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The vision fades.

The white snowy scene in the temple broke into pieces and turned into strange lights and darkness.
Jiang Baiyan's whisper was still in her ears, and Shi Dai was stunned and came to a mansion.

She saw clusters of dancing fires and smelled the strong and lingering smell of blood.

Different from the previous illusions, the scene here is very blurry and hazy, like a painting that has been soaked in water.
The sky is a chaotic ink color, mixed with a bit of blood red, and a full moon hangs on the dome, like a tear stain, which is extremely weird.

Does the nightmare realm being twisted like this mean that this is the deepest and most depressing obsession in Jiang Baiyan's heart?
Recalling the description of Jiang Baiyan in "The Record of Common Life", Shi Daiyin had some realization, looked around, and her heart skipped a beat.

This mansion is beautiful, quiet, luxurious and elegant, and is undoubtedly owned by a wealthy family.
At this moment, it has become a purgatory on earth.

Raging flames rose from the east wing, tearing through the thick night.
Corpses were lying in the corridor, each with their eyes wide open and full of fear.
Blood splashed from the ground to the corner of the wall, like flowers blooming wantonly. Some gathered into pools of blood and flowed down like streams.

Without thinking too much, Shi Dai guessed where this place was.

Jiangfu.

Regarding Jiang Baiyan's life experience, it was briefly mentioned in "Records of Common People", and Shi Jingcheng and Meng Ke also talked about it half-heartedly.
Shi Dai had known him for such a long time, and she only knew that the entire Jiang family was massacred. She didn't know who the murderer was, for what reason, or who Jiang Baiyan's parents were.

The current scene...is it the day when Jiang Mansion was brutally wiped out?

The smell of blood is too strong, and dead bodies can be seen everywhere.
Shi Dai had never seen such a tragic situation before, and couldn't bear to look closely, her face turned pale: "Mr. Jiang..."

Jiang Baiyan said quietly: "I'm here."

He looks around.
The smile that usually hung at the corner of his mouth was gone, and there was a silent coldness in his dark jade-like eyes.

After a long while, Jiang Baiyan whispered: "Miss Shi, come with me."

Although he was smiling, it was like a habitual movement. The smile did not reach his eyes, and the curve of his lips was like a machete.

Shi Dai didn't say much nonsense and followed him obediently.

Walking out of this courtyard, the view is wider and the things you see are crueler.

There were more than a dozen masked people in black walking through the corridor, as well as maids and servants running and crying.
The man in black turned a deaf ear to his pleas for mercy. He was strong and ruthless. He raised his knife and cut off the neck of a young boy.

Shi Dai almost suffocated.

Jiang Baiyan didn't squint his eyes, and kept walking quickly along the winding corridor.
Thick and long eyelashes cast shadows over his eyes, making Shi Dai unable to see his expression clearly.

The two of them should play the role of accomplices of the man in black. The journey was smooth, and not long after, they came to an extremely remote courtyard.

Before stepping into the courtyard gate, Shi Dai heard a piercing scream.

It was a man's voice.
She took advantage of the situation and looked towards the courtyard.

The courtyard is small and there are two figures.
This memory happened in spring. There were sparse shadows in the courtyard and apricot and peach blossoms were blooming. The night wind blew and the petals fell like rain.

The scene under the tree is very different from the quiet spring night.

A man in black knelt on the ground, clutching the right side of his neck tightly. Blood overflowed from his fingers. The pain was so painful that his eyes were about to burst, and he screamed in pain.

In front of him was a boy of seven or eight years old.
The boy's eyes were red, as if he had been slapped, his cheeks were red and swollen, and his lips were stained with blood.

Without hesitation, while the man in black was distracted, the boy quickly pulled out a knife and stabbed the man in the abdomen.
Another knife, aimed at the heart.

Blood splashed and wet his tender cheeks.
The man in black slumped to the ground with a dull thud.

Shi Dai's heartbeat was pounding——
This child is none other than the childhood Jiang Baiyan.

He was like a cornered animal, his eyes were covered with red bloodshot eyes, and he was trembling all over because of fear, pain or despair.
Sensing the arrival of the two men, the boy gritted his teeth and stretched out his knife towards them in a wary manner.

"What sound? What's going on?"
Several men in black came upon hearing the news. When they saw the corpse in the courtyard, they were stunned for a moment, then became furious and drew their swords one after another.

They had no intention of leaving anyone alive in the Jiang family, and they would kill them all regardless of whether they were young children or the elderly.

The sword was sharp and the leading man stepped forward angrily.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he took the first step, the smell of blood like rust spread in the wind.

——The sword energy was like snow, covering his neck instantly, and then he felt a sharp pain.

The blood was flying, and before the man could say a word, his neck was crooked and he lay down on the ground.

It all happened so fast, in the blink of an eye.
No one present could see clearly when Jiang Baiyan unsheathed his sword, and when he swung his sword and slashed the side of the man's neck, killing him.

But Jiang Baiyan just laughed silently, facing everyone's shocked or horrified eyes, gently rotating his wrist bones, letting the long sword spit out clear light.

"Miss Shi."
His tone was casual, as if he was discussing today's weather, with a smile at the end: "Keep an eye on that kid for me, thank you."

After speaking, he tilted his head and added softly: "Don't get close. My sword may hurt you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sword light came out quickly.

The men in black were not idle people. They understood that they were in a tough situation this time and drew their swords.

Several figures approached at the same time. Jiang Baiyan was so rested that the smile in his eyes became even stronger.
The swords clashed, sparks flew everywhere, and the entangled murderous aura was like a turbulent current.Even though he was surrounded, Jiang Baiyan did not lose at all. Each sword strike was faster and heavier than the previous one, forcing the men in black to back away.

For a time, the courtyard was filled with the sound of footsteps, the sound of metal and stone clashing, and the sound of continuous wails and screams, which contrasted with the crackling fire in the distance, which was frightening.

Shi Dai did not forget Jiang Baiyan's instructions and saw a man in black draw a knife and stab the boy's throat. With quick eyes and quick hands, he waved a thunder talisman.

She left no room, thunder and light flashed, and the man in black fainted.

Shi Dai protected the boy behind her: "Don't be afraid. We are not those people's accomplices and will protect you."

Self-knowledge is a good thing.
She didn't know the swordsmanship of close combat, so she rushed forward recklessly, which only caused chaos for Jiang Baiyan.

but……
Holding a few talismans tightly in her palms, Shi Dai took a deep breath.

In teamwork, there is a position called "remote assistance".

As the old saying goes, persimmons should be picked soft when pinched.
Several men in black saw that Shi Dai and Jiang Baiyan were in the same group, with a helpless child beside them. With a change of thought, they pointed their blades in her direction.

Before he even got close, Jiang Baiyan's sword had already passed through his heart.

The sword wind cut off the flower branches of the tree, and blood and petals flew into the night.
The cold moon in the sky is like frost, and a peach blossom brushes the end of his eyes, leaving only a faint fragrance.

Jiang Baiyan couldn't suppress the chuckle in his throat.

In this courtyard, he killed someone for the first time in his life.

Several men in black entered the house at night, and all men, women, and children were killed by the sword and became dead souls under the sword.
His mother tried her best to protect him, and before she died, she asked him to escape to this small courtyard and leave Jiang Mansion through a secret passage.

Here, he met a wandering man in black.

The man knew in his heart that he was a mermaid, so he tried to get a few mermaid tears before killing him.
Jiang Baiyan shed tears as he wished, and the moment he approached to pick up Qilei, he bit his neck.
Immediately afterwards, there were two fatal sword blows.

He was too incompetent at that time, and even wielding a knife was extremely awkward. He could only watch his relatives die one by one, and Jiang Mansion was burned to the ground.

Today, things are different.

The edge of the sword sank into another person's throat, and his clothes fluttered, bringing out the wind full of blood.

He took great pleasure in taking the lives of these people slowly and slowly.

The attacks of the men in black came one after another, Jiang Baiyan was as if he was stepping on falling flowers, not slow or slow.
He also had wounds on his body, but the pain made him more excited.

There can be more.

Attacked from the front and back, a blade of light flashed behind him.
Jiang Baiyan didn't need to look, he could catch the direction of the knife just by the sound of the wind.

Just as he was about to turn around to block it, he caught a glimpse of golden light from the corner of his eye and penetrated the chest of the man in black.

hit!
Shi Dai took a long breath, carefully protected the boy behind her, waved her hand and hit the golden talisman, her eyes glowing like bright stars: "Mr. Jiang, I am still here."

Jiang Baiyan was slightly startled, then smiled.

The tip of the sword suddenly rose in a sharp half-arc, meeting a broadsword slashing downwards.
Jiang Baiyan picked up his sword and pierced it, as if the winter wind swept across it, cleanly.

The white clothes were stained and wet with blood, and under the smile in his eyes was a solemn, calm violence.
He was looking forward to pain, looking forward to killing, and looking forward to every drop of blood.

He has remembered every pair of eyes and every face here, and to this day, he is still searching for them one by one.

Meeting old friends is always interesting.

Looking around in the nightmare, looking at the exposed eyes of each man in black, thinking roughly...
The tall middle-aged man died last year, pierced through the heart by his sword; the skinny monkey-like young man died three months ago, and he wiped his neck; the young man in the corner who tried to escape was found by him in Jiangnan , scratched one knife after another.

Jiang Baiyan arched his eyebrows.

Not only can he end the lives of all his enemies in the nightmare realm, but he can also do so in reality.
Today, let’s kill them for the second time.

This nightmare is an endless purgatory.

The number of men in black seemed to be endless. I don’t know how long it had passed, but when the ground was covered with blood, the illusion was finally on the verge of collapse.Shi Dai was exhausted and more or less injured. Looking up, Jiang Baiyan was still smiling.

...the kind of smile that is gentle and gentle, but can send chills down the spine.

Beside him were dozens of corpses in tragic death conditions. The sword in his hand was a bright red. The pool of blood reflected the moon and his beautiful face.
With a satisfied look between his brows, Jiang Baiyan wiped away the blood on the sword's edge with skill, lowered his eyes and smiled softly: "Thank you, Miss Shi, for your help."

The deepest obsession is to kill all the enemies and bring justice to Jiang Mansion.
This is his reason for living.

At this point, the nightmare created by the mirror demon finally collapsed, the sky distorted and dissipated, and the scenery melted like water.

The evil spirit that remained in my mind had not faded away, and my whole body was sore and painful.
Shi Dai was in a daze, and inadvertently caught Jiang Baiyan's gaze.

wrong.
He wasn't looking at her.

The smile in those peach blossom eyes faded, and they were silent, looking at the boy with crimson eyes behind her in the thick gloom.

For a long time, Jiang Baiyan always had a dream.
The boy in the dream huddled alone in the darkness and sobbed, while he watched silently, and finally turned and left.
It seems that in this way, the cowardly and incompetent self of the past can be left behind.

But no matter what, he could never get rid of the crying behind him. No matter how long or far he walked, he could not see the end of the darkness.
It's like stepping into an endless abyss, with a mark of extreme humiliation following it like a shadow.

A few years later, Jiang Baiyan's eyes met with his former self. For a long time, the corners of his mouth curled up.

"Don't forget," he said, "revenge."

*
The demonic energy dispersed suddenly, his mind went blank, and a bright light flashed before his eyes.

Shi Dai reflexively closed her eyes, opened them again, and returned to the maze of the Lotus Immortal.

It was a scene she was familiar with, with a lotus lantern swaying in the distance and the body of the mirror demon lying in the corner.
The nightmare collapsed. If she and Jiang Baiyan hadn't been covered in blood, everything they had just experienced would have seemed like a dream.

By the way, talking about this!
Shi Dai quickly turned her head.

She was protected by Jiang Baiyan under the courtyard wall. Few people could get close to her. Although she was injured, it was not serious and she could barely bear it.
As for Jiang Baiyan, he seemed to have become a bloody man.

The white clothes stained with blood are the most dazzling.
Most of the bloodstains came from the man in black, but as a man of flesh and blood, he was inevitably injured by the blade when one was against many.

"Miss Shi."
Sheathing the sword and wiping away the blood on his cheek, Jiang Baiyan said, "Let's go."

When he spoke, he squinted his gaze and met a pair of dark eyes.

Shi Dai frowned slightly and looked at him all over: "You have suffered a lot of injuries."
There were a lot of blood marks wiped by the wind of the knife, and there were also several places where the blade was penetrated, breaking open the bloody mouth.

It must have hurt.
He didn't even frown.

Injuries are inevitable and he has long been used to it.
This kind of injury can't kill anyone. Jiang Baiyan answered absentmindedly: "It's okay."

"No, no, no."
Shi Dai pointed to a knife mark on his right arm: "How long will it take to apply medicine and bandage? You can almost see the bones here."

After a pause, she spoke sternly: "We will face Lianxian later. You hold the sword with your right hand, so you are so eager to throw your head and shed blood? Besides, if there is too much blood loss, maybe the fight will not start, you will first fall down."

She knew that Jiang Baiyan didn't care about her injuries. If he didn't take the initiative to mention it, he would definitely not care.
If he allowed his right hand to bleed all the time, wouldn't it hurt him half to death when he held the sword?

Jiang Baiyan looked at her quietly.

Very strange.
In the past, he would have refused without hesitation, but today he rarely hesitated.

After a few breaths of silence, Jiang Baiyan said, "What do you want, Miss Shi?"

How else.
Shi Dai was familiar with the road, took out the ointment that she always had from her pocket, and handed it to him generously: "Just rub it on."

It's just applying medicine, it won't waste time.

Looking at the porcelain bottle in her hand, Jiang Baiyan nodded and accepted it: "Thank you, Miss Shi."

Shi Dai finally figured it out.
Jiang Baiyan didn't talk much, and the most he said to her was two sentences.
The first is "No problem" and the second is "Thank you, Miss Shi".

Very polite and distant.

The knife mark was on his forearm. Jiang Baiyan lowered his eyes and lifted up his sleeves.

Shi Dai subconsciously cast her gaze.
It was a pale but strong hand with distinct finger bones and light blue veins on the back of the hand.Lifting the cover of the cuffs, you can see the forearm muscles that are tense due to pain.

There are also old and new scars.

Her heart tightened inexplicably.

The blood hole on the forearm was extremely deep, and the blood stains stained most of the arm red.
Jiang Baiyan's action of applying the ointment was perfunctory, and his expression was indifferent. He only frowned due to the severe pain the moment the ointment was applied to the wound.

Everything in the illusion is fake, only the scars on his body are real.
Shi Dai thought seriously that if she was the one who suffered this injury, she would have been sobbing from the pain.

Jiang Baiyan finished applying the ointment casually and closed the porcelain bottle.
In the silent secret passage, there was a sudden "hissing" sound.

He looked sideways and saw Shi Dai cutting off his cuffs with a knife.

"Applying medicine can't stop the bleeding."
Shi Dai shook the cloth strip in her hand: "Would you like to use this to bandage it?"

Thanks to the people for their wisdom in life.
Although she has no experience, this is how she acts in TV dramas. I hope it will be useful.

It is difficult to understand her thoughts.
Jiang Baiyan was slightly startled, and due to temporary confusion, he did not answer immediately.

Shi Dai took it as acquiescence, moved closer, and covered his wound with the cloth strip in her hand.

Like an unsuspecting prey suddenly breaking into the territory of a wild beast, murderous intent flashed through Jiang Baiyan's eyes.

His habits over the years have made him resist everyone's approach——
After walking alone for a long time, he would only pass by others when he drew his sword and fought to the death.

Jiang Baiyan suppressed the urge to draw his sword.

The labyrinth is filled with old and corrupt air.
The tip of her nose smelled the fragrance of plum blossoms all over Shi Dai, mixed with a few odors of blood. The sweetness and bitterness were intertwined, but it was not unpleasant.

She was so close that her blinking eyelashes were clearly visible. When she lowered her head to tie the cloth strips for him, her Ruoyouruowu breath rubbed against the edge of the wound, making her forearms tremble slightly.

Shi Dai was alert: "Did it hurt you?"

Jiang Baiyan shook his head.

But he was shaking.
Shi Dai looked carefully at the hideous knife wound.

Jiang Baiyan never admitted pain when facing others.
Although he has been used to being injured since he was a child, no matter how accustomed he is, the pain is always real.
He was much more honest as a child.

Speaking of Jiang Baiyan’s childhood——

Shi Dai rubbed her fingertips on the cloth twice and asked tentatively, "How about I blow it for you?"

As a child, Jiang Baiyan was very useful to this trick.
...With Jiang Baiyan's temperament, he would most likely refuse it now.

Without high hopes, Shi Dai raised her eyelashes and waited for his answer.

The Adam's apple moved slightly, and Jiang Baiyan avoided her eyes.

Jiang Baiyan:......
Jiang Baiyan: "Thank you very much."

His promise was so strange that even he found it unbelievable.

Maybe it's because I think of the candy wrapped in the scent of flowers, or maybe it's because I remember the wisp of wind blowing from the side of my neck when I felt the same.

Blow air on the injured area, as Shi Dai had done to the child.
Jiang Baiyan couldn't understand why doing this could relieve the pain——
In other words, it is just a trick to trick children.

After getting the answer, Shi Dai happily lowered her head and blew on the blood mouth.

Jiang Baiyan clenched his left hand under his sleeve, his fingertips sinking into his palm.

The pain is like blazing fire, and this breath is like clear rain.
It's very light and fleeting, but it leaves a mark that goes deep into the bone marrow, like a breeze blowing over the water, causing endless ripples.

He didn't make a sound, his back trembled slightly, suppressing the breath that was about to escape from his throat.

Is this how the kid felt at that time?
Jiang Baiyan remembered that when he was leaning against the door outside, Shi Dai blew on the side of the boy's neck again and again.

——Because the boy said "it hurts".
Is it okay to say it like that?
People will always eat the marrow to know the taste, and they will never be satisfied.

"Mr. Jiang, is this better?"
Shi Dai used a coaxing tone, blew gently a few times, and raised her eyes.

Jiang Baiyan pursed his lips and looked at her. A thin redness appeared in his eyes at some point, and it hung on his pale cheeks, like white porcelain.

The frightening murderous aura not long ago dissipated without a trace. The distance was too close. When Jiang Baiyan slightly raised the corners of his mouth, Shi Dai could clearly see the small mole on his lips.
Reminds her of the delicate pistil of a peach blossom.

In the faintly swaying lotus candlelight, Jiang Baiyan's eyes were dark, as if filled with mist from the south of the Yangtze River, and he responded in a low voice with a slightly hoarse voice: "Miss Shi, it still hurts a little."

As if asking her: Can you blow it again?
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