The polar night at Qingye Peak is extremely long and difficult. Among the two seasons of autumn and winter, you can still see the moonlight in autumn, which is a little comforting. In winter, the moon only exists for a few months and then disappears completely. Zhinuma Ice Lake and Qingye Lengfeng are shrouded in boundless darkness.
The two girls were walking on the ridge of the snow-capped mountains, the lanterns in their hands swaying slightly in the cold wind. The leading girl was taller and was bent down by the wind and snow. She held down her cotton hat and walked a few steps against the wind, then she felt her sleeves being pulled a few times.
A timid voice came from behind her: "Sister...where have we gone? It's so dark everywhere, I'm so scared."
Zheng Chen turned around, pulled up the cloak of the girl behind him, and tightened the laces of her cloak and hat, and then said: "It's okay, don't worry, I can see it no matter how dark it is. Hold my hand , Xiaoyu, don’t be blown away by the wind! We will go down the mountain soon."
Zheng Yu nodded obediently, and her bangs, which were about to freeze into ice, swayed up and down with her movements, causing Zheng Chen to laugh.
The two of them walked along the ridge. Not long after, Zheng Chen suddenly shouted happily: "Xiaoyu, come and see!"
Zheng Yu jogged to keep up with her sister, stood on the ridge, and looked down - through the snow flakes, she saw the lights at the bottom of the mountain flickering, one by one, converging into a winding golden-red curtain. It was the camp of Zhennan Gongfu, with bright red phoenixes painted on the flags. They finally found a home.
There was a burst of joy in her heart, and she turned to look at her sister. The bright red color in Zheng Chen's eyes is gradually fading away, and the brown pupils are gradually returning to normal. That is "Tian Yan". Tianyan can see the future, so Zheng Chen can take every step confidently in the dark environment. Her footsteps always lead in the right direction, Zheng Yu has always believed that, no matter what desperate situation they face.
From the moment he witnessed that "inheritance" with his own eyes, Zheng Yu knew that his sister had inherited incredible abilities. After her sister was sent away, she realized that her sister's talent was unique. She can use "Tian Yan" at will, and before she is exhausted, she is almost omniscient and omnipotent. This has never happened in the recorded Zhennan genealogy.
In half a year, she will also receive the "seed" and inherit the inheritance of the Zheng family. Zheng Yu was worried. She once secretly prayed to the stars in the sky so that she could inherit Tianyan.
You don't need to be as powerful as your sister, as long as you don't get pulled down too much by your sister, and as long as you are also a Tianyan, that's enough.
She thought and held Zheng Chen's hand tightly. Zheng Chen was caught in her palm and saw a layer of snowflakes rolling on her body. He thought she was tired from walking, so he rubbed her head through the thick hat and hugged Zheng Yu to his chest. .
The two of them were already dressed like cotton balls, and when they hugged each other, they became even thicker. Zheng Yu was a little scared and just said: "Sister, this is very -" Before the word "danger" came out, Zheng Chen sat down on the ground and shouted: "Hold on! I'm going to start sliding!"
She exerted force on her feet, hugged Zheng Yu, and slid down from the top of the mountain. Zheng Yu was so frightened that he grabbed her shoulders tightly and didn't dare to open his eyes; Zheng Chen laughed and hugged her, and was swallowed by the flying snowflakes. She spat out the snowflakes in two mouths, "Yo. Roar!" The monster screamed and said loudly: "Haha, I have wanted to play like this for a long time!"
Zheng Yu clenched his teeth and did not dare to speak at all. It wasn't until they slid above the camp that several night watchmen discovered the two missing ladies. She raised her head slightly, her teeth chattering and said, "Sister...it's so scary."
The two held hands and walked toward the tent together. He would inevitably be scolded by his parents later, but Zheng Yu was not afraid. As long as my sister is here, nothing will happen if the sky falls. My sister said: "If one day, the sky really collapses, then I will hold it up, and I will definitely not be able to hit Xiao Yu."
She believed this until she was fifteen.
At that time, Zheng Yu had already accepted the inheritance. She did not inherit Tianyan, but inherited "Tracing Origin" like her father.
"Hahahaha, my two daughters, one is Tianyan and the other is Suiyuan, they complement each other, what can't they do?" Zheng Jingyi stroked his beard and stood in front of the altar with a smile.
Although Zhennan Gongfu still has the title of "Gongfu", after two hundred years of inheritance, it can only be regarded as relatively prosperous and prosperous. But the name Zhennan Gong can be regarded as respected and loved by people in Zhennan.
Since Zheng Chen inherited Tianyan, the Zhennan Palace has had a tradition - every year on the 15th day of the twelfth lunar month, after admiring the snow and the moon, Zheng Chen will use the power of the moonlight to predict the huge changes in the coming year. If the weather is good, people will be called upon to plant some millet; if there are frequent natural disasters, preparations will be made in advance to reduce casualties. In the past three years, although Zheng Chen could not see much, they all played a role. At this time, the entire palace was quiet, nervously waiting for Zheng Chen to perform the heavenly performance on the altar.
Zheng Yu sat in the front row and was looking forward to it. She watched her sister get up and walk to the altar filled with flames, only to find that her sister was clenching her fists tightly.
My sister is always calm, so why are you so nervous today?
Just as she was wondering, Zheng Chen had already walked to the center of the altar. She took a deep breath, put one hand on top of her head, and took in the moonlight.
There is a secret that only she knows. About two months ago, her talent began to weaken.
It happened that on the day Zheng Yu inherited the trace, Zheng Chen urged Tian Yan with a smile to see his sister's fortune tomorrow, but all he saw was darkness.
She had tried countless times, but Tianyan, which was originally as simple as drinking water and breathing, began to make mistakes and confusion, and even only allowed her to see darkness. Several times, due to excessive use of Tianyan, her red eyes never faded for a long time, and the sweet smell of blood kept pouring out of her throat.
Now standing on the altar, her palms were sweating, but the picture in front of her was still broken.
Zheng Chen tried hard to see the scenery clearly - wild grass, flowers, valleys in the snow... The broken pictures were meaningless, but they didn't seem to be ominous.
Zheng Chen gritted his teeth and simply compiled it based on last year's prophecy:
"The water and grass are luxuriant, the crops are plentiful; there is peace and joy, and the family is harmonious." After she finished speaking, she lowered her bright eyes and whispered softly:
"As it is today, it will be so every day."
At the same moment, a strange picture flashed in Zheng Yu's mind.
She closed her eyes involuntarily, and the scene gradually became clear - the faces of the crowd became distorted, the four pillars were scorched black, the fire spread with claws and claws, and the scalding heat wave almost burned her face...
Zheng Yu screamed, "Ah!" and jumped up from his chair. Zheng Chen was walking down the altar, looked at her, and asked worriedly: "Xiaoyu? What's wrong?"
Could it be that what she saw just now was Tianyan's prophecy? Zheng Yu thought, but her sister had just said that the next year would be a calm year. She thought about it, shook her head quickly, and whispered: "No, there is just, uh, a bee..."
Lan Zhiqing looked at her and asked: "It's freezing cold, where are the bees? Xiaoyu, what happened?"
Zheng Yu looked at Zheng Chen for help, and Zheng Chen quickly came to the rescue: "I saw it when I got up today. Maybe it's not bees, but other bugs? Aunt Lan takes good care of the garden, so naturally these bugs survived." She said After saying that, he apologized to everyone around him, picked up Zheng Yu and walked into the house. Zheng and Lan had other things to discuss, so they didn't stay.
After walking a few steps, Zheng Chen slowed down a little and asked, "Xiao Yu, what's going on?"
Zheng Yu looked at her with some hesitation in his eyes. She pursed her lips and asked carefully: "Sister, I don't mean anything else. Did you really not see anything else on the altar? I was just asking."
Zheng Chen was stunned for a moment, her pride made her decide to cover up her weakness. She nodded: "Yes, I saw water plants, rivers... and snowflakes. What's wrong?"
Zheng Yu shook his head. She looked like she was relieved and smiled very easily: "It's okay, hehe, it's just a little bug."
The two went back to their room to play chess, and the sky gradually darkened. Zheng Yu was a little afraid of the scene she saw, and insisted on dragging Zheng Chen to sleep with her. Zheng Chen was not sleepy. She sat in front of the bed and thought about it, then suddenly jumped up and suggested with a smile: "Yes! Xiaoyu, let's Go to the study to get a fan!"
Zheng Yu looked at her doubtfully: "What fan?"
Zheng Chen had already started to change into her "night clothes". She said impatiently: "It's just a big fan for painting. Come on, let's set off now."
As she spoke, she also put a black dress on Zheng Yu. The two of them climbed onto the roof, hunched their backs, and trotted forward quietly.
"Sister!" Zheng Yu ran with her for a long time, not daring to call out loudly, so he could only lower his voice, "Are you going the wrong way?"
Zheng Chen in front of her suddenly stopped. Zheng Yu was blocked behind her and didn't see clearly what happened. Just as she was about to poke her head in to take a look, Zheng Chen held her in his arms.
"Don't open your eyes." She felt Zheng Chen holding her and flying down the roof, and started running wildly, "Hold on to me!"
Zheng Yu closed his eyes. She smelled the smell of burning, heard the screams of pain, and touched the scalding heat, but she did not dare to open her eyes.
She was running, but gradually she could no longer smell or hear; she saw her mother, where had her mother gone? More images appeared in her mind, blocking her senses - flaming arrows, soldiers in armor, burning trees. She held on to her sister's clothes, but Zheng Chen shook her body and asked her to open her eyes.
In front of him was the backyard that had been sealed off for a long time. The fire had spread here, climbing on the dead grass and greedily devouring the neem tree in the center of the backyard.
Zheng Chen was half-kneeling on the ground, pushing the stone table with all his strength. There were tears in the corners of her eyes. The back door was closed tightly, and Zheng Yu heard the sounds outside the door again, which were his mother's roar and the clash of swords.
Blood flowed in through the crack in the door, and the backyard had turned into a sea of flames. Zheng Chen took her with one hand and led her over a bush of flames to a small door.
"This secret passage can lead to the outside." Zheng Chen listened to the voice outside the door and urged her, "Hurry in and I will follow right away."
The banging on the door intensified, the roar was amplified by the flames, and the heat distorted everything charred in front of him, everything seemed like a nightmare. Zheng Yu desperately got into the secret passage, and her eyes began to flash again——
A gray-armored swordsman rushed into the backyard, followed by a second and a third. They looked around like vultures looking for a corpse. Finally, a swordsman laughed and saw Zheng Chen in front of the chess table.
The secret passage is old and the narrow door is almost impossible to open. Zheng Chen held a broken sword in his hand and opened the door a little harder, already worried about closing the door. Just as she was about to squeeze in, she saw Zheng Yu's tearful eyes.
With bright red, tearful eyes.
It's "Tianyan".
It was as if the mantra of judgment had finally fallen upon me, and as if I had finally found the answer I had been looking for all my life. Zheng Chen laughed in relief.
She did not enter the secret passage, but inserted the sword into the door of the secret passage and closed the door with all her strength.
"Go!" Zheng Chen shouted, "Go quickly! I have the inner strength. When you escape, I will meet you. Let's go!"
The door was closed, and Zheng Yu heard an extremely heavy turning sound, which was the stone table gradually returning to the top of the secret passage. There were a few more dull crashes. Zheng Yu couldn't tell what they were. She just knelt at the entrance of the secret passage, unable to take a step. Tears were streaming down her face and she almost died from crying, but she didn't say a word. Dare I say it, not a single sound came out.
Out of sight of her, Zheng Chen was holding on to the chess table, exhausted. She threw the broken curled sword with difficulty, and the blade hit a swordsman, and she fell down clutching the wound.
"Come on!" Zheng Chen picked up the long knife on the ground and forced a smile. She lied. Ever since she saw Tian Xi appearing in Zheng Yu's eyes, her inner strength had completely disappeared.
She fought and retreated just to give Zheng Yu time. A knife penetrated her chest, it was cold and hot. She couldn't breathe, she could only smell the smell of blood, and even her breath was covered in blood foam. Another knife, with a sharp blade, struck her left arm. Thousands of knives, millions of fires, millions of broken faces, millions of people hoping that she would die. The pain destroyed her consciousness, and she gradually became unsteady, and the knife in her hand slipped to the ground at some point.
"Live...go on, Xiao...Yu..."
She looked at the burning neem tree in front of her. The trunk had been twisted into a blackened skeleton in the fire. Fire climbed onto her sleeves, and somehow, a snow-white figure seemed to pass before her eyes.
"Ah...Zhu, Chen..."
