The guess was confirmed, and Cheng Xiezhi's pupils were dilated due to the momentary surprise.

In an instant, the clouds broke and the moon opened, and many scattered beads were completely strung together by a thread, which felt unexpected and reasonable.

It turned out to be the case.

Shen Hanlang's close connection with Tiandao enabled Cheng Xiezhi to stay safely in this world under his protection.

The beads are that protective barrier.

Subconsciously, his fingers touched the round red bead on the bone of the other wrist, Cheng Xiezhi pursed the corner of his lower lip, and let his thoughts fall into a short blank.

Breaking off one's own ribs to make ornaments, this kind of thing is impossible for ordinary people to do.Although immortal cultivators no longer value the secular body so much, it is still extremely painful to extract a bone from the body—especially for powerful immortal cultivators.Their bodies, like their souls, were hardened and hardened. Sword energy could not easily damage them, but once they were damaged, it would never be a minor injury. It might be difficult to recover for many years, and it might even endanger their souls.

With what mood did Shen Hanlang pick out this rib?

He opened his mouth and asked, "Will it hurt?"

This is really an unnecessary question.After Cheng Xiezhi asked, there was a trace of regret.

It's a pity that I can't take it back.

Hearing this, Shen Hanlang smiled shortly: "It doesn't hurt. It's just a matter of a moment."

Cheng Xiezhi's fingers on his knees slowly curled into fists, his expression didn't change a bit, and he was so cold and indifferent.

Shen Hanlang picked out his ribs in order to trap him in this world.What Shen Hanlang gave him was just a beautiful shackle, why did he think about whether the other party suffered any harm when he forged this shackle?

This is too ridiculous.

He reminded himself from the bottom of his heart to reject the slightest hesitation that shouldn't exist, and when he looked at Shen Hanlang again, his expression was as hard as ice.

At the same time, he didn't know why there was a secret and subtle emotion in his heart.

Shen Hanlang didn't know that the chains he made with his own hands were about to break.On the day when he leaves, the expression on Shen Hanlang's face must be very interesting.

He was looking forward to it, but not so much.

……

When everything is still growing in the dark, the peach blossoms in the courtyard seem to have come to an end, and the spring light is falling on its branches.But Cheng Xiezhi knew that they would soon sprout new buds and stretch out new flower buds to welcome the solidified spring water and east wind of Qibi Mountain.

Everything will go to the fate it should go.

The same goes for people.

He wiped the blade of the sword, and the faint sword energy condensed and spread out on the sharp and cold tip of the sword.Recalling the moves that he had rehearsed countless times in his mind, he put the sword back into the sheath after making sure there was no flaw, turned around and walked into the hall.

No matter how ambiguous the entanglement between the two of them is, Shen Hanlang is always the most challenging opponent Cheng Xiezhi has ever met - even though they have never put each other in such a position.

Then for such a person, it is totally worthwhile to try Cheng Xiezhi's best efforts to prepare a killer move.

Shen Hanlang should die by his hands.

He rehearsed that move to the extreme, day and night, repeated it thousands of times, and calculated all Shen Hanlang's possible responses.Even gods can't avoid it.

A move that condensed his countless painstaking efforts, just for one person.

Cheng Xiezhi suppressed the excitement surging in his heart and the small pain spreading all over his limbs, forcibly flattened the corners of his lips, stepped on the falling flowers, turned and left without hesitation.

...Now just wait for the right moment.

But accidents are always easier than timing.

It can't be regarded as a complete accident, at best, it can be regarded as Cheng Xiezhi's negligence.

The gradual failure of the "barrier" will not only bring severe pain as if the soul is torn apart, but also cause rapid deterioration of the body's functions in the later stage, the vitality will leak out, and the body will decay from the inside bit by bit.

But this change was very secretive, neither Shen Hanlang nor Cheng Xiezhi himself noticed it immediately.Until one day he suddenly fainted in the courtyard.

When he woke up, the moon was in the sky, and Shen Hanlang was sitting on the side of the bed with his hands on his forehead, his long hair pouring down like running water, and he was quietly staring at him.

Cheng Xiezhi moved his fingers, and a sharp pain burst from his temple, spread to all parts of his body, and finally stopped at the moment Shen Hanlang held his hand.

Half of Shen Hanlang's expression was submerged in the hazy moon shadow, the bead curtains rustled and flickered, and the moonlight penetrated through the gap and landed on Cheng Xiezhi's fingertips, like a gentle comfort.

Cheng Xiezhi stared at him without blinking, and from the bottom-up perspective, one could see Shen Hanlang's graceful and smooth jaw. He seemed to be clenching his teeth, suppressing some deep and strong emotions.

My thoughts couldn't help drifting together under the blurred moonlight.

Has Shen Hanlang discovered that the "barrier" has failed and strengthened the shackles of the barrier again? ...There shouldn't be any, otherwise he wouldn't still feel the world's rejection.So what are the chances that his now obviously weak limbs can successfully cast that sword?

Cheng Xiezhi felt that his idea was actually a bit ridiculous.At this time when life and death were hanging by a thread, he didn't have any thoughts of forgiveness or reconciliation, and even his thoughts of killing Shen Hanlang became stronger.

If he is going to die soon, then Shen Hanlang must be with him.

He didn't want to let Shen Hanlang go.

He was thinking morbidly and paranoidly, how to stab Shen Hanlang's heart accurately.

Cheng Xiezhi lacks such qualities as selflessness and generosity.

His icy hand was held tightly by Shen Hanlang, and his expression changed several times, all of which fell into Shen Hanlang's eyes.

After his expression calmed down, and after a while of unbearable silence, Shen Hanlang spoke softly.

"I may not be able to keep you anymore."

The very soft voice, like the thin moonlight shuffled by flowers and branches outside the window, trembled and fell half an inch.

Cheng Xie's long and dense eyelashes fanned lightly in the moonlight, like a butterfly fluttering its wings.

He opened his mouth, but made no sound.

"You should have noticed the changes in your body earlier." Shen Hanlang said with a sigh, the gentle brows and eyes calmed down again, and the sharpness of the sword light was brought out by the upward half provocation.

"You want to use this to leave."

He came to a firm conclusion.

"Yes."

Cheng Xiezhi raised his eyebrows, but he didn't deny it, but he could still see a provocative look from his eyebrows.

Isn't it a matter of course that he wants to leave?

"..."

Shen Hanlang watched him speechless for a long time, and said word by word for a long time:

"You'll never try to run away from me."

After saying that, he walked away.

One of Cheng Xie was left alone in the hall.

The rolling pain has been temporarily calmed by Shen Hanlang's breath, and he was able to take a breath and calm down to think about how to deal with the next possible situation.

Shen Hanlang said that sentence once on Danyu Mountain, Cheng Xiezhi remembered it clearly, but he couldn't tell when Shen Hanlang was more angry.

……

Cheng Xie later realized that Shen Hanlang was probably really angry.Because Shen Hanlang didn't show up for several days.

Perhaps before he knew it, Shen Hanlang had been here.Cheng Xiezhi propped his face sideways to play with the fresh peach blossom branches in the offering vase, clusters of gorgeous peach blossoms were clustered on the branches, so bright that they held a spring on the branches.

He looked at the flower branch, thought for a while, and then took out the peach blossom seed that came to this world with him from the interstellar era from his sleeve pocket.

It is the only connection he has left with that era.

He slowly closed his flattened palms and closed his eyes.

... He seemed to feel Shen Hanlang's aura on this seed.

Cheng Xiezhi seriously thought about whether his flower seeds had flowed out unintentionally. At the same time, Shen Hanlang in another room separated by a wall was also caught in thinking.

The ancient books that had been flipped through were piled up in a pile on the table, and the slightly frowned brows meant that his mood was not as calm as it seemed.

The "barrier" he set up for Cheng Xiezhi was perfect, even Tiandao couldn't do something about it.Since it's not because of the "barrier", it's something else.

After repeated consideration and confirmation, Shen Hanlang finally figured out the reason.

It wasn't that the "barrier" failed, it was Cheng Xiezhi who had other problems.

The survival of people in this world depends on luck.Cheng Xiezhi is not a person in this world, so heaven would not give him some luck. It was Shen Hanlang's luck that enveloped Cheng Xiezhi and kept him safe and sound until now. Otherwise, Cheng Xiezhi's first day in this world would have been It was cleared or driven away by the way of heaven.

But the luck that Shen Hanlang can distribute is limited, and it is destined that he can only save Cheng Xiezhiqiang until this point in time—unless Shen Hanlang can really obtain all the authority of the Heavenly Dao.

On the day when luck is completely exhausted, if Cheng Xiezhi cannot leave safely, he will wither completely like a flower on a branch.

No wonder no matter how he gave Cheng Xiezhi his own breath that day, he couldn't mend the "barrier".Because there is nothing wrong with the "barrier" itself.

He put the book upside down on the table and was speechless for a long time.

This forced dream of floating life will come to an end after all.

The big dream must finally wake up.

……

Cheng Xiezhi stepped into the hall.

Shen Hanlang raised his eyes to see him, and was a little surprised, he didn't expect him to come here on his own initiative.

The exhaustion of luck made Cheng Xiezhi look morbidly pale, which aggravated his sense of fragility that seemed to be broken at a snap.

He asked straight to the point and took out the peach blossom seed.

"Have you seen it?"

Shen Hanlang looked at him steadfastly and shook his head.

There are many peach blossoms planted in Qibi Mountain, and there are naturally many peach blossom seeds, but he has never engraved his own breath on any of them.

It was also this seed that made him curious about Cheng Xiezhi at the beginning.

Then there is no going back.

Cheng Xiezhi continued to ask: "Did you rely on the breath of this peach blossom seed to find me those few times?"

In vain he thought he had no flaws, but he didn't want to leave such a big loophole.

"Ah."

Shen Hanlang said.

"The seeds have the same aura as mine, I think it's easy to locate where the seeds are."

His voice was faint, causing Cheng Xiezhi to grit his teeth and pause every word: "I see."

Cheng Xiezhi guessed the answer earlier, but he was still annoyed when he confirmed it from Shen Hanlang's mouth, and wished he could leave like he did that day.

It is rare to see such a lively expression on Cheng Xiezhi's face, Shen Hanlang couldn't help laughing, and even the recent troubles temporarily faded a little.

Cheng Xiezhi: "..."

Ah.

He walked away, but Shen Hanlang grabbed half of his sleeve.

"Angry?"

Shen Hanlang braced his jaw and looked at him with a smile.

"No."

Cheng Xiezhi replied with a cold face.

He was just a little annoyed when he thought that he had spent so much time planning his escape, thinking that his clothes were perfect, but in fact his every move was being watched by others, and he was just wasting his work.

With a smile on his lips, Shen Hanlang took out a small box from under the table, which contained a peach blossom seed that was the same as Cheng Xiezhi's.

"This one doesn't have my breath, so you don't have to worry about being discovered."

"We exchange a seed?"

He asked softly.

He was coldly rejected by Cheng Xiezhi: "No need."

Listen carefully to his tone, which is a little more annoyed than before.

Shen Hanlang sighed and watched Cheng Xiezhi walk out quickly.

A few days later, on a stormy night, Cheng Xiezhi knocked on the door: "Do you have time tomorrow?"

Shen Hanlang walked over, wanting to welcome him into the house.When Cheng Xiezhi heard his footsteps, he immediately said, "Don't open the door for me."

Shen Hanlang stopped his movements when he heard the words, and Cheng Xiezhi took the opportunity to repeat the question again.

"Do you have time tomorrow?"

His voice pierced through the rain, deep and cold.

Yusi wrapped the peach blossom fragments around the corner of his robe, and the long blue robe disappeared in the corridor like smoke.

Shen Hanlang's smiling expression slowly retracted, he took out the rejected peach blossom seed and held it in his palm, before replying through a door.

"it is good."

……

On the second day, the clouds disappeared and the rain fell.

Cheng Xiezhi stood opposite Shen Hanlang holding the long sword, rehearsing the action he had repeated thousands of times in his mind, and pursed the corner of his lower lip very quickly.

He has feelings.

I am afraid that his time in this world is not long, but whether he can return to his original world is still unknown.Or he might die in a few days.

before that……

Thinking of this, Cheng Xiezhi couldn't help but let his palm brush against the blade of the sword, and the place close to his skin was icy cold.

This is the sword that Shen Hanlang gave him that day.

He smiled slightly, even if he used it today, it would not be considered as burying it.

"let's start."

he said softly.

The long sword came out of its sheath from his hand, and the blade pointed directly at the center of Shen Hanlang's eyebrows.

Cheng Xiezhi concentrated all his attention, calculating the trajectory of Shen Hanlang's next actions, to ensure that he could give the most suitable sword at the most appropriate time.

If you want to completely defeat a person who is close to a god, you will definitely not be able to succeed without long-term accumulation and practice, but if you just kill him, there are more ways you can think of.

Just for Cheng Xiezhi, this is not an extremely difficult task.

... After Shen Hanlang avoided the sword, he... lost his train of thought. Cheng Xiezhi stared in astonishment at the long sword stabbing into Shen Hanlang's heart, feeling short of breath and his heart beating violently.

How can it be? !

This was not the killing intent he had prepared for Shen Hanlang, it was just an ordinary strike.How could Shen Hanlang not avoid it?

The astonishment on his face was so obvious that he couldn't hold it back for a while.

Shen Hanlang slowly raised his hand, holding the edge of the sword that pierced his heart.

Severe pain engulfed all limbs and bones, and the sound of soul shattering resounded from the depths of the Sea of ​​Consciousness.

He took a deep breath to make his expression less twisted and ferocious.

"Is it enough to make a statement?"

His voice was as gentle as yesterday, pulling back Cheng Xiezhi's thoughts.

He was asking Cheng Xiezhi if today's events were enough to repay his imprisonment and persecution of Cheng Xiezhi.

How could Cheng Xiezhi fail to see that he did it on purpose.

But he didn't know how to answer Shen Hanlang's words.

Seeing that he was silent, Shen Hanlang seemed a little disappointed.

"...Do you hate me that much?"

"..."

Under his unblinking gaze, Cheng Xiezhi slowly shook his head.What he did to Shen Hanlang was actually not so intense as "hate".

He was just, couldn't stand it all the time.

He had no intention of answering Shen Hanlang, so he drew back his sword blade, took a deep look at Shen Hanlang, and turned to leave.

Shen Hanlang covered his pierced heart and whispered to himself:

"There will never be a balance between the two."

He curled the corner of his mouth.

……

That sword wasn't a killer move, it made Shen Hanlang save his life by mistake, but he was also seriously injured, so he had to retreat and recuperate.

Cheng Xiezhi was under the same roof with him, but he couldn't see him when he looked up, and he couldn't see him when he looked down.

Like a stranger.

He was leaving anyway.

This feeling has been very clear in the past few days, and Cheng Xiezhi even vaguely touched a little skill to communicate with the heaven in this world.

This time he was able to return to his own time without incident.

The probability of an accident is extremely low.

The "barrier" that Shen Hanlang trapped him no longer had any effect.

Cheng Xiezhi held the peach blossom seed, walked to the door of Shen Hanlang's room, and stopped for a while.

A deep voice came from inside.

"Ashe?"

The momentary strangeness in Cheng Xiezhi's eyebrows was suppressed, and Shen Hanlang opened the door just in time.He was wearing a moon-white outer garment, lacking in energy and blood, and his lips were slightly pale.

"The seeds are for you."

Cheng Xiezhi's tone was cold.

"Although I don't know why there is your breath on the seed, but in this case, this seed stays with me... it's just an eyesore."

Shen Hanlang smiled, his pale and sparse facial features came alive, and he reached out to take the seed.

"Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

Temper seems to be very good.

Cheng Xiezhi: "..."

He stood there for a moment, and said word by word to Shen Hanlang: "Look, you can't imprison me forever with all your efforts."

Shen Hanlang lowered his eyes: "Yes."

Cheng Xiezhi really walked away this time.

……

That was the last time Shen Hanlang saw him in Qibi Mountain.

He left quietly, as if he was only out for a short time, so that he didn't need to say goodbye at all.

When Shen Hanlang's injury improved slightly, the room Cheng Xiezhi was in was empty, and the pens, inks, papers and inkstones were neatly arranged, as if no one had ever been there.

Shen Hanlang walked in, and the peach blossom seed he put on the window sill had also disappeared.

He laughed.

Cheng Xiezhi finally took it away.

And this also means

"You will come back eventually."

If your cage can't hold a bird, turn your golden cage into a forest.

A bird falls into the forest.

unavoidable.

The spring light of Qibi Mountain fades away.The peach blossoms are gone.

There will be a reopening day.

……

The stretched limbs were squeezed again, and the stretched bones collided with each other. After the long process, Cheng Xiezhi heaved a sigh of relief and found that he had returned to his youthful appearance before he left.

He subconsciously touched the cuff, and the peach blossom seeds fell into his palm.

Inexplicably, the heartstrings loosened.

Cheng Sheng stood at the door of the experiment and looked at him, his phoenix eyes filled with fanatical curiosity.

"The experiment was successful!"

He twitched the corner of his mouth and walked away from the instrument.

"You disappeared for three days."

Cheng Sheng walked in, stood beside the instrument, and spoke slowly.

"I thought you were brought into a space-time storm by this instrument?"

"No such thing."

Cheng Sheng glanced at him.

"However, there was a new reaction in the instrument in the morning. I think it should be you who came back."

"Where have you been? This dress looks like an ancient style?"

Cheng Sheng was very curious about the first successful experiment.

"A mountain without people." Cheng Xiezhi twitched the corners of his mouth, and reluctantly replied, "Do you have anything to do? I'm very tired now."

For no reason, he didn't want to mention Qi Bishan and Shen Hanlang to others.

...perhaps because it was too embarrassing.

he told himself.

Cheng Sheng said "Oh", "That's really unfortunate. By the way, what's on your wrist?"

"I remember when you left, you didn't have this in your hand?"

Cheng Sheng thoughtfully looked back and forth on Cheng Xiezhi's wrist.

"This..." Cheng Xiezhi lowered his head, only then did he notice that the string of beads had followed him back.

Was it brought back because Shen Hanlang put a restraint on it and couldn't take it off?

Cheng Xiezhi put aside complicated thoughts, and replied casually: "If you can't take something off, you can get it off..."

His voice stopped abruptly.

The beads peeled off with the rubbing of Cheng Xiezhi's fingertips, and almost fell to the ground.

…Has Shen Hanlang lifted the restriction above?

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