"What do you mean?"

Liu Xiaohua pointed to the first two fighting paintings and said, "You say, who knows how to cultivate, knows how to use magic, and can fight the enemy with a sword, but is illiterate?" ”

"How can there be such a person?" He Wen'er said, "How can you cultivate the Tao if you are illiterate? In order to cultivate the Tao, I had to secretly go to the school every day to eavesdrop. I was chased and beaten a lot. ”

"But the people who painted these pictures were illiterate. Otherwise, if he has anything to say, he can just use what he writes, so why use what he paints? Liu Xiaohua said, "Although he is illiterate, he knows many things." ”

Linglong's eyes lit up at this time and said, "I know who painted this!" ”

Seeing that everyone was looking at her, she said proudly: "I don't think what Zhou Qing said is right." The first two paintings are not about the process of this group of people encountering the lonely temple. Rather, this group of people is the guards of the temple. You see, the movement of them defending against foreign enemies and then standing at the gate of the temple is not like they are stationed somewhere? Since ancient times, where has there been no guardian of the emperor's mausoleum? But even if these guards are monks, they have a high level of cultivation and a long lifespan, and they can't live forever to guard the mausoleum. There is the person in the third painting, who uses gold as a guide and sets up a formation to protect the emperor's tomb. After his death, the gold is still there, which means that this kind of formation is not like ordinary formations, which dissipate after the death of the caster. ”

"And who is the person who painted this?" He Wen'er asked.

"The only people who can know the whole thing in such detail, but who can't read, are the craftsmen." Linglong simply frowned, and looked at Liu Xiaohua proudly, "Uncle Xiao said, is there any truth to what I said?" ”

She was secretly smug. I thought, Liu Xiaohua, do you think that you are the only one who has a brain?

Linglong thinks that this can prove that she is not losing when she uses her brains.

"Each of your words has its own truth." Liu Xiaohua said.

"If that's the case, it's going to be difficult." Zhou Qing said: "The formation has a way to live, in order to prevent the people who set up the formation from being controlled by themselves. But if he was trapped inside, there might be no way to solve this array. ”

Linglong was stunned for a moment, and the original color disappeared. I also hope that I guessed correctly and has a long ambition. At this time, I wish I had said it wrong, so that I could have a life.

Seeing that everyone looked deflated, Liu Xiaohua comforted them and said: "What the truth is, I can't verify it for the time being, but since it has been determined that this is a mausoleum." Then we don't have to be too afraid. In order to facilitate the heirs of future generations to come to worship, the person who set up the promotion will definitely leave a glimmer of life, and if there is room for it, there is a way to crack it. ”

Linglong's face looked a little better.

Zhou Qing nodded and said, "Even if it doesn't work, there is still a master." He is a man of the previous dynasty. I heard that the master was very trusted by the young emperor before. He brought us here this time, and the things he wanted to take must be related to the emperor's tomb. He certainly has a way. ”

Thinking about it this way, everyone's mood is temporarily broadened. I felt a little fuss about being scared like that before.

"You say, what's the use of so many ordinary people gathering here just by setting up such a formation?" Cheng Zhengzhi scratched his head: "It doesn't make sense." ”

Liu Xiaohua also feels that these explanations have loopholes. However, these things may not be answered for the time being.

Cheng Zhengzhi was curious and asked: "Since the first emperor wants to find the tomb of the young emperor, why don't you catch these relics of the previous dynasty and ask?" Like our master Bozu, let him run around alive? ”

Linglong said: "The first emperor is your father, why do you say it like someone else who has nothing to do with it?" ”

Cheng Zhengzhi said with a grinning face: "He is my father, has he asked me if I want to?" If I hadn't been his son, maybe I'd have had a better life. I don't care if he hurts me, it's good. ”

Linglong is very ashamed of his unfilial behavior. At the same time, he also sighed quite a lot, but he didn't expect the dignified prince to be such a person, that is, there was no courtesy of the new emperor, and there was no domineering spirit of the first emperor. Totally like a reliev.

Cheng Zhengzhi asked her: "Why, you don't know?" ”

Linglong really said angrily: "What do I not know? "She hates people saying she can't do it anymore.

"You know, you say."

"You don't have a brain? Don't you know how to think about it? Linglong said angrily: "With Guozong, the first emperor is not too much, in the end, the young emperor is still his sibling, everyone is related to the same blood, and the other party has passed away." Even if the first emperor had any ideas, he couldn't do it on the surface. Besides, the master Bobai entered the small Penglai, and he couldn't move. My sister said that the first emperor was afraid of his master. You see, you are afraid of being persecuted by the new emperor, aren't you hiding from your brother here? ”

"Yes." Cheng Zhengzhi smiled, raised his eyes and looked at the house and said, "Isn't it strange that you say it's strange, such a big city, so many people come and go every day, and people outside don't know?" ”

Zhou Qing said: "Maybe someone wants to find someone from the sect, but they can't show the way......

"But even if we don't come, I'm afraid we won't be hiding here for long."

This city has become so big and continues to expand, and one day it will be discovered by the sect.

A group of people walked around the courtyard several times, but did not find anything of value. I had to fight the Taoist government.

On the way back, Cheng Zhengzhi fell behind, walked with Liu Xiaohua, and asked in a low voice: "Isn't Chongyue Palace your foreign home?" ”

Liu Xiaohua hesitated and said, "It is difficult to distinguish the truth from the words of the Lin family. I'm not sure if what he's saying is true. Liu Yourong knew about it, but he didn't seem to take it seriously. Liu Xiaohua is actually more inclined to believe Liu Yourong's judgment in her heart.

Cheng Zhengzhi hesitated for a moment and said, "I think it's better for you not to have anything to do with these famous sect families." ”

His face was a rare positive color, "You can see me." I'm the prince, the cow at home, right?! But so what? The more powerful the family, the more ferocious the internal strife. There's no need to wade into these troubled waters. ”

Liu Xiaohua couldn't help but laugh when she saw him so strict, "You also understand these truths?" ”

Cheng Zhengzhi's eyes widened exaggeratedly: "I'm also the one who escaped death, okay?" Eating a trench always takes a wisdom. Otherwise, wouldn't it be eaten in vain? ”

Liu Xiaohua was amused by him. I feel a lot more relaxed.

But Cheng Zhengzhi said again: "Don't look for your aunt again." ”

Liu Xiaohua paused and looked back at him.

Cheng Zhengzhi did not shy away from it, and said to her: "If she has a heart, she must know where you are." If she doesn't come to you, you won't find her. The world is so big, isn't it easy to hide from someone? ”

"She's my aunt, why are you hiding from me?"

Cheng Zhengzhi smiled, with a disapproving expression, and said, "I think there is no such mother in the world." It is said that mother and son are heart-to-heart, if she is really pregnant and gave birth to you in October, why do you do this to you? She wants to run away in Tiancheng, there may be a last resort, but no matter how dangerous it is, a mother will not leave her children behind. ”

His tone did not mean to criticize Chen very much, and he did not judge what she did right or wrong, but just stated a fact to Liu Xiaohua.

"You're so smart, why can't you see clearly in this matter?" Cheng Zhengzhi looked puzzled and asked, "Since Liu Er can not be your brother or her son, why must you be her daughter?" Maybe you just lurked down in order to follow the lì and raise Liu Er safely, so you picked it up on the side of the road? At that time, when the eldest prince was searched everywhere, it was much better for her to bring a pair of children than an only son. After you know Liu Er's identity, haven't you thought about it like this? ”

Liu Xiaohua looked at him, looking at his serious face. There were no words for a long time.

Cheng Zhengzhi was a head taller than her, stopped and looked down at her slightly, and said seriously: "I advise you, don't worry about the past anymore." Didn't you listen to what the master said, as soon as you enter the sect, you will break off the dust. If you are so smart, you will definitely become a great monk in the future, and you will eventually attain the Great Dao. ”

Liu Xiaohua said with difficulty: "This is just your conjecture, even if it is so, I want to know why." I want to hear her tell me. ”

"You always feel that everything in the world has a cause and effect. However, not everything in the world has a cause or effect. Things between people are not like the path of cultivation, there is a law to follow. ”

Cheng Zhengzhi looked at her with a flat gaze, "There are many things that are not for a reason." Someone was walking on the road eating and humming a song, okay, and suddenly thunder was killed with a 'rattle', was he wronged? But what can be done, he's unlucky! Do you want to know why? You just thought you were unlucky, and it happened to happen. Why did the Lin family lie to you? Because you're out of luck. Why doesn't Chan leave you alone? Because you're out of luck. Why are you experiencing these things? Or is it because you're unlucky? But these unfortunate things are all in the past. Why should you have trouble with yourself? ”

Liu Xiaohua didn't speak. He stood there with his head bowed and did not move. Indeed, she is not the real Liu Xiaohua at all, and there is no need to care about Liu Xiaohua's family affection.

But she was a little inexplicably unwilling. She was unwilling to be confused like this. I am not reconciled, so I must want to find Chen. At the beginning, Liu Xiaohua's feelings for Chen were also flat, but after experiencing too much warmth and coldness outside, she became attached to Chen.

In fact, as Cheng Zhengzhi said, there is no need for her to be entangled in this matter all the time. This person was not her mother at all. The resentment and sadness before are more like some kind of feelings left in this body?

Maybe it's the only thing left by the real Liu Xiaohua, right?

Although this is the case, Liu Xiaohua still has a hard time making decisions.

"Let's go." Cheng Zhengzhi pushed her to keep up with the others.

Liu Xiaohua walked a few steps, remembered, and asked, "How do you know about Liu Er and my mother?" ”

Cheng Zhengzhi grinned and said, "Ji Liu asked someone to investigate." Before I ran away, I listened a few times. ”

Back at the inn, the guys were waiting. As soon as I saw them returning, I immediately nervously greeted them.

Zhou Qing said: "Tomorrow Venerable has made a decision last time. And he sent them away in a few words.

I figured out that this is the mausoleum of the young emperor, and since Zhang Fengnian is here, a group of people are no longer as nervous as before.

After all, tomorrow is the third day, and Zhang Fengnian will be back.

Fusheng's condition is also good, his face is no longer as pale as before, and he has a little blood.

After everyone gathered in a room to eat, they sat in a circle and began to meditate separately. After initially mastering the control of spirits, they already have a certain understanding of what kind of relationship between spirits and spirits and people is.

Next, it's 'Tongluo'.

The communication mentioned in the book is the first step in cultivating the immortal body.

To put it simply, it is to expand the veins in the body and allow the spirit to move in the limbs.

In the beginning, there were several rough lines running through several important organs. Then, from these major veins, branch paths spread to other secondary organs.

The ultimate of Tongluo is to make every pore and every cell of the body contain spirit. At that time, the human body was supported by the spirit, and it became the nourishment of the human being. As long as the spirit is not extinguished, man will not die.

But before practicing Tongluo, because Liu Xiaohua's spirit consumption was very strict, he had to meditate and transform first to absorb the wild spirit.

However, after entering the space of the water mirror, looking at a big ball that looks like a coconut, Liu Xiaohua's mood is really complicated.

The skin of the ball has undergone a new change. The cobweb-like veins were covered with a thin film.

At the bottom of this ball, a slightly raised sharp horn grows.

The whole appearance has begun to develop in an increasingly weird direction.

Liu Xiaohua speculated that it would be like she was parasitized by the black skin, and the water mirror might have been parasitized by the black skin in some way. This shell is the parasite.

Liu Xiaohua found a sharp corner stone from the ground and tried to poke its shell. The shell appeared to be lifeless, and after being poked, it did not react to her aggressive behavior.

She was about to transform when suddenly the black skin reappeared.

It looked so busy, it was in a hurry, ran over and circled around Liu Xiaohua a few times, and then hurriedly ran to the big ball and spat on the ball very hard.

After spitting up, the gust of wind disappeared again.

Liu Xiaohua was left behind, standing in place sluggishly.

However, she found that what the black skin spit out was saliva rather than a secretion, and when she first spit it out, it was a white mucus, like the essence she had used. After that, the color changes and slowly hardens.

This is also enough to see that the black skin is really concentrating and exerting a lot of effort. Because it is necessary to wrap the surface of the water mirror completely, and such a thick shell is not something that can be done in one or two trips.

Liu Xiaohua rubbed her face, reached out and touched the surface of the big ball and turned into a god shape. Entering the range of the spiritual platform, he immediately saw the black skin rushing in from outside the range of the spiritual platform and disappeared.

It actually went outside?

Liu Xiaohua waited for it to come out of the water mirror space again, and grabbed it. Under this grasp, he found that his hands were uneven. I looked it up and down carefully, only to find that there were many gaps not only in the hands, but also on the waist. Because it's all black, it's hard for others to spot.

Blackskin didn't know what she was going to do. 【？ 】

Within the confines of the spiritual platform, both parties can communicate with their consciousness.

Liu Xiaohua pointed to the holes on its body, "What is this?" ”

[Whew! Oh! 】

………？ …

[Whew! 】

………………

Seeing that she didn't understand, Blackskin broke free of her hand and ran out of range.

After a while, Liu Xiaohua saw that it had one leg coming in first. Then there is the other leg. It is lying on its stomach and kicking its hands and feet back hard. It's like you're dragging something back.

Liu Xiaohua hurriedly went over and hugged its waist and pulled it back.

The other party has a lot of strength. It seems to be struggling desperately.

Liu Xiaohua could feel the strength of that resistance. She was surprised in her heart, could it be that there were not only spirits in this space, but also any animals or beasts outside? She became alert and was about to let go of the other party, but the thing had already been pulled in.

The black skin was biting something in his mouth. It looks like a spirit, but it's much thicker than a spirit. It is entirely a solid-state existence. Only a part of it entered the confines of the altar.

It seems that its IQ is also much higher than that of Ling. The ** of survival is very strong. Even though it has been dragged into the range, it is still struggling fiercely.

The black skin sat on the ground, grabbed it with both hands, and pounced on it to gnaw on it.

But the surface of the thing seemed to be corrosive, and it burned several large holes in the black skin's hands. A lot of burns soon appeared on the black skin's face. Pieces of skin fall off.

But the black skin didn't care, just desperately hissed, like a predatory lion, and ate it in large gulps.

Liu Xiaohua was dumbfounded, and hurriedly went to pull its mouth, and said hurriedly: "Spit it out!" Can't eat! "I think it might be thinking of this thing as something else, something to eat.

But the black skin moved very quickly, and in an instant, there was only a little bit left of that mass of things.

The ground was littered with black fragments that had fallen from the black skin after being corroded. Like hailstones, piece by piece, it looks very scary.

Blackskin's whole body was trembling, and it seemed that eating this thing would cause it to suffer very greatly.

Liu Xiaohua didn't know what to do at all. She rushed over, pulled the black skin's mouth open, and when she found that it was elastic, she immediately ripped open her jaw and stepped on it with her foot, and then held the roof of her mouth with one hand, and reached into its throat.

But after digging for a long time, there was nothing.

The black skin didn't struggle anymore.

It lay on the ground with its mouth open, staring blankly at her, as if it didn't understand what she was doing.

But it didn't struggle because it didn't understand, it just watched her silently. With a singular magnanimity. It seems that Liu Xiaohua, a creature in its heart, often does things that are incomprehensible and unreasonable.

Liu Xiaohua was in a complicated mood, let go of it and asked, "Are you okay?" ”

Blackskin sat dumbfounded, not giving her any feedback.

Liu Xiaohua stepped forward and stretched out her hand to shake it in front of its eyes. No response.

Its entire body no longer moved, as if it were dead.

But for such a thing, Liu Xiaohua has no way to tell whether it is dead or not. I could only crouch across from it in fear. Let's say it's just thinking about something. Because it is low-profiled compared to humans, single-threaded, it can only do one thing at a time. That's why they don't move.

After a long while, Blackskin finally reacted, its eyes moved, and then it suddenly stood up, turned and ran.

Liu Xiaohua followed it and found that it was back in the space of the water mirror. As soon as she entered the space, Liu Xiaohua saw that Heiben was spitting hard.

…………

Liu Xiaohua pulled the black skin and came to the range of the spiritual platform.

Ask it, "Why do you want to do this?" ”

[Safety] It does its best to express [immortality]

Liu Xiaohua suddenly realized that, from a certain point of view, it was like putting on a layer of armor for the water mirror.

She had to wonder if it was trying to protect the thing from the blackskin's point of view. Because she suddenly remembered that the first time she brought it to the water mirror, she told it not to bite it again, if the water mirror was damaged, she would die.

It was afraid that she would die. has been doing everything in his power to protect her.

Liu Xiaohua looked at the black skin.

It finds the 'parts' it has fallen on the ground, sits down with its legs crossed in an awkward position, picks them up, and searches for wounds on its body. Press back little by little. But the rest of the people, I don't know where to put them, and after staying for a long time, I pressed them on my face.

Liu Xiaohua touched its head.

It's dazed. 】

She sat down next to it, filling in its face as much as she could with the soft shards.

It obediently stuck out its head and sat there.

Liu Xiaohua couldn't help but laugh when she looked at it. This smile could not dilute the sourness in her heart.

She said to the black skin seriously, "You can't catch this in the future." Afraid that it would not be understood, he emphatically emphasized, "No." Don't gnaw. Don't catch. ”

【！！！！ It expresses intense incomprehension.

"Wait until we find another way. Don't have holes. Liu Xiaohua pointed to the holes on its body, "It hurts." ”

The black-skinned mouth opened, "Hum." With. ”

"It hurts" she took a rock, smashed her leg, pointed to the place, made an exaggerated expression, and said, "It hurts." ”

"Ahh Pointing to his uneven legs, "Ahh ”

Liu Xiaohua could only assume that it understood what this pronunciation meant.

After mending the black skin. Liu Xiaohua repeatedly emphasized that until a solution is found, it is not allowed to grab that thing again and not bite the other party. It is not allowed to go outside the range of the altar.

When Blackskin finally understood, he followed her back to the Water Mirror Space, where he stood lonely and watched her leave.

Between the vast heaven and the earth, there is only one of them. There was no sound, no wind, no life, just dead silence. Liu Xiaohua looked at it and felt that the feeling it had now was probably the same as the feeling that the whole world was dead and she was the only one left on the earth. Being stuck here all the time is also a torture for it.

"I'll find a way to get you out." Liu Xiaohua comforted it, "Go outside." "Like the last time it tore through the space and ran out. She believes that there will always be a way for it to stay in the real world in that form for a long time.

Next, Liu Xiaohua originally wanted to ask where the head was. But think about it, she doesn't seem to be able to take the things out here, and if she knows where they are, she can only respond to them in vain. Just don't ask.

After coming out, Liu Xiaohua tried to summon the spirit again. It was found that her spirit had not only not become smaller, but had become thicker. The kind of thing that the black skin eats may be a kind of spirit.

However, the progress of the others is not very good, Linglong, like Liu Xiaohua, has not had time to manage the meridians at all, she has to gather enough spirits first to keep her own spiritual platform.

He Wen'er and Cheng Zhengzhi have made some progress. Zhou Qing ran too quickly last time, and the whole group of spirits ran out of control again, and now he has to start all over again.

Liu Xiaohua felt that the process of everyone's practice was really very unsmooth. But think about how many people lost their lives when they were in the first rank, and I think it's not bad.

In this way, he silently practiced penance all night. Early the next morning, Liu Xiaohua ran downstairs to the hall and waited for Zhang Fengnian to come back.

However, until it was almost evening, Zhang Fengnian was not seen. Everyone's affection tensed again. I'm afraid that something will happen to Zhang Fengnian in the process of getting things.

"What do we do now? If Master Bozu never comes back," Zhou Qing asked, "Are we waiting here, or are we ......?"

Linglong suddenly became nervous and immediately looked at Liu Xiaohua. Although she has a hard mouth, she is actually very scared when she encounters this kind of thing. In case everyone leaves, she is the only one left............

But she was embarrassed to ask Liu Xiaohua for help, so she just bit her lip and didn't speak.

Liu Xiaohua was about to speak, when she heard a noisy sound outside.

Someone screamed and ran through the street. He Wen'er grabbed a guy who ran back and asked, "What's going on outside?" ”

The guy was shocked: "Everyone can't get out." ”

Originally, at this time, it was the time when all ordinary people went out of the city. But now, the streets are crowded with people, and there is a lot of noise, and no one can leave, and all of them are blocked at the city gates.

Liu Xiaohua squeezed over to see, the city gate was open, but it was pitch black outside, like nothingness.

Linglong was so anxious that she was about to cry: "Is there something wrong with the master?" Everyone thinks that Zhang Fengnian must have gone to the mausoleum. But now that the time has come, forget if the people don't come out, there are still great changes in the city. Something must have happened.

"Don't panic." Liu Xiaohua said sharply. In fact, it was also said to herself. Although she doesn't show it on her face, she has no bottom in her heart. What should I do in this situation? "Senior brother is not so easy to die."

However, even if Zhang Fengnian didn't die, but was trapped, in case he couldn't come back with his own strength, and they couldn't notify the outside to save people here, then Zhang Fengnian could only rely on them.

"Let's go back to the inn first." Liu Xiaohua's voice sounded very calm.

He Wen'er's love gradually stabilized. At least everyone didn't panic, but immediately listened to her advice and crowded with her to the inn.

Liu Xiaohua thought optimistically that this reaction was much better than when she encountered the haze before, and no matter what, it could be regarded as an improvement.

But she prefers that it was just a false alarm. I hope Zhang Fengnian will be back soon