Chapter 4: In the Dead Wood Forest, the Woman in Red jokes about the world

There is a stone monument erected on the front dust road outside Baili Mountain. The shape of this monument is like flowing water, and it is tortuous. It is green, with smaller characters on both sides of the front and back. Some are shaped like ancient seal scripts; Others are shaped like numbers and symbols. The top of the stele is covered with some moss, but the front and back sides of the stele are clearly visible, and the flowing water-like font is densely arranged on the front and back sides of the stele. The blood-like gorgeous font makes this monument more mysterious and precious, and this mountain has become famous because of the existence of this monument.

For the various origins of this monument, the world is based on legends, and no one has actually investigated the true origin of this monument. The appearance of this monument is just a distant legend - Pangu opened the sky and split the earth.

Legend has it that in ancient times, after Pangu opened the sky and the earth with an axe, his eyes were clear. The heavens and the earth are flourishing, the feng shui is flowing for years, and all things are endless. Pangu was thus gratified, and the crystallization of tears and water was born from this, the two became one, absorbing the righteousness of heaven and earth, forming a stone tablet shaped like flowing water, which was deeply rooted in the soil, reflecting the life and death of all things in the world and the changes of Cangsang for millions of years. For this reason, Pangu engraved everything on this monument to ensure the peace of the world, and named this monument Taibao.

And this legend is not limited to this, there are rumors that this stele contains aura, and the characters on this stele are the best proof, and it is even rumored that the glyphs on this stele are the description of the treasure location, who can get it, will be able to enjoy the glory and wealth forever. Not only that, but some people practice it as a martial arts cheat, but unfortunately they practice it to death. All kinds of rumors spread at a speed of one to ten, ten to hundred, in the martial arts sects, and in the green forest. The people from all the rivers and lakes came to seize this rare treasure.

Some people chiseled their monuments with axes, but they had no effect on them; printed its words with blood cloth, but did not think of an emptiness; to pout its roots, but dig three feet into the ground and do not see the roots; Others ......

People can't suspect the strange visions of the Taibao. The more and more mysterious people in the Taibao attracted the people of the rivers and lakes, and all the roads in the green forest fought endlessly for it. A bloody massacre was released in Qianchen Road, and this once famous Qishan was also made by these people and lost its vitality. And in the process of slaughter, the only one who survived was only Taibao. After all, the survival of the Taibao froze people's evil hearts about it, and people were deeply seared in their hearts for the terrible and terrible it brought to it, in order to stop the cruelty of the past, and people named him the Monument of Life and Death again.

There is also a nursery rhyme among the people who circulate for the monument of life and death:

Endlessly,

The old is unswerving;

hollow wind valley,

nameless deception;

The old man sighed without a night.

Death Gang,

Little Ghost Lang;

Don't be separated,

Win the Bag;

Die and don't take away the food of your heart.

Because of the vigilance of the people, the former dust road became desolate again. The road has long been covered with weeds, and the monument of life and death has been submerged in the weeds and lost its trace.

And this mountain is gradually fading in people's minds until they forget everything that happened here. The mountain range has returned to its primitiveness again, and there is gradually a silence that it once had before.

However, it all seems to be an illusion. The reason why this place is fake is because the silence is so terrible.

In the wind, there is not the slightest smell of life. All that was left was a few chilling crows. The crows swirling throughout the valley couldn't help but make people shiver, and the surrounding area instantly became cold.

"Plop~!"

"Ga~!"

"Ga~!"

Things seemed to get worse, and even the few crows that were left with a few screams left the inhumane world. In the air where the wailing was fading, the only thing was a few blood-soaked feathers, the feathers of those crows, slowly floating in the air.

The valley does not seem to tolerate the presence of a species with the breath of life.

"Gah! Ga......! ”

No, absolutely not. What just happened was just an episode. This valley is not as ruthless as it was just now, because in the distant woods, there is still the smell of the breath of life. And everything just now was just from the hand of a woman.

Crimson neon,

The night moon is hard to thicken,

Pick up the breeze and soft wattles,

autolysis,

Strolling in the sky,

Peerless.

Mu Lingfeng,

Fox-eyed Taoqian,

The whiskers are inextricably linked,

Happiness knows no bounds

Joy on the lips between the long wind,

Wanhua is ultimately empty.

The dark red eyeshadow adds a bit of foxiness, like cherry blossoms' thin lips hooking a soft smile. Dressed in red, she bent her waist in a few steps, showing her wrists in a light red veil. A green silk is shallowly raised with butterfly tassels.

The few strands of dark green silk on the forehead fluttered in the wind on the cheeks, creating a soft color. There were still a few traces of blood on the corner of the mouth, but it was licked back by the tip of her tongue for a while.

The slender hand swept through the air, as if painting a profound and profound picture. Actually, she didn't, she just grabbed a feather floating in the air.

In between, the feathers are gently swept across the tip of the nose, as if savoring the taste of the feathers.

"Reality is reality after all, illusion is illusion after all, reality and illusion are always two different boundaries. Today, I want to see if you can really coexist reality and illusion like a legend. As she spoke, the corners of her mouth lifted slightly, as if everything was under her control.

The bridges on both sides of the bank seem to be a bit dry and covered with some moss. Even the deadly wind took pity on the dry bridge, and did not dare to blow it down into the deep valley easily. The only breath of life is only lingering in the world, suspended in the air, ready to be sent to the other side of the bridge at the end of his life. His old and weather-old body was still supported in front of the visitor, and it seemed that he had taken the distinguished guest from afar to the other side, and he was willing to leave with peace of mind.

However, the cold woman in front of him did not feel pity for him, let alone fear the dry bridge due to the influence of the outside world. She just glanced at it very coldly, then raised her slightly raised steps and walked forward.

Strangely, the dry bridge was not broken by the woman's presence, but when the woman walked to the other side, the dry bridge made its last trembling sound and fell deep into the valley bottom.

At this moment, this unfathomable and dangerous forest is a different scene. Messy branches and vines crisscross overhead, and some vine branches hang down from the gaps, creating a unique landscape.

The thick branches stretched across the trees, interspersed with the white mist, and it was not known which one of them came from the canopy.

The ground is overgrown with weeds, and it is impossible to see where to land. Only when the wind blows by, can you determine the foothold. However, it is a pity that there are few signs of wind here, and even if there are, they are all buried by the white fog that moves with the wind for a while.

It was a terrifying Yama prison littered with corpses and bones, with chilling skulls scattered everywhere on the ground. The countless vines were about to weave into an impermeable wall. However, this is not a wall, but a wooden coffin of aging adulthood. There was a brass bell at each of the four corners of the cover. In the wind, there was a faint sound.

And all around, there are few signs of grass, because the place where the wooden hall is located is a swamp. There were also a few submerged bones in the swamp, but these bones were difficult to detect for a while, perhaps because of the grass, which hid the dark side. And this adult coffin is also wrapped in these vines intersecting, as if it is deliberately hiding something.

"Wow~!"

"Knock~!"

……

The situation seems to be somewhat unusual, and these swamps are bubbling for no reason. Not only that, but the swamp also seems to contain immeasurable temperatures. The rising mist lingered in the air like a white python.

"When~!"

"When~!"

……

The brass bell suddenly swayed at this point, as if predicting the arrival of a distinguished guest. The branches of the tree were spreading, and only a woman said casually:

Alone who carved the cripple at dusk,

Falling leaves will eventually make people cold.

Zhumen is still red,

Don't ask others to be paralyzed on the streets.

The person who came was a woman, the cold-eyed and delicate woman in red just now. Like a maple leaf, it flutters down on a tree canopy.

"I haven't seen you for years, and it's time for you to show up." The woman stared closely at the coffin wrapped in vines in front of her, and Muzi showed a puzzled look.

The woman's words did not elicit an answer from the mysterious man, and the wooden coffin she was staring at showed no signs of anything unusual.

This unexpected momentary loss made the woman feel indifferent, the corners of her mouth raised slightly, and a wisp of azure red silk went straight to the wooden coffin wrapped in vines.

"Whoosh~!"

"Whoosh~!"

"Goo Dong~!"

It's fast. In an instant, the vine-like hand shrank away in all directions in an instant, disappearing from the woman's sight, leaving only a jet-black wooden coffin in front of her. The rough and festering wooden coffin has been carved by the years, and a hole has been opened. Only the copper bells hanging at the four corners are still under the erosion of wind and rain, and still maintain a perfect and indelible natural sound.

The fog, inadvertently, escaped from the crack in the coffin lid. Gradually, gradually, the entire coffin was wrapped in white mist and disappeared into this strange and mysterious white mist.

The woman seemed to sense that something was wrong, and when the white mist dissipated, the jet-black coffin had disappeared without a trace. In this way, in a moment, she disappeared in front of the eyes of the woman in red.

"Humph! Pretend to be mysterious! The woman glanced around coldly, and said disdainfully: "The lord has an order!" I order you to do whatever it takes, swear to die to find the pearl! Bao Ze ...... "Before the woman finished speaking, a figure appeared behind her.

"How's the Bao Ze?" I saw this person turn slightly, and a grimace mask went straight to her front door, so frightened that she almost fell from the tree for a while.

"What the consequences are, I think you should understand in your heart." The woman smiled, swept the dry bones on the ground, and said pitifully to the grimacing masked man in front of her: "It's just that when the time comes, don't die too pitifully like these people." If that's the case, then you will lose the careful cultivation of the Lord back then! ”

The man in the grimace mask didn't take the woman's words to heart, but turned slightly, staring motionlessly at the fog-covered jungle in the distance. After a long time, he said: "Where is the pearl now?" ”

"The master of the Qingfeng Altar of the Mingyue Sect, that is, the hand of Zhao Yueheng, the number one swordsman who is famous in the rivers and lakes." The woman smiled very lightly, and said, "Who is this Zhao Yueheng!" Presumably you should know something about this person, so you don't need me to bother more, right? ”

"What are your intentions?" The man in the grimace and mask paused for a moment, and said in a very low tone.

"What? Are you suspecting me of falsely transmitting orders? ”

"It's just a Zhao Yueheng, why do you need to let this Shenjun do it. The four of you have been vicious in the rivers and lakes for many years, and when you deal with one Zhao Yueheng, is it so vulnerable? ”

"I don't know what our four evils are. I am simply giving you orders at the behest of the Lord. If you deliberately disobey, the Lord will not show much mercy to you, your beloved disciple who has suffered for many years. The woman looked at the tall back in front of her very confidently, and emphasized in a solemn tone: "This lord can order you to defeat Zhao Yueheng and seize the pearl in his hand, which shows that the lord loves you very much!" The Lord is so anxious to let you out of the mountain, firstly, to see if you have really learned martial arts and martial arts in the brick heart for many years; Second, this Zhao Yueheng is not a very easy character to deal with. He has been famous in the rivers and lakes for so many years, it can be seen that he is by no means an idle person, and this person must not be underestimated! Especially his amazing knife! ”

"An ordinary man, why do you describe him so bravely? Isn't this to increase the morale of others and destroy one's own prestige? As a person in the Demon Gate, only the Demon is invincible in the world. Where do you put yourself in such praise of others! Where is the Demon Gate? I'm ashamed of what you just said! The man in the grimace mask said with a slight sadness.

"The Divine Monarch said so, could it be that this Zhao Yueheng is not yet in the eyes of the Divine Monarch? So what is it that makes the Divine Monarch have such a high insight? ”

"Ming... Beads..."I saw the profound meaning of the man in the grimace mask, as if he was trying to estimate something.

"Hearing what the rivers and lakes say, those who get the pearl win the world. This sentence is enough to prove that this pearl is the honor of all things. If it weren't for the wit of the lord back then, and the placement of Zhang Hui in the Mingyue faction, we must have no way of knowing where Mingzhu lives now. The Lord did everything possible to get this pearl, which shows the importance of this thing, and you and I can't be stubborn and slack! The woman seemed to know something, and said, "Could it be that the Divine Monarch is ...... for this pearl."

The grimace-masked man turned slightly, and the woman suddenly stopped, as if she was afraid that the cold-faced man would turn against her because of what she said for the moment. He smiled, changed his tone, and said, "Shenjun is so witty, even if he has ten Zhao Yueheng, he is not afraid!" It is not a problem to get this pearl. ”

"Don't pretend anymore, tell me why you went here alone to ask this god to come out of the mountain?" The man in the grimace mask is very foolish.

"The Divine Monarch still doesn't believe me?"

"It's not that this god doesn't believe you, it's because your eyes have betrayed you." The man in the grimace mask said very directly.

Seeing this, the woman smiled slightly, and immediately knelt down on one knee to the person in front of her who was grimacing and masked, "What the Divine Monarch said is not bad at all, but the Divine Monarch may not know something. Although I am one of the four evils, the three of them have never interacted with my little sister. Now that I am in a lonely situation, I can only ask the Divine Monarch for help. As the saying goes! One punch is rare to meet four hands, not to mention that I am just a woman. If there is the help of the Divine Monarch, it must be an easy thing to obtain this pearl, not to mention that it will inevitably have some benefits for the Divine Monarch afterwards! ”

"What's the benefit?"

"Of course, it is to help the Divine Monarch seize the world and win the honor of martial arts!" The woman is very firm.

The man in the grimace laughed, louder and louder, and laughed with arrogance. But it was only for a moment, looking at the woman in front of him, he said very calmly: "You want to betray the lord?" ”

"How can the Divine Monarch see it?" The woman looked up at the mask in front of her, and there was no fear on her face.

Don't the woman know what it means? She didn't feel the slightest fear, and gradually perfected the perfect plan in her heart to kill invisibly.

Seeing this, the man in the grimace mask only smiled slightly and said, "Forgive me for not having the guts."

"The Divine Monarch is so brave and good at fighting, he must be a perfect man. I also want to see the true face of the Divine Monarch's Lushan, I wonder if the Divine Monarch is willing to let me see the dignity? After the woman got up, she deliberately picked up the topic, and as she spoke, she couldn't help but take a step closer to the man with a grimace and mask.

"Humph! This god advises you not to see it. Otherwise, you'll regret the decision you've made. When the time comes, even if you have a good night's sleep, you don't want to sleep steadily! As he spoke, he swept the woman's eyes very coldly, as if he was disgusted by others seeing his true face.

"Oh? Is it so scary? The woman was puzzled, and began to take another step forward. Unexpectedly, her step turned everything in front of her earth-shattering.

At this time, everything in front of her made her stunned. The direction she was walking was a cliff. The valley floor was covered in white mist, and the whizzing of the wind made her take a step back. A loose stone was inadvertently stepped on by her feet, and slowly fell towards the bottom of the valley, drowning in the white mist, and it took a long time to make a clattering sound.

It was hard for her to guess whether it was true or not. I just turned around and looked behind me, only to find that there was still a cold and windy cliff behind me. It felt so real that she couldn't tell if she was dreaming or if she had fallen for a legendary illusion.

"How so?" The woman couldn't help but doubt in her heart, and her every move just now was replayed in her mind.

It was a pair of eyes, from the eyes behind the grimace mask. Like an unattainable cliff, like an unfathomable canyon...

She remembered the change just now, especially the pair of eyes, which were like a myth, so incomprehensible. It was because of those eyes that she took a step forward.

"Bang~!"

"Bang~!"

"Bang~!"

……

Suddenly, everything in front of her was shattered like glass in her confident smile. Fragments of countless fragments slid from the sky and faded into obscurity. At the same time, the shattered dark void returned to its original appearance.

Standing in front of her was still the man with the grimace and mask. Only at this moment, the man in the grimace and mask stood with his back to her.

"It's one of the four evils! You can walk out of such a place full of temptations. The man in the grimace mask said with a slight compliment.

"Have you disappointed the Divine Monarch?" The woman smiled and said very confidently: "The Divine Monarch may not know that such a big flaw can trap me." If the Divine Monarch had used this illusion in the first place, I might not have been able to escape it by now. However, using this method to deal with Zhao Yueheng, what the result will be, it is unknown. However, I dare to conclude that this Zhao Yueheng is not as simple as Shenjun thinks in his heart. I advise Shenjun to pay more attention to this person, so as not to end up undeservedly, which is not good! ”

"If this person is like this, why not classify him as used, that is not a bad thing!"

"This person is difficult to deal with and wants to take him for himself? I advise Shenjun to stop daydreaming. If the Divine Monarch really wants to do that, he won't know how he died when the time comes. The woman glanced at the man with a grimace and mask, and said without any scruples.

The woman's words did not cause the grimace-masked man to be angry for a moment, but he turned slightly to look at the woman in front of him, and then turned around, looked up to the sky with an unfathomable laugh, and said, "Hahaha......!" A person who can be so arrogant in front of this god monarch, your ghost mother is the first person. No one who could underestimate this god monarch at the beginning could escape this mask of this god king. But today, this god king may have to make an exception with you. ”

Seeing this, the ghost mother just smiled faintly and said, "My ghost mother can have now, it's just that the Divine Monarch is kind and soft-hearted for a while!" If it were someone else, I am afraid that I would not be able to find any of the bones intact now. ”

The ghost mother in front of her is indeed very good at talking, especially at every critical moment, she can say words that make people love it very much. Her observation of words and expressions has indeed been practiced to a certain extent. It's a pity that the ghost mother's city is too deep, and even the cold-faced guest in front of him is kept in the dark by the ghost mother.

"I wonder if the Divine Monarch has already figured out a way to deal with Zhao Yueheng?" The ghost mother asked curiously.

"What? Could it be that your ghost mother has a better way than this god king? The man in the grimace mask couldn't help but look at the ghost mother and asked with a hint of meaning.

"My ghost mother is just a woman, and my ghost mother is not very good at fighting between you men. As a member of the same sect, my ghost mother can only wish the Divine Monarch to win the true treasure as soon as possible and add glory to my demon gate! "The ghost mother bowed very respectfully.

The ghost mother's words did not cause a trace of joy to the person in the ghost mask, perhaps it was the mask that blocked what should not be blocked, which made the ghost mother feel cold for a while. Just as the ghost mother looked at those eyes, the cold-faced guest in front of her turned his face to the side, his hands behind his back. Looking up at the sky, it seems that everything is fine.

"Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister. Forgive him for his great ability, and he can't escape the palm of this god's hand! As he spoke, the man in the grimace clenched his hands tightly, and there was a crisp sound in his fist.