horror confession

After the Bichun Nuo Ceremony, Sheng Shizhao spent most of his time in the pharmacy, wanting to speed up the development of a cure for the epidemic.

And every meal time, Lu Jinghong would bring the food in person, and then silently stood aside to watch Sheng Shizhao and the pharmacists prepare the medicine.When the dish was cold, he took it to reheat it, and he didn't dare to remind him until Sheng Shizhao was done.

Although it was his previous life, Sheng Shizhao was still a little upset. After all, when Lu Jinghong was his master, he had never flattered him like this.

After trying hundreds of prescriptions with different ratios of ingredients, the newly developed Nuo medicine finally achieved curative effect on the three domestic servants suffering from the epidemic, which made Sheng Shizhao end his days of insomnia.

It was already midnight, and Sheng Shizhao sent Bi Jie to send Fang Zi to the National Teacher's Mansion overnight. Ji Er returned to the room full of joy, and a sweet smell immediately spread into his nostrils.

I saw Lu Jinghong coming out of the kitchen with a bowl of porridge, even though his eyes were full of smiles, it couldn't hide the bruises in his eyes, obviously he hasn't had a good rest these days.

Sheng Shizhao sniffed it, and impatiently took a spoonful and put it into his mouth. The aroma of the porridge immediately spread to his taste buds: "It smells so good! What's in it?"

"Glutinous rice, pears, jujubes and milk." Lu Jinghong smiled: "They are all foods that invigorate the spleen and stomach. Master can drink more."

Sheng Shizhao nodded appreciatively, then looked at the dark blue eyes of Lu Jinghong, and reached out to touch the top of his head: "You have worked hard during this time. From today onwards, I will not be responsible for my diet, and I still need to focus more on it. study."

Lu Jinghong's eyes moved, and he muttered anxiously, "Master...don't like the food I cook?"

Sheng Shizhao frowned, and hastily added: "I like it, but I don't want you to work too hard. Just leave three meals a day to the kitchen."

"As long as Master likes it, it won't be hard work." Lu Jinghong let out a long breath, his eyes burning: "The kitchen cooks a big pot of rice. Master often stays up late recently, and his anger is too high, so he needs to take care of his diet."

Sheng Shizhao opened his mouth, didn't continue, and asked instead: "By the way, how is your homework?"

Lu Jinghong lowered his head in shame, and said in a low voice: "This disciple is dull, always misses the point, and is far from the seniors, and even the simplest 'synesthesia' is difficult to do."

Sheng Shizhao patted him on the shoulder lightly, and said in relief, "It's not that you're not smart enough. I read the horoscopes of you and your brother two days ago, and your horoscopes are all negative, which is indeed in conflict with the method of our Nuo master school. .From tomorrow, you don't have to study with other disciples anymore."

Lu Jinghong bit his lower lip, looked anxiously at Sheng Shizhao, and said in a pleading tone: "Master, I believe that hard work can make up for one's weakness, I will definitely work harder than other disciples, don't drive me away... "

"That's not what I meant." Sheng Shizhao looked at the frightened Lu Jinghong in surprise, and immediately grabbed his hand before he finished speaking, interrupting his words. "I mean, starting tomorrow, I plan to teach you alone."

"I'm going to teach you a puppet technique for self-defense. This method is just suitable for your physique." After speaking, Sheng Shizhao took out a piece of high-quality peach wood the size of a palm from the drawer, and another one embroidered with phoenix patterns. Silver carving knife, "Can you carve dolls? Carve a shape you like, and it will be your portable magic weapon in the future."

Lu Jinghong nodded, his eyes were moist.He took the mahogany slowly, and said in a hoarse voice: "Master, why are you so kind to me?"

Sheng Shizhao raised his eyebrows, fell silent for a moment, then patted Lu Jinghong's head again: "Maybe it's because of fate. Since the first time I met you, I always feel like I've met you somewhere. I can't help but have the urge to...protect you. It's as if there is another self living in my body."

Hearing this, Sheng Shizhao was also quite surprised. Could it be that he in his previous life could sense his existence?

Lu Jinghong's eyes became even redder, and a teardrop slipped from the end of his eyes to the corner of his mouth. After Sheng Shizhao finished speaking, he knelt down on the ground with a "plop", laying his head on Sheng Shizhao's knee, choking He said: "Master, I will definitely honor you in the future."

Sheng Shizhao smiled gratifiedly, rubbed his thumbs on the hair on the top of his head, and said softly: "Your brother Lu Qingzhu is still young, but he is talented. The physique inherited from your parents is very suitable for practicing Taoism. My senior brother was once taught by the ancestor Chen Tuan. Personally, he has made more achievements in Taoism than me, and I plan to send him to his senior brother to practice hard."

Lu Jinghong sniffed, and nodded while leaning on Sheng Shizhao's lap.

This night, the candle lights in Lu Jinghong's room were lit all night.

He sat in front of the table and carved the peach wood in his hand stroke by stroke according to Sheng Shizhao's appearance. He was afraid that the carving would be too obvious to be discovered, so he only carved a five-point portrait.

The royal family quickly ordered people to make a large amount of medicine according to the prescription sent by Shengshi Zhao and distribute it to the people. The response was good at first.

But the strange thing is that there are rumors among the folks that after taking the medicine, some people started to behave madly, and it mostly happened at night.

It was the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar at this time, and the night of the full moon was also the most cloudy time.Sheng Shizhao intends to take someone to find out if the rumors are true.

But just as he was about to go out, the sound of mighty horseshoes came from outside the mansion.

"Master, they are from the National Teacher's Mansion." Bi Jie hurriedly ran back to Sheng Shizhao from the door, and reported in a panic: "I see that they are all wearing armor and have knives on their waists. I'm afraid the visitors are not good."

Sheng Shizhao nodded, pinned his left hand behind his waist, quickly pinched his fingertips on his five fingers, and made a conclusion in his mind.

According to the hexagram, it is "empty and dead", and there must be disasters tonight.This is also his doomed disaster.

He turned around and said to Lu Jinghong who was behind him: "Jinghong, go to your room to pack your luggage and stay with my senior brother for a few days. I will pick you up in a few days and I will go to see your brother too."

Lu Jinghong knew that Sheng Shizhao wanted to send him away on purpose, so he resolutely replied: "I won't leave. The master has saved my life. How can there be a reason why the apprentice runs away first when the master is in trouble?"

Sheng Shizhao heaved a long sigh, took Lu Jinghong behind him, and said, "No matter what happens for a while, don't get excited and don't talk. If anything happens to me, you run to my senior brother, he will definitely protect me. You are considerate."

"I'm not going!" Lu Jinghong took out the doll from his arms and stood beside Sheng Shizhao: "Where is Master, I will be there."

As soon as the words fell, the gate of the Nuo Master's Mansion was "bang" kicked open by a soldier in armor, and the national teacher in a black robe and with white hair strode into the Nuo Master's residence surrounded by a group of soldiers. The teacher's office raised his voice and said: "The emperor's dictation is to strangle the rebellious minister Sheng Shizhao immediately, and his direct disciples will be executed on the spot, and the rest will be taken away to wait for disposal!"

"Who dares!" Sheng Shizhao yelled angrily, drew out the mahogany sword pinned to his waist, and frightened away the people who were just going to arrest him. "My lord, dare to ask me what crime I have committed, so that the emperor should be executed on the spot?"

The national teacher replied righteously: "You have poisoned the people who have been affected by the epidemic with medicine, and made the whole country uneasy. You are guilty of obvious crimes. You want to take this opportunity to rebel against the imperial court. You deserve death!"

Sheng Shizhao sneered: "The medicine was jointly developed by me and several imperial physicians. It was tested on my servants, and several imperial physicians can testify for me. After the trial of the medicine, I sent it to Bi Jie as soon as possible. The National Teacher's Mansion let you see it yourself. Who is the most guilty?"

"You..." The national teacher was at a loss for words, and waved his hand to let the soldiers behind him escort a soldier who had the epidemic. His eyes were completely white, and a piece of blue carrion was hanging on his left cheek, precariously. Blue corpse spots appeared, but he was still fluttering his arms like crazy, as if he was a living dead.

Seeing this, Sheng Shizhao was startled. The appearance of this soldier was exactly the same as that of Shi Fusheng and Ah Meng at that time. Could it be that in this era, someone used this kind of Southeast Asian magic?

Although the soldier was tied up with a rope, Nuo Shifu's disciples all backed away a few steps in fright.

"You said it wasn't the work of your Nuo master's house!" The national teacher asked sharply: "Everyone knows that special spells will be added to the Nuo medicine you developed. Only your Nuo master's house can use witchcraft, and everyone in the country can use witchcraft. Those who took the Nuo medicine became the living dead!"

"The emperor can only order these innocent people to be executed with grief now. Sheng Shizhao, even if you die, it is not enough to pay homage to these innocent souls who died in vain!"

After speaking, the national teacher waved his right hand, signaling the archers behind him to release their arrows immediately.

"Everyone take three steps back!" Sheng Shizhao's expression turned serious, and he asked the disciples behind him to shout.

He took off the black coat, and silently recited "Vajra's deep mitharani". When the spell fell, the vermilion coat was magnified a hundred times, like a flowing city wall erected between soldiers and disciples.

"Whoosh whoosh."

Tens of thousands of sharp arrows shot at Sheng Shizhao, but when the arrow blades touched Sheng Shizhao's gown, they made a crisp collision sound, as if touching a tough shield, and fell to the ground one after another.

"Crooked way!"

The national teacher waved the Chixiao sword in his hand, and the sharp blade immediately cut a long hole in the robe.

The Scarlet Heaven Sword was used by Liu Bang. It has been passed down to the present and has gathered the dragon spirit of several emperors. Later, it was blessed by several eminent monks and great virtues. It can break all laws and cut iron like mud.

A chill rose in Sheng Shizhao's heart. The emperor's willingness to lend the Chixiao Sword to the national teacher is enough to prove that he is determined to want his own life.

He had already guessed that such a day would come.The epidemic has been out of control for a long time, and the common people have gradually lost trust in the royal family, and began to worship strange powers and chaotic gods. Once the epidemic is cured by the Nuo master's mansion with Nuo medicine, the people will be sealed on the altar by the people.

How could the royal family allow such a thing to happen?

Even if the living dead were not the work of the royal family, the emperor would have taken his life for an excuse sooner or later.

"Kill!" The national teacher raised his sword high and yelled at the soldiers behind him.But as soon as the words fell, his neck frowned and tilted to one side, there was a crisp sound of breaking at the neck, and his eyes were full of shock.

I saw Lu Jinghong holding the puppet in his hands and staring at the national teacher angrily.

"Jinghong!" Sheng Shizhao immediately pulled Lu Jinghong behind him, and said anxiously, "Didn't I tell you not to act rashly? How could you be so impulsive!"

The anger in Lu Jinghong's eyes receded, and he replied word by word, sonorously: "Master, I will not allow anyone to slander your reputation! One person does things and one person is responsible. If the emperor blames me, I will bear it alone. "

"Why are you so stupid." Sheng Shizhao was at a loss for words, how could he let his disciples take the blame for him?

This move by Lu Jinghong immediately frightened the surrounding soldiers to stop, but the next second, the national teacher who had already collapsed on the ground suddenly stood up again, his eyes were completely occupied by black pupils, and several black veins emerged from the The neck instantly covered the entire face.

This is exactly the same as what Chris looks like after death!

The change of the national teacher shocked the surrounding soldiers and the disciples of the Nuo teacher's mansion, but Sheng Shizhao stood still, with a layer of frost forming in his eyes.

"Master, what is going on!"

Seeing that the national teacher had rushed towards Sheng Shizhao, Lu Jinghong resolutely stood in front of Sheng Shizhao, frequently manipulating the puppet in his hand, but the other party was not controlled at all.

The speed of the national teacher became astonishing, just when his hand was about to touch Lu Jinghong, Sheng Shizhao lifted the arm of the national teacher with the mahogany sword, and took Lu Jinghong into his arms with the other hand, saying: "I can't tell you for a while. Jinghong, go to my room now and get the mahogany box from my closet. Hurry up!"

"Yes."

Lu Jinghong was pushed aside by Sheng Shizhao, he didn't dare to delay another second, and quickly ran to Sheng Shizhao's room.

At this moment, a large number of people suddenly poured in from the gate of the Nuo Master's Mansion, each of them looked like the soldier who had turned into a living dead, and each of them was like a mad dog, biting anyone they saw.

The mansion wailed for a while, and the disciples of Nuoshi's mansion fought with soldiers and the living dead, and the heavy smell of blood immediately filled the air.

Lu Jinghong hurriedly handed the peach wood box he had brought to Sheng Shizhao, and when he opened it, he found a bracelet composed of twelve transparent jadeite beads.

Sheng Shizhao was startled at this moment, isn't this string of bracelets the same as the one in his hand?

The tragedy that happened in this scene was incomparable to what Xiangyuan faced. Could it be the reason why the national teacher used the seven-star lamp?

Before he could figure out why, he only listened to his previous life order to the disciples around him: "You protect me!"

"Yes!"

All the disciples stepped forward one after another and surrounded Sheng Shizhao in the center of the circle.Lu Jinghong was the first to bear the brunt, picked up a sword that fell from the ground, and struggled against the national teacher.

Sheng Shizhao dismantled the bracelet, arranged twelve emerald beads in a circle according to the positions of the twelve signs of the zodiac, and placed five yellow talismans from his pocket in the circle. : "Qiankun Genxun belongs to Mu Township, Yin Shen Si Hai is the water god. Jia Geng Bing Ren are all fires, Zi Wu Mao You fire depends on each other. Chen Shu Chou Wei Jin is the game, B Xin Ding Gui Earth hurts each other. Sha Xie slaves are prosperous and prosperous. My God of Cookery belongs to the third list. The stars return to their places, the heaven and the earth are clear and bright, and the urgency is like a law!"

After speaking, the twelve emeralds emitted dazzling white light, and the white light gathered together, and the charm in the center turned into 28 constellations, corresponding to the stars in the sky one by one.

For a moment, the light from the emeralds turned the night into day, and the people who became living dead fell to the ground one after another. Even the national teacher gradually became distorted in the white light, and finally disappeared.

"Do you understand?"

Grandpa's voice suddenly came from beside his ear, pulling Sheng Shizhao back to the bardo world again.

Sheng Shizhao froze in place, he had too many questions in his heart, but he didn't know where to start.

Grandpa said: "All dharmas are based on karma. The karma you created in the previous life will also have to be borne by you in this life."

"But it's not my fault." Sheng Shizhao was puzzled.

Grandpa: "Although you are not the culprit, the root of the disaster is caused by you. You must end this karma. Just like me, Shi Qingshan forcibly continued my life with a seven-star lamp, and I have to pay the price for it."

Sheng Shizhao nodded with a half-knowledge, and hurriedly asked: "What happened to me and Lu Jinghong in the previous life?"

Grandpa sighed: "Wei will keep his eyes open all night long, and repay his life for not raising his eyebrows."

When the screen turned, Sheng Shizhao saw himself lying in a crystal ice coffin.At this time, Lu Jinghong has faded from the green pheasant, and has grown into the appearance of this life.

Lu Jinghong lay beside the coffin, touching Sheng Shizhao's cheek with five fingers over and over again, his moist eyes filled with love and pity.

You can guess without thinking about it, but the self in the previous life still failed to escape the royal family's calculations.

"Master, it's useless to be an apprentice, after all, I still can't protect you well." Lu Jinghong panted, and the tears that fell slowly fainted on the crystal coffin lid.

As he spoke, he lifted up the crystal coffin, lay down next to Sheng Shizhao, clasped his fingers together, and said softly, "You can only repay me in the next life. May I be your master in the next life and love you well." , love you, and protect you for the rest of your life.”

Sheng Shizhao's eyes turned red suddenly, and he wanted to say something to Lu Jinghong, but the words were stuck in his throat, and turned into tears and fell down.

Suddenly, he felt a thrust from his back, and the sudden weightlessness made him feel as if he had fallen into a huge abyss.

On the other side, Ashley lit the entire hedge maze with baby-slapping candles, and the faint blue flames soared into the sky, as if she was in hell.The fire was out of control and soon spread to Xiangyuan.

Lu Jinghong and the others were still guarding outside the door, fighting with the six evil spirits in mid-air. Their bodies were covered in ashes, their clothes were scratched everywhere, and they had no time to worry about the fire.

Full of anger, Wang Lei picked up a wooden stick on the ground and rushed towards Chris!

"Fuck you, I want you to pay for my brother's life!"

The wooden stick hit Chris's cap, but there was no reaction at all.

With a sullen face and a mocking smile on his mouth, Chris stretched out his right hand to grab Wang Lei's neck and lifted him up in the air.

Wang Lei's feet were off the ground, and the veins on his face were bulging. He struggled to take out the cross pendant from his trouser pocket and inserted it into Chris's arm: "I order you to go back to hell according to the Jesus preached by Paul!"

Chris turned his neck, and the smile on his face was even wider. Wang Lei's counterattack was like scratching the surface of his boots: "It's a small trick. Go down and bury your brother."

Just when Wang Lei was about to suffocate, the mahogany sword in Lu Jinghong's hand slashed on Chris's arm quickly and accurately. The fire on the hilt burned a piece of carrion on his arm, and the light pierced Chris so hard that he couldn't open his eyes. .

Wang Lei fell vertically to the ground.

Lu Jinghong ordered Wang Lei to get out of the way, and seized the opportunity to aim the tip of the sword at Chris's seal.

The golden light from the tip of the sword gradually created a hole in the Yintang, and the rotting flesh on his face emitted a stench from being burned. Lu Jinghong asked word by word, "Where is the other half of the seven-star lamp!"

Chris roared out of his throat. He grabbed the hilt of the sword with his right hand, wrestled with Lu Jinghong for a while, and finally grabbed the mahogany sword and threw it aside. The hole in the Yintang was soon reborn. The carrion is all filled up.

He smiled coldly, his eyes filled with the desire to possess Lu Jinghong: "I just like your cold-blooded, unattainable appearance, which suits me very well."

The unarmed Wang Lei and Lu Jinghong became the shackles in the urn. Chris was in front of him, and people from the Golden Dawn Association were approaching step by step, and there were still evil spirits stalking them in mid-air.

Just when Chris kicked Wang Lei's chest, Pei Yunzhi suddenly appeared and stood in front of Wang Lei.She resisted Chris's wrestling with her almost transparent body, and let out a miserable scream, which made Chris's feet bounce again.

It turned out that she had been silently guarding Wang Lei's side. Although she knew that Wang Lei was no longer the same Shen Shenxing as before, she was still reluctant to leave and wanted to watch Wang Lei grow into a real man.

Wang Lei looked at this gradually disappearing woman in amazement, and his eyes gradually changed from strangeness to surprise, which made him a little more moved.Until the end, he seemed to think of something, and said with difficulty: "Yun, Yunzhi? Yunzhi!"

This woman had appeared in his dreams many times, but he couldn't see it clearly. Every time he dreamed, he felt short of breath and his heart was like a knife, as if he had experienced a life and death.

The fate of the previous life suddenly appeared in his mind like waking up from a dream. This is the person he had sacrificed his life to protect.

Wang Lei immediately bounced off the ground, looked around for Pei Yunzhi's figure, and kept shouting her name, but the only response to him was the howling wind and the sound of flames exploding.

"It's a touching scene." Chris smiled mockingly, "Since you like her so much, I'll make it happen for you, and you two will meet in hell."

As soon as the words fell, a flowing golden light suddenly appeared between Chris, Lu Jinghong, and Wang Lei.

The golden light gradually enveloped Lu Jinghong and Wang Lei, forming a tough barrier.

"Vajra deep mithara?" Lu Jinghong was surprised.

He had read about this esoteric method in ancient books.As far as he knows, there are very few people who can use this kind of esoteric method. First, because it requires profound cultivation, and second, because practicing this kind of method requires a direct lineage, which has long been extinct.

He subconsciously turned his head to look at the place where Sheng Shizhao was lying, only to see that it was already empty.

"Jinghong, I'm behind you." A deep and gentle voice came from beside his ear, Lu Jinghong felt a heat behind his back, and at some point he was already lying in Sheng Shizhao's arms.

"World call!"

Lu Jinghong stared at Sheng Shizhao in disbelief, his eyes gradually turned red.He slowly stretched out his hand to touch Sheng Shizhao's cheek, warm and sincere, the suppressed grief and the excitement of regaining the loss surged into his heart together, turning into choked sobs.

Looking at Lu Jinghong's tearful eyes, Sheng Shizhao's heart seemed to be tied up with a hemp rope. He wiped away the tears with his thumb, hugged Lu Jinghong tightly in his arms, and whispered in his ear: "It's me, I'm here!" I am back, and I will never leave you again. I will love you, love you, and protect you for the rest of my life."

Lu Jinghong broke down in sobs, and tightly held Sheng Shizhao's arm with the five fingers of his left hand, holding Sheng Shizhao so painfully, as if he was afraid that this scene was just a fleeting illusion, which would be shattered in the next second.

Chris looked at Sheng Shizhao in horror. He didn't know how Sheng Shizhao came back to life, and his body was full of "angry", as if he had never died.

"Jinghong, you rest here first, and leave the rest to me."

Sheng Shizhao supported Lu Jinghong against the tree, straightened the messy hair on his forehead with his index finger, and walked out of the golden light step by step.

Chris twitched the corner of his mouth, and subconsciously took two steps back, as if an invisible aura was overwhelmingly attacking him.

He thought about it again, he is also immortal, what is there to be afraid of?

In the next second, Sheng Shizhao poked at Chris's left and right eyeballs with the tip of Lu Jinghong's mahogany sword in the blink of an eye.

"This time, I will return the person you coveted me."

The sword rose and fell, and the blade cut Chris' hands to the ground like a shadow. "This is to return what you stole from others."

"This is for the person who was sucked by you." Then the flying sword tip cut his chest again.Cut off his feet again: "Give it back to Pei Yunzhi this time."

Chris fell to the ground, grunting and struggling in pain, and the evil spirits in the mid-air suddenly turned around, and they all turned around to Sheng Shizhao.

Sheng Shizhao threw the twelve emeralds he held in his hand to the ground, and said the "28-star formula".

"All the stars return to their place, the heaven and earth are pure and clear, and the rush is like a law!"

In the dark cloud-covered sky, the starlight instantly converged, and the white light between the sky and the earth gathered in one place, and the white light quickly spread to the entire incense garden. ground.

The rainstorm stopped suddenly, and the pause button seemed to be pressed in the world, and the silence in the middle of the night was restored.Sheng Shizhao walked into Lu Jinghong step by step, bent down to look at Lu Jinghong's level, and gently held his cheek with both hands, his eyes were full of tenderness.

For Lu Jinghong, all of this was so unreal, as if he was in the void.He could no longer suppress the long-suppressed impulse, put his hands around Sheng Shizhao's neck, and kissed him.

The sea of ​​white roses everywhere is shining under the starlight, and the intoxicating fragrance lingers between the noses of the two.

The kiss was passionate, and when the lips and teeth parted, the foreheads of the two were still pressed together. Sheng Shizhao stared at Lu Jinghong's twinkling eyes, and whispered, "I love you."

Lu Jinghong smiled, a blush never before appeared on his cheeks: "I love you more."