I stood on the Quexian Waterfall again and looked at the wooden houses in the distance, but there was no longer a figure dancing a sword in the wind. The rumbling sound of the Quexian Waterfall echoed in my ears, making it even more desolate.
In the past few days, I have also returned to the wooden house, but all that is left is depression. The table is covered with a light layer of ash, and the creaking sound of the wood when standing in the corridor becomes clearer. You Ruojun did take Meng Yunzhong away, a little bit
No trace was left.
Zhifen told me that the entrance to the Demon Realm is at the bottom of Quexian Waterfall, and the miasma around it is the demonic energy overflowing from the Demon Realm. To enter the Demon Realm, you need to use demon spirits as a guide to pass the seal. I am a demon, so naturally I can't.
Demon spirits, and the closest place where you can find demon spirits is in the Yuyu Forest.
The Depressed Forest is a name that makes me feel both sad and happy. I am happy because there were so many strange and ancient elf stories in that place, including the wantonness and willfulness of my youth, my budding love and reluctance, and so on.
I have experienced all kinds of memories with my mother and my most sincere friendship. It is also sad because in this same place, the sister I spent day and night with almost killed me with her own hands, which made me know a story about betrayal and unfeeling.
, destroyed my trust in emotions; in this place, I lost the lover I longed for, and watched my mother being killed by the demons and turned into dust bit by bit.
During the days in the Demon Realm, I missed it every day. I wanted to return to the Forest of Desolation, but it was inevitable that I would be frustrated by thinking of those vivid past events. Now that I really want to go back, my mood has become so heavy and entangled.
Returning to the Forest of Desolation means that I must re-engrave the oath I made to my mother, and must face Nalan Mo Sheng who stabbed me in the heart. But I must go back, no matter if it is to treat Meng Yunzhong.
A trace of love, or hatred towards my mother, I think I can't die like this, I can't retreat while looking at the hope I still have in front of me.
Listening to the sound of the water pouring down from the Quexian Waterfall again, there was a ripple in my heart. I looked back at the wooden house standing quietly on the cliff in the distance. It seemed that there were only dead trees left around, losing all the lushness before.
, but I did not feel sentimental about it. On the contrary, I could only make my heart stronger so that I could cope with everything I was about to encounter in the Forest of Desolation.
I released a piece of down feather from my hand, but there was a commotion under the fairy waterfall, and the dense forest full of miasma not far away also trembled slightly. Yunjin's huge body jumped into the sky, carrying sesame powder on its body, and hovered around me in the blink of an eye.
forward.
"Miss, Yuyu Forest is not far from here. Let Yun Jin take you there. I won't go. The master is gone, and I want to keep an eye on Zhuoyun Xiaozhu for him. Besides, it will be inconvenient for me to go to Yuyu Forest."
I nodded, thinking that I might as well go back by myself, after all, there are many secrets of the demon clan in the Yuyu Forest.
"Well, then you can wait for me in Xiaozhu."
Yunjin put down the sesame powder, walked to me obediently, and rubbed my arm with its huge head.
"Let's go, thank you for your hard work."
The Yunjin made a "woo-woo" sound, as if it was acting coquettishly. I turned over and jumped on its back. When I held it steady, it rose into the air and circled again, but the fairy waterfall was already several feet away.
A layer of clouds and mist passed by, and there was a whirring air current next to my ears. After about a while, the cloud brocade slowly fell. Not far away was an open space. When I looked again, wasn't it the Youyou Valley? It was still a field of brilliant sunflowers and flowers.
The flowers are open and facing the sun, but I wonder if Xiaolu is still lying inside lazily basking in the sun after these decades.
Standing on this land again, my feet felt a little frivolous. I can no longer describe my mood. I just felt that everything seemed so familiar, yet vaguely unfamiliar.
"Yunjin, go ahead. I'll call you when the matter is over." I caressed Yunjin's neck, and she groaned and continued to rub against me.
"It's okay, I'll go back soon."
Then it reluctantly jumped away. As its figure gradually disappeared, my thoughts gradually returned to the memories of many years ago.
The ground around me is golden, and the tall sunflowers almost block my view. In the past, Xiaolu loved playing hide and seek with me. Unfortunately, the aura in her body would always betray her, allowing me to see her at a glance in the vast brilliance.
She scattered scattered pollen. Unfortunately, there is only silence among the sunflowers now.
I slowly walked out of Youyou Valley. In front of me was Yueling Mountain Stream. I couldn't help but think of the nagging old banyan tree. Did he still talk about his tragic past when he saw people? The sunlight was gradually blocked by the tall trees, and the trees on the ground
The small flowers began to glow slightly, the sound of the gurgling water under my feet was clear and sweet, and the "coo" sound floating in the distance reminded me of the ancient spiritual birds covered with blue feathers, interacting with each other on the branches.
Combing hair.
"Who are you! How did you come to the forest?"
"Pa!" I accidentally stepped on a shallow beach, and the water splashed on my skirt. I turned my head halfway, but froze, feeling a little scared, a little excited, and a little surprised.
The golden spiritual energy behind him flashed, illuminating the surrounding tree shadows. In an instant, a golden figure appeared in front of me, less than a few meters away from me. His slightly golden hair was curled and tilted down, and between his eyebrows,
There was a bit of bright yellow flashing in the eyes, the childish face was still there, and even the voice of questioning was slightly delicate. The gauze skirt was stirred by the breeze and swayed softly. As before, the eyes were full of aura, but there was still something indescribable.
something to come.
Who is this, if not Xiaolu, who used to play among the flowers with me? She has been living a simple life in the forest, and I, at this moment, have become an uninvited guest.
"Yin...Luo..."
She froze on the spot, changing from confusion to surprise, and then from surprise to hesitation. But there was a warmth in my heart. She still remembered me, and that was enough.
I smiled at her: "Yes, Xiaolu. I'm back."
She was still standing there, seemingly unresponsive, but immediately, she burst into tears unexpectedly, ran over and hugged me, and kept crying. I couldn’t hear what she said clearly. I hugged me as well.
I looked at her, patted her back gently, and coaxed her gently. For a moment, it seemed like I was back a long time ago, when she was wronged and was coaxed by me in this way.
I was immersed in the little happiness I had just found, but she stood up straight and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Tears! Xiaolu is a demon, how can there be tears! In my memory, in this forest of depression, except for my special constitution that sheds tears since childhood, other demons have no tears. I sighed slightly in my heart, it seems,
A lot has indeed changed in the past few decades. What I have missed is not just time.
"Where have you been? When you disappeared, we were looking for you for a long time... As long as you come back, as long as everything is fine..."
Xiaolu's hand gently rested on my shoulder, sending warmth into my body, but her words made me feel numb for some unknown reason.
"What about you? Are you okay now? Where are the others in the forest? Are they okay?"
Xiaolu looked at me, moved her hands away from me without saying a word, and then gradually lowered her head.
"Okay." She smiled sadly, which was a smile she had never shown in my memory.
Seeing her look, I felt a little pity in my heart, and it was inconvenient to ask any more questions. Time has passed, and maybe everyone has their own itinerary, so why force the intersection points that have been missed?
"Come home with me. I want to meet my mother."
She nodded, maybe it was my inquiry just now that made her fall into worry.
Along the way, I paid careful attention to the scenery along the way. When I went around the Yueling Mountain Stream, I didn't see the old banyan tree. Xiaolu told me that many years ago, a demon hunter broke into the Yuyu Forest, injured the old banyan tree and stole it.
After his resin, Nalan Mo Sheng reset the seal of Yueling Mountain Stream, and the path of the mountain stream was changed from then on, no longer needing to pass the old banyan tree. Although I am not sure, I thought of the transformation in You Ruojun's hands.
Yaoshui, does the demon hunter who stole the resin from the old banyan tree have anything to do with her?
While meditating, a tree house surrounded by branches was already in front of me. The tree house was covered with black and purple branches and leaves, and only a wooden door remained at the entrance. The scene of flying cranes carved on the wooden door also looked old.
In front of the tree house is a stone bench, and there are vines hanging down like a curtain. The place has been quiet for too long, and there is no life anymore.
Next to the stone bench, there was a small stone tablet. I walked slowly to it and looked at it carefully. I activated my spiritual power to make the stone tablet glow with a white halo, and then I could clearly see the scrawled words on the stone tablet.
The word - "Yinluo". This is the word my mother asked me to carve with my spiritual power. It is to remember the promise I made. Only when it is realized one day, the words engraved will disappear and be sealed in the stone tablet. Mother
Only my soul can be released, otherwise, this ray of soul will turn into an evil spirit and slowly devour my divine form. I squatted down and touched these two words deeply engraved into the stone tablet with my hands, and it seemed that they were all over again.
I touched my mother's cold hands.
"Mother, I'm back."
Xiaolu walked up behind me and squatted down with me.
"It's just that I don't know how to fulfill my promise to you. I have always been afraid that I will not be able to bear such hatred, just like I have always been afraid that I will never meet your standards. In fact, I really want to live peacefully like this.
In the gloomy forest, protect everything here, just like you once did. But you left, leaving such a promise full of hatred for me to bear." I sighed deeply, "
I am back now. I almost lost my life in the Demon Realm, and was stabbed severely by the person I once loved. The person who protected me lost his life for me, but I was helpless... My power is so small, how can I
Is it possible to fulfill my promise to avenge you? How is it possible to kill all the demons? Can you let me not leave again? Can you let me unload this heavy burden? I have seen too many stories about love leading to hatred, life and death, separation
, I just want to protect the tranquility of the Yuyu Forest for you, is that okay?"
All the emotions came out in an instant, and even I was surprised. I had just returned to the forest of depression, and there was still some indifference, but it collapsed in an instant. I realized that it turned out that the emotions were too crowded and hidden too deep, and suddenly
When a crack is discovered, all defenses completely collapse.
The light of the stone tablet gradually disappeared, just like the hope that gradually rose in my heart.
I collapsed on the ground, and the warm liquid in my eyes soaked into the soil drop by drop. This scene seemed to have traveled through time. What I should have thought of was that no matter how strong my heart was, I could resist temptation and loneliness.
I resisted the imprisonment, but I completely collapsed at this moment and lost my defense. Mother, what do you want from me?
Time flies, and a hundred years fly by.
At that time, the future was just an innocent and ignorant dream; at that time, life was just a simple determination; at that time, friendship was just a smile of chasing and playing; at that time, happiness was just a gesture of love...
…
The past events are vivid in my mind, and I can always clearly remember that on that day, my destiny completely changed, and the things I wanted to cherish in my heart were completely destroyed. If time could be reversed, if I could choose again, I would rather stay forever
Living under the strict care of my mother, I would rather not try to obtain the status of the forest lord of the forest, I would rather never fight for the so-called freedom, I would rather never step into the temple filled with darkness, I would rather never
Don't accept Nalan's overtures to me, rather... If this is the case, can I still talk and laugh leisurely with Xiaolu now? Can I still feel that I can only sneak away when my mother is meditating?
The joy of going out? Can I still chat with Nalan and tell him the sadness and regret in my heart? However, there are too many ifs. In the final analysis, it is my own willfulness and nonsense that ruined the worry-free life I longed for.
It was my excessive assertiveness and anger that ruined the peaceful environment that Yuyu Forest had always maintained.
That day, Xiaolu's clear voice still echoed in my ears; that day, the scene of Nalan Shengsheng falling in pain in front of me still replayed in my mind; that day, the scene of my mother lying dying in a pool of blood still appeared in front of my eyes...