Chapter Forty-Six: The Man Who Appeared Unexpectedly

Seeing that Ruan Zhan's next wave of attacks was coming, Sima Nan raised his hand and raised the cloth man and the mirror in front of him, forcing Ruan Zhan to retract the hand pointed at him.

"Everyone has weaknesses." He said proudly, crawled a little, but didn't get up, just sat on the ground and gasped, "You said that I have too many worries so I will lose, what about you, don't you have any worries?" You have, feelings are your fetters, you take people too seriously! He waved the two things in his hand, "You didn't even know what it was, and you thought it was going to hurt someone, so you stopped attacking and gave me time to buffer." What if I lied to you with something useless? You're just letting the chance to kill me slip away? ”

"I don't want to kill you, it's you who keep forcing me and hurting others!" Ruan Zhan glanced at what Sima Nan was holding.

I saw that the small mirror was the kind of copper mirror that could not be broken, the size of a palm, and the frame was carved with simple patterns, which was very ordinary, but the strange thing was that the mirror was flashing with sparkling water lines, as if the mirror had a pool of water that could not flow.

And that little cloth man, with rough handiwork and unclear limbs, but a shiny steel needle crossed the neck in a shocking way, which looked extremely dazzling, and somehow, Ruan Zhan suddenly felt that it must be ten thousand miles!

"But you're very sensible this time, and you're right not to do it." Sima Nanyin said predictively, "This bronze mirror is the root of my nightmare, and if you break it, all the people in the old town will die in a dream; And this little puppet was made by me from your good friend's clothes, with a hair sewn on it, and his birth date written on the back in my blood. You know what? As soon as I pull out this needle, he will rot like a fish with a thorn! ”

"What do you want?" Ruan Zhan tried his best to stay calm, and the expression on his face remained unchanged, but his eyes still involuntarily looked at the little puppet, as if he was quite concerned.

Sima Nan snorted lightly and held the little puppet tightly in the palm of his hand.

"I know this is more important to you, so I will look at it very seriously, you will never have a chance to snatch it from me, I advise you not to move this thought." Sima Nan returned to the first game, and his expression returned to his lofty appearance.

"I'm asking, what do you want?" Ruan Zhan said, "Don't be a mother-in-law." ”

"It's so simple." Sima Nan stood up against the wall, trying to make himself less embarrassed, "You come out of the tower with me, and I will dispose of it!" ”

"Otherwise?"

"Otherwise, I'll kill the whole town!"

"That's none of my business."

"Doesn't this have anything to do with you?" Sima Nan held up the little puppet again.

Ruan Zhan took a step forward, and Sima Nan immediately reached for the steel needle around the puppet's neck, "Don't move forward, you're risking your best friend's life!" ”

"How do I know it's him?" Ruan Zhan stopped, desperately thinking of countermeasures, but found that he couldn't think of any good ideas at all.

"So- you're going to gamble?" Sima Nan grinned maliciously and reached out to pull out the steel needle.

"Stop!" Ruan Zhan screamed urgently, and for the first time on his expressionless face, he was nervous, and at the same time took a step back.

He can't gamble because he can't afford to lose. The life of his life-or-death friend may be in the hands of someone else, and he has to choose to retreat. Before, he thought that Sima Nan would threaten him with hostages, but he didn't expect that he would actually take the whole town with him. Moreover, he thought that Wan Li had avoided Sima Nan's threat, but when he saw Sima Nan entering the town alone, and Wan Li gave him a little signal, he was even more convinced of this, so he let go of his hands and feet and fought with Sima Nan, but he didn't expect such a tricky situation to occur at this most critical moment.

Do you want to let all your plans, and all the previous life-saving efforts, go to waste? But he can't resist, otherwise Wanli's life is likely to be in danger!

"I knew you wouldn't dare bet." Sima Nan's hand was still on the little puppet's neck, and seeing that Ruan Zhan didn't move again, he sneered, "I can tell you responsibly that you made a wise choice." ”

Combat is like this, especially in evenly matched contests, to see who can grasp the opponent's weakness, just like the push hand of Tai Chi, as soon as the opponent is weak, he will immediately seize the opportunity to attack. Ruan Zhan's disadvantage is that he is too affectionate, he seems to be very cold on the surface, but once he has a relationship with someone, he will cherish it more than his own life. He has been using this method to clamp Ruan Zhan, and he has tried it repeatedly.

He raised his chin to Ruan Zhan and motioned for him to come out of the tower, but Ruan Zhan suddenly frowned, "This is not witchcraft, it is a flying attack!" He didn't want to give up the last bit of hope, so although he seemed helpless on the surface, he kept secretly observing the steel needle on the puppet. Under closer observation, he found that the steel needle was trembling slightly, and there was a very strange charm painted on the puppet's body, and there was still a little impression in it, and when Sima Nan urged him to leave, he finally remembered something in the depths of his memory.

This is a rare technique, similar to the flying sword technique used by monks to take people's lives thousands of miles away, his father once told him. He said that there are good and bad in Taoism, and the people who created these bad Taoism techniques may not have the intention, but after they are practiced, these Taoism techniques will be used by people with bad intentions for other purposes, and the result will be endless disasters.

"Any comments?" Sima Nan asked rhetorically, feeling a little surprised that Ruan Zhan actually knew about this technique. But after thinking about it, he understood that this must have been told to him by Ruan Zhan's father, and given the special relationship between them, it could be explained completely.

"I'm not surprised that you use forbidden arts." Ruan Zhan glanced at Sima Nan with disdain, "It's strange that you don't need me." ”

"Without further ado, get out of the tower now!"

"However, it is said that this technique is flawed, and it requires the cooperation of someone. If you don't have an accomplice by the side of the caster, drawing your blood on a certain part of the opponent's body, your Flying Attack Path will not work! Pulling out the steel needle does not directly kill the person represented by the puppet, but the steel needle quickly flies away the moment it is pulled out, and it will only die if it hits the heart of the designated person, isn't it? ”

"Yes, you are a good student, and your father should be proud of you. But—" Sima Nan smirked, "didn't you notice that Hong Haohao wasn't here?" ”

Ruan Zhan was speechless, and the hope that had just risen was shattered in his heart. It was the biggest mistake he made that he hadn't taken Hong Hao to heart, and since he had someone to help, of course Sima Nan had it. Hong Hao Hao may be just a beautiful vase, but he can also be another murderer!

Without waiting for Sima Nan to talk nonsense, he turned around and walked out of the tower. Compared with Wanli's life, there is no need to hesitate and weigh it, he just can't rest assured that Xiao Xia can't be relieved. He understood that Sima Nan would never kill him, and he would definitely not let go of his soul, so that he would say goodbye to Xiao Xia forever, and he was heartbroken when he thought of this.

No longer to see her, no longer to hear her, no longer to feel her, no longer to remember her, it made him a cone of pain!

No, you have to find a way! He can't just give up and admit defeat! His father once told him: It's not terrible to lose, it's terrible that you refuse to look for opportunities in desperate situations!

"Stop!" Sima Nan spoke behind Ruan Zhan.

At this time they were standing by the gate of the tower.

"What are your commands?" Ruan Zhan was cold.

Looking at Ruan Zhan's face, Sima Nan was very angry, he expected to see Ruan Zhan's frustration, he wanted to see him frustrated and annoyed, he wanted to see him afraid, not his indifferent look. After all, Ruan Zhan almost won him, from going through a lot of hardships, to seeing that he was about to achieve a complete victory, and then to a complete rout, it was not a blow that an ordinary person could withstand, but Ruan Zhan was so calm, so he didn't have a sense of victory!

As soon as he came out of the tower, he felt the rapid recovery of spiritual energy, which was his advantage, so he waved his hand and hit it with a fire handprint.

Ruan Zhan felt the burning sensation behind him, instinctively flashed, and cast a spell to lead the fire to the side. But his mana is not as good as Sima Nan after all, although he has made Sima Nan's mana greatly damaged by virtue of his wisdom and courage, he is still at a disadvantage. Therefore, although the fire handprint was pushed away, he was also swept away by the aftermath, and slammed into the pillar of the pergola, breaking the wooden pillar with the thickness of his wrist, and a wisp of blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

Seeing Ruan Zhan like this, Sima Nan felt a pang of joy in his heart. This is the person he has always wanted to get rid of, and it is also the person he has been worried about, he even felt nervous for a while, and he didn't believe in his own strength, and now he feels really good to see the thorn in his eye and the flesh struggling to support!

"I don't do anything for anyone, but I am happy for myself!" He laughed, came to a palm thunder, and learned from Ruan Zhan to deal with him, palm by palm.

He didn't stop Ruan Zhan's resistance, he was not interested in the prey that was waiting to be killed, and the dying struggle made him feel happy!

As for Ruan Zhan, he no longer has the slightest ability to attack spells, but he stubbornly refuses to bow his head and persistently looks for opportunities. He felt his strength getting weaker and weaker, and a heavy blow from Sima Nan pierced through his protection and hit him, and finally he couldn't stand still, and he knelt on one knee, supporting the ground with his hands.

The fire in his back hurt, he knew that he was burned, but he was already red at the moment, so he gritted his teeth and rolled to the side, picked up a piece of the remains of a wooden strip burned on the corridor in the middle of the lake, and threw it in the direction of Sima Nan.

His spiritual energy was almost exhausted, and his physical injuries were serious, but the strength of his body was still there, so he threw it hard, so that the burnt wooden bar shot straight towards Sima Nan with the sound of the wind.

Sima Nan didn't expect Ruan Zhan to be able to fight back in this situation, seeing a black thing flying like an arrow, he hurriedly jumped to the side, although he narrowly avoided it, but he almost fell into the lake, looking extremely embarrassed, and Ruan Zhan took this opportunity to jump up and run to the pergola.

He understood that Sima Nan wanted to see him fight as a trapped beast, but he was also consuming Sima Nan's strength, and it was not easy to dodge in the open space, if Sima Nan killed him at once, he would not have time to reverse the situation.

Sima Nan was also very proud, and he must have hoped to finish off his opponent with his own hands, rather than relying on hostages. But when he can't attack for a long time, he will also threaten the lives of thousands of miles and the lives of the whole town. At that time, he will see if there is a chance to use his last move, if it succeeds, everything will be fine, if not, he will at least save his soul, so that he can also protect his loved ones!

That last move wasn't in his plan, because it was too reluctant for him, and he didn't know if he could use it!

"You're looking for death!" Sima Nan was unexpectedly attacked, and he was extremely angry, and his interest in watching the monkey show was gone.

He sat cross-legged on the ground and drew a circle with his hand, and immediately a deep circular mark appeared on the ground and surrounded him. He sat inside, gesturing with his palms at the same time, forming strange handprints, and then raised his eyes to look at Ruan Zhan, who was on guard.

"Thinking of my little relationship with you, I am still hesitating whether to leave a way to live, but you are looking for death by yourself!"

"No need to be merciful, one of the two of us will not be able to get out of this city, you and I both understand!" Ruan Zhan stretched out his hand and pointed at Sima Nan, "If you have anything, you can do it, I'm going to be afraid of you, I'll write Ruan upside down!" ”

"Hard-mouthed won't solve the problem!" Sima Nan snorted coldly, and then swung out the complicated handprint formed by aiming it at Ruan Zhan's chest!

There was no red light, no blue electric sparks, just an invisible whirlwind blowing from all directions. Before Ruan Zhan could figure out how to deal with it, he felt that countless hands were crawling up his body in the wind, pulling and pulling, making his suddenly tense muscles extremely itchy, and the strength of his whole body suddenly lost!

The wind blew a wave, and there were many more invisible hands on his body, overlapping on top of each other, and it only took a few seconds to trap his body. He understood that this was caused by Sima Nan's Dao technique, but the invisible, soft attack made him at a loss! Attack hard, he is not afraid! The bloodiness in his bones allows him to face multiple blows, but now this situation where he can't do it is really like his helplessness against the Snow Girl at the beginning!

He struggled hard, but he felt like his body was stuck in quicksand, and the harder he tried, the more he fell!

"Idiot!" Sima Nan on the side saw that Ruan Zhan was only guarding against his own powerful attack, and he didn't expect him to use a soft knife, and suddenly said proudly, "The principle of overcoming rigidity with softness is the highest state of Taoism, it seems that you don't understand!" ”

Ruan Zhan wanted to say something, but suddenly his head was dizzy, and he felt his legs off the ground and was dragged up by those invisible hands!

"Do you prefer to be torn into pieces or lumps?" Sima Nan continued to say contemptuously, "For the sake of you and me, I let you choose!" ”

"You've made your choice!"

Seeing that Ruan Zhan's face still didn't change at this time, Sima Nan couldn't bear to do it for a while, but his hesitation was only for a moment, and then he put his hands together and rubbed them as if he was crushing something.

Immediately, Ruan Zhan felt that there were various forces pulling in different directions, and the whole person was cut by an invisible hand as if he had been thrown into an ice crusher, making him can't help but snort. And he didn't want to be restrained, he still struggled, but his strength was completely unable to rise, and he only let the pain intensify.

Rao is like this, Ruan Zhan still does not give up, trying to prolong the time for Sima Nan to kill him, and consume Sima Nan's strength to the greatest extent. Because he understands very well that Sima Nan uses this technique to deal with himself, and the loss is not small.

He must endure the heart-rending pain, and every second he fights for increases his chances of saving his soul!

Cold sweat came out in every pore on his body, Ruan Zhan endured the pain and did not scream, and when he was lifted into the air, he turned his head to Sima Nan, who was sitting at the gate of the tower, to judge the situation, but at this time, he saw an unimaginable scene-

Among the small bronze bells on the first floor of the tower, one of the ones closest to the door suddenly moved, and then slowly rose, revealing a pair of feet under the bronze bells!

Sima Nan sat with his back to the tower gate, and was engrossed in casting spells, so he didn't see or hear any movement in the tower, but Ruan Zhan saw it clearly and clearly!

There is a man underneath the bronze bell!

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