Sealing Sword

Chu Xiwei and Ye Fusheng returned to Jialan City three days later.

At this time Xuansu and Hengyuan had brought people back to Wenchan Mountain, and Xue Chanyi also brought Song Wei up the mountain to testify a few days ago, but the news that "Duanqing colluded with Burial Soul Palace and let He Lianyu go" still spread like wildfire. Leaving, the reinforcements from various martial arts factions who had just arrived in Jialan City hesitated and talked a lot.

Lu Mingyuan knew that there must be someone fanning the flames behind this. He arranged people to guide the public opinion in an orderly manner, and at the same time asked Qin Lanshang to contact Erniang, and launched a large-scale dark web search in Jialan City. In just three days, several nails were pulled out. It's a pity that they couldn't follow the vines to catch the big fish.

He was in a state of desperation, but there were new rumors on it-Mu Qingshang was not dead, and the Poyun Sword reappeared in the world.

The news was like a boulder rolling into a lake, breaking the surface of the barely maintained mirror water and setting off a stormy sea.

The younger generation's impression of Poyun Sword is only the legend that has been gradually distorted through word of mouth, but the older people will never forget the man and the sword more than 30 years ago, let alone the thousand miles chase that shocked the world. kill.

Mu Qingshang once stood on the cliff of Wulin, but fell into the mud again. His sword pierced the clouds and shocked the world, and he involved thousands of people.Therefore, even if some people had doubts about his crimes at the beginning, they did not dare to stand up to the world under the general trend. After Mu Qingshang fell into a deep ravine, the court wanted to trace his background. The "public case" has not yet passed the limelight, and it will not add turmoil to this inconclusive matter, so the government and martial arts will tacitly seal it up and wipe it out.

With the passage of time, Mu Qingshang has become a phantom with no name left. It was not until this moment when the ashes revived that they suddenly realized that the Poyun Sword was still lying on top of their heads. Three feet away was an insurmountable gap in their lives. .

The two news are both menacing, and the time difference is almost the same. Even if they haven't made it clear, anyone with a heart can guess that there must be a connection between them.All of a sudden, undercurrents surged within each faction, and there were countless people who came to the place where the gatekeepers of the Supreme Palace stayed to make open inquiries.

This time, the one who led the disciples to help out was Song Qiwei, the Master of Duanyi. She was the former senior sister of the Supreme Palace, and even the late Taoist Master Duanya had to pay three respects to her.In the early years, Master Duanyi assisted the sect head's younger brother to take care of the school's internal affairs. Later, she retreated to practice Taoism and martial arts. It was not until this time that the news of the Wenchan Mountain catastrophe came out that she left the seclusion angrily. Xichuan is bound to join forces to kill the Burial Soul Palace.

Unexpectedly, there would be troubles before the teacher was born. Master Duanyi originally wanted to strictly order the disciples to deny it, but changed his mind temporarily. Although the disciples did not know the truth, they also knew that at this juncture, they must follow the sect closely. Resolutely denying it, Xuancheng even led his brothers to learn what is "gag" in a short period of time without a teacher, and told the spies to leave angrily.

When Chu Xiwei and Ye Fusheng hurried through the door, they saw Mrs. Duanyi and Shen Wuduan sitting opposite each other in the courtyard, one was flipping through yellowed scrolls, the other was drawing with a brush.

"Father?!" Chu Xiwei was taken aback. Shen Wuduan concealed her whereabouts very well. The disciples of the Taishang Palace only regarded this as an old friend who had made good friends with the master, and no one thought about the old master of the Hundred Ghosts Sect.

Shen Wuduan put down his pen and looked over with a smile: "I'm back, did the journey go smoothly?"

Naturally, the road was bumpy. Even if Isar opened the door, it would not be easy to cross the blockade and reach the interior of Xichuan in the face of a stalemate at the border.Fortunately, before Chu Xiwei left, Xuan Su locked the long life of Cao Qingxuan, the young master of the Surabaya Gang, to him. Although the man suffered a great crime in the Du'e Cave, he survived at least, and in the future there will be a famous doctor and good medicine. , there are always some ideas to live on.

The Sishui Gang is the overlord of the Xichuan Waters. The leader of the Cao Gang knows that Wenchanshan has changed, and he is very worried about the safety of his only son.

Abandoning Yang Pass, walking by water, and being careful of the sentries along the way to avoid unnecessary trouble, Chu Xiwei forced out several gray hairs in the past few days, adding the pastime of "plucking hair" to Ye Fusheng's healing time.

The journey was full of dust and dust, but when he saw Shen Wuduan, Chu Xiwei swallowed all the difficulties and obstacles in his stomach. He just took away the jug from Shen Wuduan's hand, raised his head and drank it cleanly, and then said: "Ghost doctor I prescribed long-term stable medicine for you, so don’t drink too much.”

"You son of a bitch is still in charge of me!" Shen Wudu laughed and cursed, turned his eyes to Ye Fusheng, looked him up and down, "Finally, he looks like a living person."

Ye Fusheng rubbed his nose, now that he has detoxified the poison of "Youmeng", and it is the time when he and Chu Xiwei are in love, like a dead tree rejuvenating, even the bleak autumn wind can't stop the new buds from sprouting, how could it be that at the beginning? Can the appearance of waiting to die in a daze be compared?

However, the last time I saw Shen Wudu, Ye Fusheng was still able to advance and retreat freely. Now that he glanced at him, he felt inexplicably "an ugly wife seeing her in-laws". A hand in hand with the same feet.

Fortunately, he still had the business in mind, and the embarrassment only lasted for a moment, and then he returned to normal in a blink of an eye, and asked Duan to clarify the whole story of the matter straight to the point.

"Wen Chan Mountain was almost turned upside down, but only found the bodies of Wei Changyun and a group of killers in the Burial Soul Palace. Xuanying sent a letter saying that he was killed by a sword wound. It should be the handwriting of Junior Brother Duan Qing." Mrs. Duanyi put down her hands. In the book, she is old and her body is still thin and straight, her gray hair is neatly tied into a bun, revealing a pair of clear eyes on her weathered face.

Ye Fusheng was worried all the way, and now he is not relieved after hearing this sentence: "Then, where is he?"

Duanyi Master Taiding took a look at him, vaguely saw the afterimage of the woman in red with a sharp sword from back then, her heart suddenly felt sour, and she sighed: "I'm afraid, I'm with Helian Yu."

Ye Fusheng's mind suddenly buzzed.

Chu Xiwei helped him just right, wrapped his arms around the man's shoulders, looked at Shen Wuduan, and said in a deep voice: "On the way we came, we heard some rumors about the priest."

Shen Wudu sneered: "Do you believe in these things?"

Chu Xiwei said: "You can't believe everything, and you can't completely disbelieve it."

"When you came back from outside the customs, you should have gone to Jiuyao City. You must have heard more than that. You should consider the right and wrong in the middle." Shen Wuduan raised his eyes, "There are no outsiders here. If you want to know anything, just Just ask."

Ye Fusheng's gaze sank slightly: "My teacher...is it really Mu Qingshang?"

His voice was very soft, but Duanyi Shitai's expression froze. Fortunately, when Shen Wuduan came, the courtyard had already been cleared of other people, and there were confidantes guarding outside, so he was not worried about the conversation leaking out.

Shen Wuduan smiled and said: "Duanqing is Mu Qingshang, but... Mu Qingshang is not just Duanqing."

The heart that Ye Fusheng mentioned almost jumped out of his throat, he almost thought he heard it wrong, and subconsciously repeated it: "Not just?"

Master Duanyi didn't have time to stop Shen Wuduan just now, and now he frowned tightly, and the latter said when he saw him: "Master, Shen just said that there are no outsiders here, so what is there to say? Besides, these things have already happened. After hiding it for more than 30 years, can it be possible to hide it for a lifetime?"

Hearing this, Ye Fusheng looked at Mrs. Duanyi, raised his hand to her and bowed down to earnestly salute the younger generation, saying: "Your junior, Ye Fusheng, formerly known as Gu Xiao, was the one who bullied Fang by the patron of the Jinghong Sword, and the Daoist Duanqing There is also a teacher-student relationship, and I have met my teacher here. All kinds of things in the past have changed beyond recognition; now the wind and rain, there is no lack of aftermath. Now the powerful enemy is out of tricks, and everyone is in danger. All of them have pictures of old grievances and grudges. If the teacher knows the inside story , I also hope to tell you one or two, this junior swears here only to solve the crisis, and never pass it on to others!"

Chu Xiwei didn't speak, her eyes fell on Shen Wuduan, and the two looked at each other for a moment, then moved away.

After a while, Master Duanyi shook his head too, helped Ye Fusheng up with his own hands, and said: "You don't need to do this, the poor Taoist will tell you."

She handed over the yellowed scroll, and Ye Fusheng and Chu Xiwei opened it, and there were a series of names neatly arranged on it, which recorded the names of masters and apprentices handed down by the Supreme Palace.

They rummaged through the pages one by one, and finally fixed the frame at the back: Taoist Priest Su Qing, the fourth generation head of the Supreme Palace, his direct disciples Duanya Taoist Priest Ji Qingyan, Mu Qingshang, and Duanheng Taoist Priest Jing Fei.

At the end of the three-character line of "Mu Qingshang", the name "Duanqing" was added in the same handwriting instead of "Duanqing Daochang Mu Qingshang".

Ye Fusheng's pupils shrank, and Chu Xi raised his head slightly: "Judging from the name list, the Taoist priest and Mu Qingshang should be related, but they are not the same person."

"When I was 16 years old, the nine-year-old Qingshang Junior Brother was taken to the mountain gate by the master. He was timid, quiet and well-behaved." Master Duanyi recalled the past, and a smile slowly appeared on his mouth, "At that time, he He is the youngest child in the sect. Even if he doesn't want to enter the Taoist sect, the master master and my master love him. Junior brother Duanya has a youthful heart and takes him by his side as if he were his own brother... However, I don't understand why the sect master should teach him "The Promise Kung Fu."

Ye Fusheng frowned: "I heard from Yun Shu that "Wuji Kung Fu" is the supreme martial law that can only be practiced by the heads of the Supreme Palace. Could it be that Daoist Duanya hadn't been appointed as the next head at that time? "

Master Duanyi shook her head and said: "Junior brother Duanya was brought up by the master uncle of the sect master, and he regarded it as his own. When I was Junior Brother Shang, I was opposed by many elders, but my master who always strictly abides by the rules actually stood on the side of the master uncle... In the end, I don’t know how to convince the elders. He began to follow the master master to practice this heart. He has a very high level of understanding, and he works hard, and the master master is even more dedicated. Therefore, when Qingshang junior brother went down the mountain at the age of 15, he was already the best among young disciples .”

When she said this, there was a sudden pause, Ye Fusheng held his breath, and saw the smile on the corner of Master Duanyi's mouth slowly disappear.

"At that time, the master master was very old, and the hidden wounds from his early walks in the rivers and lakes were also showing up one by one. We juniors looked anxious, but he forbade us to send a letter to Qingshang junior brother, saying, 'No one should tell me. "Things of sorrow, anger and hatred", and on the other hand, let the disciples down the mountain always pay attention to the movements of Junior Brother Qingshang." Master Duanyi's smile gradually faded, "I thought he was worried, afraid that Junior Brother Qingshang would be worried, so it was not easy to disobey orders Fortunately, a few months later, Junior Brother Qing Shang sent a letter from Fei Ge, saying that he would bring his friends back to the Taishang Palace to stay for a while."

She looked at Shen Wuduan when she spoke, and the latter said: "At that time, there was a civil strife in the Hundred Ghosts Sect. I was carrying a burden and chased him to the south. Fortunately, I was rescued by Mu Qingshang, so I went to Dongling with him."

Master Duan Yi took a deep breath: "When I received the letter, the master master was not happy, and talked with Master for a whole night in the Feidao Pavilion, and I accidentally listened to it when Junior Brother Duan Ya and I went to deliver the medicine soup. After listening to it, I found that they were talking about 'Longevity Gu', 'Wuji Gong', and...'Magic Root'."

——"Mu Qingshang was congenitally deficient. He should have died short-lived. It was Helian who used the Longevity Gu to renew his life. He was two years old that year. Planting this Gu was like planting the root of life, and he could not escape for the rest of his life."

Ye Fusheng suddenly remembered what Isar said, and his expression changed immediately.

Chu Xiwei asked, "What is 'Magic Root'?"

"Our Taoists have had the saying of 'one thought of Taoism' since ancient times. In addition to the right and wrong learned in the world, human nature also has the roots of good and evil left behind." Master Duanyi said, "Since you have gone to Jiuyi City , you should know the origin of Junior Brother Qingshang. He was planted with the "Longevity Gu" since he was a child to prolong his life. However, this thing is the "Gu King". Although people can live a long life, they will also be affected by it, gradually turning into such a vicious temperament, it is extremely difficult to get rid of evil thoughts, so it is called the 'demonic root'."

"I met Mu Qingshang in Mizong Ridge when I was eight years old. He is one year younger than me, and he is usually as quiet as a porcelain doll. However... when faced with danger, he can already kill people." Shen He made a sudden noise for no reason, "Although he was young at the time, I will always remember his calm and ruthless manner when he killed, not at all like a seven-year-old child. Later, when we reunited after a long absence, he killed again to save me. More than a dozen killers almost He became a dead person in an instant... When he wanted to kill, Mu Qingshang seemed to have changed suddenly, like a wolf's claws sticking out from under the sheep's clothing."

Ye Fusheng's heart skipped a beat, and Chu Xiwei frowned when she remembered the numerous murders that Mu Qingshang committed in the south.

He thought about the several meetings with Duanqing, and it was hard to imagine the innocent and bloody appearance of a person who can be so thorough in both right and wrong. He felt that blood could not be more suitable for him.

One thought of Taoism, does it really exist like this?

Daoist Su Qing made an exception to teach Mu Qingshang the mental method of "The Promise Kung Fu", because he saw that although the child is immature, he has been deeply influenced by the Gu insects, and he is usually fine, but when he encounters life and death, sorrow and anger, it is easy to trigger the Gu insects to cause trouble. Growing up in an environment like Mizong Ridge, he gradually developed a very abnormal second personality.

Longevity Gu is the lifeblood of Mu Qingshang. Su Qing didn't want to hurt his life or ruin his future, so he forced him to cultivate his mind and nature with the method of "Wuji Gong", give him gentleness, teach him pure kindness, and hope that Mu Qingshang can do it well. Reaching the state of "ruthlessness" as soon as possible, and casting the "Tao body" outside the "demon root" from then on, even if you are a lifeless person with no desires, no love, and no desires, it is better than becoming a murderous, evil, and irreversible demon. Be strong.

It's a pity that people are not as good as God's will.

Seeing Mu Qingshang's first glimpse of the realm of "Ren Qing", Su Qing should have been happy, but the "demonic root" that had been suppressed by exercises for many years reappeared with the change of mood, and everything he did before became a double-edged sword , and Su Qing no longer has the ability to look after him.

Looking at the Taishang Palace at that time, he and Ji Qingyan were the only people who knew about "The Promise", but he was seriously ill and the latter was not as good as the latter. Crazy?

He couldn't afford to gamble.

Master Duan Yi closed her eyes: "Before Junior Brother Qing Shang brought Sect Master Shen back, the disciples who went down the mountain brought back news about the murder of Junior Brother. One day, the uncle said...'If you fail, you will end up with troubles'."

Ye Fusheng's breath was stagnant, he subconsciously grasped Chu Xiwei's hand, and the latter grasped it back forcefully, giving him the most real existence and support at this moment.

However, Master Duan Yi opened his eyes too, and the topic of conversation suddenly changed: "But, Master Master is wrong."

The two were startled, and Shen Wuduan took over the conversation: "When we were halfway to the guest house that day, Taoist priest Duanya hurriedly apologized and left. I was curious, thinking that there must be a change, so I touched it with lightness. Eavesdropping outside the Feidao Pavilion, just in time for Senior Su Qing to fight with Duan Qing."

Ye Fusheng was startled suddenly: "You said 'duanqing'?"

"En." Shen Wuduan nodded, "I heard the sound of fighting and broke in, and found that Senior Su Qing was seriously ill after all, and Mu Qingshang struck swiftly and fiercely. Just by looking at those eyes, I knew he had changed again. It became the same appearance when it comes to killing people. Originally, I thought that there would be a tragic event in the Taishang Palace to deceive the master and destroy the ancestors, so I planned to stop it, but I didn't expect him to stop."

At that moment, the long sword had already pierced Su Qing's throat, and the carving knife had just come out from his fingers. Seeing that life and death were about to be judged, the sword edge stopped half an inch before, but the carving knife pierced through the flesh and blood.

"I thought Mu Qingshang was awake by himself, but when I saw him turning around while clutching his wound, I realized that I had guessed wrong." Shen Wuduan put one hand on the corner of his eyes, "Mu Qingshang doesn't have that kind of look. "

Will the "demon root" with a fierce nature be merciful to others?

Taoists often say that "the devil has no heart", because he has no concept of good and evil, right and wrong, and no thoughts of kindness, righteousness and love. If he is a "demon", how can he leave others to hurt himself at the moment of life and death?

Shen Liu sighed, he was rarely saddened like this, but every time he thought of this past, he couldn't help but sigh for Duan Qing: "At that time, Mu Qingshang didn't know what was going on, he just thought he was experiencing a weird situation, and the two seniors, Su Qing and Su Yin... I have always regarded him as the 'demonic root' catalyzed by longevity Gu, but I forgot that even if he was born as a curse, he is still a mortal person, who will be emotionally affected by people, and will be moved by time."

Gu worms have created one person with two minds, killing and being ruthless is his nature, but Su Qing spent nearly six years of painstaking efforts to put on him the shackles called 'heart'.

If Mu Qingshang is the pinnacle of human purity and goodness, then he is the pinnacle of human right and wrong.

It's a pity that Su Qing taught him, but he didn't believe him.

After the carving knife passed through his forearm, the young man with indifferent eyes never looked back, and rushed out of the window, Shen Liu was the only one who caught up with him.

That night, Shen Liu finally saw him by the side of the mountain stream. The man wrapped up his wound indiscriminately. He didn't light a fire because he didn't want to be found. He sliced ​​the raw fish with the blade of his sword and ate it stiffly.

His eyes were cold, and there was blood on the corners of his fingertips and mouth, but Shen Liu felt that he was sad for no reason.

Shen Liu put down his weapon, squatted in front of him and unwrapped the rags again, stared into his eyes, and asked softly, "Was it you who killed me in Mizong Ridge eight years ago?"

He didn't speak, just looked at Shen Liu's face.

The corner of Shen Liu's mouth hooked up: "The grace of saving life is just empty talk, now we are all homeless, let's take a companion and go together, what should I call you?"

His lips moved a few times, but he said: "You all call me Mu Qingshang."

He doesn't have a name of his own, and since he appeared, he has been like a branch of a tree trunk, not recognized by anyone, only feared by others.

But he should also be Mu Qingshang.

Shen Liu looked at his lowered eyes, and suddenly said: "That's right, you are all 'Mu Qingshang', my savior and good brother of Shen Liu. It will be convenient for you to travel in the rivers and lakes in the future, and you have to socialize with others Jie Hao let him go, if you want to use conspiracy and tricks, let me do it, if you meet the heinous, you deserve to die, you can do justice for the sky."

He stared at Shen Liu for a long time before he lowered his head and took a sip of the cold stream water.

The next day they went north by boat, and Shen Liu said that since Dongling and Southwest could not be visited, they should go to see the scenery in the north.This trip lasted more than a month, and during the process, Shen Liu witnessed with his own eyes how a person lived in two ways. During the day, he would let the gangsters beg for mercy, but at night, he would kill the evil rats without mercy.

The journey was very long, but Shen Liu found it very interesting. One Mu Qingshang was honest and kind, and he was as gentlemanly as a jade, gentle and upright, while the other "Mu Qingshang" was extremely cold and arrogant. Except for Shen Liu, he never treats anyone differently, he always treats things wrongly, and never gives a good face once provoked.

The two Muqing merchants had very little communication, and the few times Shen Liu dictated or wrote a message. One person wrote two different handwritings on the paper, and his tone and attitude were completely different. In this difficult relationship running in.

The former gradually gave up the almost naive innocence, while the latter gradually learned to be gentle and gentle.Shen Liu didn't pay less attention during this month, and found that the gentle Mu Qingshang appeared more often, and the other one only came out when there was a crisis or a big mood swing, and it was mostly a flash in the pan in the dark.

Until that day, news came from Dongling that Daoist Su Qing died of illness.

Mu Qingshang was playing chess with Shen at the time, and when he heard the bad news, he almost fell off his chair, and when he looked up again, his eyes changed.

Those eyes were still ice-cold, but Shen Liu could see the faint glimmer of water in them.

He said, I want to go back and have a look.

From Beidi to Dongling, the two ran to the death of three horses. During the process, Mu Qingshang couldn't rest day and night, and his mind and nature alternated to support his body several times, and finally caught up with the burial of Daoist Su Qing seven days later.

That night, Shen Liu stayed at the foot of the mountain and waited until the moon was in the sky, then the man came back with a snowstorm all over his body.

He said, "Master is gone."

This was the first time the word "Master" appeared in his mouth, but Shen Liu didn't know what to say, but the man took off his mask, and there was a smile on his indifferent face.

"Before the master died, he added something to the name list..." He rubbed the silver mask with his fingers, and looked at Shen Liu with his eyes, "From now on, I will not only be Mu Qingshang, but also have my own name, It's called 'Duanqing'."

Aoyama Arakuzuka said:

EMMM... I checked it out, and there was a kind of [Department of Soul Syndrome] in ancient times, which has three meanings - the soul flies away and forgets things, the soul is revived by the corpse, and there are two souls inside and outside.The last argument is the manifestation of [Double Personality] in ancient medicine, so this stalk is still used here, but the source of the influence of [Longevity Gu] is added before this disease. This is a private setting, please pay attention to the party shoot!

Let me explain here, Poyun Sword Master is Mu Qingshang, but Mu Qingshang has dual personalities, the first one is He Lianyu's master, who is gentle and upright, which is the personality of the subject itself; With a vicious nature, it is a split personality caused by the influence of Gu insects and the dark environment of Mizong Ridge.

The former expresses personality, while the latter expresses personality. In the first half of life, it mainly expresses personality, and Mrs. Duanqing seldom appears.

Later, the Biao personality died, and Mrs. Duanqing became the main personality. Here I will talk about the issues that everyone is more concerned about. Shen Liu and the two personalities are friends. The host Ji Qingyan also accepts that the two personalities are his juniors, but Gu Dawang loves Duanqing teacher's personality, and she knew the truth later, there is no such thing as deceiving people with her personality identity→_→As for why the appearance personality died out, why did the supposedly fierce personality become like this, see below ╮(╯_╰)╭