Chapter 5: Too Illusory
It was only at this time that Xu Qingzhi saw the face of the black-robed man clearly, only to see that the man was as thin as a sick ghost, his face was like dead wood, his eyes were not half bright, one hand was hidden in his sleeve robe, and the other hand was holding a dagger. And the woman next to her, the scar on her face was as thick as an earthworm, cutting this face to pieces, and her eyes were like a dying old man, revealing a desire for life, and she only showed one hand, holding the same dagger.
The three of them looked at each other, no one spoke, no one moved, what Fang Cangshu said, how true or how false it was, now I can't make up my mind at all, in addition, why did these two people appear quickly as soon as they opened their eyes, and how did they come to this place.
was in a stalemate, the two suddenly rushed towards him, their expressions became extremely hideous, a low roar of "ho ho" came out of their throats, the dagger waved and stabbed, Xu Qingzhi avoided sideways, lowered his body, and kicked the man in the head, but the blow that must have hit was like a kick on the water, and the man's figure shook like a wave, and continued to stab him unscathed. Xu Qingzhi was horrified, there was a wall behind him, and his attack could not hurt them at the moment, if he was forced into a corner, he had only one way to die, and he made up his mind in his heart, the moment he saw them stabbing him, he rolled forward and jumped behind them, but when he turned back in a hurry, he found that their bodies were so fast, and the faces of the two were only an inch away from him.
The figure quickly retreated, only a few steps back, and hit a hard object behind it, it was not because this room was so small. When he looked back, there was a black-robed strange man standing behind him at some point. Subconsciously turned his palm into a knife and slashed away, it was the same situation as just now, and his power had no room to exert here. Xu Qingzhi gritted his teeth, had to dodge sideways, and when he was at a loss, he only heard a huge roar, the light in the room was magnificent, and the dazzling light was like a golden crow, and everyone subconsciously covered their eyes with their hands to avoid this dazzling golden light.
When the golden light dissipated, I saw a man in Tsing Yi standing in the room, standing with his hands in his hands, and his face could not be seen clearly.
Who is this, what I see and hear today is a bizarre situation that I have never seen in this life, Xu Qingzhi has no heart to investigate deeply, and just wants to get out of trouble as soon as possible. When the three black-robed men saw the man in green clothes, they disappeared from the spot with a strange scream.
Xu Qingzhi saw the three of them disappear, and he didn't know whether the man in Tsing Yi in front of him was friend or foe, but he still stepped forward and bowed his hand, "Thank you for your help, I don't know who Your Excellency is, can you tell me your name, and I will come to thank you in the future." ”
Before the man could answer, he only heard a crisp "big brother", and Cang Shu poked his little head out of the house. "His Royal Highness, below is the contemporary master of Xiaozhuang Guan, Cao Keqing. "The man in Tsing Yi was extremely delicate, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and an extraordinary bearing.
"It turned out to be Lord Cao Guan, disrespectful and disrespectful. Xu Qingzhi hugged his fists.
"His Royal Highness the Prince of the World has never been so polite when he led the team to the rivers and lakes. Cao Keqing teased.
"Daddy, don't make fun of him, my big brother invited me to eat a lot of delicious food. Cang Shu grabbed Xu Qingzhi's hand, "Take me there next time." ”
Xu Qingzhi made a big red face, "What happened back then, the emperor's order was in the body, and he couldn't help himself." ”
"It's okay, my Xiaozhuang Guan has no quarrel with the world, and I have long had the heart to enter this too illusory realm, the so-called mountain gate is just a foreign object," Cao Keqing said with a smile, "But I didn't expect His Royal Highness the Prince to come here." ”
Xu Qingzhi smiled helplessly, "I don't know the reason for this, I just remember that someone suddenly called me after going to bed, and I was already here when I opened my eyes again." ”
"It's Cangshu who woke you up. Cao Keqing touched Cang Shu's little head, "I was in retreat and cultivation in my room today, and the third brother suddenly sent a message saying that the door of the illusion realm had opened for some reason, and a few black-robed weirdos had come out of the depths of the illusion. It didn't take long for you to be summoned to this place, those black-robed people were ready to be unfavorable to you, and I couldn't rush here immediately, so I asked Cangshu to wake you up with the secret treasure of Xiaozhuangguan. After that, it was always Cang Shu who talked to you, and I later passed you away with magical powers, but I don't know what method those black-robed people used, and found Cang Shu's guidance to you, and interrupted our transmission to you with a secret method. ”
"Then why did they appear in front of me as soon as I opened my eyes?" Xu Qingzhi's eyes were still burning and hurting.
"I see that his black-robed man has cultivated a ghost path secret method, she just brushed your fingers over your eyes, and hit the talisman on you, as long as you open your eyes, he can see your line of sight to determine your location, and then come to you with the space method carried by the five ghosts. Cao Keqing said, "I don't know much about this kind of ghost and evil arts, but I just look at the cultivation of some people who are extremely strange, and they can cast spells even with the body of a nightmare, which shows the high skill of the caster." ”
The most notorious of such monks is the ghost cultivator, the method of these monks is strange and bizarre, which is difficult to prevent, and such monks often do whatever they want, ignoring the rules and often doing things that kill living beings and seize life. Because of this, the consensus of the monks in the world is to exterminate all ghost cultivators and evil cultivators.
"Does the Lord know how I got here?" Xu Qingzhi wondered in his heart, there are countless masters in the Jin Palace, and there are even more formations placed by Taoist masters in the courtyard, so it is impossible to attack himself silently no matter what.
"I can't figure this out, but looking at what they did, it doesn't seem like they want to kill you, the weapon they use is the Lingtai dagger that captures memories, this kind of weapon will not hurt people, it will only erase some specific memories, as for what they want to erase, I think the world knows better than me. Cao Keqing smiled.
Xu Qingzhi was horrified, could it be that what Liu Daojian said tonight could not be done, but he didn't want to explain this matter to outsiders, so he gave it up at the moment, "Let me go back and think about this matter, thank you for saving me tonight, but I don't know how I should get out of here?"
"This is too illusory realm is a world formed by the blending of dreams and the environment, there is no entrance, and there is no way back, if you want to enter and exit, you can only use the secret method left by my Xiaozhuang Guan ancestor to attract dreams. Cao Keqing has the appearance of a fairy wind bone.
"Please also help me to leave, and I will be thanked. Xu Qingzhi left here wholeheartedly and saluted respectfully.
"His Royal Highness the Prince doesn't have to be so polite, it's just such a gesture, but the material of this dream charm is cherished, and I don't have much here, if someone gets lost and mistakenly enters, I'm afraid it won't be too late to prepare." Cao Keqing showed an embarrassed expression, "Especially this good cinnabar, my small Zhuangguan income is meager, and it is really difficult to obtain." ”
"When I go out, I send someone to send a hundred taels of gold"
"I remember that there are still two in my hand, and the extra one will be given to you. ”
After Xu Qingzhi promised a hundred taels of gold and a few carts of snacks requested by Cangshu, Cao Keqing was satisfied with casting a spell to send him away from the dream, and the father and son waved their hands reluctantly when they parted, with an expression that they would remember to come again next time, which made Xu Qingzhi shudder.
Leaving from the dream, Xu Qingzhi opened his eyes suddenly, panting like a drowning person, sat up from the bed and poured a glass of water. Returning to the familiar room, the whole person instantly relaxed, only to see that the sky outside the window was already dark, he closed his eyes for a while, and after a while, the maids rushed in to serve him to wash and change clothes.
As soon as he got out of the room, he saw that the maids were busy coming in and out, as if they were some distinguished guests, Xu Qingzhi was curious, who would come to visit the house so early, seeing that Lao Chen was directing many people to work, Xu Qingzhi stepped forward, "Who came to the house so early in the morning?"
"Back to His Royal Highness, it's King Lu who is here. Lao Chen was holding the osmanthus cake that had just come out of the pot, the fragrance was fragrant, Xu Qingzhi remembered that he hadn't eaten breakfast yet, so he took a piece and stuffed it into his mouth, and asked casually, "What is the fat man doing?" ”
"His Royal Highness King Lu has come down to buy your paintings. Lao Chen quietly buckled the plate to prevent the prince from stealing it, and replied honestly.
"Buy my paintings, but I haven't done anything lately. Xu Qingzhi was puzzled, he sealed the pen for a few months, where did he get the paintings to sell him.
"Your Royal Highness, you forgot, King Lu came to visit late at night last night, and you personally drew a picture of the turtle and crane on the spot, which cost one hundred taels of gold. Seeing Xu Qingzhi's face surprised, Lao Chen was also very strange, although His Royal Highness the Prince usually looks frivolous, but he is naturally smart and has an excellent memory, last night King Lu came in person, His Royal Highness the Prince drank and wrote poems, and he was very happy, hugging King Lu's shoulders and calling him a brother, why don't you remember it at all today.
"You mean, I drew a picture of the turtle and crane for King Lu last night?" Hearing this, Xu Qingzhi was even more puzzled, "Last night, someone from the house broke into the door, and my father fought fiercely with that person for a long time, when did King Lu come? When did I paint?"
"Your Royal Highness, you are joking, the martial arts of the King of Jin are famous all over the world, how can there be an eyeless thief who dares to come to the tiger whiskers of the King of Jin. Lao Chen wondered if the prince was amusing himself today or if he really didn't remember.
Why is the last night in the mouth of others completely different from the memories in my own memory, what is going on. Ignoring Lao Chen's eagerness to deliver pastries to the guests, he dragged him quickly to the front yard, and when he saw the garden that had been burned to the withered by the fire, he calmed down for a moment, pointed to the charred leaves and said, "Isn't this the trace left by my father's fight with people last night?"
"His Royal Highness, this is last night when King Jin arranged a banquet in the courtyard, everyone ate hot pot together, and someone accidentally knocked over the brazier, and then the fire broke out. Lao Chen looked puzzled, last night was the fire that His Royal Highness the Prince personally led the team to extinguish, why did the night pass as if it was a different person.
"What about Liu Daojian, that hatster, do you have any impression?" Xu Qingzhi still didn't give up and asked.
"Liu Daojian?" Lao Chen thought for a while, "I don't know, but last night there was a vegetable farmer who sent fresh cabbage to the house, it seems that his name is Liu Daojian, what's the matter, His Royal Highness the Prince is interested in him?"
Hearing this, Xu Qingzhi was like falling into an ice cave, he vaguely felt in his heart that today's incident was related to his strayed into the too illusory realm last night, could it be that he still hadn't left the dream realm?