Chapter 22: Ten Thousand Soul Blood Crystals
After separating from Lu Xiaozhuo, Hua Yufei flew for a day and a night, without dripping water, without a moment, because he strongly felt that the murderous aura behind him was pressing step by step, which made him dare not delay at all. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoBut there are three thousand miles from Shushan to Tubo, even if Hua Yu flies fast and urgently, he only flies a few hundred miles in a day. When he flew to Hanzhong, he was exhausted, his legs were weak, and he couldn't fly.
It was deserted, overgrown with weeds, the sound of toads chirping in the wind, and it was getting late, and only layers of black mountains could be seen around. Hua Yufei stood on a piece of bluestone, and as far as he could see, there was a faint light on the hillside in the distance, like a family, so he insisted on walking towards the light.
It turned out that there was a three-way junction ahead. There are two roads in front of you: one to the east and one to the west. The road was not wide, and there was only room for a carriage. There is a small two-story building in the middle of the fork in the road, and the wooden fence at the entrance has been decayed, and it seems to be very old. There was a lamp hanging in front of the building, and that was the light that Hua Yufei saw in the distance. Behind the lamp, there is a vertical signboard, with only two large characters written: "Inn".
In front of the inn stood a man with his back to the door frame. Look at the dress, it should be the second shopkeeper. As soon as he saw someone passing by, he immediately greeted him, bowed his waist, and said with a smile: "The guest officer wants to stay in the hotel?" ”
Hua Yufei looked at the inn and didn't say anything.
The shopkeeper pointed to the inn behind him and said, "This is a hundred miles in radius, the land is vast and sparsely populated, but there is only one inn like ours!" The guest officer came from afar, I am afraid that he is already tired, why not rest here for a night? I've got a great room here! ”
Hua Yufei was indeed exhausted, even if he insisted on walking, I am afraid he would not be able to go far, and after listening to the boast of the shopkeeper, he simply decided to stay here for a night. He nodded, and the shopkeeper hurriedly invited him to the house, and shouted loudly: "There is a guest here!" ”
Hua Yu flew in the door and saw that the room was quite spacious, and the tables and chairs were neatly arranged. I think it's this barren mountain range, and few people come to stay in the hotel on weekdays. There was also a shopkeeper in the store, who was sitting at the counter, and when he saw a customer coming in, he also got up to greet him and asked, "What kind of food can the guest order?" ”
Hua Yufei replied: "A bowl of noodles is enough!" ”
The shopkeeper immediately instructed the shopkeeper to prepare a bowl of noodles, and he took Hua Yu to a ventilated seat and sat down, and asked with a smile on his face: "My shop is open in this uninhabited place, and few people come on weekdays." I don't know where the guest officer came from and where he is going? ”
Of course, Hua Yufei didn't want to tell the reason, but he didn't want to lie either, so he replied: "I want to go to Tubo to meet my old friend. May I ask the shopkeeper, do you know how to go to Tibet? ”
The shopkeeper thought for a while and said, "Tubo is thousands of miles away, and I have never been there, but since it is in the southwest, the guest officer can travel to the west and should be able to reach it." ”
Hua Yufei shook his hands and said, "Thank you, shopkeeper!" ”
The two were talking, when they heard the shopkeeper shouting again: "The noodles are here!" A bowl of steaming noodles was brought to Hua Yufei. Hua Yufei was already hungry, so he took a few bites of chopsticks. This noodle is really delicious, and the more you eat it, the more fragrant it becomes, until it reaches your stomach.
The shopkeeper and the shopkeeper stood aside, watching Hua Yufei eat, always smiling on their faces. The shopkeeper asked softly, "What does the guest officer think of the taste of this noodles?" ”
Hua Yufei nodded again and again, and only after swallowing did he reply, "En! Kindness! It tastes great! ”
The shopkeeper said slowly: "Then, after the guest officer is full, it's time to rest!" ”
After Hua Yufei heard this, he also felt that his whole body was getting more and more tired, even the chopsticks in his hands were extremely heavy, his two eyelids were drooping and couldn't open them, and a sense of sleepiness came up. He finally couldn't hold it anymore, and fell asleep on the table.
The shopkeeper and the shopkeeper still looked at Hua Yufei and were still smiling, but there was a hint of pride in their smiles. The shopkeeper nodded and said, "It seems that the effect of our family's ecstasy incense has been strengthened again, and it only takes two or three mouthfuls to put him down." ”
The shopkeeper smiled even more happily, couldn't close his mouth anymore, and said while laughing: "I just took a fancy to his beautiful dress, and he must have brought a lot of money with him!" We're going to send it this time! He began to frantically search Hua Yufei's body, and indeed found some money bags from his waist, which contained a little silver, and his eyes lit up.
The shopkeeper took a fancy to the sword Hua Yufei was carrying. He snatched the sword, raised it, put it under the lamp, and drew its sheath. Under the light, the sword body reflected a cold light. The shopkeeper said to himself: "This sword is very light, it doesn't look like it's made of ordinary steel, I don't know what kind of material it is?" ”
At this moment, the shopkeeper's hand touched something on Hua Yufei's chest, which was hard and a little hot. He took it out and saw that a red round stone, glowing red and steaming, was a Ten Thousand Soul Blood Crystal! But the shopkeeper didn't know him. He pondered it carefully for a long time, but he didn't have a clue, and couldn't help asking, "What is this?" ”
The shopkeeper took a look at it, but he didn't know it, but he had a hunch that it was not an ordinary stone. "Is this ......" the shopkeeper looked horizontally and vertically, thinking bitterly, "Night Pearl?" ”
The shopkeeper pouted: "Don't tease!" I've seen the night pearl emit white light, how can there be red light? As he spoke, he wanted to take back the Ten Thousand Soul Blood Crystals again.
The shopkeeper dodged with his right hand, stretched out his left hand, and signaled: "I don't know if this thing is a blessing or a curse, and put it here first, and then I will take it to find out." ”
The shopkeeper sneered and said, "Hmph! Since I don't know what it is, why did I put it there for you? Why don't you leave me here? ”
The shopkeeper's face also changed, and he said sharply: "I have my own way to inquire about the reputation of this thing!" ”
The shopkeeper was also anxious, and shouted loudly: "I found this stone first, why should I give it to you?" ”
As he spoke, the two of them almost fought. The shopkeeper thought for a moment and said, "That's it! That's it! In my opinion, let's give this to the boss! Let's see how the boss decides! ”
The shopkeeper also thought about it, and his temper calmed down, and he agreed: "Okay! Let's go to the boss! ”
The shopkeeper rushed upstairs with one arrow step. The shopkeeper also went upstairs. The two of them walked to the door of the innermost room on the second floor. The shopkeeper raised his hand and was about to knock on the door, but was pushed open by the shopkeeper. Then, the shopkeeper bent down himself, came to the door, knocked lightly on the door twice, and shouted with a smile: "Master!" Boss! ”
No one in the house agreed. Suddenly, the door opened suddenly, and a young woman walked out of the house, looking about thirty, with her hair coiled behind her head, with a jade hairpin, her face was white and tender, especially a pair of willow eyebrows were painted charmingly. As soon as the young woman saw the shopkeeper and the shopkeeper, she frowned and asked, "What's the matter to bother the old lady again?" ”
The shopkeeper still smiled and said, "Master!" The little one just got a baby, and I want to ask the master to take a look! ”
The shopkeeper hurriedly came up and added: "I found it!" ”
The young woman squinted her eyes and held back the shopkeeper, and asked, "What other treasures do you have?" ”
The shopkeeper slowly took out the Ten Thousand Soul Blood Crystal from his arms and said, "Please take a look, master!" ”
When the young woman saw the red hedrons, her eyes widened. She took the spar and held it in her hand, feeling that it was still quite hot, so she said to herself, "What kind of stone is this?" ”
The shopkeeper replied: "The little one who has walked the rivers and lakes for so many years, and I have never seen such a thing, but look at the crystal light on the outside, containing boiling gas, it must be a priceless treasure!" ”
The young woman asked, "Where did this come from?" ”
The shopkeeper hurriedly replied: "It was Xiao Ma who turned over a passing swordsman and searched him up." ”
The young woman asked, "What about the swordsman?" ”
The shopkeeper replied: "I'm still lying downstairs." ”
The young woman went straight downstairs. The shopkeeper and the shopkeeper also followed closely. When they came to the lobby on the first floor, Hua Yufei was still lying quietly on the table. The young woman surrounded Hua Yufei, looked at her front and back, left and right, stared at Hua Yufei's face, looked at it for a long time, and then looked at the noodles on the table that were only half eaten. Then, the young woman picked up Hua Yufei's sword again and weighed it, it was indeed very light. Finally, the young woman said, "This is a member of the Shushan faction!" ”
The shopkeeper asked: "How can the owner tell that he is from the Shushan faction?" ”
The young woman replied: "Although there are many martial arts sects in the Central Plains, only the Shushan faction is the most neatly dressed, only eats vegetarian food, and is the closest to us, especially the sword, the sword body is extremely light, and it is a sword that only Shushan's unique mastery - swordsmanship will use." ”
The shopkeeper didn't understand it at all, and he didn't want to understand it. But when he looked at the red crystal, he was already a little impatient in his heart, so he shouted: "What does he care about the familiar mountain faction and the raw mountain faction!" Since it has been numbed to us here, then this thing belongs to us! ”
But the young woman's heart was not so open. She looked at the Ten Thousand Soul Blood Crystal in her hand, although she didn't know if it was a priceless treasure, but the connection with the Shushan swordsman in front of her made her feel an inexplicable worry in her heart. She asked rhetorically, "Do you know what this thing is?" You just want it? What if it's not a treasure, but a curse? ”
The shopkeeper smiled: "It's just a stone, even if it can't be exchanged for money, what can be the disaster?" ”
The young woman then shouted, "You know a fart? There are many bloody things on the rivers and lakes for something the size of a sesame mung bean! ”
The shopkeeper was so frightened that he couldn't speak for a long time, and everyone was silent for a while.
The shopkeeper stood up and said, "In my opinion, the master!" You can put this thing away for the time being, so that you can confirm its origin later. Anyway, there is no one here, except for the three of us, no one knows that this stone is in our inn, and no one will come to cause trouble. ”
"No one?" The young woman pointed at Hua Yufei, "Isn't there a person here?" ”
The shopkeeper rolled up his sleeves and said fiercely: "Just don't do it endlessly, and you will end up with him, so as to save trouble in the future!" ”
The young woman scolded: "Let your mother's fart! The old lady had already set the rules, let's only seek money and not kill people! Thinking about taking someone's life all day long, sooner or later someone else will take your life! ”
The shopkeeper was scolded so much that he didn't dare to move.
The shopkeeper thought for a moment and said, "It's better to do this!" I saw that the numbing medicine could still numb him for a few hours, so I drove him to a barren mountain and a wild mountain. When he woke up, he couldn't find his way back. ”
Then the young woman calmed down a little and said, "Then do as you say!" ”
The shopkeeper stared at Hua Yufei's sword again and asked, "Then ...... this sword?"
The young woman said: "The sword of the Shushan faction can only be used by the Shushan sect. If you take his sword, who can you sell it to? After saying that, she took the Ten Thousand Souls Blood Crystal and turned around and went upstairs again.
The shopkeeper nodded, and then put the sword back on Hua Yufei's back.
The shopkeeper was about to ask, whether the red stone belonged to himself or to the shopkeeper, how dare he ask again at this time? He had to watch the boss close the door.
The shopkeeper patted the shopkeeper on the shoulder and said, "Don't look at it!" Listen to the boss! Deal with this guy first! ”
So, the two of them carried Hua Yufei into the carriage together. ……
After sending Hua Yufei away, the small inn passed a peaceful day. Only the young woman's heart was always troubled, for she found that the stone was getting hotter and hotter. The weirdness was extraordinary, and her instincts told her that it shouldn't be a good thing.
The next night, there was another knock on the door outside the inn. When the shopkeeper opened the door, a familiar figure appeared in front of him: a sanctimonious swordsman, carrying the sword he saw yesterday, and this person was Hua Yufei.
"Yes...... It's you! The shopkeeper was so shocked that he stepped back, and the shopkeeper next to him was so surprised that he couldn't speak. They clearly remember that they had dragged Hua Yufei a hundred miles away, and the mountain road was rugged, and there was no one all the way, even if they were sober people, they might not be able to remember the road, how did Hua Yufei get it back? Does he have a nose as sensitive as a dog?
In fact, it was they who forgot the sword on Hua Yufei's body and forgot the swordsmanship of Shushan. After Hua Yu woke up, he saw that it was already three poles old, but he was lying in the wild. As soon as he touched his body, he saw that all the entanglements were gone, and only a sword was left, and he knew that he had fallen into the black shop. "Ten Thousand Soul Blood Crystals?" Hua Yufei suddenly remembered the most important thing, but he searched all over his body and found nothing. Of course, this made him anxious, but fortunately, the sword was still there, so he flew into the air, searching every corner one by one within a radius of a hundred miles. Although it still took a lot of work, it was still much easier than ordinary people. After searching for five or six hours, he finally found the inn again.
Facing a group of people who had just deceived him, Hua Yufei didn't seem angry, but still saluted respectfully and said, "Don't be surprised, two of you! Although you have made me stunned and stolen my finances, you have not hurt me, so you can see that there is a way to steal! In the next place, just to find your own belongings, never embarrassed the two! ”
Although the shopkeeper was a little scared in his heart, his mouth was still stiff, and he said, "What are your things?" I do not know! Haven't seen it! ”
Hua Yufei also knew that these people were all open-minded about money, how could the money they got easily returned? He said, "So be it!" That's all that money, I just need to return the Ten Thousand Soul Blood Crystal! ”
"Ten Thousand Soul Blood Crystals?" The shopkeeper and the shopkeeper heard of this name for the first time.
Hua Yufei nodded and said, "Not bad!" It is a red hedron that heats up. ”
At this time, the shopkeeper and the shopkeeper naturally understood. The Ten Thousand Souls Blood Crystal that Hua Yufei said was the strange stone that was now being placed upstairs, and it turned out to be such a name. The shopkeeper thought in his heart: "This man doesn't even want money, but he only wants that stone, it seems that the value of this thing is far from being comparable to ordinary money, so he can't give it to him!" So he shook his hand and said, "You have misunderstood, guest officer! We really haven't seen any hedrons! ”
Hua Yufei was even more anxious, and hurriedly said, "The Ten Thousand Soul Blood Crystal is a thing for demon cultivation, and it is definitely not a treasure!" This stone is not worth anything! Please return it to me! "This is because Hua Yufei is now penniless, otherwise he will not hesitate to add some more money to those two thieves, and he will also exchange it for the Ten Thousand Souls Blood Crystal. It's a pity that no matter what Hua Yufei says or not, the shopkeeper and the shopkeeper don't appreciate it, but the more eager Hua Yufei asks for it, the more they feel that the Ten Thousand Soul Blood Crystal is priceless. In the end, Hua Yufei really had no choice, sighed, and said, "Alas! In this case, the two of you are going to force me to make a move! ”
As soon as he heard this, the shopkeeper also shouted loudly: "Yo! But if you can't say it, you have to do it? Come on! Who's afraid of whom! ”
The shopkeeper also said, "Hmph! We're also running the rivers and lakes! What scene haven't you seen? ”
Hua Yufei saluted again and said, "Then it's offended!" Before the words fell, I saw a flash of his figure, and he came to the shopkeeper.
Before the shopkeeper could understand what was happening, one of his arms had already been grabbed by Hua Yufei. The shopkeeper fought back with his other arm, and in less than three moves, he was also caught. Then, I heard the shopkeeper shouting, "Ouch! Arm! My arm is going to break! ”
Seeing this, the shopkeeper hurried over to help. Hua Yufei pushed the second child of the shop, turned around and exchanged a few hands with the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper saw the opportunity for Hua Yufei to turn his back to him, and smashed the bench over. Who knew that Hua Yufei flashed, and the bench actually smashed on the head of the shopkeeper. only heard the sound of "pop", the bench fell apart, and the shopkeeper also had gold stars in his eyes. The shopkeeper was dumbfounded, and before he could escape, he was caught by Hua Yufei again.
The shopkeeper immediately shouted: "Hero, spare your life!" Heroes spare their lives! ”
Hua Yufei didn't intend to kill them, just to recapture the Ten Thousand Soul Blood Crystal. At this moment, an angry roar came from upstairs: "What's the noise! What a noise! Hua Yufei looked up and saw that it was the young woman with heavy makeup who was shouting.
As soon as the shopkeeper saw the young woman, he shouted: "Boss, save me!" ”
The young woman walked downstairs slowly, glanced at the shopkeeper, and said, "Hmph! Useless stuff! ”
Hua Yufei realized that this woman was the owner of this inn, so he let go of the shopkeeper, and turned to salute the young woman, saying: "Send Hua Yufei in Xiashu Mountain, dare to ask the lady's name?" ”
Before the young woman could speak, the shopkeeper rushed to say: "The name of our boss, I will scare you to death when I say it!" You go and inquire, within a radius of 100 miles, there is no one who is not famous for the fearless Lord Guanzhong Dominatrix! ”
As soon as the shopkeeper said this, he was slapped to the ground by the young woman. The young woman scolded, "What is the dominatrix? When did the old lady have such a broken name? She waved her sleeves slightly, found a chair to sit down, looked at Hua Yufei again, and said, "The old lady's surname is Liu, and her name is Piaopiao!" ”
Shopkeeper stood up and added, "I'm Zhang Er, and the guy you knocked out is called Han Da." ”
In Hua Yufei's eyes, whether it was Guanzhong Dominatrix or Liu Piaopiao, they had never heard of it anyway. Hua Yufei only cared about the Ten Thousand Souls Blood Crystal, but he still responded politely: "Oh! It turned out to be Willow Woman! Long admiration! Long admiration! I also hope that Liu Woman will return the Ten Thousand Souls Blood Crystal! ”
"What blood, what stone?" Liu Piaopiao didn't seem to hear clearly.
At this time, the shopkeeper Han Da had also woken up. He leaned over and said, "Anyway, according to what he said, it must be a very strange stone." ”
Liu Piaopiao asked, "Strange?" How rare is it? How much can it be worth? ”
Hua Yufei had to explain again: "The Ten Thousand Soul Blood Crystal is refined by the white-haired ice demon to ward off the cold, and it needs to collect the blood of ten thousand living beings in it to refine it. After refining, the white-haired ice demon can use this to improve his skills, and there will be no one in the martial arts who can no longer be invincible! ”
Liu Piaopiao raised her head, leaned back, and asked, "What do you have to do with me?" ”
Hua Yufei finally couldn't bear it anymore, and he shouted: "I am entrusted by my master to guard the Ten Thousand Soul Blood Crystal to the death!" Today, since we know that the spirit stone is here, even if it is difficult and dangerous, we must take it back! ”
"Presumptuous!" Liu Piaopiao was furious and shot the case.
At this moment, a red light suddenly shot out from the upper floor, passing through the hall like the rising sun. The entire inn suddenly turned into a large oven, which was extremely hot, and the tables and chairs began to smell of burning. Hua Yufei's heart sank. He jumped upstairs and went straight to the source of the red light to take a look, and sure enough, it was the Ten Thousand Souls Blood Crystal, which was in Liu Piaopiao's room! It's redder than ever, hotter than ever, and it's even being attracted by some kind of power, and it's eager to float. Hua Yufei realized that the true qi injected by the master had been exhausted, and the Ten Thousand Soul Blood Crystals were about to return to the appearance they had seen at the top of Shu Mountain.
"This ...... What is it? Liu Piaopiao and the other three also ran upstairs, but they couldn't believe their eyes. It's such a red monster, and they have been hiding it as a treasure.
Hua Yufei shouted: "This place is not suitable for a long time!" Gotta hurry up and leave with the Ten Thousand Souls Blood Crystal! ”
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a loud noise downstairs, like the sound of the door being opened. The four of them hurriedly ran back to the lobby, but saw that one of them was already standing at the door. The door had been smashed, and the cold wind of the night whistled through the door, making the lobby, which had just been stuffy, cold all at once. With the cold wind in front of him and the hot stone behind him, Hua Yufei stood at the junction of cold and heat, and he could already clearly feel his heartbeat. And the most terrifying thing for him was that the uninvited guest in the cold wind was scattering his head full of white hair.
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