The white bone sword rose into the sky, like a silver fish submerged in the deep sea, and quickly disappeared behind the red moon.
The moonlight fell to the ground and filled the city.
The sword never fell.
Ning Jiujiu picked up the injured Ning Xiaoling and walked back to the house, taking out the medicine that had been prepared to treat her injuries. Zhao Xiang'er stood aside, looking at the blood stains washed away by the sword energy in her damaged Taoist skirt, and praised : "Well done, beyond my expectation."
Ning Xiaoling wiped the blood from her forehead, looked at Zhao Xiang'er, smiled, and said, "Thanks, senior brother."
Zhao Xiang'er held an umbrella in her arms and stood to one side, watching Ning Jiujiu bandaging her wounds, and asked: "When your senior brother and I came back that day, I didn't come to you directly because I was afraid that Mrs. Bai would be suspicious, but I still didn't Understand, how did Ning Jiujiu make you understand these things in just a few words?"
Ning Xiaoling recalled today's scene. At that time, she was practicing in the house. The realm that had been stagnant for a long time suddenly loosened. She broke through two small realms in a row and came to the upper realm of Tongxian. She was overjoyed and wanted to take this thing immediately. Tell senior brother about it.
Then the senior brother and Zhao Xianger came back, but as soon as they came back, they bargained in the yard and then got into a fight. She didn't care at first, but she suddenly noticed that the senior brother seemed to be in a very scared mood. At that time, she was extremely worried. I thought Sister Xiang'er wouldn't kill her in anger, and since my level has improved so much today, I should have the right to speak and be able to protect my senior brother.
Thinking about this, she walked out, but as soon as she passed by, her senior brother's fearful mood disappeared.
What she wanted to say was also interrupted by her senior brother, who then told her that she would compete with Sister Xiang'er one day when she reached the higher realm of immortality.
At that time, she could feel that her senior brother's mood was very subtle and complicated, and she happened to be in the higher realm of immortality. She vaguely understood that her senior brother must have known about her strange situation, and that it was even his arrangement, but for some unknown reason, she could not say it directly.
While in the house, her senior brother gave her verbal and psychological hints. By then she had basically understood, and she responded to him in a tactful way.
Ning Xiaoling couldn't help but feel chills running down her spine when she thought of this - it turned out that they had been living under Mrs. Bai's surveillance for this month.
No wonder Sister Xiang'er said that when she came to Huangquan, she happened to see Mrs. Bai pushing a wheelchair over... How can there be such a coincidence in this world? Sister Xiang'er must have been sure that she was being spied on at that time, and then told this incident I told my senior brother secretly.
The senior brother also realized that the real target of Madam Bai's first sword was the weakest one, so after killing Yan Luo and Bai Wuchang, he became the container to maintain the balance of the city, and gained two more levels for no reason. These two small realms are also the key to his ability to survive under this sword!
These realms were supposed to be given to my senior brother. Not only did he not ask for them, he even received two hundred punches from Sister Xiang'er just for acting...
Thinking of this, Ning Xiaoling's cheeks felt slightly hot, and she felt that her life had been in vain for so long.
"Huh?" Zhao Xianger said softly, indicating that she was still waiting for an answer.
Ning Xiaoling was slightly excited and came back to her senses. She looked at Zhao Xiang'er's beautiful and pretty face that made her heart move. She thought that she could judge these mainly because she was connected with her senior brother. Such secrets could not be kept secret. Tell Sister Xiang'er
Ning Jiujiu had already spoken to help her out: "Of course it's because we are so smart at a young age."
Zhao Xiang'er didn't quite believe it and said, "Are you hiding something from me?"
Ning Xiaoling shook her head firmly and said, "No, sister Xiang'er is so smart. How could I hide something from you?"
Zhao Xiang'er snorted: "Don't imitate your senior brother!"
Ning Xiaoling shut up obediently.
Zhao Xiang'er took the bone sword. The bone sword was very brittle because it was too hard. After it fell to the ground, there were countless cracks on the bone. She looked at it for a moment and thought that this might be Mrs. Bai's self-harm. She felt sick in her heart at a certain part of her body. She made sure that there was no residual spirituality on it and said, "When do you think the second sword will come?"
Ning Jiujiu had already made a calculation in his mind and said: "The second sword will not fall in a short time, because Madam Bai also knows that she can't kill anyone with her sword at this moment, and her impulsiveness will only make her lose all her trump cards. She uses her sword When something happens, it must be when we are not expecting it or when we are unable to prepare for it.”
Zhao Xiang'er agreed with him and said: "But we still can't take it lightly. Now this city is getting worse and worse. In a few days, when this really becomes a dead city, everything will be meaningless."
Ning Jiujiu nodded and said, "We really can't delay it any longer."
Zhao Xiang'er said: "After this sword failed, Madam Bai was almost at the end of her rope."
Ning Jiujiu said: "But we still use the weapon of caution."
The taboo against weapons is that killing Mrs. Bai will suddenly break the balance of the city.
Zhao Xiang'er stared at him, as if waiting for him to continue speaking.
Ning took a deep breath and said, "Act as planned."
Zhao Xiang'er bit her lower lip, and Qiong snorted slightly, somewhat reluctantly.
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The next day, a bird made of fine white bones flew across the courtyard and came to the eaves of their yard.
The little white-bone bird chirped and left a letter.
The letter is written in blood and is a letter of war.
After Ning Jiujiu took over the letter of challenge, he raised his head, glanced at the red moon in the sky, and nodded to her in agreement.
…
On the other side of Huangquan, Mrs. Bai was wearing a fox fur and pushing a wheelchair slowly to the eaves. She stretched out the back of her slender hand, and the little white-bone bird that had gone and returned stopped on the back of her hand. She teased the little white-bone bird. for a while, and then with a sudden force, crushed it into pieces.
She twisted her palms with her fingers, and the bone powder fell.
She gently tapped the armrest of the chair with her other hand, releasing the force that was pressing on Shu Bai. The stone on the skinny boy's chest was removed, and his body suddenly relaxed. He lay on the ground, but did not get up directly. , but asked: "This first sword has failed... If you can't win, you can't cut off your own arm to sharpen the sword."
Madam Bai played with the bone sword in her hand, with a leisurely look on her face, as if she didn't regret the previous mistake: "I still have two swords, what's the rush?"
"Two handfuls?" Shubai frowned.
Madam Bai did not answer, but just laughed: "What do you think of my life?"
Shubai expressed his thoughts: "There will be no afterlife if heinous crimes are not forgiven."
Madam Bai closed her eyes and laughed so hard, "I'm just a monster who survived in this world. What I want is the Great Way to Heaven. What's the essential difference between me and those immortals? The next life? That's just a failure in this world. It’s just a person’s self-comfort. If you can’t find the Great Way in this life, you won’t be able to find it in eternity.”
As she spoke, she calmed down her smile little by little, and said: "If they hadn't interfered, the Kingdom of Myths would have been established now, and you would be the master of the palace, and I would try my best to build nine identical Yama Halls. When the time comes, don't say Nanzhou, this will be the Hall of Heroes for the undead in the world... They are the truly heinous people, the ones who killed the whole city!"
Shubai said softly: "Your myth is wrong. Without them, it will collapse sooner or later."
Madam Bai fell silent, and finally turned into a sigh as light as a cloud.
This is the crux of it all.
"But how is it possible?" Madam Bai still can't figure it out. "If it weren't for the catastrophe that affected the world, who could kill such a great god?"
Shubai said: "Master once said when telling me stories before that the only gods in this world that can kill are more powerful gods."
Madam Bai's expression was calm but full of madness. She chuckled and said, "Yes, everyone will die. If I die in this city, then you can cook my bones and you may be able to walk in the future." Farther than me."
Shubai had no idea about the myth of boiling bones to gain immortality. He couldn't tell what his feelings were for her now. When she said these words, he shook his head firmly: "They are good people. I am a common man and will not come to kill you now."
"Good people?" Mrs. Bai sneered and said: "There is no filial son at the bedside of a long-term illness. Sooner or later, they will hate this place and all the living people here. They wish they would die immediately, and then they can stand at the highest point of morality and kill them justifiably. Kill me, destroy everything... When Zhao Xiang'er is desperate to kill me even if the city collapses, it will be my time to die."
Shu Bai looked at her unrivaled beauty face quietly and did not answer. After a moment, Mrs. Bai laughed again: "But where does Zhao Xiang'er's courage come from? She looks colder than anyone else on the surface, but she also wants to act. The God of Killing, but also wants to pretend to be a saint, is in a dilemma. If she is asked to abandon this city and ignore it, she neither dares nor can."
Shubai looked at her changing expression and realized that she was a little crazy.
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After today's rice distribution, Hei Wuchang sat alone on the street, picked up the erhu and played a tune.
He looked in the direction of Naihe Bridge. The bow of the piano trembled at high speed when it touched the strings, and the tone was filled with unspeakable sadness.
The red moon in the sky listened to his singing quietly. When the sound of the piano ended, Mrs. Bai on the other side of the red moon closed her eyes.
Shubai on the ground suddenly felt a strange force pouring into his body.
He was pulled up by Madam Bai, who clasped his head with her fingers and turned his head away suddenly.
The sudden scene caught Shubai off guard. He was unable to resist and was forced to turn his head and look in the direction of the red moon.
A month ago, when Madam Bai gave him power, she planted the two waning moons on her shoulders into his eyes. The two waning moons were something like acquired gods. They gave him authority and strength, but... There are also hidden dangers.
Like the innate spirit, it may be contaminated if it has the same origin and substance.
At this moment, he was forced to open his eyes wide and look at the red moon. The light of the red moon fell into his eyes, like bright colors flowing into the empty eyes, and soon added an unforgettable feeling to the two waning moons. Erased color.
Blood flowed from the corners of his eyes.
"Why... why?"
Before he was about to be contaminated, his heart was aching and he asked questions tremblingly.
Madam Bai pressed his head and lifted him up. Her melodious voice was like a devil's whisper: "My bones are planted in your body, and you are my biological flesh and blood, but you actually like me." How could this be possible? You are really a bad boy, and bad boys should be punished, so... I will punish you to be my third sword, help me penetrate their chests, so that you can be my good boy. .”
"No... don't" Shubai shook his head with difficulty and wanted to turn around and escape, but the spine in his body stood straight, keeping him stuck there, like a tree.
After a while, Shu Bai calmed down completely. When he raised his head again, his face had no expression at all, and the waning moon in his eyes turned into a fishy crimson color.
Madam Bai stared at him and said, "Kneel down!"
Upon hearing the instruction, Shubai knelt down without any hesitation.
Madam Bai held his shoulders, picked him up from the ground, and held him in her arms, as if holding a real sword. She looked up at the moon with an intoxicated expression: "This is a good boy. Tonight, Let me tell you a story about a fairy flying to the moon."
With that said, she picked up Shubai and gently threw him up. The red moon, with its strange power, attracted Shubai and flew towards the sky.
Madam Bai was immersed in her masterpiece, and suddenly, her expression changed again.
She was keenly aware that someone was sneaking over on this side of the underworld.
Who can avoid Red Moon's surveillance
She suddenly remembered the first day, when the girl entered the city, she used the red moon to search the whole city, but could not find any trace of her.
She wrapped herself in that big black bird!
"Zhao Xiang'er?!" The more Mrs. Bai thought about it, the more something was wrong. Zhao Xiang'er was even higher than herself at the moment. If she crossed the underworld and came here, the city would tilt quickly, but why is there so little in this city? No movement at all
She didn't want to think too much, stretched out her hand towards Shubai who was slowly rising into the sky, and shouted sternly: "Come back!"