Martial Lord

Speaking of which, it was the first time for Wu Xie to spend the night in such an environment.

The night wind in the mountains was so cold that Wu Xie found a leeward corner to huddle, rubbing his arms from time to time to keep warm.Maybe it was because he was really tired during the day, even though the conditions were so harsh, he still fell asleep very quickly.I don't know how long he slept, maybe it was a long sleep, maybe it was only for a while, when he woke up, it was colder than before.Wu Xie shrank her body instinctively, but with this movement, something slipped from her body.He looked down, and only then did he understand how he could sleep peacefully for a moment in this cold.

People who don't know how to take care of themselves know how to take care of others.

Zhang Qiling was on the other side of the haystack, sitting cross-legged, it was hard to tell if he was practicing or resting.Judging by the faint moonlight, he was no different from half a month ago, but Wu Xie could detect a subtle difference.When he was at home, his breath was longer and his shoulders were more relaxed, unlike now, his body was tense even when he was resting.He wasn't wearing thick clothes at first, but he gave himself the outer shirt again, so he didn't know how he survived such a cold night.Wu Xie sighed softly, came behind the man, and lightly put the clothes on Zhang Qiling's shoulders.The next moment, his hand was held down, and Wu Xie raised his head, facing Zhang Qiling's searching gaze.

"Put it on, I'm not cold." Wu Xie said.

But Zhang Qiling's eyes changed, and he pulled his hand suddenly.Before Wu Xie could even cry out, his mouth was covered.The body was immediately pressed, and the person was already cornered.The two people are similar in shape, and their hearts are close to each other, as if one person bears two heartbeats.Wu Xie was thrown down, and almost forgot to breathe, but soon, he discovered something strange.The night wind blows, bringing a strange smell, this is...

There are people out there, and not just one.

Wu Xie subconsciously sniffed again, confirming her intuition.This is not the first time Wu Xie has smelled this smell. He already has a keen sense of smell, not to mention that he is deeply impressed by these people.

"Brother," Wu Xie mouthed, "it's from the Zhang family."

A flash of surprise flashed in Zhang Qiling's eyes, and he listened intently, as if confirming Wu Xie's judgment.Soon, Zhang Qiling got up, walked to the door, and said, "Come out."

As soon as the voice fell, a black figure stepped out of the forest.It was a person he had never seen before, with a very strange appearance, but his eyes made Wu Xie somewhat familiar.The man in black walked up to Zhang Qiling and looked at Wu Xie without saying a word.

This seems to mean that people need to avoid it.Wu Xie is a very sensible person, but he looked around and felt that he really had nowhere to hide at this moment.Fortunately, Zhang Daxia is not a sensible person, so he turned a blind eye to the other party's hints.His meaning is very clear: there is no need to avoid it, there is nothing Wu Xie can't listen to.

With the backing of Daxia Zhang, Wu Xie immediately became more confident.With such obvious favoritism, the little brother is really showing loyalty. Thinking of this, Wu Xie couldn't help but twitch his little tail.

It could be seen that the man in black was still hesitant, he said: "Patriarch, the elder asked you when you will go back, and... how to deal with him."

Wu Xie was taken aback.This "he" was undoubtedly referring to himself, so the topic was on himself, no wonder he was asked to avoid it just now.

Zhang Qiling didn't speak, and motioned for the man to continue talking.Asking for instructions is not the style of the Zhang family. They will appear here, probably because they already have ideas.Sure enough, the man in black stood up straight, and said: "The elder means that if the Zhang family can directly grasp the real Wu Xie, maybe 'it' will let go of its guard."

Wu Xie was startled: "What does this mean?"

What does it mean to master him?He is a living person, how could he be mastered by others? Could it be that the Zhang family still has some enchanting sorcery? Who is "it"?

"Master Wu, have you heard of Zhang's Bronze Bell Array?" The man in black said something.

Hearing the words "Bronze Bell Array", even Wu Xie, who knows little about Jianghu affairs, couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.When he was young, he heard from his grandfather that the Zhang family has a very powerful technique, which is to use a special copper bell, which is regularly arranged on a thin silk thread to form an array.Due to the precise design of the distance between the arrangement and the thickness of the silk thread, as long as someone touches the silk thread, the copper bell will sound according to a fixed rhythm.This kind of sound can stimulate people's spirit, and different formations have different effects, some can make people insane, like crazy; some can make people hallucinate, and even commit suicide in the illusion; Powerful, it can make people act according to the designer's requirements unconsciously, just like the soul is bound, the self-awareness becomes weaker as time goes by, and finally it is like a puppet.

It is said that the Zhang family used the copper bell array to help the first emperor break the city, and only 100 people trapped 49 enemy troops in Wolong Gorge for seven to 3 days. Half of the [-] people died of hallucinations, and the remaining ten thousand people died because of Trapped in the valley, unable to crack the copper bell formation, unable to get out, and finally starved to death in the formation.Although there are elements of exaggeration in the rumors, the power of the copper bell array cannot be underestimated.How can he, Wu Xie, have such virtue, that he needs the Zhang family to use such a battle?

Wu Xie couldn't help but said loudly: "Why do you—"

"Call out." Suddenly, Zhang Qiling spoke with an unquestionable tone.

Fortunately, the man in black was considered courageous, and his knees didn't soften immediately after being stared at by such eyes.The tense atmosphere between the two Zhang clans spread around, and even Wu Xie clenched his fists.

"The patriarch has a token in his hand, so why should he be so nervous if he is not afraid of this formation?" the man in black said.

"Controlling Wu Xie is meaningless to the Zhang family."

The man in black suddenly smiled: "Zhang Qiling, you've been protecting this kid over and over again, it's a bit deliberate. This really doesn't look like your style."

"My style?" Zhang Qiling frowned slightly.

The next moment, the long knife was thrown towards the man in black with lightning speed.The man in black drew back and retreated more than ten feet in an instant.However, the long knife was sticking to the tip of his nose like a ghost, never far away, even more approaching.The man in black gritted his teeth, and stopped abruptly. At the nick of time, the saber air blew off a strand of hair at his temple.The man in black only felt his cheeks hurt from being scraped, but at this moment the sword was still pressed against the bridge of his nose, as if mocking.

"That's right, this is my style." Zhang Qiling said.

Ren Shi forced himself to be calm before, but now the man in black couldn't help losing his composure. He breathed heavily and said cautiously: "Patriarch, I am not your opponent, but even if you kill me, the copper bell array here The ambush has been set up, of course you are not afraid, but Wu Xie can't get out of this forest."

With the ability of the Zhang family, they had already found out their whereabouts before dark, and the reason why they appeared now was precisely to lay the groundwork for this situation.Their target was Wu Xie from the beginning, Zhang Qiling must have expected this, otherwise he wouldn't have taken Wu Xie away as soon as he appeared.

"What if I kill Zhang Haixing?" Zhang Qiling asked.

The body of the man in black visibly shook.

"Do you still need to do it? After today, how can the Zhang family tolerate her." The man said.

"The Zhang family has never bothered to kill Zhang Haixing. It is the Wang family behind her who is aggressive," Zhang Qiling put away the black gold ancient knife, and said calmly, "But the elders don't know that she is from the Wang family. If you want to protect her, you can There is only one chance."

The man in black looked at Zhang Qiling suddenly, with doubts in his eyes: "You are willing to trade Haixing... I don't understand, why do you protect that kid from the Wu family so much?"

"You don't have time to think about it. Remove the copper bell formation before dawn, and go back and tell the elder that he doesn't care about Wu Xie's affairs." After speaking, Zhang Qiling put away his knife and walked back.

"Wait!" Behind Zhang Haike suddenly said.

"You know the rules of the Zhang family. I can't just go back and return. If you really want to protect him, you can't stay too far away from him. I will tell the elders that you have personally intervened in the Wu family... This is the only way at present. .”

Zhang Qiling paused slightly.He looked towards the entrance of the temple, where a young man was still looking at them, and when he came back, he unconsciously showed a reassuring expression.

——For the time being, that's all.

Zhang Qiling didn't look back, just walked forward.

"Bro!"

Seeing Zhang Qiling coming back, Wu Xie ran over.After confirming that Zhang Daxia had all beards and tails, and he didn't have a few bloody wounds on his body, he was relieved.When he suddenly drew a knife just now, Wu Xie thought that another bloody battle would follow.Fortunately, the little brother's knife seems to have killed the negotiating space, and the other party seems to have regressed - no need to ask, the other party must have regressed, otherwise how could the little brother let him go.Daxia Zhang never relied on skills in negotiations, but on strength!

"How is it, Zhang Haike is gone?"

Zhang Qiling was a little surprised: "Did you recognize it?"

Zhang Haike did not wear a human skin mask just now, but used his original face and voice.

Wu Xie shook her head: "I smell it. Maybe what I see may be wrong, but the smell will not lie."

Zhang Daxia stared at Wu Xie's nose for a while, and seemed to have a rare interest: "Your sense of smell is different from ordinary people."

"It's not a big deal, it's just a little more sensitive than ordinary people. Besides, your Zhang family members all have a strange smell, a bit smelly... like medicine smell, I can't describe it well. That Zhang Haike hasn't bathed for about a year, and the smell is very strong." Wu Xie said with a smile, his expression changed, and he said: "Brother, I didn't mention you, you don't smell bad, your smell is different from theirs...it smells good."

Wu Xie's last words were extremely small.In fact, that night, apart from the smell of alcohol and blood, he was able to easily find Zhang Qiling by virtue of this characteristic, and during the daytime at the martial arts conference, he also smelled some faintly, but there were too many people present at that time, Wu Xie Not sure, he didn't feel relieved until Zhang Qiling stood behind him.

"By the way, little brother, what is going on between that Zhang Haike and Zhang Haixing? Aren't they brothers and sisters? Why do you say that Zhang Haixing is not from the Zhang family?" Wu Xie coughed dryly, and changed the subject.

Not only the nose is good, but the ears also seem to be very good.I don't know how much I've heard, but it seems like I already know that I have to take him with me for a while - because the tail is wagging so much.

"Zhang Haixing is another family's secret game that has been buried in the Zhang family for many years." Since Wu Xie still has to follow him for a while, there is nothing that cannot be kept from him.

"That family surnamed Wang?" It was rare that Zhang Qiling was willing to tell a story, and Wu Xie's eyes sparkled immediately.

"The Wang family was actually a branch of the Zhang family. Because of some things, it established itself and has been against the Zhang family."

"But you said that Zhang Haixing has been housed in the Zhang family for many years. Could it be that she was trained to be a spy since she was a child? How old was she at that time?" Such a young child may not even know what she is doing, so she is used as a tool by adults It's too pitiful to come to training.

"Five years old," Zhang Qiling said calmly, "She was exactly five years old when she arrived at Zhang's house. That year, Zhang Haike and his five-year-old sister went back to the family to worship their ancestors. Her sister caught the plague on the way and couldn't hold on. And when he was burying his sister, he picked up Zhang Haixing, who was also orphaned by the plague in the village."

The little girl looks very similar to his sister, and the young man thinks that God has given him another chance to make up for his brother-sister relationship, so he hides Zhang Haixing's identity from his family... Unexpectedly, all of this was arranged by others.

Wu Xie frowned: "Listen to what you just said, he already knew about this?"

Zhang Qiling nodded: "Children of the Zhang family have to receive extremely strict education since they were young. The 'taste' you mentioned is caused by the special medicinal wine they have taken since childhood. Zhang Haixing showed many flaws back then. But there are some things he can't help but doubt."

Hearing this, Wu Xie couldn't help sighing.

It seemed that Zhang Haike really regarded Zhang Haixing as his younger sister. Even though he knew it was fake, he still felt emotionally that she was his younger sister.I don't know what that girl is thinking. Although she belongs to the Wang family, she grew up in Zhang's family. It is his "brother" here who loves her... If she is herself, she will definitely be in a dilemma.Seeing that she was full of loopholes when she made trouble today, she must have been anxious and confused. After all, his opponent this time is Zhang Haike, who is the closest person to her in these years.

"I understand why Zhang Haixing hates me so much." Wu Xie whispered.If it wasn't for him, Zhang Haike wouldn't need to pretend to be himself, so at least she wouldn't have to confront her brother head-on.People always need a channel to vent their anger, and that girl took all her anger out on him.

Thinking of the scene just now, Wu Xie couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Even if you are born as an enemy, but people's hearts are fleshy, and they will have feelings when they meet each other day and night. They have been dependent on each other for many years, and they have long been each other's most dependent relatives. This kind of feeling How can you just stop it?"

"Dear one?" Zhang Qiling looked at Wu Xie.

"Yes." Wu Xie looked at him puzzled, "Is there something wrong?"

Zhang Qiling didn't speak, but just covered Wu Xie with his coat again.Before Wu Xie could shirk, he lay down next to Wu Xie, the two of them were shoulder to shoulder, and it seemed that the cold was not so great anymore.There was no sound for a while, and the calm breath of a young man came from beside him.Just now I was chattering non-stop, and fell asleep in a blink of an eye...

Zhang Qiling shook his head.

There is nothing wrong with what Wu Xie said, but that is only one aspect - people face each other day and night, and it is not necessarily just relatives.