At dusk, the rain stopped.
At this time, there was silence in Wujian Villa.
Like most places in this world, people come and go.
Some people take what they want with them when they leave, while others leave their lives behind.
I believe it won't be long before the news of Xiao Zhun's death will spread throughout the world, and it won't be long before people will forget about him.
Of course, his death will not be in vain.
Because whenever a "bad guy" dies, a "hero" steps up, and this time is no exception.
After this incident, the most famous person was undoubtedly Wen Yuzhai.
Although Sun and Huang both played a key role before Xiao Zhun's conspiracy was exposed and in the final elimination of Xiao Zhun, the swordsmen who came to discuss swords finally identified the well-known young man in the thatched cottage. The greatest contribution.
Well... there are roughly two reasons.
First: To be honest, if Wen Yuzhai hadn't been strategizing and planning for many years, it would be difficult for everyone to grasp Xiao Zhun's plan in advance and contribute to today's situation of swords and demons.
Second: The impact of the "exploding shit" thing is a bit too bad after all.
Even if it was later known that Shuangxi did that kind of thing to thwart Xiao Zhun, this method was really unacceptable. It would be nice if everyone didn't argue with the two instigators, and expected to give them the first credit... then of course impossible.
Anyway, from now on, everyone will not mention the matter of "exploding shit" at all. If anyone asks about today's situation, they will focus on the part about "Seven Swords Fighting Xiao Zhun", and other messy things will be treated as if they never happened.
Another thing worth mentioning is that in this incident, Di Bujue actually became the beneficiary second only to Wen Yuzhai.
He, a person who shouldn't have been invited, was highly praised by his fellow comrades for his outstanding performance in stepping forward and leading the heroes at critical moments. Even the "Defeating Dragon Sword" Dugu Yong was praised for this. Accept his kindness.
Therefore, not long after this, Gang Leader Di took advantage of this wave of momentum to naturally take the position of "General Sect Leader of Four Sects and Three Sects" that had been pending before. It was a blessing in disguise and he got his wish.
As for the other forces, they are both sad and happy...
The Wudang Sect was the worst. This time, a leader died inexplicably. For them, this was a catastrophic disaster. In addition to grief, the disciples could only carry Master Wang's body back first before making any further calculations. ; And how they were replaced with corpses by the "Water Element Fairy" on the way, I won't go into detail.
The hundreds of troops from the Yiyong Escort Bureau, with almost no losses, not only showed their faces and performed meritorious service, but also got a batch of swords for free, which is definitely not a loss; Mr. Xie was used by Xiao Zhun to "steal his life" The revenge caused by "Yu" can be considered avenged now.
As for the hero Jiang Shouzhengjiang, he managed to get away with it in the end, because neither Di Bujue nor Duguyong mentioned his escape from the battle afterwards, which made him relieved.
And...the rest of the people who come to discuss swords.
Some of the unlucky ones lost their lives in vain, and no one even remembered their names, and no one came to collect their bodies. But the lucky ones not only survived, but also took away many people from Wujian Villa. The property is really not in vain.
The "real Sword Hidden Pavilion" in the villa was naturally looted, and because too many people broke in, the writings that Huizhou Wuyi left on the wall to frame Lin Yuancheng became meaningless.
Finally, let’s talk about the “four swords and three knives”...
Gu Rong was the only one who died in the battle. He had been undercover in the villa for many years for revenge, but he did not see his enemy die until the end, so he took the first step, which is really sad.
The hero Hai Cangfeng lost one of his legs. It is unknown whether he will be able to recover and regain his strength in the future, or whether he will become a useless person.
Although Lin Yuancheng and Jiang Muchan both suffered serious internal injuries, fortunately their lives were not in danger. At Huang Donglai's suggestion, they both agreed to go with Sun, Huang, Linghuxiang and Qin Feng. Recuperate at Huangmen in Shuzhong.
The three-character king... after taking his reward, the "True Hero Order" from Wen Yuzhai, he left without saying goodbye that day and disappeared.
And Xiao Xuan, Xiao Xuan, the only theoretical heir to Wujian Villa, actually chose to stay in the Villa after that day.
Ironically, this was once his home, the place where he had lived for twenty years. It not only contained his only relative, but also had a very comfortable living environment, but he did not want to come back.
Nowadays, the place has almost become a mess of ruins, completely robbed and destroyed, leaving only empty houses and a smelly signboard.
At this time, he didn't want to leave.
Xiao Wuji once thought that as long as he completed his revenge on his father, he would be relieved and satisfied.
But now, with his father dead, he only felt empty.
He suddenly discovered that he and his father did have some similarities. For example... he would not try to understand others or think about his own problems until it was too late.
What Xiao Zhun did back then may have been wrong, but what Xiao Wuji did later was also more wrong than wrong.
Both father and son have double or even multiple standards for life, dignity, love, hatred... and they both have unusual persistence.
The protagonists of tragedies are generally such people.
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Three days later, "Lake in the Mountain".
In the afternoon, two people came here to retrieve the corpse.
When Huang Donglai went down to the cave a few days ago, he used a rope, but when Xiao Wuji and Wen Yu took it off today, the tools had been replaced by two iron chains.
The sources of the two iron chains were respectively fixed on two stakes far outside the hole above, and were guarded by several maids brought by Wen Yuzhai, so the safety was definitely no problem.
The reason why Xiao Wuji only invited Wen Yuzhai to help was also very simple, because Wen Yuzhai was his most trusted friend in the world, and others... he felt that he couldn't ask for help.
"Are you really going to fish him out?" Wen Yuzhai said, holding a lantern and looking at the body floating on the lake.
"Everyone is dead, let's bury him at least." Xiao Wuji said as he threw the prepared rope towards the water.
Friends who are familiar with corpses should know that it takes almost three days for a dead corpse to float up due to the filling of gas in the body. In addition, Xiao Wuji's hands that were sprained in the battle also need a few days to recover, so they just Choose this day to come.
Soon, Xiao Wuji used a rope to drag Xiao Zhun's body closer to the boat the two of them were riding in (the boat was also transported with iron chains), and then reached out to lift it onto the boat.
Just like when he sank, at this moment, Xiao Zhun's right hand was still holding the "blood sword" tightly, but the sword... seemed to have become a dark brown piece of rotten iron, almost as long as a dagger. .
"Sure enough, as Brother Huang said, once the 'Sword Demon' dies, the blood sword will have no support, and will immediately turn into an ordinary piece of scrap iron that has been melted with blood, and will quickly rot and dissolve... even if it is picked up, it will It's useless." Wen Yuzhai didn't care much about Xiao Zhun's body, but looked at the sword immediately and said.
Xiao Wuji didn't care much about this: "Oh, isn't this great? If this blood sword can continue to act as a demon, it will be a disaster, right?"
When Wen Yuzhai heard this, he was silent for two seconds, and then said: "I just feel... it's a pity."
"What a pity?" Xiao Wuji looked up at Wen Yuzhai and repeated these two words in a puzzled tone.
"Think about it..." Wen Yuzhai also looked at Xiao Wuji and continued, "If the power of this weapon can be used for my righteous way, what evil spirits and heretics can compete with us in this martial arts world from now on?"
"Forget it." Xiao Wuji shrugged, "It's okay not to use such evil things."
After he said this, he pried off Xiao Zhun's fingers, and then he threw the rotten remains of the bloody sword back into the lake.
Wen Yuzhai stared at the ripples on the lake for a long time before looking away.
At this time, Xiao Wuji had already picked up Xiao Zhun's body and carried it on his back, preparing to go back along the chain: "Okay, let's go up."
"Yes." Wen Yuzhai nodded and held up the lantern for Xiao Wuji so that he could leave first.
…………
"I'm alive."
"I'm right in front of you, now's the time!"
"kill him."
"Kill him here and no one will know what happened. You can say that he was the first to kill you!"
"He is Xiao Zhun's son. No one will believe him. Everyone believes in you!"
…………
At this moment, time seemed to stand still.
A whisper flashed through Wen Yuzhai's mind.
Wen Yuzhai recognized this voice.
This is his own voice.
We all know that no matter what a person like Wen Yuzhai looks like on the surface, in fact, deep down, he does not believe in anyone but himself...
When he came back to his senses, Wen Yuzhai suddenly found that he was holding a sword in his hand - a rotten, scrap-iron dagger.
He was wondering why the sword that Xiao Wuji had just thrown back into the lake was in his hand.
"Could it be that what I saw when I first arrived was all an illusion?"
Wen Yuzhai moved his eyes to the sword while thinking.
Then he saw that there was blood on the sword blade.
Fresh blood.
Following the smell of blood, Wen Yuzhai slowly lowered his head again, and then he found two dead people at his feet...
One is Xiao Zhun, who drowned three days ago; the other is Xiao Wuji who died not long ago and is still staring at him with a dead eye.
Wen Yuzhai didn't know when he made the move, but after seeing this, he was surprised to find that he neither felt panic nor regret.
He looked at Xiao Wuji's corpse and the person he considered his "friend", but he didn't feel any emotion at all.
"Yes, I have many friends, so why not lose this one? For the righteousness of the entire martial arts world, such a sacrifice is insignificant..." Wen Yuzhai quickly got a reasonable answer in his heart.
After "thinking it through", he threw the bodies of Xiao Zhun and his son back into the water, wrapped the "blood sword remnant" in cloth and took it into his arms.
After doing this, Wen Yuzhai went over the words he should use to explain the matter in front of him one last time in his mind, and then followed the chain back up alone.
I have to say, he did it... very thoughtfully.
But there were some things that he didn't know and couldn't possibly know.
For example... until he left, in the darkness that he couldn't see, there was always a demon staring at him, and after he took away the "Sword Demon Yin", he showed a meaningful smile.
