Chapter 148

Chapter 148

Kong Xu retracted his head. He was not sure whether Li Wuxiang saw him.

I wish I hadn't seen it. It's not that it won't make it possible to do what he wants to do, but that he feels that what he wants to do is really despicable.

But there was nothing I could do, because after much deliberation, this was the only way to do it.

After returning to Hujin Peak from Jiuzhu Peak yesterday, Sword Master Cui said nothing and just let his fellow disciples remain indignant.

When night fell, everyone dispersed when they saw that Cui Sword Master still didn't want to talk about what happened just now. But Kong Xu stayed for a while longer, because he felt that Sword Master Cui seemed to have something to say, but he just didn't want to say it to others.

Sure enough, when he was the only one left, Sword Master Cui suddenly sighed and said, "What a pity."

Kong Xu was stunned and asked, "Senior Brother Cui, what's the pity?"

Sword Master Cui sighed again, patted his knees gently with his palms, and looked in the direction of Jiuzhu Peak: "Mei Qiulu has accepted a good disciple, and he is really talented in eloquence. More than a dozen of you were all silenced by him. Wu Yan, it really looks like a tiger has entered the flock of sheep.”

Kong Xu immediately felt his face turn red, and he only said "Senior Brother". Cui Sword Master sighed for the third time and said, "But it's not this matter that I regret, but the person Li Wuxiang."

"Being able to practice Guangchanzi and even cultivate to the point of elixir formation, he is really lucky. But he shouldn't follow Mei Qiulu - this will only harm himself and the sect."

"Senior Brother Cui...what do you mean by this?"

Sword Master Cui sighed for the fourth time: "Don't you also know what Mei Zhang Jian wants to do? Over the years, the Six Mysterious Sect may come to You Jiuyuan at any time, so the leader tells the disciples of the sect to disperse in all directions. . But what Mei Qiulu has been waiting for is the day when she will be found - if there is another battle and You Jiuyuan is surrounded and suppressed again, the disciples in the sect will feel that it is not possible to hold back like this. "

"When Mei Qiulu raises her arms, everyone will follow her. I didn't worry about this in the past because Mei Qiulu is really not suitable to be a leader and has no ability to govern the sect. Everyone was attracted to her for a while. Confused, over time you will find that she is not suitable to be the leader."

"But today I see Li Wuxiang, and he's very remarkable. He has the kind of spirit that Mei Qiulu has always said, but he doesn't act with spirit -"

Kong Xu couldn't help but frown: "Senior brother, he slandered us so much at Jiuzhu Peak today. Isn't it just out of his will? I have never heard such ugly words in the church."

Sword Master Cui glanced at him: "His ulterior motives are just a means. It's so that he doesn't have to do ulterior motives in the future - you see, you feel uncomfortable when you think of what he said during the day, and you feel that no one in the church has said it, then you Will you go to him in the future to bring trouble? Because he used his anger this time to make you think he is unreasonable."

"If you think he is being unreasonable, do you have any other methods to deal with him? Our church is not like other places, where there are methods such as behind-the-scenes tricks and frame-ups. So this person knows what is going on in the church. I understand that a gentleman can be deceived, so I say that he is like a tiger among sheep."

"He has done such big things in Coffin City, and with this style of work, the new disciples in the sect will like it very much. What Mei Qiulu can't do, he may do it." Sword Master Cui He let out a breath and said, "Well, if unfortunately he becomes the leader one day, or assists Mei Qiulu to become the leader, the end of the Sword Sect will come."

Kong Xu was stunned: "Senior brother, the matter won't come to this, right?"

Sword Master Cui glanced at him and suddenly laughed: "Hahahaha!"

He laughed like this twice, lowered his eyes again, and patted his knees gently with his palms: "This is really interesting. In our sect, I am not a human -"

"...Senior brother! You..."

Cui Jianzhu waved his hand: "Li Wuxiang is right today, I am not a human being. You usually avoid talking about this matter, but will I forget it?"

"But I am the only one who is not human and cares most about the life and death of you people. Donghuang Taiyi is the destiny of humanity and your god. I have transformed into a human body, so I am half a human, but after all, he is not My god—I joined our sect. At first, I felt that the True Immortal Body Dao Pian method was the most suitable for me, but gradually over the years, I have developed a deep affection for the sect.”

"So, maybe only I can understand this matter with a clear conscience - for thousands of years in the religion, why have swordsmen shed blood one after another? One day, will it be for themselves? In this situation, Zhonglu is destined to be destroyed by Xuan The religion has taken over, knowing that there is no hope, but still waiting in Youjiuyuan, waiting to be slaughtered, just to stick to the Taiyi Way... Sigh."

"Jiang leader and Mei Zhangjian are thinking about Taiyi, but I am thinking about you. So I want to lead the sect people across the Silent Sea and go to the Eastern Continent, while Jiang leader must hold on, and Mei Zhangjian, then It’s a head-to-head confrontation. Once Li Wuxiang is called or she captures the hearts of the church members, won’t it be our end?”

Kong Xu was silent for a moment and then said: "Well, sword master, didn't you say that during the meeting three days later, you will ask Mei Zhangjian to relieve himself of the responsibility of holding the sword, and you will not agree to ask Li Wuxiang to be the sword master. sword."

"It's not difficult to ask Mei Qiulu not to wield a sword. She introduced Lou He to the door because she didn't know people well. Later, she killed two city lords in Coffin City, which was considered a provocation. She did both of these things. Be responsible."

"But what about Li Wuxiang?" Cui Jianzhu sighed, "He is a Jindan swordsman, and he is practicing the ancient Guangchanzi of the sect. His future is limitless. Why don't you let him be the sword master? Because he is from the lineage of Mei Qiulu, or because he spoke rudely to us? If it is because of these two points, then the Sword Sect is not the Sword Sect anymore."

It is because of those words last night that Kong Xu is here now.

It is not difficult to know what they are going to do today. Last night, Li Ke said happily that he would go with Senior Brother Li to catch Wansui. The people of the Sword Sect have always been open and aboveboard. Even in Youjiuyuan, everyone would only congratulate him for such things.

But now Kong Xu felt very uncomfortable when he thought of this. Before he joined the Sword Sect, he had been living in Fucheng. His life was not good. He worked as a clerk in a silk and satin shop.

Diagonally opposite the silk and satin shop is a brothel. When he was a waiter, he often saw desperate girls voluntarily or forced to go to that brothel. At that time, he just felt that a pure and innocent girl from a good family would be ruined if she entered such a place.

At that time, it was just a feeling in his heart, but now he feels that he has become one of those girls - he has been a swordsman for many years, and now he wants to do something very despicable. He thought about it last night and decided to do it this morning. Although he hasn't done it yet, he knows that he can't go back.

Wansui is not so easy to catch. Or rather, Wansui now is different from before, and the method Li Ke knows can't deal with it.

This matter was told to him by Cui Jianzhu - more than three hundred years ago, You Jiuyuan was hidden in the world of the living. At that time, Taiyi's incense had gradually become thin, and Wansui, as a thing transformed by the rules of luck, became very weak. But since You Jiuyuan came to this place between the netherworld and the sacred mountain, things like luck and rules will become more unpredictable in such a place.

According to his own understanding, it is because Youjiuyuan is closer to the origin of the Great Dao, so Wansui has become more powerful.

What he has to do now is not to do something, but not to do something - not to remind, and watch Li Ke and Li Wuxiang go to extreme danger.

If they are in danger, he will naturally save them. However, he has to wait until Li Wuxiang has exhausted his youth and lifespan, then he will subdue Wansui.

With this thing, go and save Zeng Jianqiu and Pan Muyun. This Junior Brother Li will also save. But he must promise to stay away from Youjiuyuan in the future and only be an outer disciple.

No one will be harmed, and those who should be saved will still be saved. It's just a little bit of scheming, but for the whole sect. Li Wuxiang is working for Mei Zhangjian, and he should also work for Cui Jianzhu, but it's still for the sect and for his fellow disciples in the sect.

Kong Xu sighed, watched the two people below walk away, and jumped into the darkness.

…

The deeper they went, the darker it got, but Li Ke brought something to illuminate them, which were the eye-like beads at the entrance of Taiyi Cave Heaven, called Mirage Beads. These beads were also taken from the bottom of Youjiuyuan, which is where they are now, and is called the "lower world" by the Sword Sect.

When looking from above, the lower world is pitch black, desolate and messy, as if there is no life. But after walking a distance and jumping off five stone beams in succession under Li Ke's guidance, Li Wuxiang realized that this place is actually full of vitality.

There are countless subtle sounds echoing in the darkness, and countless pairs of eyes of different shapes are peeping at them. Li Ke walked while reading a booklet he wrote, telling Li Wuxiang which things he can pick when he sees them, which things he should treat as if they don't exist, which sounds he can relax a little when he hears, and which sounds he should shout back fiercely when he hears them.

After jumping off two more stone beams, the ground under his feet is finally no longer the bottomless darkness, but a piece of uneven stone ground.

It is called a stone land, but in fact it is more like a very wide valley at the bottom - on both sides are gradually rising mountain walls extending into the darkness above, and wooden and stone buildings are inlaid in the mountain walls. It is hard to tell which part is the wall or the roof. Just like the buildings in the illusion of Ranshan, they are twisted together.

Looking forward with the light of the mirage, you can see that there seems to be a dead end in the distance, which is also blocked by a stone wall. But that stone wall is slightly lower, and there is a stone slope more than one person high near the ground, on which black velvet grass grows.

Li Wuxiang now knows that the velvet grass can barely be regarded as a natural treasure. After drying in the shade and soaking in medicine, it is extremely strong and can be used to refine the net array. When you walk here, you can also hear the rustling "knock knock" sound coming from the mountain walls on both sides of the valley, as if some small insects are knocking on hard shells or stones.

He had heard many strange noises along the way, and even saw many strange things that were fleeting in the darkness, so he didn't find it new.

Li Ke stopped, took the official talisman in his hand, and lowered his voice: "Brother, it was here last time."

He looked into the darkness around him, and his voice sounded very nervous: "I'm going to start now. I'm going to walk slowly in here, and I'm going to shout "Long live, long live, long live" in my heart. If I attract you, it's the best, but if you see me kneel down all of a sudden and don't respond to me, you should quickly unfold your talisman and circle around me - that thing is on me."

The darkness around him, the tone of his voice, and the unknown "Long live" made Li Wuxiang feel a little nervous, so he also took the official talisman in his hand: "Okay, I know."

Li Ke took a deep breath and walked forward. But just after taking two steps, he was tripped by the stone under his feet and hit his head on the ground with a bang.

Li Wuxiang's heart jumped and he almost sent out a flying sword. But Li Ke immediately got up from the ground, covering his head and laughing embarrassedly: "I fell by myself, haha, I feel so nervous that my hands and feet are numb."

Li Wuxiang breathed a sigh of relief, and Li Ke grabbed the official talisman in his hand again and continued to walk slowly into the darkness. But he seemed to be focusing all his attention on Wansui. He only took three steps and hit a stone beam protruding from the stone wall next to him with a bang.

Li Ke screamed in pain this time, and covered his head with his hands: "No, Senior Brother, this is not my fault. I didn't have this last time... It should have fallen recently."

Li Wuxiang looked at him, then looked into the darkness around him, and whispered: "Well, be careful."

The sound of Li Ke's fall and collision just now was a bit loud, and there were stone walls all around, so it echoed for several rounds. In addition, the two of them said a few words, which seemed to alarm the things hidden in the darkness around them.

Li Wuxiang saw a few pairs of small eyes lit up in a crack on the stone wall not far ahead. He shook the mirage bead in his hand over there and saw clearly that it was five mice, standing with their two front paws hanging down, as if looking at what was going on here.

He had seen a lot of mice along the way. They were extremely fat, almost the size of a kitten, and were not afraid of people. According to what Li Ke said, the lower world of Youjiuyuan is close to Lingshan Mountain. These rats have been invaded by the resentment of Lingshan Mountain for many years. In fact, they are not ordinary creatures, but have become extremely ferocious and bloodthirsty.

However, along the way, Li Wuxiang released his elixir power, and when these rats saw him, they ran away.

However, the five rats did not run away immediately, but continued to stand and watch for a while, then walked out of the crack of the stone, walked swaggeringly, and squatted four or five steps in front of the two people, sniffing the ground, as if looking for food.

Li Wuxiang no longer paid attention to them, and turned to look at Li Ke. Then he found that just when he was distracted to look at the five rats, Li Ke accidentally tripped over the stones on the ground and fell to the ground again.

This time, he still hit the ground with his head, and there was a thump. It seemed that he hit it hard, and he didn't get up for a long time, just rubbing his head with his hands.

Li Wuxiang sighed, and was about to speak, but closed his mouth.

How come he, a swordsman who practices Qi training, always falls?

He took a step back and listened quietly, then realized that the sounds around him seemed a little wrong.

It was the "knock knock" sound that sounded like insects knocking on their shells or hitting stones.

This kind of sound could be heard along the way, but after Li Ke fell again this time, the sound seemed to become louder, from a subtle and negligible background sound to a noise that could not be ignored.

Moreover, it was no longer intermittent and chaotic, but slowly became rhythmic!

Li Wuxiang immediately reached out and probed the mirage bead on the cliff beside him-

The scene he saw made him gasp.

It was not an insect... but a lot of tiny bones!

Most of the bones hidden in the cracks of the stone wall and randomly embedded in the gaps of the building were very small, looking like mice, lizards, snakes, etc. Some were dry and white, some were still hanging with unrotten rotten meat, and some were bleeding, as if they had just died.

These things seemed to be alive, hitting the stone wall in front of or beside them with their heads, making a "knock knock" sound, which became clearer and more rhythmic, as if they were performing a ritual together!

Something is wrong here!

Li Wuxiang immediately released the flying sword and shouted to Li Ke: "Li Ke!"

Only then did Li Ke raise his head from the ground. The fall just now seemed to be too severe, causing blood to flow from his forehead, covering half of his face. He opened his mouth, as if he was unconscious from the fall: "Brother, I..."

He raised his foot while speaking, but just as he propped up one leg, that leg softened, causing him to fall down again, and then hit his forehead on the ground, with another thump.

"Something is wrong here, Li Ke, go!"

Li Wuxiang shouted this in a low voice, and immediately the official talisman in his hand opened with a clatter and aimed at him.

But the official talisman had no reaction!

At this time, Li Ke seemed to be anxious, and he used his hands and feet to try to stand up. But his hands and feet seemed to be out of control. Every time he took a step, he fell to the ground. In just one breath, there were four dong dong dong sounds. He moved four steps towards Li Wuxiang and hit his head four times, as if he was pressed to the ground by something!

Li Wuxiang immediately circled the flying sword around Li Ke twice, but there was nothing around him, only the whistling sound of the flying sword.

Li Ke climbed forward another step and hit his head on the ground again - dong!

But at this time, his sound seemed insignificant, because the "knock knock" sound around the bottom of the valley was getting louder and faster -

Li Wuxiang suddenly had an idea in his mind, and immediately felt numb all over.

Li Ke was not falling... Those dry bones were not knocking on the stones...

They were kowtowing!

"Long live, long live, long live -"

A small and sharp voice rang out.

Then, countless pairs of densely packed red eyes lit up on the dark cliffs on both sides.

Li Wuxiang saw the five rats in the valley that had crawled in front of him stand up again, then suddenly bend down and smash their heads on the ground.

And Li Ke in front of him also banged his head hard on the ground - half of his head was almost crushed, and brains were overflowing all over his face, but the remaining half of his face, with eyeballs hanging and brains, also shouted to him -

"Long live! Long live! Long live!"