Chapter Seventy-Four: The Acacia Technique
"You...... It's actually the lord of the Three Realms Village? Lin Shouxi looked at the cat at his feet and asked.
"Of course, although the deity has known you for a short time, it has not deceived you."
The three-flowered cat licked its paws, glanced up at Lin Shouxi, and said unhappily: "How can the deity feel that you are not surprised at all, you should have guessed it a long time ago, right?" ”
"I just think you're different from the average cat, so whatever you are, I don't think it's too weird." Lin Shouxi said.
"It's boring."
The three-flowered cat snorted, and it wagged its tail slightly, as if to drive away flies that didn't exist.
The man in gray stood in front of the bamboo building, fisted against his heart, bowed and waited. The three-flowered cat raised its paw and pressed it, signaling them to be exempt, but said, "The deity hasn't played enough, and I don't want to go back." ”
"Your Excellency, don't be willful, the Demon Nest, Dragon Scale Town, and the Three Realms Village, the safety of these three places is at stake on you today, and there will be more in the future, you must take on the mission." The old man said earnestly.
"Hmph, the deity is wise and martial, and I don't need your advice." Sanhua Cat said coldly.
The old man smiled helplessly, took back the evil wishing lamp, stared at the wordless book in Lin Shouxi's hand for a while, and said coldly: "Your book is quite yin." ”
"Hmph, the deity thinks that you are the heaviest yin qi." The three-flowered cat stared at the paper bundles, looking at their red cheeks, and a little stunned.
It curled up and jumped directly onto Lin Shouxi's shoulder, combing its three-color and intricate hair with its paws, and said to the gray-clothed man: "In short, the deity hasn't played enough, if you don't go back now, no one will go back." ”
The men in gray looked at each other.
"The deities have disappeared for five days, and you haven't noticed them in these five days, so you have to wait for the deities to fall into the net? It's really a rabble that has been out of battle for a long time. Sanhua Cat harshly criticized them: "Such dereliction of duty, if the village chief knows, do you know what will happen to you?" ”
The men in gray all knelt on one knee and asked for forgiveness.
"Forget it, let's stand down first." The three-flowered cat looked at them majestically and said, "The deity will play for another night, and tomorrow morning, the deity will quietly go back by himself, and promise not to let anyone find out." ”
"No." The men in gray said in unison.
"You want to resist?" The three-flowered cat lifted its forelimbs and its claws poked out of the pads.
The man in gray didn't answer, just floated calmly, and surrounded the bamboo building in a blink of an eye.
"Damn, do you still think that the deity is a weak cat with no power to restrain the chicken!"
The three-flowered cat was very embarrassed to see that they ignored the monarch's blatant resistance, and it hurriedly patted Lin Shouxi's shoulder, "How can the little pawn need the deity to take action in person, the general, the deity orders you to stop them!" ”
“……”
Lin Shouxi looked at this sudden farce, and he hadn't figured out what was going on, but this three-flowered cat helped him get the much-needed cheats, and he couldn't do anything about betrayal on the spot with short hands.
"Tonight, you stand down first, and tomorrow morning, I will deliver it myself...... Send His Highness the Lord back. Lin Shouxi said.
"The general is to the point." The three-flowered cat meows.
But where will they listen to the opinion of this cheap general?
The old craftsman struck the ground with a bamboo cane, and the stone lamps buried in the stream woke up, and their wicks turned, swallowing the light that enveloped the bamboo building, and the darkness seemed to drift out of the cold air of the stream, occupying all the gaps, and in the blink of an eye, the stone lamps seemed to build an enchantment, cutting the light smoothly outside.
The gray-clothed men moved through the darkness, and they moved quickly, like a wisp of wind coming through the window, and rushed to Lin Shouxi's side in a blink of an eye.
"General, be careful!" The cat's pupils are the only thing that is still glowing here, but it is not easy to protect itself with such a faint light, how can it break through the darkness in front of you?
When it first escaped, it was surrounded by this black light array, and then it was surrounded by a sack of hemp...... No, the Qiankun Huanyu bag caught!
It still trusts the skills of this black-clothed young man, but he is so beautiful, I'm afraid that his skills are also fancy......
Sanhua Cat's heart was beating non-stop, and she heard the sound of her clothes breaking through the wind, which was a sharp roar like a blade out of its sheath, and at the same time, the invisible black waves were noisy and tumulting, surging in, and they were close to her side...... Worthy of being the masters of the court, the darkness did not interfere with their movements, but made them even more like a fish in water!
"Watch the left! No...... It's on the right! ”
"And above!"
"I think there's something at my feet!"
"It's on all sides!"
Sanhua Mao hurriedly commanded.
Then, it felt that its lying body was also moving, as if something was clashing in the air, and the sound of collision reached its ears, dense as a drumbeat, obviously so slight, but it brought a nameless tremor to the whole body, and the hair of the three-flowered cat stood up, and after a short period of fear, it reaped indescribable pleasure.
It felt like a goddess of war wielding a saber on a warhorse...... No, it's the empress riding the dragon to fight against the Ten Thousand Heavens!
The three-flowered cat doesn't care if it wins or loses, it waves its paws and commands with its instinct and passion.
"Front...... There are also in the back! He's coming from the left, get out of the way! ”
"It seems like there are more than four people ......"
"Let's run......"
It was commanding with great strength, but the wind suddenly stopped, and the restlessness around it dropped to freezing, and dead silence became the only melody of darkness.
How...... What's wrong...... The three-flowered cat was shocked, and it hurriedly stretched out its meat pad to touch the head next to it, for fear that its general would behead someone.
Tuk, tuk-
The old man also realized that something was wrong, and the sound of crutches hitting the ground again.
The black light was lifted, and the light fell back into the building along the gap in the bamboo, and the three-flowered cat looked around and almost exclaimed.
Everything seemed to have not moved, and the gray-clothed man was still standing in the four corners, holding a pitch-black wooden sword in his hand - they did not dare to use the real sword and gun in front of the lord.
"This ...... This is ......" Sanhua Cat was shocked: "The general has also learned the art of charm?" ”
The three-flowered cat's cry shook the air, a thin breeze blew, and the pitch-black wooden swords in their hands were like cucumbers, which were cut off in an orderly manner and rolled to the ground in countless discs.
"I've got their holes in place, and I'll unravel them later." Lin Shouxi pushed the Zhan Gong into the sheath and buckled it back to his waist.
"We're so strong!"
After a while, the three-flowered cat realized that they had won and cheered.
Lin Shouxi didn't spend much effort to defeat them, and he understood Yun Zhenren's words at that time even more...... At the moment they became the Chosen One, they were rare geniuses in the world, and their efforts in just ten days surpassed their years of hard work.
These black-clothed people have good skills, and it can be seen that they have been trained, but they seem to be ordinary people who forcibly open their pulses to cultivate, and their realm is not as good as that of the teenagers in the Demon Killing Academy.
But also, I'm afraid that the real cultivators have already gone to the Divine Mountain, and how many will stay in this remote and barbaric mountain village?
Lin Shouxi held the ancient scroll in his hand and walked out of the door with the surprised gaze of the old craftsman.
The bamboo house and the streams were all left behind, and only the lonely cat was left, and the three-flowered cat finally walked out of the pride, and gradually felt a trace of fear, it lay on the young man's shoulder, and suddenly felt like walking on thin ice.
"Honestly, you...... Where do you come from? Sanhua asked.
"Why are you shaking?" Lin Shouxi asked rhetorically.
"It's cold...... The deity, of course it's cold if the deity is not clothed, you try it without clothes! Of course, the three-flowered cat does not admit that she is afraid.
"What am I not allowed to see the Lord canonized?" Lin Shouxi smiled.
"Well, yes, you're quite loyal."
The three-flowered cat patted him on the shoulder, agreeing with this statement, poked its head out, stared at the sword at his waist, and asked, "Where did this sword come from?" The deity sees it chopping wooden sticks like chopping wood, it must be an ancient sword, right? ”
"Hmm...... This is the sword of my old enemy. Lin Shouxi said.
"The sword of the old enemy?" The three-flowered cat's eyes were shining, and he had a brain to make up a big scene, "Kill the old enemy, seize the sword, worthy of being the general under the throne of the deity, and have the courage of ten thousand people!" ”
“…… OK. Lin Shouxi didn't bother to explain the truth.
"By the way, your sword is made of extraterrestrial meteoric iron?" Sanhua Cat asked.
"Why?" Lin Shouxi asked rhetorically.
"When I was fighting, I vaguely saw that your sword was flickering, like the stars were bright and extinguished, throughout the ages, the divine sword was forged by meteoric iron, and I think your sword is no exception." The three-flowered cat used this to express his meticulous observation of the battle situation at that time.
During the previous battle, Lin Shouxi didn't use much realm, he even closed his eyes, and only felt the sword, so he didn't notice the strangeness of the Zhan Palace.
Is that little girl coming for me?
Lin Shouxi put his hand on the sword as if casually, his fingers rubbed over the scabbard, and his consciousness adhered silently like silk, and soon, the picture in the sea of consciousness became clear.
- The little girl really sat in front of the sword, and her posture was more well-behaved than ever.
She didn't wear her favorite skirt today, but changed into clothes and pants that were easy to try, and her black and silky hair was not decorated with pearl tassels, only a clean and sharp ponytail, and the petite girl folded her hands on her knees, her head bowed, and her chin looked pointy.
Lin Shouxi knew that this kind of child who was overly pampered by the family when he was a child usually fell into a trough for a long time after experiencing the first beating, and if he didn't get the Dao heart right, he would go to the extreme.
"What's wrong with you? Is the test score better? Lin Shouxi spoke in his heart.
The girl was startled, she raised her head, her reddish eyes subconsciously looked around, and then she looked at the sword in front of her.
"You're here."
The girl's voice became more lively, and she raised her immature hand to press Liuhai, and at the same time put her hand on the sheath in front of her, so that the picture remained clear.
"I'm good, and my test results are pretty good." The little girl squeezed out a smile, and a shallow dimple appeared on her cheeks, "I'm in the top eight, it's not that bad." ”
"How many people are there?" Lin Shouxi asked.
The thin smile on the little girl's face quickly dissipated, her eyes turned to the side, her lips pressed down, and she said ambiguously: "Anyway...... Quite a lot of people. ”
"And what are you doing with your hair covered?" Lin Shouxi continued, "Put your hand down and let me see." ”
"Don't." The little girl said stubbornly.
"You have a wound on your forehead, I see it." Lin Shouxi said calmly.
The little girl's mouth opened slightly, her already fluttering eyes flickered even more, and she dropped her hand in hesitation. The hair on her forehead was flattened by her hand, and you could vaguely see a faint inky bluish purple behind the hair.
"Well, I won at that time, I was a little carried away, and I accidentally fell off the ring and hit my forehead." The little girl whispered, "Next time I will definitely guard against arrogance and rashness, and be more careful." ”
In order to cover up her weakness, she didn't give Lin Shouxi a chance to speak, and said to herself: "Actually, the competition is not over yet...... When there were eight people left, I had a headache, so I stopped my illness, and my mother said that I would continue to compare after seven days. ”
"Are you sick?" Lin Shouxi asked.
"Maybe." The little girl said.
"I'm sick now, what will I do in seven days?"
"Seven days later, woo ......"
"Can you get sick all the time?"
“…… Woo. The little girl held her cheeks with both hands, and her face was sad: "Woo...... I have a headache. ”
She knew that this shadow brother was very smart, and she couldn't hide it from him......
There were sixteen people participating in the competition, eight of them were children of the family, and the other eight were young masters trained by the family, she used to always come out on top, so she always thought that she was talented, and it wasn't until yesterday that she realized that it was shady - they were all coaxing her.
Because she became more and more arrogant, this time her father spoke in person, and no one let her anymore.
She won the first round with almost all her strength, or narrowly won, in the second round, she was even more defeated in the first match, after a few rounds, she found that she had almost no chance of winning, and the opponent seemed to deliberately want to embarrass her, and did not win quickly, but used airtight moves to break her psychological defense.
In the past, she was always the first, how could she be insulted by this, but her strength was not good, she couldn't win, she could only temporarily pretend to be sick, she fell to the ground with a headache, and accidentally knocked her head when she fell to the ground - this is a real headache.
"I knew that I had worked hard before, if the time could go back to half a year ago, I would definitely get up and go to bed on time every day, listen to the lectures well, and practice swords seriously......" She repented softly, but now it was too late to regret it, and I couldn't hide from the first day of junior high school, and the people who should be lost always have to be lost.
Lin Shouxi originally planned to use her to help deliver the news to Shenshan, but now it seems that she probably doesn't have the face to talk to her father......
On the other side, the little girl cried again, she turned her back to wipe her tears, leaving Lin Shouxi with a petite back.
"Aren't there seven days left? What are you going to do in these seven days? Lin Shouxi asked.
"I ...... I...... Recuperate? ”
"You're not sick." Lin Shouxi said: "You will only make others look down on you more and make your parents even more disappointed." ”
"That'...... So what can I do? The little girl asked aggrievedly.
"Practice your sword well." Lin Shouxi's answer was concise and to the point.
"......" The little girl turned sideways, looked at the sword with her eyes like a hidden cloud, and asked in a low voice: "Start practicing hard now, will you be ashamed of the snow next year?" ”
"Don't use years." Lin Shouxi's indifferent words revealed a stern meaning: "You finally pretended to be sick, is it just to continue to be embarrassed after seven days?" ”
"I ......" The little girl was speechless for a while, her cheeks were red with shame, she pinched her clothes, and kneaded the corners of her clothes with thousands of troubles, "But it's too late for seven days." ”
Lin Shouxi was talking to her, the three-flower cat was unaware, it was still reminiscing about the fierce battle before, seeing that Lin Shouxi didn't speak for a long time, he finally couldn't help but press his face with his cat's paws, "Hey, why didn't you reply to the deity's question?" Rest assured, although the Three Realms have been empty recently, the deity will not use Aiqing's sword to fill the treasury. ”
"Eh, who's talking?" The little girl was stunned, she could hear the three-flower cat.
"Oh, it's a little earth cat." Lin Shouxi responded with a heartfelt voice, and then he looked at the three-flowered cat and said, "I'm thinking about something very important, I'll talk to you later." ”
"Oh-" Sanhua Cat felt that she was being given a cold shoulder, a little dissatisfied, and dragged out her tone.
"Little earth cat? How can the little earth cat speak, and it is still so ......" The little girl stopped talking.
"Well, it's a monster, it took five hundred years of cultivation to become a refinement, because it has been in retreat for too long, its brain is not very flexible, and it always imagines that it is the Supreme Heavenly Venerable, and the gods and Buddhas of the heavens are coming soon, and the purgatory Shura is beckoning." Lin Shouxi said.
"Really?" The little girl found it interesting.
"Aiqing has really worked hard today, and when the deity is refined into the Divine Beginning Tongtian Pill, I will comfort Aiqing." Sanhua Cat didn't know it, and said confidently.
The little girl was originally skeptical of Lin Shouxi's statement, but after hearing this, she was stunned, and burst into laughter, "This kitten is really not very bright." ”
Little did the cat know that a conversation was unfolding around it, wagging its tail and fantasizing about the grand picture of the future.
"Look, the cat demon is still working so hard, how can you give up so easily?" Lin Shouxi began to cheer her on.
The little girl was inspired, "I understand, I want to learn the spirit of perseverance!" ”
"That's not enough." Lin Shouxi said: "You need to pay the right practice. ”
"The right practice? What is the right practice? ”
"You've been slacking off for too long, and it's not realistic to make up for it in just seven days, but your goal is just to win the competition, so you just need to beat your opponent." Lin Shouxi paused and said, "You can practice against them." ”
"Against them?" The little girl's eyes lit up, and then she shook her head: "It's impossible, there are so many of them, even if I target one a day, it's still one day away." ”
"It doesn't have to be that way." Lin Shouxi asked seriously, "Are you taking classes in one place?" ”
"Yes."
"Is it the same set of swordsmanship that you learned?"
"It's not, there are two sets of ...... Mr. is a teacher who teaches students according to their aptitude. ”
"Tell me these two sets of swordsmanship, and I'll help you find a way to crack it."
Lin Shouxi's plain and powerful words were very convincing, the little girl heard this, suddenly brightened, almost jumped up with joy, she clenched her little fist, and asked: "By the way, I was looking for you just now, you are not there, I vaguely saw your white shadow moving, brother...... Is it fighting? ”
"Yes." Lin Shouxi bowed his head.
When the girl heard this, she clasped her hands together, clasped her ten fingers in front of her chest, and was so moved that she didn't know how to thank her, "My brother is really a great person." ”
Lin Shouxi smiled at this compliment, changed his words, and said, "But I also have a condition." ”
"On what terms?" The little girl was a little nervous.
"Is your home close to Mount Kinabalu?" Lin Shouxi asked.
"Close!" The little girl did not hide it: "When I go out of the building now, when I raise my head, I can see the sacred mountain, my father and mother are the great monks of the sacred mountain, and they said that they will take me over in the future." ”
Mt. Shin Shou ......
"After you win the competition, I want you to help me convey one thing to Shen Shou Mountain." Lin Shouxi said.
"Absolutely."
The little girl didn't ask in detail, she immediately responded, as long as she could win in seven days, she was confident and dared to say anything.
Lin Shouxi was a little relieved, the two were almost communicating, she was about to end the chat and let the little girl get the Sword Sutra, suddenly, he remembered a very important thing.
"By the way, what's your name?"
"Eh......" the little girl's cheeks flushed, "you can't say the name nonsense, but ...... My brother can call me a whisper. ”
"Okay, whisper."
"By the way, what's my brother's name?" Xiao Yu asked expectantly with a wink.
Lin Shouxi wanted to answer, but for some reason, his intuition told him not to say anything, he followed his heart's instructions, and smiled: "It's a secret." ”
When the picture in the sea of knowledge was cut off, Lin Shouxi happened to return to Chen Ning's house.
"The big cat is back?"
Chen Ning saw the three-flowered cat sitting on Lin Shouxi's shoulder angrily, trying to hug it, but the three-flowered cat jumped straight onto the table, meowing and begging for food.
Lin Shouxi walked into his room, he opened the ancient scroll in his hand, and began to read.
The three-flowered cat followed in with a cooked fish in its mouth, and it habitually jumped to the side, and its eyes followed the scroll.
For example, when I saw the word 'marriage book' yesterday, the book turned to the title page, and a person and a cat were silent at the same time.
As if to protect the book from being burned, the title of the book was deliberately written on the title page - Yin and Yang Refining Ding Acacia Creation Technique.