Mikago

At this moment, the two were walking on the ridge to the west of Tianwu Palace.In the vast old forest, there is only one footpath, faintly pointing to the west.

Lu You followed Qi Yunchu, crossed the cracks in the rocks, walked through the mountain stream, and passed through a deep cave carved with many statues on the way.When I finally saw the sun again, the hunting mountain wind blew in front again.

Lu You narrowed his eyes and slowly adjusted to the bright sunlight, and found that he was actually standing on the cliff again.

"Come and see." Qi Yunchu stood on the edge of the cliff and waved to him.

"This is--!"

As Lu You walked over, a gust of mountain wind happened to rush towards him.He raised his hands to cover his forehead, and looked around, and there was a vast expanse of wilderness under his feet.

Shocking, fiery red like a flame, enveloped the entire wasteland.People can't help but think of the purgatory blood pool, Shura battlefield...

And those sporadic lights flickering in the blood red should be rivers and water pools.

Overwhelmed by the sudden and weird, but magnificent and even terrifying landscape in front of him, Lu You was speechless for a long time.

"These red ones are..."

"Blood canopy. A weed that turns blood red in late autumn."

Qi Yunchu replied: "According to legend, the incarnation of a lonely ghost in Yunmeng Marsh."

"This... is Yunmeng Marsh?!"

Yunmeng Marsh has a vast territory, and the east end is indeed bordered by Tianwu Palace.It seemed that the ridge and cave we had just walked through should be a shortcut.

It's just that there are no iron chains or steps around the cliff, so it's obvious that you can't go down to Yunmeng Swamp.Since this road is impassable, why did Wu Gong go to such lengths to set up two iron chains to get here that day?

Just as he was wondering, he saw Qi Yunchu turn around and walk towards the shelter on the side of the cliff.

Pushing aside a few overgrown cypress trees, the first thing that catches the eye is a large area of ​​lush vines.

If you look closely, these vines are climbing to a stone octagonal pavilion, hanging down to cover the entrance of the pavilion.

And in the gazebo is a lonely grave.

--It's him?

The tomb of Prince Anle, Zhao Nanxing!

Qi Yunchu's footsteps were silent, and he floated into the tomb pavilion like a wandering spirit, opened the bamboo basket in his hand, and took out incense sticks, talisman paper and other worship items.

Lu You hurried over to help, while secretly observing the situation in the pavilion.

The surrounding area of ​​the tomb pavilion is clean and fresh, and it is obvious that someone often maintains and cleans it. However, there is no name or taboo on the tombstone, only the Tianjian emblem of Tianwu Palace is engraved.

What is the point of this?

Lu You was thinking about it, when he heard Qi Yunchu say: "If you have any questions, just speak up."

Lu You pondered: "Prince An Le, why didn't you be buried in Zhaojing?"

"It's because he doesn't want to."

Qi Yunchu melted a few drops of wax oil on the ground, set up the candle, and lit the paper money.

"When he went to Yunmeng Marsh for the first time, he left a letter to me. He said that if something unexpected happens, let me help him find a place with good mountains and rivers near Tianwu Palace, where he can sleep peacefully. Excuse me. Don’t transport him back to Zhaojing, it’s too much work for the teacher to mobilize everyone, and he will smell like a dead body, ruining his suave and suave reputation.”

There was a little self-deprecating in the open-mindedness of these words.From this, it is not difficult to deduce that An Le Wang Zhao Nanxing should be an interesting person.

After thinking about it, Lu You really couldn't think of anyone in the clan who could make such a carefree decision, and suddenly felt a pang of regret in his heart.

He personally lit a candle in front of the grave, and asked in a low voice, "Why is there no name on the tombstone?"

"There are two reasons."

The sacrificial fire had already been lit, and Qi Yunchu threw a stack of sutra papers into it, and after a while, fly ash rose and flew towards Yunmeng Marsh with the mountain wind.

"This is the border of the Daning Dynasty. Although the ghost army has retreated to the source of the Yinhe River seven hundred miles away, it is not certain that it will revive one day. Leaving the tomb of the Daning clan here, wouldn't it be open to robbers?"

"Isn't there still Tianwu Palace? How can the sect that is the leader of the martial arts in the dynasty allow Yidi to run rampant here?"

"Wulin leader?"

Qi Yunchu despised this good name: "The disciples may be the disciples of Jianghu, but the palaces are the palaces of the imperial court. If the imperial court can't keep it, how can they keep it?"

"..."

Lu You didn't know much about the entanglements between Jiang Hu and the court, so he secretly remembered to go back and do some homework.

Then I heard Qi Yunchu say: "As for the second reason, you don't need to know yet."

Another secret?

Lu You was used to Qi Yunchu's tempting temper, so he didn't struggle with it. He just stayed by and placed stacks of talisman papers by Qi Yunchu's hand.

The cigarette curled up, the flying ash rose, and it circled a few times in the cliff wind, flying higher and higher, and disappeared in an instant.

It seemed that a long silent time had passed, and the last stack of talisman papers was also thrown into the fire.The flames soared into the sky in an instant, and then slowly returned to silence.

When the last trace of gold and red disappeared, Qi Yunchu stood up, picked off a dead Ling Xiao leaf stuck to his robe, and then let go.

The leaves floated in a circle in mid-air and flew in the direction of Tianwu Palace.

Lu You followed the leaf for a while, and suddenly realized that the wind direction had changed.

"It's almost time to go back."

Qi Yunchu pushed back his long hair that was blown by the wind, and looked up at the blue sky.

"When I go back this time, many things will change. The road ahead is like sailing against the current. If you enter, you will be rich and powerful; if you retreat, you will be forever. I can give you the last chance to choose-stay here, or Follow me back to Zhaojing."

"I choose Zhaojing."

Lu You responded without hesitation: "'Lu You' was originally born to enter the palace, so only the Zichen Palace is his home. Whether it is sailing against the current or scratching your fingers, Lu You will do it, and only do it , Lu You will be Lu You, not just any ordinary person who lives in a daze."

"Oh? Isn't it good to be an ordinary person?"

Qi Yunchu asked rhetorically: "Live an ordinary life, get married and have children in an ordinary way, and walk through this life in an ordinary way...even your little lover only hopes to turn you back into an ordinary person, so that he can quietly treat you Storing it silently, pampering it secretly. Why, isn’t it good?”

"It's good, but how long will it be good?"

Lu You turned his gaze to Yunmeng Marsh in the distance.

"How can a person obtain true happiness by relying on the charity and protection of others? I want to hold those important things firmly in my hands... Just like Kunpeng, who soars with the wind all his life, but never Don’t go with the wind. Only by flying straight up to ninety thousand miles can I walk against the wind and go to the place I want.”

After finishing the call, he finally calmed down and looked back at Qi Yunchu.

Qi Yunchu only asked him one sentence: "No regrets?"

"Lu You has no regrets."

The slightly cool mountain wind blew this answer to the east.