Chapter Twenty-Six: Spirit Stones

The days in the camp were as usual, and the hard training tempered everyone's bones. About a month later, in the Obsidian Palace, Ding Ruoyu saw a long-lost face, and Yu Feiqiong was sent back by the people who left Hong.

He became more silent, and the darkness in his eyes deepened. She found that he had grown taller and his skin much darker, but he was dyed with a bit of arrogance. If there is a major change in him, Ding Ruoyu thinks that it may not be a bad thing.

Sure enough, Yu Feiqiong looked from afar, and when she saw Ding Ruoyu, she couldn't wait to rush over.

He didn't talk about himself, but hurriedly asked her how she was doing lately and if she was worried.

Ding Ruoyu saw that he cared so much about himself, and sighed lightly: "How can there be someone like you, obviously you were taken away, but when you came back, you asked about others." ”

"Are you someone else? Do you know that I'm going to ...... Do you want to ......" Yu Feiqiong's face was slightly red, her voice was smaller, and she said suddenly, "I want to be with you for the rest of my life......"

Hearing this, Ding Ruoyu was stunned. She looked at his shy face, and suddenly realized that it didn't seem like he had said it on the spur of the moment.

"Don't be cranky, we're just ordinary friends now, and I don't ...... about those things" Before she could finish speaking, he pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly, almost suffocating her.

Not far away, behind the earthen wall, looking at the two people with intimate behavior, a slender figure couldn't help but clench his fists, and a pair of watery eyes immediately glowed with hatred.

Ding Ruoyu's body shrunk in Yu Feiqiong's arms suddenly trembled, the young man was silent, but his toned and powerful arms tightened.

"Where the hell have you been this month?" She asked in a low voice, although Lihong gave her a promise, she was still not at ease.

"Qiao'er, don't worry." The palm of the hand, which had become much rougher in January, gently stroked the black hair of the girl in his arms, and the young man said softly, "They just asked the guards to teach me how to practice swords." Other than that, it didn't work against me. ”

Hearing this, Ding Ruoyu's hanging heart completely fell back into his stomach.

She didn't tell him that she had secretly run out of the dead camp to find him, let alone say anything about meeting Lihong. And no matter whether he is unhappy or not, the word Lihong itself is a reverse scale for him, and it must not be touched.

At this moment, a cardinal came over, and the two hurriedly separated, their faces full of embarrassment. The Witch Sect disciple didn't care, glanced at them, and said expressionlessly: "Feiqiong, the National Teacher is waiting for you in the Baisha Palace." ”

As soon as the words fell, the faces of the two changed, but they had different thoughts. Yu Feiqiong stiffened, suddenly grabbed Ding Ruoyu's hand, nodded vigorously, and went with the witch sect disciple.

His fingers were cold, and Ding Ruoyu's heart also trembled. clearly agreed that he would no longer be embarrassed, but how long has it been, what does Lihong want?

"Brother......" she muttered, unwilling to judge him with malice.

Yu Feiqiong had already followed the witch sect disciples into the center of Agni City, bypassing several streets and coming to a magnificent hall. At the entrance of the store sat two huge jade lions, with hideous shapes. Twenty-four guards in gold armor were spread out on the side of the door, armed with spears and solemn expressions.

He gritted his teeth, it had been another month, and he wanted to see the man who was ruthless and disregarded human life like a mustard, but he didn't expect that the fear that was originally imprinted in his heart had completely disappeared. Yu Feiqiong's walking posture was still a little stiff and awkward, but he would not be timid anymore. He knew very well that it was impossible for Lihong to kill him.

In the lobby, a slender figure slowly walked back and forth, and only stopped when he entered the door.

The slender man in white made a gesture, and the attendants and disciples in the hall retreated one after another, leaving only Nangong Yi and another black-clothed and masked woman of medium stature, and the two of them quickly closed all doors and windows.

"This month, your skills have grown greatly, and your body has been trained to be extremely strong." The man in white said, turning his face to look at him, his handsome and peerless face was still the same as when he first saw him, but it was even more pale.

He slowly walked towards Yu Feiqiong, suddenly patted his cheek, and smiled softly: "In this case, if you want to take something from your body next, you must be able to bear it." ”

"What did you say?" Yu Feiqiong's eyes widened in horror.

No longer explaining more, and even ignoring the burning anger in the other party's eyes at all, the young man in white took two steps back and clapped his hands three times, Nangong Yi and the woman in black immediately stepped forward, firmly locked Yu Feiqiong on the left and right, and he couldn't break free even if he resisted desperately.

"Open your mouth." Li Hong calmly looked at Yu Feiqiong's angry appearance, holding a yellow and clear pill in his fingertips.

The green tendons on Yu Feiqiong's neck bulged out, her cheeks were red, and even her eyes were bloodshot, but she kept her mouth shut.

"Take this pill and you won't feel pain in the future." Li Hong patiently explained the function of the Chinese medicine pills.

"Phew!" Yu Feiqiong smacked him hard.

The man in white leaned over deftly to avoid it, and there was still no anger in his eyes, he just shook his head regretfully and said: "You kid has been good and bad since he was a child, and he doesn't eat and drink when he toasts!" He waved his hand and said, "That's it, you don't want to use medicine, and I won't force you." Let's do it, Nangong. ”

As he spoke, he turned and walked towards the case next to the screen. There are a bunch of colorful bottles and cans on the desk. As soon as Nangong Yi let go, the woman in black cast a spell that restricted all the action of the prey in her hand. The gray-clothed young man turned to Yu Feiqiong, a sharp knife suddenly appeared in his hand, and with a cold snort, he ripped open the shirt of the lamb to be slaughtered, and the tip of the knife pierced into it with a "poof", and with a slight mention, it instantly cut open his abdomen.

On the other side, Li Hong sat next to the desk, concentrating on tinkering with those bottles and cans, and turned a deaf ear to the miserable howls of the young man on the side.

It wasn't until Yu Feiqiong fainted in pain that Nangong Yi took out a white bead the size of a dragon's eye from his abdomen that he looked up, got up and took it, glanced at the blood stains all over the ground, and said lightly to the woman in black: "Sew it carefully, don't let him never wake up again." ”

At this time, Nangong Yi and the woman's work were reversed, and he controlled Yu Feiqiong, while the needle and thread appeared in the hands of the woman in black, and her ten fingers flew dexterously like a butterfly wearing flowers, and after a while, the unconscious Yu Feiqiong's body was brought back to its original state.

"Su Ori." Li Hong stared at the bead in his palm that was taken out of the human body without a trace of blood, and sighed, "This child will recuperate with you for a few days, and let go after removing the stitches." ”

Su Zhi, the woman in black, nodded in response, and carried Yu Feiqiong to leave from the back door of the hall.

Li Hong looked at Nangong Yi, pointed to the messy ground and said, "Tell them to come in and clean up." Then he clutched the white beads and walked briskly out of the lobby.

The secluded and dark underground corridor turns back and forth, and the men in white can still see at night. He walked fast, and his eyes flashed blood-red in the darkness.

He didn't go to look for the bad luck of the Lu Stone again, but went straight down to the deepest layer of the earth.

The sound of "grunt, grunt" became clearer and clearer, and became even stronger after the bronze gate was opened. Inside the door, there is a hollowed-out square man-made pool. The pool was filled with a red liquid, and from time to time fist-sized bubbles bubbled out. That's where those weird sounds come from.

Gradually, strangely shaped cartilage creatures emerged from the pool of blood, glowing red. Li Hong sacrificed the white beads, and the light on those monsters turned into red threads and rotated with the beads, and as the speed accelerated, they turned into red arcs, and the wisps were absorbed by the beads.

Absorbing enough red light, the white beads also begin to change.

The white jade exterior gradually appeared spider-web-like cracks, the traces deepened, and suddenly there was a crisp sound, and the shell of the bead shattered, revealing a piece of crystal inside.

The hedron glows an eerie green light, reflecting in the pool. The mist in the pool boiled, tumbled, and gushed, and countless monsters in it competed to bite each other, and the miserable howls were endless.

Lihong's pitch-black eyes slowly turned blood-red. He looked up at the dazzling emerald, his front gradually opening, and his chest radiated a holy white light. As if under some kind of traction, the emerald swirled and slowly fell, finally sinking into his left heart, forming a blood-red totem on his skin.

The pale complexion of the man in white instantly returned to normal, and even the indifferent eyebrows and eyes had a strange look. He carefully straightened his clothes and turned away, and the monster in the pool that had been biting wildly gradually regained its calm.

After a short meeting, Ding Ruoyu fell into a long wait.

Half a month passed, she couldn't bear it, remembered Lihong's agreement, secretly picked up the hosta, and took advantage of the night to go alone to the eerie and terrifying demon suppression tower.

Outside the tower, there were two white-clothed female envoys who covered their faces, and when they saw her coming, they all stretched out their hands to stop her.

Ding Ruoyu showed the hosta and said, "I want to see the national teacher!" ”

The envoy gave way sideways, and another masked girl appeared inside the door, leading the way without saying a word.

The underground corridor turned back and forth, and I don't know how long it took, Ding Ruoyu was taken to a brightly lit hall. Chandeliers hang throughout the hall, bright as day, illuminating the murals that cover the walls. She looked around and was shocked to find that the murals were full of monsters from ancient legends with hideous shapes, twisting and biting in various abnormal postures...... Immediately, she spotted a screen in an inconspicuous position in the back. There was no one around, and out of curiosity, she cautiously walked towards the screen.

Behind the screen is the entrance of another hall. Ding Ruoyu took a deep breath and walked into the hall with his feet raised. Different from the golden splendor and extreme gorgeousness on the outside, the inside is clean and simple, empty and simple. In terms of layout, it is more like a warehouse.

Directly opposite, behind the desk with several jars of medicinal herbs, sat cross-legged a man in Tsing Yi, holding his cheek with one hand and writing something with the other. He didn't look at Ding Ruoyu, who was getting closer and closer, and suddenly brushed aside a strand of black hair that had fallen in front of him due to the loosening of his bun, beckoned his subordinates and pointed to the medicine jar in front of him and said, "Put it in the last compartment of the sixth layer of the shelf over there." ”

"Uh-oh." Ding Ruoyu hurriedly nodded, picked up the jar with both hands and walked towards the tall wooden frame on the left. But as soon as she got closer, she froze. This shelf is too high, she can't even jump up to the sixth floor, and there is nothing to put her feet on at the moment.

Someone behind her suddenly sighed, took the medicine jar in her hand and put it in the designated position. Ding Ruoyu was startled, hurriedly turned around, and faced his bowed face.

It was so close that she couldn't help but be so nervous that she didn't even dare to blink her eyes.

There was a spark in his eyes, and suddenly the light dissipated, and he became cold and arrogant.

staring at her, she hurriedly moved to the side, freeing up the distance between the two.

Ding Ruoyu frowned in annoyance. When I saw him just now, I forgot for a while that I would also work lightly. What is such a height, I want him to help?

"You're looking for me?" Before she could come back to her senses, the man suddenly smiled, and the impersonal affection in his eyes instantly disappeared.

"Lihong!" Ding Ruoyu was weak-hearted, and when he heard the voice, he couldn't help but exclaim, and his eyes were even more fixed on him.

The man in Tsing Yi smiled as before: "Did you miss me?" ”

"Hu, nonsense!" Ding Ruoyu was hesitant, but he didn't expect his cheeks to burn at this time. She hurriedly lowered her head and explained her intentions, "You...... I'm here to ask a friend about his whereabouts......"

Li Hong thought for a moment and said slowly: "Feiqiong? ”

Hearing him tell him directly, Ding Ruoyu didn't know how to continue asking.

"He was slightly injured on a mission and is recuperating in a safe place." Seeing her nervous expression, Lihong smiled softly, and said casually, "You care about him so much?" ”

"I ......" Ding Ruoyu was shocked. He had something to say, but he couldn't explain it himself.

"It doesn't matter. It's useless to regret what you promised. He returned to the desk and continued to fiddle with pen, ink, paper, and inkstone.

Ding Ruoyu hung her head and followed, like a wronged little daughter-in-law.

"You're just right here," he said, handing a basket and picking out the gray herbs from it, "and pick out the grass as long as the roots." ”

Ding Ruoyu nodded hurriedly, picking carefully.

The lobby was so quiet that you could hear the sound of breathing. The red candles on the desk flickered.

She didn't know how long she picked and chosen, until she couldn't open her eyes, and slowly fell asleep on the desk.

Lihong gently carried her to the soft couch in the inner room, covered the quilt, and turned back to the hall to continue to be busy.