17. The person in the painting
In the early morning of the second day, Xiahou Wu, who had been recuperating overnight, recovered from his injuries.
Li Muyi's hospitality of Xiahou Wu with good wine and good food made Xiahou Wu feel very satisfied. In addition, Li Muyi saved Xiahou Wu's life, and the relationship between the two is also very harmonious.
Xiahou Wu was practicing swords on the side, and Li Muyi was a little fascinated after practicing.
Xiahou Wu's swordsmanship is extremely fast, and he can attack several swords in the blink of an eye, coming and going like the wind, without a trace.
With a sword groan, the blade was sheathed.
"The swordsmanship of the predecessors is unparalleled in the world, but the sword in this hand is not a masterpiece, but it is a pity!" Li Muyi stepped forward and said with a serious face.
Xiahou Wu shook his head, "Do you think that everyone is Yan Chixia and can get a peerless divine weapon like Xuanyuan Sword!"
Li Muyi took out his sword and handed it to Xiahou Wu, "This sword is called Qiushui, although it is not a famous sword, but it is also a sharp blade!"
Xiahou Wu is a person who knows swords, and when he looks at this sword, he can't take his eyes off it.
"You have a life-saving grace for me, and the sword is your beloved thing, how can I win people's love?"
Li Muyi smiled and handed the sword to Xiahou Wu's hand, "Senior try it first." ”
"Chok~!" An excited sword groan, the Qiushui sword was dazzling in Xiahou Wu's hands, Li Muyi had worn it for nearly ten years, and he had never seen this sword so bright.
"Good sword!" Xiahou Wu moved, sword danced, and the wind and clouds changed.
After a burst of dancing, Xiahou Wu felt that his thoughts were clear, and there was a sense of unity between the swords, and he couldn't put down this sword even more.
"A good sword is a hero, this sword has never been so sharp in my hands, and I have failed to live up to it. I'm not good at swordsmanship, senior, don't let the sword be dusted again!"
Li Muyi pushed back the sword handed over by Xiahou Wu, and his words were full of sincerity.
Swordsmen naturally like good swords, and Xiahou Wu is the same, he gently stroked the sword in his hand, like stroking his intimate lover, his eyes were full of love.
"You saved my life before, and now you give me a sword, but in the future, if you need it, Xiahou Wu will be a liver and brain!"
When Li Muyi heard this, he changed the topic with a smile and said: "With this sword in the seniors, Yan Chixia is afraid that she is not the opponent of the predecessors!"
Xiahou Wu shook his head lightly, he had already understood something between life and death before, and he was also a little less optimistic about success or failure.
"Yan Chixia entered the Tao with martial arts, cultivated both Taoism and martial arts, and obtained the true inheritance of the Shushan Sword Sect, and his cultivation had already entered the transformation realm. ”
"However, my sword path has also reached the innate realm, and now that I have switched to sword path, I may not be his opponent in the future!"
In the mortal martial arts, the ultimate of martial arts is the acquired realm, and breaking through the acquired realm is the innate realm, and the martial artists of the innate realm are no worse than the cultivators!
Li Muyi nodded, he knew the horror of martial artists, on the earth, most of the martial artists he knew were able to suppress monks of the same realm.
Xiahou Wu and Li Muyi chatted while drinking, and soon pulled Li Muyi again.
"Boy, why are you in this Lanruo Temple?"
Li Muyi sighed, and then said: "The people of Guobei County have been persecuted by the tree demon for many years, and I, as the chief catcher, naturally will not care. Originally, he wanted to ask Yan Daxia to help eradicate the Dryad, but he said that his strength was not enough to eradicate the Dryad, so he was unwilling to make a move!"
Xiahou Wu frowned, and said: "The tree demon is indeed powerful, how can the old goblin who has practiced for thousands of years be able to deal with it easily! But that old miscellaneous hair is so wise to protect himself, but it makes me a little disdainful! I shouted all day long for the heavens, slaying demons and destroying demons, and when I met a big monster that I couldn't deal with, I became a shrunken turtle!"
Li Muyi hurriedly explained: "Yan Chixia's predecessors lived here to contain the tree demon, but they didn't mean to hide. ”
Xiahou Wu snorted disdainfully: "If he doesn't want to make a move, I'll help you eradicate this tree demon! It's just that you and I are not opponents yet, so you have to make more preparations!"
When Li Muyi heard this, his heart immediately became happy, he took out the things he prepared one by one, and told him all his plans.
"Good boy, your mind is very thoughtful!" Xiahou Wu had to praise Li Muyi's plan after listening to it.
The two of them deliberated for a while, determined some details, and then pretended that nothing had happened, waiting for the time to come.
Li Muyi returned to Guobei County again, bought three death row prisoners in the county government with silver, and took them back to Lanruo Temple.
In the night, Xiaoqing arrived as promised, and Li Muyi handed over the three prisoners to her, and finally raised Xiaoqing's friendliness to 50 points.
"Xiaoqing, I went back to the county seat yesterday, and my master said that as long as he has Nie Xiaoqian's hair, he can make a magic weapon that will affect her strength at a critical time, so that she can't help the dryad deal with us. Can you get her hair?"
Li Muyi was calm on the surface, but he was nervous in his heart. This is the key to his task, and if Xiaoqing can help, he can save a lot of effort.
He speculated that Liu Xiaoqing and Nie Xiaoqian had always been together, and although they didn't get along, they had to at least pretend to be very good in front of the tree demon.
Therefore, only Xiaoqing can get close to Nie Xiaoqian.
In the original plot, Xiaoqing is like a personal maid of Nie Xiaoqian, and many things that serve Nie Xiaoqian are done by Xiaoqing.
Xiaoqing said excitedly: "Your master is going to make a conjuring flag, if it is really a conjuring flag, it can make Nie Xiaoqian, a slut, suffer from exorcism forever!"
Xiaoqing's face was full of joy, and his eyes were full of resentment and revenge.
Li Muyi didn't know what the deep hatred was between them, but judging from Xiaoqing's current reaction, she should be able to get Nie Xiaoqian's hair.
"I don't know if it's a conjuring flag, maybe it's a soul lock for the son and mother!" Li Muyi shook his head and made a contemplative gesture.
"Mother and Son Yin Soul Lock?hahaha~, Nie Xiaoqian, you slut also has today!" Xiaoqing laughed wildly, obviously in a good mood.
"I served her every day, bathing her and combing her hair. Her hair is even more heartfelt, and it takes me half an hour to comb it every day. Nie Xiaoqian's hair fell out one in ten days, indicating that her yin longevity was consumed, if her strength was not improved, the day her hair fell would be the time when her soul was gone. ”
Li Muyi didn't know the hidden secrets, but he also guessed something.
"I didn't expect this hair to be so important to Nie Xiaoqian, Xiaoqing, you must have a way to get it!" Li Muyi hugged Xiaoqing, his face full of smiles.
Xiaoqing said with a smile: "As long as you send me some men every day, I can get grandma's favor, so that even if I steal Nie Xiaoqian's hair that has fallen, grandma will not blame me! Besides, she will be sold to the old demon of Montenegro, and grandma will still rely on me in the future!"
Liu Xiaoqing looked proud, if he really handed over his hair to Li Muyi and let him make it into a magic weapon, even if Nie Xiaoqian married the old demon of Montenegro, he would obey them, and he wouldn't want to torture her in the future!
A hint of revenge made Xiaoqing feel good, "At this time tomorrow, I will steal Nie Xiaoqian's hair for you!"
It's not a rare thing after the hair falls out, at most it's just a thought, so Xiaoqing is very confident in stealing hair.
Regarding the matter of revenge on Nie Xiaoqian, Xiaoqing didn't want to wait for a moment, she rolled up a black wind and hurried with three death row prisoners.
Li Muyi was not idle, he took out the painting from his personal space.
At night, the sound of the piano outside tinkled and followed the sound of the piano, Li Muyi walked slowly.
Soon, a pavilion in the water appeared in front of him, surrounded by hanging curtains that moved slightly with the wind, and the sound of gurgling water combined with the sound of the piano, as moving as fairy music.
"This song should only be in the sky, and it must be heard a few times in the world!" Li Muyi came when he heard the sound and sighed casually.
Walking up the stairs, I gradually walked into the pavilion, and the three big characters of the water dwelling were written on the pine plaque.
The sound of the piano stopped abruptly, and the person stroking the piano raised his head.
"It's you!" A flash of joy flashed in Nie Xiaoqian's eyes, and she stretched out her hand to invite Li Muyi to take a seat.
"Childe came to visit late at night, why didn't you leave Lanruo Temple early?" frowned, Nie Xiaoqian was a little worried in her heart.
Li Muyi said with a smile: "The sound of the piano is so moving, and there are beauties like flowers, how can I bear to leave?"
Nie Xiaoqian frowned slightly, looking even more attractive, she seemed to have made a lot of determination, and said: "Gongzi has been here for a few days, and he must have already noticed that this Lanruo Temple is not a good place, and I, I am not a living person. ”
After Nie Xiaoqian finished speaking, she secretly looked at Li Muyi, as if she was afraid that he would be angry.
Li Muyi was stunned for a moment, and after half a while, "Hey, the girl is sincere to me, and I have nothing to hide." ”
Seeing that Li Muyi was not frightened by his words, Nie Xiaoqian felt a burst of joy in her heart, waiting for Li Muyi to follow.
"I was originally from Huaqing County, and I was entrusted by someone to come here to look for the person in the painting. It's just that this man has passed away, and he is exactly the same as you, girl!"
Li Muyi said, took out the picture scroll obtained in the county town, opened the painting, and the person in the painting was Nie Xiaoqian.
"I know that the person in this painting is a girl, but I am in love with it, and I know that people and ghosts have different paths, so I dare not say it clearly, and I only hope to meet the girl a few more times. ”
Seeing Nie Xiaoqian holding the painting in a daze, her eyes were very sad, Li Muyi took out the letter from her arms again.
Nie Xiaoqian took the letter tremblingly, at first there was a trace of doubt, but after reading the content of the letter, her eyes turned into sadness and longing.
"How is my aunt?" Kneeling facing the north, Nie Xiaoqian cried softly, but the ghost had no tears, although her grief was touching, there were no tears.
"The old man is fine, but he is already in his old age, and he misses his relatives every day, and he wants to get a wisp of green silk from the girl as a thought. ”
This letter was obtained by Lao Dao in Huaqing County, Li Muyi deduced from the plot that there must be Nie Xiaoqian's family in Huaqing County, and this letter was written by Nie Xiaoqian's elderly aunt.
Nie Xiaoqian's eyes were sad, she casually cut off a strand of hair and solemnly handed it to Li Muyi, "I have to bother my son to bring it back!"
Li Muyi nodded, and at this time, the system prompted whether the task was completed, but Li Muyi directly refused.
"Xiaoqian, I know that you were persecuted by the tree demon and had no choice but to commit to this, I am willing to help you get rid of the sea of suffering and eradicate the tree demon!" Li Muyi swore without a hint of joking.
Nie Xiaoqian hurriedly persuaded and said: "The tree demon has strong mana, you and I are not opponents, so Childe should leave early!"
While he was talking, there was a sudden loud wind outside, and the curtains rattled.
"Oh no! Grandma is here!"