Chapter 2: The Maitreya Knife of Sorrow

On the other side of Luoyang City, this is not a lively market, there are not many people on the street, and you can hear the sound of autumn wind and sand. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoIn the wind and sand, there was a person limping slowly. He had a beard, old clothes, and a large knife in his left hand, which looked heavy. He bowed his head and said nothing, just walked slowly, his lonely figure reflected in the setting sun.

This is Li Que, the fourth person on the "Divine Soldier List", and the knife in his hand is the Maitreya knife. It was with this Maitreya knife that Li Que once slashed to death the seven elders of Xujiabao in Suzhou. Since then, he and his sword have made the people of the rivers and lakes famous. In the world, I am afraid that no one other than the sword god Ouyang Xu can have such a sword technique as Li Que. But in the past year, Li Que is no longer the Li Que who dominates the martial arts, but has become such a lonely and depressed figure in the twilight. His knife was still sharp, but his heart was no longer sharp.

Li Que walked into a hotel, asked for a few jars of spirits, opened them and began to drink them in large gulps. He slowly pulled out the Maitreya knife and laid it across the table, staring at the glittering knife surface, and saw his face reflected in the knife surface. He seemed to see the old days again, the good old days that were gone. After a long time, he sighed and began to gulp again, but after two or three altars, he was already drunk. This is exactly what he wants.

The reason why Li Que is so haggard is because of a person named Su Qing. Li Que has attached great importance to love and righteousness in this life. He didn't make many friends, but he had three friends of life and death. One is Mu Xiu, who is next to him on the "Divine Soldier List", one is Ye Feng, who is not on the "Divine Soldier List", but no one dares to underestimate his strength, and the other is Su Qing. However, compared with Mu Xiu, Ye Feng and Li Que, Su Qing's martial arts are much inferior. Despite this, Li Que and Su Qing are still brothers and sisters and are intimate.

Five years ago, the Huashan Divine Army decided, and Ming Feng, the head of the Eagle Sect, challenged the Central Plains Martial Arts on behalf of the Eagle Sect. Su Qing thus met Bi Ling, the second daughter of the Eagle Sect Leader. Two years ago, Bi Ling went to the Central Plains alone, was chased by the Central Plains martial arts people, and met Su Qing, who hid her at home and helped her escape. Since then, Bi Ling has been hiding in Su Qing's house for a long time, and the two get along day and night, gradually falling in love, and finally falling in love with each other.

After Li Que knew about this matter, he didn't agree with it, in fact, all the people on the "Divine Soldier List" were typical representatives of the Central Plains martial arts, and they had no good impression of the Eagle Sect. Moreover, after Li Que saw Bi Ling, he found that this woman was extremely naughty and willful, and she was not as dignified and virtuous as a woman in the Central Plains, so he looked down on her even more. Therefore, Li Que also persuaded Su Qing once. But Su Qing couldn't extricate himself for a long time, and he was desperate for Biling, and Li Que was helpless, so he didn't mention the matter again. Later, Li Que saw that although Bi Ling was rude, she had no intentions, and she was really sincere to Su Qing, and over time, she gradually accepted this Eagle Sect witch.

If you want to say that Su Qing's martial arts are mediocre, Li Que doesn't care, and Su Qing himself is not a martial artist, but Bi Ling is a dignified Eagle Sect princess after all, how could she be willing to marry a mediocre person? But Bi Ling is already in love with Su Qing, so what should I do? In fact, it is not difficult to solve this problem, as long as Su Qing's martial arts are invincible in the world one day, then Bi Ling can not only get Su Qing, but also satisfy her wish to marry a martial arts master. But how easy is it to turn a mediocre person into a master? Biling has a way. She has a copy of the Eagle Sect's "Demon Sword Heart Sutra" on her body, which can instantly increase her internal strength, which is the Eagle Sect Leader before Bi Ling went out, that is, her mother gave her for cultivation. If Su Qing and Bi Ling get married, then wouldn't Bi Ling give this secret book to Su Qing for cultivation, wouldn't it be both justified and the best of both worlds?

Su Qing only regarded this as a piece of Biling's good intentions. Although he doesn't like to practice, and he knows that he is not a martial arts practitioner, he still accepts this "Demon Sword Heart Sutra" for the sake of Biling. After the beginning of spring, he began to cultivate. In less than ten days, he felt that the true qi in his body was surging, just like the previous ten years, this "Demon Sword Heart Sutra" was indeed very effective. Of course, Bi Ling was extremely happy and more active, guarding Su Qing's side every day and night, accompanying him to practice.

After another half a month, Su Qing's internal strength was still improving rapidly, and even made him feel that he was out of control, and his heartbeat was getting faster and faster. Although Su Qing's martial arts skills are not high, he has a lot of knowledge in the rivers and lakes with Li Que from birth to death. He began to worry that if he continued to practice like this, would he end up flourishing and declining, and would die of exhaustion? At this time, he thought of Li Que, and he could only go to Li Que.

Su Qing told Li Que about the "Demon Sword Heart Sutra", and Li Que was furious when he heard it, and drank: "The demon girl wants to kill my brother after all!" ”

Su Qing hurriedly explained: "Ling'er didn't harm me, she just hoped that I could get ahead and not disgrace her status as the princess of the Eagle Sect." For me, it wouldn't be a bad thing if I could really develop my skills. ”

Li Que patted Su Qing's shoulder and said earnestly: "Brother Xian, do you know what kind of martial arts this "Demon Sword Heart Sutra" is? The reason why her Eagle Sect martial arts is called evil by the Central Plains Martial Arts is because it is extremely vicious, although it can be achieved quickly, it is very easy to go mad, and sometimes it even has to suck people's blood to practice. And this "Demon Sword Heart Sutra" is one of the most poisonous in the martial arts of the Eagle Sect. The virtuous brother is not a person in the Eagle Sect, if he is forced to practice, he will be chaotic after a long time, once he goes mad, he will become a monster who loves human blood, and finally he will die of pain and bite the meridians. The demon girl is the princess of the Eagle Sect, how can she not know? But I still give you this cheat, what is it that doesn't harm you? ”

Seeing this scene, Su Qing also felt that it was best not to practice this martial art anymore, anyway, the current martial arts have improved compared to before. But he still believes that Bi Ling will not harm him, after all, Bi Ling is only a teenager, I am afraid that she is not deeply involved in the world, and she does not know the dangers, but she just wants Su Qing to practice martial arts.

After leaving Li Que, Su Qing did not practice the Demon Sword Heart Sutra again, and the blood in his body gradually eased down, but his kung fu returned to the past. When Bi Ling saw it, of course she was not happy in her heart, but she blamed Su Qing for not wanting to forge ahead. Su Qing had no choice but to tell Bi Ling about the dangers of the Demon Sword Heart Sutra.

But Bi Ling didn't think so, and sneered: "Hmph! What's crazy? I Eagle Sect up and down 100,000 people, only heard that martial arts are thriving, and the Central Plains martial arts have been defeated. It is clear that you Central Plains Martial Arts are unwilling to fail, and you made it up yourself to slander me for teaching martial arts! I didn't expect you to listen to this kind of words, and use this as an excuse not to make progress, and waste all my hard work. You've disappointed me so much! In that case, you have been with those so-called Central Plains martial arts factions! ”

Since Su Qing got acquainted with Bi Ling, although his relationship has become deeper and deeper, he has never gotten rid of the distinction between good and evil, so what he is most worried about is that in the end, he and Bi Ling will be separated because of the views of good and evil. Hearing Bi Ling say this, Su Qing was both aggrieved and nervous in his heart, and then thought about the "Demon Sword Heart Sutra", although it was poisonous, but after all, there were still so many Eagle Sect masters who had achieved it, and the so-called madness may not be so exaggerated. So, after struggling to comfort Bi Ling, Su Qing began to cultivate again.

This time I practiced, and I felt even more intense than the last time. Su Qing's qi and blood were churning all day long, and sometimes he felt a headache and a swollen brain. At this time, when he thought of Li Que's original words, he couldn't help but tremble, but Bi Ling's words also lingered in his ears, making him unable to give up his cultivation. But if you really go crazy in the end and become a vampire monster, it will not only be against Bi Ling and Li Que, but it will also become a harm in the world. Thinking of this, he was in a dilemma, and he couldn't sleep well. And practicing martial arts, he is the most distracted, he cares about these things all day long, how can he concentrate on practicing martial arts? After thinking about it, in the end, he made a decision to go to Li Que first.

Seeing Li Que, Su Qing made a big gift and said: "The youngest brother Su Qing has to meet the eldest brother in this life, which is the greatest luck in his life. The eldest brother is gracious, and the younger brother has nothing to repay, so he can only remember it in his heart. Now, the younger brother has an important matter to entrust, and I hope the eldest brother will not shirk. ”

Li Que was naturally surprised when he saw Su Qing say this as soon as he came, besides, Su Qing and Li Que were already intimate, but whatever Su Qing wanted, Li Que did not allow it, Su Qing should have already known this, but Su Qing still said something like "I hope that big brother will not shirk", it seems that it is not an ordinary thing.

Su Qing paused, sighed, and said, "Alas! The eldest brother also knows that the younger brother cultivates the "Demon Sword Heart Sutra" day and night for the sake of Ling'er. If it is really as the eldest brother said, the younger brother will one day go mad and kill himself, and at that time, I hope that the eldest brother will promise the younger brother two things. ”

Li Que asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Su Qing replied: "First, don't blame Ling'er, she really didn't mean to harm me, it was because I wasn't competitive enough to become the martial arts master she hoped for." I know that the eldest brother has always had a prejudice against Ling'er, but in this matter, please don't count it on Ling'er's head, it is all the younger brother's voluntary cultivation. ”

After Li Que heard this, he was really angry and annoyed, but he also knew that no matter what he said now, Su Qing would not be able to listen to it. Su Qing only has Bi Ling in his heart, if Su Qing is really dead, even if he kills Bi Ling, what is the use? It's better to fulfill this friend's infatuation. Li Que also sighed and said, "Alas! What a sin! All right! I promise you! So what's the other thing? ”

"Another thing......" Su Qing said, looking at the Maitreya knife in Li Que's hand, "Big brother's Maitreya knife must be a rare fast in the rivers and lakes, right?" ”

When Li Que heard this, he also looked at his knife and said, "Brother Xian, don't worry, although this knife is fast, it will never kill Biling!" ”

Su Qing made another gesture and said, "The eldest brother is true to his word, and the younger brother is of course relieved." Just ......"

"Just what?"

"It's just that if the little brother goes crazy and loves human blood, he will be a pest in the world. The eldest brother has always been chivalrous and righteous, jealous and hateful, and he can't even look down on this kind of scene. When the time comes, please use the Maitreya knife in your hand to slash the younger brother, which will not only eliminate the harm for the world, but also make the younger brother die happily! ”

"Huh?" When Li Que heard this, he was shocked. His Maitreya knife had indeed killed many traitors, but he never thought that this knife would slash at his brother. This kind of thing is simply impossible for him to do.

"Big brother!" Su Qing immediately fell to his knees with a "pounce", and said in a hoarse voice, "The younger brother also knows that this matter is embarrassing for the eldest brother, but if there is really that day, the younger brother really can't think of any other way." The eldest brother is also a reasonable person, and I believe that he will understand the younger brother's thoughts. ”

Looking at Su Qing kneeling in front of him, Li Que was already at a loss, because he also understood in his heart what Su Qing said, if there really was a day, his knife could not stand idly by. But if he wants to kill his best friend, where is this easy thing to agree to? Li Que sat quietly, feeling exhausted all over, he lowered his head, closed his eyes, and was silent for a while. His eyes were already moistening, and he wondered why things had come to this point. However, in the end, he clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and struggled to spit out two words: "Okay! ”

"Thank you, big brother, for making it happen!" Su Qing kowtowed to Li Que three times in a row with tears in his eyes.

Li Que also wiped his tears, helped Su Qing up, took his hand, and said, "Brother Xian, don't worry too much, if Brother Xian follows the rules and is not in a hurry, maybe it won't be so easy to fall into the devil." Virtuous brothers, don't worry about this. ”

After sending Su Qing away, Li Que couldn't calm down for a long time. Su Qing's words just now, Su Qing's expression, and Su Qing's every move all appeared in Li Que's mind. He didn't want to think about it, but he couldn't get rid of it. He could only silently hope that day would never come.

In the following month, Li Que did not receive any news from Su Qing, which made him feel a little uneasy and glad at the same time. One day at noon, Li Que was walking on the streets of Luoyang, and a group of people ran over in a panic from a distance, all of them looking nervous, as if they had seen a ghost. Some of them ran and shouted, "Run, cannibalism!" ”

Cannibalism? Li Que's heart sank violently when he heard this. He felt that what he had feared had finally happened. But it wasn't time for him to think about it yet, he just ran forward quickly, in the direction where the men were coming.

I ran until I reached a fork in the road, there was no one left, and there was a mess everywhere. In the middle of the road there was a man, ragged and disheveled, bumping around. There was blood on his hands and mouth, and he was shaking it, and his mouth was shouting: "Blood! Blood! ......" Li Que saw that this person was indeed Su Qing, and Bi Ling was not far behind Su Qing, crying while desperately chasing after her.

Li Que already understood that this day had indeed come. Really faced with such a scene, in the face of such a Su Qing, what should Li Que do? What could he do? His face was expressionless, but his lips twitched slightly. His knife trembled in his hand, but his whole body trembled.

Bi Ling finally caught up with Su Qing, but at this time, Su Qing was already delirious, and he didn't know anyone, only blood. As soon as he grabbed herring, she opened her mouth and bit her neck. Bi Ling desperately blocked Su Qing's head with both hands, crying, "Brother Qing, what's wrong with you?" I'm Ling'er! Su Qing couldn't hear it at all, just blindly opened his mouth, wanting to bite but couldn't.

Bi Ling turned her head, suddenly saw Li Que, and had a little hope in her heart, and hurriedly shouted: "Brother Li Que, help Su Qing, he doesn't know what's wrong?" Su Qing also heard her call, and then turned his head, and saw that such a big living person appeared in front of him, which should have more blood than Bi Ling. So, he pushed Bi Ling away, and rushed towards Li Que without thinking.

Li Que looked at all this, and his heart was like a knife. He slowly closed his eyes, but his ears could still hear Su Qing's roaring voice. This roar was getting closer and closer, and at this moment, Su Qing's original words kept echoing in Li Que's ears, "If I go mad, please kill me with a knife!" Li Que's knife was clenched.

Suddenly, Li Que opened his eyes, and there was no sadness in his eyes, but only a resolute gaze. Su Qing pounced, and Li Que's knife was finally unsheathed!

At this point, time seemed to stand still, and the market seemed to be all blood-red. Su Qing fell, but Li Que was still standing there, holding the Maitreya knife that was still dripping blood in his hand, motionless. Bi Ling sat on the ground, looking at the fallen Su Qing, and was also stunned.

Su Qing didn't move anymore. Only then did Bi Ling know what had just happened, and ran to Su Qing crying. But Su Qing didn't react, he was already dead and was killed by Li Que with a knife. Bi Ling stood up again, punched Li Que in the chest a few times, and couldn't cry: "Li Que, what are you doing?" Do you know who he is? He's Su Qing! It's your best friend Su Qing! ”

But Li Que couldn't hear Bi Ling's cry anymore. He put away the Maitreya knife, just glanced at Bi Ling, didn't say anything, turned his eyes to the front with a dull look, and walked forward slowly.

Bi Ling was naturally very sad in her heart, she took out the dagger on her body and stabbed Li Que in the back. But Li Que just dodged lightly, dodged the dagger, and then grabbed Bi Ling's right hand, so that the dagger in her hand couldn't move. Li Que looked at Su Qing's corpse, pushed Bi Ling to the ground, and continued to walk forward.

Bi Ling looked at Li Que's distant back with angry and helpless eyes, and could only hug Su Qing's corpse and cry bitterly. Since then, under the sunset in Luoyang, people often see Li Que's lonely figure, as well as the sad Maitreya knife stained with Su Qing's blood.