As the sun sets in the west, the petals flying in the peach blossom forest are floating and swirling in the breeze, as if they are sighing at the ruthlessness of the years.
A little girl's childish and clear voice
"Daddy" instantly brought their emotions back to the extremely real dream of the past.
"Don't turn around!" Li Nanke scolded Bai Ruyue who wanted to turn around to see the little girl's behavior. He took a deep breath and warned in a cold voice: "This is just a memory that does not exist. Don't get yourself trapped in it." Bai Ruyue endured the torture in her heart and refused to turn around.
The flying petals were scratched on the face like knives, causing some pain, and the pain seemed to be transmitted to the heart.
The little girl's screams stopped. However, the next moment, there was a warmth in the palms of Li Nanke and Bai Ruyue, but it was the little girl holding their hands.
"Dad, Mom, I made you a gift by the lake. Come and see it with me." The girl's petite figure was imprinted between the shadows of the two adults, adding a bit of comfort and warmth.
It was obviously just an illusory memory, but the girl's voice was so clear and real. Even the warmth conveyed from the hands is so real.
Even Li Nanke appeared a little confused. Suddenly, he and Bai Ruyue were led by the little girl to the lake.
The lake is as clear as a mirror without any wrinkles. There is a protruding object by the lakeside, covered by a shabby purple cloth. It is not known what gift is hidden inside, which arouses people's curiosity.
"Dad, mother, close your eyes." The little girl walked up to the purple cloth, grabbed a corner, and said crisply,
"Don't open it, otherwise I won't give you gifts." Bai Ruyue smiled and closed her eyes.
Li Nanke hesitated for a moment, sighed secretly, and gently closed his eyes. The little girl said: "I will count. When you count to three, open your eyes."
"One...two...three!"
"Three" fell, and the two of them opened their eyes. But they found that they had returned to the altar, and the butterfly that carried the memory fragments of the two people turned into ashes.
The peach blossoms are gone. The little girl is missing. The memory that was originally illusory becomes more and more blurry. Bai Ruyue stood in a daze, as if she had lost her soul, her eyes wet with tears.
"Do you still remember what gift she gave us?" the woman asked. Li Nanke shook his head.
It's strange that this episode doesn't seem to exist in his memory. Bai Ruyue said bitterly: "I know it's fake, and I also know that we are just playing other people, and that little girl is someone else's child. But... I really can't forget or let go. Li Nanke, you I feel that the relationship between us does not need this empty memory to carry it. But apart from that, what else do you and I have?" Li Nanke did not speak. He was in a irritable mood and grabbed a flying butterfly.
The butterfly becomes stiff and becomes a specimen. As his consciousness faded, he felt like his body was falling into a whirlpool.
When I woke up, I found myself in a strange environment. This is another new memory, unique to him.
What came into view was a curtain stained with fresh blood, gently fluttering in the night wind. There was also the heartbreaking cry of a woman in my ears, which was horrifying to hear.
Li Nanke felt very cold and couldn't move. It was as if he was trapped in a small box, unable to move except for his fingers.
At this time, a bronze mirror suddenly stood next to him. In the corner of his eye, Li Nanke was shocked to see a naked baby.
The skin on the baby's left chest was turned up, as if someone had cut it open with a knife. There was blood oozing out from the edge, but he felt no pain.
Who is this? I? Li Nanke felt incredible. It stands to reason that the memory of infants is very short and blank, but it can be recalled.
Through the mirror, Li Nanke not only saw himself as a baby, but also saw a woman lying on the bed about to give birth.
The woman was sweating, shouting in pain, and there were runes on her bulging belly.
"This is..." At this moment, Li Nanke suddenly understood. He understood when and where this memory occurred.
Back then, he was stolen into this world by an old Taoist priest. In order to save the child in the arms of the wife of the God of War Bei Wenliang, a piece of his heart was cut out and replaced.
The child saved is the current Princess Shanyun. Bonding the two together. The scene now is the scene where the old Taoist priest cut his heart to save someone.
Sure enough, the familiar voice of the old Taoist priest came from a corner of the house.
"General Bei, it's almost time."
"Taoist Master, is this method... really possible?" A man's rich voice sounded in the room. The old Taoist priest said: "The old Taoist can't guarantee it, but it's better than nothing. General Bei, giving birth to a child in the grave is against the laws of nature. Whether it can succeed depends entirely on the wife's transformation."
"I understand, then I'll ask you, Taoist priest."
"You go out first, the old master is going to do something."
"That's...ok." The man sighed, and the footsteps gradually faded away until the door closed. After Bei Wenliang left, Li Nanke saw the old Taoist priest's skinny hands taking out two talismans and placing them on both sides of the woman.
The talisman illuminated with a faint white light, like a small lamp.
"Are you ready to change your mind?" From the ancient mirror, Li Nanke saw the old Taoist priest placing an iron plate in a free space on the bed.
On the plate were bright red pieces of meat. I don't know if it was a psychological effect, but Li Nanke saw that the outer wall of the meat seemed to be beating slightly.
After a while, the old Taoist priest inserted three sticks of black incense on the right side of the woman's abdomen. Black smoke swirled around, turning into complex and mysterious runes in the air, and landed on the woman's bulging belly.
Immediately, a black mist spread, obscuring Li Nanke's sight. About three to five minutes later, the baby's cry suddenly sounded.
gave birth? Li Nanke thought to himself. He strained his eyes to see, but as the black fog dissipated, an icy chill instantly spread throughout his body.
I saw a monster lying on the bed. The monster was small, with a body no different from an ordinary baby, but its head was split in two, split in the middle.
The eyes, nose, mouth... were split to both sides. The cracked area was covered with sharp teeth, and a long bloody tongue stuck out, slowly squirming like a snake.
"What the hell is this!?" Li Nanke was shocked. Did Bei Wenliang's wife give birth to such a thing?
But it seems normal for Princess Shanyun. At this time, the monster seemed to smell something and crawled towards Li Nanke, its eyes flashing with scarlet light.
Li Nanke's scalp was numb. I want to escape, but I can't. Fortunately, when the monster was about to get close to him, a hand grabbed it.
Then he fed it a piece of flesh and blood on a plate. After eating the flesh and blood, the monster's split head magically began to heal, gradually turning into a normal child's face.
The baby's face is all pink after returning to normal, and it doesn't look like the wrinkled appearance it had when he was just born.
"Is Princess Shanyun really a monster?" Recalling the words of Yuan Changxu, the prefect of Yuncheng, Li Nanke felt doubtful.
At this moment, he suddenly saw the old Taoist priest taking out a small wooden box from somewhere and carefully placing it on the table next to the bed.
Just when Li Nanke thought it would be some magical weapon, he saw the old Taoist priest taking out a baby from the box!
Judging from the condition of the baby, it was also just born, and it was a girl.
"Where did you get this kid?" Li Nanke was confused. The old Taoist priest looked at the baby in his arms with a complicated expression, whispered something, and placed it next to the woman.
And the monster baby was put into the small box by him.
"The child has been exchanged!" Li Nanke was shocked.
