Volume 15 Chapter 6

Looking down at Qingping's pale and emaciated face, Yang Ning only felt a slight pain in his heart, although the medicine prepared by Liao Shuiqing and the acupuncture of Pingyan suppressed the onset of the poison of lovesickness, but since entering the desert, the cold and dry climate has made Qingping gradually eat less and sleepy, this situation makes him worried, if the lovesickness is unresolved, maybe he will not be so anxious, at most he will accompany his beloved, but after having the hope of saving Qingping, Yang Ning has suffered from gains and losses.

I don't know how long it took, but a cold voice came from outside the tent: "The broth has been cooked, and you can come out to eat." ”

Yang Ning woke up suddenly, glanced at the sleeping Qingping, and finally couldn't bear to wake her up, gently tucked the blanket for her, Yang Ning lifted the tent door and walked out.

There is a small iron pot on the bonfire not far away, the steaming water is like a cloud of smoke, the aroma of dried meat mixed with wild vegetables comes to the nose, in the desolate desert, this is a mouth-watering meal, but unfortunately the people who have the opportunity to enjoy it are not in the mood, Yang Ning is of course his face is like frost, and he can't help but look gloomy when he sees the flat smoke that he came out alone. The two of them were silent, and ate a little dry food with the broth, they were already peerless masters of the realm of merit, even if they had not yet reached the legendary realm of Bigu, there was no obstacle to not eating and drinking for six or seven days, and they were worried at the moment, so they couldn't help but add less food, and the broth was originally made according to the amount of three people, and there was still half a pot left. Pingyan looked at the closed tent door, added half a scoop of water, pulled out a few firewoods, and slowly boiled them over a low fire, so that if Qingping woke up, she could also drink the hot broth, after thinking about it, Pingyan took out a copper basin from the carriage again, went to the lake to fill it with warm spring water, and then walked into the camp tent with a clean square towel and a basin, although she could choose to bathe in the lake, but Qingping was absolutely poisonous, and no one knew what the consequences of the heat of the hot spring would be. However, using spring water to cleanse oneself is not hindered, and it can also allow Qingping to reduce the fatigue of the journey a little.

When Pingyan was busy, Yang Ning kept sitting in front of the bonfire. His eyes were slightly closed, and the abundant true qi was bubbling among the limbs, and his spiritual sense slowly spread, encompassing the entire oasis. Not only the every move of the caravan, but even the subtle sound of insects and ants gnawing on grass roots is also delicate, once there was confidence that no one could harm Qingping under his protection, but what Li Huanyudi did made him understand that nothing could happen, not to mention that when they met strangers, the heart of guarding against people was indispensable, and he absolutely could not allow any accidents to happen.

The caravan camped on the other side of the lakeshore, nearly a hundred feet away. They were all veterans of the desert, and the pack wagons were connected end to end, and the tents were enclosed like a rampart of the wall, and the tents were arranged in a more layered manner, with the weaker merchants living in the center and the stewards living outside them. Boss Yun and the guards approached the outermost layer of the carriage and horses, no matter who they were. Swords, crossbows and bows are not left in the body, once an enemy attackes, the losses can be reduced to a minimum under the layers of fortification, such defensive measures are not far from ordinary military measures. On the outer side of the camp near the lake, more than a dozen bonfires have been lit. Servants who specialize in food and drink steam the dry food. Two large pots of vegetable soup have also begun to tumble, with fresh wild vegetables mixed with a little minced meat. After adding salt and pepper, a rich aroma wafts out, although it is not as delicious as the broth made by Ping Yan, but it is more in line with the spleen and stomach of these men who have suffered from wind and frost, including the leader of the caravan, each person has two steamed buns, and drank a bowl of hot and spicy vegetable soup, all feel that the spirit is doubled, especially in order to encourage everyone's hard work, Li Dongzhu specially opened a jar of burning knives, although there are many people and little wine, each person can only touch his lips, not enough for the big man to drink a sip, but also let everyone be overjoyed, some young and vigorous young people, simply played wrestling in front of the bonfire, laughter and noise, very lively。

Yang Ning secretly paid attention to it for a long time, and found that this caravan followed the rules and did not make any changes, on the contrary, from their camp arrangements and those guards intentionally or unintentionally strengthened their defense on their side, obviously for them, their own peace and smoke are the objects that need to be more guarded, after discovering this, Yang Ning was a little relieved, but he still decided not to rest in the carriage tonight, just stay in front of the campfire for one night, this is just a trivial matter for him.

The tent was slightly raised, Pingyan walked out of the tent, Yang Ning opened his eyes and looked at Pingyan with an inquiring gaze, Pingyan shook his head slightly, but there was no worry, obviously Qingping did not wake up, but there was no worse situation, Yang Ning's expression darkened slightly, but he was also relieved a lot, these days Pingyan has been in charge of taking care of Qingping, she is not shallow in medicine, since she said that Qingping is fine, Yang Ning is also convinced.

Ping Yan glanced at the extremely lively camp over there, and seemed to feel a little noisy, and after frowning slightly, he walked to the lake with the residual water. When she washed the cloth towel in the lake, the last rays of sunlight had disappeared, the desert night was deep and dark, there was no moon tonight, only a faint starlight sprinkled on the ground, the sky and the earth were dark, almost no fingers could be seen, the temperature dropped sharply, even in this warm oasis, you could feel the biting chill, only the distant bonfire exuded light and warmth. However, Pingyan did not immediately return to the campfire, but stood by the lake in a daze, letting the frost in her heart accumulate thicker and thicker, the external cold was no longer worth mentioning for her, but how to get rid of the cold in her heart.

Knowing one thing is completely different from seeing it with your own eyes, seeing a beautiful girl gradually withering in front of her eyes, the pain is difficult to describe, especially when her own master is also involved, although the lovesickness is owned by the princess of Han and the lord of Jinxiu, but if there is no instigation by Yan Zishuang, such a tragedy may not happen. Princess Han may severely punish Li Huanyu, but Yan Zishuang can control it, she disobeyed her master to escort Qingping for medical treatment, and has lost the qualification to inherit the position of the suzerain, Yan Zishuang's succession to the suzerain is already an inevitable result, if one day Yang Ning knows the truth, and seeks revenge against Cuihu with a sword, as a disciple of Cuihu, he has the heavy responsibility of maintaining the Taoist system, and he is a descendant of the birth line, and he is born with the mission of fighting against the masters of the martial arts sect。 Thinking of this, Pingyan sighed faintly, that's it, that's it. Let's solve the problem in front of us first, and with all the worries in her heart, she picked up the copper basin and walked towards her tent.

Looking at the figure of Ping Yan slowly approaching, Yang Ning's crystal clear eyes flashed with gratitude. Since entering the desert, from Qingping's daily diet to the administration of needles and medicines, Pingyan has been fully undertaken, like her, except for the four great masters in the world, almost no one can surpass it, but she is willing to deign to take care of Qingping, which is rare, even if she already has a grudge against Pingyan. It will inevitably disappear, but Yang Ning has a cold and arrogant temperament, if he wants to thank him, he can't do it, not to mention that Pingyan's temperament is only colder than himself, if he really says it, I'm afraid that it will hurt the tacit friendship between the two, and his heart will turn back and forth. Yang Ning closed his eyes slightly, ignoring Pingyan's return to the camp.

But this time. Ping Yan did not go directly to the camp to rest as usual, but walked to Yang Ning and sat down, and said lightly: "Zijing, are you planning to go to the Hu Ren Palace?"

Yang Ning sighed lightly in his heart. Slowly open your eyes. In an indifferent tone, he said: "Yes, although it is more detouring to the Hu Ren Royal Court than going directly to Daxianbei Mountain. But it is only good to be able to see He Louqi in advance, and you have also seen the situation of Qingpingdi, I am afraid that Mr. Liao's injection will be difficult to maintain. ”

Pingyan frowned and said: "This grand meeting of the Hu people's royal court is of far-reaching significance, Hu Rong's marriage, its momentum has multiplied, and even the Rongren national teachers who have not been down the mountain for a long time have come to the royal court in person, I am afraid that the two clans are preparing to form an alliance and map the Central Plains together. Over the years, the Hurong and the two clans have recuperated, and there are great masters like He Louqi in charge, and the strength is better than 20 years ago, on the other hand, the Central Plains, but there are many hidden dangers, one emperor and three feudatories contain each other, it seems to be safe and dangerous, and they are afraid that a catastrophe is coming. ”

If it was a change from the past, Yang Ning would probably have to ask a rhetorical question, "What does it have to do with me", but since he entered the realm of the grandmaster, his mind has become more and more decisive, and under the bypass, after a little thought, he has already understood the key that Ping Yan did not say clearly, and said in a deep voice: " Do you think that this time the Naadam held by the Hu royal court is ostensibly for the celebration of the birthday marriage, but in fact it is for the alliance of the two clans, and this kind of thing has a great impact, so the royal court can't help business and travel on the surface, but secretly it will be heavily guarded, especially to guard against the infiltration and destruction of all forces in the Central Plains. Pingyan nodded: " It is exactly like this, although there is a big clumsy victory in martial arts, but this alliance is so important, the masters of the Hu Rong and the two clans will definitely gather in the royal court, even if you and I combine their swords, they may not be able to retreat with their whole body, not to mention that there is He Louqi, the head of the four great masters in the royal court, and we also have to protect Qingping's safety, if you rush to go, you are afraid that you will not succeed in seeking medical treatment, but fall into it, if you are unfortunately sent by the Central Plains to disturb the alliance and spies, it will be even more troublesome, even if you can explain clearly, it is inevitable that there will be deaths and injuries, if you offend He Louqi and delay Qingping to seek medical treatment, it is not a waste of previous efforts。 ”

Yang Ning nodded silently and asked: "You are right, I originally planned to go directly to the royal court to ask to see He Louqi, but now it seems that if you use a normal way, I am afraid that I will not be able to enter at all, even if I go in, I may not be able to see He Louqi, if you use force, I am afraid that it will add obstacles, do you think it is feasible to mix in the caravan." ”

Ping Yan shook his head and said: "This is also a method, although the Yun boss just now politely refused, but it is difficult for you and me, coercion and temptation, but the three of us don't look like merchants at all, even if we hide our identities and blend into the caravan, I am afraid that it will be counterproductive, and it may also arouse the suspicion of the masters of the Hu Rong and the two clans." ”

Yang Ning was really puzzled and asked, "It's not okay to break in openly, and it's not okay to sneak in secretly, so what should I do with Sister Yan's intentions?"

Pingyan glanced at Yang Ning deeply, and said word by word: "Parting ways, light and darkness complement each other, if you talk about hidden momentum, you are better than me, as long as you don't show your skills, unless you meet He Louqi, no one can see through your depth, although Qingping is beautiful, but she is good at disguise, as long as she pretends to be a man, she is infected with wind and cold on the way, presumably it will not arouse the suspicion of others, the two of you will mix into the royal court with the caravan, I will go to see He Louqi alone, if everything goes well, it is naturally the best, if there is any change." You can also take Qingping and walk away, I don't know what you think?"

"No!" Yang Ning subconsciously objected and paused. He Louqi is the head of the four great grandmasters, and the family teacher, the Cuihu Sect Master and the Sword King have all been defeated in his hands, but He Louqi was also forced to withdraw from the Central Plains because of this, even though He Louqi does not have grudges from the past. But there is still the difference between Hu and Han, and the act of seeking medical treatment is inevitably dangerous, although Senior Liao once said that he has an old relationship with He Louqi, I also believe that she is not a lie, but I always have to worry about what happens, Qingping is my wife, and if I want to take risks, it should be me, not to mention that you have to administer needles to Qingping. These days, thanks to you taking care of her, if something happens to you, what should Qingping do, if I am in danger, Qingping still has a chance of life, if you are in danger. What should Qingping do?"

Ping Yan said lightly: "When does the dignified Demon Emperor still have to rely on others, if I expect it to be good." These days, you have been paying attention to my acupuncture method from time to time, and you have long been aware of the "Nine Needles of the Soul", as long as I click a few more words, you can apply needles to Qingping instead of me, and there is no need for my existence. Qingping poisoning. I can't escape the blame, if I hadn't forced you to compete that day. It will not let people take advantage of the situation and rob Qingping, although it is a little dangerous to go to see He Louqi, it is not impossible to get out of the way, not to mention that since Senior Liao asked us to see He Louqi, he would not let us go to death, but you should be careful when protecting Qingping, don't casually put on your Demon Emperor shelf, and have a conflict with others. ”

Yang Ning was a little surprised, secretly paying attention to Pingyan's acupuncture, in fact, it was just his subconscious behavior, there was an intercommunication with the medical Tao and martial arts, such a never-before-seen acupuncture, Yang Ning was inevitably moved by such a martial idiot, but he may not have been wary of Pingyandi's meaning, and now he told Pingyan that he couldn't help but feel guilty. However, let Pingyan go on an adventure, he was absolutely unwilling, his mind changed, and he said coldly: "Even so, you shouldn't go, if He Louqi agrees, it's just that, if he turns his face and doesn't recognize people, it will inevitably be a fight, if it was a few months ago, it should naturally be you who went, but now it should be me, I don't have to say the reason, you should understand." ”

Yang Ningdi's tone had a faint hint of provocation, what kind of character Ping Yan was, even though his mind was disturbed by guilt for a while, he immediately understood, and suddenly his face turned cold, and he said coldly: "Your martial arts are so advanced, no wonder you no longer look at me in your eyes, it's just that the battle between you and me Lanruo Temple is just a small test, and the contract for the decisive battle was made later, and it should have been fulfilled after three years, since you are so confident, why don't we fight here, but we want to see you, the new great master, but the name matches it!" If I am defeated, let you go, and if you are defeated, do as I command. ”

Yang Ningdi's eyes were as clear as ice and snow, and he said indifferently: "If you talk about martial arts, even today, I am ashamed of myself, the time gap of eight years is difficult to make up after all, but once you enter the realm of the grandmaster, the depth of internal strength, The level of swordsmanship is no longer the key to victory, if you and I fight to the death now, the victory must be me, but I have a first glimpse of the doorway, the realm is still insufficient, and I am worried, most of it is a tragic victory, but Sister Yan, you are certain to die, I can't accept such a result, I can't accept it, I have died and injured before seeking medical treatment, what qualifications do I have to see He Louqi. Sister Yan, if you really fight, who wins and who loses, you should know it well, is it between you and me, do you still need to be pretentious?"

The flat smoke face was like frost, and his sharp eyes were like cold swords, and he smiled angrily: " Okay, good, you are right, martial arts cultivation, the master first, you can advance to the realm of the grandmaster, this is your ability, since I am one step behind, there is nothing to say, the three-year period is not far away, I just hope that you can say this after three years, I just want me to accept you like this, but it doesn't work, in the past, you and I Lanruo Temple battle, it was a restriction in advance, so as not to lose both, it is better for us to make an agreement again, no matter what method, as long as you win, you will go to see He Louqi. ”

Yang Ning's eyes flashed, and he smiled: "Since Sister Yan said so, I have no choice but to agree, why don't we agree, this group of horse thieves who come to commit the crime, whoever kills more will win, I don't know what Sister Yan wants?"

Ping Yan's expression changed slightly when he heard this, his ears were gathered, the people on the oasis were noisy, and the cold wind was howling outside the sand dunes, but after listening carefully, he heard the faint sound of breathing, the impact of the blade and the rubbing of his clothes under the cover of this sound, and estimated the distance, Ping Yan's angry face gradually disappeared, and he recovered his cold and waveless expression, took a deep look at Yang Ning, and said lightly: " I see, the realm of the grandmaster is really extraordinary, I lost a little, but if you really start to do it, the victory or defeat may not be as you expected, although your martial arts sect is good at killing, Cuihu also has the technique of killing to stop killing, not to mention that I used to test the sword with a horse thief in the desert in the past, one and the other, your method is also fair, but since Qingping is your wife, the responsibility of protecting her is on you, I want to take advantage of it. ”

Yang Ning said lightly: "That's the case, but you still underestimate my martial arts sect exercises, the so-called killing to stop killing, after all, it is an upright martial art, if you talk about killing skills, you can't match mine." ”

Ping Yan sneered: "The methods of the Demon Gate are naturally endless, if you use poison and evil arts, I think I am invincible, but with your identity as the Demon Emperor, I guess I will not use these indiscriminate methods." ”

Yang Ning said calmly: "Using poison to the extreme, it is not a means of indiscriminate use, just like the Five Poison Divine Palm, if you practice to the point of perfection, you can pass poison through objects, kill people invisibly, not under any peerless learning, but you and I are both people who are interested in martial arts, poison and evil arts, after all, are fake to foreign objects, even if they are invincible in the world, it is not interesting." What's more, those classics about poison and evil arts have long been destroyed by a later sect master, and only a simple record has been left in order for future generations of disciples to prevent it from happening, but it is a pity that there has never been any mention of the solution to the poison of Acacia. ”

Ping Yan was silent, she didn't believe in Yang Ning's statement, even Cuihu kept similar classics, not to mention the Demon Gate, but her purpose was just to get Yang Ning's promise, and now that her wish was fulfilled, she didn't say anything more. You must know that the terrible thing about the demon emperors of the past dynasties is not only that their martial arts are superb and they kill people like hemp, but they are unrestrained and reckless, at least two generations of demon emperors have been dominated by evil magic poisons, although Cuihu has a lower evaluation of them, but I have to admit that if you talk about the number of killings, they are indeed unprecedented, and there is no one after them, since Yang Ning's debut, although he disdains to use such means, but the key to victory and defeat this time is only the number of killings, this is not something that can be decided by martial arts cultivation alone, the choice of killing methods, whether the nature is cold-blooded and ruthless, whether human life can be regarded as grass mustard, these are the most important factors, that is, to display those evil methods, I have nothing to say, I put forward restrictions in advance, firstly, to be prepared, and secondly, to make Yang Ning take it lightly. Presumably he was secretly complacent, thinking that he was born in the sect of the leader of the White Dao, and he was not as superior to him in decisiveness and killing, but Yang Ning probably didn't expect that he knew far more about the horse thieves in the desert than him, especially this kind of horse thieves who attacked the merchant brigade in groups, they were all traitors and plunderers, and they did all kinds of evil, even the tribes in the desert grassland, and they hated them to the core, for this kind of person, she had no intention of showing mercy to her subordinates.

The night is getting deeper, the cold is thicker, the merchant guards in the camp opposite have begun to rest, except for a few people who arranged the vigil, there is almost no standing figure in the camp, the sound gradually fades, only the silent bonfire burns quietly, occasionally there is the sound of firewood peeling in the fire, Yang Ning and Pingyan glanced at each other, and then sat on the ground in front of the bonfire, those horse thieves seemed to wait until everyone fell asleep before they started, in order to reduce their vigilance, it was not difficult to make a move.

Those horse thieves were more patient than the two imagined, until midnight, Yang Ning felt that they were beginning to approach the oasis, couldn't help but smile slightly, opened his eyes and wanted to signal to Pingyan, but he was slightly stunned, only to see Pingyan lying on his side next to the bonfire, the orange-red flame reflected on her frosty skin, which made her more and more cold and vulgar。

As soon as it was released, I found a little problem and made a slight modification.