Text Chapter 9 The Array of Water Mirrors
Knock knock, knock on the door.
Chihiro opened the door, and a young man stood at the door, dressed in white, with a big black letter on a red background embroidered on his chest, secret!
The person who came said, "Are you Chihiro?"
"Yes, who are you?"
"I'm a member of the message group, and Mr. Bu has something to ask you for. ”
"What's the matter with me?"
"I don't know, you'll know when you go. ”
"Okay, I'll go. ”
When he came to Bu Yougui's residence, the man arched his hand at the gate of the courtyard and said, "Mr. is waiting for you inside." Then he left.
Chihiro walked into the courtyard, the flowers and plants were thick, and it looked like it was planted casually, as if Bu Yougui was negligent in management, but when you looked closely, it was not, and the growth methods of flowers and plants complemented each other, in fact, they were scattered.
In the courtyard, a boy about ten years old saw Chihiro come in and said, "It's Chihiro, Mr. is waiting in the study." ”
Chihiro followed the boy through a cloister and into the inner courtyard.
Bu Yougui was buried in front of the desk and sorting out things, and when he heard the report of the boy at the door, he hurriedly let Chihiro in.
The study is a magnificent room, with three large bookshelves reaching up to the ceiling, like walls, filled with a variety of books.
"Sit casually. Bu Yougui closed the ancient books on the mahogany table one by one, and asked casually: "Are you still used to living in the village, the environment here is very different from the snow-capped mountains, and there is a stage of adaptation." ”
"Fortunately, it's much more beautiful than on the snowy mountains. ”
"It's good to get used to it, how have you been practicing with Master Mo Jiuzhou recently, have you made progress?" Bu Yougui put the books in order, and the boy handed the two tea.
"Master Jiuzhou has taught very carefully, and I have just entered the middle stage of the gods in the Guiyuan realm. Chihiro took the teacup.
"So fast. Bu Yougui smiled and said, "It seems that I am not wrong." ”
"But after all, it still doesn't make ...... climate"
"It's only been a long time, it's rare to be able to enter the inner god, and some disciples in the village may not be able to achieve such an achievement in a year or two. ”
"Yes. Chihiro took a sip of tea and didn't continue to speak, Bu Yougui was busy with affairs, so he probably wouldn't have come to him to do a homework.
"I came to you today, first, I wanted to see your cultivation progress, but I wanted to teach you a set of formations based on your cultivation progress. ”
"Formation?"
"That's right, the exercises enhance the force, and the formation is about resourcefulness, the brave but not the reckless, the strategic but not the brave and weak scholars. If you want to gain a foothold on this continent, you can't do both. ”
"Can the formation generate the Xuanwu Sect faster?"
"Xuanwu Sect ......" Bu Yougui stared at Qianxun Dao, "Do you want to release the sword spirit?"
Chihiro suddenly lost his mouth, but his expression did not change in the slightest, "That's right, Daddy once said that as long as you take out the Extinction Sword, you can take revenge." ”
"The release of the sword spirit takes time, and it takes a process, and it can't be achieved overnight. ”
Chihiro held the teacup and was silent.
Bu Yougui looked at Chihiro and found that his eyes were more complicated, he had read countless people in half his life, and the thoughts of ordinary people could be figured out at a glance, but the young man in front of him was becoming more and more unpredictable.
"Chihiro, your enemy is the enemy of our Xuanshui Clan, and this revenge will definitely be avenged. Bu Yougui comforted.
"I'm going to kill that guy with my own hands. Chihiro's tone was so flat that Bu Yougui was a little surprised.
"Okay, let's introduce you to the formation. Bu Yougui pulled out a thin black book from the bookshelf, "This is the Water Mirror Array, although the formation is small, the power of the deployment should not be underestimated, the biggest advantage of this array is that it is cast quickly, as long as the power arrives, it can be activated almost instantly." ”
"Water Mirror Array......" Chihiro took the book and muttered.
"Look. Bu Yougui waved his hand at the idle place in the study, and the screen-like water wall rose one by one, and the surface of the water wall was smooth like a mirror, and it was horizontal or oblique on the ground, forming a set of circular water mirror formations.
Chihiro got up and walked to the front of the battle, and everything in the room was reflected in the water mirror.
"How does it look?" asked Bu Yougui with a smile.
The water mirror array is only ten steps in radius, what role can such a small space play? Chihiro looked left and right, there were many entrances and exits on the outer edge, and some places could even see through the array through the gaps" I don't see anything unusual. ”
"Of course, you can't see anything when you stand outside, you know when you go in. Let's see if we can get out of this inconspicuous water mirror array," Bu Yougui looked at Chihiro with a smile.
"What's so hard about that. Chihiro sneered and casually found an entrance to walk in.
"How?" Bu Yougui's voice came from outside.
Chihiro stepped into the array and found that the water mirrors crisscrossed the area, and each smooth mirror reflected the images in countless mirrors, forming a kaleidoscope of her appearance, and for a while, it was like falling into boundless space, and even the top of her head and the soles of her feet were covered by the water mirror.
"Hmph, it's just some illusions, it's okay to bluff children. Chihiro took her nerve and walked slowly around the formation, feeling as straight as she could be.
Chihiro didn't know how many water mirrors she had turned, but she hadn't seen an exit yet.
"There are obviously many exits, how can you not find any of them?" Chihiro stopped and looked at the water mirror in front of him suspiciously, all of them were chaotic but not connected, and he refused to seal the entrances and exits with Bu Yougui.
Chihiro quickened his pace in the narrow space that only allowed one person, but no matter how hard he tried, the scene in front of him was always the same, countless of his figures reflected in countless mirrors.
Chihiro felt a little dull in her chest, and the pressure was getting heavier and heavier.
"How's it going? Don't you think there's something going on?" Bu Yougui's voice sounded again, and it seemed to be the same as the direction from which he first spoke.
Chihiro pondered for a moment and suddenly asked, "Sir, what is this array for?"
"To trap the enemy, of course. ”
"How many people can be trapped in such a small formation? If the enemy is numerous, isn't it useless. ”
"The stronger the exercise, the more mirrors will be produced by the water mirror, as long as there are enough mirrors, no matter how many enemies are trapped. ”
Chihiro quickened her pace as she spoke, "But the enemy won't do this kind of maze game like this, if they break the water mirror with external force, won't they break the formation?"
"The water mirror looks like a mirror, but it's actually water, you can't catch it, you can't break it, haven't you tried it inside?" Bu Yougui smiled and said, "Chihiro, have you found an exit?" You just want to judge the direction by talking to me, it's useless, even if I talk to you for a day, you won't come out. ”
Sure enough, he was scheming, and he saw through it at a glance. Although his intentions were understood, Chihiro was not annoyed, this method was really not feasible, because he seemed to be back in the center of the water mirror array.
Chihiro reached out to touch the water mirror, and the self in the mirror also reached out in the same movement, looking at the hand that he stretched out into the mirror, he was in a trance, as if there was something very important for him to grasp.
After a moment of stunnedness, Chihiro finally smiled. "I'm such a fool, since it's water, there's no way to block it, just go through it!
Chihiro excitedly walked through the water mirror, and when her left foot was withdrawn from the water mirror, all the mirrors suddenly moved, completely changing their orientation.
"The orientation of the water mirror is set according to the principle of Qimen Dunjia, when a water mirror is in contact with an external force and changes, all the water mirrors will change their orientation again. Bu Yougui explained outside.
"So what, no matter how it changes, I just keep rushing forward, can't I still walk?" Chihiro strode forward regardless of whether there was a water mirror in front of her.
But after walking nearly 100 steps, I still didn't go out!
"How can this be!" Chihiro was taken aback, finally a little impressed by this water mirror array. "Keep going forward and come back?
"The image reflected by the staggered water mirror can give people a false vision, some things seem to be straight, but they are actually curved, they seem to be in front of you, but they are actually far away, and when you pass through the water mirror, the water mirror will misalign the direction of your movement. ”
Chihiro was a little dazzled by the repetitive images in front of her, and her heart became more and more dull, and she couldn't breathe well, and she had no concept of time and space, and Chihiro's psychological defense line was slowly disintegrated, and she couldn't concentrate on thinking at all.
"It's the last fight!" Chihiro's palms erupted, and an ice pick condensed and grew, with the ice pick as the standard, it shouldn't be out of place......
Chihiro was quite sure of herself at the beginning, but after failing again and again, she no longer seemed to have the fighting spirit.
The ice pick continued to extend until it was blocked by a hard object, "But did you hit something in the room?" Chihiro quickly followed the ice pick, and when she pierced through the fourth water mirror, she heard a thud and Chihiro fell to the ground.
"Damn, how is it solid!" Chihiro rubbed her head.
"The real is the virtual, and the virtual is the real. I forgot to tell you, some water mirrors will be transformed into ice mirrors from time to time and without direction, and the ice mirrors are extremely hard and impenetrable...... Bu Yougui said slowly, the sound of teacups colliding was crisp, and he must be drinking tea leisurely.
The array of water mirrors is formed by Bu Yougui for several years of research, whether it is the arrangement of the formation, or the transformation of the formation, all after repeated consideration, until Bu Yougui feels that it is perfect, it is set down, including Yili, psychology, illusion and other knowledge, if there is no supreme mind and exercises, ordinary people can not escape this array.
Chihiro sat on the ground, already upset, and for some reason felt more and more irritable in her heart, and there was a sense of helplessness in the irritability.
"Sir, I lost ......"
"What, don't you try again?"
"I have no choice, don't try. Chihiro closed her eyes and lay on the ground.
"Okay, then I'll get out of line. Bu Yougui put down the teacup and waved his hand to evacuate the water mirror.
A water mirror slowly fell to the ground and quietly disappeared, Chihiro opened her eyes and sat up, suddenly stunned. He and Bu You are only three or four steps away, and you can go out of the battle if you go further.
"Why, I finally know how powerful the formation is. Bu Yougui said with a smile.
"Students admired. Chihiro stood up and breathed a long sigh of relief, and the depressed mood also disappeared with the evacuation of the Water Mirror Array.
Bu Yougui handed the book to Chihiro again, "Here is a detailed record of the arrangement of this array, of course, if you want to master this array, the most important thing is to understand the basic principles of the formation, the number of techniques it uses, the study of mind, and some illusions caused by light and shadow, etc., must be familiar with the heart, only in this way, can the power of the formation be truly exerted." ”
"But I don't know anything about ......"
"It's okay, I can teach you from scratch. Bu Yougui asked Qianxun to sit down, and first taught the basic knowledge of Qimen Dunjia.
Chihiro has never been exposed to such esoteric knowledge, and many words are unheard of, three strange, eight gates......
Bu You returned to his mouth like a river, and he repeated it several times before Chihiro understood a little.
As the sun sets, Chihiro retires from her journey, shaking her drowsy head in the street, complaining, "These things are so profound that they make me dizzy......"
The streets were sparsely populated, and from time to time there were two or three groups of escort personnel patrolling by, and the escort personnel were always indifferent and hardly spoke to others.
"Stop, what's in your hand?" a big man who looked like a guard suddenly stopped Chihiro and pointed to the book under his armpit.
"It's just a book. Chihiro took it in her hand and raised it to pass.
The big man stretched out his hand to stop him, and said coldly: "This doesn't seem to be your book!"
"It was given to me by Mr. Bu, the military advisor. ”
"How could a gentleman give you a book to someone like you, I think you are clearly stealing!"
Chihiro became nameless, "You make it clear, what do you call a person like me." ”
"Book thief, go back with me and explain how you got the book. The big man grabbed Chihiro by the collar.
Chihiro grabbed Dahan's wrist halfway, and the two of them exerted force on each other, and they were evenly matched.
Dahan was secretly shocked in his heart, this kid was so powerful.
Dahan clenched his fists and shook Chihiro's hand away, "You dare to do it?"
"I didn't steal the book, I said you can ask Mr. Bu if you don't believe it. Chihiro's tone was cold.
"I'll just say you steal books!" the big man looked at him coldly.
Chihiro's sharp eyes swept across the big man's face, and the other party's angry eyes were like copper bells, his thick eyebrows were upside down, and his face was full of domineering.
"I'm going to teach you a lesson today!" the big man punched, and the wind was fierce. The other two guards stepped aside and did not stop.
Chihiro jumped away violently and took the book into her arms, "You see you are deliberately finding fault." ”
"Yes and what!" the big man raised his fist again and stepped forward to strike.
The two fists collided, and Chihiro retreated five or six steps, and before he could stand firm, the big man actually punched again.
"What a hard fist ......" Chihiro's body was sore, and she didn't dare to touch it again, and flashed sideways.
Chihiro dodged a few times with her light and agile body, but the big man's fist hit faster and faster, and the fist shadow was so fast that she practiced together, and Chihiro was careless, and she was punched heavily in the back.
"Why, don't you come back with me!" cried the big man.
Chihiro moved her neck and made a sound of clicking and clicking the joints, "You're old!" stretched out her hands, and the ice pick and ice shield instantly condensed in her hand.
The ice pick swelled, and Huo Ran stabbed at the throat of the big man.
"Look for death!" The big man's eyes showed a fierce light, and his right hand shook out a giant sword more than one person long, and swept out.
Although the giant sword is big, it seems to be light and weightless in the hands of the big man, and it is extremely fast and fast, and it is actually a dancing tiger and a tiger.
With a loud bang, the giant sword struck the ice shield, and Chihiro couldn't stand still and staggered back.
Dahan didn't give Chihiro a chance to breathe, a sword slashed again, Chihiro threw out the ice shield violently, and the inner god was about to open, and the figure in front of him was a flower, and his head was kicked by Dahan.
Chihiro planted a green pine on the side of the road, with a slight chill in her mouth, and her right cheek was swollen.
"Get up, aren't you very powerful, why can't you do this?" the big man scoffed.
Chihiro got up and rubbed the corners of her cracked mouth, looking at the other party's contemptuous and disdainful gaze, with murderous intent......
"Scared, have the ability to come back. Dahan continued to provoke.
Drink, Chihiro rushed out of the pine pile, and at the same time that eight ice picks shot out, she heard a roar from someone who did not belong to a human.
The huge ice dragon roared in, and the big man didn't expect to raise his sword and slash, but the ice dragon came quickly and hit the big man head-on.
The big man rolled and retreated, the dragon's tail flicking, and he shot down from mid-air.
"Good boy!" the muscles at the corners of the big man's mouth twitched, and his expression was even more fierce, and suddenly burst out like lightning.
Chihiro saw a figure suddenly flying in front of her and waved an ice pick to block it, but the man's movements were unbelievably fast, and Chihiro was hit in the head again.
The kick was even more powerful, and Chihiro fell to the ground with Venus in her eyes, and her ears were full of buzzing.
The ice dragon loses Chihiro's control and disappears with a pop.
Chihiro staggered to his feet, and the big man kicked him against the wall. "Let's fight again!"
Chihiro collapsed on the ground like a broken sack again, and the pain seemed to fall apart, but she still gritted her teeth and got up.
The big man was about to kick again, but someone next to him spoke.
"Captain Huo, isn't it too much to bully people like this. Zu Yi walked forward, and the girl beside him was Lan Yixue.
"Chihiro ......" Lan Yixue hurriedly stepped forward to support Chihiro, looking at his face like a pig's head when he was beaten, and couldn't bear to call out to the big man, "Where did he offend you, as for letting you play such a heavy hand." ”
"I still refuse to admit it, as the captain of the escort team, of course I have the obligation to teach him a lesson, if you don't believe it, you can ask my men. "This big man is not an outsider, it is the deputy captain of the escort team, Huo Yujiang.
"That's right, it was he who stole the book and refused to let us interrogate it, and the captain did it. The escort officer next to him chimed in.
"I didn't steal...... The book was given to me by Mr. Bu. Chihiro explained.
"Hear it, the book was given by the gentleman, and he didn't steal it at all. Lan Yixue said angrily.
"Miss, the thief will never admit that he is stealing, this person is not right, who knows if what he said is true or false. ”
"Do you want me to invite Mr. here and make things clearer?" Zu Yi said coldly.
"Sir is busy with official business, how can he work hard for these little things, if necessary, I will come to the door to ask clearly. I'll leave him alone this time. Huo Yujiang's goal has been achieved, and he left with his subordinates.
"They beat people like this, and they just left?" Lan Yixue said angrily.
"Then what else do you want?" Zu Yi didn't even glance at Chihiro, and turned to leave.
Lan Yixue looked at the back of Zu Yi leaving, and then stopped talking, and turned to Qianxun: "I'll send you to the medicine house." ”
"No need, thank you, I can go on my own. Qianxun thanked Lan Yixue and turned around in a dejected manner, the direction he was walking in was really the opposite of Zu Yi.
Lan Yixue looked at Qianhiro's lonely back, and felt a little distressed for this young man from the bottom of her heart.
Chihiro closed her eyes as she walked, and the humiliation in her heart grew thicker and thicker like the night that was about to fall......