What a beautiful sight.
The dim sky is not monotonous, but layered with orderly colors, from thick to light, and from light to dark. The clouds are the color of fire, and the clouds are golden, except they are not the vast white. The sky dyed the disorderly puddles on the ground crimson, and the cut soil grew dense golden weeds. Farther away there is a mirage-like phantom, like a torii, like a ship, like a pavilion. The sceneries are unpredictable, but they are all covered with a hazy warm color.
She Zishu didn't know how long he had been gone, but it didn't seem to be too long. It was late September when she left Qinglian Town, and it was probably early October now. There is no concept of time in the land of life and death, and large six-path spiritual veins will distort time. Especially on the banks of the Zangtou River, the space is also an eternal stagnant dusk. She never felt hungry. Originally, even if you don't eat for a long time, monsters will not be as fragile as humans and cannot move, but their status will be affected to some extent. But Zishu has always been so energetic, which is different from her in this world. It's as if she draws strength from every breath she takes, and absorbs nutrients from every inch of soil she walks under her feet. She didn't feel tired and didn't stop for a moment.
The first time she stopped was because someone stopped in front of her.
"...We haven't seen each other for a long time." Zishu said.
The white curtain in front of him was a little dirty and torn in several places, looking like traces of being burned by sparks. Through a broken hole, Zishu saw a dark purple pupil, which made her feel a little strange. There is nothing around her waist. Where is the purple and gold ring-headed sword?
"You don't look like you anymore."
"You don't look like you either."
"Why do you put your heart outside?"
"The person you are looking for is not there."
"..."
After a few words, both of them answered the question incorrectly. However, at least Zishu heard what she meant.
"How do you know? This knife," she said, holding it across her face, "tells me what's there."
"Perhaps, it's not what you are looking for." Chenxing said, "The heart that is freed from the shackles of the body is more sensitive. She was once placed in the underworld, but was taken away by someone not long ago. Even if I come to death and life There is no trace of her in this land. Perhaps the remaining soul in her body has dissipated."
"I think you know that the places of death and life are independent of each other. And this road is not the road to Hades. I am always being guided to the edge of hell. Maybe the end of the road is where she is. This feeling Different from before, it seems less obvious. Probably because she is dead."
"So you knew she was dead."
"Don't you know?" She Zishu tilted his head, as if he was really considering this possibility.
"The dead shall return to death."
"I said, don't you think it's strange?" Zishu's tone was a little confused, "I heard about you. Aren't you also a person who was resurrected from the dead? How can you stop my actions?"
"I understand you. Anyway, we have acted together for a while. Even if it is not a precious memory, at least it made us aware of each other's existence. It's just you, I have always felt suspicious. At first, with my I feel from experience that you are not like a human being. I am always wary of you. The strange thing is that even you yourself are not aware of this matter. Although it is suspicious, at least it reduces your threat. Compared with the monsters and monsters I have seen , you never deserve to be regarded as my enemy. But if you insist on having your own way, we will have to stand on opposite sides."
Chenxing's naturally drooped hand spread its fingers, and a liquid that could be called either brilliant or colorless dripped down his skin. There were also a few irregular drops of liquid pouring out from the cuffs, and they condensed into a long thorn-like object. After it slowly took shape, Shezishu saw that it was a sword with a weird shape. Hmm... It should be considered a sword, right?
"Your heart was burned...you know that, right? Without it, you would be just a dead person."
"Because I know." Chenxing said calmly, "But I think you misunderstood something. Before this heart was put into the body, my biological father tried every means and asked experts from all walks of life to seal the soul in the body. I The soul has dissipated, and the soul has not been reincarnated. Strictly speaking, it is not dead, so there is no such thing as
What a resurrection from the dead. "
"You just said that what you can detect is her soul, right? Not the body. In other words, you are not sure where the body is at all. You only know that it was moved elsewhere before the soul dissipated. That's right, then The heart is Garuda's heart, and the soul was once the soul of Kalingbinga, so they naturally sense it. Has her soul been reincarnated?"
Chenxing didn't answer.
"...It seems you know where she is. I have to ask you to tell me."
"I won't tell you." Chenxing said, "You are delusional about the resurrection of the dead."
"Don't you also think that she deserves to die, or that she doesn't want to live? Even so, you should let her come back and ask her clearly to know what she is thinking? At that time, it will not be possible to return her to death. Isn’t it too late? At least she said it herself.”
"I've never felt this way before. In just a few words, you've impressed me." You can control the life and death of others at will. Even if I think that I have no pursuit of the seven emotions and six desires in the world, I have no words to respond to your willfulness. You don't respect the value of life, you don't respect the rules of death, you are so frivolous, even human children are more awake than you. "
"In other words, you won't help me, right? Why don't you give me your heart? Since you look like you don't want it, since you look like you know everything - why don't you give me your heart? It’s best to maximize its value. Even Kugetsuki-kun once asked me if a heartless youkai like me wanted a pure heart. At that time, I considered you as much as I considered the chanter. I thought, like this Won't you die as soon as you come here? Aren't you just like Yin Quan? So I refused. But now you stand in front of me like this and say such incomprehensible words... Then you'd better keep your mouth shut forever. .”
"The guy you nominated has already caused trouble for me. Not only did he fail to take away something, he also left something behind."
Neither of them moved a step from where they were, and two crazy flames suddenly rose into the air from behind them, crashing into each other like crazy. The world seemed to be filled with their fire, and the debris of the flames flew everywhere. When red fire falls into the soil, a red flower will grow; when purple fire falls into a pool, a purple lotus will grow. This place of life and death feeds back all the power of death in the form of life. The more intense the battle, the more abundant life becomes. The terrible vitality is too vigorous, so it seems crazy. Under this wave of fireworks, the two swords collided and produced cold sparks.
She Zishu has noticed that even the flames of hell can be easily resolved by Chen Xing.
"This power doesn't belong to you, does it? I haven't seen you use it in the past." She said, "And I also saw the traces of the Six Paths of Impermanence. Is it this kind of fire that melts your heart?"
"I guess so."
No matter what, he couldn't hurt her, and no matter what, he couldn't destroy her weapons. The sword looked so thin and weak that it would break when touched. Who would have thought it was so strong. Chenxing himself is also quite capable. If Ye Yinhua was half as capable as her, he wouldn't have ended up in such a miserable end, right? Ah, even though they are both human beings, just being human is not enough.
"When I saw you, I felt very strange." Zishu added, "The soul, soul, and body can actually be separated from each other and then merged again. Logically speaking, the glass heart is a part of Garuda , you should be allowed to hold a part of his memory or ability. However, even this part has been purified by this heart. It is indeed an innocent and pure thing. Let me ask you...even if we disagree, You are standing here. Among the many reasons, you are also part of her, right? No matter what rules you follow or who you are entrusted by, there must be an element of your own volition, right? I started to want it, I want my heart, I want to know those things . I have never had anything I desire, but I suddenly want a heart so desperately, anything!"
Chenxing felt that she was starting to feel a little strange. From the time they met, she had never seen She Zishu express any strong emotions. But at this moment, she seemed to be suffering from illness, pulling her hair uneasily, and kept walking in place. It was as if there was something around her that was tickling her, but she was helpless, which only increased her anxiety.
"It's really strange. I thought I had given up, thought I could accept it, but I forgot... But what am I? I belong to a monster
Well, what kind of monster is it? It seems that I have never had my own will for so long, and I find that I am so easy to follow other people's arrangements. I listened to everyone’s suggestions and did everything everyone asked me to do, without ever asking myself if I was willing. Or, I asked and I didn’t know. It shouldn't be like this, it's so unassertive... But you all have subjective wishes, don't you? Well, I want to resurrect the chanter, so this should be considered. But what am I doing, to be the friend you call me, or to prove something to myself? It's hard to say. It doesn't seem important, but it seems important. I have always listened to others, and I have always imitated other people's reactions, other people's... emotions - the emotions they should be! It's only now that I have my own ideas. No, that's not the case, I've had it a long time ago... I have a feeling that this isn't the first time. But why did I do it the first time? It seems that it was precisely because of such a sudden and private desire to do something that I lost my previous memory... Why? tell me? "
She must be really crazy, Chenxing thought to herself.
The purple fire, which had the advantage before, gradually became at a disadvantage for some reason as Zishu's words became more intense. The other shore flowers grew wildly one after another, eroding the entire land, including the water. Dusk is still dusk, the eternal dusk. Countless red flowers turned to Chenxing one after another, as if "looking" at her.
Chenxing loosened his grip on the sword and raised it again. The sword did not fall to the ground, but broke into countless droplets of different shapes and sizes in the air. They condensed again and turned into several sharp cone thorns, floating around her left and right. The tip of the sharp thorn was facing the pale She Zishu. Her red eyes no longer had the emptiness of the past, but were only filled with strong hostility.
But that doesn’t seem to be just hostility towards Chenxing...
