Not knowing whether it was intentional or not, Li Fulin's gaze went up.
Knowing that the attic cannot be seen from downstairs, Mo Chen felt that the master probably saw him. Even if you didn't see it, you might have guessed that he was here.
Master came here for them, and it was definitely not for Chen Jingzhi to rush from Beifu City to Tianjian City in such a short period of time.
Disciples who betray the sect must be punished, of course, but that will never be the top priority of the master.
Perhaps because of past experience, what Master values most is always the living.
It's a pity that Xiaodong is unconscious now, if he sees Master coming, he will be happier.
Mo Chen could sense that Xiaodong didn't have many relatives since he was a child, only one uncle depended on him for life. He also doesn't have a home, and has been living a life of ups and downs, so he is more sensitive than others, and he is more eager for family affection. Since the high fever in Huiliu Mountain, he seemed to have opened up his heart knot, and regarded his master and his brothers as relatives. Perhaps in Xiaodong's heart, Master is just like his father
But as soon as he turned his head, Mo Chen noticed Xiaodong's strangeness.
Xiaodong's whole body was cold and stiff just now, after Mo Chen fed him the elixir, his condition improved. But it was the short time he spent watching downstairs, Xiaodong's appearance was obviously wrong.
His face was pale, and his fingers tightly gripped the wooden couch under him. The wooden couch, which was more solid than iron and stone, was scratched deeply, and the wood powder fell down.
Mo Chen was taken aback, he almost half-forced to grab Xiaodong's two hands, and held them firmly in his own hands.
"Xiaodong, Xiaodong?"
Xiaodong was still deep in a coma and didn't wake up, but something must have happened to make him suffer so much in the coma.
There must be something wrong.
must.
Mo Chen's thoughts changed sharply.
Just now Xiaodong's situation was fairly stable, but after someone came in downstairs, his situation suddenly changed.
wrong!
That Elder Ma and Mrs. Yan had already torn their faces when they came last time, but now they still bring people to visit as if nothing happened, which is abnormal in itself. Li Fulin came here at this time, anyone would guess his real purpose of coming, let him come to meet Madam Yan, he must have other plans.
Mo Chen didn't care much, he hugged Xiaodong by the waist, and jumped directly from the open window of the attic.
After Elder Ma came in and sat down, he unconsciously stretched out his hand and pressed the things in his arms through his robe.
Although Mrs. Yan was upstairs and didn't know what happened to Xiaodong, she instinctively sensed that Elder Ma came with bad intentions. This man is ruthless and narrow-minded. I have fallen out with him without leaving any room, and now he will come to the door again, there must be other plans.
Elder Ma introduced them with a smile: "This is Master Li, the head of Huiliu Mountain. He used to be a disciple of the Danyang Immortal Sect. He was nicknamed Chen Guangjian. This is the wife of the former city lord of our Tianjian City, Mrs. Yan."
Before that, Li Fulin also knew that the lord of Tianjian City had passed away, and the plain and indifferent lady in front of him was a widow.
He only said half a sentence of greetings, only to hear the exclamation outside and suddenly remembered that a sword shadow was as fast as a flash of light, attacking Elder Ma.
Elder Ma turned his head suddenly and saw a meteor-like sword light from far to near, his eyes were suddenly covered by this sword light, he couldn't see anything in the whiteness, he could only dodge by instinct.
Not all the elders in Tianjian City are good at martial arts and swordsmanship, but Elder Ma is a rare person with excellent kung fu, and his skill of more than a hundred years is not in vain. Even though he didn't have time to resist this sword, but the choice of avoiding its edge was not wrong.
But he forgot about Li Fulin who was close at hand.
Just as Elder Ma was dodging sideways and trying to draw his sword with the other hand, someone bumped his right arm suddenly.
The force of this collision is not great, but the position is wonderful to the peak. Elder Ma's figure flickered, most of his right arm was so weak that he didn't listen to him, and he couldn't even lift it up. The sword he had just pulled out two minutes ago was put back into the scabbard because of the force of the impact.
He could never pull out this sword again.
As soon as his neck was cold, Elder Ma was there immediately, not daring to move.
Mo Chen's sword was too fast, the sword energy had already cut Elder Ma's flesh, he only felt cold, and it took a long time before he felt the pain.
Mo Chen was not alone, there was still Xiaodong who was motionless on his back.
It was obvious that Mo Chen's sword was astonishing, but as soon as he stood still, the eyes of several people in the hall were all focused on Xiaodong.
Li Fulin, Mrs. Yan, and even Elder Ma couldn't care about the sharp knife on his neck that could kill him at any time, and fixed his eyes on the young man on this man's back!
That's right, this boy should be the real young master of Tianjian City!
Elder Ma can make a judgment based on his current unconscious state without looking at his age, judging his appearance, bloodline and other details.
Because only the real young master, the real blood of the Xie family, will be affected by the sacrifice in his arms. Was it true that all the previous city lords were willing to sacrifice their bodies and die in the city? Don't talk about it, ants know how to steal their lives, and people only have one life. How could everyone be so stupid that why "family" and "righteousness" sacrificed themselves
However, due to the faster and faster change of the city lord's line, the power is gradually in the hands of a group of elder families. In order to maintain the continued existence of Tianjian Castle, human sacrifices have been carried out unswervingly. Even if any city lord is not reconciled to the fate of being sacrificed like this, he will eventually die.
Therein lies the reason for the sacrifice. Where this sacrifice first came from, it has been too long to tell, but it is certain that this sacrifice can absorb the blood and spirit of Xie's family. It is precisely because of this usefulness that it was regarded as a sacrifice by several elders.
The kid who pretended to be the young master before had also been close to the sacrifice—of course it was a human temptation, but he was safe and sound from beginning to end, alive and kicking.
This time I missed the bottom.
But the elders are not monolithic, and the final result of this matter is that some people are kept in the dark, and some people tacitly know it. Although this young master is a fake, the token he brought is real. The appearance of the young master will be of great benefit to stabilizing the hearts of the people in the city. Chen Jingzhi was able to stay so smoothly for nearly a year, not because everyone in Tianjian City was an idiot.
Sure enough! Mrs. Yan really hid the child in her residence, if it wasn't for the closure of the city by mistake yesterday, maybe she really let him escape again. It can be said that Mrs. Yan did this thing once and twice. When the city lord died, this woman didn't cry for her husband first like ordinary women, or Liushen Wuzhu would follow her, and took advantage of the chaos to send the child away. Although it was said that she was robbed in the chaos, everyone suspected that she did it herself, but they couldn't catch her feet. Out of various scruples, they could only put her in front of her.
"What happened to Xiaodong?"
Li Fulin did not expect that the big apprentice and the young apprentice would appear in front of him so suddenly. Mo Chen didn't have time to explain, he just pressed his sword forward: "What are you carrying?"
When he asked this question, Mrs. Yan already understood before Li Fulin could react.
The seemingly weak and slender Mrs. Yan suddenly burst into a palpitating aura at this moment. Even Li Fulin didn't see how she drew out a pair of daggers, and the sleeves fluttered. All of them were stabbed on Elder Ma's body.
One is the heart and the other is the dantian. The two daggers are extremely sharp, and Mrs. Yan stabbed deeply. Elder Ma's eyes widened, he fell forward, and hit his throat on Mo Chen's sword.
His eyes were wide open until he died, and his expression was full of horror.
Probably, Elder Ma never thought that Mrs. Yan would have such a cultivation level.
Everyone in Tianjian City was deceived by her... Everyone thought that she was a helpless orphan brought by the city lord from outside, and she had no qualifications for cultivating Taoism at all. Who would have thought that she would...
He actually died under her sword.
Madam Yan drew out her two swords and cut open the skirt of his clothes. A small lead gray awl with a strange shape fell from Elder Ma's arms and fell to the ground with a jingle.
Li Fulin really didn't think that Mrs. Yan would kill as soon as she said she wanted to, without any warning in advance.
But now his attention has been attracted by the awl on the ground.
"What's this?"
"This is..." Madam Yan's lips roared straightly: "This is the nail of fate... It is specially used to crucify the successive city masters of Tianjian City. This thing should be a set, and I know there are at least five. It won't die immediately, this thing is like a maggot that burrows into the body desperately, sucking away people's true energy, flesh and soul... "
Li Fulin looked at this small and inconspicuous nail cone, and felt a chill in his heart.
In this way, this thing was also the weapon that killed Mrs. Yan's husband.
Elder Ma came with this, and Xiaodong was influenced by it to become the present life-death appearance.
"Then how is Xiaodong doing now?"
Madam Yan raised her head, her face was gloomy and terrifying: "It won't be like this for a single nail... the other nails must be nearby."
The expressions of Li Fulin and Mo Chen also changed.
That means... that means they're besieged.
Mo Chen put Xiaodong down, pulled out his set of gold needles, and pierced various acupoints on his body.
Li Fulin's attainment in this matter is no longer as good as his apprentice, but he can still see Mo Chen's tricks.
This is the method of fixing the soul.
If those life nails could really absorb Xiaodong's true energy and even his soul, then Mo Chen's method could at least delay it for a while.
The problem now is, they have to get out of this damn place.
This gorgeous Tianjian City, which has always been suspended in the clouds, has now become a huge cage for them to hang people's flesh and blood. There must have been a lot of nets outside, to intercept and kill them, to swallow Xiaodong's life.
Xiaodong let out an indistinct moan from his throat, he seemed to want to say something, but the others didn't hear clearly. (to be continued)