Chapter 20 The Treasure Carrying the Power of Mountains and Rivers【For further reading】
The old man passed away.
The turtle demon was deprived of a thousand years of life. Cui Qinghe stood outside the house and could see clearly, and the melancholy and sadness almost floated out.
Cui Qinghe can also understand.
For a kind-hearted demon spirit like the turtle demon, the creatures he accompanies are like his own children, dying one after another in front of his eyes, either dying young or growing old...
Such torture is indeed too cruel for a turtle demon who was born with emotions.
So when the turtle demon came back, he almost went crazy and asked Cui Qinghe to take him out of the city.
Cui Qinghe was not surprised.
The wind in early spring is still a bit cold.
As the night turns dark, the number of people outside gradually becomes fewer and fewer.
clang!
The ringing of the bronze bell signifies the beginning of the curfew.
On the streets of Nanling, except for the demon-killing guards, anyone who takes to the streets will be killed without mercy.
This is the rule after the river of blood falls and the heaven and earth are polluted.
"Let's go."
Cui Qinghe is dressed in purple, representing the only right to speak on Tianhe Street during the curfew. The turtle demon behind him has turned into a boy. Now the boy's body is even more stale, and wrinkles have begun to appear uncontrollably on his face, seemingly at any time.
They are all on the verge of collapse.
Although he lives a long life.
But it is absolutely impossible to shorten the thousand years of life again!
He couldn't bear it anymore.
Cui Qinghe escorted the turtle demon away.
Through the dark twilight, Tianhe Street was quiet, and the boy followed Cui Qinghe step by step. Cui Qinghe was a demon-slaying guard. He had cultivation skills and would not be within the scope of the curse of the turtle demon.
From a certain perspective.
The Demon-Slaying Guard absorbs the polluted spiritual energy between heaven and earth, and has transcended the category of ordinary creatures. It has gradually become homogeneous with the monsters. The only difference may be that the Demon-Slaying Guard possesses a human soul.
The demon guard patrolling today is Wang Miaoke.
When Wang Miaoke saw Cui Qinghe, he subconsciously avoided his eyes and pretended not to see what Cui Ziyi was going to do. They, the demon guards, had no right to interfere.
Cross the Tianhe and enter peace.
Because they had communicated in advance, the demon guard patrolling Ping An Street today had been replaced by Lin Cheng in advance. Lin Cheng patrolled in person, after all, he wanted to give Cui Qinghe the green light.
It's just that Lin Cheng is acting weird today.
Why are you looking at me like you want to stab me?
Cui Qinghe was a little strange.
The turtle demon behind him became even more excited.
Because the city gate is getting closer and closer.
Through the dim moonlight, you can see the vast mountains in the distance, which are as dark as giant beasts dancing in front of the black curtain. The turtle demon is trembling with excitement, and wrinkles appear quickly at the corners of his eyes and mouth, maybe because of this.
I was so excited that I forgot to control my transformed appearance.
Just go through that door.
He can reintegrate into nature, find an uninhabited mountain wilderness, and spend the rest of his life.
All over the world, hundreds of thousands of mountains, elves jumping between pines and cypresses, eagles soaring on top of the clouds, that is the embrace of nature...
It’s also my home...
Can I finally come back?
Cui Qinghe stood still.
"I can only send him here." After leaving the city gate, he really left the jurisdiction, completely breaking the rules, so Cui Qinghe was able to send him here, which was considered to be the most benevolent and righteous thing.
There was uncontrollable joy on the turtle demon's face. He looked at Cui Qinghe and bowed down. Cui Qinghe did not accept it. He gently turned his side without leaving any trace. It was a bit strange to be worshiped by such a creature that had lived for who knows how many years.
weird.
brush.
A ray of emerald green jade suddenly flew out from the belly of the boy transformed from the turtle demon. Cui Qinghe stretched out his hand to catch it. It was a piece of emerald green jade, which was refreshing and cool. It gave Cui Qinghe a heavy feeling, as if he himself
It's like holding mountains and rivers in its hands.
"This is my heart stone. It is embedded in my belly. After countless years of polishing, it has become a rare treasure. A kid from the Demon Slayer Division once came to me to look for it. He said he wanted to use this rare treasure.
Bao wanted to build a powerful demon-slaying weapon, but I rejected it. I had to voluntarily hand over the heart stone, otherwise no one could take it away, so the demon-slaying department's doll had nothing to do."
No wonder the monster in Nanling County didn't plunder it by force. It was because he simply couldn't do it, so he was so angry that he kept torturing the turtle monster.
And the reason why Cui Qinghe was able to get it.
It boils down to fate.
At the same time, it was also because of Cui Qinghe's special features and the guidance of the blue flame that Cui Qinghe appeared in front of the turtle demon at the most critical node and became the turtle demon's most needed entrustment object.
"Thank you, senior. Let's leave Nanling and see your Hundred Thousand Mountains." Cui Qinghe waved his hand.
The boy turned into a turtle demon couldn't wait for a long time.
It turned around and quickened its pace.
Although the loss of his confidant had a great impact on him, and he is no longer able to maintain the appearance of a boy. Although he is still short in stature, he has begun to stoop, and the wrinkles on his face are almost drooping. It is extremely weird, but I am running towards freedom.
ah!
After the blood river, in less than a hundred years, he lost tens of thousands of years of life. Coupled with the heavy trauma to his soul, he longed for freedom all the time.
So he often stares at the distant mountains.
Now I can finally run towards the distant mountains!
The mountains in the distance were like giant beasts, with their big mouths open and smiling at him.
It bent down and ran on the ground with all four limbs. Gradually, it turned into a turtle, and the dark twilight fell on his turtle shell, like a hill.
"Grandpa Shan?"
A sudden sound sounded from behind, and the turtle demon's body froze in place.
This is the call hidden deep in the memory of the turtle demon...
Memories float out in an instant like layers of layers.
Because the back is high and there are some plants and rocks attached to the shell, and the turtle demon often lies motionless on the ground, looking like a hill, so the boy always calls him Grandpa Mountain.
That child died on the night before the coronation...
But that call was so real. Even though he was old, the turtle demon still recognized that the voice was the child from back then. It was the child he had spent the longest time with, and it was also the first person he relied on to gain emotional support from the human soul...
…
He looked back.
It's really that boy.
The appearance transformed by the turtle demon is that boy.
Now, the boy has grown up, is old, and his temples are all gray.
"Grandpa Shan, where have you been? I am about to die, but you are my childhood friend and the most important person to me. Before I die, I can see you and I will have no regrets in this life..."
The turtle demon crawled over and looked at the boy. After a long time, it closed its eyes and seemed to accept its fate.
"Well, my child..."
…
Outside Nanling City, a strange figure was shrouded in the shadows of the sky, watching the scene here quietly, as if everything was under his control.
The back is tall and thin, exuding a soaring evil aura, lifeless.
Click!
The figure's head suddenly turned back at a strange 360 degrees, and a strange smile appeared on the pale dead face.
The voice was full of resentment.
"A heavy treasure that carries the power of mountains and rivers!"