"Deer!" Lu Xu said immediately.
Everyone looked at Lu Xu immediately. Mo Zhigen remembered that when he knew Lu Xu before, he heard him mention "deer". However, Lu Xu's surname was Lu. After talking for a long time along the way, Mo Zhigen still didn't know that he was talking about his surname , or because I really saw the white deer with my own eyes.
"Deer." Liu Fei nodded and said, "Nine-colored deer is in Mogao Grottoes. Once every ten years, when the army of dead ghosts patrols outside the fortress, the end point is to worship in front of the central hall of Mogao Grottoes."
"What kind of dreams do you usually have?" Hong Jun asked curiously.
Hong Jun suddenly asked such an irrelevant question, but Li Jinglong didn't interrupt him. Mo Zhigen was thinking in silence, and after a while, Lu Xu put down the bowl and was full. Mo Zhigen removed the pot, replaced the kettle, tea cakes, etc., and Li Jinglong set up a short case to make tea for everyone.
"Dreams of any kind." Liu Fei said leisurely, "Most of them happened in his lifetime. The ghouls who died in battle are the reborn, but they don't enter the reincarnation of heaven and earth. The only thing that can make them sleep peacefully is the past events about their lives..."
"Who are the two messengers?" Li Jinglong asked again.
"One is the God of Plague." Liu Fei replied, "Second, it seems that the name is Xuannv, and I don't know what kind of demon has cultivated it. But I don't understand what kind of ability they have, so that I fell into a dream for a year. Do not come out."
Mo Zhigen murmured: "Nine-colored deer... Nine-colored deer..."
"You have the reincarnation power of the wolf god, right?" Liu Fei glanced at Mo Zhigen and asked.
Mo Zhigen said: "Yes, what I'm looking for is the white deer! This white deer has a relationship with the nine-color deer..."
"The White Deer you're looking for." Liu Fei replied, "It should be the Nine-Colored Deer God."
Mo Zhigen opened his eyes wide, and Liu Fei replied: "Although the Deer God has nine colors, those nine colors are just nine strands of hair on his body. Except for these nine hairs, his whole body is white."
Li Jinglong said to Mo Rigen: "It's close at hand, don't panic, Mo Rigen."
Mo Zhigen knew that the matter was of great importance. Although he was very anxious, he had no choice but to hold back his thoughts.
Li Jinglong said again: "The demon king can make you fall into a dream, maybe he has controlled the nine-color deer."
"That's right." Liu Fei put down his drink, took the tea from Hong Jun, and said, "If this is the case, it will be a big trouble. Now that I think about it, they first tried to trick me, so they forced me to fall into a dream. Hexi slaughtered wantonly, killing people wherever they passed, and summoned the ghouls who died in battle to fight with me."
"As for the demon..." Hong Jun remembered what Chongming and Qingxiong were hesitant to say when they left Yaojin Palace.
The carp demon said: "The heavenly demon is about to be resurrected. If the demon king holds the army of dead ghouls in his hands, no one can beat him."
"The resurrection of the demon is just a legend." Liu Fei said without thinking, "There is a reincarnation in a thousand years. When I was resurrected last time, even I didn't catch up. The king should know, but it's full of calculations, isn't it only 900 years? No It should be a full hundred years in advance."
After drinking tea, the people sent by Ge Shuhan finally came, but Li Jinglong blocked them all, and we will talk about everything tomorrow. After all, the troubles of my own people have not been discussed yet.
"If that's the case, I won't bother you anymore." Li Jinglong said, "I also ask the general to deal with it here for a night, and we will discuss it tomorrow."
Liu Fei knew that the exorcists had something to discuss, so he readily agreed. The ghouls who died in battle didn't like to see the sun, and Li Jinglong didn't want to disturb the people in the house, so he let him sleep in Mo Rigen's room, and he, Hong Jun, and Mo Rigen Gen and Lu Xu slept in the previous two-bed room.
Several people were exhausted, especially Li Jinglong and Hong Jun, but they couldn't help discussing, Mo Rigen let Lu Xu sleep on the couch, and lay outside by himself, saying: "Now that there is news, I have to go as soon as possible. "
Li Jinglong replied: "Mo Zhigen, the Nine-Colored Deer won't run away. This matter is complicated, and we must think of a perfect plan before going. This time I came to Hexi, and there were too many mistakes. All the mistakes along the way depended on luck. …”
In fact, this is indeed the case. If one of the two teams is absent, Liangzhou City will be in dire straits. In an instant, it will become the territory of the demon king.
"That's why it matters so much." Mo Rigen said again, "What Liu Fei said is very obvious. The demon king used the white deer to control the group of ghouls who died in battle, and formed his army to prepare for the resurrection of the demon. .Do not find the Nine-Colored Deer as soon as possible... "
"Will you be Liu Fei's superior's opponent?" Li Jinglong asked back.
Lu Xu was already lying down facing the wall, and Hong Jun was so sleepy that he yelled, "You still don't let people sleep, can't we talk about something tomorrow?"
Li Jinglong and Mo Rigen had no choice but to stop talking and lay down to sleep.
The next day, when Hong Jun opened his eyes, he saw that there were no people in the room. When he came out to wash, the carp demon told him that Mo Zhigen and Li Jinglong were in a meeting with Ge Shuhan to discuss Yadan.
"You said that I saved so many people yesterday, why didn't I accumulate enough merit to become a dragon?" the carp demon said, "Humans can also become."
Hong Jun didn't know either. It stands to reason that the carp demon should have accumulated a lot of merit every time he worked for the exorcist, but he didn't respond at all.
Hong Jun replied: "Maybe it's because you didn't do it yourself."
The carp demon is depressed again, how can he save people by himself? Hong Jun said a few more comforting words, and promised that as long as there is a chance to make meritorious service next time, he will let it perform.
While talking, Li Jinglong had a meeting with Mo Rigen, and hurried over from the corridor, Li Jinglong asked Mo Rigen again: "How will the child be settled?"
Mo Zhigen glanced at Hong Jun, and Hong Jun stood in the courtyard and listened. It turned out that during the meeting with Ge Shuhan, Li Jinglong specially found the guard who offended everyone that day and made fun of Lu Xu as a fool. Knowing that Lu Xu was not scared stupid, but a fool since he was born, but after seeing the dead ghosts slaughtering the city, he was a little crazy for a while.
Lu Xu's father is from Shiwei, and his mother is from Huihe. He didn't know anything since he was a child, but he has only learned a skill-running fast. So his father took him to Yumen Pass, intending to find him an errand. At the age of twelve, Liu Nisun, the guard of Yumen Pass, took him in. He brought him up to be a scout, in charge of delivering letters from the army on the march.
So Lu Xu always ran around, faster, and then learned some self-defense martial arts, and returned to the pass with Liu Nizhu, just in time for this disaster.
"Lu Xu only remembered his surname when he was a child." Li Jinglong said, "It was 'Lu' in his mouth. You misunderstood."
Mo Zhigen shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly. At this time, Lu Xu came from the garden and stood looking at the three of them with a puzzled expression.
Hong Jun liked Lu Xu quite a bit, so he waved to him and said, "Lu Xu, come, I'll take you to eat delicious food."
Lu Xu looked at Li Jinglong first, and then at Mo Rigen.
"What are you going to do?" Li Jinglong said to Mo Rigen again.
Mo Zhigen pondered for a moment, and finally said: "Forget it, I still listen to the long history."
Mo Zhigen looked up at Li Jinglong, Li Jinglong nodded happily, and patted him on the shoulder. Hong Jun asked in surprise, "What are you talking about?"
"Take you to eat delicious food." Li Jinglong said to Hongjun, and dragged him away.
"Lu Xu." Mo Zhigen smiled, waved to him, and said, "Come."
Lu Xu looked at Hongjun who was leaving, then at Mo Rigen, and said, "Mingxing Li."
Mo Zhigen jumped up and squatted on the railing in front of the porch. Lu Xu smiled and sat down beside him.
"I'm causing you trouble these days." Mo Zhigen put his arm around Lu Xu's shoulder, looked at the bright sunshine in the yard, and said, "Chang Shi told me that when I was sick, I relied on you take care of."
"Hongjun." Lu Xu replied.
Mo Zhigen smiled and waved his hands, as if he was a little embarrassed, and said: "Hongjun should treat me. We were born and died together in the past, and we are all brothers." He buried his head and put his hands behind his head Scratching, like a wolf in thought.
After hearing this, Lu Xu's face became uncomfortable, and he looked sideways at Mo Zhigen.
"We are exorcists." Mo Zhigen said, "I came from Chang'an. People outside the Great Wall used to call me Li Xingxing. After leaving home, I always wanted to be a hero, so I played around."
Lu Xu looked Mo Rigen up and down. Mo Rigen changed into a dark blue military robe today, wrapped in a mink jacket and a hat, making him look even more handsome and tall. Lu Xu stretched out his hand, penetrated into his jacket, and touched the fabric of the clothes.
"Hongjun." Lu Xu said again.
"Yes." Mo Zhigen nodded and said, "They are wearing the same clothes today, and they are the official uniforms of our Exorcism Division."
Both Li Jinglong and Hong Jun were dressed in the uniforms of exorcist officers. After leaving the general's mansion, the two first went to the barracks for a round of patrolling. Seeing that the soldiers had recovered, when they went to Qin Liang's mansion, Qin Xuan and her mother were more kind Wan Xie wanted to stay for dinner, Hong Jun hurriedly said goodbye, Xunlu and Li Jinglong came to the restaurant in Liangzhou City.
The restaurant is famous for its Northwest cuisine, and there is even roasted whole lamb that is rarely eaten. Li Jinglong ordered the dishes and said, "Finally, I can take a good rest."
"What's the rest? What should I do?" Hong Jun became worried instead. The problem of the army of dead ghouls has not been resolved, and it even vaguely involves a problem that Chongming and Qingxiong mentioned a long time ago - the resurrection of the demon .
Li Jinglong knew that Hongjun had a good impression of the Yaozu. From the case of the fox demon until now, most of the time, when he saw the demon, he felt an unusual closeness. Maybe it was due to blood relationship, and he couldn't force it.
"I talked to Liu Fei this morning." Li Jinglong replied, "Let him go back to find out the news first, and contact us at any time. Otherwise, if there is a fight, we will not be opponents anyway."
"You want to wait for help?"
"That's right, wait for Yongsi and Artest to arrive, cooperate and advance and retreat together. After Liu Fei first finds his immediate boss, the real ghost king, let's attack and approach together, let Mo Zhigen wake him up, and finally deal with him together." The God of Plague transformed by Zhang Hao, and another monster that has not yet appeared."
"Besides, I also asked Old General Ge Shuhan to strengthen the defenses of all the big cities in Hexi, and evacuate the villagers from all over the city."
When Hong Jun heard the words, he knew that Li Jinglong had made arrangements, so he didn't worry about it anymore. Li Jinglong said again: "First solve the real ghost king, which is a serious problem in my heart, before I can accompany Mo Zhigen to find Jiu Selu."
Hong Jun said "um", and then said, "Is Lu Xu also with us?"
"No." Li Jinglong replied, "It's too dangerous to be an exorcist. That kid has no treasure, but he just runs faster. I couldn't help it in the past. Hong Jun, you have to be careful if you are really for his own good." Don't let him get involved."
In the general's mansion, Mo Rigen and Lu Xu were bathed in the sun. Mo Rigen reached out, touched his head, and said, "Thank you for accompanying me on this journey, Lu Xu."
Lu Xu lowered his head, as if thinking about something.
Mo Zhigen said again: "I have to go to the Mogao Grottoes to find the Nine-Colored Deer. It's dangerous there, and you can't follow it."
Lu Xu raised his head suddenly, with surprise in his eyes, frowned, stood up, and looked at Mo Zhigen quietly.
"Chang Shi and General Ge Shuhan have discussed it." Mo Zhigen explained, "You can stay in the army and still be a scout... Lu Xu?"
Lu Xu turned around and left.
Mo Zhigen realized that Lu Xuxing didn't want to leave him, so he quickly caught up, followed behind Lu Xu, and said seriously: "You have no magic power, you are a mortal, you can't..."
Lu Xu quickened his pace, and Mo Zhigen quickly chased after him, saying, "Lu Xu!"
Lu Xu turned around, with vague anger in his eyes, and did not speak.
At that moment, Mo Zhigen suddenly felt a little unbearable. From Jiayuguan to Liangzhou City, the two accompanied each other along the way. It would be a lie to say that there was no relationship.
"Brother will come back to see you, be obedient." Mo Zhigen said a little lonely.
Lu Xu turned around and ran away.
Mo Zhigen sighed, feeling very lost for a moment.
Hong Jun and Li Jinglong led the horses and walked slowly back to the house. Li Jinglong said again: "There is less than half a month before the Chinese New Year. Artai and Yongsi don't know if they can come. Fortunately, Mo Zhigen is here. A little reunion."
Li Jinglong arrived at the inn in the city, and sent a letter to Artest and Qiu Yongsi, informing them of the situation here, and the rumors of the demon king and the demon, asking them to come to support as soon as possible.
Hong Jun also wants to send a letter to Qingxiong, but he doesn't know where to send it. If there is a chance next time, it is better to let Qingxiong leave a way to deliver the letter anyway.
In the afternoon, Li Jinglong went back to the General's Mansion to discuss the defense with Ge Shuhan. Chao Hongjun said, "I've been tired for a long time, and I'll take you to play in a few days. What do you want to play?"
Hong Jun was very happy to hear this long-lost words, knowing that Li Jinglong would definitely take a vacation after a big battle and take him to play a game, even if there were only two people, it would not change.
"I haven't figured it out yet." Hong Jun felt that Liangzhou was a world of ice and snow, and there seemed to be brothels in the city? But he didn't know why, and he didn't have much interest in brothels.
"Then think about it carefully." Li Jinglong said, "If there is no urgent military situation in the past few days, just go on vacation and don't leave Liangzhou City."
Hong Jun knew that although he and Mo Rigen were on vacation, and seeing Li Jinglong's appearance, he might be the only one who still had to be busy, but he had never learned how to form an army, so he couldn't help, so he replied: "I'll wait for you All right."
Li Jinglong went straight to Ge Shuhan, and Hong Jun walked through the courtyard to return to his room. Mo Zhigen's voice suddenly came from the corridor, saying, "Hong Jun."
Hong Jun jumped up in a few steps. As soon as the sun came out, the whole city melted snow, and even the water on the roof dried up for two days. The winter sun made people feel warm. The people in the general's mansion were drying their quilts on a sunny day. Mo Zhigen didn't know when he also brought out several quilts from the room, and spread them on the glazed tiles to dry, while he held a straw in his mouth, crossed his feet, and squinted his eyes in a daze.
Mo Zhigen patted the position beside him and told Hong Jun to lie down.
Hong Jun asked, "Where's Lu Xu?"
Mo Zhigen took off the straw and said with a smile: "Could it be that he likes that kid?"
Hong Jun said: "Nothing!"
Mo Zhigen said: "You don't always like little foxes or something."
Hong Jun replied: "I'm leaving."
"Talk to me." Mo Zhigen said, "You don't miss me after you've been away for so long?"
Looking at Mo Zhigen's appearance, Hong Jun seemed a little melancholy, and suddenly thought of what Li Jinglong said, wondering if it was Mo Zhigen who sent Lu Xu away? After all, he had fought side by side before, so there was friendship, and Hong Jun felt quite lost in his heart.
"How long has it been?" Hong Jun smiled, "A month at most." He also lay down beside Mo Zhigen.
"Li Mingxing, Hong Jun, Li Mingxing, Hong Jun..." Mo Zhigen narrowed his eyes, looked at the warm winter day, and said, "That kid can't remember Chang Shi's name."
Hong Jun thought of Lu Xu tossing and turning, so he only knew to call his name, and suddenly asked: "What is Li Xingxing?"
Mo Zhigenjun's face suddenly flushed a little, and he replied: "Nickname, don't ask any more questions."
Hong Jun also looked at the sun, the winter sun made him warm, and the quilt under his body was soft and warm, reminding him of lying on Chongming's body when he was a child.
"Mo Rigen." Hong Jun said.
"Brother." Mo Rigen said seriously.
Hong Jun didn't bother to pay attention to him, and asked, "Have you ever thought about what you will be like in the future?"
Mo Zhigen: "Why do you ask this suddenly?"
Apart from Li Jinglong in the Exorcism Division, Hong Jun felt closest to Mo Rigen. He was sleeping in the dilapidated Exorcism Division that day, and it was Mo Rigen who came to report and befriend him the second time. Similarly, he is also his first human friend in the true sense.