Chapter 8 Chapter Eight: Day and Night

Yan Sheng collapsed on the bamboo couch, swallowing clouds and mist, suddenly there was a knock on the door, which made him shiver. "Who?" He choked out a word, leaned against the wall, and stared at the door—this cemetery at the foot of the mountain has always been remote, except for a few cemetery guards. Where did the knocking sound come from? "Uncle Yansheng, what's the matter?" Startled by his hoarse voice, a woman answered crisply from outside the door, "It's me, Miobi!" While talking, he walked around to the window and looked in, surprised: "What's the matter?"

"Piaobi?" Seeing the dark eyes in the window, Yansheng heaved a sigh of relief, let go of the medicine powder in his hand, and struggled to get down on the couch to open the door, "Come early in the morning?" "Well, it was July and a half last night, and I was guarding the northern area. For some reason, I felt that something was wrong with this area, so I came here to take a look at dawn." With her hair full of silver ornaments, Miu Bi stepped in with a single step in her hand. There is still dew dripping on a branch of green bamboo, obviously it has just been broken.

"Uncle Yansheng, are you okay?" Miubi looked around the room and asked. "I'm fine." Yan Sheng heaved a sigh of relief, thought about the abnormal things last night, didn't know what to say, and just asked, "What do you think is wrong?" "I can't tell." The bamboo branch in Miobi's hand shook gently, and a drop of dew fell off. Her eyes were a little dignified, and she looked at the seductive red flowers on the cemetery outside the shed. "At sunset last night, I watched over there. Coming here, I seem to think that the manjushahua on your land is very... strange."

"Strange?" Yan Sheng murmured back. "Yeah. It's very red. At first glance, it looks like something is about to come out from the ground." Miobi said in a low voice, her fingers clenched the green bamboo, her eyes were a little strange, "I'm worried all night, so I'm afraid Come early in the morning." Yan Sheng breathed a sigh of relief.With Miobi here, he is not afraid of anything—you know, this 18-year-old girl is not an ordinary parishioner, but the former Moon Goddess! Miss Miopi was brought into the Moon Palace by Priest Yunxi together with Shen Che when she was young, and was named a goddess.Later, the priest chose Shen Che as the new leader among the two, so Miobi was still a goddess in name only.Fortunately, she was cheerful by nature, and she didn't feel sad for a long time because of it. She just put her heart into the cultivation of spells, and simply stopped meddling in the affairs of the teaching.

Ten years ago, the leader of Tianlai ascended the throne, the priest of Yunxi disappeared, and the new leader took over the power. Shen Che was deposed and sent to the underwater prison.And Miubi, who had been left idle all this time, was also affected. She was stripped of her title of Goddess and expelled from the Moon Palace, and was relegated to the foot of Lingjiu Mountain as a grave watcher.Although she had gone through twists and turns, she was still a child at that time, and she lived in a hut next to the cemetery, and became a neighbor with Funan, who was also exiled. Bi is so young, fresh and full of vigor that everyone loves her.

Under her influence, even the originally withdrawn and rebellious Young Master Funan gradually became more amiable and no longer gave up on himself. Although the two lived at opposite ends of the cemetery, Miubi would run over from Dongpian every morning to practice swordsmanship and spells with him under the spinulus tree. Over time, they became a couple in the eyes of outsiders. Fairy couple. Piaobi followed the footsteps. The footprints emerged from a tomb in the ground and went straight to the bamboo forest abode in Funan—then turned back from the abode and went straight to the Moon Palace.

In the bamboo forest near the jingshe where Funan lives, there is a faint evil spirit shrouded in it! Miobi slowed down outside the bamboo forest, with the bamboo branch in her hand drooping slightly, pointing to the ground, she turned her head to examine carefully—this place is no different from usual, quiet and beautiful, although it is next to the cemetery, it is like a paradise.In the early morning, a puff of cooking smoke rises from the bamboo house, which means that Funan has started to cook the daily breakfast as usual. However, if you take a closer look, you will know something is wrong: the messy footprints come straight from the cemetery, and go around the tree to enter the door.Those two luxuriant sacred trees, Spinosa spinosa, were originally the place where she and Funan practiced swordsmanship, but there were only bare trunks left overnight!

There was crystal dew condensed on the bamboo branches in the early morning, but when she put one in her mouth and tasted it, her complexion changed instantly. The dew that fell from last night was tainted with a strong evil spirit! Miubi looked at the Abode, but there was no one in it.He tentatively called Yaya twice, only to hear a "crack", a black figure flew out of the room, landed on her shoulder staggeringly, rubbed her cheek affectionately, obviously he was very familiar with her. "Yaya, what's wrong with your wings?" Miubi asked in surprise when she saw the left wing dragged by the crow.

Hearing the sound, Yaya flapped his wings, turned his black bean-like eyes, and looked into the bamboo house, and retracted his claws, showing a sign of vigilance—that demon is in the house?So isn't Funan... At that moment, Yubi's face was pale, her heart jumped, she didn't have time to think about it, she tapped her foot and went straight to the abode.The blue shadow swayed, and the bamboo branch pierced through the bamboo door like a sharp sword, and she was already standing in the room amidst the bang.As soon as she entered the door, she saw that the bronze mirror beside the door was shattered all over the floor, and the blood was overflowing, reflecting fragmented shadows.

On the broken mirror, there is a piece of human skin floating! It was the skin of the palm of a person who had been cut off in its entirety. On the palm of the snow-white and slender hand was painted a blood-red manjusawa flower, blooming ferociously in the shattered lenses all over the floor. "Ah!" A thin voice screamed the moment she broke through the door. Among the shards of bronze mirrors all over the floor, she caught a glimpse of a strange pale face, hiding in the corner and screaming at her. What a strong evil spirit! "Who?" Without even thinking about it, her whole body was in a state of extreme alert, and she suddenly turned around, flicked her finger, and stabbed at the source of the sound with a snap of a green bamboo—this was the half-image technique of the Moon Worship Sect.Although she was expelled from the sect, she has practiced with Funan every day for the past ten years, and has already developed another unique skill by combining the teaching method and Shenshagu's sword method.

The bamboo branch popped out in an instant, with a fierce killing intent to pierce all the demon barriers. "Stop!" Suddenly someone yelled sharply, and the white shadow flickered, arriving at the very moment.He pulled the girl in the corner with one hand, and then stabbed out with a sword.The forceful sword qi struck her, and forced her to take three steps back. "Duo", the bamboo branch was forced by the sword energy, lost its aim, brushed the girl's cheek, and nailed it to the wall, the end was trembling. "Yi, stop." The man in white forced her away with a sword, and said in a low voice, "It's okay, don't mess around." "Funan! Are you okay?" Seeing that it was Funan who rushed over, she heaved a long sigh of relief, put her heart back into her chest, and the color on her face recovered, "That's good, that's good... I'm scared I jump." "I'm fine." Funan said while putting the girl in his hand back on the bamboo couch, "You scared Ah Che." Miubi was startled, and blurted out: "Ache?" It took a while for that name to pop up in her mind, corresponding to someone in her distant memory——she bent down, stared at the girl in the white dress and long hair in the corner, looked carefully, and finally confirmed something, her face flickered for a moment. Changed, showing a shocked expression, even speaking a bit intermittently: "You said...she is Ache? Which Ache?" "The Ah Che who was your sister ten years ago." Funan put away his sword and said slowly, "The Ah Che who was imprisoned in the Red Lotus Prison by Priest Yunxi, Miobi." Miubi's body shook, and she blurted out: "Oh my god..." Funan came over and patted her on the shoulder lightly, "Yubi, she's back. You don't recognize her, do you?" Miubi nodded, didn't speak, just looked at the girl who was the same age as her, both happy and apprehensive.She was happy to see her partner from many years ago finally escaped from birth and saw the light of day again; but what was disturbed was subtle and inexplicable, she couldn't say why, she just subconsciously felt that something was wrong. "Hey, where is the moon soul mark on your left cheek?" Miubi bent down to look carefully, a little surprised, "Who erased it for you?" Shen Cheyouzi opened his eyes wide and looked at her with horror on his face. His eyes were clear and innocent, with nervous tension, but he didn't answer a word.She tightly held the large robe with her hands, and shrank her thin body against the corner. Looking at this childhood companion, she trembled slightly for some reason, full of hostility. "Ache, how did you come out?" Miubi was surprised and delighted, and continued to ask, "Priest Yunxi was locked up with you, did he come out too?" However, upon hearing the word "Priest of Yunxi", the clear expression in Shen Che's eyes shattered, his body trembled violently, and suddenly wept hoarsely, hugging his head with his hands, and shrank in the corner , crying incessantly. "What's the matter? What's the matter?" Miu Bi was taken aback, seeing that her palm was blood red, and the flesh had been cut off. "Ahhh... Get away! Monster! Monster!" Shen Che covered his head with his hands and shook his head in a panic, as if he wanted to completely drive away something in his body, "Don't pester me, get out!" As she shook violently, the loose long hair on her back brushed away, revealing a strange pale face. "Ah?!" Miubi was startled, feeling a strong evil spirit coming, she couldn't help but wanted to make a move. "Don't." Funan grabbed her in time, shook his head slightly, "Don't move." He let her go, walked over and gently stroked Shen Che's head to calm her violent emotions.Shen Che gradually stopped trembling and crying, but still hugged his shoulders tightly and shook his head in panic, as if there was something fighting in his body. "What's going on here?!" Miubi murmured as she looked at the baby's head behind Shenche. "Parasite demon." Funan stroked Shen Che's long hair and sighed, "Yubi, Ah Che is possessed." Miubi was stunned, looking at the pale and beautiful young girl. "I'll cook first," Miu Bi didn't know what to say, she was stunned for a moment, and said in a low voice, "You are also hungry." She turned around, picked up a broom behind the door, and swept up the fragments of mirrors on the floor - obviously she was familiar with everything here, like a half-hostess. Funan wanted to go to help, but looking at the trembling Ah Che, he had no choice but to stop and pat the girl on the shoulder, comforting her softly, while helping her to re-tie the loose bandage on her palm. "Brother Funan..." When he was helping her tie the straps, he heard her shout in a hoarse voice. "Huh?" He responded. "I, I have become a monster... Will you still want me?" Shen Che's body was still trembling slightly, with his hands on his shoulders, he asked softly, "Will you want me?" "Don't think about it." Funan patted her on the head and smiled, "You came back with great difficulty, why don't you want to?" However, at a glance, he still felt frightened. He subconsciously brushed his long hair to cover up the weird baby face, his eyes were heavy: "Take care of your body first, and Miubi and I will work together to find a way to get rid of your body. Remove this thing, huh?" Shen Che sat in the corner with his knees hugged, but did not speak, and remained silent for a long time. "What's wrong?" Funan was surprised, while helping her bandage the wound on her hand. "It's nothing..." Shen Che lowered his head, put his face on his knees, but his eyes flickered, "Brother Funan, have you, have you lived here for many years?" "Yeah." Afraid of stimulating Ah Che's memory again, he didn't want to mention the past, just nodded vaguely. "Did Miubi come here with you?" She asked again. "Yeah. We were kicked out of the Moon Palace around the same time." Funan replied, "Almost five years." "And you've been living here all this time?" She lowered her head and asked sullenly. "Yeah. We live close, and we often practice sword together." Funan patted Shen Che on the head and stood up, "Okay, I have to go and see under the stove, she must be clumsy and can't even make a fire well. You Are you hungry?" However, when he walked to the door, a thin question suddenly came from behind him: "Then, Brother Funan, do you... like Misty Bi?" He looked back in astonishment, saw Shen Che's raised eyes, and couldn't help but smile: "Kids, why are you asking this? Are you hungry? I'll get you something to eat." Then, he walked away. But he didn't see that the clear eyes behind him changed instantly, and darkness slowly spread. Covered by loose long hair, the baby who had been sleeping all day moved a little, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and his one-eyed eyes opened with a gleam of green light. When Funan entered the back kitchen, the water was still dry and the rice hadn't been cooked yet. Sitting in front of the stove in a daze, Mibi looked at the dancing flames in the pond, the bamboo branch in her hand stood there, she didn't know what she was thinking, and she didn't even continue to fire the water after it boiled dry. Funan looked strange, and asked softly, "What's wrong?" "I'm thinking, that baby Shen is probably the incarnation of a nightmare..." After a long time, Miubi came back to her senses, and murmured, "Then what should I do... I'm afraid Priest Yunxi may not be able to deal with it when he comes back. Got it!" "Master Yunxi is dead." Funan didn't continue this hopeless topic, but just shook his head and patted her on the shoulder: "Come on slowly, don't think so much—come on, let's cook quickly, Ah Che must be starving." Piaobi obediently sat back in front of the firepit, fiddling with firewood to make a fire.Funan rolled up his sleeves and was busy in front of the stove, putting rice and water into the pot, and then pulling back a handful of green vegetables from the garden. The two were busy in silence, cooperating tacitly.Having been together in this barren cemetery for five years, although they are not as close as lovers, they have already cultivated a tacit understanding between close friends. "Funan." When the fire was lit, Miobi seemed to think of something, and asked suddenly, "Did you find out? The mark on Ah Che's palm is actually a very powerful spell! ——It's snow melting." It took a while for Funan to come to his senses, "You mean... Ah Che absorbed Shen Ying's cultivation, so the Nightmare took the opportunity to attach herself to her?" "There is no other explanation." Miu Bi sighed, "Otherwise, after a hundred years, why would Shen Ying suddenly lose control and leave the level?" Funan thought for a while, but found it inconceivable: "How could it be? Ah Che has a pure heart and never harms others. How could he use such vicious tricks for no reason to absorb Shen Ying's cultivation?" Miubi raised her eyebrows and said lightly, "Perhaps, just to escape from the water prison?" "Nonsense." Funan suddenly became angry, threw the shovel onto the stove, and said in a low voice, "Ah Che will not harm others just to escape!" "Who knows?" Misty Biyun analyzed calmly, and said coldly, "But you also know that nightmare demons will not possess people for no reason! As long as there is an evil thought in your heart, nightmare demons will enter as you please. , is rooted in this - if Ah Che is really like a blank sheet of paper, with no hatred or darkness in his heart, how can Nightmare parasitize?" "..." Funan was asked, fixedly looked at Miubi, and suddenly sneered, "Yubi, why are you so busy speculating about her past, instead of thinking about how to exorcise her evil spirits?" "I..." Miubi opened her mouth, wanting to argue. How should I say it?This is not pure suspicion, but a kind of... completely ominous premonition and chill!The moment she saw the deformed girl for the first time, a dark cloud floated in her heart, as if she saw some kind of imminent disaster from the twisted face of the baby on Ah Che's back. Her peaceful days of slash-and-burn farming and drinking tea with swords in the past five years at the foot of Vulture Mountain were about to be completely and completely shattered. At that moment, all she thought about was how to avoid this disaster, not how to save her. "You have demons in your heart!" Funan threw down a sentence, turned around angrily and left. She sat back in front of the stove in a daze, held her pale face in her hands, stared at the flames jumping in the pond, lost in thought. Is there really a demon in her heart?