Chapter Seventy-Eight: Antecedents and Consequences
Bai Zimo sideways avoided Na Sen Leng's blade, the blade swept against his cheek, he only defended and did not attack, his body swayed left and right leisurely in the twelve fierce attacks, dodging her thunderous attack.
Twelve was already weak and dry, how could he be Bai Zimo's opponent? The two of them had already made fifty moves in close combat, one was meritorious, the other was guarded, and the tables and chairs in the house were knocked down, and Twelve forced Bai Zimo into the corner, and his lips opened a cold smile: "Now I see how you escape!"
Bai Zimo just wanted to tease her a few words, then he heard the footsteps outside the house getting louder and louder, it seems that today's time to catch up is going to end early, he sighed regretfully, grabbed Twelve's wrist with one hand, and forcefully snatched the dagger in her hand, and with the other hand, stroked Twelve's cheek lightly, and then grabbed the window, leaving only a piercing insolent laughter, "Woman, you are too strong, who else can subdue you except me?" haha, you belong to me, you remember me." ”
Twelve's eyes were cold, and he glared viciously in the direction he left, she belonged to him? Hmph! How could such a funny thing be? She twelve was not anyone's property!
Qiu Lou and Ming Ye, Lan Xin were looking for Twelve in the whole Bishui Town, and when they found the house, the two girls cried excitedly on the spot, one left and one right threw themselves into Twelve's arms, tears wet her clothes, although Ming Ye was not as crazy as this, but the bottom of her heart was a sigh of relief.
"I'm fine. Twelve indifferent openings.
"Miss, you're hurt. Lan Xin pointed to the twelve bandaged shoulders and exclaimed.
It wasn't until now that Twelve found out that the scar on her shoulder had already been treated, and even rubbed with medicine, that person should be Bai Zimo! Damn, what does this man want to do?
"By the way, Ruyi, who took you away just now?" Qiu Lou wiped the tears on her face and asked suspiciously, just now she only had time to see a white shadow, and then twelve disappeared, the strength of the person who came must be extraordinary, if not, how could she not even see the shadow clearly?
"A stranger. Twelve said indifferently.
"Hey, where are you?" A familiar male voice came from the door, and the four of them turned around one after another, and saw that King Rui with more than a dozen guards blocked the door, he was still wearing a gorgeous purple brocade robe, with a jade crown on his head, a handsome face, but a little pride between his eyebrows.
"Yo, you weren't eaten by the Bat Spirit. Qiu Lou mocked.
"What bat spirit? Didn't we just enter the city?" King Rui opened his mouth strangely, he clearly remembered that he had just ridden into the city and walked in the thick fog for a long time, only then did he find the twelve and others, along the way, he had not seen any bat spirit at all, this woman, I'm afraid she was crazy, right?
Twelve and Qiu Lou looked at each other, both of them in shock, it seemed that they had forgotten what happened in Bishui Town, including the disappearance in the dense fog, including the tragic death of the guard?
Twelve frowned slightly, watching King Rui proudly give the order to pull out the camp and rest in front of the guards, and Xiaoya, as always, followed him quietly, tonight's lights in Bishui Town were flickering, the red lanterns hanging high on the eaves, and the colorful vendors on both sides of the street, the whole town seemed to come back to life on this night.
Twelve stayed at an inn, she thought, maybe the monster died, so the town was restored to its original state, right?
At midnight, the watchman rang three gongs, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse outside the window of the guest room, and from time to time you could still hear the sound of birds chirping on the branches, and the twelve sat cross-legged on the bed to adjust their internal breath, Lan Xin and Qiu Lou lived next door, and Ming Ye and Xiao Milk Bao also lived in the next bedroom on the other side.
The red lacquered wooden door was gently knocked, Twelve opened her eyes, and after breaking through the seventh order, she clearly felt that her five senses were more sensitive than before, at least at this moment, she could detect from the footsteps that the person outside must not be a martial artist!
"Has the knight fallen asleep?" came an old voice from outside the house, and Twelve pursed his lips and got up to open the door.
"Chivalry!" As soon as the old man entered the room, he plopped down and knelt down in front of Twelve, snow-white sideburns, wrinkles on his cheeks, a few old men, his back was slumped, his steps were staggering, he cried so much that the old tears were full of tears, tears and snot couldn't stop falling, only a crumpled skin wrapped in the palm of his hand, he held Twelve's hand tightly, choked and said: "Xiexie knight, Xiexie knight has removed a big harm for our Bishui Town!"
It seems that this old man is here to thank you.
But......
"Haven't you all forgotten?" Whether it is the disappeared King Rui or the people in Bishui Town, they are all kind and have never encountered such a thing as disappearance, the street outside the window, the lights are dim, you can vaguely see the beautiful girl with the spring breeze and the young boy joking and smiling, and you can also hear the loud mountain song that I don't know who sang, this scene, ordinary can be seen everywhere, twelve don't understand, weishenme, the old man will remember?
"Dissatisfied knight, I was originally the mayor of Bishui Town," the old man wiped the tears on his face, endured his grief, and intermittently told Twelve everything that happened in Bishui Town during these days.
This town was originally the land of fish and rice, it is the border town of the Vermilion Bird Country, rich in trade for many years, there is an endless stream of travelers coming and going, the people in the town are quaint, the people in the town are hospitable, although such days are ordinary, but very happy, until one day, when a farmer was working in the field, he dug up a stone, which was carved with the prophecy of a hundred years ago, it was this stone that attracted the robbery of the monster, the blood bat in order to get the prophecy stone, did not hesitate to bite the people of the entire Bishui Town, its saliva is highly poisonous, as long as it is stained with a little bit, it will become a walking corpse, the liliang of the tenth-order fighting beast, how can he and other ordinary people be able to resistAs a result, the entire town of Clear Water became an empty city, and every time the sun sets, the people who have been bitten by the blood bat will be reborn and become its slaves.
"So after I killed the Blood Bat, the whole town was reborn?" Twelve asked indifferently.
The old mayor nodded tearfully: "Yes!"
"Then ...... their memory"
"Everyone except me has lost the memory of this time, so it's okay, at least they can live happily, that's okay. The old mayor muttered to himself.
Twelve raised his eyebrows in surprise, and his eyes were sharp: "weishenme, you are an exception?"
"Because of this. The old mayor carefully pulled out a stone from his bosom, the stone was angular and looked like it had been many years old, and for some reason, when Twelve saw this stone, his heart trembled, as if there was something in it that was attracting her and tugging at her soul.
The tips of her twelve fingers trembled, and the moment she touched the stone, a sentence suddenly appeared in her mind: "The killing star is in the world, the four kingdoms are one, and the two kings are assisted, and they are invincible." ”
Killing stars?
"Chivalry, chivalry!?" the old mayor called Twelve, and when he saw her in a trance, he was surprised, "Chivalry, can you see through this spirit stone?"
Twelve restrained his exposed thoughts, looked cold to the bone, and casually threw the stone back to the mayor: "This kind of thing, can it also be regarded as a spirit stone?"
"Chivalry, this is true! It is said that there is a prophecy in this hundred years ago! I think, is it God's arrangement, the spirit stone was unearthed, causing a catastrophe, and then the chivalrous man killed the villain, this must be the guidance of God......" The old mayor became more and more excited, perhaps because he had been tortured under the hands of the blood bat during this time, so that he had an almost crazy worship and belief in heaven.
Twelve indifferently curled the corners of his mouth, "Then you should build an immortal seat for your heavens, worship it for generations, and let it enjoy the incense of the world." "There was a slight sarcasm in her words, God? How could such a thing exist? She didn't believe in heaven or fate, it was just a coincidence.
Sending away the old mayor, Twelve put the matter behind, she didn't know, that night, a snitch entered the mayor's house, quietly stole the spirit stone, it is said that the thief is a white cloth, it is said that the thief's face is like a peach blossom, like a demon, it is said that ......
Before leaving, the people of the entire Bishui Town saw each other off, and the old mayor cried bitterly again, took Twelve's hand, and couldn't stop thanking him, so that the Rui King on the side instantly sank his face.
"Okay, what are we going to do? We're still on our way. He snorted coldly, his eyes were cloudy, he didn't know what Sima Ruyi had to do to make the mayor of Bishui Town treat her so politely, even he, the prince of the dynasty, could only be reduced to a foil.
"You can't eat grapes and say grapes are sour, hahahaha. Qiu Lou said with a smile.
"You!" Rui Wang Tie blushed with a face, and could only drink hatred at Qiu Lou's gloating face, snorted coldly in annoyance, brushed his sleeves and got on the horse, and raised his right hand high: "Prepare to move forward!"
Twelve got rid of the mayor's cry, almost ran away, the horse's hooves trampled out of the sand, and they all raised their voices, Lan Xin covered her mouth and smiled, from the curtain of the carriage, she looked at Twelve's slightly hurried back with a smile: "I didn't expect Miss to be so out of tune." ”
"The master has always been cold-faced and warm-hearted. Ming Ye pursed his lips and said.
The group said goodbye to Bishui Town and entered the territory of the Vermilion Bird Country, which respected daughters, more men than women, so that for decades, the monarch was a woman, and today's Suzaku Empress is a cold beauty known for her thunderous means, it is said that she has stepped into the realm of martial arts at the age of twenty, and for many years, under her protection, none of the other three countries dared to come to follow suit.
"Tsk, the folk customs of the Vermilion Bird Country are really open, and women in positions dare to show their heads, you see, take a look!" King Rui sneered, pointing to a girl in the city who hugged left and right, for him who was used to male superiority and female inferiority, how could he accept such a picture?
Xiaoya also felt the same way, she sat on the horse proudly, and gently spit out two words in her red lips: "vulgar!"
"Yo, why am I listening to your words so sour?" Qiu Lou said in a non-yin and non-yang manner, "If you have the ability to say this to the Vermilion Bird Empress, you only dare to slander in secret, what do you have to do?"
Here it is again, the twelve cold eyes flashed a trace of helplessness, Qiu Lou seems to be born with King Rui and Xiaoya, as long as the three of them walk together, they can always spark, from Bishui Town here, they have been on the road day and night for three days, today King Rui specially ordered, ordered the convoy to rest in the town, and go to the border of the Qinglong Kingdom tomorrow.
As long as you cross the border hills, you will truly enter the territory of the Blue Dragon Country, and there are still seventeen days before the start of the Four Nations Tournament.
King Rui hand-picked a luxuriously decorated inn as a place to stay, let Xiao Er lead the horses to the stable, he flicked the purple hem, and walked into the inn gracefully, the guests in the inn gathered, the wine and vegetables were fragrant, many warriors were talking and laughing loudly with their bare arms, and King Rui frowned unhappily: "Shopkeeper, is there a private room?"
"This master, I'm really embarrassed, today's private room has been booked. The shopkeeper said apologetically, these newly arrived guest officers, dressed luxuriously, looked like characters who were not easy to mess with, and he didn't want to offend them easily.