14. Parting is imminent
Li Shuxiu's eyes flowed, looking at the wall that had been broken by demons, through the broken hole, but saw that the night outside the house was dark and gloomy, and there was a layer of purple mist in the air. She thought of the demon's terrifying manipulation, and couldn't help but look in a trance, and for a moment she couldn't tell whether she was dreaming or waking up.
A voice suddenly sounded in her ears, and the voice said: "Ah Xiu, I'm a goshawk, I'm talking to you now with the kung fu of transmitting the sound, don't panic." ”
Li Shuxiu forced her composure, her heart was amazed, she thought: I heard the master say that this "sound transmission into the secret" kung fu is extremely profound, if it were not for the strong internal force, and the wonderful understanding of the supernatural power, I would never have been able to touch this trick. Brother Goshawk doesn't have deep internal strength, how can he have such ability?"
Goshawk said: "Most of this demon was summoned by the second brother, and I can't figure out the reason now, but since we are in harmony with him, we naturally shouldn't be suspicious of him." And don't arouse his doubts, talk to him later, and don't show your words and deeds. ”
Li Shuxiu thought: "It's still Brother Goshawk who is thoughtful, if he hadn't reminded me, I would inevitably show a frightened expression when I saw the second brother." She turned her head slightly, winking at the goshawk, signaling that she understood.
Jiuying Yungong stopped the bleeding and barely stood up, and the county lord of Jiuhe asked with concern: "Brother Jiuying, you have been injured so badly, do you want to go back to the room to recuperate?"
Jiu Ying stroked her hair and said softly, "What are these little injuries?"
He closed his eyes and stared for a moment, hurriedly went downstairs, stretched out his hand to wake up those sleeping Mingjiao disciples, everyone opened their eyes, and when they saw Jiuying's face, they couldn't help shouting loudly, and couldn't help crying with joy. It turned out that these people had also seen the demon, but the demon's voice seemed to have the effect of inducing people to sleep, and everyone was just about to do it, and they were bewitched by the demon to fall asleep.
Jiu Ying looked sad and sighed, "It's a pity that Elder Yeseni and Tang Zuo's envoy, as well as so many good brothers, all died under this demon. I, the Nine Infants, swear hereby that if I don't catch this monster and bring it to the graves of your dead brothers to be put to death, I am willing to be punished by Mingzun and burned to death by divine fire!"
Everyone persuaded him one after another, and someone said: "This demon can fly to the sky and the earth, and its magical powers are vast and powerful, and I am afraid that even if there are thousands of troops and horses, it will not be able to defeat it." The sect leader misses his dead brother, which is a deep religious spirit, but even if he can't catch it, it is definitely not the sect leader's fault. ”
The surviving people were originally very respectful of the Nine Infants, and for the rest of their lives after the catastrophe at this moment, they heard that it was the Nine Babies who repelled the demon, and they respected him like a god.
When the disciples were chattering, there was a sound of staggering footsteps upstairs, and I saw Feng Yehua helping Qi Dun slowly down the stairs, followed by seven or eight mentally depressed sect members. Qidun wept and said: "When Mr. Guan was drunk, he once talked about harmful demons, I am afraid that we are greedy for wealth and women, and Mingzun sees sin, so he sent a messenger to punish us." Alas, it's a pity that we didn't listen to the sect leader. ”
Previously, when everyone gathered together and drank to celebrate, Jiuying had advised everyone to quit women, and none of the survivors in front of them had spoken out against it. For the death of Yeseni and others, I decided in my heart that they were to blame and deserved it.
Jiuying comforted him and said loudly: "Seven right envoys, since this demon has been here once, maybe he will come back and kill people next time." I don't think we can stay any longer in this cottage. It is better to order the brothers to pack up and go to a place to stay near Uriya City first. "Uriya City is a big city in the Western Regions of the Yuan Dynasty, covering a vast area, people come and go, and the Mongols are not restricted, but there are a lot of empty houses in the city.
Qidun obeyed the order awe-inspiringly, commanded everyone to get busy, and then he said to Jiuying: "Sect Master, when Elder Yesseni passed on the position of your sect leader, he did not give you the sect leader's token, and now he is dead, I found it from his corpse, and I will give it to you on his behalf." As he spoke, he took out a small jade plate from his bosom, the whole body was red, and a vermilion bird was carved in the center.
Goshawk's heart moved, and he felt that this jade plate was very similar to the things that Jiu Ying found in the Broken Bone Gang.
Jiuying showed a mournful look on his face, sighed, stretched out his hand to take it, and said: "I just became the sect leader, and I encountered such an unfortunate thing, and it is also my life to be entangled in bad luck. Elder Yeseni is virtuous and wise, but unfortunately he is dead at this moment, and many secret and important things in the sect are afraid that he will also go with him. For example, I don't know what the token is used for, and I have no clue. After saying that, he shook his head again and again, his expression was gloomy, and he was a little depressed in an instant.
Qidun hurriedly said: "Sect Master, I have followed Elder Yeseni for many years, and I know the secrets he knows, and I know it in my heart, if you want to know anything, I know everything, and I will say everything. This token is called the Four Beasts Reincarnation Jade, there are four pieces in total, and the jade plate in your hand is one of them. It was handed down hundreds of years ago, when our Ming Sect entered Middle-earth. As long as you hold a jade plate, wait until the moon is bright, and aim the jade plate at the moon in a specific direction, you can illuminate the direction of the main altar of Mingjiao in the past. ”
When Jiu Ying heard this, he was overjoyed, took the jade plate and looked at it repeatedly, and asked, "So, as long as you hold the jade plate, you can find the old site of our Mingjiao General Altar?"
Qidun replied, "Not bad." ”
Jiuying smiled: "Seven Right Envoys, you are really my Zhuge Liang, if you weren't here, I would have taken this jade plate, and I don't know what it is for." ”
When he was praised by him, he was glad in his heart, and when he saw that he had no more doubts, he withdrew from him and ordered the congregation to move.
Jiuying said to Goshawk, Li Shuxiu and the county lord of Jiuhe: "Big brother, third sister, Ah Zhen, we are going to Uriya City, you can come with us." ”
Goshawk showed regret, grabbed Li Shuxiu's shoulder, and sighed: "Brother is so sincerely invited, if I have nothing important, I will definitely agree to you." But my third sister and I still have some important things to do, so let's go to Uriya City first, and in six days, when we have a big event, we will meet you immediately. ”
Jiuying stared at the two of them, and saw that the two of them looked natural, and they did not pretend to be empty-hearted, so they put their hearts at ease, only saying that they didn't know their secrets, and secretly thought: I'm still worried that I can't hide anything from my eldest brother, but my demon pupil is too weird, and I'm afraid that no one in the world can guess it. He didn't know about it, and it was reasonable.
He turned to the county lord of Jiuhe and said, "Ah Zhen, you come with me to Uriya, and I will send you back to your family." ”
How could the county lord of Jiuhe be willing to part with him? Seeing his invitation, he hurriedly agreed, hugged Jiuying's arm, smiled like a flower, and was overjoyed.
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Early the next morning, the two said goodbye to the Rift Rong Gang, and galloped out of the cottage on horseback, Li Shuxiu identified the direction of his village, and ran along the grassland with the goshawk for half a day, passing several herds of cattle and sheep, and came to a quiet lake. Li Shuxiu turned over and dismounted, and said, "Brother Goshawk, let's rest the horse here." ”
Goshawk nodded, walked to her side, and looked at the lake silently, since the two of them left the Rift Gang cottage, Goshawk looked solemn and silent, not knowing what he was thinking.
Li Shuxiu asked, "Big brother, what are you thinking?"
The goshawk was excited, came back to his senses, and said, "Nine babies!"
In fact, Li Shuxiu has also been thinking back to what happened last night, the demon is so powerful, and he is driven by the Nine Infants, he has a strange art, and it is unfathomable. In her heart, she was naturally deeply afraid of Jiuying, the mysterious brother-in-law.
She said: "I'm also thinking about the second brother. ”
Goshawk shook his head and said, "That demon is the Nine Infants." ”
Li Shuxiu said strangely: "That demon is the second brother?"
Goshawk smiled bitterly: "The Nine Babies are the big monsters of the Nine Heads in ancient times, and each of its heads can spit fire and water, which is very harmful, and the people of the world are miserable. Then Hou Yi, a god descended from the sky, armed with a bow and arrow, and shot the nine heads of the nine babies to death one by one, which finally eliminated the great harm for the world. The so-called Nine Babies refers to this demon. ”
Li Shuxiu suddenly realized and said: "That's right, that demon has nine long whip-like blades on its head, which are extremely powerful and flexible. ”
Goshawk said: "Although I have never seen that ancient demon, since the second brother has changed his name to Jiuying, he naturally has his reasons." I'm afraid that his name is derived from this demon. Although the demon looks terrifying, it is not a pure monster, but it is quite human. ”
Li Shuxiu nodded and said: "Yes, when I fought with it, it took my long sword away, which could have killed me, but it was merciful." It was not killing people indiscriminately, but at the behest of the second brother's left eye. ”
The goshawk nodded and said: "It's not just that, those blades on its head have exquisite internal forces attached to them, sometimes hot and scorching, sometimes cold to the bone, this is the fire and ice condensation skill practiced by the second brother." ”
Li Shuxiu remembered the scene at that time, and couldn't help but agree, she asked, "Brother Goshawk, what does this demon have to do with Brother Jiuying?"
Goshawk smiled bitterly: "How did I know this? But I can assert that the second brother has no ill will towards us, although he is scheming, we don't need to be wary of him." ”
Li Shuxiu smiled and said: "Your righteous brother and righteous brother are full of ghost ideas, they can be regarded as a natural pair, but they are still dragging me behind me such a fool, it is really unfortunate for the family." ”
Goshawk's eyes were full of confusion, and he said, "My mind is full of ghost ideas? Sister Axiu, you can't speak with a clear conscience." I am a solid-eyed man, sincere, heartless, delirious, uninked, ignorant, rude and reckless, and a fool of the best in the world. ”
Li Shuxiu laughed, stretched out his finger to his face, and said with a smile: "It's so useless, bury yourself like this, are you so happy? If you are stupid, there will be no smart people in the world." ”
When the goshawk heard her, he was shocked and muttered: "Pain, pain, there is no city in the rest of the chest, the mind is clear and calm, and a sincere heart can show the sun and the moon." But the world is suspicious and regards me as a cunning and treacherous person, and I am afraid that there is no one else in this world who is wronged. ”
Li Shuxiu stroked his back and chuckled: "Okay, okay, you are the biggest stupid person in the world, illiterate and stupid, this is all right." ”
The goshawk breathed a long sigh of relief and showed a peaceful smile on his face, as if Li Shuxiu's understatement had pardoned his mortal sins.