Chapter 4: The Abyss of Tribulation
It was dawn, and Dou Xin was on the road. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info The sin has been buried in the dark cave, and Dou Xin has now become an immortal puppet, is it regarded as atonement? Dou Xin touched the jade from time to time, and his thoughts about the inn were buried in his heart. Red Beans ceased to exist on the day she left the inn, and now it was Dou Xin, who was burdened with sin and slavery.
The oath that Guanlan Sword made to himself was only sixty-two words, and he didn't even tell himself what he needed to do. Do you want to find Guanlan-kun's body? If you give him back your soul, will you be free?
Dou's Inn has been hidden in the road of the border for many years, Dou Xin doesn't know whether the current country is rising or falling, but Dou Xin vaguely understands that he needs to change something, and he has to do it.
"March is limited, about the foot of the Tianshan Mountains. At that time, we had the Guanlan Sword, and we couldn't invite him if we didn't believe it. ”
Dou Xin unconsciously walked to the avenue, and an acquaintance he had seen in the lobby appeared in front of him, who seemed to be Lord Qi's subordinates. It's a blessing or a curse, it's a disaster that can't be avoided, anyway, no one knows about Master's death, so it's better to follow these people to find out the whereabouts of Guanlan Jun.
"If you don't find the Guanlan Sword, what are you going to do?" Dou Xin got down from the donkey and approached to ask.
"Little girl, who are you?" The leader's face was dark, with a dark red scar across the bridge of his nose, the standard outlaw. Dou Xin has seen a lot of this kind of person in the inn. Although this kind of person kills a lot, they always have a weight in their hands, and most of them are bluffing, and they will not play with their lives unless they have to. Dou Xin is naturally not afraid, the more confident he behaves at this time, the more he can attract the attention of this kind of person. "In Xia Dou Xin, a disciple of the Kuzen Mountain People."
"It turned out to be you, did you sleep well along the way?" Several people laughed back and forth, Dou Xin's face was hot, and it seemed that his great sleep had become a recognized laughing stock.
"Don't talk about it, because I have slept, my master and I have been separated in the mountains and forests, and we have been searching for several days without results, so now I can only go to the Tianshan Mountains alone to make peace with you, and wait for the master to come. However, Master had said before that several hiding places of the Guanlan Sword this time might be under the guise of a disguise, and it was common to not find them. Dou Xin's expressionless face was matched with coherent words, telling the lie seamlessly.
"This old man has always been scheming, but he is afraid that we will find the Guanlan Sword and ask Lord Qi for credit, even you, a disciple, can't believe it, so I left you to look for it by myself. It seems that he should be able to have more than eight points of certainty. The leader stomped his feet in anger.
"I don't know what this big brother is called, the little apprentice has never been to the Tianshan Mountains, and I hope that you big brothers will guide me and let me reunite with my master." Dou Xin said that the root of his tongue was sour, and his heart was very empty. Isn't it time to go to the underworld to reunite with Master? I just came back from the ghost gate, and I don't know if the soul is complete, whether the gods will hear this, and I really sent myself over.
"This is Lord Qi's disciple Du Yuan." A pawn next to the leader replied. "For the sake of you being a mountain man, we'll give you a ride. When the time comes, this old man will really find the Guanlan Sword, don't stop me, I'm going to beat him up in the dark. ”
"Brother Du, don't be angry, Master's whereabouts are still unknown, if there is a day, the apprentice is willing to accept it for Master." Dou Xin respectfully saluted Du Yuan, pretending to have a simple face that had not yet been involved in the world, and thought: That old man has already found the Guanlan Sword, but this skill cannot be invited, if you want, that pair of colored bones will be beaten by you.
"Having said that, after all, the mountain people have attained the Tao for nearly a thousand years, and there are many rules and etiquette, you ...... What kind of dress is this? Du Yuan looked at Dou Xin, who was wrapped in a dark purple shirt, draped in a piercing ground-length skirt, and the outermost layer was a dirty old water-red cloak, which was about white before, but it was already worn.
Although the clothes of the female corpse fit, they are by no means clothes of this era, and they inevitably look strange. "Originally, the master had prepared a robe for the disciple, but this dress was left by the disciple's mother's family, and the disciple had only been apprenticed for half a month, so he was reluctant to change it." Dou Xin said, untied the cloak and rolled it in his hand. At night, this cloak is the most wind-resistant, and it is not so dirty and old in the dark. As soon as the sun shone, Dou Xin looked like he had just crawled out of the soil.
"A woman's family is short-sighted." Du Yuan muttered. "On the road, blame the old man for finding a good way, let's go back and confess to the adults. Girl, don't lose it. ”
Dou Xin mounted the little donkey and put the cloak on the donkey's back. The little donkey was a lot shorter than a few big horses, and Du Yuan couldn't look past it, so he gave Dou Xin a horse that no one rode. Dou Xin rode up without thanking him, and Du Yuan didn't care.
Dou Xin counted a total of nine people in the team, only this empty horse, and this horse was also tied with water and food, and it seemed that there was also a master, but I didn't know what happened, and the master left halfway.
"Girl, why can't your family think so much about it, so you worship him as a teacher?" Boredom all the way, Du Yuan looked at Dou Xin with a blank face, thinking that the road was boring, so he wanted to open her chatterbox. "The apprentice was evil, and he almost lost a hand, but the master saved him." Dou Xin told the truth, unconsciously looking at his right hand. Now that I think about it, for the sake of my right hand, I bowed to the Master; For the sake of chastity, he killed the master; Now for the sake of his life, he doesn't even have a free body. It's nothing more than nothing.
"I didn't think about it, I volunteered."
"Then Lao Er gave you this benefit, and your family doesn't even want a daughter? It's not that I persuaded you, just escape while you have only been apprenticed for a long time, it is better to be a concubine in my house, and I can't lose you. Du Yuan joked without being deep or shallow, but Dou Xin was amused. Brother Du laughed, and the apprentice thought that he was not blessed. "Thinking about the original intention, Dou Xin was just unwilling to marry Ah Kun for the rest of his life. The world is unpredictable, and in just a few days, even Ah Kun has become a luxury.
Whether they are there or not, life in the inn continues, and perhaps one day, they will forget forever about their children who have turned away from their families. The kite with the broken line, the dandelion blown away, can you go back?
"Does Brother Du have children?" Dou Xin took Du Yuan's words. The people around Du Yuan glared at Dou Xin, and Dou Xin guessed that he had said the wrong thing. "Big brother, don't be careful, the little apprentice just watches the eldest brother go all over the world for Lord Qi, and the family must be worried."
"If they're still ......" Du Yuan's voice lowered, as if in deep thought. If you don't want to, if the country is not at peace, what is the use of having a home? When the next day is in addition to the witch country, it's never too late to think about it. Du Yuan laughed heartily, but Dou Xin only heard helplessness.
"The witch kingdom has been extinct for a thousand years, how can you say that the witch kingdom is destroyed?" Dou Xin was puzzled.
"Didn't your master mention it? Then it doesn't hurt for me to tell you. Du Yuan said, "Lord Qi has already blocked the news in Chengtian Pavilion, no wonder the world doesn't know that the catastrophe is coming." ”
"Chengtian Pavilion is responsible for divination in the heavens, and it is the place where the heavenly officials are connected to the heavens, what does this have to do with the Wu Kingdom? Brother Du, for the sake of me being a disciple of Kuzen Mountain, you don't have to hide it, I'm the same as you, and I will know sooner or later if you know. Dou Xin seemed to be chatting, but he hid a sword in his words, forcing Du Yuan to tell the truth.
Du Yuan pondered for a moment and relieved: "Since the national disaster is calculated, there will be less than a hundred years before the second Fire Phoenix Nirvana, and it is also the time for the re-emergence of the Wu Kingdom." Wu Guo has been ready to move since the first Fire Phoenix Nirvana, and has harassed Biansai many times. In order to appease people's hearts, Chengtian Pavilion did not dare to make this matter public, and even the emperor knew nothing about this matter. Lord Qi is the general of the Anti-Wu Kingdom, but he can only secretly lead the forbidden army to fight against the Wu Kingdom. But it is often the 50,000 forbidden troops who are close to the enemy, and often 50,000 people are not allowed to return. The whereabouts of the enemy army in the Witch Kingdom are uncertain, and the forbidden army cannot find them, only to be beaten. It doesn't matter if the forbidden army is damaged, it is common for the ancient times to fight and not return. But two hundred years ago, the Wu Kingdom extended its claws to the capital, the emperor died violently overnight, and the hundred trees withered overnight, which was almost the same as the national disaster thousands of years ago. Fortunately, the crown prince ruled the country well, and the country was lucky not to be destroyed. ”
"Is it that since then, Lord Qi has found that a hard attack no longer works." Dou Xin heard the clue and asked rhetorically.
"The power of the Witch Kingdom is not something that the forbidden army can fight against at all, because ......" Du Yuan hesitated.
"They're not people." It is not difficult for Dou Xin to guess that the only thing that can disturb the people's hearts is irresistible disasters, except for natural disasters, that is, demons and gods. If Dou Xin thought that these were nonsense before, now that he has seen more of them, he believes them.
"Let's just put it that way." Du Yuan looked at Dou Xin, whose face did not change, and was a little surprised, in the face of this kind of thing, Dou Xin's performance was too calm. "Girl, I really have to look up to you. Aren't you afraid? ”
"If I am afraid that I can bring the kingdom to ruin, I am willing." Dou Xin quipped, "Brother Du might as well continue to talk and see if he can scare me, a little woman." ”
"The crown prince condemned Lord Qi and removed him from his position as a general. But how can anyone not be afraid of death? The prince later accidentally ingested the elixir of immortality, and died soon after he ascended the throne. Lord Qi also knew that there was no chance of winning a hard encounter with the army of the Wu Kingdom, and after his dismissal, he searched for strange people all over the country, including your master, the Kuzen Mountain people who had personally experienced the national disaster. Du Yuan suddenly stopped and looked at Dou Xin, and paused for a moment before continuing. Girl, how can I see you more and more familiar? Who are you? ”
"Disciples of Kuzen Mountain People, disciples of closed doors." Dou Xin repeated it expressionlessly.
"My ancestors experienced a national disaster thousands of years ago. My clan has been wiped out almost entirely. My ancestors luckily recorded the appearance of the princess of Wuguo and painted it in my ancestral hall to show the revenge of future generations. Girl, I see that your clothes are a little similar to the painting. Du Yuan shook off the fatigue of the road, and looked at Dou Xin carefully with wide eyes.
"My mother's house is in Biansai, and it is closed all year round. It's probably because our costumes are old, and they must have nothing to do with the Witch Kingdom, and Brother Du is too careful. Dou Xin glanced down at the clothes on his body, and kept a heartfelt eye, it seemed that the identity of the female corpse was unusual.
"Also, if the apprentice of the mountain man has something to do with the Wu Kingdom, it is also a big joke." Du Yuan smiled.
"Brother Du said that the whereabouts of the Wu Kingdom are uncertain, but except for the national disaster two hundred years ago, it doesn't seem to have done anything more out of the ordinary?" Dou Xin quickly changed the subject.
"A thousand years ago, with the help of the two monarchs of the Tianshan Mountains, we once captured the princess of Wu Guo Anya alive." Du Yuan's words came to an abrupt end. The other eight people whispered, and Dou Xin could already smell the fear from their words.
"Let the tiger return to the mountain, the catastrophe will be difficult to peace." Du Yuan said bitterly. A person like Du Yuan, who has carried countless lives, will never easily show a look of fear and pain, unless he touches the most unbearable part of his memory. "What Guanlan Jun exchanged for his life is that we and Wu Guo will have a life-and-death battle."
"Master experienced a national disaster a thousand years ago, so what did other strange people do? Brother Du, you're not just a doorman, are you? Dou Xin dared to ask. She was so curious, Lord Qi was setting up a huge array, and the master was just a guide in the array, reintroducing the disaster of a thousand years ago into the array. In ancient times, the battle was won with less, and the army division had to rely on a strong arrangement of troops to be able to defeat the enemy. In the war with the Witch Kingdom, it is not just an ordinary battlefield formation. Dad once told Ah Ming about the gossip array, and Dou Xin once heard one or two. The so-called Tai Chi gives birth to two yi, two yi gives birth to four phases, four phases give birth to gossip, gossip and change sixty-four yao, and the cycle has changed endlessly. On the ordinary battlefield, the simplest Bagua Array, the simplest principle, can show a strange confrontation on the battlefield. One side of the army rushed into the other side's good formation, but only saw the entry but not the exit, no matter how strong the army was, it would disappear in the passage of time. The master is not a person who sets up the array, once it loses its effect, even if it is a thousand-year-old Taoist, sooner or later it will be abandoned by the person who set up the array.
"Girl, that's not what you should know." Even if Du Yuan is rough, he also knows that talking too much is not good, and the painful memory makes him know that a little girl like Dou Xin should not have been involved in this must-lose battle full of conspiracies.
Seeing Du Yuan's face become serious, Dou Xin didn't dare to ask any more questions. I don't dare to guess how terrifying the existence of the Wu Kingdom is, so that Master, Lord Qi, and Brother Du are still terrified when they mention it after a thousand years. Guanlan Jun is a swordsman who has been famous for thousands of years, but he also separated his soul in that disaster in a way that he did not want people to mention more, and even the Guanlan Sword was lost and corroded in the cave where no one lived.