Chapter 44: The Iron Hero's Covenant
No one knows what will happen tomorrow, no one knows what will end up in the end, and even the most scheming advisors cannot predict how they will leave the world. Some people are very self-righteous and always think that they can control everything, but in the end, they regret when they are powerless to change. However, some people are very persistent, even if they have predicted the end in their hearts, they will not change the original path, because it is much easier to face the final cruel ending than to give up those things that must be clinged to.
Chang Wanqing looked at the corpses all over the house and the death of Situ Feihong who was pierced through the heart with a sword, and his face was like ashes in an instant, he originally thought that he could hide from the world by giving up the Wanqing Gang, and originally thought that he could strategize to occupy a place among the red feathers, and originally thought that it was the two enemies in front of him who should fall, but suddenly found that everything was just his own thoughts, and things did not develop as he thought. He was defeated, and he was completely defeated.
Immediately after, he saw Shangguan Yunjie rushing towards him with a sword in his eyes, raising the sword in his hand and slashing at him without thinking. He thought to himself: it's over, it's over, and slowly closed his eyes. But it felt like a long, long time, and the sword never fell, no pain, no coldness. I finally couldn't help but open my eyes, and then I saw clearly that it was not that the sword did not fall, but that someone stopped the sword, and this person was Wuxin.
"Why, what's the use of keeping him?" Shangguan Yunjie looked at the Wuxin who stopped him, and asked puzzledly, with a slightly unhappy look on his face.
"Cheng Yuan is dead, no matter what he died for, he is dead after all. From the moment he betrayed Stormy Castle, he was no longer the one who watched you grow up, no matter what he betrayed for. Wuxin didn't care about Shangguan Yunjie's seemingly unfriendly questioning, and continued to say lightly: "Death is the best ending for him, and it is also the best salvation. You don't have to avenge him again, that's what he wants. What's more, I promised Lin Xuan that I would let her kill her enemy with her own hands. ”
After listening to Wuxin's words, Shangguan Yunjie paused for a moment and slowly put down the sword in his hand. He knew that what Wuxin said was right, when Cheng Yuan blocked those two short arrows for him and died, it was Cheng Yuan's best ending, and he didn't have to worry about anything anymore. Moreover, Lin Xuan's experience was unintentionally mentioned to everyone before, and he knew what it meant to Lin Xuan.
The night is already very deep. A fierce battle did not seem to break the original silence of the town, and the streets were no longer full of pedestrians, and it was pitch black. Only a faint trace of the smell of blood mingled in the air, wafting with the evening breeze and diffusing in every sleeping corner of the town.
When Wuxin knocked on Lin Xuan's door, Lin Xuan saw Chang Wanqing, who was dragged in his hand by Wuxin, this shell that was turned into ashes and recognized. Lin Xuan was stupid, her face was pale, her body was trembling, and tears couldn't stop flowing. It's not sympathy, it's not fear, but I suddenly feel that the nerve that has been tense is broken and broken.
The enemy has always been on her mind, and it is also the hope that inspires her to live after losing all her relatives, but now that the enemy is in front of her, she suddenly doesn't know what to do, and suddenly realizes that she doesn't know how to go in the future, and her mind suddenly goes blank.
Seeing Lin Xuan staring at Chang Wanqing blankly without saying a word, trembling and crying, he shook his head unintentionally and said slowly: "Lin Xuan, it's time for you to break everything." Seeing that Lin Xuan didn't react in the slightest, she unintentionally called her name a few times one after another.
Lin Xuan, who was stunned in place, vaguely heard someone shouting her name constantly, so she came back to her senses and looked at Wuxin. She saw Wuxin nodding affirmatively at herself, and she also saw the culprit that Wuxin handed over that caused all this, the white jade sword.
Lin Xuan gently took the white jade sword, stroked the gem inlaid on it, stroked the cold scabbard, and felt the cold and bloody smell of the white jade sword through his skin. She saw her father dying in his hospital bed, her grandfather struggling in the fire, the pitch-black cell, and the leather whip that was relentlessly whipped on herself.
At this moment, she no longer hesitated, pulled out the white jade sword, and stabbed it into Chang Wanqing's heart fiercely, allowing her tears to come out of her eyes, dripping into the hand holding the sword, and dripping into the blood of the enemy on the ground.
Chang Wanqing died, and was pierced through the heart by the white jade sword. stared at the girl who was standing opposite and ended her life with two eyes, and there seemed to be remorse and unwillingness in her eyes. He never dreamed that the girl who was crying and trembling and was brought back from the fire by himself was the one who ended his life. But no matter what, he was already dead, and he had swallowed the last breath of turbidity in his life before he even had time to sigh.
Wuxin gently broke Lin Xuan's fingers holding the hilt of the sword, motioned to Shangguan Yunjie to deal with the scene, and then helped Lin Xuan sit down slowly. watched Lin Xuan go from being stunned at the beginning, to slowly curling up and starting to cry and cry.
Wuxin didn't speak, because he understood that Lin Xuan needed to be released, to release the sadness and pain that had been held in his heart for a long time. He knew that Lin Xuan had to take this step, otherwise she would never be able to start a new life, although it seemed a little cruel, but living with hatred was the most painful and depressing, and he understood that feeling.
The night passed, and a new day began. But for everyone, today's self may not be luckier than yesterday's self, because you don't know what you will face before the sun goes down today.
The three of them are on the road, and they are going to Xiwang Village to find Cheng Yuan's mother, because Cheng Yuan used death to find a way for his mother to live. Shangguan Yunjie planned to take her back to Phantom City and place her in Fengyun Castle, this was his last promise to the person who had watched him grow up since he was a child, although he did not agree to it personally, but in the face of a request made by a dying person, how could he refuse, not to mention that this request was easy for him to accept. A filial son's dying request, I believe no one will refuse.
Lin Xuan is no longer as innocent as before, no longer bouncing, as if she has grown up overnight, matured, and become silent. Maybe as time passes, she will gradually come out of that unbearable past and return to her original nature, but now she needs to slowly digest everything that fate has brought her suddenly.
Shangguan Yunjie was a little distressed when he saw Lin Xuan, who was completely like a different person, and he asked for warmth along the way, and took care of him very thoughtfully. But Wuxin has become accustomed to it, because he has experienced everything that Lin Xuan has experienced, and even experienced more abundant and cruel than her, which is why he has been persevering with Lin Xuan from the beginning. What's more, he has already experienced Lin Xuan's transformation once, and this time it is just more thorough.
After running all the way, the three of them finally came to Xiwang Village and found Cheng Yuan's mother, fortunately, they were ahead of Hongyu. Shangguan Yunjie did not mention Cheng Yuan's death, but said that he went to a far away place and confessed that he took care of his mother when he left. The old lady didn't ask much, nor did she suspect it, and after packing her simple luggage, she and Shangguan Yunjie set out on the road, leaving the place where she had lived for decades.
When people are tired, what they miss most is their home, as well as their relatives at home, the meals at home, and the bed at home that they always want to rely on. Wuxin has no home, he is a prodigal son, and he has been wandering for a long time, but the Phantom City is like his own home to him, even more important to him than a single home, because there are his own friends here, and she here.
After several days of running, the four of them finally returned to the Phantom City and returned to the place they had been concerned about.
Shangguan Yunjie had already returned to Fengyun Castle with Cheng Yuan's mother and told his father about his experience these days. When Shangguan Fengyun knew that Cheng Yuan was not dead and had indeed betrayed him, he was inevitably a little excited. But when he heard that Cheng Yuan saved his son at the last moment, he chose to be relieved.
Although he didn't say anything, Shangguan Yunjie knew that he had forgiven Cheng Yuan, after all, he was once the person he trusted the most. Shangguan Yunjie also knew that his father would definitely take good care of Cheng Yuan's mother, because no matter what kind of mistake Cheng Yuan made, his elderly mother was innocent after all, not to mention that this was Cheng Yuan's last words.
From the moment I saw Ruyi, I really felt that I had gone home, returned to this familiar place, and met familiar people. I can finally relax and don't need to be guarded at every turn.
When Lin Xuan saw Ruyi, she finally smiled, although reluctantly, but after all, she smiled. Seeing that she can do this, you can rest assured that you can hand her over to Ruyi and let Ruyi take it with you. Being a man by one's own and always carrying a girl by his side is not very convenient and dangerous after all.
"Tired, aren't you?" Ruyi asked with a smile as she looked at the dusty carelessness, her tone full of tenderness. Although I don't ask anything about these days, I have always been worried about it.
Wuxin didn't speak, just nodded slightly. In the face of Ruyi, he always seems to say little, maybe he doesn't know what to say, maybe he doesn't need to say anything.
"The god catches Tiexiong and brings you a letter. Ruyi put away her smile and said slowly. Originally, she didn't want to tell Wuxin, who had just returned, so soon, because she knew that once she said it, he would have to leave again, but looking at the appearance of the messenger, he seemed to be in a hurry, and it seemed that there was something important.
Wuxin was stunned for a moment when he heard Ruyi's words, and then nodded. He didn't tell Tie Xiong about his whereabouts, nor did he say that he lived in Phantom City, but after thinking about it, he understood that it was not difficult for a god hunter to find out his whereabouts, not to mention that he was now famous, and he was not low-key.
Soon, Ruyi took the letter. After opening it unintentionally, there was a line of words written inside: Seven-day Huashan Martial Arts Conference, suspected golden swordsman appeared, Tie Xiong.
Seeing the contents of the letter, he couldn't help frowning and shaking the knife in his hand. Tie Xiong specially sent someone to send a letter to inform him, which means that he must have found something. It looks like there will be a lot going on in the martial arts conference.
"What's wrong?" Ruyi saw the strangeness of Wuxin and couldn't help but ask.
Wuxin shook his head and said lightly: "It's okay." After saying that, he smiled. He didn't tell Ruyi the contents of the letter, because if Ruyi knew that it was about the Golden Knifeman, he would definitely not let himself go easily, and he would have to worry about himself again.
Seeing that Wuxin was reluctant to say, Ruyi didn't ask anymore, and then instructed the kitchen to boil water and cook quickly, so that Wuxin and Lin Xuan, who were running all the way, could take a hot bath, and then fill their stomachs.
Unintentionally looking at Ruyi's busy appearance, a warm current surged in his heart, I really wanted to stay here all the time and not go anywhere. Fortunately, the letter said that it was the seventh day of the first month, and now it has just entered the end of the month, and there is still some time, so I am not in a hurry to get on the road.
Soaking in the hot water, Wuxin breathed a long sigh of relief, he didn't seem to have been so relaxed for a long time, and the exhaustion of his whole body was pulled out of his body with the heat, an indescribable kind of pleasure. Unconsciously, he fell asleep, and vaguely recalled the words left on the unburned half of the page that Chang Wanqing had not burned at the last moment:
Yunshui Jianghu Conference, helping the third child win the championship, Ziyun Sword ......
What kind of secrets are hidden?