seven relics

Lian Jiangyue couldn't answer, wiped the corner of her mouth, pointed forward, and said, "Go, go and have a look over there."

He was also full of doubts in his heart, but it wasn't about the origin of Lian Wu Hate and the Ruo Que Temple, but he was puzzled by the scene in front of him. According to common sense, if there is a fire on the grassland, it means that a fire blanket has been spread. The wave must be one roll higher than the other, and the fire can instantly surround the people in it, but the fire they encountered before them did not engulf everything, nor did they drag them into a sea of ​​flames. A fire executor who cleared the obstacles ahead for them kept moving forward, leaving nothing but darkness everywhere he went.

It seems that today's bizarre encounter has not come to an end, and there may be even more bizarre things waiting for them later.Thinking of this, Lian Jiangyue felt tired and sighed unconsciously. Qu Jiuchuan looked at him and said, "If you are really unwell, I will carry your father behind my back."

Lian Jiangyue coughed, and said: "You have a heart, but in the end, I implicated you in this matter, and it has troubled you a lot. I have to do something to say anything."

As he said that, he lifted the stretcher, Qu Jiuchuan didn't say anything more, and then lifted the stretcher again, and the two of them carried Lianwuhan to the building that flashed in the fire.

The phantom grass that has been burned has a pungent smell. Stepping on it is like stepping on broken glass, rattling, but the touch of the soles of the feet is extremely soft, which is really weird.Lian Jiangyue couldn't help asking Qu Jiuchuan again: "How do you know that fire can solve these weeds?"

Qu Jiuchuan said: "It can't be said to be a solution, but it can temporarily break the illusion."

"temporary?"

"Although phantom grass is easy to burn, at first glance it seems that they are all burned to death, but their vitality is very strong, you see..." Qu Jiuchuan turned his face sideways, pouted his chin, and pitied Jiangyue to follow him Looking over with his eyes, he saw a little greenness from the scorched black stems, as if the new shoots of some kind of plant were eager to see the world.

"So...the grass is green?"

"As far as I know, no one has seen its true face, but it has a peculiar smell, and it has left a way for people to identify it." Qu Jiuchuan quickened his pace, "You have to go faster, otherwise if this grass is again When they grow, I still have a box of matches to light and burn them, but we're caught between two fires."

Lian Jiangyue nodded, followed Qu Jiuchuan's pace, and soon they caught up with the fire walker, a wave of heat hit their faces, and the word "Lie Que" trembling in the fire became more clear .

At this time, Qu Jiuchuan, who was walking in front, didn't seem to know how to break the flames, so he moved closer and stopped two steps away from the flames.

Lianjiang Yueteng stretched out a hand, felt the temperature of Pannahuo, and said to Qu Jiuchuan: "You stay here, I will bring Lian Wuchen in."

"Go in?" Qu Jiuchuan turned to look at him.

Lian Jiangyue had put down the stretcher, put Lian Wu on her shoulders, nodded and said: "I have dealt with Huo for more than 20 years, this fire will not hurt people, and the Que Que Temple should be behind this fire .”

Qu Jiuchuan said: "No, this place is very evil, it's better for us not to separate, the two of us should have more ideas, wait a little longer, maybe the temple will be exposed after the fire burns."

After his words fell, the fire did push forward again, leaving a scorched branch and leaves.They distanced themselves from the word "Liu Que".

Lian Jiangyue said: "Liaoque Temple must be behind the fire, we don't know anything about that place, and there is only phantom grass here, and you are very familiar with phantom grass, the unknown is more dangerous, you can stay here. "

After that, he rushed into the raging fire.His judgment was not wrong, the fire did not hurt him at all, and behind the fire was a different world.

The sky here is cloudless and as blue as washing. There are hundreds of stone pagodas standing here. No, there are more than hundreds of thousands of pagodas. Lian Jiangyue's eyes are all pagodas. How far can he see? No matter how far the group of pagodas stretches, these pagodas are all of the same height, and all of them have the same appearance - about three meters, with a lotus flower blooming on the top of the pagoda, hollowed out at the middle, and black mist surrounds the hollowed out area.

The land here is like a lake with no ripples, reflecting the innocent sky and thousands of pagodas.It's very quiet here.

"This is the Que Que Temple?"

Qu Jiuchuan's voice came from behind Lian Jiangyue. When he looked back, Qu Jiuchuan also came to this world. While patting his clothes, looking around, he asked Lian Jiangyue: "Is my body not burned? "

Lian Jiangyue made a good check before and after, and Qu Jiuchuan was unscathed.

Qu Jiuchuan said: "What is this place?"

He took two steps forward, stamped his feet on the ground, and asked suspiciously, "Is this a mirror? But there is no reflection of us."

Lian Jiangyue was also feeling strange, and took a closer look at the black mist surrounding a nearby Buddhist pagoda. She could vaguely see what was wrapped in the black mist.Before Lian Jiangyue could see what was going on, Qu Jiuchuan asked, "What is this?" Immediately afterwards, the pagodas around them trembled. Pushing away with force, when his vision recovered, he had fallen to the ground, with a sharp pain in his chest, and wanted to speak, but spit out another mouthful of blood.

Lian Jiangyue gasped and looked around, Lian Wuchen's body was nowhere to be found, while Qu Jiuchuan stood not far away, gazing steadily at a certain place.Lian Jiangyue hurriedly looked over, and saw a young man dressed as a monk standing on a stone pagoda in the distance. The man lowered his eyes and his face was radiant. He was dressed in a moon-white monk's robe, and his skin was also translucent. , the whole person is as if carved from suet white jade, shining brightly, his eyebrows, eyes and figure are all painstakingly sculpted by a skilled craftsman, he looks familiar, he has the freedom of a Bodhisattva, the will of heaven and man, and a bit of a king of heaven majesty.This young man is not like a master in the world, but rather like a visitor from the Paradise of Ultimate Bliss.

Lian Jiangyue was stunned for a while, and heard Qu Jiuchuan say: "Master, my friend and I don't intend to disturb, but if this is the Que Que Temple, my friend's father has a last wish, which is to come here to be cremated. Great mercy, whoever comes is just a guest, and wielding knives and sticks is probably against the teachings of the Bodhisattva, right?" Lian Jiangyue came back to her senses, got up, saluted, and said: "Master, it is reckless for us to come in without authorization. "

He walked forward and looked up at the monk again. What was strange was that no matter whether he was far away or approached, the monk was always of such a stature, and he was always neither far nor close to him.

The monk didn't say a word, and he still had the posture of an outsider who had nothing to do with the world.Suddenly, the corner of the monk's clothes flipped, and at the same time, a cold light flew out from behind the monk, Lian Jiangyue chased after him, and the cold light flew straight to Qu Jiuchuan, he hurriedly shouted: "Be careful!"

Fortunately, Qu Jiuchuan was agile, the cold light flashed in front of him, he jumped high, the cold light disappeared suddenly, and a deep hole was smashed out on the ground where he was standing just now.Fortunately, Qu Jiuchuan jumped onto a pagoda and escaped unharmed, because of this sudden blow, he immediately became angry: "You monk, we have a good deal, why do you start fighting without saying a word? He frowned, touched his right ear, touched the next round earring and threw it at the monk, cursing: "I hate people like you the most in my life!"

Lian Jiangyue thought in her heart, is there some ingenuity in these earrings?His eyes followed the earring, but the earring was too small, Lian Jiangyue couldn't catch it as soon as it flew into the air, he went to look at Qu Jiuchuan again, his eyebrows were tightened, He pursed his lips tightly, with a pair of tiger eyes hanging high, staring at the monk with all his attention, his right hand stopped in mid-air, as if he was holding something between his index finger and middle finger.

Lian Jiangyue looked at the white-clothed monk again, he was bound tightly by a string of red beads at some point!There are about hundreds of beads that make up the string of beads, each one is the size of a Vajra Bodhi seed, and each one is now crackling and bursting into sparks, as if it would explode at any moment.

Qu Jiuchuan raised the corner of his mouth and said: "If we talk well, I will take this bead back. If you hit me again, I will not be polite. It can explode at any time. Don't try to break free. It will explode if you earn it. I know you are a capable person. Don’t even think about killing me with a ray of light from outside the sky. This bead can only be recycled by those who use it. Otherwise, it will lose its owner. Wrap it around your body for 3 minutes, and it will explode!"

Lian Jiangyue suddenly realized that what kind of earrings this Qu Jiuchuan was wearing on her ears, it was clearly Jiuqu beads!

This nine-curved bead is a new type of hidden weapon that only appeared in modern times. Lian Jiangyue has only heard of it on weekdays, and has never seen its real body. It is rumored that the nine-curved bead can be large or small, and the big one can reach the stone in the palm of the hand. , as small as a grain of rice, there is only one nine-curved bead, but there are more than one. In the hands of an expert, this bead can be formed into a chain, a string, or a whip into a rope. The length is arbitrary, and the elasticity is free.This nine-curved bead can also wrap gunpowder powder and be infected with venom. A single bead is easy to carry and easy to hide, hiding countless murderous intentions.Some good people once listed it as the top ten hidden weapons.

It's just that Jiuqu Zhu has been a unique hidden weapon of the He family in Luoyang since its rise, and it is not passed on to others. It is not known what relationship this Qu Jiuchuan has with the He family.

Lian Jiangyue looked at Qu Jiuchuan's ears, could it be that the row of studs on his ears were all Jiuqu beads?

This is not impossible.

Lian Jiangyue did not expect that in such an inconspicuous place as Shitou Village, first he would meet a 2-bed young man with profound inner strength, and now he could see the legendary Jiuquzhu with his own eyes. He was suddenly excited and wanted to get closer I went to see how the beads turned into a string one by one, and how the string was retracted and controlled, so I walked a few steps to the place where the monk was.

Qu Jiuchuan stopped him sharply: "Don't get too close, the bead explodes, it's no small matter!"

He just finished speaking, only to hear a "bang", several red lights exploded, and a red mist filled the place where the monk was standing.

Qu Jiuchuan looked at Lian Jiangyue in difficulty: "He may think he can break free, but I didn't expect this monk to be so stubborn..."

Lian Jiangyue said: "It doesn't matter, that monk is indeed a little unreasonable. He used a killer move on you just now. It seems that he has made up his mind not to communicate with us. Either we will die or he will die."

He looked left and right: "Let's find the corpse of Lianwuchen and burn it here."

Qu Jiuchuan nodded in response, and jumped off the pagoda.At this time, a red shadow suddenly came behind Qu Jiuchuan, Lian Jiangyue secretly thought that something was wrong, subconsciously stretched out his hand to compete with the red shadow for Qu Jiuchuan, Qu Jiuchuan's expression also changed drastically, he also sensed the danger, and made him The method of birth was about to sway to the side, but it was too late to dodge, and the timing of Lian Jiangyue's reaching out was too late - when he stretched out his hand, Naqu Jiuchuan was tightly entangled by a string of blood-red beads, and the whole person was hanged. in the air.

Qu Jiuchuan struggled, and sparks flashed on the surface of the red beads, just like the string of beads that entangled the monk just now.Lian Jiangyue turned pale with shock, and Qu Jiuchuan couldn't believe it: "How is it possible! The bead just now exploded. Except for the old man of the He family and the second child of the He family, I have never heard of anyone making Jiu Quzhu!"

Looking at Lian Jiangyue, in the distance, high up, the red mist has dissipated, and the monk in white is standing on the stupa intact.His expression is still so calm, it seems that all the battles that have happened and are happening here have nothing to do with him.Lian Jiangyue looked at him and couldn't help wondering, could it be that someone else was secretly manipulating him?where is that personwho is he?

This monk really doesn't look like someone who can kill and kill.He also never saw him actually make a shot.

Lian Jiangyue bowed to the void, and said loudly: "Master, I Lian Jiangyue, who studied under Pingyang Bian Rugou, came to Guibao Land for his last wish, and did not intend to offend. This young man also wanted to help me. I'm busy, I just came here, if the master wants to punish the crime of disturbing people's peace, punish me!"

No one responded, but the beads on Qu Jiuchuan's body became more and more red, and there were more and more sparks, and an explosion seemed inevitable.

When Lian Jiangyue saw her, she was anxious and regretful. If this Qu Jiuchuan died here, he would have to bear the blame.He asked Qu Jiuchuan: "Is there any way to crack it?"

He didn't know anything about Jiuqu beads, he was in a hurry, coughed uncontrollably, and even wanted to pull the beads, but Qu Jiuchuan immediately stopped him.Qu Jiuchuan said: "Once the beads are bound, only the person who uses the beads can loosen them."

Hearing this, Lian Jiangyue became even more flustered. Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a dark long sword glowing faintly in the hollow of a nearby pagoda.

Lian Jiangyue adjusted her breath and asked, "Can you split it with a sword?"

"That requires a swordsman with extremely good swordsmanship to do it. Do you know how to use a sword?"

Lian Jiangyue shook her head. He lacked the foundation and aptitude to practice martial arts since he was a child, and he couldn't control swords and sticks.Qu Jiuchuan couldn't hide his despair, lowered his eyes, but soon laughed again: "It's okay! It's okay! I took this business, I insisted on coming to this temple, and I broke in this fire myself. Do not blame you."

Instead, he comforted Lian Jiangyue: "I think this monk is only targeting me, not you. After I was tied up, he didn't use any more evil tricks. Remember, when the explosion occurs, you will find a chance Run, although I don't know where I can run... But there is always a chance of survival when people run."

Lian Jiangyue looked back at the black long sword, then looked at Qu Jiuchuan, calmed down, and said: "You said that a swordsman with good swordsmanship can do it, which means that there is a way to solve it, right? Since You have already made up your mind to die, so it would be better to treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor."

Qu Jiuchuan looked at him and laughed twice: "Okay!"

He said: "Look carefully at the string of beads on my body. This nine-curved bead is composed of countless layers of shells that look like beads. Each layer of shells is connected in series by silk threads, and one can turn into hundreds of beads." The secret of beading is to use silk threads to pull out the layers of shells hidden inside. These shells are softer than paper towels. The reason why beads can be made is because of the strength of the bead users on the silk threads. What you have to do Just find the silk thread and cut it! Once the thread is broken, without this medium, no matter how skillful the bead user is, he will not be able to continue, and the string of beads will naturally fall to the ground.”

"Will the bead explode when it hits the ground?"

"No, generally speaking, the explosion is actually ignited by the silk thread. I won't disclose the details to you. You just need to know that the nine-curved bead, once the silk thread is broken, the beads are just layers of paper shells." .”

Lian Jiangyue listened carefully, already looking for traces of silk threads between the red beads.Qu Jiuchuan said: "You already know the secret of the Jiuqu Zhu, if I hear outside in the future that other people also know the secret, I will definitely kill you."

Qu Jiuchuan said again: "So, have you thought about it? Do you still want to save me?"

Lian Jiangyue smiled bitterly: "Don't worry, I will definitely keep this secret, but," he looked at the red beads that were tightly pressed together, "Let's talk about whether we can save it or not..."

Qu Jiuchuan thought for a while: "I'll earn a little, the silk thread may reveal a flaw when I struggle, and you can break it when you find the right opportunity!"

Lian Jiangyue nodded, and pulled out the black sword from the pagoda. The black sword was so heavy that he had to lift it with both hands.Seeing his posture, Qu Jiuchuan was suddenly discouraged, and smiled miserably: "My friend, if the Jiuqu beads exploded, I must be dead. If you can pick up one of my hands and half a foot, If you can get out of the Que Que Temple, please take it to Luoyang Guanghua Supermarket, find a man named He Zhengwei, and tell him that Qu Jiuchuan practiced Jiuqu beads hard and was killed by the beads."

After finishing speaking, he closed his eyes, pursed his lips, and made a sudden struggle. The red beads were wrapped around him even more tightly, without any trace of thread. The prelude to the explosion rang in Lian Jiangyue's ears, hissing Hiss, hiss, he didn't care about anything anymore, he gritted his teeth and swung his sword towards Qu Jiuchuan.