Dark, gloomy.
Cold, so cold.
Ying Baiye opened his eyes and looked around the surrounding environment. Everything here was covered in darkness, and he could not see his fingers.
He hadn't felt such coldness from the outside in for a long time.
Where is this place?
What is he doing here again?
Oh, come to think of it, he seemed to be sucked into the broken space and then lost consciousness.
perception?
It seemed like he couldn't feel any spiritual power in his body.
Oh, is that so?
He must be dead.
It turns out that after death, a person ends up in a place like this alone.
It was cold and dark, and he was alone.
He thought it would be a little less lonely if he died with someone by his side.
Forget it, he was destined to be like this, so why should he be demanding now?
Just stay in this darkness and wait for the death of your soul.
A person passed away alone.
"Aye."
Um?
Who is calling him?
"Aye."
So tender and missed.
"Aye."
Ah, the cry from the depths of memory.
It is said that when people die, they always see the things they want to see most.
Is this what it was like?
He opened his eyes and seemed to see a little light shining in the darkness.
bright?
His eyes seemed to penetrate the surrounding darkness, looking towards that place bit by bit.
It was such a dazzling light, just like that day.
Yes, it was the same day.
This is the world of the dead, are you waiting for me?
Looking through this annoying light, a gentle figure appeared in front of him, exactly as he remembered it.
He was very lucky that his memory was so good and he would never forget this person's appearance no matter what.
Familiar eyes and nose, familiar pretty face, familiar gentleness, familiar smile, and that familiar voice...
"Aye."
"mother……"
…
In Daqishan, what was originally a clear sky turned into a snowy and windy one in an instant.
The changes are so fast that people are caught off guard.
In the wind and snow, a figure staggered forward, seemingly carrying another person on its back.
This is a girl, a very beautiful girl.
Of course, she looks very embarrassed now.
She didn't even dare to speak, for fear that the flying snow would get into her mouth.
Her spiritual power was recovering bit by bit, but the injuries on her body were too severe, so the speed of recovery was really not worth mentioning.
Under Feixue's consumption, even the little bit of spiritual power she had left was quickly disappearing.
"You owe me a lot."
Yuan Chunian gritted his teeth and said that this sentence was meant for the unconscious ghost on her back, who was almost dead.
She really wished that this guy had died when he was in the snowdrift. This half-dead state had greatly affected her.
Suddenly, her eyes drifted to an extremely hidden place.
There seemed to be a cave.
There is no end to the human path, and there is still hope.
She carried Ying Baiye across the windy and snowy area with difficulty, and dived directly into the cave.
The wind and snow outside were instantly isolated by the cave.
She let out a long breath and put Ying Baiye behind her on the ground.
Immediately, she sat down cross-legged and used her martial arts skills to calm down her injuries that had become agitated due to walking in the wind and snow.
After a few breaths, the injuries in her body temporarily stabilized.
"Phew~ It's alive."
Taking a long breath, Yuanchu Nian opened his beautiful eyes and looked at Ying Baiye beside him.
It’s good to be alive, only alive is valuable.
She remembered that in the broken space, the white light should have entered his body.
In this case...
…
Some things break when touched.
There are still some things that, if you don’t encounter them, you will miss them in your life.
Ying Baiye stretched out his hand. He wanted to stay by this person's side like he was when he was a child. He wanted to act coquettishly with her like a child again, listen to her bedtime stories, listen to her gentle scoldings...
But……
"Pacha."
The figure was like glass, turned into fragments all over the sky, and just collapsed in front of him.
"mother!"
Ying Baiye stepped forward, he wanted to grab it with his hands, he wanted to keep this broken figure.
"Mom! Don't, don't..."
However, he could only watch the fragments dissipate, but there was nothing he could do.
Just be with, just be with...
"Don't leave."
Just like it was thirteen years ago.
The light instantly magnified, drowning all the surrounding darkness. Ying Baiye was stung by the light and closed his eyes.
It's like everything is in vain.
Then, he opened his eyes with difficulty again.
Everything in front of me is so immaculate.
He opened his eyes bit by bit. He wanted to see that face again, that person again, and then see her touching his head and calling him "Aye" softly.
Then, he saw everything around him.
Cave, fire, wind and snow, and...
"Wow, you can wake up like this, how much you don't want to die."
Who is this voice?
Ying Baiye's brain was in a mess right now, and he couldn't figure out the current situation.
"Hey, are you stupid? Don't be like this. I don't want to save a fool alive."
Did she save me?
Why save me?
Oh, yes, the space of Lingzang was shattered, and then she and I were involved.
Then, I seemed to see...
"Mother."
"What are you talking about? I'm not you..."
Yuan Chunian's voice suddenly stopped and fell silent.
She didn't want to say those two words.
Suddenly, a cold air hit Ying Baiye's brain, causing him to wake up instantly.
He concentrated his gaze and took another look at everything around him.
Cave, fire, wind and snow, and... Yuanchu Thoughts.
Oh, he's not dead after all.
This is just a beautiful dream.
"Are you awake?"
Yuan Chunian noticed that his eyes had become clearer and he spoke.
Ying Baiye looked her over. She looked very embarrassed now, with disheveled hair. She was not at all as luxurious as the eldest lady of the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce before.
"Ah."
"Why are you laughing? You look uglier than me now."
Yuan Chunian understood the meaning of his laughter and said angrily.
"impossible."
Ying Baiye raised his arms and his eyes opened slightly for a moment.
"hiss--"
The injuries on this body are a bit too serious.
It is no exaggeration to say that this is the second time in sixteen years that he has been so seriously injured.
It hurts.
"You're so sick, you still dare to move."
Yuan Chunian sat across from him and said mockingly.
Although her injuries were not minor, Ying Baiye's physical condition could no longer be described as minor.
To put it simply, Ying Baiye would be completely disabled if he was just one step away.
"It's not dead, so naturally you have to move."
He didn't care and continued to raise his arms, but the bursts of severe pain made him stop this idea.
It's really serious.
"seek death."
Yuan Chunian looked at his movements and complained.
Ying Baiye didn't respond. He turned his head with all his strength and looked at the wind and snow outside.
They probably didn't just fall into this cave. It seemed that they really owed a huge favor this time.
What a life-saving grace.
"You really don't want to die and you can survive in this situation."
Yuan Chunian looked at Ying Baiye in front of him and couldn't help but say again.
She had seen people with such serious injuries before, most of them dead, but this was the first time she saw them alive.
"Who knows."
Ying Baiye murmured to himself after hearing her words.
"What did you say?"
Because his voice was very low, Yuan Chunian could only see him opening his mouth, but did not hear what he said.
"It's okay, I'm saying, thank you this time."
Ying Baiye turned his head and looked at Yuan Chu Nian in front of him sincerely.
"A life-saving grace."
“It’s little things, little things, just do it as it comes.”
Yuan Chunian waved his hands, looking very free and easy.
This look made Ying Baiye smile slightly.
"The way you look now, you don't have the slightest bit of reserve from Miss Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce."
"It wasn't there originally."
Yuan Chunian leaned against the stone wall behind him and glanced at Ying Baiye, who had a weak face and a gentle smile in front of him.
"Aren't you the same? I've never seen you smile like this."
Ying Baiye was slightly startled.
Is he smiling now?
probably.
The wind and snow outside were howling crazily, raging across this vast mountain range.
In the cave, it gradually became quiet after these two sentences.
The atmosphere is a bit quiet and weird.
The two people were strangers to each other, but because of their narrow escape from death together, they seemed to have gradually developed some vague intimacy.
"Do you miss your mother?"
What broke the silence was Yuanchu Nian.
After she finished speaking, she noticed Ying Baiye's sharp gaze and waved her hands to explain: "I just heard you scream when you just woke up, so I thought you missed your mother..."
After hearing her explanation, Ying Baiye also realized that something seemed wrong with his emotions, and quickly put away his original gaze.
He hated being mentioned about his mother, and the same thing about his father.
However, now...
There seems to be no way.
"Um."
He nodded and turned his head again to look at the wind and snow outside.
"That's great." Yuan Chunian held up his cheeks and looked at the scattered white snow outside. "I don't miss my mother that much."
"Why? Because you are an illegitimate daughter?"
It's very boring in the cave, and chatting may be considered a kind of fun to relieve boredom.
"Well... forget it. Even if she is not an illegitimate daughter, I probably won't think about her."
Yuan Chunian replied.
"fine."
Ying Baiye felt that maybe not caring was a good idea.
"Tsk, I say hello and you say hello to me, why do you always feel a little weird?"
"Well, that's weird. Let's change the question. What do you want when you enter the treasure house?"
"I told you, this is a secret."
"Maybe I can help."
"You want to help me?" Yuanchu Nian seemed to have heard something terrible. "Tian Yao, you actually take the initiative to help others."
"Don't tell me that you know me very well. I'm not a cold person."
Ying Baiye said in opposition.
"Pfft."
However, hearing his words, Yuan Chunian couldn't help but laugh again.
"very funny?"
Ying Baiye frowned slightly.
"It's funny." Yuan Chunian looked at him, "You are the kind of person who is cold to the core, why are you pretending to be so cool?"
"Heh, it's like you know me very well."
Ying Baiye smiled slightly and responded.
"I just know you."
Yuan Chunian turned his head and met Ying Baiye's eyes.
"Even if we don't know each other, I still understand what kind of person you are."
His tone was sonorous and forceful, and he was too confident.
Ying Baiye looked into her eyes.
Eyes are the second face of a person.
He seemed to understand something.
Indeed, sometimes, you don’t have to know each other to understand the other person...
"By the way, do you know where the previous ossuary went?"
After a long time, Yuanchu Nian asked casually.
Ying Baiye turned his head and answered in the same casual manner.
"I do not know."
Do you really not know?
The atmosphere in the cave seemed to have changed again.
It wasn't until a figure appeared in the cave that the atmosphere was broken.
This was a man. As soon as the man entered the cave, he skillfully shook all the snow off his body. Then he raised his head and looked at the fire burning in the cave.
Obviously, Ying Baiye could notice that when he saw him and Yuan Chu Nian, the man's eyes were a little stunned, as if he didn't expect to see anyone here.
"You are?"
The man spoke in a rough dialect and asked.
Yuan Chunian and Ying Baiye looked at each other, the meaning in their eyes was very clear, there were only three words.
"You tell me".
"cough."
In the end, Yuan Chunian was defeated and coughed.
"We are pedestrians in trouble, and we are making trouble here because of the wind and snow."
They could tell that this man's spiritual power was not high. Judging from his attire, he was probably a villager nearby. He was also very skilled in a series of actions when entering the cave.
Based on this analysis, this cave may be a common stronghold for this person or the village to which he belongs.
"I'm in trouble."
The man glanced at the two of them with a very innocent look. After he lowered his guard, his expression became more honest.
"No nagging, no nagging, are you injured?"
Even though it was the first time they met, the man's voice still sounded a little worried.
This is a good man. Ying Baiye can see that the man's concern is sincere.
I am used to some intrigues and calculations, but this time I really met a simple guy.
Strangely rare.
Yuan Chunian briefly talked to him about the current physical condition of the two of them. They were not afraid of what the man would do. In fact, even if he wanted to do something, Yuan Chunian could crush him without using any spiritual power.
Originally, their original intention was to show that they would rest in the cave for a while and leave quickly when the wind and snow stopped.
However, whether it was Ying Baiye or Yuan Chunian, the two of them were considered to have seen a lot of people in the world. They had never expected that the man who had just met them once would say such a thing after hearing their current situation.
"The conditions here are not good. Why don't you come back to the village with me?"
His eyes were pure and innocent, without any evil thoughts.
I met a kind person...
