Xiaoya just asked casually, although if she asked, it was barely something that the other three girls Ye Du wanted to know, but compared to the sky that began to become gloomy, it seemed unimportant.

Xiaoya is the maid of the Ye family, so she only listened to Ye Nuonuo say casually: "Don't worry about others, let's go quickly, the wind and thunder will gather, and it will rain soon." ”

Before her words fell, several people subconsciously looked at the oil-paper umbrella in their hands that was so broken that only a skeleton remained, and immediately showed a look of deep approval, turned around and walked away hurriedly.

They couldn't know, and maybe the other tourists present didn't know, and the four martial arts disciples who faintly revealed their strange impressions were actually really "weird".

And Ye Nuonuo's group of four, after seeing the four martial arts hall disciples, the simple conversation and the act of looking at the umbrella in their hands together were originally very ordinary, but after this scene was reflected in the eyes of the four martial arts hall disciples, because of the unusual identity of these four people, they had a bad suspicion about it.

"Uncle Fu Jian, look at those people, do you see something in us?"

Seeing that the four girls who were standing a few steps away walked a little farther away, staying among the four martial arts hall disciples on the observation deck, the first one to speak was a young man.

This young man was also the first to make a comment when he was the first to find Ye Nuonuo and his party in the queue earlier.

At that time, he was full of pleasure to the eyes of the young girls in the opposite line, but at this moment, at the mention of the four girls, a chill flashed in his eyes, as if he saw a rival vendetta. But in the process of viewing the merchant ship just now, these two groups of people obviously did not have the slightest intersection with each other.

The uncle of Fu Jian in the mouth of the young man is a title of seniority. Naturally, it refers to the only adult man among the four.

However, after hearing the voice, the man named Fu Jian did not reply to the boy's question after a long time.

At this time, another teenager spoke: "Ouch, little grandson, you changed your face too quickly to other people's girls, right?" Just now, you were the first to praise people from afar! ”

The words spoken by the young man were obviously deliberately directed at the young man who had first spoken, and this young man was the same one who had been talking to him when he was queuing up to enter just now, discussing the beautiful little girl. When he speaks, he always has a habitual smile on his face, but if others look closely. You'll notice that his smile rarely penetrates his ice crystal-like eyes.

"Ahem...... Xiaowu, can you not call me Xiaosun? ”

"Don't worry, I'm very careful when I speak, and I will never drag the word 'son' out of the head of the little grandson."

Xiao Wu, a young man with ice crystal eyes, said this sentence at the same time. patted the boy named Xiao Sun.

Then he turned his face to look at the other young man who was standing a few steps away from the side and was accustomed to being silent, and said with a smile: "With Xiao Ling to testify, if I break my promise, you can beat me." ”

The silent young man he called Xiao Ling raised his eyebrows slightly, and suddenly said, "The door is stipulated." Do not use force against your fellow disciples. ”

Xiao Sun and Xiao Wu were both slightly stunned when they heard this.

The floating and rootless smile on Xiao Wu's face sank slightly, and he said lightly: "Xiao Ling, you don't have to be so strict all the time, right?" ”

Xiao Ling lowered his eyes and looked at the toes that he was standing on. When he raised his head and looked at Xiao Wu, he heard him say in a very calm and serious tone: "If you want to call him 'little grandson', he can call you 'little turtle', you only need to add one word, and the whole sect can see your jokes." ”

Xiao Wu was slightly stunned. Xiao Sun couldn't help laughing, and he didn't say anything about Xiao Ling's words. Even if it was to scold the two of them together.

After a while, Xiao Wu came back to his senses, shook his head again and again, and said, "I must talk to you less in the future." ”

At this time, Xiao Sun suddenly slapped Xiao Wu on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Forget it, when we are together, every time we take the initiative to talk to him, it is you." ”

Including the girl who was discussing the water spirit when queuing just now, it was indeed the silent young man Xiao Ling who was 'provoked' by Xiao Wuxian, a young man with eyes like ice crystals.

The three young men laughed to this point, when they suddenly heard a muffled sound of "dong-" in their ears, and when the sound came to their ears, they also felt a tremor from the bottom of their feet to the top.

The three of them suddenly solemnized in unison - in fact, the silent young man didn't have much frolicking, but at this moment, the indifference in his eyes that he had not shown much interest in anything was suddenly refreshed, and there was a look in his eyes, but it seemed to be a chill of freezing.

The sound of "thump" was the sound made by the young man who was called "Uncle Fu Jian" among the four people, holding the black cloth umbrella in his hand, and stabbing twice on the observation deck covered with thick wooden planks at his feet. But looking at the attitude of the three teenagers towards this voice, it can be seen that Uncle Fu Jian has a high status and prestige in their hearts.

Only their fellow disciples can understand that Fu Jian is not the real name of this uncle, but a title that represents a position and status in the sect. The fact that this man could obtain this title with such a young qualification was enough to make the disciples belonging to the youngest generation of the sect, that is, these three teenagers, full of admiration and yearning.

If an old man had won this title, the three teenagers might not have such a strong yearning in their hearts.

After setting up the black umbrella, Uncle Fu Jian looked at the three teenagers in front of him with flat eyes, and said in a stern tone: "The time for the chaos test is enough, now, you start to think back to what I told you just now, and the people you yourself observed, after ten counts, start to repeat it to me, starting with Xiao Sun." ”

The three teenagers received the order from Uncle Fu Jian and immediately began to concentrate and think. After a while, they began to repeat a passage in the order of Uncle Fu Jian's arrangement.

The names of several people were involved, and if the guards of the harbor and wharf happened to pass by at this time, they would have been wary of the content of their conversations, for the people they were discussing were from the emperor to the prince.

But unfortunately, when the emperor left the seashore, and all the merchant ships had already left the harbor, it was normal, so the defenders who were previously densely stationed on the harbor had now been almost evacuated, leaving only a group of people. I will come to patrol every once in a while.

The time that Uncle Fu Jian waited was only ten, and the time for the three teenagers to repeat a passage did not exceed half a quarter of an hour, and in such a short and close communication process, it was extremely difficult to have a chance to meet the soldiers patrolling the seaside.

After listening to the replies of the three teenagers, Uncle Fu Jian showed a satisfied look on his face, and seemed to smile slightly. This kind of attitude rarely appeared on his face, and he seemed to have only smiled once from queuing up to enter until now. But the three teenagers secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

What I had to do on this trip today seemed to be completely over at the end of this test session. At least Xiao Sun and Xiao Wu must think so. And that Uncle Fu Sword was also preparing to return with them.

However, at this moment, Xiao Ling, a young man who used to like to be silent, suddenly took the initiative to speak and asked the young man, and his tone was very respectful: "Uncle Fu Jian." I'm confused, but I'm afraid I'll upset you by saying it. ”

As soon as he said this, before he could officially mention the subject, the faces of the other two teenagers had changed slightly.

This Xiao Ling, although he rarely speaks, his judgment is often very accurate. For example, he said that he was going to mention things that upset Uncle Fu Jian. It is quite possible that it will become a prophecy. It's just that I don't know if this time, if Uncle Fu Jian gets angry, it will be like the last two times. Pull them in together and punish them?

Sure enough, before Xiao Ling officially spoke, Uncle Fu Jian also raised his eyebrows, his eyes were not very gentle, and he said in a cool tone: "You say." ”

"I see it today. The behavior is still in order, at least much better than the rumored former dynasty faint king. Such a monarch. Will there also be people who want to pay for his life? ”

Hearing what Uncle Fu Jian asked him to say, Xiao Ling did not hesitate at all, and directly said what he wanted to say, as if he had forgotten that a few months ago, he angered the Venerable of the sect in front of him, and he got more than 20 thorns, and now there are still bruises on his body.

However, he did not hesitate because he had trust in the Venerable of the Sect in front of him, and even if the Venerable of the Sect would punish him heavily for his words, he would not change his attitude of not hiding it from him.

The two teenagers on the side were already wincing at him after listening to what he said.

But Uncle Fu Jian was strangely silent this time, neither answering the question nor immediately reprimanding Xiao Ling.

Because of this change in Uncle Fu Jian's attitude, it also infected the other two teenagers, who were no longer just full of fear, but also thought about Xiao Ling's question.

The four of them fell silent together, and after a while, Uncle Fu Jian was finally willing to speak, and he gave his answer, but it was not a direct answer, but an explanation that was not very clear in substance: "To be a killer, sometimes you have to maintain a childlike heart, so that you can focus, and the hand holding the sword will not tremble, fearless, and stabbing accurately." The other person's life is just a plaything in your hands, but when you start to do it, you are like a toy-obsessed child, who will not listen to anyone's persuasion and must get it. ”

"A child's state of mind ......" Xiao Ling's eyes gradually showed confusion, "how to do it?" ”

Uncle Fu Jian was silent for a moment when he heard this, and then asked, "Think about your childhood." ”

Xiao Ling thought for a moment, then hesitated and asked, "Childhood...... What years are it? ”

The expression in Uncle Fu Jian's eyes froze for a moment, and he didn't answer Xiao Ling's question again.

At this time, among the two teenagers who had not dared to disturb the communication between the two of them who had been standing on the side, Xiao Wu, a young man with a pair of ice crystal eyes, suddenly smiled and said: "Uncle Fu Jian, Xiao Ling was brought out of the wolf's den, where did he have any childhood." So if Uncle Shi is going to teach him to be a 'childlike' killer, I'm afraid he won't be able to do it, but the 'wolf' killer is very suitable for him. ”

"People who have survived in a wolf's den may not be good at doing things in a brutal way, and the point of the 'childlike' killer is not simply childlike." Uncle Fu Jian looked sideways at Xiao Wu, and his voice was full of purity: "Xiao Ling has the steady eyes that he practiced when he confronted the wolves, this kind of eyes that are as innocent on the outside and tough as on the inside, are the talent foundation for cultivating childlike killing intent. ”

When Xiao Wu heard this, he immediately shrank his neck slightly, not daring to say anything more.

Uncle Fu Jian turned his eyes to look at Xiao Ling, and said, "When you find time, I will take you to the Xiaoshan Zen Temple, and find the old monk inside to enlighten your state of mind, which may be helpful to you." ”

Xiao Ling couldn't help but be moved when he heard this: "I heard that the monks of Xiaoshan Zen Temple are not very simple, and in front of them with profound depths, our identities may be seen through. ”

"Don't worry, until the sword in your hand is not tainted with killing. In front of that group of monks, you are just a few children. Uncle Fu Jian raised his eyebrows slightly, "When the time comes, I will only send you to the bottom of the mountain, and how you go to study after that is your own freedom." ”

Xiao Ling's face still had a little puzzled feeling.

But the other two teenagers, hearing Uncle Fu Jian's promise to take them to the Xiaoshan Zen Temple, couldn't help but yearn for it.

Although they are all orphans without a father or mother, they also want to be able to move freely. However, there are strict rules and regulations in the sect until they reach a certain age, and at the same time, the martial arts they learn break through a certain test height. in order to have the freedom to act independently.

But that was also the time to announce the official start of their killer career, but not everyone in the sect could cross this hurdle, and some disciples in the sect could not kill people when the time came to enter the WTO, praying to return to the sect. If you continue to live a life without freedom but without killing, this kind of person will only be ruthlessly eliminated by the sect in the end.

In short, the disciples in the sect who are in the study and training period may have to be monitored in every movement, but at least they can have a relatively peaceful life. However, if we wait until the day when we complete our studies and enter the WTO, we may be able to have freedom outside the body. But perhaps the inner world will completely collapse while having freedom, so that it will take itself to the realm of no return.

So. Being able to go to some of the places they want to go to when the teenager's heart is still alive is the most precious gift that these teenager reserve killers can get.

However, at this moment, the silent young man who seemed to have been thinking about what was going on suddenly spoke again: "When I went to the Xiaoshan Zen Temple. Do you need to remember the faces of those monks as well? ”

His words instantly broke a rare gentle mood that these teenage killers had. Xiao Sun and Xiao Wu only felt a trace of coolness crawling up their backs from under their heels, and continued to tie their skin.

As fellow disciples, they naturally know what the purpose of making them remember someone's face.

Looking at Xiao Ling's eyes that were as calm as a deep pool and as dark as pure when he said this, Xiao Wu's eyes like ice crystals flashed a complex look at an extremely fast speed. He seemed to see the effect of the 'childlike heart' killer that Uncle Fu Jian often mentioned and greatly appreciated.

It is said that the strongest thing about this kind of killer is spiritual bewitchment. This kind of killer can be disguised as any good person, or weak person, and their disguise has the absolute spiritual appeal to make the target let down his guard, unless his own spirit is strong enough, he cannot practice, otherwise it is easy to lose his own nature and become a walking corpse, and even the sect leader can't control it.

Although each generation of the sect has not given up on selecting young disciples to train them to become 'childlike' killers, the failure rate of this type of killer with high requirements in all aspects is also very high. But if the cultivation is successful, it is a candidate who can assassinate high-ranking officials and nobles at close range.

To make those who have been through the ups and downs of the sea for a long time unable to feel the killing opportunity of the military guards around them in advance, what a strong spiritual power is required. On the other hand, Xiao Ling, if he was really cultivated by Uncle Fu Jian to become a 'childlike' killer, even if the current Xiao Ling was only a beginner in the Mind Change Technique, it would be enough to send chills down his spine and Xiao Sun.

Because this may mean that when Xiao Ling lived in the same house with them in recent years, Xiao Ling's existence was nothing more than a spiritual puppet, his friends were righteous, every word he said, some of the things he helped them do...... It's all fake, it's all performing.

This kind of falsehood permeates every detail of daily life, as fine as penetrating into every pore of a person...... Killers also need friends, and their only friend, Xiao Ling, is actually such a cunning zài, how can they not be cold? Even if they knew that this was the result of Uncle Fu Jian's deliberate actions.

Xiao Wu had a moment of hope that Uncle Fu Jian could change his mind and train Xiao Ling to be a fierce 'wolf' killer, so that he could at least have a few words with his companions when he was temporarily taking a break from 'hunting' activities, but if it was a 'childlike' killer, he would never have any sincerity, including maybe one day, when the sect master wanted to use Xiao Ling's hand to destroy them.

When the 'wolf' killer still has a heart of kindness, the 'childlike' killer sews the mask of an innocent child on his face, and is best at killing people quietly.

Xiao Wu looked at Xiao Ling in a daze, and couldn't tell whether he had unintentionally said such a sentence, or if he really deliberately even left a trace of murderous intent towards the monk. And Xiao Sun didn't look at Xiao Ling. Just stared at Xiao Wu, trying to distinguish the complex look in his eyes.

After hearing Xiao Ling's words, Uncle Fu Jian only groaned slightly, and then said with a smile: "If you want to remember, just remember." As I said earlier, when you go up the mountain and enter the temple, whatever you want is your own freedom. ”

Hearing Uncle Fu Jian mention the word freedom again, the two teenagers no longer felt as relaxed and expectant as they did when they first heard it. They still didn't dare to answer lightly, but they were afraid of Uncle Fu Jian at this time. It's already deepened.

Xiao Ling replied seriously: "Xiao Ling remembers." ”

Suddenly a flash of lightning slipped through the sky, and a reddish electric light began in mid-air and slid all the way to the horizon. In the darkening sky, a long wound was opened. It's just that the wound doesn't bleed and only "heals" in an instant.

I just don't know if this scratch, which is so fast that it leaves no trace, will be in the depths of the clouds. Leaving a ravine that is difficult to rebuild?

The red electric light also imprinted on Xiao Ling's extremely young face for a moment, but perhaps because his eyes were calm enough, most of the red brilliance was reflected in his eyes, reflected by the pupil light, so that Xiao Wu, who was staring at him upright, suddenly had a personal feeling for the first time: Xiao Ling's mental growth had far exceeded the growth of his body.

He. There is already a faint shadow of Uncle Fu Jian.

And will he take the place of Uncle Fu Jian in the near future?

……

The rain poured down immediately. Although these four people have learned the laws of killers and will use assassination as a means of livelihood in the future, after all, they only have a flesh and blood body, and there is no need to resist the forces of nature.

Just on the beach, I found a tea stall with the most broken and therefore the fewest customers. The four of them sat inside.

Four bowls of hot tea were called to the table, and the four people picked up the enamel bowls. I didn't drink it immediately, but poured the tea bowl slightly, consumed half a bowl of tea soup, and washed my hands.

Today, the people who set up sheds on the seaside to sell food and drink are all merchants from the inner city who have traveled nearly 20 miles to come here, and all the fresh water and food are transported from the inner city, and the selling price is slightly higher. The busy guys in the shop couldn't help but feel distressed when they saw the guests sitting around the table washing their hands with such expensive tea.

But seeing that the young man with three children was cheerful and generous, the guy sighed secretly, and only said in his heart: No one else is distressed, what do I have to worry about, what kind of fun.

The guys in the temporary tea shop didn't know that this was a kind of rule of the sect where these four people belonged, walking outside, in order to prevent being poisoned, they specially practiced a method, the act of washing hands with tea, in fact, not washing hands with water, but 'washing' tea with hands.

Before they poured the tea, they had quietly stained some powder on their hands, and the poison of medium and above could not escape the test of this powder. Originally, on this seaside, not far away, there were patrol soldiers, slowly walking back and forth, there should not be such a sinister thing as zài, but as a person in their faction, the observance of certain regulations has been deeply understood, and they will not change the regulations without authorization because the environment seems to be safe.

This kind of strange behavior has something to do with their unconventional behavior.

After trying the tea is non-toxic, the four of them took a shallow sip, and this action is almost uniform.

The habit of lowering the tea bowl gently is not because they are gentle-hearted, but because their profession requires them to have a pair of hands that are delicate down to every inch of muscle, so that they can have more stability when they pick locks, lift tiles, or touch mechanisms.

Looking at the rain from afar, they had no intention of admiring the rain, just waiting for the boat that would come to the shore to pick them up soon.

Ye Nuonuo and Mo Ye, who had only been walking for a short time, were afraid that they didn't have a chance to know another reason why the four of them stayed at the observation deck and didn't leave. They do practice martial arts, but they are not disciples of the Kyoto Martial Arts Hall at all, and this martial arts hall dress is just a cover-up, but even if they really wear the disciple clothes of their own sect, I am afraid that no one will be able to recognize them.