Pick up the Dragon

When Peng Yu woke up completely, he didn't know how much time had passed.

He slowly found the feeling of controlling his body. First he moved his fingers and felt the soft bed under him. Then he opened his eyes and found that the field of vision was not as dark as he imagined.

The eyes seem to have some light perception, but it is limited to this, and it is basically unclear what is going on around them.He straightened his back and sat up, the quilt slid down with his movements, his intuition told him that he was definitely not in the inn.

He groped to get out of the bed, touched the window all the way against the base of the wall, and walked around the window lattice with his fingers. Judging from the touch alone, the carving skills are probably quite exquisite, and it is very likely that they are not inferior to those made by Peng's family.

It seems that what greeted him was not a gloomy dungeon, but a warm and comfortable "VIP treatment".

He couldn't help but "tsk", admiring the other party's generosity.His palm slowly fastened on the window, and then he pushed it suddenly——

The wind lingering outside the window "Hula" came in at once, with a thick moisture, brushed his slightly messy hair at the sideburns, rubbed his cheeks affectionately and rubbed half a circle, swirling around him, slowly scattered away.

Peng Yu was taken aback.

He remembered that it didn't rain on the day they arrived in Huazhou, unless he had slept in a daze for several days, but his dream didn't have any weird associations caused by the gust of wind and thunder, and he preferred to sleep only one night , the lingering pain in the neck can also prove this point-the thing surnamed Li has really strong hands.

He frowned, feeling the wind outside the window hitting his face, he always felt that the humidity was a bit too much, and the temperature seemed to be much higher than yesterday.As a native northerner, it was difficult for him to adapt to this humid and hot climate for a while.

At the same time, he is also clearly aware of where he is - he has experienced this climate when he went south with the caravan in his early years, and with the fact that the level of luxury is not inferior to that of the Peng family, the only place that comes to mind is One: The capital of the current dynasty, Jinling.

After reaching this conclusion, he gasped for a moment. He was transferred so far overnight, so could anyone find him?

His heart was beating uncontrollably, he forced himself to calm down, and turned his attention back to the present moment—since the window can be opened, does that mean he can go out?

But since the other party locked him here, and no one was even watching closely, he must have had a complete plan, and it stands to reason that such a big mistake would not happen.

He slowly stretched out his hand, following the wind, tentatively moving his fingertips forward little by little.Sure enough, something stopped him soon, and he added a little force, and was bounced back in an instant.

Peng Yu understood, and at the same time his heart sank slightly - this should be the "enchantment" Li Yi and the others said, he was trapped in this room!

He thought about it for a while, and didn't test the strength of the barrier rashly. After all, he was not as thick as a dragon's skin and flesh, so he died too easily.

Young Master Peng didn't want to play with his own life for no reason, so he took a step back knowingly, and continued to touch the wall inch by inch, roughly sketching out a shape of the room in his mind.

The place is not small, quite spacious, and the furniture is placed very carefully. There are tables, chairs and tea sets. The windows can be opened, but the door cannot.He circled around and finally returned to the bed, propping his forehead with his hand, feeling that the situation was very serious.

At the same time, a strange feeling emerged again - he always felt that the person who arrested him was not Li Yi.

He reflected on himself carefully, and made sure that this idea was not due to his blind trust and inexplicable affection for the dragon.Based on his current understanding of Li Yi, he feels that that dragon is not a person who backtracks, he will usually do what he promised, and he will not easily get angry with his own people, so he suddenly fought against Qian Yue It is very doubtful.

Even if these are all one-sided feelings that he had shortly after he came into contact with him, it is impossible for him to lie to Jiu Yuan. Jiu Yuan made it clear that he did not want to see Qian Yue get hurt.And... where was Jiu Yuan at that time?Li Yi clearly said to let him "be optimistic" about himself, how could Jiuyuan not show up until Qianyue was injured?

Another point is Li Yi's tone of voice.At that time, he was too impatient to ignore these things, but now that he calmed down and thought about it carefully, that tone didn't seem to be his usual tone, no matter how he heard it, it sounded weird like arrogance and sarcasm.

Although Li Yi is also arrogant in his bones, he will never show it so clearly.

Peng Yu rubbed his chin, recalled all the conversations he had with the Dragon King before, and really didn't think he would take so much trouble to take him away—after all, he said he was willing to give him his eyes, if he really wanted, Wouldn't it be more convenient to promise him directly?First, he expressed his sincerity in a lengthy speech, then dawdled hesitantly by the bedside for a while, and finally returned his carbine, why bother?

That "Li Yi" chose to rob him at this juncture, didn't he also take advantage of his blindness and temporarily lost the ability to "see through the disguise"?

As soon as this idea popped up, a thread burned through his mind like an electric shock—everything made sense, so that person was definitely not Li Yi!

After clearing up the suspicion of the Dragon King, Peng Yu was so relieved that his hairs were about to explode, and he didn't even feel that he was in a tiger's den in an instant.From his point of view, as long as the surname Li doesn't play such an outrageous "betrayal" drama, he can still tolerate other minor problems.

Immediately, he immediately lowered the corners of his mouth that were about to turn up, and his expression suddenly calmed down - if the two dragons were still in an alliance with him, then he probably fell into the hands of "that group of people". The relationship was still in doubt, but now he was almost certain that they were lackeys sent by the Xian family.

At present, it might be difficult for him to escape from the sky with his own strength, so what method will he use to inform Li Yi and the others of his position?

He frowned and considered all the possibilities seriously, when suddenly there was a sudden knock on the door, which reached his ears.He didn't say a word out of instinct, and the other party obviously didn't want to ask for his permission, and walked in on his own, and stopped not far away, followed by the sound of the food box being opened and the dishes hitting the table.

"Wake up," the female voice said plainly, "Let's eat."

Peng Yu tilted his head. Although the other party had tried his best to suppress her, he could still hear the soft Jiangnan air in her voice.If he put aside their identities and did not talk about each other, he still had to admit that the voice was pretty nice, but it was somewhat flat and too indifferent.

The woman who brought him food just put down such a simple five words, then left without saying a word, and closed the door behind her.

Peng Yu swallowed a mouthful of saliva when he smelled the aroma of the food, got up and walked to the table, but suddenly he leaned down and walked to the door of the room.He took out the priceless jade hairpin on his head, quietly touched the bottom half of the hollowed-out door, and poked the pasted window paper with the pointed end of the hairpin.

It cannot be pierced.

It was the same feeling as when he tried the window, as if some invisible force stopped him, not how strong the window paper was.

He resignedly returned to the table and sat down. He was not in the mood to tie his hair any more, so he simply touched a hair tie from his body and tied it hastily behind his head.

Then he fiddled with the cuff of his left hand a few times, pulled out a small piece of sterling silver from the complicated silver embroidery, and inserted it into every dish and even a teacup—then he was stunned.

With his current eyesight, even if it really turns out to be poisonous, he still can't see the silver turning black.

He covered his forehead helplessly, sniffed the silver sheet casually, but found nothing, so he had to put it back in a self-deprecating manner.He touched the chopsticks unconsciously with his fingers, and at the same time thought in his heart: Are they trying to kill me now, or are they trying to keep me?

The two words Jiu Yuan said suddenly came to mind:

"It's useless if you want his eyes now, the Qiankun eyes can't be used as mirrors until they fully wake up."

"At least you can save his life, those people won't care about that."

The purpose of "they" is Qiankunyan, that is to say, they are entertaining him with delicious food and drink, waiting for Qiankunyan to fully wake up, and when that day comes...

Peng Yu gasped for a moment, shivered uncontrollably, a chill ran from his spine to the top of his head, and half of his scalp went numb instantly.

The day when he fully recovered his eyesight was the day of his death!

How to do?

Do you want to just poke yourself blind to protect yourself?But in that case the other party must be furious, he is afraid that like Liu Zhongqing, he will end up being executed lingchi, frustrated and ashes.Are you going to fight with each other?But how could he, a mortal who "has no power to restrain a chicken", beat a powerful opponent?Or……

He made up his mind, analyzed every detail as quickly as possible, exhausted all impossible solutions, and chose the only possible way out for himself—pretending to be blind.

Anyway, the other party does not have his ability to "see through all disguises", as long as he pretends to be enough, he may be able to deceive their eyes.They didn't dare to kill him rashly before they were sure that they had fully recovered their eyesight. After all, Qian Kun's eyes were only like this in 2000, so they should be more cautious.

Peng Yu let out a long breath, the smell of the food pierced his nostrils, and his hungry stomach protested clamorously.Finally he picked up his chopsticks and started to gobble it up—anyway, those people wouldn't kill him now, so it was impossible to poison the food.

He didn't know how much time he had left, and how long he could hide it from the other party. It seemed that he was finally pushed to the end of the abyss by the current, and he would be doomed if he took another step, so he must work hard to get out of this man-eating place Break free from the exquisite cage.

He has no fear of "death" and no excessive longing for "life", but he doesn't want to disappear here for no reason and die so aggrieved.

The sky doesn't matter day or night, the Golden Crow will always spread its wings here.The gods don't care about rest and busyness, they always look at the world harshly and equally, and cast indifferent and inhumane eyes on all living beings from above.

Under this cold and stern gaze, the white dragon soared straight into the sky, and the wind that carried it disturbed the lingering clouds in the sky. A corner of the cloud and mist that surrounded the fairy palace was gently lifted, revealing a trace of imperceptible in the eternally peaceful and solemn place. flaw.

He turned into a human form and landed outside the Immortal Palace, and walked along the steps into the magnificent palace deep in the clouds and mist.I don't know which immortal elder's residence here, he doesn't recognize it, and he doesn't need to recognize it. The long volume of the immortal book is full of dignified immortal names, but the real names of the immortals are deeply hidden in the golden fairyland. Under the sign, it became a shadow trailing behind.They always raised their heads proudly, and no one would look down at the dust and mud under their feet.

When Wei Wei lowered her eyes, she stood on the high palace like now, despising all living beings with eyes hidden behind gentleness.

Standing with his hands behind his hands, the fairy with a strong sense of immortality, the impeccable smile on his face is like a piece of painted skin that has never peeled off for thousands of years.Li Yi raised his head and stared into his eyes, and the painted buildings and flying pans automatically became an insignificant distant view in his eyes, and they were withdrawn from the field of vision inch by inch.The immortal head with fluttering robes cast a blue-faced fangs reflection in the amber dragon's eyes, and Li Yi said each word: "Did you pass the letter to me?"

The immortal chief nodded slowly, and said the opening remark as if asking for warmth: "After a long time, the Dragon King's heroic appearance will not diminish."

"What do you want?" Li Yi interrupted him impatiently, as if something was driving him away, "You have already pulled out my reverse scales and my Taoism, what else do you want from me? ?”

"Dragon King calm down." The fairy still dragged his unhurried tone, as if he was set to speak at a predetermined speed from birth, neither faster nor slower, "I have offended you a few days ago, little The gods of Xiandai apologized to the Dragon King, but...we also acted in accordance with the way of heaven. The Dragon King collided with the throne, and the gods were kind, and because of your long-term protection of all spirits, they spared you the death penalty. Therefore, the Dragon King still Don't criticize Xiaoxian too much."

Li Yi's eyelids twitched wildly—these words are so beautiful, the gods are kind, even the felony of colliding with the emperor's throne can be forgiven, it is the biggest concession of love and reason.A few words will turn the world upside down, reverse right and wrong, cause and effect, right and wrong, all are not within the scope of consideration, just a reason of "offending God", he deserves to suffer the pain of pulling scales, the pain of the heart!

He took a deep breath, even though he had all kinds of rage that could destroy the world, he could only swallow the blood in his stomach at this moment. "Little Immortals on behalf of the gods", the five words have already expressed the position of the gods. Above the Immortal Palace is the Nine Heavens Tower. Countless pairs of judgmental eyes are staring at him, silently watching this unreasonable negotiation.

"What exactly do you want?" Li Yi repeated softly, and even showed a smile like a spring breeze, all the humiliation and unwillingness were forcefully pressed into the flesh, carved into the spine that would rather not bend.

"Although the Dragon King acts calmly, he is still young and vigorous. The gods feared that something might go wrong, so they asked Xiaoxian to intervene. However, after many considerations, the Dragon King does have the power to guide the world, the heart of the world, and the responsibility to protect all souls. The gods decided that they could temporarily entrust the Dragon King with the Mirror of Heaven and Earth for safekeeping, and use this mirror to find the holy objects left by the four gods as soon as possible, suppress the ghosts who took the opportunity to make trouble, and restore peace to the world."

The smile on Li Yi's lips deepened, he had never heard such a high-sounding reason, and for a while he forgot to fight back.After all, one of the four saints belongs to their dragon clan, and half of the green dragon scale is in his hands. What gods and ghosts are there, it is really ridiculous.

"Really," he nodded with a smile, "then thank the gods for their love."

"However—" the head of the fairy suddenly changed the tone, "The distribution of the holy objects is too scattered. I don't know how long the Dragon King's trip will take. Now that the current situation is turbulent, it is a great loss for the heavens to have no universe mirror. I don't know what the Dragon King will do. Whether there is a way to temporarily fill this vacancy, we will do our best to support the Dragon King and suppress the ghosts that haunt the world."

Li Yi glanced at him indifferently, all the magma churning in his heart had poured into the sea, cooled and turned into hard stones.He shook his cuffs expressionlessly, and an exquisite kit flew towards the other party: "81 brow scales, although they are not as effective as the mirror of heaven and earth, they are enough for you to use for a while."

Dragons are born with celestial eyes, and the scales between the eyebrows cover the celestial eyes. After the dragon dies, the scales are removed, and the scales still have the effect of the celestial eyes. The superposition of 81 dragon scales may be able to see through the magic of the gods and the disguise of the demon king.

The fairy elder picked out a piece from the bulging brocade bag, and each dragon scale was shrunk to the size of a fingernail.He seemed to nod with satisfaction: "Thank you. It's just that this dragon scale is still no better than the mirror of heaven and earth. The so-called equivalent exchange, the Dragon King gave us an indestructible 'shield', should we add another indestructible 'spear'? "

The days in the heavens grow like ages, and the time in the world flies like a shuttle.In the blink of an eye, Peng Yu has been in that exquisite and luxurious cage for seven days, except that there are still people who come to bring him food and water every day, those people seem to be dead, not even a single hair is exposed.

He stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, his black hair was untied, and it was scattered casually. The expression on his face could be said to be as calm as water, but the creases between his brows quietly leaked a wave.

During these seven days, his eyes have already healed. Not only has he regained his ability to see thousands of miles during the day, but he can even see as usual at night.He finally got rid of the night blindness that had haunted him for 20 years, but there was no joy in his heart, only the sense of ever-approaching crisis kept him tensed all the time.

Although he has already pretended to be blind, but closing his eyes all day is still not an option. He is afraid that someone will pick his eyelids at night, and he dare not even fall asleep, forcing himself to stay in a light sleep state, no matter how tired he is physically and mentally. Unbearable.

These days, he tried all kinds of ways to seek help from the outside world, but apart from the time he was in the room, he was still free. As long as he went out of the room, even if he went to the toilet, someone would be watching him and shitting.He "accidentally" dropped his jade pendant, and "accidentally" scratched his finger on something, all of which were immediately warned by those guarding him not to make any small moves, no one will come to rescue you.

Although Peng Yu didn't want to admit it, they were indeed right.

He also knew why Li Yi didn't come to rescue him - it was too far away, even if the dragon's nose was good, it was impossible to smell the little bit of blood on his fingers thousands of miles away.Except for himself, no one knew that he was in the palace, at the feet of the emperor, undoubtedly the safest "dark under the lamp".

Who would doubt that the royal family guarded by the Molong clan, the smoky mortals, and the immortals who transcended the mortal world will collude with each other?

The Dragon King didn't expect it, even he himself didn't expect it. He still can't believe that he can be so close to the Son of Heaven in his lifetime.If it weren't for the palace walls and palaces, pavilions and waterside pavilions outside the window, and the faint voice of "Long Live" from the mountains in the early morning, he could hardly believe it was true.

The drizzle fell down, as light as a cow's hair, passing through the barrier and staining his clothes.The enchantment is like a thin film, covering the room, outside things - wind, rain, birds and even people can come and go freely, but he can't.Except that the barrier at the door will be opened during the "Three Urgencies", the rest of the time, he is like being covered in a transparent cover for outsiders to watch at will.

The knock on the door suddenly awakened the tense strings in his mind. He closed his eyes almost reflexively, with a foolish smile on the corner of his mouth again, and stretched out his hand in front of the window to catch the rain falling from time to time.Hearing the man approaching, he said, "Is it raining? Could you please close the window for me?"

Due to the existence of the enchantment, he can only open the window, but cannot stretch out his hand to close the window.Fortunately, the woman who "takes care" of him is very dedicated and has no dissatisfaction with his various unreasonable demands. Even if she is asked to close the window ten times a day, she will not show the slightest bit of impatience.

Now she closed the window again, filled the teapot with water, and left without a word.

Peng Yu stayed quietly in the room waiting for the rain to stop. After waiting for half an hour, the sun finally reoccupied the highest ground.He pushed open the window again, and took out something from under his pillow—a night pearl the size of a baby's fist, which was exactly the one that Jiu Yuan had given him before.

The person who put him under house arrest seemed too conceited, thinking that it was impossible for a mortal in his generation to break free from this cage, and he didn't even search his body.He searched around in various places in the room, finally found some iron from the incense burner, broke off a small point, and spent seven days drilling a hole in the night pearl.

When leaving Lizhou before, the Dragon King put a cluster of dragon fire in the luminous pearl so that it could be as bright as his "blind eyes" at night. After all, it was inconvenient to carry an oil lamp all the time on the road.Later, in order to get used to the life of a blind man, he didn't use this night pearl very much. He was locked here for a long time, but he found that this pearl has a special use.

Maybe it was because of the special material of the beads, or maybe it was because the cluster of dragon fire had some magic power, but he found that the beads could be partially stuffed outside the barrier.So he came up with an idea, took out a signal flare wrapped in layers from the sachet he was carrying, and put it into the small hole he dug on the night pearl.

Although the Dragon King said the sachet smelled bad, but there were important things in it, he would rather replace it with fragrance-free spices than really throw away the sachet.

The signal flare is special, it will only be ignited when it encounters an open flame, and it is used to save lives in a crisis.The smoke from the signal flare is a special red color, and it can be so high that it can be seen in a radius of hundreds of miles no matter day or night.But because the materials used are too scarce and the price is too expensive, a signal flare is roughly equivalent to a Peng's house, so he has never used it once when he grows up, and he doesn't know if the effect is really true.

If the signal bomb fails to fire, then he will lose the only chance to escape from the sky. If the signal bomb successfully goes up to the sky, if he is lucky, he can directly recruit Li Yi and the others, and at worst it will alarm the Peng family caravan in Jinling—he has calculated, If nothing else, there is a caravan stopping in Jinling at this time.

Anyway, his caravan is not afraid to force their way into the palace, whether they can get in is another matter, but as long as they can create a disturbance, they can always win a chance of life.

But he still hoped that it would be best to attract the two dragons directly, and he didn't want to lose his caravan for no reason and kill those brothers.

He took a deep breath, holding the night pearl filled with flares, the opening had been tightly tied by him.He took off his hair tie, twisted the thin thread into a strand and tied it to the lead wire of the signal flare, soaked it with the oil from the oil lamp, wrapped the end of the thread around his finger, and stood in front of the window holding the night pearl.

The rain has completely stopped, because it is not falling heavily, and there is no water on the ground.He didn't dare to make any mistakes. If he missed this opportunity, he might really die here.

But as long as the signal goes up to the sky, those people will know immediately that he did it. I'm afraid they can't hide the fact that his eyes are already healed, and the other party will definitely kill him.

Death sooner or later is death, he has no way to retreat.He couldn't figure out how long it was between "they" realizing that he was playing tricks, and when his people came. He might have died completely during this time.

But he had no choice.

He took a deep breath again, forcing himself to calm down, the beads in his hand touched the barrier, and the thin film immediately rippled.Half of the beads were smoothly pushed out, and at the same time he felt a resistance, the "membrane" was about to be broken, as firm as a rock and as tough as a pampas grass.

He gritted his teeth, pressed the heel of his palm against the Ye Mingzhu and pushed it outward, the more he pushed, the greater the resistance he received.He almost broke out in sweat, as if what he was fighting was not a membrane that seemed to be broken, but a giant tripod made of bronze, or a mountain soaring into the sky.

The veins on his arms were bulging, and he even trembled because of the exertion.There was no reason in his mind to think of Li Yi catching the gate plaque in Chenzhou, and he thought that if he had half his strength, he would have pushed the bead out long ago.

The bead and the enchantment were still attached to each other. When he thought of Li Yi, a string in his heart suddenly jumped heavily. With a shake of his arm, the instantaneous force finally pushed the bead out completely!

The tremor in the barrier subsided immediately, Ye Mingzhu fell on the window frame and knocked, then bounced and landed on the bluestone slab outside.With a light tug on the thread wrapped around his finger, he quickly grabbed the end of the thread and moved it back to stabilize the rolling beads.

He held the end of the thread to let the signal flare go straight up, and then slowly loosened the thread, letting it lay flat on a dry place without water, and gently extended to the window frame.He bit off the excess thread with his teeth, rubbed the fire, and let the flames fall on the end of the thread.

The thin thread soaked in lamp oil was ignited at one point, and the flame quickly burned outward along the set trajectory, passing through the barrier without hindrance.Peng Yu's heart was beating wildly, almost jumping out of his throat. He saw that the flame had finally reached the fuse of the signal flare, and sparks appeared from a short length of the fuse, and then there was a soft "poof". There was a sound, and the jumping flames disappeared.

Went out?

His pupils constricted violently, and he could hardly believe that he was really so unlucky.But before his fragile heart fell freely, he saw a dragon fire flash in the night pearl, a puff of white smoke shot out from the signal bomb, and a red light blasted into the sky!

The luminous pearl shattered completely, and the eye-catching red smoke shot up to the blue sky with a loud noise, turning the bright day red for a moment. If there is a dragon looking down from the sky, there is a high probability that it can be noticed.He let out a long breath, and before he could relax, he heard the door being kicked open.

With a jolt, he entered the stressful state again, and wanted to delay a little longer, so he pretended to be nonchalant and said, "What happened just now..."

Unexpectedly, the visitor wouldn't even give him a chance to speak, so coming up was a real greeting!

Peng Yu himself didn't know where he got his vigilance from. He probably has unlimited potential in a critical moment. Before the wind of the knife hit him, he rolled to the side and hastily escaped!

The sharp blade cut off the wooden window frame in half, and the woman who usually brought him food and water was as ruthless as a man, she drew her knife and greeted him again.Peng Yu ran away in embarrassment, but he had never practiced kung fu, and was forced to the table in an instant. In a flash, the knife gleaming with cold light slashed straight at him!

In the panic, he had no way to retreat, he could only turn his body with all his strength, and the knife came down from his right shoulder, and slashed straight at his chest.He dodged to the end, making the blade's penetration shallow by three points, and he was stabbed by something in his chest again. He failed to cut him open on the spot, and continued to slash through.

That copper coin!

The opponent's blow failed, and his movements obviously stopped for a moment. Peng Yu didn't care about the pain, he hurriedly propped the table around for half a circle, picked up the teapot and threw it at her head and face.The tea in the pot was still hot, splashing it on the face would probably disfigure her face, the woman had no choice but to take a step back to avoid it, and Peng Yu slammed the teapot hard at her again.

The woman seemed annoyed that he, a little fish and shrimp, dared to jump about, and refused to hide, even though the teapot was smashed against her arm.At the same time, he kicked out against the rain of broken porcelain, and the whole table flew flat against the ground, shooting the unsuspecting Peng Yu to the wall!

Peng Yu was caught off guard and didn't stand upright at all, the edge of the table directly pressed against his abdomen, he felt that he was almost cut in half, and all his internal organs were displaced along with it.Under the severe pain, he couldn't even cry out, his whole body was covered in cold sweat, and his legs instantly went limp.

The woman didn't give him any chance to breathe, she jumped up and stepped on the table, and the solid table was split into two halves with a "click".Peng Yu knelt down immediately, but saw the figure approaching him, a cold light came over him, and the blade long in the palm of his hand pierced straight into his belly——