Enemy Shadow
When the great sun was sinking slightly, Qin Xiao and the three of them completed the necessary supplies in Xiushui City. Just like the original plan, the three of them chose to rest in Silk City for a while, not because they were afraid of being discovered, after all, their actions should have been under the control of the gray robe after being spelled by the blood soul. So in fact, hiding their whereabouts is actually not very meaningful to Qin Xiao and the others, because no matter how they hide, the approximate location of the three of them has already been controlled.
Fortunately, because of this era of inconvenient information exchange, even if the gray robe as a spell caster can clearly grasp the location of Qin Xiao and the others, but it cannot share the location of Qin Xiao and the others with other pursuers in real time, so as long as Qin Xiao and the three of them do not stay in one place for a long time, or are too high-profile Zhang Yang, it is not easy to be surrounded by a large number of enemies in a short period of time and attack them.
The reason why I chose not to rest in Silk City was mainly because I was afraid that if I was trapped in the city, it would be difficult to escape, and it might hurt innocent people. In this regard, in the dignified Xiushui City, there must be a master, and when the time comes, if the enemy is attacked on the back, there is a possibility of being wiped out.
After leaving Silk City, the three of them all carried a heavy burden on their shoulders, all of which were some necessary daily necessities and food, as for Wushuang, there was no doubt that in addition to the burden on their backs, there was also a small burden wrapped around their waists, and there was no doubt that they were all white silk that was indispensable in Wushuang's life.
Because he received a large bounty from the ghost goddess, all the expenses for this supply were paid by Wushuang, after all, Qin Xiao was just a poor bastard who was trapped by money, as for Mi Liu, after seeing Wushuang's large bounty, he decided that he would never take out a penny, fortunately, Wushuang was not a stingy person, and Qin Xiao, who was a heroic fan who paid money neatly, was dazzled.
"After passing this Xiushui City, there will be three months before you can go out of Yunzhou Mansion to Yanzhou Mansion, but if the three of us don't take the official road or ride a horse, I'm afraid that we will have to go for half a year. After the three of them retrieved their blades from the hiding place, Miliu looked at the end of the road and said loudly.
Although there are still many towns on the road from Xiushui City where Qin Xiao and the three of them are at this time to Yanzhou Mansion, Qin Xiao and the three of them decided not to take the official road and take the deserted trails and barren mountains and mountains after discussion, so that although the distance will be greatly increased, it is not easy to be grasped by others, and the places where they can hide when facing the enemy have also been greatly increased.
"Half a year is half a year, it's better than taking the official road and being interrogated by officers and soldiers at any time. Hearing this, Qin Xiao shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently. Anyway, his ultimate goal is the Netherworld, and on this escape journey, he may be able to find a way to go to the Netherworld, and at the same time, there must be life-fighting battles on this journey, which is also a good thing for the improvement of his strength, provided that he can survive well.
"I hope that when I meet Liu Qing next time, my strength will be enough to compete with her, and then I will be able to avenge Senior Brother Chi. Qin Xiao suddenly remembered the hearty and friendly Senior Brother Chi and the charming and eccentric Liu Qing again, and there were not too many emotional ups and downs in his heart, but Qin Xiao knew that this was something he had to accomplish.
"Yes, the officers and soldiers who patrol the official roads all the year round are not easy to deal with, and it is not easy for us to provoke them as wanted criminals now. At this time, Mi Liu's voice suddenly sounded, pulling Qin Xiao back from his memories to reality.
"Don't talk nonsense, let's go, it's not going to be easy. Wushuang, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, then shook off the burden on his body and took the lead in walking forward.
"Don't we know that this road is not easy to walk. The most unsightly thing about Mi Liu is Wushuang's appearance, but although he muttered in his mouth, he didn't refute it, and also strode forward, turning his head to Qin Xiao as he walked, and urged: "Set off Xiao Qin." ”
"Hey. ”
Qin Xiao responded with a smile when he heard this, then turned around and glanced at the gate of Xiushui City, which was still full of people, and then held the desolate leopard thunder knife on his waist with his right hand and strode towards the direction where Mi Liuer and the others left.
In the next few days, Qin Xiao and others went over the mountains and mountains along the way, specifically to the sparsely populated and most complex and difficult to walk areas, fortunately, Mi Liu and Wushuang as the strange killers who blatantly came to the door to kill people, they were also in a state of avoiding the enemy all the year round, so they were experienced in walking and things in the wilderness, and from time to time they would secretly lay some bad traps on the way of a few people.
Although Qin Xiao didn't have much experience in rushing in the wilderness, he had a strong enough physique, although he was also a little confused by the rugged terrain along the way at first, but under the patient guidance of Mi Liuer, Qin Xiao was soon able to walk like Mi Liuer on a remote and difficult road.
At the beginning, Mi Liu and Wushuang were worried that with Qin Xiao's strength, they would not be able to keep up with themselves who were rushing with all their might, but what surprised the two of them was that Qin Xiao, who was obviously two realms lower than the two of them, was able to keep up with the pace of the two without any effort after the initial embarrassment, and it seemed that there was still some strength left.
In the face of Qin Xiao's perverted physique, Wushuang and Mi Liuduo were speechless, after all, Qin Xiao had already shown too many particularities along the way, whether it was the strong recovery ability, or the spiritual ability that could be used to illusion the Wushuang Spirit Clan, and the desolate leopard thunder knife that appeared silently, it had already made Mi Liu's two people a little numb.
However, for the three people who were already tied to a rope at this time, no matter how many unknown secrets Qin Xiao had, it was a harmless trivial matter, as long as Qin Xiao's strength was enough to protect himself, it would be the greatest help to Mi Liu.
For this three-person survival team, Qin Xiao is undoubtedly the biggest shortcoming, and the three of them are very clear about this matter, but they don't say it directly.
At noon on this day, Qin Xiao and the three of them walked to a deserted village, and planned to rest here for half an hour.
After a morning of non-stop rushing in various complicated terrains, even with the strong physical strength of Qin Xiao and the three of them, they were already drenched in strength at this time, and their bodies couldn't help but exude strong steam.
For this situation at this time, the extremely clean Wushuang was the most unbearable, but for Qin Xiao and Mi Liu, the two rough old men, they didn't feel anything.
"Xiao Qin, hurry up and build a fire, our old rice wants to eat something hot, and we have eaten dry food and cold water for a few days, but we are really wronged to death. ”
After entering the dilapidated and decaying deserted village in front of him, Mi Liu casually found a flat stone and sat down with a loud butt, and then twisted his waist and said to Qin Xiao.
"Okay, I'll go get some dry wood to make a fire. Qin Xiao was not disgusted by Mi Liu's order, and after agreeing happily, he walked to the depths of the deserted village first, hoping to find some dry firewood enough to burn.
"Don't go too far. ”
Covered in sweat and a little unhappy in his expression, Wushuang said to Qin Xiao with a cold face.
"I know, I know!"
Qin Xiao didn't look back when he heard this, but waved his hand behind him in a relaxed tone and replied.
During this period of time, Qin Xiao had already tested the effect of the Blood Soul Mantra, and he had already deeply understood that the farther the three of them got along, the weaker they would become.
Once the distance between the three of them is more than two hundred meters, Qin Xiao can clearly feel that his strength has dropped by more than forty percent at least, so once the three of them get together for more than five hundred meters, I am afraid that the strength of the three of them will not be one in ten at that time.
Although the ruined and deserted village was lifeless, the collapsed houses that could be seen everywhere also made it easy for Qin Xiao to pick up enough wood to burn the fire.
In a moment's time, Qin Xiao returned to Mi Liu and Wushuang with a pile of wood on his shoulders that was enough to ensure that it would burn overnight.
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casually threw a straight wood with the thickness of a long basin on his shoulders and a pile of dry firewood in his hand on the ground, Qin Xiao said to Mi Liuer with a smile: "Luckily, let the little brother find the main beam of the house, which is enough for us to light a bonfire overnight." ”
After saying that, Qin Xiao's right hand put on the leopard beast handle of the desolate leopard thunder knife on his waist, and then his eyes froze, and a cold cold light flashed, only to see that the wood on the ground that was long enough to be used as the main beam of the house was split in two from the middle.
Then, Qin Xiao's body did not move, and after tapping his wrist a few times, the wood on the ground that was originally used as the main beam turned into a piece of wood for Qin Xiao and the three of them to burn.
During the period of time when he obtained the Desolate Leopard Thunder Knife, Qin Xiao continued to ask Mi Liu for advice on the method of using the knife and some basic knife moves, and at the same time, he also began to practice the Eight Slashing Methods of the Burning Sun that Luo Chenhuan gave him.
As a swordsman, Mi Liu didn't hide anything from Qin Xiao, and he almost taught Qin Xiao along the way, but even though Qin Xiao had learned some basic knife moves in the Liutang Boxing Martial Arts Sutra, in the final analysis, he was still a novice in using knives, and his talent was not very good, so for the application of knives, Qin Xiao still stayed at a relatively low level.
But at this time, Qin Xiao's ability to control the knife with a light weight made Mi Liu, who was watching from the sidelines, nod secretly.
"This kid's talent for swordsmanship is average, and he can't compare to our old rice's outstanding talent, but when it comes to the point of calm and stable swords, our old rice is a little ashamed. ”
After watching Qin Xiao put the Wild Leopard Thunder Knife back into the scabbard, Mi Liu, who bent down and began to clean up the wood all over the ground, sighed secretly in his heart.
After piling up the wood that had just been chopped, Qin Xiao lit a bonfire, and then the three of them sat on the ground around the bonfire and began to bake dry food.
Of course, Wushuang, who has a rather serious cleanliness habit, still puts several layers of white silk cloth on the place where he sits to prevent his clothes from being stained by dust.
"Brother Mi, is there a way to lift this blood soul curse?" Qin Xiao held a steaming flatbread that had been roasted by a bonfire in his hand, and after taking a bite hard, he looked up and asked Mi Liu.
During this period of time, Qin Xiao and the three of them were almost in a state of hurry, so Qin Xiao did not ask Mi Liuer about the Blood Soul Curse, and after being free at this time, the doubts in Qin Xiao's heart couldn't help but come to mind.
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With the clear water, Mi Liu swallowed the dry food in his mouth hard, and then exhaled a long breath with an ugly expression, I don't know if it was because the dried food in his hand tasted like chewing wax, or because Qin Xiao's question was difficult to answer.
After being silent for a moment, Mi Liu wiped his masculine and handsome face indiscriminately, and then opened his mouth to answer Qin Xiao's question with a somewhat helpless tone.
"The most direct and effective way to lift the blood soul curse is for the person who casts the spell to die, which means that as long as we cut off the old immortal's head with one sword, the blood soul curse on our three bodies will be self-defeating. ”
Qin Xiao fell into a deep silence after hearing this, he naturally knew that the gray robe would never appear in front of them again after losing his arms, so this most effective method was not valid for Qin Xiao and the others.
"As for other methods that can lift the Blood Soul Curse, we don't know. Before Qin Xiao could continue to ask, Mi Liu shook his right foot that was holding Erlang's leg and said indifferently, as if he was not a party himself.
Qin Xiao, whose words were blocked by Mi Liu, were a little depressed for a while, and then turned his gaze to Wushuang, who was having a cold face at this time, gnawing on the dry food in his hand without distractions, and asked.
"Big Brother Wushuang knows ......"
"Don't ask, the experience of the third-rate swordsman over there may not be as good as our old rice, and your kid will ask in vain. ”
Before Qin Xiao could say his question, Mi Liu took the lead in interrupting Qin Xiao's questioning.
After Wushuang, who was eating dry food with a cold face, stretched out his hand to gently wipe away a trace of crumbs from his mouth, he glared at Mi Liu, who intervened without authorization, with some dissatisfaction, and then ignored the two of them after showing an expression that he didn't know about himself, and continued to immerse himself in his own world.
"It seems that it is not easy to lift the Blood Soul Curse, but if you have been stumped by the Blood Soul Curse, your task of entering the Netherworld will become an impossible task. "Although I don't know how Sect Master Meng let me sneak into the Netherworld without telling me how to enter, and at the same time, I don't have a task to explain to myself what it was for, but as long as he thinks of the death of Senior Brother Chi, who has always cared for him but can be regarded as his friend, died at the hands of the ghost, Qin Xiao no longer has the slightest hesitation.
He knew very well that Sect Master Meng must have his considerations for letting him sneak into the Netherworld, and this consideration must not be beneficial to the ghost clan in the Netherworld.
At this moment, Qin Xiao's three people's hearts suddenly tightened, their spiritual wits quickly retracted, and their spirits instantly observed the surroundings with a high degree of concentration, and at the same time, they all drew their swords and stood together vigilantly in the shape of a zigzag.