When Qing Jing came out of the Punishment Forest, he happened to catch up with the monsters making trouble. He had been busy with various things outside and rarely came back to Taiyi Pavilion. If it hadn't been for the recent gradual subsidence of the monsters and Qingxu's urging, It's not like he slipped away somewhere.
Qingjing didn't care about the outside world. Hearing what Qingxu said about the League of Legends was very new. After hearing this, he finally understood the whole story and nodded slightly.
"This mysterious man single-handedly gathered people's hearts, yet he ignored fame and fortune at the most critical moment. It's really admirable!" Qingxu finished speaking, finally sighed, and lightly praised.
"Is there such a selfless person in this world?" Qingjing frowned when he heard this, and circled his slender eyebrows with his fingers a few times, "I don't think it's right! According to common sense, even if this person doesn't want to do such a hard work, You can also abdicate in favor of someone more powerful. There is no need to retreat completely! And according to the explanation of the eldest brother, this person will not show up sooner or later. He only starts to act when the monster appears. He has never dared to show his true face. It’s hard to believe this person has nothing to gain!”
"Oh, Qingjing... you just can't trust others easily." Qingxu completely disagreed with Qingjing's words and shook his head repeatedly.
"I also want to believe in others, but trust often doesn't bring any good results! If you don't believe anything, you don't have to guess anything. Why bother getting stuck on a trivial matter and restricting your words and deeds? I think I'm good like this now. At least you can be free and at ease!" Qingjing said in a deep voice.
"Sigh... I should have known that you would be changed so much. Big brother should have fought to the death with them in the first place. Why would you end up like this?" Qingxu sighed.
"Brother, what you said is wrong! Qingjing was not changed by external objects, but found his original heart in these external objects..." Qingjing took off the ink sac from his waist, shook it, and said lightly: "In the beginning, I was I was so over the top that I just told those lies that lasted for twelve years. The moment I stepped into the Punishment Forest, I realized how difficult it was to be here, and I didn’t want to stay any longer!”
"In that case, why didn't you withdraw at that time? You must know that in the black bamboo forest... alas! As long as you come out, with my elder brother's strength, I can naturally protect you and escape!" Qingjing said nervously and seriously.
"Of course I believe in brother! But the words have already been spoken. If I had the intention to retreat as soon as I stepped in, wouldn't I be ridiculed by Jian Xingju and make Taiyi Pavilion unable to hold its head up! At that time, I gritted my teeth and insisted I managed to reach the very center of the black bamboo forest..."
"Ah? Why didn't you tell me earlier? Fortunately...fortunately you didn't meet..." Although the Qingjing in front of him stood completely in front of him, Qingxu still couldn't help but feel nervous. You must know that the black bamboo forest is not ordinary. Things even last longer than the years of Taiyi Pavilion!
Because the predecessors discovered that the ink made from black bamboo here is pure in color, condenses and does not scatter. This kind of ink can be used to make talismans out of thin air without relying on paper at all, which has brought the strength of Taiyi Pavilion to a new height! So some people are curious and want to find out what is in this black bamboo forest. However, everyone who goes deep into it disappears without exception and never comes back, so no one dares to find out. idea. (Part 3, Chapter 59)
"Brother, what's wrong with you?" Sensing something wrong with Qingxu's expression, Qingjing asked in confusion.
"No...it's okay...you drank all this tea! Hurry up and get me some water!" Qingxu waved and threw the teapot into Qingjing's arms. The latter responded and fetched water obediently.
"This kid... is really blessed with great fortune..." Qingxu saw Qingjing leaving, and suddenly fell to the ground weakly, gasping for air.
Hearing that Qingjing had arrived at the center of the black bamboo forest, Qingxu was shocked. She pretended to be calm and sent Qingjing away, but she finally couldn't hold on any longer.
He thought that he had broken into the black bamboo forest because of his youth and vigor, but as soon as he set foot, he felt a tightness in his chest and dizziness. He always felt that there was a pair of eyes staring at him in the black bamboo forest, but every time he looked there Go there, but every time you see a dark shadow flashing past!
Because the black shadow was so elusive, he felt a little frightened for a moment. He felt cold sweat break out behind him, causing the hairs all over his body to stand on end!
Gradually, the impulse in Qingxu's heart finally turned into fear, and all he could think about was leaving in a hurry. But as soon as he turned around, he caught a glimpse of a shriveled ink sac on the ground in the distance.
The ink sac is a precious thing of Taiyi Pavilion and cannot be thrown away casually. He just picked it up and put it in his arms. When he looked up, he saw the backs of several disciples wearing Taiyi Pavilion costumes, standing in a circle and silently Voice.
Not long before Qingxu, a few disciples who were not afraid of death had slipped into it, and then disappeared as expected. Although the faces of the people in front of him were turned away from him and he couldn't see clearly, their figures were somewhat similar to those of the missing people. Qingxu just thought he had met a few people and called out loudly in the distance.
Although they were a little far away, and Qingxu's tone was somewhat distorted, the voice was not quiet, and there was no way those people could not hear it. However, they had no intention of trying to deal with Qingxu, and still maintained the appearance of surrounding the city.
Qingxu felt something was very wrong, but compared to what was wrong, it was easier than worrying about it alone. Just when he was hesitating, he felt as if someone in the group waved, and he moved over by accident.
Qingxu finally moved to the side of these disciples, but these disciples paid no attention to him and still kept their straight postures surrounding them. Qingxu couldn't help but feel sulky, thinking about what could happen. Is it so attractive?
However, these disciples stood shoulder to shoulder, feet to feet, and surrounded the things tightly, without any gaps leaking out. Qingxu gradually became impatient, and pressed the palm of his hand on the person in front of him. Shoulder, ready to let him get out of the way.
But the moment his palm fell on the man's shoulder, he felt a biting cold feeling on his hand. He quickly stopped and looked at it, and saw that there was a piece of extremely fine black hair growing in his palm!
This piece of black hair is smooth and delicate, exuding a dark luster. If it were born on a cat or dog, it would be very cute and pleasant. Unfortunately, this black hair grew in the wrong place and grew on the palm of his hand, which only made him feel chills. !
Qingxu was sweating profusely and wanted to use his other hand to pull out the black hair. But the moment he touched the black hair, he only felt that the black hair seemed to be growing on his bones. The slightest touch of the bone marrow will make it extremely itchy, and pulling it out with force will cause endless pain!
Qingxu felt itchy and painful, her face was extremely distorted, and she was shaking her left hand, not daring to let it go, not knowing what to do. But at this moment, he suddenly felt that the atmosphere around him became a little weird. When he looked up, he couldn't help but be frightened back a few steps!
I saw that the "Taiyi Pavilion disciples" who had formed a circle just now turned their heads to look at me, but there was no trace of disciples on their faces. Because their backs were turned to him before, they looked like ordinary people. Now they turned around, but their entire faces were covered with the same dense black fluff as Qingxu's palms, just like peaches!
The fuzz on some of them's faces has even spread downwards, and the places where the fuzz grew have even festered. A pitch-black pus mixed with blood makes people confused and confused. In short, they all flow down the body and drip onto the ground...
Seeing the scene in front of him, Qingxu was even more frightened. He pushed away the monster in front of him and ran back like crazy. Then his consciousness became blurred... When he regained consciousness again By that time, he had already laid back in his room in Taiyi Pavilion.
According to the elder who rescued him at the time, Qingxu's hands were contaminated with a fungus from the black bamboo forest, which could cause people to have some kind of hallucination. It could be completely eliminated by rubbing it repeatedly with wine and some exorcism powder. Much worry. Moreover, Qingxu did not go very far at that time. It was only because of the poisonous attack that he fell into a coma. Only then was he discovered in time by the disciple who was responsible for the peripheral ink grinding that day and brought him back.
Although Qingxu was a little suspicious, what these people said was reasonable. For a moment, he even doubted whether what he experienced in the black bamboo forest was really a dream. Recalling his experience in the black bamboo forest, Qingxu's face suddenly turned pale. , lied that he wanted to lie down and rest, and dismissed the people around him.
When the people in the room finally dispersed, Qingxu hurriedly opened the quilt and sat up. He looked at his right hand and saw that the palm of his right hand was empty, which made him feel relieved. But when he touched his chest, his body trembled inadvertently, and then his right hand reached into his arms, and he found a shriveled ink sac.
Qingxu's expression changed when he saw the ink sac. He put on his boots and went out to chase the man who had just left. But when he reached the corner, he saw the elder muttering something and then looking around. After a week, he threw everything in his hands into the fire in front of him.
Because he was suspicious in his heart, Qingxu didn't come to the fire until the elder had gone away. He picked up a branch and picked out the things in it, and saw that one of the pieces of cloth that was about to be burned fell down.
Qingxu's expression suddenly changed when he saw the strip of cloth. Others might not be able to see any clues, but when he ran away, he couldn't remember so clearly what the strip of cloth he pulled from the "Taiyi Pavilion disciple" looked like. !
Although I don’t know why the elder deliberately concealed the fact, it must be for the sake of Taiyi Pavilion. Qingxu thought for a while but still didn't catch up and tell the details. He watched the cloth in front of him turn into ashes, and took away the story in his heart, and never mentioned it to others again.
From then on, whether it was because of the accident in the black bamboo forest or for other reasons, Qingxu's temperament began to become hesitant, and he was no longer as decisive as before...
