Don't be afraid, fairy, I'm blind

Chapter 424 Soul Leaving Syndrome

The north wind swept across the mountain ridge with ice chips, and You Su's sword left a winding bloody trail on the snow.

Bai Ze condensed ice nails at his fingertips and nailed the corpse that was rushing towards him to the dead tree. Broken ice mixed with black blood fell to the ground.

"Go left!"

Ajiu's roar split the wind and snow. He took the lead and walked ahead of everyone else. The sharp stones cut the soles of his cloth shoes, leaving blood all over them. The snow flakes froze his blood, but it did not hinder his steps at all.

The boy pulled his sister along the mountain road. He was leading the two fairies to the vegetable garden mysteriously built by the city lord.

The residents of Changshan City knew very little about this vegetable garden outside the city. If Ajiu had not been instigated by his friends to steal two cabbages from this vegetable garden that was planted at great expense, he probably would not have known that the money taken away by the officers and soldiers was actually spent here.

But they underestimated the extent of control the officers and soldiers had over the vegetable garden. That time they couldn't even get close to it, let alone "steal".

When he asked his friend how he found this vegetable field, his friend replied that his father was invited to dig the land here with a high salary. But his father had not returned home recently, so he wanted to come here to take a look, but the soldiers stopped him. The money sent to his family was also continuous, so A Niang advised him not to be obsessed with it.

Recalling this story, Jiu always had a sense of foreboding in his heart.

His panting sound condensed into white mist in the air, "Go to the top of that mountain and you can overlook the vegetable garden!"

Ah Ying was not as brave as her brother. She was numb after seeing so many terrible monsters and bloody scenes, but she covered her lips tightly and swallowed her screams, not wanting to become a burden.

You Su sheathed his sword and took a step forward, picking up Ajiu with his left hand and Aying with his right hand. After going up the mountain, the evil spirits gradually decreased, and he no longer needed to be prepared for battle all the time, so he did not let the two children run in the snow by themselves.

Ajiu originally wanted You Su to put him down, but when he felt the unimaginable speed, he lost the courage to speak.

They came all the way from Ajiu's shabby house to this mysterious vegetable field. You Su originally thought that he should rush in to see what was going on, but he found that the density of evil spirits was getting stronger and stronger. You Su protected the two children and did not dare to force his way in. It was Ajiu who suggested that they could take a detour if they just wanted to see what the vegetable field looked like.

Just as a ray of daylight was about to pierce the darkness, the foul mist almost solidified.

You Su climbed up the snow-covered rock, and his pupils suddenly contracted———

The so-called vegetable garden was actually a boiling pool of blood! Seven bronze tripods were arranged in the shape of a Big Dipper, but what was surging in the tripods was not medicinal soup, but scarlet flesh entangled with human bones!
The central black pool was bottomless, and the floating fluorescence on the surface of the pool was exactly the same as the vortex on the seabed. Every moment, new evil spirits wrapped in mucus crawled out. You Su was basically certain that he and Bai Ze also returned to the ground from this pool of water.

There was only the howling of the cold wind on the snowy mountain. You Su and Bai Ze were so shocked by the bizarre scene that they were speechless, and A Ying was almost frightened to faint.

"Those wheat seeds." Ah Jiu suddenly trembled and pointed to the edge of the pond. Piles of sacks were soaked in blood, and what leaked out of the holes was not grain at all, but dense insect eggs. Each eggshell had a human face embedded in it, flickering with breathing.

“It turns out that in the winter when people were starving to death, the city lord was not raising vegetables…” Ajiu suddenly knelt down on the ground, as if he had lost his soul.

You Su's sword handle made a humming sound as he could not bear the heavy load. He finally understood the strange number on the account book - the 73,000 taels of silver were not used to buy spiritual grains, but the price of 730 living sacrifices! Those refugees who froze to death on the street corners in winter, I'm afraid even their bones turned into nutrients to maintain the passage!
No! Not nutrients!

These mortals don't even have Xuanqi, so they can't be used as nutrients at all! All they can satisfy is the purest killing desire of these evil spirits!
The veins on You Su's neck bulged. There was only one reason why these mortals were sacrificed here!
Those beasts used the blood of these mortals as a smokescreen to lure wolves into the house!

Those evil spirits in the sea have clearly never been to land, so how could they know where the end of the whirlpool leads to in the human world?

It was these beasts who used mortal blood as a signal to tell the monsters in the sea that they could come up, and it would be best to come up from here!

This would also explain why the evil spirits on the seabed would be so sure that such vortices would allow them to successfully reach shore!

They are not shooting in the dark!
A chill ran up Bai Ze's back. She looked at the evil pool below, her eyes as cold as snow that had not melted for a thousand years.

The black pool suddenly surged violently, and a familiar fishy wind blew in the face. A huge dark green sticky monster broke out of the water. Its body was covered with spots of light, and wherever the thick mucus touched, even the evil spirits of the same kind were corroded into smoke.

It was the extremely corrosive centipede that we encountered in the territory of Allah’s Left Eye!

"Pearl! Protect them! I'll find a way to block this evil pool!" You Su drew his sword from its sheath and plowed a deep trench in the frozen soil.

Having said that, he actually had no idea how to destroy the evil pond. With his ability, he could destroy the seven bronze tripods and kill the terrible centipede, but he couldn't stop all the evil spirits that came along the way.

The road has been opened, and he has no power to block it!
While he was thinking, he saw the girl leap onto the highest rock, her skirt fluttering like a flag in the strong wind.

She bit her fingertips and drew an intricate totem in the air. A mountain-sized azure Dharma wheel appeared behind her, like a precise snowflake that had been magnified countless times.

The fine snow flying in the air swirled and gathered at her fingertips, and the snow accumulated on the mountain avalanched like a waterfall!
“Frost falls from the sky!”

The black pool instantly froze into ice!

The evil spirit that was about to drill out of the passage was sealed in the dark blue ice, and its twisted limbs were refracted by the ice crystals like a picture scroll from hell.

You Su looked at the girl in astonishment. Although he knew that the full strength of this innate spirit was probably beyond his imagination, he did not expect that she could mobilize such a powerful force of the profound energy of heaven and earth.

What surprised him even more was that Bai Ze actually knew the magic of the human race! To cast a normal magic, one did not need to shout out the name of the magic so loudly. One only needed to recite the spell devoutly. Only the extremely powerful magic needed to be chanted loudly in order to resonate with heaven and earth.

You Su caught the girl who was falling exhausted. The scent of cedar mixed with the smell of blood in the girl's hair reminded him of the tenderness when he was breathing under the sea.

He probed a trace of Xuan Qi into Bai Ze's body, but was surprised to find that the Xuan Qi in Bai Ze's body was swept away again! This move actually directly drained Bai Ze's strength!
Bai Ze winked at him mischievously and wiped away the faint trace of blood from the corner of his lips:

"Am I awesome?"

You Su did not deny it and nodded, "How come you have such a powerful magic?"

"She asked me so many times, how could I forget..." Bai Ze narrowed his eyes, seeming very weak.

You Su's mind was full of thoughts, and he recalled that what Venerable Qianlong called teaching Bai Ze was actually constantly asking Bai Ze, a beast, for a method of martial arts.

But why would a person ask a divine beast for advice?
This means that Bai Ze is definitely not just Bai Ze. Before she became Bai Ze, she was more likely a human being!

You Su had already made this inference, but Bai Ze's past performance made it difficult for him to doubt whether this stupid cat was really a person. In addition, even Venerable Qianlong gave up on her, which meant that Venerable Qianlong also believed that Bai Ze was no longer the person she imagined.

But when this magic was performed by Bai Ze, even if You Su trusted Bai Ze, he couldn't help but doubt whether the girl was hiding something, because this was definitely not a magic that could be performed by talent.

But in this situation, how could he bring himself to question her?

The weak girl in his arms seemed to see through his thoughts. The mischievous smile on her face disappeared, and she became as cold as ice and as noble as snow. In an instant, she seemed like a different person.

"I can't freeze them for too long, let's leave here first. If you want to ask anything, you can ask on the way."

When You Su heard this sudden change in self-proclaimed identity, he couldn't help but lower his eyes. Seeing the girl's delicate and rich face that was 70% similar to Venerable Qianlong, he suddenly felt that he was right to imagine her as that evil woman, because she might... be Venerable Qianlong!
"But if this evil pool is not destroyed, only the common people will suffer." You Su's voice also turned cold. He knew very well that the person in his arms was no longer Bai Ze.

"We can't destroy it, we need help from others."

"Whose power?"

"She is in the sacred mountain, the Kongyuan sacred mountain. Changshan City is west of Kongyuan, and the sunlight rises from the east. So, go in the direction of the dawn." Bai Ze, who had become a different person, calmly pointed out the direction for You Su. Her voice had a natural majesty, and it was easy to tell that she must be a person in a high position for a long time who often gave orders.

Even though You Su was extremely reluctant to listen to the orders of the person in his arms, he had no other choice. All these conspiracies could not wait for him to unravel them. If he was a little slower, more innocent people would die in the mouth of the evil spirit.

"Lie down on my back." You Su ordered back in the same tone.

The indifferent Bai Ze did not get angry after hearing this, but instead put his arms around You Su's neck expressionlessly and turned around lightly, so that he was carried on You Su's back.

Rather than being as obedient as Bai Ze, it is more like a compliance with the cooperative relationship.

You Su's two free hands naturally had their uses as well. He picked up Ajiu and Aying, one on the left and one on the right, and planned to chase the dawn.

Before taking a step, he looked back at Changshan City in the darkness in the distance.

He didn't know if there were other survivors in the city, but he had no power to save them, let alone time to look for them.

Those monks had left long before the evil tide broke out, and no monks have come to help so far, which means that the news has probably been blocked by the instigators.

Someone wants to destroy Beiaozhou.

He could save a few of them, but he couldn't save millions and millions.

Faced with such a disaster, he couldn't be a saint, so he made up his mind and rushed down the mountain.

……

The cold wind blew snow particles against the ice curtain at the entrance of the cave, and the fire crackled and emitted a string of sparks.

They had already traveled a long way in almost a day, and on the way they got on a fine carriage pulled by snowy night horses to travel with someone, but that person was already dead.

But the evil tide spread farther than he had imagined. He had seen countless corpses along the way, but had never seen any monks resisting these evil spirits. It was as if everyone was quietly waiting to die. This was even more bizarre than that evil pool.

Bai Ze was sleeping and regulating his breathing during the whole journey. You Su had many questions but they were not answered, which made him feel resentful.

After successfully running the precious Snow Night Horse to death, they had to rest temporarily in this cave. As soon as Bai Zefang woke up, he curled up in You Su's cloak, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the dragon pattern on his waistband. The Mosong sword lay across their knees, and the sword reflected the undried snowflakes on her eyelashes.

"Brother Yousu... I'm so cold..." The girl's voice was soft and her nose almost touched Yousu's jaw. Bai Ze's knees unconsciously pressed against his thighs, and the body temperature from under her skirt penetrated through the fabric.

You Su paused while stirring the firewood, held down her head, and said coldly, "The fire is on your left."

Suddenly, there was a dull sound of snow collapse outside the cave, and Ah Jiu woke up suddenly. The cold light of the dagger was scared away by the beauty. The boy stared at the distorted shadow on the ice curtain at the entrance of the cave, until he was sure that it was just the snow that was scared off by the night owl, not the evil spirit lurking nearby, and then he fell back to the straw mat dejectedly.

"Take your sister to bed." You Su threw the water bag to him. His voice was reassuring, "I'm here."

Bai Ze withdrew her body. Although she was sitting next to You Su, she looked lonely. There was an inexplicable grievance in her voice, "Brother doesn't want me anymore..."

You Su's Adam's apple rolled slightly, and the whistling wind outside the cave was mixed with tiny sobs, as if a little animal was crying.

He thought he was not a cruel person, but he really couldn't get close to someone whose identity he couldn't tell.

Suddenly, You Su smelled a faint smell of blood in the air. He noticed very keenly that Bai Ze's profile was slightly tense, and it was obvious that he was exerting force.

He then searched the girl's body for the source of the bloody smell, only to see that her nails had dug into her palms and blood was dripping between her fingers.

He quickly grabbed Bai Ze's wrist bone, "What are you doing?!"

The girl bit her lower lip so hard that it almost bled, and her eyes were red and wet. She twisted You Su's hand away and said, "Leave me alone!"

You Su felt an inexplicable pain in his heart when he heard this, but he saw the girl pointed her index finger at herself and said angrily:
"I asked you to come out but you didn't! Come out and explain yourself! Otherwise I will do as that evil woman wishes! I will die with you!"

And just after the threatening words were uttered, Bai Ze's aggrieved and angry look actually began to change in an instant. Although she still looked like a young girl, her temperament had become incomparably cool and noble.

You Su's pupils were slightly startled. He had several guesses about Bai Ze's changes, but now it seems that there is still a person living in the body of this stupid cat.

"What explanation do you need?"

Bai Ze sat upright, and his dignified appearance surprised You Su a little.

"Who are you."

"Your Excellency Qianlong, you can also call me the Palace Master of Jianlong Palace."

Bai Ze's voice was completely calm, and this kind of calm temperament is not something that ordinary people can possess.

You Su was not frightened by this answer. He took a long breath and asked, "Why are you in Bai Ze's body?"

"She wanted to kill me, so I hid my consciousness in Bai Ze's body in order to make her avoid the danger and destroy her body."

It is a common understanding that those who kill Bai Ze will be punished by the heavens. Therefore, the explanation of "killing the rat and being afraid of the weapon" is reasonable. You Su has actually guessed it, but he still can't hide his shock.

"How can there be two consciousnesses in one person's body? Therefore, from ancient times to the present, the only way to escape is to use the insidious method of taking over another's body. You have always been you!"

"It is indeed me." Bai Ze answered calmly, "Bai Ze was originally the vessel that I made for myself in Cangshan. I guessed that she would kill me, so I left a backup plan in advance."

You Su frowned slightly, extremely disgusted with this behavior of treating other people's lives as one's own:
"You did not answer my question."

"Soul separation syndrome. Ancient books say that when a person's heart and kidneys are damaged, he or she will feel that his or her body is divided into two. Others do not see this, but he or she does. People think it is soul separation syndrome."

You Su was stunned when he heard this. He had certainly heard of the term "soul separation syndrome", or to put it in a more popular way, it was split personality! There was indeed only one spirit, but not necessarily one personality!
"But I still underestimated her cruelty. She almost annihilated my consciousness. Fortunately, Bai Ze and I are from the same clan. My consciousness merged with hers, but my true self was dormant. It was not until the mysterious energy from the seabed entered my body that I was awakened."

You Su was secretly shocked, guessing that it must be the healing ability after becoming a follower of God that revived the original personality of Venerable Qianlong!

And it is impossible for Venerable Qianlong to know the power of his true master, let alone know that she has become his dependent. However, her words just happened to correspond to the truth, which means that she was most likely not lying.

"According to what you said, you are the real Venerable Qianlong. Then who is the one in the sacred mountain?" You Su asked the question that concerned him most.

Bai Ze glanced at him calmly and opened his thin lips slightly:

"It's me too. You can understand that I am the soul that was driven away."

(End of this chapter)