Chapter 8: The Shadow of the Shadow
Lin Qingquan's marriage happened suddenly, but Wan Shizong's response was just as fast.
Only two hours later, Feng Qi, who was in charge of the affairs of Qiandu Peak on behalf of his father, came with the news that Lin Qingquan would not be responsible for the teaching of the outer disciples for three consecutive months from now on, and would stay in the Kuntai Hall to stabilize the realm, and all the unfinished affairs in his hands would be handed over to his junior brother Liu Zhenhua and his disciple An Tao to deal with.
When the news came, the outer disciples were either happy or sad, and it can be said that people's hearts were different. Naturally, no one noticed Li Yunuan's disappearance, and it wasn't until she dragged her tired body back to her residence that Yang Xue finally remembered that she didn't seem to have seen this girl all afternoon.
I don't know where I'm daydreaming!
Yang Xue thought casually, because she saw the bracelet on Li Yunuan's wrist, she became more and more angry, and said, "Hurry up and go back to the room to tidy up your things and move to Senior Sister Bai's side! Don't let Senior Sister wait for a long time." β
"Yes, Senior Sister Yang. β
Li Yunuan said sullenly, silently fetched a basin of water, brought it into the room, washed his hands and wiped his face.
......
There weren't many things that belonged to her in the room, but in half an hour, Li Yunuan had finished tidying up.
In the empty room, she sat quietly on the edge of the bed, stretched out her hand, and looked at the gorgeous patterns on the bracelet like flowing water and moonlight, and a little red in the center of the thousand-petal lotus, and her heart swelled with infinite fear.
When Uncle Lin entered the Demon Formation Pill, she was also involved, the demonic qi restrained her, making her unable to break free, and her fingers inadvertently touched the back of his hand in panic, although it was only a short moment, there were countless terrible things poured into her heart.
There is bottomless darkness, there is the cold that almost freezes the body and mind, the mind is like a wild horse uncontrolled, the unfamiliar picture flies in front of me, the joy of gain, the pain of loss, and the despair that hurts into the bone marrow......
Uncle Lin Qingquan's memories invaded her body unscrupulously, ravaging violently, her head hurt so much that it was about to explode, she screamed frantically, but she couldn't make a sound, she knew that she was in a catastrophe, thinking that she was going to explode to pieces.
However, at the end of the darkness and coldness, there was a pair of hands with familiar softness, sweetly embracing her, she couldn't see his face clearly, but she remembered the breath wafting between the sleeves.
Gardenia.
Elegant gardenia.
Tears flowed again.
Gardenia is the favorite flower of Brother Yeyin, his sleeves always float with the elegant smell of gardenia, and the silk handkerchief and rice paper are also dyed with gardenia. He said that the gardenia is a symbol of loyalty and tenacity, and that the buds of the gardenia begin to grow in the middle of winter and do not bloom until early summer. The leaves of the trees have gone through rain, snow, wind and frost but do not wither, and they are as green as ever.
Who would have thought that the gardenias in the Southern Tang Dynasty Palace had turned into dead wood, and only the fragrance of gardenias still lingered.
Li Yunuan thought sadly, although she has not been able to spy on the door so far, she also knows that today's matter is extremely dangerous, if it is not protected by a bracelet, I am afraid that Uncle Lin Qingquan has not succeeded in marrying the Dan, and her little life has already been reimbursed. Not to mention that he has a heart-to-heart connection with Uncle Lin Qingquan, and he can get a glimpse of all the insights of his fifty years of practice!
It's a pity that I don't have the talent for cultivating the Dao, otherwise what I get today would be more abundant than the elders of the sect.
Thinking a little weakly, Li Yunuan lowered his head again and looked at the bracelet.
For a long time, the highest place of the Southern Tang Taimiao Temple is enshrined in a golden jade box, and legend has it that the box contains the relics of the saints, and those who obtain the relics will have the power to change their fate. But no one knows what the holy relics in the golden jade box look like, how they can open the box, and what the people who get the holy relics will get. Myths have been passed down from generation to generation, and the old people have superimposed all the beautiful imaginations on it, but until Brother Yeyin opens the box, no one really knows what is in the box.
The night she opened the box was the longest night she'd ever experienced.
It was a decisive battle, and in the early morning the army of the Northern Qi Dynasty began to attack the capital, and the palace was in chaos, and the eunuchs and palace maids were nowhere to be found.
Outside the window, the fiery serpent danced wildly, and from time to time there was the cry of a baby and the terrible curse of a woman, and she looked at the dark shadow at her feet in silence, always feeling that some monster would crawl out of the darkness and pull her into hell too.
I'm going to die soon.
She thought quietly, silently waiting.
I don't remember how long she waited in the dark that night, maybe it was a moment, maybe it was a sixtieth nail, waiting made her stiff and excited.
Suddenlyβ
Doctor Squeak, the door opens.
She subconsciously prepared to end herself with a dagger, but because of the familiar aura mixed with blood, the tight strings suddenly relaxed.
She crawled out of the darkness and looked at him as he walked out of the blood and fire.
The jade crown was long gone, the crow-colored hair was hanging down with blood, covering the blood-drenched face, the hand that had been blue from excessive blood loss clenched the blood-dripping sword, and the silver clothes were tattered, and most of them were soaked in blood. But even with such embarrassment, he was still so gentle, smiling calmly, and holding out his hand precariously.
"The city is broken, I'll take you away. He said.
Her hands were stained with blood, but she felt warmer than ever, and she held his hand tightly as she ran through the bloody and muddy palace.
The flames of the sky pierced through, the screams of the ghosts were endless, and the human head rolled on the ground like a ripe fruit, but she would not be afraid and would not stay, she knew that as long as she held his hand tightly, as long as she was still by his side, she did not need to fear any danger.
This is her brother who is always perfect and always elegant, a peerless genius who is admired by countless people.
Even when killing, his movements carry the grace of dance and strings.
However, they were unable to escape in the end, and when the Northern Qi National Master appeared, Brother Yeyin was powerless, and he pierced Brother Yeyin's left leg, forcing them to retreat into the Taimiao.
Thousands of Northern Qi soldiers surrounded the Taimiao, and the red lotus fire was ready to go, and they were already exhausted.
But even in a desperate situation, there was no trace of fear in the eyes of Brother Yeyin, and he instructed her to climb up the altar, remove the golden jade box at the highest place of the Taimiao, and place it between the two.
"Yu Nuan, are you afraid of death?" he said softly, his blood-stained hand falling on the box, his face more solemn than ever.
She looked at him, and for some reason, her heart was warm.
"I can be with Brother Yeyin, and I'm not afraid of death. She said.
So he smiled, and his face, which was as gorgeous as moonlight, was gorgeous and even enchanting, and she was so shocked that she could see it.
"Yu Nuan is so cute, Brother Yeyin is reluctant to let you die with me. β
After he finished speaking lightly, with the myriad changes in the tips of his fingers, the golden jade box that had never been opened by anyone slowly opened, revealing a delicate silver bracelet!
Then a drop of pale golden blood oozed from the center of the eyebrow, which fell on the bracelet and turned red.
"This is the thing that our Southern Tang Kingdom has worshiped for generations, called the Demon Trap, which is said to be the thing of the ancient gods. Unfortunately, the ancient scrolls were seriously lost, and I searched the collection but only knew their names but did not know their use. This time the situation is critical, and he forcibly uses his soul blood to drive it, hoping that it can really change his life against the sky as the legend says. As for the cost, I'll bear it all alone......"
He muttered, taking out the bracelet and fastening it for her.
"Brother Night's ......"
She doesn't know how to practice, but she has heard the national teacher say that going against the sky is the way of the devil, and those who go against the sky will suffer...... Heavenly Tribulation Karmic Fire!
No!
Absolutely not!
She instinctively wanted to take off the bracelet, but once she put it on, it took root and she couldn't break it no matter how hard she tried.
She was so anxious that she cried.
He sighed, pulled out his handkerchief, and wiped her tears.
"My cultivation has been shattered by the old ghost of Kuze, and my leg is injured and bleeding, even if I escape, it will only drag you down...... Yu Nuan, you have to live...... Don't think about avenging me, Kuze is the Supreme Elder of the One Yuan Sect, and you don't have the foundation to practice...... It's good to just live......"
"But ......"
She searched her stomach and tried to persuade him to go with her, but she found that her body had been wrapped in a pale light at some point, and her body had been pulled into a pure white whirlpool, and when she opened her eyes again, she was lying in the uninhabited wilderness.
Taimiao is gone, and Brother Yeyin is gone, only the bracelet on her wrist and half of the sleeve in her hand, reminding her that Fang Cai's things are not dreams!
She once slipped back to China to look for traces of her old people, but in front of her eyes, there was only a scorched earth. The streets and alleys spread the terrible story of the Southern Tang Imperial Palace being burned down by the black flames that fell from the sky, and they worshiped the heavenly mana of the Northern Qi National Teacher, and did not dare to give birth to a rebellious heart. Only she knew that the black flame had nothing to do with the Northern Qi National Teacher, it was the Heavenly Tribulation Karmic Fire that Brother Yeyin had brought in order to change his life against the sky!
"You don't even want your life for me, how can I be willing to give up?"
Li Yunuan laughed self-deprecatingly, she thought about giving up more than once, but as long as she saw the bright red soul blood on the demon seduction bracelet, she knew that she couldn't retreat!
......
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The night was already dark, and most of the disciples of the Ten Thousand Origin Sect had fallen asleep, but the Kuntai Hall was still brightly lit.
"Hotaru, are you sure that Qingquan was only one step away from entering the demon at that time?"
The speaker is the head of Wan Shizong, Yun, who has practiced for more than 300 years, but he still maintains the appearance of a middle-aged scribe, wearing a Confucian shirt, a white face and a slight beard, holding an ancient book, but he has not turned a page for a long time.
Having to be in charge of the question, Liuying hurriedly and seriously recalled the situation at that time, and said cautiously: "It is indeed extremely sinister, at that time, the heart of Qingquan's nephew was broken, and he was only a line away from his soul. β
"But I just checked his body, but the Dao heart is stable, and there are no scars, only the true qi is thin, and it is not as good as even the early stage of foundation building. β
Jiang Lu said in confusion, when Lin Qingquan realized the Dao and became a Dan, he was meditating in the Jade Pool Palace, and he did not come in person, only smelled the faint demonic energy, and was finally restrained by the Dao.
That's exactly what I wondered. According to common sense, the faint spread of demonic qi is a sign of the failure of the Yudan. But at noon today, we all sensed the changes in the qi of heaven and earth, and we did find that there was a void pill in his dantian, and the color was still light gold. β
Feng Qi said hesitantly, Lin Qingquan has a fire spirit root, and he mainly uses the fire system Dao method on weekdays, supplemented by other spells. The void pill formed by reason should be reddish, even if the Dao method is pure, it can only be orange-gold. It will actually form a pale golden void pill, which really exceeds everyone's expectations. As for the emptiness of true qi and the weakness of the heart after the success of the knot, it is even more unheard of.
"Will it be with him...... Suddenly, the Dao heart was shattered and condensed again?"
Liuyue asked cautiously, after all, Lin Qingquan's knot pill was overflowing with a strange aura from beginning to end.
"I don't think so. Jiang Yun touched his beard and said, "The Dao heart was suddenly shattered, and then it was perfectly restored, forming a pale golden void pill, but the true qi was empty and the heart veins were sluggish...... There must be something strange about this...... In short, everything will be interrogated carefully after Qingquan consolidates the realm. β
"Isn't it really the reappearance of the Demon Shadow?" Feng Qi said eagerly, Lin Qingquan was her proud disciple, and she didn't want him to have anything to do with the Demon Dao.
Jiang Yun smiled and said, "The wind and rain are coming, and it is difficult to be manpowered. Let's all go well. β
With that, the scroll in his hand finally turned a page.