Volume 1 The Phoenix Bird Returns to the Dust and the World Changes Chapter 2 A Visitor in the Middle of the Night

"Die forever. ”

These six words were like a thunderbolt on Lu Jingyuan's head, Lu Jingyuan stared blankly at the broken sword blade inserted in his chest in disbelief, and a stream of blood spurted out of his mouth, and the blood stained the clothes of the uninvited guest.

"What the hell are you ...... Who is it?"

"For ...... What the...... You want to kill me?"

Lu Jingyuan pinched the blade of the sword, trembling all over, and his face turned pale.

The strange woman didn't answer, she pulled out the blade of her sword suddenly, and then Lu Jingyuan fell straight to the ground.

The pupils that were originally full of aura gradually lost their luster and became dim......

............

The north wind howled, the doors were open, the snow was falling outside the window, the ancient temple was filled with the sound of burning firewood, and the sudden wind rushed in, and the swaying fire snake was almost extinguished.

"I don't want to die! I don't want to die!" The brocade-clothed boy who was leaning on the stone pier of the statue suddenly woke up, yelled a few words, grabbed his five fingers in the air, and sweated profusely.

"Second son, what's wrong with you? is there an assassin!" The eyes of the swordsman who had been waiting by the side of the brocade boy and did not fall asleep suddenly opened, and the next moment he drew his sword out of the sheath, leaned forward with his upper body, and raised his hand to block the chest of the brocade boy.

"Chen Xiu, there is no need to be so nervous, I just had a strange dream, and I was confused for a while. The boy in brocade quickly calmed down the turbulent waves in his heart, and raised his hand to wipe away the tears that had fallen at some point.

It's just that this dream is too real, as if the young monk who is at a loss is himself.

"I see, I thought there was an assassin attack. The swordsman sighed silently.

"Can the sword wounds left by the second prince that day still occur? This simple ancient temple is riddled with wind on all sides, and I am afraid of touching your unhealed injuries. ”

"Out of the way, I'm mostly healed. ”

"What kind of dream is it that makes the second prince so moved, can you tell Chen Xiu?" The swordsman looked at the brocade-clothed boy in front of him, who had an unusual status, and in his impression of following this person out all the year round, it was the first time he had seen such a gaffe.

"It is a bloody ancient battlefield, countless soldiers, countless monks, the confrontation between light and darkness, the immortals who split the sky with a sword, and the demon gods hidden in the black tide. ”

"That's it, it's terrible. The boy in brocade recounted the scenes in his mind in an orderly manner, and the strange thing was that as he woke up, those strange scenes disappeared little by little, and he could no longer recall those details.

"I heard from others in the wine shop that this was a battlefield grave where martial arts gods fought and died hundreds of years ago, maybe it was a god whose soul was not scattered to give you a dream, after all, this was once a bloody killing place, and some aura fluctuations were normal. The swordsman looked around and didn't notice anything unusual.

"Maybe so, or not, don't mention it. ”

After a false alarm, the two of them were completely sleepy, and they were roasting by the fire, when there was a rush of footsteps outside the house, and the noise of chirping, and there were about six or seven people listening to the footsteps.

Lu Jingyuan and Chen Xiu's faces suddenly became solemn, at this moment, it was already dark and dark, and it was the weather when the road was closed by heavy snow, how could there be travelers rushing to spend the night in this wilderness?

Could it be a bandit robber?

Chen Xiu slowly got up and walked a few steps to the window lattice, and looked out along the gap in the pane, his eyes were deep.

The six people who suddenly came were obviously surprised to see the faint light of the main house in the middle of the compound, and they first paused and then walked quickly towards the side room on the left.

Chen Xiu still didn't leave the window.

Soon the six people walked out and walked towards the main house, and the five torches crackled in the snowy night, and the faces of several people could be seen clearly under the reflection of the firelight.

The man at the head was dressed in a navy blue robe, with a handsome face and a slender figure. Behind him on the left is a burly man with a hat and a knifeman, on the right is a charming woman with a lotus step, and the three people at the end of the line are all rugged martial artists, one carrying an umbrella, one holding a gun, and one holding a hammer.

In this way, it seems that the six people in this group have nothing to do with the bandits and robbers, but the man holding the hammer in one hand is carrying a bag of marijuana on his shoulder, and his behavior is very suspicious.

"Childe, they're here. Chen Xiu had already retreated to the side of the brocade-clothed boy.

"Who are they?"

"Five men and one woman, there are martial artists, there are swordsmen, and there are Taoist monks. ”

The next moment, the wooden door of the main room was pushed open, and a rhino leather black boot stepped into the threshold, and the young monk in a navy blue robe saw the two people in the room, first smiled and nodded slightly in respect, and then moved the other foot into the room.

"Two friends are embarrassed, our group of six people also came late at night to avoid the snow and spend the night, how can there be no firewood in the house can not be lit, this night is very cold, we saw the main house has a fire, so we thought that there is firewood here, so they suddenly came to disturb, but also hope to forgive. ”

"Oh, really?" Facing this strange visitor late at night, Lu Jingyuan leaned on the stone pier and looked up at him, with no expression on his face.

"It's true, it's true. The young monk stared at him intently, with that faint smile on his face all the time.

"I'm afraid it's not appropriate to come and harass others late at night, right?"

"Then I have to pay again. Childe is magnanimous and hopes not to be angry. The young monk walked towards Lu Jingyuan with the fist salute of the martial artist of the rivers and lakes this time, which looked a little awkward.

"What if I don't borrow it?"

"On such a snowy night and cold wind, Childe won't be so stingy and watch our group of six people freeze to death, right?"

The corners of Lu Jingyuan's mouth turned up slightly, his phoenix eyes flashed with undulating red light, he held the golden knife scabbard in his left hand, and rubbed the smooth carvings on the surface of the sharkskin sheath with his thumb.

The faces of the young monks who entered the room were as kind as a spring breeze, and although the martial artists with intertwined figures did not enter the house, they had a faint murderous aura.

"Just kidding, I take as much as I want, I'm not such an unreasonable person. Lu Jingyuan said and closed his eyes.

"Thank you Childe, Childe's kindness will have the opportunity to be repaid as a spring in the future. The young monk clasped his hands around like a tai chi, and did not salute with the etiquette of the martial artists, but ordered the two martial artists to go into the house and carry firewood.

Soon, the two warriors had enough firewood.

"That's right, close the door and tap lightly. ”

"It's a big bother. The young monk glanced meaningfully at Lu Jingyuan, who was sitting on the ground, and gently closed the door as he retreated, and the wind and snow in the room stopped suddenly.

"Childe, it looks like we're going to have to be careful tonight. Chen Xiu, who was standing in front of Lu Jingyuan, let go of his clenched left fist.

"What do you mean by that?" Lu Jingyuan frowned.

"I suspect that these people may have something to do with the kidnapping case in Yangzhou. ”

"How do you know?"

"The warrior with the hammer stood at the very end and was blocked by a few people in front of him, but the sack on his shoulder couldn't fool my eyes, it must have been filled with people. Chen Xiu looked out the window, and he knew that he might not be able to sleep calmly tonight.

Just now, he was safe and sound, but in fact, he was secretly murderous.

The worst thing is not to meet this group of thieves with good strength, but the identity of their own son may have been recognized by them, if they leave rashly now, it is not the best policy to walk on the snowy mountain roads on all sides, and it will alarm the gang of thieves to provoke the fire, if they are walking at dawn, they will inevitably confront them head-on, but there is less potential danger.

So the best way is to wait, the snowy night outside the house is both good and bad, the enemy does not move, I do not move, the enemy moves, I have moved.

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On the left side of the room, six people sat cross-legged by the fire, each with their own thoughts.

"Do you know who the calm brocade boy in the main house is?" The young monk hung his hands over the flames and flipped them over and over again, his expression a little playful.

"It's a little familiar, and I can't remember who it is for a while. Takeo scratched his head.

"Lu, Jing, Yuan. ”

"Is it the second son of the Lu family's mansion, one of the four famous families in Yangzhou City-Lu Jingyuan?" The charming-looking woman was so surprised that she couldn't believe it.

"That's right. ”

"We actually met the second son of the Lu family in this wilderness? Don't you lie to me. The charming woman hurriedly looked back out the window.

"You think I'm going to joke with you for no reason?" The young monk looked at him calmly, and there was a light in his pupils.

"Then who is the swordsman next to Lu Jingyuan?" At this moment, the hated swordsman, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, and through the bright light of the fire, he could see the face hidden deep under the bamboo hatβ€”a sword wound that spread from his left eyebrow to the tip of his nose, which looked very hideous and terrifying.

"Do you know Chen Xiu, one of the four great swordsmen in Yangzhou? And he is the top two guest secretaries in the Lu Mansion. ”

"It's him. The gun-wielding warrior's originally surprised expression instantly became heavy.

There are thousands of people who practice martial arts in the world, there are nine realms of martial arts practice, and those who are among the seven realms have entered the list of first-class masters in a state, and those in the eight realms have the demeanor of a martial arts master.

As for the legend of the lost Ten Realms, it is widely rumored in the world that the peak of martial arts is the realm of the void gods, and the martial artists of the Ten Realms can connect the heavens and the earth for their own use, so the Ten Realms are also known as the realm of demigods, which can be reached by extraordinary people.

And that Chen Xiu had already entered the Seven Realms of Martial Arts a year ago, and then he had a duel with several first-class masters, but I am afraid that now he is the completion of the Seven Realms, and breaking the realm is just around the corner.

In today's environment where the entire world's martial arts luck is quite depleted and thin, Chen Xiu's age is only thirty and nine at this moment, and his martial arts talent can be called a celestial.

"I thought that if we met a living God of Wealth tonight, we could act at the opportunity and earn him a sum of money, not to mention 100,000 taels of gold. ”

"It's really overkill to kidnap such a little girl, and the adult in the court is so stingy to pay money, without the adult's message, this little girl can't kill it, and it's not okay to let it go, it's really angry with me. The warrior who held the hammer was a little sullen, and he was a little impatient before, but after hearing the words of the young monk, he was like a basin of ice water poured from head to toe, and he was only angry that he could not do anything.

At present, among the six people in the left house, only the young monk has the strength of the Seven Realms of Taoism.

Taoist cultivation has eleven initial realms, which are two more realms than martial arts cultivation, but Taoist cultivation is much inferior to martial arts cultivation at the same level, except that the kind of gifted cultivation genius can compete with martial arts monks of the same level who are strong in the flesh and majestic in their inner spirit.

The hat-wearing swordsman martial arts six realms, even if these two people join forces, they are not sure that they can win against Chen Xiu alone. That charming woman's real name is ominous, and she is known as a thousand phantom hands in the rivers and lakes, and she is good at disguise and illusion, but her martial arts cultivation is almost not counted, and the martial arts cultivation of the other three martial artists is acceptable, but it is not worth mentioning in front of the swordsman Chen Xiu.

The gun-wielding warrior asked, "Even if the five of us go together, we won't have the strength to fight?"

"Besides, Chen Xiu's sharp gaze just now made my heart tremble, I think that Chen Xiu has seen through the true face of our group, their existence is a variable for us before dawn tomorrow, and we can't fall short because of some uncertainties. ”

"In three days, if the adult gets things done, we will hand over this little girl, and there must be no mistakes now!"

"You're welcome to say, the three of you can't hold ten moves in his hands, maybe six moves are enough, and the swordsman and I have to fight with our lives to have a chance to contain him, then the question is, who will take care of Lu Jingyuan? Don't look at it, the second son of the Lu family is not a soft persimmon, although he is not as amazing as Chen Xiu's cultivation, but he is not an ordinary martial artist, now it seems that the odds of victory are not great, and even if someone will be seriously injured or killed, will he fight to the death?"

"This ......" The three martial artists were terrified when they heard this.

"How is that good? This is not, that is not that. ”

"However, it is not impossible, there are mountains outside the mountains, and there are people outside the people. It just takes some time. The hated swordsman slowly raised his head and met the young monk's eyes, who seemed to have something in mind, but was in no hurry to express it.

"I can send a secret raft to Ximen Xun in the Crazy Sword Mountain Sect, he has also been in Yangzhou in recent days, let him come overnight, and give him what he wants after the deed is completed, but everyone needs to work together......"

"Ximen Xun, is that the martial madman Ximen Xun?" Hammer Takeo's face was shocked and a little frightened, and his face changed dramatically just by hearing his name.

"It's him. The hated swordsman smiled slightly, his eyes full of madness.

"Will it work?"

"Foolproof. ”

The six of them began to negotiate and plan, and now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed.

Suddenly, the hated swordsman quietly left the ancient temple, whistled, summoned a blue-feathered falcon, and raised his hand after tying the secret raft to its claws and ankles, and the falcon melted into the darkness.

The two wooden houses in the ancient temple, one north and one west, are full of flames, and tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.