Chapter 37: The Man Who Has Long Died

"Did he succeed?" Wanli was still a little nervous after all.

Master Long pointed in the direction of the sand table, "Bring me the bamboo tube first." ”

Wanli knew that he couldn't be in a hurry to talk to these people who were a little unfathomable, and he had to follow their rhythm, so he had to walk over and pick up the small bamboo tube first.

This small bamboo tube is turquoise in color, engraved with strange patterns, the size just exceeds the volume of the small wooden tower in the center of the sand table, just now after they got Ruan Zhan's signal, they used the bamboo tube to cover the wooden tower, and Ruan Zhan should be outside, temporarily cutting off the tower energy.

"Do you want to put away the sand table?" Master Wanli saw that Master Long carefully placed the bamboo tube in the wooden box he carried with him, and asked hurriedly.

Master Long shook his head, "This sand table is corresponding to the new town, just like the heart of the new town, the new town is dead, the sand table is dead, the new town is born, the sand table is born." Now that the big thing has been accomplished, it's useless. He said with a relieved smile, "Sure enough, it is the endless road, and by chance, there is a solution." ”

Wan Li couldn't help but look at the sand table again when he heard this.

He had been staring at it just now, and he was already aware of the changes in the landscape above, and it was only because he was too concerned about the safety of Ruan Zhan and Xiao Xia that he wanted to determine Ruan Zhan's victory from Master Long's mouth, which was a psychological affirmative behavior of others. At this moment, listening to Master Long say this, he finally let go of his heart.

On the sand table, the messy streets have become clean and tidy, the water in the saucers has become clear again, and the small wooden tower is standing there safely, and it is obvious that everything is back to normal.

Now he admires Master Long so much. Master Long is different from Ruan Zhan, if Ruan Zhan is a member of the battle, Master Long is like a rear military division who strategizes and arranges troops. He doesn't have the advantage of killing skills and physical strength, but he can set up such a clever feng shui array, and he can also make a new town heart like a sand table, which makes him feel very magical!

From the moment he saw Master Long, he hadn't seen him smile, and he thought that this master wouldn't smile. But from the moment they began to cooperate with Ruan Zhan's actions, Master Long smiled from time to time, and his smile contained understanding, appreciation, and approval, all of which were positive information.

Soon after the blue electric spark flashed in mid-air, first the small wooden tower stopped shaking, and Master Long said that the resentment surrounding the tower had dissipated; After a long while, the water in the saucer began to shake, and a bloody breath appeared on the wooden tower, and Master Long said that Ruan Zhan was fighting. At that time, his old man's expression was more solemn, as if he had been feeling something carefully, until the time came for the bamboo tube to cover the wooden tower, and he was relieved; After that, the bamboo tube began to shake, and Master Long ordered him to take down the bamboo tube and release the tower energy.

"Clever boy, these three steps are good!" Master Long muttered to himself.

"That means he won!" Wanli was also very happy, "Why don't you just tell me directly?" I'm not sure. ”

Master Long smiled again and shrank back into the nest.

At this time, it was close to noon, and the sun was relatively strong, and Master Long seemed to be extremely afraid of the sun, so he hid in the shade of a tree, and the black umbrella was always covered above his head. Wan Li wanted to ask him what kind of illness he was born with, why he was so afraid of the sun, and wanted to tell him that the shading effect of using a black umbrella was actually not good, but he always felt that Master Long was weird, so he didn't dare to say it.

Master Long stood in the shade of the tree, his face even paler. He opened the wooden box he carried with him, put the small bamboo tube in it, and slowly took out a pair of black gloves and a transparent water bottle, and then handed the wooden box that had never left him to Wanli.

Wanli was stunned for a moment, and caught it mechanically.

"This one for your friend." Master Long said.

"Zhan?"

"Something fun, I hope he'll find it interesting!" Master Long looked ahead with empty eyes, and handed the water bottle to Wan Li, "This bottle of talisman water is poured on the sand table." ”

"Poured on the sand table?" Wanli repeated, with some doubts in his heart. Master Long didn't want to destroy this sand table, right? Although the resentful spirits in the new town have been re-suppressed, and the sand table is no longer useful, wouldn't it be a pity to destroy such a magical thing?

"Do you really want to do that?"

"I said it, it's the heart of Newtown. I made it so that I could guard the feng shui array in my stone house, and now I'm sure your friends will take care of the town's affairs. Master Long paused, obviously reluctant, "However, since its mission has been completed, it should be destroyed, otherwise it will be used by people with ulterior motives, and it will cause even greater harm." ”

"But—well!" Wan Li didn't persuade again, turned around and sprinkled the talisman water on the sand table.

The runic water is colorless and tasteless, but like a strong acid, it corrodes so that the sand table quickly melts, including the water dish and the wooden tower, and in the blink of an eye, it becomes an ordinary pile of sand, which merges with the ground.

Master Long sighed and put the gloves on seriously.

For a moment, Wanli suddenly had some bad premonitions. I always feel that the joy of victory has not yet been tasted, and Master Long is like making a will.

"What's next?" He has completely become a person on the Dragon Master's side.

"What's next?" A wry smile appeared at the corner of Master Long's mouth, "Next, I'm afraid I won't be able to help, you have to rely on yourself." ”

"And where are you going?"

"I'm going to wait for someone, and then I'll go back."

Wan Li wanted to ask Master Long where he was going back? But before he could ask, Master Long said, "It's not over yet!" So you asked me if your friend was victorious, and I didn't answer you. Because he only won one game, if he can't persevere, he may lose all his chips in the next game, or even his life and everyone's life! ”

"Do you mean-Sima Nan?"

"It turns out that his name is Sima Nan." Master Long muttered and repeated, "I am not wronged to be destroyed in such hands. ”

"Extinguish? Are you talking-" Wan Li was a little surprised, but seeing Master Long's determined look, he immediately said decisively, "Then let's leave quickly, while Sima Nan hasn't found this place yet!" ”

"You can't hide from what you should have. He's been looking for me for a long time, much earlier than when you looked for me. A smile appeared at the corner of Master Long's mouth, and his expression was a little proud, "But I hid it well, and he is not as smart as you, so he has not been able to find me." ”

"Didn't I bring him to you? No, I can't let you be implicated in our business, I must protect you from leaving! Wan Li said and stepped forward to pull Master Long, but he didn't pull Master Long's arm, but he saw his hand pass through Master Long's body, and he was so shocked that he choked the next sentence in his throat.

"You-you-"

"That's right, I'm a ghost." Master Long nodded, "The cold entities you touch, the heat and breath you feel, and the shadows you see are all illusions that I passed on to you. Now I don't have the strength to control these illusory things, I'm sorry, I hope it didn't scare you. However, you are a daring boy, and you are more surprised than afraid! ”

Wanli was stunned for a long time, so surprised that he couldn't speak.

No wonder he didn't feel any weight when he pulled Master Long with a cart, no wonder his old man's face was so pale and so afraid of the sun! It turned out that it was not a skin disease, but because he had died a long time ago. Come to think of it, it must be very difficult for him to appear in broad daylight as a spirit body, and in addition, he has to cooperate with Ruan Zhan to seal Ta Neng, so he can't hold on anymore, so he revealed his true body in front of him!

"When—"

"You should know that my nephew is doing this too badly. But he is the only descendant of my Yuan family, and when my eldest brother died, I gave it to me, and I really couldn't leave him alone. Master Long said calmly, as if he was telling a story, not about his own business, "At that time, I couldn't see it, I didn't understand that 'killing people to pay for their lives, paying off debts' is the way in this world, what you owe to others will be repaid sooner or later, and you can't keep it." ”

"Are you doing this for this?"

"That's right. Although I want to resolve that grudge, I still want to relieve my nephew from the bottom of my heart, this is my selfishness, and it is also my debt, and I can only pay it with my life. Didn't I tell you? I didn't have a natural conscience, and no matter how much I cultivated, I couldn't reach the highest level, so when I tried my best to suppress these 173 unjust souls and set up that feng shui array, my life was exhausted. ”

"Master Dragon—"

"There's nothing to complain about." Master Long interrupted Wan Li's words, "I owe it to others to keep my nephew, so I have to pay it back with my life, which couldn't be fairer." It's just that I only have one cheap life, and I can't pay back those 173 people! Therefore, I will not be at peace when I die, so I can only stay in that stone house and defend the battle with the last remaining psionic energy. It's been ten years, just a little bit! I'm telling you this now, not for anything else, but to know that whatever you see, you have to understand that this is the price I should pay, and that I am willing. Whatever the outcome, it means relief for me. ”

"What did you foresee?" Although the time spent together was short, Wan Li had a good impression of Master Long, and now listening to his tone, it seemed that the next situation would be very unfavorable to him, which made Wan Li a little unacceptable, "Is Sima Nan going to find it?" ”

"He's already here. It's a pity that he hasn't been able to rush into the formation I have set. "When it comes to his formation, Master Long can't help but be proud under any circumstances, "He's been wandering around outside for a long time, and he probably already knows that the trap he laid in the new town has been filled in." Now he has to deal with the children inside, I'm afraid he has to do it himself! ”

"Array?" Wanli looked around, except for a messy footprint on the ground and strange things inserted around, he didn't find anything unusual. But after thinking about it, since he had been trapped in the formation in the mountains and forests in the middle of the night, if Master Long hadn't let him in, he might still be running around inside, then it was not unusual for Master Long to let Sima Nan not find the north.

In the past, he didn't believe in formations and anything like that, and he always felt that this statement was too mysterious to be trusted. Although he had indeed heard of this kind of thing in his college days, it was said that the ruins of Mu Guiying's Tianmen Array were still there, and many people still couldn't study the mystery with the means of modern technology, but he still didn't believe it, he only felt incredible, and now the scene he witnessed with his own eyes has made him deeply undoubted.

There are too many wonderful things in this world, too many great and magical knowledge, which cannot be fully understood by the knowledge that human beings currently have!

"Boy, he's not like you, he can break this formation, it's only a matter of time. In fact, as far as I can guess, he's almost there! Master Long smiled. For a moment, Wan Li actually felt that he was a little kind, and he couldn't bear to bear that this old man had to suffer a blow even after death for the selfish mistakes of ten years ago.

"I'm not afraid of him." Wan Li gritted his teeth, "Even if he is more powerful than the Heavenly King Lao Tzu, I am not afraid." It's called 'Kill him, don't let him be scared to death.'" I fought with him today, and I must not let him hurt you. After all, I brought him to you, and if I hadn't gone to you, he wouldn't have been able to find you! ”

Master Long shook his head, "This is my end, I already know it, or I have my own arrangements in the dark." ”

Wan Li was still arguing about something, but he saw Master Long wave his hand, and the expression on his face became serious.

He listened attentively, then waved his hand at Wan Li decisively.

Wan Li was defenseless, only felt numb all over, and fell to the ground with a 'bang', landing right in the grass on the edge of the clearing. He tried to speak, but he couldn't, just clasped the wooden box with both hands, curled up in a ball, and lay on his side on the ground.

Because he was lying on the ground, he saw what he couldn't see when he was standing. Originally, he thought that the strange things inserted in the ground were irregular, but at this moment, he found that they were arranged in an orderly circle and circle. Moreover, those small flags, small signs, and small pebbles were not what he saw when he was standing, but small human figures, all with clear facial features and different expressions, holding swords in their hands, looking like guards.

It turned out that it was these small wood carvings and small stone carvings that were guarding the formation! It turns out that Master Long is really an amazing carving master! The little figures he made can be seen from different angles!

Master Long is dead, how is Sima Nan going to deal with him? Do you want his old man to be wiped out? He was just a momentary selfishness, not to mention that he had been condemned by his conscience all these years, and he had prayed for the blessings and calamities of the evil spirits, so was it necessary to kill them all like this? Could this be the way of heaven? How can there be such a ruthless Heavenly Dao?!

"My things are given to your friend, and if he does not want them, he destroys them, and they must not fall into the hands of the wicked." Master Long instructed, "Good things can be used for bad things when they fall into the hands of good people, let alone in the hands of bad people? Also, there's a booklet for you, so you can read it as soon as I'm gone. Be sure to remember! ”

Wanli agreed, but still couldn't make a sound. He struggled desperately, but he couldn't move.

Click--it looks like something is broken.

Then, lying on the ground, Wan Li saw a pair of feet wearing brand-name leather shoes walking unhurriedly into the grass, and a voice sounded contemptuously but angrily, "Old fellow, dare to harm my business!" If you hide in your rat hole and don't let me find it, I don't bother to kill you. But today I can't spare you, because no one can offend me and not die. ”

It was Sima Nan's voice.

"The kid in the town has not only offended you, but it is said that he has defeated you many times, isn't he still dead?"

"I'm dying." Sima Nan didn't laugh angrily, but even more threatening, "You go and open the way for him first!" ”

"Do it as fast as you want! Because I happen to be at my weakest. Master Long didn't show weakness, "But I won't open the way for that kid, the person I'm waiting for over there is you!" ”

"Oh?"

"I advise you, after dealing with me, hurry into the town. If you don't take advantage of others, you will still lose this time! ”

Before the words fell, Master Long suddenly made a preemptive strike and rushed towards Sima Nan!

Wanli couldn't move, he couldn't speak, he only heard a soft and crisp sound, as if he had punctured a balloon with a needle. Then, Master Long's figure disappeared, and only his clothes fell to the ground.

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