In the forty-ninth year of Tianmao, it has been one year since Qiong Yi buried "Shun'er" and his two elders together in the small village.
After parting ways with Mr. Ren and Po Shi, she began to practice Qi again.
At the beginning, Qiong Yi's true energy was only sucked dry by Mo Yundu, not his bones were destroyed. Now it is not difficult to build the foundation from scratch and walk the old path again.
Without her sword, she began to practice magic. If she couldn't do it with sword practice, she could always practice magic.
When she was learning and practicing magic, she often encountered lonely ghosts approaching her. Qiong Yi was still afraid of ghosts. She couldn't drive away the ghosts, so she had to escape by herself. The world is so big that there is no place for her.
One late night, Qiong Yi was walking alone in the wilderness. The stars were twinkling brightly, and the fireflies shuttled through the grass tips that were no more than her knees, and stopped on her thin shoulders.
Qiong Yi only wore a plain white singlet. The night wind was very cool and felt cold on her body. She gently brushed away the fireflies and walked forward slowly until a slight call stopped her: " ...Qiong Yi..."
Qiong also looked back and saw that there was no one everywhere in the dark night. She frowned and heard another call.
"Qiong Yi..."
The soft call was Zhu Yunluo's voice.
Qiong Yi was stunned. What was more terrifying than the auditory hallucinations was that she realized that she was speaking in a psychic language. She covered her ears and subconsciously thought: Impossible...
A Luo is fine. She should be in Luoyao now. Sheng Jing said that A Luo was fine. He personally told me that A Luo was rescued.
Over the years, Qiong Yi had also doubted whether Zhu Yunluo was still alive, but she didn't dare to ask or investigate in detail. Sheng Xuanyuan said that Zhu Yunluo and her daughter were safe, and she took it seriously, and she didn't let herself think too much. It seems that as long as her sister is still there in her heart, A Luo will always be safe.
But when a ray of remnant soul appeared in front of her eyes, a familiar face, a familiar gentle smile, Qiong Yi finally shook her body and fell to the ground.
Sheng Xuanyuan lied to her.
Zhu Yunluo died, and her most important sister, her only relative in the world, was left with only the remnant soul.
There were crickets chirping in the grass, rustling, light and sweet. Qiong was lying in the grass, shoulders shaking up and down. Her crying turned from a faint choking sound between her breaths into sobs, which became more and more intense. She stretched out her hand forward, what? Can't touch anything, can't grab anything.
That ray of soul was very weak. Although it was incomplete, it was only a living soul. After wandering for many years, Zhu Yunluo finally found the person she wanted to see. When she wanted to help Qiong Yi stand up, her transparent hand penetrated through her sister's arm, and she suddenly realized that she was no longer the person she wanted to see. living person. Qiong also raised her head and saw that Zhu Yunluo was wearing a loose dress with bloodstains under the skirt. It was the same dress she was wearing when she was sitting in the sedan in the past. There was no need to ask more about when she passed away.
"A Luo..."
Qiong Yi cried and got up. As a Taoist, she knew that a living soul could only stay in the human world for seven days. After the first seven days, it would enter the underworld and divide the yin and yang. But it has been seven years since Zhu Yunluo passed away. She was just a mortal soul, but she endured the erosion of the world and came back as a remnant soul.
Zhu Yunluo couldn't touch Qiong Yi, couldn't rub her face, or touch her head. The obsession she couldn't let go before she died was that she was afraid that her sister would be killed. Now that she saw Qiong Yi, she was safe, and she got what she wanted: "Qiong Yi" Also...you're okay...A Luo is finally relieved..."
Qiong Yi felt heartbroken. She understood now why her sister's remnant soul appeared here. A Luo came here to find her. She couldn't let her go. Even if she died, she couldn't let go of herself.
"Live well……"
Qiong Yi kept shaking his head, crying heartbrokenly: "A Luo... don't go... don't go..."
"I don't want you to leave..."
"I don't want you to leave..."
"Don't leave me alone in this world..."
"Aluo...don't..."
Qiong Yi cried like a child, but no matter how she shouted, Zhu Yunluo would not come back as before.
Zhu Yunluo also shed tears, her soul and body shed tears, and the ground saw water. She hugged Qiong Yi with her empty body. Qiong Yi wanted to hug her, but he couldn't hold her or hold her tightly.
"Qiong Yi, I'm tired..." Zhu Yunluo's face was full of tears: "You still have a long way to go... A Luo can't accompany you anymore..."
Qiong Yi shook his head and cried, but as a ghost, Zhu Yunluo had already fulfilled her wish. She curved her lips and said softly: "Send me away..."
Qiong Yi cried so hard that she could hardly breathe. She saw that the soul body in Kong's arms became more and more transparent. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew through at night, and the soul passed away and left the world.
She fell to the ground crying until dawn.
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Zhu Yunluo was the first living soul that Qiong Yi personally transferred.
She untied her sister's long-cherished wish and saved her from death.
After crying, life still has to move forward.
But from then on, Qiong was no longer afraid of ghosts. She began to deal with the souls of the dead, practice spiritual arts, and refine ghost objects. From this time on, she began the so-called "soul transfer".
She only has one wish left, to break the curse on herself and pass away like her transformed soul.
*
At this time, the plague was still wreaking havoc on the world, and there were many dead souls. Qiong not only had her own physical constitution to attract spirits, she was also extremely talented in this kind of sorcery. She used the silver bell given to her by Mr. Ren to collect several unusual souls for her to control. , one is the dead soul of an owl, which has psychic empathy and can look down on all things. The second is the dead soul of a Tibetan mastiff dog, which can smell and identify smells. The third is a female ghost who has done evil. She is inspired by her and is willing to protect her safety in order to atone for her sins. .
Qiong also found that the current epidemic was very similar to the disease that Chen Xun contracted when she was a child. She had read in books that the epidemic at that time came from the Western Desert, so she went west alone.
Returning to the West, I had mixed feelings. When Kunzhai was destroyed, Qiong was also tortured by an evil curse and lost her mind. She missed the opportunity to seize power with her own blood. I think Laisu and Jin had died long ago, but they died due to Yan Tingshen's plan. , but still died in the hands of people from the five tribes.
Nowadays, the overall situation in the Western Desert has long been stable, and Qiong is unable to intervene. As the only daughter of King Kunzhai Rong, historical records record that she died at a young age, and no one would believe it. Even if the people of the desert are willing to believe in her and follow her, and the elders of the previous dynasty are willing to help her rise to power, they will most likely become a puppet controlled by these people, not to mention that she has no interest in power.
Qiong Yi also spent a lot of effort to find out the source of the epidemic. It was indeed caused by refining the poison, and it turned out to be the priest and poison master used by Su and Jinzhong. They were the legacy of the "Borrowing Life Technique" in this world. . Qiong Yi let the ghost kill these people, destroyed the corpses and wiped out the traces, completely breaking this ancient evil spell. It also avenged Uncle Chen who was tortured to death by the epidemic when he was young, and avenged Mr. Ren and Granny Shi who rescued and raised her.
After doing this, she came to the north.
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Qiong also began to practice the spiritual path. All the spells for attracting and controlling spirits were figured out by herself. This was different from the mental methods of sword cultivation in the past, so there was a bottleneck in her practice. She wanted to learn more and learn more, and also wanted to understand what the curse on her body was, so she came to the Demon Sect to find her old friend Yun Ya.
The three major factions of the Northern Demon Sect are Qiyin, Fuhun, and Jihe. When they retired a hundred years ago, the Jihe sect declined and was divided and eaten by the two sects. Now the two sects Qiyin and Fuhun are married. It is natural that they should be merged into one sect, and the name should not be changed. They should still be called "Qiyin Sect".
Qiong also thought: What is the difference between Fuhun Sect's loss-making business and being directly annexed?
She dressed up as an old man, called herself Lingpo, and was received by the Qiyin Sect as a foreigner. Because Qiong Yi's original vitality was sucked away, and now her aura changed drastically, Cheng Shaozheng naturally failed to recognize her. After many twists and turns, Qiong Yi finally met Yun Ya, Mrs. Qi Yin Sect and the leader of Fuhun Sect.
Yunya was imprisoned in a secret pavilion in the sect. She leaned on the support, her hair covered with black hair that had turned into white hair. Qiong couldn't believe her eyes. She took off her cloak and called through the guardrail: "Yunya elegant!"
Yun Ya was startled and walked towards her. Looking at the familiar face in front of her, she was stunned for a long time: "Are you... Lu Xi?"
"My name is Qiong Yi."
Seeing Yun Ya suddenly realize, Qiong Yi asked: "How did you become like this?"
"I..." Yun Ya smiled self-deprecatingly, tears falling down her face: "I made a mistake and ended up in this situation today."
Qiong Yi originally thought that she was the wife of the powerful leader of the Demon Sect, and wanted to use her power to undo the evil curse. She didn't expect it to be like this. She was silent and didn't know how to speak. Yun Ya didn't say anything, and knelt down in front of her: " Qiong Yi, I know you came here to ask for something from me, and I must be able to give it to you. You have also seen my current situation. Everything that should have belonged to me has been taken away by Cheng Shaozheng. As long as you can help I'm out of trouble, and I will do my best to help you, please, Qiong Yi..."
She fell to the ground and wept bitterly.
"Yunya, you can tell that I am just a low-level monk at the 'Open Body' level now." Qiong Yi sighed: "What can I help you? I'm afraid it will harm you instead."
"No, it won't! Nothing will be worse than now, as long as you promise me, please take the sake of our friendship back then..."
Qiong was silent for a moment: "Tell me, what's the matter?"
Yun Ya gritted her teeth: "Help me kill Cheng Shaozheng and unify the northern territory."
Qiong also thought that she was deaf: "...how can I be so virtuous and capable?"
Yun Ya cried: "No, don't say that, I know you can... I was ignorant back then, and Cheng Shaozheng coaxed me to lie to me. I really thought he repented and thought he really loved me. On the wedding night, He hid my father's secrets from me, poisoned me, made me the leader of the Soul-Suppressing Sect, and used my friendship to seize my sect's token. After holding the power of two sects, he started to fall out. Only then did I find out how good he was to me before marriage. It's all a scam..."
"He ignored my objections, colluded with Xirong, secretly attacked Julongguan, and declared war on the upright people. I didn't want my disciples to die, so I had a big quarrel with him. Since then, he has been imprisoning me in this dark underground chamber. , even though I cried and my hair turned gray, you never even looked at me..."
"Qiong Yi, please help me... Please, you can do it. No one can save me except you..."
Qiong Yi frowned: "Yunya, do you still have Cheng Shaozheng in your heart?" After a pause, she added: "He hurt you once before, and he even tricked you into marrying him, and gave Liang Zao a slap in the face. , you forget about the pain. If I really help you, even if I help you to the point of killing him, and he begs and kneels down to beg you, will you still forgive him?"
Yun Ya wiped away her tears: "I have hated him for a long time."
She said: "The hatred for killing my father is irreconcilable. He imprisoned me for ten years and ruined my youth and beauty. How can I forgive him?!"
Qiong Yi's life was boring, so instead of wasting her time, it would be better to find something to do. In addition, Yun Ya was really pitiful, so she agreed to her request.
Qiong also briefly understood Yunya's current situation. She was imprisoned in the underground pavilion built for her by Cheng Shaozheng. The space was not small, but it was difficult to see the sun. She was cared for by four maids. Except for one intimate slave, Lingqiu, the rest The three of them are Cheng Shaozheng's subordinates who monitor her.
Qiong also followed the owl and eavesdropped and observed the three maids for several days to understand their scope and time of activities, temperament and speaking style. After getting familiar with the three people, Yunya called the maid who was less talkative among them into the room. , used magic to kill people and skin them, and exchanged the human skin for Qiong Yi to use. Therefore, Qiong also replaced the maid named Hua Yin, often going in and out of the underground pavilion, getting closer to Cheng Shaozheng.
