Jianchou's soul is broken, and the world is broken too.
She has never thought about opening her world to anyone, and she still hopes to walk around the world like an ordinary person...
Why should she open her heart and allow others to pierce through that hard shell and see her weak past
Why should we open up our own scars and expose the dark and bloody past to others
Who doesn’t have a past
Who doesn’t suffer
In this vast world, everyone suffers.
The flounder is just one of the many creatures in the universe.
What does that matter
We are fellow travelers, and we walk the same path.
Her empty gaze extended to the entire river.
Standing in this long river, a completely different scene was playing out in her mind.
The flounder turned into her who was standing on the shore not long ago, and the person who opened the scar turned into herself.
The shadow of the gigantic flounder could even easily crush her broken world.
But perhaps it was because the village in her world was too simple and too peaceful that the flounder thought of the small fishing village where it once lived.
For some reason, it didn't take action immediately.
Standing in front of the two simple wooden doors, it heard Jianchou's words...
Enter her world
What's so good about her world
The flounder didn't care at all. It just turned into a shadow like a breeze and pushed the wooden door open with a creaky sound.
At the same time, it heard a laugh: "I'm back."
At the same time, a woman dressed like a woman also pushed open the door. She was wearing simple cloth and had a small basket made of bamboo strips on her arm. The basket contained eight furry little geese, who kept poking their heads out of the basket, as if they were curious about everything around them.
Although her clothes are simple, she exudes a sense of tranquility and elegance, and her eyes are full of gentleness and softness.
She has fair skin, which makes her a little different from the other women in this mountain village.
Walk through the door and follow the path in the courtyard to the front of the house.
There was a low stool under the eaves. A handsome and elegant man, with the sleeves of his scholar's robe rolled up, was hammering on a few "wooden frames" in front of him with a small axe in his pampered hands.
There was an open book beside him, and he stopped to flip through it as if he was tired.
Hearing the sound, he looked up, and the moment he saw Jianchou, he stopped, laughed, and quickly threw down the axe and took down her heavy basket: "It's so tiring to carry it yourself, why don't you ask me to do it?"
"I thought you wanted to study at home," Jianchou couldn't persuade him, so he gave him the basket and said, "I just went to Aunt Wu's house at the entrance of the village. She happened to want to sell a few goslings at home, so I bought a few of them, thinking that if I raise them for a month or two, they should be fat. Just in time for you to take the exam..."
Having said this, she looked up and saw the elegant man looking at her intently and tenderly.
At that moment, she blushed and couldn't say the rest of the words for some unknown reason.
Xie Buchen looked at her, sighed, and just put the basket down.
The geese in the basket all rushed out and ran around the yard.
Some of them even ran in front of and behind the flounder, causing it to take a few more glances.
He took her hand and placed it in his broad palm. He looked at the slightly calloused skin on her palm and slowly touched it. "These rough and tiring jobs are not what you should do."
"Aren't you also repairing these tables and chairs now? If others can do it, why can't we do it?"
Jianchou smiled, but with a hint of embarrassment and a little shyness, the look of a newly married girl, yet with a kind of steadiness that came from worldly experience.
"Besides, I don't come from a very high family."
"It is my laziness and my ignorance of the five grains that have caused you to suffer."
He reached out and tidied up a strand of Jianchou's hair that was blown aside by the wind, and put it behind her ear. He glanced back at the book next to the axe and said with a smile, "I have a plan for this county incident. Let's try to get a phoenix crown and bridal robe for my Jianchou as soon as possible, okay?"
She naturally hoped for his best.
Although, there seems to be nothing wrong with living in a small mountain village, that is for her.
Looking up, she fixed her eyes on him and simply nodded, "Okay."
He is a rare talent among men and will not be trapped in this small mountain village forever. Sooner or later, he will ascend to the top and become the one above everyone else.
And she just needed to stand beside him.
They are undoubtedly a happy couple.
Flounder watched, feeling somewhat ironic.
only…
The woman who appeared was broken, and the man who appeared was also broken. From time to time, there would be a crack that passed through the bodies of these people and objects, making the entire picture fragmented.
The couple loved each other and there seemed to be no trouble at all.
The husband changed his name and surname, studied in the county school, and even passed the imperial examination; the wife hid her real name and surname, and just did housework like an ordinary village woman, occasionally flipping through the books piled on the desk to kill time.
Sometimes they would snuggle up to the shabby window to watch the rain, and sometimes they would hold hands and go up the nearby mountain to watch the stars and the moon that night.
From the conversation, we can know that they met a long time ago. The wife was an orphan since childhood and was adopted. She met her husband before he fell into poverty. When he was down and out, she was the only one who stayed with him.
One is willing to accompany, and the other has lofty ambitions.
Everything seemed to be getting better.
The wife had nothing to worry about. She would prepare breakfast for her husband every morning and stay at home alone at noon. She would only enjoy the rare leisure time with her husband when there were no classes in the county school.
At night, she would turn on the lights in the house early and wait for his return.
Scene after scene passed by...
More and more cracks appear in the picture.
Then, suddenly one day, the traveling doctor who came to the village every month came down and took Jianchou's pulse, and found that it was a pregnant pulse.
She was so happy that she could not sit still and kept stroking her belly. She seemed a little surprised and a little at a loss.
After all, it was her first time and she knew nothing.
My husband went to the county school as usual today and has not come back yet.
The wife bought a rattle from the peddler, shook it and giggled.
The sky is overcast and it's going to rain.
She finally calmed down and sat in the house. She picked up the needle and thread in the sewing basket and began to sew up the small tears or loose parts of the clothes on the table.
It can be seen that the woman's needlework is also good.
Her stitches are as fine as Arou's...
The rain came in torrents.
The anxious woman was finally so frightened that she couldn't even sew a stitch. She got up to close the window and then wandered around the door, seeming to be worried about her husband's current situation.
Unexpectedly, my husband came back...
The crack in the picture occupied half of it in an instant.
Everything is unclear.
But flounder saw that his wife's husband had returned, holding a pale green oil-paper umbrella, and the expression on his face seemed a little cold because of being soaked by the rain.
This kind of cold...
The wife was unaware, but the flounder was very clear...
A kind of murderous intent that is still struggling, hesitating, and struggling...
At that moment, it suddenly seemed to understand something.
It is an unknown bystander, clearly witnessing everything that happens.
It was dark under the rain and there were no lights on in the house.
But there was an astonishing sword light, reflecting the huge lightning that suddenly flashed outside the door and window, illuminating the entire room!
It also illuminates the man's suddenly calm eyes—
That is a noticeable change.
In an instant—
The struggle is gone, the hesitation is gone, and the tug of war is gone.
The only thing left in this man's eyes was a hint of murderous intent!
cold!
A sword that penetrates the bones!
Flounder only felt a sword light exploding in front of his eyes, and a flower of blood spreading in front of his eyes. The whole world was filled with sword light and blood.
This world of mind was shattered by the shock of this sword!
This world of the mind, cleansed by this bloom of blood, is covered with a reddish glow!
The sword didn't seem to fall on the woman, but on himself...
So, it was just a moment of thought.
Flounder found that a sword...
Pierced its chest.
It became the woman standing in front of the man, the innocent person pointed at by the sword, and the most desperate and helpless person in the whole story!
"What's this… "
It heard the hoarse and sluggish voice coming from its own mind.
Jianchou replied: "This is my world."
"Your world?"
There was a hint of trance in Flounder's voice.
The man holding the sword, with a calm and elegant face, suddenly trembled.
Then, the smoke dissipated.
The person holding the sword turned out to be the woman from before. She looked at him with a look of pity. Perhaps this look was not for him, but for herself.
Her hand holding the sword was steady, and she slowly pulled the sword out of Flounder's chest.
"It's my world, my killing, my heart and my demons."
My heart, and my demons.
Flounder knew that he was much stronger than her...
Even so, there is only a remnant soul left here.
The sword slowly moved away, leaving behind lines of blood.
"Why did he kill you..."
Why
Jianchou smiled slightly, and her calm face suddenly became infinitely lively, but the movement of her drawing the sword did not show any stagnation or hesitation.
"What you want to ask is also what I want to ask."
“Zheng!”
The moment the sword left, there seemed to be a dragon's roar!
“Boom!”
Suddenly, a thunder flashed outside the window, as if it was going to shatter the whole world!
Flounder slowly lowered his head and looked at the wound on his body, the huge sword hole.
Passing through the chest.
Is this what it feels like when a person is about to die
When the pain reaches its extreme, it becomes numb, and there is no more extra feeling in the heart.
It tried to seduce her with its only remaining eye: "Instead of seeking cause and effect, it is better to kill! If the world has let you down, why don't you let down the world as well?"
Jianchou became impatient, frowned, and a murderous look appeared in his eyes!
The sword that had already been retracted was swung forward again and fell directly on it!
"I can tell good from evil, and I can tell right from wrong. What does it have to do with you?! If you can't tell good from evil, and you can't tell right from wrong, and you kill innocent people, you are a demon!"
"boom!"
Suddenly, countless golden lights exploded from the sword!
One by one, they are like the reincarnation of the Golden Crow!
The extremely bright golden light made people dizzy, but in this splendor, there were pieces of sunspots...
Those were black spots distributed on the sunny side, and suddenly countless evil spirits emerged from them!
Bare fangs and claws!
The pupil of the flounder's only eye left in its socket suddenly dilated...
The golden light is still expanding.
That black spot-like existence is also constantly expanding...
On the waist of Kunwu Mountain.
Fudao Shanren's fingers, which were holding the chicken leg, tightened a little. The Yumu Tomb was still closed, but several people had reappeared around this barrier, headed by Xiahou She, followed by Zhou Chengjiang, Ruhua Gongzi and others.
These have all passed the first test.
However, Yashan Jianchou and Kunwu Qingmei were nowhere to be seen.
The abnormal situation of the Fish Eye Tomb obviously attracted everyone's attention.
Qu Zhengfeng slowly walked to the side of Fudaoshanren, and seemed to be able to see something through this barrier.
Zhenren Hengxu turned around and glanced at him, and Qu Zhengfeng nodded in return.
Fudaoshanren didn't pay any attention to the two people. He just looked at the fish-eye tomb in the fog with a surprised look in his eyes: "What..."
Zhenren Hengxu also looked over and said, "At least we can catch up."
"… "
Where is that problem.
A trace of heartache suddenly appeared in Fudaoshanren's eyes. Why torture himself in such a cruel way? He would rather his girl Jianchou never recall any of the past.
You fucking dead fish that deserves a beating, I'll beat you to death after this!
Fudaoshanren gnashed his teeth in hatred and swallowed the whole chicken leg in his hand in one gulp!
In the fish eye grave.
"Bang!"
The thirty-six golden rings in Qian Que's hands were finally shattered under Gu Qingmei's powerful attack!
Clap, clap, clap.
The fragments of the thirty-six golden rings fell to the ground and also hit Qian Que's body, piercing into the countless bloody holes on his body.
This battle almost consumed all of Qian Que's natural resources and treasures!
It didn’t take long, but the losses were huge!
Gu Qingmei looked at him coldly and chuckled: "The Lun family is very wealthy. How can an ordinary cultivator like you compare with me, Kunwu?"
As a precocious genius of Kunwu, she was loved by countless Kunwu elders, supported by her father, and even the head of the sect had given her many gifts.
How could a self-taught monk fight her head-on on this point
Being able to withstand these ten moves is already a blessing from the good fortune of one’s ancestors.
Qian Que had already made up his mind. He struggled to get up from the ground. His slightly fat body was staggering, and his golden abacus was beaten to the point that only a few beads were left. It was a miserable sight.
Qian Que looked at the people around him with a grim gaze, feeling extremely unwilling!
Colleagues
Is this what is called a peer
Gu Qingmei noticed Qian Que's gaze, and also looked at the others, and simply took a leisurely step forward: "You seem to care a lot about people not helping you. But isn't this the way the world works? Everyone, please take two steps forward, we can't waste any more time."
The meaning of asking someone to take two steps forward is very simple: at this moment, the rest of the people are in various directions in this fish-eye tomb, and once each of them takes two steps forward, it is equivalent to surrounding Qian Que.
Catch the turtle in the jar!
The others had been watching Qian Que being attacked by Gu Qingmei for a long time. It was a one-sided abuse.
This time, after Gu Qingmei spoke, they looked at each other and walked forward.
One step, two steps.
Qian Que suddenly burst into laughter, his voice filled with endless sarcasm: "You are so spineless, do the elders know about this?"
"Hey, we are all rivals, what's the point of talking about morality?"
Zhao Bianzhou laughed grimly.
Qin Lang and Zhou Qingyun looked at each other, then looked at Gu Qingmei, and said, "It has indeed been long enough. Fellow Daoist Qian Que, it is just a competition. You will not lose your life if you lose this one. Please forgive us for not helping you."
"Pooh!"
Qian Que spat out without hesitation.
"I am a villain myself, how could I not know you? Earlier, Fairy Jianchou had the highest cultivation and was leading the charge, walking in front. When there was any movement, didn't you wait until everything was fine before going up to ask if she was okay? But you want to compete? But you want to force me to death!"
Fuck you, you're talking bullshit with your eyes open!
"A villain looks at a villain. I know what's going on. Why should you act like a turtle in front of a tortoise?"
Gu Qingmei's expression suddenly turned ugly: "You are so self-righteous, what do you know!"
"As soon as he entered the Red Killing World, he took advantage of his power to bully others! Kunwu is amazing!"
I haven't even caught my breath yet!
Since he wants to curse today, he might as well curse to his heart’s content!
Qian Que is a bullshit guy. He won't jump around unless he is hit. But when he is hit, he jumps around harder than anyone else. So he really started to fight.
"People say that we fought side by side at Kunwu and Yashan six hundred years ago, but you stabbed me in the back..."
"Ha..." Gu Qingmei laughed contemptuously, "If she hadn't interfered in the killing of Hong Xiaojie, started the killing, and brought a group of irrelevant people, I would have taken the Emperor Jiang Bone Jade long ago! Do you think it will be your turn to stand here? Who is stabbing who in the back by taking my bone jade?"
"Hahaha… "
Qian Que burst into laughter, and the look he gave Gu Qingmei was full of sarcasm and disdain!
"When did the Shahong Small World become yours? Is it your Kunwu's, or your family's? Or your Senior Brother Xie's?! You just got a red plate, and you dare to show off. I dare to say that the bone jade originally belonged to Senior Sister Jianchou! Yours? You don't have the ability to compete with others, and you think they are hindering you! Bah!"
Even a businessman like him wouldn't dare to be so shameless!
Gu Qingmei's face turned pale and blue, looking extremely ugly.
The other few people were also hit in the sore spot by the previous words about lack of money.
Seeing Qian Que talking too much nonsense, Zhao Bianzhou's eyes turned fierce and said, "Fairy Gu, don't fall into the trap. Qian is stalling for time. We should deal with him as soon as possible and get rid of him. Then we can break this damn place together with Fairy Gu! What are you waiting for?"
As he said that, he fiercely raised the iron hook in his hand!
Gu Qingmei glanced at Zhao Bianzhou, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed across her eyes. She raised the ice sword and rushed towards Qian Que at the same time!
Everyone surrounded Qian Que, and at this moment, he had no way to retreat.
How could it be as simple as being eliminated when it comes to what awaits him
Maybe he won't die, but if his cultivation is completely wasted, what's the difference between that and death!
I am not willing to be short of money!
I would never accept this even if I died!
His eyes suddenly turned red, staring at the sword tip that was getting closer and closer, but... he had no power to resist at all!
A happy smile appeared on Gu Qingmei's face.
Zhao Bianzhou over there finally showed some excitement, as if he was going to celebrate Qian Que's departure.
The sword light was cold, and the iron hook bent into a sinister arc!
It’s about to succeed!
"Buzz..."
There seemed to be a huge wave suddenly sweeping through the air.
There was a loud bang, as if something was suddenly awakened!
A huge force suddenly exploded from behind them!
The shadow of a giant axe came crushing down from behind and instantly hit Gu Qingmei and Zhao Bianzhou who were making their moves!
"puff!"
Almost at the same time, both men spat out blood.
Gu Qingmei was horrified: What is this? !
A protective aura rose from her body, and after taking a heavy blow, she suddenly bounced up, dodged to the side, and looked back!
But Zhao Bianzhou, who was not far from her, was not so lucky. His cultivation was not very high to begin with, and after being hit by the axe, his entire back seemed to collapse. Even if the cultivator had spiritual energy to nourish his body, such a terrible injury would take at least three to five years to heal.
He was scared to death and before he could use the iron hook in his hand, blood spurted out all over the ground.
At the moment before he fell to the ground, he tried his best to turn his head away—
It was a golden light that was extremely bright, as dazzling as the sun.
Jianchou, standing in this golden light, had a blurry figure.
The huge ghost axe engraved with evil spirit patterns held in her hand was the source of the light.
The axe, which always looked eerie and ghostly, suddenly burst out with supreme divine light!
Only in this divine light, there is a clean black color that is pure to the extreme!
She stood here holding an axe, like an ancient god.
A pair of eyes, still seemed to be filled with fatigue from the fight with the flounder, still seemed to be stained with the sorrow of endless painful memories, and also seemed to be mixed with a sudden enlightenment and determination...
The clear eyes do not mean that the person knows nothing, but that he has experienced a lot.
Maybe I am not yet knowledgeable enough, but I have already experienced all kinds of pain.
On the ghost axe in her hand, near the ridge, there was a small piece of blood-red rust, which suddenly began to fall off slowly.
The rust fell into the air and disappeared.
One by one, blood-red dots appeared in the place that was previously covered with rust.
That is…
A brand new innate seal belonging to Guifu!
Jianchou held the magic axe in one hand and spread out the other hand to the side. The fish eye that was floating a meter high suddenly dimmed and fell quietly into her hand.
She put her five fingers together and took the fish eye.
The few people who were originally standing at the door and surrounding Qian Que turned around and saw this scene, all felt a chill.
Jianchou is still the same Jianchou.
They couldn't do anything to her just now, but now she stood in front of everyone, still as powerful as ever!
She got the fish eye!
And that one...
Suddenly, the axe radiated golden light...
Zhao Bianzhou couldn't help but tremble.
Jianchou glanced at Gu Qingmei, whose face was as pale as paper, then looked at Qian Que, who was sitting cross-legged in front of the huge door with ferocious teeth, and finally glanced at the other five people...
The moment she opened her eyes and pulled her consciousness back to the foggy day, all the sounds came into her ears.
Colleagues
companion
She took slow steps, one, two, three, and came close to them.
At this moment, no one dared to attack her.
Jianchou lowered his head and looked at Zhao Bianzhou who was seriously injured on the ground. His face was indifferent and he kicked him out without hesitation!
Bang!
A phantom spread out, and the Fantian Seal used three-tenths of its strength to throw Zhao Pianzhou up and smash him on the giant gate!
At the same time, Jianchou stretched out his hand.
“Bang!”
A Heaven-Connecting Seal flew from Zhao Bianzhou's body and landed steadily on Jianchou, automatically hanging on the string of four Heaven-Connecting Seals on her waist, plus one more! Five!
Then she turned around.
One kick!
One more kick!
Bang!
Suddenly, two more monks were kicked away!
One, two!
Seven seals connecting to the Tiantai!
A string of Tiantai seals were hung on her body in just the blink of an eye!
Her speed was so fast that she hardly needed to accumulate energy when she launched each three-point-force Heaven-Flipping Seal. She could take down one enemy with just a lift of her leg!
Until her figure slowly came in front of Zhou Qingyun and Qin Lang.
"It seems that the 'unintentional' exclamation in front of the Black Wind Cave that caused everyone to doubt me was not an unintentional mistake by the two Taoist friends."
Zhou Qingyun's eyes were suddenly filled with fear.
Qin Lang took a step back without leaving a trace, holding the sword at his waist: "Daoyou Jianchou, we... I am also helpless. This is a competition, the strong prey on the weak, and we are not wrong..."
"Yes, you two are right."
Jianchou slightly curled his lips and showed a simple smile.
Zhou Qingyun and Qin Lang were a little surprised. Could it be that after all, they had explored the Black Wind Cave together, so there was still some affection between them and they would not kill each other
But at the moment when they relaxed, at the moment when Jianchou showed a simple smile—
She did the same thing.
Simple axe swing!
The dark and dull ghost axe, the golden light has dissipated, leaving only the blood-red rust and countless residues.
She just used the heavy ghost axe that was a meter tall and smashed it over!
With one axe, Zhou Qingyun and Qin Lang were knocked away!
The hard axe body is not afraid of any attack!
Annihilation!
Flying ashes!
Qin Lang and Zhou Qingyun only felt a darkness before their eyes, and then they disappeared in an instant!
Jianchou stood in place and lightly hooked her fingers. Two Tiantai seals fell between her slender fingers. She casually hung the two seals on her waist. There were nine of them!
As she lifted the axe, she raised her eyebrows slightly: "Yes, but I don't like it."
Okay, now we only have one left.
At this moment, Jianchou was still very grateful for the gate that had blocked their way before.
At least, the people in their group could help her collect ten Tiantai Seals.
Jianchou turned around and looked at the only two remaining "fruits".
Qian Que was simply dumbfounded, looking at Jianchou like he was mad.
Just shoot it away without any reason!
One, two, three...
Nine!
His eyes fell on the string of Tiantai seals hanging on Jianchou's waist, and he couldn't help swallowing. When he saw Jianchou standing in front of him, his heart skipped a beat: It's over, the butcher's knife is finally going to fall on me!
but…
At least it wasn't that bitch Gu Qingmei who killed me, that's good.
Qian Que began to wonder whether he should offer his neck to him. Looking at Jianchou, he was about to say something.
Unexpectedly, Jianchou looked at him while carrying the axe, and then turned his eyes away lightly, as if he was not very interested.
"… Well?"
Qian Que was a little slow to react for a moment.
He couldn't help but look over in surprise.
Jianchou turned around and picked up the axe as if it were a piece of cake.
She took two steps and stood in front of Gu Qingmei, who looked dejected. She smiled very friendly, gentle and softly, "Junior Sister Gu, I am still short of a Tiantai Seal. It's not too much. You still have two, and one more is useless. Why don't you lend me one?"
One more is useless
Still borrowing?!
I’m so short of money that my eyes are about to pop out!
It's like borrowing without returning!
This guy is telling lies with his eyes open, get down on your knees!
Gu Qingmei's face turned completely dark at this moment, and she was shaking with anger!
She stared at Jianchou and couldn't say a word!
Full of hostility, even resentment.
Jianchou narrowed his eyes slightly, and there was no warmth under his beautiful pupils. The smile on his face slowly disappeared, and when he spoke again, there was only a frosty coldness in his voice.
"Will you lend it, or not?"