As soon as Fu Changling had this thought, he heard Tan Xin knocking on the door outside. He shuddered with fear and immediately gave up the idea. He took a deep breath, stared at Qin Yan's belt, and quickly untied the man's belt. While shivering, he quickly washed the wound with clean water. He gritted his teeth and sprinkled the medicine powder on the man, decisively tied the bandage, pulled on his clothes, and then shrank into the corner as if escaping.
After he hid in the corner, his heart was still beating fast, and the person's delicate skin was still in front of him. Fu Changling sat cross-legged, fanning himself with a small fan, looking left and right, trying to cool down his face and calm the feeling in his body.
At this moment, he finally realized that he was still young and full of vigor.
Outside, Tan Xin was still banging on the door, cursing in a childish voice, "Fu Changling! Fu Changling, open the door! Hantan Cave is my home! Did I ask you to install a gate just to lock me out?! Open the door! Open the door! Are you doing something shameful in there? What are you going to do to that beautiful, unconscious young monk? You're worse than an animal!"
Fu Changling listened to his cursing becoming more and more outrageous, and thinking that there were hundreds of ghosts living outside who loved to watch the fun, he quickly opened the door, grabbed Tan Xin's collar and pulled her in.
Tan Xin waved his fist in the air and shouted angrily, "You locked me up! How dare you lock me up! You ungrateful bastard!"
Fu Changling closed the door with his foot, picked up Tan Xin and returned to his den. He patted his head and said, "Following Zhang Er, you are not learning good things. You are learning all this nonsense and cursing."
Tan Xin was slapped like this, holding her head and feeling wronged: "You bullied me, you forgot the old one when you had a new one, and you hit me when your new love came."
"What a mess you've learned."
Fu Changling was disgusted and in pain, and felt that he could no longer let Tan Xin and Zhang Er and other ghosts play with him.
He led Tan Xin back to the crib. Tan Xin glanced at him, then at Qin Yan in the distance, and said in shock, "You don't want to sleep in your bed, you want to squeeze in with me?"
"What's wrong with squeezing?"
Fu Changling lay on his side on the bed and said dissatisfiedly: "I made this bed for you."
"Your bed is as big as it is."
Tan Xin climbed down from the bed: "If you don't want to go to sleep, I will."
"Come back!"
Fu Changling pulled Tan Xin back and said, "No one is allowed to sleep. We can just squeeze in together."
"I won't squeeze with you, this is my bed!"
Tan Xin struggled angrily. Fu Changling was given a headache by his noise. He held his head and said, "Alright, alright, go to sleep."
Tan Xin was forcibly suppressed. Fu Changling got up to blow out the lamp, then went back to Tan Xin's small couch and fell asleep.
Tan Xin's bed was really small, just a child's bed. Fu Changling was born tall, and he had grown a lot in the past eight years. It was difficult for him to lie on his side on the bed.
Tan Xin protested for a while, then felt sleepy and slowly fell asleep. Only Fu Changling was still lying there, completely unable to sleep.
In the dark night, he could smell Qin Yan's scent and feel Qin Yan's breath.
This put him into a state of extreme rationality and yet extreme confusion.
He felt a little dazed, because eight years was too long. It was so long that even facing this person felt unreal.
He couldn't sleep, so he listened to Tan Xin's snoring. After a long time, he didn't know why, but he stood up in a daze and walked to Qin Yan's bed.
He looked at Qin Yan's brows in the night. Qin Yan frowned, as if in a state of anxiety, completely different from his usual calmness. Fu Changling, wearing a long gown, stared at this person quietly.
Perhaps it was the darkness that gave him an inexplicable sense of security, allowing him to bend slightly and approach Qin Yan with a rare calm posture.
When he was close to him, his emotions were always fluctuating, either extremely happy or extremely sad. It was rarely like this, his heart was as calm as water, without any ups and downs.
His hair fell on Qin Yan's face. After looking at it quietly for a moment, he couldn't help but reach out his hand and gently touch his eyebrows, his nose, and his soft lips. Then he stretched out his hand involuntarily and slid it to the red earring on his ear.
He had no spiritual energy and could not detect any traces of spiritual power on the earring, but he could roughly tell from the material that it was an earring made of a demon stone from the demon clan.
He stroked the earring and accidentally brushed across the person's soft and plump earlobe. He sat on the edge of the bed and stroked it from time to time. He didn't know what emotion he should feel in his heart. He just kept thinking about it over and over again.
Qin Yan himself would not take the initiative to wear such an earring. It must have been given to him by someone else. What did this person experience in these eight years? Who did he meet? Did he think of him? Did he remember on a lonely night that there was a person named Fu Changling in this world who was still waiting for him?
Has he met someone he likes, gotten married, or even, if he had been quicker, could he have had a child?
This thought struck Fu Changling as absurd, and he couldn't help but laugh. He also felt a vague fear. He turned to look at the still-sleeping figure. He seemed to sense something, and he slowly opened his eyes, half-conscious. Fu Changling froze, his hand still on his earlobe. He felt he couldn't withdraw his hand, and neither could he leave it. Fortunately, the figure simply stared at him blankly. After a long moment, he uttered a hoarse, "I'm sorry..."
After he finished speaking, he slowly closed his eyes again, still repeating: "I'm sorry..."
Hearing the word "I'm sorry," Fu Changling's heart gradually calmed down, and a faint sense of joy rose. He smiled softly in the night, turned sideways and got on the bed, lying next to Qin Yan.
He stared at Qin Yan quietly and whispered, "Forget it, I forgive you."
Qin Yan was unconscious. He thought about it and felt that he was still at a disadvantage. So he moved closer and took her in his arms.
As soon as this person was in his arms, Fu Changling suddenly felt less sad. He held this person in his arms and felt it quietly for a moment.
In fact, he already knew clearly that this person was not the Qin Yan from his previous life.
Now when I recall Qin Yan from my previous life, I realize that although that person never said anything, he always gave you an inexplicable sense of security.
That sense of security actually means that he regards you as a very important person.
His eyes and his every move all speak of his affection for you, but that affection was too restrained and you didn't notice it at the time, but when you think back on it later, it's full of affection.
The Qin Yan like this is very different from the Qin Yan of today, but for some reason, even when facing a Qin Yan who doesn't love him, Fu Changling still can't help wanting to hug him and want to get close to him.
He originally thought that he fell in love with Qin Yan because he was so good to him. But now, eight years have woken him up, letting him know that Qin Yan in this life is no longer that person. He has no feelings for him at all. All the kindness or dedication he has given to him comes from the responsibility brought by his wishful thinking of getting close to him. But even so, he found that when facing Qin Yan, he still wanted to get close to him.
He exhaled deeply in the night, lowered his head to Qin Yan's ear, and whispered: "If you really feel sorry for me, can you compensate me?"
He laughed after saying this. He knew that the person couldn't hear him. After saying this, he felt as if he had gained some advantage. He held the person in his arms, and all his anger disappeared.
After sleeping until dawn, Fu Changling felt the person in his arms move. He opened his eyes and saw Qin Yan looking at him coldly.
Fu Changling felt uncomfortable the moment he saw the way she was holding him. He forced a smile and quickly let go, saying, "Well... it was cold last night."
Qin Yan didn't say anything. Fu Changling coughed lightly, pretended to be calm, stood up, then walked to the side and fetched water in a basin.
Qin Yan propped himself up and sat up. He glanced around and his eyes fell on the thousands of horizontal stripes on the wall. He paused, as if remembering something. After a moment, he retracted his gaze and helped himself to stand.
Although Fu Changling had his back to him, he would secretly glance at him from time to time. When he saw Qin Yan stand up, Fu Changling knew what he was going to do and said directly, "Sit down. I'll boil some hot water for you. The stream water is too cold, and you're still injured. It would be bad if the cold air entered your body."
"I'm fine." Qin Yan whispered. Fu Changling sneered, "The most important thing is to recover quickly. Don't bother."
Qin Yan paused for a moment, and after listening to Fu Changling's last words, he finally sat back down and whispered, "I'm really fine."
Fu Changling had his back to him, boiling water on the stove. Seeing that Qin Yan hadn't spoken for a long time, he became a little irritated for no reason and said in a cold voice, "Don't you have anything to say to me?"
"How can I help?"
This was obviously not what Fu Changling wanted to hear. Fu Changling dragged out his voice: "Forget it, what else can you do besides chopping people?"
As he spoke, Fu Changling poured the warm water into the basin and walked towards Qin Yan. Qin Yan stood up and wanted to help, but Fu Changling said directly, "Sit still."
Fu Changling felt something was wrong when he heard the tone. He shuddered inwardly, thinking that Qin Yan was going to raise his sword to chop him, but he saw that the man was sitting there, motionless, and said nothing.
Fu Changling became a little bolder, walked to Qin Yan's side, put down the basin, rubbed the handkerchief, raised his hand and wiped Qin Yan's face.
Qin Yan didn't move, and continued to let him wipe him clean. Fu Changling watched Qin Yan so motionless and let him toss, and for no reason he felt a little amusement. Originally, washing his face would be enough, but he started to wipe Qin Yan's hands, wiping one finger after another, and then wiping one after another. Finally, he took the handkerchief and wanted to wipe Qin Yan's neck. Qin Yan finally raised his hand to stop him, and raised his eyes coldly: "Enough of the trouble?"
Fu Changling snorted coldly, stood up and threw the handkerchief into the water, then picked up a piece of grass and put it in his mouth, leaned aside and ignored him.
Qin Yan helped himself to his feet and while washing up, he asked, "Where are my senior sisters?"
"have no idea."
When Fu Changling heard that he asked about Xie Yuqing as soon as he woke up, he couldn't help but feel angry.
Saving Xie Yuqing, Yunyu and Shangguan Mingyan was very urgent, but saving him would take eight years.
He couldn't help but blurt out: "No matter what they do, just wait another eight years to rescue them."
Qin Yan paused when he heard this. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he just asked, "How is your golden elixir now?"
"Can't you see it?" Fu Changling turned his head and said calmly, "It's gone."
"Let's find my senior sister and the others first. I'll have them take you back. You go and heal your wounds first."
"I'm going back?" Fu Changling looked up at him. "What about you? What are you going to do?"
Qin Yan hesitated for a moment, as if wondering whether to speak or not. Fu Changling walked up to him and said slowly, "Come, let me tell you, is there a meridian in the Karma Prison sealed in the Ten Thousand Bone Cliff? Do you plan to use the sealing scroll your master gave you to reinforce it?"
Fu Changling poked half his head out from behind him and said with a smile, "If I hadn't come to reinforce this seal, would you have forgotten me?"
Qin Yan seemed to understand something after hearing what he said. He looked at Fu Changling as if he was a fool, turned around and walked towards the gate next to him, holding up his sword, and said, "Go find my senior sisters and the others."
"If you want to find me, go find me. I won't go." Fu Changling turned around, folded his arms across his chest, leaned against the stone wall, and said in a long voice, "You haven't come to me for eight years, why should I save you? It's very dangerous down there under the Ten Thousand Bones Cliff, I won't risk my life with you. Either give me a reward today, or go by yourself. I advise you, you are seriously injured and haven't recovered yet. Going out is just seeking death. Think about it rationally. How can you fight with me, the Ghost Lord..."
Before Fu Changling could finish his words, he heard Qin Yan push the door open and walk out. Fu Changling was stunned for a moment, then quickly chased after him, saying anxiously, "Qin Yan, are you mentally ill? Are you going out to get yourself killed?"
Fu Changling quickly caught up with him and grabbed Qin Yan.
A cold wind was howling in the valley, and Fu Changling subconsciously raised his sleeves to block Qin Yan's way, blocking the cold wind.
They stood face to face until this moment, when Fu Changling suddenly realized that after so many years, Qin Yan seemed to have not grown at all. He had actually grown much taller than Qin Yan for no reason. He was stunned when he realized this, and forgot about what happened before. He subconsciously said, "Why haven't you grown at all?"
Qin Yan glanced at him calmly and said, "You are taller to begin with."
Fu Changling couldn't remember what the two of them looked like eight years ago. He just remembered that in his previous life, he was indeed half a head taller than Qin Yan.
When he thought of this, he suddenly became happy again, thinking that he had taken advantage of something. However, he immediately realized that he and Qin Yan were in a cold war, and he had to get back the justice that had been thrown to him for eight years. So he frowned and said, "It's dangerous outside. Yesterday I asked my ghosts to lead the way for my senior sister and the others. You go back and rest first, and I'll go get some information for you."
"Don't want any benefits?"
Qin Yan replied coldly, and Fu Changling was choked. He was a little angry for a moment, but he didn't know what to do. This man was too tough, and he couldn't really let him walk around with injuries. But he still felt a little aggrieved in his heart. This man didn't care and didn't seem to repent at all, which made him hate him. He struggled again and again. This feeling of being unable to do anything about Qin Yan made him a little annoyed. Qin Yan just waited for him to struggle, and his eyes drifted over lightly, as if waiting to see what he would do.
That look excited Fu Changling. Fu Changling felt that he had never suffered such injustice in his life. He acted very quickly, suddenly holding Qin Yan's face, lowered his head and kissed him on the face.
Qin Yan was stunned for a moment, then drew his sword. However, he drew his sword quickly, but Fu Changling dodged even faster. He stepped back and climbed onto the cliff. He grabbed a dead branch and smiled at Qin Yan, who was holding his sword tightly. He said, "Alright, this is a favor from me. Go back and rest. I'll go find out for you."
After saying that, Fu Changling rushed out as if he was escaping. Qin Yan watched him rush out. After a long time, he retracted his sword. Then he stretched out his hand expressionlessly, wiped his face hard twice, and turned back to the cave.
Fu Changling ran away before finally slowing down. He raised his hand to his chest, feeling incredibly bold. He must have been locked up for eight years, driving himself mad. How could he dare to do this?
What if Qin Yan gets angry and drives him out of Hongmeng Heavenly Palace...
Forget it, he was basically kicked out anyway.
Fu Changling had the idea of throwing the jar into the air. He shook his head, stood up, breathed a sigh of relief, and then walked outside.
Tan Xin caught up with him without knowing when, floating beside Fu Changling. Fu Changling turned his head and asked in surprise, "How did you catch up with me?"
"You just kissed him."
Tan Xin's eyes were filled with disdain. Fu Changling blushed and stammered, "Then, then this isn't just a joke, is it?"
"Didn't you say you just wanted to go back and repay your gratitude? Is there anyone who wants to kiss your benefactor?" Tan Xin made a face, "You liar."
Fu Changling became anxious after hearing this. He raised his hand to pat Tan Xin and said hurriedly, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Tan Xin flew back and forth in the air, mocking Fu Changling: "You just like me, you just like me. Lululu."
Fu Changling snorted coldly and ignored him. He felt a little regretful. He had been too lonely over the years and talked too much with Tan Xin.
I wonder if Tan Xin will tell Qin Yan?
Thinking of this possibility, Fu Changling decided to hide Tan Xin and not let them be alone together.
Fu Changling walked forward for a while and then walked out of the bluestone path. He came to a flat ground. He raised his hand and pulled a ghost, saying casually, "Where's Zhang Er?"
"Second Brother Zhang is lurking at the gate of Baiyu City."
"Lurking?"
Fu Changling frowned: "What is he doing in Baiyu City? Let him come back."
The little ghost received the order and quickly floated off to find Zhang Er. After a while, Zhang Er came back covered in dust and dirt. He was trembling all the time when he came back. Fu Changling had a bad feeling: "Where is he?"
"Last night...last night," Zhang Er swallowed, "someone was missing."
"Lost?"
Fu Changling exclaimed in shock: "Didn't I tell you to lead the others and run? All three are missing?!"
"Brother, listen to my explanation," Zhang Er said hurriedly, "It's not that we didn't try our best. I was supposed to take the people back last night, but the Ghost King showed up halfway."
"Xie Shen?"
Fu Changling spoke subconsciously, and all the ghosts immediately opened their eyes wide. Zhang Er hurriedly said, "Brother, don't mention names. You can't mention names."
Fu Changling's heart sank.
As the Ghost King of Baiyu City, it is not an exaggeration to say that Xie Shen is the Lord of Wangu Cliff. He cannot sense Xie Shen's strength, but the guards of Baiyu City alone are probably all at the Nascent Soul stage or above. Xie Shen controls the entire Baiyu City by himself, so he should not be underestimated.
Xie Shen rarely goes out, but now he has fallen into the hands of a few outsiders, and they actually force Xie Shen to take action himself?
"Do you know why the Ghost King took action?"
Fu Changling stroked the jade pendant on his waist. This had become a subconscious action for him. Zhang Er shook his head, but he hurriedly said, "But don't worry. I went to the gate of Baiyu City today. I heard that the three people who were captured are now being treated well in Baiyu City. They are said to be VIPs."
"VIP?"
Fu Changling was even more puzzled: "Is there any strange sacrificial ritual in Baiyu City? Why are they VIPs?"
"I don't know." Zhang Er shook his head. Another kid said, "But there is a rumor."
"What?"
Fu Changling looked over and saw the little ghost saying seriously, "I heard that the Ghost King is planning to kill that beautiful woman..."
"Xie Yuqing?"
"Yes, it's Xie Yuqing. They plan to confer the title of princess on her. Everyone speculates that this Xie Yuqing might be the Ghost King's long-lost daughter."
"The Ghost King has a daughter?"
Fu Changling was even more confused. He turned to look at Zhang Er and asked, "How many years have you been dead?"
"Six thousand years."
Zhang Er flattered him, "Didn't I tell you before? We're from the same village." Zhang Er looked around and then turned back to say, "We all died together six thousand years ago."
Fu Changling fell silent. He had asked Zhang Er about the cause of death of these people before, but no one could remember. They only remembered that they suddenly died six thousand years ago and then became evil spirits.
As Fu Changling pondered, Zhang Er said cautiously, "Don't worry, big brother. They're all doing well now. I heard that woman was injured last night, and all the ghost doctors in Baiyu City have been summoned. They'll definitely be fine in the short term. Why don't you go back and discuss it with the big brother you rescued, and then come up with a plan?"
"Um."
Fu Changling nodded, thought for a moment, and then said, "Try to get as much information as possible."
Zhang Er agreed, and Fu Changling thought about it and quickly returned to Hantan Cave.
When he returned, Qin Yan was sitting in meditation on his bed. His bed itself was made of warm jade, and lying on it could heal injuries. It was a treasure. Qin Yan was sitting on it at the moment, Fu Changling's quilt folded and placed beside him, the entire bed neatly arranged. He sat cross-legged, holding a lotus flower on his knees. His silk-like hair flowed behind him, and the hems of his clothes hung on both sides. He looked dignified and solemn, and people were afraid to approach.
But he was sitting on Fu Changling's bed. Fu Changling realized this and felt itchy in his heart. He retracted his gaze and coughed lightly. Qin Yan opened his eyes and said calmly, "How is it?"
"The Ghost King has captured someone in Baiyu City," Fu Changling lowered his head and touched the tea set on the table next to him, secretly glancing at Qin Yan. "But I heard that the Ghost King is now treating them as VIPs and treating them well. Senior Sister Xie seems to be injured. Last night, all the ghost doctors in the city went to take care of her. I thought you should recover first, and then I'll have someone get some specific information and make plans. What do you think?"
"good."
Qin Yan nodded. Fu Changling heard nothing unusual in his tone. He turned his head and asked in surprise, "Well, about what happened this morning, aren't you angry?"
Qin Yan seemed to find the question boring, so he sat down and ignored him.
Fu Changling plucked up his courage and slowly moved closer. Looking at Qin Yan's expression, he felt that he was impulsive. In fact, Qin Yan was not an ungrateful person. He must have taken himself to heart because of the few apologies he said to him yesterday. He hadn't been here for eight years, maybe... there was something else?
Fu Changling pondered in his heart, sitting cross-legged next to Qin Yan, looking at Qin Yan, and coughed lightly: "Well, Brother, I was a little angry this morning. I waited downstairs for too long, and I couldn't help but think about it. I felt that you forgot about me. I... I am your brother after all, right? I am not the most important, but I should be a little important. You said to let me wait for you, and I have been waiting... But eight years is too long. You only come to me now," Fu Changling said carefully, "Why?"
When Qin Yan heard this, he slowly opened his eyes.
He looked up at the scratches on the wall. After a long moment, he said, "The Xuanji Secret Realm is sealed. The demonic cultivators are lurking in the shadows, ready to cause chaos at any moment. I won't wait eight years to reinforce the seal."
Fu Changling was stunned by these words. Qin Yan looked up at him. His clear eyes seemed to understand everything. Fu Changling's shadow was reflected in his eyes. He said seriously, "I haven't forgotten what I said to you."
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