In addition to practicing the "thorn" technique demonstrated by Li Chengru every day, Xu Qingmu on the ship has not lost any of the boxing skills he has practiced since entering the secret cave. However, the number of stabbing leaves from hundreds of times a day has turned into ten thousand times. Since entering the cave
After the last two swords stabbed Hu Si, Xu Qingmu felt something in his heart and practiced sword stabs more frequently. After watching the sword thrusts several times, Cao Tong curled his lips. After finally unable to stand it any longer, he reached out and grabbed the Chouli, and after Xu Qingmu
Under his gaze, he easily pierced the leaves with his sword.
Then he gestured with his little finger to Xu Qingmu and threw it back to Chouli. He said, "I feel ashamed to kill you now."
Xu Qingmu, who took the sword, didn't say anything, but still threw up a leaf, and then stabbed it out with the sword.
Still failed.
But Xu Qingmu didn't care. He had seen so many geniuses over the years, and he was already used to it.
It lasted until lunch, and Xu Qingmu, who had practiced tens of thousands of times, stopped to rest and play with the two little beasts. During this time, the body shape of the two little beasts was close to that of the old scalper. Xu Qingmu remembered the last words the old beggar gave him.
The yellow dog has passed away, and the old scalper is about to leave, and I feel a little sad. But I feel relieved soon, and it’s okay to be with the old beggar, I should be happier, right?
The thorn on Qishang's back was darker red, and his size was a bit larger than that of Baxia. Qi Chunfeng was also surprised when he saw these two little beasts. When he learned that Qishang and Baxia were the descendants of the Beast King, he smacked his lips
, said that once these two little beasts grow to adulthood, they must be extraordinary beings, at least invincible in the end, and what Li Chengru said is true.
Xu Qingmu took a very open-minded view, just thinking that the two little beasts could grow up safely. In this world, if you can, participate as little as possible.
On the fifth day of his return to the city, Xu Qingmu tried to open the secret cave again. The red light flickered, and the portal opened directly. The secret cave opened intermittently, and Xu Qingmu couldn't figure it out. He couldn't find the pattern.
Ke Xun. The young man confessed the Bai Jing Secret Cave to Qi Chunfeng. The latter was not too surprised and said that he had also entered the Yanyang Secret Cave once. Then everyone went to the Secret Cave again, mainly to pick up Li Chengru
return.
When I found Li Chengru, the dignified literary sage was carving a piece of wood with a knife. The blade of the knife was flying up and down at an extremely fast speed. It roughly looked like a sword.
Seeing Xu Qingmu and others, Li Chengru forced a smile, but his eyes were full of bitterness.
"Where is Shangguan Wan?" Cao Dan was still thinking about the beautiful and outstanding deacon Bai Jing.
Li Chengru didn't say anything. The carving knife in his hand was still there, and the thin wood chips were flying. After a while, a straight sword took shape, with the word "eighteen" engraved on the sword.
Li Chengru held the Eighteenth in his hand with a sad look on his face, and slowly thrust the sword into the ground. Only then did everyone realize that there was a small earthen bag in front of them, covered with flowers.
"She died eighteen years ago. She died. All she left behind was an obsession."
Li Chengru was even more sad, and his hands couldn't help trembling: "Boy Xu, can you let me stay in the secret cave for another seven days, and don't come in to disturb me during this period."
He accidentally saw Cao Tong and forced a smile: "Cao Tong, let me teach you how to practice swordsmanship."
Only then did everyone notice that the young Cao Tong's face still somewhat resembled that of Shangguan Wan.
Cao Tong, who was always evasive, did not express his position, but subconsciously hid behind Cao Dan.
Li Chengru discovered Qi Chunfeng again, his eyes froze, and his green armor appeared, could it be? Then he said to Xu Qingmu: "You all go out, leave me here to be quiet."
A group of people remained silent without making a sound, and slowly exited the secret cave. Li Chengru didn't want to tell the secret inside, and no one wanted to ask.
The next few days were spent practicing swordsmanship and boxing. Cao Dan developed a new recipe, and several people grinned as they ate it. During this period, Xu Qingmu secretly threw a piece of fish meat to the crowd, and the two little beasts directly
He struggled and jumped into the river, but was beaten to death and refused to come out. Cao Dan put a spoon against Xu Qingmu's neck and said a little aggrievedly: "Didn't you say you missed the food I cooked in the secret cave? Why do you dislike it now?"
Xu Qingmu reluctantly swallowed a mouthful of the burnt fish meat and smiled widely: "I like it now, too."
The most bitter thing is Qi Chunfeng.
Every time during the meal, he felt like being tortured, and even screamed while being tortured. This kind of thing could only be done with laughter, and it was a torture both physically and mentally.
The group finally boarded the pier. Taoist Chunyang, who was a little seasick, immediately regained his energy after putting his feet on the ground, and said that this land is the root of human beings. He jumped up and down a few times, which earned him several eye rolls.
The Chunyang Taoist who was wearing a Taoist robe was not shy and laughed, without any sense of superiority. Finally, the Taoist said to Xu Qingmu seriously: "Little junior brother, live well. As for marrying my daughter, I
I don’t approve of it, not for any other reason..."
The old Taoist straightened his Taoist robe and looked in the direction of the east chamber: "There is just a little fool with light in his eyes."
Xu Qingmu said with a smile: "Elder brother, do you know what the master said about you before he was alive?"
Taoist Chunyang became interested and turned to look at the young man: "Master has evaluated me?"
Xu Qingmu nodded and followed the example of the old beggar and took out his crotch: "Your senior brother has been living with women all his life. He doesn't practice the three-foot sword and thinks about those few inches every day..."
Before Xu Qingmu finished speaking, Taoist Chunyang covered his mouth with one hand and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, monks don't lie..."
Then, the always henpecked Taoist Chunyang said goodbye to everyone and walked away on a fly whisk.
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The top of the mountain in the east chamber.
A little girl wearing a red and pink dress, holding a sunflower in her hand, ran to the little monk who had just gone up the mountain.
"Silly Shouyuan, have you looked at that Xu Qingmu? How does he look? Is he worthy of me?"
The little monk touched his bald head, and his feet were almost squeezed out from the torn shoes. His unkempt and dusty face looked like he had just snatched food from a wild dog, but his eyes were looking at the girl in front of him.
After that, it became brighter and brighter. The monk said: "I see, I see, it is just like what the master said, the jade trees are facing the wind, so cool..."
The little girl with a ponytail on her head and no sense of Buddha nature immediately smiled, waved the sunflower in her hand and said happily: "That's the best, there should be only such a person in the world who is worthy of me."
The panting young monk Shouyuan was also happy, but the corners of his eyes were sore: "He also said that you are not his..."
The little girl had sharp ears and immediately turned to look at the little monk: "What is it that's not his?"
Shouyuan looked at the little junior sister who had grown up in front of him and forced a smile: "He also said that you are his Zen."
The little girl named Yu Yuan swung her ponytail, raised her chest and said, "This guy has great vision, I like him!"
The monk also laughed. His little junior sister was like the spring breeze across the rivers and mountains, like the steamed rice with the smell of firewood, like the Buddha mat under the feet of the three-headed and six-armed Vajra Buddha...
All in all, it's beautiful.
The little girl looked at the monk in front of her who was wearing worn-out shoes and smiled stupidly. She was very angry and said, "Silly Shouyuan, your shoes are so worn out. Hurry up and replace them."
The young monk said "Hey", but still didn't want to throw them away. He remembered that three years ago, this pair of cloth shoes was given by this junior sister. He thought to himself that it was time to mend them.
I'm sure it can still be worn with a touch-up.
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Counting the days, there are only two months left for the battle in the four realms.
While riding back to the border fortress, Xu Qingmu entered the secret cave alone and released Li Chengru. The sadness in Li Chengru's eyes was unabated, and his aura was extremely decadent. The moment he appeared, he looked like an old rural man, lifeless.
.
Everyone didn't ask the reason and didn't mention it tacitly. However, the little girl Cao Tong handed over a bunch of grapes in the evening. This move made Li Chengru even more tearful. What everyone didn't know was that the secret cave
Among them, Shangguan Wan loved grapes the most during her lifetime.
On the way back on horseback, Xu Qingmu specially changed the extra horses into a carriage so that the little girls Cao Tong and Cao Dan could ride more easily. Later, Xu Qingmu asked Li Chengru to get into the carriage. Li Chengru was in really bad condition.
Secondly, it seemed that only Cao Tong could make Li Chengru feel better. The two little girls had no objection to this, and the group mounted their horses separately and continued on their way to the frontier fortress station.
By the time a few people entered the inn, it was already evening, and it happened to be July 7th.
On July 7th, ghosts return to the sun, look at strangers and don’t miss them.
The proprietress of the inn was still as enthusiastic as ever. When she saw everyone returning, she took the initiative to boil two pots of apricot wine and invited everyone to come and have some. Xu Qingmu looked at the people in front of him and thought about the gentle and gentle Prince Yi. So after thanking him, he went alone
One person walked towards the bamboo forest. Cao Dan finally felt a little worried, so he put aside his salute, said goodbye to the warm greeting, and followed Xu Qingmu.
On the way to the bamboo forest, Cao Dan felt a little melancholy. Although only three months had passed, it seemed like three years had passed. The old beggar was gone, and he had completely given up his identity as a disciple of Shangyang Palace.
Even the orphan Xu Qingmu in front of him has grown into a little swordsman with Chou Li in his hand. Cao Dan thought of Xu Qingmu's actions in the illusion in the secret cave, and his pretty face turned red. The red ribbon tied in his hair was Xu Qingmu's.
Sent at Siyue Lake.
"Xu Qingmu, what do you want to do after you beat that prince Xu Pei and win the battle of the four realms?" Cao Dan put his hands behind his back, as if he was a jade from a small family.
Regarding Cao Dan, Xu Qingmu also admitted that after this period of time, his favorable impression has been increasing. Firstly, Cao Dan is kind-hearted, and secondly, he really cares about himself, which makes him very touched. The twelve-year-old boy is certainly not a fool.
But when Xu Qingmu thinks of Lin Xue far away in Funiu Town, Xu Qingmu always feels guilty.
"I want to continue practicing swordsmanship. I promised him that I want to see these mountains and rivers." Xu Qingmu paused, looking at the girl in front of her whose temples were blown up by the evening breeze, and reached out to touch the girl with the words 'A gentleman will not save you' engraved on it.
The hosta, and then said: "Although I have the Chouli Sword, I want to use the 'Nianbei', the wooden sword that my master carved for me."
July 7th is also the day when people remember ghosts.
Xu Qingmu thought about the old beggar who reached for his crotch, and the master who taught himself how to steal peaches as a monkey, but never taught the old man to push a cart. He sighed: "The old beggar has never set a goal for me in this life, although in the "Light" he left behind
"Yan Jue" is engraved with Xu Shisan, but I know that even if I fail to achieve it, the old beggar will not have any strange thoughts."
After that, he stretched out his hand and patted his ear twice more.
The breeze remained the same, and Xu Qingmu laughed to herself.
Cao Dan said nothing, stretched out his hand to tuck the hair from his temples back to his ears, and followed Xu Qingmu, walking together.
But at this moment, Xu Qingmu suddenly stopped, pulled Cao Dan behind him, and looked straight ahead: "Who?"
After a while, a man dressed in black and shrouded in black mist smiled sternly: "Good boy, my observation skills have improved. Unfortunately, it's still a little late and I stepped into the illusion array." Beside the man in black.
, another young man appeared, similar in age to Xu Qingmu.
Xu Qingmu's heart tightened, there was no doubt that the person opposite him was Prince Xu Pei.
Then he said: "The prince of the same country has made an appointment to fight in the same realm. Why, he has no patience at all?" Looking at the young man holding the sword across from him, Xu Qingmu called the sword attendant Ye Qingxian in his mind.
"Jie, Jie, Jie, what, you want to contact Li Chengru? Haha, step into my Demon Falling Formation and stop doing those delusional things."
Sure enough, Xu Qingmu tried several times, but all ended in failure. The corners of the eyes of the young prince opposite him were a little unbearable, but when he looked at the man in black, his eyes gradually became colder.
Master is right, as long as I can kill you Xu Qingmu and get the complete dragon luck, no matter what method he uses, no matter how bright he is.
One general's success will destroy ten thousand bones!
Xu Qingmu pulled out the Chouli Sword and looked at the two people opposite him with a calm expression: "Let the girl behind me go. This is my only request."
The man in black on the opposite side laughed loudly: "How come you and Wang Ziyi have the same virtue and say the same thing before they die? Is this just a dream?"
Xu Qingmu's mind exploded instantly. Before Wang Ziyi died? General Wang Ziyi, he...
Seeing this situation, the man in black was even more proud. "Then Prince Yi, do you know what he said before he died? Should I praise him for being smart and loyal, or for being stupid and brainless? It's really funny. He wasted the title of martial arts genius.
"
Xu Qingmu couldn't listen to it at all.
I have chosen a luminous pearl and haven’t given it away yet. The hanging jade with the words yin and yang engraved beside me hasn’t been returned yet. The veteran at Siyue Lake is still waiting for General Wang to see it. How could it be...
.
A lot of memories flooded into my mind instantly, all of them were of that man dressed in white, with his hands behind his back, gentle and elegant, like a jade-like person on the road.
Then he turned into infinite anger, ignored Cao Dan's obstruction, directly grasped the Chouli Sword, and rushed forward with red eyes.
The man in black waved his hand, and a cloud of black mist came and hit the young man. He flew away with the sword of Chouli, fell to the ground and vomited blood. The prince opposite said: "Chouli
Sword?" Only then did the man in black see clearly that what Xu Qingmu was holding was the Chouli Sword from the Ye Family Sword Tomb.
Although he had doubts, Xu Pei, who was cautious, did not rush over directly. Instead, he said: "How can that Chouli Sword recognize you as its master? Are you from the Ye family?"
Immediately, without waiting for the young man who fell to the ground to answer, he said to himself: "Impossible, absolutely impossible. The children of the Ye family are engraved in the register when they are born. Even if they are bastards, they will not be recognized by the sword tomb unless they go to the ancestral hall. Besides, Chouli
I have already recognized Ye Li as my master, how could..."
Xu Pei was puzzled, but he saw Xu Qingmu stood up with the help of Cao Dan, put the jade gift from General Wang into Cao Dan's hand, and whispered: "Crush it, and I will send you out."
Looking at the hesitant Cao Dan, Xu Qingmu's eyes turned red: "Didn't you hear that? Hurry!"
Then without looking at Cao Dan, who was shaking his head and crying, he held her hand and applied a slight force. The hanging jade was crushed, and a milky white halo immediately rippled out. Xu Qingmu bit her fingertips and allowed herself to concentrate a little.
A sharp sword energy instantly surged out of his body and struck Cao Dan hard.
General Wang Ziyi said that crushing the Yin-Yang Jade can keep you safe for ten breaths.
Sure enough, under the huge thrust of the sword energy, Cao Dan quickly flew backwards, broke through the magic circle, and flew out.
"I'm sorry, Cao Dan. Don't meet me in your next life."
Then he spat out a mouthful of blood and half-knelt on the ground, gasping for air. The old beggar kept three sword qi in his body. He used one just now and there are two left. The Sword Emperor once emphasized that unless it was absolutely necessary, he must not do something that would end both the jade and the stone.
, the body is too weak and cannot withstand the influence of the sword energy.
Xu Qingmu raised his hand, wiped the blood from his mouth, looked at the man in black robe in front of him, and murmured: "Master, is this the last resort?"
The sudden sword energy also frightened the man in black robes. This familiar sword energy obviously belonged to Song Zihan. Could it be that the Sword Emperor is not dead?
Then the man in black robe saw the blood at the corner of Xu Qingmu's mouth, and immediately understood: "Are you injured if you forcefully use the sword energy in your body? Haha, this damn sword emperor is really good at it! Come on, let me see, you can do it again
several times?"
Xu Qingmu stared at his peers across from him, his mind filled with anger: "General Wang, he is your teacher! How could he do this?!"
Prince Xu Pei's expression shrank. Before taking action, he had advised Wen Renbo not to kill him. After all, he was considered half a mentor. As long as Prince Yi surrendered, the matter would be over. But who knew that Prince Yi's last words would completely change his mind?
The enraged Prince Xu Pei:
"I am willing to die just to let Xu Qingmu go."
Xu Pei was angry.
This man whom he admired, this tiger idiot who was bestowed upon by His Majesty the Emperor himself, this martial arts genius who was hailed as a once-in-a-hundred-year-old martial arts genius! He had been living with him day and night for four or five years, and what was the result? For the sake of a person who appeared out of nowhere and should have died young, he actually
Regardless of your own life!
Xu Pei is jealous!
So, Wen Renbo was ordered to kill him. Before he died, the man in white didn't even say a word for mercy.
Xu Qingmu, who was on the opposite side, bit the tip of his tongue again, clenched his fist and released the second sword energy.
For a moment, the sword energy flew everywhere. I originally thought that the sudden first sword energy would hit the man in black robe opposite me, but I was worried that if I was seen through, I would not be able to send Cao Dan out in time. After thinking about it, I decided to kill Cao Dan even if I died here.
Sent out safely. As a result, the man in black robe opposite was obviously prepared for these two sword auras. He stretched out his hand to take the sword from Xu Pei's hand and placed it in front of him with a solemn expression. The sword aura left by the old beggar
, obviously also threatened him.
The second sword energy was even more surging.
Dust was flying around, being stirred up by the sword energy. Along with the sword energy, they flew forward whistling together. The man in black robe blocked the prince behind him, holding the sword in front of him with a solemn expression. When the sword energy approached, then
The man in black robe stamped his feet, and dust and sand flew up all around him. The man in black robe shouted "Go!", and as the sword in his hand slashed forward, it also carried countless sand and dust, and hit the white sword energy.
The time was strong and windy, and dust and sand were flying all over the sky. Xu Pei behind him stared blankly at the young man, in disbelief.
The man in black robe staggered back a few steps, the sword in his hand clanking.
Damn Song Zihan, how could he still have so many backup plans after death? The man in black robe looked at the prince who almost lost his heart, and shouted: "That's just the sword energy left by the Sword Emperor, does that scare you?!"
Then he turned to look at Xu Qingmu with a ferocious expression: "Today, you will die!"
Xu Qingmu, who released two sword qi in succession, spurted out blood and fell to his knees. The Beiming Thirty-Six Zhoutian in his body was running wildly, but the two sword qi almost emptied his body. Now Xu Qingmu knew that he could forcefully release the third one.
With sword energy, he will definitely die.
The man in black robe opposite seemed to have noticed this, and took a step forward with a grin. The surrounding aura surged crazily, and countless black energy gathered and surrounded the sword in the black robe's hand. The man in black robe continued to take a step forward,
The momentum became stronger, and then a sword was swung out. The light sword seemed to be carrying an overwhelming force, roaring towards Xu Qingmu.
Xu Qingmu took another breath and began to mobilize the third sword energy left in Song Zihan's body. He opened his eyes and calmly looked at the opponent's offensive, thinking silently in his heart:
"Master, big yellow dog, wait for me."
Then he gritted his teeth and prepared to die.
But at this moment, a slender figure rushed over, standing between the two parties like fire. The white clothes were glowing red as if on fire. The red ribbon on the three thousand green silk hair fell off, and a black hair appeared.
With her hair flying, she looked at Xu Qingmu, but her face was full of smiles.
"No--"
Xu Qingmu struggled and threw forward, but only caught the falling ribbon.
Cao Dan looked at the young man rushing towards him, his body became more and more red, there were tears in the corners of his eyes, but the corners of his mouth turned up.
The final lip-sync: "Live well."
The sword energy behind him got closer and closer, and the red light became stronger and stronger. In an instant, Xu Qingmu was pushed away and flew backwards. The man in black robe who released the sword was also wrapped in red light, and his face was ferocious and roaring:
"You - can't, no - can't be - yes - ah -"
As the red light dissipates, it returns to darkness.
Xu Qingmu lay face up, holding the red silk tied to the green silk in his hand, his face ashen.
"Xu Qingmu, you dare to spit out my soup! Drink it!"
"You know, I calculated for myself that I can live to be ninety-nine!"
"Who said women are inferior to men? Next time if there is danger, stand behind me, do you hear me?"
"Xu Qingmu, what do you want to do after you win the battle in the same realm?"
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The man in black robes opposite struggled to stand up. Behind him, the prince Xu Pei had passed out. Now he was exhausted, but he still leaned on the ground with his sword and looked at the young man lying on the ground opposite, gasping for air.
"Haha, what if that person was reincarnated? Why not die here, under my sword, Wen Renbo!"
But suddenly, in the panic of the man in black robe, the young man lying motionless on the ground seemed to be resurrected, holding a dagger, quickly came forward, and thrust it into his chest.
The boy who was supposed to be dead had tears in his eyes and a cold gaze.
Seeing the black robe slowly fading in front of him, the young man still did not let go. After pulling out the dagger, he inserted it again. This was repeated until Li Chengru came riding on the wind.
The little girl Cao Tong's eyes turned red for a moment. Looking at the red silk in Xu Qingmu's hand, she roared and rushed forward. However, she was knocked unconscious by Li Chengru's palm and held in his arms.
Xu Qingmu, who was still stabbing the already dead man in black robes, finally fainted.
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That bald old man walking around the world no longer has a little girl by his side.
Looking at the crazy Taoist, people in this world suddenly shed tears today. They said to themselves:
"Is there really no way to escape the cycle?"
Then I remembered the advice of the graceful woman in white on the other side of the long river of time: