Chapter 20: Murder in the Night
"A mother's child is like a treasure, thrown into the arms of his mother, happiness is indispensable~"
"Stop singing!"
"A child without a mother is like a grass, leaving the arms of his mother, where to find happiness~"
"Let me go!"
In an open field, eight or nine children formed a circle, singing loudly, and surrounded a child with a grief-stricken face in the middle.
The child wanted to go out, but his strength was too small and he was blocked back, and finally the circle became smaller and smaller, and the song replaced the other voices, and the child finally covered his ears and crouched down, two tears in his closed eyes.
It wasn't until the child's legs were numb that the children's song was finished, and as soon as the song stopped, laughter came out, and the eldest and largest child laughed and walked from the way the children got out of the way and walked to the child and laughed: "Haha, how about it, this birthday celebration is good!"
The child looked up at the older child with a pair of tearful eyes and asked timidly, "Why?"
"Why?!" The older child laughed, and suddenly pressed his hands on the child's head and pressed the child's head hard against his crotch, "Because I want to." β
The child trembled, and the whole person was pressed to the ground, as if he could no longer support it.
The eldest child squatted down and whispered: "Hey, I heard that your mother doesn't want you anymore, is your father too useless, or you let ......"
The child suddenly raised his head and hit the bridge of the eldest child's nose hard, the eldest child screamed, and one stumbled to the ground, the eldest child was just about to scold and stand up, but the child had already pounced and pressed on the eldest child's stomach, and there was a stone in his hand.
When the eldest child saw that the child's face was distorted by the hideousness, his eyes were full of madness, especially with a sharp stone in his hand, and he screamed: "Stop him, ...... Yes! But it was too late, and the eldest child let out the first scream, like the last of the beast before it died.
"Ahh
Xuan Yifan suddenly opened his eyes, saw the blue sky, white clouds, dazzling sunlight, heard the noise, smelled the fragrance of herbs, and felt the fiery pain. Everything was so real that the original surprise turned into astonishment.
It turned out to be a dream.
Xuan Yifan closed his eyes, and muttered in his heart: "Everything is over, don't think about it, bury the past well......" I don't know how long he said in his heart, until he felt a wet and wet hot soft thing rubbing against his face, and made a "woo" cry, then he opened his eyes and saw the little demon.
When the little demon saw his master, he immediately licked a few more bites, and then left Xuan Yifan's line of sight, and Xuan Yifan didn't care because the burning pain in his right arm reminded him of the memories before he fell into a coma.
Li Shuiqing didn't run, he actually came to save me!
There was a dragging sound, and I turned my head to see the little demon dragging his clothes, on which were a pair of shoes, a stick, and a golden lotus exuding scorching power.
Xuan Yifan looked at this golden lotus, a stream of heat spread from the bottom of his heart and spread all over his body, he gritted his teeth, raised his upper body slightly and supported his upper body with his left arm, climbed to the clear stream, and then plunged into the water, and the cool stream water soaked into his heart.
"Broken!"
When this word came into his ears, Xuan Yifan concluded that he was nearly a kilometer away from the place of the battle - Li Shuiqing actually threw me a kilometer away?
Xuan Yifan immediately denied this idea, and he believed that the little demon dragged him over.
Now Xuan Yifan picked up the Flame Golden Lotus, which was only the size of a palm, and pondered, he is a principled person, and one of the principles is: take people's money and do things for others. This is a matter of course, but now it is really wrong to take someone else's things, and it should be returned.
But now the employer wants to arrest him, and his guide is saving him, so do you want to return it?
Xuan Yifan didn't think too long before making a decision, the Flame Golden Lotus had a total of twelve fiery red petals, Xuan Yifan picked one and swallowed it into his stomach, and in an instant, the fire spirit yuan burst out in his body, just running the exercises, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.
Xuan Yifan was stunned for a moment, then took off another petal and swallowed it, the situation was still exactly the same.
Xuan Yifan decided to take off the three petals this time and swallow them together, this time the fire spirit yuan burst out for three breaths, but it only made a layer of waves in the water droplets the size of the baby's fist.
After pondering for a moment, Xuan Yifan stretched out his hand again, but this time it was not to pick the petals, and the lotus seeds, a total of nine lotus seeds, were taken out of the lotus canopy, and the golden lotus seeds were like golden beans.
Xuan Yifan directly swallowed three lotus seeds with the belt meat, and instantly the domineering and scorching fire aura burst out in his body, and Xuan Yifan immediately ran the Qi Condensation Technique.
Although the fire aura in the lotus seed is domineering and scorching, the qi condensation technique has reached the highest fifth level, and it is mainly domineering and thick, so it is naturally impossible to fight.
Xuan Yifan's non-stop operation of the Qi Condensation Technique was like a rotating stone mill, constantly crushing and attracting the domineering scorching fire aura, and absorbing it.
Soon, Xuan Yifan broke through to the eightfold martial arts, but this was not enough, he swallowed three more, and broke through again after a while, and now there are still seven petals and three lotus seeds left in the Flame Golden Lotus.
Xuan Yifan put his hand into his arms at this time, took out two porcelain bottles, uncorked them, the medicinal fragrance was on his face, and poured out two pills, one was black, and the other flashed with seven-colored light from time to time - it was the innate pill that he bought for 29,000 taels in the Treasure Pavilion, the Seven Tricks Exquisite Pill.
Xuan Yifan couldn't take care of anything else, the two pills were eaten one after another, and the huge medicinal power of the Innate Pill was released in the body, and most of the medicinal power of the Seven Tricks Exquisite Pill turned into a seven-colored streamer and disappeared in the body, but a part of the medicinal power was left, but the skin of Xuan Yifan's whole body was bleeding.
This made Xuan Yifan, who was already short of blood, even more painful, his face was bloodless, his body seemed to weigh a thousand catties, and his spirit seemed to be beyond his body, watching the progress in his body.
When the sun sets in the west, it is still dusk, Xuan Yifan goes straight to the innate level, and the spiritual power of the baby's fist in his body has turned into true qi.
At this moment, the aura within a hundred meters around him couldn't help but pour into his body, washing his whole body, but more aura poured into his right arm, making him feel the itching of his right arm.
Xuan Yifan suddenly jumped up, ran into the stream and lay down, only showing one face, closing his eyes to recuperate, and the stream trickled through with a trace of blood.
Xuan Yifan soaked in the stream for half an hour, and during this time, Xuan Yifan had been closing his eyes to recuperate, feeling the temperature of the sun and the coolness of the stream, until he heard a series of iron strikes again, and then opened his eyes.
With a few flashes of light in his tired eyes, he struggled to sit up, and looked at the wound, which was half an arm long and two fingers wide, and was now scabbed with a thin layer.
As soon as Xuan Yifan stood up, his mind was dizzy, and Venus splashed in front of him - after all, there was too much blood flowing, and he didn't slow down.
Running the Qi Condensation Technique, the True Qi gathered in the right hand, and with a palm strike, the palm force blew the stream into a momentary blank.
It's really angry!
The cold water droplets hit Xuan Yifan's pale face with joy.
Now Xuan Yifan can be sure that he has reached the innate and can now fight.
Xuan Yifan was wearing a black tights while letting the little demon stay here.
Xuan Yifan is now half-squatting and wearing shoes, holding a stick in his hand, and after wearing it just now, he rushed out like an arrow from the string, and went straight to the sound of iron weapons.
The sound of iron striking became clearer and clearer, and it was already within reach, and suddenly nine different timbres were hovering highly, and Xuan Yifan only felt a headache like a crack, and his eardrum hurt.
But he still gritted his teeth and continued to move forward, and when the voice disappeared, he saw Li Shuiqing falling to the ground, and the six people and three demons were approaching him.
Li Shuiqing saw Xuan Yifan and grinned: "It seems that today is not my death date."
Xuan Yifan replied, "Of course."
Now, at dusk, the sun is sinking in the west, and the orange sunset renders the clouds in the west.
Xuan Yifan's whole person was as tense as a bowstring, his strength was only enough to make a move once, and there must be no mistakes. Fortunately, the six people and three demons only have the power to shoot once.
Xuan Yifan looked at the enemy, and the murderous aura collided in the air.
The murderous aura seemed to have completely solidified the surroundings, and even the wind had stopped.
"Hahaha! I know, I know, who your mother is. The purple wolf suddenly laughed, and his laughter was full of confidence.
Xuan Yifan's face was still expressionless, but his eyes couldn't help but glance at the purple wolf, for what the purple wolf said, Xuan Yifan didn't believe it at all, but for a child who has no mother since childhood, even if it is just a little hope, it can't be missed, let alone Xuan Yifan.
The purple wolf continued: "Your mother isβ" When he said this, his voice became very low, and Xuan Yifan couldn't help but listen attentively.
If a person concentrates on doing something, he will be in a trance when he is suddenly interrupted, this is an opportunity, even if it is only for a moment. Now they have seized the opportunity.
Six people and three demons, like nine off-string arrows, flew towards Xuan Yifan through the air, and the murderous aura was imminent!
Xuan Yifan has been snatched into the empty door, the danger is only three steps away from him, the long stick can't be used at all, he can only retreat if he loses the opportunity, but there is no panic on his face, he is waiting, waiting for an opportunity to exhaust his strength!
Huo Mei, Leng Bing was the first to exhaust, and the last to exhaust were the Great Ape King, the Snow Wolf King, and the Golden Lion Tiger King. Now is the time to fight back!
In the moment when the three demons were exhausted, Xuan Yifan's right foot touched the ground, and with a hard kick of his left foot, the whole person changed from backwards to sprinting, and the long stick in his hand had already stabbed out.
Dragon Tiger Soul Snatcher!
A bright and soul-snatching cold light appeared, like a meteor, like a streamer that pierced their bodies in an instant, and blood splattered, but the three demon beasts did not die, let out a miserable and angry roar, and then dragged their bloody bodies to run...... No, escaped.
Xuan Yifan didn't chase after him, and the strength he had left could only support him to stand.
The purple wolf looked at Xuan Yifan's straight figure, gritted his teeth and squeezed out a word: "Go."
With a "boom", the smoke and dust filled the air, and the people who were still awake at the scene kept covering their mouths and coughing, and after the smoke and dust disappeared, their people also disappeared like disappearing smoke and dust.
The afterglow is gone, and the blackness has begun to cover the sky.
Xuan Yifan walked towards the remaining three in a black power suit, as if a dark messenger was about to devour them. The three of them wanted to move, but their bodies were like a puddle of mud and they couldn't move, so they could only watch Xuan Yifan walk in front of them.
Xuan Yifan walked up to the three of them, stopped, looked at the three of them and asked, "I have a question that you need to answer."
The three were silent.
Xuan Yifan continued to ask, "Do you know the hidden affairs of the Xuan family? Did someone ask you to hunt down the Xuan family? β
The three remained silent and closed their eyes.
Xuan Yifan only sighed, and at this time, Li Shuiqing, who was not far away, shouted: "Be careful behind!"
Xuan Yifan Huo Ran turned around and saw the sword light piercing his heart like a match.
Xuan Yifan didn't hide at all, he didn't have the strength to hide anymore, he just wanted to be able to watch who killed him before he died? But the sword light drowned out his vision.
The sword light stabbed at his heart like a match, but the sword light was deflected in an instant, and with a miserable scream, the sword stabbed his left shoulder, splashing blood on Xuan Yifan's face and also on the face of the sword-wielder.
The sword-wielder fell, his face contorted with pain, his right rib almost broken, and he was now struggling to breathe.
Who knocked him down?
The sword light disappeared, and Xuan Yifan saw this person and saw who knocked him down.
The sword-wielder was Liu Ruofeng, and it was the little demon who knocked him down. The little demon is like a child in Xuan Yifan's eyes, he should eat, drink, and play, but now, he grinned and walked around Liu Ruofeng, his eyes were like a meat buyer picking which piece of meat to choose.
Xuan Yifan called, and the little demon immediately ran to Xuan Yifan's feet and rubbed his calf.
Xuan Yifan stroked the little demon's head, and turned around and asked, "Your son is here, and you still refuse to say it?" Of course, this question is Liu Jiang.
Liu Jiang's eyelids kept shaking, sweat kept flowing, and his face was full of pain, but his mouth was still very tight.
Xuan Yifan just sighed when he watched Liu Jiang make such a painful but firm decision.
Liu Jiang heard the sigh, and when he thought that his son would die in front of him, tears flowed from the corners of his eyes, so he didn't expect Xuan Yifan to say these two words: "Let's go."
gone, the two really left, the two put their shoulders on their arms and helped each other into the darkness.
In the boundless night, the first star has risen, but the people in the town have blown out the lights and fallen asleep peacefully. Only here are the lights that still contain these people who have no home and no roots, and there is a hundred flowers here.
This is usually a place where drunken dreams and laughter are endless, but now it is as silent as death, and the reason for this situation is the city lord here, Wu Hao.
But the person who caused all this is not there, where is this person?
Wu Hao is now in a dark passage, closely following behind the eldest sister who has met Xuan Yifan, and the eldest sister is carrying a lamp with a face like water to guide Wu Hao, walking in this dark, long but not tortuous passage.
There was only footsteps and breathing in the passage, but fortunately it finally came to an end.
At the end is a bronze gate, which weighs a hundred pounds. The two lights on both sides of the gate clearly reflected the two hideous beast heads, and the two door knockers were embedded in the mouths of the two Qing beast heads.
The eldest sister knocked lightly with the knocker, and then a dull voice came from inside: "Let him in."
The eldest sister answered yes, turned to Wu Hao and said, "Please." Then he stood by the gate, like a clay and wood sculpture, motionless.
Wu Hao put his hands on the door, took a deep breath, and pushed the door with a soft drink, his face turned red, but the door did not move at all, again, again, it was still the same.
The sculpture-like eldest sister said quietly: "The door is open."
Wu Hao said: "...... Rub, not sooner. β
The eldest sister said, "Oh? Blame me? β
The bronze door opened with the sound of "squeak", and Wu Hao walked in.
It was still dark behind the bronze door, and I don't know how long or wide it was. Suddenly a light was lit in the darkness, and the light shone on a hideous bronze mask, and only a pair of bright, sharp eyes shot out from behind the bronze mask, staring at Wu Hao like nails.
Wu Hao didn't even dare to raise his head.
After a moment, the Bronze Masked Man said in that dull tone: "Tell your experience in its entirety, and don't fake a word, otherwise...... Hum. β
Wu Hao's body trembled, and he choked up in a trembling voice to tell everything during the day. After speaking, there was silence, and after a long time, the bronze masked man said slowly, "Where did they go?"
Wu Hao said, "No, I don't know."
The Bronze Masked Man asked, "Did he use a spear?"
Wu Hao nodded.
The bronze masked man snorted coldly, waved his sleeves, and threw two things at Wu Hao's feet, the same is martial arts, and the same is exercises.
Wu Hao was overjoyed, bent down to pick it up, and just raised his head when he suddenly saw a white light, piercing into his eyes, the stinging pain made Wu Hao can't help but close his eyes, and when he opened it again, he only saw the light and saw nothing else.
For some reason, the lights suddenly went out, leaving darkness behind.
The silence of the night, the ruined temples, the silent statues of the gods, the silence seemed to be only the beep of burning wood.
In the dilapidated temple, under the silent statue, Xuan Yifan was pulling out the fire, Li Shuiqing looked at the top of the temple in a trance, and the little demon snored in his sleep.
Xuan Yifan once again pulled out the fire a little more and asked, "Why did you steal that golden lotus?"
Li Shuiqing said: "Loose cultivators like ours, when they die and fall to the ground, no one cares, no one buries them, they are not despicable and selfish, how can they survive in a world where the weak and the strong eat."
Li Shuiqing loosened his shoulders and said, "Besides, this time it's your benefit......" At this time, Xuan Yifan had already thrown a cloth bag over.
Li Shuiqing caught it and opened it, and saw that there were seven fiery red petals and three lotus seeds inside, and said, "This, this, that is a fire ......."
Xuan Yifan said: "Yes."
"Why?" Li Shuiqing asked
Xuan Yifan said: "You saved my life."
Li Shuiqing asked again: "Did you let them go because this Flame Golden Lotus was originally theirs, but it was used by you, and you felt uncomfortable, so you didn't kill them?"
"Yes, that's my bottom line and principle." Xuan Yifan nodded in acknowledgement.
Because people have bottom lines and principles, people are people.
Neither of them spoke, and the sound of burning wood was left.
After a long time, Xuan Yifan said slowly: "You said that you are from the imperial capital, I want to know ......"
"I'm sorry, I'm not going to say anything." Li Shuiqing said categorically: "Let's talk about the rest."
Xuan Yifan said: "Alas, okay."
Li Shuiqing opened his mouth and said: "After breaking through to the congenital, do you feel strange now?" It doesn't seem to be any different except for the release of true qi? β
Xuan Yifan nodded.
Li Shuiqing said: "Because you haven't really broken through to the innate at all, you can only be regarded as pseudo-congenital."
Xuan Yifan scratched his head and said he didn't understand.
Li Shuiqing sighed: "It seems that I have to start from the beginning."
Li Shuiqing coughed a few times and began his tirade: "The innate realm is also called the sevenfold of the ancestors, and every time you break through the one, you can choose to open any of the seven orifices in your body.
The seven senses are: eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hands, feet, and heart.
And the above conditions require that you really reach the innate level, so you must practice the innate exercises after breaking through to the innate one. β
After Li Shuiqing finished speaking, he swallowed his saliva and asked, "You understand."
Xuan Yifan nodded unconsciously, as if remembering something.
Li Shuiqing said: "It's good that you understand, so if you want to reach the innate level, you must get the innate exercises, otherwise, I'll take it!"
Li Shuiqing's eyes widened as he looked at Xuan Yifan, who took out a book of innate exercises that read "Congenital Yang Burning Gong", and asked, "Is this okay?"
There was a burst of page turning, and finally Li Shuiqing stopped turning the page and said: "Although this exercise is only fourfold, it can be regarded as the best of the inferior grade." As he spoke, he returned the exercises to Xuan Yifan.
Xuan Yifan took it and said casually: "Then I'll cultivate first."
Li Shuiqing suddenly said, "Wait a minute." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and took out the savings bag, and after digging for a while, he actually took out two booklets of innate martial arts and handed them to Xuan Yifan, saying, "I can't use these two innate martial arts, so I'll give them to you."
Xuan Yifan was stunned for a moment, then thanked him and took the two booklets, and at first glance, one was called "Eagle Flying" and the other was "Meteor Marksmanship".
After reading these two booklets, Xuan Yifan stared at Li Shuiqing and asked, "Why?"
Li Shuiqing said: "Because I also have my own bottom line and principles, because we are friends."
What a simple two words for friends, but two words that make people warm.
The two stared at each other, suddenly reached out and shook their friend's hand, and then laughed loudly, although it was still dark now, but they would not feel that the night was long when they had friends, they knew that the darkness would always pass, and the light would always appear.