Chapter 20: The Long Night
Lu Wugui brought two pieces of news, one good and one bad.
The good news is that this time the Storm Building fell short, even Yan Quan, who was the owner of the building, also lost his life, which can be described as a heavy loss, listening to the rain pavilion inside is not an iron bucket, now the Storm Wing has fallen to this step of the field, and the other three floors want to bite off a piece of fat from it, compared to the future for a period of time to fight openly and secretly, it is inevitable to neglect the deployment of action, it is a good time for them to make a difference;
The bad news is that although Listening to the Yu Pavilion has internal troubles, the Heaven Replenishing Sect is in full swing, Zhou Jiangyun personally went out and failed to take Fu Yuanyu, so he decided to issue a soul chasing order, at least five days and more than seven days, the Central Plains martial arts will get the information that Fu Yuanyu and the remnants of the Nine Palaces have reappeared in the rivers and lakes, and they will soon become street rats that everyone shouts and beats.
ββ¦β¦ Sect Master Zhou said that if anyone can bring back Sect Master Fu, whether they are dead or alive, or whether they are underworld or white, they can get half of the secret book of "Intercepting Heaven". Lu Wugui sighed, "The Heaven Interception Gong is the supreme secret book of the Heaven Repair Sect, which is only learned by the sect masters of the past dynasties, even if it is only half a book, it is enough for a nobody to become a first-class master, let alone others?" This news has already spread, and even those sanctimonious old foxes in Bai Dao are ready to move, and when the soul chasing order is issued, I am afraid that there will be no place for Sect Master Fu in this world. β
Xue Hongbi didn't know what "Heaven Interception Gong" was, and he could hear that this was a unique good thing, and this world was all for profit, as long as he thought about it carefully, he felt that Fu Yuanyu had become a piece of flesh and bones with a fragrance floating for ten miles, and countless greedy and hungry wild dogs were moving from all directions.
"It's really my good disciple to buy a murderer with what I taught him to kill me." The corners of Fu Yuanyu's lips hooked, "What's going on over there in the Martial Arts League?" β
The Wulin League was founded sixty years ago, a little later than the Mending Heaven Sect, but it was built by the call of the four major sects of the White Dao, including many disciples of the sects, as soon as they appeared, they were the ones who held the bull's ear of the White Dao, and the Mending Heaven Sect had been hostile for many years, and the two could be said to be incompatible, and the only cooperation was twelve years ago, in order to deal with Fu Yuanyu, the public enemy of the world, the black and white two major sects temporarily put their prejudices to besiege Wahuang Peak, it stands to reason that this should be the beginning of breaking the ice, but at the last moment was secretly dormant Jade Flawless cleverly set up a discord, The two parties, who already had deep grievances, broke out again after the first battle of Wahuangfeng, and the grievances did not disappear, but the contradictions deepened, even if they hurt others and themselves, they had to bother Baal to find the other party unhappy.
Since the Heaven Mending Sect has such a big move, there is no reason why the Martial Arts Alliance will be indifferent.
"I haven't heard of it yet. However, the festival between the leader of the Israeli alliance and you, coupled with the beam you formed with Bai Dao at the beginning, now has the opportunity to fall into the well openly, and they will never let it go. After a pause, Lu Wugui looked at Xue Hongbi, "After all, you are no longer at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and you still have a little burden by your side, but you are not the Sect Master Fu who can come and go freely in the ambush on all sides back then."
Xue Hongbi secretly clenched his fists, and before he could say anything, Fu Yuanyu laughed abruptly.
"Old turtle, even if I become a sick tiger, I am not a waste that can be bitten to death by kittens and dogs." He laughed contemptuously, "In the battle of Liyujiang, Zhou Jiangyun failed to kill me and damaged his own skills, he wanted my life and didn't have the courage to come up with this kind of trick to deal with me, if I hide my head and tail and entangle with those ants, it is really his way." β
Lu Wugui raised his head: "Then, what does Sect Master Fu meanββ"
"If he wants to issue a soul-chasing order, you will help him spread the rivers and lakes, and no one will miss it." Fu Yuanyu looked at Yu Wufang, "As for the Wulin League, please take action in person, let them rest early from the idea of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, the higher the stage, the better the play will be, isn't it?" β
Xue Hongbi heard what he said, and he actually wanted to take the initiative to meet the meaning of the martial arts factions, and he couldn't help but feel shocked, almost thinking that this old devil was tired of being alive, even if his martial arts were unparalleled in the world, could he really be one enemy of ten thousand?
Yu Wufang looked at Fu Yuanyu steadily, and said after a while: "How high do you want this platform to go?" β
"Everyone knows about it, and everyone knows it."
"Aren't you afraid of falling to pieces?"
"The sins of my life are unforgivable, and it is already a blessing from heaven to be able to die as I deserve."
The small courtyard was so quiet for a while that it was audible that even Lu Wugui restrained the smile on his face, until Yu Wufang closed his eyes, and when he opened it again, he regained his light breeze, and said indifferently: "Okay, I should answer you." β
For a moment, Xue Hongbi saw her fingers spasm, as if she had been pierced into her nails by poisonous needles, and there was not a drop of blood, only the pain was piercing.
Lu Wugui quickly left.
Yu Wufang went to the kitchen to make a fire to cook, Xue Hongbi wanted to give her a hand but was kicked out, standing in the yard a little helplessly, watching Fu Yuanyu move a bench and sit next to the crazy woman, with that pair of murderous hands to pick up the needle and thread, and concentrate on sewing an embroidered shoe for her, the stitches are fine and familiar, and after mending the damage, a small plum blossom is embroidered on it.
Even if Xue Hongbi has never tasted love in his life, he can see that Fu Yuanyu's feelings for this crazy woman are extraordinary, better than his calm as water when facing Yu Wufang, and Rao is early wisdom is like he can't figure out the relationship between these three people.
The crazy woman saw that Fu Yuanyu had been doing needlework for a while, and she was already tired and drowsy, Xue Hongbi asked in a low voice, "Who is she?" β
Fu Yuanyu rarely didn't speak, he embroidered the plum blossoms, picked up the foot with only white socks, and carefully put on the shoes for her, Xue Hongbi noticed that the crazy woman's legs and feet were thin and thin, and I am afraid that she had been bad for many years.
After a while, Yu Wufang called them in to eat, and the four of them sat down around a small table, the crazy woman had already seen Fu Yuanyu extremely pleasing to the eye, and muttered to him to feed herself, Fu Yuanyu also followed her with a good temper, but Yu Wufang frowned slightly, and quickly let go, and sighed silently.
Xue Hongbi was already in a depressed mood, and when she saw this, she swallowed all the words back into her stomach, except for the crazy woman who occasionally clapped and laughed, the other three people all ate tastelessly.
Fu Yuanyu didn't say how long he wanted to stay in Shui Yunze, after nightfall, Yu Wufang packed out an empty room for the two of them to rest, Xue Hongbi thought about a stomach and asked, but he didn't see Fu Yuanyu look back, he was also a thirteen-year-old boy, and he didn't want to knock on the woman's door at night, so he simply put on his coat and went out.
When the bamboo raft stopped at the edge of the tidal flat, took a rope to tie the stubborn rock, Xue Hongbi untied the rope and stepped on the raft, following the memory to the mangrove forest, at this time the moon was in the sky, the four were dark and clear, the water surface was sparkling, and there was only the sound of the bamboo pole rowing through the water.
After a while, he returned to this piece of water where his parents were buried, stood on the bamboo raft and stared at the deep water, stunned for a moment, and suddenly flew up, and the bamboo pole in his hand turned sideways and split, making a sound of breaking the air.
He is thirteen years old this year, except for finger wrapping Rou has not practiced any high-strength martial arts, even the internal force is only learned with Fu Yuanyu for most of the month, and he is not even a first glimpse of the door, and now he is trying to practice Du Sanniang's knife technique, and he lost his strength after a move, but he pinched the landing point, kicked on the bamboo raft, and his body rose with his strength, and played the second trick "chasing the moon", the bamboo pole drew a half-arc from the bottom to the top, and the body was also turned, and the strength was exhausted and borrowed, and the meager internal force also operated, as his body was tired, The internal breath gradually has a long-lasting momentum, and he refuses to stop breathing, and his heart moves freely under the moon on this water, forgetting his body, and doing his best.
The moment the last move was slashed, the depression in Xue Hongbi's chest seemed to rush out at the same time, the bamboo pole came out of his hand, and the top was hitting a mangrove tree, swaying several times before falling, leaving a small pit half a finger deep on the trunk.
Xue Hongbi gasped and half-knelt on the bamboo raft, his clothes and hair were soaked with sweat, he looked at the small pit and was stunned, then lowered his head and slowly clenched his fists.
At this moment, the sound of the wind behind his head protruded, Xue Hongbi didn't look at it and leaned to the side, a stone passed by him, and it was hitting the small pit, but this time it was not thunder and rain, the whole tree made a bang, it was actually broken from the middle, and the next moment it was dumped into the water, leaving only half of the tree.
Xue Hongbi subconsciously turned around, only to see Fu Yuanyu flying and landing on the bamboo raft, as if the feathers were falling lightly, the raft didn't even shake, he was about to open his mouth to ask, but Fu Yuanyu raised his palm and struck him, instinctively fell back, and slipped away from Fu Yuanyu's hand like a fish, without waiting for him to stabilize his body, Fu Yuanyu swept his feet again, this time he didn't have time to dodge, he could only raise his arm to block, but he felt a strong attack, the whole person was almost swept off the bamboo raft, and his arm was numb.
It can still be said that there is a relationship with Chen Baoshan that time, fighting with Fu Yuanyu is like a cat playing with a mouse, Xue Hongbi can't catch any chance, but he is full of flaws in his eyes, and he is soon embarrassed, but when he was kicked into the water for the fourth time, he hooked a bamboo raft rope with his fingers, and dived down the water, and the bamboo raft fell apart in an instant.
Fu Yuanyu sneered, stepped on a bamboo and stood on the water, his eyes were as sharp as an osprey, and soon he saw the figure looming in the water, and with a kick under his feet, the bamboo was like a big fish that smelled blood, but unexpectedly it was just a piece of clothing, and was knocked out of the water by the bamboo to bring out a splash, accompanied by the sound of "bang", Xue Hongbi, who was soaked all over, climbed a tree like a water monkey, and looked at Fu Yuanyu two feet away, his breath was clearly uneven, but there was no fear on his face.
Fu Yuanwei tiptoed a little water, and in a blink of an eye, he approached Xue Hongbi, who relied on his small and flexible people, wisely did not fight him head-on, and only used this leafy tree as a cover, and actually fought with him around the tree, several times Fu Yuanyu's hands grabbed his shoulders, and told this kid to bend his shoulders and dodge.
However, the mantis arm can't be used as a car after all, when Fu Yuanyu slapped the trunk of the tree with one palm, Xue Hongbi also avoided it and planted it, seeing that he was about to fall into the water and drink a full stomach, and his shoulders were tight, Fu Yuanyu lifted him up and threw him to the shore, but this little rabbit cub was so bold that he grabbed his right hand with his backhand in mid-air, and was thrown out by him desperately, but at this moment, he tried his best to break one of his fingers.
With a muffled sound, Xue Hongbi's back slammed on the ground, fortunately, there were muddy mudflats around here, although the fall was hard but not a serious injury, he only felt that his internal organs were turned upside down, both painful and wanted to vomit, but he didn't have the heart to check his injuries, and slowly stood up with the stone, wiping away a trace of blood from his lips.
The small injury to the broken finger was not painful or itchy for Fu Yuanyu, and he pinched the joint and pushed it flat to return to his position, but he was obviously stunned, and looked at Xue Hongbi for a long time before stepping on the water and going ashore.
Fu Yuanyu looked at Xue Hongbi, who was embarrassed, and said softly: "You complain about me in your heart." β
Xue Hongbi asked rhetorically: "Shouldn't I?" β
"Even if I save you?"
"You save my life, and I will pay you back in the future, and the two don't owe each other." Xue Hongbi stared at his eyes, "You deceived me and lied to me, I resented you and hated you, and it was right." β
Fu Yuanyu took out a handkerchief and handed it to him, and said with a smile: "What do you want to know from me?" β
"All." Xue Hongbi didn't answer the veil, and looked at him persistently, "Because of you, I have no relatives and no home now, and I am about to follow you to be a thief who everyone will be punished, maybe one day I will die, you have to let me die to understand." β
Fu Yuanyu reprimanded: "Don't talk about life and death at a young age, it's unlucky. β
Xue Hongbi still held his neck and didn't give an inch.
"There are some things that I won't tell you until I die." Without waiting for Xue Hongbi to speak, Fu Yuanyu sighed again, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "What's more, with the current situation of you and me, even if I say it, I'm afraid you will be suspicious, why waste this little time?" β
It was not the first time Xue Hongbi had heard Fu Yuanyu laugh at himself, and his time was short, but how did he think that this old demon could still leave a disaster for ten thousand years, he frowned and asked, "What do you mean?" β
Fu Yuanyu squatted down and wiped the mud on his face with a handkerchief, and just as Xue Hongbi turned his face away uncomfortably, he said calmly: "I'm dying, at least more than half a month." β
Xue Hongbi's breath stagnated, he turned his head and looked at Fu Yuanyu in disbelief.
The water and the moon reflected each other, shining a clear light on the water here, Fu Yuanyu pointed like a knife in the palm of his left hand, and the blood immediately dripped down, Xue Hongbi was originally puzzled, and soon noticed that the color of the blood was wrong.
It's too red.
Human blood is a bright red and dark color, but Fu Yuanyu's blood is not like this, it is brighter than cinnabar, more blazing than flames, not so much blood, more like volcanic lava surging in the human body, using flesh and bone as fuel, burning from moment to moment until it turns into ashes.
"I told you before that twelve years ago, there were three beauties in the martial arts, and one of them was Gu Shooting Fairy Ji Fanshuang." Fu Yuanyu looked at his bloody palm, "She is a first-class beauty, and she is also a first-class poison, and she is the former master of the Listening Rain Pavilion. β
The dry bone flower poisons the lady, and the girl shoots the fairy upstairs in the floating clouds.
Twelve years ago, Ji Fanshuang was not only the most prestigious beauty in the rivers and lakes, but also a terrifying poisonous woman.
There are three kinds of poison in her body, complexion, secret medicine and martial arts.
The man who was confused by her appearance lost his soul and abandoned everything, the people controlled by her secret medicine were reduced to walking corpses, and there were countless chivalrous and evil ways that she killed with her own hands.
In the late spring of last year, Fu Yuanyu's whereabouts were exposed, and he was blocked in Bailu Lake by the power of the fourth floor of Tingyu Pavilion, and he tried his best to break out of the encirclement, but was intercepted by Ji Fanshuang at the last moment.
"I killed her with my own hands, and I was poisoned by her transformation because of this." Fu Yuanyu slowly clenched his fingers, even if he was dead, when he said this name, there was still hatred in his eyes like weeds.
Xue Hongbi looked at the pool of blood, even if he complained about Fu Yuanyu in his heart, he didn't think that the other party would die soon, and his voice trembled slightly: "There is no cure?" β
"Nope." Without waiting for Xue Hongbi to ask, Fu Yuanyu said again, "Unless I abolish my martial arts." β
Xue Hongbi swallowed back the words that came to his lips.
He is still low in martial arts, and he already knows that for the people of the rivers and lakes, martial arts are more important than life, not to mention that the person in front of him is the powerful Fu Yuanyu, if he wants to become a waste person in order to steal his life, then he would rather die than die.
In an instant, he realized that Ji Fanshuang's heart was the most poisonous, she deliberately left Fu Yuanyu a glimmer of life, and forced him to extinguish it with his own hands, even if he fought for his own life, he would be worse off than dead.
If there is no grudge between these two people except for their positions, Xue Hongbi will never believe it, he hesitated for a while before speaking: "You ...... with her"
"Twelve years ago, we were colleagues."
Xue Hongbi's eyes widened for a moment, and when he realized the meaning behind this sentence, he took two steps back, as if he had never known the person in front of him.
Fu Yuanyu met his gaze, and the figure in the black robe was like a terrible ghost crawling back to the world from the Yellow Spring under the moon, and said word by word: "I am not only the Dry Palace of the Flying Star Alliance, but also the former Lord of the Thunder Tower of the Listening Rain Pavilion. β