Night Tales

Chapter 24 Nirvana

The sky is still, and the long white clouds are floating leisurely, slowly changing various shapes.

Fuyu sat on the hillside, bored and leisurely watching the birds that occasionally passed by the distant mountains and forests.

People always say that the clouds in the sky, the birds in the trees, and the fish in the water are the most free.

But clouds can only move forward reluctantly driven by the wind, birds cannot live in water, and fish cannot soar in the sky.Are they really free?

Of course, from another perspective, fish have never thought of flying; birds don’t like diving, and they only go into the water to catch fish; clouds are naturally drifting, and they travel everywhere.Only man, without broad wings, longs to fly; without strong limbs, but longs to run; without smooth curves, but longs for the ocean.Such people are the most unfree.

Cicada came over, sat beside her, and asked, "Aren't you afraid of sitting on another pile of chicken shit?"

"I've seen it, no."

"Yu'er." Cicada called softly.

"Huh?" Fuyu's eyes turned from the sky to the people around him, and looked at him.

"Do you still hate me? You always avoid me."

"No, don't think too much about it." Fuyu comforted him, "Although it's only been a few days, you look much more mature."

"I can't help it, Fei'er needs too much care, and I suddenly feel like a man."

Fuyu smiled, to be honest, she had never treated him as a man over the years.

"Actually, I still like her very much. I like her too... Forget it, it's over. Yu'er is a phoenix destined to soar into the sky. Ordinary people can only look up to her."

But Fuyu didn't answer him, and asked: "When the children are born, can I be their godmother?"

"Of course!" Cicada said excitedly, "Don't talk about being a godmother, you can be a godmother."

"Then you call me godmother?"

"Godmother!" Cicada blurted out, Fuyu chuckled and beat him again.

At this time, a familiar bird call came from the sky, and Fuyu looked up, and saw a big bird landed on a distant hillside.

"Xuanqi!" Fuyu said, "How did it come here?"

"Something must have happened to that pervert," said Cicada.

"I'll go and have a look." Fuyu said, and flew away.All the people in the village heard the singing of the big bird, men, women and children came out of the house to discuss endlessly, thinking that some divine bird blessed this place.

Fuyu ran to the top of the mountain, Xuanqi's feathers were disheveled and bloodstained, it was obvious that he had suffered a lot of injuries after a fierce battle.

"Xuanqi, where's Yi'er?" Fuyu asked.Xuan Qi spread his huge wings and uttered a cry. Fuyu understood and sat on it. Xuan Qi spread his wings and flew west.

The land under her feet made Fuyu feel strange and familiar. She knew that Xuan Qi must take her to a place she had been to before, but she didn't know where it was.

Something happened to Yi'er, she thought in her heart, her mind was in a mess.

A gust of cold wind hit, and a towering and tall iceberg stood in front of her.On the other side of the iceberg, there was a piece of red, like an endless sea of ​​fire.

Xuan Qi flew forward again, and when he got closer, Fu Yu realized that Fan Yi was here.When Xuanqi landed, Fuyu ran towards Fanyi.

"Yi'er, what's the matter?" Seeing the scars all over Fan Yi's body, Fuyu was about to go to help her, but was pulled away to dodge.

"Quick, fly to that tree."

"doing what?"

"Just go quickly, it's too late."

Fuyu looked into the distance, and saw that the luxuriant sycamore tree that once covered the sky and the sun had turned into a raging flame. In the depths of the forest, a phoenix was neighing in pain.Fuyu glanced at Fanyi again, knowing that she would not let herself be in danger, so she took the wind and flew towards the tree, but before she got close, the scorching air wave had already hit, and Fuyu hurriedly used her internal strength to go block.At this moment, she felt that the blood in her body was burning violently, flowing, almost breaking through her body, and meeting the flames.

She felt the majesty of the tree god burning in the sea of ​​fire, but it didn't seem like she was trapped in life and death, but she was sacrificing herself.The power of this sacrifice merged with the flames that devoured the sky and destroyed the earth, so that as soon as the Fuyu landed on it, it was lifted up by a huge force entwined with spiritual energy.

The aura burned and evolved in the flames, and finally flowed into Fuyu's body.Fuyu felt her body was hot and unbearable, and screamed out in pain.

She didn't know how much time had passed, until she saw a phoenix flying towards her and bumped into her body.She finally lost her last sense of consciousness.

The flames burned out, and the land at the extreme end of the sky, which was originally bred with thousands of auras, has turned into a piece of scorched earth.On the scorched earth stood a young girl and a huge black bird.The sacred wood was burned to the point where only the broken roots remained.Lying on the root of the tree was a scorched girl. The girl was naked and her body was stained by charcoal all over the floor.The girl picked her up, sat on Xuanqi, and flew to the top of the mountain.

There was a lot of noise in the distance.Countless birds flew in from all directions.The birds were all over the hill, chirping endlessly around them.

The girl in his arms finally woke up, looking at everything in front of him in confusion.

"what happened."

"Today is the day the phoenix is ​​reborn from the ashes."

"Did it work?"

"Success."

"where"

"In your body."

"What?" Fuyu fell from her arms in horror, Fan Yi was afraid that she would fall, so he still supported her.

"These birds have come to pay homage to the new king."

Seeing that she was still looking at him with incredulous eyes, Fan also said with a smile, "Look what I'm doing, don't you want a phoenix as a pet?"

"It turns out that you have thought of it for me a long time ago, so you will give me sycamore leaves?"

"I didn't expect it. Originally, it was just to adjust your body so that you could get close to the phoenix. However, the queen of heaven wanted to kill it, so she rushed to the extreme place of heaven to destroy the sacred tree. I had no choice but to make a contract with someone and let it borrow Your body is reborn."

"What agreement did you make?" Fuyu asked.

"You will know in a while. It's just that the phoenix is ​​in your body, but it has advantages and disadvantages."

"You said."

"I'll talk about it after you put on your clothes."

Only now did Fuyu realize that she was still naked, and thinking that her clothes had been burned, she hurriedly flew to the ruins again, and touched in the ashes.The void bag was still there, so he took out a piece of clothing from it to wrap it around, and flew back again.

"Speak now."

"The advantage is that you will gain eternal life, and your cultivation will also improve rapidly."

"so good!"

"The disadvantage is that the nature of the phoenix is ​​sacred and pure, and it loves all things. Although it uses your body as its nest, it can hardly recognize you as its master. You have to be patient and raise it. As for what kind of romance it will have in the future, it depends on you. Good luck. Before that, you have to make three agreements with it, and if you violate any of them, you will be eaten back by it."

"Which three"

"Actually, right now, you have done a good job." Fan Yi smiled again: "First, don't eat poultry meat, second, don't take the initiative to kill, and third, rescue its owner."

"How can I do this third thing"

"The third point is what I said casually. If you don't make her happy, what if she recalls Fenghuang?"

"Yi'er, I found you very naughty. By the way, how did you get hurt?"

"The queen was hurt."

"Where's the queen? Did you beat her away?"

"How can I be so powerful? This god has awakened. But it is not easy to break the seal. It requires the most powerful force in the world."

"What is the most powerful force?"

"Supreme glass."

"what is that?"

"She's still waiting for us, let's go." Fan Yi took Fuyu's dark hand and flew down the mountain.

Fuyu glanced at the huge iceberg, and found that the mountain was empty, and the huge phoenix body was gone, revealing the transparent mountain body.

The mountain has been emptied so much, but it has not collapsed.

They landed at the foot of the mountain, and inside the transparent ice wall stood a woman covered in red.The strong red color seems to be burning in the heart of a person, making people blazing and anxious.The woman's gentle demeanor and elegant appearance are incompatible with her powerful aura, but also intertwined, forming a huge contrasting beauty.Her eyes seem to hide a starry sky, inclusive and transparent, able to accommodate everything in the world.

This person is what she wants to be.

"Is this the Phoenix King?" Fuyu asked.

"Do you think I look like me?" the woman in the iceberg asked with a smile.

"What agreement did you make with Yi'er, do you need me to fulfill it?"

"It really needs you to complete it. It is inconvenient for the sky core to walk in the mortal world, but your appearance is just right."

Fuyu glanced at her, and secretly said: "Do I look burnt?"

"What agreement, tell me."

"It's very simple." Feng Wang said, "I haven't seen my daughter for 500 years. I hope you can help me find it."

"How do I find it, you have to give me a clue."

"There are no other clues. I only know that in this life, her name is Wei Jiangchi."

"It was her."

"You know?" Feng Wang asked.

"Recently, there are turmoil in the capital, and she even chopped off the leg of the prince of the heaven, who knows."

"Prince of the Heaven Realm?" Feng Wang repeated: "No wonder she said she was going to kill her."

"It's almost dawn, you should go too." Feng Wang said: "I know that the sycamore leaves taste very bad to you, but Phoenix likes it, I hope you will give more consideration to it."

Fuyu gave her a blank look, asking me to find a daughter for you and raise a phoenix for you, you really had a good idea.

"Let's go." Fan Yi said, before he could call to the sky, Xuan Qi had already spread his wings and took off. Seeing them move, the birds followed behind, picked up the two of them, and flew to the east.

"Where are you going, I'll see you off." Fan Yi said.

"The capital, since I don't know where she is, I should go to the place where she used to be first."

According to Xuan Qi's words, he flew to the outskirts of the capital, Fuyu jumped and flew down.Fan Yi still sat on Xuan Qi's body and flew back to the night realm.

Beijing · a street

"Master, how do I get to Zhehengju?"

"Girl, are you applying for a job?"

"..."

"I advise the girl to forget it, there is a medical center over there, go there first and have a look."

"..."

Zhehengju recently acquired the restaurant next door, and it is already expanding.

As long as it is Luchengxi's property, it is called Zhehengju, which is very recognizable. When Fuyu walked in, a young man immediately ran to stop her: "This girl, the medical center is over there." Pointing, indicating that Fu Yu went to the wrong place.

"I don't see a doctor, is your boss here?"

"What's the matter with our boss?"

Fuyu took out a jade tablet and handed it to him, the young man glanced at it, bowed to Fuyu, turned around and went upstairs.

The hustle and bustle of the capital is amazing. Even in the daytime, the opera house and Chu hall are still singing and dancing, with people coming and going.Fuyu stood at the door, looking at the layout of the building, and found that the building was luxuriously decorated, grand and bright, not like a brothel, more like a royal mansion.The guests who come and go also call for friends and companions, and dress luxuriously.Compared with the celebrities in the capital, her attire is a bit shabby.

People coming and going in the hall saw Fuyu, whispered to each other, with smiles on their faces, more precisely, they meant to laugh.

The boy came down from upstairs, trotted all the way to Fuyu, respectfully said: "Mom told the girl to go up."

Fuyu nodded, and followed the young man upstairs, along the corridor to the door of the innermost room, the young man signaled her to go in, turned and left.

Fuyu pushed open the door, and a faint fragrance wafted gently.

She stepped in and faced a screen with a picture of ladies sitting opposite each other.

Turning around and looking in, I saw a beautiful woman leaning against the window drinking tea next to the small window.Seeing Fuyu, he smiled and said, "Come in and sit down."

Fuyu walked over and sat down opposite her.

Zhe Heng poured a cup of tea for her, and said, "You're pretty good at it."

Fuyu smiled and said nothing.

"I have the best Xiangxue moisturizing cream here, would you like some?" Zheheng asked with a smile.

Fuyu never cared much about her appearance, she hurriedly said: "No need, it's just a small injury, it will heal soon."

Zhe Heng looked at her carefully again, and chuckled lightly: "Don't blame the Nu family for being abrupt, I don't know what the relationship between the girl and Lu Chengxi is."

"He is my uncle, strictly speaking, he should be regarded as my master."

"Oh~ So you're still a small boss. Didn't Lu Chengxi come with you?" Fuyu has never had much appreciation for beauties, let alone how to praise a beautiful woman, and said: "Uncle Shi is always a busy person. It is really a personal matter for my nephew to look for Aunt Zheheng, and I hope Auntie will give me advice."

Zheheng leaned his face towards Fuyu: "The youngest of my family? They are called aunts."

"No, no, sister Zheheng is as beautiful as a flower, youthful and beautiful, she doesn't look old." Fuyu hurriedly changed her words.

"Hehe, I really don't understand the style."

"I'm not a man in the wind and dust, what kind of amorous feelings." Fuyu secretly said, still looking at Zheheng with a smile on his face.

"What's your name?" Zheheng asked again.

"Just call me Yu'er."

Zhe Heng withdrew his body, leaned back on the chair, sipped his tea, and said, "What do you want to know?"

"It's not about Jiang Chi."

"Why are you interested in her?"

"Personal matters, nothing to worry about."

Zhe Heng cast his eyes out of the window, playing with the teacup in his hand, leisurely enjoying the beautiful scenery, and said: "That one, she is the eldest princess of the Wei Dynasty. But she is 30 years old and has not been married yet. What kind of goddess atones for sin, she must keep her virginity. However, the princess is very close to the granddaughter of the national teacher, Lu Xinming, who is also 30 years old and wants to keep her virginity. There are rumors that these two people are broken sleeves. But who I know."

"Lu Xinming?" Fuyu repeated.Isn't the owner of the Falling Flower Tomb outside the Demon Burial Forest called Lu Xinming?

"Why, have you seen it?"

"I haven't seen it, I just heard that she was a Charm, who was thrown into the Wanli Burial Demon Forest and died."

"The royal family and the national teacher have always been at odds, and they have been plotting against each other over the years, and they have secretly fought a lot. The Wei family killed the two sons of the national teacher, and the national teacher killed the three princes of the Wei family. There are also some messy grievances and grievances. I can't figure it out. Didn't there be a palace accident not long ago, and the Wei family wiped out the Lu family? It stands to reason that Wei Jiangchi, as the eldest princess, should return to the capital. However, I heard that she cut off the heaven The crown prince had one foot, and the heavens ordered the newly enthroned emperor to get rid of Wei Jiangchi. So far, Wei Jiangchi is still running for his life outside, and the court's assassins have also sent out wave after wave. But..."

When Zheheng said this, the teacup in his hand unconsciously shook again: "These assassins are too disrespectful, and they left the capital with great fanfare. The common people have to get out of the way when they see them. The killers are really so arrogant. "

"Sister Zheheng means that these assassins are actually easy to find."

"That's right, but what are you looking for an assassin for? Find Wei Jiangchi?"

"In that case, thank you sister Zheheng for the tea, my niece won't stay any longer." Fuyu got up, arched his hands to Zheheng, and was about to go out, Zheheng said: "Don't pretend, it's so slow to walk through the gate , wouldn’t it be faster to sneak out of the window, and maybe catch up with the group of assassins who just left the city.”

Hearing this, Fuyu flew out of the window and disappeared in an instant.And everything in front of the window, including the weak Jiaohua, was not disturbed at all.

"It's so easy!" Zheheng praised himself, "Young people nowadays are really getting better and better."

Not far from the capital city, Fuyu met a group of people in black clothes riding fast on horseback.Their cultivation base is normal, they are not ruthless characters, follow them from a distance, Fuyu doesn't have to worry about them finding him, but if he wants to keep his distance and not be thrown off by them, with these three feet long legs, it will take some effort.After chasing for a long time, those people were finally tired. They rushed into a small town, found a decent restaurant, and walked in swaggeringly.

Fuyu turned around and went into the shop opposite.

"Hey, please come inside, girl." Xiao Er enthusiastically invited her in, and Fuyu shook her head, thinking that the person was calling "Black girl."

Fuyu said, "Is there a private room?"

"Yes, yes, please go upstairs, Miss." Xiaoer took Fuyu upstairs, she chose a room facing the street, sat down, and said to Xiaoer: "Serve your best tea, use a separate pot, Make a few vegetarian dishes. Besides..." Fuyu took out a certain amount of money: "Buy me a good horse, and the rest is hard work."

Xiao Er took the money, nodded and bowed and went.

Fuyu sat in front of the window and looked towards the restaurant opposite. She recited the formula, used her hearing to find the location of the killers, and listened carefully to the conversations of the killers.

"What do you mean Your Majesty? This killer has been sent out several times, and every time it is a low-level character like us. Even the sword of the eldest princess is not enough for us to take two or three hits. That's all we have Go to death, what are you doing?"

"You don't understand this, Your Majesty, this is called playing hard to get. Let the eldest princess put down her guard by launching a few waves of mediocre ones first. In the last wave, use a big move to win in one fell swoop, without any effort."

"I don't understand your size, we are going to die, and you are still happy here."

"Hey, take it easy. Didn't the boss say that he will send a master to join us tomorrow? This master must be the big move. When we are besieging, we only need to stand by his side and hit him twice symbolically. Have you made an attack and saved your life?"

"By the way, who is that master, how do we recognize it?"

"Who knows, I only know that it is a place called Sanye Pavilion five miles away from Wuliu Town, and told us to arrive at noon. He is waiting for us there."

"The dishes are here!"

"The food is here, eat quickly, and hurry up after eating."

Here, a waiter also brought tea, Fuyu took a sip and shook his head again and again. Compared with Tianjie's, it was a few grades worse, so he put it aside and stopped drinking.

The killers drank too much the night before, and when they got up the next day, it was already time, and they scolded me and I scolded you, and rushed to the joint noisily.

Seeing that noon was approaching, everyone rushed to Wuliu Town.

"It's over, it's over, if you delay the military situation, you will be decapitated!"

"Shut up and get on your way."

After leaving Wuliu Town, before walking a mile, a veiled man in black was already waiting for them on the small road ahead.Everyone reined in their horses in fear, you look at me, I look at you, and if they don't know, they go in.

"Who is here?" the leader asked.

"You guys are too slow." The man in black said.

"Female...woman? How could it be a woman!" the leader asked strangely.

"What, have an opinion?"

"No opinion, no opinion, take out the token."

The man in black obeyed and threw a token at him. He took it in his hand and looked at it. It was true, and said again: "A woman, how can we trust your ability?" After Fang finished speaking, the man suddenly Disappeared, and then everyone felt a pain in their chest, and they were all kicked off their horses.

The man was still standing when they got up from the ground.

"Do you believe it now?"

"I believe it." The leader stood up from the ground, trotted to the man in black and bowed: "You are the boss, you are the boss, we will all listen to you."

"En." The man in black nodded, she raised her hand, clapped it twice, and a horse sprang out from the forest.The man in black got on his horse and said to everyone, "Let's go."

The man in black raised the rein and was about to fall when he suddenly said, "Wait a minute, where are we going?"

"The Forest of Burying Demons! I heard that the eldest princess is heading to the Forest of Burying Demons. It's already too late for us to start. We can wait at the place where the saint died in advance. She will definitely go there."

"In that case, let's go."

As Fuyu rode eastward on horseback, he said in his heart: "Oh, Mortal Realm is really fun. When I return to Yuque, I have to face those people with a straight face, how boring it must be."

"Boss... Boss, what's your surname?" A killer rode his horse over and asked Fuyu.

Fuyu thought for a while and said, "Just call me Yumian Shanren."

"Good man, good man, we all see that you are powerful. When the time comes, we will leave the matter of killing the eldest princess to you, good man. We will help you by the side. Just say hello if you want anything."

"Well, I see, let's back down."

"Yes, yes." After the man finished speaking, he slowed down and walked together with everyone.