It was late at night.
It was not known whether it was because of Wen He’s earnest prayers or for some other reason, but not long after, the monsters wandering outside actually dispersed, and not even a trace of them could be seen.
Immediately, Wen He no longer hesitated. He picked up some scrap wood from the dilapidated temple and placed it in the middle. He then drew a fire formation around the scrap wood. With a whoosh, the flames suddenly jumped up and the fire was finally lit. With the fire to keep warm, Wen He finally felt that living in this extremely cold mountain was not so hard. At least, he would not freeze to death.
In the following days, things started to go smoothly.
While waiting for news from Uncle Song and the others, Wen He started living a simple life with his acquaintance Chen Yan in the dilapidated temple.
There was no other way. After dawn the next day, Wen He tried to go down the mountain to see if she could get out of Nanshan. However, she found that she could only reach halfway up the mountain and could not reach the foot of the mountain. She would always find herself back on track without realizing it.
After trying many times, the same thing happened. In order to conserve his energy, Wen He had to give up. He just made a mark on the damaged teleportation array, pointing the direction to the ruined temple, and then obediently returned to the ruined temple to wait, waiting for Uncle Song to come and find them.
The reason why Wen He chose the dilapidated temple as a landmark was, firstly, because the dilapidated temple was conspicuous and could be seen by looking up, and secondly, because for some reason, except for the monsters that appeared on the first night, no monsters had appeared in the dilapidated temple since then. Instead, it became extremely safe. For several nights, Wen He could see many monsters wandering not far away from the dilapidated temple, but they did not come into the dilapidated temple like before.
If Wen He hadn't had such a deep impression of the monsters that day, she would have almost thought it was all an hallucination. However, Wen He didn't know what caused it, and she couldn't figure it out. Fortunately, Wen He didn't have the habit of digging into the matter. After thinking about it for a long time and still couldn't figure it out, she put it all behind her and stopped thinking about it.
As for that man, Chen Yan, it seemed that because she saved him that night, he no longer gave her the same scary feeling as on the first day. Although he still had a cold face and didn't talk much most of the time, he would respond when Wen He called him, and would always come over to help without saying a word.
For example, he would prepare the waste firewood to be burned in advance, or take the initiative to collect snow or rainwater in a clean container, heat it and melt it to use as drinking water, etc. For another example, Shen Yan would occasionally catch one or two pheasants or rabbits from somewhere to satisfy his hunger.
Wen He also became friendly with Chen Yan from the moment he came back with the pheasant. He felt that he liked Chen Yan more and more and was more willing to talk to him. As they became more familiar with each other, Wen He talked more and more. He even started chatting with him about his own things without realizing it, such as his grandfather, his mother, Uncle Song, Ashan, his selective amnesia, and the vague man's back in his memory.
"They told me that my friend and I were camping on Nanshan Mountain when we were attacked by a wild animal. I fell and hit my head, which is why I lost some of my memory. It's a case of selective amnesia. The lost memories are probably unpleasant ones. If I can't remember them, then I can't remember them. It's not a big deal."
"I originally thought they were right, and I thought so, too. There was no point in remembering unpleasant memories. But later, after I vaguely remembered a little, I no longer thought so. No matter how sad or painful the memory was, I wanted to recall it all. I must have forgotten a very important person, a very outstanding man. I can clearly feel the absolute trust I had in that person in those vague memories, but unfortunately... I can't see his face clearly, only his back..."
Wen He recalled and spoke, her tone revealing both regret and trust for the man in her vague memory, and when she mentioned him, her expression suddenly became even gentler than usual.
Seeing all these, Chen Yan felt inexplicably uncomfortable, as if his heart was suddenly pierced by needles many times. He couldn't help but keep saying in his mind that he was not the most special one. The most special person had already occupied the other person's mind and taken root in the other person's memory.
If only he could meet the other person earlier, even earlier than that person, then he could get more warmth than he does now, and gain the other person's trust and admiration, so that she would only see him in her heart and eyes.
Jealousy had already spread uncontrollably, and it was completely beyond Shen Yan's expectations.
He originally thought that as long as he could taste the warmth occasionally, as long as he tasted it secretly and tried it, he would no longer miss it.
However, he could never have imagined that as the time they spent together increased, and he saw himself becoming clearer and more vivid in her eyes, Shen Yan actually found himself becoming more greedy, even more reluctant to let go. He just wanted more! More! Greedily grasping at everything, not wanting to let go!
He couldn't help but want to use some tricks to erase all the memories of that man in the other person's mind. He couldn't do it, but he had monsters under his command that could do that and devour memories.
But at the same time, he couldn't help but feel afraid, afraid that the monster would lose control and hurt her, which would greatly shorten her lifespan.
No, he didn't want to, he didn't want this. He didn't want to shorten her life, he just wanted to see her again. After seeing her again and tasting the sweetness, Chen Yan at this moment no longer wanted to go back to the days before. He was even more afraid that after this life, he would never be able to see her again.
Chen Yan couldn't help but think wildly, greed and all kinds of crazy thoughts were running around in her mind, but in the end she suppressed it, because she couldn't bear to do it, not even a little bit, and she was even afraid that the monsters under her command would cause accidental harm to her, and she had already ordered those monsters to stay away from the ruined temple, as far away as possible.
But there are too many monsters in Nanshan. Although Chen Yan can suppress and control the monsters, there are limitations. He cannot control a large number of monsters for a long time. Once a certain critical point is reached, he will easily be backfired.
Therefore, as time went on, Chen Yan's condition became worse, especially during the late night demonic time, which was the time when the demons were most active and the most uncomfortable time for Chen Yan. In serious cases, his head would even be in excruciating pain, but Chen Yan couldn't bear to let go. He could only look at that person more and more day by day, and endure it forcefully.
Until one day during the day, he waited for a long time in the courtyard of the dilapidated temple, but Wen He didn't come out. Then Shen Yan felt something was wrong. He tried to hold it in, but finally couldn't bear it anymore and broke into the room where Wen He was temporarily staying. He found that Wen He, who was still very lively yesterday, was bedridden and had a fever. He reached out to touch his forehead and found it was incredibly hot.
At this moment, Chen Yan panicked, especially when he saw Wen He losing his life at a speed visible to the naked eye. He felt a huge wave of fear coming at him all of a sudden.
Moreover, this wasn't just a simple fever; it couldn't be cured by ordinary medicine. Rather, it was... a backlash caused by a contract. Wen He had a contract on his body, and it was a blood contract!
It was that man, the blurry figure in Wen He's memory whose back he could only see! Almost subconsciously, Chen Yan could already think of the other party to the blood pact. Who was the one who had signed the contract? At that moment, Chen Yan was furious. If it weren't for the wrong time, he would have even had the urge to find that man right now and give Dayu eight pieces!
And now, what should he do? He's already fallen, already categorized as one of the demons. He has formations in his head that could suppress or break the blood pact, but he can't use them. His demonic energy can't activate them, and it might even backfire and make Wen He a sacrifice!
It's not that he can't save them at all. He can't use those formations. Not being able to save them doesn't mean those guys in the outside metaphysics circle can't do it. But finding those people means he has to unlock the seal of Nanshan, his territory. Once the seal is unlocked, he will have to use all his strength to control the monsters in Nanshan. If he doesn't, they will leave Nanshan and he will no longer be able to control them. The consequences will be disastrous!
But now, at this moment, Chen Yan no longer cares about so many things. Even if he has to die, he will not watch Wen He die!
So, the next moment, Chen Yan picked up Wen He and ran madly in Nanshan without caring about anything.
At this moment, the barrier shook, and the many monsters restrained in Nanshan became excited all of a sudden, with howling and roaring rising and falling. It frightened the disciples of the metaphysics world who took turns to control the Nanshan barrier. Their faces changed drastically, and they hurriedly reported to the higher-ups to inform the big guys in the group.
"No, no, no, no... It's bad! The Nanshan barrier is shaking. Master Shen, no, it's Demon Shen who is about to lose control and run out. Quick, quick, come quickly, come quickly, we are not well-trained and we can't hold on!
As soon as this news came out, it caused a huge uproar in the metaphysical world, which had been turbulent in recent times. At that moment, all the famous metaphysical masters in the metaphysical world put down the work at hand and rushed over one by one on the advanced teleportation array.
Among the many masters of metaphysics who came, there was also Song Wei, but he came here through the teleportation array on Chen Xiu's side. Also following him was Wen's mother. If the situation on the mountain was not so bad and no one was guarding it, Ashan would probably have followed as well.
As soon as she arrived here, Mother Wen anxiously sought out Master Zhang, whom she knew well, and asked anxiously, "Master Zhang, have you heard anything about my daughter Xiaohe? Is she okay? Where is she now? Has she left Nanshan?"
Facing the anxious mother Wen, Master Zhang glanced at Song Wei behind him with a hesitant expression. After hesitating for a moment, he finally decided to tell the truth. He shook his head and said, "There is no news yet, but for now, no good news may be good news. After Mr. Song's only teleportation array leading to the interior of Nanshan was destroyed, no one can enter. As long as that little girl Wen He can hide well and doesn't encounter Shen...that person, there should be no problem..."
Although Mother Wen was an ordinary person who didn't care about matters in the metaphysical circle, when it came to her daughter, her mind was always a little sharper than usual. She immediately grasped what Master Zhang hadn't said, "Does that mean... if my Xiaohe is unlucky enough to meet that person, then she'll be in great danger...?"
Master Zhang did not have the courage to answer such a question and could only remain silent. However, such an attitude was basically equivalent to tacit agreement. Suddenly, Mother Wen's face turned pale. Her body, which had not had a good rest for two weeks, could no longer support it. She felt a black screen in front of her eyes and she fainted.
Song Wei, who was behind her, was so frightened that he reached out to help Wen's mother up, and asked Chen Xiu who came with them to help take care of Wen's mother first. Then he turned around and asked about the current situation with a bad look on his face.
"I don't know the details, as I only arrived a short time ago, but as you can see right now, the seal that Shen...that person set at the foot of South Mountain before his fall is shaking. I'm afraid it's about to break. Right now, those guys who understand seal formations are racking their brains to help reinforce it, to prevent it from being broken and letting the monster inside escape..."
However, although Master Zhang said this, there was very little hope. You know, before Shen Yan got into trouble, they tried their best to break the seal formation but couldn't find a gap. It was only because Song Wei arrived in time and took advantage of the sudden change in Nanshan's aura to transform himself into a little white mouse and get in. He gritted his teeth and set up a teleportation formation to bring back Wen He who had fainted on the ground.
But after that, no one could enter Nanshan except that teleportation array, not even Song Wei. This was why when the teleportation array was accidentally destroyed, they could not bring back Wen He who had mistakenly entered Nanshan again. It was not that they did not want to bring people back, but that they could not get in at all.
But the current situation was clearly far more serious than simply being unable to enter Nanshan. Chen Yan had fallen into the demonic grip, and the entire Nanshan was now a demonic territory, teeming with innumerable monsters. If the seal of Nanshan were broken and all the monsters within escaped, even sacrificing all the disciples of the Metaphysics World would likely not be enough.
However, the abilities of the current disciples of the metaphysical world were far inferior to those of Shen Yan. They said they were trying hard to strengthen the seal formation, and their spiritual power was almost exhausted, but they were unable to stop the entire seal from shaking.
As the seal shook more and more, more and more monsters appeared in the field of vision. They emerged from the woods in groups, with pairs of black eyes staring at the direction of the disciples of the metaphysics circle, and their ugly and twisted faces were full of excitement.
They were waiting, waiting for the moment when the seal would be broken, so that they could rush out from the Nanshan Mountain that bound them.
Seeing this, all the disciples of the Mystic School dared not delay any longer and used all their strength to protect this last barrier of Nanshan. However, they were still too late. In the next moment, the sealing barrier that sealed off the entire Nanshan was finally broken in that instant. Without any obstruction, the monsters on Nanshan were about to escape!
Suddenly, the faces of all the disciples in the world of metaphysics turned extremely pale and ugly, but they did not run away. Instead, they took out their commonly used metaphysical props as quickly as possible and set up exorcism arrays one after another, hoping to solve the problem as much as possible.
Even Song Wei is no exception. Although his ability is the highest among everyone, he cannot deal with so many monsters at once. He can only delay time as much as possible to prevent other places from becoming like Nanshan!
This is destined to be a brutal battle.
Just as they were about to fight with the monsters pouring down from Nanshan Mountain, suddenly, a sharp scream came from the depths of Nanshan Mountain. The next moment, some black shadows like ropes extended from the depths of Nanshan Mountain and suddenly jumped out of the ground, instantly tying up all the monsters and trapping them to death.
It was just a matter of a moment. It happened so suddenly that no one reacted. They just stared blankly at what was happening before their eyes.
Who was it? It was amazing. How on earth did they do this? In just a moment, they trapped all the monsters, rendering them completely unable to move.
But they really didn't have time to sigh. The next moment, the experienced master of metaphysics in the team shouted with a grim expression, waking everyone up. "What are you doing? Now is not the time to be surprised. Don't you feel that those black ropes are formed by a high concentration of Yin Qi?! Only that person can achieve this level!!"
The only one who can achieve this level is the fallen god of metaphysics - Chen Yan!
He is coming!
It happened so fast that it was said that it was too late. The next moment, a person really rushed out from the mountain of Nanshan holding something, and was running towards them at an extremely fast speed. As the other party got closer and closer, it was not difficult for them to recognize that this person was none other than Chen Yan who had fallen into the devil!
Suddenly, everyone's nerves were tense, as if they were facing a great enemy. Even Song Wei could not relax at all. He could not beat Shen Yan. Before Shen Yan had the magic pendant, his strength was already inferior to Shen Yan. Not to mention Shen Yan who now had the magic pendant and was even stronger. He could not beat him even more.
But he had to fight even if he couldn't win, just like when Chen Yan stood in front of him to stop him. Now the situation was reversed, and he, Song Wei, had to stand in front of the fallen Chen Yan to stop him. He just hoped that he wouldn't lose so badly in the end. I'm afraid he never thought that there would be a day when their identities would be swapped.
However, just when everyone, including Song Wei, prepared for the worst and took a step forward to confront Chen Yan after the fall, Chen Yan stopped only one meter away from Song Wei, his eyes wide open, and he spoke to them frantically and urgently: "Can you save her? As long as you can save her, I will do anything you want, at any price, even my life! You can do it, as long as you can save her and break the blood contract on her body!!"
Seeing Shen Yan rushing up with red eyes and throwing out these words without thinking, everyone was a little confused for a moment and couldn't react for a while. The first one to react was Song Wei. He felt that Shen Yan seemed to be holding something tightly in his arms. He thought that this was the guy Shen Yan wanted to save, so he subconsciously looked up to take a look. However, when he saw what the person in Shen Yan's arms looked like, his face was shocked and an exclamation came out of his mouth.
"Wen He?! What's wrong with you? Why are you so pale?!"
Just this shout made everyone else come back to their senses. Looking at Shen Yan, whose face was full of madness as he hugged Wen He tightly, they were shocked and ecstatic for a moment.
What was shocking was that both Wen He and Chen Yan should have lost their memories and forgotten each other, but Chen Yan could still do this for Wen He, even giving up everything, including his life! Just to save Wen He!
Update: Excited and ecstatic! After the Fall, Shen Yan wasn't completely free of constraints or weaknesses. Wen He was his biggest weakness and constraint. As long as Wen He was there, Shen Yan wouldn't be hopeless after the Fall! As long as the old Shen Yan could come back, they'd be completely fine!
Immediately, all the masters of metaphysics who understood formations and contracts rushed forward to check on Wen He's current situation.
I have to say that Wen He's condition is really bad now. She has a high fever, and her forehead and body are all incredibly hot. She has lost consciousness due to the fever.
It took a while for the formation masters to figure out the reason why Wen He had a severe fever, and they also understood why Shen Yan had just said that and was so anxious.
"It's a blood contract, a blood contract? We thought the method of establishing a blood contract had been lost, but we didn't expect to see it again... But I suggest that outsiders don't force it to break it. This is clearly a two-way blood contract. This must be because the other party who established the blood contract is in poor condition, so they called the other party to the blood contract to let the other party, Wen He, share the burden. A two-way blood contract like this is not completely unbreakable, but there will be many penalties for the party who forcibly breaks the contract, such as cutting off the reception of spiritual energy, or even shortening lifespan. The best way to break the contract is to find the other party who established the blood contract and let them accept the termination, so that they will not be harmed..."
A formation master said this, but Song Wei beside him couldn't help but frown. After holding back for a while, he finally couldn't help but interrupt, "Are you sure it's really a two-way blood contract? I roughly know who the person who made the blood contract with Wen He is. That person probably wouldn't make a two-way contract. He wanted to take all the harm Wen He suffered on himself. It should be a one-way blood contract, how could it be a two-way blood contract?"
"This isn't surprising. The reason blood pacts weren't favored in the beginning was because people weren't entirely sure whether they were one-way or two-way. Even if the person who made the blood pact with Wen He originally made a one-way one, as long as Wen He was willing to bear all harm for the other person, the blood pact would become a two-way one, just like it is now."
Hearing this, Song Wei wanted to say something else, but before he could say anything, he felt his collar tighten, and someone grabbed him by the collar with a strong force. He looked up, but was not surprised to see Shen Yan's angry and anxious face. Shen Yan shouted at him anxiously, "Do you know who made the blood pact with Wen He! Tell me quickly, who is he? He actually caused Wen He to become like this. His crime is unforgivable!!"
"I do know who that person is, but what does it matter if I know? What does it matter if I don't know? What are you going to do with that person?"
At this moment, facing Shen Yan's particularly fierce look, Song Wei was unusually calm, and even had room to ask Shen Yan a question in return, but without waiting for Shen Yan's answer, Song Wei knew what answer he would get. It was estimated that the other party even wanted to kill that person.
But very subtly, at this moment, Song Wei was relieved, because he found that no matter whether it was the previous Chen Yan or the current Chen Yan who had fallen into the devil, they were all the same when facing the problem of Wen He. He just didn't know if he would be beaten up later if he ignored him like this this time.
So, the next moment, Song Wei said to the formation master, "There's no need to force the contract to be broken, or even the blood contract to be broken. Just make the person who made the contract with Wen He sober."
Sober? Why did he use the word sober? Wasn't Wen He's current state due to the poor condition of the other party in the blood contract? Wasn't the word used inappropriately?
However, Song Wei didn't wait for the formation master to figure it out. He turned his head again, met Chen Yan's gaze, and asked, "Do you really want to know who made the blood pact with Wen He? Do you regret it?"
"Tell me who that person is." He, Chen Yan, could even give his life to him, so how could he regret it?! As long as he found that person and dealt with him, Wen He would not be hurt again!
"Okay, I'll tell you who that person is. He's right here."
The next moment, Shen Yan heard Song Wei say this.
"That person's surname is Chen, and his given name is Yan. That's you, Chen Yan. It was you who made the blood pact with Wen He! Chen Yan! Do you remember?!"
With a "buzz", as the other party's voice fell, in that instant, something exploded in Shen Yan's mind. One after another, strange and familiar pictures appeared in his mind. It turned out that these were his lost memories.
He remembered, he remembered everything, it turned out that he was still lucky.
He is not Tang Yan from the eighth life, he is Chen Yan from the ninth life. In this life, everything is different. He met someone who gave him supreme warmth and happiness.
"I remember, Xiao He, I remember everything, but I'm sorry... Maybe it would be better for you if I let go. You deserve better, but I don't plan to let go anymore. Even if I die, I won't let go..."
"Hahaha, so that day, my snotty dad held my mom's nose and cried all day long in front of everyone, even waking her up from crying?"
Hearing this, the miniature version of Shen Yan sitting in Song Wei's arms couldn't help but widen his eyes, obviously in shock.
While covering her mouth with her little hands, she secretly glanced at her handsome father sitting next to her, which made the corners of Shen Yan's mouth twitch for a while. She felt that when she looked at that bastard Song Wei again, her nose was not a nose and her eyes were not eyes. But, Song Wei was now together with Wen's mother and had been upgraded to his, Shen Yan's, father-in-law. No matter how annoying Song Wei was, Shen Yan could only suppress his anger.
He definitely suspected that Song Wei was doing it on purpose. Wasn't it just that the brat had said a few words in front of him before, saying that his father was better than anyone else, even better than his father-in-law? He didn't have to bring up his scandal from several years ago. How would he save face in front of his son later?
As for Song Wei, it was unknown whether he was talking about the past on a whim or because he wanted to discredit Chen Yan as a father.
All I know is that this one, big and small, one is happy to talk, the other is excited to listen. It's just a pity for Chen Yan next to him. He feels that if he stays a little longer, all his "glorious history" will be dug up.
When Wen He came in with tea and snacks, he saw this scene, especially the expression on Chen Yan's face that showed no displeasure and he wanted to fight with Song Wei. Wen He saw it all and tried to hold it in, but in the end he couldn't help it and chuckled softly, which made Chen Yan's expression suddenly look aggrieved.
So, the next moment, Chen Yan no longer cared about the two people in the room. He directly took the tea and snacks from Wen He's hand and threw them on the table, then walked out with his wife. Not long after he walked out, he could hear Chen Yan's voice coaxing his wife in various ways, and it came over tenderly: "My good wife, my dear wife, we can't have a son anymore. He was led astray by Old Song. Let's go home tonight and try to give birth to a daughter like you~"
"Okay, okay, my wife is the best. I'll do whatever you say. And you can't keep our cat anymore. You touch it more than you touch me. At worst, I'll go back and work hard to figure out how to turn it back into the big cat it used to be, so you can pet it as much as you want. And then, just give me a few more daughters, okay, okay~"
The years are quiet and good.
There is a saying that ordinary is happiness.
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