It was really hard for Lin Ping to describe his complicated mood at the moment.
He admitted that he did have a glimmer of hope just now. It was extremely weak, but it was so real.
Only at this moment did he truly realize that he was just a mortal. As long as almost everyone was afraid of death, he was no exception. The glorious glory in the past, the good name and praise, the heavy shackles he had to bear for everyone's expectations... were not important anymore, because he suddenly realized that he was going to die.
When he dies, everything will end, everything will disappear, including him - this is fear.
Even if it doesn't disappear now, it will one day completely disappear from this world, so everything is not important now - it means letting go.
He admitted that he was also afraid of death and should learn to let go of all the trivial details that had nothing to do with death.
This is something Lin Pingzhen has never learned in his more than 20 years of life.
This is really... Lin Pingzhen glanced at Ning Xia who had not yet woken up with a complicated expression. He was obviously the elder brother, but in the end it was always the younger sister who indirectly taught him lessons again and again.
But...it's hateful...
Lin Pingzhen tried his best to bring up a smile, although it looked so pale and forced in such a situation. He followed the end of the flame index and looked at the empty space and said: "Xiaoxia, I'm sorry, you worked so hard to find this place. I'm afraid of my brother." There is no way to safely take you away from here.”
"Although this place is a bit deserted... don't be afraid, brother is still with you." As he spoke, he seemed to be unable to continue and sighed: "If you are really here and can hear clearly, Just don't come back to your soul." I'm afraid you will be in pain when the time comes.
"Good boy, do you know?" Lin Pingzhen asked softly, hesitating for a moment and finally caressed the round top of Ningxia's head with his palm, showing slight affection.
In Lin Pingzhen's eyes, the flames on Ningxia's body seemed to be responding to him, suddenly swelling and steaming upwards.
He originally thought this was agreement, but he never thought... The flame that was still maintaining the index state exploded on the spot as if it was angered. Before Lin Pingzhen could react, a wall of fire instantly surged from Ningxia's body and pushed him back.
Lin Ping really didn't understand why, but he lost his temper at this time and walked forward along the flames, taking a few more steps.
"Qiang——"
The Chonghuan Sword was quickly unsheathed, as if it had been waiting for an opportunity for a long time. It left Ningxia's body and headed straight for the blood-burning stone in the middle. It wandered around the stone, like a wild beast being let out of its cage. It was so exciting. look. Even Lin Pingzhen's natal spiritual sword Changhong roared excitedly, one after another, as if they were communicating.
Lin Pingzhen was stunned for a moment and touched the empty scabbard and holster... He ran really fast.
Chong Huan Jian, who couldn't hold back, naturally didn't care about anything else, because just now he felt that the familiar Ningxia was finally coming, and he was very happy.
It was indeed too quiet along the way, but it really didn't feel any danger. This forest has some weird aura, but it doesn't feel like it emanates any threat to Ningxia. No matter how high the spirituality of the Chonghuan Sword is, it is just a weapon after all, and does not have the ability to think independently, so during this period it has been Be quieter than ever.
After part of Ningxia's consciousness was stripped from her body, Zhonghuan Jian felt it. After all, the aura on Ningxia's body was obviously less alive at this time, and her spiritual system and functions were closer to being asleep, which was still different from the normal state.
However, it fell into a deep sleep, and Zhonghuan Sword was connected to Ningxia's mind. It could still feel that the body of the soul and most of the spiritual thoughts were still firmly in the body, so even if it noticed something different, it still chose to stay next to Ningxia's body. After all, this is her foundation and home base.
But now it's different. As the body soul and consciousness get closer, the barrier separated by consciousness collapses. Ningxia can easily contact her body. However, due to some reasons, she still can't escape from her current environment.
Zhong Huanjian doesn't understand these things, and he doesn't quite understand the inside of them, but this doesn't stop him from getting close to the more active part of Ningxia.
It regarded Blood Burning Stone, which had placed part of its consciousness, as a part of Ningxia. It rejoiced for her return and wished to personally bring her back. Unfortunately, the sword has no hands, so it can only be moved around a few times to express its excitement.
Lin Pingzhen didn't have the relationship with Zhonghuan Sword, and he didn't know the beginning and end, but he also had eyesight and could easily deduce the beginning and end.
Ning Xia had just left his soul, and the only one who could summon the natal spirit sword to be surrounded by such excitement... was its owner himself. so--
Lin Pingzhen looked at the blood-burning stone hanging on the stone foundation not far away, and asked tentatively: "Xiaoxia, you... ran into the stone?"
There was no response for a long time. Lin Ping really thought that he had guessed wrong, and was about to ask again when he saw the flames on Ning Xia's body leaping into the blood-burning stone, and then the dark red crystal seemed to be energized, emerging from the center of the uniform color A ball of bright fire suddenly burst out, orange-red, lighting up the originally dim stone like filaments.
really--
Now Lin Ping was really sure. Ningxia's scattered soul thoughts are in this blood-burning stone.
"...Why are you here?" Lin Ping was really dumbfounded. Although he had been disheartened not long ago and was ready to accept his impending fate, at this moment he felt extremely happy to know that his little sister was safe.
But happy moments are limited and fleeting, and even if there are any, they will be shattered by the coming cruelty - they are still in an unsolvable death situation, what will be the solution?
Ningxia, which seemed to be the most passive in this game, gave the answer.
Completely ignited by the flames, when the filaments of flame evenly and densely filled the entire blood-burning stone, the blood-burning stone hanging on the stone base leaped up from the ground and flew straight towards the body in Lin Pingzhen's arms. .
Lin Ping really thought that she was determined to return to face the danger. He subconsciously didn't want her to suffer this terrible pain, so he wanted to stop her: "Fufeng, you..."
Who would have thought that Ningxia didn't want to return to the body at all. Or it should be said that she was originally in the body, but some weird consciousness transfer occurred for some unknown reason. The soul is still in the body, not a separated soul as Lin Pingzhen always thought.
Naturally, she came back to save herself and her brother. There was nothing they could do about it just now. Never would they have thought that taking a risk and wandering around would be a blessing in disguise and find a way for her to survive. It was true that God would not kill them.
Of course, Chonghuan Sword was also helping its master. Once Lin Pingzhen stopped it, it was reluctant and joined in. Lin Pingzhen threw the rat-proof weapon and failed to stop him after all... Spotting the gap, the Blood Burning Stone fell straight into Ningxia's chest. As soon as it hit the mark, it fell silent instantly.
