The appearance of death is very different from that when it is close at hand, it looks like a mountain from afar, it is not hideous, it is majestic and magnificent, it is heartwarming, and it can even arouse poetic feelings.

Gu Shenwei felt that he had already seen through life and death, and practicing the "Book of the Dead" was gradually entering the realm of "his own death", but he went crazy twice in a row, which made Xue Niang's yellow face suddenly clear, making him unconsciously afraid and uncontrollable.

He didn't want to die, he wanted to take revenge, but now at most he could kill the twins of the Shangguan family, and the most direct enemy, Shangguan Nu, was a few days away, surrounded by countless killers and bandits.

He even thought about being alive and well after successful revenge, although it was only a vague vision, and it was more comforting than the death that circled around him.

Gu Shenwei decided to go to Wangcheng Lane to find Peng Xianren, even if the other party was a living demon, he was willing to make this deal - to exchange his life for the Book of the Dead.

He had to stabilize the twins before he could heal the disease, so in the face of Shangguan Ru, he exaggerated Guan Houlin's status and role, described the sturdy young man as a sinister and cunning man of suspicious origin, and then offered to go to Nancheng to dig up everything about this opponent, "Defeating Guan Houlin is defeating the Nine Young Masters." ”

Then, he secretly went to see Shangguan Fei again, and after receiving some reprimands, he revealed the news that the tenth prince was planning a conspiracy to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle, and he could find out the whole situation by giving him a little time.

Gu Shenwei gave himself a little time in this way, and then negotiated a safe plan with the Dutch girl: Huan Nu went to make a deal with Peng Xianren, and the Dutch girl hid in the shadows just in case, and if it worked, let the Henu join.

Gu Shenwei still chose to go to the proud building at night, exactly a month after his last visit.

He picked up a stone and stood on the wall and threw it at the window on the third floor.

The small window opened, the old man in the white robe and long beard poked his head out, looked at the young man for a while, didn't say anything, threw out the long rope, Gu Shenwei grabbed the end, and with the strength of the old man, jumped out of the window and jumped into the house.

There were fewer people in the building that night, only seven or eight.

"Have you thought about it?"

Gu Shenwei ignored the speaker, walked straight to the screen a few steps, unsheathed his sword, and put it on the ground, "Well, but I want to talk to you directly, unless I see your appearance, I won't agree to anything." ”

No one replied, Gu Shenwei suddenly had an impulse, wanting to retract what he had just said, Peng Xianren is a living immortal, how can he talk to ordinary people face to face? But he suppressed this impulse, his plans were all drawn up in advance, and they must not be changed temporarily.

"Good. ”

Several puppeteers went downstairs one after another, and the screen moved to the side, revealing the true face of Peng Xianren.

Gu Shenwei didn't know what to say, sitting in front of him was a dwarf less than three feet tall, with short hands and short feet, a smooth and white chin, like a fat baby, but only a few strands of hair remained, his forehead was wrinkled, and he was an out-and-out old man, his eyes were like two gems, shining with strange light, and he looked doubly strange in this face.

No wonder Peng Xianren doesn't want to see people, he is like a doll made at random by a craftsman with poor handiwork.

Gu Shenwei bent down and bowed, but he didn't speak, there was still a person standing next to Peng Xianren, the child who looked very similar to Chu Yang Jun.

"If you want to talk to me, you have to keep him. The child spoke, speaking the words of Peng Xianren.

The real Peng Immortal held a cane three times as tall as himself in his left hand and pressed his throat with his right hand.

"Can you cure me?"

"Yes. ”

"What about the conditions?"

"I want your swordsmanship. ”

Gu Shenwei's heart was relieved, and Peng Xianren was able to get straight to the point, at least showing a kind of sincerity, "Do you know my swordsmanship?"

"Mahabodhi, the Great Awakening Sword Sutra, I've known it for a long time. ”

Peng Xianren's answer was very affirmative, Gu Shenwei believed him, but he still called that book "The Book of the Dead" in his heart, "You cure the disease first, and I will give the scripture later." ”

Peng Xianren raised his crutches and stretched out to the young killer, Gu Shenwei took two steps forward and took the initiative to meet the touch of the crutches, and then he was shocked in his heart, not understanding why he was so gullible.

"Learn my secret arts, and the demons will be self-free. Peng Xianren withdrew his crutches, closed his eyes, and stopped talking.

Gu Shenwei was a little at a loss, did the other party agree with his conditions?

The child beside Peng Xianren stretched out his arm, "Please go downstairs to talk, the immortal is going to rest." ”

This was the first time he had said his words in front of the killer, Gu Shenwei didn't react for a while, stared at Peng Xianren for a while, and then picked up the sword from the ground and stepped downstairs.

The child pushed the screen back into place and followed him downstairs.

The second floor is the same as usual, only chairs, no one.

The child walked to the window, pushed it open, let the moonlight in, added a little light, and then turned back and said, "You killed my brother." ”

"Chu Yang-kun?"

"Hmm. ”

"What's your name?"

"Chu Nanping. ”

"Chu Nanping, if you want to avenge your brother......"

"Why should I take revenge?"

There was a slight hint of surprise in Chu Nanping's voice, which didn't sound like sarcasm, Gu Shenwei was stunned, "You don't want revenge?"

"If he doesn't learn swordsmanship well, he will always die at the hands of someone, and everyone is the same. ”

What a ruthless child, Gu Shenwei believed that Jinpeng Castle must like this kind of person, "Okay, are you negotiating with me on behalf of Peng Xianren?"

Chu Nanping nodded, "The meaning of the immortal is the same, he passed on your "Investigation Secrets", and you handed over the "Great Jue Sword Sutra" ......"

"Wait, I'm here to remove the Eight Desolations, not to learn any secrets. ”

"The immortal has already said very clearly, 'Learn my secret arts, and the body and demons will be self-extricated. 'Learn the "Secret of Investigation", and the finger power will naturally disappear. ”

"The Secret of the Investigation...... What is it?" Gu Shenwei was worried in his heart, the name of "The Secret of Investigation" sounded like a kind of evil art, he noticed that except for a few people such as the white-robed old man in the proud building, everyone else was the same as Peng Xianren, with a bare chin, no matter how ugly he was, he didn't grow a beard, and Wangcheng Lane was also called Eunuch Lane, which was by no means a waste of fame.

"A set of profound martial arts. ”

Gu Shenwei secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Chu Nanping took a moment to explain the "Secret of Investigation", "love" does not specifically refer to the love of men and women, relatives and friends, but refers to all the feelings in the world, Buddhism calls "sentient beings" "sentient beings", that is, all sentient things, human beings are only a part of it, and the investigation is "to investigate the sentient beings".

Gu Shenwei is not interested in Buddhism, but this set of martial arts practice has aroused his interest, according to the practitioner's understanding of different methods, "Investigation of the Secrets of Investigation" has a total of sixty-four practice methods, and in the end they can all reach the highest level, but the intermediate process is completely different.

Gu Shenwei immediately thought of the "Book of the Dead", his practice method is different from that of the lotus girl, but the swordsmanship almost goes hand in hand, and so far, no one can prove that only he is correct.

Why Peng Xianren was interested in the "Book of the Dead", Gu Shenwei understood a little.

However, in addition to the variety of practice, there is no similarity between the two scriptures, the whole article of "The Book of the Dead" focuses on swordsmanship, and "Investigation Secrets" is more complicated, among the sixty-four practice methods, there are swordsmanship, knife methods, fist methods, internal strength, light skills and other methods, and even Qimen martial arts such as hidden weapons.

There is also a unique place in "The Secret of Investigation", no matter what kind of practice, it cannot be done alone, and it must be practiced by two people.

Although Chu Nanping didn't say it, Gu Shenwei understood that Ye Shilang and Chu Yangjun were cultivators together, and they practiced the "Sentient Sword Technique", which was one of the sixty-four practice methods in the "Secret of Investigation".

Gu Shenwei was a little uneasy because of this, if he also had to practice the "Sentient Sword Technique" with another man, it would be a bit beyond his ability to bear.

Fortunately, Peng Xianren wanted to test all the sixty-four practice methods, and since the sentient sword technique had already been practiced, there was no need to repeat it again.

What Peng Xianren likes about the young killer is his ruthless temperament.

Most of the sixty-four exercises have already been practiced, and no one has tried the ruthless sword technique yet, not because no one is interested, but because the qualifications do not match.

"Who am I going to practice swordsmanship with?" Gu Shenwei actually guessed the answer.

"Me. ”

"How long will it take?"

"Not necessarily, some people have practiced it in a few months, and some people have not understood it until they die. ”

Gu Shenwei stared at the child in front of him, "How many years have you studied swordsmanship?"

Gu Shen only had a few sets of embroidered legs when he was a teenager, so he didn't believe much in Chu Nanping.

"Three years. But you have to learn the basics before you can practice with me. ”

Gu Shenwei couldn't help but snort, although there were many masters in the proud building, but if it was one-on-one, he was not afraid of anyone, even the white-robed old man who had snatched the sword in his hand, he was sure to kill, not to mention this soft-looking little boy.

"You have to learn internal skills and light skills first. Chu Nanping added.

Gu Shenwei has nothing to say, internal strength can remove the finger power of the Eight Desolations, light power has always been his weakness, and he really needs to learn.

After introducing the "Investigation Secrets", Chu Nanping put forward conditions for Peng Xianren, "You have to write a part of the "Great Jue Sword Sutra" every day, and hand over the whole article in thirty days." ”

Gu Shenwei shook his head again and again, "One year, how do I know how long I will have to practice the Ruthless Sword Technique?"

The two bargained seriously, and finally set it for a hundred days, just like that, Gu Shenwei also felt that the time was too short, and deep down he didn't want to hand over the "Book of the Dead", the longer he practiced swordsmanship, the more he wanted to monopolize the scriptures, and sometimes even regretted letting the lotus girl read the scriptures.

But it was a life-saving deal, and he could only agree.

The deal was reached, Gu Shenwei wrote hundreds of words that night, he didn't write it from the beginning, but handed over the last part of the strange text first, anyway, he didn't know the specific meaning, and it was estimated that Peng Xianren didn't understand it.

Chu Nanping took the killer back to the third floor, Peng Xianren was no longer there, Gu Shenwei pushed the screen to the front of the oil lamp, and the text on it was all the content of "The Secret of the Investigation".

The text of "Investigation Secrets" is only more than 1,000 words, which is more ancient than "The Book of the Dead", and the annotations behind it are sixty-four kinds of exercises.

Among the many practices, the sentient swordsmanship and the ruthless swordsmanship are just the opposite, when the former is practiced to the highest realm, the two people are like one person, and the power soars several times, while the latter is the sign of the cultivation of one person like two people, and the plain meaning is that the co-cultivators must kill each other, and the winner is the one who succeeds.

This is probably Chu Nanping's way of avenging his brother, Gu Shenwei was relieved, Peng Xianren was not mistaken, this is really a swordsmanship suitable for him.

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