Chapter 45: Ice Jade Appears in the Border City
"Brother Long, I'll tell you good news!" Hongdou happily pushed open the door, put a bowl of soup and medicine on the table, and threw himself on the bed, and sat down next to the bed.
After learning that Qiu Shui was safe, Shangguan Zhengtian began to recuperate with peace of mind, and Hongdou took the time to help search for the news of the elixir.
"Red Bean, what's the matter?" Shangguan Zhengtian looked at the girl in amazement.
"Half a month later, I will auction the ice jade Linglong, and I may be able to hear the news of the ice jade heart. ”
"Half a month, how far is it from here?"
"If Uncle Crane doesn't go back, it won't be far. Now ......" Speaking of this, Zhou Xiaoxiao suddenly laughed, pointed to the big bowl on the table and said, "This, ten bowls a day, it must be too late." ”
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The dark ancient road winds through the mountains, and one person walks steadily on it, but the slippery mountain road does not affect his body shape at all.
Beyond the dense forest, there is an ancient temple on the highest peak.
The ancient hall is dilapidated, no one has repaired it for a long time, it has collapsed in half, and the ground is full of rubble. The deepest part of the place that has not collapsed, can barely cover the wind and rain, and there is a stone statue in the center, the size of a person, the wind and frost have blurred its appearance, but it can't hide the sassy posture.
There is a person standing in front of the stone statue, and it seems that there is smoke around him, and it is difficult to see his shape. This man faced the stone statue and did not move, and if it were not for the footprints left in the dust behind him, I am afraid that others would have taken him as a stone statue.
The people on the ancient road had already walked outside the hall, bowing down in a pile of rubble, not daring to make the slightest sound.
After a long time, the man in front of the stone statue spoke, "Is there something wrong?"
"When our men arrived, they saw a young man with a sword beside him, saying that the blood shadow was nothing more than that. ”
"Huh. The man in front of the statue laughed and said, "Interesting." ”
The outsider continued: "The three blood shadows who went with their subordinates that day were not angry, so they fought with the young man in one battle, one win, one loss and one draw, and then the young man said that he wanted to join the non-returnee. ”
"Oh?" the people in the palace wondered: "Even a young man can find out the door of no return?"
The outsider of the hall said in fear: "No, but the task that the man took was left by this young man." ”
"Hahaha, interesting. When you are young, you can be on par with the blood shadow, and you can be regarded as a talent, no wonder you have a heart of cherishing talent. ”
"The leader agreed?"
The people in the hall turned around and said, "I heard that the little guy from the Shangguan family has gone to listen to the tide." ”
"What do you mean, Chief?"
"Let them meet first. ”
"But that little guy from the Shangguan family could have killed the Blood Shadow four years ago!"
"Let's go down. ”
"Yes. "Even if the people outside the palace are unwilling, they don't dare to disobey the decision of the people in the palace.
Seeing the people outside the hall retreat silently, the people in the hall said indifferently: "The river is rolling, the waves are sweeping the sand, and not all talents are like river carp." The most important thing in this world is genius. ”
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Listen to the tide side is located on the riverside, the river water rushes day and night, the sound of the waves does not stop, the fishing boats on the river come and go, the swordsman and knife on the reef cut the waves against the current, the scene has not changed for thousands of years.
Today, however, there has been a change, large ships are parked on the riverside, and the small town that is usually deserted is already overcrowded at this time.
Bing Xin Linglong was originally obtained by the Moon Pavilion, the news was unintentionally leaked, the tiger and wolf looked around, and the weak Moon Pavilion had no choice but to release the news, and after half a month, it was auctioned by the side of the tide.
"Brother Long, there are no rooms in the city anymore. Zhou Xiaoxiao pursed his lips.
"I've been walking in the mountains for a few years, and I'm used to it. However, Hongdou, I'm going to wronged you these days. Shangguan Zhengtian said softly.
"It's not so pretentious. In the past few years, you have been walking in the mountains and wilderness, and it should be okay to come and make some game, right?" Zhou Xiaoxiao laughed.
"It's okay, there are still a few days left in the auction, and these days are just right to accompany you. Shangguan Zhengtian laughed rarely.
The silent sword suddenly appeared from behind the two of them, and it came in an instant, pointing at Shangguan Zhengtianhou's heart.
"Be careful!" Shangguan Zhengtian hugged the red bean in his arms and turned around to avoid the cold.
The blade of the sword drew an arc in mid-air, and once again pointed at the center of Shangguan Zhengtian's eyebrows.
Shangguan Zhengtian frowned, grabbed the sharp blade with his fingers, turned around and threw it away, and with a ding, he knocked away the other sword stabbed behind him.
The two blades each arced in the air, and when they approached again, they merged into one, accompanied by a long sword groan, and suddenly plunged into the mud.
Zhou Xiaoxiao looked around, looking vigilant, while Shangguan Zhengtian beside him looked coldly at a black-shirted young man not far away, the same size as Xiao Wu.
The young man raised his eyes, and his eyes were cold, and the two of them looked at each other, as if an invisible cold current had stirred up from there, and the temperature around them slowly dropped.
"Who are you?" Shangguan Zhengtian asked.
The black-shirted young man didn't speak, he pinched the sword in his hand, and the sharp blade pulled out of the ground and returned to the young man's palm.
The blade of the sword trembled slightly, and the figure of the black-shirted young man disappeared, and the sword light shone around Shangguan Zhengtian.
Shangguan Zhengtian stretched out his hand to reach into the void, broke through the sword light with his backhand, and his body turned around and fell to the side. The sword light in the sky is chasing after each other, the light and shadow are intertwined, and the jingle is endless.
When the sound stopped, the two figures separated from the sword shadow in the sky, Shangguan Zhengtian stood with the sword in his hand, and the black-shirted young man also looked cold.
"Next, I won't show mercy. "Shangguan is the way of heaven.
The black-shirted young man was still silent, one sword was divided into two, his left hand pinched the sword trick to attract the flying sword, and the sword was held in his right hand.
The young man is fast, Shangguan Zhengtian is faster, his eyes flashed with a ray of golden light, the sword moved with his eyes, his wrist swung lightly, shaking away the cold light, and the cold iron sword passed through his chest.
The flying sword in mid-air hung down weakly, and the two of them seemed to stand by the river.
"Why did you shoot at me?" Shangguan Zhengtian wondered.
The young man ignored the iron sword on the chest, stepped forward, raised his hand into a palm, and slapped Shangguan Zhengtian.
Shangguan Zhengtian frowned slightly, raised his fists to each other, and the black-shirted young man took advantage of his strength to pull out the chest piercing long sword, rolled over, and fled away.
"Where to go!" Zhou Xiaoxiao shouted angrily, raising his foot to chase, but was stopped by Shangguan Zhengtian.
"Brother Long?"
"He didn't kill him, and we don't have to kill them all. ”
"But his origin is unknown, and at this moment, the enemy is dark and I ......am clear," Zhou Xiaoxiao frowned.
"Alright, Red Bean, come and help me set up a tent. ”
"Hmph, no. I've taken care of you for so many days, so hard, and now you still want to call me!"
A few days passed in a flash, and the auction of the Moon Pavilion was held as scheduled.
"Thank you for your support. Since you have worked tirelessly to come here, there is no need for the old man to explain the wonderful use of ice jade, so the little old man will talk about the bidding method. A radiant old man stood on the stage.
After a pause, the old man continued: "This auction is used in the way of bartering, there are three wooden planks in front of your table, you can write the items on the top, the little old man can perceive it, these three planks are three bidding opportunities, you think twice." The auction begins. ”
After speaking, the old man looked down with a smile.
Each person's table was full of delicacies, but all eyes were fixed on the three planks beside them.
Some people pointed to it and carved it with a knife, and some people pulled the aura into shape. Shangguan Zhengtian pondered for a moment, picked up the pen and wrote down a line of small characters, and when the pen fell, the face of the old man in the hall changed slightly.
After the tea, the old man couldn't wait to speak: "Since you have already written, Xiao Lao'er hereby declares the winner as Shangguan Gongzi." ”
Half of the people below were either depressed or annoyed, and half of them picked up the second plank and continued to write, but the old man's face remained unchanged, and even fewer fell into deep thought on the third plank.
When everyone stopped, the old man in the hall also fell into deep thought, and the things given by several people made him a little difficult to choose.
"The winner is still Shangguan Gongzi. "The things given by others may be more precious, but the things that Shangguan Zhengtian has come out of are difficult to find, and the old man has made a decision in his heart.
Hmph! Someone lifted the table and left.
"Shangguan Gongzi, please here. The old man pointed to the door of the cabinet.
Shangguan Zhengtian and Zhou Xiaoxiao entered the inner room under the leadership of the old man.
"This is Ice Jade. The old man held up a wooden box, and when he opened it, there was a palm-sized object of ice and jade lying in the center. "I don't know what Childe said?"
"Wait, haven't you forgotten the rules of this auction?" Zhou Xiaoxiao said.
"Bing Yu Linglong is a disciple of the sect, and he should have been allowed to meet with you, but unfortunately he died due to his injuries. ”
"Injury?" Shangguan Zhengtian wondered.
"When I sent a helper to arrive that day, I found him lying outside a nameless valley, seriously injured and dying, and it was this piece of ice jade in his arms that he was holding. ”
"Where is that valley?" Shangguan Zhengtian asked.
"Shangguan Gongzi ......," the old man wanted to speak and stopped.
"Take the jade bottle. "Shangguan is bright.
Zhou Xiaoxiao was curious when he heard this, and asked, "Brother Long, what do you want to exchange for this ice jade?"
Shangguan Zhengtian was silent, and pointed to the heart.
"Stop it, aren't you afraid of ruining the foundation!" Zhou Xiaoxiao exclaimed urgently.
A drop of crystal clear crimson blood emerged from Shangguan Zhengtian's chest, accompanied by a dragon groan that seemed to be out of nowhere.
The old man was overjoyed when he saw this, and hurriedly put it away with a jade bottle.
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"Red Bean, don't be angry, okay. ”
There was a man and a woman on the mountain road, one in front and one behind, and Zhou Xiaoxiao left Shangguan Zhengtian far behind.
Zhou Xiaoxiao's chest rose and fell non-stop, and he suddenly paused, raised his eyebrows and said: "This girl is tired and tired to save you from the Southern Wilderness, just to see if you can die?"
"Red beans, this piece of ice jade is exquisitely given to you, which can help you get rid of distracting thoughts and refine your aura when you practice. ”
"Hmph. The girl raised her eyebrows and dismissed.
"You don't, we want to. Several black-clothed men appeared in front of and behind the narrow mountain road, surrounding the two.
"Young Master of the Shangguan family, we have no intention of being your enemy, but this ice jade is of great use to us, if Young Master Shangguan is willing to cut his love, we will remember your kindness. ”
"Cut, if you want to grab it, just say it, it's just that this girl is angry with you!"
Zhou Xiaoxiao angrily rushed towards the passers-by, the aura on his body swayed, turning into a tiger, a wolf, an eagle and a snake by his side, and then rushed towards everyone together.
The tiger pounced on the wolf, the eagle struck the snake around, and the black-clothed man blocking the road was like a chicken and a dog, turning around and fleeing in embarrassment.
"Okay, red bean, you don't have to kill it quickly. ”
"Hmph, I want you to take care of it. The girl pouted, snapped her fingers casually, and the fierce beast transformed by the aura dissipated.
"The Zhou family's ten thousand beasts are really powerful. ”
There was a sound of laughter coming from the stone cliff next to the mountain road, and the two of them were startled and hurriedly raised their eyes.