Chapter 8: The Puppet Appears (1)
When the news of Xie Qian's loss of spiritual power spread throughout the Immortal Cultivation Continent, she was still sitting on the bed while eating melon seeds while watching her disciple secretly bring back from the mortal world to pay homage to the little script.
The protagonist in it is dying and coming back to life, and the abusive Xie Qian wipes her tears with the quilt. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door outside, trembling to report that the little sect master Yun was coming.
What is he doing again?
Xie Qian muttered depressedly and put away the script, adjusted her posture and leisurely spit out a word: "Pass." ”
Before the words fell, a touch of cyan rushed in, it was Yun Qihe. He walked to Xie Qian's bed angrily, and when he saw her eyes flushed and her face was pale, he couldn't help but swallow a stomach of words and froze in place.
The atmosphere became awkward for a moment.
Xie Qian realized that his emotions had not yet eased up from the script, so he could only squeeze out a smile and pretend to be relaxed: "I don't know why Senior Brother Yun came?" ”
She didn't know, it looked like a forced smile. Yun Qihe's heart was filled with guilt, he took a few deep breaths to adjust his mood, his voice was a little softer, and said, "Senior sister, do you feel that your spiritual power has recovered a little?" ”
Xie Qian sighed and shook his head.
Yun Qihe gritted his teeth and couldn't help clenching his fists.
Since the last time he was injured in Hanhai, Xie Qian had completely lost his spiritual power. They invited several of the best immortal doctors in the entire immortal world, but they couldn't see the reason. It stands to reason that Neiyuan Jindan is here, and he should feel spiritual power to some extent. But Xie Qian lost his spiritual power this time, and he couldn't use all kinds of methods.
Yun Xiaoyao accepted Yun Qihe's three-year cultivation as a punishment, and tried his best to find a way to heal Xie Qian.
"Senior sister, don't worry, I will be responsible for what I do!" Yun Qihe swore an oath.
Xie Qian nodded: "There is Senior Brother Lao." ”
Seeing Yun Qihe leave, Xie Qian finally burst into a smile.
There is a spell in the demon world that can temporarily seal all spiritual power, forging oneself into a mortal. In this way, not only will Yun Qihe not suspect that there is a problem with the spell he used before, but he can also evade some tasks outside the immortal realm, why not.
In order not to be suspected by the people in the fairy world, she pretended to be weak and slept in the room during the day, and when she woke up, she looked at the small script to pass the time. At night, he would sneak out of the Xianmen to investigate the loss of Sheng Xu's inner yuan Jindan.
I haven't seen Sheng Xu for ten years, and I can't even remember what he looks like. But she understands that this thing is definitely not the end, but the beginning of another.
She didn't want to see the Xianmen go up in smoke again.
Since she "lost" her spiritual power, Xie Qian has also spread the news that she and Mu Chengye are Taoist couples throughout the Immortal Gate, just to prepare for the rejection of the Demon Venerable in the future. The only one who knows the truth is Jiang Chetong, and she doesn't want him to misunderstand herself.
There are a lot of rumors and rumors in the fairy gate, after all, it is very deviant to accept the fox demon as an apprentice, and then becoming a Taoist companion with this fox demon is the biggest joke in 10,000 years.
Yun Qihe was reluctant in his heart, but because he felt guilty for hurting Xie Qian, he didn't dare to have too many opinions. Shizun Yun Xiaoyao came to persuade him many times, but he was prevaricated by Xie Qian, and then simply gave up.
By the time I finished reading the book, it was already dark outside the window. Only a few lights were still shining on the mountain, and most of the monks had rested.
Xie Qian stretched his waist, neatly changed into a black robe that was convenient for movement, pulled up his hair into a bun, and inserted the spirit hairpin into it. Turning into a puppet and throwing it on the bed, she glanced at the saber on the table, turned and rolled out of the window.
She hadn't used a sword in ten years, and she wouldn't use it in battle now.
The mountain is covered with fallen leaves, paved with a faint golden color on the stone road, telling the end of summer. The moonlight shone silently on her clothes, and the light flowed.
Xie Qian's sleeves flew, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became more and more intense. When night falls, it is her most relaxed moment. You don't have to pretend, and you don't have to worry about your disguise being recognized.
walked out of the enchantment and came to the city of Qizhou. There were no lights in the town, and all the mortals fell into a deep sleep. Quietly, you can hear your footsteps clearly, as if you are back in the demon world.
It's nice to be born again, to see everything that is gone.
She moved her muscles and bones, hummed a little song gently, and unconsciously came to the place where Sheng Xu's body was found outside Qizhou City.
She had been here for several days in a row, and she always felt as if there was something special about herself.
The woods were foggy, and the roar of evil spirits could be faintly heard. She narrowed her eyes and walked into it quietly. The evil qi under her feet gathered more and more, probably attracted by the evil qi emanating from her body.
At that moment, a sound of footsteps came from behind him. She neatly pulled out the hairpin and pointed it behind her, but she paused when she pressed it against the visitor's throat. The moonlight shone on his slightly narrowed fox eyes, lining his delicate facial features like a knife.
Xie Qian shuddered, and the hairpin fell off directly from his hand.
Mu Chengye was stunned for a while, and it took a while to come to his senses. He squatted down and picked up the hairpin and handed it over, and said lightly: "Sister's strength has recovered?" ”
"It's not, it's good and bad." Xie Qian smiled awkwardly, took the hairpin and didn't go back to the bun to change the topic, "Why did you come with you?" ”
Mu Chengye didn't dwell on this matter, and said with a hint of worry in his eyes: "My sister has no spiritual power, and I'm worried about running around at night." Although my strength may not be strong, my blood can ward off evil spirits, so I came out with you to protect you. ”
Xie Qian was very depressed in his heart, he had no way to use his spiritual power at all, but if he refused at this moment, it would definitely arouse suspicion. She rolled her eyes, thinking for a moment to find an opportunity to get rid of her.
After thinking of the idea, she put a smile on her face again and said, "Then there is Lao Chengye." ”
Mu Chengye was happy to be called by her, and followed her and continued to walk towards the depths of the woods.
The evil spirits that were still noisy before quieted down for a moment, and they all stared at Mu Chengye, suspecting that they had seen it wrong. The Demon Venerable's favorite disguise to go to the mortal world on weekdays is now the appearance of this harmless young fox demon from humans and animals, but the sharpness in his eyes has not diminished at all.
Today's Mu Chengye swept away his usual violent personality and was as gentle as water in front of Xie Qian. Several evil spirits whispered a discussion, speculating that he might have been a vegetarian recently.
The evil spirits discussed that one of them should go out to probe the truth and see if the Demon Venerable would come and cause harm to the evil spirits.
After a fierce lottery in the forest, they finally competed for a "dead" evil spirit. It staggered out of the woods, standing in the way of the two of them without any momentum.
Mu Chengye thought that the night would be cool, so he put on his coat for Xie Qian. However, before he could put on his coat, he was stopped by an evil spirit that suddenly jumped out.
A murderous aura suddenly surged around him, and he glared at the evil spirit viciously. The evil spirit was so frightened that it immediately ran into the woods, and even buried its head in the earth.
Xie Qian turned his head curiously to look behind him, Mu Chengye immediately changed into a warm smile, shook the coat in his hand, and said, "I saw that my sister seemed to be wearing a very thin dress, and it was a cold night, so I wanted to put on a coat for you." ”
"Did you just see that evil spirit?" Xie Qian didn't care about his coat at all, and his mind was full of the evil spirit that jumped out and buried himself.
Mu Chengye blinked his eyes and draped his coat over her shoulders, and said with a harmless appearance: "What evil spirit? ”
"That's ......," Xie Qian said, looking at the evil spirits in the woods, and found that they had buried themselves in unison.
The corners of her mouth twitched, and she said, "Why are you scared like this?" ”
Mu Chengye immediately made a fist with one hand, knocked it on the palm of the other hand, and said with a sudden realization: "It must be that my sister is too powerful, and all the evil spirits are scared." ”
"I'm not a Nakshatra, something must have appeared." Xie Qian speculated.
Mu Chengye was nervous for a while, and his expression became serious.
Xie Qian thought he was scared, patted him on the shoulder and comforted: "Don't be afraid, my sister will protect you." ”
"Then there's Sister Lao." Mu Chengye showed a smile again, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
As soon as Xie Qian wanted to tell him that he didn't have to be polite, he saw a figure flash. She intuitively sensed that this figure was unusual, and hurriedly chased after it, not caring if her coat fell to the ground.
After running for a while, the figure disappeared. Xie Qian looked around, and suddenly felt a chill behind him. She turned her head, and an enlarged face suddenly appeared in front of her! She was so frightened that she immediately shot out a fixed spirit talisman and put it on the forehead of the face, and jumped backwards for some distance.
After making sure that the thing was fixed, she took a closer look and found that it was an ordinary villager.
Xie Qian breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to laugh at his fuss, when the villager suddenly raised his hands in front of him and jumped towards him, as if he was a zombie!
I really should be a salted fish, and I shouldn't look for the truth!
Xie Qian regretted it for a while, and pulled out the hairpin to defend himself.
Unexpectedly, the villager jumped twice and froze in place, his hands slowly hanging down. Xie Qian didn't know which one was singing, so he looked over vigilantly and saw Mu Chengye coming out from behind the villagers, and there was still blood on his palm.
It seems that he used his own blood to control the zombies again.
Xie Qian muttered in his heart, it would be nice if so much blood was given to Jiang Chetong to drink.
Thinking like this, he couldn't help but take Mu Chengye's hand and check the wound above. The wound looked like it had been cut with a sword, and it was not only neat but also deep. At this moment, blood is constantly dripping downward, and every drop of Xie Qian's heart hurts.
She tore off a corner of her shirt and carefully bandaged him.
Mu Chengye's hands trembled, and his eyes vaguely flashed in front of Xie Qian's appearance when he was a child. She also looked at her wounds like this at that time, her long eyelashes hanging down on the baby's fat face, and there was a hint of imperceptible tenderness in her well-behavedness.
Some time ago, he was still worried about not being able to get Xie Qian to agree to marry him, and specially asked the most trusted Demon General Hua Rong how to make a woman feel tempted by him.
After listening to his narration, Hua Rong said with a serious face: "How did Your Excellency do it?" ”
"What else can I do, of course, I put on a dowry to propose marriage, and I see that mortals do this." Mu Chengye sighed deeply, "It stands to reason that this seat is so handsome, rich and powerful, even a woman will be tempted by this seat, why does she treat this seat as nothing?" ”
Hua Rong was silent for a while, and said seriously: "Maybe it's better for Your Excellency not to be so confident occasionally." ”
“……”
Mu Chengye pondered how to be "not confident", and finally decided to put away all his edges. Today finally achieved initial results, Xie Qian not only felt sorry for herself, but also bandaged him personally.
This bandaging seems to be just a small step, and it will be a big step for Xie Qian to agree to marry him in the future!
Thinking of this, the corners of Mu Chengye's mouth hooked up with a smile again.
Suddenly, Xie Qian raised his head and looked behind Mu Chengye, and said lightly: "I'm afraid I will have to rely on your blood a little more." ”
Mu Chengye was about to ask the reason, but he felt that the evil aura around him was getting stronger and stronger. He turned his head and saw more villagers coming from deep in the woods.