Nine Nights Frost

The gathering of star leaders ended in ten days, during which I never saw Cong Yuan again.

Zhuguang, Zhedan and others rushed to Congyuan's bedroom after us that day, and they had a general understanding of what happened, so naturally they would not force him to attend a formal meeting.But also because of this incident, the playful atmosphere of this party has weakened a lot, and the once-in-a-century event ended in such a dull atmosphere.

But also because of this environment, my chances of being alone with Lu Mingchen increased suddenly, and this kind of intimacy with him naturally continued until I returned to Weiyu Mountain.

Due to the use of magic power, the Temple of Devouring God is like spring all year round and the scenery is beautiful, but for me, who has lived here for thousands of years, there are really not many things that can be used for entertainment.

At this time, a singer sent by the fairy clan was holding a pipa in her arms, playing and singing popular melodies nowadays.The pipa is like weeping, and the singer's voice is light and agile. When she sings to the place of lovesickness and sorrow, her voice is like a gossamer, and every word is crying blood.

I felt a little emotional when I heard it, and I was about to sigh when I closed my eyes, but I heard Lu Mingchen whispering in my ear: "Star Lord, have you heard me play the pipa?"

I opened my eyes in surprise: "You will?"

Lu Mingchen took the pipa from the singer's hand, raised his hand and swiped it, there was a clanging sound.

This song starts in a long round, and it sounds like broken jade splashing emerald at first, and then the melody gradually rises, iron strings and golden arms come out through the clouds, and the atmosphere is open.The originally desolate sound of the pipa wheel now sounds like an eagle's howl across the sky, which makes people's drunkenness disappear and the mind is solemn.

The young man wiped his strings and chanted: "A glass of wine in the Changting Pavilion of Baling Mountains, and the peach blossoms on the other side will be in spring."

The rivers and lakes have returned to gray hair for ten years, leaving only a sword to answer the king's favor.

The front of the machine reflects the bright moon, and the color is as cold as frost and snow.

The good work is amazing, and the words can be brave.

Today, I came out of the box to test you, a crane Xiaofei came out of Biluo, and let him be full of wind and rain.

When the song reached its agitation, he swept it with his fingers, and all four strings resounded suddenly, and the whole song stopped abruptly.

After listening intently, I was still thinking about it. The young man had already come to me and said casually, "Is this better than the one just now, Star Master?"

I nodded and said, "Yes, yes."

"You don't like it?"

"No," I took the fine wine that Lu Mingchen handed over, "I was just thinking, you have gone through hardships, but you just want to stay in the Temple of Devouring God. Although you can live forever, it is still too wronged."

Lu Mingchen smiled lightly, "Are you feeling sorry for me? The previous song was too bleak. You shouldn't listen to it too much. Even if it doesn't hurt your body, you will be sad."

The young man and I looked at each other without any intention of avoiding it.

I have long discovered that whenever he said these words, he always seemed very sincere and focused, as if all his thoughts were only on me.

I have tried to find a trace of hypocrisy or fraud in his eyes, but I have never been able to.

"Even if you really have ambitions, there's nothing wrong with it." I was a little tired, and I waved my hand to let the singer back down. "If you have anything you want, you can tell me."

"Is this really possible?" The eyes of the human youth suddenly became hot, "Then what I want most is you."

I was pushed down on the table table eagerly by the young man, and the straps on the front of the skirt were scattered one by one, and the young man's hands touched my skin through layers of clothes.The palm of his hand is soft and warm, and the place that has been touched is filled with a strange sense of comfort, and I feel my whole body relax.

The whole process that followed seemed to be logical, the young man's strength was strong, but his movements were very gentle, and that nightmarish perfunctory feeling did not appear.I was ups and downs with sex in the slight drunkenness, the clearest thing in my memory was the deep dark eyes of the human youth.

***

The peaceful days always pass quickly, in a blink of an eye Lu Mingchen has stayed by my side for more than half a year, I am getting used to his company, and I no longer let my attendants arrange others to serve me at night.

I don't like waking up to an unfamiliar face every morning.The morning sun shone through the window on the messy bed, and it always seemed to completely reflect the emptiness in my heart, and the feeling of loneliness could no longer be hidden.

So what Lu Mingchen brings to me now may be just companionship, but it is exactly what I need most right now.

Before you know it, the winter solstice is approaching.

Every year on the winter solstice in Mount Weiyu, there is always a grand Demon Clan celebration. This is also a carnival party held regularly by the few Demon Clans. Many activities that the Demon Clans love will be held during this period.

But before the arrival of the winter solstice, I started to suffer from insomnia all night.

I began to recall the long Nine Nights of Shuanghua again.

At that time, the Qiongming Wuwang Palace where I lived was cloudy and cold all year round, but there was no rain or snow, but it was only in those nine nights that the hail and snow were flying.

To this day, I no longer remember what kind of conversations we had with each other during the nine days and nights when Xinglin was imprisoned, but I only remember his indifferent and refusing expression, and the snow falling outside the window.

I remember during those nine nights, whenever he fell asleep, I would always go out and walk barefoot in the snow for a while.

I won't grow old, I won't die, I won't even get sick, but I'll still feel strangely cold and achy.

Stepping on the snow with bare feet, it was cold at first, then painful, and finally numb.

The cold wind poured into the body with the breath, and even the heart seemed to be frozen.

When I looked up, I found that the moon was very round and big, reflecting the frost and snow all over the ground, and it seemed to be flowing. In the lingering brilliance, I seemed to be stuck in the middle of an endless lake.

Everything is so lonely.

Snowfall, frost, and the moon.

I stood in the midst of loneliness in the cold and pain, and always had the illusion of being dead.

This feeling of cold pain cannot be eliminated even after I am reborn.

So I let the Temple of Devouring God, which has a suitable climate all year round, be covered with ice and snow nine days before the winter solstice.

That night, I put on my clothes and went to the terrace to watch the heavy snow outside.

The mountains are vast, like undulating silver waves under the bright moonlight.

However, a valley in the distance seems to be different, not only faintly emitting white brilliance, but also from time to time there are lanterns with blue candlelight flying out of the valley.

"Star Lord, what is that?" A pair of hands clasped my waist lightly, and lips rubbed lightly on my ear, miraculously dispelling the lingering cold.

"Why did you get up? Did I wake you up?" I didn't move or turn around.

"No, it's just that you seem to have something on your mind these days."

I paused, and then said: "The winter solstice is coming soon, I will have someone take you to live in another place for two days, and come back after the winter solstice."

The young man held my hand stiffly, and suddenly said, "No."

In the annual Demon Race Winter Solstice celebration, a very important item is to eat the living souls of human beings together.The valley where the lanterns were flying just now is in the direction of Chifeng Valley, and it is probably a ceremony to erase human memory.

Although he has already had a long life, Lu Mingchen is still a member of human beings, and he will never feel happy when he sees the death of his own kind.

In return for being with me these days, I don't want to see the sad face of the youth.

I thought that young people didn't understand the meaning of the winter solstice, so I patiently said: "Ming Chen, don't you know what's going on in Weiyu Mountain on the winter solstice..."

"No, I know." The young man interrupted my words for the first time, calm but very serious, "That's why I want to stay even more."

I frowned, "Now that you know it, don't be willful."

"Star Lord..." Lu Mingchen's tone suddenly became gentle, "Actually, you are not at all the same as the legend."

I was a little surprised, "Have you heard many rumors about me?"

"Who in the wilderness has never heard of it? When I was very young, the adults would tell the children that there lived a witch in the snow mountain in the west of the mainland. She was unparalleled in beauty, but with black wings. She has no legs but has a snake-like tail. She will deceive passing travelers, tempting them to hand over their bodies or hearts, and agree to exchange their wishes. Later, when I grew up, some people said that there was a Demon star, he is one of the "Seven Stars" in the wild, but few people have seen his face, no one knows whether he is a man or a woman, but it is said that if someone can reach the Devouring Temple, the demon star will agree He has one wish, but at the cost of being eaten body or soul."

"So you chose to be 'eaten'?" I looked at the young man with some amusement.

Unexpectedly, the young man nodded seriously, "The first time I came here, when you asked me to touch my body, I really thought I was going to be eaten alive."

"It turns out that I really look so scary." I felt a little ridiculous and a little helpless.

Come to think of it.

Covered in black robes all the year round, pale face, deep red eyes, even without magic power, I can scare many children to cry.

"Star Lord, no." Lu Mingchen kissed my neck, "I came to Weiyu Mountain in the first place because I had no choice, but the moment I saw you for the first time, I decided that no matter what price I paid Stay by your side."

I didn't take these confessions seriously, "If you make such a blind decision, you must have been deceived by the Snow Mountain Witch. Be careful that she will tempt you to surrender your soul after eating your body."

"No, you won't." The young man left a string of red marks on the back of my neck, which made me feel a tingle, "I know you won't. Today you let me avoid the demon gathering on the winter solstice , I am already very happy, you are actually a gentle and considerate person."

Gentle?

Such flattery sounds new.

But listening to such words, it seems that he has really become gentle.

I sighed, "Since you know why I told you to leave, you should be obedient. Seeing those things is not good for you."

Lu Mingchen smiled wryly, "I understand your kindness, but these concerns are really unnecessary. It is indeed an unpleasant scene to watch the demons absorb their souls, but I have seen many more cruel deaths, and I have become accustomed to seeing the demons absorb their souls. die before my eyes."

"You..." His desolate tone made me suddenly at a loss for what to say, "You child..."

In fact, for a long time, human beings have been equivalent to food in the eyes of the demons.We think that demons eating human souls are no different from wolves eating lambs, but the existence of young people in front of me suddenly made me realize clearly that the individuals we use as food have thoughts and feelings, just like us. Knows sorrow and pain as well.

So I lightened my tone, "Some things cannot be changed. Ming Chen, thinking too much will only make you feel hard."

"It's not that it can't be changed, but it's that it can't be changed now." The young man's eyes glowed firmly in the darkness, he stared at me for a while, and suddenly hugged me even tighter, "Star Lord, are you willing to lend me your strength?" Is it?"

"If you need, I can give you enough ability to protect yourself."

"What if that's not enough?"

"Then it will allow you to protect those close to you."

The young man lowered his head, "I don't have anyone close to me except the Star Lord."

His face was turned sideways, and there was hope in his eyes, "It's not aimed at the demons, but the immortals and dragons..."

At this moment, I understood the meaning of his words, but I didn't think that he overestimated his ridicule, and all I felt was pity.

Saying such things in front of me, if you are not too confident in yourself, it will probably be just a helpless risk.

But I still can only refuse, "I can't agree, Ming Chen. I won't support the human struggle for you, no matter how much I pamper you, it's impossible. Because it will damage the interests of the demons, and some things will not happen. Strength can do it."

The youth's thick eyelashes covered his eyes, and I couldn't see the expression clearly.

After a while, he looked up at me again, but his eyes were already bright.

"It's Ming Chen who overstepped." He tapped his forehead in a funny way, and his tone became lighter, "Why would I make such a request to you? It's probably because it's been snowing these days, and I haven't seen such a thing for a long time." It’s snowing heavily, reminding me of some past events. Thank you for not blaming me, and please forget what I just said, and don’t mind..."

He bowed deeply to apologize to me.

I nodded, but made no answer.

Because the young man's smile makes me feel a little pity for no reason.

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The celebration of the winter solstice is coming soon, and I never mentioned to let Lu Mingchen avoid it, but I couldn't see him often because I was busy.He cooperated with my itinerary in every way, and never complained about the neglect these days, which made me feel a little guilty about the rejection last time.

The celebration activities of the Japanese Demon Clan on the Winter Solstice are very rich, but they are mainly competitive events, including Cuju, playing polo, throwing pots, etc. Many sports are spread from the games that flourished in the fairy clan.Among them, the hunting activity is the most popular, and the number of people participating in it is also the largest every year.

In the hunting activities of the demons, the prey are all criminal human slaves in the Chifeng Valley. The hunted slaves will become the property of the hunters, and how to deal with them is completely subject to the master's arrangement.

And the person who ranks first in the hunting event will get a wish from me.

I still remember that last year's winner's wish was to give a human being eternal life, and then he has been living with this human being, and the two seem to love each other very much.

The personnel organization of the Demon Clan is extremely loose, and it is not as strict as the Immortal Clan and the Jiaolong Clan. We do not directly rule humans. The humans who came to Weiyu Mountain all wanted to stay out of their own will.

But once a contract is signed with the demons, they will become slaves, and their life and death will be decided by their own masters.

Among these servants, those who are occasionally abandoned will be imprisoned in Chifeng Valley, and their fate is often miserable.

But if there is a love affair between the Demon Race and other races, no one will object, because we don't value the purity of blood as much as the Immortal Race and the Flood Dragon Race.

Protoss has no exact gender, can become male or change into female, and can give birth to offspring through special methods.But after becoming a demon, although we can still freely change gender, the ability to reproduce has been deprived, and there will be no so-called bloodline problems.

Apart from hunting, the most solemn ceremony of the winter solstice celebration is that all the demons share the souls of human beings together.

The demons have lost their natal flowers, and they can only survive by eating the souls of other tribes.Generally speaking, a demon needs to devour a living soul every three months.This living soul is not necessarily a human being, but due to the agreement during the alliance period, the demons can only enjoy the souls of other races except the immortals and dragons.

But for me, that's not quite the case.

Due to the experience of rebirth, I got a special power, which allowed me to survive for a certain period of time even if I didn't consume the living soul on time.

But the reason why I was able to be reborn has always been a secret that cannot be revealed, so I have been careful not to let other demons see that I have anything special.

When I talked with Lu Mingchen last time, it was the day when my three-month period was over and I needed to take life soul.

But ever since I heard what he said, I have felt a strange discomfort with eating human souls, so I have been postponing the scheduled time.Although this was not life-threatening for me, I did have a slight decrease in strength, awake at night, and sleep longer during the day.