18. Invitation (I)
"When Qu Xie assassinated Zhao Hu, everyone in the rivers and lakes was speculating.
How did Qu Xie steal into the Forbidden Palace?
How did he escape with his life in the pursuit of the master of the heavenly list, the monk Yuanwu. ”
"Actually, the answer is very simple."
Under Lin'an, in the underground secret passage of about ten zhang, Shen Lan stepped on strange clogs, walking forward in this dim place, like high heels stepping on the ground, making a crisp impact sound.
Beside her, Xiuhe stiffened her body and followed step by step, holding a delicate red oil-paper umbrella in her hand, just like when she served Shen Lan.
The big red dress of the enchantress swayed back and forth as she walked, like folded wings.
Shen Lan wore half of the mask, and while walking forward, she said to Hua Qing and Liu Zhuoran, who were following behind:
"Qu Xie doesn't have any secret method that disappears out of thin air, and it is not like the rumors in the rivers and lakes, he can completely conceal the qi, he assassinated Zhao Hu, and he used the stupidest method.
Dig tunnels.
At that time, the concubine's martial arts had not yet been cultivated, and she couldn't come to Lin'an to conspire with her, but the concubine knew where this secret tunnel was. ”
Shen Lan stretched out her hand with black light gauze gloves and touched the tunnel wall.
She said:
"After it was used up that year, most of the tunnels were destroyed.
But the section away from the city was not completely destroyed, and the concubine made people look for it for a long time, and finally found this place with the help of Elder Youhan. ”
"Lan'er isn't like such a kind person."
Hua Qing was carrying a burden, he looked at Shen Lan's back, and then looked at Liu Zhuoran who was wearing a hat beside him, and he said:
"The relationship between me and Lan'er is not good enough to give up my life to help each other, so is Lan'er here to save her lover?"
"The concubine body said, the concubine body is entrusted by others."
Shen Lan's tone was a little colder.
She said without looking back:
"Hua Qing, you have superb means, and the concubine body is not your opponent, but in this secret passage, there are now thirty-seven Five Elements killers, and six ten thousand poisonous demons, and they all listen to the concubine.
So, for the sake of your little life, you'd better not mess with the concubine.
Now as the master of the Five Elements Gate, he must always be a little majestic and dignified. ”
"Ah, I was wrong."
Hua Qing raised her hands and said:
"I'll never talk about it again, but Lan'er, I don't remember, I have such a powerful friend."
"It's Shen Qiu."
Shen Lan didn't pretend to be a ghost, and said directly:
"He is very generous now, and he gave the concubine a condition that he couldn't refuse, so the concubine, a weak woman, had to travel thousands of miles to Lin'an, just to send a message."
"Shen Qiu?"
Hua Qing and Liu Zhuoran glanced at each other.
He said:
"I'm in Lin'an, I heard that something happened to Shen Qiu, I don't know much about the specific situation, I heard that Shen Qiu betrayed the right path.
Now is it an evil demon who everyone in the rivers and lakes is punished for? ”
"Yes."
Shen Lan said:
He claimed to be an unrighteous and evil leftist person, his hair was broken, he was also shackled, he no longer played hero games, and became a very dangerous person.
The concubine didn't want to deal with him.
Cyanine, you know, right?
It's the kind of thing that makes it difficult for you to figure out what he will do next, and the means are superb, and there is no bottom line of rules, which is always very troublesome. ”
The demon girl said to the two behind her like a complaint:
Ren Hao gave him the impermanence of heaven, hoping that he would be a hero.
As a result, after Ren Hao's death, in less than a month, more than 100 people were abolished, five sects were destroyed, seven hidden buildings were destroyed, and 1670 people were burned alive by him.
What a demon sect person? ”
Shen Lan pursed her lips and said:
"He's much crazier than the concubines in this demon sect."
"If you don't want to deal with it, just stay away."
Hua Qing Says:
"But when I look at you, I don't get tired of it."
"Didn't you say it as a concubine?"
Shen Lan sighed, stopped, and gently pushed to the side, and a secret door was pushed open, revealing a small boxy house.
She stepped into it, followed by Hua Qing and Liu Zhuoran.
At the edge of this small house, you can faintly hear the sound of running water, which should be leaning against an underground river to allow air to circulate.
"Shen Qiu is quite generous now."
Shen Lan sat on a stone chair in the middle of the room, she leaned there, and said to the two people in front of her:
"The concubine body is in the business of hanging red and killing people, such a generous employer, the concubine body is really difficult to give up, besides, if Shen Qiu becomes a thing in the future, the concubine body may have to work for Shen Qiu.
Alas, I joked in Liaodong that I wanted to be driven by him, but I didn't expect it to become a prophecy.
But it's not a bad sale. ”
Hua Qing looked left and right, it was difficult to dig out this house, and no one had used it for many years, so naturally there was no furnishings, and there was only a chair in the room.
Shen Lan was sitting, and he and Liu Zhuoran could only stand there.
"Say, what did Shen Qiu tell you to tell?"
Hua Qing grabbed the folding fan and asked.
Liu Zhuoran held the sword and stood aside, he was handsome on the outside, but he was actually a very innocent person, since he had a skin-to-skin relationship with Shen Lan, when he met Shen Lan, he always had some pimples in his heart.
There is a heart knot.
This is normal.
For every "first time" in a man's life, he has a deep memory and will never forget.
Shen Lan was the first woman to leave traces on his body, behind Liu Zhuoran's left shoulder, and now there is still the tattoo of the black orchid.
I don't know what Shen Lan used to tattoo it, and it can't be washed off at all.
"He's going to do something in Taihang."
Shen Lan leaned on the stone chair, like a cat coiled there, and she said in a lazy tone:
Specifically, he didn't say much, just said that if he wanted to lay a trap in Taihang, the bait had been released, but he couldn't guarantee how big the fish would be.
It seems that there is a shortage of available manpower, so I invited the two of you to rush to Taihang to help.
He didn't say why, but he was full of confidence, saying that as long as you two heard this invitation, he would never refuse.
It sounds like a secret game for a bunch of bad boys, and the concubine isn't very interested in this daughter's family anyway. ”
Shen Lan spread out her hands and shook them, she said:
"The message has been brought, and you know the entrance to the secret passage.
The concubine will soon leave Lin'an, the two heroes, if they walk the rivers and lakes in the future, see who is not pleasing to the eye, if they can trust the concubine, they will go to Suzhou to hang red.
The concubine was waiting for the two of them to come in the Yanyu Building. ”
"Smoke and Rain Building?"
Liu Zhuoran recalled in his heart that the first time he met Shen Lan was in that place.
He said:
"Isn't it ruined there?"
"The concubine invited the Mo family craftsman, and when the concubine went back to Suzhou, the Yanyu Building would be almost built."
Shen Lan chuckled.
With her face propped up and her eyes closed, she seemed to recall her life in Suzhou, and she said:
"The concubine has been busy for all these years, going around and around, and life has returned to the original point.
Life is so impermanent, who would have thought that?
Alas, compared to the killer, the concubine body is really more suitable for being a singer and dancer, and she will have to live a free life in the future, I am really looking forward to it. ”
The relationship between these three people is quite complicated.
After finishing the business, it was difficult for the three of them to sit down and chat like real friends, the atmosphere was a little awkward for a while, Hua Qing was a very eye-catching person, and immediately said goodbye.
However, when the two walked out of the room, Shen Lan suddenly said loudly:
"Liu Zhuoran, you stay for a while."
Liu Zhuoran's footsteps stopped.
Hua Qing turned around with a strange face, glanced at Shen Lan, and then looked at Liu Zhuoran, with a strange smile on his face, he opened the folding fan with a bang, and laughed twice.
bumped Liu Zhuoran with his shoulder again, and whispered:
"I'll wait for you up there, just wait for half an hour, seize the opportunity, and finish quickly."
After speaking, without waiting for Liu Zhuoran to answer, Hua Qing slipped out with a whoosh.
"Bang"
Xiuhe, who was stiff, walked out of the dark room and closed the secret door again, the candle flame in the room fluttered, Liu Zhuoran's throat moved, he turned his head and looked at Shen Lan.
The latter had taken off two of his black gauze gloves.
On the fingers that were originally slender jade fingers, familiar black spots appeared again, which looked very terrifying.
"You!"
A nameless anger rose in Liu Zhuoran's heart, and he said in a dumb voice:
"Why do you still practice that evil martial art! Do you want to destroy yourself again? ”
"The concubine didn't practice!"
In Shen Lan's voice, there was a hint of grievance.
She stretched out her hand to take off the fox demon mask, lowered her head, and said to Liu Zhuoran:
"Shen Qiu gave the concubine several martial arts, all of which are superior, it is said that they came from the Nie Yin Sect of the rivers and lakes a hundred years ago, and they are used to replace the dragon fingers, which is no better.
But Xiao Xuanyu said that these spots are because there are still residual toxins in the body, and there are still some residues, which cannot be eliminated.
If left unchecked, the situation will only get worse.
The concubine came to Lin'an this time because of this. ”
She bit her lip, and in the shaking of the candle flame, she raised her head, looked at Liu Zhuoran who was at a loss with big watery eyes, and said:
"This is the last time! We'll never have to do it again! ”
"I..."
"Waste man, undress! Do you want a concubine to help you? ”
Liu Zhuoran didn't want to do that.
He thinks he is a righteous man, and he doesn't want to do this kind of thing a second time.
Unfortunately, his brother did not listen to him.
So, soon.
In the depths of the earth, which was ten feet underground, there were some groans of men and women who seemed to be in pain and enjoyment, but no one could hear them.
Except for Xiuhe, and Xiuhe, she is a machine person.
She doesn't understand this, she just faithfully fulfills her mission.
Half an hour later, Liu Zhuoran, who was wearing a hat, returned to Lin'an City refreshed, and on the side of the dark alley, Hua Qing was covering the lower half of her face with a fan, squeezing her eyebrows at Liu Zhuoran.
Full of a gesture of losing friends.
"Awesome!"
Seeing Liu Zhuoran coming, Hua Qing gave him a thumbs up and said:
"The hero really has the ability, the swordsmanship is superb, and the fox and the demon girl are trained to be obedient, I think after a while, Lan'er will stick to you.
Let the demon girl give you the remaining descendants of the Liu family, it is estimated that it will be a matter of several years. ”
"You..."
Liu Zhuoran didn't know what to say.
Although the process was very pleasant, he didn't feel good in his heart, after all, it was the demon girl who took the initiative both times, and he felt like a waiter who had been called.
"Yo, Canglan's true qi has broken through again? It's almost time to catch up with me. ”
Hua Qing looked at Liu Zhuoran's faintly angry hair, the long hair flying on her shoulders, and a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes.
He said:
"This Shen Langen bone is peculiar, it is really suitable for the Yin and Yang secret arts, every time you practice, if you can make a breakthrough in your skills without a sword, I don't think you have to go to any rivers and lakes.
From then on, I will guard the demon girl.
Within a year, it is not a problem to break through the heavenly list. ”
"Don't talk about it."
Liu Zhuoran couldn't bear it a little, he gritted his teeth and said to Hua Qing:
"Get down to business! Shen Qiu's invitation, do you want to go? ”
"Go!"
Hua Qing's face became serious, and he said:
"Why not?
In that place in Taihang, it is a bit interesting to have a fairy gate ruins.
If what I expected is correct, Shen Qiu is going to make a fuss about the Xianmen ruins, he said that he wants to fish, I am afraid that he will lead the people of Penglai to go.
He was full of confidence and said that I would definitely agree, and it was estimated that it was worth it and it was a matter of Penglai's secret.
But I can't go now. ”
Hua Qing glanced at the direction of the Forbidden Palace, and said:
"Shen Qiu wants a big fish to take the bait, but with just one Xianmen ruins, at most, he can catch those hidden masters in Penglai.
With the level of Immortal Jun, it is unlikely that he will run to Taihang to take risks.
Since you have decided to set up an ambush, you have to make the best use of it. ”
He said to Liu Zhuoran:
"Let's fight and lure your master over!
If you can get rid of the thousand-year-old ghost in his body in Taihang, your master may still be able to survive like me. ”
When Liu Zhuoran heard Hua Qing talk about the seizure before, he felt that the timing of his expulsion from the master in Quanzhou was too coincidental.
If you think about it carefully, the master ruthlessly expelled him from Penglai at the beginning, I am afraid that it was not unkind.
On the contrary, Master should be saving him.
Now that there is a chance to save the master from the situation of being taken away, Liu Zhuoran is very willing.
But he also had misgivings.
He said to Hua Qing:
"Zhang Moxie was able to rescue you and your master, with his martial arts, I am not surprised, Shen Qiu's talent is really amazing, at first glance, it was not Er'er, but now he has turned into a dragon.
Looking at its line, it is like a fish jumping over the dragon gate, it has entered the sea, and there is no hindrance.
Looking at its people, the sun rises in the east, and the purple gas comes from the east, shining brightly.
said that he can achieve a career, I absolutely believe that he is also a chivalrous person, but he can be entrusted with trust, and the affairs of the world cannot help him.
It's just that, after all, this involves the spirit of the immortal family, can he? ”
"Whether it works or not, I dare not assert."
Hua Qing put together her fan and said:
"But I also fought side by side with Shen Qiu, he has a bloody courage hidden deep in his heart, but he is not a reckless person himself. Since you dare to set up an ambush in Taihang, you must have your own confidence.
If it is said that Shen Qiu held a sword jade before, there is still a fluke.
But during the Jinling War, Zhang Moxie appeared, and Shen Qiu's temperament suddenly changed drastically, you said that there was no connection between this matter, I don't believe it. ”
This disciple of Kunlun Immortal Pond said in a relaxed tone:
"Shen Qiu came to look for the two of us to help him, he spilled the bait, and wanted to catch a big fish, then I will try my best to help him, and then see the result.
If that person really has the ability to fix the world, eliminate demons and evils, and recreate the world, then I will let him drive me in the future. ”