"Brother, what's wrong with you?"
Geng Jie looked at the person in front of him with horror on his face.
Just now, he was leading a group of people to chase and intercept the remnants, when a man suddenly rushed out from the dark dense forest behind.
I saw this man with disheveled hair and an ashen complexion, looking like a ghost against the backdrop of the dark dense forest. If Geng Jie hadn't been very familiar with the aura on his body and quickly raised his hand to stop everyone's emergency response, I'm afraid the crossbows in their hands would have been fired.
Geng Jie quickened his steps and was about to step forward to help Geng Jian, but Geng Jian waved his hand to stop him, "Don't come up! I've been poisoned."
Geng Jie gritted his teeth and asked, "Who is it?"
Geng Jian replied coldly: "Cao Baiji. Have you heard of this person?"
Geng Jie was about to shake his head and reply, but Lin Zhen, who was following him, said with a surprised look on his face: "Old Man Cao?"
Geng Jie quickly asked Lin Zhen: "Brother, do you know this person?"
Lin Zhen did not dare to look directly into the angry gazes of the two brothers, and lowered his head and replied: "This man has poisoned my eldest brother before. Logically speaking, he should be locked up in the village by us. I don't know if the adults are talking about the same person. "
Geng Jian was about to express the doubts in his heart, but unexpectedly there was a heartbreaking pain in his chest, and a mouthful of blood rushed directly to his throat.
"puff--"
"Brother!!!"
Geng Jie wanted to step forward to help Geng Jian again, but Geng Jie stopped him with his eyes.
He didn't know for the time being what kind of poison he was poisoned with, so it was better not to come into contact with it easily.
"call--"
Geng Jian put his hands on his knees and took a deep breath.
He shook his head, feeling that his vision had begun to become blurry, and said quickly: "Without further ado, you quickly divide your troops into two groups. Go and kill the two people at the back yourself, and send someone to look for them in front. , my sword should be not far ahead."
After finishing speaking in one breath, Geng Jian's vision went dark and he collapsed directly to the ground.
"Brother!!!"
…
Not far in front of where Geng Jian said, Mu Qing, who had been running desperately just now, had stopped.
"hiss--"
"call--"
After the disaster, he shook his hands in pain, took a long breath, and pulled out a long black sword from the tree trunk in front of him.
Not long ago, when the black sword suddenly disappeared in front of him, he felt that something was wrong.
Although he pushed his body skills to the extreme, sometimes flying into the sky and sometimes falling to the ground, the faint shadow in his heart always lingered. He knew that he had to run further. The other party had been poisoned, so he didn't believe that he was still running. It's just a flying sword that no one is actively controlling.
In fact, he was a little careless. This long sword was like a maggot attached to the bone. It seemed to be locked with its own aura when it appeared. If he hadn't used all his true energy to catch the thrust with both hands, The consequences of the long sword on his forehead are really unpredictable.
At this time, his sword-browed eyebrows were furrowed and his eyes were slightly vacant, and he was gently stroking the natural lines on the sword with his fingers.
"I wonder if that person died immediately after being poisoned? A second-grade swordsman wouldn't be so difficult to kill..."
Mu Qing was thinking about the situation he might face.
Although he gave the name "Cao Baiji", he revealed his true face. If the other party was not dead, the secret would be revealed as soon as the two sides met in Tieguguzhai.
"never mind."
Mu Qing flicked the blade of the sword with his fingers, his eyes flashed, and the corner of his mouth curled up: "It seems that we need to add some ingredients..."
…
Xu Zuo and Bai Jiahe struggled to run through the dense forest. At this time, the dark and dark forest seemed to have become a real ghost.
They always feel that there is a pair of mysterious eyes quietly observing them behind their backs, and they have to stay vigilant at all times, fearing that another group of enemies will suddenly appear from a certain direction.
People are actually quite strange sometimes, and Bai Jiahe is feeling very confused and complicated right now.
She couldn't understand why she wanted to escape just now when she was just thinking about trying her best.
At this time, a cold wind blew, and the sound of the wind seemed to carry the cries of his companions before they died. The cold breath was filled with a faint smell of blood.
Bai Jiahe's face turned pale and he looked far away in the direction where the wind was blowing.
Her bright eyes gradually became moist. Sometimes being born into a royal family was the greatest sorrow. Ever since she was a few years old, she had been experiencing such painful days repeatedly.
"Junior sister?"
The footsteps following him suddenly stopped, and Xu Zuo turned around worriedly.
Xu Zuo followed Bai Jiahe's gaze and looked in the same direction, and was silent for a moment.
Then he said seriously: "Junior sister, are you tired? In many things, when it comes time to choose, between dying bravely and living in embarrassment, the latter requires more courage. Under the general trend, individual choices are often no match for the collective Senior brother knows your thoughts, but you can’t ignore everyone’s good intentions, do you understand?”
Bai Jiahe pursed her lips slightly and did not turn her head. She only heard her say softly: "Brother, sometimes I really want to be an ordinary person. I even thought about the uncle who killed my parents. That's it." Well, we won’t seek revenge from you, and you won’t send people to kill us anymore, but everything I said doesn’t count..."
"Junior sister..."
Pity flashed across Xu Zuo's eyes, and the comfort he wanted to say was finally swallowed into his stomach.
Because he knows that sympathy is the most embarrassing emotion, and it will not make people who are truly sad feel even the slightest comfort. After all, living in such troubled times, the small sorrows and big sorrows in everyone's heart are not common.
Bai Jiahe stood alone for a moment. After he calmed down, he turned around and said, "Brother, I'm sorry, let's leave quickly!"
Somehow, she remembered the scene that had just happened.
The young man whom she had never met held her in his arms and said softly: "I will lure him away, and you can find an opportunity to slip away."
She had never seen that person before, and it was even the first time she heard his name, but the other person still risked his life to save her.
He has not repaid his kindness, and for the sake of all those who have protected him, he is indeed not qualified to die lightly.
Bai Jiahe walked to Xu Zuo's side and held Xu Zuo's right hand, "Senior brother, you are seriously injured. Unfortunately, I don't know the master's Ten Thousand Flowers Heart Sutra. If the master is here, I will be able to stop your injury immediately."
After Huaicao Shi left Wanhua Valley and went to the imperial dynasty, although she accepted two apprentices, she, who always respected her teachers, did not teach the Wanhua Heart Sutra to Bai Jiahe. "Sword Sutra" was passed down to two apprentices, because the Wanhua Valley Master Sect's inheritance not only emphasized that it should be passed on to males but not to females, it also required that one's name must be written on the inheritance genealogy before one could learn the Wanhua Heart Sutra.
Xu Zuo shook his head and said, "It's okay. I've sealed a few big holes just now. Now I can walk without any problems. Junior sister, let's talk while walking, don't waste any more time."
Bai Jiahe nodded and continued running after Xu Zuo.
The atmosphere suddenly became quiet. Bai Jiahe hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Brother, do you know Cao Baiji?"
Xu Zuo kept walking, with a hint of weirdness in his tone, "Are you talking about the pervert just now?"
"Ah, senior brother, what are you talking about?"
"I've never seen that person before, and this is the first time I've heard of his name."
Xu Zuo was about to say anything more, but suddenly stopped.
Bai Jiahe kept walking, looking at the broad back that stopped in front of her, she quickly stepped forward in confusion, "Senior brother?"
After his eyes crossed Xu Zuo's back, Bai Jiahe opened his mouth, and his broken words stopped in the wind.
It was Shenshi at this time, and the skylight above the head sometimes poured down from the gaps between the larger leaves. At the moment when the atmosphere suddenly condensed, only the floating dust in the light spots was left to move slightly.
In front of the two of them, a man in black attire with a sword hanging from his waist blocked their way.
Geng Jie glanced at Xu Zuo indifferently and smiled slightly: "You guys came too late. I've been waiting here for a long time."
In fact, he didn't wait for a long time, he just misjudged Xu Zuo's existing strength and went too far.
After entrusting his eldest brother to Lin Zhen and others, he quickly came to intercept and kill the two people on the other side. He originally thought that the other party could escape under his eldest brother's hands, and there would definitely be a fierce battle later, but he did not expect that they would be picked off like this. Cheap scene.
Just now, no one was found after tracking all the way, and the heavy feeling of being disappointed suddenly turned into the unexpected joy of finding it without any effort at all.
Geng Jian drew his sword out of its scabbard with a "choking" sound, and held a very beautiful sword flower. He raised his chin slightly and said proudly: "Which one of you will die first?"
"snort!"
Xu Zuo stopped his junior sister and was about to step forward, but his eyes were suddenly widened by the scene that was happening in front of him.
Just when the atmosphere became slightly solemn, a slender white sword tip suddenly pierced Geng Jie's chest.
“Ho ho ho ho—”
Blood rushed to his throat, and the slender sword was drawn out.
"this--"
Heartbreaking pain came, and Geng Jie finally realized why Xu Zuo across from him suddenly opened his eyes wide.
Geng Jie tried his best to twist his neck back, trying to see who had taken his life.
But even before he died, he only caught a glimpse of the silver light coming towards him from the corner of his eye and his frightened face in that narrow silver light.
With one stab and a touch, the silver light suddenly appeared, and then the head fell to the ground.
Ning Chu sheathed his sword and took it out, showing a heroic appearance.
The air became stagnant for a while, and Xu Zuo stared blankly at the beautiful lady standing in front of him holding a sword.
Ning Chu frowned slightly. She looked at Bai Jiahe and asked, "But Ning Chu, who is under the sect of Uncle Huai Cao Poet, according to the succession record, you can call me Senior Sister."
"Sister?"
Bai Jiahe and Xu Zuo exclaimed at the same time.
Ning Chu looked at them and smiled, then bloomed like an epiphyllum, "I happened to meet Master Uncle Huai Cao Shi on the way to work. She said that there were my classmates behind me, so I followed the route to find the movement and found this place. "
"Actually, I have just been observing you for a period of time. I was not sure about your identities at first, but I heard my junior sister tell you where our Ten Thousand Flowers Valley's inheritance lies. I guess it is not false."
Xu Zuo and Bai Jiahe felt Ning Chu's kind gaze, and quickly bent down and bowed: "Junior brother (sister) thanked senior sister for saving his life."
Ning Chu looked at where he was now, shook his head and said with a smile: "Fellow disciples should help each other. How can we help each other? It's not advisable to stay here for a long time. You follow me first. When it's a little safer, I'll Then use the Wanhua Heart Sutra to treat you."
…
Lin Pan and Lin Wen were both here in a place with the largest number of people in the dense forest. They were directing everyone in the Iron Bone Village to collect the loot.
"Fortress leader, a few people have escaped, do we still want to chase them?"
One of his men had just beheaded a court prisoner, and he approached Lin Pan flatteringly.
Lin Pan looked at the head held up by his hands by his hair. The white brains and red blood were still flowing down his face.
He frowned and reprimanded loudly: "Do you have the strength, kid? If you can catch those who ran away, I will personally add a chair for you in the meeting hall."
The subordinates were bored and shrank to the side.
Lin Pan and his second brother Lin Wen looked at each other, feeling the deep helplessness in their eyes.
Now whenever he thinks about those people who ran away, he will feel a burst of toothache, because the strength shown by the other party is not only not weak, but actually stronger than everyone present.
Think about it, if people can still survive for so many years under the claws of today's emperor, it is obvious that they are not good people.
But if someone is seeking revenge afterwards, can I just hide and not go out every day?
Lin Pan's expression of confusion and worry was noticed by Lin Wen. In fact, he had had these concerns before taking action, otherwise he would not have told Lin Zhen and the others to take credit as much as they could, but it was still important to save their lives.
He stepped forward and patted Lin Pan's shoulder, comforting him: "Brother, don't be angry. There are still people like Tian Shou here. I think those remnants won't be able to escape."
Just when Lin Pan was a little relieved, a burst of wind suddenly struck, and everyone present only saw a black long sword that had been shot quickly towards Lin Pan's face!
"careful!!!"
