Chapter 8: The Virtue of a Good Life
I don't know when, Xu Ke has returned to the Mirror Flower Building, and there is already a Mirror Flower Niang standing beside him.
"This time, I haven't seen the bronze mirror so much, and I'm already back?" Xu Ke touched his forehead and couldn't help but wonder.
"The bronze mirror is on the ground where you are lying, and as soon as you turn over, won't you pass the bronze mirror?" replied the mirror flower lady.
"So, Sister Zibei's dream has already woken up here?" Xu Ke said.
"Otherwise, don't you still feel unsatisfied?" Jinghua Niangniang squinted at Xu Ke and chuckled.
"Uh...... I didn't mean that!" Xu Ke hurriedly defended. However, as soon as he thought of the boundless spring in Yao Zibei's dream, his face couldn't help but feel slightly hot.
"Don't be embarrassed, sooner or later you will have this day's ......" Jinghua Niangniang still laughed.
Xu Ke's face became hotter and hotter when he heard this. He had to cough dryly twice and turned to look at the ancient mirror.
"However, speaking of which, your sister Zibei, the wish in the dream is the most insignificant, she only begs you not to push her away in the dream. She has dreamed this countless times, but every time, you have ruthlessly pushed it away. This time, you have finally solved the regret in her dream!" Jinghua Niangniang said again.
"So, every time I enter the world in the ancient mirror, I can change other people's dreams and help them relieve their regrets?" Xu Ke asked.
"Change or change, it's all up to your heart, it's someone else who dreams of you. The you in someone else's dream is not you. Mirror Flower Niangniang said.
"Niangniang is saying that I don't know what her shortcomings are in other people's dreams, if I change them without permission, may I be able to help her fill in the shortcomings, or can I also cause her to have regrets?" Xu Ke asked after a little thought.
"Try it yourself......" After saying that, the mirror flower girl disappeared again.
Xu Ke walked around the Mirror Flower Building a few times, no matter how he searched, he couldn't find the passage upstairs, and there was no switch on or off in the entire floor except for this huge ancient mirror.
There was no way, Xu Ke shook his head, so he had to walk in front of the ancient mirror again, and randomly pressed down two word blocks: "Xin" and "Hai".
The ancient mirror trembled again, bringing Xu Ke to a land of barren smoke and vines.
"Where is this?" Xu Ke scratched his forehead and thought hard. He saw a wilderness all around, with withered grass everywhere, and the north wind was strong, blowing dust and gravel one after another, so fascinated that Xu Ke could hardly open his eyes.
Suddenly, a miserable cry came, and the cry was poignant, sad, and miserable. Xu Ke followed the prestige, and saw a dead crooked neck old tree in the distance, a woman seemed to be tied to the tree, and a large group of people stood under the tree.
"It's not good! This should be Zhao Village in Suzhou Prefecture, these people are going to burn Xiaoyu to death!" Even if he knew that it was a dream, Xu Ke couldn't bear it when he saw this scene, and he hurriedly strode towards the dead tree.
"Stop!" Xu Ke hurriedly shouted when he saw that the two middle-aged men had already thrown the torches in their hands into the firewood stack. Unexpectedly, he was still a step too late, and the two torches made an arc in the air, and they had already fallen into the stack......
At that time, the entire Suzhou Mansion was in a severe drought, and Zhao Village had not rained for many years, and the firewood was already very dry, and the north wind was blowing fiercely, but in an instant, the fire was soaring high, and the old tree with a crooked neck was also set on fire.
The woman tied to the tree was originally cloaked and her face was so disheveled that she couldn't see her face clearly. Now that the fire had surrounded her, she raised her head and looked coldly at the restless crowd under the tree.
"Stop!" Xu Ke had clearly seen that the woman tied to the dead tree was Zhao Yu. He strode like a fly, shouting anxiously, but he was still slow for a moment, and at this time, the raging flames rose into the sky, and in the blink of an eye, Zhao Yu's entire body was ruthlessly engulfed......
"You ...... You brutes!" Seeing that Zhao Yu had been engulfed in flames, even if the Dragon King appeared at this time, he could not save him even if it rained heavily. Xu Ke was so angry that his eyes widened, his steel teeth were crushed, even in other people's dreams, he was furious when he saw these ignorant villagers so unconscionable. He pulled out the long sword in his hand, and wanted to step forward to teach these villagers some lessons, but he still held back when he thought about it.
At this time, Xu Ke suddenly saw these ignorant villagers in front of him, all of them showed terrified expressions, they all retreated, looking at Xu Ke's eyes, as if they had seen a hellish ghost.
Xu Ke looked up and down at himself, and then at the Kunwu sword in his hand, and said in his heart, I just pulled out the sword to scare you, and you won't be afraid of this, right?
"Demon girl!" The crowd didn't know who let out an exclamation, and then the patriarch shouted: "The demon girl has appeared, everyone run away!" The Bailai villagers who were originally onlookers were like frightened birds at this time, and they scattered and fled......
"Demon girl, I'm obviously a man, how can you take me as a ......?" Xu Ke was puzzled, and suddenly saw a "burning fire" walking by him, the fire was so fierce that he hurriedly dodged back and took a step back.
Xu Ke looked closely at the moving flame and was taken aback. I saw that there was a person at the center of the flames, and this person was none other than Zhao Yu, who had been tied to a dead tree before.
Xu Ke looked at the old tree with a crooked neck, at this time the trunk collapsed, the branches were burned, and there was not much left of the burned, but Zhao Yu on the tree walked down with a large flame.
Zhao Yu turned around and looked at Xu Ke at this time, and smiled at him slightly. The flames on her body gradually extinguished, and only the corners of her eyes and mouth were slightly sparkling.
Xu Ke saw Zhao Yu at this moment, his face was swollen purple, his face was exposed, his eyes had become blood-red, his hair was scattered, and his roots were straight. Xu Ke was suddenly shocked and inexplicable......
"Young Master Xu, you're here!" The "Zhao Yu" in front of him smiled at Xu Ke and called out cordially. However, her voice was hoarse and haarse, and it was no longer as gentle and graceful as Zhao Yu had been.
"You...... Who are you?" Xu Ke pointed to "Zhao Yu" and couldn't help but ask in surprise.
"Master Xu, you wait for a while, and when I take care of those people, I'll come to accompany you!"
Like a ghost, he went forward and arrived at the patriarch's side. As soon as she stretched out her right hand, she pinched the neck of the short and fat patriarch, and with a slight force of her hands, she only heard a "click", the patriarch's head was crooked, and his eyes bulged out like dead fish, and the person was already angry.
Next, only a moment ago, "Zhao Yu" was like the wind and looked like a ghost, and everywhere he went, he was a long right hand, pinched the other party's neck, and pinched the person's head with a "click". In the blink of an eye, dozens of corpses had fallen on the field.
"Stop!" Xu Ke hurriedly shouted. Seeing that "Zhao Yu" had no intention of stopping, he didn't have time to think about it eagerly, the long sword in his hand shook, and he shouted "Break the gold potential!" Kunwu sword stabbed straight at "Zhao Yu" in the back with a fierce wind......
"Young Master Xu, what are you doing here?" Zhao Yu leaned over and flashed, avoiding Xu Ke's sword momentum, puzzled.
"You...... How can you disregard human life and kill so many innocent villagers?!" Xu Ke pointed the tip of his sword at "Zhao Yu", trembling with anger, and reprimanded angrily.
"Innocent? Where are they innocent? If it weren't for your Xu Gongzi saving me, they would have burned me to death! Not only did they want me to die, but they also rushed over to watch me being burned alive, so as to satisfy their curiosity about watching the excitement. Xu Gongzi, these people ...... Could it be innocent?" Although the "Zhao Yu" in front of him had a hoarse voice, he spoke in a clear manner and had clear ideas, except for his strange appearance, he looked like an ordinary person.
"This ...... It cannot be said that although they are ignorant and ignorant, they are not guilty unto death. Besides, aren't you okay too? This fire didn't even burn a single of your hair!" Xu Ke argued.
"Xu Gongzi, look at you, a scholar, why are you so pedantic! Where have you read all the truths in the book? If I am burned to death, how can I take revenge? Although these people did not burn me, they burned me true! How can I not take revenge on this revenge!" The "Zhao Yu" squinted his eyes and saw that the villagers who were watching the excitement had all fled, and only a few of them were left who were running slowly, and they were not far away. As soon as she finished speaking, she turned around and hurried over to them.
"No!" Xu Ke couldn't help but say, the long sword was horizontal, and he shouted, "Cut off the water potential!" The sword aura burst out, heading straight for "Zhao Yu".
"Why are you so annoying!" Zhao Yu turned around and slapped his right hand, and swung Xu Ke's sharp sword move away. Xu Ke immediately turned sideways to return his sword, followed by the "opening wood potential", "swinging fire potential" and "ripping earth potential" continuously. This time, he used the way of the five elements to be born together.
"You...... How did you ...... this time? It's so unreasonable!" That "Zhao Yu" saw that Xu Ke was actually entangled with him with a sword, and his face seemed to be a little unexpected. She had to turn back to her side, and slapped a spot on her right hand, avoiding Xu Ke's endless sword moves one by one.
Xu Ke knew that his opponent's kung fu was powerful, and in order to protect the lives of the villagers, he had to use all his strength, and he had just comprehended the magic of the Mixed Yuan Sword, and fought with that "Zhao Yu" for more than 20 rounds.
It's just that although Xu Ke's sword moves are exquisite, "Zhao Yu's" kung fu is even better, she flashes and moves, blindly avoids, obviously doesn't want to hurt Xu Ke, and the two of them are worthy of fighting.
After more than 20 moves, "Zhao Yu" saw that the villagers were gone, and he suddenly felt irritable. She saw that the long sword in Xu Ke's hand raised a gust of wind, and a move to "break the gold potential" came to her eyes again, this time she did not avoid it, but stepped forward, her right hand sank and pushed, and a strong force had reached Xu Ke's wrist holding the sword. Xu Ke couldn't hold it with his right hand, the long sword took off his hand, and flew out diagonally......
"Master Xu, you ...... You disappointed me so much!" Zhao Yu sighed suddenly, the look on her face was very aggrieved, she didn't pay attention to Xu Ke who was standing in a daze, Gu Zi ran away quickly, and disappeared in an instant.
Xu Ke froze in place, and for a while, he still couldn't sort out the clue of this scene.
"If it's a dream, whose dream is this? Come to think of it, this should be Miss Xiaoyu's dream, right? But if it's Miss Xiaoyu's dream, how did Xiaoyu become that scary appearance?" Xu Ke thought to himself, until this time, he still couldn't figure out why the pretty and lovely Xiaoyu could become a murderous demon in his dream?
"Could it be that Xiaoyu is really a demon girl?!" Xu Ke scratched his forehead, and he couldn't believe it in his heart.
At this time, Xu Ke didn't have the Kunwu Sword in his hand, and he always felt uneasy in his heart, so he hurriedly stepped forward and looked around......
The north wind was strong, and the fields were vast, Xu Ke looked for it, but the sword was not found, but he saw that in the sky, I don't know when goose feathers and snowflakes had fallen. The snowflakes fell one after another, and the snow became bigger and bigger, and the surroundings were already covered with snow.
The snow is overwhelming, the north wind is angry, and between the heaven and the earth, it seems that only the wind and snow are left......
Xu Ke suddenly realized that he was already standing in a valley at this time. The peaks on both sides are towering, and there is a canyon in the middle, and there are two carriages in the canyon, and there are corpses all around.
"Xichuan Mansion West Gorge Mouth!" he never expected that he would come to the place where King Qin Cha Wei was raided by assassins that day.
That time the King of Wei was attacked, he desperately protected and almost died on the spot, and later returned to Chang'an, he was also highly poisoned and died nine times for life.
Xu Ke was thinking to himself, when he suddenly heard the sound of breaking the air behind his ears, and hurriedly turned sideways, but it was too late. He only felt a pain in his back, so he ate the other party's palm. The force of this palm was so fierce and heavy that it staggered forward and almost fell to the ground.
Xu Ke felt that his throat was sweet, and he was in a hurry to suppress his true qi, so that a mouthful of blood would not be spit out. He hurriedly turned around, and saw a slender man in black clothes and a black hat standing in front of him.
"Okay, you little thief! I can't see that you still have some kung fu!" The slender man in black actually made a familiar voice from Xu Ke's mouth at this time. Before he could finish speaking, a long black iron stick in his hand, like the wind, struck him on the head.
"Little thief, let you taste the power of my Qingning Fuhu stick!" The slender man in black came one stick after another, and his mouth was still leisurely.
Xu Ke lost the Kunwu sword in his hand at this time, so he had to blindly jump and dodge, but the opponent's martial arts were really powerful, he couldn't dodge, and his chest ate the opponent's palm again. This palm is more powerful than before, Xu
Ke's chest was full of blood and blood, and he couldn't bear it anymore, and he spat out a mouthful of blood in the sky, and fell to the ground.
"Sun Xun, you thief...... How dare you do it secretly...... Sneak attack!" Xu Ke fell to the ground at this time, knowing that it was a dream, and he felt uncomfortable. He pointed at the slender man in black in front of him and scolded with all his might.
"Huh, do you recognize me?" The slender man in black was holding two thistles in his hand, and was about to fight them, when he heard Xu Ke call out his name, he couldn't help but be stunned.
"Nonsense! You've said two sentences, I can't hear it!" Xu Ke secretly scolded the other party again. He said in his heart, whose dream is this, it's really strange! Could it be your Sun Xun's dream? Isn't it? You died in my hands, could it be that you still miss me when you go to the underworld?
"Thief! Hugh is crazy!" came the hoarse and dull shout of "Zhao Yu" in the air.
Sun Xun wanted to raise his right hand, and before the two iron thistles could be shot, he suddenly felt the wind behind his head, hurriedly lowered his body, turned around with an iron rod in his hand, and attacked the opponent's next three roads.
Unexpectedly, his iron rod only made half a move, and he felt a cold face, a slender jade hand had already pinched his neck, only to hear the "click", his head tilted, and he was immediately angry.
"Miss Xiaoyu, it's really you!" Xu Ke saw that the woman who flew in the air to rescue him was Zhao Yu, so he hurriedly stood up and thanked him.
"Xu Gongzi, I'm not Xiaoyu, my name is 'Yan'...... Childe just call me Yan'er!" said the girl who claimed to be "Yan", shyly. At this time, a layer of purple gradually appeared on her face, and her eyes turned blood-red. It's just that the hair doesn't stand on end, and the thick green tendons don't show on the face.
"Are you...... Yan'er?" Xu Ke wondered. He looked at the girl in front of him, except that her eyes turned red and her face turned purple, her appearance was almost the same as Zhao Yu, and even her voice was somewhat similar to Zhao Yu.
"Well, don't hide it from Xu Gongzi, I have been in this world for so many years, and others call me 'Yan Nu', and only Gongzi can call me 'Yan Girl'......" Yan Nu lowered her head slightly, and her face showed a little red, which was reflected on her cheeks, as if it had added a more gorgeous color.
Xu Ke stood stunned on the spot, couldn't help scratching his forehead again, and asked, "You...... Aren't you Xiaoyu?"
Yan Nu sneered and said, "Xiao Yu is me, and I am also Xiao Yu!" Childe likes Xiao Yu's appearance and voice, and Yan Er will be the same as her in the future!"
Xu Kewu was puzzled: "Xiaoyu is you, you are also Xiaoyu, and you are also called 'Yan Girl'...... Could it be that you two are conjoined twins?"
Yan Nu couldn't help laughing, her voice was a little rough again, and she said, "What are conjoined twins?"
Xu Ke said: "It's what I saw in the book, saying that when a person is born from his mother's body, it means that two people share a body, live and die together, and never be separated in their lives. ”
Yan Nu smiled and said, "There is such a strange thing! I have lived for so many years, but I have never seen such a person! In which book have you seen it?"
Xu Ke said embarrassedly: "This ...... I can't remember it" He thought in his heart, according to the records in the book, the "conjoined twins" are a pair of bodies, two heads, and now looking at the situation between you and Xiaoyu, it doesn't seem like it!
Yan Nu said happily: "In this way, Xiaoyu and I are the 'conjoined twins' you saw in the book, ......right?" Siamese twins, that's a good name!"
"Uh...... That one...... Yan'er, where did you learn that 'click' skill?
"This is what Yan'er figured out herself, does Xu Gongzi want to learn......? You can ......" Seeing Xu Ke praising her kung fu, Yan Nu was immediately interested, so she taught Xu Ke hand in hand.
Xu Ke suddenly felt a chill on his neck, and saw that Yan Nu's cold jade hand had touched the front of his neck. He remembered the previous move of Yan Nu's "twisting the neck", which was feared by ghosts and gods, and his face immediately changed color in shock.
Xu Ke craned his neck until he heard what Yan Nu said, and then he knew that the other party was teaching him how to move. Only then did he come back to his senses, waved his hand again and again, and said:
"Miss Yan'er, this ...... This move is really powerful, and it will be ...... You don't have to learn."
"Hahahaha!" Yan Nu looked up to the sky and laughed, although she tried her best to suppress it, but in her voice and demeanor, she still couldn't hide a heroic aura. As soon as her right hand loosened, Xu Ke lost his center of gravity, and he couldn't help leaning forward and back, and he couldn't help laughing again.
Xu Ke suddenly remembered what he had seen in Zhao Village before, although it was in a dream, he couldn't help but blurt out: "Miss Yan'er, your trick of 'twisting your neck' is so domineering, you must be cautious in the future, beware of those innocent villagers, and know that God has the virtue of a good life......"
"I don't like to hear these words!" Yan Nu heard Xu Ke about to tremble again, and just now she laughed loudly, and suddenly her face changed, and she strode forward......
"Xu Gongzi, let's go! Last time in Xiangmanlou, you invited me to a good meal, this time, I invite!"
In the distance, Yan Nu's hearty laughter came again, but her figure had already passed through the ancient mirror and disappeared......
"It turns out that this is still the dream of the little jade girl. Unexpectedly, in her dream, she turned into another "Yan Girl", which is really interesting!" Xu Ke sighed secretly.
"Last time, I just took her to eat a bun, it's hard for Miss Xiaoyu, but I still remember the name of that shop!"
"Hmm...... The meat buns there are also really delicious, next time, I will definitely take Xiaoyu to taste it again!"
With his mind already decided, Xu Ke happily walked towards the huge bronze mirror.
He glanced at "Sun Xun" lying on the ground again, and saw that he was lying peacefully on the snow motionless, and couldn't help but sigh again in his heart:
"Sun Xun, Sun Xun, you are also a character, but it's a pity that you committed many injustices but killed yourself. If you had known that you would have been tortured so much later, I am afraid that you would be grateful to Xiaoyu at this moment, and you would have broken your neck with one move!"