birth

[Countdown to the finale]

When Xu Jia was guarding the door, his face was ashamed as hell.And Zhang Yi stood there with his arms folded like a door god, holding a sword in his hand, and Xu Jia looked at each other not far away.

Inside the house, the Great Elder was healing Fu'er.

In fact, the reason why Zhang Yi left at the beginning was because he had made up his mind to ask the Great Elder for help after returning to Qingshi Mountain.But when the first elder heard what he said about Fu'er, he didn't even want to see him, he just said, "Since he is no longer a disciple of my Wangshuo sect, he has nothing to do with our sect."

Zhang Yi guarded the door of the Great Elder for more than a month, but did not make the Great Elder change his mind.It was only after receiving Mo Xuling's call that day that the Great Elder decided to go down the mountain.Zhang Yi said to him resolutely, "Old man, even if you don't look at the fact that Little Fuer was your apprentice, you have to look at our friendship for hundreds of years. You also know that demons are not trivial things. , in case something goes wrong, it will be fatal!"

The Great Elder was not moved by him, and he didn't even change his expression. He still told him the precautions after leaving the mountain with a calm expression.

Zhang Yi was so angry that he was panting heavily, and walked back and forth uneasily with his hips crossed. After the little disciple went down, he slapped the table in front of the elder, "Okay, let's take a step back, I don't beg you." Re-accept him as a disciple again, so you can go down the mountain to see your former apprentice, and see how long he can live?!" He bent down and looked at the elder, "Is this the head office?"

Memories take back.

There was a "squeak" sound when the door opened behind him, and Zhang Yi immediately turned around and asked, "What's the matter?"

The Great Elder stroked his beard, "There is no serious problem now."

When the door opened, Xu Jia hesitated and took a step forward, then heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this sentence, opened his mouth but still didn't say anything.

"However." The Great Elder paused and said, "He has been delayed by his mind for too long, and his consciousness has been attacked by that mind recently. I'm not sure what will happen when he wakes up this time."

Zhang Yi was immediately annoyed when he heard that, and pointed at Xu Jia's nose and cursed, "Did you hear that, you bastard! For your own selfish desires, you have left Little Fuer in a daze for so long without helping him! It's alright now, are you Is it just wishing that Little Fuer would forget everything, so as to satisfy your own dirty thoughts!"

It was rare for Xu Jia this time not to raise her head to choke with him, but lowered her head slightly without saying a word.

He was selfish, he didn't want Fuer to wake up, but he never gave up for a moment to relieve Fuer's heart demon.Fuer's heart demon was planted in order to save him in the first place, how could he forget this?

The Great Elder looked in the direction Zhang Yi pointed, and his eyes fell on Xu Jia, but he didn't say anything, just sighed, shook his head, and then left without saying a word.

Zhang Yi stood motionless at the door, his posture was that if Xu Jia dared to take a step forward, he would fight him to the death.

Xu Jia didn't try to move forward, he just looked straight ahead, looking past Zhang Yi at the dark room, he couldn't see anything, but his eyes were full of reluctance and tenderness.

Lying there is the person he loves.

Finally, without a word, he turned around and left.

On the contrary, Zhang Yi was a little surprised to see his distraught look. Until Xu Jia completely disappeared from his sight, that thin figure from his back was still lingering in front of his eyes.

In that way, it really seemed that all the strength was sucked out in an instant, and it collapsed.

Xu Jia raised her head and closed her eyes, feeling that she was very tired, but she couldn't find a way out, so she could only temporarily sit on the dragon chair and forcefully recover her spirit.

Now, Pei Yu is gone, Zhou Shun is ill, Xu Zihe is missing, and Fu Er is also unconscious.There is still an unresolved epidemic outside the city waiting for him to deal with... His throat rolled down, and he suddenly began to wonder why he still stayed here, why he still wanted to clean up this mess, in fact, he could just pat his ass and leave in style, Why put yourself in such a dilemma?

Xu Jia raised her head and slowly opened her eyes, only two words remained in her mind - Mo Yuan.

He must get the mill yuan.

He has done so much, planned for so long, suffered so much and pretended to be the emperor for so long, isn't it just...to grind Yuanyuan?

Outside the door, Alaiai's announcement sounded.Xu Jia turned his head, and the melancholy and bewilderment disappeared from his face. He seemed to have turned back into that Xu Jia who was indifferent to everything in an instant.

The expression on Alaiai's face was a bit serious, "Your Majesty, I feel a strange energy fluctuation in the city."

Xu Jia looked at her, "What do you mean?"

Alaiai said, "I suspect that someone is secretly forging the Sureen sword."

The Xuren sword was seen in the battle between humans and monsters millions of years ago. At that time, human beings had no chance of winning. Just when the battle was about to be defeated, a warrior came out first and forged the Xuren sword with forbidden techniques.From then on, the battle turned around, Xu Lianjian killed the leader of the Yaozu at that time, the Yaozu was seriously injured, and returned home, and there was no invasion for a thousand years.And the leader of the demon tribe who was killed by Xu Lianjian at that time was a purebred wolf demon.

Xu Lian's sword split all the way from the back of his head, cutting through his spinal cord and cutting the whole person in half.And Xu Lian's resentment and aura have been deeply imprinted on every wolf demon since that moment - they can feel Xu Lian's innate ability.

Because this is something that can kill them.

As for why Xu Jia didn't respond, it may be because he is not yet a full demon, so he has no sense of Xu Lian's existence.Xu Jia unconsciously knocked on the chair handle with his hands, half-closed his eyes, "Can anyone forge this Xu Lian sword?"

Alai said, "Of course not."

The forging process of the Xu Lien sword is actually more painful than the suffering of the wolves. If the whole process goes smoothly, it will take seven to seven days.And during these 49 days, the sword forger will suffer pain like ants devouring his heart every day. Every bone of him will be sacrificed in blood, and every inch of his skin will fester and die after being sacrificed. Only by killing the person it wants to kill will the pain be relieved.

That is to say, the sword forger will also die while using the sword, and there will be no reincarnation.Moreover, if you want to forge a sword, the requirements for the sword forger are also very high. Not only must he have extraordinary endurance and a strong mind, but he must also have enough resentment and curses to make Xu Lijian play to its fullest. effect.

But to forge this Xu Lian sword, it is not enough to rely on the life of this one person.The most difficult part of forging a sword is that during these 49 days, human life needs to be sacrificed every day. One on the first day, two on the second day, three on the third day, and so on. Seventy-seven forty-nine.

Tens of thousands of years ago, under the leadership of that warrior, many people were willing to offer sacrifices, but now... It is almost impossible to collect so many lives quietly.

Alaiai said, "Your Majesty, we must leave Gancheng before the Xu Lien sword is successfully forged, otherwise we will be in danger."

The Xu Lian sword is designed to defeat the wolf demon, even if you are the king of heaven and I can't do it.

Xu Jia suddenly smiled, and put his hands on his face, "Why? They have forged their swords so sincerely, and it is obvious that they are here for us. If we just leave like this, won't we be disrespectful to others?"

Alaiai said anxiously, "Your Majesty!"

Xu Jia said, "So many lives..." He took a breath and smiled slowly, "It's not impossible."

Now there are countless people who are dying of the disease every day. It is not difficult to quietly steal dozens of living people and record them as dead due to illness.

To have this ability...and to have resentment towards the wolf clan...even if you sacrifice your own life...

"Besides Meng Zhonglian, who else could it be?"

Alaiai said, "Since we now know who this person is, should we kill him before he succeeds in forging the sword?"

Xu Jia lowered his eyes and said, "How sure are you?"

Alaiai said, "As long as he hasn't entered the final stage, [-]%."

Xu Jia took a deep breath, lowered his eyes to think deeply, but did not answer immediately.The quiet air froze, and even the incoming sunlight turned into unmoving beams, only the fine dust in the light was still floating slowly.

Alaiai stared at Xu Jia in thought, and stood below without saying a word.

After a long time, Xu Jia finally raised his eyes and said, "Is there a way for you to sneak into the Meng Mansion without being discovered by him?"

On the third day, the Great Elder finally formulated the antidote and distributed it in Lesi Temple.

The whole Gancheng fell into ecstasy.

Except Zhou Shun.

Zhou Shun didn't drink the antidote, instead he asked Xu Jia to come over.The former master and servant now meet each other through a curtain, and the time spent together for more than a year seems to be still vivid in his memory, but he is so sober that things are different.

Zhou Shun leaned halfway on the bed, and smiled weakly, "Your Majesty, forgive me for not being able to salute you."

His current legs are completely weight-bearing, and the skin on his feet has festered, which is simply horrible.

Xu Jia stared at the beaded curtain in front of him, and instead of answering his words, asked, "Why don't you drink the antidote?"

Zhou Shun lowered his head and smiled lightly, but did not answer.

Xu Jia said, "Because of Pei Yu?"

"He must want you to live well."

Zhou Shun's eyes became hot, and he shook his head stubbornly knowing that no one saw it, "He won't."

Pei Yu would not be willing to leave himself in this world.

Xu Jia deliberately provoked him and said, "So you chose to die? Zhou Shun, open your eyes wide and see, what do you mean if you are here to die or live for yourself? How old are you, and how long will your life be in the future? ""You will meet many people in the future, and you will not forget him, but you have to know that living is not as difficult as you think."

Zhou Shun clenched his hands on the quilt into fists, and tears fell on the back of his hands silently.

Xu Jia continued, "When you recover, if you continue to want to stay in the palace, then you will still be Zhou Shun, the chief eunuch, and everyone will curry favor with you wherever you go; if you don't want to stay in the palace anymore, If you want to live another life, I won't keep you, let you go around all over the world and live a brand new life, that's fine."

"Zhou Shun, you have to know that the days to come will only be more nourishing and happier than your previous ones."

But Zhou Shun bent down in pain, buried his face in his hands and kept shaking his head.

Will not.

The days to come will not be better.

Because Pei Yu is gone.All over the world, no matter where I go, I will never see him again.

This is the first time Xu Jia has said so many words, and after he finished speaking, he actually felt a little dry. He swallowed, and did not wait for Zhou Shun's answer, but he had already finished what he should have said, so he turned and left .

As for how to choose in the end, this is already Zhou Shun's own business. No matter how he chooses, Xu Jia will respect him, because he will always be Xu Jia's... best brother.

Not a subordinate, not a servant.

are brothers.

When walking out of the epidemic center, Xu Jia looked up at the gray sky, and then let out a long breath with his hands behind his back.Then he didn't take the carriage back to the palace, but disappeared into the vast crowd wearing a plain suit.

Xu Jia went outside the city, to a small forest outside the city.There is nothing special about the woods. If you go straight to the left, you can see a lake. The water in the lake is clear, and everything in the world can be seen, but the appearance of the deceased cannot be seen.

Xu Jia gently placed a bouquet of flowers under the tombstone. There was nothing engraved on the tombstone except for the words "Xu Zihe". Now that I think about it, even this name was just a stage name. She doesn't remember herself.

When I was young, I was sold to human traffickers by my parents, and since then I have been walking alone in the world without any worries.

Xu Jia bowed sincerely three times to the tombstone.

Well, Miss Xu.