The sound of footsteps came from behind, and the disciples under the Leshengmen rushed there in a hurry. The leader was Meng Yunfei, who came from halfway up the mountain with his sword, and said, "Master!"
In folklore, Liu Xuzhi is a rare scholar who is weak, delicate and beautiful, probably because he loves elegance and hates the use of force. His favorite thing in his life is to shed tears at the poems and funeral flowers of the moon. syncope. Later, because he couldn't bear to see all the fragrances wither, he burned his spiritual power all year round, forcing the whole mountain to be like spring in all seasons, and named it Yanchuntai - Penglai Spring Banquet Ju Wenxing, and the main hall was named "Penglai", "Wenxing" Naturally, it refers to himself, who is perfect and inexhaustible in everything from piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and hops. But now it seems that Wen Xing may also include the folk storytellers and theatrical troupes who were invited to the banquet at Chuntai.
The Penglai Immortal Land is now half-collapsed, and Xu Shuangce stepped into the hall with the other foot, and his calm voice contained a trace of terrifying spiritual power: "Come out."
As soon as the voice fell, the bead curtain of the inner hall was lifted by a hand with a blue robe sleeve.
A man of nine feet in length, shaped like a clock, with a black face and no beard, slowly walked out of the inner hall, with a green gauze robe fluttering like a fairy, and a smile as elegant as a spring breeze. If it wasn't for the fact that the feet had not had time to put on shoes, it would have been impossible to see that it was the same person who fled barefoot just now:
"I don't know that the old man came from afar, and I have lost a distant welcome. Forgiveness and forgiveness! Yunfei, why don't you order someone to watch tea for Sect Master Xu?"
"… "
There was an embarrassing silence inside and outside the hall. For a long time, Meng Yunfei covered his face with one hand and waved his other hand behind him. The disciples finally hurriedly withdrew as if they were being forgiven.
There were only the four of them left inside and outside the hall. Xu Shuangce did not look at Meng Yunfei, but said to Liu Xuzhi flatly, "Ying Kai has already told you. Pack up and go."
Liu Xuzhi's face was really confused: "Brother Xu, what did you mean, what did the leader say?" Then, without waiting for Xu Shuangce to answer, he looked around in amazement, as if he had just discovered that half of the dormitory had collapsed: "What's going on here? The poor house has been in disrepair for a long time, how can I treat the distinguished guests!"
Then he twitched his sleeves.
A gust of breeze went in all directions, and I saw the torn gates flying back to their original positions, the beams that were on the verge of breaking were restored, and the bricks and stones all roared back to the cracked walls and half-collapsed stone pillars, and all the dust was swept away.
The entire Penglai Hall was completely renewed, and the overturned incense burner lit up with green smoke.
The "weak scholar" Liu Xuzhi's black face was full of smiles, and he happily recited: "The mountains are not high, there are immortals, and there are spirits; this is a shabby house, but I am Dexin!"
Gong Wei thought to himself that the banning of the Dongting tune that described Le Sheng's "face like a dawn moon and color like a spring flower" was probably the last trace of self-knowledge that Liu Xuzhi had in his life.
"This is Sect Master Xu's new love... little disciple?" Liu Xuzhi stumbled, but it did not affect his joyful expression, and he took off a string of white jade beads from his sleeve and went to Gong Wei's wrist Wearing it, he even bent over to touch the top of his head: "Brother Xu has no distinction, and the master is also very handsome. It's amazing! Look at these cute ears..."
ear
Before Gong Wei could react, Xu Shuangce by his side suddenly stretched out his hand and stopped Liu Xuzhi's big palm that could cover the top of his head, and then put the string of white jade beads that could be worn along Gong Wei's arm all the way to his shoulder He stepped back and said coldly, "Liu Xuzhi."
This is the second time he has addressed Le Sheng with a hyphenated surname since he went up the mountain, and Liu Xuzhi immediately woke up.
"Master Yan's apprentice, very good, very good!" Liu Xuzhi immediately stopped and stood up, his loving look remained unchanged: "Yunfei, didn't you specially prepare a banquet and snacks to entertain friends? Quickly lead the little son to play. Bar."
Banquet snacks.
Gong Wei's eyes went black again when he heard these four words, and without waiting for Meng Yunfei to step forward, he immediately leaned over to Xu Shuangce's side, bowed his body and said solemnly:
"The disciple takes it as his duty to serve the master, how can he slip away and be lazy at will? Senior Meng's good intentions are enough!"
Meng Yunfei stretched out his hand to pull him and immediately froze in midair: "... ah?"
"As long as you stay by your master's side all the time, the disciple will be satisfied, Senior Meng forgive me!"
Gong Wei leaned tightly against Sect Master Xu beside him, feeling no different from taking the initiative to be next to a volcano that might erupt at any time.
Although he was extremely anxious, he knew that he must not look up at Sect Master Xu's expression at this moment. After a while, he felt Xu Shuang instigated a move, and finally let go of his wrist, which he had been clenching all the way, and then lightly patted the top of his head twice, with a rare gentle tone:
"You're tired too, don't always guard me, just go and play."
Is Xu Shuangce so reasonable
Is he being flattered
Gong Wei seemed to have opened up a new world, and he was not sure for a while, he hesitated: "How can the disciple leave the master..."
Xu Shuangce's gloomy mood just now disappeared. He glanced at Meng Yunfei, and there seemed to be a calm pride in his eyes, then turned back and said to Gong Wei in a gentle manner: "I have a discussion with Le Sheng for my teacher, and I will pick you up later. Go ahead."
Gong Wei took a half step back, full of disbelief in his heart, and stepped out of the hall with three steps and three turns. Just before the door was closed, he saw Xu Shuangce looking at him with his hands in his robe sleeves, his eyes were calm and focused.
There was a strange feeling in Gong Wei's heart, and he felt that Xu Shuangce's pupils must be full of his shadow at this moment.
But then Meng Yunfei closed the temple door.
"To the young master..."
Gong Wei forcibly dispelled the vague discomfort in his heart, realizing that he had more important things to do.
He grabbed Meng Yunfei's sleeve and rushed down the forty-ninth sapphire steps, until he made sure that Xu Shuangce in the Penglai Hall could not hear, then stopped and said sternly, "Senior Meng."
Meng Yunfei is a serious person, he never teases anyone, and his handsome face blushed embarrassedly: "The banquet is ready, I still remember that you like drunk chicken the most—"
"What am I in your eyes?" Gong Wei interrupted him mercilessly.
Meng Yunfei suddenly fell into a suspicious silence.
"Senior Meng?"
"… "
Seeing that Meng Yunfei looked away, his face turned even redder, he stretched out his hand and took out a mercury mirror by using the magic formula to retrieve objects from the air, and then cast a spell to break the blindness, and handed it over to him without a word to show him to see for himself.
The next moment Gong Wei finally understood why the cook in the inn felt sorry for him being caught by the Taoist priest, and why Liu Xuzhi praised his ears as cute - because they were really cute.
In the mirror, he has two pointed furry ears and a big fluffy red tail behind him.
Xu Shuangce turned him into a young fox demon who had just learned to transform.
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"My old friend came from afar, and my heart is overjoyed. The humble house is full of brilliance! Come to Brother Xu, try the century-old golden brewed apricot flower wine I specially prepared for you, and then try this Mingqian Yinzhen pear flower tea..."
Xu Shuangce lifted his robe and sat down, and one sentence froze Liu Xuzhi, who was attentively serving tea and water in the hall: "Ying Kai said that Fuxiqin can detect invisible obstacles in the ground, and let you go with me to Tianmenguan."
"..." Liu Xuzhi froze for a long time, and finally couldn't laugh: "Brother Xu, I live in Banquet Spring Terrace all my life, and the thing I hate the most is going out."
Xu Shuangce stared at him without saying a word.
"I haven't been out of the house for over a decade."
Xu Shuangce didn't even change his posture.
Dang! The wine jar in Liu Xuzhi's hand fell on the table, and his whole person also fell into the chair like a weak Liu Fufeng, and Hualimu suddenly made a loud squeak that was overwhelmed.
"Brother Xu, I really don't want to go out!" Liu Xuzhi stretched out his hand in tears, mournfully trying to pull Xu Shuangce's sleeve: "Tianmenguan is close to the extreme northern glaciers, with wind and snow all year round, it is far away and difficult. The line is still moving from time to time, I really don’t want to leave the Yanchun Terrace! Brother Xu, please do it well, you…”
Before his hand touched the sleeve of Sect Master Cangyang's robe, he saw Xu Shuangce's two fingers clasped together and dangling in the air, and the invisible energy pinned Liu Xuzhi there, and his fingertips could not be reached for half a minute.
Xu Shuangce frowned slightly, approached a little condescendingly, and asked, "The gate of heaven is always moving?"
Liu Xuzhi said pitifully: "Yes."
Earthquakes from time to time indicate that there is something deep in the ground, but this alone does not explain much. The places where the underground demonic energy is surging or the place where the demon spring is hidden will also frequently vibrate.
The light in Xu Shuangce's eyes was obscure and uncertain, and he asked after a while, "Ying the leader of the alliance told you about the opening, right?"
Liu Xuzhi broke free with great difficulty, and hurriedly sat up and took back the well-maintained palm fans, daring not to touch Sect Master Cangyang's half of his shirt again: "Yes, according to the sect master, there may be a world-annihilation buried deep in the ground. soldier."
Xu Shuangce asked, "Has there been any similar legends around Tianmen Pass?"
Most of the folklore are groundless, often hiding secret facts that were not known many years ago. It is only in the process of spreading that it becomes more and more exaggerated and grotesque, which conceals the clues of the truth.
Great masters of the Xuanmen like Xu Shuangce and Ying Kai, whose mana shifts from star to war, retreats without knowing the sun and the moon, and are separated from the world by a long distance, with the exception of Liu Xuzhi - Le Shengxing likes to collect all kinds of ancient folk books, He also sent his disciples to go down the mountain to inquire about strange stories, and then returned to Yanchuntai to bind them into books, so he can be regarded as a master of all kinds of legends and stories.
"If it is a soldier who destroys the world, it is really unheard of. I am sure that I have never heard of similar things in the world." Liu Xuzhi thought for a while and said: "But Tianmenguan may be because it is too remote, there is indeed a local The legends and stories are different from the widely circulated sayings in our Central Plains.”
Xu Shuangce stared at him: "What?"
"The ghost prince welcomes you."
Again, the ghost prince welcomes his relatives.
The surrounding air seemed to be gradually condensing, Xu Shuangce sat back and said calmly, "Why?"
Liu Xuzhi said: "The story of the ghost prince is known even to the child Kaimeng. It is nothing more than that he stirred up a war in the world and was quelled by the gods of the East. Guiyuan had to make peace and marry the female fairy who was just a soldier Xie Feisheng. But Tianmen According to the rumors circulating in the Guan area, it was not only the Prince Gui, but also the other one, the God of the North Gate, who caused the war."
"God Beiyuan," Xu Shuangce repeated in a low voice as if he was talking to himself.
"The original duty of this Lord Kitagaki was to guard the order of the mortal world and avoid massacres and wars. However, he was very ruthless, and felt that mortals were dirty and small like pigs, dogs and ants. In order to punish mortals for all kinds of crimes, he He simply wanted to slaughter all his followers. The idea of this god and the ghost prince hit it off, so the two teamed up to bring a huge disaster to the world, causing thousands of miles of red soil, countless scorched bones, and countless cities were shrouded in flames of war. ."
In the illusion, the torn apart earth, the burning capital, and the countless people who were crushed into flesh and mud, all reappeared in front of us.
Xu Shuangce's fingers squeezed the armrest of the seat slightly, and after a long time he asked in a low voice, "Is this huge disaster a giant of institutions?"
Liu Xuzhi said: "I don't know. But it is said that the god of the Middle East made a bet with him in order to stop the god of Beiyuan: If someone in the mortal world can add a knife and axe to his body, he will not fall, and his corpse will not die. The highest and unattainable peak in the world and the darkest underground of Huangquan, then the disaster can be broken, and at the same time, the catastrophe must be brought down, so that this person can ascend to replace the god on the northern wall."
- What kind of person can be stabbed with a knife and axe without falling down, and smashed into thousands of pieces without dying
Before his death, he made himself a fighting puppet, and his limbs were cut off, but he could still stand up by the soldier's silk.
Only the great master who fought to the death to the end met the conditions of the two gods' bet, so the giant of the agency was buried forever in the ground. This mortal survived the catastrophe to replace him!
There was silence in the hall for a moment, and then Xu Shuangce asked hoarsely, "...Where did the replaced god go?"
"It is said that the ghost prince returned to the depths of Huangquan, and the evil spirit of the god of Beiyuan was sealed in the ground by the god of the east." Liu Xuzhi poured himself a cup of tea and said: "That's why the gate of heaven moves from time to time, It's all because of that God's resentment and evil thoughts that have been going on for thousands of years, and they have to do things every once in a while."
"What about his other parts other than the evil spirits?"
"what?"
Liu Xuyi raised his head and saw Xu Shuangce staring at him: "This god is not always full of evil thoughts, doesn't he have the slightest goodness, the slightest place to be appreciated by others?"
These words were very different from Sect Master Xu's usual indifferent tone, and it even sounded a little rushed, almost as if he was making a self-justification. Liu Xuzhi couldn't help but wonder: "Why is Brother Xu so interested in the Northern God?"
Xu Shuangce turned his eyes away and said lightly, "Just curious."
Liu Xuzhi shook his head and said with a smile: "Since this Beiyuan God can do such a ruthless thing, even if there is still a good side in the soul, I am afraid that it is too little to be ignored. Maybe that part of the soul has been reincarnated and reincarnated as a Mortal, right—Brother Xu, what’s the matter with you?”
If you look closely, Xu Shuangce's face seems to be even whiter than usual, which makes his eyes darker.
Liu Xuzhi felt bad: "Brother Xu, you..."
"Nothing," Xu Shuangce said suddenly.
He closed his eyes, let out a long breath after a while, and said in a low voice: "So that... that God Beiyuan is so cruel and murderous, even if he is reincarnated as a mortal, he is afraid that he will have a serious obstacle to killing."
Liu Xuzhi didn't understand the origin of these words at all, so he made a haha: "Yeah, it should be reincarnated several times over the years. But this killing obstacle will not be spent for several lifetimes, I'm afraid it can't be eliminated!"
Xu Shuangce turned a deaf ear and didn't know what he was thinking. After a while, he seemed to suddenly ask: "There is one more thing. Did the legend ever mention a person in the mirror?"
"Man in the Mirror?"
"When the Ghost Crown Princess ascended, she was already slashed and smashed into thousands of pieces. Did the legend ever mention how he survived the calamity?"
Liu Xuzhi was a little surprised, thought for a moment and said: "Brother Xu said this, it seems that he has indeed heard that when the fairy flew up, the Eastern God descended a magic weapon to protect her body. Whimsical, such as the Treasure Gourd Town Demon Pagoda, the Golden Dragon Whip Iron Armor, there are all kinds of things, I have also heard about the Golden Light Mace... I can't remember if there is a saying about the treasure mirror."
He carefully looked at Xu Shuangce's expression and said with a smile: "Brother Xu, myths and legends are mostly far-fetched speculation, and they are getting more and more distorted between word of mouth. It really doesn't have to be taken seriously. It's all false."
- False words.
Xu Shuangce's pupils reflected the increasingly dim sky light outside the window, and his face was stiff and cold.
Everyone knows that there are three gods in the Prince Gui's wedding. The God of the East quelled the war and returned to the heavenly realm. The soaring fairy married off to Gui Yuan, and the Prince Gui finally lived in seclusion in Huangquan and never appeared again.
However, what no one knows is that there are two protagonists hidden behind the myths and legends that no one knows, an evil god who committed a serious crime and a fairy who lives in the mirror. Their names have been passed down from generation to generation. Deliberately forgotten.
Who is the hand and eye to the sky, burying this bloody truth
Who is it now, who wants to turn out that dusty history again
Xu Shuangce's fingers tightly gripped the armrest of the seat in the sleeves of his robe, and the veins protruded from his knuckles.
If the evil god in black can be reincarnated, will the Mirror Immortal who once fought to protect mortals also come along with him, always following closely in the reincarnation of life after life, following him like a shadow, every life guarding against the reappearance of killing obstacles
Countless thoughts flashed in my mind like ghosts and ghosts. Doubt, hesitation, panic, fear, hatred... They struggled and tore apart each other, enough to drag the primordial spirit into the abyss of chaos. The world was intertwined with the false and the true, and he suddenly wanted to grasp something tangible that would calm the soul.
Xu Shuangce let out a shuddering breath, and suddenly got up and said, "I'm going to find my apprentice."
Liu Xuzhi hurriedly stood up: "Hey, don't worry, Brother Xu. My apprentice reminds you of your apprentice as a confidant, and now is a good time to meet again after a long absence..."
Xu Shuangce turned a deaf ear.
"Hey, Brother Xu, listen to me!" Liu Xuzhi chased after him: "The two young people are talking at night, what a perfect match, why should we bother? Oh, Brother Xu!"
As if a sharp needle suddenly pierced the soul, finding an exit for the long-suppressed murderous intent, Xu Shuangce stopped abruptly and looked at Le Sheng.
But at this moment, out of the corner of his eyes, he passed Liu Xuzhi who was babbling to himself, and suddenly saw a standing mercury mirror in the depths of the hall.
A blurry figure was being reflected in the mirror.
It was covered in gray robes, and even its body seemed to be empty of ashes. It was hurriedly turning around as if to leave the mirror. Suddenly Xu Shuangce realized what it was—
The ghost repair of Linjiang Capital!
"It's getting late today, why don't you just stay in the cold house... Brother Xu?!"
I saw Xu Shuangce reaching out like lightning and pulling out the Green Quinoa Sword from Le Sheng's waist, his face sinking like a water sword light breaking through the air, and the huge mercury mirror was blasted into tens of thousands of pieces by a single sword!