Han Shan's Sword Unsheathed

"There are no sables in your paintings." Luanniao asked in a low voice, "Did the King of Lingshan not allow you to paint? Because the King of Snow Mountain was originally a sable, so he doesn't like sables?"

There were no candles lit in the hall, only the moonlight slanted in through the glazed windows.

From the four walls to the vaulted roof, there are tens of thousands of monsters in different shapes and hairs in the murals of the main hall.

The demon eyes were lit with brilliant golden lacquer, and under the silver moonlight, countless pairs of demon eyes showed a icy look, as if they were alive.

Ever since Luanniao saw the murals and the "court painter", those shadows always appeared in her mind and couldn't get rid of them.She knew that she shouldn't come again, it was very dangerous, but the murals seemed to have a kind of strange magic, which attracted her, made her afraid and longing.The Feast of Ten Thousand Demons is approaching day by day, and it is almost the day when the little demons will perform, but she is absent-minded in rehearsing dances and practicing songs.

"That painter is a good demon, he will never tell." With this thought, Luanniao finally mustered up the courage to sneak into the palace at night and chat with the "court painter".

After going back and forth, they became familiar with each other.

The painter smiled when he heard the words, but there was a hint of sadness between his brows.

He has a gentle look and never seems to get angry.

He said, "I used to paint it too."

The artist took out a scroll from his sleeve and slowly unfolded it.

On the slightly yellowed drawing paper, snowflakes are flying all over the sky, winter plums are slanting, and a small white mink is nesting beside the snowdrift. Behind it are the bright night sky and the snow-capped mountains.

The sable's brows and eyes are agile, and Yuxue is cute, which makes the demon forget the vulgarity.

Luan Niao praised: "This painting is really good! It is better than painting other monsters."

When painting this painting, the King of Lingshan did not have good paper and ink, and his painting skills were not yet perfected. He was far less skilled than he is now, but the brushstrokes are delicate and full of strong emotions. It is really his most proud painting.

Such a satisfying masterpiece, but there is no monster to share and no monster to praise.It is a pity that there is a night walk in brocade clothes, and the pearl is covered with dust.

Luanniao said: "It's a pity. I see that there is also a mink missing on this mural."

But the painter said: "A demon is coming."

Luan Niao was startled, and she heard footsteps outside the hall. She was frightened and flew out of the glass window in a hurry, but she did not forget to add: "I will come to play with you tomorrow night!"

The painter stood alone in the tall and wide palace, looking around the walls: "Yes, there is only one mink left."

He walked along the wall, as if admiring his own work, thinking about where it would be appropriate to add a touch, add a mink.

The footsteps approached, and the demon general who entered the palace fell to the ground: "Your Majesty."

King Lingshan didn't look back, he was still looking at the mural: "Say."

Gray Wolf Demon General considered it carefully: "Tiger General privately transferred his demon soldiers to the direction of Baihe City. Do you want to send an order to recall him?"

The King of Lingshan shook his head: "Let him go, and only after he suffers a loss will he know that he is two pounds."

……

The night wind blows, the clouds gather and disperse, and the shadow of the moon appears and disappears from time to time, illuminating the spire of Zhenyao Pagoda in the distance.

Meng Xueli woke up from the alcohol and her thinking became clear.

He asked Chu Hua: "King Baihe is recruiting demons who are good at climbing or flying? It would be best if they could go to the sky?"

Chu Hua didn't understand why Elder Meng thought of this suddenly, and replied puzzledly, "Yes."

Meng Xueli: "What do you see in the sky?"

Bi You: "There are clouds."

"anything else?"

Ruan Hui: "The stars and the moon."

Meng Xueli said with a smile: "There is also the Town Demon Tower."

Towers rose from the ground.The demon trapped in the chain is in the sky, between the clouds and the stars and the moon.

Chu Hua shivered again: "Elder Meng means... King Baihe wants to go to the Demon Tower?"

"Suppressing Demon Tower" is not a tourist attraction by the Baihe River, but the most dangerous prison in the demon world.

The demon who wants to go to the tower has only one purpose - to save the traitor.

Ruan Hui and Bi You looked at each other, as if frightened by this speculation: "If the King of Lingshan finds out, wouldn't he want to send troops to fight? Baihe will fight Lingshan?"

Meng Xueli realized that her words were inappropriate, half-demon and cowardly, it was really not suitable to talk about these things at night, if you have something to say during the day, at least let the child laborers have a good night's sleep.

Meng Xueli: "I guessed it casually. It's late, go back and rest."

After the half-demons left, the terrace became quiet.The wind blew the bead curtains and made a crisp sound, Ji Xiao and Meng Xueli stood side by side, silently watching from afar.

Meng Xueli shook Jixiao's hand back: "When you rescued me, I promised you to be a new man, change to a vegetarian diet, and forget the past, but I never did."

Ji Xiao lowered her eyes to look at him, and said lightly, "Tao couples are one body. I am willing to share the burden for you. You shouldn't think so."

Meng Xueli hurriedly apologized: "I was wrong, don't bother me."

Ji Xiao looked at the Town Demon Tower, and said softly, "Are those two demons old with you?"

There was no beginning or end to this sentence, but Meng Xueli understood it.Ji Xiao is willing to help him put an end to the past, willing to learn about his past, just like he often envies and envies Hu Si because the latter participated in Ji Xiao's youth.

Meng Xueli pondered: "We don't have a deep friendship. But Baihe and Zihu are subordinates of King Lingshan. They must know what happened before and after King Lingshan poisoned me."

The giant python, the mink, and the peacock were originally three friends.

Three years ago, he was betrayed by a giant python and was hunted to a place beyond the realm.When the incident happened, Que Xianming was playing in the world, and whoever knew the best about "how the giant python plans to poison and kill the mink" must be the five closest old generals under the command of Lingshan King.

When the giant python made a move, when it made a plan, and when it started to move and plan, I didn't realize it. Thinking about it carefully, there were many doubts.In other words, why did the giant python rebel? Is there something I can do to him?

That memory was too painful, Meng Xueli didn't want to think about it in the past, and even held the evasive mentality of "I've started a new life, why bother to mention the past", and didn't try to figure it out.

Why are you willing to think about it now?Because after having Jixiao, life is sweet enough, and he no longer fears any suffering.

Ji Xiao said: "If you wish to go up to the pagoda and ask, I will accompany you."

Meng Xueli didn't answer, how could he let Taoist couple take risks?

He put his arms around Ji Xiao's neck to change the subject: "A good day is beautiful, waste will be punished by God, let's go to sleep."

……

The room of the three half-demons is next door, with the same furnishings as Meng Xueli Jixiao's room.

Bi You closed the door, the excitement of living in a luxurious viewing room for the first time has been replaced by worry.

"I think Elder Meng's speculation is reasonable." Chu Hua said, "King Baihe lives at the bottom of the river all year round, why does he suddenly want to go to heaven? The time is just before the Ten Thousand Monsters Conference?"

Ruan Hui was cautious by nature: "It's hard to figure out the big monster's matter. Let's ship tonight and leave Baihe City tomorrow!"

Bi You said to Chu Hua: "Then you go on the road with us, and when you arrive at Heishanzhai, you find the secret agent over there to hide from the limelight. If everything is all right in Baihe, you will come back."

In the past few years, there have been frequent wars in the demon world, and it has become common for various places to secretly cooperate with each other.

Chu Hua scratched the cat's ears: "Okay. Ship tonight, run away together tomorrow!"

In another room, Meng Xueli was hugging his Taoist companion and turning her to the bed.The unique water bed of Baihe City Inn is made of isinglass to make a smooth skin, filled with warm water, and covered with a thin layer of gauze, which is soft and comfortable.When people press on it, there is a slight sound of water, and through the gauze, you can feel the warm and full water bed.

He pressed down on his Taoist companion, and was about to untie the belt of Ji Xiao's outer robe, even a little impatiently, because he was afraid that the other party would speak indifferently and ask for "sword practice" and "cultivation".

Fortunately, Ji Xiao did not.

Ji Xiao let Meng Xueli move, with a gentle and tolerant expression.

Looking at the face of a saint who bullied Shuang Saixue, Meng Diao became embarrassed and explained in a guilty conscience:

"I'll sleep with you in my arms and do nothing else. I'll sleep more comfortably if I take off my outer robe. I won't meditate tonight. Let's experience the 'White River Water Bed', which is also a special product. People from all over the world have come here... ..."