Guanqingzhai

A calculation flashed in Meng Ling's mind, but she still replied calmly afterwards: "Because he was able to go back and forth between the two sides of Huangquan, before Hu Yue entered the game, he told me about the life and death talisman. He must also be obsessed with entering the game, and he will do whatever it takes to enter the game. Not only is he betting on the last battle of the founding emperor, but he is betting on the world. But Hu Yue was a person who liked to leave behind, so before entering the game, he Informed me of the opening of the life and death talisman, and mentioned that if someone can go back and forth to the underworld, then this person's soul can open the life and death talisman again, leading people into the game."

Xuan Mingzi grumbled, touched his chin and said, "Forget it, I can only gamble, how is Hu Yue now?"

Mengling bit her lip, but still didn't tell him about Liu Ji, she replied: "As you expected, it's natural that their technique of destroying has failed, Hongqiao is gone, and Hu Yue has suffered because of it." Injured. Hu Yue's vitality was seriously injured. Apart from opening the life and death talisman, he has no other way to deal with you and me. By the way, where did you hide Xiaoying?"

Xuan Mingzi said: "Don't worry, she is still useful, but she can't appear here anymore. As for Hongqiao... If the old fox hadn't recovered his memory, he would never let Hongqiao take such risks. It seems that we don't have to either." I am worried about whether his memory will recover, and seeing that he is preparing to focus on the life and death talisman, it is also consistent with what you said. As long as his memory is recovered, he will continue to start the game, but the problem is... he recovered If he has lost his memory, then he must also remember the things after he entered the game, but we didn't feel any news after he entered the game, why is this?"

Mengling covered her arm, she closed her eyes, endured the pain, and then said, "This is beyond our comprehension, as long as he uses Chu Jue to open the life and death talisman and let us enter the game, everything after that has nothing to do with him .It will not be too late to get rid of him then."

Xuan Mingzi neither denied nor agreed, he was silent for a moment and said: "No, there must be something in it, no, I still can't let go completely."

Mengling squeezed her arm secretly, she nodded silently, Xuan Mingzi glanced at her, and then said: "What's going on over there?"

Meng Ling said: "No more, the next step is to wait for Chu Jue to appear, as long as he agrees to open the life and death talisman with his soul, then our plan will be half completed."

Xuan Mingzi looked sideways and said, "Only half?"

Meng Ling said: "That's right, only half of it. Because after that, I was already dead. So I don't know what the situation is like. As you said, Hu Yue used to work hard for the foundation of the late emperor, but After it was opened, such a big change happened, and it survived in this world without birth or death. What happened to it? I... don’t know.”

Xuan Mingzi laughed and said: "That is to say, even if we remove all obstacles, there are still half of the variables?"

Meng Ling sneered and said, "What? Are you scared now? Is it a bit late, Master National Teacher?"

Xuan Mingzi flicked his sleeves and said, "Am I not going to keep someone who recruits later?"

Meng Ling said: "At least now we are proceeding according to our plan. As long as you activate the Life and Death Talisman, you can watch the changes of all the cloud spells. But the opportunity is fleeting, and only within an hour after opening the cloud spells will be fully activated. .”

Xuan Mingzi looked thoughtful, and he said, "One hour? Hmph!"

After finishing speaking, she left the small building. Seeing him walking away, Meng Ling leaned against the door with her arms covered and snorted coldly, "Do you think you are the only one left behind?"

Mengling held the willow leaf in her hand, then looked at Xuan Mingzi's back and sneered a few times before leaving.

Just when the sun was in the west, but it was not yet dusk, the moat of the capital suddenly began to produce a lot of fog. The weather was already unbearably hot, and the original sun was suddenly covered by dark clouds, but this did not lower the temperature. On the contrary, it made the sweltering heat even worse, as if everywhere was wrapped in this indescribable dampness, and the market and the imperial road became a foggy phenomenon.

On the street, even if they were face to face, they couldn't see each other's appearance clearly. Everyone was terrified by such a sudden change in the sky, and they all returned home early, tightened their doors, and stayed behind closed doors.This year, the weather is changing in a foreign land, and strange things happen frequently. The residents of the capital are panic-stricken, but they dare not speak out, for fear that the disaster will infect their families.

The market, which was supposed to be bustling, seemed to be wrapped in gray cotton. The streets were in a mess, but there was no one there.And in such an atmosphere, the Chen Demen in the imperial city, which has been closed all year round, opened today under this strange weather and sky.

Only one person walked out of the thick fog, and then the door was closed again. The moment the door closed, a cold voice came from behind: "God's will, nothing will change."

The man didn't stop, he laughed, like a contemptuous smile, and a wry smile, holding a box in his hand, and walked slowly into the dense fog.

Hu Yue finally woke up again. He moved his fingers and opened his eyes very slowly. Liu Ji was no longer in the house, but the door and windows were open.He tried his best to prop up his body, the dagger behind him was gone, so naturally there would be no wounds on his body.He touched his neck, which was so stiff that he could barely turn it freely.

He forced himself to raise his breath and let himself sit up, when a voice sounded outside the door: "You finally woke up."

Hu Yue looked up and saw that the person entering the room was actually.He was slightly taken aback, but then asked, "Why are you?"

The old man entered from the outside and said, "Why can't it be me?"

Hu Yue's eyes darkened a bit, and said: "That's true, then we meet again, old friend."

The old man looked at Hu Yue, with no expression in his cloudy eyes, and said, "We will meet again."

Hu Yue looked up at the old man, and the old man said: "I came to see my old friend because your destiny is coming. You must listen carefully to the next three things, old man. It is related to whether everything you have done in the past is meaningful or not." , and the lifeline that involves tens of thousands and even the entire community, it can also be said that the suffering of your life is only for the current choice."

Hu Yue didn't interrupt, the old man nodded with satisfaction and said, "Review the situation, okay! The first thing I want to say is that you must never open the life and death talisman. That game was sealed by your lifetime bet. Would you like to?" Let the previous efforts go to waste?"

A gleam of red light flashed in Hu Yue's eyes, and the old man shook his head and said: "If you have to open the life and death talisman, then... you will definitely do that, then you must not let Chu Jue live, you must not let Chu Jue live until the beginning .If he is alive, he must not start the game, but he must die at the beginning.”

Hu Yue clenched his fists tightly, but there was a hint of hesitation in those ruthless eyes. The old man sighed: "Heaven's will, as expected, he has figured it out. If you show affection to Chu Jue, the last thing you need to do is to be the first thing you want to do at the beginning." At that time, Chu Jue was still alive. You must do everything possible..."

The old man opened his mouth, but suddenly the old man's face began to fall off, and then a woman's voice came out: "Hu Sheng? You should wake up too."

Hu Yue suddenly opened her eyes, there was no old man there, at this time Liu Ji had completely become a 'Hongqiao', her black hair was re-combed, and her hairpin was clouded with pearls, it seemed that the peaceful Hongqiao had no abnormalities .She had already cut a pot of tea for herself, and somehow got a table of exquisite refreshments.

Hu Yue climbed out of the bed again this time. He touched his back, and sure enough the dagger had disappeared. He said, "Miss, can you tell me what time it is?"

Liu Ji took a sip of tea and said, "It's already the third quarter of the unitary hour."

Hu Yue whispered: "Then... there is still time."

Hu Yue got off the bed, then looked at Liu Ji and said for a moment, "Miss, can you allow me to leave Guanqing Zhai and complete what you have planned?"

Liu Ji stretched out her hand and said, "This is your residence, so naturally you don't need to ask me."

Hu Yue hummed, and said, "I have another question?"

Liu Ji put down the teacup with a smile, and said, "You want to ask me what I asked Chu Jue for?"

Hu Yue nodded, and Liu Ji laughed: "I'm sorry I can't tell you, if you know what it is, wouldn't you have the capital of our army? But I can tell you, Chu Jue will die because of you." Change your decision, that's your biggest bet."

Hu Yue frowned, Liu Ji sat beside him, leaned into his ear and said: "The biggest bet is yourself, you have to think about how to use yourself."

Hu Yue turned her head and looked at Liu Ji with cold eyes, Liu Ji smiled at him, straightened his clothes for him without hesitation, then pointed to the door and said: "There is a person waiting for you outside, he has been poking around for a while, You go see him."

Hu Yue glanced at Liu Ji, and Liu Ji signaled that he could leave if he wanted to, without any hindrance.

Hu Yue got up to go out, the smile in Liu Ji's eyes also disappeared, she said: "Then it's time for me to settle down."

As soon as Hu Yue went out, Zuo Yiqi who was standing with his back to the door immediately turned his head to greet him, but Hu Yue was not surprised, he said: "Have you delivered the message for me, sir?"

Zuo Yiqi said: "Students come here for this matter."

Hu Yue signaled him not to speak for the time being, and then led him to Tianmen Temple not far from Guanqingzhai. Along the way, he looked at the fog all over the city and didn't ask much. After arriving, he stopped and asked: "Okay, sir, you can bring me Chu Jue's words."

Zuo Yiqi smiled and said, "Sure enough, it's Mr. Hu, that's right. Lord Hou asked me to say to Mr. 'Put it to death and live later'."

Hu Yue looked at Zuo Yiqi, touched his chin and said, "Oh? Can this old-fashioned point really make Hu die and come back to life? Or is he really going to leave? If so... that's fine. .”

Zuo Yiqi bowed his hands and said, "This fog is the help of Lord Hou."

Hu Yue looked at the thick fog around him and said, "Chu Jue wants me..."

Zuo Yiqi raised his head and said with a smile: "Master Hou still wants me to ask you a word."

Hu Yue said, "What are you talking about?"

Zuo Yiqi said: "My lord, do you still remember the previous agreement?"

Hu Yue only felt that a certain part of his brain seemed to be pierced by a fine needle. He covered his head and looked at Zuo Yiqi, and said, "Remember..."

Zuo Yiqi nodded in satisfaction and said, "That's good."

After finishing speaking, he leaned close to Hu Yue's ear and whispered: "If the young master forgets, I can also remind the young master."

After finishing speaking, he stuffed the two things into Hu Yue's hands calmly, bowed again after speaking, and left.

Hu Yue spread out his hands and found that it was a wax pill with something inside.

Hu Yue squeezed the wax pill in his hand, he looked at the mist all over the city, there seemed to be something vaguely in the mist?But I can't see clearly, but it seems that there is everything in this thick fog.

Hu Yue crushed the wax pills, and inside the wax pills was a piece of paper with only one paragraph on it: Brother, don't go back to Guanqingzhai, remember.

Hu Yue looked at the other wax pill in his hand, then pinched it open, and found that it was just a paper crane.The paper crane in Hu Yue's hand suddenly flew up, and Hu Yue sneered: "Brother Chu, brother Chu, are you still in the mood to play this game?" The paper crane seemed to feel Hu Yue's breath, and it stopped on Hu Yue's shoulder , and then flew in front of Hu Yue, quickly pecked Hu Yue's lips with the sharp corner of his mouth, and then flew forward.Hu Yue blushed immediately, but knowing that there was no one around, she unnaturally coughed a few times and followed the paper crane.

The paper crane's spirituality has always been ahead of Hu Yue, but it will never be submerged in the mist. Hu Yue moves forward.

The blue tiles and white walls all around in the mist seemed to be indistinct, but at this time the light could not penetrate the mist, the surroundings were already like night, and the candles in the houses of the people could be vaguely seen, but it was extremely dim .

Quietness is also the atmosphere that makes Hu Yue feel the deepest. There is no sound, except for this paper crane in front of him, which seems to be a thread, leading Hu Yue forward, there is nothing else.

All the way to silence, all the way to faint.Hu Yue doesn't know the exact time now, she doesn't even know which street she's walking on, she can't see the bright moon and stars when she looks up, and she can't feel the breath of the setting sun. Zhanghu couldn't see clearly either, as if there was nothing there, but he only knew that along the way, his heart became clearer little by little.

This game of chess is played by more than one person, and Hu Yue is only one side of the game, or even just a piece. The life and death talisman will inevitably be opened, that is because after the life and death talisman enters Hu Yue's body, Hu Yue is no longer the drunk Hu Yue. life, but an opener.And he also knows that the game opened by the life and death talisman is a forbidden zone that Hu Yue must never touch. This has become a contradiction. Never open it.Between these two difficulties, he couldn't allow him to change.Everything seems to be doomed.

Xuan Mingzi's entry into the game was by no means accidental, after all, he was just a move, a move that forced him.Now that the backlash of the cloud curse fails, it means that anyone may become the second Hongqiao, threatening Hu Yue's Hongqiao, so either find a way to completely eliminate Xuan Mingzi, or have to activate the life and death talisman and be killed by life and death. Hu Yue, who was infiltrated by the symbol, has no second way.Turning on became his instinct.

Why did Chu Jue seem so important here at this moment, and even transferred all the blame from Hu Yue to Chu Jue, forcing him to life and death?If all this is Liu Ji's game, no, it won't be hers.

There was only one person, the one who appeared last that Chu Jue kept silent.

And who would he be?Who could it be?What does all this have to do with the cloud?Why is the cloud a cloud?It is not just a cloud curse, the cloud curse was set up by Hu Yue, but its function is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it opens the life and death talisman, and on the other hand, it cuts off all people and things that may come into contact with the bureau.That’s where it all comes down to, what exactly is the cloud?The change in its role is what matters.Hu Yue was able to grasp the key points, but was unable to see through the overall situation.

Finally the paper crane stopped on the top of a crabapple tree and stopped moving. Hu Yue found that the surrounding area was still filled with thick fog, but there was a stone table and a pair of stone benches under the tree. The fog seemed to avoid this place consciously, faintly The light from the sky and the sky cast on the table. This stone bench and stone table are exactly the same as those in Guanqingzhai. Hu Yue observed carefully. There are dishes and wine glasses on the table, exquisite appetizers and mellow wine.Everything seemed to be waiting for Hu Yue to come.The surrounding area was abnormally dark, but Hu Yue could feel the emptiness here, as if he was in a place with good scenery, but he didn't know where it was.Only this table was lit with candles.Occasionally, dark fragrance is sent, but there is no chirping of birds and beasts. Although it is outside, it makes people feel cold. Maybe it is because in summer, the surrounding is mild and pleasant, and the aroma of dishes and wine is also soothing.

Hu Yue looked at the dishes, and they were all the ones he preferred in the past.This should be what Chu Jue prepared.However, Chu Jue was nowhere to be seen. Hu Yue held a fan in his hand and looked around from the corner of his eyes, but still had no clue, so he simply threw off the hem of his clothes and sat down calmly.

Although he can't see the time clearly now, he has encountered too many things this day, so he can't eat and rest. The woman's face, the woman's face was pale, she stood behind Hu Yue, she seemed to have been standing for a long time, but Hu Yue could not feel a trace of human breath.The woman also noticed the light, and after a flash, there was no one in the wine glass anymore.Then there was the sound of sparse clothes hem behind him, accompanied by the fragrance of the woman's high-pitched incense and rouge.