In the dream, Lianwu saw that white figure again. Though his head was covered with a hood, Lianwu knew that it was Gu You. Lianwu opened his mouth and said to him, "Gu You, you're finally back." At that moment, I felt a tinge of sadness.
He wanted to go over, but Gu You turned away. He led himself through one strange street after another, and there was no one on the street. The shadows of the trees fell on the ground, churning out dark green ripples like in water.
Gu You's steps were not visible, but he was "walking" fast, and even though Lian Wu ran with all his might, he was always far away.
"Gu You, why don't you wait for me?" "Lian Wu shouted, but Gu You did not stop, nor did he turn back. He went to the end of the long street and disappeared. Where he vanished, ripples spread through the air.
Lianwu sat up from the bed, and Xuanling, who had been standing in front of the bed, heard the noise and turned around.
Lian Wu found herself changing into a clean suit with a thick bandage around her waist. She raised her head and said to the woman in front of her, "Did you save me?" Thank you."
But the bell said, "It wasn't that I wanted to save you, but that I got you here by accident." She turned aside and shouted, "Brother, he has woken up. Start interrogating him."
Shi Zhu, who was resting with her eyes closed, got up from the bench in the corner of the room when she heard her sister's shout and came over.
Interrogations? Lian Wu wondered.
"Who are you?" The candle opened its mouth and asked.
"Thank you for saving me. My name is Lian Wu." Lianwu looked strangely at the man in the red robe, feeling that the wand in his hand and the boots at his feet seemed familiar.
"Lienwu? Is your name Lianwu? What a coincidence! When I went out to see the doctor, your wife and your children said they were going to see you." The hanging bell shouted from the side.
"Wife? Children?" Lianwu was even more puzzled. "I'm not married yet."
Xuanling, upon hearing this, suddenly withdrew her exaggerated expression. The voice was so low that no one could hear: "I clearly heard his wife mushy saying he was looking for Brother Lianwu. Could it be the same name?"
"How do you know Gu You?" Shi Zhu continued to ask.
"Gu You!" When Lian Wu heard the name, he jumped out of bed suddenly. The wound ached, and a wisp of blood gradually spread across the white gauze.
"You still have wounds, don't move too much. I ask you, how did you come to know Gu You?"
Lianwu slowly sat back in bed, and things that had happened before he fainted gradually came to his mind. Instead of answering the candle's question, he asked, "Is it you who's blocking me in the alley? I would like to ask, did you see a man in a white robe go in before that?"
"White robe?" Shi Zhu looked at Lian Wu, not knowing what trick he was trying to play. He had been staring at Lian Wu as he approached at the entrance of the alley and had not seen anyone else.
"Yeah, did you see it? I saw him approach the alley with my own eyes, so I followed him."
"You want to tell me that guy is Gu You?" Shi Zhu deliberately asked this question to find out whether Lian Wu and Gu You were friends or foes.
Yes, he is Gu You. He told me to leave in the cathedral, and I followed him all the way there. Tell me, where did he go?"
"All right, I'll tell you, Gu You went home." "Shi Zhu said, his right hand, which was behind his back, had quietly gathered strength. If it is determined that the man is an enemy of the Earth cultivators, then he will strike without mercy.
"Go home? You're lying to me that Gu You has no home. Or perhaps he has a home, but he has forgotten it. He lost all his memory and couldn't remember anything. He was killed by the Undead warrior... Killed." Lianwu seemed excited, and every time he talked about that friend, he would recall everything that had happened with Gu You before. Every time he thought about it, it hurt again.
The candle released the power in its hand and said, "Dead? Since he's dead, how can you still see him?"
"Yes, I knew he was dead, but I actually saw him, really."
"I believe you, I believe." "Shi Zhu said, wondering whether what Lian Wu saw was an illusion or an incarnation of Gu You's undying mental power? He did not know whether to tell Lianwu about Gu You, because Lianwu did not have the black Hidden Word stone on him. A man without that mark is not trustworthy.
"Who is knocking?" "Lian Wu suddenly said alertly.
Shi Zhu looked at Lian Wu's serious appearance, then at his sister. Xuanling opened her eyes wide and shook her head slightly.
"Why don't you open the door?" "Lian Wu stood up and said.
"All right, I'll drive. You have a good rest." The candle said perfunctorily, but did not move. He was even more convinced that Lianwu had seen Gu You in a hallucination.
Lianwu looked at the candle, then shifted his gaze, found the direction of the door, and suddenly ran towards it.
He pulled the door open and the white figure stood outside, nodded to him and said, "Lian Wu."
"Gu You, is that you?"
"It's me, it's me, really me."
It's Gu You, it's him. Lian Wu couldn't contain her feelings. "Where have you been?" You know, we miss you so much."
Shi Zhu followed Lian Wu and ran over. Looking outside the door, there was no one. But Lianwu's hand was on the door, as if talking to the air outside. "Another hallucination, close to madness." The candle said to himself, turning away, not wanting to argue with a half-madman about hallucinations and non-hallucinations.
Just as he had taken a few steps into the room, he suddenly turned around again, his eyes turning red and giving off a strange glow.
Outside the room, a white figure stood there, with the shadow of his hood covering his face.
The candle walked towards the door, the staff turned to the right hand and waved at the white shadow. Just as Lianwu was about to push away the candle, his outstretched hand stopped, as if he had been struck by some sorcery, and his movements were frozen. He looked at Gu You, somewhat unable to believe his eyes. Shi Zhu withdrew his wand, looking as astonished as Lian Wu.
The wand went straight through the figure's body!
"Gu You... This... What's going on here?" "Asked Lian Wu.
"Sure enough, sure enough, the embodiment of mental power." Shi Zhu nodded to Gu You, "Friend, are you okay? Sorry, I was supposed to leave my sister to look after you, but unfortunately he came along too. How have you been these days?"
But Gu You seemed not to hear what Shi Zhu was saying, and he didn't speak either. At this moment, Shi Zhu remembered that although he had eyes that could penetrate the spirit world, he did not have ears with the same function. Of course, I have no ability to communicate with the "spirit".
Lian Wu nodded to Gu You and said, "Right now, let's act right now."
Then Gu You's body twisted in the air and gradually dissipated.
What did he say? The candle closed the Eye of the Fire and asked.
"The Light Knight has begun a city-wide manhunt to catch you and me."
The candle nodded. "It's normal. We're used to being hunted. Light Knight? What a fresh word! Our enemies are very powerful."
"Look at the candle and say, 'Do you have a black hidden word stone?'"
"What?" The candle, pretending not to understand, did not want any outsiders to know about the Earth monks. Because even a tiny detail can ruin a big thing.
"Don't act for me. Your skills are not up to par. Gu You had a black hidden word stone of his own, and another friend had one too. They sacrificed their lives for that stone. In that broken stone were all of Gu You's memories. Gu You is dead, but I want to help him fulfill his wish..."
With the palm of the candle in front of him, he deliberately changed the subject: "Excuse me, who is the other friend you mentioned?"
"Another friend, the remnant Soul. You don't know even if I tell you." "Lian Wu said.
Shi Zhu turned back to look at his sister and then at Lian Wu, feeling much heavier. "Remnant soul, we know."
Lianwu continued, "I just want to help Gu You retrieve his memory and then tell him. I don't care what your organization does, or what deep grudges it has with the church, I'll be on your side until Gu You's wish is fulfilled."
"You... Do you still want to see Gu You?"
"What?" It was Lian Wu who was puzzled. "Gu You's spirit is still there. He'll let me see it at any time."
"That's not spirit, I tell you, that's mental power."
"What is it? It sounds familiar."
In the corridor, there were many heavy footsteps. The Knight of Light ran up, his sword already in his hand.
"Search room by room and make sure to find those two men." The knight in charge said, and the people in the corridor began to disperse on either side, kicking open room after room, and then rushing in to search. Some of the residents, who had never seen such a scene before, ran out of their rooms, screaming in terror.
The innkeeper, with a sad face, felt sorry for his business but had to say something nice: "Knight, you've worked so hard. The person captured this time must be a big villain, right?" " But he cursed in his heart that he had seen many villains, but none of them were as evil as this group of knights. They kick doors and scare people.
Two riders entered the room with the bell, and the door slammed shut.
After a long time, none of the riders found the man they were looking for and lined up in the corridor. The captain of the knights raised his hand and put it to his mouth to signal everyone to keep quiet. He walked slowly towards the hanging bell's room, with the others following behind.
The innkeeper snorted and thought: If only you had been so light from the start, you would have made the whole building shake.
A rider came forward and pushed the door open.
In the room, the two riders who had just entered to search were already lying on the ground.
All the knights rushed into the room and found it in a mess, with a corner of the bed split open. There was no one in the room. The large window was open and the market was outside, but it had left early because of the arrival of the knights. One of the riders found a black piece of cloth on the window frame, still stained with blood.
The knight's captain came over, grabbed the piece of cloth and then threw it hard on the ground, saying, "Go downstairs and chase."
In the corridor, the footsteps gradually faded away, leaving only a long reverberation, but it also became hazy.
After a little while, there was a slight movement under the broken bed, and Lianwu rolled out from the front of the bed. Then the candle and the bell rolled out from the other side of the bed.
Lian Wu slapped the dust off his body and head and said, "It's time to clean this shabby inn."
"Your idea is really creative." The praise was turned into a derogatory tone by the candle.
"I've said it long ago. These idiots, though skilled, are just as stupid as the Knight of Light. They will definitely not check the room carefully when they come in again. A piece of rags will trick them into going around in circles." Lian Wu felt a bit smug, as if she had been with Gu You before.
"Not bad, smart." The candle knew that if he didn't praise the ball, it would go on chattering.
Lienwu smiled and kicked the knight on the ground, saying, "These two guys hit hard, thanks to you, otherwise I would have had to spend a little more time getting them down."
Shi Zhu said, "Yes, I'm actually just a helper in front of you. If you hadn't hit them on the head with a vase, I wouldn't have had time to chant spells to make them lie down obediently. Dance Master, I really admire you."
Lian Wu burst into laughter and retorted to Shi Zhu, "You're not bad either. How well you've practiced the fire in your hand! From now on, you won't even need to practice firewood when cooking."
"Well, let's get started. We have to hurry up." The candle crouched down and took off the knight's helmet and armor one by one.
Lian Wu took off the helmet of the Light Knight, and suddenly felt as if it were a long time ago. He sneaked into the knight's dungeon in the armor of the Light Knight, asked Gu You several strange questions, then asked him to put on the armor of the Light Knight, and the two of them fled without any hindrance.
They had just met at that time.
At that time, Gu You was always asking very childish questions.
Back then... Gu You was still alive.
But time passed by them, remembering some but forgetting many more. Are those who have been forgotten erased forever by time?
The candle put on her armor, wrapped her robe and wand together and handed it to the bell, saying, "They don't know you yet. You go straight out of the east gate, and we'll meet you there later."
"But you cast the spell without the wand..."
The candle, holding two long swords, waved them and said with a smile, "I hope everything is fine and I have no chance to cast spells to vent. Besides, the two swords are good and I think I need to learn to use them. Sister, let's go. We'll be there soon."
"Or I'll go out of town first and then teleport you there with a spell." "Hanging Bell said she didn't want to see her brother take the risk.
The candle shook her head. "The teleportation array consumes too much mana. You should save that mana. Maybe it will come in later. Stop talking, sister, I'll be fine."
"All right... Brother, I'll wait for you." "Xuanling said.
Shi Zhu smiled and patted his sister on the head, saying, "Hurry up and go. Don't arrive later than us."
Hanging bells nodded vigorously, clung to the bundle, and walked out of the door.
Shortly after, the two "Knights of Light" went downstairs and into the hall. The shop owner was giving the clerk a detailed account of all the crimes committed by the Knights of Light and the Knights of Light, talking non-stop and spitting. When the shop assistant saw the Light Knight approaching, he dared not say anything and just kept blinking.
The shop owner, however, still didn't understand the hint from the clerk. When the Knight of Light brushed past him, he just said, "And the Knight of Light is even more despicable than the Knight of Light..."
But two riders walked past him and out of the shop door. The shopkeeper's face turned pale with fear and he fainted.