Martial Lord

"Fat man."

After Zhang Qiling finished speaking, the fat man pretended to hold his little heart, and said: "Brother, you scared my family to death."

Even so, Wu Xie couldn't be happy.In fact, it's not just about the black glasses. When Wu Xie mentioned Xie Yuchen and Zhang Haike, Zhang Qiling also showed a strange look. Even Wang Meng, who lived with them, Zhang Qiling didn't have a deep impression. His attitude towards Wang Meng is so weird.

Wu Xie secretly scolded himself for being careless, there were clues to this incident long ago, but he was dazzled by the joy of reunion, and he didn't take it to heart.Looking at it now, my little brother's memory seems to be fading in layers.Although he can still remember the fat man now, maybe within a few days, the fat man will become a complete stranger in his eyes, and one day, the little brother will look at him with such strange, suspicious, and cold eyes. Looking at him... Thinking of this, Wu Xie couldn't help but feel a tingle in his heart.

"How could this be..." Wu Xie was a little flustered.

"Naive, don't panic, I think this is strange, we have to find out the reason first." The fat man is probably the calmest person here now, and he asked, "How long has my brother been like this? Who has he met recently?" No?".

Wu Xie recalled carefully, and finally shook his head.It was only a month since Zhang Qiling came back, during this month the South Street was calm and calm, Zhang Qiling had never left Wu Shandang, if anything happened, it would only be before he returned to Wu Shandang.

From the beginning to the end, Zhang Qiling remained silent, showing no attitude towards what everyone said.However, when Wu Xie cast his eyes on him, he turned away and walked away alone.

"Brother! Where are you going?"

Wu Xie's heart tightened, and he was about to follow, but was pulled back by the fat man.

"Naive, it's good to let the little brother be quiet. In the final analysis, he still has to think about it by himself."

"Yeah, little third master," the black glasses also leaned over at some point, and said seriously, "just in time, we also have something to tell you."

"What did you say!"

With Wu Shan in the backyard, Wu Xie jumped up against the table and said loudly, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"Xie Yuchen did say that. As for the truth, only the mute knows." The black glasses were helpless.

The fat man followed suit and nodded: "Innocence, what the blind man said is true, I can prove it. I didn't really believe what your shemale said in the novel. But judging by the current situation of the little brother, it is probably true."

The three of them just sat down, and the fat man recounted their experiences on the road.

As the little brother said, after going down the mountain, they parted ways. Although they didn't say much, the fat man and the black glasses probably guessed his whereabouts.They only thought that the matter had been settled, and Zhang Daxia couldn't wait to go back to Wushan to see his wife, and they also thought about how to make fun of the two of them when they came back.The fat man and the black glasses rested for a few days before they were about to head back to the Central Plains. They did not expect to run into Xie Yuchen who was wandering in the Shu Road.

After they broke up at the Huo family last time, they lost contact with the young master of the Xie family. Xie Yuchen was also very surprised to meet this time.Fatty and Xiaohua are not familiar with each other at all, so there is nothing to talk about, but the black glasses and the young master of the Xie family are a bit like friends and foes, and they always fight with each other when they meet.The three chatted for a while, and Xie Yuchen asked about Wu Xie's whereabouts. After learning that Wu Xie was not coming to Shuzhong, he seemed relieved.

It turned out that Xie Yuchen came to help Huo Xiuxiu, the little girl of the Huo family, out of the siege.The Huo family has many children and has always been at odds, all relying on the old lady's leading stick to suppress them.Now that the old lady died, the little girl's aunts and uncles were all torn into a mess, and no one took Xiuxiu's successor seriously.The internal forces of the Huo family are intricate, and Xiuxiu is young and lacks strength and skills. Mrs. Huo left in a hurry. She had to seek help from her childhood sweetheart, Xie Yuchen, and wait for the opportunity to deal with her cannibalistic uncles and aunts.

Before she died, Mrs. Huo told Xiuxiu many things, one of which was about the snake-browed copper fish.Because of this, Xie Yuchen learned something that shocked both the fat man and the black glasses—the old lady Huo once admitted that the third snake-browed copper fish was sunk by the late emperor as early as the year of the late emperor's funeral. The one on the shore of the South China Sea, and in the cave in Shudi, was originally a fake.

fake?fake!

When Wu Xie heard this, the joints in his hands turned white: "Impossible! My brother has been looking for copper fish for so many years. If the copper fish is fake, how could he not see it!"

"Of course he can see it," said the black glasses. "The old lady Huo also knows this, so in the cave, the old lady has already told the mute everything."

"Brother already knows? Then he still—"

Before the words fell, Wu Xie's mind suddenly became clear.

Facing the black glasses and the serious expression of the fat man, his heart suddenly tightened...

It turned out to be the case.

He got it, he got it all.

This is what the little brother said "end".The last copper fish in the world has sunk into the South China Sea, and the last clue of the second scroll of the Heavenly Book has been completely cut off here. It is likely that he will never recover from the disease of losing his soul.

No wonder he never mentioned these things after he came back, no wonder he wasn't surprised by his strangeness at all.It turned out that he rushed back in such a hurry, he was so considerate to himself these days, as if he wanted to give him the tenderness of the rest of his life, it turned out that there was a reason for all of these.That's just because he already knew—these were their last days.It's just that no one probably thought that this day would come so quickly, and in such an almost cruel way.

Wu Xie sat down as if exhausted.

The fat man couldn't bear it. He wanted to persuade Wu Xie, but he didn't know what to say, and finally cursed: "Damn it, it's all the emperor's fault! The tiger poison doesn't even eat its eggs! What a shitty emperor!"

These are very rebellious words, but at this moment, they scolded the bad breath in the hearts of everyone.But Wu Xie couldn't listen to these anymore.

Suddenly, he asked: "Blind man, how much do you know about the disease of losing one's soul?"

The black glasses shook his head: "This disease is very rare, and I only heard about it. People who suffer from the loss of the soul will become very forgetful at the beginning. Maybe it's just some trivial things that don't have much effect, but as the symptoms worsen, they will become very forgetful. You will start to forget people you don’t see often, small things that are not very important, and then friends, relatives... In the end, you will even forget your own identity, lose yourself, just like losing your soul, and become a walking dead. Crazy to death."

"How long will this process take?"

"At least half a year, at least... a month."

Wu Xie closed his eyes.

a month...

It turned out that this was their end.He thought he had finally got a good result, but in the end, he was still kept in the dark about everything, and he was still the innocent one who couldn't do anything.

The moon is shining brightly, it is destined to be a sleepless night.

Wu Xie sat in the yard blankly.During the day, Zhang Qiling left here.He can't do anything but wait here.He knew that since the little brother had come back, he would not leave unless the little brother had forgotten about him.No, it won't be so fast, the blind man said, there is still a month, they still have a month, a month as long as a lifetime...

The night wind brought a little bit of coolness, and Wu Xie shivered subconsciously.Suddenly, a ray of light shone into the pupils of the eyes, shaking Wu Xie's head, and just saw a familiar figure on the roof.The man was carefully cleaning the ancient black gold knife, the light from the blade seemed to be reflected on Wu Xie's face, and he didn't know how long he sat like this.

"You're back," Wu Xie said calmly, "I've been waiting for you."

Zhang Qiling's movements paused for a moment, and then, before Wu Xie could see clearly, the man jumped down, grabbed Wu Xie's waist again, and easily led him back to the roof.

Wu Xie looked up, and what greeted his eyes was a bright full moon. Here he could see a large area of ​​the South Street, and when he turned his head, he could return to the tranquility of the small courtyard, just like a watershed between rivers and lakes.And they are now standing on this "boundary".

"Brother, they all told me. If it wasn't for this time, how long are you going to keep it from me?" Wu Xie looked at him, "Why? Am I not worthy of your trust? Can't I help you share the burden?"

Zhang Qiling was silent for a while, then said in a low voice: "Some things, it's better not to know."

Wu Xie clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and said, "Brother, the world is so big that there may not be any other way. Even if there is no copper fish, we can still find the whereabouts of the book of heaven. I can mobilize other people to help you find it. Go too, if I don’t believe it, there is no other way!”

"There's no time." Zhang Qiling lowered his eyes, "My soul-loss attacks are becoming more and more frequent, and even I can't control myself. Wu Xie, even if I find three copper fish, I'm only [-]% sure that I can recover. And Now that the third copper fish has sunk into the South Sea, no one will know the whereabouts of the Heavenly Book...he can't tolerate me, he has already expected this."

This "he" is none other than Zhang Qiling's father.

Wu Xie clenched his hands tightly, his nails almost digging into his flesh, he gritted his teeth and said, "Why? Why is he so cruel, after all, you are his own son."

"Royal affairs, father and son fight, brothers fight against each other, this has been the case in all dynasties. The Zhang family has had contact with the royal families of all dynasties, and the royal family is dependent on and fearful of them. And the "Ultimate" contains the secret of longevity. If I really cultivate it, Regardless of my original intentions, the Zhang family may use this as an excuse to turn from the dark to the bright, and participate in the battle for the throne openly, this is his country, he dare not gamble."

"No one cares about his bullshit!" Wu Xie said angrily: "Brother, I have never hated someone so much! Why does he treat you like this! Why does he decide your life and death! Why does he treat me like this!"

For the first time in his life, Wu Xie felt the hatred to the bone. He felt that the kindness in his bones would be eaten away by this hatred. It seemed that he could no longer feel the beauty of this world.Zhang Qiling was about to die, but he could only watch helplessly, as a bystander who could do nothing, it seemed that he was going to kill him alive.

"Wu Xie." Looking at the trembling young man, Zhang Qiling softly called his name.

He knew that Wu Xie was angry for him, sad for him, and sad for him. Ever since they met, Wu Xie had always cared about him unreservedly.It's a pity that they have no fate. Such a good affection can only be paid by mistake after all.

When he was in Sichuan, he thought about leaving more than once, he knew that he would leave now, and never see Wu Xie again, it was the best for himself and Wu Xie.But when he got on the horse, when he was marching towards the desert, the dice fell out of his arms without warning.He held the dice in the palm of his hand, and after a while, his body seemed to be disobedient, turned his horse's head, and galloped back to Wu Shandang.

This was the worst decision in his life, but it was also the most correct.At least once, he wanted to fulfill a promise and give Wu Xie an answer, even if the answer was just a short, illusory bubble.I don't know where it started, and it goes deeper and deeper.He lived these vain years, and finally understood this matter, but he still feels lucky...

"Fortunately, I met you at the end."

After smiling, he said this sentence with the lightest voice, but hit Wu Xie's heart with the heaviest force.

Wu Xie hugged him suddenly, fiercely and tightly, as if this could save the little brother's gradually lost memory and the little time left.

"Don't go, brother!" Wu Xie said in pain, "Don't forget me, don't forget me!"

Zhang Qiling hugged the man gently, lowered his eyes, feeling a sense of loss in his heart.

——What you want is so simple, but I just can't afford it.

Suddenly, Zhang Qiling's eyes froze.

A silver light flashed, breaking the tranquility of the night.Zhang Qiling embraced Wu Xie, turned sideways, and waved his hand.

It happened so suddenly, Wu Xie was taken aback, but saw an extra copper bell in Zhang Qiling's hand.He has an impression of this thing.

"The copper bell of the Zhang family? Is it Zhang Haike?"

Zhang Qiling didn't answer, it was a tacit consent, he pinched lightly, and a note slipped out from the silver bell, there were only four words on it - Enemy Arrived, Quickly Leave.

Almost at the same time, Wu Xie immediately smelled a burning smell, and when he looked back, he found that there was already a faint fire in his bedroom.

"It's out of the water!" Wu Xie was shocked, and was about to go down, but Zhang Qiling grabbed his arm.

"That's too late."

"what?"

Wu Xie looked up and saw Zhang Qiling's face was serious under the moonlight.At the same time, countless flames ignited in all directions.A strange and cold voice came from outside the gate——

"The Commander of Jin Yiwei has ordered to arrest Zhang Qiling, a key criminal of the imperial court, harboring important criminals, and those who are in the same ranks, and will be killed without mercy!"