This move shocked Xu Zhi, who could only hesitate and couldn't say anything else.
The leader in front of him, a skinny Taoist with a goat's short beard, is called Jiao Jizhong.
Before Xu Zhi lost power, the two of them managed to maintain some friendship and became good friends with each other because they were both good at the Dan Cauldron Huang Bai technique.
But after it was rumored that Xu Zhi fled due to cowardice and killed the elder Gu Jun's only son, his reputation was lost overnight. Those within the faction who downplayed the low and supported the high also added insult to injury one after another.
It was at that time that Jiao Jizhong quietly broke off his friendship with Xu Zhimin and stopped communicating with each other for fear of getting into trouble.
"me……"
Under the aggressive looks of Jiao Jizhong and others, Xu Zhi felt that the current situation might not be good, and was about to force himself to speak.
A young man in green clothes suddenly sneered and interrupted:
"Senior Brother Xu, I respect you because you entered the profession early and have a high seniority! That's why I have protected you all the way! But for treating you with such painstaking care, it shouldn't be difficult to ask for some favors from you in return?"
"It's what it should be, it's what it should be...it's just Junior Brother Zhang, which thing on Xu have you taken a liking to this time?"
Xu Zhi gritted his teeth and replied with his hands in hand.
"I heard that in order to go to the abyss, my senior brother sold two talismans and bought a flying sword called "Maishe"? I wonder if I can give up my love? "
The young man in green winked.
In an instant, all the Taoists from the Xuanzhen Sect around him understood and laughed in their hearts. They stepped forward and quietly surrounded Xu Zhi in the circle of people.
"Mai She Sword? Junior Brother Zhang, how do you know about this?" Xu Zhi was startled.
"If others don't know, I have to do it myself. I have my own way! If the flying sword falls into the hands of senior brother, it can be regarded as a pearl covered in dust. If it is not presented to senior brother Jiao, it can be regarded as a show of brother's care."
The green-clothed young man smiled slightly and said, "If it hadn't been for Senior Brother Jiao's righteous action, Senior Brother might have died yesterday. How could he be able to argue with me here? This kindness must be repaid!"
Rao is due to Xu Zhi's good temper.
Hearing these words, anger arose in my heart and I couldn't help but frown.
Yesterday.
It was clear that Jiao Jizhong and the others were being chased by a ghost. They happened to catch a glimpse of Xu Zhi who was walking alone, and dragged him into the water and captured the strong man.
It seems so.
Where does the kindness come from?
"...If I had known this would be the case, I should have sent a message to my junior brother when I went to the abyss! Ask him to help me make up my mind. I should have regretted trusting others!"
Faced with this situation.
Xu Zhi felt ashamed and secretly regretted it.
In the final analysis, the reason why Xu Zhi ended up in the abyss was just a matter of ignorance.
Long before the "Luo Xian Lead Boat" entered Diyuan, Director Zhang, who had been friendly with Xu Zhi in the deacon's office, visited him late at night and said that he had a good job to entrust to him.
The job was more than simple.
And after the event is completed, you can also get a large amount of talisman money for cultivation purposes.
Xu Zhi, who had been in poverty for a long time, was naturally overjoyed when he heard about this.
After careful inquiry, Xu Zhi found out.
The mission that Chief Zhang planned for him was to follow the Taoists in the deacon's room and ride the "Luo Xian Lead Boat" to send his fellow disciples into the abyss.
This matter is indeed not a chore, on the contrary, it is a beautiful thing.
There is no need to fight for one's life with ghosts, and there is no need to work too hard.
As long as the fetal breath is injected into this secret treasure, there is nothing else to take care of.
At most, it's just a matter of spending more time on the lead boat...
Although I have also wondered how such a beautiful job could come to me.
However, Master Zhang was sincere in his words, and thinking that he and she had been on good terms for many years, and that they were not deceitful, Xu Zhi agreed enthusiastically. .
But just because it was a good job, even the Taoists serving in the deacon's room were vying for it.
If it leaks out, it will inevitably add some twists and turns.
Under Zhang's repeated instructions, Xu Zhi remained tight-lipped and did not say a single word, not even to Chen Heng.
But Xu Zhi didn't know that Yan Ping had already bribed Mr. Zhang, who was on good terms with him, with a book on alchemy.
The mission of driving the "Luo Xian Lead Boat" is naturally a lie.
As for the real scene, they just deceived him into the abyss of the earth, and then took the opportunity to kill him with a sword.
Although Chief Zhang hesitated again and again in the end, he still cared about his old relationship and did not take Xu Zhi's life with his own hands.
But he was also driven out of the "Luoxian Lead Boat" and left to fend for himself...
During the ups and downs along the way, perhaps he was lucky enough to survive until now, hiding in Tibet.
Xu Zhi knew that Chen Heng was now in the abyss, so he naturally wanted to meet him as soon as possible, but how vast and endless was the abyss?
After searching so hard, not only did they not find Chen Heng, but they bumped into a group of vicious men like Jiao Jizhong yesterday and were taken along with them.
It can be said that he has just emerged from the tiger's mouth and entered the wolf's den again...
"The Maishe Sword... I still have another use for it. Can you fellow disciples replace it with another one?"
Xu Zhi took a step back, but he was surrounded by Taoists surrounding him. He could not go any further. He hesitated for a moment and said helplessly:
"I would like to use talisman money as a form of filial piety, is that possible?"
"Talk money? Senior Brother Xu, we don't want to underestimate you, but the three melons and two dates you have in your Qiankun bag now are enough! What's enough? You can even drink a bowl of spiritual tea without even having a seat!"
A short, fat man in apricot-yellow clothes sneered:
"Yesterday, you were chased by ghosts, but Senior Brother Jiao saved your life despite everyone's opinions! Senior Brother, how can you not repay a favor? This is not the behavior of a gentleman. I don't think you have read enough poems and books! Did you read it into the dog’s belly?”
"you……"
Xu Zhi's eyes darkened.
Since they were taken along by Jiao Jizhong and others yesterday, they have been asking Xu Zhi for the money in the Qiankun bag on the pretext of saving their lives.
Seeing that the situation was stronger than the others, Xu Zhi could only swallow his anger and let them do what they did.
His own wealth, which was not rich to begin with, became even more destitute after being plundered.
"People are dissatisfied and their desires are hard to satisfy! If I had known this, I should have turned around and ran away when I saw them yesterday!"
Xu Zhi's mind was spinning, but he couldn't come up with any good ideas.
Seeing his silent look, the young man in green raised his eyebrows, and a bit of anger suddenly appeared on his face. He shouted:
"Xu Zhi, I respect your status and give you the face to call you Senior Brother Xu! If I don't give you the face, who are you? Now, Senior Brother Jiao, do you still dare to be stubborn?"
He flicked his sleeves and said in a cold voice:
"Let me ask you, are you going to give me the Koumai Shejian? If you dare to push it any further, it's my mother-in-law's fault. Don't blame me for being rude. I'll give you a good look now!"
There seemed to be something fastened in his sleeve, and green flames floated out. There was a burning sensation in it, which, although it had not been released yet, made the skin irritated.
Seeing that the young man in green was leading the way, everyone started to make noises, reaching into their sleeves with extremely evil eyes.
Surrounded by this group of tigers and wolves, Xu Zhi was shocked.
For a moment, he didn't know whether he should beg for mercy or fight his way out, but he was so violent that he was stunned.
At this moment.
Jiao Jizhong, who had been watching with cold eyes, smiled slightly and suddenly said:
"How presumptuous! This is how you treat Senior Brother Xu, why don't you apologize quickly?"
"Senior Brother Jiao..."
The young man in green turned his head blankly and blinked at the inexplicable smile on Jiao Jizhong's face.
After a moment, he seemed to realize something, and a sneer appeared on his lips.
"Senior Brother Xu, don't blame us for our rude character, don't blame us..."
A sparse apology sounded.
Seeing this group of people suddenly being submissive, before Xu Zhi realized it, Jiao Jizhong had already moved away.
Everyone came to his side and smiled:
"Senior brother, as the saying goes, adults don't remember the faults of villains, so don't pay attention! This abyss is so dangerous, and it's up to you and me, senior brothers, to work together to find a way out of this dead place. You think so or not? ?」
There was an implicit threat in Jiao Jizhong's words.
Even if Xu Zhi heard it, he could only pretend not to know and nodded repeatedly.
Seeing his cowardly appearance, he had no backbone as a monk.
Jiao Jizhong felt even more contemptuous, and the disdain in his eyes became a little thicker.
"Senior brother was a smart person in the past, and he is not bad now. A good thing, a good thing! Only smart people can live long!"
Jiao Jizhong patted Xu Zhi hard on the shoulder, then ignored Xu Zhi who looked embarrassed, and only ordered to everyone:
"I learned from other wandering ghosts through torture that the old ghost named Gao Pi was so vicious that he even killed more than one or two high-ranking masters in the Zifu realm. Fortunately, the only ones we encountered today were the old ghost's tribe. Your abilities are limited, otherwise you will be broken.”
Now let’s find a place to rest.
I don’t believe that Gao Pi can still guard the entrance cave of Wuyunye day and night! When he got too careless, we got on our shoulders and fought into the cave! "
By interrogating the wandering ghosts in the abyss, they also learned that Ding Xian, the owner of Wuyunye, was a Jingxiu cultivator. Not only did he not enjoy blood food, but he also protected many immortal monks outside the abyss.
To a human being of flesh and blood, he is actually a good person.
In a desperate place like Diyuan, where murder is everywhere, Wuyunye is undoubtedly the place to stay alive!
It's a pity that after entering Wuyunye's cave, Gao Pi led a group of fierce ghosts and resentful souls to guard him, as well as the iron barrels.
Jiao Jizhong led the people to forcefully break in once, but not only failed, but they almost alerted Gao Pi, and they all died from exhaustion.
Hearing what Jiao Jizhong said, the young man in green and others all responded in unison. It was obvious that he had a high prestige among them.
"Let's go, things can't be rushed, then Gao Pi can't stay in the cave for the rest of his life!"
Jiao Jizhong laughed, set up a beam of escape light, and shot straight to the southwest.
"Let's go, Senior Brother Xu!"
The young man in green smiled, pointed his hand, and sandwiched Xu Zhi in the middle with a chubby Taoist priest.
"The abyss of the earth is so dangerous, and we, the fellow apprentices, should work together to help each other, right?"
"Yes Yes……"
Xu Zhi's face turned dark, helpless.
"What a waste! With this look, can you still achieve "Ten Steps and One Kill"? How unfair God is! "
The young man in green sighed in his heart, said hello, turned into a flying rainbow and flew away, following Jiao Jizhong closely.
Half an hour later.
The escaping light quietly fell in front of a dark mountain wall that was as high as the sky. At the bottom of the lush forest, there were temporary stone chambers, which were obviously the residence of Jiao Jizhong and the others.
After arriving here.
The young man in green and the others no longer paid much attention to Xu Zhi, and just walked towards their own stone room, where they began to regulate their breathing.
"...A wolf in front and a tiger in the back, what kind of situation is this! Where are you, junior brother?"
Xu Zhi couldn't help but let out a long sigh of regret, stood there for a long time, then entered a stone room and sat in silence with his eyes closed.
There is no change of yin and yang in the abyss, and there is no light from the sky. It is naturally pitch black and deep.
About an hour later.
Xu Zhi, who was sitting quietly, suddenly felt his ears move, as if he heard something strange.
He silently leaned over, raised his fingers to make a hand gesture, and held his breath.
At first, I just heard a few noisy and disorderly sounds.
After a few breaths, the sound that hit my ears gradually became clearer...
"Why did Senior Brother Jiao try to stop me before? That Xu Zhi was just a dog with a broken back, and he didn't even dare to show his teeth! What are you afraid of him doing?!"
Xu Zhi heard the young man in green speak.
"Although he is not timid, he is still a person who has cultivated the "Ten Steps and One Kill" state.
The world's swordsman wizard! Dogs will jump over walls when they are anxious, and rabbits will bite when they are anxious!
If you use force, you will inevitably lose a few brothers, so you need to take it slow. What junior brother did just now was too reckless! "
Jiao Jizhong smiled and said:
"I have been coveting his Kou Pulse She Sword for a long time. I have been thinking about it since I was sent to the army! Don't worry, I will buy some food and wine tomorrow and invite him to the banquet in the name of peace. Then..."
"But you want to put some poison in the wine and hurt that guy?"
The young man in green said.
"Junior brother really understands me!"
The next words are all about planning and calculation.
Hearing them discussing how to kill themselves, Xu Zhi's palms trembled slightly, veins bulged, and blood surged on his face.
I don’t know how long it took.
Xu Zhi suddenly lost his spell and suddenly raised his sword and stood up!
"Heaven sends the devil to kill the unjust, and the unjust will kill the unjust, and the unjust will kill the unjust, and killing them all will bring peace!"
I remembered what he had said inadvertently while having a banquet with Chen Heng.
At this moment, he chewed it carefully again. Xu Zhi felt as if he had a profound enlightenment, and felt relaxed and cheerful in his heart:
"Junior brother, I thought the words you said were too harsh before, and I was afraid they might hurt Tianhe, but now I understand!"
Remembering that I have no grievances or enmities with Jiao Jizhong and others.
It's okay to be coerced into traveling with others, and asked for money. It's just a matter of toleration.
But now.
He actually wanted to kill himself...
Xu Zhi's face suddenly became uncertain. After hesitating for a while, he finally gritted his teeth, picked up his sword, and quietly walked out of the stone room.
The wind was howling, the sky was dark and the ground was dark, it was as if you couldn't see your fingers, and a stagnant and depressing atmosphere spread out.
Walk out of the stone room.
Xu Zhi couldn't help but shiver as he was hit by the bone-chilling and desolate cold air, and the boiling murderous intention that had just surged in his heart slowly began to subside.
"no……"
He clenched the hilt of the sword hard, shouted in his heart to be brave, but forced himself to glare harshly.
It took two sticks of incense.
When Jiao Jizhong and others were satisfied and finished their discussion, they were leaving.
Suddenly, the young man in green glanced away and screamed strangely, his voice anxious.
"Look!"
Looking in the direction of his finger, I saw that at some point, the stone room where Xu Zhi lived was empty, with not a single person in sight.
On the stone wall, a few lines of text were carved with a sword.
"If you try to kill me now, forget it. If there is another time, don't blame Xu for being rude!"
Amid everyone's surprise, Jiao Jizhong walked forward slowly and recited the carved words.
His expression changed, he spat hard, and said disdainfully:
"Escaped? When? You didn't even notice me. It seems you have some skills!"
"Senior Brother Jiao?"
The young man in green hurriedly asked: "What should I do?"
"What should we do? Since we are at odds with each other, let's kill him and seize his flying sword!"
Jiao Jizhong chuckled and said sarcastically:
"Now that I've noticed something strange, I still don't dare to take any risks. What a cowardless person! I don't even have the courage to draw a sword and kill people. I'm just a persimmon, and I can't control it!"
After saying this, a yellow cloud appeared under his feet, and he held his body up and flew high.
"Find him! Take off his head!"
The green-clothed young man and others eagerly agreed, turning into streaks of escaping light and searching in all directions.
And at the same time, everyone was searching the mountains and seas.
Elsewhere, Xu Zhi, who was running wildly, was suddenly caught in a strange void.
The sun is bright and the stars are as bright as day——
"Ever since you entered this abyss, I have been paying attention to you."
"……ah?"
Xu who was in panic
Zhi was even more startled when he heard this inexplicable sound.
"The heroes of the Xu family of the Red Dragon are from generation to generation, all of them are immortal heroes who are worthy of the heavens. Even when Prince Changming was in power, he could not subjugate him with force..."
In a brief moment of silence.
The inexplicable voice finally sounded again, and he shouted with self-destruction and a hint of crying:
"How come it has passed down to your generation and turned into such a ghost?! What evil has God done!
Please, don't tell me! Are you the only one? ! "
"What?" Xu Zhi was at a loss for a moment.
