The sky was bright, and Yuan Qing also woke up from the concentration. After practicing all night, I didn't make an inch, and I did useless work.

Speaking of which, this has been going on for two years.

Seven "sword" characters, seven breakthroughs, not only removed the miscellaneous qi in the body eight or nine out of ten, but the Qifu sword embryo was also an inch in size of the Cancan Pill and was only one step away from the perfection of the eighth refinement.

However, even this last trace of miscellaneous qi attached to the surface of the sword embryo like a maggot on the tarsal bone, turning into a faint black mark, no matter how hard Yuan Qing tried, he couldn't move it at all, and his cultivation stagnated.

Sure enough, things in this world, as the poem says, those who are unsatisfactory, nine times out of ten, everyone is like this, even if there is a Tao immortal, it is inevitable that it will be vulgar.

The young man sighed in his heart.

Calculate the time, there is still half a month, Cao Xi's homework can be taught, and then the cause and effect will be settled, and the grievances will be cleared, which should be another period.

The sword light of the fingers flicked up, turned into a soft breeze, and blew the door open. I saw that there were few people on the street, and it was very deserted, and the occasional passers were also in a hurry, and they did not dare to stop for a while.

A small group of sergeants stood at the door of the blacksmith shop, led by a man in his forties, with thick eyebrows and short beards, who was whispering something to the pillar, but it was Zhang Jian, whom he had not seen for several years.

The pillar frowned, his face was solemn, he just nodded, and after everyone left, he stood for a long time, and finally let out a long sigh, full of sorrow and indignation.

Turning his head to see the door of the book sword house wide open, he hesitated for a moment, and then walked towards the bookstore.

Yuan Qing heard the conversation between the two clearly, but a few days ago, Ximu Town, more than 100 miles west of the city, was in a tragedy.

It is reported that the houses in the town are completely destroyed, there are no people, mottled blood stains can be seen everywhere, and there are still several claw marks on the ruins of the road stones, which are more than a foot long and more than a foot deep, which is suspected to be done by demon beasts.

Zhang Jian came this time, first, to give an order, to order the iron shop in the city to cast armor weapons, and secondly, to give a message to the pillar to remind him to prepare early.

"Yuan, Brother Yuan," the pillar stood in front of the table, wanting to speak and stopping, his hands rubbing wildly on the corners of his clothes, although he was over forty years old, he was cramped like a teenager.

"What's the matter, there's no wine again?" Yuan Qing pretended not to know, got up and asked with a smile.

"No, it's ......" Zhu Zi grinned back, but was interrupted by Yuan Qing before he could say a few words.

"This is a trivial matter, don't mind, I'll go to Zuixiang House to buy two catties of 'Drunken Spring Breeze'. Saying that, the young man Shi Shiran walked out of the shop and disappeared in a turn.

Seeing this, the pillar was stunned, full of doubts, scratched his head, and still didn't know what to do after thinking for a long time, so he had no choice but to sigh again and leave.

Let's talk about Yuan Qing, he took the stealth trick a few steps after going out, got up with the sword, and went straight to Ximu Town.

If you are born to go away, then you must completely get rid of the demon beasts, so as to prevent future troubles, and it can be regarded as conforming to your heart, not violating chivalrous thoughts, and protecting the peace of one party.

As for why he didn't let the pillar petition, he didn't want the honest man to end up with cause and effect and betray his favor again.

Three hours later, Yuan Qing came to Ximu Town, which was indeed as Zhang Jian said, full of devastation and mess.

With a slight sweep of his thoughts, the boy landed in front of a claw mark, looked at it for a moment, and then broke through the air with his sword.

Qingzhou Mansion.

From time to time, Cao Xi came to Shujianju with the Qingtan as usual, looked around, didn't see Mr., and was not surprised, put down the Qingtan, picked up the scriptures and read them.

After reading for an hour, Yuan Qing appeared leisurely, holding a small red mud altar in his hand.

"Teacher. Cao Xi got up and bowed, his words were sincere, and his courtesy was thoughtful, which made people impeccable.

Yuan Qing's eyes showed appreciation, raised his hand to gently help him up, and then asked, "Are you willing to learn swords?"

When Cao Xi heard this, he was overjoyed, and there was no longer that indifferent state of disregard for gains and losses, and he was not shocked by the humiliation, and immediately replied loudly: "Willing to learn, willing to learn, Xi'er is willing to learn!"

Yuan Qing smiled, and secretly said in his heart: No matter how much you study to nourish your spirit, after all, it is still a child's heart, but this is okay, it is a splendid age, what a withered old posture.

Turned over his hand and took out a one-foot-long short sword and handed it to Cao Xi: "The name of the sword is fish intestines, one foot and three inches long, which was used by me to learn kendo at the beginning of the past. ”

Cao Xi bowed down and took the fish intestine sword, lay it in front of him, and looked back and forth for a long time, without saying a word, with an inexplicable look in his eyes.

Yuan Qing didn't urge, just stood quietly holding the porcelain altar in his hand, but there was a martial arts arena in front of him, and the old man on the sidelines was dressed in a moon-white robe, with the scorching sun on his head, and his face was smiling like spring.

Suddenly, there was a muffled sound, but it was Cao Xi who knelt on the ground, looked excited, and said respectfully: "The disciple will work hard and live up to the high expectations of the teacher!"

"Good. Yuan Qing came back to his senses, evoked it, and then concentrated his mind, and pointed to the sword, pointing at the child's eyebrows.

Cao Xi was unexpected, the scene in front of him changed suddenly, but when he saw the sea of clouds churning, the gods and men dancing with swords, one move and one style, flowing clouds and water, unpredictable, and secretly combining the four elephant gossip, yin and yang and five elements, he was dazzled, and his mind was also taken away, and the sword in his hand unconsciously tightened his grip.

After a few breaths, Yuan Qing withdrew his sword finger and asked lightly, "Do you understand?"

The words were like thunder, waking up the person in the dream, Cao Xi suddenly came back to his senses, but as if he was seriously ill, his face was pale, his feet were floating, and he sat down on the rattan chair in a dejected manner.

Yuan Qing turned a blind eye to this, his face was expressionless, and he still asked lightly, "Do you understand?"

Cao Xi struggled to support it, and thought about it with difficulty, but found that what he saw was forgotten, and only an illusory sword shadow remained in his mind, and it became more and more faint, and he almost disappeared.

After a long time, he opened his eyes and replied weakly: "The disciple is stupid, and he only sees an illusory sword shadow, and I hope the teacher will forgive him." ”

Yuan Qing seemed to have expected it, and did not say much, but opened the small jar and handed it to Cao Xi, and immediately the smell of wine overflowed, mixed with a faint fragrance of herbs, and it was actually a jar of medicinal wine.

"Drink them all. ”

Cao Xi didn't hesitate when he heard this, picked up the small altar, and drank it all in one go.

When the medicinal wine enters the abdomen, it instantly turns into a boiling hot stream, swimming all over the limbs and hundreds of remains, replenishing the vitality and invigorating the qi, pushing the uterus and invigorating the blood, and then steaming upward, straight to the heavenly spirit.

Cao Xi's face was flushed, his eyes were blurred, and at the same time, wisps of pale white mist emanated from the acupuncture points around his body, and he was swirling, as if he was in the Heavenly Palace Wonderland.

In a trance, there was a wisp of clear qi to protect the brain palace, and led himself to a sword posture, and suddenly the heat flow in the body was like a hundred rivers to the sea, merging and unifying, and along this sword momentum rushed back and forth, for a long time......

It was seven days since Cao Xi woke up again.

As if in a big dream, although his eyes were open, his mind did not return, lying on the bed, he still felt that he was in the clouds, and it took a long time to slowly have a real feeling.

"Mother. Cao Xi called softly.

The woman kept by the bedside, not daring to make a sound, and finally couldn't bear it anymore, crying and pounced, holding Cao Xi tightly in her arms, tears like bursting the embankment.

"Tiewa, you're awake! you're scared to death!"

The pillar frowned, swallowed the clouds and spit out the fog outside, and when he heard the cry, he immediately threw down his pipe and rushed into the room, seeing that Cao Xi was fine, he breathed a long sigh of relief and muttered: "It's good to wake up, it's good to wake up." ”

Reading it, I couldn't help but have a sour nose and a slight redness in my eyes.

Cao Xi was confused, waited for his mother to be calm, and inquired about it, only to learn that he had not eaten or drunk and had been in a coma for seven days!

"Where's my father, sir? I'll go find him. Recalling the scene of that day, Cao Xi jumped out of bed and asked as he ran out.

"Tiewa, come here!" Zhuzi hurriedly stopped him, then took out a booklet from his arms and handed it to Cao Xi, "Brother Yuan is gone, this is what he left for you, so that you can practice well." ”

Cao Xi took the booklet, and what he saw was the five big characters of "Taiyi Xuanmen Sword", looking at the handwriting, he should write it for Mr. himself!

After reading a few sentences, I only feel that the words are exquisite, and the sentences are exquisite, and it seems that they still echo the swordsmanship danced by the gods, and I can't help but indulge in it, and it is difficult to extricate myself.

When the pillar and the woman saw the child like this, they looked at each other and felt infinite relief, but then they turned into a deep sorrow, which weighed on their hearts and lingered.

It's just that in the past seven days, the traces of beasts have appeared frequently, and bad news has been spread one after another. Qingzhou Mansion is a hundred miles away, villages and towns have been slaughtered, several scout teams sent have been wiped out, the people in the city have fled or scattered, those who remain in distress have not left their homes, the streets are empty, only the soldiers are hurrying back and forth.

Zhuzi also planned to flee with his family, but Cao Xi didn't wake up, and he had to be instructed by Yuan Qing not to disturb, so as not to fall short and miss the opportunity. The couple had no choice but to stay.

Now, the city gates are closed, and the guards are heavily guarded everywhere, and it is a fool's dream to escape again.

After a moment of silence, the woman gave the pillar a color, and the latter immediately understood and followed her to the outer chamber.

Neither of them noticed it: a ten-year-old child, who had been asleep for seven days, woke up hungry and thirsty, and even raised his body by a few inches out of thin air......

Three days later, the blacksmith shop.

Cao Xi was concentrating on studying "Taiyi Xuanmen Sword" in the house, while the woman and the pillar were cleaning up and preparing water and dry food.

Suddenly, the bell rang loudly, spreading throughout the city, one after another, and nine rings stopped.

The pillar immediately grabbed a pair of items, picked up a simple knife, rushed to the backyard, lifted a straw mat, exposed the narrow hole below, and then shouted at his wife and children: "Quick, go into the cellar!"

Head of the city.

Shen Wenxin and Ma Youzhi stood side by side, their faces pale.

The shadows of several huge beasts in the distance gradually became clearer, but there were six three-zhang demons of lions, tigers, leopards, wolves, rhinos, and bulls, an eight-zhang flower snake, and a ten-zhang giant elephant!

"Brother Ma, if you leave at this time, you may have a glimmer of life. Shen Wenxin said lightly.

Ma Youzhi was silent for a moment, and then said with a smile: "The enemy is now, why did the virtuous brother say this?"

Shen Wenxin sighed lightly and replied, "Why does Brother Dao knowingly ask?"

Ma Youzhi put away his smile and asked rhetorically: "Why, after decades of friendship, Ma is in your heart, is it such a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, and escapes from the battle?"

Shen Wenxin shook his head and replied: "Brother Dao, why do you need to provoke me with words? It's just a person outside the king's own party, who is not stained with cause and effect, not stained with vulgar dust, and has his own leisurely years, so he really doesn't have to stay and be buried with Shen. ”

Ma Youzhi asked again: "Since you know that there is no life for ten deaths, why don't you leave with me?"

Shen Wenxin turned to the side and said with a slight smile: "Shen has been reading the books of sages since he was a child, and he knows a little bit about the enmity of the family and the country, and the righteousness of the clan. What's more, as an official, he has to protect the peace of one party. Now that the demons are coming, all the soldiers are stubborn and stubborn, and they regard death as home, as the city lord, how can Shen steal his life. ”

The words were light, but they were categorical and loud.

After hearing this, Ma Youzhi nodded and said, "Okay, even so, Ma will not say more, so he will stay and see how much wind and waves this group of beasts can make!"

"Brother Ma, ...... you" Shen Wenxin was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly persuaded.

But as soon as the words came out, he was interrupted by Ma Youzhi's wave of his hand: "In this life, I have been running around, mediocre, and I have long lost the avenue." Now that the longevity is about to end, if you can do a little bit of humanity, it will be considered to live up to the fairy fate. ”

Shen Wenxin saw that his expression was sincere, not like a fake, and his heart was moved, and he couldn't help but give a courtesy, and said sincerely: "If there is an afterlife, you should have a good time with Brother Dao!"

Ma Youzhi shook his sleeves and scolded with a smile: "Go and go, the old man in the next life is a person who wants to become an immortal, how can he have the kung fu to drink with you!"

Before the words fell, he heard the roar of the beast, and when he looked up, he saw all the demons facing west, and all kinds of light looming around him, as if he were facing a great enemy.

On the horizon, a brilliant silver light broke through the sky.