Chapter 45: Old Friends Turn Against Each Other
This is the fortieth day of Tang Ying's departure. It is also the fifth day of the Lunar New Year in the second year of Qianfeng (667).
As the one who writes the calendar. No matter what the moment is, Li Chunfeng will never forget what day it is. There was no snow today, and the north wind was blowing in gusts, and it was bitterly cold. There weren't a few beasts that came to attack him yesterday, just in time to give him a respite. But later, he saw the shadow of a man in the direction where the beasts had withdrawn.
A shadow he knew all the most.
It's easy to get caught until dawn. He trembled and took out a fallen scroll from the innermost part of the bookshelf, unfolded it and looked at it, and the names of dozens of Tang Dynasty guards were neatly recorded inside.
He brushed the names of these brothers who had lived and died together one by one with his wrinkled fingers. With each thought, their faces appeared before his eyes, and hot tears hit his eyes once.
Yes. The first half of his life was spent with these people!
He wiped his eyes, sighed, and read the names again, already making up his mind. The figure I saw last night was indeed one of the brothers.
Remember that he was one of the younger of the Guardians. Although he is a cultivator, his usual weapon is a sword, and he is also burly and has a bold personality, and he has the reputation of "Xiao Guan Gong" in the team. That year, he was going to elope with Tang Ying to leave Chang'an, and Yuan Tiangang led a group of brothers to look for him outside the West Gate, obviously to say goodbye, but it was actually a threat. Among them is this brother.
After Yuan Tiangang's death, the Chang'an Guardians were also disbanded. These brothers were either cut down by Wu Mei for a reason, or escaped from Chang'an City. Others, as the black-robed man said, joined his command.
He closed the scroll wearily, unwilling to believe it was real. But after sitting for a while, he had to continue drawing talismans in preparation for the night's fight. Last time, a swift mountain wolf came, and its paw scratched his left arm, and it seemed to carry some corpse poison. Now the poison has been pulled out, but every time I exert force, my arm hurts.
After writing a stack of charms, I didn't put the pen down, and the barrel of the pen went under the table. He habitually called "Ah Ying", and it took a long time to realize that there was no such thing as his Ah Shadow. I didn't feel like I smiled, and I bent down to pick up the pen and pick it up.
Dozens of days have passed, and it is still difficult for him to get used to the life of a person. Happiness is indeed the most addictive thing in the world. No wonder those who practice must cultivate purely. Accustomed to the company of a lover, who can adapt to a person?
Dozens of charms were written, and he finally ran out of energy. So he lay flat on the bed, resting his body while secretly reciting the mantra of Bai Ze's longevity. As he read and receded, he seemed to be half-asleep and half-awake. The figure of Bai Zeshen appeared in front of him again.
"Li Chunfeng." The white one-horned tiger looked at him majestically on the black water.
He saluted respectfully and said, "Meet the god Bai Ze." After more than ten years, the great god will not come unharmed. ”
Bai Ze asked, "What I told you, can you understand it?" ”
Li Chunfeng asked: "Is it life and death?" The disciple is ignorant and can't break through yet, so please ask the great god for guidance. ”
Bai Ze shook his head, "I've already told you everything." If you can't understand it thoroughly, it's useless to talk too much. ”
Li Chunfeng asked: "Then Ah Ying told me that this person once had a relationship with you, right?" You also said to clean up the portal......"
Bai Ze nodded slowly, "He could have inherited my mantle." Li Chunfeng, this son is very powerful, and you are powerless to resist now. ”
Li Chunfeng knelt down, "Please also ask the great god to make it clear how Chunfeng wants to resolve the crisis." ”
Bai Ze said slowly: "There is only one death." ”
Li Chunfeng was stunned, "What do you mean by this?" ”
Bai Ze turned around to leave, "Li Chunfeng has turned you many times, and there will be no time soon." ”
"There's no time for anything." Li Chunfeng stood up and ran two steps to catch up with him, "Great God." It's a matter of the common people, and please ...... the great gods"
Bai Ze interrupted him and said, "Be a cocoon and bind yourself!" Have you forgotten? Death and life are mutually restrictive, and if you want to live and die! Die before you want to live! ”
This sentence was deafening, and it directly woke up Li Chunfeng. Wiping the cold sweat from his head, he saw through the window lattice that the magic circles in the four corners of the courtyard had begun to flash with a faint blue light.
After getting dressed, Li Chunfeng stood in the small courtyard again. The eyes of the red corpse outside were like blood clots congealed in the night sky. He jumped to the eaves of the small door of the inner courtyard with all his might, and saw that it was his former brother "Xiao Guan Gong" who was on the opposite side.
His originally red face had turned blue-purple, covered with earthworm-like bulging veins. The body is more burly than before his death, perhaps because of the swelling, and the clothes on his arms and shoulders are bulging. The only constant is his broadsword. He stood up and slammed it sideways as if in a demonstration, and the whirring wind could be heard far away.
"Brother......" Li Chunfeng read a sentence sadly, but did not get any response from him. His scarlet eyes widened, his teeth bared fiercely, and his mouth kept screaming like a beast.
Seeing this, Li Chunfeng no longer fantasized about it. He knew that this was his biggest opponent, and he couldn't wait for the pawns to exhaust his strength before making a move. The first one is to destroy him. So, he raised the dust, and his white whiskers turned into sharp silver needles and pierced the zombie "Xiao Guan Gong".
Because this person was a fierce general with outstanding Taoism and martial arts before his death, otherwise he would not have been recruited into the team of guardians. So every time he fought back, Li Chunfeng had to be extra careful. And he also has to watch out for the little monsters around him who are waiting for an opportunity to sneak up, so he is really busy and can't wait for two more arms.
After dozens of rounds, Li Chunfeng couldn't hold it anymore, so he pulled out the dust and smashed it on his head. The blow of the dust missed, and the big knife of "Xiao Guan Gong" was horizontal in front of his chest to block Li Chunfeng's attack, and then he shook his arms and bounced Li Chunfeng far away.
Li Chunfeng lit the four charms and threw them in the air, and these four charms turned into four daggers that flashed with fire, attacking two up and twice, and "Xiao Guan Gong" danced a big knife with both hands, turning like a propeller to knock all four charms to the ground. However, this was not Li Chunfeng's purpose, he had already secretly prepared another charm, and saw that the gap in the rotation of the big knife shot out, and it was extremely accurate on the forehead of "Xiao Guan Gong".
This talisman really worked wonders, Xiao Guan Gong suddenly froze in place, and the originally wielded big knife also flew out due to inertia. Li Chunfeng took the opportunity to clean up a few beasts and monsters that were eager to try. When the crisis subsided, he moved his sore shoulders and took out his peachwood sword to give "Xiao Guan Gong" a final relief.
But when he approached Xiao Guan Gong, he didn't expect that "Xiao Guan Gong"'s hands were tightly clamped around his arms like pliers. "You!" He was lifted to the ground with his feet lifted, and there was no room for resistance, "You, how can you break free from my spell." ”
"Xiao Guan Gong" let out a cold whisper, and the next words made Li Chunfeng couldn't believe his ears, "Li Chunfeng." Lao Tzu is not possessed at all, your charm can be used! ”