Two stupid postmodern life

After a short rest, several people set off to move on. The destination, of course, is the so-called headquarters.

They didn't go out of the curtain, but walked in the world behind the curtain. The scenery didn't change much along the way, but they saw a lot of animals.

After leaving Zhan's residence, it is rare to see the tall and strong trees just now. This plain seems to have no end. Apart from the four of them, there seems to be no other human beings. This is a paradise for animals.

Beside a small river, there were a few wildebeest lying lazily. Not far from it, a few lions were staring at them. They had already set their sights on the target. For a moment, they rushed out like a gust of wind and went straight to the target. The wildebeests scattered in panic. The older one was a moment slower and was immediately thrown down by the lions.

On the other side, a tiger was fighting with several ocelot cats. Although the ocelot cats are small and soft and cute, they are extremely fierce when they light up their paws and scratch people. This tiger is getting a little out of control. The situation was not good, and he retreated quickly with a feint.

They passed by these two battles silently, and walked towards the direction where the artificial sun was slowly descending. In front of them were giant butterflies flying all over the sky and various colorful birds. The rare scenery made them feel unreal.

Suddenly, Xuan Yue exclaimed in surprise, "Zhan, that... is Phoenix?"

Although it was a question, it ended with a firm tone. He paused and continued: "That's right, it's a phoenix, exactly as recorded in the book." But after a while, he was a little puzzled again: "I'm only at home. I’ve seen it in books, isn’t it a legend that this kind of bird really exists?”

Zhan thought for a while: "Well... I don't know about you, we probably have some here."

Xuan Yue was still in shock. He looked carefully at the giant bird standing upright on the dwarf tree in front of him, like a ball of flames, and was speechless for a while.

If Arman were here, he would be even more surprised. The national emblem of their country is a phoenix erupting flames, which is very similar to this one.

The contented bird was resting, but was stared at by a person under the tree for a long time. There was no one in this place all year round, and it was still a little fresh, so he ignored it. Who knew that this person looked endlessly, not only did he look, He also pulled a few people nearby to see where the pride of being a phoenix was affected by this, so the giant wings shook, flew into the air, opened his mouth slightly, and spewed out a burst of fire.

Zhan grabbed Xuanyue and yelled, "This guy has a lot of things, why are you staring at him?"

Xuan Yue managed to escape, but the heat wave generated by the fire still made him yell: "Oh my God, it can really breathe fire!"

"Isn't this nonsense?" Zhan pushed Xuanyue away, and said to the other two as if his ass was on fire: "Go, don't act like you haven't seen the world."

After walking far away, Xuan Yue secretly turned her head to look back, and saw that the phoenix stood back on the tree again, and the surrounding birds of various colors were standing or flying around it, it stood still like an emperor, and the old monk died as if in meditation stare in their direction.

Jichang interjected at this time: "Zhan, the phoenix is ​​a national beast with colorful hair. Since you have phoenixes here, don't you also have our dragon and Xuanji's immortal wood?"

"That's absolutely impossible, you think too much." Zhan denied: "Dragon and eternal wood, are those things in the world?"

Jichang muttered: "You are not a phoenix, are you?"

Talking along the way, the time passed without realizing it, and the moon was in the sky, Zhan asked everyone to rest on the spot, saying that there was still half of the journey, and we would not leave until tomorrow morning.

Several people looked at the same grassland and looked at each other. Xuanyue said: "The surrounding area is empty. If the beasts attack, although we will not be unable to resist, it will be very troublesome. How can we rest?"

Zhan pointed to a ten-meter-high tree next to him: "Go up the tree. Although there are many beasts that can climb trees, it is better than the ground. It will only be one night, and we will be able to reach the headquarters tomorrow."

The three of them could only do this after thinking about it, so they dispersed, and one of them found a tall tree and climbed up.

Xuan Ye seldom talked since he set off, and he didn't know what he was thinking. Xuan Yue was worried, so she calmed down around her, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xuan Ye looked around, eyes confused: "Fourth brother, I always feel that this place is very familiar."

Xuanyue looked around and sighed: "With our footsteps, we can't explore its borders for half a day. We don't have such a large plain in Xuanji, and this world is behind the curtain. I very much doubt that this is not you and me at all." How do you feel familiar with the place you live in?"

Xuan Ye's eyes were confused: "I don't know, maybe it's...in a dream?"

"Hey!" Xuan Yue sighed, he is now very worried about his younger brother's condition, for such a long time, although Xuan Ye has been holding on on the outside, who knows what has become inside.Since he set off, he has had sustenance, and he rarely gets sick, but if the matter is not resolved, it will not be a long-term solution after all.

Only when the wound is exposed to the outside can we be vigilant at all times. If it is an internal injury, once discovered, it will be fatal.

"We will arrive at the headquarters tomorrow, and the matter will be resolved soon. Ah Ye, don't bother your mind anymore, your body is important." Xuan Yue knew that it was useless to say these things, but apart from being with Xuan Ye, there was nothing for him at present. In the slightest way.

"Hmm..." Xuan Ye agreed, but I don't know if he listened to it in his heart. He looked at the full moon hanging beside him, thinking about something.

The 'artificial' that Zhan said is really amazing. The sun is bright during the day, and it automatically turns into a full moon at night. I don't know how to make this thing. It looks the same as the real thing. The difference is that it is always very close to them. , and now they are all on the tree, as if they can be touched with one hand.

Headquarters tomorrow, make or break...in one fell swoop.

Xuan Ye cheered himself up, but for some reason, his mood couldn't get excited.

Because he had a vague feeling that things would not be so simple, and his second fool would not come back so easily.

He is such a problem, pessimistic and negative, he always prepares for the worst when things happen, if not, he would not have hidden in this small border town to grow vegetables and wait to die since the Xian Kong War.

His mind was spinning uncontrollably.

What if it doesn't work out this time?

Ersha's body definitely won't last long, he will gradually weaken until the oil runs out and the lamp dries up, and then... dies.

To be honest, Xuan Ye is not afraid of death, and before that, he was not completely unacceptable to Ersha's death, after all, he had seen too much.

He has always believed that people have an afterlife, and he is sure that even if Ersha dies, his soul will definitely be waiting for him in front of the Santu River, and go to the next life hand in hand with him.

The two were laid down in front of the bed, the sweetest moment, there had been such an agreement several times, Xuan Ye believed that he also believed in Ersha, no matter who walked in front, he would abide by this agreement.

But now, he was afraid.

Although it is not clear yet, Xuan Ye has a vague feeling that even if Er Sha dies, his soul may not fulfill the contract.

That's a scary thing.

He is not afraid of Ersha's temporary departure, what he is afraid of is his permanent disappearance.

Every time Xuan Ye thought of this, the pain in his heart was unbearable.

Xuan Yue had long since fallen asleep due to the exhaustion all over her body, but Xuan Ye couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

At this time, the branches shook slightly, and Zhan jumped from another tree: "Why don't you rest?"

"It's nothing, think about something." Xuan Ye suddenly had a feeling, and asked Zhan: "What do you think is death?"

Zhan was taken aback, then slowly said: "I think it's a door."

Xuan Ye: "Door?"

"Well." Zhan also looked at the full moon that was close in front of him, and said slowly: "The living people are inside the door, and the dead are outside the door. The living people don't know what is outside the door, so human beings are afraid." Death, to put it bluntly, is the fear of the unknown, isn't it?"

"But I'm not afraid, what I'm afraid of is parting." Xuan Ye asked: "You said, is the second idiot also outside the door?"

……

Zhan was silent.

Sure enough... Sure enough! ! !

If the second fool died, he would not appear in Santuchuan.

Xuan Ye's mind was in a mess, and Zhan suddenly said angrily: "In this life, why do you have to worry about what happened in this life? After death, when the lights go out, the things in this life will be over. In the next life, who will you?" I don’t know if it’s a human being or a beast, or a cat or a dog, so is it useful to say that?”

Faced with Zhan's sudden emotional outburst, Xuan Ye was momentarily at a loss.

"I'm sick of you...you're such a grown-up..." Zhan cursed, and looked at Xuan Ye with indisputable eyes: "That person, you know each other, know each other, and stay together in this life, won't your happiness be over and consummated?" , why do you have to meet in the next life, what kind of bullshit obsession are you, you are so greedy."

Xuan Yeben was watching Zhan get angry when he suddenly felt something approaching. He glanced at the tree trunk, and under the moonlight, he saw a long strip of things climbing up along the tree trunk.That thing was as thick as a person, and from the way it moved, it seemed to be a giant snake.

He pushed Zhan, who was talking at length, and signaled with his eyes. Zhan was disturbed, and glanced in the direction of the big snake very unhappy, but his voice decreased.

Then Zhan hissed, slowed down his breathing, and at the same time signaled Xuan Ye to follow him. Although Xuan Ye didn't know why, he kept pace with Zhan, and at the same time put his hand lightly on Xuan Yue's nose to help him cover it.

The two of them watched the big snake cruising in the tree for a while, and came to them. Strangely, the big snake didn't seem to see them. Its golden pupils swept around, and then swayed away.

It descended to the ground along the tree trunk, dived into tall grass and shrubs, and quickly disappeared.

After a while, Zhan exhaled: "Let's go, go to sleep."

Xuan Ye asked: "It's really strange, why can't the snake see us?"

Zhan took out the box that was given to them at the time: "This thing shields our physical existence, that guy can't see it."

Xuan Ye thought for a while and asked, "Is it the giant python you mentioned?"

"Yeah." Zhan lay on the branch with his hands behind his head: "These are the eyes and ears of that man, so be careful when you see it."