Chapter 3: The Empty Valley

The rivers and lakes are full of legends: the gods in the sky, the sky is empty. Emptiness refers to the empty valley.

The Empty Valley is by far the most mysterious organization in the rivers and lakes, and no one in the world knows where the Empty Valley is, and some are just hearsay. Some people say that the empty valley is in a valley shrouded in fog all year round, and the four seasons in it are like spring. Some people say that the empty valley is built on an island, surrounded by the sea, unfathomable, and unreachable. Some people even say that the empty valley is built on the sky, and it is a city in the sky. In short, there are many rumors, but there is only one truth.

After all, he was a young hero at that time, he was a martial arts wizard since he was a child, and his martial arts were invincible.

Since the establishment of the Empty Valley, it has maintained the order between the various factions of the martial arts and the major families, and quelled the fighting between the various factions, and no one is dissatisfied. In the past 20 years, there has been a calm in the rivers and lakes, and there have been no major conspiracy incidents and bloodsheds.

The masters in the empty valley are like clouds, and there are four messengers of red, yellow, blue and white in the valley. They are all orphans brought back by the valley owner, the valley owner is separate from their training, they are responsible for different fields after adulthood, several people rarely meet, they all directly obey the orders of the valley owner, each holding a token in their hand, the token represents their identity, but also represents their fate, who is the valley owner, who is their master.

The Red Cloth is the head of the Four Great Emissaries, who grew up with the valley lord's daughter, Ethereal, and has a sword in his hand called the "Red Devil", which is made of thousand-year-old black iron made of the same material as the Empty Order. The sword body is all red, without any variegation, the iron is sharpened like mud, indestructible, and the sword is not stained with blood when killing. There is a rumor in the rivers and lakes: when Hongyi was eighteen years old, there was a bandit in Jiangnan, and it is said that a total of 108 people organized an organization of 108 people, killing people and stealing goods, burning, killing and looting, and doing all kinds of evil. In that year, Soroku sent him to deal with the scourge of this side, and he was the only one who went to get rid of the gang by any means. No one knows what method he used, and after a month, he killed all 18 people in charge, disbanded the entire 108-person village, and gave all the ill-gotten wealth to the local people. After that battle, the name of the red coat spread in the rivers and lakes. "Red Devil with a sword, slash demons and eliminate demons"! This sentence is familiar to everyone on the rivers and lakes, and no one praises it. It's just that after this battle, it is difficult to see him again, therefore, no one can find out his details, and no one knows how high his martial arts are, he now has only one task, that is, to protect the young valley lord Ethereal, wherever she goes, he is.

The yellow-clothed messenger is not good at martial arts, but his strategy is unmatched, and what is even more terrifying is that he is proficient in all kinds of formations, no matter what ordinary things come into his hands, he can put out a subtle formation. It is said that the biggest reason why no one can find the Empty Sky Valley is that he has arranged countless formations around the Empty Sky Valley, which are ever-changing, and no one can break them. Legend has it that after someone on the rivers and lakes offended him, he was trapped by his formation for several days and nights, and when he finally walked out, his clothes were all gone, and he was so ashamed that he almost committed suicide on the spot. Therefore, there is a saying in the rivers and lakes, "It is better to offend the king of Yama than to offend the empty yellow"! It can be seen how terrifying the formation in yellow clothes is, it can make life worse than death.

The blue-clothed messenger held a blue ice blade in his hand, the blade was as thin as a cicada's wings, the whole body was snow-white, and there were bursts of cold air in the knife. What he is good at is Xuanbing internal strength, the qi transported can make people freeze into ice, and the blue ice blade will freeze everywhere it goes, and the enemy will be executed after freezing, which is not painful at all, so everyone gave him a title: Blue Ice Child. "As soon as the blue ice comes out, there is nowhere to escape"! As long as the skill is not enough, it will be frozen into ice, and the opponent can be eliminated without much effort. Blue Yi has a great reputation in the rivers and lakes, mainly because he carries out the orders of the valley lord, which is equivalent to the hands and feet of the valley lord, and cleans up the scum on the rivers and lakes on behalf of the valley lord.

The white-clothed messenger is the only woman among the four messengers, and very few people have seen her true face. It is said that the valley owner accidentally got a secret book from Fuso, and then only passed it on to her. She is mainly proficient in disguise, assassination, and illusion, and is responsible for gathering information, and no one knows where she is, except for the valley owner. It is rumored that she is a big beauty, sometimes charming, sometimes pure, sometimes sweet, sometimes cold, in short, no one can guess her identity and age, no one who has seen her true face can not see the sun the next day, and they don't know how she died. Her identity is a mystery, a big mystery.

There are not many people in the entire Empty Valley, there are not many disciples, and the structure is simple, except for the four great envoys, the others add up to less than a hundred. The current valley owner has an easy-going personality and a chic temperament, and the most nervous people in this life are his wife and daughter.

At the beginning, he established the empty valley just to stay away from the disputes in the rivers and lakes and give his wife a stable living environment, and the reason why he maintained justice and stability in the rivers and lakes was also because his wife said that he didn't want to see more people shed blood, so he regarded the stability of the rivers and lakes as his own responsibility. Fortunately, his status in the rivers and lakes is relatively high, and everyone is convinced.

To borrow the words of Master Huaiyuan, the abbot of Shaolin: "The mind of the empty benefactor is like a Buddha, and the heart is like a bodhisattva, which is the blessing of the martial arts of the rivers and lakes!" ”

It is precisely because of the prestige of the empty stay that the rivers and lakes have been stable for 20 years. It's just that now, the people of all factions in the rivers and lakes are alternating between the old and the new, and the forces of all parties are uneven, surging, and there is a faint tendency to cause chaos. After a long period of stability, some people's ambitions began to be hidden.

The first few days of the ethereal departure. These Sky Stays often called her over to chat together, and she always had a hunch in her heart, as if something unknown was quietly going on. Maybe Dad has already found some clues, so he talked to her so much in the past few days. She also took the initiative to ask Ying to go out of the valley to find out the truth, because she had never left the empty valley, so her father was naturally not at ease everywhere.

"Ling'er!" Sora looked lovingly at the ethereal sitting across from her, and softly called her name. He had too many things to say to his daughter, but he didn't know where to start, and there was a reluctant look on his face.

"Dad, don't worry, I will definitely find out about this matter. Dad, I have been in the valley since I was a child, I have never seen the outside world, my daughter knows that you just want to protect me, but you can't put me in front of me for the rest of your life, I believe in my daughter, I will not let you down. Ethereal said to his dad with a smile.

In fact, her father is not old at all, he is still the wise and martial arts of the year, he is still so handsome, wearing a loose white robe on his body, he really feels a little fluttering like a fairy, and his demeanor has not diminished at all. Since my mother left, my father has put all his heart and soul into her, as long as it is about her, everything is big and small, and everything is comprehensive. In her heart, he is the best father in this world. Although she is sometimes naughty and disobedient to discipline, and secretly calls him an "old man" in private, even if he is an old man, he is also the most handsome "old man" in the world.

Over the years, my father has become more and more pure-hearted, and he has always seen the grievances and grievances on the rivers and lakes very clearly, but for the sake of his original promise to his mother, he has always regarded maintaining the stability of the rivers and lakes as his own responsibility, and his original intention has not changed. It's just that he can't see through the hearts of people in the world, and after a peaceful life for too long, some people have a sense of evil, and want to muddy this trip to satisfy their own selfish customs.

Since last month, the heads of several sects who are familiar with the empty space have been missing or plotted by others, and there are also rumors on the rivers and lakes that there is a shocking treasure in the empty valley, saying that whoever gets this treasure can not only win the world, but also live forever. People's hearts are always greedy, whether this rumor is true or not, everyone's hearts are ready to move. It is better to believe that it is there than to believe that it is not. The fact that you can win the world is attractive enough, plus the point that you can live forever, those who are devoured by ambition are like moths to a fire. I haven't found the location of the empty valley yet, and there's no guarantee that I won't find it in the future, right?

"Ling'er, my father believes in your ability and believes in your strength. After all, you've done my best over the years. I only have one request, no matter what happens, you must control your emotions and not get angry! Even if one day you find out I'm gone......" Before Kuru could finish his words, he was interrupted by an ethereal spirit.

"Daddy! What are you talking about? My father is wise and martial, like a fairy in the sky, what will happen? I'm afraid that the person who can make my father have an accident is not born in this world. Ethereal ran behind Kuru, hugged his father's neck from behind, and his little face was red with white white, and his long hair fell from both sides and landed on Kuru's chest.

Looking at the beautiful elf-like daughter in front of him, his heart was soft. He patted his ethereal little hand, and then smoothed her hair, as if the love in his eyes could overflow. He thought of his lover again, and in the blink of an eye, twenty years had passed, and she should be very happy to see that her daughter had grown like this. He seemed to see the beautiful and flowing figure of his wife, who might be watching by their side, or maybe she had never left.

"Ling'er, remember Dad's words! Your identity is different, your physique is also different, you must not be angry, otherwise it will cause a catastrophe. Remember? ”

"Hmmm! Ling'er listened to her father! Rest assured, I won't forget it. ”

Actually, seriously, even she was a little scared of herself when she was angry. Once tried, a maid broke something that her mother left for her, it was her favorite jade pendant, that time she was really angry, remember that time, when she was angry, her eyes became red, her body seemed to burn red flames, even her hair turned red, and when she came to her senses, she almost broke the maid's neck. In the end, although the maid did not die, she went crazy. She has always felt guilty about this, and since then she has been giggling every day, smiling when she sees everyone, and no one can guess what she is thinking, anyway, she has never been angry again.

"Ling'er, you have to bring red clothes when you go out. No matter what the situation, you can't leave him, with him, Dad can rest assured of you. ”

"Daddy......" ethereal, she shook Daddy's arm and looked at him with blank eyes.

"Dad, what are you asking me to do with a piece of wood? You don't know how eye-catching he looks, he stood there, three feet frozen. Who's going to take him out! After saying that, the little mouth pouted upward, and he looked very cute reluctantly.

"Huh! From childhood to adulthood, only the red clothes can cure you. This matter is not negotiable, you must bring a red coat. He's your lucky star, and you'll understand what your dad said in the future. Ling'er, be obedient! Kongliu looked at his awkward daughter with a smile, and his heart was full of reluctance. It's time to let go, it's time for her to go out and see, the bird wants to fly to the outside sky one day, doesn't it?

The father and daughter talked in the study for an afternoon, and after resting in the evening, the next day the sky spirit left the empty valley with the red clothes. No one knew where they were going, or what they had come out of, except for the lord of the valley.