返回宮中，沈玨對皇帝說：我爹沒了。
皇帝沉默片刻，道：“你爹早沒了。”
沈玨不說話了。
自收到季玖戰亡的軍報後，皇帝似乎憔悴了許多，此刻也沒有與他交談的興致，坐在龍案前，神色寡淡。
最後兩人都無話可說了。
沈玨起身，道：“我走了。”
皇帝應了聲，揮揮手道：“下去吧。”
沈玨略頓，才將自己的話說完整：“不回來了。”
皇帝這才抬起頭正眼看他，死水無波的神情裡多了一絲波瀾，似是微怒，“就要一去不回？你爹吩咐的？”
沈玨回道：“不是，但我要去找父親。他又去找我爹了。”
皇帝臉上的怒氣消減些許，“還要找？去哪裡找？”
沈玨說：“父親闖地府去了。我得去幫他。”
皇帝哧了一聲，嘲諷道：“你？就你那點法力，連季玖都救不了，你不添亂就算不錯了！”話說到此，實在是刻薄了。皇帝也知道自己刻薄，但刻薄又怎麼樣，他說的是事實，這世上真實，往往都是刻薄的。
沈玨垂下頭，卻什麼也沒說，站了站，轉身就走。
皇帝在背後喚住他，看似無心地問了一句：“朕若死了，你找不找？”
沈玨頓住，立在門檻處，良久才問：“你要我找嗎？”
皇帝沒有回答。
沈玨轉過身，隔著寥寥幾丈地，卻沒有靠近，知道皇帝性子苛刻的很，又從不說軟話。想了一會，沈玨道：“你若想我尋，我就尋你，只尋你一世，尋到了若是你不想見我，我就不尋你了。”
沈玨說：“我不像父親，我不喜歡吃苦。”
皇帝卻沒有說話，只看了他許久，揮袖讓他走了。
沈玨一走，屋子更空了，皇帝一人呆在房裡，看著眼前那份奏摺，那是季玖最後一份奏摺，依然是叫人討厭的公務的語氣，一句廢話都沒有。儘管皇帝厭惡奏章上長篇累牘的引經據典，但此刻，卻恨起他的幹練來。
季玖，你就這麼跑了。皇帝掩住臉，咬牙切齒地在心裡罵著，忘恩負義！
朕對你這麼好，多少年護著你，要什麼給你什麼，結果，你卻一個人先跑了。
餘下偌大江山，和他一個人。
從此，就是想軟下心腸，也沒有了物件了。想保護，也沒有可保護的人了。
當真，是天地獨尊了。
皇帝坐了許久，突地起身，命人喚來申海，道：“你，現在給朕擬一道旨，季家滿門忠烈，朕要賞他。賞他糧田萬頃，金銀珠寶，追封忠義王，遺體葬入皇陵！”
申海呆了呆，連忙道：“皇上，這樣怕是於理不合。”
“擬！”皇帝冷聲，威嚴懾人。
“是。”申海提起筆，落了兩個字，仍想勸他：“我朝從未有外姓王，季將軍一向深明大義……若是知道了，怕是死了也難安……”
皇帝聞言卻斂了怒容，笑得有幾分詭秘，一字一句道：“朕就是要他死也死不痛快！”
誰讓他就這樣死掉，哪有這麼痛快的事！
申海無言以對，默默擬好旨，第二天早朝，旨意就成了現實。入土的棺木被掘起，葬入皇陵。舉國戴孝，禮樂喜慶罷停七日。
這是開國來，從未有哪位臣子領過的隆恩。
這一切，沈玨很快就知道了，但是也無心去與皇帝計較，他匆忙去尋伊墨。
伊墨卻已經闖了地府，和小鬼們糾纏過後，與判官對上。
伊墨道：“我來找人。”
判官道：“這裡無人，都是鬼。”
伊墨點頭：“那就找鬼。”
判官道：“你這蛇妖也是要成仙的了，既然已經知道是鬼，何必還執著？”
伊墨不理他的問題，只道：“我要知道他輪回到哪裡去了。”
判官歎了口氣：“什麼名字？”
“沈清軒，上一世叫季玖。”
判官道：“我去回稟閻王，若同意了，我就幫你查。”
伊墨站在殿中，第一次審視這個傳說中陰森可怖的地方，陰森倒是有，卻未必可怖。一切都循著秩序進行，鬼魂鬼仙，各從其類，倒是比人間還有井井有條，除了偶爾能聽見哀嚎與低泣，大殿裡實在平靜的很。
伊墨等了片刻，判官還沒有來，就走出殿，四處觀望。腳下的小路引著他，走到一片花海前，血紅的花絲絲縷縷地綻放著，伊墨正準備走過去，卻被一鬼卒攔住了，“這是死人走的路。”
伊墨停了步，望著蜿蜒隱沒到花海裡的小路，問：“再往前是什麼？”
鬼卒笑了一下，笑容有些陰森，“你死了，便知道了。”
伊墨看著他，卻格外認真地答：“我還不想死。”
鬼卒道：“不想死就回去，走過這條路，你就是妖，也魂肉分離變成孤魂野鬼。”
伊墨在花海前站了許久，才折身，順著原路返回。
回到殿中站了盞茶功夫，判官終於走出來，只是神情恭肅，走到一旁站著，似在等人。
伊墨也不吭聲，又等了片刻，從暗處走出一個人來，面容剛毅，眉眼帶煞。伊墨與他對上視線，兩人都覺得對方有幾分眼熟。
伊墨皺了皺眉，他這些年與人與仙交往實在是少的可憐，只需在腦中過濾了一下，就能回憶起來。就想起了一百多年前，沈清軒納妾的那段日子，他與老道去降魔。將腦中那魔頭將軍的印象與眼前人比較一番，伊墨肯定了，稍稍驚異了一下，道：“是你。”
閻王顯然也想起了他，“哈”了一聲，似在笑：“是我。”
那時連仙家老道都束手無策的魔頭將軍，竟然成了這裡的閻王，伊墨心頭也覺得滑稽，世事無常，大約就是如此。想到當初辛苦幫老道降了魔頭，結果老道卻讓他成了鬼仙。
既然有一面之緣，兩人都不再客氣。
伊墨道：“我此番來找人。”
閻王道：“我知道。”又道：“他已經去了奈何橋。”說著轉向判官，問：“那季玖何時投胎？”
判官翻出名冊，道：“還需等等，前面還有些人，暫且輪不到他。”
伊墨又問：“還是人胎嗎？”
閻王表情卻古怪了一下，遲疑著道：“他殺孽太重，本不該為人……但是……”略頓，閻王請伊墨坐下，這才細細說與他聽——
且說那日季玖喪命與暗箭之下，魂魄卻沒有立刻歸於地府，判官查生死冊，未見他來報導，才派了黑白無常去索魂。黑白無常尋到他的魂魄時，並未發現異樣，只是帶回來時，才發現季玖神色癡呆，無喜無怒。原來不知在哪裡，少了一魂一魄。
為此黑白無常還專去搜尋了一番，也不曾找到，只好任他魂魄不全。所以，本該輪為畜生道的季玖，也就免了責罰，還是重新為人。
閻王道：“他既是為人，也是個智障。你還要尋他嗎？”
伊墨沉吟不語，許久方道：“自然尋他。”
閻王見多了這樣的事，對他的回答也不足為怪，伸手取了判官的生死冊來，又翻了翻文案，道：“你回去吧，五十三年後，去霖山腳下，尋一戶柳姓人家就找到了。”
伊墨本還想問什麼，卻也沒問，起身道：“多謝。”說完欲走。
閻王站著，想了一會才道：“當年你雖除我，卻也幫我離了苦海。你要尋的那人，本該一生苦楚，二十歲夭亡。我回你恩情，許他七十年陽壽，也讓你了卻心願。只是……莫要太癡迷了。”
伊墨頓住，回過身來，仍是那句：“多謝。”
這才離了地府，重歸人間。
剛回到人間，就見到沈玨，化了狼形，正焦躁不安地來回踱步。似乎是三番兩次與地府守衛爭鬥，也沒沖進去，輸得有些難看。
伊墨伸手在黑狼的腦門上彈了一下，道：“這點雕蟲小技，還要闖地府，你以為那是皇城？”
黑狼被彈了一下也不恢復人形，趴在地上，伸出爪子捂著額頭，口中“嗚嗚”叫著，像是在撒嬌。
伊墨道：“你回去吧。”
又要趕人，黑狼圍著他腳邊轉，張嘴咬著他的袖袍拉扯，似乎是不滿。
“皇帝不會放過你的。”伊墨淡淡道：“他雖不會求你，卻也未必不想讓你留下。你就這麼走了，只怕是天下妖物，都要被他集合了道法兩派，斬盡殺絕了。”
黑狼聞聲松了口，低著頭躊躇。卻讓伊墨踢了一腳，踹在他的尾巴上，道：“還不去？！”
被踹了一下不痛也不癢的黑狼表示不妥協。
伊墨一揚眉，戲謔著說了一句：“誰讓你，偏偏去招惹帝王。”
黑狼這才慚愧地“嗚”了一聲，夾著尾巴跑掉了。
伊墨並沒有說錯，季玖一走，朝中無大將，皇帝有心扶植起這眼高於頂的狼妖，讓他為自己賣命。只是這種念頭，不會透露給任何人，所以沈玨離開後，皇帝雖貌似對沈玨的離去不以為意，事實上只是看上去很好。他是一國之君，人間之主，豈有讓一個妖物欺壓這麼久，最後卻跑掉的道理。敢跑？我便讓你同類死絕，不信你不來求我！
沈玨的及時回歸，也算免去了一場妖界浩劫。
皇帝吊起眼皮，見他出現，不冷不熱的一句：“來了？”
沈玨“嗯”了一聲，湊過去看了看他手中奏章，實在沒有興趣，便去了龍榻上，不解衣袍地睡了。來去一句解釋都沒有，還如此囂張狂妄。皇帝盯著奏章，手中朱筆“哢嚓”一聲，斷為兩截。
將斷掉的筆藏進袖子裡，皇帝道：“沈玨，你爹死了，你替他職務，如何？”
沈玨從榻上坐起，沉默片刻道：“好。”
“當真？”本以為不受拘束的妖回答得這麼乾脆，皇帝倒有些猶疑不定了。他一貫就是這樣的秉性，嬗變且多疑，此刻反倒不知道，該不該將軍權交給他。
沈玨似看透他所想，乾脆道：“父親找我爹去了，也不知要找多久，我既跟你好了，便陪著你。等你死了，我就走。”
皇帝被他冒犯得不輕，轉念一想，又覺得新鮮。誰也不敢這樣同他說話，甚至少年時的季玖，都不敢這樣說。況且，什麼叫“我跟你好了”？皇帝不無諷刺地想到，肌膚之親就叫好，那自己可是不知好了多少人了。
當然這話是不會說的，皇帝只道：“我死之前，交上虎符。”
沈玨應了。
皇帝看著他，突然覺得這個妖怪率直可愛起來，雖然不知道妖怪掌握權勢後會不會也起異心，但此刻皇帝覺得他是可愛的。他是帝王，既然覺得好，就有了動作，上前去望著他的眉眼，望了會，低下頭，在他臉上咬了一口，又疊上他的唇。
沈玨也不抗拒，一把將他抱進懷裡，兩人滾做一團，進了寬大的床榻深處。幔帳舞動而起，解下的衣袍也逐漸被扔出來，地上的一件明黃龍袍裡，滾出兩截折斷的筆。
沈玨說到做到，陪在皇帝身邊，從偏將被提拔到將軍，又在二十年後的一場政變裡，當上了大將軍，接過了季玖曾經握過的虎符。
人間的風雲變化，僅限於朝廷高階內部，底下百姓還是安寧著，日出而作日入而息。
羅浮鎮霖山腳下近年搬來一戶人家，只夫妻二人，抱著一個幼兒。對新來的這戶人，村裡眼尖的很快分辨出他們與自己的不同，男人言談舉止大氣的很。婦人幾乎不怎麼出門，而到了夜裡，家家省油熄燈時，他家的窗戶還亮著。人都有好奇之心，好奇了自然就打聽。不消一個月，就有人打聽到這家人，男人原是縣衙文書，因上司貪墨受了牽連，家業因為這場巨變，也都賣了，這才留下一條命。
夫妻二人帶著剛出生半年的兒子，在這山村裡落了戶。
一轉眼就是四年，這個家卻被詛咒了似地，先是男人病倒，接著婦人也病了，那唯一健康的孩子，長得倒是眉眼清秀，卻是個傻子。
四歲了，別的孩子都在追雞攆狗大喊大叫的年紀，他才剛剛學會走路。既不會哭，也不會笑，整天木呆呆的，不餵飯就不知道吃，餓了也不知道說。這樣的情景，本來病重的夫妻二人，更是心中煩悶，一場病始終沒有好。
無人管束就越發顯得呆傻，晌午過後，四歲的柳延蹲在黃土坡上，手中攥著一根細小的木棍，在地上扒拉著。地上爬著一隻蜣螂，剛團好一顆糞球，正倒著身子，用腿將糞球球往坡上滾。柳延呆呆看著，看了一會，用木棍去搗糞球，他天生癡傻，動作也慢，所以那蜣螂受得罪也多些，每每快要滾過去了，柳延才慢吞吞伸來木棍，將它的糞球搗開，咕嚕嚕滾回去。蜣螂只好又爬下去，重新滾。
這樣的遊戲，山村裡的孩子都會玩。但至多也就玩上一會，自己就膩味了。
整個村落裡，只有柳延，能一個人蹲在那裡，玩上一整天。因為其餘的，他都不會玩。別的孩子嫌棄他蠢笨，都不帶他。
伊墨從林中走出來時，見到的就是蹲在土坡上欺負蜣螂的那個瘦小孩童。衣衫襤褸，弱不禁風。因為太遠，眉目不清，伊墨並沒有意識到他就是自己要找的人。
直到逐漸走近，伊墨也沒有再多看他一眼。
孩子蹲得時間長，腳麻了，恰在他走過時崴了一下，笨笨地跌坐在地上，衣衫碎布般敞開。伊墨猛地頓住腳。
那孩子瘦弱的肋骨可見的胸膛上，心口的位置，一抹血紅赫然躍入他的眼簾。
伊墨凝注步伐，一眨不眨地望著他胸前，一粒朱砂痣紅著豔著，在瘦骨嶙峋的心口，仿佛要滲出血來。
“我找到你了。”
伊墨說，先是觀察著孩子的眉眼，最後安安靜靜的注視著他的心口。
當年執意套上的紅珠索，成了季玖心尖上的一點朱砂。
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After returning to the palace, Shen Jue said to the emperor: My father is gone.
The emperor was silent for a moment, then said, “Your father is long gone."
Shen Jue stopped talking.
Since receiving the military report of Ji Jiu’s death in battle , the emperor seemed much more haggard. He had no interest in talking to him at the moment. He sat in front of the dragon desk with a dull expression.
Finally, both of them were speechless.
Shen Jue stood up and said, “I’m leaving."
The emperor responded and waved his hand, saying, “Go down."
Shen Jue paused for a moment before completing his words: “I’m not coming back."
The emperor then raised his head and looked at him straight in the eye. His expression was calm and composed, but a ripple appeared on his face, as if he was slightly angry. “You are leaving and never coming back? Did your father order you to do that?"
Shen Jue replied: “No, but I want to go find my father. He went to find my father again."
The anger on the emperor’s face subsided a little. “Still looking for it? Where can I find it?"
Shen Jue said: “Father has gone to the underworld. I have to go and help him."
The emperor snorted and said sarcastically, “You? With your limited magical power, you can’t even save Ji Jiu. It’s good enough that you don’t cause trouble!" At this point, he was really mean. The emperor also knew that he was mean, but what does it matter if he is mean? He said the truth, and the truth in this world is often mean.
Shen Jue lowered his head but said nothing. He stood for a moment, then turned and left.
The emperor called him from behind and asked casually, “If I die, will you look for me?"
Shen Jue paused, stood at the threshold, and asked after a long while: “Do you want me to find it?"
The emperor did not answer.
Shen Jue turned around, standing a few feet away from him, but did not approach him, knowing that the emperor was very harsh and never spoke soft words. After thinking for a while, Shen Jue said, “If you want me to find you, I will find you, but only for one lifetime. If you don’t want to see me after I find you, I will stop looking for you."
Shen Jue said: “I am not like my father. I don’t like to suffer."
The emperor did not say anything, but just looked at him for a long time, then waved his sleeves and let him go.
After Shen Jue left, the room became even emptier . The emperor stayed alone in the room, looking at the memorial in front of him. It was Ji Jiu’s last memorial, and it was still written in an annoying official tone, without a single word of nonsense. Although the emperor hated the long quotations from classics in the memorial, at this moment, he hated his efficiency.
Ji Jiu, you just ran away like this. The emperor covered his face and cursed in his heart with gnashing teeth, ungrateful!
I have been so good to you, protecting you for many years and giving you whatever you want, but in the end, you ran away alone.
All that is left is this vast country and him alone.
From then on, even if I wanted to be soft-hearted , I had no one to be with. Even if I wanted to protect someone, there was no one to protect.
Really, it is the only one that is supreme in heaven and earth.
The emperor sat for a long time, then suddenly stood up and ordered someone to call Shen Hai, saying, “You, draft an edict for me now. The Ji family is full of loyal and brave people. I want to reward him. I will reward him with ten thousand acres of grain fields, gold, silver and jewelry, posthumously confer the title of King of Loyalty, and bury his body in the imperial mausoleum!"
Shen Hai was stunned for a moment, and quickly said, “Your Majesty, this is probably unreasonable."
“Proposal!" the emperor said coldly, with intimidating majesty.
“Yes." Shen Hai picked up the pen and wrote two words, still wanting to persuade him: “There has never been a king with a different surname in our dynasty, and General Ji has always been very clear about justice… If he knew, I’m afraid he would not be able to rest in peace even after his death…"
The emperor suppressed his anger upon hearing this, and smiled mysteriously, saying word by word: “Even if I want him to die, he won’t die happily!"
Who let him die like this? It’s not such a happy thing!
Shen Hai was speechless and silently drafted an edict. The next morning, the edict became a reality. The coffin was dug up and buried in the imperial mausoleum. The whole country was in mourning, and rituals, music and celebrations were suspended for seven days.
This is a great favor that no minister has ever received since the founding of the country.
Shen Jue soon found out about all this, but he had no intention of arguing with the emperor, so he hurried to find Yi Mo.
Yi Mo had already entered the underworld, and after struggling with the ghosts, he confronted the judge.
Yi Mo said: “I’m here to find someone."
The judge said, “There is no one here, they are all ghosts."
Yi Mo nodded: “Then let’s find a ghost."
The judge said: “You, a snake demon, are also going to become an immortal. Since you already know it is a ghost, why are you still so persistent?"
Yi Mo ignored his question and just said, “I want to know where he reincarnated to."
The judge sighed: “What’s the name?"
“Shen Qingxuan, his name in the previous life was Ji Jiu."
The judge said, “I will report this to the King of Hell. If he agrees, I will help you investigate."
Yi Mo stood in the hall, examining this legendary eerie place for the first time. It was indeed eerie, but not necessarily scary. Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner, with ghosts and spirits belonging to different categories. It was more orderly than the human world. Except for the occasional wailing and sobbing, the hall was very peaceful.
Yi Mo waited for a while, but the judge hadn’t come yet, so he walked out of the hall and looked around. The path under his feet led him to a sea of flowers, with blood-red flowers blooming in strands . Yi Mo was about to walk over, but was stopped by a ghost soldier, “This is the road for the dead."
Yi Mo stopped and looked at the path winding into the sea of flowers, and asked, “What’s ahead?"
The ghost smiled, his smile was a little sinister, “You will know when you die."
Yi Mo looked at him, but answered very seriously: “I don’t want to die yet."
The ghost said: “If you don’t want to die, go back. If you walk this road, you will become a demon, and your soul and body will be separated and you will become a wandering ghost."
Yi Mo stood in front of the sea of flowers for a long time before turning around and returning along the same path.
After standing in the hall for a while , the judge finally came out. He looked very respectful and stood aside, as if waiting for someone.
Yi Mo did not say anything, and waited for a moment. A man walked out from the darkness, with a resolute face and fierce eyes . Yi Mo and he met eyes, and both of them felt that the other looked familiar.
Yi Mo frowned. He had very little contact with people and immortals in recent years. He only needed to filter it in his mind to recall it. He remembered the time when Shen Qingxuan took a concubine more than a hundred years ago, and he and the old Taoist went to subdue demons . Comparing the impression of the demon general in his mind with the person in front of him, Yi Mo confirmed it, was slightly surprised, and said, “It’s you."
The King of Hell obviously remembered him as well, and he uttered a “ha" as if laughing: “It’s me."
At that time, the demon general who even the Taoist master was helpless against had actually become the King of Hell here. Yi Mo also found it funny that things in the world are unpredictable. Thinking about how he had worked hard to help the Taoist master to subdue the demon, the Taoist master ended up turning him into a ghost fairy.
Since they had met once, neither of them was polite anymore.
Yi Mo said: “I am here to look for someone."
The King of Hell said, “I know." He then said, “He has already gone to the Naihe Bridge." He then turned to the judge and asked, “When will Ji Jiu be reincarnated?"
The judge flipped through the list and said, “You need to wait. There are some people ahead of him. It’s not his turn yet."
Yi Mo asked again: “Is it still a human fetus?"
The King of Hell had a strange expression on his face, and said hesitantly: " He has committed too many sins of murder, and he should not be a human being…but…" After a pause, the King of Hell asked Yi Mo to sit down, and then he explained the details to him –
On that day, Ji Jiu was killed by an arrow, but his soul did not return to the underworld immediately. The judge checked the Book of Life and Death and did not see him report back, so he sent the Black and White Impermanence to retrieve his soul. When the Black and White Impermanence found his soul, they did not find anything unusual. It was only when they brought him back that they found that Ji Jiu looked idiotic, neither happy nor angry. It turned out that one of his souls and one of his spirits was missing somewhere .
For this reason, the Black and White Impermanence searched for him, but they couldn’t find him, so they had to let his soul be incomplete. Therefore, Ji Jiu, who should have been reborn as an animal, was spared the punishment and became a human again.
The King of Hell said, “He is a human being, but he is also mentally retarded. Do you still want to look for him?"
Yi Mo was silent for a long time before he said, “Of course I’ll find him."
The King of Hell had seen this many times, so his answer was not surprising. He reached out and took the Judge’s Book of Life and Death, flipped through the documents, and said, “Go back. Fifty-three years later, go to the foot of Mount Lin and look for a family with the surname Liu, and you will find it."
Yi Mo wanted to ask something else, but he didn’t. He stood up and said, “Thank you." Then he was about to leave.
The King of Hell stood there, thinking for a while before saying, “Although you killed me back then, you also helped me escape from the sea of suffering. The man you are looking for should have suffered a lifetime of pain and died at the age of twenty. I will repay your kindness by granting him seventy years of life, so that you can fulfill your wish. But… don’t be too obsessed."
Yi Mo paused, turned around, and said again: “Thank you."
Only then did he leave the underworld and return to the human world.
As soon as I returned to the human world, I saw Shen Jue, who had transformed into a wolf and was pacing back and forth anxiously. It seemed that he had fought with the guards of the underworld several times, but he failed to rush in and lost in an ugly way.
Yi Mo stretched out his hand and flicked Heilang on the forehead, saying: “With such a small trick, you still want to break into the underworld? Do you think that is the imperial city?"
The black wolf did not return to its human form after being bounced. It lay on the ground, covering its forehead with its paws, and whining as if it was acting coquettishly.
Yi Mo said: “You go back."
He was about to chase people away again. The black wolf circled around his feet, opened its mouth and bit his sleeve and pulled it , as if it was dissatisfied.
“The emperor will not let you go." Yi Mo said calmly: “Although he won’t beg you, he may not want you to stay. If you leave like this, I’m afraid that all the monsters in the world will be killed by him by combining the two sects of Taoism and magic."
Hearing this, Black Wolf relaxed and hesitated with his head down. But Yi Mo kicked him on the tail and said, “Why don’t you go?!"
wolf, who felt neither pain nor itch after being kicked, refused to compromise.
Yi Mo raised his eyebrows and said jokingly : “Who told you to provoke the emperor?"
The black wolf then whimpered in shame and ran away with its tail between its legs.
Yi Mo was not wrong. After Ji Jiu left, there was no general in the court. The emperor wanted to support this arrogant wolf demon and let him work for him. But this idea would not be revealed to anyone. So after Shen Jue left, although the emperor seemed to be indifferent to Shen Jue’s departure, in fact, he just looked good. He is the king of a country and the master of the world. How could he let a monster oppress him for so long and finally run away? Dare to run? I will kill all your kind. If you don’t believe me, you will come to beg me!
Shen Jue’s timely return saved the demon world from a catastrophe.
The emperor raised his eyelids and saw him appear. He asked indifferently: “Are you here?"
Shen Jue said “hmm", leaned over to look at the memorial in his hand, and was really not interested, so he went to the dragon bed and slept without taking off his robe . He came and went without any explanation, and was still so arrogant. The emperor stared at the memorial, and the red pen in his hand “clicked" and broke into two pieces.
Hiding the broken pen in his sleeve, the emperor said, “Shen Jue, your father is dead, how about you take over his position?"
Shen Jue sat up from the couch , was silent for a moment and said, “Okay."
the demon, who he thought was unrestrained, answered so straightforwardly. He had always been like this, fickle and suspicious. At this moment, he didn’t know whether he should hand over the military power to him.
Shen Jue seemed to see through his thoughts and said simply: “Father has gone to look for my father, and I don’t know how long it will take. Since I am good with you, I will stay with you. I will leave when you die."
The emperor was deeply offended by him, but then he thought about it and found it fresh. No one dared to talk to him like this, not even Ji Jiu when he was young. Besides, what does “I am good with you" mean? The emperor thought with some irony, if physical intimacy is good , then he has been good to countless people.
Of course, he would not say this. The emperor only said, “Before I die, hand over the tiger talisman."
Shen Jue agreed.
The emperor looked at him and suddenly thought that this monster was cute and straightforward. Although he didn’t know whether the monster would have other intentions after gaining power, the emperor thought he was cute at the moment. He was an emperor, and since he thought he was good, he took action. He walked forward to look at his eyebrows and eyes, looked for a while, lowered his head, bit his cheek, and then kissed his lips.
Shen Jue did not resist and hugged him into his arms. The two rolled into a ball and went deep into the wide bed. The curtains fluttered, and the untied robes were gradually thrown out. Two broken pens rolled out from a bright yellow dragon robe on the ground.
Shen Jue kept his word and stayed by the emperor’s side. He was promoted from a lieutenant general to a general. Twenty years later, in a coup, he became a general and took over the tiger talisman that Ji Jiu had once held.
The changes in the world are only limited to the high-ranking officials of the imperial court. The common people below are still peaceful , working from sunrise to sunrise and resting from sunset to sunset.
Linshan Mountain in Luofu Town . There were only a couple and a young child. The sharp-eyed villagers quickly distinguished the difference between the new family and themselves. The man was very generous in his speech and behavior. The woman rarely went out, and at night, when everyone turned off the lights to save fuel, his windows were still lit. People are curious, and when they are curious, they naturally ask about it. Within a month, someone found out about this family. The man was originally a clerk in the county government. He was implicated because of his boss’s corruption. Because of this great change, he sold all his family property, which saved his life.
The couple settled down in this mountain village with their son who was just six months old.
Four years passed in a blink of an eye, and this family seemed to be cursed. First the man fell ill, then the woman also fell ill. The only healthy child, who had delicate features, was actually a fool.
At the age of four, when other children were chasing chickens and dogs and shouting, he had just learned to walk. He could neither cry nor laugh, and was dull all day long. He did not know how to eat unless he was fed, and did not know how to say he was hungry. This situation made the couple, who were already seriously ill, even more depressed, and their illness never recovered.
Without supervision, he became even more stupid. After noon, four-year-old Liu Yan squatted on the loess slope, holding a thin wooden stick in his hand, digging at the ground. A dung beetle was crawling on the ground. It had just made a dung ball and was leaning over to roll the dung ball up the slope with its legs. Liu Yan stared blankly for a while, then used the wooden stick to smash the dung ball. He was born stupid and his movements were slow, so the dung beetle suffered more. Every time it was about to roll over, Liu Yan slowly stretched out the wooden stick and smashed its dung ball, and it rolled back. The dung beetle had no choice but to crawl down and roll again.
Children in mountain villages all play this kind of game, but they only play it for a short while before getting bored.
In the whole village, only Liu Yan could squat there and play all day long. He didn’t know how to play with other children. Other children despised him for being stupid and didn’t take him with them.
When Yi Mo came out of the forest, he saw the skinny kid squatting on the slope bullying the dung beetle. He was in rags and looked very weak. Because he was too far away and couldn’t see clearly, Yi Mo didn’t realize that he was the person he was looking for.
Until he got closer, Yi Mo didn’t even look at him again.
The child had been squatting for so long that his feet were numb. Just as he was walking past, he twisted his leg and fell to the ground awkwardly, his clothes opening like rags. Yi Mo stopped abruptly.
On the child’s chest, where his thin ribs were visible, a splash of blood suddenly caught his eyes at the position of his heart.
Yi Mo focused his steps, staring at his chest without blinking. There was a bright red cinnabar mole on his bony heart, and it seemed like it was about to bleed.
“I found you."
Yi Mo said, first observing the child’s eyebrows, and finally looking quietly at his heart.
The red bead rope that he insisted on putting on back then became a cinnabar on the tip of Ji Jiu’s heart.
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