Chapter 735: Travelogue (4,000 words)
Ying'er didn't understand why the white snake was smaller than her, but she admired Du Bai the most, so she naturally believed in his words, but instead smiled and jumped around, and said, "That's good!" Then Ying'er went to find the white lady to be friends! I also told her to be careful of that bad monk Fahai and that timid Xu Xian......"
The little girl was probably aroused by what Du Bai said, and she kept chattering all the way, she was in a very good mood, Du Bai said two words casually, which could make her giggle, and there was no such restrained feeling among other masters and servants.
It wasn't until she returned to the Su Mansion that the little girl didn't dare to be as presumptuous as she was outside, so she restrained a little, but this convergence only lasted until Su Zhirou came to play with her.
The little white snake, as the younger sister who has been taken care of by Su Zhirou, naturally followed along, Du Bai looked at the back of them leaving, and at the same time he couldn't cry and laugh because he had become a lonely person again, he also thought with some kind of bad taste that he didn't know what Ying'er's expression would be like if she knew that her dream had been realized at the beginning.
But these things were just a small episode, he soon came to his study, and after instructing his subordinates not to let others disturb him at will, he closed the door, sat quietly at the desk, and took out the book of Yan Chixia's travels that Yan Zangshan handed over to him before.
Looking at this travelogue carefully, I saw that the book cover was a thick piece of rough paper of unknown material, dark yellow, with no words or titles, just a very simple piece of paper.
But there are also some wrinkles and signs of fading left by the passage of time, and it is probably possible to guess that the book must have been written a long time ago, and it must have been read several times by many people to leave such signs.
Du Bai was not surprised by this.
"This book should have been carefully checked by the descendants of the Yan family to make sure that there is indeed no abnormality or hidden secret, and there will be nothing harmful to the interests of the Yan family, before it can be so generously lent to outsiders like myself to watch it."
Even if you can borrow this kind of book so easily, like those who are good friends of the Yan family, you can definitely do it. It's just because there is really no record of any useful Taoist or martial arts in it, so it was released.
Du Bai stretched out his hand and slowly opened the book cover, and flipped through the two pages at random.
The pages are slightly yellowed, and the fingers are a little brittle to the touch, but they have been specially treated so they don't break easily.
But it's the words on it that really catch the eye!
The font on this is thick and thin, although it looks a little sloppy, but if you look closely, you can find that every stroke and every stroke seems to imply the incomparable edge of the sword, sharp and sharp, as if it is a cold wind, which makes people feel numb in their backs and shake their hearts.
Although there is no righteousness that Du Bai is familiar with, the aura embodied in it is better than righteousness, sharp and uninhibited.
If an evil person accidentally sees it, maybe if he is a little less courageous, he may be scared to death on the spot!
"Yan Chixia is really a strange person!"
Du Bai was amazed in his heart, and subconsciously reached out and lightly touched the font on it, but when he touched it, he shrank slightly like touching a needle felt, and smiled after being stunned in his heart.
Of course, this word can't really be a sword, but Yan Chixia has this ability to contain the meaning of a sword in it, and even let herself have an illusion.
He couldn't help muttering to himself: "Maybe when Yan Chixia wrote these words, this whole book could really be used as a peerless sword, and it was not a problem to slay demons and eliminate demons." It's just that these edges have been almost worn out in a hundred years......"
It's a shame to think about it, but it's a good treasure.
As a person who loves calligraphy, he carefully studied the font on it, and the more he looked at it, the more subtle he felt.
It wasn't until a moment later that he felt a little bit of realization, and he retracted his thoughts and focused his attention on the contents of this travelogue.
I saw that most of the above content was recorded in chronological order, and to some extent, it can even be regarded as Yan Chixia's diary. However, it does not record the daily events in great detail, only some ghost anecdotes he has encountered, or other strange things in the mortal world that are worthy of warning the world.
He rummaged through it carefully, and finally found the story about Nie Xiaoqian.
It seems to be different from his impression, but there are many less dramatic plots adapted from later generations, and it is even more unpretentious, but from this simple text alone, you can also feel Nie Xiaoqian's deep affection and moving.
It's just that he was a little disappointed that there was still no secret about entering the underworld.
He gently closed the book, held it in his palm, and leaned back in the chair behind him, closing his eyes in contemplation.
"Now it seems that we can only wait for the evening to find the Yanzang Mountain and see if we can extract some content from its dreams. How to get to the underworld......"
He had been to the underworld once before, but with the help of Lu Ju, and the time was very short. There is a lot of uncertainty and danger, and it may not come back, which is not a long-term plan.
But at this time, I suddenly remembered something, frowned slightly, and looked down at the seemingly ordinary book in my hand.
"Since this book was written by Yan Chixia herself...... Did you ever have a trace of his obsession? ”
If so, maybe......
He thought about it carefully and decided to give it a try first, and even if it didn't work, there was nothing to lose.
When his palm was completely covered, his heart flickered, and he immediately sat up straight, staring at it with some surprise.
"Is there really one?!"
He could vaguely feel that some feedback from the book was coming back, and although it wasn't strong, even to the point of dissipating, it was better than nothing!
He immediately used his supernatural powers, and the next moment, he only felt that the picture in front of him began to be disordered, sometimes the last moment was still this picture, and the next moment he had jumped to another irrelevant place, without any logic, if a normal person saw such a scene, he would only feel that the world was spinning, dizzy, and unable to distinguish.
Fortunately, he is used to this situation, and this time it is a little more excessive, but it is still within the acceptable range.
He held his breath and understood that this was the reason why those obsessions were close to dissipating.
After all, Yan Chixia is just a mortal, and she has not yet surpassed the limit of immortals, and this book is not her most valuable treasure, so it is inevitable that these situations will occur.
And this situation was finally alleviated after a long time, and some continuous images finally appeared in the line of sight.
Du Bai looked intently, and he could see that many of them were evil ghosts who were killed by Yan Chixia after committing evil, and saved many people, but they did not go away for fame and fortune, leaving merit and fame.
However, most of these are just ordinary little monsters, and they are not even worth Yan Chixia's extra strength, just by sacrificing a flying sword, they have already been scared by more than half of the three souls and seven spirits.
Where else is it worth using any advanced Taoism?
And as the demon in Lanruo Temple, who was a real tough battle in Yan Chixia's lifetime, after Du Bai waited patiently for a long time, he finally saw some signs at first.
However, even if there are some pictures, they are very fragmented, and it is not even possible to distinguish the specific time of them, and it can only be seen that the night is dark and the wind is high, the ghost is full of spirits, and the scene of demons dancing is very terrifying.
But with these fragmentary pictures, Du Bai can be regarded as being able to get a glimpse of the original amazing scene.
Whether it is the sinister methods of the tree demon grandmother, or the terror of the old demon of Montenegro, or Nie Xiaoqian's stunning appearance back then and Ning Caichen's unhesitating figure, they are all extremely exciting.
Let Du Bai finally fulfill some of his wishes and be able to truly see the scene he yearns for the most.
If you talk about regrets, the only pity is that Nie Xiaoqian in this world is beautiful, but she looks different from the movie, which is somewhat regrettable.
"It's just ......" Du Bai's gaze paused slightly, and he looked at a certain picture in front of him in contemplation.
There was the scene when Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian hugged each other after reuniting.
It's very touching, but for some reason, after seeing the true faces of both sides, he looked at Ning Caichen's appearance, and inexplicably felt familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere......
It's just that just as he was thinking, the picture in front of him changed again, becoming the interior of Lanruo Temple, and a picture that flashed by chance made him stunned at first, and then immediately used his magic power without hesitation to try to stabilize this scene.
Finally, with his efforts, the picture stopped flickering as before and began to stabilize.
He breathed a sigh of relief, he could find that he was still possessed by Yan Chixia's perspective at this time, but it did not prevent him from observing his surroundings.
It can be seen that at this time, the Lanruo Temple no longer has the chaotic and evil atmosphere in the previous picture, all the evil qi seems to have been cleared, and what is left is a clean and very peaceful temple, which should be because someone lives here for a long time, loves this place and cleans it often.
And when he looked around, he also saw the big tree in front of the court.
It's just that at this time, the big tree is not as towering as he had seen in reality before, but only the size of an ordinary tree, and the branches and foliage are not very luxuriant.
If it is said that the reality is the elderly, then what you see at this time is the prime of life, full of vitality and aura!
"Sure enough...... This is the Lanruo Temple when Nie Xiaoqian settled down later! ”
Du Bai's expression was thoughtful.
The previous picture was flickering after saying goodbye to Ning Caichen and the two, all of which were scenes when Yan Chixia continued to tour the world, and the time was very long. And after so much time has passed, he once again suddenly did not hesitate to trek through mountains and rivers, and returned to this Lanruo Temple with great difficulty, if it is just that he suddenly misses it, it is unlikely that he will come back to visit.
"If I'm not mistaken...... At this time, Ning Caichen died, and Nie Xiaoqian sent a message to Yan Chixia for help......"
That is, the part that you really need!
Sure enough, just after Yan Chixia appeared, a beautiful figure soon emerged from under the roots of the big tree, it was Nie Xiaoqian, who was wearing a white mourning dress and looked very kind.
At this time, Nie Xiaoqian was still in her prime, but she had more of a woman's charm than at the beginning, after all, she had already accompanied Ning Caichen for the rest of her life.
"Yan Daxia!"
After she saw Yan Chixia, it was as if she had seen the last glimmer of hope, and she was a little happy and floated over quickly.
Yan Chixia couldn't help coughing lightly after answering, and it was at this time that Du Bai realized that he was already a little old!
Although he can live nearly a lifetime longer than ordinary people because of his advanced cultivation, his nearly 100 years of age and the dark wounds left by slaying demons over the years have also made his body a little tired, and it is difficult to be as uninhibited and chic as he was when he was young.
"Alas......" Yan Chixia looked at the other party's dejected appearance, and judging from the content of the letter she had received before, she could probably guess what happened, and she couldn't help but feel sentimental.
Immediately, he said with some regret: "I'm sorry, I'm late!" Failed to catch the first seven. Otherwise, maybe Brother Ning still has a little chance......"
It's just that he himself understands that there is not much possibility.
Ning Caichen did not die unexpectedly, but died at the end of his life, even if he had lived all his life, even if he entered the underworld, he could be directly reincarnated without being a lonely soul and a wild ghost to exhaust his remaining life. In this case, unless he is really the Lord of Yama who can change the book of life and death with a stroke of the pen, ordinary Dao methods will not be able to save him at all.
Nie Xiaoqian couldn't help but hang her head and weep when she heard this, and her voice was a little sad.
"How can you blame Yan Daxia! If you are willing to come over and help, Xiao Qian is already grateful. Xiao Qian also knew that Ning Lang's life span was exhausted and could not be resurrected, so she didn't dare to have such an extravagant hope. But Xiao Qian still hopes that she can see Ning Lang for the last time......"
If she could, she naturally hoped that Ning Lang would not be reincarnated and always be by her side. But she didn't dare to delay Ning Lang's future, she only hoped that she could see each other again and pour out her heart.
Yan Chixia also understood her thoughts, but she felt that something was not right, frowned and stared: "If you want to see Little Brother Ning again, I'm afraid you have to go to the underworld!" ”
"But even if you go to that underworld, but the underworld is vast, and it is extremely difficult to find thousands of ghosts and demons all over the world. What's more, Brother Ning's soul may have already been reincarnated......"
When Nie Xiaoqian heard this, she immediately knelt on the ground and pleaded: "Yan Daxia! Xiao Qian has already made up her mind, and she doesn't dare to have other extravagant demands, but she begs Yan Daxia to help her and let Xiao Qian go to the underworld! And looking for Ning Lang, no matter how long it takes, I will not give up......"
Yan Chixia and them have known each other after all, and their friendship is not shallow, seeing their sad appearance, they can't help but feel unbearable, so they sighed: "Okay, I can help you once, I hope you can find Brother Ning back as soon as possible......"
Nie Xiaoqian couldn't help but be overjoyed, and kowtowed on the ground again and again to thank him.
Yan Chixia hurriedly stretched out her hand to help her up, and then muttered helplessly: "Fortunately, the world has changed a lot now, and the immortals and Buddhas are not visible, even the ghosts are gone, so I can be so nonsense." If it were like in the past, when the ghost sent the king of Hades to sit in the underworld, I wouldn't dare to send you into the underworld so casually......"
Taoism also has Taoist rules, and in the past, this kind of thing that offended ghosts and gods could not be done casually.