Master Jingyuan gave a rare smile, "The first time I met Cai Pingshu was at the Beichen Sixth Sect's disciple competition every two years. She was younger than you are now, and your father was even younger. Everyone said that these two little brothers were pitiful and had to rely on Peiqiong Villa to live their lives. Who would have thought that your aunt immediately shocked everyone with her skills and became famous all over the world. "
The old nun, who was dressed in simple and dim clothes, had a faraway look, as if he remembered that sunny martial arts competition day twenty years ago, when the slender and childish girl stood alone on the high martial arts stage. For a while, no disciple dared to step forward to challenge. .
"Not long after I took over as the head of Xuankong Nunnery, I felt inexplicably uneasy when I saw your aunt being so flamboyant. But my senior and junior sisters like your aunt, and so do my disciples. After returning to Xuankong Nunnery, all they talk about is you. Auntie. The mountain practice is lonely and lonely, and the great things your aunt has done in the world are the legendary stories that the female disciples in the nunnery love to hear most."
Cai Zhao was surprised: "So, Master, you still have senior sisters? Well, they are now..."
Master Jingyuan turned back: "Don't you think Xuankong Nunnery is very deserted? Along the way, you saw only twenty or thirty people, and most of them are old nuns who don't know martial arts?"
Cai Zhao was a little embarrassed, "I heard that your current disciples are not much older than me."
"Yes, because I took them in after Nie Hengcheng died." Master Jingyuan sighed, "But it was not like this before. Although Xuankong An is weak, there are still more than a dozen masters to support the scene."
"There are always turmoils in the world. For some reason, Nie Hengcheng suddenly went crazy and slaughtered the world's heroes. I carefully reduced my disciples and restrained them from going out to attract attention. I thought I could escape the disaster, but who knows..."
Master Jingyuan's eyes sparkled, "I received a letter from home that time, saying that Jiaci was about to die, and your grandmother asked me to go home to pay my last respects to my mother. Before I left, I told my senior sisters in every possible way not to leave Yinxiu Stream. , peace is the most important thing in everything.”
"Unexpectedly, when I came back, what I saw was a river of blood in Xuankong Temple, with mutilated limbs everywhere. In order to give the younger disciples a chance to escape, several of my senior disciples all died tragically in a pool of blood. The surviving disciples People say that my senior sister was captured by demon sect thieves after losing a strong fight. I was helpless, and Old Sect Master Yin was used to pretending to be dead, so I had no choice but to ask for help from your aunt."
"Your aunt's life was not going well at that time. Most of her close brothers were killed by the demon sect. She also seemed to be seriously ill, very pale and haggard. But after I told her what happened to Xuankong'an, she said nothing. Just do it without saying anything.”
"Your aunt asked me to wait outside the Netherworld Road, and she broke into the devil's cave alone. She came out late that night, dragging a big sack behind her. When I opened it, I burst into tears - inside was the shriveled body of my senior sister. Their corpses, their inner energy and blood have been completely sucked away, it’s a pity that they have lived a life of being independent and compassionate, but they have suffered such an end!"
"I scolded Nie Hengcheng as worse than a pig or a dog, but I was terrified in my heart. I asked your aunt if Nie Hengcheng was practicing the 'Spiritual Leech Technique', and had he figured out a way to solve the consequences of this evil practice? You know,' The hidden dangers of Leech Dafa are both harmful and great benefits."
"Without this knife hanging over one's head, everyone can absorb the inner energy of others and use it for their own use. Regardless of the righteous or evil sect, who can say with confidence that they will never have such greed! Once Nie Hengcheng Once the secret is revealed, there will be a bloody storm in the rivers and lakes, with endless killings."
"Your aunt didn't answer me. She looked extremely ugly and just said, 'Don't worry, leave this matter to me.' Half a month later, I heard that she went to Tushan alone and killed the big devil Nie Hengcheng. "
"In the next ten years, she raised you in Luoying Valley, and I reorganized the sect in Xuankong'an, and we never met again. She only occasionally said a few words in the letters home from Xiaofeng, mostly about you. Interesting story."
"More than four years ago, she suddenly wrote a letter saying that she was dying and asked me not to attend her funeral. She also entrusted me with the dark stone attached to the letter."
Unknowingly, Cai Zhao's face was filled with tears.
"I used to dislike your aunt's ostentation, but I don't think so now." Master Jingyuan sighed softly, "The old gang leader Huang of the Huangsha Gang and my deceased senior sister are direct cousins. I went to see him off before he retired. .”
"Old hero Huang said that after Nie Hengcheng died, the world was at peace. He had no regrets at all. He only regretted that he had limited knowledge and failed to teach his daughters how to settle down and live in peace. As a result, they can only live in misery now. It's a pity that his eldest daughter Mrs. Zhuo's basic qualifications are of the highest quality, but she was raised to be so weak and cowardly."
"I see, no wonder." Cai Zhao remembered, "Mrs. Zhuo has a daughter named Yang Xiaolan, who is one or two years younger than me. I guess that old bastard Yang Heying didn't teach her well. But I have seen her skills. , it’s very impressive. When she performs ordinary Si Qimen moves, she has the power of thunder!”
Master Jingyuan smiled: "It seems that Mrs. Zhuo's qualifications have been passed on to her daughter. Alas, find a good son-in-law and entrust him with him for the rest of his life - everyone in the world thinks so. But because of your aunt's existence, many people understand that your daughter's family is the same Able to stand up to the sky and the earth.”
"Yeah!" Cai Zhao laughed through tears, "My aunt always said that her life was worth living!"
"Huh..." Fan Xingjia was sweating profusely and stepped back until he was close to the wall.
Song Yuzhi's eyes were closed tightly, and his palms faced each other in the air. The dark purple jade golden sunflower rolled repeatedly in his two palms. A thick white air enveloped his jade-like face, the top of his head, and the center of his eyebrows. Silver needles were inserted into dozens of major points from the temples on both sides to the neck, chest and abdomen.
Cai Pingchun was solemn, hot sweat broke out on his forehead, and he kept pushing internal energy into Song Yuzhi's body.
"Master Tai, Junior Sister, I'm ready, it's your turn." Fan Xingjia was so tired that he couldn't help but breathe.
Master Jingyuan nodded, and Cai Zhao immediately followed. They stood on either side of Song Yuzhi, holding up their palms and trying their best to suppress the ghostly and elusive coldness in his dantian.
After another moment, the rich white air around Song Yuzhi's head and face gradually dissipated. Cai Zhao was the first to collect the power, followed closely by Master Jingyuan, and finally Cai Pingchun slowly returned his palms and exhaled. Together with the motionless Song Yuzhi, the four People adjust their own luck at the same time.
Fan Xingjia saw Song Yuzhi's rosy complexion and glowing brows, so he cautiously approached him to take his pulse.
Not long after, he beamed with joy: "The meridians are strong, the elixir is clear, third senior brother, you are finally well now!"
Song Yuzhi felt a warm and powerful heat flowing through the meridians all over his body, as if he had recovered from a serious illness and had rested for a long time, and his muscles were full of strength and eager to use it. He opened his eyes and smiled slightly: "The breath is still a little messy, let me adjust it."
Fan Xingjia pulled out the silver needle for him and said with a smile: "Not only you, Master Cai Gu, Master Jingyuan, and junior sister have all used up a lot of Qi and need to be recuperated. You can meditate slowly and adjust your breath, and I will go and give it to you." Let’s make some bowls of Gubenpeiyuan soup!”
It took a lot of internal energy to expel the cold energy in Song Yuzhi's dantian. Among them, Cai Pingchun lost the most. Currently, he only has 23% of his energy left. Master Jingyuan and Cai Zhao each lost 50% to 60%.
Their loss was different from the weakness caused by internal injuries such as Song Shijun's. It was more like a fierce battle with a powerful enemy. Although they won, they were exhausted and needed to adjust their breath for a while to recover.
Master Jingyuan nodded: "The medicine house and the medicine field are both in the back mountain. It is very remote. Fan Shaoxia, please help yourself."
The Fan Xing family happily came out of the secret room.
After a while, Song Yuzhi was the first to recover and jumped down from the stone platform.
He saw that the other three people were still meditating and adjusting their breath, and then looked at the purple jade golden sunflower in their hands, "...or else, I will destroy this thing first."
Before he finished speaking, Cai Zhao was seen nodding vigorously with his eyes closed, just like a funny woodpecker doll. Master Jingyuan and Cai Pingchun seemed to have noticed, and they both closed their eyes and smiled.
Song Yuzhi was secretly amused, and walked towards the diamond mortar and pestle in the corner with the purple jade golden sunflower in hand.
Just as he was about to throw it into the stone mortar, he suddenly heard a loud noise behind him. The stone door of the secret room was smashed open with a bang, and a group of men in black poured in like sharp-tongued insects!
Before the four people in the room came to their senses, a man in black rushed in like a lightning bolt and hit Cai Pingchun on the back with a bang. Cai Pingchun groaned and slapped the man in black against the stone wall with his backhand.
"Dad!" Cai Zhao ignored the fact that he had not finished adjusting his breath and rushed towards his father.
Cai Pingchun waved his hands to his daughter with difficulty, opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood, closed his eyes and leaned to the side.
"Junior sister, be careful!" Song Yuzhi looked with his backhand, holding the blue and white rainbow in his hands. His swords were a little empty, and he floated over like paper kites and fought fiercely with the man in black.
"Master! Master, please help!" - Seven or eight more men in black rushed in, threatening more than a dozen young nuns with sharp knives and forcing them into the secret room. The nuns all had scars on their bodies and faces.
"What a thief!" Jingyuan roared angrily and slapped her palms twice, cracking the skulls of the two men in black.
The seven men in black were divided into three groups, each holding a sharp blade of different shapes and a long rope hook. They surrounded Master Cai Zhaojingyuan and Song Yuzhi in a familiar but weird formation.
Cai Zhao had experienced this kind of formation on the banks of the Suchuan River. She and Mu Qingyan were still able to cope with the situation without any damage that day. Not to mention the current dire situation - Master Jingyuan and herself had only recovered their skills. Half of the time, Master Jingyuan had to take care of the young disciple who was pushed in. She had to support her seriously injured father.
The man in black seemed to know that Song Yuzhi was currently the most powerful among his enemies, so the seven men in black who besieged him were particularly powerful in martial arts and used ghostly and vicious moves. Just after seven or eight moves, a man in black suddenly turned his ghost-headed sword and slashed at a young nun behind him.
Song Yu was startled and quickly changed his moves to save him. At this time, six other men in black swung their swords in unison. Four long swords forced Song Yuzhi to look away, and the other two swords stabbed Song Yuzhi straight at him. Song Yuzhi kicked away the first man in black clothes, and quickly turned sideways. The two swords missed and only pierced Song Yuzhi's chest and skirt.
When the two men in black sheathed their swords, they swung their swords outwards and happened to split Song Yuzhi's clothes. The purple jade golden sunflower hidden in his arms rolled to the ground.
Song Yuzhi secretly shouted "Oh no!", while the people in black were all overjoyed, shouting one after another, "It turns out this is here, do it quickly" and so on! While the two sides were fighting, a python-like rope hook came out silently, and swept away Ziyu Jinkui like lightning.
"We've got it, let's go first!" The leading man in black held the Purple Jade Sunflower in his hand and pouted forward, "Kill them all and burn the house down. I'll call in more people to help!"
Half of the men in black cheered away, and the formation was immediately unsustainable. Cai Zhao saw the opportunity and rushed towards the crowd in black, hacking to death all the men in black who were holding the nuns hostage, and then pushed his father to Master Jingyuan. "Master Tai, look at dad and the junior sisters!"
Master Jingyuan understood what she meant. She supported the unconscious Cai Pingchun with one hand and put her other hand on her chest to protect the scarred little nuns behind her.
Cai Zhao and Song Yuzhi fought back to back. The double swords of blue rainbow and white rainbow and the sword of the sun were stabbing at the men in black very quickly. The cold sword light and the fierce shadow of the sword were flying in the dark chamber. There were several people in black on the way. They tried to kidnap the nuns again, but Master Jingyuan slapped them to death.
A moment later, the dozen or so men in black who stayed in the same place were all killed. The last one died with a maniacal smile on his face covered in blood, "You can't escape! The brothers who are searching for people outside will arrive soon!"
Song Yu stabbed the man to death with his sword and said anxiously: "What should we do now? We can escape, but there are many more on the mountain..."
Master Jingyuan asked where the rest of the disciples were. Several female nuns cried: "The other senior sisters are all dead. Only a few local senior sisters escaped down the mountain at night. They are familiar with the terrain. Maybe they hid in some cave!" "
Master Jingyuan nodded, turned around and pressed a few times on a stone wall. She heard a clicking sound and a narrow secret door opened in the stone wall. Master Jingyuan said: "This secret passage leads directly to the bottom of the mountain. It took a poor nun more than ten years to slowly dig it out!"
Cai Zhao understood that it must be after Nie Hengcheng's bloody massacre of Xuankong Nunnery that year, Master Jingyuan learned from the pain and decided to have a backup plan.
She carefully wiped off the blood from the corners of her father's mouth and solemnly entrusted her: "Master, on the west side of the mountain, on the bank of the Xunhe River, there is a boat with a hoof flag hanging hidden in the fork of the river. It is operated by the leader of the Qingzhu Gang and his confidants. They are waiting for our return. You go down the mountain to find them and return to Luoying Valley by water, without delaying on the way."
Master Jingyuan frowned: "What about you?"
Cai Zhao used a smile to cover up his lack of internal strength: "Everything is gone. This secret passage will be discovered immediately. Senior brother and I will go and lure away the men in black outside. Third senior brother, please agree."
Master Jingyuan objected vigorously: "This is not possible, are you not going to die!"
Song Yuzhi glanced at Cai Zhao: "It's best for Zhao Zhao to follow his master, I alone will be enough."
"Oh, you can pull me down." Cai Zhao complained, "If you were the only one, you would really die."
"Master Tai." Song Yuzhi shook off the last string of blood beads on the sword with a sincere expression, "Based on the abilities of me and my junior sister, we will always be able to escape. I swear to Master, if we get to the critical moment, , even if I risk my life, I will protect my junior sister and leave first!"
Master Jingyuan looked hesitant.
"Master, please don't delay." Cai Zhao held down the old nun's hand and smiled easily, "Besides, we still have to find Senior Brother Fan. Alas, the location of Xuankong Temple is easy to attack and difficult to defend, and it is far away from the Demon Sect. It’s really not that good recently, so let’s just take advantage of this opportunity and reopen the business in another location!”
Master Jingyuan knew that the girl was joking on purpose. She looked at the frightened disciples behind her, gritted her teeth and helped Cai Pingchun up. Before leaving, she told her, "Be careful!"
After taking a few steps, she suddenly turned back.
"Back then," she said with emotion, "your aunt also advised you to move the Xuankong Nunnery to a safer place - but I kicked it out."
Cai Zhao burst into tears with laughter: "Master, don't worry, my two senior brothers and I will be safe!"
After the last female nun disappeared at the entrance of the secret passage, Cai Zhao closed the stone door, and then he and Song Yuzhi struck out together, messing up the entire secret room, and then piled rubble and covered it outside the stone door. It looked like it was after a fierce battle. Mark of.
The fire outside gradually started, and all kinds of shouts and curses gradually approached. Song and Cai ran towards the remote back mountain at night. The ground was messy along the way. Finally, they found Fan Xing's family hiding under a bamboo cage on the edge of a bare medicine field.
"What's going on outside? Is someone going up the mountain to kill you!" He shivered, "I want to go find you, but I dare not go out! Where is Valley Master Cai and Master Jingyuan!"
"It's too late to explain, hurry up and leave!" Song Yuzhi picked up Fan Xing's family.
Just as the three of them turned around, the man in black, who had searched Xuankong Temple to no avail, came to the back of the mountain and faced each other.
"Excellent, take down the three of them, and the master will be richly rewarded!" The man in black at the head laughed ferociously.
Both sides shouted at the same time and started fighting hard.
This time there was a huge disparity between the enemy and ourselves. Cai Zhao killed seven or eight people in a row and fell to his knees with his sword while panting. Song Yuzhi had no choice but to protect her and Fan Xingjia, waving their swords continuously while the three of them retreated.
"What are they going to do! Are they here to kill us?" Fan Xingjia was so frightened that he almost cried.
"Fool, they are here to steal the Purple Jade Golden Sunflower!" Cai Zhao roared angrily, and then became confused, "Third Senior Brother, since the Blood Swamp Night Orchid has been destroyed, what do they want the Purple Jade Golden Sunflower?"
Fan Xingjia seemed to be stunned: "Blood Marsh Night Orchid? What does it have to do with Purple Jade Golden Sunflower?"
Song Yuzhi forced the man in black back with two swings of his sword, and Cai Zhao immediately stepped forward.
Song Yuzhi turned around and said: "The Demon Cult has an evil skill, which can only be practiced with Blood Marsh Night Orchid and Purple Jade Golden Sunflower - without the Blood Marsh Night Orchid, the Purple Jade Golden Sunflower alone is useless!"
"Third Senior Brother, please stop being nagging at this time and quickly find a way out!" Cai Zhao fought hard, but his already depleted internal energy became increasingly unable to be raised.
After hearing this, the Fan Xing family stood there dumbly, unable to move.
"Did someone take away some branches of Ye Lan before it was destroyed?" Song Yuzhi wondered while waving his sword, "Who could it be?"
Cai Zhao made a serious face: "Third senior brother, don't be polite, just say Mu Qingyan!"
Song Yuzhi coughed lightly, "I'm just guessing. Grandma Ajiang also said that there are only six of us who have entered the blood swamp in the past ten years. Besides us, there are only..."
"It's me." Fan Xing's family was stunned. "It was me who slipped out in the middle of the night and took away a branch of night orchid."
Cai Zhao seemed to have all the hairs on his body standing on end, and said sharply: "...Fifth Senior Brother, what did you say?"
Song Yuzhi also tried to ask, but the men in black rushed towards them one after another, and he could only stand in front to resist them.
"I, I, I don't know! I didn't know Ye Lan was used to practice evil arts!" Fan Xing's face was full of fear, like a frightened child.
"I also think this is not good. How can I steal other people's things, let alone hide it from you!" Fan Xing's family explained incoherently, and burst into tears. "Late that night, when I was going back to the house with the night orchid, I saw When you and Third Senior Brother came from outside the hospital, I wanted to tell you that, but, but..."
