After the wine was enough (not so full) and the meal was full, everyone dispersed, soaked in the bath, and went back to the house. Junxiong didn't come to Xu Shuo to learn skills, maybe what he said before was just a joke.

Xu Shuo and Lily Enmiao Zhen also returned to the North House, briefly packed the luggage they were going to take with them tomorrow, and then lay down to rest.

Tonight's style was extraordinarily big, the wooden house was blown violently, and the temperature dropped so much that Lilian was afraid that Miao Zhen would catch a cold, so she hugged her tightly before going to bed, and soon the two hugged each other and fell asleep.

Xu Shuo drank most of the bowl of wine, and his consciousness was a little tired, but he did not let the fatigue flow, but tried to stay awake until Lilian and Miao Zhen's breathing became even, and he quietly got up and came outside the house.

It's not that there's anything special, it's just that Xu Shuo once promised someone that if he was upgraded, he would have a good chat with him. Although it was late at night, although the wind and snow outside the house howled like a temper, just in case, it was better to watch, lest the guy wait for him in the wind and snow.

When I came to the vicinity of the woods, I really saw Bai Yu waiting there in a wheelchair. This man's obsession is really deep enough.

And what surprised Xu Shuo was that in addition to Bai Yu, Junxiong was also there, this guy had a pot on his head, a bundle of firewood in his left arm, and a package in his right arm, standing behind Bai Yu with a funny look. The appearance of the two of them together is like the disabled brother in the movie "My Super Brother" in the Western Eight Kingdoms.

Xu Shuo stepped forward and waved to the two: "Good evening, you two, this snowy night, don't sleep, are you waiting for someone?" ”

Junxiong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Xu Shuo, "You can count it, there will be two ice sculptures left here a little later." ”

"I don't want to come, but I thought that there might be a fool waiting here, just in case I came to see it," Xu Shuo looked at Bai Yu, and seeing the latter smiling happily, Xu Shuo couldn't help but smile bitterly, "I didn't expect it to be not a fool, it's two." What is going on tonight, are you going to have a men's symposium, I saw that someone even brought a pot, will you be exaggerating? ”

"Okay, don't stand here and say, cough, lest someone come out to the toilet and see us, let's go, go to the old place." Bai Yu looked at Xu Shuo and said.

Xu Shuo shrugged his shoulders and immediately turned his back and squatted down, "The cemetery is, come up." ”

Bai Yu skillfully lay on Xu Shuo's back and asked Xu Shuo to carry him.

Junxiong's gaze wandered between Bai Yu and Xu Shuo, and he asked with some surprise, "Wait a minute, when are you two going to be so good?" ”

Xu Shuo didn't bother to answer, and pouted at him, "Don't talk nonsense, open the way ahead." ”

Toshio was obviously still a little concerned, but he honestly walked towards the forest with the pot on his head.

A short time later, the three of them came to the cemetery.

"Whew, I haven't been here in a while." Toshio looked at the graves all over the place and said with emotion, "It's almost time to pay homage to our brothers and sisters." ”

Bai Yu and Xu Shuo had already come to worship, so they didn't feel anything.

Xu Shuo put Bai Yu on the big stone and sat as usual, while Junxiong took out a blanket from the package and put it on Bai Yu, then took down the pot on his head, piled up the firewood, and built a fire in front of the big stone.

"Are you going to cook something?" Xu Shuo asked.

"Boil some hot water, if you don't drink water in this weather, your throat will dry up immediately," Toshio said as he picked up a bag of snow from the ground and put it in the pot, and then picked up some snow from all around to use it as a windshield for firewood, "It's windy now, and it will take a lot of time to melt the snow, so let's eat some jerky first." ”

As he spoke, Toshio grabbed a handful of black jerky from his package and placed it next to the campfire.

The corners of Xu Shuo's mouth twitched, "You've prepared too thoroughly, aren't we here for a picnic......"

Toshio raised his head and asked, "Then what do you say we're here for?" ”

"This ......"

I was really asked by him.

"Ahem, take it easy, just come for a picnic, eat some jerky, and chat." Bai Yu said and bent down, picked up a piece of jerky and bit it in his mouth - this is really unusual, Bai Yu will actually take the initiative to take something to eat, usually let him eat something, he seems to refuse on the grounds of lack of appetite. It seems that his body has indeed improved a lot after upgrading.

"That's right, a few of our brothers came out tonight, aren't they just here to chat?" Toshio also accosted.

"Chatting ......" Xu Shuo looked at Junxiong on the left and Bai Yu on the right, and a strange feeling sprouted in his heart, he couldn't figure out what medicine these two people were selling in the gourd, so he simply picked up a piece of dried meat and held it in his mouth, putting on a gesture of resignation, "Okay, let's talk, what are you talking about?" ”

Hearing Xu Shuo's words, Junxiong quickly glanced in Bai Yu's direction, and then lowered his head casually, picked up a piece of dried meat and roasted it on the fire.

For a few seconds, all I could hear was the wind.

"Let's talk about some excitement, cough, let's exchange secrets, one person tells a secret, see whose secret is exciting enough, how about it?" Bai Yu said this in a tone that was not at all proposed.

"Okay, that sounds interesting, who's going to come first?" Junxiong's acting skills are clumsy.

"Since I proposed it, then I'll do it first." Bai Yu said.

Xu Shuo was quietly chewing the jerky on the side, without expressing any opinions, and he already understood seven or eight points about the tricks of the two in his heart.

(Is this trying to get something from me?) ）

"This secret of mine was heard by my father from the mouth of the Blood Moon Clan back then, and it is a secret that is enough to shock the world, of course, there are also people who don't care, but most of the people who care about this secret are not trivial." Bai Yu first made a hanger appetizing foreshadowing.

"It's so powerful, let's hear it?" Toshio is like a beginner.

"Anyone who knows a little bit about history knows that the Blood Moon Clan is a clan that once served the brave and made great contributions to the Dongyao Holy War, and it was undoubtedly a famous clan in its heyday. Speaking of the Blood Moon Clan, ahem, we have to mention their mysterious and powerful blood magic, which is a powerful alternative magic that can turn one's own blood into a weapon, or compromise one's own life force to strengthen oneself. The most famous of the blood magic is the secret art that has been passed down from generation to generation by the Blood Moon Clan, called [Destiny Knot]. ”

Bai Yu told his so-called secrets like a storyteller. 81??.?? M

"The people of the Blood Moon Clan can choose one person to be their 'Contractor' and bind their lives to it, under these conditions, the person who is selected as the Contractor, no matter what kind of injury they receive, even if they fall into the near death or cough, as long as there is still a breath left, the Bloodmoon Clan's clansmen can pass on their life force to the other party and continue that person's life. And not only that, but the clansmen of the Blood Moon Clan can also use this trick to cure the illness of the person who made the continuation, or to transition their own vitality to become young and rejuvenate, which can be said to be a secret technique that is a hundred times stronger than the [Divine Healing Technique]. ”

Does the Blood Moon Clan have such a secret technique against the sky? Xu Shuo was a little dumbfounded when he heard it.

And Bai Yu continued.

"However, the secret technique of [Destiny Knot] is also limited, and the people of the Blood Moon Clan can only choose one person as their contractor in their lifetime, and they cannot repent after choosing. Usually the people of the Blood Moon clan will choose the opposite sex of the same race, that is, their future wife or husband, as the contractor, and they will protect each other and advance and retreat together in this life. The Blood Moon Clan's alliance partners are rarely foreigners, but it is not without exception, Qihong, the elder of the Blood Moon Clan, who once served under the Brave Mo, chose the Brave Midir as his contractor. ”

According to historical records, the brave Midil was beheaded in the pilgrimage temple of the Church of Enze by the protectors of the Lorda Empire for his betrayal of mankind, and his body was hung in front of the pilgrimage temple three days later to warn the world. The Blood Moon Clan has different theories about this history. ”

"The secret art of [Destiny Knot] is only known to the world to have powerful healing and rejuvenation effects, but few people know that those who have performed the [Destiny Knot] technique can perceive the life, death and existence of the person who made the conclusion across the soul. According to what my father heard, Elder Qihong, who served Midir back then, lived for nearly a hundred years after the death of the brave, and until the moment before Qihong died fifty years ago, she could always feel Midir's presence. ”

When Bai Yu said this, he suddenly looked at Xu Shuo with burning eyes.

"In other words, it is very likely that the brave Midil is still alive, and he may be walking in the world at the moment, or incognito, ready to spend his life quietly, or he is accumulating strength, waiting for a chance to make a comeback."

Xu Shuo was a little uncomfortable by Bai Yu's burning gaze, he lowered his head and roasted jerky in the appearance of Junxiong.

Silence spread among the three for a moment.

The jerky in Xu Shuo's hand began to smoke, emitting an attractive fragrance, he took a bite while it was hot, the chai was crispy, with a little salty, and it tasted really good, when he raised his head while chewing the jerky, he found that Bai Yu and Junxiong were looking at him.

He slowed down his chewing speed and blinked a few times before realizing that the air had been quiet for a long time.

"You ......" Xu Shuo licked his lips and swallowed the dried meat in his mouth, "Are you done?" Is this a secret, it feels more like a rumor. ”

Bai Yu and Junxiong glanced at each other, and then said: "This is a secret that only the Blood Moon Clan knows, in those days, if this secret was leaked, it might lead to the destruction of the Blood Moon Clan, the people of the Blood Moon Clan put Qihong under house arrest, guarded this secret, and moved away from the Luoda Empire, kept changing residences, and finally came to the Principality of Zhulu, until nearly one hundred and fifty years have passed since the matter of Midil, things are wrong, and they told this secret for the first time, my father should be the first outsider to know." ”

"Oh," Xu Shuo nodded, "That's really a secret, although I don't know if it's true or not, but even if it's true, that legendary brave man Midil will also be buried in the ground, it's been so many years." ”

"It's hard to say, high-level people, cough, vitality is also strong, it is said that some of the big people who participated in the battle of Dongyao are still alive today." Bai Yu said.

"Yes, that's really longevity......" Xu Shuo picked up a piece of jerky again, put it by the fire and roasted it, "So, who is next?" ”

Bai Yu's eyes were still staring at Xu Shuo, but the light in his eyes receded little by little, and finally he sighed silently, turned his head to Junxiong beside him and said, "Come on, Junxiong." ”

Toshio nodded, opened his mouth and said, "I used to be a prince of this country, my surname is Mo Xingde, and my biological father is the king of the previous dynasty. ”

The jerky in Xu Shuo's hand fell into the fire with a "poof", his eyes widened, and he looked at Junxiong in dismay, Junxiong's short words were more shocking than Bai Yu's large paragraphs.

"Are you telling the truth......?"

"Really." Toshio nodded.

Xu Shuo's mouth opened into an O-shape, and then he remembered the leader who had tried to recruit him to join the Restoration Army that day.

"Wait, so the two people who came to you that day were actually your men?!" Xu Shuo asked.

"No, no, no!" Junxiong waved his hand again and again, "I have nothing to do with them, I don't lie to you, I was indeed the crown prince before, but it was before, and now I have a new name and life, so now I am just Junxiong, and what those old departments of Muxingde want to do is their business, it has nothing to do with me." ”

"That's ......"

Although Junxiong denied it resolutely, Xu Shuo couldn't help but feel shocked, after all, when it comes to the prince, he thinks of the candidate for the ruler under one person and above ten thousand, that is an absolute nobleman, and it is not easy to associate that impression with the dark and strong young man in front of him.

But Xu Shuo thought about it, after getting along with each other for so many days, he also knew what Junxiong was like, as Junxiong said, the previous things were the past, no matter what happened before, the current Junxiong is just a villager who begs for a living as a thief with a group of ghosts.

Xu Shuo glanced at Bai Yu, the latter had a calm face, obviously knew about it for a long time, it seemed that the so-called exchange secret game was simply aimed at him.

"It's your turn," Toshio said his secret, and he couldn't wait to urge Xu Shuo, "tell me a secret that will surprise us too!" ”

"I'm ......"

Xu Shuo hesitated, he raised his eyes to look at Bai Yu and Jun Xiong, and saw that both of them were staring at him, with a nervous look, as if they already knew the answer, and wanted to hear him say it himself.

"Well, you even said that you are a former prince, and I don't report the corresponding fierce information, but it seems that I am not sincere enough. This matter should be kept secret, but it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the two of you. ”

"Uh-huh, let's talk about it!" Junxiong clenched his fists and looked at Xu Shuo with bated breath.

I saw Xu Shuo pull up the trouser leg of his left foot, pat his left calf, and said, "Actually, I was bitten by a dog when I was a child, and this place left an ugly scar. ”

Junxiong looked at Xu Shuo for a long time, "Huh? "This is your fierce material?" ”

Bai Yu closed his eyes speechlessly.

"yes, that's why when I talk to strangers later, I always pull my left foot back a little bit so that people don't see the bite marks." Xu Shuo said seriously.

"What kind of secret are you, it's so boring!" Junxiong said with some annoyance, "Brother Xu, you can't afford to play this too, I don't believe you don't have a secret more worthy of hearing than this!" ”

"No, what else?" Xu Shuo spread his hands, "I'm a brave man - is this so?" ”

"At least it has to be...... Wait, what do you say? Junxiong didn't react at once.

Bai Yu heard it, he opened his eyes suddenly, his expression was full of surprise, and he pointed to Xu Shuo: "You, you are really ......"

Because he was so excited, Bai Yu almost fell off the stone, but thanks to Junxiong's quick hand, he was quickly pulled.

And Bai Yu didn't care whether he would fall or not, he said excitedly: "You are really a brave man, did you hear Junxiong, he admitted it!" ”

Listening to Bai Yu's tone, he seemed to have guessed that he was a brave man a long time ago. Xu Shuo scratched the back of his head, unable to think of how he was exposed—was it because of the previous topic about the savior? Just because he didn't answer positively at the time?

Xu Shuozheng was puzzled, and Bai Yu's words directly made him dumbfounded.

"Mistress Midir, I didn't think you were really alive!"

"I, should I get on my knees?" Junxiong asked Bai Woo while hesitantly kneeling down on one knee to Xu Shuo.

"Ah, then I'll ...... too" Bai Yu rolled down from the boulder and dragged his body to salute Xu Shuo.

"Stop, you two!" Xu Shuo reprimanded the two of them in time, "I'm not Midier, you two are mistaken!" ”

"Huh?"

"Huh?"

Junxiong and Bai Yu were both stunned.

"But you just said ......"

Xu Shuo sighed, he seemed to understand why these two guys were weird all night, and felt that these two guys had treated him as Middil.

"It's true that I'm a brave man, but I'm not a brave Midir, I'm a brave Xu Shuo, I'm sorry to disappoint you." Xu Shuo said.

"What's the matter, it turned out to be self-proclaimed." Junxiong stood up with a dejected face, and helped Bai Yu back to the big stone by the way, "I'll just say, thieves are brave or something......"

Xu Shuo smiled and didn't explain.

"Really, I'm so excited, I want to pee when I'm excited, you talk first, I'll solve it." Toshio unbuckled his trousers as he walked deeper into the forest.

Only Xu Shuo and Bai Yu were left at the scene.

The atmosphere was a bit awkward.

"I'm really not Middil." Afraid that Bai Yu would not believe it, Xu Shuo repeated it again.

"But you're a brave man, aren't you?" Bai Yu looked at Xu Shuo's eyes and said.

"Well," Xu Shuo nodded, not intending to deny it, "Right, God's chosen brave." ”

"I see...... So, you're the new brave? Middil's heir? Bai Yu asked tentatively.

"Inheritance or something, I can't talk about it, I don't know the Midil you call very well. Then again, how can you guess that I am the brave, is it because of the previous topic of the savior? Xu Shuo asked.

Bai Yu smiled bitterly.

"Intuitively, since hearing the rumors that Midil may not be dead, I have been thinking from time to time that maybe that Lord will reappear in the world, and save the world and us thieves from fire and water, as the legend says. So when you were silent that night, I thought, maybe you're the brave Midir...... Now it seems that the crooked blow is on the right track, you are indeed a brave man, but not Middil. ”

"Yes, and although he is a brave man, he cannot save thieves from fire and water like Middil." Xu Shuo said self-deprecatingly.

The wind and snow around him have become heavier, and the visibility in the forest has also decreased, which makes people worry about whether Toshio will be able to return safely. The good news is that the pot is already steaming, and the snow inside seems to have turned into water.

"I'm sorry, please don't mind, saving the thieves is just my one-sided conjecture, in fact, even if the real Midil comes, it will be difficult to save the thieves in this country." Bai Yu lowered his head as he spoke, "You have helped us a lot in comparison, so I thank you from the bottom of my heart." ”

"It doesn't matter, I don't have anything to mind, it's a fact that I'm weak as a brave man." Xu Shuo said this, and his body seemed to shrink a little, "To be honest, I am keen to help you, maybe it's just my subconscious desire to relieve some guilt." ”

"How can you feel guilty, you didn't do anything to be sorry for us." Bai Yu said.

"How could it not be, so many unjust realities are so blatantly placed in front of me as a brave man, but what I think about is not how to change all this, but to send Miao Zhen home as soon as possible, and then take Lilian to escape from this ghost place and go to the spire of human civilization that is said to have the largest library in the world, isn't this a dereliction of duty for the brave?" Xu Shuo scolded loudly, as if he was not scolding himself.

"Hahaha," Bai Yu smiled, very happy, "That's what you think." ”

Xu Shuo sighed, "Yes, that's what I thought. ”

In fact, it is better not to say some things, but Xu Shuo is a little broken, he hopes that Bai Yu can join his queue, and he also accuses him a few words.

Or, a few words of comfort will do.

Accusing yourself before others accuse yourself, a common way of self-protection for cowards. Although Xu Shuo is no longer the little kid who was bullied, there are still some traces of the past remaining on him.

"In that case, we're probably the same kind of people, ahem..."

After talking too much, Bai Yu began to cough again.

Xu Shuo hurriedly rummaged through the baggage brought by Junxiong, found the bowl inside, and then took out half a bowl of hot water from the pot and handed it to Bai Yu's mouth.

When Bai Yu was drinking water, Xu Shuo said: "You and I are the same kind of people, you are disabled and still working hard to run the village, you are disabled and strong, you are simply an inspirational model, and I am just a deserter." ”

Bai Yu put down the bowl, exhaled a long breath of hot air, and then looked up at Xu Shuo: "Speaking of which, I have something to apologize to you." ”

"What?"

"That night, I actually felt like I was going to die, which is why you asked you to take me to the cemetery. I was going to borrow your hand and die quietly outside. ”

Xu Shuo was shocked, "Huh?!" You guy, you're going to make my situation in the village very embarrassing! ”

Bai Yu smiled, "I'm sorry, in fact, I'm also the one who ignores when I want to escape." To be honest, don't look at my usual sanctimonious appearance, in fact, I'm not that great, if it weren't for the fact that I couldn't walk on these feet, I would have run away to other countries a long time ago, and I would be the head of a thief village. I know I can't live alone, so I'm trying to run the village, trying to keep everyone around, it's despicable, right? ”

Xu Shuo opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say, Bai Yu's sudden confession made him a little overwhelmed.

"That's why I said we're one kind, but I'm just unlucky enough to be forced to stay here. Yesterday at noon, I really wanted to die like that, so that I could be freed from this miserable village. But when you said you would talk to me, I lost to curiosity, thinking that maybe you were Midil, and that the world might change somehow, so I agreed to upgrade. Now it seems that I was really deceived by you, hahahaha......"

Bai Yu laughed mockingly, laughed for a long time, and even lost his breath for a long time, he looked debauched and despicable, and he was like the usual elegant him, but maybe he was the real him.

Faced with the brave man in the same situation, the chief of the thief village removed his shell.

After a long while, Bai Yu gradually restrained his smile and said to Xu Shuo, who had already lost his expression and was at a loss: "It's your good luck to be able to leave here, brave brother, go and see the so-called human spire with my share, if you come back here one day in the future, I hope that I am already dead and buried here." At that time, if you have time, come to my grave and tell me what kind of place the Loda Empire is, how about it? ”

Xu Shuo didn't know how to answer, maybe he should comfort him, but it seemed meaningless to think about it, and he was silent for a long time, only holding back the word "good".

"Thank you." Bai Yu said these two words with a smile on his lips, but his eyes were as empty as a dry well that he couldn't see.

If the world is a prison, then Bai Yu lives in the smallest prison among them, his weak legs are handcuffs, and the thief's vocation is a collar, he may not be able to get out of this life, and what is more cruel than this is that he himself knows very well that he will not be able to get out of this life.

Bai Yu is right, he Xu Shuo is lucky, at least he can leave.

"I ......"

Xu Shuo wanted to say some nonsense to fill the silence, but at this moment Junxiong returned.

Toshio hugged his coat tightly and said in a trembling voice: "Hey, hey, it's not good, the wind is blowing stronger and stronger, or let's go back, and if we stay any longer, it is estimated that the three of us will have to bury here." ”

Hearing his proposal to go back, Xu Shuo was a little relieved.

"Ah, go back, I'm busy tomorrow, and it's time to sleep."

Bai Yu didn't speak, but nodded.

After that, the three returned to the village the same way and dispersed.

Xu Shuo returned to the north house and found that the snowman had fallen again, but this time he didn't build the snowman again - with such a strong wind, it would fall again.

Back in the house, Miao Zhen and Lilian were still asleep, Xu Shuo did not rush into the bed, but stopped by the bed and waited for a while. Wait until the cold on your body is gradually dispelled by your body temperature before lying down carefully.

Xu Shuo's body was very tired, but his consciousness was awake, he remembered Bai Yu's warm eyes, and remembered that Bai Yu said that they were the same kind of people.

Will one day, he also be in prison like Bai Yu?

Looking at the sleeping Lilian and Miao Zhen's side faces, Xu Shuo's heart suddenly gave birth to a great fear, he stretched out and hugged Lilian and Miao Zhen through the quilt.

"No, no, although my strength is still insufficient, there is only so much I need to protect, no one wants me to fall into such a field, no one wants to ......!"

"Brother Shen!"

"Hmm!"

Shen Changqing walked on the road, and when he met someone he knew well, he would say hello to each other or nod his head.

But it doesn't matter who it is.

There was no superfluous expression on everyone's face, as if they were very indifferent to everything.

on this.

Shen Changqing is used to it.

Because this is the Demon Suppression Division, it is an institution that maintains the stability of Great Qin, and its main responsibility is to kill demons and monsters, and of course there are some other side jobs.

Arguably.

In the Demon Suppression Division, everyone has a lot of blood on their hands.

When a person is accustomed to seeing life and death, then he will become indifferent to many things.

When he first came to this world, Shen Changqing was a little uncomfortable, but over time he got used to it.

The Demon Suppression Division is huge.

The people who can stay in the Demon Suppression Division are all powerful masters, or people who have the potential to become masters.

Shen Changqing belongs to the latter.

Among them, the Demon Suppression Division is divided into two professions, one is the town guard and the other is the demon exterminator.

Anyone who enters the Demon Suppression Division starts with the lowest level of demon slayer.

Then step by step, he is expected to become a town guard.

Shen Changqing's predecessor was a trainee demon slayer in the Demon Suppression Division, and he was also the lowest level of the demon slayer envoys.

Have memories of the predecessor.

He is also very familiar with the environment of the Demon Suppression Division.

It didn't take long for Shen Changqing to stop in front of an attic.

Unlike other places full of slaughter, the attic here seems to stand out from the crowd, and in the bloody Demon Suppression Division, it presents a different tranquility.

At this time, the attic door is open, and there are occasional people entering and exiting.

Shen Changqing only hesitated for a moment, and then stepped in.

Access to the attic.

The environment has changed in vain.

A burst of ink fragrance mixed with the faint smell of blood came to his face, making his brow furrow instinctively, but quickly stretched.

The smell of blood on everyone's body in the Demon Suppression Division is almost impossible to clean.