Yu Hongchen

After Shang Lihang came to the border, the casual cultivators stationed at the border swept away their lax attitude in the past, and everyone cheered up to deal with the incoming demon soldiers. Qi Ruyi took the heavy responsibility and led a group of casual cultivators every day He was busy arranging formations in the east and west directions, but casual cultivators were always a mob, and their cultivation was not very good, and the formations were always completed with bumps and bumps, which didn't meet his wishes, and made him angry every time.When scolding the casual cultivators under him, a casual cultivator shouted from behind him: "Captain Qi, someone wants to cross the sea!"

Qi Ruyi frowned when she heard this, and said cursingly: "The enemy is about to attack, why do you want to cross the sea? Is it too long? Tell them, the Qiushui Gate is stationed here, and monks are not allowed to go to sea!"

Na Sanxiu said: "That person refuses! He injured several of our brothers and said that unless the person in charge went to negotiate with him, he would not leave!"

Qi Ruyi stared at the words: "There is only one person? Where did such an uninteresting thing come from, dare to be so arrogant in my territory?" Then he shouted at all the casual cultivators: "What are you laughing at! You three-legged cats are even alone! If you can't beat them all, embarrass me!"

The casual cultivators under him are used to being scolded by him on weekdays, so they were not angry when they heard the words, instead they laughed and coaxed: "They are all stunned young people from the inland, they don't know your majesty, Captain Qi!" "That's right, Those of us who know only three-legged cat kung fu are all relying on your Captain Qi! Captain, go and kill their prestige!"

Qi Ruyi has always been used to being flattered by everyone. When she heard such flattery, even though it was false, she couldn't help but feel a little flustered, and waved her big hand: "I have to do this kind of thing myself, you idiots All of them are useless!"

He kicked another casual cultivator in front of him: "Go and set up the formation! Don't think that you can be lazy when I am not here, you will all be finished when the demons come calling!"

With his hands behind his back, he walked towards the coast amidst the laughter and laughter of the scattered cultivators.Not long after, after crossing a few rocks, through the dense forest, came to the shore, but saw a person standing on the shore, covered in black robes, standing in front of the protective circle on the shore.Under the sunlight, the protective circle glowed with a bright blue light, blocking those who wanted to go out to sea within three feet of the shore.

Qi Ru felt that this person's description was weird, so he secretly kept an eye on it, walked over slowly, and said in his mouth, "Who are you? What are you going to sea for?"

The figure under the black robe moved slightly, and a young voice came from under the black robe: "You are here."

Qi Ruyi only felt that this voice was very familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere before, but she couldn't distinguish it for a while.He thought in his heart: "That kid really has no sense of proportion. This kind of person is not a serious monk, but most of them are evil people who have practiced some strange skills and tricks!"

After taking a step, he suddenly thought: "No, no, that kid has always been very shrewd. He must have known that this matter is difficult and pushed it on me! Good boy, when I catch this person, I will deal with you when I go back!"

While thinking about how to make a plan to capture this person, he watched him vigilantly, walking very slowly step by step.

After walking three steps behind the man, the man suddenly spoke again: "I wanted to leave like this. Thinking about it, I'm still not willing to let you go like this."

Before the words were finished, a dark devilish energy erupted from the man's burqa all of a sudden, and Qi Ruyi stepped back in shock, the devilish energy exploded like a raging flame, covering him in it one step at a time.He struggled in vain, but was entangled in the demonic energy, unable to move a bit.

With his cultivation base, it is easy to deal with hundreds of demon soldiers holding weapons, but now he is like a weak and helpless ant under the hands of this black-robed man.Qi Ruyi's face turned pale, she couldn't stop struggling, and said in shock, "Who are you?" He opened his mouth in shock, wanting to cry out for help.But the devilish energy seemed to know his intentions. When he opened his mouth, it merged into a long and slender black energy, and poured straight into his mouth.

Qi Ruyi's throat trembled, and she could only make a few hoarse and sharp gurgles. When she was dumbstruck, she glanced sideways, but saw half of the devilish energy trapped her, and the other half jumped towards the bright blue spot on the shore, instantly dispelling the magic circle. Boil a big hole half the height of a person!

This person clearly has the ability to break through the protective magic circle set up by everyone, he stayed here to get rid of himself!

Qi Ruyi moved her sleeve, and in a hurry, she shot a message talisman towards the location of the people.The messenger talisman turned into a faint white rainbow and flew towards the inland quickly, but Fang Fu was stopped by a devilish energy that came later than he flew six feet away.

Qi Ruyi suddenly felt desperate, and he knew in his heart: "This man knows his moves like the back of his hand! He knows himself!" He opened his teeth and claws, and clucked hoarsely at the black-robed man like crazy, as if asking: "Who are you?" ?”

The man sneered, but he shouldn't.A big hole had been opened in the protective circle. Suddenly, a gust of wind came from the sea and poured into the hole, blowing the facial features of the man covered under the heavy black robe.

It was the face of a young monk, with several light red marks vertically and horizontally on the face, most of which were scabbed.

Seeing this person's face, Qi Ruyi opened her eyes wide in disbelief, and said in horror, "You—it's you!"

There was only one thought left in his mind, and immediately the boundless demonic energy poured into his seven orifices, throat, and inner abdomen, wringing his body dozens of times like a blade from the inside out, and he couldn't even make a sound of pain , and died silently on the shore.

At the foot of the mountain not far away, Shang Lixing was discussing with the scattered cultivators how to deal with the demon army.He exhausted all the power of scattered cultivators on the border, set up numerous magic circles, set up camps, assembled a messenger team, and personally invited thousands of monks from other sects to station here, intending to isolate the demons from afar. The first line of defense does not give them a chance to invade the Nanling Continent.In order to test the reinforced magic circle, he and Fu Yangsheng climbed to the top of the mountain above the wall of thousands of shadows.

I saw the raging wind and raging waves still in the distance, and the bitter cold wind blew past, piercing the skin surface like an invisible steel needle, piercing the cheeks of the two with pain and refreshment, sweeping away the hard work and fatigue for many days; Sanxiu ran back and forth, very busy, Fu Yangsheng followed him for a long time, and was good at observing words and expressions. Seeing that there was a hint of melancholy under his calm demeanor, he couldn't help saying a few words of concern: "Master, you seem to be in a bad mood."

Shang Lixing waved his hands and said, "It's fine, there's no need to worry." He cast his eyes on the boundless sea.

Seeing that he was silent, Fu Yangsheng wanted to say something to adjust the dull atmosphere, scratched his head and thought for a while, and suddenly said: "By the way, sect master, I forgot to tell you, that Xie Liuchen is back!"

Shang Lixing unexpectedly heard Xie Liuchen's name here, he was startled at first, then lowered his eyes and remained silent.

"Oh, it happened two days ago..." Fu Yangsheng thought for a while, and said, "No wonder you couldn't find him, my master! It turns out that he has been hiding in the border, hiding in our Under your nose!"

Shang Lixing said, "Yes, I know."

Fu Yangsheng wanted to talk about it, but he looked cold, so he had to swallow the words, and at the same time he secretly wondered: "It's strange, isn't the door owner very anxious to find someone before? Why do you know that someone has come back now?" Now, are you indifferent?"

During the silence, a shocking emergency report came from the foot of the mountain: "Master, something is wrong, Captain Qi was killed!"

This sudden emergency report is like a stone stirring up a thousand waves.The scattered cultivators at the foot of the mountain heard the commotion, Shang Lixing raised his eyes in disbelief, and Fu Yangsheng beside him turned pale with shock: "What?" Turning around, with a flash in front of his eyes, Shang Lixing had jumped down the mountain first, leaving a distant voice in the wind: "Quick! Take me over there to have a look!" He was horrified, he didn't have time to think more, and hurriedly followed After Shang Lixing died, he ran to the beach where the accident happened, led by Sanxiu who reported the news of his death.

Qi Ruyi's body was still lying on the beach, surrounded by several casual cultivators, all of them with mournful faces.There were also many monks on the beach who heard the news and came to watch, and everyone had sad or angry expressions on their faces.Before the enemy attacked, a monk with excellent cultivation and responsibility died tragically for no reason. Maybe the demons had already entered Nanling from a place unknown to us, and they might even be hiding beside everyone. At this point, everyone looked at each other in amazement, and their hearts were panicked.

Shang Lixing squatted down, stretched out his hand, and took a closer look at Qi Ruyi's body: Qi Ruyi was lying on the ground on his back, his muscles were festered all over his body, and his abdomen was swollen like a pregnant woman; Go, see him talking loudly, bleeding from his seven orifices, staring openly as if he is dying.

Hearing the discussions around, Fu Yangsheng half-bowed, and said to him: "Master, they said that there is only one murderer, wearing weird clothes, who seems to be from the demon clan."

After Shang Lihang finished the inspection, he slowly withdrew his hand and said solemnly, "Bleeding from the seven orifices, the internal organs have been wrung to pieces and are in disrepair."

Fu Yangsheng said: "It seems that he inhaled something and died suddenly. It should be a sneak attack from behind the demons."

Shang Lixing shook his head slightly, and said: "No, if it's a surprise attack from the demons, it's impossible to come here just to kill him alone." He cast his stern eyes on the protective formation that opened a big hole by the sea, and said: "It's not for escape, either. The murderer has the ability to break through the protective formation, so it is impossible to lure him here with extra effort, so the murderer should have come here just for him." He got up and ordered Sanxiu to take Qi Ruyi's body to bury him, and then After repairing the protective array on the shore, he immediately looked at it and stood motionless for a long time.

Hearing what he said, Fu Yangsheng also became skeptical, lowered his head and thought for a moment, and said: "Could it be because Qi Ruyi has been stationed on the border all the year round, and the demons know that he has a different identity, and want to kill him to show us off? "

Shang Lixing shook his head again, and said, "No, the demons are about to attack. At this juncture, they can't do such thankless things."

Fu Yangsheng frowned, puzzled and said: "Oh, what is that for..."

Shang Lixing thought about it and said: "Although Qi Ruyi has always been cheating and lazy, but speaking of it, it's just a few innocuous little problems, and her character is fine. Who would specifically target him? Who has he offended? "

If you ask who Qi Ruyi really had conflicts with, the most likely one is...

He thought for a while, and a most unlikely figure slowly appeared in his heart, and he ordered: "Send a message back to Qiushuimen, and transfer He Suowu to replace Qi Ruyi."

Fu Yangsheng nodded and said: "Okay, I'll do it now!" As soon as the words fell, Shang Lihang stopped him suddenly: "Wait, let me do this, don't worry about it!" .”

Fu Yangsheng stopped and said sincerely: "Master, we can do these trivial things, and you don't need to work hard—"

Shang Lixing shook his head resolutely, and said: "It's not for this reason, but this matter is too strange, I have some things that I need him to confirm." He didn't look back at the protective formation, but just stared blankly at the glowing blue light .

He muttered to himself in disbelief: "How could it be him? How could he be such a person?"

When Qiushuimen heard the news from the border, they were also taken aback from top to bottom.At this critical juncture, the guards stationed at the border were unexpectedly killed, how could it be known that the demons were not secretly dispatched?At the same time, casual cultivators scattered everywhere received a message: "Maybe some of the remaining demons in the Nanling Continent are undercover agents. You must pay more attention and don't take it lightly!"

He Suowu frowned deeply after receiving the summons from Shang Lihang.After he came to the border, he asked several casual cultivators one after another, and learned that Shang Lixing was standing on the shore watching the sea.Holding the sword in his arms, he walked to the shore where there were many storms, and saw Shang Lixing staring into the distance, as if in a daze.

He called out: "Brother." He called back the consciousness of the man who was staring blankly at the waves.

Shang Lixing nodded without looking back, "You're here."

He Suowu hummed, took a step closer, and said in a low voice, "Brother, I have already searched for what you asked me to find. There are indeed some things missing in your study."

Shang Lixing asked, "What's missing?"

He Suowu said: "A few copies of the formation diagrams drawn by the elder brother are missing, and there is also a roster of casual cultivators in the sect."

Shang Li also made a good guess in his book, paused for a moment, then nodded slightly: "That's right, he sneaked into my study for the roster of casual cultivators."

There are not many people in Qiushuimen who can enter his study room, except for a few Taoist boys who sweep the house, they are the nine sons.He Suowu heard what he said, and asked tentatively: "Brother suspects that it is thanks—" He suddenly stopped at the word "thank you".He recalled the way Xie Liuchen greeted him with a smile on his face that day, no matter how he looked at it, he didn't look like someone who had stolen something.

He retracted his words, thinking of Qi Huan who disappeared for no reason, and asked suspiciously: "Brother, do you think it was Qi Huan's hand?"

Shang Lixing's face turned cold, as if he had been covered with a layer of ice by the sea breeze, and he said seriously: "In the past, he made mistakes, and as long as I said a few words, he would be obedient and punished, but after he came back this time, he has changed a lot. It’s too big, and they always promise well on the surface, but they often make small moves behind the scenes.”

That day Qi Huan clearly agreed to him, but in the blink of an eye, he told Xie Liuchen the method of breaking the restriction in the room, causing Xie Liuchen to rush to the meeting hall, intending to bear the responsibility alone.Fortunately, Xie Liuchen's killing was true and he had other reasons, so he was able to save his life. Otherwise, he would never have let Qi Huan go so easily.

Thinking of this, Shang Lixing was annoyed for no reason, and said again: "I always feel that although his temperament is still so cloudy and uncertain, there is always a bit of incomprehensible coldness hidden, and, he The timing of coming back this time is really too coincidental.”

He Suowu pursed his lips and said: "At that time, under the wall of thousands of shadows, Qi Huan ran away in a fit of anger, and Qi Ruyi and the others couldn't find him. He planned to give up, but he suddenly returned to Qiushuimen two months later. Not only was he wounded all over his body, but his mind was also in a trance, maybe what he encountered was not as simple as 'seeing a sea beast' as he said."

"Maybe," President Shangli sighed, "He is no longer the Qi Huan we knew."

He Suowu said: "It's a pity that Qi Huan disappeared again. Then when Qi Huan comes back next time, we will ask him what happened to him."

Shang Lixing sighed softly: "Alright." He silently looked at the sea in front of him, worried in his heart, and stopped talking for a while.

While He Suowu was wondering, he suddenly heard Shang Lixing's voice drifting to his ears along with the sea breeze: "He's gone too?"

In the past, He Suowu would definitely have to ask who this "he" is before answering, but now he is looking at Shang Lixing's face, and suddenly he is so blessed that he knows who his elder brother is asking.He nodded in response: "Yes."

Only to hear Shang Lixing ask again: "Did you let him go?"

He Suowu paused, and said calmly, "Yes."

Shang Lixing said: "Alright, if he wants to leave, let him be free."

For a moment of He Suowu's hesitation, his lips parted slightly, and then closed quickly. After a while, the words that came out of his mouth became: "Brother, he has the life talisman of Qiushuimen planted on him, you can use the life talisman , tracking his whereabouts—"

Shang Lixing waved his hand slightly, stopping his next words.He gazed into the distance, looking at the distant sea and sky, and calmly said: "No need, let him go."