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Chapter 248 Torn Heart
Bai Mo didn't understand Wuyu's past.

The two first met one winter, and as one of the few survivors, they crawled out of a death pit full of corpses and cooperated for a while in order to survive.

There is friendship, but not familiarity.

It was the confluence node of the era of people lingering on their last days, and it was also the darkest moment when everything was coming to an end. Everyone couldn't even live a simple life. They had their own thoughts, and naturally they had no time to care about each other's past.

But in Bai Mo's memory, Wuyu at that time was already in the red 'non-mainstream' attire now, but he didn't expect that there would be such a youthful time.

but……

Pulling people into the memory of the past, is this the way the blue eye fights back?
Looking at Wuyu's appearance in the picture, his own consciousness should not exist in this body, so this should only be an image of the past.

And this doesn't look like a means of killing, and I don't know what the meaning is.

In addition, what Bai Mo cares most about is the last blue eye that appeared in the dragon's stomach.

Blue eyes with vertical pupils, like glass, that eyeball is exactly the same as the eyes of the locked dragon head——

In other words, it was longan.

Bai Mo always felt a little strange, assuming that the abnormality of the dragon body was due to being boarded by an unknown life, then this eyeball should not have appeared...

Could it be that the dragon head is hiding something?

anyway……

Suddenly, he realized an interesting question.

The place where I wake up, where Wuyu is imprisoned, where the dragon is imprisoned, and the Hansheng mine that is suspected to be a cemetery... so many elements happen to be concentrated in one place, and now they are almost all gathered together for various reasons , Is this just a coincidence?

After a long time of baptism, Bai Mo no longer believes in coincidences.

While he was thinking, the picture in front of him changed several times, like pressing the accelerator button halfway, day and night went through several cycles, only the scenery of the lotus pond remained unchanged.

After an unknown amount of time, a young man in fine clothes finally ushered in again by the river bank.

Wuyu, or Ji Bai, he is back.

Bai Mo withdrew his thoughts, quietly watching the scene in front of him.

……

I'm really back.

Only one month after returning to Yunhua, I came to Lianchi again. Everything here seems not to be affected by the seasons. Although it is not as prosperous as the bustling city, it has a sense of tranquility, and the scenery is particularly pleasant. appease.

Qinglian was very pleasantly surprised to see me, and ran straight to me with a smile on her face.

But I can't laugh.

"What's the matter, aren't you happy to see me?" Qinglian pretended to be unhappy.

"I... came this time to ask for something."

"What's the matter?" Qinglian asked.

"I want to borrow your lotus heart..." My voice became smaller and smaller, and my father's words sounded in my mind.

"Nowadays there is a severe drought in the middle of the country. I heard that if there is a plant evil willing to voluntarily surrender its loyalty, it can be sacrificed with its natural power. Maybe it can ask the gods for rain, so that the subjects of Yunhua can survive this calamity."

Qinglian blinked her eyes, didn't speak, just looked at me straight.

I came back not to reunite, but to ask for something. Guilt lingered in my heart, and I suddenly felt that the time suddenly became extremely long.

A gust of wind blew by, caressing the grass and the river, and brushing up the girl's long hair.

"Okay."

"It's okay if you don't want to... what, what?"

I was already prepared to be rejected, after all, Lianxin must be extremely important to Qinglian, but I didn't expect her to agree.

...She didn't even ask me what I wanted Lian Xin to do.

"But if you want to promise me, you have to do it within 20 days... No, you have to try your best to bring Lian Xin back to me within a month."

After finishing speaking, Qinglian spat out a bloody little lotus and handed it to me without hesitation.

Seeing that Qinglian's expression was as usual, and she didn't seem to have any discomfort, I couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and said seriously: "Don't worry, I will definitely bring Lianxin back within a month."

Qinglian nodded, bid farewell to me, then sat down on the bank of the river, put her feet in the water, and quietly looked at the lake surface in a daze.

I was silent, Qinglian was like this when I first came here, and it is also like this now, maybe in the past ten years without company, she has always been like this, looking into the distance alone.

"Look, the dandelions on the other side are about to bloom." Qinglian said in a low voice.

"What?" I didn't hear clearly.

"It's nothing." She turned her head and smiled at me, "Go, I'll wait for you to come back."

She waved to me the same way as the first time we parted.

I hurried back to Yunhua, asked my father to take me into the palace, handed Lianxin to the king, and begged him to protect Lianxin well and end the sacrifice within a month.

The king readily agreed, and immediately prepared related matters.

At the moment when the rain fell, I heard the cheers of the subjects all over the country, Yunhua was saved.

Indistinctly, the sound of the rain seems to be calling my name—the matter of Lian Xin is not secret, they regard me as a hero.

I am naturally happy about this, and I am secretly proud of it. At the same time, I am relieved that it has only taken fifteen days, and I will soon be able to return the lotus heart to Qinglian.

Thinking like this, I have already arrived at the palace.

"Hahahaha, are you here? Come on, come on, this is Qingyue's little princess Ning Qing'er, let's get to know each other."

Because of this performance, the king appreciated me very much. He laughed out loud when he saw me, and pointed to a charming woman in front of him to introduce.

I looked over, and it was the princess of the neighboring country that I had been longing for day and night. I had a chance with her once.

Well-educated, beautiful and dignified, her figure has long been deeply embedded in my heart, and it is even more glamorous and moving when I look at it now.

"This should be the eldest son." Ning Qing'er smiled sweetly, her voice was like an oriole.

Next, the king told me the reason why Ning Qing'er appeared here. It turned out that Qingyue, a neighboring country, also suffered from drought, but couldn't find a willing heart to offer. Hearing that Yunhua had it, he hoped to borrow her lotus heart. .

I frowned when I heard this, the sacrifice took a lot of time, maybe it would take more than a month.

"Don't worry, Qingyue promised to solve the drought as quickly as possible. You have to be considerate of King Qingyue. You must know that there are no fewer victims than us. Many people need rain."

Thinking of the suffering victims, I hesitated, but Qinglian believed in me so much, and I definitely couldn't lose my trust.

Seeing my hesitation, the king couldn't help but said: "This time you are already the hero of Yunhua, if you save the people of Qingyue again, you will definitely win the favor of the little princess..."

I naturally understand his thoughts in my heart, the king has always valued profit, and this move is nothing more than to make friends with Qingyue, but thinking of Ning Qing'er's voice and smile, I am indeed quite moved.

"At that time, I will definitely let you marry her." The king seemed to see my thoughts, and said bewitchingly, "I can guarantee that Yunhua will definitely support this marriage with all his strength. There will be no opinion."

Are you going to marry?
A bride in red suddenly appeared in my mind, sitting by the bed, I lifted the hijab, revealing Ning Qinger's beautiful face.

But in the next second, that face blurred for a moment, and unexpectedly turned into Qinglian's smiling face again.

I let go of my thoughts, weighed it for a long time, and said solemnly: "I also ask the king to promise that Qingyue will complete everything within twelve days."

The king smiled slightly: "I promise you."

Qinglian's residence is secret and should not be revealed at will. After weighing for a long time, I selected two of my most trusted subordinates to send a letter to Qinglian, telling her that I would hand it back to Lianxin on time.

However, I made a mistake.

As the time of one month drew nearer, I felt anxious, and went to the palace again and again, but asked hard questions to no avail.

"Your Highness, I have something to tell you."

Once again, I didn't get a reply, so I left the palace annoyed, and met the national teacher head-on.

"Master, please speak."

"Since the lotus heart was handed over to you by the lotus monster, it must be that this monster trusts you."

"What does the national teacher want to say?" I squinted my eyes. The words of the lotus demon made me very uncomfortable. I felt angry in my heart, and even wondered if he had Qinglian's idea.

For the world, although evil is a disaster, it is also wealth, especially a lotus with a loyal heart.

The national teacher was stunned, shook his head and smiled: "Your Highness, I have thought too much. What I want to say is that there are only a few evil things that can be produced by Dan Xin, which have various magical functions. However, if you leave the body for more than 25 days, you may not be able to return to the body... "

"In other words, this lotus demon is probably about to change back to its original form. I wonder if the world will know about this?"

He looked complicated, as if thinking of something from the past.

25th?

Didn't Qinglian say thirty days?
I was struck by lightning, so that I didn't hear the next words of the national teacher.

In fact, I have already broken my oath under the king's several times of evasion. At this time, it has been 32 days since I got the lotus heart. That Qinglian...

How is she?

What annoyed me even more was that my two subordinates who delivered the letter never came back.

"I am willing to hand over the most important Lianxin, Lian...that must have a good relationship with His Royal Highness." The national teacher shook his head and left.

Distraught, I went out of the palace silently, sat at home for a long time, picked up the sword and went to the palace.

The sword is the Qinglian sword, which Qinglian gave me for self-defense before leaving, and she said she didn't need it.

But thinking about it now, this is after all a precious relic left to her by her mother.

For a long time, whether it is wine, sword, or even life, I have been demanding from Qinglian, but she has never refused, let alone asked for anything in return, but what have I paid?

With a pain in my heart, I clenched the Qinglian sword tightly.

Along the way, citizens who expressed their gratitude to me can be seen everywhere. After the heavy rain, Yunhua was peaceful. Because the king intended to publicize it, everyone thought it was my credit.

But the brighter their smiles, the more I blame myself.

I came to the palace.

"My lord, where is the lotus heart? If it's in Qingyue, then I'll go get it myself."

The king was high above him: "Do you know what crime it is to bring a sword into the palace?"

"All I know is that I have broken my promise. Qingyue is like this, and so is Your Majesty..."

The king looked at me majestically, and I met his gaze without fear.

"Lianxin was sent back yesterday. I want to keep it. You must know that the drought will not happen only once. You have to think about the people."

I held down the hilt of my sword and questioned, "Your Majesty's golden words, are you planning to break your promise?"

The king sighed and said, "I'm thinking of Yunhua as a whole."

I drew out my sword, sword energy surrounded my body, and said: "The drought is over, I have not failed the cloud, I have not failed the people, but because of vanity blinding my eyes, I have broken the promise - if the king does not want to return it, I have no choice but to give it back." Get it yourself."

"Do you know what you are doing?" The king pointed at me and shouted angrily, "If you can really take the lotus heart from me and return it to you, so what?"

A group of cold-faced guards appeared in front of him, and their aura was terrifying.

"Your Majesty may have forgotten who I am."

I have always been conceited about my swordsmanship. So far, Qinglian is the only person in the world who has laughed at my swordsmanship.

I stroked the sword slightly, and with a unparalleled sword intent, I pushed myself forward.

There are countless masters in the palace, but none of them are my opponents. I fought with them all day and night, and did not hurt the king, but took Lianxin from him.

It was also at this time that I realized that the reason why my guards did not return was because they were stopped by the king before leaving the city. whereabouts.

Fortunately, my two subordinates never let go, so no one knew of Qinglian's whereabouts.

It is said that the two were arrested because my father intentionally revealed their whereabouts.

"Why is this?"

Although I guessed that my father was thinking about Yunhua, I still can't describe my feelings.

"That's the blue blood and green lotus, a very vicious thing." The king sighed.

"Since it's so fierce, why does the king want to know the whereabouts of the lotus?"

He didn't answer, but shook his head and said, "It's a monster conceived from blood, do you know?"

"I know."

"You could have been loved by the people and loved by the princesses of neighboring countries. With our help, your swordsmanship can reach the pinnacle."

"I know."

"The lotus heart has been separated from the body for too long, even if you take it back, it won't help."

"So you know."

I raised my head suddenly, stared into the king's eyes, and couldn't help but clenched the sword in my hand.

The king was not ashamed of this, and said calmly: "Yunhua needs heavy rain, we need Lianxin, you should know."

"I do not want to know."

After a long silence, leaving the last sentence, I left the palace.

I came back to Lianchi with my injuries. If Qinglian knew that I took Lianxin back from the palace abruptly, she wouldn't laugh at my poor swordsmanship, would she?

Having said that, I am so obsessed with improving my swordsmanship, I don't know whether it is because I want to be appreciated by the princess, or because I want Qinglian to stop laughing at me.

Now that I think about it, I actually already have the answer in my heart.

The closer I got to the river, the more my hands shook. I was afraid that what I saw was not a person, but a lotus.

There is no wind by the river, and the willows are not moving. In the past, Qinglian's favorite place to sit, a letter was suppressed by a bloody lotus.

The corners of my eyes were sore, I looked around, and shouted Qinglian's name, I wanted to see her come out from somewhere, cover her mouth and laugh at me like before, saying that I was cheated.

But no, there was nothing but the blood lotus.

Trembling, I squatted beside the red lotus, and carefully put the lotus heart into the lotus, only to see the light flicker a few times, but the red lotus remained unchanged.

I remembered the words of the national teacher, and the corners of my eyes were sour.

"Your Majesty, you must be mentally prepared... Lian Xin has been away from the body for too long, and it may be difficult for that one to return to her original body."

I lost my mind for a long time before I picked up the letter on the ground and opened it carefully.

The handwriting is neat and elegant, presumably it is Qinglian's handwriting.

"Xiaobai, I've been waiting for you. After thinking about it for a long time, I realized that many things can't be too forward-looking and backward-looking, so I'm not afraid of anything now--I said yes, when you come back, you will take me to see Huaian."

"There is a motorcade passing by outside the lotus pond. I saw the princess you mentioned. She is so pretty, prettier than me. No wonder you like her so much. Come on, you are actually very good. You can definitely marry her."

"I shouldn't be able to wait until you come back. It seems that I won't be able to see Huai'an. I thought I could last for a long time. The person who is not very good is actually me... I seem to be going back to my original shape, and I don't know my original shape." Whether it looks good or not, Xiaobai will not like it when he sees it."

"Don't be sad and blame yourself. I don't blame you. I know that you must have something important to come back. My mother always told me that I was born with sins on my back, and that loneliness is my destiny. In fact, I have always thought so.”

"But you told me that I can't choose my birth, even if the world doesn't like me, you will still like me. After being alone for so long, it's great to have you with me for a while."

"The Qinglian Sword is a parting gift for you. I know that you love Qinglian wine the most, so I brewed some more these days. This time, I am careful. It is definitely better than the previous one. But still You can drink it after half a month, otherwise it may be a bit bitter."

"But this time, you have to save your drink. After you drink it, there will be no more."

"Be sure to drink sparingly. When you forget me, take a sip. Then you should remember me, but don't forget me."

"A lot of dandelions flew away across the river bank, all over the sky, it's so beautiful, I wanted to see it with you, but it seems that you are really unlucky and missed this beautiful scenery."

"Sometimes I think, if only I were a dandelion, I could go with the wind, be free, go wherever I want, I can go to the snow-capped mountains, to see the sea, to Huai'an..."

"By the way, I can still find you."

"Sure enough, I'm still a bit unwilling, and I couldn't see you again in the end."

"May you be able to embrace the beauty and grow old together with the princess. You will be free from illness and disaster for the rest of your life, happy and healthy."

"Lian Xin, I'll give it to you as a congratulatory gift."

"Qinglian."

There are some water stains at the end of the letter, and I don't know if it is new or old.

I wiped the corners of my eyes.

... Qinglian didn't blame me until the end.

I broke my oath, she must be very sad, right?
The cool wind blew, and the cheeks were cold again.

In fact, what I want to marry is not a princess at all, but you, Qinglian!
I cursed myself for being slow, and yelled at the river, but no one answered.

After sitting by the river for a long time, I carefully put away the letter and walked into the forest.

The qin in the forest is still there, but there are many jars of wine beside it,

I watched silently, and Qinglian's words suddenly sounded in my ears.

"Do you know why this wine took so much effort? Because I need my blood, I am in terrible pain, or did I brew such a jar out of curiosity before."

The scene in front of me changed, and I seemed to see a girl who was already weak due to the loss of her lotus heart, endured the pain, gritted her teeth and let out her own blood, poured it into jars, and brewed it into wine with a smile.

How could there be such a silly girl? I looked at the jar of wine in front of me, my eyes became moist again, and I raised my hand and slapped myself hard.

"Ji Bai, you are sorry for Qinglian."

I told myself.

Next, there was another rapid alternation of day and night, and the screen fast forwarded again——

During that period of time, I sat withered day and night, drinking for a while to drown my sorrows, and when I woke up again, there was not much Qinglian wine left.

So I found a gourd, poured the last Qinglian wine into the gourd, and covered it.

I thought about it a lot, and I thought that Qinglian would not have become like this if I hadn’t cared too much about those so-called ways of the world, benevolence, righteousness and morality, the joys and sorrows that have nothing to do with people, the inexplicable vanity, and if I hadn’t been too selfish. ——

How about being a ruthless person in the future?

I silently said to the red lotus in my hand.

No one answered.

When the dandelions on the other side of the river were flying again, like the sky full of stars, I understood Qinglian's mood at that time, it was a kind of expectation that I wanted to share with others.

I picked up the red lotus and carefully put it into a jade box.

"Come on, Qinglian, I'll take you to see Huai'an."

"It's not just Huai'an, I'll show you all the prosperity in this world."

There is no more Ji Bai in Yunhua, and there is one more Qinglian swordsman in the world.

Huai'an is far away, and I have seen all kinds of people with one sword, and killed countless evil things and thugs.

That is the yoke of dunya.

There are two gourds hanging on my waist, one contains the wine of troubled times, and I drink it when I am in pain, but the other has never been opened.

I have never drank Qinglian wine again, but even if I don't drink it, I still remember the taste, and I will never forget Qinglian.

I have walked through snow-capped mountains, crossed volcanoes, and seen the sea. This is not the shortest way to Huai'an, but it is the scenery Qinglian wants to see.

I was lying in the endless desert, and I was the only one left in the vast sandy sea. Looking at the starry sky, I suddenly felt something. Give this sword a name."

The sea of ​​sand was vast, and no one responded.

I lost my mind and realized that I was not lying on the grass, and the girl who watched me practicing sword was gone, so I smiled lightly and said, "Got it, it should be named after you—"

"Then why not call it Qinglian Jianyin."

When I came to Huai'an, it was already half a year later.

I don't know when, people in the world call me Sword Immortal, they say I love wine and swords, but they don't know that what I like is Qinglian wine, and what I love is Qinglian sword.

Huai'an is more prosperous than before. If Qinglian is still there, I don't know how happy I am to see all this.

I was a little disappointed, but I didn't forget to go to the respected old man and ask about Qinglian's transformation.

"Returning the lotus heart to the body, it is possible to transform again. I don't know the specific method. Perhaps... letting it grow as it did at the beginning is a good choice."

The same question has been asked countless times, and I don't have any hope, but this time the old man didn't shake his head directly, but pointed out the way for me.

Although not sure in words.

What?I was taken aback, did I delay Qinglian's transformation?
I desperately want to go back to the lotus pond.

"However, alas, this transformation again is a new beginning, like the rebirth of a person, the person who transforms may not necessarily be the same person as before."

I was stunned: "You mean, even if Qinglian transforms again, it will be another person?"

"That's right." The old man looked at me for a long time, shook his head and sighed, "Qinglian Sword Immortal...that's how it is."

I was silent for a moment, took a sip of wine, thanked me, and turned to leave.

What kind of sword fairy am I?
If it can be exchanged, I am willing to give up the name of sword fairy in exchange for Qinglian in my palm.

The name of Sword Immortal is somewhat intimidating, and there is no one who is blind to stop me from returning. It only took four months to return to the lotus pond. I put the blood lotus on the bank of the river and waited hard. The first wait lasted for three years.

The lotus is like blood, without any change.

Day after day, year after year, the sun and the moon rotate, and there is still the same scene in front of me. I sighed and fell into a deep sleep.

It was early morning when I woke up again.I saw a girl in Tsing Yi standing on the bank of the river, with bare feet, three thousand blue hair moving with the wind, looking back at me with a smile in my almost dull eyes.

"Are you awake?"

"Qinglian..." I was stunned for a while, held back my tears, raised my hand and walked towards her.

"You know me? My name is Qinglian?"

The girl frowned and took a step back, tilting her head and asking.

My steps stopped.

"Don't you remember, I'm Ji Bai, Xiao Bai." I said bitterly, and my raised hand fell weakly.

"I don't remember." The girl blinked and shook her head.

Microwaves appeared on the surface of the lake, the willow branches swayed slightly, and the girl's green hair was like a waterfall, just like the first time she saw it.

But she has been reborn and is no longer the person I remember.

I looked at her for a long time, then turned around feeling a bit lonely, since Qinglian is no longer Qinglian, why should I disturb her life.

"You gone?"

"gone."

"Is that how it goes?"

I didn't answer, picked up the sword and wine gourd, and left without looking back.

After walking a few steps, there was another shout from behind.

"Xiaobai, liar! How could you just run away like this!"

I stopped, turned around in disbelief, and dropped the sword and gourd on the ground.

"You agreed to take me to see Huai'an!"

Under the morning light, the girl in Tsing Yi ran towards me with tears in her smile, this is a scene that can only be seen in dreams.

I greeted him without hesitation, with my arms around, but there was nothing in my arms.

I felt a pain in my heart, and opened my eyes. There was no trace of the girl in front of me, but the bloody lotus was still in place, and hadn't turned into a human form.

"Well, it really is a dream..."

Everything is nothing.

The sky turned bloody suddenly, one person and one lotus faced each other silently, as if time forbade it.

The setting sun was shattered, the picture was blurred, and everything came to an abrupt end.

The blood-colored sunset turned into a blue eye, slowly opened from the sky, staring indifferently at the invisible people below——

Bai Mo, Yang Yiyi, no desire.

The three of them didn't seem to notice the peeping of the huge eyeballs, they just stood there blankly.

At some point, an intense sadness flooded into everyone's hearts.

It was a sadness that seemed to tear my heart apart.

(End of this chapter)