Chapter 61

Hongjun's breathing quickened, and his eyes widened. The Carp Demon immediately said, "Don't think too much, Hongjun. They said that it wasn't Lu Xu."

Then, after a hard battle, Li Jinglong finally woke Hongjun up. The Grey Wolf carried them to the northwest. The Carp Demon and Mo Rigen originally planned to find a doctor nearby, but Li Jinglong mentioned that he had heard Hongjun say that he still had relatives in the Guazhou area.

"Why?" Hongjun asked again.

The Carp Demon said, "Mo Rigen said that nightmares would be far away when you're with your loved ones. Sure enough, you woke up the next day after arriving at the Jade Gate."

Hongjun thought back to the first time he woke up and fell into a deep sleep, but he didn't have any more dreams.

"What's going on with Lu Xu?"

The Carp Demon hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Changshicai, he was captured by them and became like this."

Hongjun, "!!!"

The Carp Demon said, "When you met him again, was he wearing all black?"

Hongjun remembered that the guards at the city gate said that Lu Xu was wearing a white scout uniform when he left. However, he already had two uniforms, so it didn't mean anything.

"So, Liu Fei came back because …" Hongjun guessed the crux of the matter from the fragmented information.

"I didn't say that!" The Carp Demon hurriedly waved his hands. "I didn't say anything!"

Liu Fei was carrying Lu Xu halfway when they were attacked, and Lu Xu was captured! After that, Empyrean Fairy controlled Lu Xu, and then Hongjun.

"He's the White Deer?!" Hongjun almost shouted.

The Carp Demon didn't answer and shrank back into the bucket. Hongjun's heart was suddenly in a mess. If Lu Xu was the White Deer that Mo Rigen had been looking for … But, how did the monsters control him and turn him evil?

"Hongjun?" Li Jinglong asked outside the door. "Are you feeling better?"

When Hongjun heard Li Jinglong's voice, he instantly thought of the pain he suffered in the dream.

Li Jinglong walked into the room and knelt in front of him, looking at him worriedly.

"What did you dream of in the graveyard?" Li Jinglong asked.

Even Hongjun himself couldn't confirm for a moment how much of the dream was real. What if it was a nightmare that the evil Lu Xu deliberately instilled in him to control him? His mind was already in a mess.

The Carp Demon said unhappily, "Didn't I tell you not to come and disturb our Hongjun?"

Li Jinglong frowned and said, "I'm worried about him!"

Li Jinglong's entire body was in pain. Previously, he had been severely injured by Hong Jun's flying knife. Even though he was wrapped in bandages, under the constant pain, his temper would become extremely agitated. When he spoke, he unconsciously used a stern tone.

Hongjun suddenly asked, "Jinglong, when you were young, did your family live in … Fuxing Square?"

Li Jinglong was stunned and said, "I said that? Yes, it's not far from Chongfu Temple. "

Hongjun observed Li Jinglong's eyes and asked tentatively, "There's a pomegranate tree in your yard."

Li Jinglong laughed and said, "How do you know? Did you dream of me when I was young? "

When Hongjun heard this, his heart suddenly sank.

"When you were nine years old, do you remember what happened?" Hongjun asked again.

Li Jinglong frowned and said, "Hongjun, what exactly did you dream of?"

"Answer me, Jinglong," Hongjun said.

Li Jinglong looked at Hongjun in confusion. Ever since he was controlled by Lu Xu that day, Hongjun seemed to have changed. He had many things on his mind and was no longer carefree.

"According to Mo Rigen and my guess." Li Jinglong answered, "Lu Xu should be the White Deer, a god with the power to enter dreams. However, he was captured by the Demon Clan and is no longer the Lu Xu we know."

Hongjun made a sound of agreement and avoided Li Jinglong's gaze. He pondered and said, "Are we going to save him?"

"We have to wait for you to recover." Li Jinglong's gaze never left Hongjun's eyes. He asked, "Once the White Deer is controlled by the Demon Clan, it emits a black aura that can make people fall into a nightmare. This nightmare is not real. Tell me, Hongjun, what did you dream of?"

"Jinglong," Hongjun said, "There's a demon living in my body."

Li Jinglong: "…"

"You know about it?" Li Jinglong was shocked.

"I didn't say it!" The Carp Demon immediately denied any involvement.

"It's right here." Hongjun pointed at his heart. "It has nothing to do with Zhao Zilong. I felt it myself."

"It's just a dream." Li Jinglong said, "It's just a dream, Hongjun!"

Hongjun's chest rose and fell violently. Li Jinglong said again, "Believe me, there's no demon in your body! Hongjun! "

He reached out and grabbed Hongjun's wrist tightly. Hongjun subconsciously wanted to break free, but a warm and bright power seeped into his meridians and into his whole body.

Li Jinglong's palm glowed and gradually soaked into his body, causing him to recall many happy memories. The early autumn in the Exorcism Division, the rustling of parasol leaves under the sun, the hot spring in the snow, and the sky full of snowflakes that fell into the pool and turned into nothingness.

Hongjun gradually calmed down, only to hear Li Jinglong say seriously, "Don't think too much, okay?"

Hongjun nodded. Li Jinglong let go of his hand, muttered to himself for a moment, and then said, "When I was nine years old, my father passed away, and I fell seriously ill. My memory of many things that year is already blurry, and I don't remember much of what happened before I was nine years old. Since you've asked, I'll naturally think about it later. "

"Now, Hongjun." Li Jinglong said, "Tell me, what did you dream of? Did you dream of your parents' deaths? "

Hongjun's heart suddenly jerked. He stared blankly at Li Jinglong, but did not make a sound.

Li Jinglong's eyes were filled with unease and anxiety. He said, "Believe me, Hongjun."

Hongjun instantly remembered the moment in his dream when Li Jinglong held the Sword of Wisdom and was possessed by the golden warrior. At that time, his eyes were just like now, filled with pain, guilt, sadness, and unease.

Hongjun hesitated again and again. At this moment, Jia Zhou knocked on the open door and said, "Sorry to disturb the two of you. Si Xing, do you want to have dinner together?"

Jia Zhou's wife passed away twelve years ago due to a difficult childbirth. Both mother and son died, and he did not remarry for many years. He was also unwilling to return to the Central Plains, so he had no children. When he saw his nephew again, he naturally had an unconcealable excitement and closeness. For a moment, he seemed to have many things to say, but considering that his nephew had just woken up and was also sick, he held back after thinking about it.

"It's been so many years."

During dinner, Jia Zhou smiled at Hongjun.

In this world, there was probably no one who would be so bored as to randomly acknowledge relatives. The moment Hongjun saw Jia Zhou, his heart was still very sad. It was just that there were too many complicated things that diluted the joy of his reunion.

"It's been hard on you to come to Hexi and even bring something for uncle." Jia Zhou smiled again.

Something? Hongjun was startled when Li Jinglong reminded him, "You bought it at the market in Chang 'an. Did you forget?"

With this reminder, Hongjun finally remembered that before they left, Li Jinglong had bought a box of tea cakes, rouge, silk, and pearl hairpins. At that time, the Carp Demon had even mocked him for wanting to dress up as a woman.

"It's a pity that your aunt has been gone for so many years." Jia Zhou said, "In a few days, I'll take you to see her and burn it for her."

Hongjun nodded and said, "Birth, old age, illness, and death, the replacement of prosperity and withering is the will of Heaven. One day, we will meet again."

When he was young, Chong Ming had said this before. At that time, he did not understand, but now he understood.

Jia Zhou smiled and said, "When I see you, I always think of your father. Back then, your father was a famous doctor. Who would have thought that when you grew up, you would become an exorcist. Could it be that he fed you medicine when you were young and made you so gifted? "

Hongjun replied, "He was my father's brother. Later on, he adopted me and taught me some exorcism spells."

Jia Zhou nodded and said, "When Kong Xuan came to Xi Liang, he also showed his skills and helped me subdue the demons …"

Li Jinglong had been distracted by Jia Zhou's words and was observing Hongjun's expression. At this time, Mo Rigen suddenly asked, "What demon?"

Jia Zhou thought for a moment and replied, "I forgot. It was a group of soldiers who killed each other in Ya Dan. Kong Xuan thought that there was a demon causing trouble and personally went to eliminate the demon. After that year, there was no more trouble. Until today, when the demons started to cause trouble, Kong Xuan did not appear, but you did. "

Jia Zhou looked tired and tired. For many years, he had been guarding the border and had not been promoted. This was all because his father, Hongjun's grandfather, was the Deputy Jiedushi of the previous generation. Now that Geshu Han was in power, the old generals either returned to their hometown or were transferred to the capital. Only Jia Zhou was guarding the Jade Gate Pass. Geshu Han respected his ability to lead troops and fight wars, but was not willing to promote him. Jia Zhou did not have such thoughts and only planned to guard the memories of his wife here for the rest of his life.

Hongjun replied, "Uncle, Elder Shi will solve this matter smoothly. Don't worry too much."

Jia Zhou thought for a moment and said, "Si Xing, tell me the truth. Do you really want to be an exorcist? Do you have to rely on this position to make a living? "

Hong Jun was suddenly speechless when he heard this, but Li Jinglong's brows furrowed.

Jia Zhou then said to Li Jinglong, "Li Jinglong, I don't know about the Kong family, but the Jia family, after so many years, only Si Xing has been passed down."

Li Jinglong's official position was the same as Jia Zhou's. They were both military officials. However, according to the unwritten rules of the Tang Dynasty, the military officials guarding the border would always be half a head above the capital officials. Although Jia Zhou was always polite, when it came to Hongjun, his attitude was obvious.

"I see that you guys are going around catching demons and fighting wars." Jia Zhou said, "You don't need my nephew. Now that he's so sick and almost lost his soul on the road, I don't know what kind of demon you guys encountered … Why don't I write a letter to the crown prince and ask him to give me some face and let Xing 'er stay in Yumen for a while?"

Li Jinglong frowned. If it was someone else, they would definitely say that your family had only one son for three generations, but I have a group of brothers. However, he and Hongjun were brothers, so he could not contradict his elders.

"Let's see how Hongjun handles it." Li Jinglong thought for a moment and said.

"No." Hongjun replied, "I still have to save Lu Xu."

"Let's talk about it again." Jia Zhou said again, "Think about your father and your mother. Back then, your mother wanted to live a stable life. You're running around everywhere, you can't let your wife run around with you in the future, right? If you had listened to me back then, you wouldn't be alone and without anyone to rely on now. You have to think about your children in the future … "

Although Jia Zhou expressed his respect for Kong Xuan, it was not difficult for Hongjun to feel that Jia Zhou always blamed his father for his mother's death.

Hongjun suddenly said, "Uncle, actually, it has nothing to do with my father. He treated my mother very well and loved me. In the end, it was I who caused the deaths of my parents."

Hearing this, everyone's expression changed. Mo Rigen showed a shocked expression. Li Jinglong said angrily, "Hongjun! What are you talking about?! "

When Jia Zhou heard this, he realized how much burden his nephew was carrying, how much darkness there was in his heart, and how much he longed for redemption.

"How can you think like that?" Jia Zhou put down his chopsticks and came to Hongjun's side. He reached out and hugged him, comforting him, "Your mother said that the happiest thing in her life was having you. I don't know what happened to them, but you must remember. Just like you said, life and death are fated. What's past is past. This has nothing to do with you, and it's not your fault either."

When Hongjun heard this, he had mixed feelings and almost burst out. He silently wiped his tears with his sleeve and tried not to cry out loud. When Jia Zhou looked at Li Jinglong, there was a reproachful look in his eyes. Li Jinglong saw this and was anxious, but he did not know what to do.

That night, Li Jinglong stood in front of the porch and observed the sky. It was gloomy and gloomy, as if a blizzard was coming.

"If Mysterious Fairy doesn't use her demon power, it's just an ordinary snowy day." Li Jinglong said, "It seems that you hurt her badly."

"I'm only worried about Lu Xu now." Mo Rigen said, "After that child was captured, I don't know how he is now."

Li Jinglong comforted him, "Since he's already in the hands of Mysterious Fairy and the God of Plagues, they must have some use for him, so he shouldn't be in danger. I'm only worried about how they managed to control Lu Xu. According to Zhao Zilong, who exactly is that black-clothed Lu Xu?"

"Maybe it's just like what we guessed earlier." Mo Rigen said, "When the White Deer was reincarnated, it was disturbed by the demon race. Part of it reincarnated and entered the body of the infant Lu Xu. The other part is … "

Li Jinglong continued, "… black-clothed Lu Xu."

Mo Rigen's expression was grave, but Li Jinglong smiled bitterly, "Damn, this is really difficult. This … who is the one you're looking for? It's fine if it's not a girl, but now there are two of them? "

Mo Rigen said, "We have to find a way to save Lu Xu first. As for the rest, we can discuss it later … I'll go take a look at Hongjun first."

Mo Rigen and Li Jinglong brushed past each other and left the corridor.

Hongjun lay on the bed thinking. The Carp Demon said, "Hongjun, what you said today made me very sad."

Hongjun didn't answer, but asked softly, "Zhao Zilong, do you think … Chong Ming hates my mother?"

The Carp Demon was shocked, saying, "Hongjun! What are you thinking?! "

"He must hate my mother." Hongjun muttered to himself, "He hates me too. If it weren't for me and my mother, my father wouldn't have never returned to Dazzling Golden Palace. I know he's always been angry with my father, but my father is dead and can't return. That's why he raised me."

"You're crazy!" The Carp Demon stepped out of the wooden basin and ran towards Hongjun, wagging its tail, saying, "Hongjun, Chong Ming dotes on you so much, it's not fake! What's wrong with you? "

Hongjun replied, "Otherwise, why would they ask Dazzling Golden Palace for help? Because Chong Ming isn't willing to help them at all … "

The Carp Demon stared at Hongjun in a daze.

After Hongjun had that dream, he seemed to have thought things through a lot. He also saw through the facade that he couldn't see through when he was carefree in the past.

"Is it a nightmare that Lu Xu in black forcibly weaved for me?" Hongjun muttered to himself and shook his head, saying, "No, I started having this dream a long time ago."

The first time he recalled the past was when he smelled the Soul Leaving Pollen. In the courtyard of the Exorcism Division, he didn't know why, but he saw the scene before his parents died. That scene almost completely overlapped with what he knew and felt in the dream. The only one who was different was Li Jinglong.

If all of this was an illusion, then why did he know that Li Jinglong used to live in Fuxing District and that there was a pomegranate tree in his house? He said that he had lost all his memories from when he was nine years old, and what he had lost was precisely all of these memories.

What exactly happened during this period? In an instant, Hongjun felt as if he had been abandoned by the entire world. Chong Ming had left him, but he still had Li Jinglong. However, after recalling all of this in the dream, Li Jinglong was his enemy who killed his father, the murderer of his parents. How could he deal with this?

"Do you know?" Hongjun said to the Carp Demon, "Today, when Uncle told me not to be an exorcist and to stay by his side, I felt that perhaps this is where I belong."

The Carp Demon didn't expect that Hongjun would be thinking about so many things while he was in a daze for the entire day! Just as he was about to say a few words of comfort, the sound of footsteps came from outside.

Mo Rigen came over with a bowl of herbal soup. Hongjun turned over and sat up. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Are we going to find Lu Xu? When are we leaving? "

"Drink the medicine." Mo Rigen said.

Mo Rigen handed over the bowl of medicine, but Hongjun grabbed his wrist.

Mo Rigen raised his eyebrows and looked at Hongjun. Hongjun said, "That day in the snow, what did you see?"

Hongjun's breathing quickened, and he said, "Was there a black aura in my body?"

Mo Rigen looked at Hongjun and muttered to himself for a moment. Instead, he put down the bowl of medicine and said to him, "Hongjun, what did you dream of? If you don't want to tell Chief Shi, can you tell me? My brothers have never thought of anything else … "

Hongjun looked at Mo Rigen in a daze. Mo Rigen reached out his hand and opened it in front of Hongjun, turning the back of his hand over.

"Shake hands." Mo Rigen suddenly said.

Hongjun realized that this was a greeting for dogs to shake hands with people. Every time he saw Mo Rigen transform into a tall and mighty Grey Wolf, he couldn't help but want to shake his paws. He laughed.

He put his hand in Mo Rigen's, and Mo Rigen retracted his five fingers and shook his hand gently.

"Tell me." Mo Rigen stared into Hongjun's eyes.

"I dreamed," Hongjun said in a low voice, "that there was a Tianma seed in my body."

Mo Rigen replied, "So?"

Hongjun said in a trembling voice, "It killed my parents. What is a Tianma seed?"

"Shh." Mo Rigen put his other hand around the back of Hongjun's neck and gently pulled him towards himself. He whispered in his ear, "That's not real. It's just a nightmare. It's a nightmare that Lu Xu planted in your heart after being controlled by Tianma."

When Hongjun heard this, he felt as if he had been granted amnesty. He looked at Mo Rigen in disbelief.

"Listen, Hongjun. I just want to ask you a question. Even Chief Shi doesn't know. I've never mentioned it in front of him … Let's say you have a magic seed in your body." Mo Rigen turned his head to look outside the door, as if to confirm whether the walls had ears. He whispered, "Then you'll become the host of Tianma's resurrection, right?"

"What is Tianma?" Hongjun frowned.

"Once a thousand years, Tianma's resurrection will happen." Mo Rigen explained, "Devil energy is the evil energy and pain in the veins of heaven and earth that cannot be purified. These evil energies gather in the human world and don't disperse for a long time, becoming 'Tianma'."

Hongjun remembered the book he was reading in his dream. The last page was' Tianma '! In an instant, the memory became clear.

"Yes," Hongjun replied.

Mo Rigen continued, "Whether it's Grey Wolf, White Deer, the Yongsi family who inherited the power of the Dragon Subduing Immortal, Atay who is the Tuoluo Saint, or even Di Renjie who holds the Sword of Wisdom and monitors the world's devil energy for the Acalanatha, their ultimate goal is to protect the human world, get rid of and purify the devil energy, right?"

Hongjun nodded, his eyes full of doubts.

"I'm sure." Mo Rigen said, "You don't have any devil seed in your body because Liu Fei can also confirm that Tianma has already appeared in advance. Think about what the black-clothed Lu Xu did."

Hongjun suddenly woke up. That dark force had appeared even when they burned the mountain of fox demons outside Xingqing Palace. Evil energy and pain rushed to the sky along with the black fog.

The black fire that shot out from the nine-tailed fox's eyes, the roars of the dragon's sons, and the black fog that was dispersed when Mo Rigen woke Liu Fei up.

"That's' devil '?" Hongjun frowned.

Mo Rigen's expression was grave. He nodded and said, "Since the Heavenly Demon has already appeared, it is unknown which corner of the world it is hiding in. In that case, you wouldn't have a demonic seed and wouldn't be a Heavenly Demon, right?" As he spoke, he used his sword finger to lightly point at Hong Jun's heart.

This seemed reasonable, and Hongjun suddenly felt much better.

"But how do you explain my dream?" Hongjun frowned.

Mo Rigen looked at Hongjun quietly, and said, "The White Deer has the power to travel through dreams. Not only did he spy on your dream, but he also spied on the dreams of many people, demons, and creatures. Since Lu Xu was controlled, he became the source of the nightmares."

This seemed to be explainable, and Hongjun nodded heavily.

"Is that so … hmm." Hongjun muttered.

The Carp Demon was obviously relieved, and said, "Hongjun, don't think too much."

"The most important thing now," Mo Rigen said, "is to find him and save him from the demons."

Hongjun said, "Let's go as soon as possible."

"I'm not sure if you'll get better." Mo Rigen picked up the medicine and handed it to Hongjun, shaking his head. "No matter how worried I am about Lu Xu, I won't move."

When Hongjun heard this, he felt Mo Rigen's gentleness, and took the medicine and drank it.

"Go to sleep," Mo Rigen said. "You'll recover slowly. Remember, don't think too much."

Hongjun nodded, and Mo Rigen pressed his forehead, gently pressing him down to lie down. He chanted a few incantations, and Hongjun's heart slowly calmed down. Under the effects of the medicine, his eyelids gradually became heavy, and he fell asleep.

Mo Rigen put away the bowl of medicine, and returned to Li Jinglong's room.

"How was it?" Li Jinglong asked.

"He believed it," Mo Rigen answered tiredly and guiltily.

Li Jinglong's brows were furrowed, and they never relaxed. Mo Rigen said, "He admitted it himself. He said that he dreamed that there was a 'demonic seed' in his body."

Li Jinglong was shocked when he heard this, and the two looked at each other for a long time.

Li Jinglong said, "What will he become?"

Mo Rigen's eyes showed confusion, and he slowly shook his head. He answered, "You have to find his adoptive father. I don't believe that they don't know that Hongjun has such a thing in his body. This is far beyond the scope of our abilities."

Li Jinglong's breathing became heavy, and he couldn't help but feel dizzy. He pressed one hand against the wall, trying to steady himself. He said, "What happened last time shouldn't happen again in the short term."

"That's hard to say." Mo Rigen answered, "It's very obvious that the contaminated White Deer triggered the seed in Hongjun's body, causing him to completely lose control in the snow. The demon race must already know about this … I can't guarantee that the White Deer won't trigger the demonic seed a second time. "

Li Jinglong said irritably, "Then tell me, what's in Hongjun's body is the demonic seed? He's the Tianma, and who's the one who contaminated the White Deer?"

"How would I know?!" Mo Rigen was also irritated. "We have too little information! Maybe there are two demonic seeds? Three? Or maybe the one in Hongjun's body isn't what we think it is … "

Li Jinglong turned to leave, and Mo Rigen said, "Where are you going? He just fell asleep. "

"To get some wind." Li Jinglong said, "Calm down for a while."

He stood in the courtyard for a moment, then turned and gently pushed open Hongjun's door. He walked in barefoot, dressed in white. Hongjun was lying on his side, fast asleep. Li Jinglong sat on the bed, staring at him in a daze.

Hongjun's sleeping face was like a carefree child. He stretched one leg out of the quilt, and his trousers were pulled up, revealing his white ankle.

Li Jinglong said in a low voice, "Hongjun."

Since Hong Jun couldn't hear him, Li Jinglong laid down beside him, his hands folded in front of his abdomen. He closed his eyes, his brows filled with anxiety, and gradually fell asleep.