Hot as China, cold as snow

Six illusions

Sooner or later, the ground under Tie Mian also began to loosen and collapse violently. The moment he turned over and fell into the canyon, not only did he not let go of Mr. Liu's hand, but he quickly wrapped his arms around his waist. With another free hand, he pulled out a double-edged knife in his sleeve, and stabbed hard into the soil layer.

Due to the inertia and gravity of the fall, the black iron double-edged thin knife slid down the soil layer for an unknown distance before it barely stopped.When had Young Master Liu of Lanling been so embarrassed before, he calmed down slightly: "You are so stupid."

Looking up, he saw the eyes staring at him under the iron mask, and the thin lips tightly pursed. The two were so close that he could clearly see the slight trembling of the eye hairs on the iron mask's eyelids, and feel his His breath brushed over his forehead, blowing his hair, he lost his mind for a moment, then lowered his head in a panic: "You are very much like a friend I used to have."

"What?" Tie Mian didn't hear clearly, although he was in a dangerous situation, but Tie Mian was holding the person in his arms, suddenly he felt so peaceful and peaceful, that he was fine.

The two were suspended in mid-air without any point of leverage, leaning on an indestructible thin-edged knife, precariously on the verge of falling.

Mr. Liu suddenly felt something was wrong, 'breath' and 'wind', all the way down, the speed is so fast that there is no 'breath' and 'wind'.

Mr. Liu suddenly raised his head, but touched Tie Mian's chin, but he couldn't care less, and hurriedly told his discovery: "Tie Mian, there is no wind here, we fell here from above and didn't feel the slightest bit of wind. wind of."

Tie Mian struggled a bit: "How do you say it?"

"I heard birds chirping and saw birds flying, but there was no sound of wind. Do you still remember the fish by the spring? There were no fish at the first moment, and so many fish appeared at the next moment. There is only one kind of situation that can happen. .”

"You mean the illusion." The iron face immediately understood.

Illusion is a kind of blindness similar to fog, which covers people's eyes so that they cannot see what is in front of them.Phantoms originate from the fog but are higher than the fog, not only covering up the original appearance of things, but also producing different phantoms according to different people.

Mr. Liu continued: "If my guess is right, everything in front of me is an illusion, and what I hear and see is also false. This is not the way. The master once said that the best way to break the illusion is to close the door. Heart. Ears don’t hear, eyes don’t see, everything depends on intuition. If you can trust me, close your eyes now and jump down together.”

Mr. Liu was the first to close his eyes.The trembling fingers betrayed the restlessness in his heart.

Tie Mian did not speak, but at the first moment let go of his grip on the black iron double-edged thin knife.This is an expression of belief, just relying on an unfounded guess, to believe him.You must know that once you let go, there is no turning back, and you are handing over your life to others.If you guess wrong, you will die together.

Suddenly there was a feeling of falling, and the boundless fall finally stopped at this moment.

The two people opened their eyes almost at the same time, Tie Mian half hugged Mr. Liu and fell on the ground, surrounded by dense forests, on the tree closest to the two of them was a black iron double-edged thin knife quietly stuck in the trunk superior.Mr. Liu suddenly felt that the posture of the two people was very ambiguous, so he quickly broke free from his embrace, Tie Mian coughed dryly, and pulled out the knife from the tree.

Mr. Liu found the blue cloth not far away, it was indeed an illusion just now.From that riverside, I have entered the illusion, no wonder I can't find a way out.

"Sure enough, someone stopped us from going up the mountain." Tie Mian was the first to break the silence.

"Since you have come, you will be safe. Iron face" Mr. Liu has too many things to ask, but he doesn't know where to ask, and at the same time he is afraid of the cruelty of the answer.He clearly felt that the eyes that Tie Mian looked at him were so complicated and difficult to understand.

"what?"

"No, since they don't show up, let's go up the mountain." If we have been discovered, there is no need to choose to enter the village at night, not to mention that it is getting late after such a toss, maybe we can arrive at Xutu Mountain Villa earlier, maybe we can You don't need to sleep in the wild, you can also stay overnight.

The two climbed up along the path of Mount Sutu one after the other.In the grass under a big tree, Mr. Liu sharply saw a green snake wrapped tightly around a fiery red fox.The fox's eyes fixedly looked at Mr. Liu, and what was in his eyes was prayer and hope.Seeing this scene, he didn't think much, his body reacted more quickly than his consciousness, he picked up the branch on the ground, poured his inner strength, threw it, and the branch hit the snake's head.The tightly wound snake body moved twice, tightened once, then relaxed after a while, and lay motionless on the ground.Without the restraint of the snake, the fiery red fox shook its hair on the spot, looked at Mr. Liu gratefully, and did not run away.

Mr. Liu took two quick steps to pick up the little fox, only to find that the fox's body was stained with blood, and there were scratches from branches everywhere. These wounds made its fur look eclipsed.It was injured and couldn't walk anymore, no wonder it didn't run away.Young Master Liu suddenly felt distressed.Sighing, he took out a bottle of medicine from his bosom, and gently bandaged the little fox: "Little fox, you almost lost your life by accident. It seems that the injury is not serious, so you can't go. Follow me, okay?"

The little fox didn't move, just blinked his eyes, and there was a crystal light in his eyes.After the bound fox has been bundled up, its hair has been smoothed out, and the blood-stained fox has become soft and beautiful.It's a pretty little fox.

"You don't want to bring this burden up the mountain, do you? It's an animal in the mountains, you can let him go, why bother to take him with you?" Tie Mian sitting on the side really felt how much it was to take him with him now. For the inconvenience, I raised my dissatisfaction.

"Hey, why are you so sympathetic? You see it hurt like this, how can you ignore him? If you put it here, don't you want it to fend for itself? It hurts so badly, I want to take it with you. Don't worry I'll take care of it, and I won't cause you any trouble." Mr. Liu was very dissatisfied with Tie Mian's words, and finally felt that this person really had no heart.

Tie Mian couldn't persuade him, and he knew Mr. Liu's temper through several cooperations with him. Once he became stubborn, ten bulls couldn't pull him back, so he left.

After finishing speaking, Mr. Liu packed up the package, picked up the little fox, and walked up the mountain again, talking as he walked, regardless of whether the fox could understand or not: "The little fox is so cute, does it have a name! Now, don't tell me, I'll just pretend you're gone, and I'll get you one. Seeing your smooth fur, without a trace of variegation, and your eyes are so bright, I'll call you Hua Xi!"

The little fox naturally ignored him, but his eyes rolled around, looking at the person in front of him and the iron mask behind him from time to time, showing no sign of being afraid of people at all.

Mr. Liu saw that Hua Xi was not afraid of people, but loved him even more. He couldn't put it down and stroked the smooth fur one by one.

All the way was peaceful and peaceful, and we reached the top of the mountain just like that.From a distance, you can see the majestic Sutu Mountain Villa on the top of the mountain.

The gate of Xutu Villa was open, and there was a little boy standing quietly at the gate, as if he had been waiting for a long time.

The two looked at each other, walked forward side by side, and stood at the gate.

When the little boy saw the two of them, he said: "My husband has been waiting for you for a long time, please follow me." The little boy led the way, and the two followed behind at a distance of five steps.

Incense came from entering the room. In front of the case, there was a game between the black and white two sons, Zhenlong. An old man with white hair sat beside him, holding a white son in one hand, concentrating as if thinking.The interior furnishings are simple, with only a few tables and chairs, and a few paintings and calligraphy hanging on the wall.

This person is the Patriarch of Xutu Mountain Villa, the gentleman in the mouth of the little boy, Qu Wu, the inheritor of the guardian bloodline in ancient times.He seriously thought about the Zhenlong chess game in front of him, completely ignoring the two people in the room, and after Xiaotong led them to him, he also left without saying a word.

Mr. Liu didn't care about his casual and active nature, he just admired the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, and Tie Mian was not a talkative person either. He found a chair casually, sat down quietly, and watched the changes of the chess game.

Three strange people in a room just lived in peace.Stayed from evening until late at night.

Mr. Liu woke up again on the bed, looked up and saw that the sky was bright and the night was over.He clearly remembered that he was reading calligraphy and painting in a room, when he fell asleep, and how he woke up here, he had no idea.I just feel that the incense in the room smells very comfortable, and my spirit has recovered.Suddenly he thought of Tie Mian who came with him, and Hua Xi who met halfway.Don't know what happened to them.

There was a set of sky blue coats neatly placed beside the bed.After Mr. Liu changed his clothes and washed, he pushed open the door, and not far away, he saw the white-haired old man Qu Wu and Tie Mian standing side by side, one on the left and one on the right, punching some kind of fist.A little fox was quietly squatting on a stone chair beside him. Mr. Liu smiled slightly, turned his head to look at the two boxers, and stood quietly to memorize the boxing moves.

The villa is so big, but I didn't expect the food to be so simple, two dishes and one soup per person, one meat and one vegetarian.Although simple, it is very practical.

The formal conversation is after dinner.

Qu Wuduan, the owner of Xutu Mountain Villa, sat at the main seat, sipping scented tea from the mountain, and looked at the two people in front of him with deep eyes, as if he wanted to see through them: "I know the purpose of your coming. Many people have this idea .But there are only a few people who have been able to come here over the years, and those few people have only come here."

After a pause, he continued: "It is said that there is a fetish on Mount Xutu. No one has seen it, not even me, but our Qu family is indeed waiting. It is not the fetish that is waiting, but the Waiting for the arrival of the destined person. There should be two people who come. These two people have countless fates, but the road is bumpy, the ending is changeable, and the future cannot be seen clearly. And you happen to be two people, and so far no internal conflicts have been found signs."

"Senior, is that why you let us in?" Mr. Liu habitually stroked the blue hair on his forehead.

"No. I didn't let you go, you guys came in with your own abilities."

"The destined person? What do you mean?" Tie Mian's eyes showed doubts.

Qu Wu put down the scented tea in his hand, and seemed to consider his words: "Everyone knows that Xutu Mountain Villa is an existence waiting for miracles. For thousands of years, countless people have wanted to break into Xutu Mountain, look for Xutu Mountain Villa, want to To take away the artifact. The intention is to dominate the world in the name of God-given. But we don’t know that the mission of our Xutu Mountain Villa is not just to protect but to wait.”

"Wait?" Tie Mian repeated these two words, showing a thoughtful look.

Qu Wu stroked his beard, nodded and said: "That's right, it's just waiting. There are very few people who can come here and see me among countless people, and you are the lucky ones among the very few. No one can successfully obtain the artifact, because none of them are the people I and the artifact are waiting for. I don’t know if you two will be the ones who will complete our mission in Xutu Mountain Villa. Do you know why you can enter my mountain villa? "

Young Master Liu and Tie Fian looked at each other and shook their heads, Young Master Liu cupped his hands: "Please advise, senior."

"In this first level, daring to enter the fog is courage; in that environment where you can't see your fingers, staying calm is wisdom. In this second level, meeting wolves at night and forming a team in danger is unity; Companionship is trust. This third level is an illusion. In times of crisis, I did not choose to escape alone but chose to live and die together." Qu Wu nodded with satisfaction: "I really appreciate that you two are on the cliff with broken arms, trying to survive. In the hopeless situation where there is no way to land, you can think calmly, crack the secret of the illusion, and fight together. This shows that the two of you have one or two qualities. These three levels are the exam questions given to you by the old man, and they are very smooth. Only with my approval can you come here. But whether you can get what you want depends on the choices you make next."

Mr. Liu suddenly said, "Senior, I didn't come here for the artifact."

Qu Wu looked at Mr. Liu carefully: "You have bright blue hair. You are a disciple of Taoshan people in Lingzhou, and you are called Mr. Liu of Lanling by the world. Let the old man take a look."

Mr. Liu nodded, stretched out his left hand to Qu Wu, and said, "It's just an elegant name given to me by my friends on the road."

The skeleton is slender, the knuckles are slender, the nails are round and neat, the lines on the palm are messy and abnormal, the life line and the love line are intertwined and circling. Fate, the road ahead is so vast that you can’t see the road clearly. The destiny is fixed, but it seems fixed or not, and the ending is changeable, depending on the person. It depends on how you choose, and what you want will go the same way as him.” Qu Wu put down Mr. Liu's hand and pointed to the iron face opposite.

"The back mountain of Xutu Mountain is the forbidden area of ​​our clan. No one in the clan has ever entered it. It is said that this purple jade tablet is in the mountains of the back mountain. Let me remind you, once you enter, there is no way out, not forever. To stay inside is to successfully get what you want. Now you have two options, you can enter the forbidden area; you can also leave and forget everything here.”

"Since you've come here, there's no reason to leave." Iron Mask said loudly.

"That thing is very important to me." Mr. Liu also expressed his attitude.

"In this way, it is better to hit the sun than to choose the day. This old man will send you to the forbidden area. The rest of the road can only be walked by yourself."

Mr. Liu hesitated for a while, looked at Hua Xi, who was lying quietly beside him, and said, "Senior, the road ahead is full of thorns. Hua Xi, please take care of me."

"Don't worry, good people will be rewarded, it's all destiny."