Chapter 48: The Hidden Truth
The southern demon at the door was wet, but it was a sunny day outside at the moment, Ji Ruxue frowned, and smelled a smell that shouldn't have been here.
It smells like a fox, with a hint of fishy smell.
Yu Hua's eyes moved slightly, but in the next moment, he heard a voice from the direction of the stairs, "Where did the fox smell come from?"
couldn't help but laugh in unison, Ji Ruxue had to turn her head away and not look at the southern demon, she was afraid that she would not be able to help laughing.
Eri Yi looked at Jiang Yuanxi opposite in a daze, and sighed lightly, feeling helpless.
If this girl weren't a human god, without the protection of Li Xiangqing and De Witt, it is estimated that she would have died a few times.
Changle in his arms narrowed his eyes slightly, and a trace of joy flashed in his eyes.
With the frown of the Southern Demon of the Protector, Eri Yi said softly, "Silly girl, that's not a fox smell, it should be a prohibition in the underworld." ”
Jiang Yuanxi was puzzled, and asked suspiciously, "The prohibition of the underworld?"
Eri Yi opened her mouth, and suddenly found that she didn't know how to explain, just when she was still struggling, Ji Ruxue downstairs quickly looked at the southern demon in the distance at the door, the latter's face was solemn, but there was a provocation between her eyebrows, as if to say, even if I go against your will, what can you do to me?
The southern demon walked in step by step, and Yu Hua could clearly feel that the breath of Ji Ruxue from his side was gradually becoming trembling, and that trembling was anger, depression, and forbearance before the storm.
"Where did you hide him?" Ji Ruxue's voice was very calm, but it attracted Jiang Yuanxi's attention, and she gradually put aside her doubts and looked at the woman downstairs.
Although she didn't like that subconsciously, there was a feeling that she wasn't a bad person.
Moreover, she is waiting for someone, just like Eri, waiting for her lover.
Jiang Yuanxi listened to the person's wheezing voice gradually increase, as if the weight in his heart was constantly increasing,
That kind of sadness slowly passed to Jiang Yuanxi's heart, and she couldn't breathe with that kind of depression and anger.
The southern demon curled the corners of his lips, as if he saw Ji Ruxue's appearance, which made him very comforted and proud.
With a turn of his eyes, he looked at the young man beside Ji Ruxue with a slightly strange face, and the Southern Demon said meaningfully, "Then you have to ask Yu Hua next to you." ”
Ji Ruxue's face was pale, she looked at Yu Hua next to her, her body movements were stiff, as if it was difficult to accept, and the closest people around her actually joined forces with others to keep themselves in the dark.
Yu Hua opened her mouth, but she couldn't say a word, she only felt like she was stuck in her throat, but she couldn't avoid the torture in her eyes.
Jiang Yuanxi curled the corners of her lips, she already knew Ji Ruxue's heart, and those emotions couldn't interfere with her, but she vaguely felt that this matter had something to do with Changle in her arms
However, the tsundere white cat was lazily lying in her arms, half-squinting, enjoying it very much.
Jiang Yuanxi rubbed the hair on the top of the cat's head, it was soft and comfortable, and it was very warm, and there was a little more love and joy in his eyes.
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"What kind of person is this?This is Dragon and Tiger Mountain, the master has added a ban here, why can he come and go so easily?" Chen Shaoquan was immersed in the surprise of the Southern Demon calmly leaving, and after coming back to his senses, he realized that there was something wrong with Su Mu's expression behind him,
"Su Mu, what's wrong with you? What he just said looks like you're blinding you, you ......"
"Whether or not you're lying to me doesn't know yet, but there are some things that can't be escaped. Su Mu said, looking at the cherry tree next to him, as if he was talking to himself,
"What would you do if you knew that someone who had been secretly guarding you was in danger?"
"Naturally, I went to save her. Chen Shaoquan said without hesitation, "You can stand by and watch, is it still a person?"
Su Mu smiled bitterly, "Yes, this can be turned a blind eye, even if you enter the Yellow Spring, it is difficult to feel at ease, it is really ...... "troublesome."
"But...... I don't perceive anything unusual in you, and if you're going to do something impulsive because of that person's words, I'm ...... Very not recommended. ”
Su Mu looked at him and was silent, but this silence made Chen Shaoquan feel a little uneasy, and subconsciously explained,
"I mean, you have no power to restrain the chicken, you are not a cultivator, and you don't say whether it is true or false, if it is really as that person said, that woman has been waiting for you for a thousand years, naturally it will involve some magic things, and the yin qi on that person's body is so heavy, it will be ...... It will not be a good person, the master said, some things are the most deceiving. ”
"Whether it's a deception or a trick, you always have to go through it, and I have a lot of questions that I want to get answered. ”
Su Mu's eyes had a story hidden in them, from the day Chen Shaoquan saw him, he knew that although the person in front of him was only in his twenties, he was different from ordinary young people, he had experienced a lot of things, and those eyes were more transparent.
Chen Shaoquan also knew that Su Mu had a lot of blank memories, although they were only fragmentary and didn't seem important, but in fact, from another point of view, they were all strange.
"I'll send you back first, and I'm not in a hurry to go down the mountain at this time. ”
Seeing that Su Mu had made up his mind, Chen Shaoquan knew that it was useless to say more, so he shook off Su Mu's hand that wanted to hold him,
"Let's go, life and death after you leave, it has nothing to do with my Heavenly Master's Mansion!"
When Su Mu heard this, his eyes became heavy, he stared at Chen Shaoquan, and after a while, he put down his empty palm, "I know, Su Mu is disturbed." ”
Then he turned around and walked down the mountain, Chen Shaoquan listened to the footsteps and walked away, turned around, looked at the resolute back of the man, and only felt that it was not a taste in his heart.
But the fate of meeting in Pingshui is not worth taking a life for such a person.
In this cultivation world, strange people who can't be explained, strange things that can't be understood, can't be achieved by just relying on enthusiasm.
Su Mu walked down the mountain, but halfway through, he found that he didn't even have an exact direction, where should he go to find someone?
At this moment, there was a call behind him, Su Mu paused slightly, turned to look at the person behind him, and on the Qingyun Ladder, the young man in a white robe was walking towards him.
After approaching, I saw that the man handed over half a jade pendant to himself, "This is what the master asked me to transfer to you, the road down the mountain is still so long, do you know where to find someone?"
Su Mu took the half of the jade pendant and put it in his hand, the warm feeling spread from the palm of his hand, but Su Mu felt a warm current in his heart.
"I don't know. ”
"Master said, the ancient tomb under the mountain has your chance, I'm afraid that your kid will die, and outsiders will come to trouble the Heavenly Master's Mansion, so let me accompany you. ”
Saying that, Chen Shaoquan walked past Su Mu with the sword in his hand, so that he didn't see Su Mu's complicated gaze when he looked at the jade in his palm.
Su Mu looked at Chen Shaoquan's back as he went down the mountain, couldn't help but bend his lips, quickened his pace and walked to the man's side, and said,
"Thank you. ”
The Celestial Master may have said something about the ancient tomb under the mountain, but ...... How could he send a careless person to accompany him to such a dangerous place?
Chen Shaoquan was a little uncomfortable, as if someone had discovered his secret, and murmured in a low voice,
"Hey, I really don't know what good you have, the master will actually think about you kid and send the most outstanding young disciple of our Heavenly Master Mansion to you as a guard. ”
Su Mu smiled and didn't say anything, he just felt that the road ahead that he couldn't see clearly was widening, and this lonely journey was also ...... It's a lot more exciting.
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After separating from Su Mu, Chen Shaoquan stopped after just a few steps, even if he forced himself not to think about the life or death of that person, he couldn't let go after all.
How can you just watch a person die?
But when I think about it, what does his life and death have to do with himself?
I was just about to raise my steps and go back to the mountain, but I remembered my master's teachings - the reason why people are human beings is because they have seven emotions and six desires, and they know right and wrong, and if people are indifferent, and there is no distinction between good and evil, what is the difference between them and demons? Things in this world have never been things for no reason, meeting is fate, intercourse is fate, parting is also fate. But where does this word come from?
Shaoquan, cultivation, cultivation is this word, as for how to grasp, it depends on your own, a thought into a demon, a thought into a Buddha, but what is a Buddha, what is a demon?
"Yes, what is a demon and what is a Buddha?" Chen Shaoquan muttered to his grandfather's words, "If I just let him leave by himself, will I be at ease on the Huangquan Road?"
Chen Shaoquan turned around, looked at the long road down the mountain, and found for the first time that this Dragon and Tiger Mountain was so high, and the road down the mountain was so steep.
"Slow down. ”
"Senior Brother Lin Yin?" Chen Shaoquan looked at the senior brother who was supposed to be serving by the master's side, and bowed his hand, and when he got up, there was already an extra silver-white long sword in front of him.
"It's ......"
Lin Yin explained, "This is what the master asked me to bring to you, and the master said that if you are going to go down the mountain, you will give this thing to you, and this jade pendant, please bring it to Su Mu by the junior brother." ”
"Senior brother has been here all along, and he ...... See?" Chen Shaoquan asked, but he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
Lin Yin smiled indifferently, "No matter what, you have made your own choice, the mountain is a chance, and the mountain is also a chance, the master said, if the junior brother chooses the way down the mountain." Two things to keep in mind. ”
"Senior brother, please speak. ”
Lin Yin said, "The first thing is not to forget the original intention. The second thing is that for three years, you will not be allowed to return to the mountain, regardless of life or death. ”
“...... Senior brother!" Chen Shaoquan didn't know why the master would treat him like this, but he saw Lin Yin put his hand on his shoulder, and said seriously,
"Shaoquan, the disciple of Longhu Mountain has been trained for three years, and after three years, the senior brother will welcome you at the foot of Longhu Mountain. Remember, don't forget the way home. ”
"Senior brother......" Chen Shaoquan had tears in his eyes, and Senior Brother Lin Yin had already turned around and left on the high steps.
Since I grew up in Longhu Mountain when I was a child, I am now about to leave suddenly, and I can't say goodbye to my teacher.
Chen Shaoquan placed the long sword on the ground on the side, and hid the jade pendant in the pocket of his chest, and the moment he knelt down on his knees, Lin Yin, who was about to take the next step, stopped, but did not turn around.
"Listed as the teacher, Chen Shaoquan is grateful for the kindness of the teachers, and he will keep his heart, and live up to the teachings of the teachers, the eighty-third generation disciple, Chen Shaoquan, say goodbye!"
"Master, Shaoquan has already descended the mountain. ”
In the evening, in front of the ashram of Longhu Mountain, Lin Yin walked out of the ashram with the Heavenly Master.
"Do you think the master is a little ruthless?" The Heavenly Master walked in front, looking at the smoke and haze in the evening sky, as if his cloudy eyes were clear and unpretentious.
"The master naturally has the master's reason for doing things, but the disciples are shallow and can't understand it. Lin Yin said respectfully.
"You kid has always been pure-hearted, but sometimes, if you are too kind, it is not a good thing. ”
"If we look at the world coldly and don't hear about the world, then what is the meaning of the existence of this way? Protecting the world and not being disturbed by demons, isn't this exactly the lesson that the ancestor left to my children? The master let Shaoquan not return for three years, Lin Yin thought, it must be for Shaoquan's sake. ”
"You ......," the corners of the Celestial Master's mouth twitched slightly, "Can't you be a little more improper?"
Lin Yin: "...... It's really hard. ”
The Heavenly Master shook his head and smiled, "Lin Yin, if one day this Dragon Tiger Mountain is no longer Dragon Tiger Mountain, what will you do?"
Lin Yin was slightly stunned, as if he didn't expect the Heavenly Master to ask this, and at this moment, the master looked at his gaze, which made Lin Yin feel a little hidden, in such a gaze, he could only tell the truth.
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Su Mu and the two walked all the way to the foot of the mountain, but fortunately, Chen Shaoquan knew the location of the ancient tomb, and it didn't take long for the two of them to come to the bottom of a towering locust tree.
Under the locust tree, there was a young man standing with his back to the two people, dressed in a black Tang suit, but his short hair was neat, hearing the footsteps of the two, Lu Yunchen turned around and looked at the two, his eyes behind the gold-wire glasses moved slightly, and his eyes fell on Su Mu's body,
"I know you're not going to be obedient. ”
The golden-red python on its chest is dazzling and vivid under the starry night, and its fierce fangs make people fearful.
Chen Shaoquan looked at the person opposite, and always felt that something was strange, but from the breath, he couldn't see anything wrong with this person.
"Who are you?" Chen Shaoquan asked, intentionally or unintentionally stopping Su Mu behind him, in case the person opposite was unfavorable to Su Mu.
"Yu Hua. The man walked over and walked to Su Mu's side, always with a hint of helplessness in his peaceful eyes.
Yu Hua: Why is this name so familiar?
Chen Shaoquan looked at the person in front of him and did not dare to relax his vigilance.
"Shaoquan, it's okay. Su Mu's voice sounded in his ears, Chen Shaoquan looked at Su Mu behind him suspiciously, and then looked at Yu Hua, "Do you know him?"
Su Mu shook his head, "I don't know, but I know this dress." ”
"Clothes?" Chen Shaoquan wondered, this Tang costume is rare.
"This dress has appeared many times in my dreams, but I know that the person in the dream is not Mr. Yu. If Mr. Yu wanted to do it, you and I would have died a long time ago, and it would be useless for you to stop in front of me. Su Mu said, but he was looking at Yu Hua opposite, although it was not provocative, but how did Chen Shaoquan think that these two people seemed to be competing......
Yes, for Chen Shaoquan, it was long and thrilling, yes, it was thrilling.
What Su Mu couldn't see, he could see it, the aura around Lu Yunchen gradually changed, and the python on his chest ...... Moved.
Yes, Chen Shaoquan confirmed that he was not mistaken.
"Really, I can't help you. Yu Hua smiled helplessly, Su Mu didn't have time to react, the man's hand was already covering his eyes,
"It's yours, and it's your rightful owner. ”