Book Twenty-Three: Accompanied by the Serpent's Side

"A pear blossom presses a begonia!"

In the morning light, the turquoise bamboo pole shimmered with pure luster, and the green halo lingered around the entire bamboo forest.

The Western Regions, thousands of miles of bamboo in the sea.

A swordsman dressed in a robe, wearing a hat on his head, and holding a knife in his arms stood in the bamboo sea. The brim of his hat was so low that I couldn't see his demeanor clearly, but the gentle breeze wandering among the bamboos blew his somewhat heavy clothes, making the hem of his clothes flutter.

"If you're here, why hide!"

The swordsman of the rivers and lakes stepped on countless withered yellow bamboo leaves, and in the bamboo forest, his figure was very arrogant. Occasionally, a drop of water on a bamboo leaf dripped down, shattering into dots of white light on his hat.

"I never thought that the prestigious demon knife Hongxia would actually be a murderous knife in the hands of others. ”

A voice suddenly resounded through the forest, as if it was rolling from all directions. Not long after, a middle-aged man dressed in white, stepping on the fallen leaves, falling into the void, his clothes fluttering, he held a sword in his hand, his hair was tied behind his head by a bone hairpin, a little casual, he seemed to smile but not smile slowly walked.

"I don't know who ordered the demon sword Hongxia to come and kill me?"

The middle-aged man stopped his steps, he stood up, raised his eyes to look at Hongxia, and there seemed to be a touch of mockery between his eyebrows.

The long-standing reputation is also difficult to resist some temptations in the world.

"The people of the Yin and Yang family are really dry-tongued!"

As soon as Hongxia's words fell, his right hand grasped the handle of the knife, and the demon knife was unsheathed, and the green bamboos standing beside him fell one by one, and the incision was smooth and flat.

The knife in Hongxia's hand was held at his side, but a few swords of swords appeared in front of him, and a little cold light flashed on it.

"What about being prestigious! What about being just a faΓ§ade! Your Yin and Yang family is just a bunch of sanctimonious hypocrites. ”

A little under Hongxia's feet, his body was like a ghost, floating in, as light as the feather. That lonely shadow wandered, as if it was close to far away, very unreal. Hongxia slashed out a knife in his hand, and suddenly, thousands of knife shadows appeared in the void, swept away, and where he passed, he uprooted the green bamboos, strangled them into pieces, and scattered them with the wind.

Just a casual knife.

"Hahaha...... In this world, there is no so-called righteous man and gentleman, but they are all living for themselves. ”

The middle-aged man in white held a sword in his hand and stood in front of him, his eyebrows were loose, and the corners of his eyes were smiling. At the feet of the middle-aged man, a yin and yang taiji diagram emerged, slowly circulating. The sword he held in his hand had never been unsheathed, but the sword intent permeated around him, forming a protective qi.

"Bang ............"

The thousands of sword shadows came from the feast, slashing horizontally and vertically on the talisman qi, and the crackling sound was endless. In the shadow of the knife, a lone shadow stood proudly, a white shirt swayed, and the hunting sound.

"Ghosts. Dominate the sword!"

Hong Xia paused, he held the handle of the knife tightly with both hands, the tip of the knife pointed to the sky, and the robe behind him was agitated, very heavy. With a slash, a huge sword ray, up and down, seemed to cut through the void.

The withered yellow bamboo leaves on the ground moved with the wind and floated in the bamboo forest.

This knife, the knife intent is furious, shattering the delusion. Wherever he passed, a dark crack was left in the ground, and the earth and stones were scattered.

"Broken!"

The middle-aged man in white stared, the smile on his face disappeared, and was replaced by a gloomy water. His body shook, and the thousands of sword shadows suddenly dissipated. The sword he held tightly in his hand was finally unsheathed, and the cyan emerald green blade lingered on it, soft as water.

"Hongxia, you can't kill me with this knife. ”

The middle-aged man in white raised his eyebrows, and the Yin and Yang Taiji Diagram under his feet floated in the air, shrunk, and disappeared into the sword body. Then, there was a tremor around the cyan emerald sword, and the middle-aged man's clenched hands parted, and suddenly, two identical swords were held in his hands.

The middle-aged man in white took a step forward, and the two swords in his hands danced, which seemed to imply the trajectory of Tai Chi Yin and Yang. The one yin and one yang complement each other, in which the Tao gives birth to one, one life to two, and three to all things.

"Boom!"

When the huge sword shadow was still some distance away from the middle-aged man in white, no matter how powerful it was, it couldn't cut it down in the slightest.

"Yin Yang Tai Chi Sword Technique!"

Hongxia put the knife he was holding tightly in his sheath, and then folded the knife in front of his chest with both hands, and he stood up, looking up.

"Scatter!"

The twin swords in the hands of the middle-aged man in white pointed at the tip of the sword, and the huge sword light turned into nothing in an instant. The two swords in his hands were one, and the edge of the sword was hidden in the sheath. He stood with his hands in his hands, dressed in white, but he never stopped swinging.

"If you didn't come to kill me, I don't know what your excellency is looking for me this time?"

The middle-aged man in white raised his eyes and met Hongxia's four eyes.

"I'm too idle, I want to find someone to hit a dozen. ”

Hong Xia's tone paused, and as soon as the conversation changed, he continued. "You are the head of the Yin and Yang School, and you know in your heart that you can't contain the vertical and horizontal schools, so it's better to do less useless work. ”

"Your Excellency wants to fight, and I will accompany you to the end. It's just my Yin and Yang family's affairs, and it's not your turn to take care of it!"

The middle-aged man in white had a cold gaze, and his tone was very polite.

"That's it. That's it. This is the purpose of my trip, if you want to do it persistently, even if you lack skills, the vertical and horizontal schools will point the finger at your yin and yang schools. ”

As soon as Hongxia's words fell, he turned around and took a step, his figure shuttled through the bamboo forest, and after a while, he disappeared without a trace.

"After years of recuperation, this genre is still as arrogant as ever. ”

The middle-aged man in white looked at the back of Hongxia leaving, but the corners of his mouth showed a smile, which had a deep meaning.

Middle-earth Royal City.

A chariot with a curtain and three horses slowed down and passed through the city gates.

"Young master. The royal city of Middle-earth has arrived. ”

On the chariot, Mo Yun, who looked a little sluggish, looked around, looked at the figures coming and going on the street, and said.

"Mo Yun, let's find an inn, it's time to take a good rest. ”

Inside the chariot, there was a sound of snow like smoke, and he seemed to be a little tired.

"Yes, young master. ”

Mo Yun commanded. On the streets paved with bluestones, there were crowds of people, and some were crowded, and Mo Yun could only drive the chariot and drive slowly.

The crowd is loud and noisy. Mo Yun's gaze wandered, looking for a place to stay.

Yunlai Inn.

"Young master, the spies have returned, the Northern Desert White Painting itinerary is not in a hurry, and now he is in Wuyuan City. ”

In the guest room on the second floor of the inn, Mo Yun stood beside the snow like smoke, bowing down to report. As soon as her words fell, she straightened up, her hands hanging at her sides.

"The regent blamed the ambush of the tiger python admiral on the body of the northern desert, and this white painting will not be in a hurry. There are Tu Mo and Nanhuang in front. There are the Western Regions and my Eastern Soil, and if he falls behind the Northern Desert, he will only be slow. ”

Snow sat on a wooden chair like smoke, her hair casually scattered like a waterfall on the back of her head, and on her neck and shoulders. Xue Ruyan stretched out her right hand, held the teacup with her fingertips, put it between her lips, and took a sip. "This white painting has been calculated, Tu Mo will not kill the regent, and I will also protect Dongtu. Even if the Western Regions wanted the regent to die, under the protection of several parties, the Western Regions could only return in vain. ”

"Young master, the Northern Desert will not benefit from Zhongzhou so smoothly. If the regent does not die, not to mention that the Western Regions are unstable, even the people behind the Southern Wilderness and the regent will not acquiesce. ”

Mo Yun moved his steps, came to the wooden table, reached out and picked up the teapot, and poured some hot tea into the teacup in front of Xue Ruyan.

If the Regent loses the meaning of his existence, then if he is still alive, it is an obstacle. And if the people behind the regent want to make a move, they need a reason to block the movements in the hands of those parties, and this reason is the dead regent!"

Snow Ruyan's eyes are gloomy, and her fingertips hold the teacup, gently turning it on the wooden table. "If the regent can contain Tu Mo, then he still has to live. Our trip is not only to help Tu Mo, but also to help the regent, as long as the situation of Zhongzhou containing each other continues until the appearance of He's Bi, then it will be fine. ”

"Young master, Bai Hua's calculations, and the help of Wutong Villa will soon break the situation of mutual containment in Zhongzhou. This northern pavilion also hopes that Tu Mo will calm the civil strife in Central Continent and drag down the pace of the Southern Wilderness. But he didn't want Tu Mo to hold Zhongzhou firmly in his hands before He Shibi appeared. ”

Mo Yun stepped back, stood beside Xue Ruyan, and spoke. "Young master, according to the opinion of our subordinates, if we and Tu Mo, the regent, Bai Hua, and the Western Regions are in the middle of it, even if they know our intentions, they will not refuse before the battle for the world has completely begun. ”

"With a few parties, it is deep into the den of the tiger and wolf, and I sleep with the tiger and wolf, how can I sleep peacefully. As for the regent, Mo Yun, you will send someone to contact him secretly. As for the Northern Desert, he will never let any party benefit from Zhongzhou, he will not do it, if it is the bottom of the kettle, it is worth thinking about. ”

Xue Ruyan thought for a moment, she put her palms flat on the wooden table, her fingertips plucked, and gently tapped the tabletop. "Although Tu Mo is very important, if you cooperate with Tu Mo, it will push Dongtu to the forefront. Now that the situation is unknown, this northern desert is like a poisonous snake, lurking in the dark and snooping, waiting for an opportunity to move. ”

"What does the young master mean?"

Mo Yun bent down and spoke.

"It is better to hide in the dark and walk with a snake than to seek skin with a tiger in the open. ”

Before the snow like smoke came, I had thought about it in my heart. Her trip to Zhongzhou is the same as that of Bei Mo Baihua's trip to Zhongzhou, and she has the same purpose. Release the mist, temporarily form an alliance with the Central Continent, and disrupt the Western Regions and the Southern Wilderness. It's just how to form an alliance, since Bai Hua is not in a hurry, then Xue Ruyan will not be in a hurry to get this half a point.

And how many thousands of miles the mist released can spread depends on Tu Mo's energy.

It is better to send charcoal in the snow than icing on the cake, but sometimes, it is like adding fuel to the fire, which makes the fire burn more vigorously.

"Young master, then the subordinates sent someone to infiltrate the Central Continent Royal Court and inform Tu Mo. ”

Mo Yun said.

"No, I don't. From the moment I stepped into Zhongzhou with Beimo Baihua, Tu Mo knew our whereabouts. Tu Mo is waiting, and the Northern Desert White Painting is waiting, so I'm not in a hurry at this time. ”

Xue Ruyan shook her head, then stood up, and when her steps moved, she came to the bed, she turned around, and sat down on the bed. "The carbon in the snow I sent, let Tu Mo come and pick it up by himself. ”

The boat and horses along the way were tiring, and although the snow was like smoke, although they were sitting in the chariot, they had never had a good rest. Her body was also a little tired, and Xue Ruyan waved her hand and said. "Mo Yun, there are people on the way, you can also go and rest, the Wang family, don't pay attention to it for now. ”

As soon as the snow fell like smoke, he took off his shoes and lay down on the bed with his body on the handchair.

"Yes, young master. ”

Mo Yun moved her steps, came to the bedside, lowered the curtains, and then retreated lightly, back to her own guest room.

The sword placed on the string can be retracted even if the bow has been drawn.

The arrow is on the string, and it has to be sent, which is just a shock, knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger.