Traveling day and night, the two brothers returned to the foot of Jiugao Mountain as quickly as possible.
Looking at the majestic mountain peaks, Tang Zhao sighed silently.
Zhuoyu Villa is the place he found again after wandering around the world. It is the place where he has lived for three years. There is his master and close brothers and sisters, his carefully decorated sword house, and the place where he completed Mr. Chen's work. The starting store of the big plan is the warmest place in his heart now.
Today, Zhuoyu Villa is his only home and his safe haven.
It's just that there are big waves in the safe haven now.
After nearly two months of tortuous journey, things were happening one after another. Tang Zhao was very tired and homesick. Originally, in his imagination, even seeing the peak of Jiugao Mountain from a distance would make him unable to help himself. Be happy.
But no.
Now, he is only full of worry and anxiety, and even a little timid.
How should we face Master when we see him?
It's not that he did something wrong and feels guilty, but that he obviously did nothing wrong, but the wrong result still happened. It felt difficult to face it, and there was only wordless silence when they met. Do we have to complain and regret each other?
When they arrived at Zhuoyu Villa, Xue Yeyu came to pick them up. He looked obviously haggard, but he still managed not to look weak.
Seeing the two handsome and outstanding junior brothers, Xue Yeyu did not ask them about their hardships on the road, nor did he congratulate them on their good results in Jianzhou. He held one of them and said in a low voice: "You two, don't say much, Zhuang Li The young disciple doesn’t know yet.”
Tang Zhao nodded seriously.
However, after entering the villa, even though the swamps and woods were still picturesque, Tang Zhao still felt that there was a thin layer of haze hanging on the scenery. When he met other white jade and black jade disciples, although they seemed to have normal expressions, Tang Zhao always felt that there was a bit of depression and inquiry hidden in their expressions. I could only hear the sound of wind in my ears, but I always felt that there were whispers hidden in the wind.
Maybe this is just paranoia.
Hurrying through the White Jade Valley and arriving at the edge of the swamp, there was no one around. Tang Zhao felt a little relieved. Xue Yeyu didn't let them attack the Jade Pavilion, but instead pulled them into his sword house.
Jiang Shenyi asked: "Aren't you going to meet your mentor?"
Xue Yeyu shook his head and said: "Dad has been sitting on that big blue stone for several days. He hasn't eaten, drank or spoken. No one can get close to him. You can go see him later, but don't get your hopes up. . Senior brother... Shi Chunqing's matter, I haven't recovered yet. Dad has to calm down for a few more days." After saying that, he pressed his forehead with his hand and blocked most of his face.
Xue Xianyun is a very powerful Sanren with deep Gang Qi cultivation. It won't be a big deal if he doesn't eat or drink for a few days, but this sadness will definitely hurt his body.
Tang Zhao's heart was as sharp as a knife - among all the disciples, he was the first to accept the matter because he had only been here for a short time and his relationship with Shi Chunqing was not as deep as the others. But the master and senior sister are both relatives. Seeing them so sad, they naturally became sad. They endured the pain and asked, "What happened? What did he do? How did he defect?"
Xue Yeyu shook his head and said: "Actually, I don't know what he did to this day. Ten days ago, he suddenly set up a banquet and invited us to enjoy the flowers. At that time, all our brothers and sisters were here, right in his backyard. Let's enjoy the flowers and drink together. Everyone was very happy at that time. He toasted us one by one, told us interesting stories when we were young, lamented that time is like running water, and while talking, he became sad and wiped his tears. At that time, I was still surprised, The seventh junior brother also teased his senior brother about how he could imitate the younger junior brother and feel sad about spring and autumn? He smiled and said: 'It's not sad, I just feel that everyone is having fun today. It would be great if time could stop at this moment forever.' "
"We were all drunk and dizzy at the time, and no one thought there was anything wrong with what he said. Then we drank it down one by one. When we woke up, the senior brother was gone. The wine was cold and the food was cold. Everyone fell on the rocks and was blown away by the cold wind, which gave them a headache."
"We were very strange and asked each other what was going on. The fifth junior sister drank the least at that time and was the last one to fall. She remembered that she saw the senior brother going out with a wine glass in the lake, and seemed to be heading towards the Jade Pavilion. . She also asked: 'Where are you going, senior brother?' She just remembered that senior brother turned around and smiled, but she couldn't remember what happened next."
"I already felt something was wrong, so I hurriedly ran to the Jade Pavilion with everyone. I saw that the door of the Jade Pavilion was wide open, and there was no one there. When we went in, we saw that it was empty and there was nothing left."
Jiang Shenyi swallowed and said, "No more means..."
Xue Yeyu said slowly: "Yes, just as you thought - my father's treasures for many years, countless materials from the five layers of earth, water, fire, air, and air have all been looted. Only... only Axiao is left. A puppet, locked in a small room, still laughing."
Tang Zhao and Jiang Shenyi looked dull and speechless for a moment. .jújíá?y.??m
After a while, Tang Zhao asked again: "Master, are you okay?"
Xue Yeyu said: "We didn't see dad at that time, so we were so scared that we were looking everywhere. Later, Axiao ran over with a smile, grabbed us and walked to the plank road, only to find that he was floating on the swamp, and he didn't make a boat. His body was on the water. Floating up and down, like...like a fallen leaf. His white crane stood on him, lowered his head, holding him tightly to prevent him from sinking..."
When Tang Zhao imagined that scene, he felt it was very strange and very moving.
"We quickly pulled dad up and found that he also drank too much. He looked very calm when sleeping, and seemed to be still having a good dream. Alas, it's a pity that good dreams will eventually wake up."
"After Dad woke up, he discovered the matter himself before we could tell him directly. He seemed to know more than us. Instead of being sad and angry, he was just silent and sat motionless on the big bluestone. I I asked him, but he didn't answer. I brought him food, but he didn't eat either. He just sat there stupidly. I had no choice but to sit with him on the stone for the whole day. He suddenly said: "Night Yu, why do you think he is so cruel? He took away my materials, even the materials for making my sword?'"
Tang Zhao and Jiang Shenyi were stunned for a moment, then became frightened and angry.
If Xue Xianyun's accumulation of materials over the years could barely be considered "external objects," then the materials he used to make the sword this time were not just external objects, but also his life and spirit.
They are all Xue Xianyun's direct disciples. How could they not know that Xue Xianyun, with all his hard work and savings now, his most unforgettable pursuit is to forge his own sword? To this end, he accumulated and accumulated, searched and searched, and suppressed the idea of taking action several times. He just wanted to wait until he was completely prepared before taking action. He succeeded in one fell swoop and fulfilled his lifelong wish.
Originally, this year, just waiting for Tang Zhao and the others to come back, Xue Xianyun could go into seclusion and forge swords. After the sword was forged, he could hold a sword-forging conference and openly declare to the world that he was a veritable swordsmith!
Shi Chunqing's move was a huge blow, not only draining the first half of Xue Xianyun's life, but also the second half of his life.
Half a life's hard work, half a life's expectation, ruined in one day!
Jiang Shenyi was shaking with anger, jumped up and shouted loudly: "This bastard bastard! I will kill him!"
Xue Yeyu hummed, then burst into tears and was speechless.
Compared to Jiang Shenyi, Shi Chunqing's feelings for Xue Yeyu are deeper and deeper. Xue Xianyun is not a patient and loving father, but Shi Chunqing is the father and brother who worked tirelessly to take care of her when she grew up, so she is more heartbroken than angry. Pulmonary pain and sadness.
Tang Zhao said softly: "Should we go to see Master?"
A few people walked along the wooden plank road, and saw Xue Xianyun sitting at the end of the plank road in the distance, wearing a raincoat, with a lonely back. If he had no fishing rod, he would look like a fisherman fishing alone.
Tang Zhao suddenly remembered that the first time he saw Xue Xianyun, he was sitting here fishing. At that time, his back was so lonely, but at that time, he did not feel that Xue Xianyun was lonely. He only felt that his demeanor was calm, as if he was independent from the world. The hermit master. Nowadays, the scenery is still a scenery, and people are still people. The sky and water are the same color, and the vast water does not change slightly. He actually has a feeling that what is right and wrong is what was yesterday.
I wiped my cheek gently with my hand, and it felt slightly moist. Sure enough, Senior Brother Ru Qi also knew that he would be sad for spring and autumn.
A few people were about to walk up, when suddenly a breeze blew, and a shadow flashed over, blocking the road and letting out a few strange laughs.
"Ha ha ha ha."
"Ah Xiao!" Xue Yeyu was a little speechless, but explained, "It's me, Ye Yu. The eighth and ninth junior brothers are back today, and dad has been looking forward to their return. Do you remember? When the results of the Fu Hui came back. , Daddy did two somersaults happily. If you let them see Daddy, Daddy will definitely become happy."
Master is doing somersaults... Thinking of that scene, Tang Zhao couldn't help but smile, but the smile disappeared before it bloomed.
Axiao spread his arms like wings, blocking the road, motionless, only laughing "haha, haha".
Tang Zhao had always thought that its smile was weird, especially when combined with its face that looked seven parts human and three parts puppet, no matter how it smiled, it looked like a mockery. But seeing you again today, perhaps due to the influence of my own mood, that calm laughter sounded a bit sad.
Xue Yeyu was helpless and said, "Are you going to stop us, or did daddy ask you to stop us?"
Axiao smiled hollowly.
Although there was no answer, everyone knew that Axiao was a talisman puppet. Although he was a little reckless and a little jumpy, he was actually very obedient. That must be what Xue Xianyun meant.
Xue Xianyun didn't want to see them.
Xue Yeyu felt sad and forced herself to say to the two junior brothers: "Let's go back first, dad doesn't want to..."
Tang Zhao suddenly said: "Senior brother, stop it for me. I'll go in and say a few words to Master."
Jiang Shenyi frowned and said, "My teacher doesn't want to..."
Tang Zhao said: "In one sentence, I will go in and say one sentence to make Master happy."
Xue Yeyu heard it ridiculous and was about to tell them to stop making trouble when Jiang Shenyi continued: "Are you sure?"
Tang Zhao said: "You still can't trust me?"
Jiang Shenyi's eyes moved, and he suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed Axiao's neck, pulled him to his side, and said: "I believe you once, hurry in."
With Xue Yeyu stunned, Tang Zhao easily passed through Axiao's level and ran towards Xue Xianyun.
"Brother Shen!"
"Um!"
When Shen Changqing walks on the road, whenever he meets someone he knows, he will say hello or nod to each other.
But no matter who it is.
There was no unnecessary expression on everyone's face, as if they were indifferent to everything.
To this.
Shen Changqing has become accustomed to it.
Because this is the Demon Suppression Division, an organization that maintains the stability of the Qin Dynasty. Its main responsibility is to kill monsters and monsters. Of course, there are also some other side jobs.
It can be said.
Everyone in the Demon Suppression Division has a lot of blood on their hands.
When a person is used to seeing life and death, he will become indifferent to many things.
When he first came to this world, Shen Changqing was a little uncomfortable, but he got used to it over time.
The Demon-Suppressing Division is huge.
Those who can stay in the Demon Suppressing Division are all powerful masters, or those who have the potential to become masters.
Shen Changqing belongs to the latter.
Among them, the Demon Suppressor Division is divided into two professions, one is the Guardian Envoy and the other is the Demon Slayer.
Anyone who enters the Demon Suppression Department starts from the lowest level as a demon slayer.
Then he will be promoted step by step, and he is expected to eventually become a guardian envoy.
Shen Changqing's predecessor was a trainee demon slayer in the Demon Suppression Division, and he was also the lowest level among the demon slayers.
Possessing the memory of a previous life.
He is also very familiar with the environment of the Demon Suppression Division.
It didn't take long for Shen Changqing to stop in front of a loft.
Unlike other places in the Demon Suppressing Division that were full of chills, the attic here seemed to stand out from the crowd, showing a different kind of tranquility in the bloody Demon Suppressing Division.
At this time, the attic door was open, and occasionally people came in and out.
Shen Changqing only hesitated for a moment before stepping in.
Enter the attic.
The environment changes in vain.
The fragrance of ink mixed with the faint smell of blood hit his face, making him frown instinctively, but then relaxed it quickly.
There is almost no way to cleanse away the smell of blood on everyone in the Demon-Suppressing Division.
.jujiazy.
