The Husky and His White Cat Shizun - Chap 97
“Mo Ran, Mo Ran.”
Someone seemed to be calling him.
He vaguely opened his eyes, a snow-white figure reflected in his hazy vision. He vaguely felt that this person was very similar to Chu Wanning, but he didn’t dare to believe it. He only felt that person’s hands were folded over his chest, continuously transferring spiritual energy to the place where his blood was flowing.
So warm … …
Who is it?
He blinked his eyes hard, trying to see that too blurry figure.
“Mo Ran … …”
“Ma, Shizun?”
He swallowed the blood in his throat, muttering to himself.
Warm drops of water dripped onto his cheeks. Gradually, he saw clearly. The person in front of him had a pair of phoenix eyes like apricot flowers in Jiangnan. His face was pale and stained with blood. Mo Ran stared at him in a daze. He had never seen such an expression on Chu Wanning’s face before.
His Shizun had always been indifferent, but the person in front of him was crying.
Mo Ran reached out, wanting to touch. He wanted to know if this was real or an illusion of a person about to die. But when his fingertips were a few inches away from that person’s face, he stopped.
Sometimes, hating a person was a habit. If he suddenly stopped hating them, he would be at a loss.
He didn’t dare touch it.
He was afraid it was real.
He was also afraid it was fake.
He saw mountains of corpses and seas of blood behind Chu Wanning. He didn’t know if it was Colorful Butterfly Town after a fierce battle, or if he was already in Asura Hell. He knew that he had committed many evil deeds. Even death couldn’t wipe out his crimes. After his life was gone, he would fall into the abyss, never to be reincarnated.
But Chu Wanning … …
He was a kind person.
Why would he accompany him and be trapped in Avici forever?
“There is one last point.” Chu Wanning’s voice seemed to come from the deep sea, so hazy. “You can’t fall asleep, otherwise … …”
He saw blood seeping out of Chu Wanning’s mouth.
The golden light became brighter and brighter. Suddenly, the person in front of him was covered by the light and turned into a child.
“Otherwise, I, Yu Heng, will no longer have a disciple like you.”
“Junior Xia!”
Seeing Chu Wanning turn into Xia Si Ni with his own eyes, Mo Ran was extremely shocked. His wound suddenly hurt, and without thinking, he fainted again.
“Mo Ran.”
That gentle voice that was almost like a sigh was not an illusion from his previous life, but a whisper that he left in his ears.
“I’m sorry, it’s Master’s fault …”
This sentence again! This sentence again!
Chu Wanning, I don’t want you to admit your mistake. I want you to …
How was it?
Suddenly, he paused, not knowing what to think.
If he didn’t want him to admit his mistake, then what should he do?
He suddenly opened his eyes and gasped for breath. Mo Ran’s clothes were soaked with sweat. He looked up and saw a clean and tidy room without too many decorations.
He was already lying in the bedroom of the Peak of Life and Death.
He was actually still alive …
He looked around in disbelief. He raised his slightly cold hand and touched the wound on his chest. It was wrapped in a thick bandage, and blood was seeping through the bandage. It hurt to touch it, but under the bandage, the heart was still beating. It was so strong, surging with the ecstasy of surviving a disaster.
He was still alive.
He was still alive!!
Blood flowed crazily in the young body, shaking his soul. His fingertips trembled.
Suddenly, he heard the sound of the warm curtains rolling up. Mo Ran sat on the bed and looked up. He saw a beauty who opened the curtains and came in. Maybe it was because it was a little cold outside, he was wearing a white fur robe. His black hair was hanging down, and his soft eyes were slightly raised. His tail was dyed red, and it was better than many rouge colors.
Shi Mei did not expect Mo Ran to be awake. He was shocked, and then said, “Mo Ran? You, you … ”
“Shi Mei! Shi Mei! ”
Mo Ran called him a few times. His eyes were very bright, shining like obsidian. He jumped off the bed, and did not care about the pain of his wound. He grimaced and jumped over to Shi Mingjing and hugged her tightly. He was overjoyed.
“That’s great! You’re not dead! I’m not dead either! It’s over, it’s all over! ”
This Heaven’s Split was a great disaster in his previous life. Demons and monsters fell from the sky, took away Shi Mei, and pushed Mo Ran into the abyss of evil.
After he was reborn, he was anxious about this chaos. He was afraid that he would repeat the same mistake. In the end, he would be alone again, stepping on the bones of his loved ones, and walk alone to the empty Shaman Mountain Palace.
But the heavens did not treat him badly. When he stood up and was willing to die for Shi Mei, everything changed.
He would no longer be alone. He would no longer be betrayed by his loved ones. He would no longer be forced to go to Liangshan at night and become a lone traveler. From now on, the curse was broken.
He had truly gotten rid of the nightmare of his previous life. He had truly been reborn.
Mo Ran hugged Shi Mei for a long time before letting go. His eyes were so bright that they seemed to be filled with twinkling stars.
Shi Mei was still standing in the same place in a daze until Mo Ran put his arm around his shoulder and looked down at him with a smile. After a long time, he gradually came back to his senses. He stretched out his forehead and actually took the initiative to touch Mo Ran’s chin.
“Mo Ran.”
“Yes, yes.”
When Shi Mei raised his head again, there was a faint smile on his face, but his eyes were a little wet.
“Fortunately, you’re still alive.”
Mo Ran smiled and rubbed his head. He held his hand and said, “Idiot, how could anything happen to me? I … ”
He wanted to say more, but suddenly, someone outside lifted the curtain and strode in.
“Xue Meng?”
“… …” Xue Meng was really a narrow-minded person. Probably because his limelight was stolen during the exorcism at Colorful Butterfly Town, his face was inevitably gloomy and his lips were tightly pursed. Seeing that Mo Ran had woken up, he only paused for a moment. Then he turned to Shi Mei and said, “When did he wake up?”
Shi Mei hesitated for a moment before speaking. His tone was a little worried. “Just now.”
“… … Yes.” Xue Meng responded. He was still unwilling to look at Mo Ran.
Mo Ran thought that a child would always be a child. Being in the limelight was like being robbed of candy. His face did not look good for a long time.
However, he was in a good mood and did not want to bicker with Xue Meng. Instead, he smiled and said, “It seems that I’ve been unconscious for a long time. Who brought me back?”
“Who else could it be.” Xue Meng swung his sleeves and put his hands behind his back. His expression was very bad. “Wasn’t it Shizun?”
“Ah.”
Hearing this, Mo Ran was stunned. When he was unconscious, bits and pieces flashed in front of his eyes. However, when he woke up, he was surprised and happy. He was even more uncertain whether the things he saw were real or not.
He pondered, “Shizun … … Junior Martial Brother Xia … …”
Hearing him say this, Xue Meng’s body trembled slightly. Then he stiffly said, “You saw it?”
“What?”
“Junior Martial Brother Xia is Shizun.”
Mo Ran was just guessing. Now that he suddenly heard this, he could not help but turn pale. “What!!”
Xue Meng suddenly turned his head. His expression was strange, as if he was trying to suppress something. “What? I thought you already knew. ”
Mo Ran exclaimed, “How could I know! When I was unconscious … … I vaguely saw the two of them alternating … … I … … ”
He thought of the company he had with Xia Sini in the Peach Blossom Spring. The two of them slept on the same bed. He also thought of the golden hairpin that fell out of Chu Wanning’s lapel when he was unable to control himself at Lin Ling Island.
The begonia handkerchief.
The clothes that changed size according to one’s body.
The pot of soup in Xia Sini’s hands.
He looked up and called him Senior Martial Brother. Xia Sini patted his head and said with a smile that they would be brothers in the future. Senior Martial Brother will dote on you.
These things gathered and scattered in front of him like smoke. One moment, it was Chu Wanning’s indifferent face. The next moment, it was Xia Sini’s silent appearance.
He had said in front of Xia Sini that Chu Wanning was not good and did not like him.
He had also patiently combed Xia Sini’s long hair.
The hair was so soft that it flowed between his fingers like ink.
Thinking about it carefully, they were indeed so similar … …
Mo Ran felt like his head was about to explode. He played around in circles and muttered, “Shizun is Junior Martial Brother Xia … … Shizun is Junior Martial Brother Xia … … Shizun is … …”
He came to an abrupt halt, almost frantically.
“What kind of joke is this! How can Shizun be Junior Martial Brother Xia!! ”
“Mo Ran … …”
Mo Ran did not know whether to laugh or cry. “They, they are very similar in many ways, but … … but they are still not the same. Junior Martial Brother Xia is such a good person, how can — — ”
“What do you mean?”
Xue Meng suddenly interrupted Mo Ran’s words and stared at his opponent’s face with a pair of sharp eyes.
“Junior Martial Brother Xia is such a good person? Why, can’t such a good person be Shizun? ”
Mo Ran said, “Of course I’m not saying that Shizun is not good. It’s just that Junior Martial Brother Xia has always been sincere to me. I already see him as my own brother. You suddenly tell me that he is Shizun, how can I accept … … ”
Xue Meng said angrily, “Junior Martial Brother Xia is sincere, but Shizun is fake?”
Hearing the impending storm in his voice, Shi Mei hurriedly pulled on his sleeve.
“Young Master, think about what Uncle told you! Mo Ran just woke up, and … … ”
Xue Meng suddenly shook off Shi Mei’s hand. His brown eyes were still fixed on Mo Ran’s face. The veins on his neck were slightly trembling because of his anger. He was like a hissing snake, ready to bite its prey at any time.
“Mo Weiyu, you better tell me clearly today. Why can’t Shizun be Xia Sini? Why can’t he be sincere, hm? Tell me, why is he fake in your heart?! ”
Mo Ran was annoyed by his relentless questioning. This was not the first time he had seen Xue Meng’s angry face. In his previous life, when he had become the Emperor Ta, every time he saw Xue Meng, he would have such a bad temper.
He couldn’t help but feel annoyed. He frowned and said, “This is between me and him. Why do you care so much?”
“Between you and him?” Xue Meng said, “Do you have him in your heart?”
Mo Ran was so angry that he laughed, “Xue Ziming, are you crazy? Why are you acting crazy for no reason? Let’s go, Shi Mei. Let’s go to Dan Xin Palace and ask Uncle and Shizun clearly. “As he said this, he pulled Shi Mei and walked past Xue Meng, intending to leave.
Xue Meng stood in place for a while, as if he was trying to suppress something. But when Mo Ran was about to leave, he still couldn’t hold it in. He turned around and shouted angrily, “Mo Weiyu, do you have him as your Shizun in your heart?!”
“…”
Mo Ran couldn’t help but feel annoyed by his yelling. He stopped in his tracks. His originally relaxed and cheerful face gradually became gloomy.
Shi Mei squeezed his palm and whispered uneasily, “Don’t mind him. He has a bad temper these days. Let’s go. ”
“… Okay.”
But just as his hand touched the warm curtain, before he could open it, Xue Meng’s voice sounded. It was suffocating, hot, and boiling, as if it had come out of a fire.
“Mo Weiyu, you motherf * cker, you’re really a good-for-nothing.”
With a “swish” sound, the curtain was lowered.
Mo Ran closed his eyes and then opened them.
“Mo Ran …”
Shi Mei tried to pull him, but he was gently pushed away.
He turned his face and turned around. The two youths were about the same age, but they were much taller than Mo Ran. This person’s malicious and cold appearance was really frightening.
Mo Ran suddenly laughed, but his black eyes were heavy and there was no smile.
He said, “What a good-for-nothing.”
“Xue Ziming, I have never looked down on Shizun. I also didn’t stand aside when the sky cracked. The Avici Hell was broken and he couldn’t fix it alone, so I volunteered to help him. Let me ask you, as his disciple, what did I do wrong? ”
“…”
“There was a huge difference in strength between us. I couldn’t fix the barrier and fell from the Coiling Dragon Pillar, but he didn’t even look at me. He didn’t care whether I lived or died. Let me ask you again, if it were you, wouldn’t you be disappointed? ”
“Mo Ran …”
The knot in his heart of two lifetimes. When it came to the painful part, Mo Ran’s handsome face couldn’t help but distort. He said word by word, “I thought I had done my best and had a clear conscience. I don’t know what face you have to stand in front of me and say that I’m a good-for-nothing. … Xue Meng, do you think I never cared about him? You’re wrong, I did. ”
“But this person is made of stone.” Mo Ran said softly. Every word was like a knife cutting into his heart, dripping with blood. “Xue Meng. Listen to me, I don’t care how good of a Daoist priest he is in the eyes of the world, how powerful of a master he is, or whether he is Wanye Yuheng, the Big Dipper Celestial Venerable. These are not important. ”
“What’s important is that when the sky cracked and leaked, my life was in danger. I begged him to turn back, but he didn’t even spare me a glance. ”
It was clearly such a cold and infuriating thing.
But when he said it, he could be considered calm, but his eyes were more or less a little red.
“Also, Xue Meng, I can tell you. At that time, no matter who fell from the Coiling Dragon Pillar, even if it wasn’t me, it would have been you or Shi Mei. He wouldn’t have saved you. ”
Because I saw it with my own eyes.
In the heavy snow, he turned around, leaving his disciple’s bones cold.
“Nothing is more precious than his good reputation as the Big Dipper Celestial Venerable.” Mo Ran sneered. Maybe it was because of the dim light, but his smile was a little bleak.
“The lucky ones live, the unlucky ones die.”
Before the last word ended, light and shadow gathered in front of him, and a strong wind attacked.
The room was narrow. Although Mo Ran had already sensed it, because Shi Mei was behind him, he was afraid that if he dodged now, he would hurt the innocent. So he stood in place and blocked the attack.
Xue Meng pounced over like a cheetah, fiercely grabbing Mo Ran’s collar. With a crisp “pa” sound, Xue Meng had ruthlessly slapped him in the face.
Mo Ran was hit for no reason, so he was also burning with anger. He turned around and grabbed the violent youth, gritting his teeth, “Xue Ziming! What are you doing?! ”
Xue Meng didn’t answer, only angrily spitting, “Mo Weiyu, you animal!”
He didn’t listen to reason. He didn’t know what wrong medicine he ate, but he didn’t have any intelligence at all. He tangled with Mo Ran in this empty room like two trapped beasts, wanting nothing more than to tear apart the other’s skin and skin and chew the bones and blood into their stomachs. A lonely lantern flickered, illuminating their furious silhouettes on the stone wall. It was like a shadow puppet show, like an evil spirit totem.
Suddenly, Mo Ran heard Xue Meng choke with sobs.
It wasn’t too loud, so he thought he must have misheard.
But just as he thought this, a few drops of tears fell on the back of his hand.
Xue Meng suddenly let go of Mo Ran and pushed him back. He hugged his knees and curled up on the ground, crying uncontrollably.
Mo Ran’s cheeks were still red and swollen, but he was stunned by this. He thought that he didn’t use any killing moves, so he shouldn’t have hurt him so much. Besides, it was his younger cousin who hit him first, so why did he suddenly …
Before he could finish his thought, he heard Xue Meng’s sorrowful cries.
“How can you say that he didn’t save you! How can you say that he didn’t save you! ”
Tears rolled down his cheeks, and he couldn’t stop crying.
On the side, Shi Mei saw that Xue Meng couldn’t hide this matter, so he couldn’t help but sigh. In the end, he lowered his eyes and didn’t say anything.
Xue Meng choked with sobs, “If you say this, he’ll be so sad if he hears it from underground …”
This sentence came out too suddenly, so Mo Ran didn’t react for a moment. He just blankly said, “What?”
Xue Meng just cried bitterly. His venomous fangs had sunk into Mo Ran’s neck, but he had also hurt himself.
He cried so bitterly that his voice was fragmented. He kept wiping his face and his eyes. His gaze was sometimes fierce and sometimes sorrowful.
He crouched on the ground and didn’t get up.
He buried his face in his arms for a long time.
Mo Ran gradually felt a numbness surge up from the soles of his feet, and gradually, coldness spread throughout his body.
He felt his lips move, and heard himself ask.
“Xue Meng, what did you say …”
Xue Meng cried for a long time, or maybe it wasn’t that long. It was just that Mo Ran felt that he had been waiting for that thunderous answer for too long.
“Shizun …” Xue Meng finally choked out, “He’s not here anymore.”
Mo Ran was speechless for a moment. His whole body was cold. He just listened blankly, as if he didn’t understand what he meant.
Not here anymore?
What’s not here anymore?
Not here anymore, where did he go?
Who’s not here anymore … Who’s not here anymore!!
Who’s not here anymore!!!
Xue Meng slowly raised his head. There seemed to be hatred, mockery, and the deepest hatred in his eyes.
“Do you know why he didn’t turn back at that time?”
“…”
“My father said that after mending the Heavenly Fissure, his spiritual power was already exhausted. Do you think that the murderous aura of the World of Spirits and Souls only hit you? The Clairvoyance Barrier is twinned! No matter how much damage you suffered, he also suffered the same! It’s just that he held on and didn’t tell anyone. ”
Mo Ran only felt a buzzing sound in his head.
Could it be that in his previous life, he didn’t save Shi Mei because …
Mo Ran didn’t dare to think about it anymore. Even his fingertips were slightly trembling.
“Impossible … He’s clearly so calm …”
“When has he ever been so calm in front of others?” As Xue Meng spoke, his eyes reddened and tears fell again, “After he came down, he was already exhausted. After he cast a defensive spell on you, he left you and didn’t look at you. Why do you think it was?”
Xue Meng cried blood with every word.
“Master knew that he couldn’t hold on for much longer. His spiritual power is very high. Once he reveals a flaw, it will attract a lot of evil spirits … Mo Ran, Mo Ran … Do you think he left because he didn’t want you anymore … ”
Mo Ran, “…”
“He left because he didn’t want to drag you down! Mo Weiyu! He was afraid of dragging you down! ”
“After the Avici Hell closed, the zombies went berserk. The ten great sects fought until dusk. There were countless casualties. Who would care about you? My father only found out that you were missing when he brought the heavily injured Elder Xuanji back to the Peak of Life and Death. ” Xue Meng panted for a while and choked out, “Mo Weiyu, he was the one who brought you back … He was the one who took the medicine to recover his body and then dragged you out of the mountain of corpses. He was the one who was injured all over and even gave you the last of his spiritual power …”
“Impossible …”
“He was the one who brought you home. At that time, you hadn’t woken up yet. His spiritual power was depleted and he was no different from a mortal. He couldn’t use magic or send sound transmissions. He could only carry you and climb the stairs to the Peak of Life and Death step by step …”
“No …”
“More than three thousand levels of spiritual power … He’s a … a person whose spiritual power has dissipated …”
Mo Ran closed his eyes.
Under the clear moonlight, he saw Chu Wanning, who was still alive, carrying him on his back and slowly climbing the endless stairs. He was covered in blood and his white clothes were mottled.
That person was once so unreachable and untainted.
Northern Dipper Celestial Sovereign, Wanye Yuheng.
Mo Ran choked and said with a trembling voice, “Impossible … how … could it be …”
“Yes.” Xue Meng was also stunned when he said this. His eyes reddened.
“When I saw him, I thought that I was crazy and that what I saw was an illusion. Because I was also thinking. “He was almost sighing.” How … could it be … ”
“Impossible …” Mo Ran suddenly let out a sob. He hugged his head and muttered helplessly, “Impossible …”
“Chang Jie’s blood hasn’t run dry. That’s the way he’ll bring you home.” Xue Meng was filled with hatred and cruelty. “Go and see, Mo Ran. Go and see. ”
“Impossible!!!”
Extreme shock and helplessness made Mo Ran suddenly furious. He grabbed Xue Meng and pulled him up from the ground. He pressed him against the wall and his expression changed.
“Impossible, absolutely impossible! Why would he save me? He never liked me and never looked down on me! ”
“… …”
Xue Meng didn’t say anything. After a moment of silence, he suddenly laughed bitterly.
“Mo Weiyu, it’s not that he looks down on you.”
In the flowing candlelight, Xue Meng looked up with moist eyelashes and looked at him with hatred.
“It’s me who looks down on you.”
Mo Ran: “… …”
“I look down on you, Elder Xuanji looks down on you, Elder Tanlang looks down on you … … Who do you think you are.” Xue Meng almost ground his teeth and spat these words at Mo Ran’s face. “Bastard.”
“You — —!”
Xue Meng suddenly laughed. He looked up at the dark ceiling. “Mo Ran, on this peak of life and death, if there’s one person who looks up to you the most, it’s him. But you repay him like this. ”
He laughed and laughed. Suddenly, he closed his eyes and tears rolled down his cheeks again.
This time, it was a soft sob.
“Mo Ran, your Junior Brother Xia, my Master, is dead.”
Mo Ran was really bitten by the most vicious snake in the world. He was scalded. He let go of his hand in shock and took two steps back. It was as if he understood this sentence for the first time.
His whole body started to tremble.
Xue Meng suddenly called him, “Brother.”
Mo Ran retreated, but his back hit the cold wall. There was nowhere to run.
Xue Meng finally stopped crying.
But his tone was as calm as death.
“Brother, we don’t have a Master anymore. “
