Chapter 113: The Road Alone

It was one of the best winters Lu Qingjiu has had in recent years. Although the weather seemed to be as cold as ever, Xuan Yu took away the coldest part of his body, allowing him to run and play in the snow with Yin Xun Bai Yuehu in his thick down jacket without feeling cold.

Unlike the snow in the city, which is quickly turned to grey by cars, the snow here is as white as new cotton and lies loosely on the ground, like a thick blanket. Lu Qingjiu bent down and grabbed a ball, crumbled it into a ball and smashed it towards Bai Yuehu. Bai Yuehu turned his head to look at Lu Qingjiu, who let out a loud laugh and turned to run, only to be grabbed by the man behind him and lifted him up by the waist.

Lu Qingjiu began to laugh and beg for mercy, but Bai Yuehu simply ignored him and carried him into the house, slamming him down on the bed, rolling up his sleeves and raising his eyebrows: "No need to beg, it's useless. "

Lu Qingjiu blinked, "What do you want?"

Bai Yuehu: "You."

Lu Qingjiu started to have fun again: "No, no, no, this one is too old, you should change it."

Bai Yuehu: "No change." As he spoke, he had come over and placed a kiss on Lu Qingjiu's lips. The two embraced in a lingering embrace, and the room was filled with a harmonious and warm atmosphere.

Although Lu Qingjiu is no longer afraid of the cold, he still looks forward to the arrival of spring. He prefers spring to the cold winter days, when everything comes to life, when the earth is no longer white and can be covered in a colourful carpet of flowers, and when everything comes to life.

However, time passed, and after the New Year, in February, the snow still had no intention of melting.

Lu Qingjiu looked out of the window at the falling snow and was a little worried. Bai Yuehu reassured him that this was normal, as the only god of the four seasons still alive at this time was the god of winter, so he was at the height of his powers and spring would come a little later than in previous years.

"At least it's still coming, right?" Lu Qingjiu asked.

"It will definitely come." Bai Yuehu gives a positive answer.

It wasn't until mid-March that the snow that had been falling incessantly barely stopped, but the temperature remained below zero. Lu Qingjiu would occasionally sneak Bai Yuehu to take him to the city to buy some supplies, and using the city's signal, he checked the news on his phone and found reports everywhere about this year's weather anomaly. People on social networks are concerned about this anomaly and others are taking the opportunity to create chaos, saying that the world is coming to an end and that people are stockpiling supplies everywhere. Lu Qingjiu managed to grab a little of what he needed, and Bai Yuehu emerged from the house with a big bag and a sigh, thinking to himself that he had never thought that the abnormal seasons would bring such a catastrophe to the human world.

If the two worlds were to merge as the Gods of Winter thought, and a large number of non-human beings were to integrate into the human world, then I fear that the human world would really face a disaster close to extinction. At this point in time, humans have completely forgotten about cultivation and have no control over spiritual power.

Lu Qingjiu was worried, but feared that it would affect Bai Yuehu, so he pretended that nothing was wrong.

Bai Yuehu has been going out a lot since March and although he doesn't show it in front of Lu Qingjiu, Lu Qingjiu does notice something different.

"Is something going to happen?" Lu Qingjiu asked Bai Yuehu, who said, "We agreed not to hide anything from me."

Bai Yuehu said, "The boundary is about to break." He was holding Lu Qingjiu in his arms, and when he heard this, he slowly rubbed his chin against the top of Lu Qingjiu's head and said, "The boundary is about to break."

Lu Qingjiu was shocked at his words.

Bai Yuehu said, "Sake, if the boundary is broken and your grandfather comes to you, you should leave with him."

Lu Qingjiu was about to retort when Bai Yuehu stopped him from saying, "If the boundary breaks, I will die with it, but it doesn't matter, Yin Xun will still be there, and by then he will be able to leave Shuifu Village, so you can go with him."

Lu Qingjiu said, "But Xuan Yu said that the only person who could stop this was me."

Bai Yuehu lost his smile: "He must have lied to you, even if you have her blood, but that blood must be very weak even if the boundary breaks, I'm afraid it has nothing to do with you."

Lu Qingjiu wondered, "Whose blood is it?"

Bai Yuehu didn't explain, just kissed Lu Qingjiu again and said, "Let's do it."

Lu Qingjiu was just about to refuse when Bai Yuehu pounced on him, and in the meantime, Bai Yuehu did not hide his desire at all, enjoying every minute of his time, and Lu Qingjiu simply could not resist him.

It was supposed to be a sunny March day, but no hint of spring came and the whole

The earth is still chilly and although it is not snowing, the snow that fell earlier has no intention of melting.

Lu Qingjiu woke up to find his side empty. He touched the bedpan in a daze, but did not feel Bai Yuehu's figure as usual, and got up to look out of the window to find that it was still dark outside, with no sun or moon, just the snow-covered earth in luminous white.

Lu Qingjiu had a bad feeling in his heart and fumbled with his phone to see what time it was. Lu Qingjiu looked at the sky and saw that it looked like early morning, but who knows, he realised that it was already past nine in the morning, but it was still dark outside and the sun had completely disappeared.

"Bai Yuehu, Bai Yuehu" Lu Qingjiu tried calling Bai Yuehu's name, but as expected there was no response, "Yin Xun, Yin Xun are you there"

At this time of day, Yin Xun is usually over for breakfast, but today it is unusually dark and I don't know if he is.

Lu Qingjiu looked around the house, but there was no sign of the two men, but soon the sound of footsteps on snow came from the doorway and Lu Qingjiu went to the window and saw a terrified Yin Xun.

"What's going on, why isn't it light." Yin Xun said, "I thought I was blind."

Lu Qingjiu shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either, but Bai Yuehu must have left without saying goodbye because something major had happened.

"Just sit down, I'll get you a glass of water." Lu Qingjiu decides to calm down and discusses with Yin Xun what to do.

Yin Xun nodded in agreement.

Lu Qingjiu went to the kitchen and was pouring water for Yin Xun when he suddenly felt a strong tremor in the earth beneath his feet, and with the water in his hand, he almost fell to the ground with his cup.

"Earthquake!" Yin Xun called from the living room, "Lu Qingjiu, come out!"

Lu Qingjiu didn't even have time to bring the water, so he rushed out and left the old house with Yin Xun, which wasn't too sturdy, and stood in the courtyard where there were no obstacles.

The old house, made of stone, collapsed without resistance under such violent shaking, but the main bedroom and living room where Lu Qingjiu slept are still standing.

Yin Xun and Lu Qingjiu looked at each other, both seeing a note of horror in the other's eyes.

"Something's wrong." Lu Qingjiu said, "I don't feel too good."

He looked at Lu Qingjiu for a moment and then swallowed his words with shivering lips. Lu Qingjiu noticed the difference in Yin Xun's face and asked him if he had seen anything.

Yin Xun swallowed a little and whispered, " Things don't look good over there in Bai Yuehu."

"What?" Lu Qingjiu tensed up for a moment, "What's wrong?"

Yin Xun said, "He was surrounded by many candle dragons, but he could not move, as if he was protecting something."

Lu Qingjiu said, "Can we help by going over there?"

Yin Xun shook his head and said that he was afraid he could not help much. Although he and Lu Qingjiu were both non-human, their abilities were not very different from those of humans, so they could not really do much in the past.

Immediately Lu Qingjiu remembered what Bai Yuehu had told him to do, and his heart grew anxious as he gritted his teeth and said, "No, I still want to go there."

Yin Xun also tried to persuade Lu Qingjiu.

Lu Qingjiu shook his head and said he knew he might not be able to help at all in the past, but at least he wanted to be with Bai Yuehu when he died, so that he would not have to leave the world alone, which he could not bear to do.

Yin Xun sighs, somewhat melancholy, and says that he knew it was not a good idea to fall in love.

Lu Qingjiu also asked Yin Xun Bai Yuehu where exactly he was.

Yin Xun said, "I'll take you there, it's safer for two people."

"No, you can stay here." Lu Qingjiu said. Lu Qingjiu said, "When the two worlds have merged, you will be able to leave Shuifu Village, then forget about me and Bai Yuehu and go to see the rest of the world."

He was sincere in what he said, because that was what he had in mind, but Yin Xun burst into tears after hearing his words, for although he had grown up, he was still a child most of the time, afraid and aggrieved, and could not help but shed tears.

"I don't want that." Yin Xun cried, "I don't want to be alone in a world without you, and although Bai Yuehu has always treated me like a reserve, I know that you would be sad if he was gone"

Lu Qingjiu could only comfort him.

But in the face of such a situation, all words pale in comparison. Yin Xun lifted his hand to wipe away the tears, letting them turn into icy blobs on his face as he said, "You won't make it through alone, I have to take you with me. Come on, sake, I've got it all figured out."

Lu Qingjiu wanted to say something else, but Yin Xun had already raised his hand in a decisive manner, signalling that nothing more needed to be said.

The two planned to set off just like that, but as it was too dark, Lu Qingjiu decided to take a couple of torches and something to protect himself with him, so he returned to the house that had partly collapsed and found the torch on the bedside table in his bedroom. While looking for the torch, however, he came across the wooden box that his grandmother had left for him. Lu Qingjiu had only opened the box once since he got it, on his birthday, but the rest of the time it remained unopenable.

As Lu Qingjiu picked up the wooden box, he ghostly flipped through the notes placed underneath it, and he turned to the last page and saw a sentence he had never understood before: "Qingjiu, grandma loves you, so if something bad happens to you, read more of what's in the box."

Lu Qingjiu shuddered slightly at the words, thinking of what had happened in Shuifu Village at that moment, and fearing that it could not be worse than what was happening now, and that there was something else in the wooden box.

Yin Xun waits anxiously outside, pacing back and forth as if he were an ant trapped in place.

"Let's go." Lu Qingjiu walked to his side.

"Hmm." Yin Xun said, "What are you carrying in your bag, it looks so heavy."

Lu Qingjiu said, "It's nothing, just something for protection, do you want to take anything with you".

Yin Xun hesitated for a moment, but took it over. There was no telling what he might encounter along the way, and it was good to have a weapon for defence.

Lu Qingjiu picked up the shovel that had been left in the yard to shovel the soil, and the two of them set off on their way.

The time was close to ten in the morning, but there was no hint of light in the sky, and the night was like a curtain that firmly enveloped the whole world. There was nothing in the sky, not even a trace of clouds could be seen. There was little sound around, and the whistling wind, on the contrary, set the whole world even more silent.

Yin Xun talked about the Otherworld, saying that although there is no spring, autumn, winter or summer in the Otherworld, the climate is different in each place, as if it is winter in Shuifu Village but summer in the city, and that in the human world it is time that divides the seasons, but in the Otherworld it is territory. Of course, in this case, it cannot be called four seasons.

It was too dark, the trail was too narrow and there was snow on it, so it was not easy to walk. Lu Qingjiu was startled when a fire started behind him, just as he was about to leave Shuifu Village. But on closer inspection, he realised that the source of the light was a torch, held by his grandfather Ao Run, whose red hair was telling Lu Qingjiu that he was the other half of Ao Run's spirit.

"Long time no see." Ao Run walked slowly up to Lu Qingjiu and greeted him with a smile.

"Long time no see." Lu Qingjiu responded cautiously, "What can I do for you?"

Ao Run said, "Where are you going with this?"

Lu Qingjiu said, "It's none of your business where I go," remembering that the ice butterfly of the God of Winter had been injected into him by the red-haired Ao Run in front of him.

Ao Run raised an eyebrow, seemingly displeased with Lu Qingjiu's attitude: "What, you call him grandpa and grandpa, but to me you are you and even if your hair colour is different, I am still your grandpa."

There was no arguing with that; after all, part of what was so bad about Grandmaster was indeed also Grandmaster. But Lu Qingjiu is still wary, because he remembers what Bai Yuehu said, that if something happens, he should follow Ao Run and leave. Now that Ao Run has suddenly appeared here, there's no telling if it's to take him away.

Ao Run, however, seems to have read Lu Qingjiu's mind and laughs loudly, but the laugh is not so much genuine as mocking.

"Well, I know what you're thinking." Ao Run said, "If it had been him, he probably would have taken you away, but I didn't really want to do such a thankless job."

Lu Qingjiu asks with his eyes what you want then.

Ao Run said, "It's a blessing to die together, go on." He handed Lu Qingjiu the torch in his hand and gestured for him to take it, "It will work."

Lu Qingjiu looks at Ao Run, whose face is dimly lit by the flickering firelight, but his expression is calm and collected, reminding Lu Qingjiu of his black-haired grandfather.

"Thanks." Lu Qingjiu, not sensing malice in him, held out his hand to catch the torch.

"Let's go." Ao Run said, "Go any later and we won't see him."

Lu Qingjiu nodded in acknowledgement of Ao Run's kindness, took the torch and turned to leave, with a slight rush in his step. Yin Xun also looks at Ao Run and follows Lu Qingjiu away.

"I know what you're thinking." Looking at Lu Qingjiu's distant back, Ao Run was talking as if to himself or to someone else, "But it's his own path, he has to walk it himself, and if you do it for his own good, he will hate you, just like he did when"

After he said this, he smiled again as if to himself, "Well, I know you're angry, but it's too late to be angry, so just be angry, anyway, it's all coming to an end."

Lu Qingjiu continued on with his torch, which must have been no ordinary object, and even though it was being blown by the bitter wind, the fire did not diminish, but at most the light flickered slightly. The flames illuminated the path beneath them and brought warmth, like a small sun. Lu Qingjiu did not encounter anything on the way, but he did not relax, for Yin Xun, who was following him, was nervous and kept looking into the surrounding mountains and forests.

"What's wrong?" Lu Qingjiu asked in a whisper, feeling that Yin Xun was not in the right state.

Yin Xun said, "Something is following us."

Lu Qingjiu said, "What is it?"

Yin Xun said, "Something very scary." He said and glanced again towards the right.

Lu Qingjiu took a deep breath to calm Yin Xun down and asked him how long it would take to reach Bai Yuehu. Yin Xun said it would take at least half an hour, they would have to take the path from Shuifu Village into the Otherworld and then go around to the top of the mountain to see Bai Yuehu.

Lu Qingjiu said, "I can't help but pick up my pace.

It was no longer snowing, but the trail was still covered with snow up to the calf, making it extremely difficult to walk on it with one step and one pothole.

Lu Qingjiu wanted to go faster, but it was not easy to speed up in these conditions, and the thing they were following seemed to be getting closer and closer.

The sound of heavy breathing, accompanied by the creaking of treading in the snow, Lu Qingjiu thought at first that it was him and Yin Xun who were making the noise, but soon realised that he and Yin Xun were not making such a loud noise, accompanied by the crunching of trees being crushed. Lu Qingjiu turned his head and saw Yin Xun's ghastly white face. Yin Xun noticed Lu Qingjiu's gaze and said, "It's okay, he hasn't followed us yet."

Lu Qingjiu said, "You shouldn't have come with me." He had come for Bai Yuehu and was prepared to sacrifice everything, but if Yin Xun was involved

But Yin Xun smiled, not with reluctance, but with relief, and said, "I've wanted to leave here for a long time."

Lu Qingjiu :""

Yin Xun said, "There is no one alive here, and I am staying here as if in a cold tomb." He whispered, "I can only live by my memories."

Lu Qingjiu thought of the crows and the desolate graves he had seen in Yin Xun's soul and felt as if something was blocking his chest.

"I'm lucky to have met you." Yin Xun said, "Whatever the future holds, Lu Qingjiu, I've had a great time."

As soon as he spoke, a black shadow lunged behind them in the darkness of the forest. The black shadow could not be seen clearly against the light, but its silhouette could be seen to be very tall, close to three metres, and it opened its bloody mouth towards them with a low growl, its snow-white teeth reflecting an ominous light and the strong smell of blood in its mouth, all telling Lu Qingjiu that it was no easy animal to mess with. The animal.

"You go, Sake." Yin Xun pulled his folding knife out of his pocket, "I'll just do it."

Lu Qingjiu said, "How is it possible?" Yin Xun was so weak, how could he leave Yin Xun alone.

"Please go." Yin Xun but cried, " Bai Yuehu doesn't have much time left, you won't be of much help here, walk towards the front and you will enter the other world and then go up the mountain you go, please."

Lu Qingjiu was speechless.

Yin Xun said, "Lu Qingjiu, if you still consider me a friend, let me do one last thing for you," and he dried his tears, "I know I am a very weak and useless mountain god, so please give me a chance."

Lu Qingjiu looked steadily at Yin Xun and finally spat out a good word, then he stepped forward with the torch in his hand, but he felt his face was cold, it wasn't snowing, why was there ice on his face?

Lu Qingjiu didn't think about what Yin Xun had done to leave the monster behind, he could only run as fast as he could, as fast as he could, to at least make this not a pointless sacrifice.

Panting heavily, Lu Qingjiu's eyes were dizzy and he dared not stop for a moment until he ran out of energy and fell to the ground, realising that he had left Shuifu Village and reached the Otherworld.

There was no snow in the other world, and there were smooth green slabs underfoot, the world Bai Yuehu had once brought Lu Qingjiu to. Yin Xun had said that Bai Yuehu was at the top of the mountain, and if he could only climb up there, he would see Bai Yuehu.

Lu Qingjiu gritted his teeth and climbed up the mountain, chanting Bai Yuehu's name in his mind as he pushed on.

"When he reached the top of the hill, Lu Qingjiu's whole body fell to the ground, and the torch Ao Run had given him was extinguished at that moment.

Looking at Bai Yuehu, whom he had missed, Lu Qingjiu whispered his name and reached up to wipe his face heavily, "I'm coming, you can wait for me."

The author has something to say: The fusion of the two worlds is not a direct death of humans, but a huge collision with the fused non-humans, which will certainly kill and injure a large part of them, don't get me wrong thick :3"