Volume XIX, Chapter 23

"You are the knife, that is, you have always hidden in this knife?" Tianzong felt incredible.

"That's right, the martial arts method I taught you is also from the Heavenly Evil Sword!"

"Then senior, why do you want my soul!" asked Tianzhu, puzzled.

"Although this knife has spirituality, but after all, it is a dead thing, if you have your soul, then this knife is a real artifact, its power will really be revealed, however, it is still early to say, you may not understand it very well, in short, if your soul can be integrated with the knife, to achieve the realm of human and knife unity, then you will be invincible, which is why I want your soul, I want to promote you and the knife to become one, so that you become a real strongman. ”

"I see, I misunderstood my seniors, I thought my seniors were trying to take my life!" Tianzong smiled with relief.

"What's the use of my life! It's just that you have the fate to get the Heavenly Evil Sword, and I want to help you become the strongest person in the Sky Continent, but when everything is not perfect, you can only hide your strength first, so as not to attract the peeps and covets of others, and lead to failure, which is why I want you to swear a heavy oath!"

"I see, then I really have the love of my predecessors!" Tianzong said apologetically.

"It's too early to say this, wait until you become a real powerhouse, let's talk about it, remember, don't mention today's matter to others, I'm leaving!" The man in black's tone suddenly turned indifferent again, and after finishing speaking, he suddenly disappeared without waiting for Tianzong to reply.

"Seniors. Senior!" Tianzong suddenly got up and waited for him to take a clear look. How did he sit on the bed, could it be that all this just now was just a dream. is also fantasy and reality, Tianzong feels that he is really inexplicable. "What's going on, what happened just now obviously seems to be true, but it's in a dream, is it my hallucination, does this knife really have a sword spirit?"

Tianzong was still in a daze. The guards outside had already passed the word, telling Tianzong to prepare early, because Zhenguo Gong wanted to rush back to Yundu overnight, so let Tianzong also clean up and return to Beijing with him overnight, so as not to cause trouble here in Tianzong.

Of course, Tianzong knew what his father really meant by asking him to return to Yundu, he couldn't stay in this military camp, although Tianzong was a little disgusted with Xie Zhenguo's caution in his heart, but the words of the man in black just now made Tianzong moved. Because as long as you cultivate well, you can become the number one master in the Sky Continent, which Tianzong has never thought of, if it was in the past. He definitely wouldn't believe it, but now the situation was different, because he was holding the Heavenly Evil Sword in his hand. And now with the teaching and guidance of the sword spirit, it is necessary to achieve this goal. It was by no means difficult, Tianzong decided to go back to his home and cultivate with peace of mind. Completed the cultivation in the shortest possible time, all these years, he has been living in the ridicule and pity of others, although he is also secretly cultivating, but after all, he does not know what level he has reached over the years, what he never expected is that he can become the number one master on the Sky Continent, this is something he never dreamed of, now, suddenly there is such a big turning point in his life, how can he not be ecstatic, after hearing the news that Xie Zhenguo wants him to return to Yundu, Tianzong immediately agreed, and immediately packed his things, ready to rush back to Yundu with his father overnight。

Is it possible for everything to go as it is? I'm afraid not, because he seems to have run out of time. Hu Guyan, the 'Martyr Sage' among the new 'Four Gods of a Day', has received the news, he is scheming, and has already planted eyeliner in the border gate, although he waits for the price to sell, but he also needs to receive the news as soon as possible, otherwise, what will he use to negotiate with Lei Ming, although Lei Ming is nominally his apprentice, but he does not have a good impression of this prince's apprentice, besides, his apprentices are thousands, will he care about a little Lei Ming. The movements in the border pass can't escape his eyes, Xie Tianzong has already left the border pass and returned to the cloud capital of Miyun Country, this is a great time, this Xie father and son stay in the barracks It's really not easy to start, I didn't expect a god-given opportunity, the two of them left automatically, this is much more convenient to start, after receiving the information, Hu Guyan personally took his henchmen and quietly and silently left.

And Lei Ming is far worse than his master, although he also planted eyeliner at the border pass, but when he got the news, Hu Guyan was nowhere to be found, Lei Ming scolded in his heart, although he also wanted to follow him secretly, but after thinking about it, it is difficult to have both fish and bear paws, his master is not easy to mess with, it is better to be careful, besides, it is rare that Hu Guyan, this old guy, volunteered to get rid of Xie Zhenguo, and it is also a blessing to be able to get rid of Xie Zhenguo with his hand, as for the evil spirit holy knife, it has to be ' Filial piety to the master, his old man.

The father and son rushed home in the early hours of the morning, Xie Zhenguo did not go home directly, but let Tianzong go home alone, and he went straight to the palace to meet Wu Zhujun.

Tianzong was comfortable, he didn't alarm anyone, he went home quietly alone, he was full of joy now, he didn't think of anything else, he just wanted to go home and take a good look at this evil spirit knife technique, before, he didn't care much, he always thought that there was nothing strange about this knife technique, he didn't expect this knife technique to have such a great origin, if you don't practice it well, it's simply sorry for yourself.

After returning to his room, Tianzong looked at the knife for a long time, but this knife was still as usual, bleak, Tianzong did not see any knife spirit come out to talk to him, and he was frustrated, so he carefully recalled the wonder of this knife technique in his mind, this person is really strange enough, it turned out that Tianzong only thought it was an ordinary knife technique, and he couldn't show it off in front of people, Tianzong was not bored to learn, he just learned a few times casually, but now it is completely different, because the knife he used turned out to be the evil spirit holy knife, and the knife technique is naturally the magical knife technique that the Heavenly God Hou fought all over the Sky Continent back then。 By today's perspective, that's nothing compared. This set of knife techniques has become so magical and mysterious, especially the more you go deeper, the more you feel the mystery. Tianzong really regrets it now, why did he be so careless in the first place, and he was so violent about the heavens, fortunately, it is not too late now, otherwise, it is really regretful.

Xie Zhenguo and Wu Zhujun had a long talk all night, and Wu Zhujun decided to follow Xie Zhenguo's opinion, take defense as the reason, and act on the camera if he had the opportunity. Xie Zhenguo was solely responsible for the defensive operation, and Wu Yongbin assisted Xie Zhenguo to ensure that the border pass was not lost.

Wu Zhujun specially ordered Xie Zhenguo to return to the mansion to rest for a day, and set off on the next day, but he couldn't resist the king's good intentions, Xie Zhenguo had to return to the mansion.

Knowing that her husband was coming back, Wen Yuni didn't go out today. And Xie Zhenguo was most afraid of being harassed, so he ordered the servants to close the door and close the door to thank the guests, ready to use the time of this day to get together with his wife and children.

Around noon. When the husband and wife were warm, there was a sudden commotion outside, and the servants rushed to report. There was a strange thing in the house, and I don't know who drew a red line in front of the gate. And there was a sign next to it that said, 'Death to those who step out of this line!' and the family didn't know what had happened. hurriedly reported to Xie Zhenguo, Xie Zhenguo heard it, and felt a sigh, how could such a strange thing happen in his house, of course he didn't believe it, so he immediately led his family out to take a closer look.

Sure enough, there is really such a sign in the house, Xie Zhenguo walked in and took a look, a bloody breath came to his nose, for the taste of blood, Xie Zhenguo has been fighting on the battlefield for many years, he did not panic about this, however, it seems that the words on this sign are written with blood, and this is a word that has just been written, and it is still bloody.

Who did it, why did he use this means, Xie Zhenguo was puzzled, and the cultivation of the person who came was quite high, he could insert a wooden sign on this bluestone slab, and it penetrated the entire bluestone slab, just by virtue of this cultivation, Xie Zhenguo asked himself if he could do it, over the years, he has been on the sidelines, and he has not made any enemies, Xie Zhenguo stood aside and carefully analyzed what kind of person dared to come to his general's mansion to spread wild, it was really too much to take him as a general, but, then again, it is not a dragon but Jiang, since he can appear in his general's mansion so quietly and silently, and so blatantly challenge, The person who came must not be easy to match, although his mansion is not bad, but he is not rich, because he has a lot of mansions in Yundu that are more gorgeous than his general's mansion, and he may not necessarily look for him, but suddenly an ominous thought came to Xie Zhenguo's heart, thinking of this, Xie Zhenguo couldn't help but worry.

When Xie Zhenguo was meditating, two house slaves walked out unbelievingly, one dialed the sign, and the other stepped the red line, and suddenly, an invisible heat current hit, turning the two into two pieces of coke in an instant, and a scorching smell permeated the air, which was extremely uncomfortable, and some timid servants fainted on the spot, while others saw such a miserable image and involuntarily vomited.

Xie Zhenguo now knows how terrible the person is, the person who came must be a master of magic, and he is a great expert in fire magic, he can turn the flame into invisible, how can this be what ordinary people can do, the control of fire has been perfected, such a first-class master, there are only a handful in the Sky Continent, Xie Zhenguo secretly thought about it in his heart, and shouted loudly into the air: "But the Martyr Sage came to the cold house, why didn't he come out to meet him!"

"Hahaha, worthy of being the prince of Zhenguo, the old man was guessed to be here when he was invisible, which really made the old man admire. Suddenly, a black dot fell from the sky, and it appeared in front of everyone in an instant, yes, the person who came was Hu Guyan, the saint of the martyrs, his speed was not slow, and he actually followed Xie Zhenguo to Yundu.

"Senior Hu, you are a grandmaster-level big man, coming to my Xie Mou's mansion is really an eye-opener for us, the younger generation asked himself and did not slack off, nor did he have any grievances with your old man, why, you old ......" Although Xie Zhenguo was full of anger, he still endured it, because this person in front of him was not easy to provoke, he didn't want to fight against Hu Guyan, maybe there was room for relaxation.

"Yes, there is no grudge between us, and the old man doesn't want to do anything with you, so let's be honest. The old man is now the military advisor of the little apprentice Thundering......"

"Since the two countries are at war, let's divide the victory and defeat on the battlefield. Could it be that you are always ready to put your juniors to death in this way? When this matter spreads, it will inevitably damage the wisdom of the predecessors and be shameful. Xie Zhenguo said without humility or arrogance, although he did not have the slightest chance of winning against Hu Guyan, because just from the blow just now, it could be seen that the cultivation of this Fallen Saint was definitely not at the same level as himself.

"Hahaha, what kind of person do you think the old man is, and he kills you by this means, the old man disdains it, and the old man has never thought of this idea under the thundering tent. Although Lei Ming has this intention, how can the old man be subjected to his servants, you also underestimate the old man!"

"Then I don't know what the purpose of the seniors came this time, please say it bluntly, as long as it is within the ability of the juniors, I will do my best to do it!" Xie Zhenguo really didn't want to provoke this old monster, and when he heard Hu Guyan's tone, it seemed that there was still room for turnaround, so he said cautiously.

"Hahaha. Smart people, the old man likes to deal with smart people, and the old man is not afraid to hide from you, and he is not looking for you this time. Instead, he was looking for Ling Gongzi, he injured the old man's apprentice, and the old man wanted to ask him what was going on. ”

"My son. Do you mean Yongbin or Zhiheng, the juniors must let them come to ask for guilt in person. And willing to compensate for everything. Xie Zhenguo felt a beat in his heart for no reason, he already vaguely knew the purpose of Hu Guyan's coming.

"I said Zhen Guogong. The old man is not afraid to say it clearly, I am here to find Xie Tianzong, so don't hide him, the old man is looking for him. Hu Guyan's tone suddenly became cold, and his expression was also a little displeased.

"Tianzong, he injured your apprentice, the seniors laughed, Tianzong is a weak scholar, how can he hurt the disciples, I think there must be a misunderstanding in this matter, besides, Tianzong is not at home at the moment, he has been missing since he came back with his juniors yesterday, I have been looking for his people all morning!" Xie Zhenguo simply came to push 625, pretending to be stupid.

"Since he is not in the mansion, the old man is too lazy to search, and he does not force you to be the prince of Zhenguo, just wronged everyone for a few days, don't leave the mansion for the time being, otherwise, everyone will know the end!

"Seniors, you know, the military situation at the border is urgent, and the juniors must rush to the border pass, don't you leave me in trouble, if the seniors have the heart to be under house arrest, then I can only ask the seniors for advice. Xie Zhenguo saw that it was useless for him to bend his knees, since the matter had come to his head, he couldn't hide, this Hu Guyan's purpose was already obvious, he came for his family's evil spirit holy knife, this matter was inevitable no matter what, and he had to face it directly, and his tone became hard.

"Hahaha, since you are not convinced, then the old man will play two tricks with you, hey, the old man has not moved his hands and feet for some years, and he should move, otherwise this old bone will be rusty!" Of course, Hu Guyan would not take Xie Zhenguo in his eyes, and he was not interested in this kind of challenge of disparity in strength.

The family had already taken the gun that Xie Zhenguo commonly used, Xie Zhenguo didn't dare to be careless, as soon as he got started, it was a killer move of the Cloud Burst marksmanship, and it was a fatal blow to Hu Guyan's vital point. It's a pity that the person he met was Hu Guyan, a top magician on the Sky Continent, the Cloud Burst Marksmanship was not easy to enter his eyes at all, he didn't even bother to move the spear that stabbed him, and with a light wave of his hand, a huge scorching air swept towards Xie Zhenguo, this was a suffocating heat, Xie Zhenguo only felt that a huge heat wave was rushing towards him, and he didn't dare to be careless, so he hurriedly dodged, only to hear a flash of light smoke, and all the trees and grass where Xie Zhenguo was standing turned into ashes, fortunately, Xie Zhenguo saw the opportunity early, otherwise, he might have turned into a piece of coke。

The strength of this battle is too disparity, it can't be compared at all, Xie Zhenguo is also an interesting person, he already knows who is coming and the purpose of his coming, and there is no point in fighting again, he stopped.

"Senior, Xiao'er is indeed not at home, I don't know where he is now, if you don't believe it, you can go in and search!" Xie Zhenguo said helplessly, he knew that he couldn't beat Hu Guyan, so he had to bet on it.

"Yes...... Of course Hu Guyan didn't believe it, he stared at Xie Zhenguo for a long time, and then withdrew his gaze, "Since Ling Lang is not at home, the old man is waiting for him here, by the way, I advise you, you have nothing to do with this matter, don't find something by yourself, let alone go out." Otherwise, the old man will definitely be killed!" Hu Guyan said gloomily. Although he was practicing fire magic, everyone felt like they had fallen into the ice at this moment. Chills all over his body, after he finished speaking, he disappeared without a trace in front of everyone's eyes, and his cultivation made everyone stunned, and they felt even more frightened and afraid.

"Okay, let's go back to the room first, and don't come out if it's okay. Let's all have a day off today, let's go. Xie Zhenguo was really in no mood to pay attention to this, and after dismissing everyone, he rushed to Tianzhong's room.

On the other hand, Hu Guyan's apprentices were puzzled by this move, "Master, with our strength, we can completely rush into the Xie Mansion to capture people, why bother with them like this?"

"You know what, you don't have to think about anything. How can this matter be easily leaked, otherwise it will cause big trouble for the teacher, don't worry, the people in this Xie Mansion will all be dead. Do you think the teacher will let them go, haha, I just let them stay in the house with peace of mind and not go out. Cutting them off from the outside world, it's hard to do it during the day. If it alarms others, let people spread it. It will damage the reputation of the teacher, not to mention that now is not the time to do it, when the night comes, you will kill me freely, and don't leave a living mouth at that time, otherwise, the teacher will definitely not spare you!" Hu Guyan said with a murderous face, which made people shudder.

"It's Master!"

"Show me tightly, no one is allowed to go out, and if you see a living person stepping out of that red line, you will be killed immediately!"

Xie Zhenguo anxiously found Tianzong who was refining the sword, called him to his room and told him what had just happened, Tianzong and Wen Yuni were so frightened that they had no master, they didn't expect the disaster to come to the door so soon.

"This, what can I do!" Wen Yuni said in a panic, someone had already told him about the terrible thing just now.

"This matter is caused by me, so let me go to the end. "Tianzong is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, and he is very unimpressed with his father's weakness, why would he be afraid that the Martyr Sage will become like this.

"Do you think you can end this matter if you go out, tell you, he came for the evil spirit saint in your hand, if only he really stood up for his apprentice!" Xie Zhenguo saw that Tianzong was so reckless, and his heart was even more uneasy, and he didn't know how to spend his life in the future. He knew in his heart that today's affairs would never be stopped, and the whole house might not be able to escape.

"That's it, Yuni, you and Tianzong are hiding in the secret room, no matter what happens outside, don't come out, alas, the ancestors and father are right, this evil spirit holy knife really shouldn't be born, I didn't expect our Xie family to be wiped out on a mere knife. Xie Zhenguo was frustrated, he should have destroyed the knife a long time ago, or threw it away. Hu Guyan's toughness has been deeply engraved in his heart, and he has lost his fighting spirit, Xie Zhenguo can't fight against him at all, and the only way to do this is to arrange for his family to escape first.

"No, Xianggong, the concubine swears to live and die with you, you are not afraid of death, am I still afraid of death, I lose you, what is the meaning of my life, but I have to arrange a retreat for Tianzong, so as not to be affected, poor children, are all blamed for being a mother, these years have only cared about the honor of themselves and this family, and even put aside the most basic humanity and family affection, now I think about all this fame and fortune, what is the use, it is better to live peacefully and quietly in the original family, is this God's punishment for me!" Wen Yuni knew that Xie Zhenguo had already embraced the heart of death, and she did not want to live alone. Looking at Wen Yuni's resolute eyes, Xie Zhenguo knew that he could no longer persuade his wife, who looked weak on the outside but was very stubborn on the inside.

"Why should I hide, I don't hide, what kind of martyr saint, you are afraid of him, but I am not afraid of him, if you have the ability, you will fight with me!"

"Smack!" a loud slap hit Tianzong in the face, "You bastard, is it still a small trouble, let me tell you the truth, this Hu Guyan we can't compete with him at all, today everyone is afraid that everyone will not escape death, it's not because you are alone, you don't want to think about it, we are willing to die, just to let you continue to live, because you are our hope, if you die, who will come to avenge us in the future, you are still young, you should live well." ”

"Hide in the secret room, and remember that no matter what happens, you are not allowed to come out. Remember!"

"Yes!" Tianzong knew that this might be the final parting, Tianzong had tears in his eyes, and kept kneeling and kowtowing to his father, his father was right, the person who can make him lose his will to fight is definitely not a simple person, for the sake of today, the only way to avoid this catastrophe is to avoid this catastrophe first, and then make plans later.

"Arise, my wretched child. You have to take care. Wen Yuni also tears keep falling, life is really changeable, there is this kind of tearful parting of life and death, she has been socializing around for those false names over the years, busy, in fact, in the end it is not an empty time, what is the use of all this, but because of this, she neglected to take care of her family, especially Tianzong, even Wen Yuni herself forgot when he really had time to care about Tianzong, it has always been his grandparents who care about Tianzong, she is really incompetent as a mother, and now she is going to say goodbye to Tianzong, she feels extremely sad and regretful, but it was too late for him to realize that he wanted to make amends.

"Mother!" Tianzhong cried with tears in his eyes, he had fallen into complete despair.

"Okay, don't make any noise, if you let Hu Guyan hear it, it's all over, Tianzong, you come with me, hide in the secret room, don't come out, remember, no matter what happens, don't come out, otherwise all our efforts will be in vain!" Xie Zhenguo is a general after all, although he has fallen into a desperate situation and is isolated, but he is not an ordinary person after all, he can still keep his mind clear in extraordinary times, he knows that he has been completely trapped in the mansion by Hu Guyan, for the sake of today, only to save Tianzong's life, as for himself, he will not be able to escape this catastrophe no matter what, since he can't escape, it is better to face it calmly.

Time passed minute by minute, the time in waiting passed very slowly, as if the time had also been extended, which made people more anxious and uneasy, the entire general's mansion is now panicked, and the taste of life being manipulated is really uncomfortable, this is still Xie Zhenguo temporarily stabilized everyone, because he told his family that the enemy's target is only Tianzong and him, and it has nothing to do with everyone, and when the matter is over, everyone will leave. Xie Fuzhong's family was extremely convinced of Xie Zhenguo, and after listening to his words, they were a lot more relieved, but they were worried about the lives of Tianzong and Xie Zhenguo, after all, the enemy's strength was too strong, and it had reached the realm of deification, and it was not something that human power could compete with.

Tianzong was locked in a secret by Xie Zhenguo, he felt anxious, what was the helpless and anxious thing to watch his family being slaughtered! Tianzong was now hating the heavens and the earth, his whole body seemed to be about to explode, and a frustrated breath was held in his heart, and he wanted to find a place to vent.

Suddenly, a black light flashed in front of him, and a man in black appeared in front of Tianzong, "Who are you?" Tianzong said in surprise.

"Hehe, I don't know!" said the man in black chuckled softly.

"You're a sword spirit! great, save us. Tianzong was like grasping a life-saving straw, wanting to step forward and grab the man in black, but he didn't want the man in black to dodge as soon as he dodged.

"I'm invisible, just a human form, you can't catch me. (To be continued.) )