173 Back to Tiancang Mountain
Shan Xuan was silent, and Yu Yin said again: "Why don't we make a bet!" Do you dare? ”
Before separating from Death Yin, Shan Xuan did not agree to the bet that Death Yin mentioned, they were completely different people, why should they bet with him?
After dark, Shan Xuan walked alone in the terrifying and dangerous wilderness, with only her own shadow accompanying her all the way, and Shan Xuan suddenly felt desolate.
I don't know what year and month will end like this, and it's even more difficult than when I squatted outside the barrier of Black Stone Mountain in order to pick night flowers, at least at that time she was still full of fighting spirit, and now she just set an impossible goal for herself, but in fact, she has been avoiding it, and she doesn't even dare to fight for it.
Shan Xuan hid her own breath, but when she walked at night, for the sake of safety, she still exuded a trace of fairy energy, so that the demons and poisonous insects would not invade.
When the sky was slightly bright, Shan Xuan finally walked to a tea house.
The tea house is nothing more than a small bungalow, with four square tables and a few benches placed outside the door, and an old couple takes care of it, only a flag is floated, and there is not even a plaque.
asked for a pot of tea, Shan Xuan wanted to rest for a while, and the old couple recommended Shan Xuan to have some steamed buns, but Shan Xuan refused.
Although Shan Xuan is already in her twenties, she has a tender face and is a cultivator, so she still thinks she is only twenty-eight years old.
The old couple didn't look like Shan Xuan's clothes were from a poor family, but after all, the mentally handicapped woman had already divided her into persecuted women in their hearts, so they would appear in this desolate place early in the morning.
Another pair of brothers, hunters, who looked like they were going up to the mountains to hunt, came here to buy some food to take with them.
Seeing Shan Xuan and a young woman sitting there, one of them turned the other's arm, and the two decided to sit down and eat before going on the road, and the location happened to be behind Shan Xuan.
Shan Xuan felt very unaccustomed to drinking these coarse teas, not to mention that she was not so thirsty, and after drinking a cup, she didn't add any more tea.
I just wanted to sit quietly for a while, but the old man suddenly brought a plate of staple food, and Shan Xuan felt very surprised.
"Girl, the sesame cake you asked for has arrived, eat it while it's hot!" As the old man spoke, he put down the sesame cake and secretly stuffed a note into Shan Xuan's hand.
Shan Xuan saw the meaning of the old man, so she raised her hand to cover the note, and after the old man left, she opened it and took a look, naturally reminding her to be careful of the pair of brothers behind her, and to leave when there were many people.
The note was thrown out by Shan Xuan, and it burned into ashes before it landed, and Shan Xuan poured another cup of tea and drank it all.
She was just distracted and didn't notice the brothers' small movements, but she had encountered similar things before, and she was no stranger to them.
Shan Xuan always believes that in this world, there are good people and bad people, and there are so many bad people, and there will be no fewer good people!
"Uncle!" Shan Xuan shouted, and waited for the old man to get closer, before pretending to take out a piece of broken silver from her waist, but in fact, the silver was taken out of her sea of consciousness.
That piece of broken silver is almost the income of this tea house for ten days, "The sesame cakes you made are so delicious, next time you have the opportunity, you will definitely come back again..."
"Girl!" The old man didn't understand what Shan Xuan meant.
But Shan Xuan didn't explain much, only stood up, and then took the first bite of the sesame cake, and went on the road while eating.
The old man looked at the back of Shan Xuan leaving, and then looked at the silver two in his hand, and intuitively felt that Shan Xuan was not a simple person, so he didn't worry too much when he saw the brothers following Shan Xuan away.
But the old man's wife came out and scolded in a low voice: "Dead old man, didn't you show the little girl the note I wrote?" ”
The old man was still looking at the backs of the three men, until the old woman hit him, and then he came back to his senses and replied, "I saw it, I saw it, I must have seen it..."
The old woman saw that the old man had emphasized it so many times, so she didn't embarrass him, but said strangely: "How can you see that you are still gone, and you are not afraid of danger?" ”
The old man didn't bother his wife when he saw him, and only waited for her to come back to his senses before he took out the broken silver and showed it to the old woman.
"Where did you get all this money?" The old woman snatched the money from her hand.
"This silver! It was given by the little girl just now. ”
The old woman looked at the broken silver again, after all, she hadn't seen such a large amount of money for a long time, "Didn't she give her tea money?" ”
The tea money has indeed been given, and this piece of broken silver is a kind reminder that Shan Xuan used to thank the old couple.
However, in the past, when encountering this situation, Shan Xuan would choose to avoid it as much as possible, and always remembered what Wen Yuan Zhenren said to her, 'The vicissitudes of the world are determined by the human emperor', so it has been a long time since she was nosy, let alone punishing evil and promoting good.
But today, at this time, Shan Xuan felt that she could only blame these two people for being unlucky.
"Where are you going, little lady?" As soon as they were not far from the tea house, the two caught up with Shan Xuan.
Shan Xuan immediately stopped and looked at the brothers who blocked her way, "I'm in a hurry to reincarnate!" I don't know what the two of you have to do? ”
The two were just about to gear up, and first molested a few words to get over their mouths, and when they heard Shan Xuan say, 'Hurry to reincarnate', they were all stunned.
One of them said: "The little lady really likes to joke, you are still so young and beautiful, what are you doing in reincarnation? ”
"Really?" Shan Xuan pretended to be thoughtful, and waited for the brothers' eyes to focus on it before she smiled and said, "If I become like this, do you also think you are young and beautiful?" ”
"Ahh
In fact, Shan Xuan just cast a small illusion, seeing that the two of them were scrambling to run away desperately, and then turned into the appearance of a human head and a snake body, sliding against the ground, and soon caught up with the two brothers.
"Don't-don't!"
"Spare your life!"
The brothers were so frightened that they rolled on the ground, and Shan Xuan teased for a while, feeling much better.
How much better would she feel?
Even Shan Xuan herself was surprised by this recognition, if it weren't for Shan Xuan hearing her own laughter, I'm afraid she wouldn't know that being scary was such a fun thing.
However, Shan Xuan soon sensed that this was wrong, and saw that the brothers were indeed frightened, so they hurriedly left.
Shan Xuan guessed that maybe her nature was not as righteous and awe-inspiring as she imagined.
The bet that Death Yin and Shan Xuan mentioned was that she would go back to Tiancang Mountain now, but she would lie that she would use the magic sword or demon soul as a price, and ask Death Yin to expel the demon soul in her body.
This is also the condition that Death Yin promised to expel the demon soul for Shan Xuan before, but Shan Xuan did not abide by it.
If there weren't those two things, wouldn't one qiē be able to go back to what it used to be?
Shan Xuan didn't dare to be sure, but when she began to walk back in the direction of Tiancang Mountain unconsciously, Shan Xuan had already noticed that it was okay, as long as there was any reason, any hypothesis, she could come back to her master's side without hesitation.
You see, compared to others, she is actually not much smarter! It's so easy to fall into someone else's trap.
When she finally stood outside the stone gate of Tiancang Mountain, Shan Xuan inevitably thought of the first time she came here... However, after knocking on the door, the person who opened the mountain door for her was no longer forgetful.
As soon as the disciple saw Shan Xuan, he blinked his eyes twice, and then seemed to suddenly think of something, and immediately closed the stone door.
Shan Xuan guessed, did she recognize her?
However, she didn't know who that person was just now!
Soon, many disciples came out to 'greet' Shan Xuan, holding the sword with their hands and in a posture like facing a great enemy.
Shan Xuan was surrounded by layers, but she didn't show any emotion, and even stood still in that defenseless posture, standing still in a relaxed position.
However, when she wanted to take another step inside, the disciples of Tiancang Mountain who were watching were about to swing the long swords in their hands to her face.
"Shan Xuan!"
A familiar voice came, and Shan Xuan finally met someone she knew.
When she saw Eternal Life, Shan Xuan felt like crying for a moment, and as soon as she saw him, she thought of his healing smile, although Eternal Life was not smiling now, and even frowned slightly.
"Immortal Senior Brother!" Shan Xuan said softly.
She called Senior Brother Yongsheng, and Yongsheng finally smiled, "It's good if you come back, Uncle Xiao has been looking for you all along!" ”
"Hmm!" Shan Xuan nodded, it was precisely because she knew that the master was looking for her all the time that she was so difficult to restrain her longing.
Yongsheng asked the brothers to put away the long sword, and then took Shan Xuan into it, but when he was about to arrive at the Wuji Palace, Yongsheng suddenly took out a golden slender chain, and said in embarrassment: "This..."
Shan Xuan was just stunned for a moment, and after reacting, she smiled reluctantly, and then obediently handed her hands out.
Needless to say, don't say, she understands it all.
Yongsheng silently wrapped the golden chain loosely around Shan Xuan's hands, and after wrapping it, she silently recited a spell, Shan Xuan didn't feel any discomfort, and she couldn't figure out what kind of mood she was in now, going to death? Or is it a return?
In the Wuji Palace, the elders who got the news had already arrived, and it didn't take long for Wen Yuan Zhenren and Yan Qing to appear at the same time.
Shan Xuan looked at them, and had been looking at them since Wen Yuan Zhenren appeared.
However, the head of Tiancang Mountain, Rensheng Xuanbo was absent.
The throne of the head of the house was vacant, but everyone else came, even including the onlookers on the third floor and the outer three layers.
"Shan Xuan!" Wen Yuan Zhenren didn't want to come over so impatiently, but Shan Xuan looked at him so pitifully, how could he not make a statement.
Hearing Wen Yuan Zhenren call her, Shan Xuan immediately smiled, "Master! ”
It's just a simple joy after the reunion, but some people don't like it, "Hmph, I can still laugh!" ”
Shan Xuan didn't tell who was speaking, and when she looked at the people who passed, everyone kept their mouths shut.
"It's back!" Wen Yuan Zhenren walked in front of Shan Xuan, and wanted to stretch out his hand to touch her, but he thought that in front of the public, he still kept a distance of three steps and stopped.
Shan Xuan really wanted Wen Yuan Zhenren to get closer to her, untie the extra chains in her hands, and let all irrelevant people retreat, preferably just her and Master.
But that's impossible, in fact, Shan Xuan's matter is no longer something that Wen Yuan Zhenren can decide alone.
"Well, Master, I'm back!" Shan Xuan said, this sentence from the bottom of his heart can finally be said, and soon, Shan Xuan continued: "I used the demon soul and the magic sword in exchange, and let the dead Yin expel the demon soul in my body for me, and I am still the original Shan Xuan. ”
Wen Yuan Zhenren hasn't replied yet, but the Wuji Hall immediately exploded, some people questioned the truth of Shan Xuan's words, some scolded Shan Xuan for being with the demon world, and some people worried about the future of the fairy world...
But the only one who cares about Shan Xuan is missing, and the brothers and sisters of the same sect don't seem to care about Shan Xuan's life or death at all.
"Master!" Shan Xuan stepped forward, "I'm back!" ”
Wen Yuan Zhenren looked at Shan Xuan's face, and the farewell was not too long, it was still Shan Xuan she was familiar with, as if she hadn't changed for a moment, "Hmm! ”
The elders were much calmer, and at this time, there was no one who exchanged ears, just because of Wen Yuan's real person's attitude, everyone also saw it.
The other disciples were noisy, but after all, they couldn't get a result, so they returned to calm after a while.
Shan Xuan took another step forward and knelt at Wen Yuanzhen's feet.
There are too many people in the hall, and there are many people, which makes people unable to calm down.
Shan Xuan was inevitably sent to the Ruthless Pavilion, and when Hou Lengang personally untied the thin chains on her hand for Shan Xuan, Shan Xuan opened his mouth and said: "Senior Brother Forget's enemy has long been dead, and he has killed a lot of demons, and he is no longer with demons!" ”
After Hou Lengang heard this, he didn't react, and after untying the chains, he put Shan Xuan in a large underground prison and left.
Only two oil lamps were lit here, and there was only a stone bed in the center of the room.
Looking at the long and dark corridor outside the iron gate, Shan Xuan simply sat on the ground and hugged her knees and began to be in a daze.
She's thinking about rhetoric, and she's thinking about her end.
On the one hand, she firmly believes in Master's favor for her, and on the other hand, she has to care about her self-confidence.
It's just that the conditions put forward by Yu Yin are too tempting, and he said that as long as Shan Xuan can be trusted and accepted by Tiancang Mountain again, he will stop this fairy and demon war.
This temptation for her is too great, this can be used as a reason for her to come back, and she also wants to win, she wants to be the pride of Wen Yuan Zhenren so much, so she wants to accompany him!
It didn't take long for a second elder to come in, followed by a third, a fourth...
After being interrogated repeatedly, Shan Xuan answered any questions they raised in a vague manner, only ignoring all the things about her taking away the demon soul and the magic sword by the way after she came out of the ice palace, and naturally she would not mention the matter of her entering the demon world to heal the spirit penetration.
What's more, the days of expelling demon souls were already very chaotic, and it wasn't a big deal to say whether the time was unclear!
Later, Shan Xuan felt that there were some questions that she had answered several times, and she could not guarantee that she would say word for word every time, but she felt that she should not let them see the clues.
However, when Elder Siqin came in, although Elder Siqin still asked questions that were not much different from those of other elders, Shan Xuan still took the time to ask more, "Elder Siqin, do you not like me?" ”
Elder Siqin naturally didn't like Shan Xuan from the beginning.
Originally, Elder Siqin wanted to accept Shan Xuan as an apprentice, but he didn't want her to worship Wen Yuan's real people, but after meeting many times, Shan Xuan never tried to please her.
So just whether you like it or not, Elder Si Qin can answer this question very clearly, but Elder Si Qin knows very well that what Shan Xuan wants to ask is not a question of whether he likes it or not.
Because she once wanted to kill Shan Xuan!
"You haven't done anything wrong, it's just that I don't want you to stay in Tiancang Mountain, even if it kills you."
Elder Si Qin didn't want to ask any more questions, so he left directly.
Shan Xuan finally stood up, so many elders came, she kept sitting on the ground, so it didn't matter if it was rude or not!
Sitting casually, at least she doesn't feel so nervous. What's more, just thinking about how to hide from the world is already exhausted enough, where can she still be poor in these trivial matters.
When the Confucian saint came in, he happened to see Shan Xuan standing there with his eyes blank, and they came in one by one to talk to Shan Xuan alone, one for efficiency, and the other for justice.
I believe that in the face of the repeated bombardment of so many people, Shan Xuan's mental defense line will definitely be relaxed.
And after they have summarized and organized, they can also put forward their own opinions.
When the Confucian Sheng entered the iron gate, Shan Xuan reacted and wanted to continue to sit on the ground, but the Confucian Sheng quickly spoke: "I won't ask more if they have already asked." ”
Shan Xuan is now the one being interrogated, and she can still control what questions you ask! So Shan Xuan didn't say anything.
Rusheng walked around Shan Xuan twice before he said: "I just saw Miaoge go out soon, she is actually a... Very nice people. ”
The Confucian Sage commented that Elder Siqin was a 'very good person', but he believed that she was good, why did he hesitate to say it?
Of course, Shan Xuan still only listened, and didn't speak, originally she would only speak when the elders asked her questions, since the Confucian Sage didn't ask her, then she also felt that she had nothing to say.
The Confucian statue was talking to herself, seeing that Shan Xuan was lazy to react, she only felt that she had not seen her for a long time, and she was about to become unpredictable.
"If you have the opportunity in the future, maybe you can understand Miaoge, of course, I still hope that you never have that opportunity."
Hearing this, Shan Xuan finally blinked her eyes, "You know everything?" ”
Knowing that Elder Si Qin wanted to drive her away, or even wanted to kill her?
The Confucian Sage only looked at the ground for a while, did not nod, and did not shake his head, "Your master will be here later, you can prepare!" ”
"So, are you the same as her?" The 'she' in Shan Xuan's mouth was of course a continuation of her words, referring to Elder Si Qin.
The two of them answered the same question, and they were simply saying their own things.
Rusheng glanced at Shan Xuan, and left without denying it.
After Elder Si Qin, Confucian Sheng was the one who came in and spent the shortest time alone with Shan Xuan.
But in Shan Xuan's view, the attitude of Confucianism not denying it is like acquiescing.
Sure enough, not long after the Confucian sage left, Wen Yuan Zhenren came over, and all the troubles were left behind by Shan Xuan, and Shan Xuan even took two steps forward, wanting to reach the master's side as soon as possible.
Not all the ten elders who came in to interrogate Shan Xuan came, among them, Elder Si Bin, Elder Si Shi, and Elder Si Tian did not come, some because they had nothing to do with their own duties, some because they were not good at it, and some because they didn't like this kind of scene.
Anyway, at least Wen Yuan Zhenren came, Shan Xuan felt very good, they all thought that Wen Yuan Zhenren was her master and would cover her up, but they didn't know that in front of her master, she was willing to dig out her heart and lungs.
Alone with the master, Shan Xuan seemed much more fragile, and before she could speak, her eyes were moist.
Wen Yuan Zhenren has always been silent about tears, and he didn't dare to say anything more when he saw her like this.
The two were only silent for a while, and then Shan Xuan said, "Let the master bother, and I will definitely not cause trouble to the master in the future!" ”
After Wen Yuan Zhenren heard this, he also sighed, "It's because of me that I have affected you." ”
The magic sword was put into the Demon Suppression Tower by Wen Yuan Zhenren, and it was also taken out by Wen Yuan Zhenren from the Demon Suppression Tower, and it was only under Wen Yuanzhen's nod and consent that it could become Shan Xuan's matching sword.
The demon soul exists in the magic sword, and if there is no magic sword, there is no such thing as a demon soul.
Shan Xuan will form an indissoluble bond with the Demon Sword and the Demon Soul, of course, because of the key role of Wen Yuan Zhenren in it. You must know that even a wisp of demon soul with a demon respect pupil is extremely powerful.
But Shan Xuan said: "It has nothing to do with the master, it's my own lack of willpower and greed that caused a big disaster." ”
In this way, Wen Yuan Zhenren will not say anything more on this point, what has happened, and who is responsible, it is obviously too much time to delay the solution to the problem.
"It's been a lot of hard work to expel demon spirits, right?" Wen Yuan Zhenren reached out and patted Shan Xuan's head, and pinched Shan Xuan's shoulder, if it weren't for the difference between men and women, he really wanted to pinch his arms and legs, and check it out for himself.
Although Wen Yuan Zhenren had already used his divine sense to detect Shan Xuan's situation, it was far from being intimate and real when he touched it with his own hands.
"No, my mana has grown a lot!"
If he said that he didn't endure hardship, of course Wen Yuan Zhenren wouldn't believe it, after all, it was a demon soul! It's not something that Shan Xuan can handle at a young age.
"Master has also worked hard, looking for me everywhere..."If Shan Xuan knew that she would come back to Tiancang Mountain now, she should come back with Wen Yuan when she went to the Ice and Snow Palace.
But perhaps, if it weren't for the discovery that Wen Yuan Zhenren was still looking for her, the bet contract with Yu Yin would not be so easy for her to accept.
Wen Yuan Zhenren put down his hand and said, "I'm the master!" ”
Shan Xuan smiled and nodded in agreement, no matter what, the master is still the master, and the apprentice is always the apprentice, so that's enough.
"That's right..."Shan Xuan suddenly remembered that she had made a big fuss in the Wuji Hall before leaving, and said worriedly, "Those disciples who were injured by me, they..."
"It's been so long, they've been completely healed a long time ago."
"That's good!" Shan Xuan thought again, "What about you and Senior Brother Miyun?" ”
"It's all right, don't worry!" Wen Yuan Zhenren said.
Shan Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, no matter what, if he was sure that there was no indelible fault, it meant that there was still a chance to redeem it.
After all, why did Shan Xuan try to bet with Death?
That's because Shan Xuan didn't want to hand over the demon soul and magic sword to others, and she didn't want to bring them back to cause trouble for Wen Yuan Zhenren, but she really wanted to come back, so this bet gave Shan Xuan confidence, reasons and excuses.
No matter what kind of purpose Death Yin has, and no matter the price of failing the bet, it is to offer the demon soul and the magic sword with both hands, and work hard for Death Yin, Shan Xuan just wants to come back, and only wants to win this bet.