Chapter Twenty-Three: The Praying Mantis's Desperate Performance
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People in the world always talk about "the praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch follows". And the yellow finch eats the praying mantis, and of course the cicada. The praying mantis is small, but that doesn't stop it from making its own choices
When a yellow finch approaches a cicada from behind, the victim has nothing to do but wait for death to come. And a praying mantis close to the cicada breaks into the sight of the yellow finch, which is attracted to the larger prey.
The praying mantis suppressed the fear in his heart and dragged his stiff body closer to the cicada. Is it the predator's gaze that is watching him? He didn't let himself turn back, suppressing the urge to flapp his wings and fly away. He knew that if he didn't become food, the fragile cicadas would surely die.
For the praying mantis, it was a desperate show. Use your life to play the fool people want to see, just for a ridiculous wish.
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"Mirage King?"
"Yes, Mirage King. Xi hugged Yi'er, "This temple was built by my ancestors. He came from the Western Regions to the ununified Chuan River valley and defected to Emperor Zu. He said that it was the Mirage King who guided him to meet a man with whom he agreed to meet again at the Tomb. However, he got married in his later years, got married in his old age, and never waited for that person. ”
"Why did you bring me here. ”
"When I was a child, I didn't dare to say something, so I secretly ran to this temple and told the Mirage King. Legend has it that the king of mirages would forgive the wrongdoers in his dreams and save the poor. ”
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Xi looked back at the sky outside the temple, kissed Yi'er's forehead, and said, "It's almost time, I'm going to Meita." You're here, waiting for me to come back and pick you up. ”
After Xi left, Yi'er was silent in front of the stone statue for a long time, and slowly knelt down on the futon.
"The little girl Ling Chuyi confessed to the King of Mirage. ”
At the time of Shen Zheng, the atmosphere in the Meizu Tower was almost frozen, and the bronze bell hanging from the top of the patio told an indescribable coercion. Seventy-nine charms stood in front of their rooms with their hands behind their backs, silent. Dressed in armor, Emperor Xiling stood beside the bronze bell at the top of the tower, looking down at the bottom of the patio.
Two men in black tights and black ghost masks slowly walked into the patio. One wears armor in his right hand, and the other wears a pair of handguards.
The battle has begun. According to the practice of the Charm Department, the Charm will never declare war. In the event of life and death, the weak will not be protected.
The falcon never imagined that a chess piece in the original plan would join the charm department after completing the mission, and he would have the qualifications to challenge himself after going around and around. Shan Huaiyan means that since Xi still has use value, he is not in a hurry to get rid of him. But I can't bear it anymore, there will inevitably be deaths and injuries in the duel, after all, the blade doesn't have long eyes.
Like a wisp of green smoke, the falcon blew away and disappeared in place. The blade of the gauntlet slashed towards the back of Xi's neck.
Xi deftly turned. By the slightest margin, the blade of the knife fluttered lightly in front of Xi's Adam's apple. Xi's right fist struck at the falcon's lower abdomen. The falcon flew upside down, and Xi immediately caught up.
"Look for death!" the Falcon slashed at again, and Xi deflected slightly, and the gauntlet blade cut through the flesh of his chest. At the same time, the right fist slammed into the lower abdomen of the falcon again, and the position of the middle fist was exactly the same as before. The Great Force blasts the Falcon away.
The wound on Xi's chest was not light, and the blood soaked the clothes in front of him. In this way, it was the Falcon that prevailed in the previous fight.
Falcon immediately stabilized his body, feeling a little complacent, it seems that this guy has no ability, and it is just luck to be able to win the task of Yingjia. Just as he was thinking this, there was a sudden cramping pain in his lower abdomen, and the falcon's pupils quickly narrowed.
If you lift the falcon's clothes at this time, you can find a purple-black fist mark on the falcon's lower abdomen.
"Ignorance. Xi chuckled.
In the dilapidated temple, Ling Chuyi knelt in front of the stone statue and whispered.
"My soul is separated from flesh and blood, and my life never belongs to myself. ”
"From the moment I saw him, my life was his. My task is to cause the best disciples of the Wu clan to break with the Wu clan, and the moment my mission is completed, it will be my death. Because, only the dead do not tell secrets. I had no choice, I could only try to live even one more day. ”
"I did my job better than they expected. The Wu clan hired killers to break the law of Xiling, and they took the opportunity to eradicate this family that might threaten the imperial power. As for my life and death, what is the point? The task is accomplished, and whether my soul is dead or alive, my body has no reason to live. ”
"But I didn't expect him to come. His face was covered in blood, and he saved my soul. He disappeared with my soul, so far away that I lost control of my soul. And they wanted to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots, so as not to show a flaw in him, they temporarily spared my life. ”
"Greed makes people stupid, they look forward to his appearance, and I can't think of any reason to bring him back. I think this should be the last days of my life. ”
But he returned. Not only that, but he also joined the charm department and became a charm general. Since then, his temperament has changed drastically, from a personable son to the most active killer of the charm department. Only in front of me, he is still the gentle Wu Gongzi at the beginning. ”
"As Xi, he has a new use value in their eyes. In order to maintain the lies of the past, they left me alive. My life belongs to him again, and my mission is to live as Xi's woman. ”
"These years have been my happiest days, and my life is no longer threatened. My soul followed him, living like an ordinary girl, feeling the world of freedom. ”
"But I understand that it is fake, my body is still in captivity. Sooner or later, he will no longer be useful, and that will be my death. Death doesn't matter anymore, I'm ready to die a long time ago, I'm just guilty, for him. ”
"He was badly injured trying to save me, and his whole face was ruined. He never came to me, but how could I not understand it? Who would want to be so disgusting when he was so handsome? He loves me, but I am lying to him. He kept me alive, but I brought him to death. ”
"From the moment he returned to Yisang and joined the Meibu, there was no turning back for him and me. Of course, there was no turning back. As she spoke, Ling Chuyi smiled bitterly, tears fell, and the red makeup on her cheeks was scratched, "I was wrong, I was a mistake to live." ”
"If he wins today, he's the new Charm Minister. He walked farther and farther, but I knew it was just drinking to quench his thirst. I hurt him, why? What did I do wrong?" Ling Chuyi couldn't hold back anymore and cried bitterly, fate had made this girl suffer too many sins.
"Can you forgive me, O king?"
Under the patio in the center of the Meita Tower, two swift figures were still entangled, and one of them could no longer keep up with his opponent's movements. The heavy fist was like a meteor of fire, smashing into the vital points of the falcon's body. There was a cramping pain in the lower abdomen of the falcon, tugging at the falcon's shape. The Falcon struggled to dodge Xi's attack, and when he couldn't dodge it, he set up his gauntlet blade and made a hard connection. Xi is naturally not afraid of hard encounters, and after a few spark-like collisions, the Falcon retreats more and more powerfully, and it can be said that the overall situation has been decided.
Before the duel, the Falcon intends to completely cut down the grass and eradicate the roots, and Xi is not a merciful person. Previously, Xi Ding's two punches to the falcon had actually laid the foundation for the outcome of the duel. The first punch hits the lower abdomen, and after a blow, it leaves a dark energy at the fist mark and is not triggered immediately. The second punch hits the same position, leaving behind the dark energy, which is triggered at the same time as the dark energy left by the first punch. This set of serial strikes has an extremely vicious purpose: to smash the falcon's dantian and completely abolish the falcon.
Jumping past the opponent's defenses on the surface of the body and hitting the vital points inside is the specialty of the shadow killing technique. The shadow killing technique of the ancestor of the Wu family back then was also a peerless skill that resounded in the Chuan Bussel River Basin. It is only today that someone has finally revived its prestige.
But the Falcon was not reconciled, he did not want to lose to his former prey, and he decided to do his best. The Falcon threw away the gauntlet blade and opened his chest to receive a hard punch, and was immediately blown away. The shirt on his chest burst, and a blood-red fist mark was imprinted. Although the injury was not light, it temporarily widened the distance. Seeing this, Xi was vigilant, waiting for the Falcon to make his next move, and did not rashly pursue.
"The evil god is split!" the falcon roared as it looked up to the sky while still in the air. The skin of the mixed world cracked, blood splattered, and the scars formed strange lines on the surface of the body. His arms had doubled, covered in blood, and his nails were stretched out like devils and sharp as blades. The momentum of the previous defeat and the injuries on the body were reversed in an instant.
The last time the Falcon cast the Evil God Rift, it tore the former Charm Envoy to pieces. In the face of Xi, the Falcon is more eager to kill than against any opponent. Killing Xi can not only keep the position of the envoy of the charm department, but also recover from his injuries. If the cast of the Evil God Crack is defeated, even if Xi does not kill himself, the side effects of the Evil God Crack will cost him half a life, and the injury will be further aggravated.
"Do you know its name?" Gan Sheng stretched out his armored right arm, "I call it Devilless." ”
Clusters of black shadows enveloped the Devilless Claw like a whirlpool, as if Xi's right hand was holding a black hurricane.
"Die!" the falcon's sanity seemed to have declined a little, and a fishy wind swept in.
"Goodbye. Xi's voice was calm, and the non-demonic claws wrapped in the black shadow vortex swung out.
Ling Chuyi lay on the futon, crying a little tired. At this time, the sound of bronze bells came from outside the temple······