Chapter 23 An Organization Passed Down Through the Ages
He led me into the back room, where a dark pavilion was hidden in a plainly decorated room. In front of me, he twisted the front paws of a carved golden dragon and led me inside.
This dark pavilion leads to the underground, I visually checked, and the stairs are at least ten meters deep, but the air quality inside is very good, and the ventilation effect should be good.
There are lights every few meters on both sides of the passage, and the light is so bright that it makes the place feel like daytime. Follow the passage to the innermost part, which is an underground hall, and on both sides of the hall are layers of stone platforms, which are full of things, such as knives, swords, halberds, and so on.
In the middle of the hall, there are some ranks, I think it is his ancestors, at the top of the ranks, there is a shrine covered with red cloth, I don't know what god it is, I wonder, why did he bring me here.
"Isn't it strange to you, why did I bring you here?" The old man was quick to speak my mind. I'm blunt and say well, if the seniors have anything to say, you might as well say it directly.
The old man walked slowly to the stone platform, stood on tiptoe and picked up a sword placed on the weapon rack in the middle of the stone platform, this sword was somewhat like a bladeless sword in the morning, about a foot long, unsheathed, and the sword body was engraved with strange characters, which seemed to me more like a pattern.
"Do you know what kind of sword this is?" The old man stroked the sword and whispered to me. I shook my head and said I don't know.
Legend has it that after the Yellow Emperor created the Xuanyuan Sword, he made three swords, a Son of Heaven, a Prime Minister, and another Yuan Rong, this sword is the Yuan Rong of the three swords!
My heart was shocked, I walked over and looked at it carefully, and said, "No, this sword was handed down from the time of the Yellow Emperor, why does it look so ordinary?" ”
The old man grinned and said that this is an imitation of later generations, and the Yuan Rong Sword is psychic and has been gone for many years, how can I get it?
I pursed my lips, secretly despising him in my heart, the imitation sword can be said to be so bad.
When the old man saw my appearance, he immediately blew his beard and glared, saying that although this is an imitation, it has been passed down for more than a thousand years, and it can be regarded as a national treasure.
I said, "You'd better get straight to the point." ”
The old man didn't seem to hear my words, and touched the long halberd next to him again, saying that it was Lu Bu's Fang Tian painting halberd.
I glanced at it, it was really good, and said, "This is also fake, right?" The old man shook his head and said in silence that it was true.
I touched it curiously, the halberd was cold, the fingertips were cold to the touch, I gently held it only to feel that the whole hand became cold, and I lifted it hard but did not move.
"This is Zhang Fei's eight-zhang snake spear, Guan Yu's Qinglong Yanyue knife, Cheng Biting Jin's Kaishan axe, Yue Fei's Liquan gun, and Changyu Spring Tiger Head Zhan Jin Gun...... "The old man introduced me one by one, and I touched every piece I said, but I couldn't pick it up.
I now understand why the old man chose to take the imitation Yuan Rong sword, and he couldn't pick up the rest. With so many weapons of the Ming people placed here, it was difficult for me to distinguish the real from the fake, and the previous surprise continued to change to nothing.
When I was introduced to a half-black, half-white feather fan, my eyes lit up, and I said that this is Zhuge Liang's Vermilion Feather Fan? The old man didn't disappoint me and nodded yes, but when I wanted to touch it, he stopped me and said, "You can't touch this thing." ”
I asked him why it wasn't the only one. The old man asked me, "Do you know why I'm showing you this?" ”
I said don't sell you anymore, tell me quickly, okay?
The old man pointed to these weapons and said, although these people have different dynasties, they all have a deep origin, and this origin is the same source.
"One origin?" I didn't quite understand and looked at him stupidly.
The old man sighed and said You are so stupid, which means that they all come from a big sect, that is, the sect I am in now.
From a sect? I suddenly remembered what Lao Sun had said on the train, and said casually: "The Great Immeasurable Freedom and Freedom Sect? ”
The old man was stunned, and then he took a sip and said something nonsense, I said that it is a sect just to let you understand that this sect we are in is more like an organization, it has no name, but it has continued from ancient times to the present, and it has always existed.
As soon as he said this, I understood, isn't this the mysterious organization that Chen Guohua once told me? An organization that has appeared in China since the fall of China, a behemoth that fights against the Yama Sect?
I involuntarily took two steps back, looked at him deeply, and said vigilantly: "So it's you?" What are you looking for me for? ”
The old man smiled and said, "It seems that you have heard of us, but please believe that I have no ill intentions, otherwise you would not be standing here now."
I thought about it right, so I recovered my relaxation and walked to the stone platform next to it.
When I was watching these weapons, the old man chirped and talked crookedly beside me, to the effect that their organization has always been the one who controls the development of history, starting from the Qin Dynasty, the destruction of the Seven Kingdoms is because of their help, to the Chu and Han Dynasty to fight for their differences, and then to the Three Kingdoms to be more divided, so that this power was weakened for a while, and then the differences disappeared in every dynasty and every generation of chaos, and they were in control.
Until the end of the Song Dynasty, there were tribulations in the organization that were almost subverted, and it was finally made a comeback in the Ming Dynasty, and in the Qing Dynasty, there was another catastrophe and was almost completely wiped out.
After the establishment of the new Zhong State, they recovered again, but during this period, there was a great sect called the Yama Sect, in several contacts, they felt more and more threatened, because this organization was not long recovered, they didn't want to really tear their faces with them, and they delayed until now, only to find that the original choice was wrong.
Ten years ago, the Yama Sect was about to surpass them, and even surpassed, if it continued like this, it was a question of whether they could continue to exist, they felt the crisis, and there had been an earth-shattering collision ten years ago.
That battle was both noticed by Shoichi and Jeonjin, but before they arrived, the battle was over. As a result, the group was defeated, and since then it has been in hiding for only recently.
Having said all this, I was so indigestible that it was as if I was listening to a mythical story. Finally the old man told me: "We have been observing the Yama Sect, and from all kinds of clues, it seems that the Yama Sect is planning something, although we can't guess it for a while, but we know that if we succeed, the whole world will suffer a devastating blow, so I need your help." ”
I spread my hands and asked, "Even you are helpless, how can I help you?" ”
The old man said that you are a ghost, you can report this matter to the underworld, and with their help, we dare to fight with the Yama Sect.
I don't understand that my ears are calloused when I hear the name Yama Sect, can you tell me who they are? What kind of supernatural powers are there? And who is the leader? “
The old man's face gradually became solemn and said, "They... Not people. ”
Not human? I was amused by him and said, "Don't scare me, although I don't know them well, but I have slaughtered two with my own hands, aren't they both living people?" ”
The old man said with a straight face, I know that you once killed a person named Xun Taiping, but he is really nothing in the Yama Sect, at best he is just a peripheral person.
"What about Lu Mingdong?" I said lightly.
"What? You killed Lu Mingdong? The old man's face changed, and as I expected, he would never have known that the battle was so fierce that day.
I was stunned for a moment, saying that I had just accidentally killed me.
The old man clapped his hands and said, it's bad, it's bad, you really don't know whether you live or die, Lu Mingdong is one of the top ten protectors of the Yama Sect, don't say that you can't kill him, even if you kill him, you will only bring trouble to yourself, it seems that I am busy in vain today, you can go.
I was at a loss, I thought he would praise me twice, why is this virtue now, and he wants to drive me away.
As he spoke, the old man walked out, and when he saw that I was still stunned, he urged again. I had such a hot temper, and said with a straight face: "If you don't make it clear, then I really won't leave." ”
The old man's face sank, and he stared at me for a few minutes before he sighed and said, "That's it, it's just a good acquaintance, I'll show you the way, after you killed him, didn't you destroy his soul?" ”
I nodded, saying that his soul was gone, and I was also very surprised that I had taken it away in the book of life and death, but I obviously didn't.
The old man said That's right, once one of our Heavenly Punishment Elders had also killed one of the protectors of the Yama Sect, but it didn't take long for him to appear alive again, come to take revenge, and was killed three times in a row. By the fourth time, the Heavenly Punishment Elder had gone downhill, his physical strength was weak, and he finally died at his hands.
I exclaimed, "You mean, he's going to come back to life?" And seek revenge on me?
The old man laughed twice and was noncommittal, his attitude was obvious. When I was confirmed, my face turned pale, and if that were the case, it would have been a very serious consequence, and I couldn't imagine that my friends and family might be implicated.
Now that Lin Feng is seriously injured and has not woken up, I don't even have anyone to talk to, so I am panicked for a while, and the six gods have no master. The old man gave me a few minutes to think about it, and then ordered me not to stay here, or it would bring disaster to him.
His attitude changed so quickly, and after I had no use value, he simply kicked me away, which I was very unwilling and helpless.
When he went out, the old man couldn't wait to close the door, and it was late at night outside, and it was pitch black. Looking at the endless darkness, a wave of fear and panic surged in my heart, and I didn't dare to take a step for a long time, I had an illusion, as if Lu Mingdong was hiding nearby, and he might jump out at any time and give me a fatal blow.
"Smack"
Someone suddenly tapped me on the shoulder, my nerves were already tense, after being slapped by this beat, my suppressed thoughts were instantly released, I turned around while roaring, and pinched the person's neck very accurately, and pushed him to the wall with force under my feet, stuck on the wall.