Ye Xueci ran among the dense bamboo forest.
Her footsteps were so hasty that she left a series of irregular, dark footprints on the snow. The sun has almost completely set, leaving only a little bit of the afterglow remaining in the world. It's just that its color is so dim, without a trace of warm light, and there is only a hazy blue everywhere.
After finally escaping from that hellish place... I've had enough. Even the six realms of impermanence are not worthy of trust. It may not be entirely his own responsibility to fall into the situation he is in today. She was thinking as she ran through the bamboo forest. For some unknown reason, the shadow barrier was cleared at a certain moment, and she realized that this was the best time to leave. The spiritual veins were reconnected, but the lines were all messed up, and she didn't know where she was. It doesn't matter, getting out of danger is the most important thing.
After running for a long time, she finally felt safer around her. The snow accumulated on the bamboo leaves looks like white fingers intertwined and stacked, which is really weird. She stood there panting, covering her chest with one hand and leaning on a strong bamboo with the other. Although it still retains the same dark green color as spring and summer, it is as hard and cold as steel. There was fluffy new snow everywhere, giving off a bluish-white glow before the sky completely plunged into darkness. Only then did Ye Xuici recall that it was already November. Winter has started early in many places, and snowing is now normal. But she had been running for too long and now she didn't feel cold at all.
There was no sound in the quiet bamboo forest, only her breath echoed in the forest. She relaxed and let her head clear. I really don’t know where else I can go in the future. Maybe I can only go somewhere far, far away. Recalling Xie Jian's appearance, she still felt a little palpitated. After all, she just wants to live a better life. What's wrong with that? A certain God-given gift that I was born with has been ruthlessly taken away by fate. Even the convenient notoriety that I earned later has made people bear such huge risks. If she is no longer her, all the power, wealth and fame, and interesting secrets in the world will be meaningless.
She could clearly see what fate the other evil angels had fallen into. In the current situation, it can be said to be a fantasy to think of escaping unscathed. what to do? Where to go? What else is available? Ye Xuici was really worried about this. Nowadays, let alone trying to survive, even keeping one's own consciousness has become a problem. If you want to survive safely, you have to suppress the power of the evil angel, not to mention that it will also attract the impermanence of the six paths.
But she has long been accustomed to all this. This hard-won ability is like his own third hand, which he can use with great ease. Telling her to give up these things and "take the right path" is like cutting off her flesh and blood. She didn't want to be as stupid as that distant relative with the same surname. Maybe... he can still find a way to return to his family, find an opportunity, and steal someone's life. If you can settle down later and wait and see what happens, a comeback is not impossible... as long as you pretend to be more careful. In the final analysis, you have to rely on yourself in everything. No matter what kind of support you find, you will eventually fall from the high platform one day.
The melodious sound of the piano came from the lonely bamboo forest.
When she came to her senses, the voice was close at hand. At first, the sound of the piano was so soft that she didn't notice it. By the time it was clear enough for her to hear clearly, it was already too late—perhaps even too late in the first place. She felt a stinging, burning sensation in her wrist. Raising his hand, the string formed by spiritual power was still wrapped around his hand. Although the shape is not visible, the skin is clearly sunken, and the marks are getting deeper and deeper.
"Master Suikou!" She looked around hastily, "I know you are here!"
Lord Jiyue did not hide anything. She turned around again and saw him sitting under the once deserted forest. He no longer plays the piano, but the music is still there. Ye Xuici clenched his hands slightly and began to think desperately about how to get out of trouble. He must have been sent by that lord.
"You really won't let anyone go... I didn't expect it, it's so fast. I originally thought there was still some time."
"I'm sorry." Lord Jiyue said quietly, "It is the duty of the Six Paths to eliminate the evil angels."
"I can't make sense with you stones. Even if I ask you what conditions you must set to turn a blind eye, I'm probably just playing harp to a cow. It's not that I don't want to cooperate with your work, but He said, after all, I am a person who cherishes his life... Even if I can make a promise not to do evil again, I can't be lenient, can I?"
"Guarantees are illusory. What's more, even if you really make up your mind, as an evil messenger, the evil of thieves has penetrated into your soul and become a part of your instinct. If you don't gain strength through this, your personal will will still be infamy in the end. erosion."
"..."
To be honest, Ye Xuici did have some regrets. She didn't know any of these things. But what she regretted was not that she couldn't bear the consequences, but that she never expected that she would be in such an embarrassing situation. No one would truly repent for their crimes, and she never claimed to be a "conscience" person. In the courtroom, the assailant cried profusely. He was just worried about why he was caught, or he thought that just apologizing would be enough to end the crime in a hurry.
Moreover, when you lose your personal will, doesn’t everything you have put in to get to this point become meaningless?
"I don't want to die," she said bluntly, "I definitely don't want to die. But... I also don't want to lose the right to control and feel my own thoughts. There is really no best of both worlds. If you, and the world, are all to blame I, I have nothing to say. But who will feel the injustice for me?"
"This kind of thing..."
"Since I was born, I know more than anyone else. People have five senses, and I have six senses. Now to deprive one of them, isn't it cruel to me? Lord Jiyue, you should be I know. People who are born blind have their own way of understanding the world from birth; but if they are deprived of their eyesight the day after tomorrow, it is really a miserable and humiliating thing! It’s your words, don’t you understand?”
She asked aggressively, even the cramping pain caused by the strings could be temporarily ignored. She went on to say:
"Yes, after so many years, you should get used to it. What's more, you have become the Six Paths of Impermanence, which is like an extension of the five senses of your limbs, which is enough to make up for or even exceed what you have lost. But what about me? Do you understand? I don't You have to choose. No one taught me about right and wrong when I was peeing, and all I got from doing so-called bad things was encouragement. It seems that I didn’t go on the right path and brought it upon myself, but it sounds like I knew what to do best in the past. It’s the same. If I had to do it all over again, I would still go down the same path.”
Lord Jiyue still didn't speak, just looked here quietly.
"But, no matter what, I am grateful to you for helping me. No matter what, I want to live."
"..."
"Do not kill me."
It's like a plea, but also like a command. Her ease underplayed the humbleness of the words themselves, but they were indeed requests.
At this moment, she felt a sharp pain in her wrist. Raising her hand suddenly, she saw blue-green light overflowing from where the strings were entangled. For some reason, they tightened tighter and tighter, making her whole body tingle with pain. Not only the hand that was wrapped around the strings, but also the tendons in her hands and feet were in excruciating pain. She didn't know what was going on. She clearly didn't violate the contract with Jiyue Lord. Could it be that he had done something?
The stinging pain penetrated deep into her flesh and blood, almost strangulating her bones. Ye Xuici fell to the ground, the snow melted and she was covered in mud. She thought to herself that such pain was really worth screaming, but now she couldn't even scream in pain. She just stared at Lord Jiyue with wide eyes. Although there was a dark curtain covering his eyes, there was still a kind of regret and coldness in his eyes. He didn't say anything, didn't do anything, just let out a very soft sigh.
The strings on the hand burned and emitted a green color, greener than any bamboo leaf. This burst of fire quickly burned the strings, and the severe pain all over his body disappeared in an instant. She was left numb, and it was difficult to move her body every time. It was difficult to even support herself to stand up. Sweat soaked through his clothes, a cold wind hit him, but a chill came from the bottom of his heart.
At the same time, the same flame burned in Lord Jiyue's sleeves. It did not burn through the fabric, but Ye Xuici could clearly see a faint thread of light slowly falling off and disappearing.
"In this way, our contract is completed." Lord Jiyue sighed again, "Alas...according to the Lord's wishes, the last evil angel cannot be kept. But, if that is your request 'If you don't kill me, then I will fulfill the contract. It's just that your hands and feet will be cut off, so you won't be able to steal anything from now on."
"you……"
It was difficult for Ye Xuici to figure out what emotions were stirring in his heart. It seemed like she was resentful, like she was unwilling to do anything, and she seemed like she felt humiliated because she had been deceived, but it was clear that no one was lying to her. It is indeed a great irony that at this moment, the past contract is realized in this form. She wanted to grab a handful of snow, but she couldn't do it. The burning sensation before turned into another form. Even if she just had the thought of moving, severe pain would spread throughout her body.
"...There is a village in the northwest of the bamboo forest." Lord Jiyue said tacitly, "There were evil spirits who caused trouble here, but fortunately, they quickly rebuilt the village. Although the locals were very suspicious of monsters. They are already very sensitive, but if it is just an ordinary injured person who needs help, they should be kind enough to help..."
After saying that, Lord Jiyue stood up, slowly put the piano on his back, and left without looking back. His steps were also so light, leaving almost no traces on the snow. Ye Xuici opened his mouth to shout, but felt that it was no longer necessary.
Until his back was completely gone, and scattered fine snow fell from the sky. They slowly fell down to her limbs, feeling a faint cooling sensation on her painfully hot skin. But the rest of her body became even colder, and she slowly realized that all her demon power was gone and she could no longer maintain a normal body temperature. She tried her best to raise her head and saw that the dense bamboo leaves had cut the nearly full moon into pieces, and the gauze-like thin clouds looked like ghosts. She didn't want to think too much, but she just felt that maybe closing her eyes was an option.
Just when I closed my eyes, a moment or two more crows were heard. A very thin layer of white snow had accumulated on her body. Ye Xuici didn't have the strength to turn his head, so he just opened his eyes again, squinted his eyes, and saw a few crows falling on the nearby bamboo branches. Are you out and about at this time? Are they really the residents of this bamboo forest? They must be waiting for their own death.
Thinking of this, she suddenly felt unwilling again. She raised her body up on her elbows again, crawled on her knees, and trudged forward northwest with her remaining strength. The crows did not catch up, but just perched on the branches, watching her figure leave a long trace on the snow.
