Chapter 88 Her back

But Ru Xue shook her head and didn’t give us a definite answer. But she did say something to us: “I only know one thing. If we can enter the Dragon’s Tomb, we will definitely find the answer. This is the clue to Renhua’s memory.”

After Ru Xue said this, although I was frightened, I couldn’t help but glance in the direction we were standing. She actually told me that this thing was not a mirror image? I really couldn’t accept it.

But this look made me see a detail that I myself was not sure was an illusion. I found that it was me standing at the intersection, and it seemed that my expression had changed very slightly and slowly, but after rubbing my eyes, everything was quiet and still.

This is… I frowned, as if I had a little inspiration, but compared to my love of thinking about those ethereal and intangible things, Chengxin Ge was obviously more realistic. He asked Wu Laogui directly: “It looks scary, but does it have any real impact on us?”

Wu Lao Gui said a little blankly, “No, at least when the brothers went in last time, what was the impact? It’s just that the feeling of looking at yourself standing there is scary.”

“Really no tangible impact at all?” Cheng Xin Ge narrowed his eyes.

“Well, what else can it be? If being afraid can be considered an impact,” Wu Lao Gu said with a smug look.

Brother Chengxin didn’t ask, and he trusted Wu Laogui, so he gently pushed me and said to me, “Chengyi, what are you still looking at? Let’s go.”

I have to say that Brother Chengxin is more decisive than I am.

I withdrew my gaze, forcing myself not to think about the other me still at the intersection, and continued on my way. In my heart, I felt like I was walking on a log bridge. There was no way around it, because Wu Laogui said, “Don’t fall off, or you won’t know where you’ll end up.”

So, I became cautious with every step, but after walking down this path for a few minutes, after a corner, the mist that had been shrouding the area mysteriously disappeared, and what appeared before me was a valley.

The moment I saw this valley, I was stunned because I didn’t expect the ‘Dragon Pillar’ to climb up. What I saw was such a place, a beautiful valley like a paradise, really beautiful and breathtaking.

Was I wrong? The red silk-like sunset hanging at the end of the sky reflected the flowers in the valley, showing a kind of vibrant vitality that made people tremble.

The emerald green lawn and the clumps of bamboo add a touch of tranquility to the bustling flowers, and with the endless sky, this place can only be found in dreams.

“Ru Xue, pinch me, and tell me that the forest outside is actually covered in snow.” I couldn’t believe my eyes and muttered to myself.

Ruxue said calmly, “Where there is infinite vitality, it should be this beautiful.”

Compared to Ru Xue and me, one was dumb and the other was quiet, but Cheng Xin was already ‘crazy’. He pushed us aside and ran a few steps into the valley, squatting down and carefully observing. His face became wild and he muttered to himself, clearly showing that his emotions had gotten out of control.

“Brother Chengxin, have you discovered some extraordinary medicinal herbs?” That was the only possibility that came to my mind.

“No, no, it’s not medicinal herbs, just ordinary plants! But they have broken through the limits of growth.” Chengxin’s tone was calm, but the trembling tone betrayed him.

“What do you mean?” I asked him at the end of the path. I didn’t move because I had decided to stay at the end of the path. It had been quiet for a while, and we were about to face a large number of enemies.

“It’s very simple. To put it in a metaphor, you, Chen Chengyi, can live to be 100 years old, but you’ve lived to be 200 years old, and you’re still growing, just very slowly. Do you understand?” Chengxin’s tone was finally no longer calm, but had a hint of madness.

“What’s the point?” I had already turned around and was facing the path again, staring intently at the fog-shrouded area in the distance. I was waiting for the enemy to appear.

“The meaning is great. If medicinal herbs are planted here, what do you think it will be like? I want to stay here forever.” Chengxin said loudly to my back. I didn’t turn around, but I responded loudly, “Then you enjoy it.”

After that, I stood at the intersection, still not moving. Xiaoxi and Xiaomao stood quietly beside me, and Wu Laogui floated behind me, looking like he was facing a great enemy.

“Chengyi, let me take care of the outer defense. Many years ago, they were almost destroyed by Renhua’s bugs. Otherwise, how could the person who tricked Old Wu back then possibly shake it?” Ruoxue came up behind me and whispered to me.

I turned to look at Ru Xue, my lips moving, wanting to say something, but in the end I didn’t say it. Originally, after that night, I was determined to send her to the Dragon’s Tomb, just because I respected what she thought was worthwhile. There was a kind of beauty and grandeur in our love that was sacrificed in the face of something that had to be sacrificed.

But at this point, when Ru Xue said she wanted to open the tomb, a strong reluctance stirred in my heart. Was she about to leave and abandon the mortal world? This woman before me, I so much wanted to give up the whole world to hold onto.

Unfortunately, neither she nor I can give up the world, nor are we qualified to do so. When love touches the heart’s guard and bottom line, she chooses to guard, and I choose the bottom line.

My throat was dry and sour, as if it was difficult to spit out every word. It was a last-ditch attempt to say, “Ru Xue, I can’t bear to let you go. Otherwise, I’ll stay with you to guard the grave, no matter what happens. I only want you.” But when it came to my mouth, it became, “Well, you go open the grave, and I’ll stay here.”

Ru Xue looked at me deeply, then suddenly threw herself into my arms, grabbed the hem of my shirt, her fingers turning white, then looked up at me, kissed me firmly and resolutely. The surrounding scenery was picturesque, quiet as if it were the end of the world, but she and I were racing against time, and the love burned to its final splendor.

After leaving my lips, Ru Xue stroked my face and said, “Remembering the taste of a person is often more profound than remembering the appearance of a person. A little memory can sometimes warm the whole life. Chengyi, we have too many memories. In the future, I just want you to have no regrets.”

My teeth were clenched tightly, and my whole cheek was in pain. In the end, I nodded, as if I was making the most important decision of my life. I married her, and I gave her up. Aren’t they both the most important decisions in my life?

Ruoxue left my embrace, but I followed her with my eyes. She slowly walked into the valley, like a woman who should not have existed in this world, slowly returning to the fairyland that belonged to her. The hideous insect flew out at some point, still carrying Ruoxue’s dried bloodstains, circling behind Ruoxue.

I was in a daze for a moment, so sad that I was numb. I still remember what I was doing. I was facing the enemy, wasn’t I?

I turned around and behind me, I heard the sound of Ruoxue. It was a strange sound full of a strange rhythm, like a whistle, but also like a low chant. Combined with the strange sound of the insect, the first thing people intuitively felt was that she had begun to summon.

I squinted my eyes slightly, and it was a torture for me to keep them open without tears. The sound of the snow-like voice, combined with the bloody sunset, could not express the sadness in my heart at this moment. Sacrifice is really not that easy.

“Chengyi, are you sad?” Chengxin’s deep voice sounded behind me.

I didn’t answer. There was a kind of sadness that was simply unspeakable. It would be pretentious to say it. My gaze only lingered on the path in the mist. I desperately needed a battle to let me vent my anger and vent the pain of the bleeding in my heart. It hurt too much. Even if I died in battle, I didn’t want to die in such pain.

“I remember, I once lost a girl like this. That day you were drunk with me. Do you remember the song we were singing in the middle of the night on the street?” Cheng Xin suddenly said this, or maybe he didn’t want an answer from me at all, because I hadn’t answered yet. Cheng Xin’s low voice began to softly hum the song.

“No one can tell me, no one can understand me. What is love? It’s all a blur in my heart, in my heart…”

Gradually, my tears filled my eyes.

“After tonight, I will never have it again. Maybe I am destined not to have it in this life. I see that love is so wandering, and I can only let her go with tears in my eyes. Her back has slowly faded into the wind…”

“I can only stand in the wind and let the wind blow every day. The wind can remind me of the past and the feelings I had with you…” I choked and sang softly with Brother Chengxin.

Just like the silly behavior we often do, we cried like fools in the tomb of the great demon in the face of the last words of the master, and now we are facing a war, but we sing a song together, remembering the love that has passed and the love that is about to pass.

The snow in the valley, the low, soft call, the quiet valley with its colorful flowers, the eternal sunset in the sky, the sad singing of the two men, the myriad emotions in their hearts…

Fate will eventually settle down, and everything that has been put down will be put down.

“Those who have the mood to sing, the descendants of Old Li, really can’t be treated with normal eyes.” A voice came from the depths of the fog, but the person was not yet seen.

But, it’s already here, isn’t it?