Xu Huaigu walked on the streets in the palace. There was no one on the streets, but the lights in each palace were brightly lit. He didn't know whether it was because he was afraid of the ban or the big monster in the sky before, so he didn't dare to come out.
However, the streets were deserted and deserted, and Xu Huaigu's walking on the road was quite peaceful.
Counting the time, it has been three or four days since he came to the palace in Xingqing. He doesn't know what the situation is like outside the palace now.
He had heard in the conversation between Prime Minister Liu and Cao Yushi that there were ghosts making trouble in the south of Xingqing, and Ling Li rushed to the south of Xingqing urgently because of this incident, so he took care of the emperor. Give it to Liu and Cao. The house of Granny Qin where Xu Huaigu stayed temporarily was in the southernmost part of Xingqing. It was unknown whether it had been attacked by ghosts.
Xu Huaigu was still quite worried about Yu Qin's condition. After all, there were only Yu Qin, a weak woman with no strength, and an old woman who was over sixty years old in that room.
I was watching Lin Hongzhi's life renewal ceremony before, so I didn't go back immediately. But now, since everyone's identity has been revealed, they definitely can't stay in the palace any longer. Although there was no trace of Bai Xiaoyu yet, he had no choice but to go back.
Xu Huaigu walked worriedly on the road, and inadvertently looked at a small palace ahead from the corner of his eye. From his perspective, the eaves of the small palace just caught half of the moon, and the moonlight was half out and half hidden, giving it a hazy beauty.
At the corner of the eaves, a black shadow flashed away. Xu Huaigu saw clearly that it was a black cat leaping over from the corner of the eaves. The cat had no consciousness of being in the palace at all. After jumping from the eaves to the roof, it still did not stop. It jumped around on the roof, lively and agile, forming a strong contrast with the seemingly luxurious but lifeless palace. .
The black cat jumped wantonly among the roof tiles, but suddenly the sole of its foot slipped and almost fell off the roof. Fortunately, it grabbed it cleverly, hooked its claws on a tile, and used the force to escape. Go up.
Seeing that the cat had escaped disaster, Xu Huaigu breathed a sigh of relief, but he took pity on the gilt tile and slipped directly from the roof.
Xu Huaigu watched the gilt tile slipping from the roof, its outline gradually emerging in the moonlight.
Mixed with a little dust, the tile finally lost its last bit of support and fell into the air, rolling several times.
Xu Huaigu couldn't look away from the tile, and his steps slowed down.
The gilt tiles are very gorgeous, but they will inevitably be shattered if they fall from this height.
Xu Huaigu quietly waited for the crisp sound.
"Pap..."
The tiles fell to the ground and shattered into pieces, and fragments of the gilded ceramic tiles scattered everywhere.
Xu Huaigu felt a little dissatisfied. The gilded tiles in the palace turned out to be gilded on the surface, but the inside was still made of clay ceramics, but not the colored glaze.
Xu Huaigu walked over, picked up the largest fragment, and looked at it carefully.
In front of the eyes, these tiles seem to be ordinary and not very beautiful. But from a distance, when the entire palace is covered with these tiles, why is it so shocking and gorgeous?
Xu Huaigu was still looking at the broken tile, but he didn't notice at all that a black figure about the same height as him had quietly arrived behind him at some point, and just looked at Xu Huaigu squatting on the ground.
The black shadow raised a palm, and there seemed to be black mist wrapped around the palm.
Xu Huaigu watched the gilt tiles reflect the moonlight and illuminate the scene behind him. His eyes flashed with surprise, but his body did not move.
The black shadow moved, and the palm wrapped in black mist was aimed at Xu Huaigu's heart, ready to strike with a concentrated palm.
A strong wind blew towards Xu Huaigu's back.
How could he dare to slack off at all? The moment the man in black took out his hand, the rolled-up sword hidden in his sleeve suddenly popped out like a snake and stabbed straight into the hand!
Blood splattered everywhere, and three fingers were cut off from that palm by the sword.
The man in black wailed in pain, and his scream was like a ghost, almost piercing his eardrums. Xu Huaigu knew without thinking that it must be the demon clan in the demon sect. No one could make such a sound no matter what.
The man in black originally attacked Xu Huaigu secretly, but was injured first. Despite this, Xu Huaigu still did not dare to fight. Just by looking at the man in black's ability to lurk quietly behind Xu Huaigu, Xu Huaigu could tell that this man in black was Yiren's strength is definitely stronger than his own, and more than a little bit. His sword attack just now was just a surprise. If the man in black had been really careful, he might not have been able to hit him with a single sword strike.
Although he didn't know why the demon clan wanted to kill him for no reason, he understood that he was in the palace now. As long as he could delay it for a while, the strong men from the palace would soon come to deal with this demon clan, so he The only idea is to delay.
After putting away the sword, he fled towards the nearest alley as if there was wind on his feet.
The man in black failed to make a sneak attack, but three fingers were cut off by Xu Huaigu, who was at a lower level, with a sword. At this time, he was in pain, shame and anger, and he couldn't care about anything, and chased in the direction Xu Huaigu escaped.
The man in black was originally a demon from the fourth realm, belonging to the demon sect branch in Xingqing. His realm was higher than that of Xu Huaigu. How could Xu Huaigu outrun him?
As soon as the man in black started using his movement skills, his footsteps were almost invisible, and he could only see a robe of black mist passing by in the dark night. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Xu Huaigu, blocking his way.
Xu Huaigu gritted his teeth and looked at this small alley. Only one person could pass through, and there was no way out except the road ahead. Of course, retreating would have no effect. The man in black was obviously at a higher level than him, so retreating would not allow him to escape.
So he simply moved forward and drew his sword.
He held the sword in both hands, held it at his waist, and charged directly at the man in black.
He was very fast, but the man in black was far superior to him in terms of realm and fighting experience. Just when Xu Huaigu thought that this sword could kill the man in black, he jumped up and jumped more than two people. high.
Xu Huaigu's sword was powerful and heavy. Even after it missed the target, he couldn't stop and rushed forward several steps. When he looked back at the man in black in the sky, he had already fallen down wrapped in a flying black robe.
As soon as the man in black landed, the robe came to Xu Huaigu's eyes, covering his entire body. His eyes suddenly went dark and he could no longer see anything.
Xu Huaigu was covered in a black robe and could only suppress his fear and took a deep breath. He didn't dare to hesitate any longer, for fear that he would run out of time if he hesitated any longer, so he followed his intuition and struck decisively in one direction with his sword.
The sword struck the black robe, cutting a long gash, but no one was hit.
Xu Huaigu cursed secretly, knowing that the next step would be his weakness. Sure enough, as soon as he thought of this, his chest was hit by an extremely powerful force, and a mouthful of sweet blood suddenly poured out of his throat. The ribs in his chest seemed to be broken, and his body flew backwards uncontrollably. , hitting the wall hard.
Xu Huaigu's face was filled with pain, but he did not drop the sword in his hand. He tried his best to open his eyes and struck another sword in the direction of the black robe.
But it still failed.
The man in black never gave him a chance to draw his sword. He rushed up and kicked Xu Huaigu on the back of his hand, knocking the sword to the ground.
Xu Huaigu leaned his back against the wall and looked desperately at the man in black in front of him.
Probably because his fingers were cut off, the man in black spoke with an extremely resentful tone and a bit of ridicule: "He is actually a rare swordsman, and he also has a good sword. He is really a natural swordsman. How about it, he fell in a pool of blood. Does it feel good to be pregnant? Doesn’t it feel good to die?!”
Xu Huaigu swallowed a mouthful of blood and did not answer, but his expression was still unwilling.
The man in black grabbed Xu Huaigu's neck with one hand, his eyes full of madness: "Look at your face, are you still thinking about your future career? Are you still thinking about becoming a great monk in the future and you must peel off my muscles? Slap my skin? Hahaha... Will there ever be that day? What I like most is to kill so-called geniuses like you, and see how unwilling you are before you die... It's great."
The man in black had said enough and didn't want to be entangled with Xu Huaigu anymore, so he picked up the sword that Xu Huaigu had dropped on the ground and pointed it between his eyebrows: "If you want to kill me, you can do it in the next life. Even if it's yours It’s useless to have the potential to become a monk in the Ninth Realm or even the Tenth Realm in the future. In this life, you can only get here!”
Xu Huaigu closed his eyes helplessly.
Two breaths had passed, but he still felt no pain, as if nothing had happened.
Is this what death feels like?
It's not painful or itchy, and it doesn't seem that scary.
He tried to open his eyes, but he actually opened them and saw the world.
The moonlight is clear and the stars are dim.
But the tip of the sword was still pointing between his eyebrows, but it didn't move forward any further.
