Chapter Twenty-Three: The Fish of Suspended Animation
Xuan Gui first took Huai Wei and his party to the tortoise shell storage place and asked them to choose a suitable tortoise shell for the purpose of curing the Phoenix Disease.
"Elder Xuan, I'm afraid this matter has to be up to you, after all, you know the roots." Huai Wei did not start the selection according to his words, but still entrusted it to Xuan Gui, and put forward a request, "Remember, the selected tortoise shell must meet the following three conditions: first, there was no major illness before death; second, there are no obvious cracks on the surface or inside; Third, underage children are the best. ”
Xuan Gui listened, pondered for a moment, conjured a pair of tortoise shells, handed it to Huai Wei, and said with a smile: "This pair is the most suitable." ”
I saw that the shrunken tortoise shell was quietly suspended above Xuan Gui's palm, looking new and exquisite, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that this tortoise shell was properly maintained every day, and it was deeply loved by the holder, so that it could have such a new appearance.
"Whose tortoiseshell is this?" Huai Wei saw Xuangui's gaze staring at the tortoise shell, full of attachment and reluctance, and asked out loud.
Xuan Gui shook his head and didn't speak, but Xuanjia hurriedly replied: "This is Grandpa Xuan's son, Brother Yao's tortoise shell." ”
"This is a tortoise shell left over from a child." Xuangui heard that Xuanjia had revealed the facts he planned to conceal, and slowly spoke about his son Xuanjia, "Yao'er is my only child, and he has been smart and sensible since he was a child, and he is better than his peers. After going out to practice, he never came back. I used my own blood as a medium and blood bonds as a guide, and I used the Six Realms Tracking Technique to find a trace, but when I found him, he only had this tortoise shell left, and the rest of his limbs and soul were all gone, and the situation was extremely strange. Xuanjia's parents are in the same situation as children, no souls, no corpses, no blood and no bones, and we can't find out the cause of their deaths. It must have been a traitor who tried to destroy the corpse and erase the evidence, but after so many years, despite many investigations, there was still no progress. ”
"This is too precious, the Phoenix Clan can't afford it, so please ask Xuan Lao to change another pair of tortoise shells." Feng Jie flatly refused.
Xuan Gui's words were not aimed at the final recipient of the Feng Realm, he had always been facing Huai Wei, and he had not changed from beginning to end, and he did not respond to the words of the Feng Realm at this time, he still insisted on presenting the tortoise shell in front of Huai Wei, and reiterated: "Please also ask the gods to accept it." ”
"The conditions I proposed are not harsh, I believe that among the thousands of tortoise shells, there are not a few who are satisfied, why choose this pair? Elder Xuan, now that you have handed over the precious tortoise shell to me, do you want anything else? Huai Wei heard the meaning of the words.
When Xuan Gui heard this, he suddenly knelt on his knees, and instead held the tortoise shell with both hands and offered it, he still repeated the sentence: "Be sure to accept it." ”
"You want me to help you investigate the cause of your son's death." Huai Wei used a declarative sentence, a tone of no doubt, and after a while, she responded cheerfully, "I can promise you." But I have one condition, hand over the Xuanjia to me, and let him follow me for a hundred years. ”
"This ......" Xuan Gui hesitated, he hesitated, "Xiao Jia's parents died when he was very young, and they entrusted him to me before leaving. However, in the past 100 years, I have only cared about tracking down the murderer, and I have paid very little attention to him, and I have not fulfilled my responsibilities as a supervisor. Now that he's an adult, I can't make decisions for him. ”
Xuan Guizheng hesitated, and Xuan Jia had readily agreed: "I am willing to go to the outside world with my sister and take Lu Kui with me." ”
"Xiao Jia, you have to think clearly. This trip is not only new and fun, but also dangerous and tribulation, and maybe never to come back. Are you sure you want to go? Xuangui thought that Xuanjia agreed because he was playful, and tried to dissuade him.
"I know. I was almost injured by that Uncle Phoenix just now, and if I hadn't dodged quickly, I might have been blown to ashes by the phoenix he summoned. But Sister Wei doesn't have a powerful brother by her side, he subdued those demons who came to stir up trouble at once, and scared those demons to flee, and he also has a strong weapon. Although I'm still a little afraid of him now, he can protect Sister Wei, I will follow him to cultivate, and I can also protect Sister Wei in the future, Grandpa Xuan, you don't have to worry about me. Xuanjia gently comforted Xuangui, who looked solemn, and then changed his serious face and explained the reason for following, "If Sister Wei agrees to help us find the murderer, then I should contribute." After all, since I was a child, I wanted to know who killed my parents and why they died. Grandpa Xuan, this is the matter of the Spiral Turtle Clan, it is our enmity, we need my help, and I must take revenge. ”
"Know advance and retreat, know enmity and hatred, know righteousness, and be strong! Youthful spirit. When the elder heard this, he couldn't help but shout praise.
"Xuan Lao, what a beautiful ancestor Xuanwu was back then, ranking among the four great divine beasts, admired by the Six Realms, and praised by all the people. Now it can only be in a corner of peace, bullied by the demons, can only stick to it, the demon dies tragically, and is unable to chase the murderer, is this the so-called peaceful life of the ancestors? The strong man is strong, who dares to bully him? If Xuanjia is trapped here, then he may be a peaceful child for the rest of his life, and he can only be a child who does not understand the world. But would you like to? Would he be willing? Although there are many difficulties and dangers, the stronger his ambition, the wider his knowledge, and the richer his feelings. Huaiwei chose to convince the demon.
Xuanjia's expression was dark and uncertain, hearing Xuanjia say that he was almost killed, his face turned pale, and he had secretly made a decision in his heart, no matter how Xuanjia expressed his determination, he was just silent, after listening to Huai Wei's words, he took a deep look and said his final thoughts: "Respect God, forgive the little demon for being rude, this little demon can't agree." Xiao Jia's parents are no longer there, and I can't let this child have a bad time. ”
"In that case, I can't force it. Please choose another pair of tortoise shells and give them to the Phoenix Realm to take away. Huaiwei spoke, and the discussion failed.
Xuan Gui had already gotten up, and Xuan Yao's relict armor had also been put away, and he picked out another suitable pair of tortoise shells and handed them to the Feng Realm.
"Burn with real fire, into a smoke-filled shape, gather a phoenix, show the true body in the holy land, surround it, burn at noon, not extinguish from time to time, and do not stop, otherwise the previous efforts will be wasted." Huai Wei told Fengjie how to use it and related precautions.
Feng Jie got the Xuanjia, and after handing over the car keys to Gu Shi, he left first.
The Phoenix Clan was in trouble, Huai Wei turned around and ordered the depressed Xuanjia: "Xiao Jia, take me to see Lu Kui." ”
"In the back mountain room, in order to prevent autopsy, I used partition to seal it in the meantime." Xuangui restrained his emotions and led the way.
The Xuan Room is actually a stone room carved out of the mountain, the space is not large, ten meters square, the furnishings are simple, and there is a small ball of light hanging in the middle, which is covered with a strange-looking fish, which should be the Lu Kui mentioned by Xuanjia.
"Withdrawn." Huai Wei asked Xuangui to accept the partition technique, and when she saw him hesitating, she was relieved, "What are you afraid of, you are not dead, and you will not be autopsied." ”
Although according to Huai Wei's instructions, the light mask was put away, but Xuan Gui was still puzzled, so he asked: "There is no breath, no veins, the whole body is cold, I haven't woken up for a hundred years, the little demon dares to ask the god, how can such a situation determine that he is not dead?" ”
Huai Wei picked up Lu Kui's tail and lifted it up, and then explained: "You can also have no breath in the state of suspended animation, isn't there no veins when you hibernat? It's cold because it's a cold-blooded demon. He was hibernating and crashed into suspended animation, catching up. ”
"Sister Wei, why did Lu Kui become like this? When will he wake up? Xuanjia asked expectantly.
Huai Wei looked at Lu Kui left and right, sniffed closely, and then said indifferently: "I can wake up soon, but there may be sequelae." ”
"Really? Sister Wei, then you can save Lu Kui. Xuanjia was overjoyed, and immediately asked Huaiwei to wake up Lu Kui.
"Yes." Huai Wei responded in one bite, and then carried the two fins of Lu Kui, and pointed them at Banyou, "Give him a dip, that is, the position of the wings under his armpits, inject two finger-wide demonic powers, and use two parts of the force." At the same time, don't go one after the other. ”
"Yes." Banyou nodded in agreement, and then cast the demonic power with his left and right hands, hitting the dark blue demonic power into Lu Kui's armpit.
"Hmph." Suddenly, with a muffled grunt, Lu Kui woke up.
"The breathing is steady, the heartbeat is normal, the pulse is steady, and there is basically no major problem." Huai Wei explained the specific situation.
Xuanjia happily jumped on the spot, jumping three feet high, and then circled around Huai Wei, and kept outputting words of praise and thanks: "Wow, Sister Wei, you are amazing!" That's amazing! Thank you for waking Lu Kui up. Thank you so much! ”
"What's wrong with me? Where is this? Lu Kui, who had not yet regained his human form, was confused by the current situation.
"Did you eat a grass that looks like a leek before you hibernated?" Huai Wei threw Lu Kui to Xuanjia, and then asked.
"yes, is that grass called leeks? It tastes pretty good. Lu Kui replied honestly, it sounded like he was confused.
Huai Wei shook her head helplessly, feeling that ignorance was really terrible, and immediately explained: "That kind of grass is called Zhu Yu, the demon eats it, and it can't wake up, as if it is dead, but the body is hot, and a breath is still there." You're a fish demon who is hibernating, and eating it looks more like you're dead. Fortunately, I met this little fool, otherwise I would have buried you, and the fake death would have become a real death. ”
As soon as the words fell, Lu Kui screamed in shock: "Why can't I change my body?" Why is this happening? ”
Xuanjia looked at Huai Wei, she opened her eyes and said, "Don't look at me, what's the matter with me." This is the sequelae of his long-term sleep, and it is estimated that it will be fine in a hundred years. Whoever let him be greedy will learn this lesson and learn to be obedient in the future. ”
"Sister Wei, you want to find a way to help Lu Kui, okay?" For some reason, Xuanjia just concluded that Huai Wei had a way.