The strongest swordsman should always be paired with the most beautiful woman.
This is what Wei*yuan thought when he walked through the spacious long street of the royal city wearing black clothes with cloud python patterns and a white jade belt.
He is now the strongest swordsman in the royal family, and recently, the news that he is going to marry the most beautiful woman in the art house has spread throughout the royal city.
He was wearing a waist sword, which was engraved with dark gold and was fastened to his waist with a lock. He was stroking the scabbard made of monster animal scales with a majestic look, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
He is a swordsman in the abyss.
Xingyuan is an organization of the royal family. Only those who have successfully summoned spirits in Time Abyss can join.
He walked into the art building as usual.
Wei Yuan's arrival caused a lot of commotion in the building. The pretty women waved their handkerchiefs at him and smiled brightly. Some girls who were just beginning to fall in love were more shy and looked at him from a distance, holding their faces in their hands, as if hoping that he would look back. Take a look at yourself.
But Wei Yuan didn't squint his eyes and walked upstairs along the stairs.
Su Yanshu is recognized as the most beautiful woman in the art building and even the entire imperial city. She is young and beautiful, and her beauty is unparalleled. The appearance of holding a red lacquered guqin in her arms always makes people pity. In the past, she was already famous when she was still young. Nowadays, it is even more impressive. The brazier dance in the singing house was even more impressive and captivated the hearts of many people.
And she was so airy that no matter what the other person's status was or how much money they paid, she would just play the piano and sing music for the person she liked and invite him into the scene, even if the king came in person.
At that time, in the Battle of Wilderness outside the city, Wei Yuan was the most prominent person. He personally killed the evil demon that had blocked the road for more than ten years on the dark snow road, and opened a bright road, allowing the royal family to For the first time, people saw the vast white ice field.
When he came to the art building in high spirits, he was still wearing battle armor, with a network of blood on his robe and a fishy smell all over his body.
However, Su Yanshu didn't care at all, and lit incense and played the piano for him. When Wei Yuan opened the curtain, he saw the smiling face and became drunk. This is the beginning of this wonderful story.
No one stopped Wei Yuan from going to Su Yanshu's house.
But he didn't expect that there would be other guests in Su Yanshu's house today.
They were a girl and a boy. He knew the girl. She was a little girl from the royal family. She chose Shao as her surname on the Chuwen stone tablet. She was quite talented and famous, but the boy next to her was very unfamiliar.
This young man is young, has a handsome face, and his white clothes are very clean. He also wears a sword on his waist, which is somewhat broken.
Wei Yuan obviously didn't like the presence of other men in Su Yanshu's house, and asked, "Who are you?"
Ning Jiujiu turned around and looked at the sword-wielding man in Yun Mang robe without any explanation, and this silence seemed a bit provocative to Kai Yuan.
Shao Xiaoli quickly looked at Su Yanshu anxiously.
Su Yanshu smiled and touched the strings with her fingers. The clear sound was like ice beads bouncing against each other. It was melodious. She said in a clear and gentle voice: "This girl Xiao Li is my friend. Yesterday I successfully summoned the spirit. Today I specially Come to the art building to see me and report a happy event, Mr. Wei, don't worry about it."
Su Yanshu's voice always calms people's minds.
Wei Yuan looked at the young man and said, "Summoning spirits?"
He immediately remembered some rumors, looked at the sword at his waist, and said, "Are you the Sword Master?"
Yesterday, Shao Xiaoli's summoning of spirits caused a great sensation. Although this sensation was suppressed deliberately by the ministers and could not be really spread overnight, the big shots in the royal family also heard about it to some extent. They didn't get much information about that strange spirit. They just heard that it was a man wearing white clothes and wearing a rotten and rusty sword on his waist, so he was called the Rotten Sword Man.
After hearing what he said, Ning Jiujiu also guessed the origin of his name. It sounded a bit historical and he was quite satisfied.
The spirit of the Sword Sutra sneered at the whistle: "Fortunately there is no one named Iron Branch."
This is a conversation between their minds that no one else can hear.
Shao Xiaoli nodded quickly and said, "Long time no see, Master Wei! Do you still remember me? I also killed a lot of monsters in the previous Battle of Wilderness."
Wei Yuan shook his head and said, "I don't remember the people behind."
Shao Xiaoli looked slightly embarrassed. She glanced at Ning Changjiu and immediately said: "This is my god. I may become one of you in the future."
Wei Yuandao: "Have you subdued him?"
Shao Xiaoli patted his chest and said confidently: "Of course, I spent the whole night yesterday, followed the temptations, and tried every means to finally make him my god!"
After all, Su Yanshu was among the people in the world. Hearing these words, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly, and the hand pressing the string made two unintentional sounds.
Wei Yuan looked at Ning Jiujiu's calm expression and said distrustfully: "Little girl always likes to lie to people, I don't believe you."
Shao Xiaoli snorted coldly and said, "I'll demonstrate it to you."
As she said that, she turned her head, and her confident expression suddenly turned pitiful. He looked at Ning Jiujiu and winked, while Ning Jiujiu sat on the chair and began to close his eyes and meditate.
"What's wrong?" Wei Yuan urged with a smile when he saw that she didn't move.
Shao Xiaoli turned around and glared at him, and said coldly: "Why are you so anxious? I just summoned spirits to make a contract, so I don't have much experience yet."
Shao Xiaoli ignored it, treating a dead horse as a living horse. She grabbed a fruit from the fruit plate, put it on her head, and said: "I can control my spirit to pierce my fruit with a sword, but it will not hurt me! "
As she said that, she closed her eyes and pretended to recite a scripture, saying in a very vague tone: "Boss, please, boss, please..."
Wei Yuan and Su Yanshu looked at her with interest.
Finally, the young girl's piety moved the young god.
Wei Yuan's expression moved slightly, and he subconsciously held down the sword at his waist.
Because the young man also put his hand on the sword.
One of the most important standards for people in Xingyuan is not to look down upon anyone, and the other is that everyone except themselves can be regarded as enemies. Although this rule usually applies outside the city.
The reason why Ning Jiujiu was willing to use his sword mainly came from the Sword Scripture and the plea of Lord Xueyu.
"Uncle Ning, please use your sword and tell this little girl to stop chanting..."
Ning Jiujiu was a little unhappy in his heart. He knew that Lu Jianjian was waiting for him outside the abyss, and now he should find a way to get out of the city as soon as possible. What happened now was undoubtedly a waste of time for him.
He casually drew out his sword and stabbed Shao Xiaoli. Shao Xiaoli immediately closed his eyes. When he opened his eyes, the fruit bones on top of his head rolled down, and there were holes where the sword had penetrated.
Shao Xiaoli breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that he would give up if he said too much and said quickly: "Thank you, Sister Su, for your hospitality. I will take my spirit to visit other places in the city!"
As she spoke, she bit into the fruit, put her hand around Ning Chang's arm, pulled him up, and walked out the door together.
Wei Yuan looked at their departing figures, pointed at the young man's sword that stabbed the fruit, shook his head slightly, and said to himself: "The rumors are indeed not true."
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After walking outside the house, Ning Changjiu easily broke away from Shao Xiaoli's arm.
"Is this the big deal you're talking about?" Ning Jiujiu asked calmly.
Shao Xiaoli lowered his head and said apologetically: "Sister Su is the best person to me besides my boss, better than my mother. She has been worried about me summoning spirits for a long time. Of course I have to come and give her peace of mind." , don’t be angry.”
Ning Jiujiu hummed.
Shao Xiaoli tugged on his sleeve and said, "Then we are pretending to have a contract now. You give me some face when we are outside. You can punish me however you want when you get home."
As she spoke, she raised her head and blinked coquettishly like Su Yanshu.
It's just that Ning Changjiu was like a stone Bodhisattva and had no reaction to Shao Xiaoli's overtures.
She is not discouraged, feeling that relationships always need to be cultivated slowly.
She continued to look for topics and said: "Boss, do you have anything to ask me? I will tell you everything I know!"
Ning Jiujiu did not speak at first, but when he reached a deserted place, he asked: "Do you know there is a woman with silver hair and black robes in your city? Have you heard of her origin?"
"Black robe and silver hair? Woman?" Shao Xiaoli was stunned for a moment, with his left arm across his chest, his right thumb against his lips, grinding his teeth, and after thinking hard, he said: "Perhaps such a mutant species has been captured in the city..."
"It's a person." Ning Jiujiu said.
Shao Xiaoli fell into deep thought again and said: "How could it be? I used to have a good position in the royal family. If there is such a big shot, I must have seen it. Boss, how did you know about it?"
Ning didn't answer for a long time and continued to ask: "Then do you know the Star Spirit Palace?"
"Xingling Palace?" Shao Xiaoli was shocked again and said with a bitter face: "I am an incompetent royal native..."
Ning Jiujiu wondered in his heart, could it be that the woman who called herself Xingling Palace was not from the royal family? Or is she a more secretive being
Ning Jiujiu thought of that silver hair.
He had sensed Wei Yuan's sword intent before. Wei Yuan's realm was at the peak of Longevity Realm outside, and it was even more like a ceiling in this Broken Boundary City.
If he could plant the flag in the ice field, then if the silver-haired woman took action, she would surely have been able to set foot in the ice field they talked about.
Who is she? What was last night's episode about
When he was approaching a crowded place, Shao Xiaoli held his head high, walked a little faster and walked in front of Ning Changjiu, pretending that he had a high status in the family.
Ning Jiujiu didn't care and asked: "You have been exploring for seven or eight hundred years on how to get out of this world. Do you have any clues or clues?"
Shao Xiaoli said helplessly: "If you want to go out, there are only two ways, one is to go forward and the other is to go back! But the road behind us is blocked, and only gods can get out of Shiyuan, and no one can enter. So Ah, we can only keep moving forward, overcoming thorns and thorns, and advancing triumphantly until the end. Just like life."
Shao Xiaoli felt that what he said was very good, but his remarks, which he thought were inspiring, failed to arouse any reaction from Ning Jiujiu.
"Keep going forward..." Ning Changjiu nodded gently.
How did Madam Bai get out of here? Did they really come to the same place
Ning thought about this for a long time, looking into the distance, hoping that the road at the end could give him the answer.
They walked around another alley, and in the distance was the palace. Suddenly, the sound of gongs and drums came from the palace. Ning Changjiu stopped and looked around, watching a few people in white clothes carrying a wooden coffin away. go out.
"That's my mother." Shao Xiaoli said.
Ning Jiujiu nodded.
Shao Xiaoli said: "If it weren't for you, I would be the one who would be carried out in seven days."
Ning Changjiu said: "You won't die. At most you will suffer some physical pain. That Su Yanshu will save you."
Shao Xiaoli's eyes widened and her steps slowed down. She looked at Ning Changjiu's back and said with some fear: "You...how do you know everything?"
Ning didn't answer for a long time and just continued to ask: "When can I leave the city?"
Shao Xiaoli came to his senses and immediately replied: "When the next battle to open up the wilderness begins, you can go out with Xingyuan's team!"
"Xingyuan..."
"Well, walking in the abyss means that there are people from the royal family in it."
"When is the next time?"
"In about seven days, right?"
"good."
"That's right!" Shao Xiaoli suddenly said: "If you want to join Xingyuan, you must pass the assessment. Only if we meet the requirements can we join."
"Assessment? Is it difficult?"
"I don't know. There are about twenty royal family descendants, but only one can join Xingyuan. Alas, I feel quite..."
"Sounds pretty simple." Ning Jiujiu interrupted her.
"As expected of the boss!" Shao Xiaoli's eyes lit up and he secretly admired.
Ning Jiujiu walked towards the outside of the city and said, "In these years of your exploration, have you left any books recording these things? I want to take a look."
"Yes!" Shao Xiaoli said: "There is a special library in the royal family, but you can only take out one book at a time, and you have to register your name, which is a bit troublesome."
"Where is the library?" Ning asked for a long time.
Shao Xiaoli pointed him in the general direction.
Ning Jiujiu nodded.
Shao Xiaoli looked at his calm face and felt something was wrong.
Along the way, Shao Xiaoli introduced him to some things about the Broken Boundary City. Ning Jiujiu listened absentmindedly, constantly deducing in his mind the battle that took place in the electric light and flint room last night, and the weirdness and contradictions brought about by the final time prison. The feeling was vivid in his mind, but he couldn't think of a way to solve it.
Time passed in the afternoon, and Ning Changjiu felt a little tired. After having something to eat with Shao Xiaoli, he returned home.
After returning home, Shao Xiaoli's arrogance outside suddenly dropped. As soon as she closed the door, she immediately apologized sincerely to Ning Jiujiu for being rude in front of outsiders, and even rubbed his shoulders and back, and coaxed him softly. He is happy.
There are basically two people at home and outside.
Ning looked at her helplessly for a long time, not knowing what to say.
Seeing that he ignored her, Shao Xiaoli thought he was really angry. She carefully reached out her hand and pinched Ning Jiujiu's clothes like a hamster stretching out its paws, saying: "Boss, I can't help it. There must be a contract between the spirit in the city and its owner, otherwise the king will be angry. If you feel unhappy, it doesn’t matter if you beat me or scold me when you get home."
Ning Jiujiu was too lazy to answer and shook his head gently, hoping that she would be quieter.
But Shao Xiaoli obviously couldn't realize this on her own. She lowered her head, thinking about something, gritted her teeth, rummaged through the box and found a whip, and said timidly: "This?"
I would rather remain indifferent for a long time.
Shao Xiaoli was not discouraged, he found another shackle, held it in both hands, and said pitifully: "How about I take the blame and make meritorious service?"
Ning held his forehead for a long time, feeling a little headache.
Shao Xiaoli began to dismantle the candles in front of the memorial altar at home.
Ning Jiujiu finally couldn't help it, stopped her and said, "What are you talking about?"
Shao Xiaoli was stunned for a moment, thinking he was asking about the origin of these things, and said, "These are all leftovers from the previous use by my mother and the king!"
After she finished speaking, she realized something was wrong.
Ning Jiujiu walked towards his room and said, "I want to be quiet for a while."
Shao Xiaoli brought the cloth for washing clothes and came to Ning Changjiu holding it in both hands.
Ning Jiujiu sighed and said: "No need to kneel down, I'm not angry, I just want to be quiet."
Shao Xiaoli shook his head and explained: "Boss, I just want to wash your clothes."
“…”
In Ning Jiujiu's ears, the unbridled laughter of the Spirit of the Sword Sutra and Lord Xueyu rang. Ning Jiujiu was a little annoyed, but he had no choice but to wait silently until he found a new body for Lord Xueyu, and waited for the Golden Crow to wake up and take the Sword Sutra. The spirit was suppressed, making him hide in the sea of qi and unable to get out.
At that time, my ears may be quieter.
Shao Xiaoli is busy at home and seems to be very good at running the house.
She also changed the bed quilts used by her mother in her house. The simple and elegant colors fit Ning Jiujiu's aesthetics very well.
It was night in a blink of an eye.
Shao Xiaoli knocked on the door and asked, "Boss, are you there?"
"Yes." Ning Jiujiu replied.
Shao Xiaoli said: "Don't run around, Xiaoli, please."
"Okay." Ning Changjiu thought he had just picked up a naughty daughter.
Shao Xiaoli then went to sleep contentedly.
Half an hour later, Ning Jiujiu pushed open the door and walked out. He used the hidden breath technique and quietly came to Shao Xiaoli's room. He wanted to use the Taoist secret method to make her fall into a deep sleep and not wake up that night.
He walked to Shao Xiaoli's bedside.
He frowned slightly.
The weather today was a bit sultry, but she was wrapped tightly in the quilt, her white and slender body curled up inside.
Her hair was messy and scattered. She was clearly asleep, but her thin and curved eyebrows were frowned from time to time, and her eyelids were trembling. Her porcelain white skin looked unhealthy, without the chatter she had during the day. After the entanglement, her sleeping face still looked a bit peaceful and beautiful.
Ning Changjiu pointed at the imaginary painting and drew a talisman in the air.
"no, do not want… "
Before he could place the charm, the girl's voice rang out, but her voice was very soft, like she was talking in sleep.
Ning Jiujiu's fingers paused.
"Don't... don't kill me... spare me, mother... mother..."
"Uh huh... mother..."
"Um... where are you."
"Do not kill me… "
The girl's body was curled up tighter and tighter, her neck was tense and her bones were clear.
"Boss, boss, I..."
Ning sighed for a long time and dropped the talisman without giving her a chance to finish her dream.
The girl calmed down and fell into a deep sleep, but she looked very fragile.
Ning Jiujiu stretched out his hand, touched her neck, felt the cold temperature of her skin, and frowned.
He retracted his hand and tucked her quilt more tightly, feeling it was a little tricky.
Ning Jiujiu leaned down, folded the clothes scattered on the ground neatly, placed them on the head of her bed, and then turned and left.
He left the house and sneaked into the library according to Shao Xiaoli's instructions during the day.
The library in the royal family is not large. Many of the books in it are isolated fragments collected from the world outside the city. There are also many books that are very new and contain records of repeated surveys. These books are placed separately and are easy to distinguish.
Ning Jiujiu opened his sword eyes and began to read these books.
He reads books very quickly, and the only thing that stops him is the difference between it and some words in the outside world.
But after he got used to it, he quickly read hundreds of volumes of records like a whirlwind.
These books roughly record the types of monsters outside, their living habits, and attack methods. There are hundreds of types of monsters recorded in them, with strange shapes, and some are even subversive of people's imagination. The one that impressed Ning Jiujiu the most was A monster named "Chongsui" is said to be the oldest and most mysterious monster they have ever encountered. From five hundred years ago to the present, it has appeared from time to time, but has never been killed, and does not even have a complete appearance. Record.
After reading these for a long time, Ning had a general understanding.
Many of these things can be found in the outside world. The only difference is their naming.
After reading many files for a long time, Ning walked towards the depths of the library.
There were several paintings of monsters hanging in the depths of the library, some with one horn and multiple arms, some with a mouth full of green teeth, and some with countless tentacles. Ning looked at these paintings for a long time and suddenly stopped.
There is a red line on the floor of the library.
On the edge of the red line is a dazzling word "forbidden".
Ning thought for a while, created a little light, then used his reflection on the ground to cast Water Moon in the Mirror, and sneaked in quietly.
What did not disappoint Ning for a long time was that the internal books actually recorded something different, and the contents surprised even him.
In the darkness outside the city, there are still living people...
According to the records in these files, there is a person hiding in a deep valley outside the city, and many of the people who come out of that valley will die within a few years, and no one knows the cause of their death. , their bodies are also extremely complete, with no trace of injury visible.
That place was classified as a forbidden area, so when traveling for inspection, we tried our best to avoid the deep gorge.
But every few years, someone would sneak in there, come back, keep secret, and die shortly afterwards.
They even sent someone to investigate, but after that person came back, like everyone else, he didn't say a word about what happened in the deep gorge.
And that person was classified as a much more dangerous existence than "Chong Sui" and was named "Ye Chu".
"Ye Chu..." Ning repeated his name in a low voice for a long time, writing it down secretly. He vaguely felt that this name was somehow connected with himself.
Finally, he found relevant files about the ice field.
These are the latest things in the past two years. The distance from the imperial city to the ice field is very long. If you walk, it will take at least three days and three nights.
Along the way, at every distance, a fortress will be set up. These fortresses are connected to form beacon towers. Viewed from above, they are like footprints on the vast wasteland, symbolizing the separation of the city from generation to generation. The footprints of people heading towards the outside world.
Now this footprint has stopped outside the ice field.
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When Shao Xiaoli woke up, she rubbed her eyes. She felt rare peace of mind, as if she hadn't slept so peacefully for a long time.
She was always a light sleeper and even wanted to hide in bed for a while.
And she was surprised to find that her body, which was prone to colds, seemed to be much warmer today.
Her sleepy vision gradually became clearer from blur.
She found that her clothes were neatly placed on the small wooden table next to the bed. The clothes were folded impeccably, just like the metal block in front of the imperial city for observing the astronomical phenomena.
Shao Xiaoli's heart suddenly tightened.
She grabbed her clothes and ran outside.
"Boss!"
Shao Xiaoli ran outside the house and saw Ning Changjiu lying in the yard as usual, and then she felt relieved. She said in a soft voice: "Boss, the boss came to my room last night... You even helped me fold the quilt, woo hoo, as expected. Only the boss is the best."
Ning closed his eyes for a long time and said nothing.
Shao Xiaoli put on his clothes and ran behind Ning Changjiu. He asked warmly, "Boss, do you need anything today? Just tell me and I will try my best to satisfy you. Don't think I'm coaxing you. I'm a young lady from the royal family. Very powerful!"
Ning Jiujiu said: "Can you wear some clothes to sleep in the future?"
Shao Xiaoli lowered his head shyly and said: "You... you all..."
Ning long regretted saying this.
And beside his ears, the spirit of the Sword Scripture and Lord Xueyu suddenly exploded.
Mr. Xueyu shouted: "Uncle Ning, can you be kind next time and let me out? I... I will just take a look."
Ning Changjiu flicked the scabbard with his fingers, shocking the Xueyu Lord hidden in the broken sword, causing him to become dizzy.
The Spirit of the Sword Sutra also suddenly said: "No wonder you always close your eyes in the morning, ha, I am not interested in this kind of yellow-haired girl. It's just that you don't want to let me see it, you don't see it yourself, you will hurt the enemy and yourself, and you will be harmed. What good is it, not as good as us..."
Ning Jiujiu interrupted: "Those who are close to black are black. Don't talk to that red-headed chicken from now on."
Shao Xiaoli adjusted the hem of her skirt, thought for a while, and finally told the truth: "I... I always feel like my clothes are going to kill me, so I don't dare to sleep in them."
This was of course impossible, but Ning Jiujiu thought of his physical condition that he had explored last night, and didn't know how to feel relieved.
Shao Xiaoli silently returned to the house and started cooking for him as usual.
It has to be said that Shao Xiaoli's food is much more delicious than Zhao Xianger's.
After dinner, Ning Jiujiu practiced sword practice in the yard for a while.
Shao Xiaoli held her face in her hands and looked at Ning Chang's sword practice from a distance. She was very satisfied. However, after a while, the smile on her face solidified and turned into shock.
"Old... Boss! What are you doing..." Shao Xiaoli said word by word, extremely shocked: "Beiming Divine Sword!"
Ning Jiujiu nodded.
Shao Xiaoli's eyes widened and he said, "It's only been one day, and you have already practiced my special skills to this point! I... I have lived in vain for more than ten years!"
Ning Jiujiu said: "People's talents are different and cannot be generalized."
"..." Shao Xiaoli was not sure whether he was comforting or beating himself up.
Shao Xiaoli wanted to become his disciple immediately, but if he really agreed, how should he call him in the future
Master boss? Old master
It sounds very old.
Obviously the boss is still so young and so full of energy...
Shao Xiaoli was struggling, and suddenly there was a knock on the door. Shao Xiaoli went to open the door nervously.
After opening the door, the girl's heart suddenly rose to her throat.
It was actually a blind date.
The prime minister looked at the little girl and said: "Xingyuan's entrance examination is ready. You must come within three days, otherwise the king will personally hold you accountable."
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(Kui polyphonic characters are pronounced kuí in this book)