Chapter 10: The Abyss (1)
At night, it gets cooler. Xuan Zhuyi sat on his bed, leaning against the window and closing his eyes in meditation. In addition to Xuan Zhuyi, there was another person who had not slept, and that person also closed his eyes and meditated like Xuan Zhuyi. Xuan Zhuyi finally couldn't sit still, opened his eyes and called the man softly.
"The son?"
The man opened his eyes slightly, looked Xuan Zhuyi up and down, and said, "Is there something?" ”
Xuan Zhuyi smiled awkwardly: "Oh! Well, why don't you sleep? ”
"Didn't you sleep too?"
"I ...... I'm thinking about things. ”
The man became interested, smiled and asked, "What can keep you awake at night?" It won't be ......"
"No, no, no!" Xuan Zhuyi waved his hand in a panic and said, "Don't think about it. ”
"Hahaha~ Shy like a young lady. Brother? What is your name? Shall we make friends? ”
"Oh!" Xuan Zhuyi hugged his wrist and said, "In Xia Xuan Zhuyi." I don't know the name of the son? ”
"You're Xuan Zhuyi? I'm still wondering how to find you! It really didn't take much effort to get it. The man also hugged his wrist and said, "Under Shang Ling." Someone asked me to give you something. With that, Shang Ling reflexively took out a long package and threw it to Xuan Zhuyi and said, "Let's see if this is yours?" ”
Xuan Zhuyi took the package and opened it to see that it was his long sword.
"Huh? Did the girl give it to you? So you know each other! ”
"Looks like you know each other, huh? Feed! Shang Ling leaned in with a wicked smile and said, "Isn't it her what you were thinking about just now?" ”
“…… What the...... What do you want? Don't say it, don't say it! Go to bed! You...... Go to sleep. ”
"Hahaha~ Okay! Go to bed! ”
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Above the main hall, the gold is splendid, the folds in front of them are stacked like mountains, and the people after the folds are lazy and tired. The breeze blows slowly, and the fragrance blows. Princess Su'an, who was dressed plainly, slowly entered the palace, and the people who had been beaten finally sat up straight.
"Son-in-law, see father."
"Huh? Su An, you don't have to do so much to salute when you see your father, get up quickly! ”
Princess Su'an started slowly and said, "Father, you are the Ninth Five-Year Honor, and this gift is indispensable." ”
"Hey, you and I are father and daughter, not kings and ministers. Why haven't you seen him for a long time, but I'm estranged from my father? The emperor looked at Princess Su'an and said, "Su'an! You are a princess, why do you always dress so elegantly? ”
"Returning to my father: Erchen likes more elegant clothes. Besides, this luxurious dress should also be worn by Sister Ayazhi, how can it be Su An's blessing. ”
"Hahahaha~ You are still the most polite Su'an, you are really a good daughter of your father! Look, it's more polite than your sister! ”
"My sister is the eldest princess, and Su An can't compare with my sister."
"Huh? Don't underestimate yourself! ”
"I don't know what the matter is that my father summoned Su An?"
"Ahh It doesn't matter. It is...... Su An! Do you know the Yuanning Mansion in Xuancheng County? ”
"Erchen knows. The owner of Yuanning Mansion in Xuancheng County is my court's important minister Gongsun Yu Min, who was allowed to return to the field because of his advanced age, and was given a mansion, called Yuanning Mansion. His eldest son, Gongsun Mufan, was the concubine of the prince, and the second son, Gongsun Wenyu, served as the Taishou of Xuancheng County. ”
"Hmm." The emperor nodded appreciatively, and a smile on the corner of his mouth never faded, "Then what do you think of Gongsun Wenyu?" ”
"Gongsun Wenyu came from a family of Gongsun, and his father, Gongsun Yu Min, was Shangshuling when he was in the court. He is a famous family and an elegant person. ”
"Hmm." The emperor pressed his hand on his eye socket and said, "I know." It's nothing, you can go back and rest first. ”
Princess Su'an saluted and said, "The retainers are retired." ”
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The main hall of the Reisendok was already full of people, and the sun at noon hung high in the sky like a fireball, as if it wanted to swallow everyone alive. Everyone was too lazy to move for half a minute, time was also moving very slowly, and Senior Brother Li Zhuang had not yet arrived.
"Why is this sun so poisonous? How did this season of spring blossoms become like this? ”
"yes, yes! I feel like I'm dying! ”
"Isn't this Lingxian Pavilion what the hell is going on?"
"Who knows!"
Shang Ling walked around in front of the main hall, as if looking for someone. After walking for a long time, he finally found the person he wanted to see, and hurriedly ran over, standing behind a woman in purple and was about to speak, when the woman in purple asked, "Is there something wrong?" Shang Ling, who asked all of a sudden, was at a loss, so he had to smile awkwardly: "Ah...... How do you know it's me? Also, it's a little hard to recognize you when you change your clothes. Haha~"
"Didn't you change it too?"
"Ah...... That's, that's. ”
"Otherwise, wouldn't it be more embarrassing to stand here dressed in blood?"
"Right...... Belch...... Yesterday I handed it over to the boy. Do you know each other? ”
"I don't know."
"Oh. Why did you leave in a hurry yesterday? ”
"The people of Lingsenkaku are coming."
"What's wrong with them? They came just in time to see that you hit that thing on the ground, and maybe you'll just make the cut! ”
"When you're out and about, it's better not to show off too much."
"You're worried about this! If someone really does not favor you, he must also have this ability. After yesterday's battle, I can see your strength. Dare to ask the girl where the teacher came from? ”
"No door. If there is a door, how can you come to Lingxian Pavilion? ”
"Then how did you get this kung fu? Not to mention that I've been practicing for more than ten years, right? ”
"Learn from my father."
"Oh! Then Ling Zun must also be a master, right? ”
"Definitely."
"Then why did you come to Lingxian Pavilion? Wouldn't it be nice to have Lingzun teach you? ”
"My father has died."
"That's right. I'm sorry. ”
"It doesn't matter."
"That'...... Dare to ask the girl's name? Let's make friends! My name is ......"
The girl hugged her wrist and said, "In Xia Yu Tzu-hyuk." In the future, I will walk with the merchant son, and I hope that the prince will take care of him. ”
“…… Yu Tzu-hyuk? First place! It's you! Take care of it! Take care of it! ”
In the middle of the words, the sky has changed greatly, the surrounding scenery rotates at high speed, making people dizzy, in an instant, the sky is clear, in front of a dense bamboo forest, a piece of bamboo leaves seems to be tenacious and out, straight, handsome, the green color brings a touch of coolness to everyone. The breeze blew, rustling, a wisp of smoke slowly rose, and a piece of white jade next to the bamboo forest was written vigorously and powerfully: Mystery Zhuyuan Three big characters. Senior brother Li Zhuang has led all the disciples to stand in front of the bamboo forest.
"Guys, is there a hint of heat?"
"Sure enough, you did it, Lingxian Pavilion is really a magical place."
"Hmm~" The corners of Li Zhuang's mouth rose slightly, "The third round of investigation is called "Abyss", you need to enter this "Mystery Bamboo Abyss" and come out within the time of three incense sticks. In this way, it is a customs clearance. Ladies and gentlemen! Are you okay? ”
"Come on, who's afraid of whom?"
"Good! Na Li Zhuang is waiting for you here. With that, the disciple beside Li Zhuang put the incense cup on the white jade, and the first incense was lit. Everyone rushed into the mysterious bamboo abyss, and the bamboo forest was quiet for a while.
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[Xuan Zhu B]
As soon as he entered the Mystery Bamboo Abyss, Xuan Zhuyi couldn't tell the direction. There was a flood of people just now, and at this moment, only Xuan Zhuyi was left. Before entering the bamboo forest, the gentleman's agreement with the Mu sisters had to be abandoned. Xuan Zhuyi walked forward aimlessly, only to see a wisp of black smoke slowly rising in the sky not far away. Xuan Zhuyi walked forward suspiciously, and after walking a short distance, he saw a bamboo house that was on fire not far away. The fire is menacing, but I am afraid that someone deliberately set the fire, trying to cause the entire bamboo forest to be in the sea of fire. And today coincides with the election, so everyone is in danger.
"This was premeditated!" Xuan Zhuyi gritted his teeth and said, "It's really despicable! ”
"But there are only bamboos here, and there are no streams, so I'm afraid the wind will come soon. If it really comes to that time, it will not be child's play for the entire bamboo forest to be burned! With that, he drew his sword and said, "Since it can't be saved, then destroy it!" ”
Immediately, he flashed into the range of the fire house with his sword, cut down all the bamboos closest to the fire house with his sword, and held the bamboo away from the fire area. It's just that this bamboo has a thick bowl mouth, and it must have taken a lot of energy and time to do everything.
By the time Xuan Zhuyi had done all this, a large area had been vacated around the fire house. A gust of wind struck, and the fire that had been getting smaller suddenly increased dramatically, causing a bamboo plant on the periphery to also catch fire. Xuan Zhuyi just wanted to take a breath, but when he saw that the fire was burning outside, he hurriedly cut down the bamboo on the periphery. This time, Xuan Zhuyi picked up the cut bamboo that was still burning horizontally, fell on the open space he had cleared out just now, and let himself stand on the bamboo and keep manipulating the bamboo to roll back and forth. A moment later, the fire was extinguished. He picked up the bamboo again, made it stand upright, found its way, and let go of his hand, and the bamboo fell straight to the fire. The fire house, which was about to burn down, was smashed by bamboo, and there were signs of collapse immediately. In order to prevent the bamboo from catching fire again, Xuan Zhuyi hurriedly picked it up again. After repeating this dozens of times, the fire house finally collapsed overwhelmed, Xuan Zhuyi put down the bamboo, and used his sword to dig out the mud and soil in the clearing, and kept covering the fire that was still burning tenaciously. After a long time, the fire in the fire house was completely extinguished, and a large crater appeared in the clearing. Xuan Zhuyi lay on the edge of the pit panting, his sword thrown aside, his hands and face were covered with mud, and the mud and blood on his clothes were mixed together. The breeze was gentle, and the smell of bamboo came from the air, and all this made him tired.