Yu Hongchen

The colorful youth blooms sequentially, and the Tao is a good scene in the world.

A world full of flowers and willows.This day is in the middle of the month, it is the day of the opening of the market, and just in time for the sunny weather, there is a lot of selling and shouting in a rural market.Tourists are crowded and there is an endless stream.Buyers and sellers gather and trade here, and greet each other familiarly, which is really lively.There are grain, oil, cotton and silk products in the market, as well as various handmade items. In fact, the most popular ones are all kinds of pastries and snacks. Not only rural children love to eat them, but even adults can’t control their desire to talk. After a few steps, you will be hooked by the aroma, buy some to satisfy your gluttony and eat while walking.

In remote places, acquaintances from neighbors and villages have always gathered to do business, but on this day, a stranger unexpectedly came to the country fair.

"Shopkeeper, this drawer of steamed stuffed buns made by your family is very delicately packed, wrap some for me." A clear male voice appeared in front of a steamed bun stall.

"Okay—" The hawker behind the bun stall responded, and then subconsciously looked up at the hot air.With just one glance, the rest of the words are swallowed between the lips and teeth, and I can only secretly praise in my heart: what a handsome man.I saw a man standing in front of the stall, with picturesque features and brocade clothes and ribbons, he was so handsome that he looked like a normal person.Behind him are two men, one is weak and delicate, the other is tall and heroic, and they are even more handsome than the other.The other diners in front of the stall also looked at these strange visitors with a good look, with a hint of surprise in their eyes, and whispered occasionally.

The peddler looked absent-minded for a while, only to hear the man repeat with a smile: "Shopkeeper, make some buns for me."

"Hey, here we come." The peddler came back to his senses, and hastily wrapped the buns in the wooden drawer with kraft paper, handed them over, and added courteously: "Guest officer, be careful, it's hot."

The man in brocade clothes opened the kraft paper bag leisurely, put a silk handkerchief embroidered with red maple on his fingertips, gently picked up a delicate bun, and said with a chuckle: "The food of the human race has always liked to play tricks, and there is only mediocrity. Ordinary people would spend their energy on mundane things." With a laugh, he put the exquisite steamed stuffed bun into his mouth with one hand, and began to eat slowly.The noble and calm demeanor makes people around you feel pleasing to the eye.

While talking, several outstanding men and women came slowly from the other end of the market, the gray-white attendant behind the man in brocade clothes turned his gray eyes slightly, took a step forward, and whispered into his ear: "My lord, there is Xiu For the living monks of the human race."

The brocade-clothed man ate several buns one after another, then smiled and said: "Go and deal with it yourself, no need to ask for instructions."

The heroic man behind got the order, strode forward, stretched out his palm, and blocked the five or six monks in the market.

Seeing someone blocking the way, those few monks looked at each other for a while, and then looked at the person in front of them, and said in a puzzled way: "This... Fellow Daoist, what do you mean?"

The Yingwei man said in a very strange tone: "Are you human monks?"

The few monks nodded and said: "Exactly, we are casual cultivators of Qiushuimen, and we came to investigate the mortal world because of important missions. I don't know how many fellow Taoists also appeared here—"

"It's true that you are a human monk," the heroic man said in a calm voice, "You are the ones looking for." As soon as the words fell, his lips touched slightly, and he chanted a few spells in a strange tone.The Qiushuimen casual cultivators didn't have time to react, and suddenly realized that they were bound by an invisible force around their waists, and their bodies were pulled to fit tightly together, forming a human pillar like a ball of cotton.Several people struggled to break free, but they could only utter a few "ahah" when they opened their mouths.Glaring at the man in front of him, he couldn't help but horrified: "What kind of magic is this? It's something I've never seen before, and I've never heard of it before!"

The Yingwei man tied up several monks, then retreated to the man in brocade clothes, and asked for instructions: "My lord, take them back?"

The frail follower behind him took a few steps back cautiously, and said with displeasure, "Your Majesty, let them have a good time."

The man in brocade clothes slowly finished eating the buns in his hand, threw the silk handkerchief in his hand casually, and said indifferently: "So incompetent, it seems that he is not an important person, let's deal with it on the spot."

The Yingwei man responded, and said something strange in his mouth, and the five or six casual cultivators who were struggling uttered a high-pitched scream of pain at the same time, and their limbs were instantly torn apart, and the broken limbs fell to the ground; Blood sprayed, dyeing the entire market red.

The stall vendors and tourists in the market were all scared out of their wits, and ran away screaming: "Killer! Killer!" The crowd ran away in the blink of an eye, only the nearest bun vendor was paralyzed. , the body slipped down.

The silk handkerchief embroidered with fiery red maple leaves fell down at this moment, just covering the head of one of the male cultivators who died tragically on the spot.

The man in brocade clothes wiped his mouth, turned his head and ordered some buns from the peddler and said, "Shopkeeper, your buns are delicious, but you put too much lean meat in them, it's a bit greasy." Then he said leisurely: "You mortals, come out It's not easy to make a living, come here, get this pearl, go home and take care of your parents." He said and put a round pearl the size of a thumb next to the oil-stained steamer, smiling slightly.How dare the peddler dare to pick it up, he was so frightened that he hid behind the stall, shrinking his trembling body in panic, his teeth chattering up and down.

The man in brocade suddenly laughed loudly and led the two men away. The laughter echoed in the empty market for a long time.

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Xie Liuchen was apprehensive, and walked slowly to the foot of the mountain.On the other side of the mountain forest, a man in black was waiting.Seeing him coming, the black-robed man cut to the chase and said, "Has the task been completed?"

Xie Liuchen lowered his head and muttered, "No, no."

The man in black asked again: "Then, how many monks trapped under the wall of thousands of shadows died?"

Xie Liuchen lowered his head even more: "Only, only three or five died, and they were all killed by the demon soldiers who came from afar."

There was a sudden restlessness in the demonic energy, and the man in black sneered: "That is to say, you didn't do anything?"

"No, no..." Xie Liuchen's face panicked, his thoughts suddenly moved in a flash, and he hurriedly said: "But I injured Shang Lixing! He, he is seriously injured now."

"Huh?" Heipao man heard this, put away his anger, pondered for a while, and said, "Master of Qiushuimen? Where is he now?"

Xie Liuchen replied cautiously: "After the entrance was blown up, I opened the water mirror illusion array, besieged Qiushuimen casual cultivators, and wounded him. After they entered the illusion array, I took the opportunity to sneak away. I don't know that they have arrived now." Where?" At this point, he seemingly unintentionally mentioned: "It is expected that he has broken through the illusion and returned to Qiushuimen."

The black robe said humanely: "Well, with the ability of Qiushuimen's sect master, the mirror world can't trap them, and neither can monsters."

Xie Liuchen said: "I didn't know that it was not the exit, but the third mirror world."

The man in black laughed strangely: "Are you blaming me?"

Xie Liuchen hurriedly replied: "No, I dare not."

The man in black sneered a few times, and then said: "Earlier you told me that Qiushuimen went to Qianzhong Yingbi, and I sent a message back in a hurry, ordering Zuo Dharma protector Zhong Ming to summon a thousand demon soldiers to attack us You cooperated with the inside and the outside, and sniped Qiushuimen Loose Cultivator, this matter should be foolproof."

Hearing this, Xie Liuchen suddenly remembered that Shangli had thrown thousands of annihilated demon corpses into the sea before, but the person in front of him seemed to have no idea what happened. It seemed that he was in Nanling for a while. The earth is infested, and there is still no news of the death of the demons.

He also heard the man in the black robe say: "However, the clansmen hiding in Nanling are ready to fight. Compared with the future glory of our clan, this small defeat is nothing."

Xie Liuchen heard that the temperament of the demons has always been violent, but he didn't know if it was because of the revival of the demon, the two meetings with the black-robed man were very pleasant, which made Xie Liuchen feel a little uncomfortable.He had other calculations in his mind, and he said falsely and persuasively: "Yes...it's not mine, I was eager to make merit, but I didn't expect that Shang Lixing would be so cunning, and he would expose me in one fell swoop—"

The man in black waved his hand to stop him and said, "I don't want to listen to your nonsense. The Demon Lord will be resurrected soon, and I don't want to make more troubles. In this way, if you fail this mission and return, you can do one more thing. Talk about what you promised earlier."

Xie Liuchen said yes, then bowed his head and remained silent. The black robe said humanely, "I want you to kill someone..."

After a while, when the two of them finished talking, the man in black took out a teleportation talisman and threw it on Xie Liuchen: "In your position, you have absolutely no right to enjoy such a precious teleportation talisman, but since you belong to our clan, If you want to do something, then you have to prepare a plan to get out."

Xie Liuchen put away the teleportation talisman in his hand, and said calmly, "I see."

The man in black said again: "This person's cultivation base and status are all unusual. He has been biting our clan for 300 years, and he may become the biggest variable on the battlefield in the future. Kill him and return to the demon clan in the future. You will be a member of the clan." Proud, a hero in the hearts of the people."

Xie Liuchen immediately put on a joyful expression, saying that he will definitely settle this matter and live up to the expectations of his clansmen.The man in black couldn't bear to say more, so he took out a teleportation talisman and disappeared.Xie Liuchen restrained his fake smile, stayed where he was, pondered for a long time, and waited until he sorted out all the complicated thoughts in his mind, and then left the foot of the mountain with a heavy heart.

Walking outside the camp of Qiushuimen, Shang Lixing was waiting for him standing under the dead tree at the intersection, when he saw him approaching, he greeted him with a smile and said, "Is everything done?"

Xie Liuchen nodded slightly: "Yes."

Shang Lixing saw that his brows were tightly frowned, he hurriedly supported him, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing." Xie Liuchen gently broke free from his hand, turned around and said, "Let's go back to Qiushuimen."

It was the first time that Shangli saw him take the initiative, he was happy, and led him to the camp where Qiushuimen was stationed, walking briskly, introducing a lot of border scenery on the way, Xie Liuchen was full of worries, and did not gossip about his words Listen to it.

After Shang Lixing woke up from his coma that day, his injuries gradually eased after a few days of recuperation.The two sat on the coastal reef, and for the first time they were open and honest, and they agreed in three chapters.Shang Lixing promised not to intervene in the matter of Xie Liuchen's relationship with the demons, as long as Xie Liuchen did not do anything that harmed the human race and was against morality; It is up to him to handle all the power. As for how to inform Shang Lixing of what happened and how much to inform, it is up to him to decide.

Between the two of you, if you mention one sentence, I will add three sentences;

All the way back to the place where Qiushuimen was stationed, the inside was already boiling.As soon as he heard that Shang Lixing had returned safely, Ji Qing was the first to greet him, and seeing his pale face in front of the gate of the camp, his eyes turned red, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Master, you, you are finally back, yours face..."

Shang Lixing said softly, "I'm fine, but my true energy was overdrawn before, and I can recover after a few days of cultivation."

The other [-] or so monks and hundreds of casual cultivators stationed in the area, a total of more than a hundred people also gathered around to greet Shang Lixing's injuries.Everyone chattered in unison, and what they said was nothing more than "the head of the door has worked hard this time", "We are looking forward to the return of the head of the door day and night, and we have been worried for a long time..." and so on.Shang Lixing smiled and persuaded everyone to leave. Seeing that Ji Qing was in a very depressed mood, he tried to persuade him softly, and Ji Qing returned to his normal expression.After seeing the person behind Shang Lixing, he was surprised again: "Thank... Thank you fellow daoist? Why are you here?"

When Xie Liuchen was called out by him, he immediately met the curious gazes of hundreds of casual cultivators around him, and felt extremely embarrassed.

Shang Lixing rescued him at the right time: "Junior Brother Xie came to Qianzhong Shadow Wall to practice after his injury recovered. He happened to meet me on the coast. The two of us had a good chat about swordsmanship on the way, so we came together."

Ji Qing scratched his head, as if he didn't understand. Thinking about the Thousand Shadow Wall, he asked one more question: "Then, did the sect master catch that black-robed man?"

Before Shang Lixing could answer, He Suowu suddenly interjected: "The entrance has been blown up, it's useless to keep people here, of course it's to destroy the corpses, so I have to ask?"

Shang Lixing continued: "Yes, I killed him when he tried to escape at Qianchongying Wall."

Ji Qing still didn't understand: "But didn't the sect master say that his nature is not bad, did he want to rescue him from the mud? Why did he kill him again?"

Shang Lixing also took a look at Xie Liuchen with deep meaning, and said with a smile, "Aiding the tyrant to abuse, obsessed with obsession, why do you keep it?"

Xie Liuchen glared at him fiercely, but he knew that he couldn't open his mouth to refute no matter what, so he just held his breath, his chest seemed to be scratched by a beast's claw, which was very annoying.

Everyone chatted a few words in front of the camp, the atmosphere was warm and harmonious, and suddenly heard loud laughter coming from outside the gate of the camp.It was Qu Kongqing who came back from playing outside.He strode over, only a few steps away to the crowd, and excitedly said: "Although the border is uninhabited, the magnificent mountains and seas, tall forests and bushes are also very beautiful."

Shang Lixing looked at him and said in surprise: "So Pavilion Master Qu Shao hasn't left yet?"

Ji Qing muttered in a low voice: "He, he refuses to leave."

Qu Kongqing let out a huff: "Sect Master Shang is back." Turning his eyes, he saw Xie Liuchen behind Shang Lixing, his eyes lit up again, he walked around him, looked up and down for a while, and said in surprise : "You belong to the Yaozu!"

Xie Liuchen hurriedly waved his hands and shook his head: "No, I'm not..."

Qu Kongqing stared: "How could it not be? Has the human race grown up like you?"

He Suowu said forcefully: "The monster clan has been missing for more than 300 years, and this child is only in his teens. Where was he born?"

Qu Kongqing ignored him, and just circled around Xie Liuchen, shaking his head as he walked, praising: "Beautiful...so beautiful..."

Xie Liuchen was annoyed by what he saw, so he wanted to do something.Shang Lixing coughed a few times at the right time, saying that he felt quite uncomfortable, everyone hurriedly came to their senses, and welcomed him into the camp, Xie Liuchen didn't like strangers to look at him, followed closely behind him, glanced at Ji Qingfu inadvertently And red eye sockets.He wondered in his heart, "Why does Fellow Daoist Ji love to cry more than girls?"

After sitting down in the main camp, everyone continued to discuss how to deal with the demons. They only said that the entrance of the demons under the wall of thousands of shadows had been blown up. , How to deal with Yunyun now.

When Qi Ruyi heard that Shang Lihang had turned around, she put aside the business at hand, hurried in, and reported the abnormality in a high-pitched voice: "Master, a few days ago, there was a commotion on the opposite sea, and hundreds of people from the Northland Demon Clan screamed and screamed until they were exhausted. The sound came from afar, and it lasted for several nights. I don't know why?"

Shang Lixing exchanged glances with the dozens of casual cultivators who went to the Thousand Shadow Wall that day, and said with a smile in his eyes: "That day, when I entered the Thousand Shadow Wall, I intercepted and killed a thousand demon soldiers who came across the sea in the cave. The corpse of the demon soldier floated along the sea to the north land, it is expected that the demon clan felt sad when they witnessed the death of their compatriots."

Qi Ruyi was overjoyed when he heard the words: "Wow! This is really a breath of anger! No wonder it's been so quiet these days." After cheering a little, he picked up some important things to report.

Shang Lixing listened calmly, and when he finished speaking, he asked, "Where's Qi Huan? Haven't you come back yet?"

Qi Ruyi paused and said, "No."

Shang Lixing's face was stained with worry, and Qi Ruyi immediately said: "Don't worry, the sect master, we will continue to inquire about Qi Huan's movements, and we will send a message to the sect master as soon as we have news."

Shang Lixing nodded and said: "That's the only way to go." At this point, he suddenly felt a pain in his heart, and his sea of ​​consciousness swayed for a while, and subconsciously blurted out: "It's not good!"

Seeing that his face turned pale suddenly, everyone asked what happened. At this time, an unremarkable casual cultivator walked in, handed over a silk handkerchief embroidered with a few red maple leaves with trembling hands, and said in a low voice: "Master , a few casual cultivators were patrolling the mortal world, and were killed by a group of unknown people."

Shang Lixing's breath was unsteady, and even his hands trembled slightly, he took the Fangsi handkerchief, surprised and suspicious: "It's...it's the monster clan..."

All the monks in front of him lost their voices: "Yaozu? Hasn't the Yaozu been missing for 350 years?" "Why did it suddenly appear?" "Why did the demon king attack Qiushuimen casual cultivators?"...

Shang Lixing fixedly looked at the maple leaves on the silk handkerchief, and said with a serious expression: "That's right, it's the demon clan that has appeared."