Bai Ruoxuan was taken care of by Xiao Yunfan for several days, and her wounds gradually healed. Since the two have been getting along these days, they have put aside some of their prejudices and tried their best to avoid the topic of the battle between good and evil when talking. In Bai Ruoxuan's mind, Xiao Yunfan was very different from the people she came into contact with. This person seemed jovial on the surface, but deep down he was extremely decent.
In Xiao Yunfan's heart, although Bai Ruoxuan is a witch and always speaks in a cold tone, she also has a trace of kindness in her heart. On this day, Xiao Yunfan saw the color on her pale face and smiled: "Miss Bai, I have always had a doubt in my heart and I want to ask you for advice?"
Bai Ruoxuan asked: "What doubts are there?" Xiao Yunfan said: "You could obviously avoid the sword I stabbed you that day, why didn't you hide?" Bai Ruoxuan lowered her head and said: "Because I feel that living is really meaningless. What I owe you is It's time to pay back." Xiao Yunfan nodded and said: "Actually, I don't hate you in my heart. For me, it is interesting to meet an opponent like you."
Bai Ruoxuan fiddled with her hair and said calmly: "Mr. Xiao, why do you think there is so much hatred in this world?" Xiao Yunfan thought for a while and said: "In the final analysis, it is the human heart. It is just for fame and fortune, and for one's own selfishness." Bai Ruoxuan said: "Then do you think there is a way to eliminate the hatred in this world?"
Xiao Yunfan frowned and said: "Hate is something that cannot be seen, but it grows in people's hearts. It is related to a person's experience, mind, and cultivation. To eliminate the hatred in this world, I am afraid that even the Buddha can't do anything." Bai Ruoxuan said again: " I have died once, and I seem to have taken things like fame and fortune lightly. But after all, some things cannot be escaped and still need to be faced."
Xiao Yunfan said: "Girl, if you consider Xiao a friend, you might as well tell these things. Maybe I can find a way to build a circle for you." Bai Ruoxuan raised her head and looked at his face, made eye contact with him, and said slowly with a warm feeling in her heart. : "The only reason I feel life is meaningless is because I can't really choose my own destiny. How do you think a person can get rid of his own destiny?"
Xiao Yunfan picked up a dead branch, broke it gently, threw it into the fire and said: "Destiny is originally an illusory thing. In my opinion, as long as a person thinks about what he thinks in his heart and does what he wants, the consequences will be the same. The result depends on God's will." Bai Ruoxuan said: "You are not me, maybe you will never be able to understand it."
Xiao Yunfan said: "Young lady is from the Gui Xiang Sect. When you and I meet again in the future, it will be natural for us to fight each other. Are you going to lament this again?" Bai Ruoxuan shook her head and said: "No. I am a Tatar, with Mongolian blood flowing in my blood." blood. From the day I was born, my family has shouldered a sacred mission." Xiao Yunfan was shocked when he heard this. He thought to himself: "I didn't expect that she is actually from Fanbang."
Xiao Yunfan saw that the bridge of her nose was slightly flat and her eyes were brown. She was indeed of Hu descent. Then he asked: "Your family's mission is not to destroy the Ming Dynasty, right?" Bai Ruoxuan nodded and said: "You are absolutely right. Our family's mission is to overthrow the Ming Dynasty. As long as the Ming Dynasty is in chaos, we will The Tatar cavalry then went south to conquer the Central Plains."
When Xiao Yunfan heard this, his heart trembled and he said, "Humph, do you really think that I have no one left in the Ming Dynasty?" His voice was loud and high. Bai Ruoxuan was frightened by his sudden voice, her face turned pale and she said: "I am a Tatar, and you are a subject of the Ming Dynasty. Then please kill me, Master Xiao."
Xiao Yunfan was startled, and his hand holding the sword hilt hesitated. He had been taught by Xie Tianya since he was a child, and he had deep-rooted ideas about the feud between Hu and Han, but he couldn't do it if he was asked to kill people indiscriminately. Even though Bai Ruoxuan told him frankly at this moment that she was an undercover agent sent by the Tatars to the Central Plains, he still couldn't bear to do anything.
He thought to himself: "What's wrong with you, Xiao Yunfan? Are you confused by this girl's beauty? You have Qing'er in your heart, how can other women fall in your eyes? She is a Tatar, and she came to confuse the Ming Dynasty. The world is coming, why don't you take action." He hesitated in his heart, and finally lowered the hand holding the sword.
Bai Ruoxuan sneered, "Why can't you do it?" Xiao Yunfan turned around and said, "Go away, I don't want to see you again." Bai Ruoxuan stood up, looked at him, bit her lip, and said slowly, "You Now you understand what I’m saying, some people’s fates are predetermined from birth.”
Xiao Yunfan shook his head and said: "Whether they are Han people or Hu people, they are all inherently kind. But those who really want to provoke wars and bring disaster to all living beings are just some ambitious people. They keep claiming hegemony, but in the end they are not doing it to satisfy themselves. selfish desires.
To rule the world as an emperor, with three palaces and six courtyards, and a house full of gold and silver, I'm afraid it's still hard to satisfy the desires. Although I, Xiao Yunfan, am a martial artist, I also know that peace in the world is the most worthy thing to protect in my generation. "
Bai Ruoxuan was shocked when she heard what he said, and asked: "You mean you are protecting something you think is worthy?" Xiao Yunfan said: "Yes, the Ming Dynasty that Xiao protects is not the Ming Dynasty of the Zhu family, but the Ming Dynasty of the people of the world. Ming Dynasty." Bai Ruoxuan said: "How is this different?"
Xiao Yunfan said: "The Ming Dynasty of the Zhu family is only the emperor, and the Ming Dynasty of the world is the common people." Bai Ruoxuan said in her heart: "It seems that this person does have great ambitions." She glanced at Xiao Yunfan and said, "Can we be friends forever?" Xiao Yunfan said "As long as the girl doesn't offend me, we will always be friends." Bai Ruoxuan smiled and said, "Okay, then it's settled." She turned around and walked to the entrance of the cave.
There was a noise outside the cave, and she immediately retreated. Xiao Yunfan also heard the noise. The two of them walked deeper into the cave. Xiao Yunfan only wandered in front of the cave these past few days and did not go deep into the cave. Suddenly, Bai Ruoxuan stepped on the ground and her body sank downwards. Xiao Yunfan was startled and hurriedly stretched out his hand to grab her, but his own footing was not stable. The two fell into a tunnel.
The group of people outside the cave are members of the Ghost Sect. The leader is Takahashi, who came to collect the treasure on Master Jin's order. It turned out that the location marked on Jiang Heng's treasure map was right here. Takahashi glanced around and saw the fire and leftover bones on the ground. Knowing that someone was here, he was startled and thought to himself: "Maybe someone got there first."
But seeing that the fire was burning brightly, it was obvious that the people in the cave had not gone far. He shouted loudly into the cave: "Friend, please come out and talk." He called three times in a row, but no one in the cave answered. A subordinate carrying a hoe said: "Top Gao, maybe the people in this cave are gone."
Takahashi raised his hand and said: "Brothers, light the torches. Let's walk slowly inside. Please be careful." Six of the thirteen men lit the torches and continued to move forward into the cave. A few subordinates walked in the front, and their shadows were printed on the cave wall like evil ghosts.
Suddenly, there was a hissing sound from the ground. A bald man's expression changed and he shouted: "Snake." Many colorful snakes were seen crawling on the ground, each one spitting out messages and making a sound. Takahashi said: "Don't panic, everyone. It's just a few venomous snakes. Can they stump us?" He withdrew his sword and jumped forward: "Get rid of these snakes first."
The men who held the torch handed the torch to their companions and took out their steel knives to kill the snakes on the ground. The long sword in Takahashi's hand flew up and down, picking up the snake on the ground and slashing it in several sections. In an instant, the cave was filled with blood. The dead bodies of those poisonous snakes were twisting left and right on the ground.
Takahashi said: "You guys use shovels to shovel these snakes away. Be careful not to get bitten by the snake's head." A few people did as they were told and shoveled the snakes on the ground and piled them aside. After a road was opened, everyone continued to move forward.
Not far away, a stone door can be seen surrounded by thorns. Those people waved the steel knives in their hands to cut off the thorns, and the stone door appeared in front of everyone. There is a stone button in the shape of a gossip on the stone door, and the hexagrams on it are not arranged in order. Takahashi put on a pair of black leather gloves and slowly approached.
Protruding from the center of this stone button is the yin and yang fish pattern of the Eight Trigrams. The inner circle is engraved with eight kinds of symbol patterns, and the outer circle is engraved with the eight hexagrams. A person next to Gao Qiao said: "Gao Tou, there is no secret code for opening the stone door on this picture. I have heard people say that this kind of stone door is often connected to some kind of mechanism. If you make a mistake, the cave may collapse. Lose."
Takahashi said calmly: "If you are afraid, get out of here now. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will cut off your tongue." The man's expression changed, and he reached out to hold his mouth, for fear that he would be angry. Takahashi reached out and touched off the dust on the inner circle of the Bagua. It turned out that the order of the patterns on this circle formed a ring and could only be rotated left and right.
The Bazhong Guaxiang stone button on the outer ring seems to be able to move along the groove. Placed on the stem was a stone twist with the word "☴" engraved on it. He first took out the stone downwards and turned it into the groove. Then move the "☰" stone button in the northwest to the top of the Bagua.
This Bagua diagram is easy to restore, as long as you remember the original position. After he twisted the eight stones to their original positions, he turned the inner ring to align the inner patterns with the hexagrams on the outer ring. Then he stretched out his palm and pressed the hexagram. There was only a chirping sound. The stone door slowly rose, and the dust on it fell. After the door opened, a long corridor was revealed.
Takahashi said to the people behind him: "You guys go ahead." Those people did as he was told. Suddenly, someone stepped on a stone brick under their feet, and arrows were shot out from the walls on the left and right sides. Takahashi and the other six people reacted quickly, blocking the arrows with the weapons in their hands, and deflected the arrows away. The few who reacted slowly were shot into hedgehogs and fell to the ground.
Takahashi said: "It seems that there are many mechanisms here, so everyone must be careful. This time I am walking in front, you follow me." As he said that, he strode forward. Although several of his subordinates were reluctant to leave their companions, they had to speed up and continue moving forward due to his orders.
After exiting the corridor, everyone came to a secret room with a hemispherical dome. Takahashi's foot slipped, and a stone brick on the ground flipped over. He stretched out his sleeve and saw a chain dart fly out, and it was nailed to the wall with a whoosh, which stopped his body from falling. Several subordinates pulled him up, stood at the hole and looked down, only to see that the square hole was dark and deep.
Takahashi was so bold that he couldn't help but break into a cold sweat just now. A man with a hooked nose said in a deep voice: "Gao Tou, there are many traps here, and there are no masters of tomb robberies among us. If we continue, I'm afraid all the brothers will get lost here. It's hard to explain the Lord's side as well. .”
Takahashi lowered his head and pondered for a moment and said: "Well, now we can only go back the same way and report the situation to the Lord. Let's make another plan." As soon as he said this, everyone felt relieved and followed him towards the corridor.
