Chapter Twenty-Four: The Master of the Soulless
Under the night sky, there is an exquisite hall, flowing bricks and flying tiles, inlaid with jade and gold. At the end of the staircase, in the center is a seat. It is better to say that it is a couch than a chair, because it is not only a chair leg, but also very spacious, which can accommodate two or three people at the same time.
On this chair was a very charming woman, who was wearing heavy makeup, and was quite charming. The woman dragged her head with a soft wattle, and closed her eyes there to recuperate. There was also a woman in pink kneeling beside her who was pinching her shoulders.
The woman in pink is just a little powdered, and the half-lying woman has a heavy makeup and a light makeup, which is just right for the two. If you look closely, you will find that the big eyes of the woman in pink are very hollow and confused, and even the action of pinching her shoulders is a bit mechanical.
This woman in pink is the Qin girl who was taken away from Wanghu Tower by the man in black.
This is also the Palace of Leaving the Soul, the difference is that the world here is no longer gray, but colorful. It's finally colorful, and in addition to that, there's ......
"Palace Master, there are five people outside who have broken through the maze array and come to the outer hall. How to deal with it is also asked to indicate the palace master. A man in black, wearing a black hat, said respectfully from the side.
In addition to color, there is also sound. It makes people feel like it's a normal world.
There are two parts away from the Soul Palace, and the place where they are at this time is its outer hall, and this is its inner hall. The half-lying woman was the palace master of the Soul Palace, Night. Her name is only one word, just like the world here, only night.
The Soul Palace Master didn't raise his eyelids, but his red lips opened slightly: "It's okay, let's see what else they can do." The voice was bewitching and wicked, with a hint of laziness.
In front of Wei Qimu was a dense but identical room, as well as a staggered corridor. He was anxious, looking for Yan Rushi while calling out her name.
When he was at a loss, in the room at the end of the corridor where he was, a woman in black could be faintly glimpsed through the window, squatting on the ground and whimpering.
Wei Qimu only said that Yan Rushi was lost and was waiting for him there, so he hurriedly ran over. When he entered the room, there were only tables, chairs, bookshelves and other furnishings, where was there anyone?
The room has doors and windows in the front and back, and each has a hallway. Wei Qimu went out through the other door and stepped into the corridor, but he saw the woman in black squatting in the room at the other end, whimpering.
Wei Qimu ran over again, but still didn't see a figure. After a few times, Wei Qimu couldn't help but become impatient in his heart. At this moment, he suddenly heard the woman in black calling for help to him: "Shakuki save me!"
Wei Qimu recognized that it was Yan Rushi's voice, and when he heard it, he saw that she was being dragged deep into the corridor by a man in black. He was about to go to the rescue, when another voice sounded on the other side: "Gongzi Wei save me." ”
Wei Qimu chuckled in his heart, this was Li Wan'er's voice! He turned his head to look, and sure enough, Li Wan'er was also being dragged deep into the corridor by a man in black.
Now that the two women are in trouble, Wei Qimu has no skills, and he can only save one of them. Save whom, save whom...... At the moment, he only felt a dilemma and was extremely contradictory. For a while, I remembered the moment when Yan Rushi rescued him on the bridge, and for a while, I remembered that Li Wan'er was frozen into half an iceman in Xiangzhou because of him. He felt guilty if he didn't save anyone, Wei Qimu felt the pain of the choice for the first time, and that sense of powerlessness.
Wei Qimu saw that he didn't have an idea anymore, and he was afraid that neither of them would be able to save him, so he made a decision. But suddenly muttered: "Xiangzhou...... Li Wan'er went from Xiangzhou to Songzhou, how could he be here?" A strange unfold in his heart, like a ray of sunshine shining through, illuminating a clear picture in his mind.
Wei Qimu knew that something was wrong, and hurriedly bit the tip of his tongue and carried the Taoist "Pure Void and Guarding the Gods". This exercise does not supplement the internal force, but it is the most able to make people feel the same and not be confused by external objects. In this way, after a moment, all the doubts in Wei Qimu's heart were dissolved. When I opened my eyes again, there were no rooms or corridors, only piles of rubble and broken iron.
After Wei Qimu looked at the stone wall, an illusion appeared in his eyes, and now he doesn't know where he has gone. He said in his heart, "Miss Yan is afraid that she has also fallen for this illusion." While checking his surroundings, he slowly ran the "Clear Void and Guarding the Gods" technique in the dantian to prevent him from falling into the illusion again.
"Palace Master, the five of them have now all passed the 'Elephant Swallowing Wall' and entered this inner hall. The man in black at the bottom of the stairs said respectfully again.
"Oh, that's kind of interesting. Then bring them all. The Soul Separation Palace Master finally opened his eyes slightly, and there seemed to be a little scarlet in his eyes.
Wen Junping, who found that the two were missing, also found the "Elephant Swallowing Wall". Although they were also hit by the illusion, fortunately, after the illusion ended, the three of them happened to appear together on a vast flat land. This flat land is all blue and white marble, which is dozens of zhang square.
Wen Junping was the first to notice the difference between this place and the previous one - there are colors and winds here. The only thing that has not changed is the gray night sky.
Before the three of them had time to say anything, they only heard the wind whistling, and a dozen black shadows flew over in a row, surrounding the three of them.
These black-clothed people were dressed in the same clothes as the person who kidnapped Miss Qin, all of them were dressed in black and hats, their faces were covered with black cloths, and only a pair of black eyes were exposed. At this time, each of them still had a long knife shining brightly in his hand.
The handle of the knife is long, the blade is slender and straight, and the tip is slightly curved and angled. Q Junping recognized this as a "horizontal knife" of one of the "four saber systems" of the Tang Dynasty.
The "horizontal knife" is extremely sophisticated, suitable for large-scale melee, and is widely used in all armies. It's just that this knife is not widely circulated in the rivers and lakes, and these people are obviously elite organizations that have undergone special training.
Ask Jun Ping to the man in black who was the leader, "Where is Miss Qin?"
The man snorted coldly, ignored Jun Ping's words, and only raised his right hand and waved it forward, and the dozen or so people swarmed up with both hands waving "horizontal knives".
Asking Junping to move, Chong Lin screamed and scolded: "Damn bastard, try Lao Tzu's methods too!" Before he could finish speaking, he pulled out his famous blade from his waist - "Shadowless Rope".
As soon as he shook his hand, the steel chain iron cable soared by more than three zhang like a long snake spitting out a letter, stopping all the seven or eight black-clothed people who attacked in front of him. The clanging sound of the horizontal knife and the iron cable colliding was endless, and the rest of the people were entangled by Lin Chong's bare hands.
The black-clothed man who was the leader held a "horizontal knife" with both hands and slashed at Wen Junping, and the sword light was like water bursting the embankment, coming in an instant. Wen Junping looked carefully, put his fingers together, put the tip of the knife, and made a move to "lead the water to the east", and then took the "horizontal knife" to the side.
The man in black was shocked when he saw this, this person had defused his fierce sword so easily, and his martial arts were much higher than him. You must know that in the past, there were many masters of the rivers and lakes who strayed or broke into the Soul Leaving Palace, and they were all killed and imprisoned, and a skill like Wen Junping was the first.
Wen Junping got a first move, turned his fingers into palms, and patted them lightly forward, and the qi machine shook, but it was like a boiling waterfall. The man in black hurriedly held the knife across his chest, and his luck resisted. But when that wave of air hit the knife, it was as light as cotton wool, and there was no feeling of touch.
The man in black did not rejoice in this, but a bad premonition arose. Sure enough, he looked at the straightened figure in front of him, and it shattered in his eyes. He didn't have time to be surprised, he felt a chill in his back, and he had already received a slap.
The man in black rolled to the ground, spitting blood from his mouth, and was already injured. He looked at the figure that appeared behind him at some point, and shattered in his eyes again.
And Wen Junping stood leisurely in the same place, as if he had never moved.
At the same time, the forest also killed half of the seven or eight black-clothed people and injured half of them. The few that Lin Zhong dealt with were also broken arms and legs. More than a dozen black-clothed people, together with the leader, were killed and injured by the three of them.
"What a handsome light skill!" A bewitching exclamation came from far and near, and when the last word was finished, Wen Junping saw a bewitching woman floating to the ground, and there were three black-clothed people who landed together.
Ask Junping to see that the woman was wearing a "flying bun", her eyes were like autumn water, and her eyebrows were like flying clouds. Wearing a slightly transparent thin shirt, he looks taller and more charming. She is about twenty-five or sixteen years old, and has the unique charm of a mature woman.
"See the palace master!" The group of black-clothed people hurriedly knelt down and saluted, their voices unusually respectful.
Tan Lin and Lin Zhong only stared at the Soul Leaving Palace Master in a daze, while Wen Junping had a calm face.
The master of the Soul Leaving Palace smiled at the three of them, like a blooming peony: "I don't know what the three of them are doing when they break into my Soul Palace?"
Q Jun replied lightly: "I came to save Miss Qin, and I hope that the palace master will return the person to me." ”
Hearing this, Tan Lin and Lin Chong came to their senses, and hurriedly nodded in agreement.
The master of the Soul Palace said: "That Qin girl's appearance and talent are very good, and she was favored by this palace, so she was accepted as a personal maid, why did you let this palace hand over people? And how will you explain the person who killed me?" When it came to the last sentence, her tone was suddenly cold, like a frosty autumn chrysanthemum.
Ask Jun Ping frowned and said, "According to the palace master's opinion, what should be done about this matter?" He knew that this Soul Leaving Palace Master was only afraid that he had already made plans.
The Soul Leaving Palace Master smiled at Jun Ping again: "This palace has been in this Soul Separation Palace for almost forty years, but it is the first time I have seen a man who makes me happy. The main palace does not bully more or less, just one hit one, two wins in three games. If you win, you can take that Qin girl away. If you lose, how about staying as slaves?"
When the two of them heard her say that they had been here for forty years, they felt a chill in their hearts. This woman, who looks like she is only in her twenties, is already an old monster in her forties and fifties?
After thinking about it, he estimated that this was the most beneficial way for his side, so he nodded and said, "Then according to what the palace master said." ”
Planting the forest is itchy, so the first one jumped out and shouted: "Which one is going to fight Lao Tzu?"
One of the three black-clothed men behind the Soul Palace Master jumped out, holding a long knife in his hand, but it was slightly different from the previous "horizontal knife". The hilt of his sword has an extra dragon and phoenix ring, and it is decorated with gold and silver stripes.
This is the Tang Dynasty "ritual knife", also called the imperial knife in the Wei and Jin dynasties, is a symbol of the royal family, only Qianniuwei, Yulinwei and other honor guards and the Praetorian Guard can be used. Asked Jun Ping secretly, "This Soul Leaving Palace Master dares to let his subordinates use the "Yi Knife", does she have the heart of arrogance?"
Planting forests doesn't matter so much, the "shadowless rope" wields like a snake, and is entangled with the black-clothed man's ritual knife.
This "shadowless rope" is a unique blade of the forest, and the two ends of the iron rope are barbed spear heads, which can be danced into a long spear or used as a soft whip. And the black-clothed man's sword technique is also peculiar, ethereal, and there is a trace of heaven and earth power in it.
The two fought about fifty or sixty moves, planting forests and fighting for a long time, and they had the upper hand. And the man in black finally saw the truth, and suddenly hooked the barb of the "shadowless rope" with his knife, and rolled towards the planting forest, and the iron rope was wrapped around the blade of the knife. Seeing the man in black approaching, he couldn't help but panic, and he refused to abandon the iron rope, and was injured by the man in black with a palm.
Chong Lin was angry and wanted to fight again, but was stopped by Wen Junping. The advantage of planting forests is that they have long hands and short hands, and now they are cracked, and there is no point in fighting again, and they are injured. He then said to the Soul Leaving Palace Master: "We lost this game. ”
Wen Junping didn't expect the other party's strength to be so strong, and he couldn't help but worry.
Lin Chong saw that Chong Lin was injured, and he was also annoyed, and shouted, "Look at me and take revenge on you!" Another black-clothed man holding a "ritual knife" behind the master of the Soul Palace also jumped out.
The black-clothed man's knife was as fast as the wind, and Lin Chong was already at a disadvantage with his bare hands, not to mention that the man was nimble. Although he was strong and heavy, he couldn't touch anyone, and after a while, he was scratched several times, and the blood flowed profusely.
The eyes of the cultivator on the side were full of worry, and he also sighed when he asked Junping, "If both of them are defeated, they don't have to compare." ”
Lin Chong saw that he couldn't beat the man in black, but he was not in a hurry, so he sold a flaw and exposed his heart. The man in black saw this opportunity and slashed it down!
Seeing this, Tan Lin shouted: "Be careful!"
But Lin Chong didn't hear it, as soon as the knife was next to the back of the heart, Lin Chong suddenly turned his hands into fists, went around behind him, and grabbed the knife upside down, and the blade couldn't move an inch!
The man in black couldn't move the long knife for half a minute, so he abandoned the knife and flew out. Lin Chongzheng was happy, and just turned around, but at the same time that the man in black flew out, he threw a short knife out! Lin Chong was still holding the long knife in his hands, and the short knife had already shot into his abdomen! Lin Chong had already been injured in many places, and this knife was extremely deep into the abdomen, and blood was constantly spilling from the corners of his mouth.
"Lin Chong!" rushed over with a mournful voice. Wen Junping was also taken aback, and was about to step forward to heal his wounds, but saw Lin Zhong throw the long knife in his hand on the ground, and waved his hand at the two of them to stop them from coming.
Lin Zhong ignored the short knife in his abdomen, and let out a long roar, like a huge thunder roar, and then he bent his right leg back, stretched his left arm forward, made a bow, and read aloud: "Divine bow is in the sky, and an arrow splits the mountain!"
As soon as the words fell, the airflow on Lin Chong's left hand condensed, disappearing into a longbow, and a blood-colored long arrow on his right hand was buckled between his index finger and middle finger.
This series of actions was instantaneous, and Lin Da shouted: "Break!" The wind and thunder were like meteors, and the blood-colored arrows shot straight at the black-clothed man's door!
The man in black felt that he couldn't dodge, so he took a short knife in front of him. I heard a loud bang, and the long arrow actually passed through his head! Suddenly, the man in black fell with a bang, his eyes wide open with the incredulity of death, and there was a hole in the steel short knife!
Wen Junping was shocked in his heart, but he didn't expect that the "Split Mountain Arrow" was such a kind of qi and blood martial arts, using his own qi and blood as a guide, borrowing the power of heaven and earth, to become a destructive blow, which was really powerful, but this kind of kung fu self-damage was also very great. He hurriedly stepped forward to heal his injuries, Lin was seriously injured, but fortunately, he was strong and not dead.
Chong Lin took care of Lin Zhong on the side, and asked Junping to get up and look at the Soul Leaving Palace Master, one to one, then his battle was the key to victory or defeat.
When the Soul Leaving Palace Master saw this earth-shattering arrow, he was not shocked, but he had some doubts in his heart, "This kind of qi and blood martial arts can only be used by the master, is it ......?"
When she saw the gaze sent by Wen Junping, she didn't think much about it anymore. She knew that this person's martial arts were the highest among the three, and if she didn't make a move, she was afraid that no one in the palace would be able to win him.