Zhou Sheng walked in the direction of the fire, but as they walked, the fire seemed to be moving backwards, always keeping a distance of about fifty meters from them, and could not get even closer.
However, as I walked, the snow under my feet gradually became thinner. In the end, the stone bricks disappeared and were replaced by a piece of yellow sand.
But the yellow sand is still bitingly cold, as if it is an ice cube that cannot be dissolved in people's hearts.
However, the firelight became brighter and brighter, and a bedroom could be vaguely illuminated.
Lying on the bed, the general lay on his back with blue lips, and on the ground beside him, a small wine glass was swirling.
The lady wore a gauze fan on her head and sat beside the bed, interlocking with the general.
The general said weakly: "I am probably an overly selfish person. I should obviously advise you to forget about me at this moment and find someone who loves you more, or find someone of the same race with a lifespan similar to yours... to accompany you for the rest of your life."
His voice was intermittent: "But I... can't say it no matter what. I'm afraid you'll forget me, and I'm even more afraid that you... won't forget me."
The general's mouth was still open, but no sound came out. His eyes had long been closed, and his face was full of worry.
A refreshing fragrance spread to everyone's nostrils.
The general's face also became much more peaceful. This incense, in addition to being hallucinogenic, probably also had a calming effect.
Or maybe in the end, the lady weaved a beautiful dream for the general.
The general had lost all his anger, but the lady still did not let go of his hand.
She said: "Actually, I am more selfish than you. I have wanted to use this method of sacrifice to extend your life countless times. But I know that you are unwilling to accept it."
"I even want to bring trouble to the world. Even if my strength is greatly limited and it is difficult to change the outcome, I don't want you to end silently. But I know that you have a soul in heaven, and you don't want to see all this.
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"You said you didn't want more people to suffer the same pain as you, but you have personally destroyed countless families for your own plan. Once a war breaks out, it will cause a large number of people to be displaced. This is not contrary to your purpose.
Is it done?"
"I can no longer tell what is wrong and what is right. The world is too complicated, maybe... I shouldn't have run out in the first place."
As the lady's voice became weaker and weaker, the fire flickered twice before suddenly extinguishing.
Not long after, the voice in my ears changed again. This time, it was the voice of Madam communicating with Qi Ziyu.
"You said, I am the general's child?" Qi Ziyu's voice was full of disbelief.
"Yes, and no. In terms of blood, you are indeed his child. But he has never taught you or raised you since you were a child, so whether you want to inherit his legacy depends entirely on your wishes." The lady said.
Qi Ziyu asked: "Then the sacrifice you mentioned will end because of my refusal?"
The lady said: "I'm afraid not. This is the deal I made with the person who helped me when I left there and came to the human world. Since he has helped me come to the human world and spent so many years, I naturally can't break his promise.
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"If you don't want to, you can take the general's autographed letter after you wake up and go to the royal capital to find a Confucian scholar named Han. He will help the general complete everything that follows."
Now, with the General's Mansion being closely watched, any letter they send will definitely be noticed.
Once the truth is discovered, everyone's sacrifices will become meaningless.
Therefore, the only way is to bury all the truth and wait until the storm has completely passed before letting the person who "resurrected from the dead" convey the words of his life.
Qi Ziyu's voice was still very confused: "But, madam, why me? If it is to fulfill the general's last wish, are there more people in this house who are more worthy of being chosen than me?"
In addition to the general himself and his apparent close relatives, there are also some capable ministers and generals who were buried with him, which are also good choices. It is better than Qi Ziyu, a nominal domestic servant.
After all, the death of an important person in the general's palace will be confirmed repeatedly and cannot be faked. Only an unimportant domestic servant like Qi Ziyu has the opportunity to fish in troubled waters.
"The general and I are destined to be unable to leave any crystallization. Perhaps, in my heart, I have long regarded you as my child."
Following the voice of the lady, people seem to see the scene of the lady caressing Qi Ziyu's forehead.
Nowadays, the call in the tomb can be understood by everyone.
I'm afraid it was the madam's leftover consciousness. She didn't want Qi Ziyu to be sacrificed, so she kept calling for him to leave.
Unfortunately, the remaining consciousness has been weakened by the passage of time.
If Qi Ziyu hadn't used his last life to awaken him, I'm afraid this consciousness wouldn't have been able to open the way for everyone to leave here.
Suddenly, candles were lit in all directions at the same time, and the sound of sparks flying was extremely obvious in the silence.
Faced with the shocking truth of that year, everyone even became cautious when breathing.
After the sounds in the illusion disappeared, the surroundings were naturally so silent that one could hear the drop of a pin.
After a long time, Xiao Zhang murmured and asked: "Madam finally said that it was Qi Ziyu's wish to send us away. Could it be that he did it for us..."
Liuli explained: "He should have felt his physical condition at that time. Even if he didn't kill himself in that way, I'm afraid he wouldn't have survived to leave the tomb."
However, as Qi Ziyu who has remembered everything, he must know the method of sacrifice and must have a way to extend his life again.
But at the end of his life, he just closed the lid of his father's coffin and sent the innocent tourists away from the tomb without any other unnecessary actions.
Perhaps for Qi Ziyu, after living forever, he no longer pursues the meaning of continuing to live.
And at the end of his life, he used his best efforts to help everyone leave, perhaps just like he used a charcoal basin to warm his wife's rice. His heart, even after hundreds of years of wandering, has never changed.
"Madam, you should be happy to see Qi Ziyu like this." Liuli said lightly.
The firelight stretched everyone's shadows very long. Behind the kitten, there seemed to be a girl in the shadow on the ground who couldn't bear to lower her head, feeling inexplicably.
Although there were flames in all directions, Zhou Sheng walked towards the right without hesitation.
The professor was still unconscious and was carried on Zhou Sheng's shoulders.
The other people followed Zhou Sheng's footsteps, and Xiao Zhang couldn't help but ask: "Big brother, why are you going here?"
"This is the direction of Li Gua." Liu Ruyan answered for Zhou Sheng.
"Then to whom was Qi Ziyu's life sacrificed?" Xiao Zhang asked again.
Liu Ruyan frowned: "How do you know he has been sacrificed?"