Chapter 354 Come home
The smoke disappeared, and the ground was covered with ashes.
National Master Yuelun and Master Lanke Baonan died in the capital of the Tang Dynasty. Neither the ascetic monks accompanying the coffin nor the Ningfu guests who watched the excitement failed to react for a long time.
When Ning Que was fighting Dao Shi, Mo Shanshan hadn't left the capital yet, and together with Zhou Jiye Hongyu, he saw the body of Aisle Stone and the majestic demonic energy that Ning Que had erupted back then.
He hesitated to speak, but finally he could only sigh.
Mo Shanshan swept across the remaining ashes on the ground, a complex look flashed in his eyes.
Kindness does not mean stupidity.
Suddenly dazed, she can naturally see that Zhou Ji is helping Ning Que destroy the corpse, so as to prevent him from exposing his obsession.
Just in this way, Zhou Ji will form a deep hatred with Yuelun Kingdom and Xuankong Temple, and he will bear the anger of Master Baoshu, Master Qishan, Qi Nian, and the first lecturer.
Mo Shanshan looked at Zhou Ji, his eyes were full of worry.
Zhou Ji shook his head, gave a comforting look, turned to look at Ning Que who was walking, and said with a smile, "Why did the groom leave the bride in the room and run out by himself?"
"You've made such a big commotion here, why should I come over and take a look?" Ning Que had already heard the cause and effect from others when he came, glanced at the remains of the coffin on the ground, and looked at Zhou Ji with gratitude color.
"Okay, there's nothing to see here. Let the people from the military department come over to clean up the situation. We should go back." Zhou Ji waved his hand, and Wang Jinglue, who came from the military department, was a little dumbfounded. He is still the national teacher of Yuelun Kingdom, and according to the law, he should be arrested and thrown into the prison of the military headquarters, but facing this situation, how can he dare to take action?
Zhou Ji has already resigned from his teaching position in the old library, but Ning Que is still the thirteenth teacher of the academy. Seeing that Wang Jinglue is still hesitating, Ning Que frowned, dragging the bridegroom's fancy dress and walking towards Wang Jinglue.
This is the country of Tang after all, and Qu Ni provoked her with a coffin, beating and reprimanding her. Only then did Wang Jinglue lead people to clean up the mess.
Zhou Ji looked at Mo Shan and said, "Didn't it scare you just now?"
Mo Shanshan shook his head, but the worry in his eyes still remained. Zhou Ji reached out and touched the top of Mo Shanshan's head, and said softly, "Don't worry, it's fine."
Ye Hongyu looked at the two of them with complicated expressions, and suddenly felt a move in his heart. He suddenly looked behind him, not far from the gate of the Ning Mansion, a blue placket from the Academy flashed past the stone pillar, and disappeared into the gate.
Master and Zhou Ji have been looking forward to today's event for a long time. No matter what, no one can stop Ning Que and Sang Sang from getting married.
The farce outside the mansion ended, the wedding went on as usual, and the Ning Mansion quickly became lively.
Mo Shanshan suffers from eye disease, so he has been staying in the Mochi Garden and rarely walks outside.
This is the first time seeing someone else getting married, following Zhou Ji all the way, step by step, watching the guests come and go with some reserved but curious eyes.
Zhou Ji looked funny, and leaned closer and said, "After all, it was a bit hasty. Ning Que was in a hurry to get married with Sangsang, so he saved a lot of etiquette procedures. If you like it, we can make it more grand later~"
"." Hearing Zhou Ji's words, Mo Shanshan suddenly raised his head, stared at him with wide eyes, and his ethereal eyes through the lens were filled with disbelief.
"Since I promised to write to you for a lifetime, of course I must do what I say."
The ceremony was about to begin, and the guests in the courtyard were disturbed, and pedestrians passed by the two of them, Zhou Ji patted her on the head lightly, and said with a smile, "Don't you want to?"
"Yes! Of course I am willing." Mo Shanshan said quickly, fearing that Zhou Ji would regret it.
At this moment, the gongs and drums sounded. Zhou Ji suppressed a smile, pretended not to hear, glanced in the direction of the hall, and teased, "What did you just say? I didn't hear clearly."
"She said she was willing." Ye Hongyu stood with her sword in her arms, her red skirt swaying in the wind like a red fish swimming in the water, but today's little red fish seems to lack the vitality of the past, and looks emotional. A lot lower.
"Yeah~" Mo Shanshan felt ashamed when he heard someone else's voice.
Zhou Ji looked at Ye Hongyu and said with a smile, "Why are you here?"
"Ning Que said that Master is looking for you." Ye Hongyu said calmly.
Zhou Ji thought about it, and he really sensed the breath of the master, and smiled at Mo Shanshan, "You and Xiao Hongyuer go in first, and I will be there later."
Mo Shanshan nodded, looked at the figure of Zhou Ji walking towards the side yard, a touch of red clothes swayed beside him, and stopped Ye Hongyu who was about to leave.
"Daoist girl."
Ye Hongyu stopped in the courtyard, turned his head and said, "What other orders does Master Mo Shan have?"
‘commanded.’
Mo Shanshan shook his head when he heard Ye Hongyu's words, stepped forward, and said softly, "I want to chat with you."
Ye Hongyu turned to look at Mo Shanshan, lifted the sword in his hand, and said calmly, "I have nothing to talk to you about. If you are asking for advice, I can accompany you."
After saying that, he put down Zhu Xian's imitation sword, and Ye Hongyu walked away.
Ningfu side courtyard, a desolate flower garden.
General Xuanwei's mansion has been abandoned for more than ten years, no matter how much it is repaired, it can't make the flower garden full of vitality in the winter months.
However, this is a side courtyard after all, without the lights and festoons in the main hall of the front yard, it was festive and noisy. When Zhou Ji entered the side courtyard, he saw the white-haired old man standing in the courtyard at a glance.
"The trouble caused by Xiao Shisan finally dragged down the fellow Taoist." The master looked at Zhou Ji, showing a gentle smile.
"It's not that serious. After all, in the eyes of the world, whether I have resigned from the position of sweeping the old library, I have already stamped the label of the academy on me. It is not so much that Qu Ni and Bao Nan died in my hands. He died at the hands of the academy." Zhou Ji smiled, and hearing the faint noise coming from the front yard, he raised his eyebrows and said, "It's just that Qu Ni is so demented, I'm afraid she has fallen into Xiling's schemes, and the academy may not be as good as the world. Enemy."
Master shook his head, looked calm, stroked his beard and smiled lightly, "This world still speaks with fists after all."
Zhou Ji laughed dumbfoundedly, nodded and said, "Master really sees clearly."
The ceremony is about to begin. Watching Li slowly waiting outside the gate, the master and Zhou Ji bid farewell and left. As they walked, Zhou Ji heard chilling cicadas singing in his ears. When he turned around, the courtyard was silent and the surroundings were empty. one person.
Ning Que and Sangsang have no parents or relatives, and the Master naturally becomes their witness.
I don't know if it was intentional, but when Ning Que arranged the seats for the guests, he deliberately arranged Ye Hongyu and Mo Shanshan together, and left an empty chair between them.
And the one facing this empty chair is his third senior sister, the female teacher in the old library.
Good guy, are you trying to make a fuss?
However, Zhou Ji didn't pay much attention to it. He has a generous and gentle personality, so he relied on his cultivation to suppress Ning Que's true qi directly with acupoints, preventing him from using his true qi to soothe the alcohol for two hours. At a loss, he threw it among the guests and then ignored it.
Chen Pipi was beside him, trying to help Ning Que untie it with the Tianxiaxi God Finger, but somehow felt an extremely dangerous premonition coming from all around him. He sat back weakly after standing halfway up, and made a self-seeking gesture towards Ning Que. looking at the table full of delicacies from mountains and seas, and feasting with guilt.
As it was getting late, red lanterns lit up the entire Ning Mansion like daylight. Zhou Ji glanced at Ning Que, who was so drunk that he was about to lose consciousness, shook his head and chuckled, and turned around to continue talking and laughing with Mo Shanshan and Ye Hongyu .
Master naturally also saw Ning Que's pretending to be drunk, so he motioned to Li slowly, and Li slowly understood, and ordered everyone to send the drunk groom to the bridal chamber in the backyard.
There were also some drunk people who wanted to go to the bridal chamber with them, but under the watchful eyes of Li Slowly smiling, they were stopped by their companions, and they bid farewell to Mr. Da and left.
The guests gradually dispersed, and the Ning Mansion, which had been noisy all day, finally returned to calm.
Zhou Ji led Mo Shanshan and Ye Hongyu towards the gate. When they came to the gate, Ye Hongyu, who was half a step behind, suddenly stopped.
Realizing that someone was suddenly missing beside them, Mo Shanshan and Zhou Ji turned around and saw Ye Hongyu standing alone on the steps outside the open door of the Ning Mansion, and said in a deep voice, "Ning Que and Sangsang are married. , I plan to return to Xiling tomorrow together with the Xiling delegation to subdue the power of the Hall of Judgment."
Mo Shanshan glanced at the two of them, stepped back half a step, and did not speak.
"Tomorrow, I will go see you off with Shanshan." Zhou Ji glanced at Mo Shanshan, and smiled at Ye Hongyu, "Don't forget what I told you earlier."
Ye Hongyu looked cold, with calm eyes, standing alone on the steps, and nodded slightly.
"Is there anything else?" Zhou Ji turned to leave, but Ye Hongyu couldn't see him, and said helplessly, "You have to leave tomorrow, and you didn't set off overnight today, so what are you doing here, go home."
'go home.'
Ye Hongyu hasn't mentioned this word for a long, long time. If there was no such nightmare ten years ago, the Taoist temple behind Taoshan might...probably might have become her 'home'.
But as the nightmare shrouded her life, leaving only darkness and the ray of light in the darkness, the word 'home' was completely removed from her memory.
"Go home." Ye Hongyu murmured, the darkness in his eyes gradually faded, and he looked at Zhou Ji's figure illuminated by the afterglow of the lantern.
Starting from that piece of candied haws, the time that had been stagnant for ten years began to flow again. During the time when she lived with Zhou Ji, from eating to sleeping, Ye Hongyu had already adapted to this kind of life that made her feel at ease. Relaxed life.
In a moonless world, the night is endless darkness. The lanterns hung in Ningfu can illuminate the square inch of the door, and Zhou Ji is in this square inch, even more dazzling than the firelight.
Ye Hongyu nodded slightly, walked from the steps to Zhou Ji step by step, and said softly, "Well, go home."
On the other side, Mo Shanshan hesitated to speak, seeing Ye Hongyu's stubborn eyes shining brightly, sighed softly from the bottom of his heart, and followed Zhou Ji, silently.
Zhou Ji glanced at Ye Hongyu beside him, then at Mo Shanshan on the other side, reached out and grabbed Mo Shanshan's palm, held it in his palm, ignored her surprise, turned and walked out of the city.
Mo Shanshan was dragged forward two steps. Surprised, he subconsciously looked at Ye Hongyu. Ye Hongyu's eyes swept over, but his expression didn't change. The gesture of people holding hands.
The mountains were blocked by heavy snow, and the rivers were frozen.
On Ning Que's wedding day, the weather was beautiful, and the next morning, it snowed heavily, and the thin ice on Yanming Lake was getting thicker and thicker. It was more than three feet frozen for two months. It may not be able to break open.
Ye Hongyu left the water pavilion in the heavy snow. In the snowstorm, a bright red went away alone in the white world. After she left, Mo Shanshan should also return to Dahe Kingdom with the motorcade of Mochiyuan up.
This time, Zhou Ji agreed that the next time he climbed the mountain, he would marry her.
Looking at the direction in which the convoy was heading away, Zhou Ji shook his head and sighed, then turned to look at the frozen lake in the distance.
Zhou Ji was not surprised that Ning Que chose this place as the place for the decisive battle with Xiahou. If he was Ning Que, he would have chosen the same way. I just hope that these two can be a little more careful when they fight, and don't get involved in his water pavilion.
This place is the place where the vitality of heaven and earth gathers outside Chang'an City. It is not only helpful for daily practice, but also an excellent place for arranging formations and using the power of heaven and earth to bless one's body.
Go back to the water pavilion along the promenade. After Mo Shanshan and the disciples of Mochiyuan left, the originally playful water pavilion suddenly became empty. Zhou Ji returned to living alone, and he was not used to it.
But no matter how unaccustomed you are, you will eventually get used to it. As time goes by, the ice layer becomes thicker and thicker, and Zhou Ji gradually adapts to living alone.
Just like before, I went to the old library in my spare time, flipped through the books, practiced calligraphy, and chatted with the taciturn female teacher.
The deaths of Qu Ni and Bao Nan have already been spread to the world. On Mount Lanke thousands of miles away, in the Xuankong Temple in an unknown place, an ascetic monk is walking towards the academy through the wind and snow.
As Zhou Ji said that day, even though he is no longer the sweeper of the old library, in the eyes of the world, he still bears the label of the academy, and his actions still represent the will of the academy.
The name of this ascetic monk is Qi Nian.
It is also Tianqingzong's world walk.
Qi Nian's trip is to see the legendary son of Pluto, who is possessed by demons.
Dao Shi died at the hands of Ning Que, and Qu Ni, the national teacher of Moonlun Kingdom, and Bao Nan of Xuankong Temple in Lanke Mountain all died because of him.
Qi Nian was even ready to kill that man even if facing the academy.
Walking into the academy all the way, although there were students and teachers blocking him, he couldn't get close to him three steps in front of the gap in the realm of Zhiming peak. It wasn't until he saw a library towering in the distance that Qi Nian's footsteps stopped.
Frowning slightly, he looked around.
Cicadas are creatures of summer, and they are silent in the autumn wind.
In context, chilling is silence.
At this time, it was winter, with ice and snow under the feet, and severe cold everywhere.
But when he stepped into the forest in front of the old book building, he seemed to hear the faint chill and sadness, but when he looked back, it was as if he had never heard it.
(end of this chapter)