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The dream was mixed with reality and fiction, Hu Guiyang couldn't tell which ones were true and which ones were false, and when he heard the words "Fire God Jue", he broke out in a cold sweat and sat up all of a sudden.

Then he found himself awake, not killed, but bound by shackles on his hands and feet.

This is not a prison cell, but - Hu Guiyang looked at it for a while before remembering that this is the Buddha hall in the backyard, where the godmother often burned incense and worshiped the Buddha during her lifetime, and now the Buddha shrine and other things have been moved to the corner of the wall, and there is no chaos at all. Turning his head to look again, there were Taoist gods such as Emperor Zhenwu on the other side, all of whom were watching the only living person in the room with stern and blank eyes.

Hu Guiyang was lying in the middle of the house, with a set of bedding under him, very clean.

He suspected that this was a continuation of the dream, and wanted to pinch his body, but when he moved, he felt great pain in his leg, and then he remembered that he had stabbed him in the leg.

The legs were wrapped in cotton cloth, and blood was faintly oozing.

"Looks like I didn't sleep long." Hu Guiyang shook the shackles on his hands and said loudly: "Is there anyone?" Are there any living people? ”

The door opened, and a stranger came in, looking like a tolerance, or an officer or soldier, and before Hu Guiyang could see it clearly, or even before he could speak, the stranger shrank back and closed the door, which seemed to be locked.

"Hey!" Hu Guiyang shouted a few times, but there was no response outside, so he had no choice but to lie down, he couldn't sleep, and the shackles on his hands and feet were also a big burden, and it was difficult to lie down comfortably.

But when he thought that he was not dead, Hu Guiyang still laughed out loud with joy.

Then he remembered that dream, and always felt that it was not just a dream day and night, but also a memory that seemed to be hidden for a long time.

The door opened again, and this time it was not a stranger who came in, but Hu Guida, the third and ninth brother.

"Hey, you're not dead." Hu Guiyang sat up and waved his hand happily, and the chains rattled.

Hu Gui didn't squeak and put down a food plate with food and a bowl of water on it.

Hu Guiyang didn't use chopsticks, he ate and drank with both hands, "I'm really hungry, it would be better if I had a little wine." ”

Hu Guida never spoke.

When he was almost finished, Hu Guiyang raised his hands and revealed his shackles, "What am I now?" Prisoner or youkai? ”

"I'm ......" As soon as Hu Guida opened his mouth, there was a coughing sound outside, so he had to shut up and pack his things to leave.

"Be careful." Hu Guiyang admonished.

Hu Guida's face was surprised, the third and sixth brothers rarely spoke so seriously.

"None of the people who are involved in the Broken Vine Gorge are safe."

It was already afternoon when another person came, and Hu Guiyang was hungry again, but this person did not bring food.

The boss Hu Guishen stood at the door, looked at it for a while, and sighed, "Why did things come to this point?" ”

Hu Guiyang didn't get up, "My father-in-law has already explained that behind the strange appearance must be greed." ”

Hu Guishen took two steps forward, first squatted down, and soon sat on the floor, "Sometimes I feel that my godmother is still here." ”

"Godmother only believes in Buddhism and not in Taoism, and if she sees the invasion of the gods, she will be angry."

"Huh." Hu Guishen glanced at the Taoist statue placed on the side, "Each has its own strengths, Buddhism cultivates the mind, Taoism cultivates the body, and together we can resist all demons and evils." ”

"What am I? A combination of demons and evil spirits? ”

Hu Guishen smiled and immediately became serious, "What happened last night?" ”

Hu Guiyang got up and sat down, shaking the shackles on his hands, "I should have asked this, a lot of people died last night, right?" ”

Hu Guishen hesitated and snorted.

"Who else survived but me?"

"Eunuch Yun of the West Factory."

"Hey, sure enough, people with short roots have a longer life."

Hu Guishen waved his hand, indicating that he didn't like to listen to this kind of talk, "The three real people of Lingji Palace, plus you, are a total of five people. ”

"What about the other one? The man in white? ”

"What man in white? Is there a name? ”

Hu Guiyang stared at the eldest brother for a while, and said with a smile: "You didn't lie, I guess they won't tell you the whole truth, I'd better keep my mouth shut, so as not to cause trouble for you." You just say that I haven't become a demon or not. ”

Hu Guishen was silent for a long time, "The problem is here, everyone doesn't know." ”

"Huh? The old eunuchs and the old Taoists temporarily changed their minds? It's really strange, why am I still alive? Isn't it supposed to become one with the demon fox and be killed by a spell? ”

"Brother Sanliu really can't remember what happened last night?"

"I just remember that everyone wanted me to be a demon and wanted to kill me."

Hu Guishen's face was slightly red, he coughed twice, and avoided this topic, "Last night, in fact, it should have been early this morning, when the sky was about to dawn, there was a bang in the yard, thunder was born on the ground, and white light rose to the sky. Eunuch Yun was the first to run out, followed by the three real people of Lingji Palace, and their clothes were all burned to pieces. The brocade guard outside the door rushed in, uh, I was among them. ”

"Thunder on the ground? White light? Hu Guiyang laughed a few times, "How many people can be deceived by this kind of nonsense?" ”

Hu Guishen said solemnly: "This is a true thing, half of the people in Dongcheng heard the thunder, and the white light lasted for a short while, and many people could still see it when they ran out of their homes." I was on the street, I could hear it clearly, I could see it very clearly, the ground shook slightly, everyone was terrified, and waited for a while before they dared to enter the hospital. ”

The eldest brother didn't seem to be lying, Hu Guiyang frowned slightly, "And then, what did you see in the yard?" ”

"See...... Many corpses, with claw marks on their bodies. ”

"Well, those are all Lingji Palace Taoist priests, I also saw it."

"There's also a large crater, from where we guess the thunder and white light came from, and there are bits and pieces of flesh scattered around it, as well as some white fur."

"Hey, the man in white is so miserable, he even took his own life, but he killed so many people, and he died innocently. It was a miracle that I was lying near the ground, unconscious, and that I was not injured again. ”

"Uh...... You're not in the front yard. ”

"Huh? Where am I? ”

"We found you in the Buddha hall, this is the room, you are lying in front of the incense table, with a dagger in your leg, bleeding nonstop."

Hu Guiyang thought about it carefully, and was sure that it was definitely not he who walked to the backyard, "What tricks are the old eunuch and Lingji Palace playing?" Kill so many people just to move me here? ”

"So I want you to try to think about what happened last night?"

Hu Guiyang made a thought, and quickly smiled: "Why bother? Everyone must have made up their minds, tell me why not? I can't deny it anyway. ”

"There is no conclusive conclusion, but there are some theories."

"Tell me about it."

"It is said that Lingji Palace drew out the demon fox possessed from the body of the third or sixth brother, and there was a vicious battle and heavy losses, but in the end, relying on the mana of the three real people, it attracted the heavenly thunder and killed the demon fox in one fell swoop."

"What about me? What am I now? Man or demon? ”

Hu Guishen did not answer.

Hu Guiyang raised his shackled hands again, "What does Big Brother want me to do?" ”

"I hope you're safe."

"Big brother is so good, if I hadn't had a leg injury and shackles on my hands and feet, I might have been moved to tears, but now—sorry, just say 'thank you.'"

Hu Guishen's face turned even redder, "Actually...... Alas, if I don't mention the things in the past, I came back this time, first, to ask the truth, and secondly, to give the third and sixth brothers a chance. ”

"In the past, I thought that only fearless people would dare to face the truth, but now I understand that only those who have no desires and no desires can accept the truth, so my father-in-law refused to be promoted, for fear that he would have to distort the facts when he was promoted to the rank of knight. Big brother, you can't compare with your stepfather, the truth is too heavy for you to bear. ”

Hu Guishen was embarrassed, "Of course I can't compare to my father-in-law, and you can't compare to either, third and sixth brother, I advise you, say less strange things, it's good for you." ”

"Okay, just don't say it." Hu Guiyang smiled, "Tell me what the opportunity is, this is the most important thing." ”

"Of course, very important." Hu Guishen waited for a while and lowered his voice, "The third and sixth brothers have a chance to become immortals." ”

Hu Guiyang nodded thoughtfully, "I'll just say, why are I always so lazy, it turns out that I am the body of an immortal, how can an immortal work?" ”

Hu Guishen knew that the third and sixth brothers didn't believe it, so he slowly stood up, "I can't say more, the third and sixth brothers think about it, how many opportunities can people have if they live for a lifetime?" If you miss this time, there will probably be no next time. ”

"Well, I'll cherish this opportunity."

Hu Guishen waited for a while, and saw that the third and sixth brothers' lips were tightly closed, knowing that they couldn't ask anything, "You rest first, and I'll come back tomorrow." ”

"My stomach is empty, my mouth is tasteless, and I still have these things on my body, how can I rest?"

"I'll arrange the wine and meat, shackles...... You bear with it. ”

Hu Guishen kept his promise, and soon sent someone to bring sumptuous wine and food, Hu Guiyang ate a big meal, and then came to the net bucket to empty his stomach, and then he lay down comfortably, his legs still hurt, but the shackles were not so heavy.

He guessed that someone else would come to see him.

The fifth brother, Hu Guimeng, came after dark, and he didn't speak for a long time after coming in.

There was no light in the house, so Hu Guiyang didn't see the fifth brother, turned his back to the door, chirped for a while, and hummed a little song for a while.

"I'm not here to apologize." Hu Guimeng said.

Hu Guiyang still didn't hear it.

"I don't regret what I did, even my father-in-law didn't save everyone back then."

Hu Guiyang turned over to face the fifth brother, "But my father-in-law never deliberately framed anyone." ”

Hu Guimeng's eyebrows were raised, and he quickly lowered back to his original position, "I was ordered to bring a few words." ”

"On whose orders?"

"Lord Yuan, Qianfu."

"Fifth brother is really nostalgic, Lord Yuan has already left Jinyiwei, and you still do things for him, won't it make those people go away and be ungrateful?"

"Sooner or later you'll ruin this mouth."

"Then it's even more important to say a good thing before 'ruining'." Hu Guiyang was still lying on his side, his untimely smile on his face.

Hu Guimeng gave up arguing and said coldly: "Lord Yuan hopes that you can hold on for a while, that's all." ”

The smile on Hu Guiyang's face slowly faded, and he remembered the voice that had made him hold on in his dreams.

What exactly should we insist on?