In that almost blank dead silence, Gong Wei's pupils shrunk to the extreme, only to see Xu Shuang looking at him fixedly:
"Fa Hua Xianzun was the closest to the family of the Ye Jinmen Sword Sect during his lifetime."
"The more similar you are to his likes and dislikes, the higher the chance of being taken away, understand?"
Blood rushed to the limbs and bones in an instant, Gong Wei's tense back muscles loosened, and when he spoke again, apart from being hoarse and ashamed, no one could hear the slightest difference:
"Yes, the disciple understands!"
Xu Shuangce nodded happily, but still didn't let go. Each of his slender fingers contained an unimaginably strong spiritual power, so he squeezed Gong Wei's chin neither lightly nor heavily, and suddenly changed the subject after a while: "Then you know that the person Fahua Xianzun hated the most during his lifetime was Who?"
"Disciple doesn't know."
The corner of Sect Master Xu's mouth twitched slightly, but the smile didn't appear in his eyes at all: "Of course it's me."
Probably no one in the whole world would think that Sect Master Xu and President Gong were not the targets of each other's most hatred for each other. Gong Wei opened his mouth, but said nothing, and closed it again.
Xu Shuangce said, "My teacher seems to have told you that most of the children in Yuchi's family are rebellious and are not worthy of friendship."
Gong Wei said sincerely: "Master said yes."
"Then why are you still secretly making music?"
The use of the word "secret song" here is really weird, Gong Wei said ashamed: "This disciple is temporarily obsessed, please Master to punish."
However, Xu Shuangce asked back, "Punishment?"
Gong Wei's white satin nightgown was loosely draped over her shoulders, revealing her slender neck and chest and abdomen, with only a broken silk sash around her waist that was barely tied into shape. Xu Shuangce's eyes fell on it, and he couldn't see his expression completely in the darkness. After a long time, he let go of the hand that was holding Gong Wei's chin, and without a word, he picked up the placket of the nightgown, and slowly and carefully arranged it for him. .
Gong Wei's tone was terrified: "This disciple really knows what's wrong, please Master..."
"I found that no matter how well you promised in person, once you turned your back, you would continue to do things that made your teacher unhappy."
Xu Shuangce meticulously fastened the broken belt of the nightgown. He leaned over, the two were very close, Gong Wei could even smell the heavy white sandalwood breath coming from the side of his neck, as calm as his tone:
"Therefore, I work hard as a teacher, and there is only one way to deal with you."
"Master—"
Before he finished speaking, Xu Shuangce stood up and said, "Someone!"
These two words were transmitted in secret, and soon footsteps were heard outside the side hall. The two disciples who were on duty at night hurried over, it was Wen Xiuyang and Sheng Bo.
Gong Wei watched Xu Shuangce's sharp chin lift around, and wrote lightly, "Pack up his things and move to the main hall."
Xuanji main hall!
That was Xu Shuangce's own living place!
Gong Wei's expression changed, how dare he disturb the master's daily life before he said a few words, only to hear Sheng Bo blurt out: "But the sect master..."
Immediately afterwards, he was held down by Wen Xiuyang.
The eldest disciple who had been with Xu Shuangce for the longest time and ranked first among the younger generation of Cangyang Sect had a tense expression as he stared at the ground, "Yes."
In the past life, although the director of the palace liked to sneak into Sect Master Xu's dormitory to play, but it was really just for fun. He never thought that one day he would live in and eat and sleep with Sect Master Xu. There was finally a trace of real fear on his face. It's fake: "I implore Master to think twice, how dare this disciple delay Master's cultivation? I think it's still—"
His words were interrupted again, and Xu Shuangce turned around and pulled him from the ground with his hands, his hand was as heavy and powerful as iron, but his words were completely the opposite: "You don't need to be flattered. There will be no more worries about being taken away, isn't it good?"
"But the master's well-being is the disciple's great wish, how dare you disturb the master's daily life with a humble body?"
"If you are really taken away by the Fahua Immortal Venerable, you will not be happy as a teacher."
Gong Wei immediately bowed his head solemnly: "The disciple would rather kill himself and become a benevolent person than let him succeed!"
Xu Shuangce asked coldly, "Since my disciple is so filial, how could my teacher bear to see you die?"
"Return to Sect Master," Wen Xiuyang quickly stepped up and said in a low voice, "It's all set up."
Xu Shuangce's sharp eyes swept towards Gong Wei, and walked out with his hands behind his back: "Let's go."
The road from the dormitory to the palace gate, which was just over ten feet long, became extremely difficult at this moment, as if the human world had no return to hell.
Xiang Xiaoyuan's fellow apprentice and brother, the possibility of revealing the stuffing is very low, and even if the stuffing is exposed, it doesn't matter, but Xu Shuangce is different. Gong Wei knew that as long as he and Xu Shuangce shared food and sleep for more than three days, he would be able to see clearly with his calm eyes, and at that time, even a quick death would be a luxury.
I would rather go to the Eight Prisons of Cangyang than go half a step into the main hall of Xuanji!
Sheng Bo passed by with a pillow and mattress that was taller than others, Gong Wei took a deep breath, made a painful decision, and stumbled when he was wrong.
"-what!"
Sheng Bo was caught off guard and fell on the ground. He knocked down the bench with a slam, and something slammed out of his hand. A dark blue book was swirling against the ground, "Crash!" It slammed into Xu Shuangce's feet.
Time seemed to stand still, and Xu Shuangce looked down.
The five strong characters of "Huangquan Can't Love", as well as the Qing Sect Master Xu and Fahua Xianzun on the cover, are so bright and upright in everyone's eyes.
"… "
Dead silence.
Wen Xiuyang's expression froze, and the eyes of Sheng Bo, who fell to the ground, almost popped out of his eyes.
With a plop, Gong Wei knelt down, grief-stricken:
"Master, spare your life! I don't dare any more!!"
Xu Shuangce's face didn't have any emotional fluctuations. Even if he measured it with a square ruler, he wouldn't see the sculpted eyebrows and thin, indifferent lips shift in the slightest. He just stared at the cover of the book under his feet, before leaning over and picking it up, holding it in his hand, he turned a few pages.
"Master..."
"Where did you get it?"
Gong Wei said sincerely: "I bought it in Linjiang."
"Why buy it?"
"The disciple was obsessed for a while and went astray!"
"Why not throw it away?"
"..." Gong Wei showed a look of shame.
Xu Shuangce nodded and said calmly, "It seems that the plot is exciting, so I don't want to throw it away."
Sheng Bo finally closed his shuddering mouth due to his excessive shock, and desperately winked to signal Gong Wei to kowtow to confess his guilt, but then he saw Xu Shuangce raising his hand and saying, "Come here."
His hand was almost the same as that of a soul-calling flag, and Sheng Bo closed his eyes in a conditioned reflex.
However, in the next moment, the expected picture of bloody corpses floating on the spot did not appear.
Xu Shuangce's hand landed on Gong Wei's head, touched it, and said in a harmonious voice, "The child is young and has heavy schoolwork, so it's not surprising that he is lured by anecdotes from others."
"..." Gong Wei's sentence, "Please don't put me in Hanshan Prison, Master" was stuck in his throat.
"You are too slow to memorize, so you should practice more." Xu Shuangce paused, and put "Huangquan Can't Love" in Gong Wei's hand: "From tomorrow onwards, you will read this book by heart, recite one chapter a day, and each chapter aloud. Memorize it for the teacher to check. Remember to have smooth words, fluent recitation, and understanding, do you understand?"
If it was just dead silence just now, it is now a terrible suffocation like hell.
Everyone's throats seemed to be blocked alive by hot stones. After a long time, Gong Weichang took a deep breath, and then spit it out deeply and slowly, standing still for a moment.
His life's acting skills have reached their peak at this moment.
"Plop!" Gong Wei kneeled down gratefully, holding the book above his head with both hands, and the words were sincere:
"Master is well-intentioned, and the disciple is deeply impressed by his five senses, and he will definitely follow the instructions of the master!!"
Xu Shuangce said lightly, "Go, my disciple."
·
At the same time, Ye Jinmen.
"It's almost time to be ugly, where is the young master?" "Young master!"…
When the voices of the guards came from outside the hall, Yu Chi Rui was sitting cross-legged behind the large desk, reading a book.
When Shijian Zongwei Chi Rui, with the word Changsheng, was only about twenty years old from the outside, and his state had remained at its peak for many years. In terms of appearance, Yuchixiao is quite similar to him, but Jianzong himself has a higher brow bone and a narrower nose bridge, so he always gives the impression of being indifferent and uneasy to deal with.
At this moment, his dark gold light armor has been taken off and placed on the side of the desk, and he is wearing a brown robe with an eagle back and a golden edge.
He was holding the book in one hand and reaching forward with the other, when the door of the hall was pushed open with a bang.
-Snapped!
Yu Chi Rui closed the book in his hand like a lightning bolt, and the cover of the Washing Sword Collection perfectly covered the booklet inside - "The Special Issue of Kaiyuan Miscellaneous News Gossip: The Walking Fortress of the Grand Master's Battle, Jianzong Yuchi Changsheng!" ”—He looked up with no expression, only to see his nephew Yuchi Xiao striding in with the wind.
"Reporting to the Sword Sect," Yuchixiao bowed his body and said solemnly, "This disciple has important tasks at his disposal and needs to leave immediately, so I'm here to say goodbye!"
"… "
Three question marks appeared neatly above Yu Chi Rui's head. After a while, he withdrew the hand that was reaching out to the plate of melon seeds without saying a word, and hummed calmly.
Yu Chixiao turned around and left.
"Don't die." Just as he stepped over the threshold of the hall, a sentence suddenly came from behind him.
Yuchixiao turned his head helplessly: "Why did you remind me every time I went out, uncle?"
Jianzong didn't lift his head, he waved his right hand, indicating that he could leave.
The heavy and tall hall door closed again with a bang, Yu Chi Rui's hand turning over the book stopped, and after a long time he said in a low voice:
"Because people die easily."
—Twenty years ago, the Daishan Xianmeng League, the river outside the Punishment Palace gurgled over the moss rock, and the familiar figure on the rock turned its back to the light, fishing cross-legged, but the laughing voice scared the little fish away: "By the way, Changsheng, I slipped to Cangyang Mountain to find Xu Shuangce last night, but guess what? The surnamed Xu actually issued a decree saying that Hua Xianzun and dogs are not allowed to go up the mountain, and they are really mad at me!"
The young Jianzong hung his fishing rod and said calmly, "Impossible."
Gong Wei said: "Why is it impossible?"
"The dog did nothing wrong."
"Yuchi Changsheng!"
Yu Chi Rui shrank his head to avoid the hook, and said, "You dog will one day be killed by Xu."
"Nonsense, I can't even die if he dies, believe it or not, I might not lose to him in a real fight?"
"You can't lose. You're killed at most."
"Yuchi Changsheng!!"
…
"Are you all right?" Sixteen years ago, under the Ascension Stage, the majestic Punishment Palace was hidden in the boundless sea of clouds, Yu Chi Rui finally couldn't help but turned his head and asked, "Where's your sword?"
The ceremony was about to begin. Gong Wei, who was beside him, was dressed in a grand dress like him, a robe embroidered with gold maple leaves and wide sleeves, and two small golden coins were embroidered on his waistband. I don't know if it was because of the tight girdle, but his whole person looked a little unnaturally tight, his side cheeks were as pale as ice and snow, but his eyes were dark, staring straight at Shengxiantai in the high mountain stream.
"Miyagi?"
"...It's alright." Gong Wei suddenly looked away as if waking up from a dream, "It's alright."
Yu Chi Rui narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction of his line of sight, only to see a figure standing against the wind on the high platform in the distance. It was Xu Shuangce, who was in charge of the event of the Immortal Alliance.
"Didn't you two have a truce recently?" he asked suspiciously.
There was no answer to this sentence for a long time, but when Yuchi Rui turned his head, he saw Gong Wei clasping his cuff tightly with one hand, as if something was hidden in the sleeve, and the back of his hand even burst out with blue veins.
A trace of unease suddenly appeared from nowhere, Yu Chi Rui lowered his voice: "Gong Zhengyu!"
Gong Wei suddenly asked: "Do you believe it, some people in this world are born to accomplish a certain thing?"
"What's the meaning?"
"… "
Gong Wei opened his mouth under his stare, but said nothing, and suddenly smiled hastily: "Do you think I will die?"
The word "death" appeared hundreds of times when they were sarcastic with each other, but only this time, Yu Chi Rui's eyelids jumped for no reason: "Gong Zhengyu, you..."
"Just kidding," Gong Wei interrupted him suddenly.
After a while, he smiled again, although it seemed that the corners of his pale lips were barely raised, and he took a deep breath: "...just a joke."
"It's time—"
"Please, Immortal Fahua—"
Yuchi Rui watched Gong Wei pass by and walked towards the beautiful and vast high platform surrounded by clouds and mountains. The crimson robes that were raised in the wind gradually disappeared into the depths of the cold wind, leaving no traces, just like many Years ago, he appeared in this world for the first time for no reason. Then everything is like a swirling nightmare, details and images are gradually blurred, exaggerated and even grotesque in countless repetitions, and finally cut off by a scream from far and near:
"Report to Sword Sect! The stage has changed!"
"The director of the palace has passed away!!—"
The sharp end sound like a heavy hammer slammed down, smashing the deep winter of Taiyi's twenty-eighth year, the situation of the World Immortal Alliance, and even the cognition of many young monks on the question of immortality.
That is to say, since then, many people have realized that even if they can cultivate enough to call the wind and call the rain, move the stars, and even reach the sky with their hands and eyes, they will eventually die.
Good or bad, the road is impermanent.
Life and death and parting are only a moment.
·
The Golden Gate Hall was so silent that you could hear a needle falling to the ground. After a long time, Yu Chi Rui stood up and just reached out to the "Rakshasa Pagoda" sword, when suddenly in mid-air—Om!
A message token on the table suddenly flew up automatically, bursting into a crisscrossing thousands of miles of visible formations. A man with a dark blue cloth shirt and a gold hook hung around his waist stood among them. The bronze sword hilt was engraved with three quaint seal scripts of Dingshanhai. The word turned out to be Ying Kai.
What's the matter in the middle of the night
Yu Chi Rui didn't say "Why?" before he could say, Ying Kai slammed his sword to support his body, panting, "The Thousand Degrees Mirror Realm is not damaged."
Yuchi Rui frowned, "What do you mean?"
Immediately afterwards, he saw Ying Kai hold up an object in his left hand, half the size of a palm, densely engraved with strange inscriptions, it was the bronze lens that Xu Shuangce forcibly took out from the heart of the ghost repair when he was in Linjiang Capital!
"I went back to the Immortal Alliance to open the Forbidden Mirror Palace, and none of the thousand-sided illusion mirrors were broken, which proves that this lens did not come from the thousand-degree mirror world."
"..." Yu Chi Rui blinked inexplicably, then pointed to the lens in his hand: "It looks the same."
Ying Kai seemed to be very tired and breathed heavily: "I know, by comparing the inscriptions, I even found the mirror to which this fragment should belong, but it is intact, so I can only think of a replica as an explanation. . But the world of the thousand-degree mirror itself is an ancient artifact, and it is absolutely impossible to be copied by anyone—"
Boom! Boom!
Boom! !
There was a sudden sound from the opposite side, which was getting louder and louder from far to near, interrupting his words.
Yuchi Rui asked suspiciously, "What are you doing?"
Ying Kai turned his head hastily, but he couldn't see what was behind him through the visualization array. He could only vaguely tell that the environment around him was extremely dark, and the ground began to shake gradually due to the vibration.
"...Xu Shuangce said that the ghost repair in Linjiang City is related to Gong Wei, but I don't believe it. I want to come down and verify this for myself." Ying Kai's Adam's apple moved up and down, he should have swallowed his saliva: "But tonight is probably going to be an eight-character walk. Bad luck."
Yu Chi Rui raised his sword: "Where are you?"
Boom!
Boom! !
The ground shook violently, and Ying Kai turned around and pressed his right hand on the hilt of the sword. He turned around and said, "If there is still no news from me after twelve hours, according to the decree of the Immortal Alliance, it is said that the Cangyang Sect Master will take the responsibility of the Alliance on his behalf. Zong's help from the side."
Yu Chi Rui shouted, "Ying Kai!"
Before he finished speaking, Ying Kai waved decisively, and the Xianxing Formation dispersed in response—
Yu Chi Rui's figure turned into thousands of light spots together with the magic circle, and then quickly disappeared. In the underground palace, the darkness where he could not see his fingers was restored, and Ying Kai could only hear his own breathing, which became the only airflow in the corpse odor that was so thick that it couldn't be dissolved.
Boom!
Like countless heavy objects hitting the ground at the same time, it's getting close.
Boom! !
closer.
thump—
The ground shook violently, and then returned to a dead silence.
"...Junior Ying Chenyuan, it's unfortunate to disturb the seniors." Ying Kai squeezed his pupils and said softly, "Offend you."
The next moment, the mountains and seas were unsheathed, and the sword light exploded, instantly illuminating countless pairs of turbid and corrupt eyes around them—
In the dark, a blue and white face was approaching Ying Kai's side, all of them staring at him, their knees stiff and unable to bend, and they looked around densely.
It turned out to be countless corpses rising from the coffin.