Sir, this sword is a keepsake

Although the gray stone is smooth and plain, lying alone on the side, but the upward side is covered with a lot of dust and mud, which is a bit strange.

Nangong Fuyun looked at Zhuang Li with an expression that she had expected.Shen Fang's face changed slightly, but he didn't say anything more.Only Zhuang Li leaned forward, took out his chess piece, and compared it with the one on the bluestone chessboard.

Although it is a snake, its posture and body shape are different.

On the one in Zhuang Li's hand, the snake's head is looking up at the sky, and the upper half of the snake's body is straight and high-spirited.But on the chessboard, the head of the snake bowed slightly, and the body of the snake twisted several times, occupying the entire surface of the chess piece.

Nangong Fuyun tilted her body and looked at Shen Fang, "Here, what should we do now."

"The one from Lingsnake Marsh doesn't seem to have any malice towards Zhuang Li, but he just doesn't know what he is going to do when he comes to Shangqingguan." Shen Fang looked at the chess game, "Let's go, I'm worried about Guixuzi Daoist."

Nangong Fuyun muttered, "You still have time to worry about others." While watching Shen Fang take the lead in placing the chess piece in the upper right of the "chessboard" on the two interlaced vines, "I remember, this is what I took down. Location."

Nangong Fuyun casually threw the chess piece in her hand upwards, only to see that the chess piece flipped several times in the air and landed on a certain place on the lower left of the chessboard.

"I am here."

Both of them looked at Zhuang Li together.Zhuang Li looked back and forth between the chess piece in his hand and the chess piece on the board, and finally placed the chess piece next to another chess piece engraved with a snake shape.

As soon as his hand left the chessboard, he heard the vibrating sound from the gray stone behind him, like a rolling stone sliding. The edge trembled slightly and loosened, as if something was shaking it with great force behind the stone.

"Be careful." Shen Fang took a step to stand in front of the two of them. This was the second time he had done so since that day in Zhuluyuan. The only difference was that Zhuang Li did not stay in Nangong Fuyun this time. beside.

Zhuang Li took a step forward, stood beside Shen Fang, and joked, "Do you want to stop all the work by yourself this time?"

"This is not the time to joke, you have no idea what's behind that—"

"Don't underestimate me now." Zhuang Li said with a straight face, his tone did not seem to be joking.

Shen Fang was startled, and was about to defend himself when the gray stone loosened completely at this moment, the upward facing stone tilted outwards, rolled over on the ground, there was a bang, white smoke billowed, the three of them backed away again and again, and when the debris gradually settled, one He is at the same height as the people, and the entrance of the cave is revealed in front of him.

Inside the cave is a dark tunnel, with no head visible, leading deep into the mountain.Naturally, this is the way up the peak.Strangely, there is no trace of the force that pushes the bluestone.

The three of them were not in a hurry to enter the somewhat weird cave. Shen Fang inspected the upward side of the stone, that is, the side that was previously attached to the mountain wall. Nangong Fuyun squatted on the ground, observing the traces of the rolling ground. Li is to carefully look at the joint between the cave and the bluestone.

However, no valuable clues were found.

"It seems that the power is still in this cave, I guess Guixuzi won't harm us, let's go." Nangong Fuyun stood up and waited at the entrance of the cave, unwilling to be the first to enter.

"What? Didn't Guixuzi not harm us?" Shen Fang asked.

"I'm just worried about the one who walks in front of us. If he hides inside and tries to plot against me, I will suffer a lot. If you want me to say, Zhuang Li is the most suitable person to walk in the first place."

Shen Fang didn't speak, and was about to walk into the cave, but Zhuang Li grabbed him and said without a doubt:

"She's right. I'll be the first one. Shen Fang will put you in the rear." Zhuang Li walked into the deep cave without hesitation.He has a calm face and a well-thought-out plan.

Is this the Jinghuyue state of Mengdie's mind?Shen Fang watched Zhuang Li's beautiful side face disappear into the shadows, but he always felt a trance feeling of seeing his beloved fall into darkness.

It must be because I didn't rest well, and I cared too much about him...or maybe it has something to do with the uneasy association of the shadow of the green snake...

in the end……

"It's useless to think about it now. When you see that person, you will know the truth." Nangong Fuyun stepped into the cave, but stopped, turned around and whispered in Shen Fang's ear, "I advise you to do it." Get ready~”

Shen Fang didn't say anything. As the tallest of the three, he lowered his head slightly and walked into the cave.

The space in the cave was much wider than they had imagined. The height of the cave entrance was only half of the cave's height. The three of them spread out and kept a distance of several feet.The tunnel stretched out to the left and right in front of them, with indistinguishable darkness at both ends.Only then did they realize that the gray stone-blocked hole was just a gap on the side of the tunnel in the mountain. One end of the tunnel should be Shangqingguan on Wuyou Peak, and where does the other end lead to?

But Zhuang Li stood firm, motionless, and looked into the depths of darkness on the right.

"Huh? Have you found any special clues?" Nangong Fuyun asked without thinking.

"..." Zhuang Li suddenly took a quick step back, as if frightened by something.

"What's the matter?" Shen Fang drew out the sword. Except for the faint light penetrating through the narrow hole, there was no light source in the hole, but the body of the sword gradually became transparent, with silver light flowing on the surface.

The place in front of Zhuang Li was illuminated by the silver sword light, and there was a wet mark that was about to dry out, extending forward, something wetted crawled across the ground not long ago.

Zhuang Li held Shen Fang's arm, "No, I'm dizzy... If this happens suddenly in front of me, I can't bear it without any mental preparation, so you should open the way."

"...Let's go, it's probably in this direction." Shen Fang let him tug on his clothes lightly, and followed him slowly.

After walking a few steps, I heard another bang behind me, and the hole I came in disappeared into the darkness. It seemed that it was blocked by boulders again.There is no turning back.

The sword in Shen Fang's hand shone brightly, illuminating a corner, and he found two candlesticks standing upright in the depressions on both sides.He tentatively held the sword against the bottom of the candlestick, but there was nothing unusual, so he took two candlesticks from the left and right sides and handed them to Zhuang Li and Nangong Fuyun.

"Guixuzi is still very caring." Nangong Fuyun did not change her true colors, and her tone did not show the slightest respect.

The candlestick was lit, and the surroundings suddenly became brighter, and the tunnel was no longer scary because of the darkness.The three of them quickened their pace and rushed to the depths.

The traces of the snake's trail disappeared after they passed a section of dry sand. Fortunately, there were no forks.

The journey was much easier and simpler than they thought, but they didn't know how long it would take.Unable to see the situation outside, the three of them could only vaguely guess the hour, and estimated that it would be sunset soon, but the tunnel still didn't end.The wild guest monk once said that this section of the road will take a day and a night.

"Take a rest, we still have to walk for several hours, don't be in a hurry." Shen Fang stopped first, knowing that he had the best physical strength, if he didn't say anything, Zhuang Li would endure fatigue and follow.

"I still have some fruit here." Zhuang Li distributed the last bit of fruit he brought from Ye Ke Monk's yard to the two of them, sat on the ground, rubbed his temples with his fingers while eating.

"Uncomfortable?" Shen sat cross-legged opposite Zhuang Li.

"It's not a big deal." Zhuang Li gave a deep smile, and immediately said with a bit of worry, "It's you, what's wrong with the weird fog on your body?"

"Maybe it will happen in an hour or two, don't worry, it's just a delay." Shen Fang has figured out the law of the attack.

Nangong Fuyun's tone was serious, "He followed you so closely that I couldn't see clearly, but I could see clearly. Your right hand trembles occasionally, but it's actually getting worse."

Zhuang Li was startled, "Didn't I say that I can relieve you temporarily? Do you not believe me or—"

"Of course not," Shen Xin secretly blamed Nangong Fuyun for being troubled, and told the two about Hualongzhan.

"That day you used Hantan Ying to deal with those two people and you were overdrawn. I don't want you to—"

Zhuang Li's sullen eyes made him unable to speak.

"Do you still remember the ring pendant I bought that day? Now, you do what I say." Zhuang Li reached out from his arms, wrapped the rope that tied the ring pendant around his hand, and wrapped the ring pendant around his hands. A piece of lustrous white hung in front of Shen Fang.

"Look at the gap in the middle."

Shen Fang obediently fixed the ring with his eyes.

"Stretch out your right hand."

In the next second, Zhuang Li put his hand on Shen Fang's right hand.

Shen Fang's hand was clenched slightly - if it was in a completely relaxed state, the trembling would be extremely obvious.Zhuang Li gently smoothed Shen Fang's palm with his fingers, and straightened his fingers one by one.However, it only lasted for a moment, and Shen Fang's hand felt as if it had been stabbed by a needle. The back of his hand arched, and he retracted suddenly, but was held firmly by Zhuang Li again.

Shen's heart skipped a beat, the moment he was held, through the gap in the ring, he clearly saw a smile on the corner of Zhuang Li's mouth opposite him.

"Shen Fang, what did you see?" Zhuang Li's calm voice seemed to come from a long distance away. "These are the illusions you constructed, don't panic if what happens."

That's right, it's an illusion again.Hearing the instructions from the "real" Zhuang Li, Shen Xin gave a low hum in his heart, silently looking at the young man who smiled at him.

The boy was dripping wet, as if he had returned to the moment when he just climbed ashore from the lake.But he didn't realize it, he just smiled, his eyes were full of satisfaction, and only Shen Fang existed.His skin was transparent, glowing with a silvery white light, as if the moonlight was hidden in his body.No, it's not accurate to say that, he is more like a container of moonlight at the moment, containing the purest and clearest thing in the world - moonlight.

Shen Fang wanted to hug this piece of moonlight, but he was afraid that it would break if he touched it, as if he had never dared to shake his mind.

"In the illusion, you can do whatever you want, as long as it makes you calm, even, happy."

Hearing Zhuang Li's instructions, Shen Fang tentatively stretched out his hand to the boy, but the boy didn't dodge, allowing Shen Fang's fingers to touch his face, ears, and neck.Shen Fang's thumb brushed over the young man's Adam's apple, and he rubbed that small piece of skin back and forth, and a restless heat surged in his body.

He leaned forward, approached Zhuang Li very quickly, and put his face on it, his lips gently brushed the cold corners of the eyes, the tip of the nose, and the peak of the lips, and slowly moved down, all the way to the fragile neck.Without hesitation, he took a light bite and bit the protruding Adam's apple.

"Shen Fang?" Zhuang Li, who felt something was wrong, asked tentatively.

Shen Fang's right hand no longer trembled, but he was suppressed to the extreme, but he was fighting against a hot evil desire in his body.

"Let me wake up."

As soon as he finished speaking, the young man in front of him shattered like a mirror, and another silhouette of Zhuang Li gradually emerged, replacing it with all the falsehoods before, which made him very nostalgic.

Shen Fang sat cross-legged, with his palms up on his knees, his eyes dark.On the right palm, there is the ring pendant.

"How? What did you see?"

"I saw it, Mingyue..." Shen Fang lowered his head, looked at his right hand that had recovered, and said hoarsely, "Jinghuyue... is really special."

"Mingyue?" Zhuang Li had no doubts, heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a grin, "It's such a leisurely time at this time."

Shen Fang casually put the jade pendant into his arms, "I'll take it."

"Well, if you still want to admire the moon in the future, just take it out, haha." Zhuang Li's smile grew stronger, "I forgot to tell you earlier, you borrowed the false image, and now you need to give me the truth."

Shen Fang was startled, but didn't understand.

"Anyway, I'm asking you a question, and you need to answer me honestly."

It's not good... Shen Fang felt cold sweat breaking out on his back, and at the same time caught a glimpse of Nangong Fuyun looking at him with a smirk on his face.

"Otherwise?"

"It will give birth to fantasies, and as time goes by, I don't want to wake up in the illusion."

"go ahead."

Zhuang Li leaned back slightly, with a serious expression, "What kind of man do you like?"

After a moment of silence, Shen Fang looked up at Zhuang Li without showing any weakness, and said calmly, "The one with a thin waist and long legs." As soon as the words fell, he stood up, looked into the depths of the dark tunnel, and looked down at Zhuang Li again. Zhuang Li felt cramped.

"Didn't I agree to take you to the brothel in Luoyang? You can see my taste when you go there. Now, if you think this road is boring, you might as well go ahead of me and take the lead generously. Find some excitement for yourself."

"Otherwise, don't be so naive and make fun of me. If your master knows that you actually use 'Jinghuyue' to tease people, won't you die of anger?"

Applause rang out, Nangong Fuyun held back her laughter, and applauded Shen Fang.Shen Fang turned his back to the two of them, raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his forehead, the jade pendant was so heavy through his clothes, it pulled him straight down.