Chapter 16: The Lunatic Cult
Zhang Yueqing had a long dream.
In the dream world, there are no colorful colors, only monotonous black and white.
The poisonous insect monster that is overwhelming in the darkness follows a mysterious person holding a flute to cross the river and climb the mountain. In the moonlight, these poisonous insects walked to a blue river, crawled into the river one by one, and disappeared in a moment. The mysterious man played the flute, and many corpses followed him, dancing to the sound of the flute. He wanted to see the man's face clearly, and the black pressure of the corpses rushed towards him, pressing on him, and an unbearable smell of corruption came over his face, and he was disgusted and nauseated, and reached out to push it away. With a snap, the dream receded, and when I opened my eyes, I found myself lying in a dimly lit cabin, with a black-scarfed masked figure standing beside the bed, a broken porcelain bowl at his feet, and scarlet liquid spilled all over the ground.
The man saw him wake up, and there was anger in his voice, "The medicine that has just been boiled has been spilled by you." ”
Zhang Yueqing felt that his body was slippery, and he reached out and touched his skin, and was surprised. The man looked at him and said, "My clothes are stained with poisonous blood, and I can't wear them." As soon as his voice changed, he pointed at Zhang Yueqing and scolded, "You have this ability, how dare you go up the mountain alone?"
Zhang Yueqing smiled awkwardly, bitter in his heart. He is a martial artist, even if he is not the best in the world, but he is also outstanding. In the Central Plains martial arts over the years, except for some hidden masters, I have never encountered a few opponents. It's just that I just arrived in southern Yunnan, and I was in danger in two days, and if someone hadn't rescued me, I was afraid that he would have died in a different place.
It's not that he doesn't live up to his name, although he is not proficient in poisonous insects and poisons, it is not difficult to get out under full vigilance. But what we have encountered in the past two days is really unheard of, unbelievable, and it is impossible to prevent it.
The man in black scolded again, "Hurry up and go back to your Central Plains, if you don't leave, beware of being like those people, becoming worms, living forever, and not being able to live forever!"
Zhang Yueqing didn't understand why he was so angry, but he always knew that he was in danger yesterday and should have been rescued by him, so he was not angry, but asked, "What are worm Gu, are they those corpses?"
The man in black said in a gloomy tone, "Those people from the Central Plains who don't know whether they are alive or dead also want to try to peep at my Lunatic Sect, using their mantis arms as a car, and they don't know whether they are alive or dead!
Zhang Yueqing saw that his figure was faintly familiar, and remembered the person who used the flute to manipulate the corpse yesterday, and the two were very similar, so he couldn't help but be surprised, "You are a member of the Lunatic Sect, did you kill those people?"
The man in black sneered and said, "My Moon Worship Sect has always been grounded in southern Yunnan, regardless of the affairs of the Central Plains Martial Arts, but these people themselves want to run to die, what do they have to do with me?"
Word by word, he asked, "Are you going or not leaving?"
Zhang Yueqing shook his head, but did not speak. The man in black was furious and shouted, "Don't say that in addition to the high priest with the highest magic technique, there are also three major guest secretaries, each of whom can control ghosts and gods and turn over the clouds and rain. You can't even deal with the worm Gu that has just entered the urn, why don't you leave, wait to go to the weak water of the Styx River to nourish the soul?"
Zhang Yueqing said, "What is the weak water of the Styx?"
The man in black rebuked, "It's the blue river you encountered when you came!"
Zhang Yueqing said, "I'm not here for the Moon Worship Sect, I'm looking for the Five Poison Sect." ”
The man in black was angry for a moment, and said, "What are you looking for them?"
Zhang Yueqing said, "I have a friend who has been poisoned by the Five Snakes, and I came to find an antidote for him." ”
The man in black said, "Do you know that the Five Poisons Sect is a branch of the Lunatic Worship Sect? The elixir holy water, which does not enter the Central Plains, is an ancient precept that has lasted for a hundred years in the sect. Even if someone occasionally goes to the Central Plains and carries a slightly more powerful poison with them, they only bring poison, not an antidote, do you know why?"
Zhang Yueqing shook his head and said, "I would like to hear about it." ”
The man in black said, "Do you think that those people from the Central Plains know that they will die and live one after another, just because they are curious? In the mountains of southern Yunnan, there is no shortage of natural treasures, and with the Lunatic Worship Sect guarding here, the Central Plains people cannot set foot here." If they wanted to get their hands on these treasures, they had to cross the Lunatic Cult, but they couldn't deal with the poisonous insects and insects of the Sect, so they didn't dare to act rashly. Once they find the method of cracking the poison, when the Central Plains martial arts rush up, the land of southern Yunnan will be a river of blood, and the holy fire in the sect will also be extinguished.
He paused, and then said, "Although the Five Snakes are not the most powerful poison, they are in the same vein as the Sect, and they are afraid that the Central Plains people will touch the class, so how can they give you the antidote?"
Zhang Yueqing nodded, his sworn brother Xiao Jiannan died under the knife of those people because of a secret book. He is well aware of the law of the jungle in martial arts, and explained, "I really just want to save people, and I don't think anything else." ”
The man in black smiled and said, "Who believes you? Who dares to believe you? Even if what you say is true, who is willing to risk the fate of this religion to save an irrelevant person?"
Zhang Yueqing knew that what he said was true, but he couldn't leave after all. He asked, "Why did you save me?"
The man in black was stunned for a moment and said, "Because you don't look ugly, can this be used as a reason?"
Zhang Yueqing was stunned, knowing that he didn't want to say, he raised his hand to thank him. The man in black said, "I really want to thank me, go down the mountain now, and never come again." ”
Zhang Yueqing didn't speak, just shook his head. The man in black sighed, "You have to know that no matter what kind of persistence, it must have its meaning. If you stay here, not only will you not be able to save people, but you will also have to take your own life, so why bother?"
The voice suddenly became a little desolate, "You still have a choice now, and when you can't choose, it's too late to regret it." ”
Zhang Yueqing heard his tone of déjà vu, so he stared at him. The man in black had a black scarf covering his face, only showing a pair of eyes, and found that Zhang Yueqing was looking straight at him, turned around, and asked, "Are you going or not?"
Zhang Yueqing said angrily, "For me, it is better to live with guilt than to die frankly." If I really can't get the antidote, I will die in this vast mountain, and I don't regret it. That's my choice. ”
The man in black was furious, his body shook, and there was an extra black scorpion in his hand, he leaned the scorpion against Zhang Yueqing's neck, and said fiercely, "If you don't leave, I'll kill you now!"
Zhang Yueqing closed his eyes and said, "You saved my life, if you want to kill me, then do it." ”
The man in black moved his right hand, and the poison scorpion in his hand was less than an inch away from his vital point, but he couldn't do it. Zhang Yueqing's face was slightly raised, his sword eyebrows were starry, and his posture was heroic, but his eyebrows and eyes were a little haggard.
The man in black seemed to be unbearable, and after a long time, he put the poison scorpion in his arms, sighed long, and said, "Well, I don't think I can persuade you after all." ”
With a throw of his hand, he threw a small bottle beside Zhang Yueqing, and his tone was no longer as irritable as before, "There are poisonous insects and poisonous snakes everywhere here, if you eat this bottle of medicine, the poison will not hurt you." There is a set of clothes in the cupboard, which should be the right size. ”
turned around and walked to the door, turned his head to look at Zhang Yueqing again, and said in a condensed voice, "Don't tell anyone that you have seen me, and I hope you remember what you said, if you really get the antidote, it is just to save people!"
After saying that, he swept lightly, flew up, and after a few ups and downs, he disappeared in the vast night.