Broken Night

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The night wolf pulled the car, and the old man drove forward in a bored way.

The carriage passed the two marks drawn, and drove straight from the nearest mountain outside Yeshi City.

Xu Yan's small bald head stretched out from the window and looked curiously: "This mountain looks very strange, round." Zuo Chengzhe glanced at him, his eyes also glowed with a touch of softness. Still a child after all.

And the old driver, Bai Yun, showed off his knowledge again: "This mountain is interesting to say."

"This mountain is very famous and is called Resurrection Mountain."

"More than a hundred years ago, before the village chief of the nearby village was about to die, he wanted to see the scenery on the top of this mountain, so he walked up the mountain alone in the night."

"That day, maybe he knew his last wish when he reached the top of the mountain. He died on the top of the mountain like that."

"The villagers at the bottom of the mountain went up to the top of the mountain and saw his body. Sadly, they buried him on the top of the mountain."

A mysterious smile appeared on Baiyun's face: "As a result, on the third day after the old man's death, when his family wanted to come to worship, they found that his tomb was empty for no reason."

"The first time they thought about whether there were tomb robbers, but some of the objects buried with the corpses were safely in the tomb. They even saw a pair of footprints walking down the mountain steadily, and finally disappeared."

"The villagers have been arguing for a long time, and finally they were persuaded by a saying that the village chief was resurrected for some reason, and then went down the mountain to live a brand new life that belongs to him."

Xu Yan sneered when he heard this: "Nonsense."

Baiyun shrugged: "Anyway, this is the version I heard back, but don't worry. Let's go a few miles ahead, and the resurrection village at the foot of the resurrection mountain is the legendary village. Also known as the resurrection village."

"Now is exactly the sun and moon when the village chief walked up the mountain, and the next four days will be Easter."

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The three and one wolf drove a car and came to the village.

The village was decorated with lanterns and colorful, and it was very lively. Even outsiders like them are still welcome.

Xu Yan and the others walked into an inn and settled down under the warm greetings from the people in the resurrection village. Xu Yan has been quietly observing, and found that the people in this village really have an extremely strong enthusiasm and sacredness for Easter.

They believed it from the bottom of their hearts, and regarded Resurrection Mountain as a sacred mountain.

Zuo Chengzhe saw Xu Yan's mysterious eyes, and felt a bad premonition: "I told you, don't mess around."

Xu Yan chuckled: "Aren't you curious? That's talking about resurrection. You know, I'm familiar with medical books. I can't believe these resurrections at all, it's more of a theory."

"If there is no such thing, it's just a fictitious legend. But if it's true... If I can understand the concept, it's quite a remarkable creation."

Zuo Chengzhe frowned and did not speak.

Bai Yun rolled his eyes: "Anyway, don't count me, the old man is old, such an exciting adventure is not suitable for me." Xu Yan glared at him: "Courageous stinky old man!"

Bai Yun yawned, not receiving any prompting from him at all: "I'm going to bed, don't wake me up if you have nothing to do... uh... don't call me if you have anything."

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At night, Zuo Chengzhe grabbed Xu Yan's collar and leaped through the forest like a chicken.

Zuo Chengzhe's cultivation base is in the realm of the three palaces, so naturally it cannot be captured by mortals.

The two quietly followed the mountain sacrifice team formed by the villagers to the top of the mountain.

At this moment, the top of the mountain is full of lights.

The long and thick torches surrounded the top of the mountain in a circle, and at first glance it looked like a religious ceremony. Countless villagers murmured something, and buried some bodies in the earth pit. Zuo Chengzhe and Xu Yan have been observing quietly, until the team of villagers left the mountain, and they were relieved.

After the two of them waited here for half an hour, and after confirming that no one was there, Xu Yan looked around curiously: "No matter how you look at it, it's nothing special "

"Silence." Zuo Chengzhe covered his mouth and pointed to the outside.

At this moment, a sound suddenly sounded somewhere in the forest.

I saw a head popping out, and looked around with equal care. Xu Yan's pupils shrank, apparently feeling something vaguely.

And the head seemed to confirm that the entire mountain top was empty, and then sneaked out, holding a shovel in his hand.

The man looked at the bulging earth buns, and then the shovel in his hand fell, and the earth flew up.

It was not until he saw the body that the man breathed a sigh of relief. He put his finger on his mouth and blew, and then a black shadow came from a distance. Zuo Chengzhe's strength to cover Xu Yan's mouth was even deeper, his eyes were full of solemnity, and he obviously felt the pressure brought by his shadow.

The black shadow's wings alone are dozens of meters long, and the strong wind brought by it when it fell, extinguished all the torches on the top of the mountain.

He just listened to the man whisper: "Eat quickly, or you will be in trouble if you find out."

Xu Yan and Zuo Chengzhe vaguely saw the shadow and nodded slightly, and then really ate the corpse. Xu Yan's breathing became rapid, and it was obvious that the scene in front of him made his mood fluctuate a bit. But at this moment, the shadow's gaze turned icy towards this side.

Zuo Chengzhe warns Taisheng: "Let's go!"

Phew!

It was just a strong wind blowing violently, knocking down the woods where the two of them were!

Boom!

The shadow is extremely fast, and it has already rushed in front of the two! That group of shadows faded away, but that sticking out from the shadows was a dark but shiny bird peck.

"Xiao Zhi! Stop!"

The bird pecking stopped several feet in front of the two.

However, it made a subtle "squeak" sound, which did not match the appearance of this mighty ferocious bird at all. The man ran over with an embarrassed look on his face: "You two, I'm sorry."

…………

On the top of the mountain, the big bird was still eating the corpse.

Xu Yan, Zuo Chengzhe and the man sat on a large rock.

"So, it ate the corpse, and then you put on the shoes left on the mound and pretended to be footprints and walked down the mountain?"

The man nodded: "My name is Qin Xiang, and I am from the village."

"Xiao Zhi was a bird I rescued more than ten years ago. At first, I thought it was an ordinary bird. But as time passed, I found that Xiao Zhi grew up very quickly. Moreover, its food intake became more and more amazing. .As long as you don't eat enough, your temperament will become very violent."

Qin Xiang touched the feathers of the black bird behind him, with a soft color on his face.

Xu Yan said, "If I'm not mistaken, this is probably a [Dark Night Crow], and I can see that its pupils are golden, and it is probably the bloodline of the Crow King that has been lost to the mainland for hundreds of years."

"This is the bloodline of the fourth-order beast, and it is natural to eat flesh and blood, especially  carrion."

Qin Xiang nodded: "I also know this. After a few years of growing up, Xiaozhi has become more and more fierce. Then an old man found me and Xiaozhi somehow, and told me Xiaozhi's identity. So I remembered the legend of the village."

Xu Yan shrugged: "So you just follow this legend and let Xiao Zhi eat the corpse, and then you pretend that the corpse was resurrected and the footprints of going down the mountain are seamless."

"Yeah." Qin Xiang sighed, "My parents died when I was young, and only Xiao Zhi lived by each other. He was my relative, so even if I knew it was wrong, I couldn't let it go."

Zuo Chengzhe was silent for a long time and finally said: "But this is not the solution. The Dark Night Crow King has a noble bloodline, and his strength has grown extremely fast. With the increase in strength, this corpse can't satisfy him after all. At that time  that is the disaster of resurrection village.”

Qin Xiang was silent, looking up at the stars: "I'm just an ordinary person without any talent for cultivation."

"I don't know why God put Xiaozhi by my side. But I think this is my only mission." Qin Xiang stood up: "Today, Xiaozhi and I were planning to spend the last day in Resurrection Mountain. "

"It feels so good to meet two people to talk to."

"I heard that there is a dead place in the north. There are mountains of corpses there. That's probably my destination." Qin Xiang stood up and said with a smile, "Just, let's continue this legend."

Xu Yan and Zuo Chengzhe watched Qin Xiang put on the shoes of the corpse and walked down the mountain step by step.

When they looked at Dingqing, they saw a black shadow flying into the sky.

On Hei Ying's head, a figure could be seen waving goodbye to the two of them.

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The night wolf walked again. Before leaving the resurrection village, they also heard the villagers excitedly talking about the appearance of the legend in the mountains yesterday, and the footprints representing resurrection.

Xu Yan sneered in the car: "I said, how could there be a resurrection. If there is such a thing, all the doctors should be out of work."

Zuo Chengzhe was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Don't forget, that Qin Xiang only started raising the Dark Night Crow King with his corpse more than ten years ago. But the legend has existed here hundreds of years ago."

Xu Yan shrugged: "This is unknown."

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Resurrection Mountain is an egg-shaped mountain. Even the top of the mountain is slightly inclined. Only at this moment, there is an old man standing on the top of the mountain out of thin air, watching everything under the mountain.

If Qin Xiang was here, he would find that this person was the one who revealed Xiaozhi's identity more than ten years ago.

If there were any villagers in the resurrection village hundreds of years ago, they would recognize this old man as the village chief who died and resurrected back then.

He stood on the top of the mountain, and the strong wind blew his hair on the temples. It seemed to exist, but it didn't seem to exist.

For a moment, he looked at the Resurrection Village under the Resurrection Mountain with a kind smile on his face.

huh...

The gentle wind blew past, and the figure disappeared with the wind.

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This is a play, there is no ups and downs of the plot, and there is no fierce battle.

I just wanted to write a plot related to Easter.

For the ending, I wrote an open ending.

Some people like Xu Yan who are true to the theory will scoff at it.

But there are also people like Zuo Chengzhe who think that there is no reason for nothing.

More like Baiyun, he just listened to it as a story. Whether the legend is true or not is not important to him.

I haven't written a play like this for quite a few years. When I wrote the first book [Summoning Martial Artist], there was also a story like this. It is also quite enjoyable to rewrite this kind of stuff this time.

I also think Qin Xiang is quite interesting. I have the opportunity to make him bubble up in the later plots. Of course, that's all for later.

Finally, I wish you all a happy Easter and enjoy the holidays.

Thank you for supporting [Broken Night] and also supporting me.

thanks.