Chapter 23 Walking in the light and not seeing the scars
"Killing people is sometimes just about saving more people. ”
"There are a lot of people in this world who deserve to die, you can't be too kind to them, if you leave them alive, they will use this life to kill thousands of more people. ”
"Unnecessary compassion is often equated with stupidity. ”
Xingevil recalled what the Shadow had said to him over time, his eyes were no longer calm, and many complex emotions began to change in his eyes, and he was going to kill for some reason that he had to insist.
The originally cold and dreary courtyard was warmly and brightly illuminated by a little white light, which was like a tiny dazzling star, suspended in front of the clouds raised by the star demon.
Because of the Hundred Flower Seals in his body, Star Evil couldn't absorb vitality from this piece of heaven and earth, so he used the only bit of vitality left in his body, the thin light that protected his body, to condense into this ball of light that was only the size of his fingertips.
The ball of light was small and quiet, like a little undulating firefly in the night sky in the continuous autumn rain, but with the appearance of the ball of light, the ground beneath the star demon silently cracked through the cobweb-like cracks, and the petals that tried to sneak up on him also shattered into dust around him.
Compressing all 30% of the vitality of the whole body to a point the size of a fingertip, one can imagine how violent and dangerous these vitality squeezing each other are. This kind of move has extremely high requirements for the control of the Yuan Qi, and it is even beyond the scope of the Enlightenment Dao Middle Realm, and the slightest mistake will hurt one's body, so the Star Evil is now very cautious and very difficult.
Xingxie's hands were trembling violently, and a strange flush welled up on his pale face, and the sweat on his body soaked through his clothes, mixed with the damp rain in the sky, and it was unspeakably uncomfortable.
The old man looked at the star evil who was about to collapse, his face was like ashes, he took two steps back, but he didn't know where to retreat. This killing array, which took dozens of years of painstaking efforts, finally became his own grave, and when the old man thought of this, he couldn't help but sigh with a wry smile: "What a pain." ”
"Can you tell me..... Your name. "The Star Evil's voice was very soft, revealing a deep weakness, but the Star Evil was very serious, so it made people feel that the answer to this question was very important to the Star Evil.
"Reason. Maybe it's checkmate, the old man looks very calm.
"When a person dies, he must always leave a name, and a monument is erected. Star Evil replied sincerely.
The old man shook his head, did not speak, and then closed his eyes.
Star Evil didn't say anything more, he waved it lightly.
With the Star Evil as the center, the surrounding three zhang of land was already full of cracks, and at this time it finally couldn't support it, and it sank a few feet into the courtyard, forming a dirt pit in the courtyard. And the courtyard wall behind the Star Evil was also densely cracked because of the air waves brought by the ball of light. The ball of light shot towards the old man, breaking a deep ravine in the land between the two.
Although he thought that the scene would be terrifying, the scene at this time still surprised Xingxie a little.
Such an attack, don't say it's an old man, I'm afraid that the earthen house behind the old man will also be shattered.
The ball of light came in front of the old man almost instantly, but when it was about to hit the old man, it suddenly changed its trajectory, grazed the old man's shoulder, and rushed into the sky at a strange angle!
Unexpectedly......
Missed?
Maybe it's because the vitality of the star evil is out of control, maybe it's because the rain is too heavy, maybe it's because the old man's luck is too good, in short, this ball of light is missing for no reason.
The old man looked up at the gloomy sky. The tiny speck of light was about to rush into the clouds in the blink of an eye, and a brilliant blue tail flame dragged out of the air because of its blazing heat. The old man looked at the star evil again, and found that the star evil was also staring at the light point in the air in confusion, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
For some reason, although it was not the intention of the Star Evil to miss this ball of light, the Star Evil's heart seemed to be a lot lighter. Then he looked at the old man and found that the old man was also looking at him, and the scene was faintly embarrassing.
But there isn't much time left for them to embarrass themselves.
There was a roar in the sky, much like a summer thunderstorm. The sky in the courtyard was lit up at once.
The two of them looked up at the same time with a tacit understanding, and then were shocked by the sight of the sky.
The rain stopped, but the clouds did not disperse. The dim clouds glowed red, as if someone had set a fire in the clouds.
The star evil's ball of light exploded in the sky like fireworks in a festival, forming countless small fireballs that fell towards the small courtyard!
The autumn rain turned into a rain of fire, although it was not very powerful, but it was extremely fatal to the two people in the courtyard who could not move.
"Let's go!" String Shadow, who was hiding at the base of the wall and watching the whole battle, was the first to react, and he rushed over and grabbed the star demon by the arm, trying to pull him out of the courtyard.
Xing Xie looked at Xianying hesitantly, and then saw the old man who couldn't move an inch, as if he had made up his mind, and said, "You go first, and I'll come later." ”
Xianying understood that Xing Xie didn't want to leave the old man alone, and hurriedly said: "When is this coming, what do you care about him." ”
"I want to give it a try. ”
The words fell, and the star evil was already walking towards the old man. Xianying looked at the flames that were about to fall into the courtyard, gritted his teeth, and smashed through the already shattered courtyard wall with his arms, and rushed out.
The star evil came to the old man in three steps and two steps, and at this time, there were already scattered sparks that ignited some things in the courtyard, and the air became dry and scorching.
"I can't leave, you can go quickly. The old man waved his hand and turned around, not looking at the star evil.
Xingye was choked by the pungent smoke in the courtyard and couldn't speak, so he raised his arms with great difficulty to cover the sky of the small courtyard for the old man.
"What are you doing, you're really crazy!" exclaimed the old man.
"It's better to die alone than everyone to die together. By the way, I haven't told you yet, my name is Xingxie, and my hometown is in Chishui City......" Before he finished speaking, Xingxiao began to cough violently.
The old man was speechless, the star evil asked his name before, so that he could leave a tombstone after his death, but now the star evil reported his name, which is to report his determination to die.
"Little doll, you are so kind-hearted, God will take care of you. The old man sighed, his voice trembling a little.
There was a loud "boom", and when I turned around with the string shadow that was running wildly, I saw that the house had collapsed, and the yard had become a sea of fire. The villagers heard the noise and hurried out of the house, they did not see the previous battle, only knew that the house of the old man who lived in the village was on fire, so they shouted and picked up the bucket and began to extinguish the fire.
String Shadow put Tun Tun on the ground, got a wooden barrel out of nowhere, and joined the firefighting.....
The villagers were a little sorry, some lamented the impermanence of the world, and some thought that Xianying was a relative of the old man, and comforted them with kind words, and then returned home. At the deserted entrance of the village, there were only two figures, the string shadow and the swallow one, one large and one small.
Xianying stood on the ruins of the courtyard, pulling the broken bricks and stones, trying to turn out the star evil, and sat quietly on the side, looking at Xianying's busy appearance with big black eyes, whether he raised his hind legs and scratched his ears comfortably.
"You're here to help, too. Covered in dirt, the String Shadow yelled at Swallow.
"You and I both know that kid is fine, you feel so sorry for him, you just dig it yourself, the old lady is too lazy to bother with this effort. Swallow blinked and yawned very humanly.
"It's not like words, it's not like words!" Sin Shadow scolded, digging harder, the corners of the rubble in the ruins were very sharp, but Kink didn't care about it, and those gravels didn't leave a single trace on his white and slender hands.
After a while, the two figures were pulled out of the mound by the string shadow.
Xing Xie was seriously injured, and there were large and small wounds and burns all over his body, and the old man who had been protected by him was in a better condition. Xianying looked at the star evil and the old man who were still conscious, and without saying a word, he picked up the wooden barrel and went to the river at the edge of the village to fetch water.
Xing Xie endured the severe pain all over his body, sat up, and helped the old man on the side to his feet, and the two sat on the pile of ruins, looking at the night sky after the rain.
"Little doll, you are a good person, I have done a lot of bad things in my life, and in the end you told me to be a good person. The old man said: "I grew up in a poor family, and I learned a craft of planting flowers from my father, but it was not enough to support my family, and I dreamed of getting ahead." When I was 30 years old, I went to the town to sell flowers, and I met a master who wanted to teach me some skills. ”
Needless to say, Xing Xie also knew that the master in the old Han's mouth should be a certain great cultivator of the Taki clan.
"I was fascinated by ghosts at that time, and I worshipped under that master without asking for a reason, and he also taught me some methods of practicing qi. It's just that since then, my life has been sold to him. In the past few decades, he has often come here to find me and ask me to help him do something unseemly, and this time it was the same. ”
"Are you going to Crowbird Ridge?"
"Yes. Did they tell you?"
The old man nodded, and then said: "Little doll, do you know that Cangyang has been occupied by three major forces since the fall of Huiyao, one side is called the Great Enlightenment Realm, which occupies most of the land of Cangyang, and the other side is called the Chaos Domain, few people have set foot in it, it is rumored that the general of the straining back then died there, and the other side is Gray Stone City, which is said to be a new force supported by the Takith Clan, and the Crowbird Ridge you are going to should be within the jurisdiction of Gray Stone City." Since the people of the Taki tribe know your whereabouts, then the Crowque Ridge must be extremely dangerous, listen to my advice, it is better not for you to go. ”
"A must go. Star Evil insisted.
"Then I won't say much, I can see that you are a noble person who can turn danger into a disaster. The old man staggered and got up from the ground.
"What are you doing here?" asked the star demon as he watched the old man stand up.
"If it doesn't work out, they won't keep me. I want to leave here quickly, maybe go to the imperial capital to make a living, even if it is the Taki, I don't dare to be too presumptuous. ”
"Your Hand ......"
"It's not in the way, I'll recover in a few months, and I'm old, and it's okay to have a little problem. Hurry up, preferably tonight. The old man raised his feet, and his steps were a little staggering.
In the night, the figure of the old man faded away, leaving only his voice echoing in the evening breeze. "If you have a chance to see you again in the future, how about I give you a pot of Junzi Orchid. ”
"Then you'll have to worry about it. Star Demon replied softly, his brow furrowed for a long time finally stretched, revealing a happy smile.
Not long after the old man left, String Shadow came to Star Evil's side with a bucket of water.
"He's gone?" asked String Shadow.
"Yes. ”
"You still haven't listened to what I said to you that day. Xianying's face was gloomy, and his hands were behind his back, like a teacher.
"Sir, I thought about it for a long time, but I still felt that it was wrong. Star Evil replied honestly.
Xianying stretched out his hand and rubbed Xingxie's head lovingly, his tense face was replaced by a gentle smile, he seemed to be saying it to Xingxie, and as if he was saying it to himself:
"It's nice not to listen. ”