Chapter 109: Discernment
There is no shortage of high-ranking people hidden in the mountains and hidden in the city, these people are often pure-hearted, virtuous and respectful, and they know that they are different at a glance. When facing such a person, you will always unconsciously feel that you are standing naked in front of him, without a trace of secret, as if you have seen through everything, and people who do not experience success and defeat, good and evil, life and death cannot reach such a realm.
Chasing the sound of percussion from far and near, he didn't stop for a moment under his feet, and walked quickly, maybe this was his last hope to get out of this phantom forest.
The sound was getting closer, and the closer it was, the clearer it could be heard, as if something was hitting the ground. Suddenly, Wuxin instantly felt a light in his eyes, and suddenly brightened, because he suddenly rushed out of the phantom forest and finally walked out.
But suddenly his face froze, and he frowned, because he saw a person, a person with a sneer on the corner of his mouth, and a disdainful face, Dongfang Bai.
At this time, Dongfang Bai was staring coldly at Wuxin, who had just come out of the phantom forest, and the long sword in his hand was being pestled on the bluestone floor, and the sound of striking just now was made by this sword hitting the ground. The white figure that followed Wuxin just now was Dongfang Bai.
Wuxin looked at Dongfang Bai with a smug look, his face was a little embarrassed, he hurried and hurried, but he didn't expect to be discovered by the people of Fengyue Valley, not only did he hit it squarely, but he also guided himself out of the phantom forest, which made Wuxin feel even more embarrassed.
"What are you doing here?" Dongfang Bai looked at Wuxin and asked slowly, still with the same condescending appearance, but at this time it contained a bit of sarcasm.
Wuxin coughed twice, pretending to be casual and said lightly: "It's too stuffy in the house, I came out to relax, I didn't expect to alarm you, I'm really sorry." "To tell the truth, even he didn't believe these words, and he was so scattered that he trapped himself in the agency, and I am afraid that there are few people in the rivers and lakes.
But there is no way, now is not the time to reveal his identity, it can drag on for a moment, he has not yet found where the person he wants to save is locked up.
Sure enough, Dongfang Bai didn't believe it, how could he believe it, he witnessed everything without intention. I saw him sneer and say, "Since it's a distraction, why don't you walk openly and well, and why are you running around on this roof?"
He didn't say anything wrong in the last sentence, he had already seen the unintentional light skills, he could be sure that the mysterious young man in front of him, the high level of light skills was definitely in the upper class in the rivers and lakes, and there were few people who could compare with him, and even he had some difficulty catching up with himself, which was completely unexpected by him.
Wuxin shook his head, smiled bitterly and said, "I really don't want to alarm those guards in the valley, so as not to alarm more people." He did, without alerting any of the guards along the way, unaware, but he didn't notice that there was a man behind him all the time.
Dongfang Bai didn't dwell on it anymore, just stared at Wuxin coldly, and looked at it for a long time, as if he wanted to see through Wuxin. But he didn't do it, Wuxin was still relaxed and had nothing to do with himself, but the originally mysterious aura on his body became clearer and clearer.
After a while, Dongfang Bai spoke, only to see him say coldly: "It's not too early, I'll send Your Excellency back to rest." As he spoke, he turned sideways and moved out of the way.
Wuxin didn't say anything more, nodded, and walked towards the door, vaguely feeling that the eyes behind him were staring at him tightly, and his back was cold, but he pretended not to notice, and he didn't turn his head back, and walked straight out.
He knew that he might have been exposed, and he had to find a way to find out as soon as possible whether the person he wanted to save was dead or alive and where he was locked up. Now it is certain that there must be some secret in this courtyard, but I don't know if it has anything to do with my trip.
When the two sleepy guards guarding the door saw Wuxin and Dongfang Bai coming out of the gate, they were stunned, they didn't know how these two got in, they only saw Dongfang Bai's angry eyes before leaving......
The night was peaceful, nothing happened, and Wuxin, who returned to his bedroom, soon fell asleep, and slept until dawn, probably because he was too tired recently, and his spirit has been highly nervous, and after last night's episode, he slept more soundly.
After waking up, Wuxin was surprised, at this critical moment of racing against time, he didn't expect that he had slept so deeply, he hadn't slept so soundly for a long time.
Stretching his waist, he gently pushed open the door, only to find that someone was already waiting outside the door. A man in black with a washing utensil, and an old man in a gray shirt who only had a relationship with yesterday.
Seeing that Wuxin had woken up, the gray-shirted old man bent down and saluted, and said slowly: "Young man, please freshen up immediately, Lao Gu will see you." "The attitude is respectful, it seems that he should be an old servant in this valley, but it seems that his status is higher than that of those men in black in the valley.
Hearing the words of the gray-shirted old man, he was stunned for a moment, looking at the appearance of the gray-shirted old man and the black-clothed man next to him, these two people seemed to have been waiting here for a long time, probably as soon as the sky dawned. He didn't know what Dongfang Qi wanted to see him so early for, could it be that Dongfang Bai told Dongfang Qi about last night's incident?
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt as if something was wrong, so he looked at the gray-shirted old man and asked, "Who do you say wants to see me?" Just now he vaguely heard the gray-shirted old man say the three words "old valley master", could it be that there are two valley masters in this valley?
"Old valley master. The gray-shirted old man didn't look up, and said in a straight voice.
Wuxin didn't hear it wrong, it was the old valley master, after hearing the affirmative answer, Wuxin frowned, remembering the past twenty years ago that Tie Xiong told him before leaving, and remembered the legendary Fengyue Valley Lord who had excellent martial arts, but had no news after the battle of life and death.
Thinking of this, he didn't hesitate any longer, beckoned the man in black into the house, quickly finished washing, and followed behind the old man in gray shirt who led the way in front, he wanted to see if the "old valley master" in the old man in gray shirt was the legendary peerless master.
The gray-shirted old man walked around the main hall he had been to yesterday with no intention and walked towards the back mountain of Fengyue Valley. When passing through the main hall, he deliberately glanced inside, but no one saw it, probably Dongfang Bai had not told Dongfang Qi and the others about last night, otherwise I am afraid that he would have already gathered in this hall by now.
Unintentionally, on the back mountain of this Fengyue Valley, there is a courtyard, built near the mountain, except for the road that came in, the other three sides are all steep cliffs, bottomless, this is a treasure land that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is also a Jedi with no retreat, if you want to trap someone inside, then this person can't fly out even if he has wings.
Soon, Wuxin followed the gray-shirted old man to the door of the courtyard, and happened to see the three Dongfang Qi standing respectfully at the door at this time, all three of them were here, and their attitudes were equally respectful.
The three of them also saw Wuxin, Dongfang Qi and Dongfang Xian were better, nodded slightly, and said hello to Wuxin, only Dongfang Bai stared at Wuxin coldly, his eyes were complicated.
The gray-shirted old man bowed to the three Dongfang Qi standing at the door, passed through the three, and walked straight to the courtyard. Wuxin nodded slightly to the three people next to him, said hello, and then followed closely, but he was a little more careful in his heart, looking at the appearance of Dongfang Qi and the three of them standing respectfully at the door, the people who lived in this courtyard were by no means ordinary people.
After passing through a series of corridors, entering the depths of the courtyard, a lake appeared in front of me, but now that the climate had become colder, the lake had frozen, and the flowers and plants in the lake had withered. A winding stone bridge rises above the lake, connecting to a pavilion in the center of the lake, in which sits an old man with a white beard, who is recuperating with his eyes closed.
The gray-shirted old man brought Wuxin to the mouth of the stone bridge, stopped, and said respectfully: "Ahead is the old valley master, please." "It seems that there are no plans to go to the gazebo together.
I thought about it for a while, and without hesitation, I slowly walked up the stone bridge and walked towards the pavilion. As the distance of the gazebo got closer and closer, Wuxin realized that the old man was actually lying there, because under him was a chaise longue made of rattan weaving, and the old man was sitting on the chaise longue half-lying at this time, motionless.
Unintentionally walked into the gazebo, looked at the old man half-lying on the chaise longue, did not speak, looked carefully, did not know whether the other party was sleeping or contemplative, in short, he did not want to take the initiative to break the tranquility. glanced back behind him, but found that the gray-shirted old man had left, so he had no choice but to stand aside silently.
I don't know how long it took, but the old man still closed his eyes, and Wuxin kept standing silently like that, both of them were motionless, as if everything around them was all still at once.
The cold mountain peaks, the frozen lake, the withered flowers and plants, the old and the young who are motionless, stand there quietly as if they are an eternal painting.
After a while, the old man finally opened his eyes, looked at Wuxin who had been standing aside in surprise, and said slowly: "If I don't care about you, are you going to stand here like this all the time?"
Wuxin nodded, and said lightly: "Such a tranquility of the heart is like stopping water, who would bear to break it, since the seniors want to see me, then there will definitely be a moment to ask." ”
He looked at the old man's smiling face, listened to the old man's rich voice, and the deep eyes that seemed to be able to see through everything, and couldn't help but be in awe, and now he was even more sure that the old man in front of him with white hair was indeed not an ordinary person.
Hearing Wuxin's answer, the old man couldn't help laughing and said loudly: "The future is terrifying. He said it twice in a row, as if he was sighing and exclaiming.
Then he glanced at Wuxin, and said slowly: "Young man, thank you for your help in the dense forest, no matter what your reason is, in short, Fengyue Valley owes you a favor." ”
Wuxin shook his head and said lightly: "The predecessor is serious, bullying women, girls and children, if I encounter it a second time, I will still help, there is no need for a reason." He was right, although he took the opportunity of saving Dongfang Xian's wife and children to successfully enter Fengyue Valley, but it was just a crooked fight, and his help was sincere.
The old man smiled, the meaning of approval in his eyes was even worse, and he said slowly: "There have been no outsiders in this Fengyue Valley for more than 20 years, but I don't know that there is such a terrifying young man in the rivers and lakes today, it seems that it is correct for old bones like us to retire in advance, and there is hope for the future of the rivers and lakes." The old man said to himself, as if he were joking, and as if he were telling some kind of hope.
After listening to the old man's words, he glanced at it again, and couldn't help but ask: "I heard that Fengyue Valley once dominated the rivers and lakes twenty years ago, and the master of Fengyue Valley was even more martial arts and invincible, but then a mysterious master suddenly appeared, and the two started a big battle, but then these two suddenly disappeared, and no one knew the victory or defeat, dare to ask if the predecessor was the Fengyue Valley Lord Dongfang Jue who moved the rivers and lakes twenty years ago?"
The old man listened to Wuxin's words, shook his head with a wry smile, and said slowly: "Since it was already twenty years ago, why mention it again, everything is just a passing moment, and you have already seen the outcome of victory and defeat." When he said these words, a complicated look flashed in his eyes, including unwillingness, remorse, and relief.
Unintentionally listened to the old man's words, he couldn't help but look at the old man's legs that had been lying on the recliner without moving at all, and understood the meaning of the old man's mouth "victory or defeat", and he was even more convinced that the old man in front of him was the former valley master of Fengyue Valley.
He didn't know what the fate of that mysterious master would be in the end, only that the once commanding Fengyue Valley Valley Lord was already white at this time, and his legs were crippled lying in front of him.
"What about you?What are you here for?Bloody Knife Heartless?" When he was wandering unconsciously, the old man suddenly stared at Wuxin's eyes and asked slowly, although there was still a trace of a smile on his face, but under the smile there was a trace of majesty that could not be deceived.
Hearing the old man's words, his body was shocked, he came back to his senses, looked at the old man in surprise, and was speechless......