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Xie Changming burned the bodies of Cheng Zhiye and Xu Qianlin. Their ashes were mixed together, and they were put in a white porcelain vase.

When the flame was ignited, the little Changming Bird seemed to be afraid of this jumping red thing that could make people disappear, and also a little unsuitable for his age. Make up what he wants to ask.

The little Changming bird asked: "Are they dead? Will they disappear after they die?"

The confusion of a young bird who wants to understand the world.

Xie Changming didn't know how to answer. After thinking for a long time, he explained seriously: "When a person's heart stops beating, he is dead. What remains of a dead person is a body that cannot move or speak. Even if it is not burned, Buried in the soil, it will also turn into bones, and become an appearance that others will no longer recognize."

The little Changming bird tilted his head, as if he was still thinking about the meaning of Xie Changming's words. After a while, he flapped his immature wings and landed on Xie Changming's chest. He could hear the sound of his heart beating, powerful, like never stop.

But Xie Changming told him that no matter who it is, the heart will stop one day.

The little Changming bird flew in front of Xie Changming's eyes, looked at this person at the same level, and said a long series of words stubbornly and unreasonably, it was a bad-tempered little bird.

He didn't allow Xie Changming to die, he wanted to see Xie Changming forever.

Xie Changming reached out to hold him, and solemnly promised that he would not die casually.He had a premonition that the little Changming bird was about to grow up again.

And now Yancheng is in chaos.Fuhemen is the sect that brought up the real Cheng Zhiye, and it is also the sect that was used by the false Cheng Zhiye.Overnight, the sect that was taken care of by the city lord of Yancheng fell into disrepair.

Some people uphold justice and maintain justice, while others take the opportunity to fight for power and profit and eliminate dissidents.

None of this has anything to do with Xie Changming.

Before Mrs. Hua escaped by suicide, Xie Changming killed her.

In that jade tablet, there is not only evidence that Cheng Zhi also committed evil, but also a part of Mrs. Hua.Everyone wanted to pry something out of Mrs. Hua's mouth, such as who ordered her and Cheng Zhiye to do those things, and for what purpose.But Mrs. Hua didn't say a word, she was as silent as dead, or she was waiting to die.

Xie Changming knew that Mrs. Hua was another good knife, and if Xu Qianlin broke Cheng Zhiye's, Tiandao would try every means to keep Mrs. Hua.Once her body dies, the spirit will descend on another person in the world of immortality.

In order to prevent this from happening, Xie Changming chose to do it once and for all, and it turned out that Mrs. Hua's trip was worthwhile.

Xu Qianlin, who has planned for many years and exposed the evil, has received many awards.But everyone also knew that Cheng Zhiye's soul lamp was extinguished, and Xu Qianlin didn't return for many days, so they probably died together.

The pear blossom tree that Xu Qianlin pointed out before his death was in the former site of Fuhemen, a small remote place, and Xie Changming was going to take the bird there.

The growth of a bird is sometimes a long process, and sometimes it is just a moment.

The old site of Fuhemen is on a low mountain peak, Xie Changming traveled day and night, when he arrived at the dawn, the little Changming bird seemed to wake up, couldn't stay in his chest pocket anymore, fluttered up wing.

Xie Changming put the little Changming bird on a stone aside, ready to peel a few pine nuts for him.

In a blink of an eye, I heard someone say behind my back: "Xie Changming, what spell did you use to knock me out? Where is this?"

The voice was extremely cold and full of vigilance, as if trying to kill someone.

Xie Changming had some bad premonitions, turned around, and saw Sheng Liuyu turned into a human form, about fifteen or sixteen years old boy, wearing a snow-white robe, covered with a layer of gold gauze, standing on a stone, condescending Looking at himself, his appearance is very cold and noble, unattainable.

Misfortune came true.

This dress, this age, was about when they met in the academy not long ago.When they met for the first time in this world, they didn't have a very good impression of each other, to be precise, they were extremely bad.

Xie Changming thinks that the little Changming bird is a bad-tempered and ill person, while Sheng Liuyu thinks that Xie Changming is deliberately playing with himself and making himself look ugly.

And the little Changming bird woke up and found that he had been taken to an unknown place by the annoying ghost who had only seen a few blows and dreamed of Xizhoumian, so he probably wouldn't think it was a kind act.

Seeing Xie Changming's appearance, Sheng Liuyu was puzzled for a moment, why did the person in front of him seem to have suddenly grown older.But it doesn't matter, it's normal for such a bad guy to have a little disguise when doing bad things.He didn't trust the person in front of him. He raised his hand and transformed into a bow that he was used to. His thin white fingers rested on it, and with a little force, his body was tense from shoulder to back, and the bow was full of strings.

It seemed that Xie Changming, the prisoner who abducted Changming Bird, was about to end in the next instant.

Xie Changming: "...Wait, how old are you now, and how long have you been in school?"

He tried to take a step forward, and an arrow shot right in front of him, nailing the hem of his clothes into the soil.

Sheng Liuyu warned again: "Don't come over."

Next time, he will never show mercy.Originally, this arrow should let Xie Changming know how powerful it is.

Xie Changming smiled: "Abducting baby birds is a crime, I don't know how to break the law."

Sheng Liuyu frowned tightly, as if she was about to be disappointed with this unrepentant prisoner: "You!"

Xie Changming said slowly: "Sheng Liuyu, you are 19 years old this year, and you have formed a Taoist couple with me a few months ago. It is justified and reasonable for me to take you with me."

Sheng Liuyu was shocked when he heard the words, and even loosened the bow in his hand: "...?"

After all, Sheng Liuyu at this time is just a 15-year-old bird who just came out of Xiaochongshan, in a state of innocence and ignorance of world affairs.Although he has a high level of cultivation and is proficient in illusion, he doesn't understand the dangers of the human heart, and he can't deal with such words.

He tilted his head, probably took a deep breath, and blew a gust of wind. He covered his red and hot face with his raised long hair, and tried to pretend that nothing happened: "Don't make people innocent. How could I and you……"

After a pause, he pretended nothing happened: "You are so annoying."

Xie Changming took a few steps forward and stopped in front of the stone.He smiled hatefully and hatefully, stretched out his hand, pushed his thumb up, lifted Sheng Liuyu's chin, and said contemptuously: "Then what should I do? You hated me so much when you were 15 years old, and now you like me so much."

Xie Changming has no guilt for bullying the 15-year-old little Changming Bird, only happiness.

Sheng Liuyu's cheeks were so red that it was hot. In his short life, he had never been so close to anyone. He also refused to accept the nonsense that Xie Changming said, and thought it was absolutely impossible. People must be lying to themselves.

Xie Changming wanted to hug him, but he held back. Bullying the bird should also be moderate.Birds have wings, so if they fly away, it will be difficult to chase them.

So, he let go of his hand, handed the pine nuts he had just peeled to Sheng Liuyu's mouth, and said in a gentle voice, "If you think about it again, can you remember something?"

Sheng Liuyu was deaf and blind in her real childhood, and she seemed to be very ignorant. There was nothing worth remembering, and her perception of the outside world was mostly vague, so returning to that period, there would not be two different memories of the same age. , so he easily accepted Xie Changming as the owner.This time is different.He is now a 15-year-old little long-sighted bird. He has a very clear memory, but when he grows up suddenly, the memories of the baby bird from the previous month may be forgotten, and it is difficult to clearly identify the difference.

Sheng Liuyu was really hungry, and the smell of pine nuts was too fragrant, which had been tempting him all the time, making him temporarily lose his integrity not to eat cheap food, and was fed by Xie Changming, a liar and lie.

While eating pine nuts, Sheng Liuyu recalled a little, and many fragments that did not belong to his original memory flooded into his mind.

A little gray dot stands in someone's palm, contented to be fed.

Sleeping together at night, the little one insists on sleeping on someone's chest, rubbing someone's cheek, and even getting angry if he doesn't let him.

A certain person even recorded the ugly appearance of the little one when she was moulting on a piece of paper. The little one finally discovered the crime, but after being coaxed a little by someone, he agreed very proudly. He really thought that he was the cutest little one in the world. bird.

Kissing, hugging and acting like a baby every day is countless...

All these are too unsightly, Sheng Liuyu can't continue to watch.

...someone is Xie Changming, and that stupid bird seems to be himself.

Obviously, Sheng Liuyu couldn't accept such a cruel fact, he couldn't eat, even pine nuts.

He might have really become smaller for some reason and was raised by Xie Changming for a month.

But the bird in the memory fragment was too wild.

That was definitely not him, at least he couldn't admit it.

Sheng Liuyu raised his eyes and looked at Xie Changming, feeling ashamed and annoyed, even his eyes were wet, and preemptively said: "Anyway, I only remember one thing, that, that was all coaxed by you!"

Xie Changming was a little amused, and he responded: "Well, it's all my fault, you were lured, innocent. Would you like some water?"

Sheng Liuyu: "...Yes."

It's probably heart-wrenching, some dignity has been lost, and it's impossible to get it back, it doesn't matter whether you accept it or not.

After drinking the water, Sheng Liuyu asked, "Then what is this place, and what are we going to do?"

Xie Changming said: "It was entrusted by others, and I will talk to you slowly in the future."

The two walked from the middle of the mountain to the top of the mountain. The sun was just right, drying up the morning dew.There have been no people on the mountain for a long time. The tall trees stand tall and the shrubs are lush, covering each other. The old site of Fuhemen can hardly be seen.

Xie Changming walked to a crooked wooden sign, brushed off the cobweb dust on it, and revealed the words "Crane Gate".

The wooden door was also easily pushed open.

Sheng Liuyu followed Xie Changming and walked in together.

Fuhemen is a small sect without any profound mental skills. At the beginning, even the master's cultivation base was no more than building a foundation. By chance, he received Cheng Zhiye as his apprentice, and gradually prospered.

So the original place was also very small, with two yards in the front and a piece of land in the middle as a training ground. The back hill was a bit bigger, with a spring, and a pear tree grew on the flat ground on the hillside.

Xu Qianlin entrusted Xie Changming to bury them here, and most of the happiness in his life was obtained here.

Xie Changming dug a hole under the tree with a knife, and cast a spell on the white porcelain bottle before burying it.Even if there are vicissitudes in the future, the white porcelain vase containing the ashes of the two will never be opened or broken.

In this way, Xu Qianlin will be with his senior brother forever.

While burying the ashes, Xie Changming thought of himself and was a little lost in thought.

Human life and death are immutable.

Xie Changming died twice, but he was lucky enough to start over.But among all living beings, tens of thousands of people in the world, it seems that only he has such an opportunity.

He thought about it many times and guessed about many reasons, but he didn't get an answer.

Sheng Liuyu stood not far away, said "Yeah" in a low voice, Xie Changming came back to his senses, walked over and asked, "What's wrong?"

The little Changming Bird was startled, and said hesitantly, "Just now a beautiful butterfly flew by, and I wanted to take a look at it."

Xie Changming noticed that there was a red spot on the wrist where he was wearing the bracelet, and took a look at it: "Then what?"

In Sheng Liuyu's memory, Xie Changming was still that annoying villain, he couldn't adapt to this situation, and wanted to take back his hand, but in the end he didn't: "It's nothing, I just didn't catch it, and was hit by a falling pear. "

It is now June, and there are no flowers on the pear trees, but ripe green pears.

Xie Changming stroked the reddened skin. Although he didn't need to apply healing ointment, it seemed to soften his heart. He sighed: "So delicate."

Not accusation, but helpless love.

Sheng Liuyu's heart was trembling very lightly, it was the heartbeat that would occur countless times.

He really believed and was willing to believe what Xie Changming said.

Xie Changming reorganized all the things related to the coming. Facing the unreachable and elusive way of heaven, he could only guess by observing all the subtle traces.

The so-called coming, in essence, is a reward from heaven to some living beings who are willing to sell everything and offer their souls.They all believe that as long as they can do things for the Dao of Heaven, they can ascend to immortality.But in recent thousands of years, no one has been able to ascend.

Xie Changming seemed to be able to confirm an obvious thing.

It is the way of heaven that does not allow people to ascend.Moreover, this rule is becoming more and more obvious and stricter. From thousands of years, no one has ascended, and now no one has been able to cross the catastrophe.

From Cheng Zhiye and Mrs. Hua's point of view, there will never be too many descended people, and all of them are geniuses or hard-working people. If they were born thousands of years ago, they would definitely be able to ascend to immortality. Now they have all become puppets of heaven.

For Tiandao, Cheng Zhi should be a very good knife. Even if he couldn't save Cheng Zhiye's body in public, he shouldn't let Xu Qianlin kill his soul.

Xie Changming made some more guesses.

The way of heaven exists all the time, but it doesn't always watch the world.

Or... Xie Changming thought of a possibility that was almost unprovable.

There are three places that are directly related to the Dao of Heaven - Abyss, Demon Realm and Lingzhou.

The abyss is used to devour the souls of the dead, and then create hungry ghosts that devour flesh and blood. As for the purpose - judging from Xie Changming's guess and the increasing frequency of riots in the abyss, it is probably to reduce the number of creatures in the world.The Devil Realm exists to replace Qishan. To be precise, it is to further distinguish between good and evil, and to decide rewards and punishments.For this place, Tiandao even created Yama, the first divine beast.Earth Yama can see fate and judge all living beings, which is the ability to approach God.And the demon world was abandoned, and one can also get a glimpse of his thoughts on the way of heaven from it—he regretted it, and was unwilling to give up the power to judge all living beings.

Only Lingzhou is a truly superfluous place, existing abruptly overseas, and the creatures on Lingzhou are the same as those of the other three continents.

Why doesn't Lingzhou have any spiritual power?

Xie Changming pondered for a long time. Among the many clues related to the way of heaven, Lingzhou is the one that can really reveal the hidden secret.

If it's going to Lingzhou, it's not too difficult, but it will take a long time, and it's not easy to come back.

Xie Changming remembered that there was one more thing to do.

He looked at Sheng Liuyu who was sleeping on the bed, and waited quietly for him to wake up.

After growing up again, the little Changming bird became very lethargic, and no reason could be found.But if he really has any injuries, it will definitely be reflected on Xie Changming, and Xie Changming is no different. There is no doctor in the world who can cure the disease of Changming Bird. Xie Changming can only guess based on past experience and what Yama said. After perhaps growing up, the one-month childhood memory and the 15-year-old memory merged in a dream, making Sheng Liuyu sleepless.

The little Changming bird slept for a long time, so long that even Xie Changming closed his eyes and rested for a while.

Sheng Liuyu had a dream.

He felt very tired, so tired that he couldn't even open his eyes, as if he was alive, but also as if he was dead, the boundary between life and death became blurred.

Surrounded by surging tide, Sheng Liuyu can only follow the tide, he cannot control himself.And the waves brought memories, like a piece of emerald falling into countless pieces, shining with light, and the incomplete memory fragments stored in fragments poured into Sheng Liuyu's body. He saw many impossible things, many different My own, many incomprehensible fragments.

If it was a dream, he wished he could wake up.

It was so scary that Sheng Liuyu wanted to run away.

When Xie Changming woke up, he saw the little Changming bird sitting on the opposite chair, resting his wrist on his chin, as if looking at him.As soon as he was discovered, he immediately looked back, turned his head, raised his hand and pretended to flip the candle wick, and said softly: "Since you are sleepy, why don't you go to bed? Am I so big that I occupy the entire bed? "

Sheng Liuyu hung her head, probably just woke up not long ago, her clothes were also loose, revealing the porcelain white skin on the back of her neck.

Xie Changming took a look, looked away, and held the little Changming Bird's hand: "I will remember next time."

After holding each other silently for a while, Xie Changming suddenly said, "By the way, I need your help with something."

And if even the little Changming Bird can't do this, then no one can do it.

Xie Changming didn't tell Sheng Liuyu this sentence, he didn't want the little Changming bird to have any pressure or regret.

The little Changming Bird was somewhat interested, the lights illuminated his brows and eyes, and he said, "Is there something you can't do? Let's hear it."

Xie Changming thought for a while, and told him about Wangjincheng Xiaoman.

Xiaoman is a child who didn't grow up. He was killed by his father, his soul was taken out, and he was reincarnated into a puppy.He has human memory, but his body is a puppy. He has such a miserable and inescapable fate.

After Sheng Liuyu finished listening, those relaxed and happy expressions completely disappeared on his face. He frowned, as if he was already thinking about countermeasures, and said solemnly: "I'm going. He was originally alone."

Xie Changming knew it would be like this, because he was Sheng Liuyu, the little Changming bird.

In Wangjin in June, the weather is very good, not too hot, it is very suitable for long-term stay.

Xie Changming knocked on the door of Taifu's house.

The dumb servant opened the door for them, gesticulating to signal to the master that he had something to go out, if the guests were on business, they could go to the yamen to find someone, as Taifu Chen would not handle official business at home.

Xie Changming said: "It's a private matter for Xiaoman, I'm Xie Changming."

The dumb servant seemed to have thought of something, danced and danced, and respectfully invited Xie Changming and Sheng Liuyu in.

This is a secluded small courtyard, the place is not big, separated by a few rooms, simple and poor, it cannot be seen that it is the residence of Chen Taifu who holds great power.

They sat at the stone table in the shade, the dumb servant served two cups of tea, the little Changming bird took a sip, and fell asleep again.

Xie Changming always felt that the little Changming bird had become more and more lethargic recently, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Coincidentally, a peddler selling lotus pods passed by outside, Xie Changming asked the dumb servant to buy some, and asked for plates.

But since there is someone in my arms, I am afraid of waking him up, so I have to be careful when peeling off the lotus pod.

At dusk, the plate was full of lotus seeds, and Sheng Liuyu hadn't woken up yet.

Chen Xun hugged Xiaoman and came back with a smile on his face. As soon as he opened the door, he saw the person sitting in the yard. His expression changed and he immediately went up to meet him. Before he could speak, he was stopped by Xie Changming.

Xie Changming lowered his head and whispered softly in Sheng Liuyu's ear.

The little Changming bird didn't seem to be sleeping well, its eyelashes trembling violently, not satisfied after a full sleep, still lazily leaning against Xie Changming's arms.

After a while, he opened his eyes, and in front of him were the grey-haired Chen Xun and the puppy Xiaoman beside him.

Chen Xun was obviously surprised when he saw his golden pupils.

Too beautiful, too brilliant, and it can make people see that he is not human at a glance.

Sheng Liuyu seldom greeted others, but just nodded to Chen Xun, took Xiaoman from his arms, and hugged him tenderly.

He looked at it for a while, then handed Xiaoman to the dumb servant beside him. Chen Xun understood what he meant, and asked the dumb servant to take Xiaoman to another place to play for a while.

Sheng Liuyu thought for a moment, with a calm face, and slowly said: "To be precise, he was not reincarnated into the current form, but when he died, his soul was pulled out and placed in the body of a puppy."

Chen Xun said in a hoarse voice: "Could it be that there is no way to make Xiaoman a human? He was just a child!"

He is already very old, and he took a few pills of elixir when he was recuperating from his wounds, so he can prolong his life and live to this day.Chen Xun is not very greedy for this life. He has already lived enough. He has tasted all of wealth, power, and ideals. People live and die one day.But he couldn't let Xiaoman go, Xiaoman hadn't been considered alive yet.

Sheng Liuyu continued: "It is very easy to turn him into a human, but he will have deviations in the control of his body."

Chen Xun didn't understand: "What?"

Sheng Liuyu said: "He knows that his body is actually a dog. Dogs can't talk, and they can't walk on two legs."

Even if he really turned him into a human with illusion, it was just an appearance.

Sheng Liuyu glanced around, and picked up a lotus seed. The lotus seed quickly turned into a complete lotus pod. Sheng Liuyu broke off half of it, handed it to Chen Xun, and gave the other half to Xie Changming, who asked him to peel it for himself to eat.

Xie Changming remembered that when they were at the same table for the first time, Sheng Liuyu let a plum blossom open and close at will.

Little Changmingniao deceived plum blossoms and also Lianzi.

Chen Xun ate one suspiciously, without even removing the core, only feeling bitter.

For Chen Xun, this was completely incomprehensible. He asked, "You, can't you conjure real things?"

Xie Changming answered for him: "This is an illusion, almost a real illusion, but not real."

From a lotus seed to a complete lotus pod, this is due to the spiritual power of Shengliuyu.But each lotus seed does not appear out of thin air, but comes from the fantasy of the first lotus seed selected.

The "existence" in illusion is based on reality.

Lotus seeds and plum blossoms can be easily deceived because they are without intelligence.

Xie Changming handed the peeled lotus seeds to Sheng Liuyu's mouth: "I will erase Xiaoman's memory."

When Xiaoman really feels that he is an ordinary person, Sheng Liuyu's illusion can make him an ordinary person.

Xiaoman forgets everything, forgets his father, elder brother, Taifu, all past happiness or pain, and then gets new ones.

Before leaving, Sheng Liuyu gave Xiaoman one of his feathers, which is enough to maintain Xiaoman's illusion for a lifetime.

Xie Changming said narrowly: "My Taoist companion is really powerful. I killed the enemy for Chen Xun, and he is not so grateful."

Sheng Liuyu could already ignore some unacceptable words for the time being, and looked at him with some complacency: "I'm already very good."

This is the last thing before leaving.

Sheng Liuyu was lethargic as usual, and his spirit was not very good. Xie Changming was not in a hurry, but caught a spirit beast and hired it to pull a cart with spirit stones as reward.

Stopping and stopping all the way, it took a lot of time on the road to reach the beach.

Xie Changming received the news from Bai Xiaosheng.

Since the little Changming Bird fell into the devil, Xie Changming cut off all contact with everyone, and all letters could only be passed on unilaterally. However, Bai Xiaosheng has known him for many years, and has many eyes and ears. If he wants to pass on news, he can use a special method.

The news was urgent, so Xie Changming opened it and took a look.

Sheng Baiyun asked for an imperial edict again.

The edict this time is different from the last one and is more detailed.Not only did he point out that Sheng Liuyu was the evil of all evils, but also Cheng Zhiye and Mrs. Hua's behind-the-scenes people should be punished by swords and fire, and executed Ling Chi.

This matter has been spread all over the upper circles of the world of cultivating immortals. Sheng Baiyun, as a divine bird, wants to clean up the house. He has already captured Sheng Liuyu, and he will only wait for the day of execution to reveal it to everyone.

Bai Xiaosheng didn't know who Xie Changming's Taoist companion was, but the incident last time was too big and he was well informed, so he couldn't pretend he didn't know.He didn't want to betray the world of cultivating immortals, but he just felt that this edict was weird. Sheng Liuyu was only 19 years old, so how could it be related to Cheng Zhiye and Mrs. Hua?But no one seems to care about this doubt, they are already preparing for the execution.

How can there be a mistake in the edict of heaven?

Xie Changming stared blankly for a while, but couldn't think of anything for a moment.

Holding the letter, he almost shredded the paper and went back to the inn.

The little Changming bird lay quietly on the bed and fell asleep.

Xie Changming leaned down and kissed the left eyelid of the little Changming Bird. His eyelashes trembled slightly, and a drop of bitter tears fell out. Xie Changming tasted it.

Little Eternal Bird does not have a left eye, so it cannot shed tears.

But for a moment.

The window was half open, a breeze blew in, and a emerald green feather swayed and landed in Xie Changming's palm.

One leaf blinds the eye.

Sheng Liuyu only needs to use a feather to deceive Xie Changming.