12: Star-Moon Phantom
In a hurry, I don't know who is coming, and I don't know what kind of miracle it is. However, its offensive is chaotic and complicated, the virtual and the real coexist, the true and the false, and the changes are obvious to all.
If you talk about people with martial arts, you can imagine that those who come must also be very good at using various means to disguise and hide their true self. Dealing with this kind of person, if there is no thunderous means to deter him, then it is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger, and he may be betrayed at any time.
Cheng Li calmly analyzed in his heart, and at the same time raised his left hand and slashed violently. The pitch-black sword immediately broke the sea and broke the tide, and cut off the invisible whirlpool formed by the thousands of undercurrents around it.
The simple, simple, but most violent and direct moves, are suitable for dealing with such complex moves as the invisible whirlpool.
"Bang~"
The sound of explosive explosions exploded, and the wind swept away in all directions at the same time. A huge circular wave of air was stirred. The field of vision, which had been greatly disturbed by the invisible whirlpool, was also cleared.
At the same time, Cheng Li clearly saw that the black shadow was rapidly approaching him. Immediately, a bit of sword light like a cold star was also rapidly expanding in Cheng Li's pupils. Before the sword blade arrived, the sharp sword qi had already struck through the air, even with Cheng Li's cultivation, there was a trace of breathing obstruction, and the feeling that the whole body was cut by a sharp blade.
No, it's not true. For the defense of his "Jizo Tribulation", Cheng Li has absolute confidence. No matter what kind of physical attack, it is impossible to cause any damage to oneself until it breaks through one's dark matter defenses. Therefore, the reason why I feel pain and feel that my breathing is blocked can only be one kind of hallucination.
As soon as the mind turned, the spirit was lifted, and all kinds of strange feelings were immediately and completely dispelled. Cheng Li snorted coldly, gave a thumbs up abruptly, and slammed at the black shadow.
"Snort~"
A blazing sword shot through the air, and the powerful sharp beam hit, piercing the stone, like piercing tofu. It is the "congenital non-phase finger knife" of the overlord knife (imitation).
The speed of this knife is fast enough to rival lightning. But the dark shadow is strange. Seeing that the long sword in his hand was about to shake head-on with the sword, he actually twisted his body, and then the whole person disappeared out of thin air, never to be seen again. Only the stars and swords remained, and they were still flashing in front of their eyes, making people look blind.
But even if this black shadow can avoid Cheng Li's facial senses, it can't avoid the all-pervasive spiritual power net. Therefore, Cheng Liqing clearly captured the other party's movements, and knew that the black shadow was performing a strange and unpredictable footwork, silently moving to the left side of his body, and the blind spot that was difficult to see.
Immediately afterwards, a sharp sword qi pointed at Cheng Li's left waist, as if he wanted to stab down. Cheng Li snorted coldly, withdrew his thumb, stood with his index and middle fingers, and waved his backarm. The sharp sword slashed out again. It is the correct knife (imitation) of "congenital non-fingered knife". Hand-to-hand combat, invincible.
But when the lightning was not enough, the black shadow flashed again, so that the offensive of the "positive knife" also failed.
Cheng Li felt a little surprised, and without thinking, he picked up Mingyao, who was still limp in his arms, and retreated sharply, rushing backwards and rushing to the main entrance of the Buddhist hall.
In the open courtyard of the courtyard, the opponent's body is fantastic, and he can attack from any angle in all directions. Haunted and hard to catch.
However, if Cheng Li retreats into the Buddhist hall, the space in the Buddhist hall is relatively narrow. No matter how unpredictable the black shadow's body is, it will be difficult to show its strengths because of the terrain. It's much easier to deal with each other.
Therefore, Cheng Li's retreat, although his intention is not concealed, can be said to be obvious. But the shadow had no choice. Unless he retreats immediately, he can only choose to attack with all his strength, and divide the victory and defeat as soon as possible before Cheng Li really retreats into the Buddhist hall.
But in all directions, there are whistling sword shadows and glows, and the reality is unpredictable. The overwhelming general surge towards Cheng Li. But there were only about forty percent of the sword light, which was directed at Cheng Li himself. There are sixty percent of the sword light, which is aimed at the seriously injured and has no ability to protect himself. It is clear that he wants to use this Jingzhai fairy to contain Cheng Li.
But even the sword shadows surging from all directions were actually just a cover to hide people's eyes. Cheng Li relied on his spirit to trap the net, and he could clearly sense that the other party's true body had already lurked in front of him under the cover of sword light. And he was stabbing his lower abdomen like lightning.
At the last moment, Cheng Li shouted: "I can't catch you?" It is the "Heaven Jedi Destroying the Great Purple Yang Hand".
Da Ziyang's hand can still hold it, even if it is a bullet that is discharged. What's more, it's just a sword? In a flash of thunder, the sword in the black shadow's palm was held squarely.
Cheng Li has the black gas protection of dark matter in his hands, and he is not afraid of any divine weapon cutting at all. At that moment, the five fingers strengthened to snatch the sword from the black shadow's hand. The forces of the two sides used this sword as a battlefield and touched each other. The shadow immediately understood that he was far inferior in strength, and it was impossible to reclaim the weapon. At that moment, he shouted loudly, urged the internal force as much as he could, and suddenly collapsed.
"Boom~"
The sound of shattering was heard. The long sword turned into thousands of sharp fragments, splashing in all directions. But at the same time, the black shadow turned his hand over from his waist, and pulled out a short sword with a flickering light, and slammed it forward like a poisonous snake, stabbing Cheng Li in the lower abdomen!
This time, it is the real killer! Because Cheng Li is holding Yutai Mingyao in one hand, and he is still holding a half-truncated sword in the other. In a hurry, there was no way to free up his hands to block this fatal blow.
When tigers and leopards pounce, experienced hunters will often dodge into their abdomen and raise their knives to cut their chests and abdomen.
Cheng Li's current situation is like a tiger and leopard that has risen in the air. And the hunter's knife has already stabbed him in the abdomen. He could even feel that his clothes had been cut by the cold blade.
The black shadow is also considered Huai, and Cheng Li will definitely not be able to avoid this sword. It's not some cool trick, but it's a real way to kill.
The strength of the black shadow's whole body has been concentrated on this short sword. But suddenly, his power was goneβall his strength, all of his power.
It's like the air in the skin that has been emptied all of a sudden. His short sword could obviously pierce Cheng Li's lower abdomen, but he was unable to stab it again. What's going on? The dark shadow can't figure it out, and death can't figure it out.
Then the shadow saw blood. It's not Cheng Li's blood, nor is it the blood of Shantai Mingyao. So, where did the blood come from?
It was only then that the black shadow suddenly felt an indescribable chill above his throat, as if his throat had been slit.
But the dark shadow didn't believe it. He would never believe that his throat had been slit. Because Cheng Li's hand didn't have a weapon at all, even if the half-truncated sword was still held in Cheng Li's left hand. How can you cut your own throat?
The Black Shadow didn't believe it either. Even to death, I don't know what killed me.
Then he fell backwards. Fell with a black knife in his throat.
The black knife is only three inches and three thirds long. But perhaps, it is already the most terrible knife in the world.
Tanhua flying knife, the example is not in vain!
The flying knife came from Cheng Li's right hand. Although Mingyao was held in the crook of his arm, the part above the wrist could still move. Cheng Li sent out a flying knife with his wrist and killed the black shadow with one sword.
From the appearance of the black shadow, and then until it fell, first there was an invisible vortex, then a sword qi that interfered with the spirit and made people hallucinate, and then it was even more slaying repeatedly, and the attack became more dangerous and mysterious one wave after another. Each time it is more and more deadly than the last.
This black shadow itself is cultivated, and at most it can be regarded as a first-class master. But he is a killer who really knows how to kill, and is proficient in killing.
Fighting against this kind of killer, to a certain extent, it no longer matters how high the cultivation is. Even if the internal strength is deeper than him, and the moves are more clever than him, there is a great chance that he will be subject to this endless killing move, resulting in death of hatred.
It's a pity that this time the black shadow chose the wrong object. If the target of his attack was not Cheng Li, then he would not be right here, losing his precious life that he only had once.
"Tanhua flying knife, the example is not false, and it is really unparalleled in the world. β
Yutai Mingyao exhaled lightly, and said quietly: "Great Compassion Fu, Dao Fetal Demon, Canghai Liuhe, Tanhua Flying Knife." In the past three hundred years, the three most outstanding legends in the world have been gathered by the Divine Monarch. Ming Yao's battle today was unjustly defeated. β
Cheng Li was noncommittal. I just asked, "Miss Tantai, are you feeling better?"
On top of Mingyao's pretty face, there were two very cute blushes. "Much better." Shenjun, please let Ming Yao down. β
Cheng Li bowed slightly, and then let go of her as he said. Tantai Mingyao landed on her feet, and her delicate body couldn't help shaking, as if her feet were weak and she couldn't stand still. But she took a deep breath and regained her footing.
Cheng Li walked over again and picked up the "Pudu" ancient sword that fell to the ground. Come back and hand the sword back to the Jingzhai fairy. said: "Since the girl is not worried about her life, then it seems that there is no need for me to return this sword to Zizhu Jingzhai." Now return it to its rightful owner. β
Yutai Mingyao carefully took the sword back, and sincerely bowed his head and said, "Thank you Shenjun." Alas~ Vain Mingyao actually said before that he wanted to break the demon seed of the Divine Monarch, but now that he thinks about it, it is really ridiculous. Thank you for your mercy. β
Cheng Li shook his head and said, "That's nothing." Don't take it too seriously. β
Yutai Mingyao raised his head again, looked at Cheng Li with a pair of watery autumn pupils, and said, "But no matter what, it is a fact that the Divine Monarch is pregnant with a demon seed, after all. The testament of the ancestors of the sect, Ming Yao must not disobey. Therefore, if Ming Yao can cultivate the highest realm above the Sword Sutra in the future, 'Sword Heart Tongming', then at that time, it is still inevitable that he will have to ask the Divine Monarch for advice. Thank you for your understanding. β
In Cheng Li's heart, a strong sense of irritability suddenly surged again. Without thinking, he reached out, grabbed the soft of Tangtai Mingyao, and said sharply: "Tangtai Mingyao, you still don't understand? No matter how many times you fight, you will never win." This time I still have time to save you, but next time, maybe it won't be too late. Even so, you have to continue?"
As soon as Ming Yao was drunk by him, his heart was in turmoil, and he said in a trembling voice: "Ming Yao...... Ming Yao...... I ......" but I felt that my thoughts were numb, and for a while, there were six gods and no masters, and I didn't know what to say.
At the same time, the immortal heart in the body was attracted by the demon seed, and there was no longer any intention of rejection and resistance, but instead drove the delicate body of the Jingzhai fairy to fall softly into the arms of the lord of the demon seed. The Black Demon Divine Monarch did not hesitate, opened his arms, and suddenly hugged the fairy nephrite with warm fragrance.
"Bang~"
There was another bang, and it exploded suddenly. The blazing light illuminates the entire nunnery as if it were day, and everywhere is so bright that you can't even open your eyes. In the bright light, another figure swept out, but it was not about to kill, but flew towards the body of the previous black shadow assassin.
Cheng Li's face was slightly gloomy, and without thinking, he raised his hand and shot out with a "tyrant knife". The figure was in mid-air, and it was inevitable to see it, but it suddenly and suddenly turned around sharply, and it was worthy of passing by the knife. In the air, there was a smell of blood, and the figure also snorted, obviously injured.
But even if there is an injury, it doesn't seem to be serious. The figure relentlessly struck out, grabbing the short sword that had been used by the assassin before. Immediately, the body rolled over, and his feet were propped up, like a flag flower rocket soaring into the sky, crossing the courtyard wall, and fleeing in an instant. All that was left was the voice full of bitter resentment, which still echoed in the air.
"Hmph, what a pair of dog men and women! Black Evil God Monarch, you wait! What you give today, he will give back a hundred times more in the future!"
The sound slowly dissipated, and the bright light quickly faded. Only then did Cheng Li let go of Mingyao. He said in a deep voice: "That person is indeed gone." At least within a radius of three miles, there was no trace of him. β
Mingyao seemed to be unrelenting, and said "um~" in a low voice, and did not speak again. After a long time, he suddenly raised his head as if he had just woken up from a dream, and said in surprise: "Yi Shuidao......? This assassin just now is also from Yi Shuidao?"
Cheng Li walked to the corpse and squatted down, turning over his masked black scarf to take a look. This assassin has a very ordinary appearance, the kind of face that you will never find when you throw it into the crowd. However, on his face scarf, there is a small embroidered word "Yi".
Each stroke of this character is a small sword, and although the font is only the size of a thumb, at first glance, it still makes people instinctively feel a shiver of fear.
Cheng Li nodded and said, "You can't be wrong." This man is indeed a waterman. Hmph, among the four sects and six realms of the Demon Gate, this Yi Shui Dao specializes in the way of assassination. Although he claimed that his ancestor was Zhuzhu, Yu Rang, Nie Zheng, Jing Ke and other generations of the year, he promised that 'the wind is sluggish and the water is cold, and the strong man will never return once he is gone'.
But by now, the entire Yi Waterway has long been reduced to outlaws who simply kill people for money. Where is there still half of the righteousness of our ancestors? It's sad, ridiculous, pitiful, and pathetic. β
Mingyao's mood has also calmed down. has recovered a little bit of the fairy posture that did not eat the fireworks of the world when they first met. Said: "According to the intelligence of the Sect. Among Yi Shuidao's generation, there are four disciples who have achieved the highest achievements.
Their real names are unknown. However, Yi Shuidao called them by the code names of 'Star', 'Moon', 'Illusion', and 'Shadow'. I don't know if the person who was killed by you just now, and the person who left, are among the four great assassins. I don't know which of the four assassins they are. β
Cheng Li said: "You can search this corpse again, maybe there will be more clues." β
While speaking, Cheng Li had already made a move. The body was searched from cover to end with great speed. When the palm of his hand pressed on the waist of the corpse, Cheng Li suddenly paused and said, "There seems to be something hidden here." I'll see. A fingertip slashed at the corpse's belt, and something fell out of it. When I picked it up, it turned out to be a flat wooden box.
Cheng Li stood up and opened the wooden box. I saw that it was divided into two compartments. In the upper grid, there is a bamboo tube that is about three inches long and only the thickness of chopsticks. Pick it up and take a look, it turns out that the middle is empty. But it is not all the way to the end, but it is twisted and curved, and the structure is extremely ingenious.
Open the next box and take a look. Don't look at it, but when you look at it, Cheng Liden was shocked, and shouted: "Xuanmo needle?!"
"What is that?"
Mingyao was a little curious, and also went over to look. I saw that at least hundreds of pitch-black cow hair needles were densely arranged in the lower compartment of the wooden box.
At first glance, it doesn't seem like anything special. But when Mingyao wanted to take a closer look, he saw that these cow hair needles were like ice and snow melting, and they completely disappeared without a trace in the soft sound of "snort~".
Yutai Mingyao couldn't help but be taken aback, and instinctively asked, "What about those needles, why did they all disappear all at once?"
Cheng Li closed the wooden box, played with the bamboo tube in his hand, and said slowly: "The material of these needles is very special, and it is changed from a pair of weapons called 'Mo Xuan Hand'. So you can't be exposed to the air for a long time, otherwise it will suddenly evaporate and disappear like we see.
As for this bamboo tube...... It is supposed to be used to launch the Dark Ink Needle. Fill the black ink needle into the bamboo tube, and then blow hard, and you can blow the poisonous needle out. The needle is quenched with a highly poisonous blood that seals the throat, even if it is a top master, after being hit by this poisonous needle, it is still nine deaths. β
Yutai Ming Yaoqi said: "Shenjun, how do you know so well?"
Cheng Li said coldly: "Because during the day, I have just seen this kind of poisonous needle." Moreover, the murderer took advantage of them and killed many people from the Seven Great Sword Sects. I thought the killer was an enemy I knew. But now it seems that this is not necessarily the case. Maybe...... The inside of this thing. There's something else to do. β
After a pause, Cheng Li put the bamboo tube back into the wooden box and put the wooden box into his arms. "Let's not mention this for now. You're all right, are you?"
Tantai Mingyao instinctively said: "You...... Are you leaving?"
Cheng Lidao: "Today in the palace, there is a Yangzhou assassin in the south who sent him for help. The Fuso Waiko invaded the southeast coast. I, as a pioneer officer, will ...... tomorrow No, it's past the wee hours of the morning, I should say today. Anyway, before noon today, we have to set off. β
Yutai Mingyao bowed his head and said, "I see." When she was at the Empress Dowager's place before, Ming Yao also heard about the invasion of the Japanese invaders. I just don't know, it turns out that the Divine Monarch is the vanguard officer. Hey~ In this way, Ming Yao should be glad that he lost tonight. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a mistake in the affairs of the military state?"
Cheng Li said lightly: "Don't be happy. Because the thing of overcoming me, from the very beginning, was impossible. Therefore, the term "military affairs" is misunderstood, and it does not exist. β
While speaking, Cheng Li took out a small white porcelain bottle from his arms and handed it to Mingyao. Said: "This is the 'Little Wuji Pill' refined by a famous doctor according to the Dan recipe of the 'Wuji Immortal Pill', the leader of the Golden Dragon Gang. Although it is not as good as the real Infinite Immortal Elixir, it can increase the true qi of internal strength. But it's also very good for healing. Let's take it. β
Yutai Mingyao was melancholy in her heart, and subconsciously took the medicine bottle. I wanted to say something more, but I felt that I had nothing to say. I had to sigh faintly, and I saluted, and said: "Ming Yao congratulates the Divine Monarch to go, so that he can win and succeed." β
Cheng Li said: "Then inherit the girl's auspicious words." Leave. With a flick of his sleeve, he turned to leave. Mingyao stood still, watching his back gradually fade away, and felt a loss in his heart.
Cheng Li returned to his Yanguo Mansion and slept peacefully. The next day, I got up and wrote down the previous night's experience in detail and turned it into a letter. Of course, those things that Cheng Li himself didn't understand, such as the relationship between the immortal heart demon species, didn't write about it.
After writing the letter, Cheng Li found Xiao Jianshi, handed the letter to him, and asked him to transfer the letter to one of the four major stalls, the "Soul Grabbing" Water Dragon Yin. Remind him that the affairs of the seven major factions have other circumstances and must be paid attention to.
Then, Cheng Li found Xiao Ma, Xiao Lei, Xiao Ding, Xiao Fang and other four people, gave them some pointers, and told them to stay in the mansion and cultivate well. If you don't understand anything, you can go to Huang Xiaoshi, the leader of the Biantan Gang, and ask the Huang Gang leader for guidance. The four children all agreed separately.
Cheng Li said goodbye to Ling Yushi and Princess Yongjia again. There is not much time to get together, and they are separated again so soon, and the two are reluctant. But it is also known that this matter cannot be changed. At that moment, the three of them really lingered again, and Ershu sorted out his bags for Cheng Li and sent him out.
Cheng Li rode the dragon horse "Taifu" and went to the Yulin Army station. As soon as he sat down, the Son of Heaven sent his henchman eunuch Xiao Rong to send the holy decree and the tiger talisman. Cheng Li received the Holy Decree Tiger Talisman, and then led the elite of the 1,000-feather forest army out of the garrison and out of the city.
Starting from Bai Yujing, we have to go to Yangzhou. The easiest and quickest way is to head all the way east to Xuzhou first. After arriving in Xuzhou, he changed to the waterway and went south by boat. Compared with taking the land route, it can save more than half a month.
Now although the Japanese invaded, threatening the southeast. However, the Japanese soldiers could not threaten Xuzhou for a while. So the path is still viable.
Cheng Li led a thousand feather forest troops and marched as fast as possible. In just three days, he had already left the Gyeonggi area. After more than ten days, they set foot in the boundary of Qingzhou, and unknowingly, they have come to the foot of Mount Tai. As we all know, the "world's first wind and cloud monument" that everyone in the martial arts is talking about, which is located on the top of Mount Tai.