90 Think forest! Think forest!
This morning was no different from usual.
Although the temperature is getting cooler and cooler, there are still many people watching the sunrise on top of Fangshan.
They all got up early and climbed to the top. The earliest one was a woman, her long hair flying in the wind, and her black long skirt seemed to have some dew on it.
But looking at her thin figure, no one would believe that she stood on the mountain top for a whole night without moving a step. She just leaned against the stone wall of the observation deck, occasionally opening her eyes to gaze into the distance, and occasionally closing them. The surrounding gazes were all drawn to her, but she didn't care at all, still standing there calmly.
She remembered when she and someone came to watch the sunrise, her hand stroked her chest, where there was a strong heartbeat belonging to life, slow but powerful. She said to her: "Look, there is no eternal dark night sky, the sun will always rise, bringing vigorous vitality. Silin, has the sun of life risen in your heart?"
Xiao Qingzhu never believed in Du Siling's death news, but she knew that the sun of her life had set with Du Siling's disappearance.
The sun rises, and the morning sun is still vigorous and full of vitality, dyeing a piece of sky. That warmth falls on Xiao Qingzhu's face, reflecting her crystal-clear skin.
Two months have passed in the blink of an eye, leaving only seven days left. She has walked through all the places Du Si Lin has been to and done many things that Du Si Lin would do. This is where she finally decided to come.
They had promised each other that they would have the chance to come here again and watch the sunrise together.
Xiao Qingzhu closed his eyes, took a deep breath, suppressed the thoughts in his heart, and turned around.
Time seemed to have really frozen at that moment.
That figure was just a short distance behind her. The dark pupils were turbulent, but ultimately became calm. Xiao Qingzhu involuntarily took step by step closer to her.
Until Xiao Qingzhu walked in front of her.
"You..." Xiao Qingzhu started speaking, but couldn't control her trembling.
It's been a year, a whole year. She has gone without a word, those clear eyes, that clean face, and the long hair that flowed down her back, who in the world can be like her, being in the midst of people yet seeming to be isolated from the entire world.
Because she is just her, just Douslin.
"It seems we know each other." The woman had her hands clasped behind her back, and as she looked at Xiao Qingzhu's appearance, she felt a strange tightness in her chest. She wanted to go hug the woman in front of her, wanting her not to be sad, not to cry.
This sentence made Xiao Qingzhu's body tremble slightly. She raised her head, and Du Siling's eyebrows were deeply furrowed, as if trying to recall something.
"Si Lin?" She called out tentatively, calling Du Si Lin's name.
"Hmm?" The woman responded with a sound, and then said, "A very familiar name, it seems we really do know each other."
Du Sulin fell silent for a moment, then said: "Sorry, I actually forgot many things and don't even remember my own name. Don't be sad, I don't know why, but seeing you makes me happy inside, yet you're crying and seem suffocated."
Xiao Qingzhu nodded and wiped away her tears, "You are Du Siling, I am Xiao Qingzhu."
Du Sulin's face lit up, "So I'm actually called Du Sulin, how come I've thought about it for so long and didn't think of that, sounds like a pretty good name, who?!"
Du Sulin's last words had barely fallen when he shot out like an arrow off the string.
Xiao Qingzhu's speed was not as fast as Du Siling, and by the time she caught up with Du Siling, there were already seven or eight people lying on the ground beside him. Xiao Qingzhu recognized them all as Peng Haotian's subordinates.
There were also Shi Tou and Gao Sheng, whom Du Si Lin had previously interacted with. As for Du Si Lin's appearance, Gao Sheng was surprised but still able to calm his inner turmoil, while Shi Tou couldn't. He had always been straightforward.
"You zombies are really relentless, your shadows are everywhere." Du Slin said coldly, grasping the stone's neck.
"Douslin, you're really still alive!" Shi Tou gasped for air and squeezed out a voice from his throat, Douslin looked like he hadn't used any effort at all, but only Shi Tou knew that his larynx was almost shattered.
Douslin didn't answer Shi Tou's question, her other hand swung back with force, and a golden light beam shot out, hitting the zombie that was trying to attack her.
When the beam of light stayed on the zombie's body, it could be seen that it was a talisman. The original floating paper was sharp as a dagger at this time, and one corner was inserted into the zombie's body.
Du Sulin seemed to have thought for a moment, picked up the stone and walked to the side of that zombie, stretched out his hand to insert the paper talisman into the zombie's body bit by bit, until the talisman was completely submerged and no longer visible.
The stone was massive in build, but in Du Shilin's hands, it was as light as a paper man with no weight at all.
And the zombie's body also gradually appeared cracks as the spell penetrated deeper. In the end, he thoroughly turned into flying ash.
The stone was in Duslin's hand, and his eyes began to show unease and fear. The current Duslin gave him a feeling like that of a demon king, despite still having a clean and clear appearance.
Du Sulin turned his head and looked at the stone, a hint of an arc at the corner of his mouth, and another talisman flashed in his hand.
"Miss Qing Zhu!" Not far away, Gao Sheng saw Xiao Qingzhu and hastily called out.
As expected, Du Sulin's hand paused for a moment.
"Miss Qing Zhu, we have come to find you under the orders of our master!" Gao Sheng explained.
"Wait a minute, Lin." Just as Du Sulin was about to dispose of the stone in his usual manner, Xiao Qingzhu finally spoke up.
Xiao Qing's heart was filled with a mix of emotions as she thought about Du Si Lin, and for some reason, he seemed like a stranger to her.
Du Sulin's eyebrows furrowed again, but his hand relaxed slightly.
Xiao Qingzhu's gaze swept over the stone and landed on Gao Sheng, who was not far away. Since Zi Qi's death, Gao Sheng had become one of Peng Haotian's most trusted subordinates.
"The master asks us to tell the young lady that she must return on July 14th." Gao Sheng stood up, covering his chest, and the place where Du Si Lin had slapped him was still burning with pain.
"I understand," Xiao Qingzhu said after a moment of silence, withdrawing her gaze and saying to Du Siling, "Siling, let them go."
"Let go? What's the reason?" Du Sulin sneered and his tone gradually cooled down.
Xiao Qingzhu took a deep breath, walked to Du Siling's side, grasped the hand that was clutching the stone, and made her let go of it. "They're here for me, they don't have any malicious intentions."
The moment the stone was loosened, he felt like he had escaped from hell. He rushed to High's side at the fastest speed, and at this moment, only being by his partner's side could make his heart less fearful.
"Aren't you leaving yet?" Xiao Qingzhu said to those around her.
Du Sulin wanted to stop, but was caught by Xiao Qingzhu. She could have easily shaken off his hand without exerting any effort, but she couldn't do it.
Du Sulin's eyes turned icy upon hearing this, and she glared at Gao Sheng. A golden light flashed in her empty hand, and just as she was about to swing it at him, Xiao Qingzhu blocked her way.
"Get out of the way." Du Sulin's tone had completely turned icy, she knew she would be soft-hearted towards Xiao Qingzhu, but that was a memory left by her past self, now she didn't remember anything and didn't need to take responsibility for the past.
"Go!" Xiao Qingzhu said with a stubborn face, not dodging, but instead speaking to Gao Sheng and the others.
Gao Sheng could see that Du Si Lin's patience had reached its limit, and with a swift gesture to his subordinates, he quickly withdrew from the area.
Du Sulin's glance just now made his back feel cold, it had been many years since he last felt such a chill.
"Nobody else should leave!" Watching Gao Sheng and his men's departure, Du Sulin's anger finally reached its peak. She broke free from Xiao Qingzhu's hand, and saw that a burst of golden light shot out from her body, shooting towards Gao Sheng and his subordinates. Several slow-moving ones were hit by the golden light and instantly turned to dust. Du Sulin seemed dissatisfied with this outcome, and tried to change tactics to pursue and kill them. But in the next moment, she was stunned on the spot, unable to even form a hand seal.
The warmth that suddenly appeared in his arms, like the breath of the deep sea, made Du Sulin's heart involuntarily calm down. The anger that had risen to its peak in an instant disappeared without a trace in this moment.
"You..." Du Si Lin's words got stuck in his throat, and he finally let out a sigh. "You can let go now, I won't kill them."
Xiao Qingzhu didn't let go, nestled in Du Sulin's arms, she had been away for too long. Du Sulin's body was icy cold, it could be said that there wasn't a hint of warmth, but Xiao Qingzhu's heart was warmer than ever before.
Time seemed to have stood still for a long, long time between the two people. The wind in the mountains was cool and carried a hint of desolation. In Du Shulin's mind, countless scenes flashed by, but she couldn't grasp the specific content of these scenes.
She probably understood that although she verbally let Xiao Qing go, in her heart she actually yearned for his embrace.
Du Sulin stretched out his hand and hugged Xiao Qingzhu tightly. At that moment, she had an urge to cry. Her nose was sour, her eyes were sore.
Memories may fade, but emotions will never disappear. Perhaps you've forgotten many things, your own name, the names of loved ones, and the bittersweet past. But when you see that special person again, the feeling is as if she's been submerged in a sea of people, yet your gaze still falls on her with unerring precision.
Du Sulin suddenly understood why he had unknowingly climbed to the top of the mountain, and why at the moment he reached the top, his first glance fell upon this woman bathing in the morning dew.
She doesn't need to be responsible for her past self, but now she still holds a special feeling towards the woman in her arms, doesn't she.
"Xiao Qingzhu." Du Sulin suddenly spoke up.
"Uh-huh."
"Don't do this again next time, you'll get hurt."
"You won't."
Xiao Qing's tone was gentle yet confident, yes, she believed that no matter what, Du Si Lin would never hurt her, even if it was the same Du Si Lin who had just been emitting a murderous aura, like a god of death from hell.
"Let's go home."
"Good."
When the wind blew open the door, he almost froze in place.
The two people in front of her were both beyond her expectation.
"Do you still know the way back?!" Fang Feng's fist landed on Du Si Lin's shoulder, seemingly with great force, but it felt light and gentle on his body.
Du Sulin didn't say a word, but stared at Fang Feng for a long time.
"Are you not going to let us in?" Xiao Qingzhu laughed, and Feng's appearance of crying and laughing at the same time was truly rarer than a Halley's Comet.
Feng Wuxiang opened the door and let in Xiao Qing and Du Siling.
Douslin looked around, and that kind of unparalleled intimacy made her feel familiar and nostalgic.
Sitting on the sofa mountain, Du Siling was surrounded by people like a giant panda. The little guy hid in her arms and didn't want to come out.
Ding Yile and Chen Zhou Yun siblings found out about the news at the first time and chose to skip class and rush over.
Du Sulin saw Ding Yile for the first time, and was stunned for a moment. "You... you..." She looked at Ding Yile, then at Jing Jie, but she couldn't continue after saying "you" for half a day.
"What's wrong with us? What happened?" Ding Yile asked with a smile.
"Your previous life was called Qi Si Gu, but only the fate soul is the fate soul of Qi Si Gu..." Du Si Lin explained.
Ji Si Gu, is actually the younger brother of Jing Jie when he was still in his human form as a Ji Shi. Although Jing Jie and Fang Feng's death are related to Ji Si Gu, Jing Jie still wants to find Ji Si Gu's reincarnation.
Upon hearing Du Si Lin's words, Jing Jie stared blankly at Ding Yi Le. No wonder she got along so well with Ding Yi Le.
"What does it mean by 'the soul of life is the soul of thought'?" asked Fang Feng.
Du Sulin explained: "It's just that his soul is pieced together, and it doesn't count much. His fate soul is one set, and the other two souls and seven spirits are another set, so his personality may be different from the previous life or even vastly different. I reckon something happened to his soul before he was reincarnated." She pointed at Ding Yile.
Dong Shuanghe pondered for a moment and said: "Do you still remember He Yang?"
As for He Yang, Fang Feng didn't know much about him, only later when Chen Zhou Yun and Dong Shuanghe mentioned the trip to Xiangxi, they briefly mentioned a few words.
Du Sulin has lost his memory and no longer remembers the name He Yang.
"I think Ji Si Gu's two souls and seven spirits are in He Yang's body." said Dong Shuanghe.
When Du Sulin saw He Yang at that time, his attitude towards He Yang was somewhat different. It can be said that he was a little concerned, but not good feelings, and instead looked uncomfortable. Dong Shuanghe had doubts about this, but Du Sulin always pretended to be mysterious and didn't want to say more.
After being together for so long, Dong Shuanghe is also roughly aware of Qi Si Gu's affairs. He Yang's personality is indeed similar to Qi Si Gu, with about 70-80% similarity. Honest and stubborn, quite conservative. From the age group, it can be said that they are passable.
"If you have any specific information about He Yang, I can deduce whether or not what Seventeen said is true." Du Sulin said.
"I'll go check." Chen Zhou Yun was about to get up and check on information about He Yang, but unexpectedly Jing Jie stopped him.
Jing Jie sat beside Ding Yi Le, smiling and saying: "It's enough, I can know about Si Gu's news, it's already enough. Being able to meet Le Le is already good luck, no need for anything more."
"Sister..." Ding Yile's heart warmed up, and he finally understood why he was so close to Jingji, always having a familiar and intimate feeling. It was the bond from their previous life.
They were once blood relatives.
"Fetal light, why didn't you mention this before?" Fengfeng asked.
Du Sulin was taken aback, revealing a bewildered expression. "So that's it, I guess I didn't say anything before, probably because I didn't know back then." She smiled foolishly, "Now I can see the cause and effect entwined around people, just saw it on his body."
"What's the cause and effect?" Dong Shuanghe seemed to be in deep thought, "It is said that people have countless causes and effects entwined around them, indeed it is true."
"Uh-huh," Du Sulin nodded in agreement, "as long as they don't transcend the six paths of reincarnation, there will be cause and effect. It's just that ordinary people's cause and effect are easier to see. Sometimes a glance can reveal a thousand threads of cause and effect, but if it's someone like Fang Feng and Jing Ji, although they're still within the six paths, they're on the edge between paths, so knowing their cause and effect isn't that easy. After all, these are heavenly secrets, and predicting heavenly secrets always requires paying a corresponding price."
"What's the price?" Xiao Qingzhu was a bit sensitive to this word, and she tightened her grip on Du Shilin's hand.
"Don't worry, if you want to forcibly check the cause and effect of Feng, it's really not easy to do, but for ordinary people, one or two can still be accepted." Du Siling's eyebrows and eyes overflowed with a smile, as if he didn't mind these so-called costs. "Moreover, in general, it's better not to know your own cause and effect. I won't have any causal relationship with anyone, so if you know about your own cause and effect, it's equivalent to having a cause, and many variables will appear in the future, either good or bad, which is difficult to grasp."
"Why won't you have a causal relationship with anyone?" Ding Yile asked curiously.
"This... probably because I'm not within the Six Paths, I suppose."