The sky and water

"Tian Cheng, don't be afraid, I won't hurt you again!" Piercing Ghost Face, no, Qing Luo shouted in the wind and waves while shaking the paddle.

How could Tian Cheng not be afraid?The memory engraved with blood is too deep, and it cannot be smoothed away by a few words and a few days of gentleness.

The first time he saw Ghost Face, he was 11 years old, still such a young age.He wore a black ghost mask with red and white scary patterns carved on it. Surrounded by the front and back, he set foot on the Dark Night Island, polished it with sandpaper, and asked Qing Jiao, which one is 42.

Tian Cheng stepped forward timidly, and before he could speak, he immediately heard his order to hang him up and beat him.

He didn't say the specific number, and the thugs didn't ask, they just mechanically waved the heavy leather whip, and smashed it hard on the young body that was already bruised and bruised.

He didn't yell to stop, but the thugs kept beating. After a while, blood was rotten on his back. Every time he whipped, blood sprayed up and fell on the withered grass under his feet.

Tian Cheng was in so much pain that he didn't dare to cry out. Because of the rules on the island, if he screamed out, he would be punished. He felt his mind became more and more blurred, his throat was sweet, and a mouthful of blood gushed out. He only felt that all the strength in his body was flowing with this mouthful of blood. Exhausted.

He could no longer see clearly, and he suddenly felt the thugs stop, thinking that he could no longer hear the leader's order clearly in his trance, but in fact the leader had already stopped, but he only felt that the sea water was splashing down on his head, bringing Bitter, cold and aching.

The shadow of the whip flashed by, and before he could react, he felt the suffocating pain in his chest.

It turned out that the leader didn't call to stop, but the thugs felt that his back was covered with scars, and there was no room for a whip, so they went around and beat him on the chest.

The open wounds gradually covered his chest and abdomen, and finally there was no intact flesh on his legs. Several buckets of sea water were poured down, but he could no longer wake up his consciousness of falling into the darkness.In the end, before he passed out completely, he never heard the leader call to stop. He suspected that he was going to beat him to death.

If I die, can you pierce my heart with a knife, don't hit me anymore, it hurts, it hurts too much, Qinglan, I can't take it anymore, Qinglan, take me away...

At that time, Tian Cheng seemed to see Qinglan waving her hand at him, telling him, no, you can't die, you want to live, I want you to live.

Qinglan, I can’t hold on any longer. I live in too much pain. I only need to die for a while. If I’m alive, I’ll continue to be in pain. Qinglan, I’m sorry, you gave me your life, but I can’t live anymore...

When I was in a trance, I thought about such things.

That time was just the beginning. Later, Tian Cheng gradually realized that the whip was just the simplest and most basic punishment.

From the age of 11 until he left the Demon Sect and met Cheng Shanshui, during those seven years, that ghost face was the source of his fear. He was afraid of that ghost face, and even more afraid of the person under the ghost face. In the heartbeat, it became more and more profound.

Tian Cheng staggered and retreated until he leaned against the edge of the boat. He felt that the waves had wet his clothes and there was no way to retreat. He held onto the edge of the boat tightly, shivering, looking at the turbulent sea water, he could only feel the people in front of him , is more terrifying than this sea water, and even wants to jump down to escape this painful world.

"Tian Cheng, don't move! Come to me! Qing Jiao wants to kill you, you can't fall into his hands!" Qing Luo still shouted, "Don't be afraid, I won't, I won't hurt you again !"

The ghost mask has a mechanism inside that can change the voice of a person, that's why the voice of the piercing ghost mask has always been so hoarse and rough, but now that the mask was lost, what Tian Cheng heard was Qing Luo's original voice, which was originally so calm and pleasant, The voice that reassured him now only made him frightened to the point of going crazy.

Qing Luo is the leader, but Qing Luo saved him, saved him from Ji Honglie, saved him from the whip of the execution hall, now, do you want to save him from Qing Jiao?Why did he treat him like this?The Hierarch never treated him well, not at all. Tian Cheng suddenly thought in shock that the Hierarch saved him only because he wanted him to live and to endure more pain. He didn't let him die because he felt that he was in pain. not enough!

After so many years, why is it still not enough?

He was extremely desperate and couldn't stand upright. When a wave hit, he fell and sat on the boat.

Shanshui, I'm so scared... I was sobbing in my heart, but my face was blank with fear.

Seeing that he had calmed down for the time being, Qing Luo couldn't spare a hand to comfort him, so she could only continue rowing and take him out of danger first.

These days, he stayed by Tian Cheng's side all day long, not to mention the Shaliang people's war, and even ignored the church affairs, Qing Jiao was extremely disappointed in him.He believed that the reason why Qing Luo became like this was entirely because of Tian Cheng!Therefore, he sent someone to get rid of Tian Cheng, and planted the Vein Breaking Poison Gu on him.He was already Xuan Ye's Dzogchen, and the Vein Breaking Poison Gu could not kill him, but it could also damage his meridians and temporarily lower his skill. Qing Jiao wanted him to be incapable of saving Tian Cheng, but he didn't expect that, He still came, even if his inner strength was damaged, he still came alone.

Qing Jiao was the patriarch who founded the Demon Cult in the first place. It was Shi Ming back then. When Qing Rong died tragically, it was he who desperately saved Qing Rong's wife and youngest son who was about to be executed.He has the grace to save Qing Luo's life, so Qing Luo has always respected him all these years, and basically obeyed him, but he never thought that Qing Jiao had already taken the opportunity to cultivate his own power in the Demon Cult. down.

He wanted to take Tian Cheng to escape, hide, and hide until his internal strength recovered, so he no longer had to be afraid of Qing Jiao, because these years, Qing Jiao's internal strength had been declining for some reason, if it wasn't for Qing Luo who often lost his internal strength to him , he may not live today.Also, he knew that it was revenge for Qingrong that supported Qingjiao's survival, and he was also obsessed with this matter. It was not until recently that he suddenly realized that revenge was not everything.

Seeing Tian Cheng shivering, his heart ached. In order to get revenge, he actually hurt him, did he hurt him so deeply?Since Tian Cheng was born, he has become a tool for others to take revenge and vent their anger. No one has ever treated him kindly, but he still maintains a kind heart. He gave him the initial tenderness in exchange for years of brutal beatings. ?

Fortunately, they couldn't see clearly in the night, and the following ships quickly lost their direction. The small boat docked in the wind and rain, Tian Cheng was startled by the vibration when the boat docked, curled up into a ball like a frightened little animal, Bury your head in your arms.

"Tian Cheng, follow me!" Qing Luo walked over, trying to pull him up, but when he stretched out his hand, Tian Cheng instinctively dodged and trembled even more violently.The clothes on his body were all wet, sticking to his skin, and the outline of the branded blue letter on his right arm could be vaguely seen.

Qing Luo regretted it so much, regretted that he had pressed the iron on him cruelly. At that time, he was furious because in Tian Cheng's heart, only Cheng Shanshui wanted to put his mark on him, but these days, he understood, Tian Cheng only had Cheng Shanshui in his heart, it was not accidental, it was himself who gave him up!

Now, it can no longer be taken back.No amount of branding can change his mind, nor can it erase the years of pain in his heart.

"Tian Cheng, let's go, I'll protect you." He leaned over and wrapped his arms around Tian Cheng's body.Tian Cheng didn't hide, it's not that he didn't want to hide, but he didn't dare to hide, usually the leader beat him, if he hides, he will be punished several times.The closer Qing Luo got to him, the more frightened he was, he no longer had the sense of security of being hugged by him, what was there was just fear, fear, unspeakable fear that engulfed his mind.

"Tian Cheng, don't be afraid! I won't hurt you anymore, I won't hurt you again! Tian Cheng, I'm sorry for you, I shouldn't hit you, I will treat you well, don't be afraid of me anymore, okay?" He whispered anxiously in Tian Cheng's ear But no matter what he said, no matter how gently he stroked his long hair and patted his back, he still looked stiff, not even daring to move his fingers.

He had no choice but to forcibly pick him up, use his lightness kung fu, and fly away.

Qing Luo's lightness kung fu is excellent, and Tian Cheng is very light. He hugged him, still as light as a bird, but he only felt that there was a huge stone weighing ten thousand catties in his heart, so heavy that he was about to suffocate.

"What did you say, the ghost piercing face is Qingluo!"

Xu Zigui and Liu Yuanzhang were shocked when they heard the news.Qing Luo is only in his twenties, and has an outstanding Canghai swordsmanship, how could he be a piercing ghost face?Nothing can match, but Cheng Shanshui is so sure!

He held a ghostly smile and said bitterly: "He is not only Qingluo, he is also Qinglan! Tian Cheng used to take care of him and protect him, but he was so cruel to Tian Cheng! He has extremely complicated feelings towards Tian Cheng, I'm afraid he I can't even recognize it myself! But Tian Cheng is innocent, he didn't do anything!"

Cheng Shanshui was full of resentment, wishing to chop off this person who had brought Tian Cheng infinite pain, in fact, he was not sure, they were both Xuan Ye Dzogchen, it was unclear who would win and who would lose.

Cheng Shanshui has always done things properly, and sometimes he seems to be messing around, but he actually thinks about it, but now, he doesn't want to worry about anything anymore, Tian Cheng is in the Demon Sect, so he has to save him!

"People all over the world say that Xuan Ye is a devil's skill, but it's not true. People say that anyone who can practice Xuan Ye is a wicked person, but human nature has both good and evil sides. Who has never had evil thoughts? People also say , Xuan Ye’s condition for great consummation is to kill his beloved, but a treacherous and evil person, how can he get his beloved?” Cheng Shanshui spoke quickly, and he wanted to explain the cause and effect to the two people in front of him quickly so that he could rush to save Tiancheng "The condition for Xuanye's great consummation is not to kill the beloved, but for the sake of the beloved, to suppress the evil in the heart, and to sacrifice himself for the sake of the beloved! Unfortunately, too many people can't pass this hurdle, go the wrong way, and kill the beloved. People. That kind of Dzogchen is not the real Dzogchen. After reaching this kind of false Dzogchen, the skill will regress, and even the appearance will go back to childhood. Ji Honglie is an example. The blue in Chi Yuan’s mouth is mostly a regression of skill He may have realized the truth of Dzogchen later, and then he became a real Dzogchen and grew up again, so he looks like a person in his twenties. He knows the swordsmanship of the sea because, back then The Qing Luo who was killed by the master did not die, he was the Heart Piercing Ghost Mask! Chi Yuan said that the Heart Piercing Ghost Mask only appeared three years after Qing Lan's death. It took three years! The reason why he has been wearing a mask to keep people from knowing his true face is because he can't let people know that the face under the mask is so young!"

Yes, that's right, although Cheng Shanshui's conjecture is unbelievable, it can explain all the problems.Qing Luo is Qing Rong's son, everything he did was to overthrow Ju Li State and avenge his father, he might not be called Qing Luo, but changed his name and sneaked into the Cangshan Sect, becoming a disciple, for the sake of Learning martial arts to avenge his father, but when he was practicing Xuan Ye and was discovered by his master, the master wanted to drive him out!Cheng Shanshui guessed that his master wanted to kill him not because of Xuan Ye, but because he wanted to rebel!He faked his death and left the Cangshan School, founded the Demon Cult, became a ghost face, killed his mother, and reached Xuanye Dzogchen. Later, he found that his skills began to decline, and he may have entered the Dark Night Island for re-cultivation. , Pseudonym, Qinglan!

Xu Zigui and Liu Yuanzhang were still looking at each other, unable to react for a moment, but Cheng Shanshui stopped waiting for them.He packed up his simple luggage and said, "Zigui, Head Liu, I'm leaving. I don't know what Heart Piercer has in mind for Tian Chengan, but I must go, beside him!"