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Shen Shu and Shen Yi led Murong Qian into the room, the latter knelt down and looked at Murong Qian at the same level, poured out two candies from his sleeve and handed them over, Murong Qian had no appetite at the moment, shook his head not wanting to take it, Shen Shu Yi then unwrapped the candy wrapper and ate one, with a happy face, "This is not ordinary honey, do you really want to eat it?"

Shen Shu covered his mouth and laughed twice, and warned, "Ginseng honey is delicious but don't eat too much, beware of nosebleeds."

The two of them were laughing and joking, most of the tense atmosphere around them disappeared, Murong Qian stared at them in a daze, took the remaining candy, peeled it off and stuffed it into his mouth, it was not as good as the candy that Yi Baixue bought for him Eat, this was Murong Qian's first thought, but it was better than not having any taste in his mouth.

The sweetness gradually faded away the bitterness in my heart, and when Shen Yi saw that Murong Qian was in better condition, she took out a roll of chessboard paper from her sleeve and spread it out on the table, and pulled a brocade pouch from her waist. , there are some glazed chess pieces lying in the kit, "Can you play Reversi? It's interesting, come, come, sister will teach you."

There were only Shen Yi, Shen Shu and Murong Qian in the room. Hua Shenchi and Shen Sheng didn't know where they had gone. Murong Qian and Shen Yi played chess to pass the time, while Shen Shu sat aside and flipped through a thin book .After losing five rounds in a row, Murong Qian lost all interest, ignored Shen Yi's invitation to continue the challenge, and turned his attention to Shen Shu, "What book is this?"

Shen Shu closed the book, facing Murong Qian with the cover, and said with a slight smile, ""Feng Changming", an excerpt."

Hearing the words "excerpt play", Murong Qian suddenly became interested, and hurriedly asked, "What story does this play tell?" Shen Shu stroked the cover, put the book on the tea table aside, and said with downcast eyes, "Because of the usual I'm too busy here, I haven't finished reading this book yet, and it's coming to an end, young master, would you like to hear me continue?"

As soon as Shen Shu wanted to tell a story, Shen Yi also hurriedly put down the chess pieces at hand, stared at the former with full attention, and praised Shen Shu's storytelling ability in front of Murong Qian, "Ashu's storytelling ability is first-class. , although the voice is not good, you can’t speak for too long, but as long as you listen to the beginning, Custodian wants to continue listening!”

Hearing Shen Yi's praise, Murong Qian became even more interested, and Shen Shu didn't refuse any more. He drank a cup of tea to moisten his voice, and told the story in the play, "There is wood in the extreme west, and the famous It is said that phoenix blood, eating its fruit, can cure all kinds of diseases, drinking its dew, can get rid of stubborn diseases, and the world looks forward to it. The emperor heard of its effect, and sent thousands of craftsmen to cut it. The damage is countless, and the arrival time is no more than a hundred people. You are limited to three months, but the manpower is meager, and you can’t fulfill your wish. You have to cut off its branches, peel off its skin, and return to your life.

Shen Shu took another sip of tea when he said this, Murong Qian and Shen Yi looked at each other for a moment, the latter was a little confused, "This is clearly a complete story, isn't the ending obvious?"

With years of experience in reading excerpts of operas, Murong Qian knew that there would be more to this opera, so he rested his head and waited for Shen Shu to drink tea.A cup of clear tea was drained, and Shen Shu's voice was mostly healed. She turned her eyes to the book in hand, and smiled inexplicably, "This is definitely not a complete story, because it is true."

"Twenty years ago, to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday, the monarch of the current dynasty selected tens of thousands of craftsmen to log in Kunlun for the purpose of making a beauty couch for the Queen Mother. Most of those craftsmen died on the way, and none of them returned to Beijing. The master said that perhaps the craftsmen were punished by the gods for touching the sacred objects, and decided that this matter should not be publicized, so they gave the family members some silver as a fee for keeping silent."

"They are high above them, but they don't know that one of those craftsmen got married recently. The bride was expecting at home all day long with a child in her arms, but she only hoped for a letter of consolation in yellow paper... Later, the bride was greatly saddened. The fetus was gassy, ​​the baby was born several months prematurely, and I lost my life because of it. The poor baby has no father or mother since he was born, and the neighbors are unable to take care of him. After many twists and turns, he was finally sent to Lingshan."

"This child is me."

As soon as these words came out, it responded to Murong Qian's conjecture, but it also frightened Shen Yi for a moment. Most of the disciples in Lingshan Sect are orphans without father and mother. It is not surprising that there is a tragic past, but like Shen Shu It is very rare for parents to be written into excerpts as conversation material after dinner.

As if he had seen through what Murong Qian was thinking, Shen Shu coughed twice, held the book in his arms again, and explained word by word, "This book was written by a friend of mine. It is even more important to let the world see these pasts. However, it is the king of the dynasty who condemns them, and they cannot be circulated in the open, so we orphans will always remember them."

Shen Shu coughed twice, and smiled at Murong Qian and Shen Yi, "Do you still want to know the follow-up?"

Shen Yi and Murong Qian nodded naturally, and Shen Shu continued the story, "Then the craftsman's daughter went to Lingshan to practice medical skills, but found that no matter how much she learned, she couldn't melt away the pain she brought out from her mother's womb. Day after day, her body is getting weaker and weaker, and she can only wait for death, but when she has no other options, she encounters an adventure."

At that time, Shen Shu was too weak to eat any food, and Master Tianyu could only use Yulu pills to survive his last days. The life was really tormented, and it would be better to die, so she picked a night On a dark and windy day, she climbed to the edge of the cliff with hands and feet, and wanted to die, but she met a strange old man in black.

The old man in black forced her to take a black pill and some bitter potions, and within a short while, the strength that had been lost for several months returned.

The miracle of resurrection from the dead made Shen Shu very unhappy. She wanted to thank the old Taoist, but the old Taoist said to her, "This is just a life-extending thing made with Gu insects, and its effect is only three months. If you don't continue to take the medicine after three months , will eat the heart and die. The old man heard that Lingshan has a secret technique, learning it can save life and death, and if you get it, you will no longer have to worry about injuries and illnesses, and the troubles of old age."

Only then did Shen Shu realize that he had been harmed by the old Taoist.However, the joy of being resurrected from death made her dare not seek death again. Out of the fear of the poison and the tempting conditions offered by the old man, she thought it over and agreed to the old man's request for the time being, but in the end she didn't want this It takes several years to do the internal response.

Murong Qian and Shen Yi stared at each other, both of them couldn't believe it, and the latter even thought that there might be something wrong with his ears, so he asked Murong Qian to confirm, "What did she say just now? Internal response? Secret technique? Yes?" What's going on?" Murong Qian secretly clenched his fists in his sleeves, "You mean, you are the spy of the Marrow Eater Sect planted in Lingshan?"

Shen Shu raised the corners of his lips and smiled strangely, and then acquiesced, but Shen Yi still didn't get over it, "But...if you are really the inner support of the Marrow Sect, why did you send me Tell us this? Now that your identity has been exposed, you will no longer be able to gain a foothold in Lingshan. Is this good for you? So, Ash, you are actually lying to us, right?"

Shen Shu caressed the armrest of the animal head on the chair, and coughed a few times. The heavy bags under her eyes made her look very tired.She raised her head and took a deep breath, then let it out slowly, her voice was very hoarse, "Why did I tell you? It's just because the secret art was stolen, and the status of disciple is useless right now, and I've had enough of waiting with you all day. I pretended that I was freed right now, so I couldn’t wait to say it out, I should have kept it a secret for a while, I guess it’s because I’m not self-sufficient, and my mind still needs to be trained, is this enough reason?”

Although Shen Yi was still at a loss, she also understood that what Shen Shu said was true. The two of them looked at each other across the coffee table. The gap between the doors and windows was scraped in, and Shen Shu's loose hair was blown up, making this personality even darker.

None of the three present dared to act rashly, and the air was very quiet for a while, until Shen Shu raised his hand and laughed twice for the first time, "Do you think you two can escape alive?"

Shen Yi slapped the table after hearing the sound, and the glazed pieces in the chess game flew into the air. Shen Shu waved his sleeves, and several silk threads with silver needles flew out. Glazed powder fell one after another, and it had a different kind of poignant beauty against the candlelight.

Shen Yi stared into Shen Shu's eyes from the beginning to the end, but the latter looked away as if evading. Before Shen Yi could continue to ask, he extinguished a candle with a needle and thread, and the whole room was plunged into darkness, but he could still distinguish The outline of Shen Shu appeared.

Murong Qian felt very strange, unspeakably strange, but judging from the weapons alone, Shen Zhi was indeed killed by Shen Shu, but why did she kill Shen Zhi?

Murong Qian was distracted for a moment, then there was the sound of breaking wind passing by his ears, the sound of silver needles being nailed into the wall was particularly ear-piercing, once, twice, but neither hit Shen Yi and Murong Qian, not long after, the whole room was shaken Covered with silk threads, Shen Yi popped out a chess piece from his fingers to explore the way, but was blocked by the two of them, the chess piece fell to the ground and broke into several petals, Murong Qian didn't dare to act rashly anymore.

With the sound, Murong Qian could easily distinguish Shen Shu's movements. At this time, she sat down again and added a new cup of tea for herself. , and then took a breath, the air was filled with a faint smell of blood.

After Shen Shu finished drinking the tea, his coughing didn't decrease at all, instead it became more and more serious. At the end of the cough, he spit out something. Murong Qian couldn't see clearly, but felt that Shen Shu must be in great pain at the moment. He tentatively asked, "Sister Shen Shu, why is the medicine sect so superb that it can even bring the dead back to life, but it can't cure your fetal poison?"

The immature voice of a child can make people take their guard off the most. Shen Shu coughed and laughed, as if he thought Murong Qian's question was ridiculous, "Yes, why? Because the technique of bringing the dead back to life is only a half-life. Cheng Zhizuo, how can the medicine sect be as powerful as the world thinks? He has a profound foundation and is the leader of pharmacy, but he is only a medicine sect. Ten people who go to the medicine sect to seek medicine will surely save ten people. ?"

"How is it possible? Isn't the fame created by the living and the dead? How can the dead speak? It's not that he is useless, but I just have a bad luck. We can't wait for the day when the senior brother perfects the technique of bringing the dead back to life..."

That's right, Murong Qian knew what was strange, the strange thing was Shen Shu's actions and attitude, she clearly killed Shen Zhi so brutally, but she was reluctant to do anything to herself and Shen Yi, clearly betraying the Medicine Sect However, he was defending the Medicine Sect with his words.

At the beginning, Murong Qian only thought that the reason why Shen Shu resisted the Medicine Sect so much was because he wanted to use the resurrection technique to continue his life, but just now she made it clear that she couldn't wait for the resurrection technique. Murong Qian was even more confused.

And just as Shen Yi said, if she didn't admit it herself, no one would know that she is the eyeliner of the Food Marrow Sect, so why would she expose her identity?

Shen Yi groaned for a long time because of the pain (anti-shielding), and when she calmed down, she blurted out a question with tears in it, "Senior sister Shen Zhi was tortured to death by you with silk threads like this? What did she do? What was wrong? Why didn't you kill me too?"

Shen Shu coughed so weakly that he sat on the chair and smiled wryly, "Why? I really don't want to tell you...but I'm going to die anyway, so it doesn't matter... Do you know who killed Yeluo?"

"It's Shen Zhi."