The soft sound of raindrops hitting the branches and leaves echoed in my ears, and there was also the faint sound of waves in the distance.
My mind was hazy, as if my soul had separated from its body, floating in darkness and nothingness, and I couldn't even feel the pain in my body.
After this situation lasted for an unknown period of time, a soft voice suddenly sounded from my ears:
"Night Terror Hall? Night Terror Hall?..."
When the Night Terror Hall was recalled to his mind, the sound of rain around him gradually became clearer, and the severe pain and powerlessness emanating from the depths of his soul also entered his mind.
"Well……"
Ye Jingtang closed his eyes and waited for a long time before he felt that he was lying on his back, his chin resting on his shoulders, and his breathing was very heavy by his ears. He could feel the exhaustion just by listening to the sound.
Ye Jingtang suppressed the discomfort deep in his soul, opened his eyes slightly, and saw a slightly pale cheek. Although he was close at hand, it was blurry and even had an afterimage, as if he was highly myopic.
After concentrating hard, his face gradually became clearer. He raised his eyes and looked ahead, his eyes full of surprise, as if he had seen something extraordinary.
Ye Jingtang's eyes followed Bing Tuo Tuo's gaze as he looked forward. His almost distracted eyes became a little clearer, and the same surprise appeared in his eyes:
"so big……"
The two of them are currently located inside the island, standing in the woods, and right in front of them is a huge hill rising from the ground.
Ye Jingtang originally thought that the hills in the distance were suspended on the ground, but as a flash of lightning flashed across the sky, he discovered that it turned out to be a tree crown that blocked the sky and the sun.
The main trunk of the tree crown, in the far distance of the field of vision, has a diameter of more than seven feet by visual inspection. From a distance, it looks like a giant round building. Below, you can see the roots of the tree exposed on the ground, and the roots are as thick as a hug.
Although the dimensions of the tree trunk are astonishing, the main trunk is not particularly high. It stretches upwards more than ten feet, branching out like a locust tree with countless branches, spreading to the surrounding area, forming an umbrella that blocks out the sky and the sun.
Everything below.
There is flat grassland under the tree canopy, and there is a small fenced yard isolated near the trunk of the tree. In contrast, it looks like a dead leaf under the tree.
Swish, swish, swish~
The night wind blew the canopy of trees that blocked the sky and made a slight sound.
Xue Baijin carried Ye Jingtang on his back and looked up at them together for a long time before coming back to his senses and asked:
"Is this an immortal tree?"
Although it was the first time for Ye Jingtang to see it, he was already sure that this was the rumored immortal tree. No other ordinary tree could grow to such an exaggerated level that it could block out the sky and the sun.
He wanted to respond, but his three souls and seven souls were almost separated from his body, and the pain on his skin also came. He had a splitting headache after concentrating for a while, and in the end he could only lie on his shoulder and whispered softly:
"right……"
Then there was no response again.
Seeing this, Xue Baijin did not dare to delay any longer. Carrying Ye Jingtang on his back, he staggered to the small courtyard with a fence. He looked carefully and found that there were many weeds growing inside and that it had been uninhabited for a long time.
Xue Baijin's Qi and veins had been injured just now, and he was suffering from pain and pain all over his body. But with the figure of "Bath in Fire" by his side, it was better than the situation in the Night Terror Hall.
Carrying the Night Terror Hall on her back, she entered the main room and placed it on the bed board. Then she took out the fire stick from her waist and lit it with a fire sickle. As the sound of "Stab~" was heard, the dim yellow light illuminated the small room.
The small courtyard consists of three earthen houses, all with loess walls and hay as roofs. The main house is not large, and contains desks, plank beds, cabinets and some daily utensils made from local materials.
When Xue Baijin was inquiring about information in the snowfield, he knew that Beiyunbian disappeared for a period of time every autumn, and he estimated that Beiyunbian came here.
She searched carefully in the house and found lamp oil from a jar. She picked up the lampstand and lit it, placed it in front of the bed, and checked the injuries of Ye Jingtang.
Ye Jingtang ate lotus seeds beforehand, and his body was actually recovering quickly, but the current trauma was more mental, and he felt like half of his soul and soul were gone.
After noticing the light, Ye Jingtang opened his eyes again in a daze, his eyes in a trance:
"I feel like the Lord of Hell has come to seduce the soul, and the person keeps drifting outside..."
Xue Baijin held Ye Jingtang's left hand and said seriously:
"Don't think nonsense, your body is recovering, you must be fine. Besides, you are the living king of hell, how dare black and white and impermanence seduce your soul..."
Ye Jingtang did feel that his soul was drifting out, but after holding his cold little hand, his soul seemed to be pulled back. He closed his eyes and said:
"Too……"
"Stop talking and take a rest first."
"call……"
As Ye Jingtang gasped softly, his hand slowly lost strength.
Seeing that he might die at any time, Xue Baijin was really anxious, but the pulse of Ye Jingtang was really strong and it seemed to be recovering, so he could only suppress his distracting thoughts for the time being.
Both of them fell into the sea just now, and their clothes were soaked through. As the body temperature of Ye Jingtang increased, a faint white mist appeared.
Xue Baijin was afraid that he would not sleep comfortably, so he untied his tattered cloak and robe. He wanted to take off the robe, but found that he was still carrying a lot of debris.
Xue Baijin took out the things and took care of them. It was obvious that there was a book inside. The cover was "The Misadventures of a Chivalrous Woman". You could tell from the name that it was not very serious. It had been soaked by the sea water and completely stuck together.
This color embryo...
Xue Baijin did not expect that Ye Jingtang would fight to the death, so he did not forget to bring this miscellaneous book with him. Although he shook his head secretly, he did not throw it away, but carefully placed it on the table to dry to avoid damage.
The remaining items are silver notes, Qinglong Society reward orders, medicine bottles, black government signs, etc., and finally there is a sign saying 'Swallow Soul is Immortal'.
Xue Baijin took out the small black sign and touched the eight characters on it. Only then did she recall that Ye Jingtang was still her guardian, and half of her butt belonged to her.
Xue Baijin glanced at Ye Jingtang, put the sign on the desk, and then took off his outer robe, leaving only a pair of black thin pants.
After cleaning up, Xue Baijin took a breath. Because his body was also seriously injured, he was not feeling well. He wanted to sit down and adjust his breathing, but when he took a deep breath, he found that his chest was tight.
Xue Baijin lowered his head to look at the lapel of his clothes that was tightly wrapped around his chest, then looked back at the Ye Jingtang. Seeing that he was unconscious, he raised his hand to untie his belt.
Rustling, rustling~
In the midsummer of July, Xue Baijin's clothes were not too thick. She took off her plain white robe to her waist, revealing the white chest underneath.
Because he was so harsh on himself, there were marks on his upper and lower parts, and he could feel the porcelain through the fabric.
Xue Baijin gritted his teeth, put his hands behind his back, opened the tight cloth buttons, and suddenly heard a cry:
Boom~
The tight fabric immediately loosened and slid down, revealing a perfect white semicircle under the light. It had just been out of the sea and had a moist luster.
"Huh~"
Xue Baijin took a deep breath, causing the inverted sea bowl to stand upright. She felt much better in her heart. She lowered her head to look at her body that had no external injuries, and recalled in her mind the line between life and death in the sea just now.
When Beiyun Bian punched her just now, she was the closest to death in her life. If Ye Jingtang didn't help, she might really confess.
Ye Jingtang was originally able to do it with ease, but it was after that blow that he fainted on the spot and turned into a candle in the wind.
If she hadn't followed, Night Terror Hall wouldn't have had to rescue her, and it might have been possible to play it safe and avoid such serious injuries.
I didn’t expect that after so many years of practicing martial arts, I would end up being the same as Ning’er and become a drag on men...
Xue Baijin's eyes were in a trance, and while he was thinking about it secretly, he suddenly realized that something was wrong - why was Ye Jingtang not breathing?!
Xue Baijin thought that Ye Jingtang suddenly died, so he quickly turned around to check, but...
Eye to eye!
In fact, Night Terror Hall was not in a coma, but was in a state of confusion and wandering. Hearing rustling sounds and thoughts like candles in the wind, he was pulled back by instinct, and he slowly opened his eyes and glanced to his side.
As a result, when I looked up, I saw Bing Tuo Tuo's clothes half-unbuttoned sitting beside me, her perfect waistline was close at hand, the heavy moon was at my hand, and from the side of my arm, I could still see the outline of a semicircle...
?
Ye Jingtang was not thinking very well at the moment. Perhaps he was afraid of being discovered and causing misunderstandings, so he held his breath. In the end, he was self-defeating instead of thinking.
The next moment, Bing Tuo Tuo suddenly turned around to face him. The movement was so big that the two balls swayed violently in front of him, showing a moving rhythm like water waves...
Ye Jingtang's eyes suddenly became clearer, but then a splitting headache flooded into his mind, and he let out a muffled groan:
"Well……"
Xue Baijin quickly turned around and found that Ye Jingtang, who was already unconscious, was staring straight at her, with a murderous look in his eyes!
But before she could speak, she saw Ye Jingtang closing his eyes with a look of pain on his face.
When Xue Baijin saw this scene, he became fierce again. He quickly pulled up his white robe and stepped forward to support Ye Jingtang:
"What’s wrong with you?"
Ye Jingtang felt his scalp twitching. After holding it in for a long time, he spoke:
"The eighth picture seems to have hurt the brain... I just ate lotus seeds, which can heal the physical injuries, but it seems to have no effect on the brain trauma, and the bathing in fire picture doesn't seem to have any effect either..."
No matter how experienced Xue Baijin was, he had never seen a battle like today. Seeing this, he frowned and said:
"Is it okay to have a big tree outside?"
"It should be possible, but lotus seeds can torture people to death. If you add the longevity fruit, I'm afraid I will have to ascend on the spot. Let's wait until the lotus seeds wear off..."
Xue Baijin thought about it, and then said:
"Eating full is good for recovery. Do you want to drink some water and eat something?"
Ye Jingtang realized that bathing in flames could not cure mental trauma, but eating something to replenish physical energy would always make recovery faster, so he nodded at the moment.
Xue Baijin stood up and found an empty bowl from the small kitchen on the left side of the fence garden, then fetched water from the well in the corner of the yard, crushed the 'Liang Dan' he carried with him with a spoon, and made a bowl of white porridge.
Although the nutritional value of Liangdan is extremely high, the taste is not really good. Xue Baijin took a taste of it with a spoon and frowned. It took him a long time to suppress the strange smell.
But the island was deserted, and it was raining outside. There was no other emergency food to be found. Xue Baijin finally carried it to the bed, helped Ye Jingtang up with one hand, let him lean on his arms, scooped it up with a spoon, and brought it to the bed.
Lips:
"There's nothing to eat here, so just make do with it."
Ye Jingtang felt dizzy and dizzy. When he leaned on the soft pillow, he realized that he was being helped up.
He opened his eyes, only to find that the collar in front of him was not completely closed. The Nanxiao Mountain Grand Canyon was at the tip of his nose, and his cheek was pillowed on the peak through the cloth...
Xue Baijin fed the meal with a spoon. After noticing that Ye Jingtang opened his eyes, he started to stare and take a breath, causing the skirt of his clothes to bulge and push up Ye Jingtang's cheeks.
Xue Baijin originally wanted to raise his hands to cover it, but it was inconvenient to hold a bowl in one hand and a spoon in the other hand around the Night Terror Hall, so he finally gritted his teeth and said:
"Stop looking and eat quickly!"
Ye Jingtang's thoughts were relatively slow. By the time he realized he shouldn't look, Bing Tuo Tuo's hidden voice of embarrassment had already been heard. He looked a little confused and explained:
"I'm not very clear-headed... ugh~"
Xue Baijin put the spoon into Ye Jingtang's mouth, blocked his words and scooped up another spoonful, just like feeding Xiao Yunli before.
Although the taste of the soaked grain pills can only be described as mixed flavors, Ye Jingtang was experiencing a variety of emotions at this time and could no longer care about the quality of the taste. He just swallowed the nutritious porridge feebly.
After eating like this for a while, Ye Jingtang calmed down a little and asked:
"How's your injury?"
Xue Baijin felt a little:
"The Qi meridians are damaged. It's not a big deal if you have the bathing in fire diagram, but it will take a while. Should I also eat a lotus seed to heal the injury in case of emergencies?"
When Ye Jingtang set out today, in order to prevent him from failing to defeat Beiyunbian, he had already given Bingtuotuo a lotus seed.
Because there was only one green lotus seed left and it had to be reserved for medicinal purposes, he was given a brown lotus seed and he ate the same brown lotus seed.
Although the brown lotus seeds are not as exaggerated as the black ones, people can't withstand the potency of the medicine either. Ye Jingtang's injuries haven't been completely healed yet. When the body recovers from the injuries, it's time for him to be scraped alive.
Seeing Bingtuotuo asking, he responded:
"Although there are a lot of brown lotus seeds, their function is to treat the bones, skin and flesh. If the Qi and meridians are damaged, you need to use Snow Lake Flowers. You can recover by eating more, and there is no need to fight the pain of skin cutting."
Xue Baijin was originally uninjured, but he was almost beaten by Beiyunbian, and the lotus seeds were not used. Looking back at this moment, he felt a little ashamed:
"Thank you just now. If you hadn't saved me, I would have died."
"Are we teammates? We should help each other... You are not being formal now, you are feeding me..."
Ye Jingtang was in a trance, slow and speaking, and his breathing was obviously unstable, but Xue Baijin was awake.
Xue Baijin didn't know what to say when he saw Ye Jingtang glance at the Grand Canyon from time to time and then away again when he was talking.
Teach Ye Ting Tang, Ye Ting Tang directly risked his life to save her, and ended up in this miserable state. Wouldn't it be ungrateful for her to say harsh words?
But if you don’t train, wouldn’t this become the default?
After Xue Baijin hesitated for a long time, he turned to ask:
"Do you still remember your previous promise to Ning'er?"
In fact, Ye Jingtang didn't mean to look, but with such a big canyon in front of him, he couldn't move easily, so he couldn't pretend to eat with his eyes closed.
Upon hearing this, he responded:
"Of course I remember, either to persuade the Pingtian Sect to be recruited, or to persuade the twelve states of the Wei Dynasty to surrender to Nanxiao Mountain. Whichever one has the opportunity, I will work hard in that direction."
Xue Baijin remembered the night terror and continued to ask:
"You now have the ability to influence the situation in the world. It is not difficult to make the Pingtian Sect surrender to Wei, or to help the Pingtian Sect restore Wei. Which one do you choose?"
Ye Jingtang smiled slightly weakly:
"The change of dynasties and the unification of the world are the affairs of the whole world. If I use my personal ideas to influence the general trend of the world, wouldn't I become a talented but unvirtuous person? Let me choose, and I will choose fewer people to die, which is better for the people of the world.
The impact will be less, so get it done as soon as possible so that you can go home and live a happy life."
Xue Baijin put his arms around Ye Jingtang and hummed softly:
"As an old minister of Great Yan, I cannot bow to the empress. I do not block the general trend of the world. It is out of righteousness. After the war is over, I will return to Nanxiao Mountain."
"hehe……"
After Ye Jingtang forced a laugh, the room fell silent, leaving only the distant sound of rustling rain.
Xue Baijin waited for a while, but when Ye Jingtang didn't speak, he lowered his head and said:
"you are tired?"
Ye Jingtang was not tired at all, but he heard Bing Tuo Tuo, who seemed to be asking him to choose one of the two. If he didn't choose the right one, he would go back to Nanxiaoshan in a fuss, and his tone sounded like a angry wife.
At this time, Ye Jingtang's mind was spinning very slowly, and Ye Jingtang wanted to say something sweet, but after pondering for a long time, he couldn't think of any reasonable words. In the end, he was still weak and said:
"A little bit, I'll take it slow..."
Xue Baijin didn't say much when he saw this, because the wooden bed was too hard and uncomfortable to lie on, so he leaned on the head of the bed, using his chest as a pillow for Ye Jingtang to lean on, and wrapped his hands around his upper body:
"Sleep peacefully, my injury is fine, I'll keep you awake."
Ye Jingtang leaned on the soft body and felt that although Bing Tuo Tuo looked cold, she was actually a kind-hearted person. She stopped talking at the moment, closed her eyes and breathed softly...