ecstasy

On this day, the lights of Shizi Mansion were on from dusk to early morning of the next day.

The gourd and the water chestnut took turns to be on duty at night according to the usual habits. In the middle of the night, the water chestnut used spells to boil the bath water and soaked in the common spices distributed by Ning Shiting to the whole house. Gu Tingshuang hadn't come back yet.

Lingjiao rubbed his eyes and looked for Hulu: "Your Highness, is it so late today? These days, you will rest when you are ugly, and it is almost dawn now."

Hulu said: "Perhaps your Highness has made a breakthrough in the cultivation technique today, and it will be a little later when you are fascinated for a while. Don't boil the water, go to bed early if you can't stand it. If the prince comes out later, I will serve you." .”

Lingjiao shook his head, and sat down with his face in his hands: "I'd better wait for His Highness to come out, I can't sleep now. Then I have to feed and wash the wolves. The young master said to feed the nine-colored deer and unicorn meat to His Highness's little wolf." , but His Highness wants us to look for live poultry, and I ordered a few cages for Bifangniao, jellyfish, and live Nine-Colored Deer a few days ago, and it happens to be available this time."

The two sat side by side in front of the door.

After a while, Ling Jiao said again: "Young Master, there is no movement every time you practice. You should be cultivating the mental method." He looked a little embarrassed.

Calabash replied: "Yes, Your Highness used to be a Heavenly Spiritual Root, and his temperament must be far superior to others. Since the young master has acquiesced, we shouldn't have to worry too much. Sigh, but Your Highness is really a pity. If you don't have the ten-year-old sick..."

"It's nothing to regret. Don't look back at everything. According to me, even if His Highness can't stand up, what can't be done in the future? Look at that little wolf, bowing to His Highness...that's an ancient white wolf! "

They all tacitly stopped bringing up the topic.

Gu Tingshuang was practicing at a place separated by a wall, and they were also afraid that these comments would fall into his ears, lest Gu Tingshuang would feel uncomfortable after hearing it.

Usually they never mention this matter, but now it is late at night, their minds are tired and lazy, and they talk about it subconsciously after they have activated their minds.

Gu Tingshuang usually practiced very quietly, they were guarding outside the door, and sometimes they would forget that he was inside, and there was a joke of "looking around for the whereabouts of His Royal Highness".

Both of them sat down by the door, closed their eyes and dozed off, almost asleep.

Just when Lingjiao was about to fall asleep, he suddenly trembled all over, then felt uncomfortable and opened his eyes.

He felt movement behind the door, but that movement was different from the usual Gu Tingshuang's return, with a strange, strong murderous and bloody smell.

Immediately afterwards, he heard the sound of the door being slammed!

The sharp claws slashed across the door, and there was a faint heavy panting sound of the huge creature.

At that moment, the hairs all over Lingjiao's body exploded, and he knew clearly that this was definitely not something that Gu Tingshuang and Xiaolang could make.

While tremblingly pushing the gourd that had fallen asleep, he slowly approached it covered in cold sweat, intending to take a look through the keyhole of the door.

The gourd twisted reluctantly, just as he opened his eyes and wanted to ask him: "What's the matter..." But when he saw the water chestnut eyes approaching the keyhole, he backed away several steps in fright, and fell to the ground with his ass I couldn't even get up, and my expression froze with fright.

"There are, there are..."

Hulu didn't hear what he was talking about, and when he took a closer look, he suddenly saw a piece of golden and brilliant color.

He froze for a moment, and after the golden piece had gone away, he suddenly realized something, and immediately froze from fright.

What he met just now was a wolf eye like a glazed lamp!

Outside... there are countless ancient white wolves outside, gathered outside the door, the pack of wolves squeezed in by the door, the sound of claws scratching became more and more intensive, and there was a dull impact sound.

Again and again, as if trying to slam the door open!

The gourd soul was so frightened that he almost couldn't walk, but suddenly remembered that Gu Tingshuang was still behind the gate of the courtyard, his liver and gallbladder were torn apart for a moment, and he was so angry that he grabbed the sword at his waist and was about to run out desperately , but was dragged back abruptly by water chestnut.

"You are crazy!"

Ling Jiao was still sitting slumped on the ground, but he tried his best to hug his thigh, and said in a steady voice, "Go find your son! Find your son! Go! What's the use of you and me working hard here? Your Highness is uncertain now. The most important thing is to inform the young master! Hurry up!"

Hulu pushed him violently, because he was really scared—the legend that Lingjiao was most afraid of the white wolf god since he was a child, and he would always be terrified when walking around with the little wolf in his arms, not to mention that he almost got cheek to cheek with a pack of white wolves now.

The gourd was left in the courtyard. Seeing that the gate of the mansion was about to be smashed, he was heartbroken, and quickly ran to the back kitchen of the side courtyard of Shizi Mansion, and brought a large bucket of nine-color deer oil—freshly slaughtered this afternoon. Nine-colored deer, the fat is transparent and not fishy.

He suppressed the fear in his heart, moved the oil drum and poured it all over the courtyard gate, then squeezed a fire knife, and shouted loudly to the door: "Back! Back! Back!"

The pack of wolves knew what was going on when he splashed oil on the door, and avoided it early, but they were still lingering and circling outside the door.

Under the moonlight, the howling of the wolves came one after another, low and calm, and after listening to it for a long time, one would feel an illusion, as if the wolves were singing some ancient ballad together.There is no vicious threat, only the tragic and long sigh that resonates after the war.

The sound of the wolves was too close, stretching for hundreds of miles like the smoke of a beacon.

Even without using water chestnut to take the initiative to report, with the Shizi Mansion as the center, the entire landscaped garden was lit up one by one.

The timid maids hid in the room, huddled together and trembling, the guards tentatively pulled out their knives, and rushed towards the Prince's Mansion following the sound.

But immediately afterwards, they also heard the strangeness in these wolf howls, which were not aggressive, but revealed a desire to communicate with them.

The chief guard commanded: "The old man in the pharmacy used to be an animal trainer! Maybe he can understand what these wolves are doing! Hurry up, please hurry up. Is the young master here?"

"Young Master just woke up and is rushing over."

"Okay, then wait for the young master first, and wait for the young master to come to deploy, and we will go to protect His Royal Highness."

Ning Shiting slept late today.

He still sorted out the records of Xizhou as usual, and as the day when Baili Hongzhou led troops into Xizhou was getting closer, he also became busy.He didn't fall asleep until Yinshi, and was woken up after a short sleep.

The crane cart rushed to Shizi's mansion in a hurry, Ning Shiting was still wearing a nightgown inside, only wrapped tightly in a cloak outside.

The brows and eyes are calm, and there is no sign of fatigue.

All the people and horses were moving, and Ling Jiao told him about the situation along the way.

Ning Shiting turned his head and listened, and said softly, "Don't worry, the wolves might have other intentions. When you looked through the keyhole, did you see His Royal Highness?"

Lingjiao tried to suppress the fear and recalled it for a while, and said with a pale face: "It seems that there is no, I didn't look carefully, young master."

Ning Shiting pursed his lips and remained silent.

When everyone arrived, the Fu Xuan Tie Shenmen, which leads to the seal of Lingshan in the Shizi Mansion, was almost melted.

The fire seemed to burn the entire sky, half of the sky was red, and the red clouds rolled in the morning light, as if the sky was raging.

Ning Shiting walked like the wind, passed through the crowd who were in a hurry to retreat, and stopped only when the flames were about to reach the surface.

Hulu hurriedly blocked him: "Young Master, it's dangerous!"

The roar of the pack of wolves seemed to get louder, Ning Shiting tilted his head and asked, "Lingjiao said that you have already invited the animal trainer? Has he arrived?"

Lingjiao said: "It hasn't arrived yet. The old man is an earth spirit. He usually hides in the grass and trees when he sleeps. This time our people are still looking for it."

"No, I'm afraid the son will be in danger if you delay it any longer." Ning Shiting said, "Open the gate of the mansion."

Hulu turned pale with shock: "No, my lord! This is a real way to lure wolves into the house!"

"It doesn't matter, you leave me a magic weapon, and everyone else retreats and closes the Shizi Mansion." Ning Shiting drew the gourd to him, and said softly, "I just heard from Lingjiao that the wolves you saw Among them is a horse with a golden back, that is the clan of the little wolf. They will obey His Highness and will not do anything to me. Just do what I say."

Hulu saw that his expression was calm, and his tone was also very firm. Thinking of Gu Tingshuang's way of shouting and drinking to the little wolf, he believed it a little bit, but he still hesitated: "Then this is too dangerous... ...How about I stay with you, Young Master?"

Ning Shiting shook his head: "The wolves have seen me once, but they haven't seen you. Everyone retreated outside the Shizi Mansion and waited, even listening to books is not allowed."

"Also," Ning Shiting made a hissing gesture quietly, "Don't tell about your Highness and the wolves, so as not to be jealous. The ancient wolves didn't have a good reputation in Xizhou. You know the importance of this." .”

Calabash complied.

The noise of the crowd was blocked outside the gate of the mansion, and it was cleared away. The servants in the mansion were so meticulous that they carried out the few flowers that Gu Tingshuang planted to feed the wolves.There was a burning smell in the air.

The door is closed by the gourd.

Before closing the door, he saw Ning Shiting standing in front of the gate, holding a long knife in his hand.

It's very strange, Ning Shiting obviously doesn't have any magic power, and usually looks sick, but his posture of holding the knife is surprisingly beautiful.

Unlike a person holding a knife for the first time, the scabbard will hang down to the ground.Ning Shiting straightened his back, revealing a quiet familiarity with the magic weapon in his hand. At that moment, it seemed that the usual sickness and weakness were swept away, revealing a sharpness and prudence.

Before Hulu could figure out where his strange sense of familiarity came from, he heard an old man next to him say: "When I just handed the magic weapon to the young master, the posture in which the young master took it was as vivid as the prince back then. When the prince rode the immortals to fight That's how he held the knife when he was young, so many years have passed in a flash."

There was a clang of a knife, and the red-hot door crashed down.

Mars crackled with suffocating heat and engulfed the hot wind, enveloping people. In the faint morning light, the white wolf slowly appeared from the bluish floating lights and fireworks.

As if what happened half a month ago was repeated, Ning Shiting opened his eyes, and above his head were dozens or hundreds of pairs of pale, glazed fire-like wolf eyes, staring at him calmly and cautiously.

At that moment, a tall white ghost had already rushed behind him, and the surrounding circle shrunk silently. When these wolf eyes gathered together, it was like a circle of night lights was lit around.

The white wolf with a line of golden hair on its back held a bloody, fluffy thing in its mouth, grunted in its throat, stepped forward, turned around in front of Ning Shiting a few times, and then moved its nose closer. Show him this thing.

Ning Shiting was stunned for a moment, his voice trembling: "Little wolf..."

The little silver wolf, who usually likes to jump into his arms to hug him, has broken his front paw and is covered in blood. His whole body is dirty.

Ning Shiting stepped forward to catch the little wolf, but the two smaller white wolves next to him growled and blocked his way.

The pack of wolves still didn't seem to have reached a consensus on the current situation. The three wolves gathered together, making some low-pitched grunts from their throats, as if they were talking.

And Ning Shiting also reacted at this time, and asked a wolf next to him, "Where is the ice drink? That is, where is the child in the wheelchair?"

He knew that these wolves obeyed Gu Tingshuang's orders, and Gu Tingshuang didn't come back today, probably because something happened during his cultivation, either his cultivation went astray, or he encountered a dangerous situation on Lingshan.

Now these wolves still have a lot of blood on their bodies, and it seems that they have experienced a tragic fight.

Ning Shiting dropped the sword in his hand, and said calmly: "I am His Highness's... relatives, I know that you are all His Highness's trusted confidantes, but humans and wolves have different paths in the end, please rest assured that His Highness will be taken care of by me. Last time , Your Highness will bring you to meet me."

While he was talking, there was a wolf staring at him and drooling. He seemed to think that the mermaid should taste delicious, but every time it wanted to take a step forward, it would be roared back fiercely by its companions.

There is a strict hierarchy among the wolves, which can be clearly seen now.The wolf pack is divided into many tight-knit small groups, each group has a wolf leader, and these wolf leaders listen to the voice of the golden ridgeback wolf.

The wolf who held them in a wheelchair that day and sent them down the mountain was this golden back wolf, whose status was probably...a military adviser?

It also coincides with him.

Ning Shiting stood still, still standing neither humble nor overbearing.

After a long time, the pack of wolves in front of him dispersed again, and it seemed that the pack of wolves had made a careful decision.

The Golden Ridgeback approached, holding the cub in its mouth, and beckoned Ning Shiting to take it.

The moment Ning Shiting stretched out his hand, the wolf beside him had already moved over.

They knew that his body was poisonous, so they didn't touch his hands, but sniffed him gently with their noses through his exquisite and gorgeous robes, as if they were examining and evaluating something.Huge and sharp fangs were just within breath's reach of his skin, and the scalding heat of the beast was blowing over, making one's hair stand on end.

His hands were pushed and pressed like this, unable to move.

After a long time, the white wolves who were holding his arms also receded.Ning Shiting's hand slowly relaxed, and he gently took the little wolf over and put him in his arms.

The pack of wolves dispersed further, and Ning Shiting quickly cut off a corner of his robe with a sword, and helped the little wolf tie his forelegs, while walking forward, he asked, "Where is Yinbing? Where is he?"

The golden back wolf gave him a deep look, then ran towards a certain place, and after a leap of more than ten feet, stopped and looked back at him.

Ning Shiting hugged the little wolf, twirled out the soul-returning incense with his fingertips, and lightly tapped on the little wolf's nose.He chased in the direction of the Golden Back Wolf, because the smoke hadn't cleared and the road to Lingshan was not smooth, so he stumbled a bit.

The Golden Ridgeback took him to an inconspicuous cave.

Gu Tingshuang's eyes were closed tightly, her breathing was weak, and she just lay on the wheelchair like that, motionless.

These wolves are smart and know that there are enemies in Lingshan, and there are wolves of different sects.When Gu Tingshuang used his spiritual sense, the weakest place was his own body. They sent two wolves early in the morning to "pick" him back here from behind the gate of the mansion, and hid him, waiting for their wolf leader to come back. ,

Under the effect of the soul-returning incense, the little wolf stared dazedly as if he was about to wake up, and the wound was also healing rapidly.

But Gu Tingshuang didn't respond.

Ning Shiting took a deep breath, bowed his head and thanked the Golden Back Wolf: "Thank you, you guys go, I'll go back and let them pick up His Highness."

The golden back wolf stared at him for a few more times, then howled, and the wolves behind them followed one after another, gradually leaving the range of the palace, preparing to return to the Lingshan Mountain.

Lingshan is dangerous, he wants to take Gu Tingshuang back to the mansion first.

Ning Shiting hugged the little wolf with one hand, and pushed Gu Tingshuang's wheelchair with great effort with the other. The wheels got stuck between the rock peaks. When he lost his strength a little, he felt light in his hand, and three wolves came over. Simply help him push up.

One jumped in front of the wheelchair to protect Gu Tingshuang from slipping off, and the other pushed the wheelchair like last time.

The three wolves escorted the two of them down the mountain and stopped at the backyard of the mansion.

This time it was really gone.

Ning Shiting walked out quickly and called someone to take Gu Tingshuang back to the bedroom.

The doctor also came to find Gu Tingshuang's pulse, and said that there was nothing abnormal, but there were signs of mental fluctuations.

Hearing what Langzhong said, Ning Shiting already understood eight or nine points in his heart.

Gu Tingshuang probably fell into a coma because her exercises went astray.

He himself doesn't know how to practice this kind of mental method, and there is no solution to this situation mentioned in "Nine Layers of Spiritual Jue".When Bu Cangqiong wrote this book back then, he just made a simple summary. He never thought that one day, the younger generation would really walk on this road.

Ning Shiting immediately summoned Qingniao and wrote to his acquaintances, brothers and sisters, asking if there was any solution to this situation.

If the soul-returning incense doesn't work, the problem may be a bit serious.

That night, he retreated from the crowd and stood in front of Gu Tingshuang's bed in undressed clothes, always paying attention to his breath and pulse.

Gu Tingshuang didn't make any movement.

Instead, in the middle of the night, the gourd broke in and said that the little wolf had woken up and was whining fiercely at them, probably because he wanted to see his master.

Ning Shiting asked them to bring the little wolf in.

The little wolf lost one of its front paws, and after cleaning, only a thin layer of fur hung on the broken bones. It just broke free from the gourd's embrace and jumped to the ground.

With a thud, the little wolf rolled a few times, trembling in pain without making a sound, and unexpectedly managed to stand still.

Ning Shiting frowned when he saw it, and when he was about to bend over to pick it up, he saw the little wolf running towards him.

The little wolf wobbled, head held high, tail flicked, and rushed into his arms quickly.

As soon as Ning Shiting returned to his sitting position and put it away, it quickly got close to him and got into his hand.

A little rascal, a little slumped, and a little sluggish pain.

Just like that, gently, softly, spray the milky and soft breath on his fingertips, and pillow it on the back of his hand through a layer of hair.

He lowered his eyes, only to see that the little wolf also raised his eyes to look at him. His golden eyes seemed a little colder than usual, and he returned to the "little wolf who doesn't like him" mode, but his shadow was all inside.