Jun Gu

"Come, come, it's the army." The soldiers guarding the gate shouted.

"Go and tell the general!"

"General, an unknown army has been found on the northeast plain."

Wen Sheng was wearing Xuanyuan Society's silver armor at the moment, and the hair hanging on both sides of his cheeks was slightly white. He was over [-] years old and calmly got up from the stone bench, raising his silver-white cloak, "Let's go. "

The gate of Yinfengguan was built between the canyons, it was three feet high, and the city wall spanned one hundred feet, connecting the east and west cliffs.Wen Sheng held up his cloak with his left hand, and held his silver longbow in his right. He stared at the front with stern eyes. There was darkness in the distance, and a troop composed of infantry and cavalry was marching towards this side.

Wen Sheng looked ahead and ordered, "Send the signal flag, content, warning, your Excellency is approaching our military jurisdiction, please stop marching immediately and negotiate."

"Yes!" The signal flag bearer climbed up to the commanding heights of Yinfeng Pass and waved the red and black flag.

"General, the other party ignored our warning! They are about to enter the range of the archers!" The signaler returned to report.The archers in silver armor stood in unison on the thick wall, stretched their bows, and aimed their arrows directly at the incoming army.

"Wait!" Wen Sheng jumped onto the battlements suddenly, and carefully looked at the person who came, "It really is the Cang Yue Army. Believe in the standard bearer!"

"exist!"

"Wave the flag and let this army pass!"

"Yes!"

In the pitch-black space, shadows of swords fluttered. "It's this place again." Li Yinshang stood in the boundless darkness of nothingness, surrounded by countless sword blades of all kinds. He felt that there were two people standing behind him. The sword intent emanating was a height he had never felt before, but when he turned around, he couldn't see anything.He vaguely heard, it seemed to be the voice of the old sword song of the New Moon Sect, "The long river of swords, go back to the previous dynasty. Young man, your heart has surpassed the mirror and still water, and it is almost the same as my head."

This dream, which has lasted for many days, has been echoing.

In the dark room, Gu Qingshu stood up from the chair, turned around suddenly, but found a familiar face, "Ning Wu...?" Ever since Gu Qingshu met the resurrected Ning Jingyuan outside Julu City, After being stunned, he was brought here, and he was locked here every day, only reading books.But the book I read tells about the turbulent times during the Tianfu period of the Tang Dynasty, but I have never heard that the Tang Dynasty had the name Tianfu. "Madam Gu, long time no see." Ning Wu smiled and bowed briefly.

Gu Qingshu's expression changed from surprise and joy to confusion and suspicion, "You...how could you be alive."

A trace of sadness flashed across Ning Wu's face, he shrugged, "Thanks to the former Skywalker for saving me from the Spike Army."

Gu Qingshu stared at Ning Wu suspiciously, "So, why did you bring me here?"

Ning Wu smiled lightly, there was a bit of scheming in the smile, but also a bit of desolation "If it wasn't like this, how could Li Yinshang leave Changshan?" Yes, if Li Yinshang didn't leave Changshan, how could he be framed for plotting to attack Emperor Luanjia? Woolen cloth.King Fengyang, who he supported in the past, was personally pushed on the road of rebellion by him.If it weren't for Ning Tianxing's trust and the task of changing the dynasty, he would never have chosen this path.It is difficult for others to understand such a bitter mood.

It was the eighth year of Tianbao, and Ning Wu was living on the streets of Fengyang. That day Li Yin was injured and went on a tour, and he fell before Wang Jia.Li Yinshang immediately gave him water and food and saved him.He left gratefully, but that night, the Nanzhao army and the puppet Mingjiao forces suddenly attacked Fengyang, and almost all the guards and servants of the palace were wiped out. Li Yinshang fought alone against three hundred rebels and was also injured in many places.Ning Wu snatched a rebel weapon from the corner and killed two gangsters who tried to sneak attack Li Yinshang. The two of them turned their backs together. Ning Wu had never practiced martial arts, but kept reminding Li Yinshang in the dark After a while, the rebels were unable to take them down, and then the Cangyue Army Black Sword Battalion and Black Spear Battalion trained outside the city quickly arrived and repelled the rebels. fall down.After that, he became a member of the palace.

Ning Jingyuan observed Ning Wu's expression from a distance, and also saw the guilt towards Li Yinshang on his face.In fact, Ning Wu fully believed that with Li Yinshang's ability, it took only a few months to garrison Changshan, cut off the rear of the rebels, and then attack Luoyang, pacifying Hebei.However, if the rebellion is put down like this, there is no way for him to take advantage of it, let alone change the Tang Dynasty.

"As for why you said these books are unclear." Yi Huaying leaned against the wall and smiled, not intending to open her eyes. "It's just because, that's the history of the future."

Gu Qingshu was taken aback, feeling a little dizzy, "The history of the future."

Yi Huaying continued to smile, seeming to be full of disdain. This kind of disdain should be aimed at the current imperial court. , the temple was overthrown, the barbarians invaded, and the lives of the people were ruined for five consecutive generations!" He took out a half-rusted and stainless sword, and Gu Qingshu recognized it as a blue sword at a glance, and he was not surprised when he thought about it, after all Ning Wu had betrayed, and the place where Can Jian was hiding was exposed.Yi Huaying opened the small wooden window in the castle that hadn't been opened for a long time, and a ray of sunlight hit the wooden table in front of Gu Qingshu, "Qingshu, I heard a prophecy from a certain Biantian Lord back then in Panlong Mountain. He said, those who gather will disperse, and those who live will die. The nine heavens will be destroyed, and the world is impermanent."

Gu Qingshu's autumn eyes suddenly became sharp, and the dark purple pupils accompanied by the scar at the corner of her left eye made her whole face look murderous and ominous, "You mean, if An Lushan rules this world, there will be no such disaster? "

This time it was not only Yi Huaying, but even Ning Wu laughed, and Ning Jingyuan, who had his back to Gu Qingshu, remained silent.Yi Huaying opened his eyes and stared closely at Gu Qingshu, "An Lushan, let alone this ability! Qingshu, do you know the sword world? Every disciple of Chasing the Sun or Xinyue would understand the heart of Mingjing and Zhishui back then. It is a upright and clear sword intent, and can realize the shadow of the sword world. But in the battle of the blood lake, the magic sword came to the world, and the resentful spirits of the two masters were trapped in the dead sword world. External barriers formed on the periphery, constantly suppressing the original sword world. Due to this kind of oppression, fewer and fewer people can get in touch with the sword world, and the heart of Mingjing Zhishui is becoming less and less known. Now, even The number one sword master in the world only uses the sword in the way of intimidating and killing." When Jian Xue said this, his expression was full of sighs.

Ning Jingyuan, who was wearing a white Taoist robe, chose to walk out of the room after Yi Huaying finished speaking, but his somewhat hoarse voice came slowly, "Wan Jian is in the same sorrow, pity my life, the mirror stops the water, Fang See the suffering of the people."

Gu Qingshu heard Yi Huaying's rebellious intentions, "Rejuvenate the former dynasty? Is it a rebellion? Master, you have no soldiers and no power, how can you create momentum?"

Ning Wu smiled, and there seemed to be some sympathy in his eyes, "The sword heart is psychic, one sword is enough."

Yi Huaying caressed the rust on the Canqing sword, and continued, "The sword world, the human world, can only be reversed in a moment."

And Gu Qingshu didn't know what to say, but she had a huge doubt in her heart.

What is the sword world?

Ning Jingyuan, who had already walked out of the ancient castle, faced the icy wind blowing across the snowy cliff in front of Kunlun, and walked towards the herringbone Zero Lingyi who was independent of the wind and snow——Zi Ye Jun Langwu. At this moment, she was stepping on the On the last big rock approaching the cliff, one step further is the Kunlun Snowfield, which is hundreds of meters below. "Mr. Ziye, I have brought Qingshu here as agreed. Can you tell me now, what is your purpose?" Let's go." Wearing a dark purple dress and a jet-black cloak, Lang Wu was about the same age as Ning Jingyuan, but there was strong hostility in their eye contact. He would not be abolished; similarly, if it were not for Lang Wu, Ning Jingyuan would not have almost died on Tianzi Peak.

But Lang Wu was still looking at the snow-capped mountains, without looking back at Ning Jingyuan, she stretched out her hand, and a piece of ice crystal fell into her white hand, "Tianjun Tiangu Xing is active, and the world is in a catastrophe. And Jun Gu Erxing originally It is the stars that resonate with the twin swords."

"So the dilapidated twin swords are like this dilapidated world. If the twin swords cannot be united, the world will not be peaceful. Jun Gu Shuangxing will only continue to be active?" Ning Jingyuan thought for a while before expressing his guess .

Without waiting for Lang Wu's answer, he only heard Jian Xue coming, holding the Remnant Green Sword in one hand and holding on to the wooden door of the ancient castle with the other, as if he was preparing to answer Ning Jingyuan's question. "Eight years ago, I led you into the world of swords, because the three of us have all comprehended Mingjingzhishui."

Ning Jingyuan turned around and stared at Jian Xue, with suspicious eyes, nodded slightly, "That's right."

Jianxue smiled, "However, to truly revive the martial arts of the previous dynasty, it has to go far beyond the realm of the heart of Ming Jing Zhi Shui. Why did the Nine Heavens perish? The only person who comprehended Ming Jing Zhi Shui, Bian Tianjun, died unexpectedly. Doomed to fall apart for nine days."

Ning Jingyuan was thoughtful, but still full of doubts, "Master... oh no, Mr. Yi, um, I don't think there is any need to call you master. You have used us too much, and I still don't understand your intention. Juggernaut Sinan, Sword Demon Jingxuzi, Xinjian Yeying, the sword skills of the three of them are unparalleled in the world..."

Jianxue reached out and interrupted Ning Jingyuan's continuation, he raised his blue sword, "Jingyuan, we are not enemies, and I don't want to harm anyone." He paused, "That's right, their swordsmanship is indeed superb, But that's just sword power and sword moves, not sword heart and sword world." After saying these words, Ning Jingyuan clearly saw a purple light flowing on the remnant green sword.And Jian Xue had been staring at Ning Jingyuan's eyes closely at that moment, and as expected, Ning Jingyuan's eyes turned red and green at the moment Jian Guang flashed across the blade.Lang Wu in the distance had been watching them quietly before, but at this time she chose to return to the castle, and when she passed by Ning Jingyuan, her eyes intertwined casually, sparks still appeared, "Squeak, Boom." The door of the castle was closed.

Ning Wu, who had been standing on the first floor of the castle since unknown when, coughed a little when Lang Guanguan came to the door, "Why didn't you tell him that you saved his life back then?"

Lang Wu didn't look at Ning Wu, but walked straight up the wooden stairs to the second floor, "The one who saved his life was the heart of the mirror and water, not me." Ning Wu was helpless, and didn't say anything more about it. What.

Ning Jingyuan's gaze also became a little sharper, and he continued to ask, "You told me that it won't harm Qingshu. But I know clearly that what you call success in swords requires the blood sacrifice of a virgin born on a cloudy moon and a cloudy day."

Jianxue smiled, with a calculating taste, "If I didn't say that, would Li Yinshang still go to great lengths to protect her?"

Ning Jingyuan was startled, and he drew his sword with his left hand and pointed it directly at Jian Xue's face, "So, all the killers of Yinyuanhui these years, without exception, were sent by you, with the purpose of..."

Jianxue swung his sword suddenly and stabbed Ning Jingyuan straight, interrupting his words in a daze, and then he smiled, "Not really, Wuming and I both belong to Yinyuanhui, if he can use me, I can also use it Him. If not, how could Li Yinshang comprehend the realm beyond the heart of the mirror and still water." While he was speaking, the shadows of swords intertwined, and the long swords of the two were stuck together as if they were invincible. "Tap, tap, tap." The figures of the two blend together like two whirlwinds, one black and one white, and suddenly, the two figures rush out of the cliff at the same time!

Under the blue sky, on the cliffs covered with frost and snow, the two people's long swords were pressed between the snow stones with the tip of the sword at the same time. Falling quickly from the cliff.From a distance, it seems that a white bird and a black crow are falling to the ground rapidly.

At almost the same moment, the two slid on the frost-snow-covered cliff to close to the ground, took off at the same time, and landed on the Kunlun Pathogen.

"Boom." Several piles of heavy snow fell on the nearby snow-covered mountain wall. At a glance, the sword wind of the two of them carved a word "sword" in the frost and snow on the cliff.

Jianxue looked at the word and sighed, "So, although I beat you and Yinshang in one move and a half, I am no longer able to comprehend the sword world and the heart of the sword." He shook the broken blue sword in his hand, The rust spots on the ground shook off the ground, and the pure white snow was covered with a layer of brown rust. "Jingyuan, as I said, the two masters disappeared during the Blood Lake incident a hundred years ago. The two of them existed in the Death Sword Realm."

Ning Jingyuan glanced at the scratched notch on the sword in his hand, and indeed he lost the sword move, but in the duel, he was able to use the escaping sword energy from both sides to carve a word on the sword, which made Jianxue very moved.He asked, "The death sword world and the sword world are like the correspondence between the underworld and the human world. Therefore, the so-called Mingjing Zhishui is just to understand the sword world, and only after surpassing the Mingjing Zhishui can one enter the sword world, right?"

Jianxue showed an appreciative expression, "That's right, just like the mind of Zen understands the world of Buddhism, only after being fully enlightened can one enter the world of bliss after passing away. Beyond the realm of clear mirror and still water, after death, it becomes the sword of the sword world. The sword world and death The sword world is like a concentric circle within a square." As he said that, the tip of the Can Qing sword drew a square in the snow, and drew a circle inside it, the diameter of which was the same as the side of the square. "Originally this circle was the sword world, and the rest was the death sword world. Afterwards, the grievances continued to surge, and the circle of the sword world was flattened little by little." With a slight movement of the blade, the circle inside the square became an ellipse , leaving more space up and down.

Ning Jingyuan stared at the ground for a long time, and when he looked up at Jianxue again, a trace of coolness flashed in his eyes, "What are you trying to say? Also, when did you release Qingshu?"

Jian Xue also raised her head to look at him, and said word by word, "Let the remnants of the sword discord, resentment will accumulate, the world of swords will perish, and the world will no longer be able to appreciate the mirror and water." There was a storm, and the radius dispersed, but eight characters appeared. After writing, he continued to say, "After the change of the blood lake, the sword world was gradually swallowed by the dead sword world, and fewer and fewer people realized the heart of the mirror. It has become a killing tool, but there is no sword heart and sword world. This kind of world will only usher in destruction. When I went to Panlong Mountain looking for the thing that changed the emperor, I realized this."

Ning Jingyuan looked at the eight words "the sword has no sword world, and no one is perfect." He was puzzled and said, "do you think that I will believe it?"

After Jian Xue heard this, she snorted coldly, "This is the call of the sword. Right or wrong, please think for yourself. If you insist on not believing... I won't force it, the original way is the vicissitudes of life."

Ning Jingyuan turned around with a dignified expression, "Jianxue, you once said that in addition to the new moon chasing the sun in the previous dynasty, there was another faction called Xuanlu. Since I don't believe in you or chasing the sun, then I have to go back to the past. After saying that, the sword returned to its sheath, and the people gradually left.His last words came, "Remember to let Qing Shu go, and you will never be allowed to harm her."

Jian Xue looked at Ning Jingyuan's back, but also smiled bitterly, and gradually showed a tired expression on her face with fine wrinkles, "The right way is the right way, what more can I ask for?"

The last pass from Bailongkou to Fengyang—Yinfengguan city gate was wide open, and the only person standing under the green moss-covered city gate to welcome visitors was General Wen Sheng.As the summer breeze blew, when Li Yinshang saw Wen Sheng standing at the foot of the city a hundred steps away, he immediately jumped off his horse, staggered a few steps, and led his black war horse forward on foot.Wen Sheng looked at Li Yinshang with a dusty and pale face, but he was in his early twenties, his face was covered with wind and frost, and his purple straight train was covered with dust from many days of travelling. "General Wen Sheng, I will have no regrets seeing you again in the midst of the wind and rain." Li Yinshang walked in front of him, cupped his hands and bowed, respectfully like the county king who was a virtuous corporal in the past. No reduction.

Wen Sheng's face was still full of shame, and he quickly returned the salute and bowed, and finally said, "I will let the prince go this time, and I am afraid that I will be punished by military law. The general made the prince fight hard in Fengyang back then, but the prince went up to excuse the general. Today I can finally repay the old kindness of the prince.” Back then, he was negligent and allowed the Nanzhao army and the Southwest rebels to sneak into Fengyang City, causing Fengyang King to almost become a captive of the rebels.

Li Yinshang smiled, laughing helplessly and difficultly: "There is no need to mention the past. General Wen Sheng resisted for Yinshang, and Yinshang could not repay him. But today is in a hurry, otherwise I really want to have a drink with the general. He looked up at the blue sky and white sun, and his bitter smile made people around feel sorry for him.

Wen Sheng held Li Yinshang's right hand, with tears in his eyes, "If it wasn't for the lord's apology for the last general, I would have been dismissed long ago. I don't know where the lord will go when he goes south?"

Li Yin thumped sadly, took Wen Sheng's hand, and the two embraced tightly, he resolutely "Go back to me, Fengyang's hometown."

The corners of Wen Sheng's mouth trembled, and he also hugged Li Yinshang tightly, "I'm leaving today, I don't know when we will meet again. My lord, take care. I will swear to believe in my lord in the end."