Chapter 93.
When Tangli turned around and looked at the door that had disappeared, she knew that if she didn't clear the cave today, she and Pei Qingjun would not be able to get out at all, and they might even die here, because Tangli noticed something unprecedented. A sense of oppression swept over her.
They entered this cave by mistake. What Pei Qingjun saw at first was not the cave with bad intentions, but a patch of gentian grass growing there. She thought that Tang Li was an alchemist, so she thought of taking it off for Tang Li. A few gentian plants can make my sweetheart happy, but then came the cave where we met again.
They were sucked in by a huge spiritual power. It was originally a sunny day, but the coldness of the cave soon drove away the remaining warm sun on their bodies, turning it into a biting cold.
Tangli looked around, her eyes full of evil spirits. Because she and Pei Qingjun separated not long ago, they were obviously close to each other. In an instant, there was no trace of Pei Qingjun around her. Tangli guessed that the divine consciousness may be trying to cause trouble behind her back again.
"Qingjun, Nian Nian!"
Tangli relied on the blood contract and called her anxiously, but she never got a response from Pei Qingjun.
[How to do how to do! I'm a little scared, Tangtang, I don't know why I have an ominous premonition. ]
Tang Li held the spirit sword tightly and said solemnly: "It turns out that your hunch is correct. This time's spiritual consciousness is a thorny issue."
[I just looked through the plot records of the different world carefully and found no information about this cave at all. Even when you first entered here, the plot only briefly described that this was the cave of a fallen master, which contains rare treasures and nothing else. ]
Tangli remained vigilant and used spiritual power to protect herself, fearing that the elusive consciousness would attack her.
"This is just a bug. Even if my character's collapse deviates from the plot, Pei Qingjun is meant to enter the secret realm of the Spirit Sword Sect, so it will take a lot of effort to resolve this bug."
[Tangtang must be careful! This otherworldly ghost knows what else will happen, so Tangtang must act with caution. ]
Tangli's lips were slightly raised, half-smiling, and her eyes were filled with murderous intent. She said, "Don't worry, I don't want to go offline so early."
Suddenly, a strong wind blew, drifting, and soon formed a vortex, rolling up the rubble and demolishing half of the house. Tangli flew to dodge, and she looked back at the people who were chasing her. Juan Feng, her body jumped nimbly at a high place, and she swung her sword and concentrated her sword intent, as if she could break the heaven and the earth.
The collision between the sword intent and the tornado made a roaring sound, like a roaring dragon, deafening.
The wind was split from it, and the biting wind showed signs of weakening, but Tangli did not dare to relax. Based on her understanding of spiritual consciousness that time, the wind was just an appetizer for her, a real big scene was still waiting for her behind.
As expected, Tangli's suspicion was correct.
The wind comes suddenly and disappears just as suddenly.
It was wind just now, but it turned into the ground the next moment. A deep and bottomless hole suddenly opened, which happened to be where Tangli was. What happened in the blink of an eye made Tangli fly away with her sword quickly, but regardless of it, no matter how she tried to escape, she would only fall deeper and deeper until the bright light point turned into nothingness.
She was like a person who had fallen into a deep well. The wellhead that was once within reach was now tightly sealed, and Tangli could no longer escape.
Tangli gritted her teeth, pierced the sword into the soil, and hung in the air. She lowered her eyes and looked at the black hole, and couldn't help but curse: "I want to see whether you live or I live this time."
She no longer lingered, she simply retracted her sword and jumped down.
Tang Li had no intention of retreating in the face of the unknown danger, because she knew that she could not retreat, not only because of her personality, but more importantly, because Pei Qingjun was waiting for her.
Even if I have to die, I still want to see Pei Qingjun!
[Tangtang! ]
At this time, 001 screamed in horror. 001, who was staying in the system space, felt a burst of light in front of its eyes. It found that it was disconnected from Tangli, and the data in the system space was also disordered.
[Oh my God, this... is this still a common bug? ]
[Emergency call, emergency call, 001 is disconnected from host Tangli in another world, please respond quickly! ]
Compared to 001, who was at a loss, Tangli's ears echoed with a gentle woman's voice, calling Tangli's name.
Tangli opened her eyes, and a beautiful woman appeared in front of her. She was wiping Tangli's sweat, "Xiaoli, why are you looking at me so stupidly?"
Her smile awakened Tangli's thoughts, and Tangli said: "Mom, why are you here?"
The woman poked her eyebrows lovingly, stood up and sat on the bedside, "You kid, you have always been absent minded since you came back from Tianxuan Sect. Didn't your mother say that as long as you are safe, It doesn't matter if you can't become an immortal, you just need to stay by my side obediently from now on, and don't listen to your father and stop thinking about things in the world of immortality."
"I...I'm back?"
Tangli's blank eyes aroused the woman's affection, and she thought that Tangli was unwilling to accept the current situation and escape. The woman did not want Tangli to struggle with this matter for the rest of his life. If she could not face it, sooner or later she would go crazy because of it.
So the woman said cruelly, "Yes, you came back. A year ago, you encountered danger in the secret realm and your spiritual roots were destroyed. Now you have become an ordinary mortal. Nanhua Daojun specially sent you home. From then on, you have no involvement with Tianxuan Sect. You are just a mortal woman! "
The daughter's plain little face showed a look of pain, and the broken light in her eyes made the woman feel heartbroken when she saw it, but this was indeed the case. She had to make her daughter regain her consciousness and stop thinking about the past.
"Xiaoli, your parents are still here."
Tangli frowned. She couldn't find anything to refute the woman's words. Because of her reminder, various pictures seemed to appear in Tangli's mind.
But what really puts Tangli in trouble is that a voice always pops up in her heart, scolding Tangli not to believe it.
What on earth is it?
Tangli reached out and touched the woman's face. It was hot and warm.
This is a real person, so what she said must be true?
"Xiao Li, listen to your mother's advice and stop thinking about everything about Tianxuan Sect."
Tangli asked: "Why? I lost my cultivation and spiritual roots, but as mother said, I still have a life left. The past things are not painful to me."
What's even more strange is that I don't care at all that the spiritual root has been destroyed, but my mother's expression and attitude give me a feeling that she is very taboo about reminding me of Tianxuan Sect, but now that I have let go Linggen no longer cares, so what else is there about Tianxuan Sect that deserves her resistance?
The woman avoided talking and smiled elegantly. While touching Tangli's hair, she said, "Xiaoli is a big girl now. She is much more beautiful than her mother when she was younger."
"That's not as good as..."
Not as good as?
Tangli's words came to an abrupt end. When she was answering the woman, a figure appeared inexplicably. Her appearance was more beautiful than hers, so she couldn't help but tell her.
But, who is that person?
The woman asked in confusion: "Who is inferior to her?"
Tangli shook her head and smiled reluctantly.
She said: "Mom, I feel like I have forgotten something."
"Explanation is not important. Unimportant things are not worth remembering."
This time Tang Li retorted her firmly and said, "No."
The woman was stunned for a moment, then she laughed and said: "Okay, okay, Xiaoli is absolutely right. Mom hasn't seen you for a long time, let me dress you up now. What clothes do you want to wear?"
"Cyan."
The woman nodded in agreement, with a happy expression on her face.
Ever since she woke up, Tangli's eyebrows had not relaxed, but had always been raised. The gloomy mood tightly wrapped her around, making it difficult for Tangli to smile.
What's going on with me? It's so strange.
The days passed day by day, and the stars changed, and winter entered in a blink of an eye.
That day, she was sitting in a carriage, wandering past an extremely crowded place. The coachman said, "Miss, the road ahead is blocked. It looks like we have to wait for a while."
"There's no rush, just wait."
"Okay, okay."
She was flipping through the books in her hand, she was gentle and elegant, her black hair was curled up, and exquisite hairpins were piled up in her black hair, with luxurious pearls and jade, and a beautiful face.
"Have you heard that the world of immortal cultivation is in chaos! Do you know about the Tianxuan Sect? The sect that comes to the city every year to select disciples has caused a shocking incident. The name of the direct disciple of Nanhua Dao Lord is Pei Qingjun. She has a bright future and is the leader of a new generation, but who would have known that she is actually a dirty half-demon! A half-demon is so terrifying. How can an upright person retain a half-demon as his disciple? But who knows what Pei Qingjun is doing. She left by herself. It's a pity that Tianxuan Sect lost its reputation because of her. I really can't figure out why it was so serious. Hey, this notice says that Pei Qingjun is a scourge, enough to disrupt the whole world. Now a wanted order has been issued. Not only the fairy world is difficult to tolerate, and the same is true in the mortal world."
"Can a half-demon have such great abilities?"
"Then who knows, the secret must not be leaked."
"Since the secret cannot be leaked, where did the statement about the half-demon in troubled times come from? It can't be that the secret is leaked by itself, right?"
"Hey, we are all mortals. If the sky falls, it won't be our turn."
"What you said is really depressing. How come mortals can't stand it?"
"Come on, come on, I won't talk to you anymore, let's go and have a drink."
Others' comments reached Tangli's ears. When Tangli came to her senses, the book in her hand had fallen to her feet.
She said sternly: "Go back home quickly!"
She was so flustered that the seed of doubt finally came to an end. After Tangli returned to her house, she looked towards the woman.
She ran towards the woman's door, running wildly all the way, her heart was already beating wildly, Tangli's fingertips were trembling, she pushed the door open hard, "What happened to Tianxuan Sect?"
The woman sat by the bed, threading a silver needle, elegantly and calmly, "Nothing happened."
"You lied to me!"
"I said it's nothing, then it's nothing!"
Tangli walked over and overturned the embroidery basket on the woman's lap. She looked frosty and said coldly: "Tell me, what happened to Tianxuan Sect, and who are you!" She held an embroidery basket in her right hand. A gold hairpin was placed on the woman's neck. Tangli's change made the woman curl her lips and smile.
The woman glanced sideways at Tangli, her red lips slightly parted, "How treacherous is this? How dare you treat your mother like this?"
"Hey, you came here to be my mother. If I tell you, you have enough time."
"Remember?" she asked Tangli with interest.
Tangli didn't bother to smile playfully with her, so she grabbed the woman's neck and whispered: "Tell me quickly about Tianxuan Sect."
The woman sighed quietly, put away her dignified look, her eyebrows instantly became soft, she looked at Tangli with a flirtatious look, and said jokingly: "Could it be that your ears are deaf? Didn't you hear it before? Tianxuan Sect has a half-demon disciple, the world of immortality is about to be in chaos, and you, a little mortal, will be implicated by the half-demon and eventually die miserably."
"Where is Pei Qingjun now?"
The old woman explained on the ground: "I'm afraid she is with Wang Pingzhi. Who knows that only Wang Pingzhi is willing to take her in now?"
"Impossible!"
The woman coquettishly scolded: "Why is it impossible? Pei Qingjun will still be with Wang Pingzhi in the future. Although she will die in the hands of that man in the end, this is what Pei Qingjun did willingly. The only blame is that she is a half-demon and wandering around cultivators, it is extremely normal to be punished."
Tang Li's chaotic thoughts were clearer than ever before at this moment. Her eyes were bright and clear, she raised her chin slightly and said coldly and arrogantly: "You are wrong. Pei Qingjun once said that I am the only one in this world who can kill her, and Pei Qingjun has already become my person, so who is Wang Pingzhi!"
Tang Li strangled the woman's slender neck and said mercilessly: "I've caught you, damn consciousness."
This is an illusion, an illusion fabricated by divine consciousness.
The elegant room lost its brightness and became extremely dark. The woman raised her head and laughed, saying, "Divine consciousness? That's wrong. I allow you to call me Rules."
"WTF?"
Rules looked at Tangli with pity, and easily broke away from her hand. The light overflowed from the cuffs, like a leaf falling in the pond, causing shallow ripples. Tangli seemed to have caught the leaf and turned into the fish under the pond, was covered by the leaves, and she was in darkness. It was not until the ripples on the surface of the pond pushed away the leaves that Tangli finally found the light.
Tangli froze in place for a long time, and the broken memories began to return to their original positions. She felt dizzy, covering her forehead with her palms, and her body swayed.
After a long time, she recovered her memory.
Before that, she saw through the illusion and retrieved the memory of this different world.
But at this moment, all the memories of different worlds are connected in series.
She is an employee of the female supporting department and accepts the task of being the supporting female role in the world. But since the beginning of a certain world, Tangli has been caught in a conspiracy.
"It turns out you were the one who cleaned my memory."
Tang Li calmly spoke out her question about the rules.
Rules smiled, "Yes, that's right."
Tangli didn't get into any quarrel with her, just as if she was catching up with a friend.
She said: "What is your purpose?"
The rules joked: "The purpose is very simple, I want to see whether you win or I win."
She stood up and walked slowly towards Tang Li. Her eyes wandered over Tang Li, "I created this different world with my own hands. The plot and characters are tailor made for you. I want to know what you will do, Tang Li. You'll stick to your character, but you are still willing to change for the heroine from another world."
Tang Li couldn't help but sneered: "With your rubbish plot and bad hero, didn't this force me to rebel? But the main reason is the heroine, I fell in love with her. Even if the plot and the hero become excellent, I will still change and steal the heroine."
Rules quite agreed with her and continued: "I admit that I underestimated you at first. I took away your memory to make it more difficult, but your mission was still going smoothly. And then you actually left a message, so I just change the plot and make the heroine have a car accident, so you are still well behaved, and you honestly did nothing in this other world."
The praise of the rules made Tang Li curl her lips in disdain and said to the point: "I followed the rules, but you ruined the development of the plot."
"It's a joke. I created this whole different world. There is no way of heaven. If I want to destroy it, no one can stop me."
"Then why did you show up this time?"
Rule covered her lips and chuckled. She was laughing at Tangli's innocence and said, "Because I want to increase the difficulty."
Tangli's eyes instantly became sharp, and she gritted her teeth and said, "What do you want?"
"From the beginning of the next world, I will not take away your memory."
The final sound of the rules is raised, and she says narrowly: "But..."
"What?"
Rules chuckled, "I won't tell you, but you will know when the time comes."
Tangli's face was expressionless, silently glaring at the rules.
"You can quit now, but you will never see the heroine. You are so smart, you should have known that the heroine is a person."
Tangli asked for rewards that would benefit her from the rules, "You mean, if I complete all the tasks, you can let me meet the heroine."
Rules blinked in embarrassment and explained: "Half and half, just in case you can't finish it."
"Well, our conversation ends here. I really look forward to seeing the day when your mission fails."
The rules turned into a wisp of breeze, blowing by Tangli's ears, as if saying goodbye to her, never to be seen again.
Her departure also represents Tangli's departure from the illusion.
The surrounding scenery changed. Tangli didn't bother to sort out her thoughts. She didn't want to stay here and started looking for Pei Qingjun's whereabouts.
And 001, who had lost contact with her for a long time, also reconnected with her. Tangli heard 001's surprise scream, which shocked her so much that she couldn't help but squint her eyes.
[Ah ah ah ah, Tangtang! I just disconnected from you! It scares me to death. It scares me to death! This kind of thing has never happened to us in all the years we have been together. I almost wanted to go back to the space-time management bureau to beat up the minister, but she ignored my plea for help. ]
"The minister is just a puppet. I just saw the rules."
[WTF? ]
Tang Li laughed. They both had the same reaction.
She kept her story short and explained to 001.
[This is too thrilling! Why hasn't my memory recovered? ]
"It's enough that I have memory."
[That's right. ]
This cave is very large. Under the guidance of 001, Tangli saw Pei Qingjun who had fainted on the stone bed.
Tangli held her in her arms, checked her pulse, fed her a pill, and then walked out of the cave with Pei Qingjun in her arms.
As soon as they came out, the cave behind them collapsed, sending up waves of loess.
Pei Qingjun was also awakened by the loud noise. When she saw Tang Li, her beautiful eyes widened. She touched her cheek with trembling fingers and said with a choked voice: "Little junior sister... you, are you still alive?"
Tangli lowered her eyes and smiled, and said softly: "Senior sister, the illusion is broken, we have left the cave."
When Pei Qingjun heard the words, her blurred eyes seemed to part through the clouds and see the clear color. The tears in her eyes fell unconsciously. After experiencing that illusion, Pei Qingjun still couldn't forget how helpless and frightened she felt.
She is awake and remembers everything, but like Nian Nian, she can only stay in her mind. Others cannot see her, and she cannot even control her body.
Pei Qingjun watched helplessly as she went to the other extreme in the fantasy world.
The details that happened in the fantasy were different from Pei Qingjun's memory, so Pei Qingjun witnessed the death of one person after another.
She also saw Tang Li's death. No matter how hard Pei Qingjun tried, she could not save them all.
After Tangli died, Pei Qingjun told herself that she was not the junior sister in her memory, but Pei Qingjun still felt heartbroken and her voice became hoarse from crying. So much so that when she saw her and Wang Pingzhi walking together in the illusion, she had no reaction at all.
Until she died under Wang Pingzhi's sword.
Pei Qingjun knew that she was free. She was finally saved.
Recalling what happened in the illusion, Pei Qingjun burst into tears and kissed Tang Li with tears in her eyes to drive away the panic in her heart.
"Be good, stop crying, it's okay."
Pei Qingjun suddenly said: "When master comes out of confinement, I want to leave Tianxuan Sect."
"OK."
Pei Qingjun asked with red eyes: "Aren't you curious why I made this decision?"
Tang Li's smiling eyes were quiet and elegant. Regarding Pei Qingjun's question, she said gently: "Because senior sister is no longer stubborn about your identity as a half-demon."
After leaving Tianxuan Sect, there will no longer be a chance to enter the secret realm, and there will be no xiyin grass. This shows that Pei Qingjun has let go of the knot in her heart.
This illusion made Pei Qingjun realize that she had a blind spot. She was trapped by her identity as a half-demon, but she ignored the peace of mind that Nian Nian brought. She and Nian Nian complement each other and are indispensable.
She can be Pei Qingjun or Nian Nian.
"Little junior sister, do you know who got Nian Nian's name?"
"You."
Pei Qingjun smiled and said, "Nian Nian told you."
Tangli smiled and said nothing, waiting for Pei Qingjun's next words.
She leaned in Tangli's arms and watched the sunset with Tangli.
It was so peaceful and quiet at this moment that it was hard to imagine that the two of them had experienced an illusion before.
Pei Qingjun smiled sweetly and said, "Because she will always be in my thoughts, how can I be willing to separate from her."
As for the half-demon's choice, she actually left the answer long ago.
However, it is not too late to find out now.
"What about me?" Tangli asked sourly.
Pei Qingjun kissed her hard, "You are my true love."
In the illusion, except for the little junior sister, no one else has changed, just like in the memory.
So, she is the variable.
Without her, there would be no her.
Those who practice taoism will live a long life, and there will be no boring practice in the future.
Because she still has Tangli.