go Ape
Time flies, and another half month has passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, after confirming that Xiao Litian was alright, Xiao Cangdao returned to Qiling Mountain, still accompanied by the idle Mie Chenhuan.
Ye Honglanzhi also chose to leave after recovering from his injuries, but before leaving, he went to Banshanju.
Inside the Half-Mountain Residence, Xu Caiyou carefully led the person in, peeked at them secretly, and then hurriedly withdrew.
"What do you want from me?" He Wenwen frowned slightly, looking quite impatient.
Ye Honglanzhi's face was still pale. Seeing the other party's displeasure, she was not annoyed. She said calmly, "I am leaving. After thinking it over and over again before leaving, I have decided to tell you a story, which I heard from someone when I came here."
story?
He Wenwen looked puzzled, but before he could agree, Ye Honglanzhi's gentle voice entered his ears.
"...That woman lost her father at a young age and wandered to Qiling Mountain with her mother. Her mother struggled to make a living and was forced to marry a lazy, drunkard..."
"This drunkard was a notorious scoundrel in town, not only addicted to alcohol but also a compulsive gambler. When he lost at gambling or got drunk, he would take his anger out on the mother and daughter. But as the daughter grew up and blossomed into a beautiful young woman, the drunkard's gaze towards her became less innocent. The powerless mother, though aware of this, was powerless to do anything about it and even aided the drunkard in his wicked ways, until finally..."
"What kind of nonsense is this? I don't want to hear it!" He Wenwen suddenly slammed her teacup on the table in anger. "If there's nothing else, please leave!"
Ye Honglan sighed and didn't continue. Before leaving, she paused again and said, "Telling you this story is just my own selfish reason. She lives in a village. It's not that she doesn't want to come back, but that she's ashamed to face me."
He Wenwen had her back to him and did not respond, but she couldn't help but recall something her junior brother had mentioned to her.
What a joke, what a huge joke.
Utterly ridiculous!
He Wenwen slammed her fist on the table, her eyes filled with indescribable sorrow and resentment.
Qiling Mountain gradually stabilized, and Ren Xiangxiang's injuries had healed. It was mid-May, and the spring flowers were in full bloom. Bees and butterflies danced all over the mountains, and the wind blew up green waves that rose and fell, covering the almost barren Yanshi Ridge area with green clothes again, as if nothing had ever happened.
Ren Xiangxiang pestered She Liuying for a long time before being allowed to leave Qiling Mountain. Although She Liuying still seemed very dissatisfied with Mo You's existence, he did not interfere too much and could be considered to have tacitly approved of it.
"Aren't you going to ask me where I want to go?" Ren Xiangxiang tiptoed across the water, stepping on the round stones.
Her voice was as clear as her gaze, but Mo You could tell that this feigned relief was actually an unspeakable heartache.
Ren Xiangxiang stood in the shade of the bamboo forest, looking back at the tall figure across the stream. The Mo You of the past was not such a taciturn person. He was once vibrant and impulsive, spirited and unrestrained.
But ever since the Fox Mountain Rebellion, he has changed. He has become calm, reliable, and thoughtful. Perhaps this is growth after weathering storms for others, but Ren Xiangxiang now realizes that perhaps they could have avoided this kind of growth, and perhaps this kind of growth is not something to be praised.
"You said you wanted to go to the far north, and you also wanted to go to the Valley of the Other Demons." His calm voice held a hint of helplessness. Not hearing Ren Xiangxiang's reply, he took a deep breath and continued, "And now you want to go to the Misty Forest, right?"
"right."
With a very soft reply, almost like a murmur, Ren Xiangxiang turned to look at the verdant mountains shrouded in mist to the east of Qiling Mountain.
“I’ve been dreaming about that place occasionally lately. When I wake up, I feel for a moment that maybe my master is still alive, and maybe I can see her if I go back.”
Ren Xiangxiang chuckled self-deprecatingly as she spoke, but suddenly the sky above her head darkened. She subconsciously looked up and saw Mo You standing beside her. He took her hand and said nothing, only, "I'll go back with you to take a look."
Go back and see the places you want to get close to, yet are afraid to face.
A barrier enveloped the Liuwu Forest, impregnable and even seeming ready to fight to the death.
Ren Xiangxiang was dumbfounded. She thought about it carefully and realized that she seemed to have forgotten someone.
By the way, the reason her master used himself to refine medicine was precisely for Shui Buyun. It seems that Shui Buyun had already woken up and sealed this place.
"Uncle Shui?" Ren Xiangxiang called out subconsciously.
Shui Buyun seemed to sense Ren Xiangxiang's presence and temporarily removed the barrier.
The courtyard was a mess; everything that should and shouldn't have been destroyed was ruined, and dried bloodstains were still visible on one wall.
Six houses were half demolished, and there were signs of destruction everywhere. It seemed that Shui Buyun had gone completely mad after waking up.
Unfortunately, when he woke up, the Gu King was already dead. He couldn't kill his enemy with his own hands, so he could only torment himself here.
The most severely damaged alchemy room was now a ruin, and even the alchemy furnace had been smashed by Shui Buyun.
Ren Xiangxiang was dumbfounded. She searched the whole yard for Shui Buyun and finally found him in his room. He was almost insane, covered in blood and hugging a flowerpot.
"Shui, Uncle Shui?"
Ren Xiangxiang wanted to get closer, but Mo You stopped her, saying, "His condition is somewhat dangerous right now."
Upon hearing the sound, Shui Buyun suddenly looked up and rushed in front of the two of them, so fast that Mo You didn't even have time to react. Unexpectedly, Shui Buyun suddenly raised a flowerpot and exclaimed, "Look at Xiangxiang! I found her! I found her! She's still alive!"
"What?" Ren Xiangxiang was confused. Looking at the empty flowerpot, she gently brushed Mo You away. "It's okay, Uncle Shui won't hurt me."
"I found her! She's alive, she must still be alive! I can definitely save her!" Shui Buyun hugged the flowerpot like a precious treasure, pacing back and forth and muttering to herself.
"Uncle Shui, you said my master is in this flowerpot?" Ren Xiangxiang tried to find out what had happened from the crazed Shui Buyun.
Despite Shui Buyun's seemingly insane state, his eyes were clear and bright.
"She's not dead, Xiangxiang, you have to believe me, she really isn't dead! I smashed the alchemy furnace and found a seed in the ashes! I don't know what kind of seed it is, but it must have been left for me by her. She knew only I could save her, she must have foreseen it. She's not dead, Xiangxiang! She's not dead!"
While holding the flowerpot, Shui Buyun muttered to himself, desperately trying to explain to Ren Xiangxiang that Shu Huixin must still be alive. It was unclear whether he was trying to convince Ren Xiangxiang or himself.
"Why are there seeds in the furnace ash?" Ren Xiangxiang muttered to herself.
Mo You frowned. "Even if there are seeds, how could they possibly grow into something alive?"
Unexpectedly, this remark immediately angered Shui Buyun. He turned around abruptly, and in the blink of an eye, before Ren Xiangxiang could even see what had happened, Mo You had already been swept away by Shui Buyun's blade.
"Moyou!"
Ren Xiangxiang panicked and hurriedly chased after him, "Uncle Shui, what are you doing?"
"You don't believe me!" Shui Buyun roared, "Get out of here, all of you! If you don't believe me, get out!"
A powerful force swept out, catching Ren Xiangxiang off guard. Her shoulder tightened as Mo You pulled her into his arms, and she retreated quickly, leaving the small courtyard.
The barrier reopened, rejecting everyone.
Ren Xiangxiang was still shaken. "Uncle Shui has really gone mad. What are we going to do?"
"We can ignore it for now. He's just locked himself away. Maybe he'll gradually accept reality," Mo You comforted him.
Ren Xiangxiang was still a little worried, but no matter what she said, Shui Buyun did not let her in again.
Just then, another timid figure appeared behind the two. Mo You glanced at it, and the mute mantis was so frightened that it shrank back.
"Dumb Mantis?" Ren Xiangxiang recognized the pitiful monster who was half human and half mantis. The dumb mantis was aggrieved. Shui Buyun had beaten him up as soon as he woke up. He had no words to express his suffering. As soon as he saw Ren Xiangxiang, tears started to flow.
"It's alright, it's alright. Once Uncle Shui wakes up, I'll avenge you!" Ren Xiangxiang immediately guessed the reason. The mute mantis nodded vigorously, tears streaming down her face.
"Thank you for continuing to stay here all this time," Ren Xiangxiang said again.
The mute mantis had nowhere to go. The demons of Qiling Mountain bullied him, and the demon master also bullied him. This was all he had. So when he heard Ren Xiangxiang's words, he obediently nodded.
Ren Xiangxiang sighed, taking one last look at the courtyard she remembered. She never expected it to turn out like this.
She gave a bitter smile, but then felt a sudden tightening on her wrist. Mo You had grabbed her hand. "Let's go!"
Let's go!
No matter how sad or desperate we are, we must keep going.
...
The far north didn't seem as cold as it had been the last time they were there. The two quickly found the Snow-covered Mountain from their memories. Although the snow was knee-deep, the red palm trees on the mountain were still there, only withered.
Without the aura of thunder or the presence of blood spirit, this Snow-Stained Mountain was just like any other snow mountain.
"He knew he would die if he gave me the Snow Fire, so why did he give it to me so easily?" Ren Xiangxiang still couldn't understand.
"Perhaps he's been waiting for an opportunity, someone he can willingly give up the Snowfire for," Mo You muttered to himself.
During his conversation with Blood Soul, he learned that Lei Gong could not leave this place, so his long life might be another kind of torment for him. He longed for the outside world, but could not see it with his own eyes.
"Xiangxiang, you don't need to blame yourself too much," Moyou comforted. "If Leigong is unwilling to give you the Snow God Fire, then with his abilities, we simply cannot climb Snowdew Mountain."
Ren Xiangxiang shook her head, "I know, but... I always feel like I can't do anything for him, and that makes me a little sad..."
As she spoke, she seemed to remember something and asked, "Then what do you think he wants the root fruit for?"
Mentioning the root fruit, the two went to the thick old tree behind it, where the hole they had dug at the base was half-buried in snow.
“I heard voices inside. This tree is intelligent.” Ren Xiangxiang was very certain and began to dig through the snow around the hole. “I want to go in and take a look.”
The entrance was narrow, only enough for Ren Xiangxiang to enter. She frowned when she saw Mo You, but then laughed out loud, "Don't worry, I'll run if anything happens."
As she spoke, she shrank back and slipped inside.
As soon as I entered the tree hollow, my body warmed up instantly, and at the same time, a child's voice burst into my ears.
"You're killing trees! Why are you back again?!"
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