Chapter 8: The Whetstone

The underworld.

Dressed in a dark brocade robe, he stood with his hands in his hands, carefully investigating the souls that had recently come to the underworld by the banks of the river.

Young scholars, old women, stray dogs, and small babies...... There is no one he waits for.

It's been three thousand years, if he could have found it, he would have found it a long time ago, and it wouldn't have dragged it out until now, so he had no choice but to ......

As soon as he thought of this, he suddenly noticed a tightness in his chest, raised his hand, and saw that the flower on the other side of his wrist was glowing with a dark red light. He couldn't help frowning, he didn't know what it meant.

The blood contract imprint represents vitality, and the flowers on the other side are bright red, that is, one of the people who made the blood contract is in trouble, and if they are not rescued in time, I am afraid that both of them will encounter danger.

At the moment, he was indifferent.

He stood with his hands in his hands, standing at the mouth of the river crossing and no one dared to come forward to disturb him, even the ghosts who had urgent matters to sign had to bow down and wait.

His deep eyes looked into the distance, and he suddenly recalled the scene when he first saw Lu Xueyuan.

She was covered in blood under the Qingxuan platform, and the evil ghosts around her were staring at her, and she was angry, she looked quiet as if she was dead, but when the evil ghosts approached, she sat up suddenly, directly pinched her neck, and strangled the blood basin in front of her face, and her eyes were more fierce than those of evil ghosts.

Styx sneered and shook his head.

The ghosts in the distance saw him like this, looking at each other, I don't know what happened, in the past, the eyes of the ghosts and gods were comparable to the ghost fire, the most terrifying and terrifying.

His eyes deepened, and he made up his mind.

His vision is never bad, but this quick knife needs to be sharpened.

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The third floor of the tower.

Lu Xueyuan was still resisting to the death, she was dancing in the air with the Lone God Sword in her hand, her long hair was scattered on her chest, and her eyes were glowing with blood-red, not afraid but excited. Lu Xueyuan only felt extremely excited at the moment, and the blood in his body seemed to be boiling and roaring, about to gush out.

She had several cuts on her body that had been cut open by sharp claws, and the fabric was dyed red and blue. But she also had a few handfuls of lion hair on her hands, and a male lion was roaring viciously at her.

Lu Xueyuan has spiritual power in this life, and holds the Lone God Sword, although she has never learned a move and a half, but with the strong desire to survive inspired by the dangerous situation, she is her best teacher, teaching her how to take life from the lion's mouth and fight fiercely.

"Come on!!" Lu Xueyuan shouted loudly.

The four lions fought side by side, and all of them pounced on her, one lion bit her neck, which she blocked with a sword, and several other lions, one bit her thigh, and the other two bit her left and right arms, dragging her to death, Lu Xueyuan only felt a huge pain.

At the same time, the blood in the body is even hotter and boiling, as if it is about to burst out of the blood vessels!

"Ahh Lu Xueyuan let out a terrible scream, and then a mouthful of hot blood gushed out, spitting on the lone sword that was slanted into the ground in front of him.

Suddenly, there was a tremor, and it was impossible to tell whether the floor was shaking or the sword body was shaking, and the ashes from the top of the tower fell down in a plop. Immediately after, a red light swept across the sword body, and three sword bodies were separated from the body, and with a deadly black aura, they came directly towards the lion on Lu Xueyuan's body.

With infinite indignation, the Lone God Sword directly slashed the neck with anger, and the three lions died directly on the spot, and it was too late to even howl.

Lu Xueyuan's chest was still rising and falling, she was panting heavily, and she couldn't accept the fact that three male lions died beside her for a while. But in a few moments, she struggled to her feet, covering the bleeding wound on her arm with one hand, and pulling the diagonally thrust Lone Sword from the ground with the other.

She leaned over and walked to the last lion huddled in the corner, blood dripping from behind her on the floor.

She raised her sword heavily, and her eyes seemed to burst out with blazing fire.

Forget it, what if you kill it? It's just a spirit animal.

Lu Xueyuan turned around, "You go, I won't kill you." ”

The lion roared and ran out of the window.

Then, "Bang! There was a loud bang, and the three stone lions outside the tower all collapsed, leaving only one lion looking up at the third floor, and his gaze was exactly at the same level as Lu Xueyuan.

Lu Xueyuan slowly squatted down against the wall with her sword, she had experienced the life-and-death struggle just now, and at this moment she was tired and exhausted, her vision was blurred, she fell to the ground and fell asleep.

At the same time, the underworld who had just returned to the hall of the underworld spurted out a mouthful of blood and fell on the desk in front of him.

Three days later.

When Lu Xueyuan woke up, the morning light was faint, and a few chickadees were chirping in the treetops outside the house, and she was lying on the bed weak, coughing a few times. At this time, there was a "squeak", and someone pushed the door in.

"Master!" Lu Xueyuan leaned over and poked his head out.

Bai Duchen was dressed in cold white clothes, and he still held a freshly boiled decoction in his hand. Seeing this, he hurriedly put down the potion in his hand and stepped forward to support Lu Xueyuan.

Lu Xueyuan seemed to hear a very low sigh in his chest.

"Why did you hurt yourself like this?" Twilight Dust spoke softly, his voice was already clear and sweet, but at the moment it seemed to be a kind of comfort. Lu Xueyuan's heart trembled when he listened,

"Master... You don't blame me? Lu Xueyuan was a little surprised, and asked.

Bai Duchen didn't make a sound, covered her with the quilt, got up and brought the decoction, blew lightly and brought it to her mouth, "Drink the medicine first." ”

Yes, Shizun has always been this kind of character, it seems that not scolding or punishing is for her good, but in fact, exceeding his limit is more ruthless and unrighteous than anyone else. At this moment, the extremely light and elegant jasmine fragrance woke up her consciousness, and the master was still the same master.

Lu Xueyuan thought like this, lowered his head and approached the spoon, swallowing the medicine in his throat. The temperature is just right, and the aftertaste is slightly sweet.

"Master, apprentice, I have something to ask you......"

Lu Xueyuan knew that it was not appropriate to ask these questions at this moment, but there was no other way, she had to ask.

When Bai Duchen heard the word 'you', the hand holding the decoction medicine shook suddenly, and he almost spilled the bowl of medicinal water, his eyes were full of disbelief when he looked at Lu Xueyuan, as if he heard something similar to June Feixue, after confirming, he turned his face in the next second, and his voice returned to its previous flatness, "Hmm." ”

Lu Xueyuan didn't notice so much, and hurriedly asked, "I want to know what is in that white tower?" Why have I never heard of it? And the treasure trove on the second floor, I, I took a sword, and besides..."

Lu Xueyuan's voice became deeper and lower, and finally it was as small as a fly and mosquito, "I also killed the three stone lions that were used to town the tower..."

Hearing this, Bai Duchen was stunned, put the bowl on the table, got up to look at her, frowned lightly, and said lightly: "Three? ”

"It's Master! There are only three, and the other one in the southeast corner, and I will let it go, and I will remember your teachings, and never forget not to give birth to the crime of killing. Lu Xueyuan looked up at him when he said this, but when he said the last few words, his voice trembled, and he lowered his eyes, the pupils in his eyes flickered, and he didn't dare to look at him.

The crime of killing? She has to be killed in this life! It's just a matter of doing as little damage as possible.

"When the master arrived, he investigated carefully, and the four stone beasts were gone, thinking that you..., if so, the last stone beast had escaped."

Twilight looked out the window, over the birds in the treetops, and then at the sky, not knowing where to look. After a long time, he withdrew his gaze and looked down at her sideways, with an indescribable emotion in his eyes, as if there were many things to ask for, but he swallowed them all when he came to his mouth.

Escaped? Where will it go? Lu Xueyuan touched the tip of his nose and sighed softly.

"Yuan'er, you still owe the teacher an explanation." Bai Duchen raised his eyes and stared, his eyes detached and forbearing.

Lu Xueyuan came to his senses at this time, raised his hand to wipe his lips, turned over from the quilt and got out of bed, knelt on the edge of the bed, bowed his head and said, "Master, it's all unfilial!" My day... I was chased by someone, and I fled there in a panic... I shouldn't have trespassed on the forbidden land, destroyed the formation, killed the stone lion, caused the spirit beast to abscond, and caused a lot of trouble for the master! ”

"Yuan'er is willing to admit his mistake and be punished!" Lu Xueyuan got up and arched his hand. Her eyes glanced to the corner and saw the lonely sword leaning against the wall, and suddenly lowered her eyes, hiding the palpitations and uneasiness of lying.

As long as the Lone God Sword is there, she is willing to let her suffer any punishment!

Troublesome? Bai Duchen sighed lightly, and his ten fingers slowly clenched into fists, and at this moment, the white gauze on the cuffs was faintly revealed, and there were undried blood stains on it. If you really thought she was in trouble, twelve years ago, she would not have been brought in in front of Qingya Mountain, nor would she have been hidden in the snow for twelve years and not allowed to go down the mountain, let alone her eyes were full of red when she saw her accident, and her angina was so bad that she was willing to ........

That's it!

Bai Duchen looked at Lu Xueyuan, who was kneeling on the ground in thin clothes, his eyes were full of loss and helplessness, like a gentle light shining on the frozen snow-capped mountain, no matter how warm he was, the ice and snow could not melt. If she kneels here for a long time, she will be completely awakened, and Bai Duchen is willing to kneel with her.

But he knows his apprentice's temperament very well, and he seems to be obedient in everything, but in fact, he can't pull back the nine cows with the right idea! This time, for some reason, he was determined to practice the exercises, and Bai Duchen knew that if he didn't guide him, he would really embark on an evil path in the future, and he would really regret it at that time!

"Yuan'er, you get up first. Your body is not yet complete, what will the teacher punish you for? What's more, 'the son does not teach, the father is wrong, the teaching is not strict, and the teacher is lazy', because the teacher did not teach you well. ”

Lu Xueyuan owes her body, slowly gets up and sits on the bed, she is most afraid of Bai Duchen's appearance, it is better to scold and scold her, but let her be a little cheap and behave.

After a while, Bai Duchen seemed to have recovered his mood, and said leisurely: "That tower is the Hanging Heaven Tower, which contains seven hundred and forty-seven ancient books and hundreds of magic weapons, all of which were left by the ancestors. And you strayed into it, and you were able to pass through the psychedelic town, dodge the soul breaking nail, and kill the golden spirit beast with a sword, but you were very appreciative of it. ”

When Bai Duchen said this, there was no surprise in his tone. If the other masters had learned that their disciples had such abilities, they would have been so happy that they wouldn't even be able to speak clearly. Although Bai Duchen would not be like this, he didn't even have the slightest sense of pride, even a trace of happiness, which was a great encouragement to Lu Xueyuan.

But neither.

His expression was indifferent, as if he was telling an innocuous matter, and if it weren't for the frowning brow that betrayed the worry in his heart, he was really a good hand at hiding his emotions.

Psychedelic Town? She didn't pass through Psychedelic Town, could it be that Shizun remembered it by mistake? But Lu Xueyuan felt that it was better not to ask rashly, she had done so many things wrong, at least in the eyes of Shizun, there was no difference between one more and one less.

But her sword...

"Master, can I not return the Lone God Sword I got in the Heavenly Tower?"

After all, it is a relic of the ancestors, if it is really asked by the master in the future, and then return it, it is better to make it clear at this moment. If you want to beat or scold, she will bear it together.

Who knew that after Bai Duchen heard her say this again, her face was pale, her shoulders trembled slightly, and she said in disbelief: "What kind of sword do you say it is?" ”

"Lone Sword."

Lu Xueyuan didn't know why he reacted like this, and pointed to the corner and said, "Oh, it's there." ”

Twilight turned around, and only then did she see the inconspicuous, swarthy sword leaning in the corner.

He originally thought that this was just an ordinary long sword, but he closed his eyes, and he was held in her hand and refused to let go, so he hugged her back with her.

I didn't expect that thousands of years later, that sword could still appear here.