(I will post a chapter of 5,000 words today...write more tomorrow.)
As if to highlight the unusualness of tonight, the nasty wind and rain has been refusing to subside since it fell at dusk. In the face of the huge wind and rain, Nie Xiaoqian and others were already soaked in the rain. They did not carry rain gear, so they were not prepared for this.
A sudden and unusual weather event occurred without any order.
The wind was a bit strong, and it actually made people feel chilly when blowing against their wet bodies. Driven away by the chill, Nie Xiaoqian instinctively moved closer to Chen Jianchen. When she got closer, she inexplicably found that the wind and rain falling from the sky began to decrease. She felt a little
Looking up at the sky in confusion——
The wind and rain were still howling and rising in great numbers, but every time it got closer than ten feet above her and Chen Jianchen, it seemed to be blocked by some invisible force, and bounced in all directions.
This discovery surprised Nie Xiaoqian. She was absolutely sure that this kind of power could not come from her body, so she naturally looked at Chen Jianchen beside her.
It was pitch dark, and Chen Jianchen's expression could not be clearly seen. When he stretched out his hand to hold his sleeve, he suddenly felt that the place where he started was dry, without any moisture at all:
Chen Jianchen's whole body seemed to be dry.
How can this be?
Nie Xiaoqian was full of doubts. When she recalled the process of Chen Jianchen's sudden appearance in Lanruo Temple, there were always some unexplainable reasons that could not be clearly understood. Just based on the joy of reunion and the spontaneous trust, she did not ask any more questions.
What, just for now...
"Xiaoqian, don't worry, uncle will be fine."
Chen Jianchen's voice came over the sound of wind and rain, as calm and calm as ever, without any change.
Listening to his voice, Nie Xiaoqian always feels the greatest peace and tranquility. This feeling is very strange. It is impossible for her to appear in her body, but she just has it. Looking back on her encounter with this young man, in fact,
There is no earth-shattering journey, and there is no oath that will last forever. If there must be one, then it is that poem...
Books are meant to convey feelings, and poems are meant to convey meaning.
Chen Jianchen's poem "Only envy the mandarin ducks but not the immortals" is obviously a love poem. Although some of the words in it are not clear, do not fit the context, and even deviate from the ordinary, the straightforward verses clearly express that this is a love poem.
A love poem. Nie Xiaoqian received many love poems in her life. When she was studying at Qingxue Academy, there were always some scholars and scholars who came up with various ways to write love poems to her, hoping to win the heart of a beautiful woman. But what they got in the end was
, but as silent as an iceberg.
At that time, Nie Xiaoqian took the initiative to ask Chen Jianchen to give her a letter, and Chen Jianchen wrote a love poem to her. From a popular perspective, it was very consistent with the growth routine of a "talented scholar and beautiful lady". In Nie Xiaoqian's view, this poem was already Chen Jianchen's.
It’s a confession, and it’s not an exaggeration to say it’s a token of love——
Although, when Chen Jianchen wrote this calligraphy at that time, it was mostly because of some nostalgia from his previous life.
The family encountered misfortune and the situation deteriorated. From a rich girl born in a powerful family to a prisoner's daughter, it was like falling from heaven to hell. If it were an ordinary woman, she would have been crying all day long, miserable and miserable.
Feeling the sorrow of autumn and the sorrow of spring. But Nie Xiaoqian did not, not only did not, but decided to embark on the road of no return, to rob a prisoner to save her father. As for what will happen next, she did not care about the future - including the possible future with Chen Jianchen.
Chen Jianchen is a scholar and a scholar. According to normal circumstances, he will definitely take the examination for a higher-level academic title, or even become an official in the court. With such a life and future, of course, he must draw a line and avoid Nie Xiaoqian, who kidnapped a prisoner to save his father.
Not as good as...
In this way, the life trajectories of Nie Xiaoqian and Chen Jianchen are like two straight lines. They were originally very far apart, and then they were briefly connected for some reason, and finally they were separated again.
.
However, life is always full of variables. At Lanruo Temple, the two straight lines unexpectedly met again. Not only did they meet, but they also came together very intimately, with a vague sense of being twisted into a rope.
Nie Xiaoqian was extremely pleasantly surprised.
The surprise was sudden and rapid, covering up many other considerations in a short period of time, as well as washing away the worries and guilt in my heart.
But just now, when the sky was full of wind and rain, Nie Xiaoqian felt something unusual, and many thoughts surged up. Looking at the young man next to him who was carrying a book boy, for some reason, he felt a strong sense of fresh curiosity.
: "Liuxian, your clothes are not wet."
She didn't mean to accuse him at all, she asked naturally, with some surprise and a different emotion of admiration.
Chen Jianchen carried Ying Ning on his back and walked steadily. Hearing this, he chuckled and said, "I have magical powers."
The answer to the mystery was obviously beyond Nie Xiaoqian's imagination, so she reflexively asked: "Really?"
"Of course it's true. I met a Laoshan Taoist priest in Jiangzhou. He said that I had wisdom, so he taught me some magical powers to help me defend myself."
A very mysterious answer, but undoubtedly a very useful answer, not to cover up oneself, but to cover up Ying Ning's identity as a vixen.
This answer was a bit difficult for Nie Xiaoqian to accept, but when the person who answered it was Chen Jianchen, it was much easier for her to accept it, which could explain many doubts. She thought: It turns out that his comforting me was not in the nature of innocent words.
He actually has magical powers...
If you have magical powers, you have strength, and strength is often linked to courage. It can be seen that Chen Jianchen's courage to intervene in this operation was definitely not motivated by emotion.
From this point of view, it is consistent with Nie Xiaoqian's understanding of Chen Jianchen, he is still the same relaxed and composed young man.
Chen Jianchen was carrying Ying Ning, and Ying Ning was carrying a blood sandalwood bamboo basket, but in fact it was the waterproof and windproof function of the bamboo basket that was exerting its effect, blocking the surrounding sky. Nie Xiaoqian entered the circle, so she was affected by the bamboo basket.
As for her two senior brothers, they were not treated like this. They walked in front first and did not notice the conversation between the junior sister and Chen Jianchen behind them.
The wind and rain were too strong, and the night was as dark as ink. There were many things that I couldn't care about even if I wanted to.
Peng!
Suddenly, there was a loud noise ahead, like thunder, deafening. At the same time, several heavy objects roared into the air, carrying the wind and rain, and flew towards them aimlessly.
Wu Yan and Huo Jun, who were walking in front, were taken aback. They used their body and light skills one after another and relied on the ability to distinguish shapes by listening to the wind to dodge and hide away. At the same time, they shouted loudly to Nie Xiaoqian behind them to be careful.
What happened before?
"Niubi, I will kill you tonight without a burial place! The Tao is one foot high, the devil is ten feet high, and the boundless demon god rises!"
A sharp shout, filled with unspeakable hatred and madness, penetrated from the sound of wind and rain, and penetrated directly into Wu Yan's ears, making a buzzing sound. Nie Xiaoqian's legs went weak, and she almost died.
He fell down, but luckily he was supported by Chen Jianchen.
Immediately afterwards, in the vague front, there were two huge groups of brilliance suddenly colliding violently. The brilliance on one side was as red as blood, and also like the colorful clouds falling from the sunset, forming a long sword shape, which looked like a sword. A huge sword. But where in the world can there be such a huge sword?
The light on the other side is a large area of black, with a circle of shining green light on the edge, which divides the sky. The black light is so arrogant that it is almost overwhelming, surrounding the red light. And the red light bursts to the left. Grabbing right, he still couldn't break out of the black light's encirclement.
What tool is that?
Wu Yan and Huo Jun looked at each other, both feeling extremely shocked. They truly felt that what happened on that side was beyond their ability to understand or come into contact with.
"Go from the back!"
Chen Jianchen suddenly spoke. Although his tone was calm, it carried an unquestionable meaning.
Wu Yan and Huo Jun did not have any questions or arguments. They were not stupid, and they quickly agreed with Chen Jianchen's opinion. Although in their minds, the scholar had not shown any talent all day long, At most, his physical strength is a bit beyond imagination. But under the current circumstances, Chen Jianchen's suggestion is undoubtedly the most reasonable.
So, relying on their memory and the light of occasional lightning, they entered the Main Hall through the gap in the collapsed wall on the other side. The location was very far back, close to the monk's residence they visited during the day.
After entering the palace, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Wu Yan and Huo Jun took out the fire sticks and lit them.
"Elder brother, what happened to those lights just now?"
Wu Yan shook his head and said with a wry smile: "How would I know."
"How about we go out and take a look?"
People who are in the martial arts world and live their lives on the edge of a knife are naturally not too timid.
"I'll go take a look too."
At this time, Chen Jianchen said, Ying Ning fell to the ground on her back, her magic power had recovered, and she cheered up a little. After hearing the young master's words, she quickly used her little hands to tug at the corner of his clothes, meaning to tell him not to act rashly. At that moment, the little fox felt the powerful and fierce mana fluctuations on the battlefield, like a stormy sea, which was beyond the ability of her level of cultivation to get involved.
Chen Jianchen understood what she meant, but did not change his mind. Although he was not sure about the protagonist of the battle outside the front hall, there were some things that he simply could not bear to hide from. Don't forget, they were now in Lanruo Temple. In the whirlpool. And I want to stay out of it. Where in the world can there be such a cheap thing?
Huo Jun glanced at him sideways: I didn't expect this scholar to be very courageous. Unlike ordinary scholars, his face turned pale immediately after being frightened.
"Then let's all go out and take a look. Everyone, be careful."
Nie Xiaoqian couldn't restrain herself either. Today's schedule was blocked and she had to race against time to take a detour in order to have a glimmer of hope of stopping the prison car and rescuing her father.
The five of them grabbed fire and carefully walked out.
The Main Hall is extremely grand and has several floors. It took them about half a cup of tea before they arrived at the front hall. As soon as they entered the front hall, they heard a violent collision from outside.
call!
Suddenly, a figure flew in from outside the gate.
"careful!"
Wu Yan and others were horrified, and they didn't know what to do for a moment. They immediately held their weapons in hand and moved closer together, forming an offensive and defensive posture.
But seeing that the human figure came with a clever move, it finally fell flatly into the south corner with a thud and became motionless.
What's going on?
Even Chen Jianchen didn't know why. He felt that since he arrived at Lanruo Temple, everything had gone against the grain. He was confused and couldn't grasp the fundamentals at all.
At this time, Huo Jun plucked up the courage and walked over to see what was going on with his sword in hand. He saw a man in prison clothes lying unconscious on the ground. He took a quick look and was overjoyed. He shouted loudly: "Little junior sister, come quickly.
It’s Uncle Nie!”
Nie Xiaoqian felt as if she had been struck by lightning. It took her a while to react, and she ran over with staggering steps. By the light of the fire, she saw her father's face, which had become extremely thin due to torture!
"father!"
The most affectionate title in the world blurted out: "Dad, what's wrong with you?"
For no reason, Nie Zhiyuan actually appeared in Lanruo Temple, which really made people feel incredible. At this moment, wow! Another person flew into the temple. As soon as he entered, the dilapidated main hall door immediately closed, shutting out the wind and rain.
Arrived outside the door.
"who!"
"who!"
With shouts, Wu Yan and Huo Jun came together to protect the little junior sister with weapons in hand.
By the light of Huo Zhezi, Chen Jianchen recognized the other party quickly and immediately shouted: "Is he one of us?"
One of our own?
Wu Yan and Huo Jun were shocked.
Not to mention them, even Yan Chixia who rushed in was slightly startled. He did not expect that there would be several more people in the hall suddenly. Especially when he saw Chen Jianchen with a fake beard, he was even more surprised. He was
Shushan Swordsman, with superb cultivation, has long had the ability of photographic memory, and a pair of sharp eyes that can distinguish between false and true, so he recognized Chen Jianchen: "Why is it you..."
Before he finished speaking, his heart was pounding and he almost spurted out a mouthful of blood. He quickly sat down cross-legged to adjust his breathing.
Chen Jianchen rushed up and asked, "Brother Yan, are you okay?"
Yan Chixia slowly opened his eyes, shook his head and said: "It's okay... It's just that he failed to eliminate the demon and was injured by the demon instead. I didn't expect that this officer's cultivation has progressed so fast, and he has almost reached the realm of Dharma."
Chen Jianchen couldn't help but take a breath when he heard the word "Dharma". Although he was not a Taoist, he also knew what the realm of Dharma meant.
Yan Chixia's expression suddenly changed, and he shouted hastily: "Why are you here... hurry up and leave. There is a thousand-year-old tree demon in the temple, causing trouble for hundreds of miles. I just repeled it slightly, but soon it will come back again."
Once this officer comes, all of you will be turned into blood food."
Chen Jianchen smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Yan, where can we go at this time?"
Yan Chixia was silent, then suddenly kicked his foot: "Hateful."
Hearing the words "Millennium Tree Demon", Wu Yan and the others were at a loss and had no idea what was going on. But at this moment, a crackling sound suddenly came from outside the hall, dull and rhythmic, and they didn't know what it was.
It exists, but it is surrounded by surroundings.
The situation was critical, so Chen Jianchen hurriedly asked: "Brother Yan, is there any way to resolve the situation?"
Yan Chixia stood up slowly and said in a deep voice: "There is no one but Sword Ear. I will catch this officer later. You can leave quickly and don't look back. You will be fine after daybreak."
Peng!
Before he finished speaking, a thick root broke through the palace door like a flexible tongue and swept in!