Martial Lord

It is said that Wu Xie only heard it from the team after he was on the road.

I heard that there are some things under the thousands of years of snow in Changbai Mountain.

According to the local legend, the Dongxia people had studied the secret technique of immortality here earlier, but they failed, and even attracted the monsters from the ground. The monster is imprisoned.

During the Tang Dynasty, there was an earthquake in Changbai Mountain, which was said to be caused by the monster breaking through the restraint.Fortunately, at that time, the monster was seriously injured by a Taoist priest surnamed Zhang and a ginseng fairy who passed by.Then this real Zhang wanted to cut the weeds and get rid of the roots, but the ginseng fairy said that this thing is Changbai, which was made by swallowing Changbai's spiritual energy, and it has already merged with the mountains. Don't kill it rashly, or it will affect the number of days.The two sealed the monster.To this day, the monster is still recuperating at the bottom of the mountain, and it is impossible to say when it will break through the seal and come out to make trouble again.

Wu Xiexin said that this ginseng fairy actually left such a scourge underneath, maybe it's because he didn't want to kill him, but he couldn't beat it.

Just now when the cave collapsed, Wu Xie felt a trace of steaming heat. In addition to the smell of gunpowder, there was also the smell of sulfur, which seemed like an underground spring according to local legend.

After Wang Meng's troubles, everyone stayed up almost all night. If they could find a hot spring, everyone could take a rest and recover their vitality.

Wu Xie didn't believe in any underground monsters, so he followed the scent and walked a short distance to the depths, and didn't stop until the fat man came after him.

"Why are you becoming more and more like a little brother, acting without a glance." Fatty was worried about the locals in the team along the way, so he kept a close eye on him. Unexpectedly, when he turned around, Wu Xie disappeared. Startled.

"This is underground, what danger can there be?" Wu Xie continued walking with a torch in his hand, with a strange expression on his face, "Fatty, look at this road, so there isn't one?"

Fatty leaned over to take a look, and was also a little surprised: "Is this from the explosion of Wang Meng?"

"No, look at the two sides, they are so flat, not natural." Wu Xie touched the wall of the cave, "And it's not newly dug. It's been a few years. Wang Meng probably doesn't know about this."

If Wang Meng knew that there was a passage to hide not far behind him, he wouldn't have to use such a clumsy wooden plank to cover his eyes.

"Look, there are still fallen murals here." Wu Xie pointed to a part of the wall, touched it, and smelled it again. "It smells like sulfur. It's getting warmer down here. It shouldn't be far from the hot spring."

"Could it be the legendary Dongxia ruins?" Fatty also remembered that story, "Could it be that Dongxia people really suppressed that monster here? What is it called, the surname Wan..."

"Wannu King." Wu Xie frowned, "It's possible, I mean it might be the remains of the Dongxia people, I didn't say there were any monsters."

"If there are signs of construction here, there is likely a hidden hideout inside."

This time the fat man understood: "You mean the little brother might have been here?"

Wu Xie paused slightly, then shook his head: "I don't know."

Of course he had guesses in his heart, but after so many years of expectations and disappointments, he didn't see it with his own eyes, so he didn't want to draw any conclusions.

"I think you're too arbitrary. You've already passively decided that everything that happens here has something to do with my little brother. You can't do that." The fat man said seriously, "Everything has to be justified and convincing. According to my inference, the fat man, this The bottom is probably an ancient tomb."

Wu Xie was taken aback: "Why do you see that?"

The fat man said: "Look, who would dig a hole underground if they have nothing to do? It must be to bury the dead? But burying the dead doesn't need such a big hole, unless the person is powerful, the Eastern Xia royal family will It fits well. I guess, they probably hid too much gold, silver and jewels when they were buried, and they were afraid that grave robbers would miss them, so they made up such a story to scare future generations."

"..." Wu Xie had nothing to say, because what the fat man said actually made some sense, "How did you think of it?"

——It’s so impressive, you were a tomb robber in your previous life, right?

"What's so difficult about this, the fat man has turned upside down in his dream, and the smell of the oil bucket can be sure when he smells it?"

In the dream, all the black words came out.

Wu Xiexin said that this fat man has really done everything.

Wu Xie continued to walk forward, but was stopped by the fat man: "Call a few people? It's too dangerous for both of us to go down."

If it's really an ancient tomb, there must be a mechanism. The two of them are the backbone of this team, and they can't both leave the team.

"No, you wait for me, I'll come as I go."

Seeing that Wu Xie went underground without turning his head, the fat man was in a dilemma, and finally sat down resignedly, and said to himself: "Look, little brother, Tianzhen is becoming more and more disobedient, and I can't control him anymore."

"—I haven't gone far yet!" Wu Xie knocked on the wall.

"..."

Wu Xie walked a few more steps and heard the sound of water.

The smell of sulfur is getting stronger and stronger, and there are really hot springs.And only the air flow inside is normal, I am afraid there are other exits, not a dead hole.

With the warm wind blowing towards his face, Wu Xie felt that his frozen muscles and bones were gradually loosening up, and he felt comfortable physically and mentally.

However, as soon as he took a step, he had to be vigilant again.

"Fatty! Fatty, come down!"

Fatty was so frightened by the howling that he fell asleep: "What's going on?"

"Look, there are people here!"

"There are people who are not afraid, only rice dumplings... er, where are people?"

The fat man rushed to the front, but saw that it was a huge stone room, and there was no one there except Wu Xie.

Hell?

Wu Xie glared at him: "I mean, there are traces of people living here!"

He stepped forward and swept away a piece of dry grass, and saw a candlestick covered under it, with some lamp oil in it.There is a pile of hay in the corner, which is obviously carried by people, and the hay is not long ago, and the hay still has some soil.

"This crappy place, you have to be sick to live here, and the entrance of the cave is sealed, and you can't get in without explosives, so you're trapped in it? Even if someone came, it's not necessarily a small..." Fatty He held the torch and looked around, but suddenly stared at the inner wall, "Brother."

"Hey, what?"

Wu Xiexin said, why is this fat man so polite today?

But the fat man suddenly said: "Naive!"

Wu Xie was taken aback.

"Don't get excited!"

Wu Xie frowned: "You are more excited than me, why are you so surprised?"

How many years have the two brothers been walking in the rivers and lakes, what kind of battles have they never seen, is this necessary?

The fat man blinked, took a few deep breaths, and said, "Listen to me. We may have found the right place. My little brother has indeed lived here, and it's not too young."

Wu Xie's face darkened, and he stepped forward.

The next moment, he only felt that his heart was being tightly grasped, and the two feelings of pain and happiness occupied his whole body at the same time, almost suffocating.

On the entire side of the cave wall, there were only two characters carved with a knife—that was his name.

Wu Xie.

The entire wall was engraved with his name. Some thoughts were too long, and the traces were no longer clear, but with a wave of dust, you can still see the gully that penetrates the bone marrow.

The man carved it very hard, maybe even the blade was curled, there was still blood stains on the wall, thick finger marks, as if he wanted to press these two words into his heart.

There is no need to say who the person who wrote the lettering is.

Back then, Zhang Qiling became obsessed because the ultimate secret volume of cultivation was incomplete, and his memory gradually lost, and Wu Xie was powerless.Later, the two were hunted down, and at the critical moment of life and death, Zhang Qiling enlightened Qingshan that they would never forget each other.

At that time, Wu Xie thought he was going to die, and what he feared the most before he died was that after his death, no one would remind Zhang Qiling of the past.So when he heard this sentence, even if he knew it was false, he felt that he could rest in peace.

He didn't expect that the little brother would always remember and even keep his oath in such a cruel way.

Back then, in order not to implicate himself, he left without saying goodbye, met each other by the lake without recognizing each other, how did he come here with a body that could get sick at any time?He seemed to be able to see Zhang Qiling trapping himself in the stone chamber in order to restrain himself who was possessed by demons, and sticking to the oath, carving his name with a knife in the chaos of memory, over and over again.

How long has he tortured himself in this dark place?

The words full of words turned into that person's call, and the voice was heard, Wu Xie, Wu Xie... the little brother was calling him, and he was always waiting for him here. When he was mad, when he was possessed, he always remembered himself.

What about now, what about others?Where is the person? !

Seeing Wu Xie's eyes falling into a demon, his lips turning white, and his palms almost clenched blood, the fat man hurriedly said, "Wu Xie, don't be dazed, there are more here!"

Wu Xie gritted his teeth and forced himself to calm down.

The place where the fat man pointed was bloodstained, and it was not new, but the direction of the bloodstain pointed all the way to the depths.

"There is still a road here, it is very deep, but there is wind, it should lead to another place."

This is not something two people can explore.

Wu Xie bit her pale lips: "Tell the people above to pack up and come down."

As soon as they heard about the change of itinerary, several locals in the team showed some retreat.It was agreed before that they would enter the mountains. They are all desperadoes, and they don't mind life and death just to make money.But now it is diverted underground, which is completely two concepts for the locals.Changbai Mountain is the mountain of belief of the local people, and it is very disrespectful to enter the mountain, not to mention the people here deeply believe in the legend of King Wannu.

Seeing this, Wu Xie didn't force them, and asked the clerk to settle the bill for them, and they parted ways.

What he was going to do next was too important to bury any hidden dangers. The clues he wanted had been found, and he no longer needed these people to lead the way.

This road is very long and has many forks, but there is always a choice in the middle.Wu Xie walked straight without hesitation. Those forked roads had man-made steps and exquisite murals, all of which showed the mystery of this underground world.Perhaps, as the fat man said, this is the tomb of the Eastern Xia royal family, and there are countless gold and silver treasures buried under it, mysterious and secret, but it is of no use to him.

Nothing can disturb him.

There is a person leading the way in front of him, and a voice calls his name in his ears. Just across the road, there is the belief he lost ten years ago.Everything was eclipsed before his eyes, even the life and death of Wu Xie was determined by the end of this road.

On the way, the fat man found a lot of blood, which had been dried up for a long time, and Wu Xie's name appeared intermittently on the wall.Later, the traces were so shallow that they were almost invisible. It seemed that the person's strength had been exhausted. Gradually, the traces turned into bloodstains, continuing to record the last persistence of that person in life.

In the end, Zhang Qiling's memory seemed to be running out, and he hesitated even to write. He no longer knew why he wrote these two words, but only knew that this matter itself could not end.

Can't forget, can't forget.

He told Wu Xie that he would never forget...

But... who is Wu Xie?

They walked underground for three days, and on the third day, the dry food was exhausted. If they couldn't get out within two days, they would be trapped to death in this deep underground labyrinth.

It has been a long time since they saw the light, and the torches were burnt out, so they could only walk forward in the dark.

Wu Xie didn't even know if there were any traces left by Zhang Qiling around, and if that person was still calling him.

Or, Zhang Qiling fell down long ago, in the dark maze he walked through a few days ago, and the bones passed him by.

Wu Xie didn't have the energy to think about it anymore, his purpose was to find Zhang Qiling's whereabouts, and he had already found it.If Zhang Qiling falls here, then he will eventually fall here too, the passing distance will not affect the reunion of their souls here.

Wu Xie hugged her body tightly in the dark, as if that person was beside her, embracing herself.

The voice in his ear became more and more clear, and Wu Xie felt that Zhang Qiling was getting closer to him.

Wu Xie, Wu Xie...

"Innocent! Wake up! There is light! It's the exit!" Fatty's voice pierced through the eardrums, shaking Wu Xie awake with a force that can penetrate the soul.

Wu Xie sat up straight as if returning to the light, looking at the faint light in front of her eyes.

He hadn't seen the light for a long time, and such a little light made him feel dazzling.From the entrance of the cave came the smell of green grass watered by melted snow and the smell of human fireworks.

When they walked out of the cave, many people almost wept with joy.

In three days, they seemed to have traveled through the Nine Nether Yellow Springs and returned to the world.

But there was no one he was looking for in Huangquan, and Lord Jiuyou didn't leave Wu Xie behind. Does that prove that, Zhang Qiling, you are actually - still alive?

After leaving the cave, everyone looked at the surrounding hillsides in confusion.

"What is this place?"

"It's Nanpo." The man looked at the map and said.

According to speculation, they should have crossed Changbai Mountain from underground, and the distance on the ground was not as far as imagined when they were underground. As for whether they made mistakes among them, and how many wrong ways they took, it is impossible to care.

"Boss, there is a family over there!"

The guy slid down the tree and greeted excitedly.

They have run out of ammunition and food, and even if they come out, they are in danger of getting lost. It is always a blessing in misfortune to have fireworks nearby.

A group of people groped in the forest towards a place where there were people, and they heard someone talking on the opposite side after not walking far.

The vigilance trained for many years made Wu Xie stop before alarming the opponent.He signaled everyone to be more vigilant, there are no pure characters in the deep mountains and wild forests, even bandits and road tyrants, their rapid march is extremely exhausted, they are full of flaws, they cannot be vigilant.

The waistcoat climbed up the tree first, looked around for a while, and gestured with his head down, indicating that there were two people on the other side.

There were not many people, but if it was two blind men at this level, it would be enough to deal with them. Wu Xie calculated his own side's chances of winning, and walked forward slowly.

Through the bushes, one can faintly see a man wearing a blue Jurchen costume from the back. Gradually, conversations can be heard.

"Brother, do you think you can use this mountain to your death? Why don't you go down the mountain with me. I heard that the martial arts leader in the Central Plains cherishes talents very much. With the martial arts of you and me, we will surely break through the world."

The speaker was a middle-aged man, dressed in a blue robe, with a thick voice, a family-trained man, and good workmanship.The other person was blocked by vegetation and did not speak. Wu Xie couldn't judge the depth for a while.

"Look, you don't say anything when you talk about it. When you hide in the mountains like this, the villagers at the foot of the mountain thought you had seen a ghost, and even the government was alarmed."

"Brother, you said you were waiting for someone, but no one came to you after waiting for all these years. I think the other party forgot, or something was delayed, so you couldn't make the appointment. What are you waiting for someone who doesn't keep his word? Why don't you come back Home... Forget it, you don’t know where home is.” The blue-robed man was a little annoyed, “I really admire you, you don’t even know who you are waiting for, if he comes, how would you recognize him?”

As soon as the words fell, the person on the opposite side seemed to move, and the bushes were pushed aside, revealing the tall and thin figure of the person, and the silver-white hair hanging down one shoulder.

"I recognize it."

The cold voice exploded in Wu Xie's mind.

"If he comes, I'll recognize him—he'll take me home."

The man stood up and turned his head, revealing the cold eyes that Wu Xie had depicted countless times in his dreams.

For a moment it is clear, and for a moment it is blurred.