ecstasy

Gu Tingshuang dreamed that he had turned into a tree.

The branches are luxuriant, and the roots are deeply sunken into the ground. From the beginning of the birth of the world, it was born with the Lingshan Mountain. The wind shook his seeds down under the eternal moon of the Lingshan Mountain. Thousands of years have passed since then.

He witnessed the emergence and death of the White Wolf God King. That legendary god strengthened the entire ancient white wolf group by himself, and protected the only creature in Lingshan that never fell to the clouds even if the aura withered. Lava-like golden eyes that can burn at any time, the whole body is silver and white, and there is no more beautiful creature than the white wolf in the entire Lingshan Mountain.Groups of white wolves lived and played under the eternal moon. Many white wolves approached him, rubbing his itchy back on the bark, and naughty little wolves would climb up his branches.

The ups and downs of a beautiful ethnic group are placed in the eyes of a towering ancient tree. Life and death are like instant life and death. One moment, a newborn wolf is born with confused eyes, and the next moment is the moment of emergence, with an aging body And vicissitudes, dissipated under the full moon.Overlapping turnover never ends.

At that time, Lingshan Yongyue was not the land of Yongyue, and there was a change of day and night. The wolves rested during the day and moved at night.Later, the White Wolf God disappeared in the middle of the full moon night, and the cliff seemed to have stopped the flow of time since then, and there was no change of sun and moon, and it became a place of eternal night.

Every time a new wolf cub comes of age, a gap will be opened above the clouds, and a golden light will shine on one side of the world, representing the blessings of the dead gods.Since then, the White Wolf God clan has acquired the ability to approximate eternal life. The brave and outstanding wolves can come back from death again and again. All the creatures in Lingshan know that all this is due to the protection of the White Wolf God and the illumination of Kuimu Sirius.

Gu Tingshuang saw the present moment in his dream, and saw the snowflakes that began to fill the sky after the death of the snow demon, one after another, drifting delicately.The back of the white wolf was chasing two figures, one was standing, the other was sitting in a wheelchair, with his eyes tilted and his eyes closed.

Both of them were beautiful, but he didn't know where they came from and where they were going.

His root system plunged into the ground from the Lingshan Mountain, all the way to the residences of human activities in the east. There are countless giant trees growing on the intertwined roots of the root system, so he can know everything.

Somehow, he knew that the young man with long silver hair was named Ning Shiting, and he was a mermaid with a beautiful fish tail. He liked him very much, so he followed him all the way.

Ning Shiting looked weak, trembling with every step he took, as if he would collapse at any moment due to loss of strength.But such a fragile and beautiful merman did not fall down. He steadily pushed the wheelchair in his hand, looked at the person in the wheelchair, and walked down the mountain.Walking beside him were two white wolves, one of which carried a comatose ice mayfly on its back.

Gu Tingshuang then understood that Ning Shiting wanted to send the two injured people in front of him back to the human residence, because there would be warm firelight and soft beds there, which could withstand the wind, snow and severe cold.Unlike their trees, humans do not have rough bark and infiltrated root systems, and they are a more fragile race.

He watched the merman walk into the room, and the other humans guarding there seemed to be frightened by what they saw. They put the ice gnat on the bed, wiped his body with silk soaked in hot water, cleaned the wound, and then lit him. A fragrance that makes new leaves grow when Gu Tingshuang smells it.

"Young master, the little master who listened to the book should not be able to go to the ground for a while, but luckily it's just a flesh injury, not a muscle or bone."

"Okay, I know. You stay here and watch, I will take care of Yinbing first."

He saw Ning Shiting help the man in the wheelchair onto the bed, and gently unbuttoned the man's clothes until only a thin layer of underwear was left.He touched the man's pulse through the handkerchief, as if he didn't hear it, so he bent down and put his ear on the young man's chest. After a while, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then his brows were stained with worry again. .

Gu Tingshuang only needs to take a look to know that the person lying on the bed is insane and his spiritual breath is weak.

These trees that have grown for tens of millions of years can't be mistaken. Ning Shiting can't save the person on the bed. Unless a miracle happens, the wandering spirit of that person can return to its original place. It is as difficult to retrieve a lost soul, unless a miracle happens.

But Ning Shiting didn't know about these things, he quietly guarded by the bed, in the faint fragrance, he gently lay down on the couch, taking a nap here as if he couldn't support himself.The merman's silver-white hair was stained with blood, not as smooth and beautiful as usual, and his long eyelashes were like resting butterflies.Medicine was burning next to it, and the tongue of fire was licking the bottom of the pot. This was the only sound in the room.

Gu Tingshuang actually felt that such a scene was also very beautiful. If he was a human being instead of a tree, he would definitely hold his breath.

In the quiet snowy sky, except for Ning Shiting in the room and the other two people who did not wake up, except for a few white wolves squatting beside Ning Shiting who refused to leave, no one knew that this would be an event since the Snow Demon came into the world. The last abnormal heavy snow, for the time being, no one has noticed that when the snow falls to the ground this time, it will no longer freeze as before, but will melt immediately, as if it had never existed before.

And this time the snow was so gentle, light, small, and quiet that it didn't disturb anyone.

Until the human beings on the other side broke in aggressively, breaking the silence.Ning Shiting raised his head as if awakened.

The human guarding the door reported: "My lord, you are from the general's mansion. General Baili came to ask you about the bet. The general is already waiting in the lobby."

Ning Shiting: "Where's the prince?"

"My lord went to a thousand pieces of gold, and said that tonight he let you do things for the young master, and asked the young master to hand over an answer that satisfies him." The voice of the human being who answered was a little trembling, "He said that if the young master can't give the answer, then... just Let the young master use his own life and give His Majesty an explanation."

"The snow demon is dead." Ning Shiting stood up, swayed at that moment, and subconsciously supported the table beside him with his hands, "Of course, your majesty can't condone those who kill the snow demon and come back alive." .One me, one listening to the book, don't blame the prince for worrying. Go and answer, just say that I will give the prince an answer."

The human by the door spread the word like this, and the voice of scouts sounded outside the house: "My lord will come back at Maoshi tomorrow. Your son's life and death are at this moment. My lord said that he cherishes you and doesn't want you to die."

"Ting knows."

Ning Shiting lowered his eyes, appearing quiet and obedient.

When he went out, Gu Tingshuang swayed his branches and leaves, wanting him to notice, because he saw that Ning Shiting's expression was not very good, such a person should smile to look good, if he can find that he is using branches and leaves to give He must be very happy to dance, right?

But Ning Shiting didn't see it, his steps were very light, heavy storms gathered in his eyes, when he lowered his eyebrows, no one could see what he was thinking at the moment, and what was gathered on him——

murderous look!

Unknown when the strange fragrance began to permeate, the soldiers who had just come down from the snow-capped mountains were densely packed outside the main hall, and the lights were on inside the house.In the resplendent main hall, Gu Tingshuang saw a man who looked like a general drinking tea.

Still inexplicable, Gu Tingshuang knew that this person's name was Baili Hongzhou, and he didn't like him very much.

He explained the source of his feeling to the arrogance that could not be concealed between the brows of that person, as well as that slow, half-smile voice.

Holding a glass of hot wine, Baili Hongzhou said with a smile to Ning Shiting who was walking slowly from the crowd: "This glass of wine is a toast to Mr. Ning. I underestimated you before. I didn't expect you to be able to survive from the mountain." Come back. We wait until midnight, when the wind and snow have calmed down, we will know that Mr. Ning has succeeded."

"Just, why bother?"

Before Ning Shiting got close, Baili Hongzhou spilled hot wine on the ground with his backhand.The clear wine splashed on the ground with heat, revealing a pair of condescending eyes in the mist.

He already regarded Ning Shiting as a dead man.

Ning Shiting stopped at the door without speaking.

"At the end of the day, Tingshu is rescued, and you are going to die instead of him. How long do you think you can protect him?" Baili Hongzhou said, "If you die, he is still my younger brother, and he will still belong to Baili One day His Majesty's suspicion of the Baili family will reach its peak, and he will still be the most convenient tool in my hands."

Ning Shiting said hoarsely: "I won't let him come back to you again, I picked him up two years ago..."

"Ha! You picked him up and let him enjoy the blessings for two years, why don't you send him to die?" Baili Hongzhou said, "He might as well have died in exile back then. When he was born, he would have to be strangled to death. If my mother hadn't softened her heart at the time, she would let him live and say that he would have the luck to live to be 12 years old? But on the other hand, he was born with a disease, no one would want Could it be that when he grows up, he will become an ice mayfly with such pure blood? He is destined to come back at this time to protect Baili's family from this disaster. Who told us to give his life?"

Ning Shiting was silent.

Gu Tingshuang noticed that his fingertips were shaking slightly.

He thought he couldn't speak anymore, but he didn't expect that after a while, Ning Shiting spoke first: "As for the snow demon, if you failed to complete the task by listening to the book and died there, what were you planning to do? Continue to be a misfortune people?"

"——What should we do? Now that the spiritual qi is exhausted, people who have cultivated Qi training and above can count it with their fingers, and no one can cure the snow demon. Why do we bother?"

Ning Shiting said in a low voice: "I originally thought that you had at least some conscience in fighting for Xianzhou for half your life, but I was wrong."

Gu Tingshuang noticed that he said "you" instead of "you".I always feel that there is another meaning in these words, as if he has given up hope for someone else.

"Mr. Ning, I would like to ask you, how much is a conscience worth? You have a conscience. You dragged your sick body through the annals of Xizhou, opened civil affairs halls, and made soul-returning incense. Where are your people? Where are they?"

Ning Shiting said quietly: "I don't need them here, I'm an official, this is what I should do. Yu Gong, they really don't need to repay me, Yu private, since I took charge, people have sent things anonymously to the mansion one after another Now, thank you for the kindness of the palace, this is enough."

"Young Master Ning wants to be a sage and a good official, of course there is no problem, but unfortunately your lord doesn't think so." Baili Hongzhou said, "That's not how you become a good official, you are setting a target for him."

"It's useless to talk too much, General." Ning Shiting nodded slightly, "It's not speculative, but you told me this sentence when you came to the house last time."

Baili Hongzhou was stunned for a moment, probably because he didn't expect Ning Shiting to know how to stab people with words at this time, so he couldn't help laughing: "You are also interesting, but you are like a small firecracker when you die, why are you in front of King Qing? How about being so obedient?"

Ning Shiting said: "Why does the general think that Ting must die?"

He had always lowered his eyebrows and looked pleasing to the eye before, but at this moment he suddenly raised his head, with an undisguised and frank smile in his eyes, and a trace of indescribable meaning.Under the lamplight, his eyes were full of water, and his eyes were so dark that people ignored his pale lips and sickly face.Maybe it's the residual power of the fire dragon's saliva, maybe it's because he has a fever, a faint pink color emerges from his fingertips, and his blood is surging.

It is as beautiful as a soul.

Baili Hongzhou was stung in the eyes by this look, and for a moment he didn't dare to look at him again, for fear that one more look would make him lose his mind: "Mr. Ning is so high-minded, he wouldn't send Tingshu to his death, is it? Is it? If you avoid talking about this matter, the prince will kill Mr. Ning, otherwise how to resolve His Majesty's suspicion?"

Ning Shiting shook his head: "To satisfy His Majesty, one must either fold one's own wings to dispel doubts, or make meritorious deeds. The snow demon is dead, the prince and the general have made great achievements, but the power of Tingshu and I will become more thorns in His Majesty's eyes. It needs to be removed. But both the general and the prince have forgotten the other way, to show their loyalty, will the general do it?"

Before Baili Hongzhou could respond, he asked himself and answered, "Isn't that the general? Because this is what the subordinates do. Only those who serve as lackeys can put down their dignity and know how to do what they like. The general is not like that. Do it because it is not necessary for the time being; the prince doesn't do it because he can't bear this face. Who doesn't know, what His Majesty wants to see is the sincerity of the general and the prince more than breaking the wings and weakening the strength?"

Ning Shiting smiled: "Tell me, how long can you kill me, or Tingshu, this way of treating the symptoms but not the root cause?"

Baili Hongzhou was at a loss for words for a while.

What Ning Shiting said was correct.The temporary alliance between Baili's family and Prince Qing's Mansion will definitely fall apart one day, but before that, they can still support each other.If there are changes in the future, the two sides may not turn their faces.

And Baili Hongzhou is more inclined to find the right time to sell Gu Feiyin to cater to the emperor's favor, and from then on, the Baili clan, who have been shady all the time, have completely turned around.

Long-term considerations are also needed.

It's just that he never told anyone about these thoughts.

Baili Hongzhou said: "You're smart, it's a pity to be with such a rebellious official as Gu Feiyin."

Ning Shiting said: "I also think it's a pity. It's hard to have both. Ting wants to survive by himself and Tingshu, and also wants to be the king's heart. He always spends a lot of effort thinking. The prince, who can think of everything as usual. There are many places that people can't think of, the dead end that Ting originally thought was not the case, the prince has already hinted that I still have a way out."

"I don't need to die, and I don't need to listen to the book to die."

Baili Hongzhou also became interested after hearing the words: "What is that?"

Ning Shiting smiled: "It's also your death, General."

At that moment, Baili Hongzhou was shocked, and was forced into a cold sweat by the murderous look in Ning Shiting's eyes!

Ning Shiting no longer hides, no longer plays around.The fragrance became more and more intense, and it was at this moment that Baili Hongzhou realized that all the soldiers he had placed outside the house were completely silent.

And his own five senses and six senses are slowly becoming paralyzed.

Ning Shiting stood in front of the door, and the draft was dispersed through his blocking, and the ecstasy and bone-piercing incense poison was scattered into the wind early in the morning.

Ning Shiting stepped into the hall, took out a silver bright short knife from his hand, and said softly: "This incense is called the ecstasy bone. When the poison occurs, the five senses and six senses are blocked, and it is like a puppet, ready to be slaughtered. Among the people brought by the general, There are 55 ice mayflies, including you, there are 56. After tonight, Baili Tingshu will become the only heir of Baili Mansion. From then on, Baili's family will never engage in assassinations and death, and live in the sun with dignity This is also the long-cherished wish of the General."

"Put your mother's shit on!" Baili Hongzhou saw him approaching step by step, and his heart was murderous.He is a person who came out of the battlefield, and he would dodge the impermanence when killing red eyes, and walked countless back and forth at the critical moment of life and death.

What is a small Ningshi Pavilion!

Before Ning Shiting's dagger was unsheathed, Baili Hongzhou transformed into the power of an ice mayfly and disappeared under his nose.Almost at the same time, Ning Shiting closed the door with his backhand, and 55 pear blossom nails shot out from his sleeve, piercing through the four walls and the roof of the lobby respectively.

The wind comes out from 55 holes, changing the flow direction and temperature when passing through obstacles.

The mermaid's hearing was at its peak at this moment, and Ning Shiting had already detected the location of Baili Hongzhou while holding his breath, and threw the knife directly to a certain corner with his backhand!

The sound of blood splattering sounded, and Baili Hongzhou let out a muffled grunt, and then disappeared again after appearing for a while.But the rolling blood exposed his position all the time.

Ning Shiting walked slowly to the corner, leaned over to pick up the knife, took a quick step suddenly, reached out and grabbed an invisible shadow in front of him, and stabbed it hard with the handle of the knife.

The cry of pain sounded again, Ning Shiting reversed the handle of the knife and smashed the back of the opponent's head hard, trampling Baili Hongzhou to the ground.

"There are 28 wounds on Tingshu's body, and the bones are deep." Ning Shiting stabbed him down again, with a calm tone, "You put lust on him and let him be bait, and I will let you know that he was used as bait feeling."

It was another knife, avoiding the place where life was injured.

Ning Shiting's breathing was a little heavy, "Drinking ice, there is no wound on his body, but his spirit is not there. I don't know if he can recover well this time, and he will have to rest for a few more days."

Another knife.

"This knife is for myself, for you to hurt the person I protect."

Baili Hongzhou couldn't help crying out in pain: "You have the ability to give me a good time! Ning Shiting! Ning Shiting——"

The last knife cut off the tongue, and blood splashed all over Ning Shiting's body.

"Perhaps I should ask you to reveal some secrets that only the Baili Mansion knows, but it is no longer necessary."

Finally Ning Shiting dropped the knife, and the short silver blade hit the ground with a crisp sound.

As if he had lost his soul, he left the dying man on the ground and walked out.

Ning Shiting trembled all over, because of excessive use of strength, and because of countless complex emotions hitting his head, including anger, hatred, pleasure, and a daze that hadn't changed in either his previous life or this life.

Someone outside the hall asked loudly from a distance: "The lord said, if the young master walks out of the hall alive, just ask the young master, did you come up with the answer?"

Ning Shiting said: "The Baili family was destroyed, King Qing wiped out the snow demon, and eradicated dissidents for His Majesty. In the future, he will support the 12-year-old Baili Listening Prince to inherit the Baili family and serve His Majesty."

"That's right, my lord, the lord has asked me to tell you that you have done a good job this time and are smart enough."

The human voice fades away.

There is still light snow in the sky.

Ning Shiting turned around and wanted to go back to Xiangge, but after walking a few steps, he suddenly fell to his knees straight in the snow, panting lowly.The poisonous shark's body had been used to the limit by him, his eyes were blurred and he couldn't see anything, so he could only stop and take a rest.

His eyes were blurred, and he struggled to touch a plum blossom tree next to him, as if he had found support.Autumn is not the season for plum blossoms, but in this abnormal climate, this wintersweet is already in full bloom.

Gu Tingshuang watched all this in silence, shook her branches and leaves again, and shook off some petals for him.

Petals and fine snow fell on Ning Shiting's hair, as if someone had gently touched his head.

Ning Shiting raised his head, breathing weakly, enduring the pain caused by his illness.

Tiny snowflakes kissed his thin lips.

Gu Tingshuang vaguely remembered that he should have seen a shark like this many times.Although just like he didn't know why he knew the name of the merman, he couldn't remember where he saw it.

He has seen the merman's wounds all over his body, he has seen this silver-haired young man go to death again and again, and come back with a tired smile.

He has seen the murmuring of the sick man in front of him, he has seen him put the big red marriage letter into the bottom box, he has seen him leaning against the peach blossom tree and falling asleep in the mist of spring.

Seeing him leaning in his arms, like the deadly toxin swallowing his life at the moment, Ning Shiting looked into his eyes quietly, then closed them, lifeless.

He knows this feeling is called heartache, although he shouldn't have heart, because he is a tree.

Gu Tingshuang watched over him quietly. At this moment, a voice suddenly came from his ear, asking him, "How about being a tree?"

Gu Tingshuang looked around, but no one spoke to him.

When he was a little confused, the voice said, "Don't look for it, I'm Xue."

The sky is indeed sprinkled with fine snow, and it is getting smaller and smaller.

Gu Tingshuang shook the leaves to express his surprise: "You are the first talking snow I have seen in the world. Before, only the ice and snow in Lingshan could talk."

Xue ignored him, but continued to ask, "How about being a tree?"

Gu Tingshuang thought for a while: "Okay."

You don't have to do anything, just focus on growing, you can shake the petals between the eyebrows of your sweetheart, and you can also give the beautiful shark a reliance.

He said: "Perhaps when I live another tens of millions of years, I can meet him in human form. You know, it is difficult for a tree and a fish to be together."

Xue said: "Yes, it is difficult for Xue and Yu to be together. After this snow, I will leave."

Gu Tingshuang said: "Do you like fish as much as I do? Maybe I can tell you a message to let him know that Yi Yixue once liked him."

Xue said: "No need, after this snow, I will also be a part of you, and then, please tell him for me."

Gu Tingshuang thought about it, and it made sense.

After the snow melts, it will turn into water, and he absorbs the water to grow, and the snow will become a part of him.

He thought for a while, and then said: "But I haven't cultivated human form yet, so I don't know when I will be able to explain it to you."

"Have you forgotten? You are a human being, Gu Tingshuang." Xue said, "Don't be stupid, the tree can't transport the fish back into his water, neither can Xue, only Gu Tingshuang can."

Gu Tingshuang hesitated for a moment: "Me?"

He thought for a while, and more pictures began to appear in front of his eyes, and he remembered a conversation, which should have been experienced not long ago.

"Who am I, Ning Shiting?"

"You are His Royal Highness, your name is Gu Tingshuang, and you are an individual."

His world began to shake slightly, and Gu Tingshuang instinctively felt that something was wrong: "Wait a minute, you are, you are—"

"Stop talking, let me take another look at him."

A gust of wind blew by, and the plum tree stopped shaking.

On the other side of the Xiangge, the boy on the bed opened his eyes suddenly, the golden eyes burned and extinguished like lava.

He woke up, and the white wolves guarding the bed began to wag their tails, wanting to rub his hand one after another.

"Your Highness, Your Highness?"

Hulu was bringing in water, trying to persuade him to rest for a while, but saw Gu Tingshuang get off the bed and rush out barefoot.

Ning Shiting was still unconscious under the plum tree.

He didn't care, and came here wearing a single shirt, panting.

He said, "Ning Shiting."

Ning Shiting seemed to react, and moved his fingers.In the mist, his expression was a little painful, as if he had dreamed of some not so good past events,

Gu Tingshuang directly picked him up and said, "It's all right, it's all right. I'll take you back to rest. I'm fine. That stinky face is unlucky, and Ice Mayfly is fine."

The merman is soft and light, and it doesn't take much effort for him to hug him.

His chest gave Ning Shiting the only warmth he could feel now, and Ning Shiting subconsciously shrank into his arms.

Said softly: "Yeah."

Gu Tingshuang then stopped talking and walked back silently holding him.

The snow on the top of the head is getting thinner and thinner, the sky is gradually clearing up, and when we reach the entrance of Xiangge, the snow has completely stopped.

Gu Tingshuang paused, looked up at the sky, and saw the quiet, clear sky, where the last snowflake was fluttering down.It is so fragile and light that people don't want to be alarmed.

It landed on Ning Shiting's lips, and then melted into the warm breath.