36. Road signs

"O Dongfang, let me ask you a question."

As the night deepened, the rain became heavier.

Lapping on the eaves, splashing with a tinkling sound.

Illuminated by candles in the ancestral hall.

Shen Qiu looked at Dongfang Ce, who was sitting on the edge of the wine table in front of him.

Look at his pale face.

He poured a glass of wine and handed it to Dongfang Ce.

He patted Dongfang Ce's shoulder, like a real friend.

Asked softly:

"Those people outside the door.

How much does it cost you to come to Hero?

How much is your hero's funeral expenses? ”

Dongfang Ce didn't say a word.

away from him challenging Shen Qiu.

Less than a stick of incense has passed.

He lost.

Like those outside the door.

He lost badly.

However, the tragic situation of those people outside the door has told him the fate of stubbornness.

He was luckier than them.

He knew when to stop.

He knew that his heart full of courage and morality could not really make him invulnerable.

He knows it all.

Shen Qiudu gave him enough reminders.

He pulled out in time.

Didn't try again after failing.

He also learned the truth about the tragedy in the village.

In that martial realm, it is like falling into a quagmire.

The more unwilling you are, the more you want to struggle, the deeper you will fall.

Dongfang Ce held the wine glass and put the wine in the glass.

Drink it all.

The spicy wine flows into the throat and intestines, burning like a raging fire, all the way into the stomach pouch.

Dongfang Ce's hand, which made him tremble slightly, became a little more stable at this moment.

"Now you know, right?"

Shen Qiu laughed.

He stood behind Dongfang Ce, his hands like a massage.

Kneaded on Dongfang Ce's shoulders and settled his mind on his friend.

Whisper:

"You think I'm forcing them?

Do you think I brought them to a corner?

Do you think I caused all this?

No. ”

He looked out at the night rain and said:

"It's they who have played themselves to this point.

I'm a very reasonable person.

If they can choose to let go the moment they lose.

and leave safely.

It's a pity that everyone has a reason to fight.

They want to be strong.

They want to get ahead.

They want to be relieved of the crisis.

They want to administer justice,

When everyone comes to me, they are filled with courage just like you.

I feel like I'm going to be the one who is unique.

Feel like you're going to win.

Feel like you won't be like those who are weak.

But in reality? ”

Shen Qiu chuckled lightly, and he said:

"It's no different.

No one is the chosen one, and no one can restrain those desires.

The more they win, the more reluctant they are to let go.

They see the hope of victory and want to try again.

Just like you, Oriental. ”

Shen Qiu leaned down and lay on Dongfang Ce's ear.

Say:

"Of course, I know that you are not the same as the filthy ones.

You're really here to save people.

You don't care about those martial arts essences, and you don't care about these immortal secrets.

You are a true hero, Orient. ”

Dongfang Ce's body trembled.

"Do you want to play again?"

Shen Qiu asked:

"You've climbed the thirty-fourth heavenly ladder, and you're only two steps away from breaking through the martial realm.

Only two knots are needed to save everyone in the village.

That's right, you're losing.

But that's okay.

You've fought it once, and you've figured out its moves.

One more time, East. ”

Shen Qiu's voice became softer and softer.

Like some dark temptation, he said:

"Let's do it again.

This time you win!

You're so talented, even if you meet a strong enemy again.

You can also continue to test to find out his routine.

You're still going to win.

You and I both know that if you try again, you'll win!

You can be a hero who saves all beings.

All will bow down before you.

Those proud women will strip themselves naked and send them to your bed.

Whatever you tell them to do, they will do.

Oh yes, I forgot.

You don't like women.

It's the same with those handsome knights.

Believe me, East.

As long as you win. ”

Shen Qiu clasped Dongfang Ce's shoulders, and his tone became a little lower, he said:

"As long as you win, you are the hero you imagined.

Besides, what if you lose?

What if you pay for yourself?

Lu Guizang will always come to save you, Dongfang.

He will do whatever it takes.

to save you.

And then..."

Shen Qiu's tone was as cold as ice at this moment.

"He'll be like you, stuck in this cycle and never be able to extricate himself."

"Orient, tell me quietly.

Do you still want to continue? ”

"Smack"

Shen Qiu's hands were opened by the trembling Dongfang Ce.

He stood up, sword in hand, and took two steps back.

He also has the power to fight back.

But in his eyes at this time, Shen Qiu's figure was completely connected with this night.

It's as if he was a demon shaped by this dark night.

"My next stop is to go to Ningbo."

Shen Qiu raised his left hand and reached out to flick the sword jade.

He looked at Dongfang Ce and said with a smile:

"Please also ask Brother Lu to play this game.

With his mind that is not afraid of strong enemies, I think he will like the tempering of this Heavenly Martial Realm very much.

For the weak, this is hell.

But for the strong, this is the kingdom of heaven. ”

"Don't!"

Dongfang Ce's complexion changed drastically.

He raised his sword and stabbed it towards Shen Qiu.

The seven-cut sword pose brings up the deadly cold wind.

But before the sword light could disperse, it was broken by Shen Qiuyi's finger.

In the flash of fire.

The blade of the snake sword is clasped tightly by two fingers.

In the midst of the impermanence of heaven and the violent force.

This True Martial Snake Sword also made an overwhelmed twisting sound.

"Let's go."

Shen Qiu's face was gentle, and he said to Dongfang Ce, whose cheeks were distorted in front of him:

"Take your cute and childish ones out of here, brothers and sisters.

Don't let you people bother me again.

You are a friend, Dongfang, and I am willing to open up for you. ”

"No!"

Dongfang Ce withdrew his sword and retreated, posing in the starting style of Zhenwu Taijiquan.

The blue robe swelled.

Thick and true, running out.

The seven swordsmen have made a gesture of fighting.

"Since I'm here, I can't pretend I didn't see it!

If you punish the wicked, it will be fine.

But among the people outside the village, there are clearly good men who do the right thing!

Brother Shen, when you left Zhongshan that day, you said it!

Since then, it has only been about good and evil, and there is no distinction between good and evil.

You have to break your word! ”

Dongfang Ce said sharply:

"The brother Shen in my heart is to speak out, and he must do it!

Can't you even lose this bottom line?

That's why I'm doing it today! ”

Dongfang Ce clenched his fists and said:

"If he didn't have martial arts, he would be attacked by the wicked people of Penglai every day.

How can you resist these good men who have been abolished by you?

You and I sent news from the Pure Yang Sect, so that my master and I could see the fierceness of Penglai.

Isn't it just to make me wait and help you?

But if you do this, those who should be able to help you will not be blessed by force.

Isn't this the enemy fast, the relatives painful? ”

"Stupid!"

Shen Qiu shook his head, disapproving.

He flicked his fingers, and the twisted snake sword in his hand.

With a sword roar, it pierced into the stone slab under Dongfang Ce's feet.

The hilt trembled.

Seeing that Dongfang Ce was drumming his true qi, he punched him.

Shen Qiu didn't move, as if he wanted to let the fist fall on his body.

When Dongfang was closer than three feet, Shen Qiu waved his left hand.

It seems to be drifting and weak.

But when the two arms touched, Dongfang Ce's face changed slightly.

The force of his punch was like hitting a cloud.

Without strength, he was pulled by Shen Qiu with his arm.

Pulling and pushing, the force that should have hit Shen Qiu's body.

It is inflicted on oneself as it is.

Three more points.

"Smack"

Dongfang Ce's feet are unstable.

The whole person crashed into the broken ancestral hall and smashed into the wooden door.

In the sawdust flying, he was about to stand firm, but he was punched by Shen Qiu again.

The path of boxing is fast and slow.

It is a real martial arts fist like him.

"Bang"

The talisman qi was shattered, and Dongfang Ceruo danced.

was taken by Shen Qiu's hand and turned around and thrown into the wooden chair.

Just as he was about to get up, the cold sword body of the Xuan Snake Sword.

It was against his neck.

This sword was so fast that he couldn't see Shen Qiu out of the sword like this.

"It's a shame that you have two eyes, but you still can't see the truth."

Shen Qiu looked at Dongfang Ce and said in a regretful tone:

"It seems that the old man Wuyang didn't tell you these things.

No wonder you, so stunned, dare to bring a dozen people here to stop me.

I ask you, East.

Why do you think your master didn't come?

With his fiery temperament of jealousy and hatred.

After hearing about the tragedy in Xiaoxiang, why didn't he show up? ”

He said:

"Do you know why your master allowed me to act like this?"

Dongfang Ce's brows furrowed.

The sword around his neck was withdrawn, and Shen Qiu took a step forward.

Shoved the hilt of the sword into the palm of Dongfang Ce's hand and said:

"Don't be so impulsive, be reckless and stupid like a young man!

Shen has a bad temper now.

I'm in a bad mood tonight when I'm disturbed by you.

Today is going to make you suffer so much. ”

As he spoke, the cold sword jade was pasted on Dongfang Ce's forehead.

A weakened spirit was thrown out and forcibly thrown into Dongfang Ce's body.

The divine soul from Penglai had only his last breath left after being killed by Shen Qiu.

This will be thrown into Dongfang Ce's body, and he will have a chance to live.

It doesn't matter whether the fate of the two is suitable or not, it's like a loach running into the mud.

Shaking the soul, he is going to invade the soul of Dongfang Ce.

This experience of forcible reluctance.

It is also the first time for Dongfang Ce.

He sensed that there was an extra foreign object in his spirit, and there was a fusion of heart and soul, which made him a little flustered.

This is no better than a real sword fight, and the knife is bloody.

But the battle between gods and souls is more dangerous than fighting for the dead.

"Calm your mind, find it, don't be afraid, and confront it head-on."

Shen Qiu's voice came into Dongfang Ce's ears.

It's like pointing.

The divine soul that was thrown out by Shen Qiu was really too weak.

Wait for Dongfang Ce to concentrate his mind and enter the martial arts meditation.

Although they don't know the sea, they are not so clear when they fight each other.

But he could feel it vaguely.

When one's own spirit gathers together, the spirit cannot invade.

On the other hand, when you concentrate your mind, it is like a sharp and burning sword.

After several collisions, the weakened spirit wailed.

Turned into a mass of loose sand, and dissipated from him.

And after the death of the divine soul, there was a cold feeling like being in the martial realm, absorbing the essence of martial arts.

Along with the memories, they poured into Dongfang's mind.

The pain made him pale.

After a dozen breaths, he opened his eyes.

In front of him, Shen was holding his hands behind his back, looking at him with those clear eyes.

"Got it?"

Shen Qiu asked without a clue.

Dongfang Ce rubbed his forehead.

He's not stupid.

I also know the scene just now.

It was Shen Qiu who was telling him something that he couldn't say in words.

He nodded.

I glanced at the heavy rain behind me again.

Signal that you understand.

"It's good to get it."

Shen Qiu stretched out a kick viciously and kicked Dongfang Ce's ass.

Kicked him from the steps of the ancestral hall into the icy rain below.

The man waved his hand.

Say:

"Get out of here!

Don't disturb Shen's game.

If you want to make noise again, it will make Shen angry from the heart.

Tonight you are in the East, and you are here too.

Be a companion with those stinky fish and rotten shrimp. ”

Dongfang Ce stood up from the rain in embarrassment, and grabbed the Xuan Snake Sword thrown by Shen Qiu in his hand.

He's going to be in a tight shape.

But my heart suddenly opened up.

He smiled wryly, got up and hugged his fists.

Said to Shen Qiu:

"It's because I'm wrong, Brother Shen is still the original Brother Shen who has a moral heart and wonderful ideas.

It's someone I shouldn't be careful with, guessing at you.

I'll leave now, Brother Shen, don't be angry.

The next time we meet, I will drink three cups with you. ”

After speaking, Dongfang Ce held his sword and limped out of the courtyard.

Shen Qiu's kick really didn't spare any strength.

"I'm sorry, I... I also lost. ”

Outside the courtyard, Dongfang Ce looked at those who were still crazy.

Look at their eyes mixed with anticipation and longing.

He said in a gloomy tone:

"I'm no match for the demon."

"Rubbish!"

A group of people returned disappointed and scolded one after another.

How can there be the slightest master's demeanor.

Dongfang Ce didn't care.

In the midst of the insults of the people, he walked out of the village with his sword in his arms.

He knew Shen Qiu, why he set up such a human ghost here.

It's not that he has evil thoughts in his heart, and he is not as good as these people say.

It is a demon in the world, and he likes to draw his soul.

On the contrary, he was helping them.

Hunters who want to catch some cunning, hidden.

If you just look for it directly, you won't find it.

The smartest way.

It's about starting with the prey that the hunters are targeting.

Punch them one by one.

A sign that only he could see.

The moment when the hidden hunter shoots an arrow in the forest.

They were also exposed to the eyes of Shen Qiu, the hunter.

No!

It's more than that.

With his understanding of Shen Qiu, the man went to great lengths to do these things.

The purpose is certain, it won't be so simple.

In that lonely ancestral hall, Shen Qiu was holding an oil-paper umbrella left by Dongfang Ce.

Walk into the rain.

He pushed open the courtyard door, and the noisy fellows withdrew.

They didn't dare to look at the demon directly.

Don't even dare to make a sound.

Shen Qiu looked at them.

Look at these poor worms who are down in the rain and can't find themselves.

He crouched down, reached out his hand, and stroked the one lying on the ground.

**, a woman with muddy water on her body.

He stretched out his hand like a cat.

Stroking that pale face.

The eyes in front of me were full of fear.

He seemed to say to her.

It's like saying to yourself.

"People who want to hurt our generation have always been there.

In order to protect ourselves, we do not hesitate to awaken the evil spirits within.

When something dear is taken away, our first instinct is revenge.

This is normal.

You hate me, don't you? ”

He asked.

The woman shook her head, not daring to speak.

"No, you don't hate me."

Shen Qiu picked up the soaked long skirt from the side and covered the woman.

He tapped the woman's chin and lifted her face.

Whisper:

"You'll soon stop hating me, poor little one.

Soon, you'll meet those who are truly hateful,

Then you will cry and shout and kneel at my feet.

Please save your life.

Of course I'll save you, poor little one.

I'll save you all..."

He stood up, looking at a group of zombie-like people with different eyes.

In this pouring rain.

He said to the woman who was at a loss for what to do at her feet:

"Put on your clothes and be decent."

After speaking.

He hummed a quirky, light-paced song.

Walk forward in the rain.

Under the gaze of countless pairs of hateful eyes.

Leisurely, without a trace of fireworks, go into the darkness.

This night is too long.

Whether it's night.

Still a nightmare.

It's all too long.

But the nightclub passed.

Nightmares always wake up.

When they open their eyes, they will see.

Rainbow in the sun.

The sight.

It must be beautiful.