Chapter 14: The Shadow

Xuanji herself had no awareness of what was happening.

She was having a strange dream, and everything in the dream seemed to be covered with a thick veil that would not allow her to see clearly. Vaguely by the river, along the riverside layers, I don't know how many bright red flowers have grown.

She reached out to pluck and crush it, watching the juice like blood flow down her palms to the ground, and there was an indescribable sense of pleasure and familiarity in her heart.

Suddenly, someone sat down next to her and called her: "Xuanji, do you understand now?" ”

Understand what? She was dazed.

"Do you want to see it?" He's still asking.

What to see? She still didn't understand.

"Only this time, not as an example. Let's take a good look! When the man had finished speaking, he threw a pebble into the water. The surface of the water gradually rippled, circle by circle, and finally turned into countless moving images.

She was curious, and couldn't help but lean over to take a closer lookβ€”her heart was beating violently, and blood was pouring up her head.

Not...... Is that...... Is that? Is that!

She froze, a familiar and distant feeling swept over her, and she couldn't wait to reach out - to grab something!

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Zhong Minyan looked at Xuanji's raised hand in a daze, with ten fingertips, and his skin was so fair as if it was transparent, emitting a strange silver light in the dark.

He didn't have time to think about it, the Gu Eagle behind him let out an earth-shattering roar, as if he had seen something terrifying, he was scared and excited, he only hesitated for a moment, and then resolutely pecked it down with a sharp falcon!

Zhong Minyan closed his eyes tightly, and only heard a strange wind sound in his ears, like a breeze through the bamboo forest, and like a continuous wind blowing over the leaves, soft and brisk.

He quietly opened his eyes a slit, and saw a silver shadow suddenly burst out, incredibly fast, and with its movements, the wind sounded. It circled around the Gu Eagle, from top to bottom, from left to right, and because of its very fast movements, at first glance, it looked like a silver cage was put around the Gu Eagle.

What is that? His eyes widened in horror, and he couldn't move under a strange pressure.

Seeing that the Gu Eagle was surrounded by a silver shadow, it seemed that it was still trying to get rid of it, but it was only in vain. The silver shadow tightened more and more, and the Gu Eagle gradually became unable to move, and its body was lightly touched by it, and it trembled uncontrollably.

Zhong Minyan couldn't be sure if he saw fear in the eyes of a Gu eagle, and was startled, when he suddenly saw Xuanji's hand that emitted silver light lightly, and the cave suddenly shone brightly, his eyes were in sharp pain, and he hurriedly closed them with force.

He only heard two "hiss" sounds in his ears, and suddenly something hot was splashed on his back, which made him shiver.

And then there was silence, silence.

Zhong Minyan closed his eyes and waited for a long time, but he didn't hear any more sound, so he opened his eyes hesitantly. What caught my eye was Xuanji's sleeping little face, no longer pale, no longer red, and a normal complexion - no, even better, two tender blush on her cheeks reflected her black eyebrows and red lips, extremely beautiful.

But he felt nothing but fear in his heart.

What was it just now? What is that?! Where's the Gu Eagle?! He turned around suddenly, but saw that there was nothing in the fork in the road, and the huge Gu Eagle just now had actually disappeared out of thin air! Only black blood was left all over the ground, spreading out endlessly, and now it looks like a black dream.

He stared at the large bloodstain in a daze, and he didn't know what it was like in his heart.

What is that? What is Xuanji?

His chest gradually became suffocated, layers of Venus slowly floated in front of him, and he finally glanced at Xuanji lying on the ground, her face was ruddy, she was dreaming, and the corners of her mouth were sweetly raised. But he felt that there was endless murder in his innocent smile.

Suddenly it was dark in front of him, he couldn't hold it anymore and fell down. I vaguely heard Chu Lei's shouting in his ears, he moved his lips, but he couldn't make a sound, and then lost all consciousness.

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When he woke up again, he was already in the inn. Zhong Minyan only felt that his whole body seemed to be soaked in warm water, and he couldn't help but moan softly. Someone behind him immediately whispered, "Don't move." ”

He hurriedly opened his eyes and found himself sitting cross-legged on the bed with only his middle coat, and there seemed to be a pair of palms against the vest behind him, and the warm feeling was transmitted from the palms.

He blinked weakly and whispered, "Master...... I ......"

Chu Lei didn't speak, until he went through all the true qi in his whole body and straightened out the tangled tendons, and then he finished his work. After a while, he said, "I was late, and when I found you, the three of you were covered in blood and fainted." Fortunately, you and Si Feng were not seriously injured, which is also a blessing. ”

Zhong Minyan was still a little dazed, and subconsciously asked, "What about Xuanji?" ”

As soon as these two words came out, his heart was like a flash of lightning, and those experiences in the cave suddenly appeared: silver light, blood everywhere, and a satisfied smile on Xuanji's face.

Terrible! It was so strange that I feel horrible to think about it now.

He said in a trembling voice, "Master...... Xuanji her...... Are you okay? ”

Chu Lei got up, walked to the window, and was silent for a long time before saying, "She's fine, the fever has subsided." The doctor said he would wake up in a while. After speaking, he hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "Minyan...... What happened in the cave? ”

When Zhong Minyan heard him ask, he couldn't help but tremble, pursed his lips and couldn't speak.

Chu Lei said again: "When I arrived, there was no shadow of the Gu Eagle at all. I used to see that you were covered in blood, and I thought you were badly wounded, but now it seems that the blood is not from you...... Min Yan, what happened? What about the Gu Eagle? ”

Zhong Minyan sat there in a daze, not knowing whether to tell him about Xuanji. After thinking for a long time, he gritted his teeth, shook his head, and said, "Master...... I fought against Si Fengli but was defeated, and then I fainted due to lack of strength, and I don't know what happened. ”

Chu Lei didn't doubt him, so he sighed, patted him on the shoulder, and said gently: "You have done a very good job, you are not my apprentice!" ”

Zhong Minyan was stunned, it was the first time he was praised by his master like this, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and rubbed his nose with a smile.

"Si Feng has woken up, and now he is downstairs with your uncle and the owner of Dongfang Island. Go down and tell them what happened. ”

Zhong Minyan agreed.

After going downstairs, I saw Chu Yinghong and them sitting in the corner. Yu Sifeng had a circle of white cloth wrapped around his forehead, and his left hand was also on the board, which looked not light. Seeing him coming, he smiled: "It turns out that I can, get up!" I thought you were going to sleep for ten days! ”

Zhong Minyan shook his head and walked over to sit across from him, "Isn't Xuanji awake yet?" He asked.

Yu Sifeng said: "No." You're right, that's right. She really is, a pig. ”

Zhong Minyan only smiled bitterly.

"By the way, I fainted. And then, in the end, happened, what? ”

Zhong Minyan pondered for a long time, but still shook his head: "...... I didn't know, I fainted too. ”

Chu Yinghong smiled beside her: "Okay, don't be so lifeless!" Anyway, you kids are intact. The monster hunting mission is also completed, just wait to bring that tengu back and watch the excitement of the hairpin flower festival! ”

Sitting next to her was Dongfang Qingqi, this benevolent brother was more unlucky, he was dragged by the Gu Eagle and hit the stone hard, not only his right hand was broken, but also several ribs were broken, and now he was tightly wrapped from top to bottom, and he bared his teeth and exhaled in pain when he moved.

"Oops, we're really old!" He sighed, "This time I suffered a big loss on the old Gu Eagle, and I can't trust it again in the future!" ”

Everyone laughed.

Chu Yinghong saw that Chu Lei's expression was depressed, as if he was full of worries, so he said in a low voice: "Is the head still thinking about Gu Carving?" ”

Chu Lei sighed, "I don't know who solved it first." If there really are such masters in the world, compared to it, our five major factions and the like are undoubtedly sitting in a well and watching the sky......"

Dongfang Qingqi patted him on the back with his unbroken hand, and said loudly: "Brother Chu, how many years have passed, and your suspicious temperament has not changed. Let's not talk about whether we are sitting in a well and watching the sky, you and I were both present at the time, where can we see anyone else? What's more, the cave is bottomless, and I don't know if it leads to other places. The Gu Eagle may have escaped along the cave. If you are worried, wait for me to recover for a few days, and then we will go to the cave again, and we will kill that evil beast. ”

Zhong Minyan's lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't speak.

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