Chapter 24: Xuanyuan is unsheathed
More than 300 miles to Dunhuang City, it is Sangyi City, the gathering place of the Hashku people.
Outside the city is the vast grassland, the blue lake connects to the mountains in the distance, and the top of the mountain is intertwined with two colors, golden and snow-white, making the mountains beautiful and mysterious, just like a noble goddess overlooking the common people, always with her broad mind generously accept any of the people in the land under her feet, and the people who are blessed by it also give her a very sacred name - Tianshan.
"Bypass the lake and we're heading into town." Zihua walked ahead excitedly, she was really fascinated by this incredible oasis, and she couldn't wait to uncover her mystery.
"Let's take a break." Lu Qingyu sat quietly on the ground by the lake, feeling as if she was very heavy.
"It's finally here, and you don't seem happy at all!" Zihua saw that Lu Qingyu was not happy, so she sat down beside him obediently like a kitten.
"I'm not happy about, why don't you eat?" Lu Qingyu looked at Zihua with exploratory eyes, which made her a little panicked, but she felt like her, and immediately heard what he meant.
Tonight, it's Mochizuki.
"Because it's enough for me to suck human blood." Zihua stood up angrily, "I'm going to go into the city to suck people's blood, so I don't want you to see my blue eyes and fangs." After only a few steps, her heart throbbed violently, and she crouched on the ground in pain, and her body trembled.
"How are you?" Lu Qingyu hurriedly stepped forward to help her up, and saw that her black grape-like eyes showed a faint blue.
"I don't want you to see me like this." Zihua pushed Lu Qingyu away violently, his figure jumped, and swept to his left, Lu Qingyu followed, and saw that there was a Hu couple casting nets and fishing by the lake in the direction where Zihua was running, very affectionate and sweet.
The wife saw a purple shadow flying towards her, and was about to run away for some reason, but the ten sharp fingers were imminent, and she was so frightened that she froze, and his husband didn't think about it, so he resolutely blocked his body in front of his beloved wife.
But none of them were harmed, because the damage had been stopped.
Lu Qingyu pressed Zihua's hands at the critical moment, and quickly clicked her Tiantu and Juque two acupoints, and then hugged her waist and supported her.
The husband and wife were shocked, and their legs were still shaking.
Lu Qingyu said coldly: "If you don't want to die ugly, just disappear for me." ”
The swarthy and muscular man hurriedly pulled his frightened wife and fled.
"Let them go, do you want to watch me die......"
"Of course I don't want you dead." Lu Qingyu tried his best to interrupt Zihua's words, "It's just that I don't want to see you kill people in that way, although I Lu Qingyu's subordinates don't know how many lives have been lost, but I don't want you to kill an innocent person, I don't want you to be guilty of great sins in the future, and it will be difficult to achieve bliss after death." ”
Zihua smiled disdainfully: "You can go to Elysium after you die?" ”
Lu Qingyu said: "My hands are covered with blood, and I will go straight to hell after death." ”
Zihua said gloomily: "Without you in Elysium, how can I be blissful?" ”
Lu Qingyu was asked so much that he couldn't say a word at all, only an indescribable emotion quietly crept into the depths of his heart, touching the softest part that he had never shown to others.
Lu Qingyu suddenly pulled out his sword, slashing through the blood vessels on his forearm, and red blood flowed down his white skin.
"What are you doing?" Zihua was so anxious that she wanted to perform surgery to stop the bleeding for him.
Lu Qingyu rubbed her arm on her lips roughly: "Suck it!" So that you will live, and you will be able to alleviate my sins. ”
Zihua only sucked on her chin, but her eyes were blurred by tears, and tears slid down her cheeks and dripped on Lu Qingyu's arms, mixed with blood, and were sucked back into Zihua's mouth together. After a while, the dark blue slowly receded from her eyes, and she suddenly struggled, let go of Lu Qingyu's arm, threw herself into his arms, and cried like a child: "Why do you want to do this? Why? Lu Qingyu didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only gently pat her back like a child: "I'm just doing this to save you." Lu Qingyu has always felt that he still knows women well, but now he finds that he actually knows nothing about women.
"You're a big idiot, big bastard." Zihua sobbed and beat Lu Qingyu's chest, "You never care what others think in their hearts. ”
Lu Qingyu nodded silently, he was indeed like this, until now he still didn't know anything about the woman in his arms, he didn't know where she came from, he didn't know her purpose, he didn't know why she liked and worried, even if she helped him again and again, she never asked him for anything. He suddenly felt like a jerk.
This woman named Zihua should be obviously unfamiliar with her.
Why is her body temperature so familiar, and her tears so disturbing?
"Right...... I'm sorry. Zihua calmed down, and only then did she remember Fang Cai's gaffe and gaffe.
“……”
Lu Qingyu became very clumsy for the first time, and didn't know how to respond.
Zihua silently took out a sachet tied around her neck, took out a red pill from it, stared at it for a long time, and finally put it in her mouth, and after a while, cold sweat flowed from her forehead, her face turned pale and then flushed, the two fangs gradually retreated, and her eyes turned from blue to black.
Lu Qingyu breathed a sigh of relief, but felt that something was wrong: "Although that pill can temporarily stop your bloodthirstiness, it is extremely bad for your body, isn't it?" ”
Zihua smiled: "Anyway, time is running out, it doesn't matter what." ”
Lu Qingyu had to ask again what "time is not much" meant, Zihua had already sealed the method in his hand, and the calm lake surface was rippled by layers under the blowing of the streamer, and a faint image appeared from the lake.
"This is the scene of the ring competition in the city, and it seems to have begun." Zihua said lightly, but provoked Lu Qingyu: "We won't enter the city yet!" What's the point of seeing illusions here? ”
Zihua said: "I want to see if that treasure is the legendary Kunlun Mirror first, if not, you and I will at least not be in vain." ”
Lu Qingyu thought for a while, squinted at Zihua, and half-jokingly: "Are you afraid that if I win, I will have to marry that Huren princess?" ”
Zihua was surprised: "I didn't even expect that layer...... However, I can't think of you...... Hehe......" she laughed wildly, "I used to treat you as a god, but now I think you still have a little human touch." ”
Lu Qingyu muttered: "It's actually very tiring to be a god......"
The two stopped talking and turned their eyes to the lake.
The ring was already lively and lively, and there were the eldest prince of the Qiuzi country and the third prince of the Great Food Country sitting around, as well as some patriarchs or chieftains of the big tribes, all of whom were born with tigers on their backs, wild and fierce, and their conversation, manners, and demeanor were far from being comparable with the nobles of the Central Plains.
The beautiful woman on the white floor of the dome is undoubtedly Princess Julisa, although she is not as beautiful as the Central Plains woman, but there is a beauty as strong as the desert: honey-colored smooth skin, three-dimensional facial contours, large and divine dark blue eyes, full and plump red lips. These are enough to strengthen the fighting heart of everyone who comes, and their desire for the princess is far greater than that of the Heavenly Treasure Mirror.
Many of the impatient had shouted upstairs and chanted some sensual and vulgar praises, but the princess's eyes remained on the body of a handsome and unscrupulous general, who cast an almost obsessive gaze at her like a young man who was just beginning to move
Among these people, the only one who was not moved by the beauty of the princess was the man in Tsing Yi who had not changed his posture since the beginning of the competition, and his eyes never left the red wooden box on the bronze cast, and only this was the one that attracted him the most.
"Chu Xingyun is really much more positive than me."
Lu Qingyu sometimes admires Chu Xingyun's persistent ambition.
Zihua changed the magic seal, saw through the wooden box and saw the contents inside, shook his head and said: "This is not a Kunlun mirror at all, it is just a mirror made by a famous craftsman many years ago with a rare illusory red copper, which looks like a treasure." ”
"Who is this man?" Lu Qingyu pointed to the good-looking general.
"His name is Wanlixing, and he is currently the general of the protector of the country, and Yuwen Tuo's henchman. Come to think of it, this ring may just be a battlefield between him and Chu Xingyun. ”
Lu Qingyu looked at the hand-to-hand wrestling martial arts of the reckless men in the ring, and nodded again and again.
"Strange! Why didn't Liao Xiangjun appear? ”
Lu Qingyu said: "Why does she have to appear?" ”
Zihua said: "Because the Tianshan Sword Sect enjoys a good reputation in the Western Regions, many disputes between tribes are resolved by it, and the head Liao Xiangjun has been pushed to the position of the guardian woman of the Western Regions. ”
Lu Qingyu said: "Maybe she is arrogant and looks down on these barbarian and unpopular martial arts methods, so she refuses to come." ”
Zihua said: "If she doesn't come, we won't be able to save people." ”
Lu Qingyu said: "It doesn't matter if she is there or not, the person I want to save will be saved, if you resist, blood will be splashed on the spot." ”
Zihua had to stare at the high-spirited and uninhibited young overlord in front of him again, that kind of vertical and horizontal spirit was as if the Nine Heavenly Realms had been trampled under his feet, in fact, didn't he fall under this kind of spirit before and now!
"I mean, if Liao Xiangjun is not in Yixuan Palace, then the Divine Soldiers Four Elephant Array she set up at the entrance of the Tianshan Mountain should be controlled by her subordinates, so that I have the confidence to break through without much effort."
Lu Qingyu was a little surprised: "This woman is still proficient in the Qimen Formation?" ”
Zihua said: "You underestimate her too much. This woman once challenged the top ten masters of the Central Plains with a pair of cold stabs, returned with a big victory, and became famous all over the world, but she was only sixteen years old at that time, known as a genius female swordsman, and she had been fighting opponents, and then she finally lost to ...... The old man Zhao Mingxiu, but when the old man won her, he was more than ten years older than her, and afterwards, even if his heart was as high as the old man, he sighed that he didn't know if he would be lucky enough to defeat this Wulinqi woman in another ten years. ”
Lu Qingyu said: "Why is this woman so famous, I don't even know at all." ”
Zihua smiled and said, "Twenty years ago, you were still a hairy child!" ”
Lu Qingyu said: "Why do you know so well, twenty years ago, weren't you just a little girl who couldn't stand still?" ”
Zihua said seriously: "I said that I was like this twenty years ago, do you believe it or not?" ”
Lu Qingyu shook her head with a smile, and then went to see the fight in the ring reflected in the lake.
At this time, standing in the ring was the patriarch of the Tazam clan, Tahegahi, and after a fierce hand-to-hand battle, he finally lifted off the third prince of the Great Food Country, Qianlida, and then folded his hands, with an arrogant posture of fighting invincible opponents all over the world.
Chu Xingyun couldn't bear it anymore, and was about to get up and jump into the ring, but was stopped by Sikong Rennan: "Use a cattle slaughtering knife to kill chickens, let me come." ”
He jumped casually and landed in the ring as lightly as a fallen leaf, causing a sigh in the arena and reducing Tahgahi's arrogance a few points.
Sikong Rennan didn't even bother to pull out his sword, and he didn't do the gift of arching his name before the competition, he just stretched out his left hand: "Come on!" ”
Seeing that the other party didn't take himself seriously at all, Tahegashi was so angry that he raised his eyebrows, and clumsily grabbed Sikong Rennan with his bare hands, like a reckless stupid cow with his eyes covered. Sikong Rennan only took a walk, and then flashed behind him with agility, and Tahegashi almost couldn't stop and fell off the stage. As a few times, Sikong Rennan was still calm, but this stupid cow was already sweating profusely, panting, and even more anxious. He looked up at the beautiful princess on the top of the white building, and immediately seemed to be greatly encouraged, and rushed towards Sikong Rennan, but this pounce really grabbed the other party's shoulders, and was about to use his desert best strength to lift Sikong Rennan high, and then fell down heavily, causing him to break his bones and fly away. Who knew that this left move, right move, did not move the other party at all, and couldn't help but be shocked, thinking: "Could it be that this Central Plains kid is actually weighing a thousand pounds?" "Actually, what Sikong Rennan makes is just the most common internal strength of the Central Plains martial arts - a jack pendant.
Tahegahiti didn't move Sikong Rennan, and came to trip him with his legs, Sikong Rennan sneered, just shook his shoulders casually, and shook off Tahegahi's thick palms, and then took a few steps back and turned his back to the other party. Tahehi was about to grab again, a hand had already been put on his left shoulder, Sikong Rennan turned his feet, and with a swing of his shoulder, he took Tahehiga's strong body and flew out, which is also the most commonly used move by martial arts people in the Central Plains - four or two thousand catties, but usually there are very few opponents who can use this move, because every person who practices martial arts knows skill, only this western barbarian is still using brute force to determine the strength and weakness. Of course, they can't figure out how a tall and strong man can be thrown off the stage by a skinny man.
"I wonder who else wants to come on stage to teach?"
Chu Xingyun snorted lightly, and then jumped into the ring.
The audience immediately discussed: "Eh——, aren't they a gang?" Why did they fight by themselves, the Central Plains people are really strange. ”
"The princess was born beautiful and extraordinary, which man is not moved by it? I'm afraid it's not just for the Heavenly Treasure Mirror! ”
"That's it, no one stipulates that subordinates can't compete with their masters! In this ring, everyone is equal, regardless of status, all of them win or lose by force. ”
When the word "subordinate" penetrated Chu Xingyun's ears, the corners of his mouth twitched obviously, and an unhappy haze spread over his entire face.
Han Yuxiu sat down leisurely, as if he had nothing to do with himself. He didn't like Sikong Rennan in the first place, but he looked down on Chu Xingyun even more: "Hmph, two ambitious guys!" It doesn't matter who wins, you guys play slowly. He simply took the folding fan out of his bosom and gently fanned himself.
Seeing this, Lu Qingyu said with a smile: "I like Han Yuxiu, and I will definitely fall in love with someone from Roselle Palace if I want to." ”
Zihua stuck out her tongue: "You mean that playboy?" How could he fall in love, he is a guy who can't do without women, but this Han Gongzi knows at a glance that he is a righteous gentleman who is dedicated to his feelings. ”
Lu Qingyu said abruptly: "I said that person is a rare seed of infatuation, it is precisely because of the undying obsession in his heart that he can always treat people and things with a detached attitude." Sometimes I envy him, and I envy him that there is still such a bond in his heart. ”
Zihua said: "Isn't your fetters this world!" ”
Lu Qingyu said: "Life is short for decades, but it can go through vicissitudes of life, time has passed, and after the prosperity is exhausted, you will find that you can't grasp anything, you can't grasp anything," he covered his heart, "Only the feelings buried here can always remain the same." His tone revealed a rare tiredness and decadence, not at all like the wild and uninhibited overlord of the Central Plains, but more like a hermit who saw through everything, and was making the simplest and most incisive summary of this life, full of ups and downs, full of helplessness.
Zihua pressed his chest and asked softly, "Since you're tired, why don't you stop?" ”
Lu Qingyu said: "I am now a person who is about to climb to the top, and the only best way to keep myself from falling to death is to continue to climb up, and I can't help it if I don't stop." Even if I get to the top, I have to look for a higher mountain and climb again, because if I stop, those who climb the higher peaks will kick me down the mountain and I will still die. He turned his gaze to his clenched palm, "This is my fate, and I will not be at peace for a moment." ”
Zihua could only nod silently, she understood, she really understood.
But she couldn't say a word of comfort, because she couldn't help herself.
Another round of fighting in the ring has ended, naturally Chu Xingyun is superior, but Lu Qingyu feels that Sikong Rennan has not done his best, this taciturn man has always played a hidden role in his heart.
Although Chu Xingyun won, he didn't show any expression on his face, even if he already felt a little excitement and glory in his heart, he could still hide all kinds of emotions very well quietly.
Finally, the handsome and extraordinary protector general jumped into the ring.
The two of them clarified their identities and officially kicked off.
Chu Xingyun's long sword pointed out that Wan Lixing just put his hand into the cloak, and although his movements were arrogant, his expression was extremely humble, and it could be said that he was almost pious. Just when Lu Qingyu felt that this action seemed to have been seen before, a gust of wind suddenly swept over, and with the sword drawing action of Wanli Xing.
After the wind, people's luxurious clothes are covered with a thin layer of yellow sand, and the ring is also, and there is an extra golden sword in the right hand of Wanlixing, on which is coiled a mighty and hideous five-clawed golden dragon, the dragon's eye is two green and shining jasper, and the most important thing is the two large seal characters engraved on the end of the sword - the name of this sword - Xuanyuan.