In the forest not far from the Fragrance Garden.
Black Dog was hiding in the dense thicket, carefully looking forward through the gaps between the branches and leaves. Oxen had come here again today, looking at the Fragrance Garden from afar, and then showing a strange expression of longing and intoxication.
These days, Atsu had been waiting here almost every day, and then it found that Oxen was indeed not passing by here by chance. About every two or three days, Oxen would come here and stay for half a day, looking at the medicine garden in the distance with a drooling expression, or it could be said that it was intoxicated by the fragrance of the medicine.
Atsu had a vague feeling that Oxen should be very interested in something in the Fragrance Garden, and it was not just smelling the fragrance of the medicine. However, even though its nose was very sensitive, it still could not distinguish the special things in the fragrance in the air.
So it could only wait here. In fact, it really wanted to go to Oxen's side, but the last encounter on the Dog Head Mountain made it understand the gap between them, so it did not dare to take a step forward for the time being. However, Atsu was a dog that was smarter than it looked, even though it was often called "stupid dog" by its owner.
Atsu felt that Oxen should be a very powerful beast, and it also felt that if it could stay by this beast's side, it would be safer than before.
Therefore, Atsu decided to seize this opportunity.
It boldly tried to take a step towards Oxen, but Oxen did not respond. Atsu hesitated for a moment, and then took a few steps forward. Suddenly, Oxen raised its head.
Atsu's heart skipped a beat, and it almost knelt down. However, it soon realized that Oxen was not looking at it, but was looking up at the sky.
In the air above the mountain forest, a few chickadees flapped their wings and flew over their heads, looking a little anxious and panicked. One of them seemed to be exhausted and flew with great difficulty, falling behind the other chickadees. In its panic, it suddenly couldn't dodge in time and crashed into a thick branch. Immediately, there was a flapping sound, and then it fell from the sky. With a "pu" sound, it smashed right between the two huge horns of the green ox, then rolled down and finally landed on the ground.
Atsu looked at the bird, only to see it twitching and rolling on the ground a few times before it slowly quieted down. Its body curled into a ball and there was no sound.
Oxen, who was as tall as a hill, slowly lowered his head and looked at the little chickadee on the ground.
Atsu couldn't help but take a few steps forward, and then it saw the situation clearly, confirming that the bird was dead.
Oxen silently looked at the little body on the ground that had lost its life, and its huge eyes that were like copper bells flickered. No one knew what it was thinking at this moment.
After a moment, it lowered its head a little, and sniffed the body of the chickadee. Then it seemed to be startled for a moment, as if it had sensed something.
Oxen stood where it was for a while, and suddenly gave a low cry, then it turned around and strode away. Its steps were much faster than usual, and in the blink of an eye, it disappeared into the depths of the forest.
Atsu wanted to follow, but after a few steps, it found that it could not catch up no matter how hard it tried.
Atsu stopped in a daze. After a while, it also walked to the side of the dead chickadee with some doubts. It sniffed for a while, but it seemed that it did not find any clues, and it still had a puzzled look on its face.
Atsu looked back at the place where Oxen had gone. After a moment of hesitation, it turned around and walked down the forest, towards the house where it and Lu Chen lived.
…
Lu Chen came back in the evening.
On this day, he also met Su Qingjun and Yi Xin in the "Grass Garden". To his surprise, these two women seemed to have become friends, but they obviously did not know each other's relationship with Lu Chen, so when they found out that they came to the Grass Garden for the same destination, they could not help but be very surprised.
One was looking for someone, and the other came to see the spirit plant red amber ginseng. Although the purpose was slightly different, this was also an amazing coincidence. The two women were surprised, but they could not help but be happy. It seemed that the distance between them had inexplicably become a little closer, and they chatted more happily, leaving Lu Chen aside.
However, Lu Chen was not anyone to them. He could still be friends with Yi Xin, but with Su Qingjun, he was not even friends, so he did not feel that there was anything wrong. In short, after a while of chatting, he came back. In some dim light, he saw the figure of Atsu lying at the door. He went forward to greet it, and Atsu greeted him warmly.
Everything seemed to be the same as usual.
Before entering the house, Lu Chen looked at the sunset in the sky and saw that the red sunset in the western sky was like fire, as if the whole sky was burning.
…
Under the same sky, there were also many people who saw the unusually gorgeous and beautiful sunset.
Su Qingjun stood in front of her Master Masato Kihara's Immortal's Cave and looked into the distance.
Yi Xin leaned against the window of her house on Rock Panshan.
On the peak of the sky between the clouds, in the world of ice and snow, the beautiful and otherworldly girl who was like a banished immortal also raised her head. The sunset was reflected in her eyes, like a raging flame, which formed a sharp contrast with the howling wind and snow behind her.
And in Kunwu City, in a secluded alley, a fat man was drinking wine and smacking his lips. Looking at the sunset in the sky, he then muttered, "What the hell is this? It's so ugly …"
…
After night fell, the sky darkened. Darkness swallowed everything in the sky, even the wild and burning clouds were covered.
After entering the house and closing the door, there was a feeling of being isolated from the outside world. Lu Chen lit an oil lamp. In the light of the lamp, Atsu was walking back and forth in the room.
For some reason, it suddenly seemed a little uneasy.
Several times, Atsu approached the door and tried to pry open the latch, as if it wanted to go out. Lu Chen stopped it and said, "It's so late. Don't go out and play."
Atsu turned around and looked at him. It was a little hesitant, but it seemed it wasn't too sure about something, so it turned around and lay down at Lu Chen's feet.
Lu Chen smiled and patted its head. He then said, "It's late. Go to sleep."
He blew out the candle and lay down on the bed. After a while, he suddenly heard some movement next to him. Atsu jumped up and snuggled up to him.
Lu Chen reached out to hold its body and put his hand on Atsu's belly. Sensing that Atsu still seemed a little uneasy, he asked, "What's wrong?"
Atsu called out in a low voice, but it didn't seem to have anything wrong. Soon after, it lay there obediently.
Then there was no more movement in the darkness.
After a while, Lu Chen's breathing became long and steady. He seemed to have fallen asleep. At the same time, two green spots of light slowly lit up beside him. It was Atsu opening its eyes in the darkness. It stared at the deep darkness as if it was waiting for something.
…
That night was originally very quiet.
The boundless mountains of Kunlun were bathed in the darkness of the night, just like countless years in the past.
The forest was quiet, and the mountain breeze was gentle. Occasionally, on the mountain road in the depths of the night, a group of guarding disciples would pass by. The entire Kunlun Mountain looked like a giant beast sleeping quietly.
Until a ray of light suddenly appeared.
It was in the deepest part of the Kunlun Mountain Range. It was an area covered with dense fog and auspicious clouds. It was the first forbidden area that no one except the Perfected Immortals of the Kunlun Party could step into. A light suddenly appeared.
It passed through the fog, broke through the clouds, and went straight up to the sky.
The clouds dispersed, and the wind and clouds in the sky changed. It was as if the sky had been pierced with a wound. But soon, the light dissipated.
During the whole process, the light seemed to be earth-shattering, but it was silent.
Then, in the Kunlun Mountain Range, everything suddenly stopped. The trees and the wind seemed to freeze at that moment.
In a small hut, Lu Chen suddenly opened his eyes and sat up from the bed.
His eyes were shining in the darkness. Deep in his pupils, there seemed to be a flame burning. It was a black flame!
"Boom!"
A loud noise came from the depths of the earth. It was as if the world was splitting apart. Therefore, the entire land and the entire Kunlun Mountain Range suddenly began to tremble violently.
The wind suddenly rose and the forest howled. Everything suddenly trembled violently. All the houses were rattling. Wave after wave of tremors swept past the depths of the earth like a raging tide. Then, all the insignificant things were shaken to the side.
In the hut, Atsu jumped up in panic and barked wildly. But soon, it suddenly quieted down and looked in horror at the man struggling on the bed.
Lu Chen curled up his body and tried his best to suppress his hoarse voice. But his throat could not help but cry out in extreme pain. On his body, every corner and every part of his skin suddenly ignited with black flames.
The flames danced wildly in the darkness, like the grin of a demon that had been waiting for many years. It was incomparably arrogant and hearty, watching the man struggle in despair.
His clothes were undamaged. The strange thing was that the sudden black flames did not even burn Lu Chen's skin and flesh. But the bone-deep pain seemed to make him return to hell again.
The black flames reignited and burned his soul.
Amidst the endless pain, Ah-Tu's barking that seemed to be far away yet close at the same time, Lu Chen suddenly felt something. He raised his head with difficulty, and at that moment, his face seemed to be burning with black flames.
Following his gaze, all the black flames seemed to float to the distance at the same time. It was as if somewhere in the depths of the night, there was something that made these black flames simultaneously revere.
Lu Chen held onto the bed and slowly stood up. The black flames danced and burned wildly on his body, but he gradually calmed down.
He looked down at his flesh and skin that was not damaged by the black flames. Then he looked up again and stared into the distance, at the depths of the Kunlun Mountain Range.
After a moment, he suddenly smiled.
In the black flames, his smile seemed to be painful and ferocious.
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