacket, Yun Shen went up the stairs, and stood at the door of the bedroom hesitating for a few seconds.When the door was opened, the room was pitch black.He smiled self-deprecatingly. Every time he opened the door, he hoped that Ji Ci would appear in the room, but every time he was disappointed.

But why I still can't help imagining that he really came back, waiting for me in the room, and when he heard the sound of the door opening, he would smile and say, "Shen Shen, I'm back." I still dream of him involuntarily, at night When he was sleeping, he was huddled in his arms, holding his clothes tightly with one hand, like an insecure child.

Every time he woke up at night, Yun Shen would subconsciously touch the place around him with his hand, but what he felt was only the empty bed and the cold pillow.The result of being too used to it is that it is unbearable to lose it suddenly. He feels that he has been infected with a poison called "chichi", and he cannot and will not quit for the rest of his life.

The familiar atmosphere in the room was gone, as if the air had become cold.He reached out to turn on the light, and saw Di Jiang lying on the desk, flapping his wings listlessly.Hearing the sound of the door knocking, Di Jiang stood up all of a sudden, and when he saw clearly that the person who came in was Yun Shen, he slowly lay down again.

Yun Shen sat on Ji Ci's usual chair, reached out and touched Di Jiang's back, "Do you miss him too?" As he spoke, his voice gradually lowered, "I miss him very much, I really miss him. I think about him every minute."

Di Jiang flapped his wings and flew into the air, and landed on Yun Shen's lap. The cry of "Mian—Mian—" was sad, and seemed to be comforting Yun Shen.Yun Shen picked him up and looked at Ji Ci's photo on the desk without saying a word.

late...

Ji Ci has been missing for half a year.Since Ji Ci disappeared on the altar that day, the altar has become a pool of blood, filled with a strong evil spirit, and no one dares to approach it.Jiuting blocked the news of the disappearance of the spiritual master, and secretly searched everywhere, but there was no news at all, and Ji Ci seemed to evaporate out of thin air from the altar.

The forces of all parties moved after hearing the news, and members of the Ji family began to meet with several elders frequently, worrying that the disappearance of the spiritual master would affect the current power of the Ji family.And Tianji even said to the Ji family, "This is a punishment from heaven, because of the dereliction of duty of the priest".

The four families of Yun, Qin, Ji, and Bai who have been at the top for many years have a calm demeanor, but the newcomers such as the Tang family, the An family, and the Shen family are already very eager to climb to the top of the aristocratic family.

The ancient gods and beasts who manage their respective boundaries also sent letters to the Jiuting to inquire about the specific situation.Some even flew directly to the capital to find Lu Wu.

In the face of all this, Jiuting remained silent.

On the second day after Ji Ci disappeared, Lu Wu sent Di Jiang to Yun Shen, and only said one sentence before leaving, "The Lord once said, if something happens