The entire hall was changing.
The gray scene had changed, the pillars were climbed by gorgeous patterns, carved dragons and phoenixes. Soft silk spread on the ground, the walls became golden and brilliant, every place was inlaid with gold, silver and jewels. Palace lamps appeared out of thin air, with different patterns, and the bright light illuminated everything.
In just a few seconds, this tomb-like place became like a real palace.
The human figures on the ground, respectfully preparing to welcome his arrival.
Jing Xian couldn’t hear the vast voice, nor did he know what had happened.
An inexplicable sense of panic climbed up his heart. He was stiff all over, wanting to firmly grasp Lu Yingjiu, but stopped when he reached out.
Lu Yingjiu turned his back to him, looking at everything gorgeously.
The runes in the air were fluctuating, that was a power he had never felt before, novel, powerful and refreshing – that was probably something that humans couldn’t study out even after thousands of years. For an exorcist who had already reached the peak, this was an irresistible temptation.
What’s more, there was that immortal life, and unparalleled power waiting for him.
And all he had to do was one thing: go over and accept it.
The two stood far away.
Jing Xian’s heart seemed to be eroded by wind and snow, so cold that it was unbearable.
He instinctively knew: as long as Lu Yingjiu took a step forward, he would lose him forever.
Just like a hundred years ago in that wind and snow, Lu Yingjiu was covered in blood in white clothes and stepped into the gate of the ghost world. Only the desperate him like a trapped beast was left under the freezing cold.
It was said that ghosts were crazy about their obsessions, of course he hoped that Lu Yingjiu would always be by his side, stay together forever, and never separate regardless of life or death.
But, if he forcibly kept Lu Yingjiu, would Lu Yingjiu hate him?
Lu Yingjiu just got rid of the curse – a person who had finally broken free from the shackles, of course, wanted to live this life as he pleases, without regrets. Lu Yingjiu was a very assertive person, knowing what he wanted, and couldn’t tolerate others’ interference.
So Jing Xian just stood there.
Standing there, looking at Lu Yingjiu’s back.
He dared not reach out.
He dared not.
Lu Yingjiu actually only stopped for two or three seconds, but Jing Xian felt it was as long as a few centuries.
Then Lu Yingjiu turned his head and said, “Jing Xian, let’s go.” After speaking, he returned to his side.
Jing Xian: “…”
Lu Yingjiu said, “Why do you have this expression?” He smiled, “You don’t really think I would go, do you?”
Jing Xian: “…Well, because you hesitated.”
“What,” Lu Yingjiu said inexplicably, “you see this broken place suddenly renovated, wouldn’t you look at it a few more times out of curiosity? I just looked at it for a few seconds, and I didn’t even see the patterns on the palace lamps clearly.”
Jing Xian was still stunned and hadn’t reacted.
Lu Yingjiu knew what he was thinking.
He laughed. “Knowing those brand-new talismans, ascending to an unknown height, is indeed tempting. But they are not what I pursue.”
“I said before, I am not a ‘part of the Heavenly Way’, I am just an ordinary person, and I don’t want to take on such a heavy responsibility. What’s good about being the Heavenly Way, it’s boring and lonely, and I may even be ruined by that black water.”
He gently pulled Jing Xian’s hand and said, “You know, I didn’t have many friends when I was young, and my relatives have already left.”
“When I was a child, I often touched the longevity lock, guessing when you would appear, and thinking about telling you all the stories of more than ten years after you appeared. Now you are by my side. There are so many stories in the future, we can experience it together, how can I bear to leave you?”
“Jing Xian, I promised not to leave you again, you have to believe me a little bit more. Besides, friends are waiting for us.”
He said, “I love you. Let’s go home together.”
Jing Xian was silent for a long time, and whispered, “Say it again.”
Lu Yingjiu: “…I just said so long, you want me to say it again??”
“No,” Jing Xian’s eyes were bright, “the three words.”
Lu Yingjiu laughed, “I love you.”
As always, he received a big kiss from Jing Xian, and then the low laughter in his ears, “I love you too.” The two held hands and walked into the beam of light.
The light shone on them, and everything around them was disappearing rapidly.
But they didn’t look back.
After they completely disappeared, the entire hall was dead silent.
The golden human figures kneeling slowly stood up, looking at each other. They were very confused: why did Lu Yingjiu refuse?
Almost everyone who came before agreed.
Looking at the place where the ancient tree was, it was empty, and they couldn’t help but panic, flying up and down, in a mess.
Finally, in the chaos, one of the human figures stood in front of the open space.
These golden human figures were actually fragments of the Heavenly Way.
And this one was the strongest one here.
The other human figures immediately knew its intentions, and after a brief hesitation, they knelt on the ground again.
And it slowly walked up.
New tree roots entwined into the shape of a throne, it sat on it, at this moment, the branches behind the throne rose from the ground.
In just a few seconds, a new, lush tree appeared, with deep roots and vigorous leaves.
An eye appeared on the trunk.
The contamination was removed, the eye was no longer crazy, calm and peaceful. Between the flowing runes in the eye, there was a faint sense of sanctity.
This was its original appearance.
A breeze blew, and more eyes opened.
Two, three, four, five…
In the end, the small world in the cloud changed in thousands of ways, the golden human figures danced happily like birds, and the eyes of the full tree turned –
There were 60 in total.
****
“…Mr. Lu?”
“Are you guys okay?!”
“Damn, where did this guy come from?!!”
There was rain and noise everywhere.
Lu Yingjiu opened his eyes, and a group of people surrounded him, looking anxious.
To be precise, they were surrounding him and Jing Xian, whom he was holding hands with.
Shao Hong – the commander of the landing site, quickly walked over. “What’s the situation here?”
“What’s the date today?” Lu Yingjiu asked him.
Shao Hong was stunned. “Huh?”
“What’s the date today? How long have I been missing?” Lu Yingjiu asked again.
Shao Hong was shocked, twisted his neck and shouted. “Doctor! Where is the doctor?! Mr. Lu’s head is broken!!”
Lu Yingjiu: “…”
Four white coats ran over in a hurry, forcibly pulled him and Jing Xian aside, took a pupil pen and shone it into their eyes.
Lu Yingjiu quickly avoided, “I’m fine!”
Jing Xian echoed. “Yes! He’s fine!”
Doctor: “…”
After a lot of persuasion from Lu Yingjiu, he asked the situation from the doctor: the two of them had been tossing around in the Heavenly Way for so long, but less than a minute had passed in the outside world, and they were still anxiously waiting for the arrival of the hundred ghosts.
But…
This biggest Hundred Ghosts Night Parade was summoned by the decaying Heavenly Way.
The Heavenly Way has been purified, the yin energy of the ghost world was no longer rolling, and the battle should end soon.
Unfortunately, the already frenzied ghosts couldn’t stop, hovering above this factory area, revealing their fangs.
Lu Yingjiu stood up, stretched, and asked Jing Xian, “How about it, want to fight another battle?”
“Can’t wait.” Jing Xian smiled.
The two walked into the rain curtain side by side.
The talisman burned, and yin energy rolled.
The battle had just begun.
****
Half a month later.
The sky was clear, the brilliant sunshine fell, and the birds were singing outside the window.
Ka-chak!Ka-chak!
Ka-chak!Ka-chak!
Lu Yingjiu heard this sound in his sleep and instinctively frowned.
Ka-chak!Ka-chak!
Ka-chak!Ka-chak! Awoo!”
Lu Yingjiu woke up. “Jing Xian! What are you doing?!”
In the living room, Jing Xian quickly poured the remaining skull and a pile of kitchen waste into hairball’s mouth, muttering, “Eat quickly, eat quickly.”
Hairball: “Awoo! Awoo! Awoo! Burp!”
By the time Lu Yingjiu came out, one ghost and hairball had skillfully destroyed all the evidence.
Lu Yingjiu: “…”
He was so angry that he woke up.
Seeing his face, Jing Xian realized that he might not be able to get into bed tonight, and quickly changed the subject. “Ah, it’s almost time, let’s have breakfast, let’s have breakfast.”
On the table, there were freshly made shrimp wontons.
After washing up, Lu Yingjiu sat down and ate slowly.
At this moment, Jing Xian was arranging a bouquet of flowers on the window sill, asking, “Should I go with you?”
“Yes, together.” Lu Yingjiu says, “He knows you.”
Jing Xian says, “I’m just afraid that he will be stimulated when he sees us together, and his wounds will start bleeding.”
Lu Yingjiu laughs, “No worries, he’s not that narrow-minded.”
They were talking about Chu Banyang.
That day, the Chu family did encounter a great obstacle at the formation’s eye. They fought desperately and managed to do inviting the gods in time. Four or five people were seriously injured, but fortunately, they were not in danger of losing their lives. After several surgeries, they were all lying in the hospital.
Lu Yingjiu had been to the hospital several times, but Chu Banyang’s spirit was not good, so he didn’t want to disturb him.
Now that Young Master Chu was gradually recovering, Lu Yingjiu bought another bouquet of flowers and fruits to send over.
No matter what, Jing Xian’s plan was very effective: Lu Yingjiu was distracted by this, and indeed forgot about hairball.
After changing clothes, Jing Xian drove, and the two of them knocked on the door of the hospital room.
Chu Banyang’s head was wrapped in bandages, and he’s on an IV drip. When he saw them, he snorted arrogantly, “I’ve said that you don’t need to come to see me anymore. I thought you had given up.”
Xioa Li, who was next to him, interjected in confusion, “Master, didn’t you just ask me to help you look in the mirror? You prepared for so long, how could you not know they were coming?”
Chu Banyang, “…Xiao Li, go copy the book, three times.”
Xiao Li went out crying.
“Last time I came, you fell asleep without saying a few words to me.” Lu Yingjiu smiled, put the bouquet on the bedside, and also placed a basket of apples, “Can’t I reminisce with you now?”
“There’s nothing good to reminisce about.” Chu Banyang was full of tsundere, “What else do we have to talk about?”
Even though he said that, his eyes kept drifting towards the bedside, wanting to see what flowers Lu Yingjiu brought him.
Sure enough, Chu Banyang is still Chu Banyang.
Lu Yingjiu pulled over a chair to sit at his bedside, and said, “I haven’t had a chance to tell you what happened on the side of the Heavenly Way.”
As soon as this topic was brought up, Chu Banyang was indeed interested, and he slightly turned his head.
In the next hour or two, Lu Yingjiu told him about his and Jing Xian’s experiences.
The thrill and shock of it couldn’t be conveyed by language, but Chu Banyang still listened intently.
By the time the story was over, it’s already midday.
The few people ordered takeout, and called back Xiao Li, who was copying the book, to chat in the hospital room.
Chu Banyang had just had surgery and was not in good spirits, so he soon wanted to rest again.
Lu Yingjiu then smiled and said, “We won’t disturb you anymore, we’ll come again another day.”
Chu Banyang said, “Leave quickly, won’t see you off.”
Xiao Li: “Ah, you’re injured like this, even if you want to see us off, you can’t…”
Chu Banyang said, “Copy the book.”
Xiao Li left in tears.
Lu Yingjiu and Jing Xian got up, ready to leave.
Just before leaving the ward, Chu Banyang spoke again, “This surgery…”
Lu Yingjiu turned back to look at him.
Chu Banyang: “This surgery, my wound healed the fastest and best.”
Lu Yingjiu: “…..”
Lu Yingjiu: “……..”
He said, “Goodbye, second place.”
Chu Banyang was so angry that his expression went out of control, almost going crazy. Lu Yingjiu timely closed the door of the ward, laughing and fleeing.
Laughing like this, he and Jing Xian left the hospital, basking in the brilliant afternoon sun.
Jing Xian looked at him sideways, “Where to next?”
“Let’s go find Chen Zheng.” Lu Yingjiu was still laughing, “He must have brewed some flower tea and is waiting for me.”
Jing Xian asked, “Is his tea delicious, or is mine delicious?”
“No difference.”
“Hmm?”
Lu Yingjiu coaxed him, “Yours.”
Jing Xian used distraction: It was very effective!