Chapter 9: The Curse
After all, he was still cowardly, even if he took the initiative to rush to Fan Wensen, it was just a momentary hot-headedness, seeing that Fan Wensen had such ability, where did he still have the heart of a duel, and his momentum weakened in a blink of an eye. In addition, Fan Wensen was also a martial arts wizard, and he was superior.
And here, as Shen Liubing's base camp, the terrain is relatively open, there is no cover to rely on, and the "Roaring Heavenly Beast" that covered his escape before had been killed by Lan Xiaoice as early as two months ago, and Shen Liubing, who had no way to escape at all, still did not escape the second pursuit after all, and died under Fan Wensen's sword.
"Huh, and a helper?" he had just slashed Shen Liubing, but suddenly felt an aura of good ability, and Fan Wensen muttered to himself suspiciously.
"Who is it? Get out!" Obviously, this fluctuating aura is stronger than Shen Liubing, if this person is not a coward like Shen Liubing, I am afraid he is also a difficult opponent. Vinneson shouted into the hall.
"Are you Fan Wensen?" Lan Xiaoice swayed out leisurely, looking at Fan Wensen and asked.
"......" At this moment, where can Fan Wensen still care about talking, the moment the blue Xiaoice appeared, Fan Wensen thought that it was a fairy who had descended to the earth. It stands to reason that Lan Xiaoice is a strong person who practices martial arts after all, and the kind of woman with a wild aura and full of rigidity is not quite the same as the posture that a woman should have. But Fan Wensen, who admired strength in partiality, was not interested in the delicate and merciful woman with a delicate phantom, and now he saw Lan Xiaoice, as if he had met a lover in his previous life, and was instantly robbed of his heart.
"What about asking you, are you Fan Wensen?" Seeing that Fan Wensen was stunned and did not reply, Lan Xiaoice asked again with some impatience.
"Oh, yes, I am!" It wasn't until Lan Xiaoice asked again that Fan Wensen suddenly came to his senses and replied in a panic.
"You're from the Red Lotus Mercenary Regiment?"
"Yes. Who are you? Are you the helper invited by the drift ice thief?" Fan Wensen, who was still silent in his fantasies, heard Lan Xiaoice's question, and suddenly felt as if he had been poured a basin of cold water from his head, and he was cold from head to toe. What kind of place is this, it is the lair of the drift ice thief, and this woman is a master who is even more powerful than the drift ice thief, no matter how you think about it, you can only think that she is a helper invited by the drift ice thief. If it's really a helper of the drift ice thieves, what should I do? Although I feel sorry for it, the helper hired by the drift ice thief must also be a thief who has done a lot of evil. If you let yourself do it, to be honest, with your own concentration, I'm afraid you really can't do it.
"Your eyes look like a thief, I was tricked here by Shen Liubing. Lan Xiaoice listened to Fan Wensen's rudeness, and immediately retorted angrily.
"Isn't it a helper, that's good, that's good, I'm much more relieved, otherwise I'll be able to do it." Vinneson listened. Immediately overjoyed, then lowered his head and muttered incessantly, incoherently expressing his excitement.
"What are you muttering?" Although Fan Wensen's muttering voice was not loud, Lan Xiaoice was also a strong person no matter how he said it. Hearing is naturally far better than ordinary people, and Fan Wensen is overly excited, and he also forgets to hide his voice. When Lan Xiaoice heard Fan Wensen's words, he still didn't know what he meant. He was confined in a mansion since he was a child. Lan Xiaoice, who had never been in contact with men from the outside world, heard the slightly subtle words of the strange man, and asked a little shy when he boarded.
"Huh? No, ....... It's nothing. By the way, may I ask the girl's name?"
"My name is Lan Xiaoice, and I am a member of the Thunder Light Mercenary Group. โ
"Thunder Light Mercenary Regiment, isn't that the mercenary force of Steel City, how did they come here?" asked Fan Wensen in confusion.
"This ...... , I forgot to bring a compass when I came out, and I happened to run into Shen Liubing halfway, so I walked together, but I didn't expect to enter the thief's den. What about you, what are you doing here, won't you be brave and righteous?" Lan Xiaoice teased.
"It's not all, although this person is as timid as a mouse, his ability is a real powerhouse, and this person is cunning by nature, and he also raises a 'roaring beast', which should not be underestimated. Because he often robs past merchants, his bounty order is also posted in the Mercenary Guild, S-level tasks, with a bounty of three million, and he can also eliminate harm for the people, so why not. It's just that he didn't prepare enough last time and let him escape. Vinneson explained.
"Three million, so you robbed me of my money. Hearing the numbers Fan Wensen said, Lan Xiaoice immediately exclaimed.
"Ah, if that's the case, his bounty is good for Miss Lan, and I won't take it. When Fan Wensen heard this, he was afraid that Lan Xiaoice would not be satisfied.
"Forget it, I still understand the rules of mercenaries, he is your prey, and the bounty should belong to you. But for the rest, you are not allowed to rob it with me, a few days ago I hunted a lot of high-level positions with him, and I won't give you these crystal nuclei. Lan Xiaoice said as he figured back and forth from Shen Liubing's body, and after a while, he found a few Warcraft crystal nuclei on Shen Liubing's body, for fear that Fan Wensen would scramble into his arms.
"Yes, yes, it was originally Miss Lan's thing, and it should be given to Miss Lan. That one...... , Miss Lan, is it okay to take the liberty of asking?" asked Fan Wensen cautiously.
"If there's something, say it quickly. Where could Lan Xiaoice care about Fan Wensen, and kept looking for the crystal nucleus on Shen Liubing's body while replying perfunctorily.
"Miss Lan also said just now, I didn't bring a compass, in that case, can I go with you and walk together?" Fan Wensen asked cautiously, suppressing the excitement in his heart.
"No need, Shen Liubing has it, I've been out for almost two months, it's time to go back, I still have to walk a lot with you, if I delay too long, I'm afraid that these crystal nuclei won't be enough to make up for my confinement." Lan Xiaoice refused.
"You escaped from your home?" asked Fan Wensen, stunned.
"Yes, I've run away three times, the last time I ran away for a month, I sent back a red Lingcao to solve the problem, this time...... Why should I sue you, does it have anything to do with you? Being asked by Fan Wensen, Lan Xiaoice consciously lost his words, but since the words have been spoken, it is impossible to take them back, and Lan Xiaoice, who is a little ashamed, does not deny it at the moment, and replied in a stiff tone.
"I, I didn't mean it that way......"
"And what do you mean?"
"I, I mean ....... There is a special trade route from Jingcheng to Steel City, and it will save a lot of time than crossing the Warcraft Forest if you take the trade route, if it is to save time, I think it is more appropriate for Miss Lan to go back to Jingcheng with me. Fan Wensen was afraid of upsetting the girl, so he racked his brains to think of a reason.
"What are you doing? Are you trying to pester me with my crystal nucleus and let me walk with you?" Lan Xiaoice, who had finished looking for the crystal nucleus, stood up and asked Fan Wensen with a close look at it.
"How...... How could it be, they are all descendants of the forces that established the camp, how could I plot your things, you see. I won't lie to you. Fan Wensen eagerly took his mercenary card to Lan Xiaoice and explained.
"Well, I hope you don't lie to me. After Lan Xiaoice confirmed the authenticity of the mercenary certificate, he thought about it for a moment and agreed.
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"What do you think happened to the two of them in the end?" Mingzhu suddenly turned his head to Zuo Congrong and asked after he was halfway through.
"Come together, right?" Zuo Congrong guessed suspiciously. Under normal circumstances, when the story comes to this point, it must be a happy ending, since Fan Wensen is full of affection for Lan Xiaoice, if he can't go together, it is too unreasonable. Of course. Since Mingzhu asked so, it also shows that the truth may not have a perfect ending like the story.
"Hehe......" Mingzhu neither affirmed nor denied, but just smiled helplessly.
"Isn't that right?"
"Sort of. It's really coming together. Mingzhu replied.
"I just said that usually in this situation they will come together, and it will be so clear, of course it will be a perfect ending. โ
"Perfect finale? Did you misunderstand something? Mingzhu asked rhetorically.
"What do you mean?"
"I'm not telling you a love story. It's not a comedy story, how can there be any perfect ending. Mingzhu scoffed and replied.
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"Indeed. The two came together. However, after the two people come together, it is the beginning of the real tragedy, and it is precisely because the two come together that the current tragedy will be caused. Seeing that Zuo Congrong didn't talk, Mingzhu continued to preach.
"Why?"
"Because they have touched the taboo!"
"Taboo?"
Obviously, they are already strong people, even if they don't do anything, they are enough to be together for more than 500 years, but they feel that 500 years is too little, and they want to be together forever. Mingzhu said with some regret.
"Didn't you say that practicing longevity is to improve longevity by improving ability, how could you touch the taboo?"
"The one I mentioned is just Shen Liubing's method, in fact, there were many ways to practice immortality at that time. In fact, at that time, the hypothesis of immortality was only more than 30 years ago, and there was no way to practice immortality, no matter which one it was, it was an attempt to cross the river by feeling the stones. Since some people take the improvement of their abilities as the path, it is natural that some people will think of other methods. โ
"So, what method did they use to touch the taboo?"
"There are nine kinds of exercises, each with its own inheritance race, since some people pass on the exercises of other races to extend the longevity to more than 1,000 years old, then why can't it be thought that the longevity of human beings is expanded because of the exercises? I also said that the practice of the 'Feather Sutra' will change the body structure of the practitioner and transform it into the Yu tribe. In that case, why can't we practice two exercises and use them to transform our bodies into a physique that suits both races, so that we can double our lifespan?"
"It's crazy, and it's a shame that they can come up with such crazy assumptions. Zuo Congrong said in shock.
"yes, it's crazy now. Presumably, the seven major forces are still keeping the exercises secret, also because of their previous practices. At that time, the exercises of all the forces were also guarding their secret techniques as they are now, and they couldn't communicate with each other. But Lan Xiaoice and Fan Wensen are different, both of them are elite children of mercenary forces, plus they have both cultivated to the level of a strong person, whether it is the 'Feather Sutra' or the 'Demon Summoning Record', they already have a complete set of exercises. So, the two of them touched the taboo and practiced two exercises at the same time. โ
"As a result, both of them escaped into the Demon Dao?" Zuo Congrong asked.
"How is it possible, the two of them have already reached the level of a strong person, how can the other exercises they have just begun to cultivate make them fall into the demon path so quickly. Because of the relationship with Fan Wensen, Lan Xiaoice did not go back as she had planned, but stayed in the Red Lotus Mercenary Group in Crystal City for nearly half a year before returning to Lei Guang with Fan Wensen. โ
"What went wrong after returning to Thunderlight?"
"It's not that fast. I don't think if it hadn't happened at that time, I am afraid that the result would not have been the way it is now. โ
"What's that?"
"The reason why Lan Xiaoice is locked up. What is the reason?" Mingzhu asked rhetorically.
"It's not that she's a genius of Thunderlight, so to protect her......"
"Yes. If you go to Red Lotus, naturally there will be no problems, because if Fan Wensen marries Lan Xiaoice back, Red Lotus will have one more strong person, such a good thing, Red Lotus is naturally happy. But this is shelved to Lei Guang's side, but he is reluctant, Lan Xiaoice is trained in the qualifications of the next generation of leaders, even if he wants to get married. It is also necessary to let the man in. And now, he is engaged to the successor of Red Lotus for life, how can Lan Xiaoice's father be willing. There is also a stricter problem, Lan Xiaoice originally met Fan Wensen after escaping from the mansion, and then wandered outside for eight months before returning, and also brought back his intended person. The sum of several crimes made Lan Xiaoice's father directly detain Lan Xiaoice in anger, as for Fan Wensen, because he was a person from Red Lotus. Lei Guang was not very active, was expelled out, and was not allowed to see Lan Xiaoice again. โ
"Why, isn't it a little too impersonal?"
"yes. If Lan Xiaoice's father had been more enlightened, even if he discussed with Honglian before making a decision, I am afraid that he would not have become what he is now. Mingzhu also sighed in his heart.
"What happened?"
"Fan Wensen had already gotten the family's consent over there to come to Lei Guang. It's just to get the consent of the old man, how could he have expected things to turn out like this. So it was hard for him to accept it, and he didn't return to Crystal City. Stayed in Steel City, constantly trying to enter the Lei Guang Mansion to rescue Lan Xiaoice. It's just that where is Lei Guang's mansion so easy to break into, plus Lan Xiaoice has also been taken care of, and after being stranded for many days, there has been no progress. On the contrary, it was himself, because he had been under tremendous mental pressure, coupled with non-stop action, which made his body gradually go wrong. โ
"Originally, in terms of the nature of the exercises, the demonic nature of the 'Demon Summoning Record' should be partially equal to the divinity of the 'Feather Sutra'. However, in the fantasy of human beings, the vast majority of them want to imagine the 'demon' as evil and make it suppressed by divinity. It is this seemingly inconspicuous fantasy that makes the divinity of the 'Feather Sutra' in Fan Wensen's body burst out, mixed with his demonic nature, the two different exercises penetrate each other, eroding each other, even the strong can't bear it, after the fluctuations are exposed, where can the people of Thunder Light let Fan Wensen go, although considering the pressure on the Red Lotus's side, but since Fan Wensen has secretly learned the 'Feather Sutra', Lan Xiaoice's father has no choice and executes Fan Wensen. โ
"Execute ....... Now that Fan Wensen is dead, then the matter should also come to an end, right?" Although he felt sorry for Fan Wensen's death, Zuo Congrong was relieved at the thought of keeping the exercises secret, but when he heard this, Zuo Congrong had another mystery.
It should have been like this, but seeing that Lan Xiaoice was unwilling to obey his orders, in order to make Lan Xiaoice die, Lan Xiaoice's father brought Fan Wensen's body to Lan Xiaoice. Can you imagine the scene?" Mingzhu suddenly buried her head deep in her lap as if she felt empathy.
"......" is true, it's just that his beloved died, and he was carried in front of him by his father to demonstrate, I'm afraid no one can bear this kind of pain, right?
"Probably when Grandma Liu died, Ah Feng was also in that mood!" Mingzhu was silent for a long time, and suddenly turned the topic to Lan Feng. What a similar experience, they were all forced to death by their own father, the person they loved the most, hearing this, Zuo Congrong couldn't even say words of comfort.
"Originally, if there was no external stimulation, I am afraid that Lan Xiaoice would not be devoured by demons in this life. However, in that case, Lan Xiaoice, who was extremely darkened, had the demonic nature of the 'Demon Summoning Record' in her body like a hotbed of growth, and instantly completely swallowed Lan Xiaoice's mind. Then, Lan Xiaoice was also like Ah Feng, and suddenly turned into a demon. Mingzhu accepted the love and continued to preach.
"You should have had a personal experience with how strong you will be after transforming the demon, Lan Xiaoice was originally a strong person, and after the transformation of the demon, the strength skyrocketed, at that time, together with Lan Feng's father, three extreme abilities and a godman, even Lan Feng's shadow could not be caught, so Lan Feng ran away holding Fan Wensen's body. However, Lan Xiaoice had turned into a demon, lost his mind, did not know the way at all, and accidentally hit and bumped, and finally ran to the 'Feather Transformation Platform'. โ
"'Feathering Terrace'?"
"Well, at that time, it was still called 'Feather Terrace', it was the holy land of thunder light, and it was also the place where the first head of the regiment Lan Mengchen sat down, where the spirit of the fairy filled the entire cliff, and on the opposite side of the cliff, Lan Mengchen personally engraved the three words 'Feather Terrace', and later it became 'Feather Terrace'. After running there, I am afraid that it was the influence of the fairy qi, and Lan Xiaoice actually regained his senses. Seeing the four masters chasing after him, Lan Xiaoice did not want to be caught, so he jumped off the 'feathering platform' with Fan Wensen's body. Before jumping down, Lan Xiaoice uttered a curse: The divinity of the 'Feather Sutra' can never purify the soul of all evils, so that the filthy bloodline will always remain in the blood of Lei Guang. In this way, the curse has been flowing in the blood of the Lan family, and the 'Feather Terrace', which is full of immortal aura, has also been polluted to pitch black because of the resentful curse, and has become the current 'Burial Demon Cliff'. โ
Zuo Congrong never expected that there were so many stories inside, thinking about Lan Xiaoice's terrible curse, Zuo Congrong seemed to see a woman crying in despair, in the blink of an eye, the woman turned into Lan Feng's appearance again, for a while, Zuo Congrong didn't know what attitude to use to face Mingzhu. (To be continued......)