The mountain ghost Gongsun is a fool, but he is a complete stuffy gourd.

Since he lost all his relatives when he was a teenager, he has been living in Taihang like a lonely ghost.

There was another adventure, he got the Chengying Dao weapon, found the relics of the immortal family, and learned a fierce swordsmanship.

When he was a teenager, his simple outlook on good and evil and outlook on life made him point the blade at the enemy who killed his family after learning the sword.

Northern dynasty people.

Those who caused the Taihang War, led to the plague, and made the Taihang generation almost a ghost.

Since the appearance of the mountain ghosts, it is difficult for any northerner who enters the foothills of Taihang Mountain to escape the pursuit of the mountain ghosts.

Over time, this generation, there have been rumors of deadly mountain ghosts.

And over the years, it has become more and more evil.

But at the root of it, this kind of perennial killing actually stems from the guilt in the hearts of mountain ghosts.

All the relatives died, and the beloved sister was infected with the plague and died in front of his eyes, and the mountain ghost hated his incompetence.

I can't save my family and loved ones, and I always feel that I deserve to die.

The reason why he lived was because he was cowardly and escaped from the Yellow Spring.

This feeling, which was rooted in the bottom of his heart, and in the years of solitude, gave rise to another thought in his heart, that is, if he could live, he must have been entrusted with the grudge by those who died.

Just like what he said when he and Shen Qiu had a long talk for the first time after the fierce battle.

He is a living ghost.

Those who died, stayed with him all along.

All resentment needs to be repaid with his hands, and only when these resentments are subsided, can he have peace of mind.

This is a very distorted thinking, with a strong tendency to self-destruct, once every time the mountain ghost swung a sword at the people of the Northern Dynasty, it was not only to avenge the dead, but also to destroy his own humanity as a human being.

If you don't meet Shen Qiu, Qingqing, and Jin Lan when she was opened after a long period of loneliness, if she didn't find her brothers and sisters again in this world, she would never feel the warmth of the world.

Mountain ghosts are likely to become real human ghosts, and they will no longer have humanity in their hearts, and they only exist for killing.

From this point of view, in Taihang Mountain more than three years ago, it was not only the mountain ghosts who saved Shen Qiu and Qingqing.

The two people who accidentally crashed into the dead silence of the mountain ghost also rescued the mountain ghost from the abyss of death.

In his state of mind, he once again had concerns.

Just like in the red dust world that has gone away, a new chain has been extended, and Gongsun Yu, who has stepped into the Huangquan Underground Mansion with half a foot, has been pulled back again.

The three of them saved each other.

On this cold road of life, the three of them also hugged each other after they met, and moved forward warmly.

The life of the mountain ghost has undergone subtle changes, and in addition to using the sword, he also began to read and practice calligraphy.

When he experienced the affairs of Qilu, he was given a lot of books of truth and knowledge by Qiu Buping.

After the incident, he flicked his sword and lit the lamp to read at night.

These two things re-propped up the life of the mountain ghost, and a lot of things happened later, allowing him to see the greatness of the world and know the righteousness of the world.

named Qingluan for his pet, and expressed his sorrow for his sister.

The guilt of living alone, the idea of diluting the pain in my heart with killing, has also slowly dissipated over the years.

He began to open his heart to people, and after Qingqing and Shen Qiu, he got friends such as Xiaotie, Zhang Lan, Yaoqin, and Xuanyu, and even allowed a Northern Dynasty woman like Ye Luwan to live in his home.

He has been changed a lot.

He was not resistant to the change.

Tonight, after a chaotic battle, in a remote cave, those past events, piles and piles, big and small, all surfaced back and forth in his heart, and were triggered by the soft sound of the piano.

It's like watching the flowers, sprinkled in the disturbed and boiling heart, like a clear spring, mercury pouring down the ground, warming the heart, and not missing a trace.

The mountain ghost quieted down.

He sat cross-legged in the cave, the Shadow Sword resting on his knees, and even his breathing became steady.

There are evil spirits that want to take the body, the heart, and the soul.

A war is being waged in the hearts of mountain ghosts.

He used the past as a sword, forged armor with memories, and fought with the evil spirit.

Five zhang away, Yaoqin sat on the entrance stone, holding the moon qin, the slender jade fingers hooked the strings, the sound of the piano did not stop, with a soft sound, to help the mountain ghosts guard the soul.

She couldn't stop, even though her fingers were bloodied.

Behind her, three girls with anxious faces stood at the entrance of the cave, not to be disturbed, and farther away, a group of mountain people were kneeling there.

Over the years, they have been protected by mountain ghosts, and no people from the north and south have entered the mountains to take them captive, and because of superstition, they regard Gongsun Yu, who is like a ghost, as the incarnation of the mountain god.

Worship all the time, and revere it very much.

At this time, there is the sound of the falling moon qin, which causes the surrounding illusion, these mountain people do not practice martial arts, and they can't break it, at this time, it is like knocking on the medicine, and they are trapped in the illusion and can't extricate themselves.

In the sound of eagles, Qingluan fell from the sky, causing the mountain people to exclaim.

Such a supernatural giant eagle cannot be possessed by mortals, and it must be a sacred object given by the mountain god to his beloved.

"Huh"

Shen Qiu's figure also fell from a height, and the bell hanging on his body did not make a sound.

"Senior brother, mountain ghost brother, he..."

When the anxious Qingqing saw Shen Qiu coming, she stepped forward to speak, but Shen Qiu stretched out her hand to stop her.

"Shh

Shen Qiu made a silent gesture and said to the three girls:

"Don't make a sound, don't disturb the sound."

"I just saw Gongsun Yu talking to himself, as if he was in the middle of an evil spirit, what's going on?"

Ye Luwan, who had a white cloth tied around her arm and blood oozing out, looked at the ghost in the cave and asked softly.

Shen Qiu replied:

"It should be a reluctance.

These days, my brother has not said anything about his abnormality, and I am busy arranging ambushes, and I have missed some of them. That Penglai has a thousand-year plan, and this immortal gate must also have it.

The elder brother holds the relics of the Xianmen all the year round, and there is no danger on weekdays, but tonight the ten thousand spirits are in a formation, and they are rushed by the aura, and the soul in the Chengying Sword is afraid that it has awakened. ”

"Is there any salvation?"

Xuanyu grabbed a delicate gourd vial in his hand and handed it to Shen Qiu.

The little witch whispered:

"I still have the Great Black Heaven Evil Gu here who blindly gave me self-defense by Master, and he is a person on the Heavenly List, and he can also lock his soul and seize his soul, so he may be useful."

"I can't use that level of strange Gu for the time being, you can keep it for self-defense."

Shen Qiu smiled at Xuanyu, took off the knife box behind him, handed it to Qingqing, he moved his body full of scars, clasped the sword jade in his hand, and said to the three girls:

"Don't be afraid, if you are a strong soul, my brother can't hold on to it now, if you think about it, the soul is not powerful, and there is still salvation.

Disperse the mountain people, and let them disturb the place. ”

After speaking, Shen Qiu took a step forward and stepped into the cave, he looked at the blood stains on his beloved wife's fingers, felt pity, and said softly:

"When I went in, I stopped the piano sound, and the next time I stroked the piano, I had to bring a finger cover, which hurt my fingers and left a scar, and my husband was very distressed."

Yaoqin raised her head, and a gentle smile appeared on her pale face, which was stimulated by pain, and nodded, signaling that Shen Qiu didn't have to worry.

In the softer and softer sound of the piano, Shen Qiu stepped into the cave, walked forward a few feet, and when he got close to the mountain ghost, he saw a flash of black light in front of him, and Chengying stabbed in his face.

"Bang"

The blade of the sword stabbed forward for a few minutes, stopping in front of Shen Qiu's forehead, leaving a drop of blood, and the shadow of the sword body was accurately detained by the impermanence of heaven, and it was not allowed to move forward.

There were also a few scratches left on the blade of the fist.

The benefits of the shadow are a few points, in the past, they held each other with the shaking light knife, and that night destroyed the fairy sword Ling Xu, this strange thing of the Mo family, but it did not leave the slightest scar.

In front of Shen Qiu's eyes, the mountain ghost had already gotten up, and under the ghost's face, there was a chaotic light shining in his eyes.

He's struggling.

The struggle is like a person drowning in water, trying to breathe.

"Brother, don't be afraid, I'm right here, and I won't let that evil spirit hurt you."

Shen Qiu softly reassured, holding the trembling Chengying, the sword jade in his left hand was also grabbed and attached to the mountain ghost's wrist.

The moment the cold jade approached the skin, it seemed to trigger some unknown reaction.

In the scattered sword shadows that shook around the mountain ghost, there was a vague exclamation.

The cold air splashed everywhere, and in the gloomy intermingling, the mountain ghost standing with a sword fell to the ground as soon as his feet were weak, and he was hugged by Shen Qiu, and the two sat on the ground.

"Whew, whew"

The mountain ghost's breathing was heavy and chaotic, as if he was having a nightmare, and he leaned into Shen Qiu's arms, his long clothes soaked with sweat.

But in the eyes under the mask, sanity is also returning.

"I'm sorry, I didn't help just now."

The moment he regained his senses, the mountain ghost spoke in a low tone and said something to Shen Qiu.

He was saying that when Shen Qiu and Hua Qing were fighting for their lives with Dongling Immortal Jun just now, he should have helped, and he didn't say goodbye.

seemed to be an explanation, for fear that Shen Qiu would blame him for this.

"You still treat me like an outsider, so polite."

Shen Qiu said softly:

"Don't worry, we've already won, and that thousand-year-old ghost can't hurt people anymore.

My brother has helped me so much, and now it's time for me to help him.

The elder brother does not have to fear the evil spirits in the Shadow Sword.

That old ghost is just relying on his soul to harm people, and our brothers have a way to fix it!

Brother tell me first, if you want to take away your soul, is it a drooping old man, wearing a dark Taoist robe, with a hosta on the top of his head, and a decoration with a shadow running through the yin and yang fish on his back? ”

The mountain ghost nodded and said:

"That's true, how do you know about it?"

"I've seen it."

Shen Qiu laughed, he looked at the Chengying Sword that was held in his hand, and said:

"When we first met, I saw it, and I was ignorant at first, and I thought it was the Chengying Sword Spirit."

The mountain ghost coughed, and then said:

"Actually, it's not the first time I've encountered it.

On that day, a few of us, the night before we went to intercept and kill the envoy of the Northern Dynasty, I also dreamed in a dream that I fought to the death with him all night. But at that time, I didn't want you to worry, so I didn't tell you. ”

"Like Xiao Tie, as long as you get close to me, as long as you fall asleep, you will be disturbed and have strange dreams."

Shen Qiu sighed.

He said:

"It seems that my brother has this disaster today, and it is all because of me."

Zhang Moxie was in Jinling and told Shen Qiu that the power of sword and jade can be shared by others, but some premises, Xiao Tie's strange dream, and the dream of the mountain ghost that night, were born because of this.

Shen Qiu didn't bother with this, he said to the mountain ghost:

"If this happened before, we could only catch the blind, but now, not as good as before, brother, I have two ways to help you get rid of the evil spirit in the Chengying Sword.

One of them is to use a strange thing to pull it out of the Chengying Sword, just like restraining the Eastern Spirit Immortal Monarch, with the strength of this divine soul, it only takes a moment to cross it.

But brother, I think this method is a bit wasteful for you. ”

"Huh?"

The mountain ghost regained some strength, he sat up straight, looked at Shen Qiu, and said:

"What do you mean by that?"

"Brother's swordsmanship has reached a bottleneck. The swordsmanship of the Shadow Shadow has been completed, just like the sword technique of moving the mountains and the sea, which has laid a solid foundation, but if you practice in the future, you must understand the true meaning of the sword style. ”

Shen Qiu held the Chengying Sword in his hand, rubbed it with his fingers, he looked at the black sword, and said:

"According to the Xianmen inheritance, at this time, the elder brother should enter the shadow stone wall and fight against the sword shadow left by the previous generations of shadow sword masters.

In the continuous battle, he comprehended the two variations of swordsmanship.

After being proficient in using it, I have to use this method again, trying to learn the supreme secret art of the Xianmen, and the sword book is lacking.

But I waited for the shadow stone wall to fight against the Eastern Spirit Immortal King, although I won by luck, but the sword shadow did not exist, which was to cut off my brother's way to learn swords.

The loss of the Moon Lack Immortal Sword is a bit too regrettable. ”

Speaking of this, Shen Qiu grabbed the blade of the Chengying Sword and handed the hilt to the mountain ghost.

He said:

"The evil spirit in this sword is the last chance to learn the fairy sword, brother.

This is also the second method I said.

I use the secret art of sword and jade to bring you and this evil spirit into a dream, and if you can defeat it, you can learn all the subtleties of martial arts in its memory.

But there are drawbacks to this approach. ”

Shen Qiu touched the sword jade, and he said:

"My piece of jade has the ability to detain the soul, and I have been trying this method these days, but I am not yet proficient, and I can only withdraw the soul from the body at present, introduce the illusionary dream, and maintain it for a period of time.

But I am a person in the rivers and lakes, who do not cultivate the soul and have no miracles, and once the soul is out of the body for too long, the soul will be damaged.

Even if it finally returns safely into the body, it will fall into the root of the disease.

This is a very risky thing to do. ”

The mountain ghost listened to what Shen Qiu said, this soul-detention, dream-dreaming thing, just like listening to a book from heaven.

But he has personally fought against immortals before, and it is not surprising that he knows the secrets of this world, and his brothers have to use immortal fate, and there are all kinds of secret methods.

He sat cross-legged beside Shen Qiu, thought for a moment, and then looked up and asked:

"How long can I stay in that dream?"

"Half an hour smaller."

Shen Qiu held up a finger and said:

"No matter how long it is, it will weaken the soul and soul, half an hour is the limit, but in the dream time, it can be extended to four hours, which is enough for my brother to fight to the death.

This soul-body connection is a matter of life, and without the blessing of aura, even if the soul returns to the body safely, it will make you fall into long-term weakness.

It may take half a year, or even longer, to recover. ”

"But brother doesn't have to rush it."

Shen Qiu said again:

"If it doesn't work this time, I'll confine that evil spirit in the sword jade, and when my brother recovers, I can challenge it again."

"Come on, then!"

The mountain ghost let out a sigh of relief, and was as resolute as ever, clasping the hilt of the shadow sword in front of him.

He said:

"What should I do?"

"Hold my hand."

Shen Qiu stretched out his hand and said to the mountain ghost:

"Concentrate and calm down, no matter what the situation is, don't resist, just sleep peacefully, and leave the rest to me."

The mountain ghost did not hesitate at all, even if he cared about the life of the soul, he absolutely believed in his brother, and reached out to clasp Shen Qiu's palm.

When he closed his eyes, calmed down, and was about to fall asleep, he suddenly asked:

"If I can't defeat that evil spirit, and he slashes me by the sword, will I die?"

"No, it won't."

Shen Qiu also closed his eyes and said softly:

"I won't let you die!"

"So as long as my brother doesn't admit defeat, you won't die."