Chapter Twenty-Five: The Rickety Boy
Dugu Yangming listened with bated breath for a while, his heartbeat couldn't help but speed up a little, and he said in his heart: "Dear mother!
At this moment, whether Dugu Yangming can't believe it or doesn't want to believe it, even he can't figure it out. "Damn, is it the snake that is against me, or is this stick the ancestor of the snake?" How endless. "When I looked up, there was no sign of rain.
After a quarter of an hour, the sound of the snake became clearer and clearer, and even the sound of flowers and trees breaking and rocks rolling could be heard.
At this moment, a lightning bolt crossed the pale blue sky, and a thunderclap sounded in the clear sky. Suddenly, the torrential rain slanted down, and the rain was like a heavenly river bursting its banks. Dugu Yangming couldn't care much anymore, and he didn't care if there was a snake in front of him, and rushed towards the door of salvation almost frantically.
When I got closer, the door had just opened, and there was no room for thought in my mind, and I rushed out as if flying. As soon as he rushed out, he heard a few long hisses, and when he looked back, two green lights were shining on him, and he said loudly: "It turns out that you are also going to escape from here." ”
Dugu Yangming ran to the shallow place of grass and trees, and after running out of the hundred zhang, he suddenly heard a few thunderbolts, and said in his heart: "This is not the kind of thunder in the sky. As soon as he stopped, and as soon as he turned around, a big green snake with thick arms, spitting out a three-pronged tongue, bit his throat.
The speed was too fast, and it didn't leave Dugu Yangming any chance to react at all. Dugu Yangming instinctively blocked the object in his hand at his throat, and the big green snake sprayed in its mouth, and when it was about to bite someone, the snake's mouth suddenly became several times larger, directly holding Dugu Yangming's head.
Dugu Yangming was in a hurry, relying on the residual light that was holding when the snake's mouth was closed, and bit down on a yellow meat ball on the core of the trident snake. Dugu Yangming is well versed in the truth of "even if you die, I will bite you". What's more, he once used this way to subdue many gangsters like himself. Therefore, I am even more convinced.
With this bite, a stream of red-hot mucus burrowed into the mouth, slid into the throat, and flowed through the six intestines, and it was extremely cold. It's just that, no matter what he felt, he didn't let go. Then the familiar feeling of absorbing spiritual power came again. The two meridians of yin and yang, which had been sleeping for a long time, were turbulent and reverberating, and the endless spiritual power condensed and fused to the three places of Yintang, Jizhong, and Dantian.
Just now, Dugu Yangming, who was still hanging by a thread, was quiet again at the moment. The big green snake also quieted down, and its body gradually expanded. Both man and serpent were silent, as if they had evaporated from the earth. The heavy rain like the bursting of the Tianhe River is still falling.
Unconsciously, three hours have passed again! Dugu Yangming pulled out his head from the snake's mouth, pinched himself a few times, and said softly: "Still alive!" Looking at this big green snake with a thick body, he couldn't help but think of the blood snake ancestor, and said in his heart: "Could it be that they are a family and have come to me for revenge?"
Seeing that the rain did not stop, he took out the tiger skin jade talisman of the door to illuminate it, folded the big green snake with the things in his hand, and put it in the jade plate. Only then did he get up and look towards the Gut Piercing Valley, only to see three huge silver air covers, surrounding the Heavenly Gate. There was another thunderclap, and he said softly: "It turns out that the people of the Chaos Hall only withdrew, that is, they knew that this rain would come, and the snakes would also come out from here. It's just that the rain came a little earlier today, otherwise I would have been caught by them. ”
Thinking of this, he turned around and ran towards the city. When he ran three steps, he made a "huh" sound and said to himself, "When did I have this thing in my hand!" touched it a few times with his hand, and said: "Forget it, you can be regarded as living and dying with me." I have one of your relatives in me. So he tied the nameless stick and the nameless iron piece to his canvas, and when he received it on his back, he said with a smile: "Tsk! You are three inches longer than your relatives!"
Now he began to flee for his life, no longer worried, rushed into the main city of Zhangcheng in a hurry when it was dark, found a small shop, and began to rest in peace. At night, Dugu Yangming tried not to let himself think about what he saw, and soon, he fell asleep. Nothing happened overnight.
The next day, I got up early in the morning. After a night's rest, his physical strength and spirit have recovered as before, and he changed into a blue robe prepared by himself. During the meal, the shopkeeper inquired: "Little second brother, yesterday, did anything happen in the city?"
The shopkeeper laughed twice, sat opposite, and said, "It turns out that this distinguished guest is from out of town, which is not surprising." ”
Dugu Yangming's heart moved, and he asked casually: "What's strange? I won't be surprised that someone lives in your store!
The shopkeeper smiled treacherously and asked, "Where does the distinguished guest come from?"
"Pangu Realm!Little Second Brother, why are you asking this?" For Dugu Yangming, who often talks nonsense, nonsense words always come easily.
Xiao Er always smiled and said, "That's right! I don't think you look like a person from other realms except the Three Realms." To be honest, yesterday, for our Chaos Temple, it was a major event once every three years!"
Dugu Yangming said in surprise: "What?" suddenly lost his temper, and said again: "Yesterday, it doesn't seem to be an important festival for the human race!"
Xiao Er smiled and said: "You are an outsider, I can only say so much! I kindly advise the honored guest, these days, if there is nothing important, do not enter and leave the city at will." ”
When Dugu Yangming was about to continue asking, he saw that the shopkeeper had already walked to the back hall, and said in his heart: "A major event once every three years? Could it be that it is to catch which big snakes?" After thinking about it, he thought: "But it's not right! Obviously, a few days ago, that door was opened once." Otherwise, I have some supernatural powers, going in and out of that hellish place. ”
When he was thinking wildly, three people passed by at the door of the store, and one of them said loudly: "Nangong, which waste, I want to secretly hide a few spirit crystals." This time, spare him from dying. Next time, if he dares to do this again, just wait for the 'corpse erosion powder'!"
Dugu Yangming shuddered, shook his head a few times, and wanted to rush out, but in the end he held back. Xin said: "Even this kind of small shop is from the Chaos Palace. Even if not, there are quite a few of their disciples here. Gotta figure it out. ”
After eating, the money for the meal was settled, and the shopkeeper said with a smile: "The little customer wants to go out to the street?"
"Yes, may I ask the shopkeeper, is there anything interesting in this city? Of course, if the cost is too expensive, forget it. ”
The shopkeeper grabbed the words and said, "If you say something like this, forget it." ”
Dugu Yangming shook his head and said, "It seems that I can only go out to walk around the street and bask in the sun." "Walking out the door, aimlessly walking towards the street.
Of course, Dugu Yangming naturally has a goal, and when he heard someone mention the word "Nangong", he had a very bad premonition. But my heart has always resisted this premonition. That's it, walking slowly. About five hundred steps away from the shop, a trembling and faint voice said, "Please, uncle, enjoy the wine!"
Dugu Yangming's heart tightened, and the whole person seemed to be frozen, and his footsteps could no longer move. When he saw a rickety, unkempt man, he knew that the last thing he wanted to see finally came. The tears in his eyes kept whirling. When the shopkeeper rushed out, punched and kicked, and was full of insults, Dugu Yangming even had the courage to rush forward and fight desperately.
He didn't care how much trouble he caused, he just didn't understand that this young man, who was three months younger than himself, had become such a person in less than four years. Whether it's the trauma of the years, or the boredom of self-deprecation, at this moment, it doesn't matter. A voice in his heart shouted: "He is really your sworn brother-Nangong Mingxu." Another voice retorted, "He's not! I don't know him." ”
Dugu Yangming turned around mechanically, slowly walked to the corner of a dark alley, sat down along the foot of the wall, and was in a daze. He has been tenacious since he was a child, and after an hour, he has adjusted himself. Beat off the loess on his body and walk towards the shop of the Immortal Society.
On the night of the full moon, the wind is idle and the clouds are thin, and the people are quiet. It also coincided with the heavy rain to wash away, and the strong earthy smell, mixed with the fragrance of grass, permeated all corners of the city.
In a broken grass hut in the northwest corner of the city, a rickety young man leaned against a wooden pillar with difficulty, looking at the sky with dull eyes. The moonlight on the face, the occasional smile, is warm. Because he has been an alcoholic since he was a child, he has been lacking alcohol for a long time, and his body has basically collapsed. His limbs trembled and he couldn't hold anything. No one knows what is keeping him alive. Perhaps, in the eyes of others, he is already a dead man.
After a long time, he slowly took out a dull stone from his bosom and closed his eyes tightly. To him, the stone was like a priceless treasure, clutched tightly in the palm of his hand, for fear of being snatched away.
Suddenly, his nose sniffed and muttered, "Taibai Lou's jade liquid elixir!" and shook his head and smiled, "It seems that I am really dying." I'm already starting to hallucinate. ”
However, the aroma was always there, and it seemed to be getting stronger and stronger, just under my nose. When he tried to open his eyes, there was indeed a wine jar in front of him, supported by a fleshy tender hand, and it was emitting a mellow fragrance. This is the taste he has been looking forward to for more than three years, but for some reason, he does not dare to pick it up.
Trying to turn his head, his eyes followed which arm, and an extremely familiar face was staring at him. He almost shouted, but instead of shouting, he bowed his head deeply. The tears could no longer be stopped, but they could not cry, so they could only let the tears dry.
A calm voice said: "Third brother, do you have no courage to see me?" After no response, the man said slowly: "Drink first! Your body has reached its limit! Ever since you stole something to buy alcohol to drink, I believe that you are indeed the kind of person who will die if you don't drink." ”
The rickety boy's eyes suddenly lit up, and he took the wine jar violently, and drank three liters of the best wine. With each sip of the wine, it melts directly into his body as if it did not pass through his throat. It felt like he wasn't drinking, or not drinking at all, but his own lost blood, back into his body.
After the wine was in his stomach, he seemed to be a different person. His complexion was ruddy, his limbs were warm, and his body no longer trembled. The sound of "cooing" in the depths of the throat is still in the infinite aftertaste.
After a moment, he asked softly, "Anything else?"
"Third child, your current situation is not the time to get drunk. I'll just ask you, do you want to stay in the Chaos Temple, or are you going to leave?"
The rickety boy suddenly cried out with a "wow", turned around and hugged the person next to him, and said in a choked voice: "I just want to see the second brother again, and then, die happily!"
"Smack!"
Dugu Yangming pushed him away, slapped him hard, shook his head and said, "I don't have time to be sad with you." If you continue to stay, it will be a matter of time before you die. If you want to leave, I'll help you. I now have the ability to give you a home, and even if you leave this cult, you will never wander again. ”
The rickety boy bowed his head and was silent like a child who made a mistake, half-kneeling in front of his father and mother to be punished.
Dugu Yangming patted him on the shoulder and asked, "Mingxu, you still want to continue to stay in the Chaos Hall to cultivate, right?"
After a while, the rickety boy whispered: "Yes!"
"Why? Will you ever have a better day? If you go into the valley again, you will surely die, you know?"
After a while, he replied, "Yes!"
"Why do you still insist?"
This time, it took longer to reply, "Yes!"
Dugu Yangming took out a belt from his arms, picked up the rickety young man's hand, put it tightly in his palm, and said, "Mingxu, since you have chosen this path, no one has the right to interfere." The spirit pill and spirit crystal on the surface of this belt are enough to enable you to cultivate to the Ning Yuan Realm. I heard that your sect rules, like ours, are all after the Ning Yuan Realm, you can become an inner disciple. Three years have passed, and you are the first stage of the Qi Refining Realm. Next, you need to work harder. ”
After a pause, he said, "Okay! Come and sit down! You didn't mess with me, what are you doing like this!"
Due to the drinking, the young man's body recovered very quickly, and he flashed more agilely, and sat side by side with Dugu Yangming. He said: "Second brother, do you remember, every time the moon is full, we dig four holes in the thatched roof to see whose moon is rounder!"
Dugu Yangming said: "Since we met, you have been your mother-in-law, but I didn't expect that it would be like this when I grew up." ”
"I'm Nangong Mingxu, what other face do I have to meet my own good brother!" suddenly asked thoughtfully: "Second brother, what about the fourth?"
"To be honest, among the four of us, the fourth was originally the most incompetent. Now, he has grown his skills and has fallen in love with a lady. The third child, he is stronger than you now, and he is not in Zhoushan early in the morning. The boss is a man with a round outside and a square inside, and he should also be the inner disciple of the Dingtian Temple. ”
"It seems that the second brother has never believed in my ability!By the way, second brother, how did you find here?"
"Speaking of which, it's not worth mentioning! More than twenty days ago, I met with you people from the Chaos Temple. All of them are too angry, too fierce, and too sexy. I have a vague feeling that with your character, you are not suitable to survive in such a crowd at all. Along the way, I heard some things about your Chaos Temple, and I was even more convinced. However, I really didn't expect it, and let me guess correctly. ”
Nangong Mingxu suddenly smiled and said, "Second brother, give me a little spirit crystal to buy wine and drink, it's enough." You don't even need to give me such a valuable Ruyi artifact. ”
"Third child, I don't want to say more, but I also know that you are often robbed of things by your fellow doormen. That's why I gave you this belt, because I believe that with your cleverness, you must be able to safely store it. Other low-level magic weapons are not easy to use. Tonight, I will also leave the city early, and tomorrow morning, return to the quicksand realm. As for the rest, we'll see you later. Dugu Yangming got up, patted Nangong Mingxu's shoulder, and instructed with great concern: "Mingxu, everything must be cherished!" and left quietly, disappearing into the night.
Nangong Mingxu looked at the long-awaited figure, disappeared in front of his eyes again, and could no longer hold back his sadness, and fell to the ground crying.
When he was tired of crying, and his tears were dry, he fell into a deep sleep! That night was the sweetest night he slept!