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Chapter 30 Starfall

three months ago.

Bai Yang received Xu Xiaoxian's letter declaring safety, thinking that there might be a change in the north of the city, he used the oracle bone to make a divination for Xu Xiaoxian, but it turned out to be a serious disaster, he felt uneasy, and immediately rushed to Beize City with the little goddess.

Before leaving for Beize City, the little goddess mentioned that they met Chen Yao and Lin Dao on the night of Ghost Festival when they set off river lanterns in the west of the city.

Little Goddess: "Sir, that night we helped brother Chen Yao escape from the housekeeper's punishment. When I came back, I saw an extra lamp on the Chengxi River."

"An extra light? What do you mean? Was there anyone else besides you that night?"

The little goddess scratched her head and couldn't remember clearly, so she just said: "I didn't see anyone else, but I saw the lamp, which was bigger than ours, and it swam very fast. I asked Banxian to watch it, and he only urged me to see it." Hurry home."

Xu Xiaoxian was thinking about other things that night, and he really didn't pay attention to the river lantern mentioned by the little goddess, otherwise he wouldn't let this method of praying for blessings work and cause a lot of troubles later.

Bai Yang frowned, leaning on a bamboo stick in one hand, and leading the little goddess in the other, he stopped suddenly, lowered his head and pondered for a while, thinking that maybe the crux of the city's north was the seven lamps on the Chengxi River, so he pulled the little goddess towards the Chengxi River side went.

It's been quite some time since the Ghost Festival, and the water in the west of the city has also risen a bit, much more turbulent than usual, and the seven river lanterns have been washed away to nowhere.

Bai Yang looked at the river for a long time, then turned around and asked, "Little Goddess, what wish does your river lantern pray for?"

"Just like a half-immortal, I want my parents to come and see me."

Bai Yang was stunned for a moment, then sighed, and said: "Then it can't be wrong. Among the seven lamps, only the two lamps of Jin'er are 'against one's wish', and the corresponding star layout has also shifted... If the star position Correct, the opening of the formation should be by the river in the west of the city, not in the north of the city..."

The little goddess couldn't quite understand, so she pouted and asked, "Sir, what do you mean by 'violate your wish'?"

"Marquis Wu's method of praying for relief requires seven natal lamps to be burned for seven days and nights before he can summon ghosts and gods to renew his life." Bai Yang took the hand of the little goddess as he walked by the Chengxi River and said, "But Marquis Wu's method of praying for relief The method didn't work, and no one in later generations knows whether the method of praying for relief can sustain life, but there is indeed a very popular ancient method of summoning souls secretly, which is to use lamps to summon souls at night when the gate of hell is open and the yin energy is at its peak."

"Is it the river lantern we set off? But I set off the river lantern every year, and haven't seen any ghosts come back?"

"Silly girl, there is something particular about using lamps to summon souls. You forgot that the seven lamps used in the method of praying for rejuvenation must be arranged in a Big Dipper array, echoing the Big Dipper in the night sky. The wishes of the seven lamps are all the same, otherwise the formation will be misplaced. It might lead to something incredible."

"Then next year's Ghost Festival, I will also place seven lanterns. Will it be able to recall the souls of my parents?"

"I'm afraid something else is needed."

"what?"

"Sacrifice."

Anyone who asks for ghosts and gods must offer sacrifices to show his sincerity.But Bai Yang still couldn't figure out what the sacrifice to activate this formation would be. If boys and girls were sacrificed, many people in Nanyuan would lose their children, but there was no such news in the past two months.

Counting down, the people who can set up this formation in the west of the city can probably be counted with one hand, including Xu Xiaoxian who he brought out with his own hands.

But Xu Xiaoxian didn't need to set up such a troublesome formation. For him, a piece of talisman paper stained with his blood could open the gate of ghosts, and it was not difficult to recruit anyone's soul - except his parents'.

Twenty years ago, when Xu Xiaoxian was still a baby, his parents carried him and fled in the mountains for three days and three nights, but they did not escape the pursuit of the Chen family. Xu Xiaoxian's mother hid him in a big tree, and just landed His legs were bound by the formation.

That formation is called "painting the ground as a prison", and if you fall into it, you don't even think about escaping.

A hand was stretched out from the formation and forcefully pulled out the souls of Xu Xiaoxian's parents. He was about to leave when he heard the cry of the baby on the tree. , swung the bamboo stick in his hand, and hit that hand. He thought that the hand would hurt and loosen the baby's soul, but he didn't expect that hand to tear off more than half of the baby's soul. The soul fell to the ground together.

The reason why Zhinu couldn't see Xu Xiaoxian's soul was not because of the level of soul, but because Xu Xiaoxian's soul was only a quarter of that of ordinary souls. As Xu Xiaoxian grew up, the soul became more and more weak Even if Zhinu saw it, she wouldn't think that it was Yuanhun.

It is also because of his incomplete soul that Xu Xiaoxian can go in and out of the gate of ghosts and the palace of hell at will with his physical body. In a sense, he is no longer a normal human being.

"Sir, what did Banxian's parents do? Why did the Chen family chase them down?"

"...The grievances and grievances of the previous generation, it is difficult to tell who is right and who is wrong at the moment. I don't know how Ming'er knows this. I thought he would grow up healthy and healthy, and don't get entangled in the past, but in the end..." Bai Yang He sighed, all these years he has been careful not to talk too much about Xu Xiaoxian's parents, because he was afraid that Xu Xiaoxian would recklessly avenge his parents, and when the grievances were retaliated, it would still be the same result.

When Xu Xiaoxian was carried home by the owner of Taozhuang when he was ten years old, Bai Yang knew that the child had taken revenge, but the price might not only be the injury on his back.

A week later, white lanterns were replaced on the gate of Chen's house, and Chen Yao's mother passed away.

Someone from the Chen family came to him and asked him if he wanted to attend the funeral. He didn't agree, but quietly followed the crowd to take a look on the day of the funeral.

The child knelt in front of his mother's grave, his eyes were red, but his face was as pale as paper.

He lowered his head and calculated it, but couldn't figure it out. The child's fate seemed to have been changed by someone.

He ran home, looked at Xu Xiaoxian who was still unconscious on the bed, and immediately understood, his legs softened and he knelt down.

He said countless words of apology, and only asked the child on the bed to wake up quickly.

Xu Xiaoxian was in a coma with a high fever for two whole weeks before waking up, but no matter what Bai Yang said, he refused to admit that he had been to the Palace of the Underworld to change the book of life and death, and only said that he was scratched by a bear while playing in the mountains.

Of course Bai Yang didn't believe it, the wound was not caused by anything in the world.

Later, Xu Xiaoxian set up a pole and raised a flag to start the business of "relieving/removing/disasters for/people/disasters". When he saw people, he wanted others to call him "half immortal". He pretended to show others. After seeing him for a long time, he began to be confused whether he was really talking to the gods or just pretending to bluff people.

Bai Yang always had a kind of worry in his heart, he worried that one day Xu Xiaoxian would get lost between the two worlds, and could not find his place of standing.

The little goddess took Bai Yang's hand and said, "Don't worry, Mister. With Mr. here, the half-immortal will not be lost. He will always come home."

"Then what if I'm not here..."

"No, Mr. is away, we will wait for you at home."

Bai Yang smiled lightly, narrowed a few fine lines at the corners of his eyes, and said, "Min'er has grown up, his wings are hardened, the little goddess must work harder, grow up quickly, and help Mr. catch him back .”

The little goddess nodded vigorously.

People who tell fortunes to others never tell their own fortunes, because the calculations are not accurate, and because if the calculations are accurate, disasters cannot be avoided, and at least they can be happy for a while when they are unknown.

A person's fate is usually changed by others, and he may change the fate of others intentionally or unintentionally, but it is almost impossible to change his own fate.

Bai Yang knew his own fate, just like when Marquis Wu looked up at the stars at night and knew that he would die soon.

He didn't want to change his fate, he just wanted to help Xu Xiaoxian one last time.

Bai Yang took the little goddess along the lower reaches of the Chengxi River for a long distance, but he did not see where the seven river lanterns had drifted, and they might have sunk into the turbulent river.

Just as Chen Yao and Tao Zhuangzhu rushed to Beize City, Bai Yang and the little goddess also rushed to a small village not far from Beize City. Due to the interception of the gods on the ground, the little ghosts who escaped from the ghost gate did not disturb the nearby people. village.

Bai Yang and the little goddess stayed in a small inn, and waited for the dawn before going to Beize City. Unexpectedly, the little goddess fell into a strange illness that night, with a high fever all over her body, and was unconscious. The doctor couldn't diagnose it for a long time. What disease.

Bai Yang watched the little goddess getting haggard day by day, and it was hard not to suspect the change in Beize City. He gave the little goddess medicine for a few days, but it didn't improve. He asked the villagers, and they all said that Beize City was closed and couldn't enter. No one came out, he thought he couldn't delay the little goddess, so he returned with the little goddess on his back.

The last thunderstorm in late summer caught them up, and it crashed underground for several days.

Bai Yang had to stop again to wait for the rain to stop. I don't know if it was because he was far away from Beize City. During the few days of rest, the little goddess got better. Heal the injury first before making a plan.

Calculated by pinching fingers, Xu Xiaoxian has been in disaster for the past few days.

But he was not very worried, because Xu Xiaoxian had noble people around him to help him.

Instead, what he was worried about now was the sudden illness of the little goddess.

They lived here for more than a month. The gate of ghosts has been closed, and the gate of Beize City has been reopened. Everything seems to return to the original. Those who were sent back to the ground by Hades have no clear memory of the past month. They seem to have fallen asleep. When I woke up, it was already autumn.

Bai Yang looked at the sky above Beize City. The disturbing haze had dissipated. He was just about to breathe a sigh of relief, but when he turned around, he saw the little goddess sitting on the bed in a daze, thinking about something, her eyes wide open.

As he approached, the little goddess jumped out of the bed in panic, jumped onto the beam with light steps, and hid in a dark corner.

"Little goddess?"

He stood under the beam and raised his head to call the little goddess, but the little goddess seemed like a bat seeing a natural enemy, and kept hiding in a darker place. Seeing Bai Yang approaching to grab her, she let out a strange cry and jumped out of the window , ran away without a trace.

Bai Yang took the bamboo stick and chased the little goddess into the mountain, but he couldn't find the little goddess anymore.

In late autumn, the mountains and forests have shed their leaves, with golden and red fallen leaves all over the ground, and dead vines and old branches all over the sky.

At night, he found an open place, lit a bunch of dead branches to keep warm, and the smoke and fire lingered in the sky. He looked up and saw a star shifted to the northwest, and the star light suddenly faded, faintly visible.

A red ruler in the northwestern horoscope casts a warning light.

Those who enter the star palace by mistake will be killed.

The first snow fell in the mountains, and he walked with difficulty with a stick. The sky had cleared, but his body still felt cold. He looked back at the layers of white snow mountains behind him, and he had a panoramic view of the vast sky and earth.

A lonely lone goose flew by slantingly, and a mournful cry came from the mountains.

Suddenly, he felt his eyelids twitch, and when he came back to his senses, he felt something approaching behind him, turned back and blocked the bamboo stick in front of him, looked intently, and couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

"Little goddess?"

After more than a month, the little goddess has not changed much from before. The clothes are thin, but she doesn't seem to be afraid of the cold, but her messy hair blocks her eyes.

The little goddess rushed towards Bai Yang with her claws in both hands, but was blocked by Bai Yang's bamboo stick. He was afraid of hurting the little goddess, so he didn't dare to use force, so he had to be forced to step back.

For several days, he searched for the little goddess in the mountains and fields but could not meet him. Such an unexpected encounter did not have time to surprise him. He saw the little goddess' eyes were red and dull, as if she didn't recognize him at all. Goddess's name in an attempt to recall her consciousness.

The little goddess didn't respond, she didn't even move her eyes, she moved slightly, grabbed the bamboo stick with one hand, and grabbed Bai Yang's chest with the other.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, lowered his head and stared blankly at the slender hand piercing his chest.

The little goddess withdrew her hand, blood splashed onto her clothes and face, she seemed unconscious, shook off the blood on her hand, rubbed it on her clothes again, turned and left.

He fell into the snow, and the bamboo stick was thrown aside by the little goddess. His chest was bleeding, and the snow under him was dyed red and melted. He couldn't feel the cold. He watched the little goddess's back gradually disappear into the Vision, opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word.

……

"Sir! Sir! Wait a moment, sir..."

Bai Yang heard someone calling him, turned around, it was Xu Xiaoxian.

Holding his two ox-headed and horse-faced, he was a little embarrassed and didn't dare to stop, but turned around, but he didn't let go of Bai Yang's primordial soul.

Bai Yang said to the two bull-headed horse faces beside him: "Let me have a few words with that child, okay?"

The two bull-headed horses looked at each other face to face, then at Xu Xiaoxian who was parked in the distance, nodded and let go.

Bai Yang tidied up his sleeves, and walked gently in front of Xu Xiaoxian, remembering that a long time ago, Xu Xiaoxian was less than his waist height, and now he has grown so tall, as if Xu Xiaoxian has suddenly grown so big, he smiled , still raised his hand, and gently stroked Xu Xiaoxian's head.

"Sir, don't go, I'm going home, don't go, I won't make you angry anymore..." Xu Xiaoxian lowered her head, tears dripping down uncontrollably.

"Silly boy, this is fate, don't cry," Bai Yang's hands like dead branches clumsily wiped the tears off Xu Xiaoxian's face, Xu Xiaoxian sniffed, wiped his face with the back of his hand, and held Bai Yang He shook his head with a smile, pulled his hand away and patted Xu Xiaoxian's head, saying: "Be obedient, the husband is gone in the future, you have to take good care of yourself."

"Where are you going, sir? We'll wait for you to come home."

"In the past, you always ran away from home. This time, let me replace you. You guys are doing well. The family will always get together again. Don't be afraid."

Bai Yang gently hugged Xu Xiaoxian, turned around and shook off Xu Xiaoxian's clenched hand, and left together with the two bull-headed horse noodles. This is the end of his life.

Nobody can change it.

In the northwest night sky, a star quietly disappeared.