Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Farewell

Qilidong, Miao altar. It was a new day, and it seemed that even the sunlight shining on the platform of the altar seemed to have a new taste.Ghost Li and Xiao Bai stood on the platform in front of the altar halfway up the mountain, looking at the land below the mountain that had been ravaged by the flames of war. Among the ruined walls that can be seen everywhere, the Miao people come in and out. From a height, they look like ants busy for their own homes. Xiao Bai sighed, turned his head and said to Gui Li who was standing beside him: "Think about it, the monsters in the 100,000 mountains are not so easy to deal with!"

Gui Li's expression didn't change, he said: "I'm not afraid of death anymore, what else should I be afraid of?" Xiao Bai shrugged his shoulders, smiled wryly and shook his head, at this moment, there was a strange "Zhi Zhi" sound from the side, the two turned their heads to look, but it was Xiao Hui who ran over, but his running posture was a bit weird. After a while, the eyes of the two fell on the monkey's hands at the same time unexpectedly, Xiao Hui held one in each hand, and both sides were carrying a big bag, which was exactly the big wine bag used by Miao people to hold wine.

Gui Li was stunned for a while, then slowly turned his head to look at Xiao Bai, Xiao Bai smiled wryly: "Don't you want to look at me, I don't know either." Xiao Hui quickly ran up to it, and saw its expression, which was completely different from its master and Xiao Bai's preoccupied faces. It was obviously very excited, and it couldn't stop smiling from ear to ear, with a faint smell of wine. Comes out of the bag.The two wine bags were swollen, and they seemed to be full of Miao spirits, which was quite different from the small bag left in the wine fight a few days ago.

Yesterday when Ghost Li, Xiaobai and the great wizard had a detailed discussion, the monkey Xiaohui was really bored staying in the gloomy altar, the monkey is lively, how could he bear it, he slipped out quietly.But Gui Li was so thoughtful at that time, he was both surprised and happy, he didn't even notice that Xiao Hui had slipped away. Xiao Hui unknowingly remembered the good wine he drank that day, and became addicted to it, so he slipped to Qilidong at the foot of the mountain.After the fierce battle, the Miao people's homeland was broken, and it was a time of panic, plus Xiaohui looked like a gray-haired monkey, how could anyone pay attention to it, after several searches, taking advantage of the chaos, the monkey found it in the ruins Bought two bags of unopened spirits.

Last night, I don't know where Xiao Hui hid the two big bags of wine. Early this morning, when he saw that he was about to leave, the monkey ran out and dragged the two big bags of wine back. Taste well along the way. It's just that at this moment, seeing the strange expressions on the faces of its masters, Gui Li and Xiao Bai, Xiao Hui was a little puzzled, opened his monkey eyes to look at the two, after a while, Xiao Bai covered his mouth and chuckled, and said to Gui Li: "Forget it, you If you promised the Miao people such a big event, even if you take... er, two bags of wine from them, it's nothing!"

Before she finished speaking, she laughed herself, Gui Li shook her head, and slowly turned around, only Xiao Hui stared at the monkey eyes, looked at Xiao Bai, then at Ghost Li, put down a wine bag , scratching his head with one free hand, looking quite confused. ※※※ In the depths of the altar, Tu Magu, the patriarch of the Miao nationality, sat opposite the great wizard, and there was no one else around. Tu Magu was silent for a long time, and the great wizard did not speak, and there was a suffocating atmosphere in the air.Finally, Tu Magu's face changed, and he seemed to be unable to bear it, and said, "Great Wizard, you are so badly injured, why do you still have to go with these two Middle-earth people?"

The great wizard sighed softly and said, "Didn't I tell you just now?" Tu Magu said bitterly: "The Li people robbed our holy artifact, we risked our lives to get it back, why bother asking outsiders for help?" The great wizard shook his head and said, "You are wrong." Tu Magu was stunned, and said, "What?" The great wizard was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "If the Li people really robbed our sacred artifact, I don't have to worry so much, I'm afraid... Sigh!" Tu numb and puzzled, said: "Great wizard, what do you mean by that?"

The great wizard said: "Do you still remember the legend of beast monsters passed down from generation to generation by our Miao people?" Tu Magu's face changed drastically, and he asked in surprise, "Could it be that the legend is true?" The great wizard smiled wryly, and said: "It's true from the beginning. Back then, Lady Linglong sacrificed herself to seal the beast monster in the Demon-Suppressing Cave, and she ordered that future generations never let the five sacred beast-monster artifacts return to the Demon-Suppressing Cave at the same time. Today, the five holy artifacts have all been lost, I'm afraid it really is a sign of the resurrection of the beast monster."

The expression on Tu Magu's face changed. As the patriarch of the Miao nationality, he naturally knew the weight of the legend, but after a long while, he still couldn't help saying: "Great wizard, under such circumstances, you must not leave here, just in case ... With you here, our people can feel at ease." The great wizard shook his head silently, and said: "My old life, at most, I have thirty days to live." Tu Magu's body shook. The great wizard sighed: "Actually, why am I willing to leave? If I go, I'm afraid I will die in a foreign land. But now the five tribes in southern Xinjiang are divided, and all the talents are withered. To deal with the crisis. Although the middle-earth young man is not very old, he possesses strange powers, and the black stick beside him is so heavy and evil that I have never seen it in my life. But the most important thing is..."

He gave Tu Magu a meaningful look, lowered his voice, and said in a low voice: "The most important thing is the 'Xuan Huo Jian', known as the essence of all fires, on him." Tu Magu was shocked, and said: "What, isn't this thing burning incense..." The great sorcerer showed it with his eyes, he understood, and kept silent, but the astonishment in his eyes continued unabated. The great wizard said slowly: "When he met me for the first time that day, the stone statue of the dog god behind me had a strange omen, the holy fire was more warning, and the two holy artifacts of beast monsters, the black staff and the bone jade, were all uneasy. The demon's supreme holy object 'Xuan Huo Jian', and nothing else. As for how this holy object was lost from Fenxiang Valley, I don't know."

Tu Magu was silent. The great wizard paused for a moment, and then continued: "Later, when I was talking, I deliberately told the origin of the Xuanhuojian, and the two of them were astonished. Especially when it came to the 'Eight Ominous Xuanhuo Formation', they The faces of the two of them changed drastically, and they must have a close relationship with this magic circle." Tu Magu let out a long breath, obviously these words were definitely not thought of by him at first. The great wizard said indifferently: "You also know that according to the legend handed down from generation to generation by our Miao people, only the Xuanhuojian and the Eight Violent Xuanhuo Formation can suppress the beast monsters. Now let's not say that the Xuanhuojian is not in our hands. The young man snatched it from his hand, and I am afraid that no one can drive it, and there is also the weird and unpredictable eight fierce mysterious fire magic circle, which is even more unknown. Therefore, under such circumstances, the young man is really The only hope for all beings in southern Xinjiang, even if I die as a foreigner, I still want to go with him. I only hope that before I die, I can save his friend's life. I hope he will help our Miao people in the future because of this kind of affection. up and down." Tu Magu's lips trembled slightly, the wrinkles on his old face were deeply wrinkled, and a little teardrops leaked out unknowingly.Facing the great wizard, he slowly lowered his body and put his head on the cold ground. The great wizard smiled, with a somewhat desolate look on his face, and said: "After I leave, you don't have to worry about it anymore. If the young man has the heart, he will send my bones back to his hometown. The matter here is all up to you." .” Tu Magu didn't raise his head, and said in a low voice, slightly choked with sobs, "Great Wizard, don't worry." The great wizard said leisurely: "If I go, I will die, which is really nothing. But you are in the southern border, and the weather is fierce. The other four tribes don't know the heights of the heavens and the earth. Seeing that my Miao tribe loses power, I'm afraid it will inevitably make people fall into trouble. , and among the 100,000 mountains, beast monsters may be resurrected at any time, catastrophe is coming, you have a heavy burden on your shoulders, and you have to take care of yourself." Tu Magu gritted his teeth and agreed. The great wizard stood up slowly, looked around, and suddenly said: "If the situation is really critical in the future, although this Qilidong is the place where our Miao people have lived for generations, it is not impossible to abandon it. As long as there are people, there will be a future." possible." Tu Magu's complexion turned pale again, and he said slowly, "Yes." The great wizard sighed and walked out slowly. ※※※ When that crooked figure, supported by Tu Magu, followed by Ghost Li and Xiao Bai, walked down from the altar on the mountainside, not many people noticed. But following the sound of footsteps, the figure of the great wizard who hadn't appeared on the streets of Qilidong for an unknown period of time was finally noticed by the Miao people. Following the shouts of surprise, more and more Miao people dropped their weapons. Work gathered. The great wizard smiled and kept waving to the surrounding Miao people, but he never stopped walking towards the exit of Qilidong. Finally, the Miao people gradually sensed that something was wrong. Among the crowd, someone began to shout loudly in Miao language. Although Gui Li and Xiao Bai couldn't quite understand what the Miao people were shouting, they knew what the Miao people were calling. The great wizard's face seemed to be a little sad, and the smile on his face full of vicissitudes gradually disappeared, replaced by a kind of sadness. It's just that he remained silent. Just wave. Walk away slowly. Tu Magu also stopped, standing in front of the crowd, silently staring at the crooked figure. The screams and cries of the crowd were already heard at this moment, many people panicked, and more people knelt down towards the old man who was drifting away. Ghost Li, who was walking behind the great wizard, silently looked at the old man, and suddenly found that tears were streaming down that old face at some point. Finally, when they reached the passage leading to the outside of the valley, the cries from behind had already resounded throughout the valley. The old man's body began to tremble slightly, and suddenly, he turned around suddenly, and once again, looked at this land, this valley, this sky... The Miao people in the distance exclaimed, and many jumped up from the ground in surprise. However, the next moment, the great wizard tightly closed his eyes, as if he wanted to engrave everything on this land in his heart, frowned, and turned around again. In the valley, there was a sudden silence. Countless gazes seemed to be silently shouting behind him! The muscles on the great wizard's face trembled slightly, and he stepped out slowly, slowly, and disappeared into that passage. In Qilidong, there was silence. After a long time, I don't know who was the first to cry out. In a moment, the whole valley was full of weeping. ※※※ One hundred thousand mountains. Passing through the black forest, and then turning over seven dangerous mountains, it is a high mountain surrounded by black air and howling wind all the year round.And under this bare mountain without a tree or a blade of grass, there is a big hole.The entrance of the cave is three feet high and five feet wide, and there is a constant wind whistling from it all year round, mixed with sharp and abnormal noises, as if a certain raging soul is roaring non-stop. In the middle of the entrance of the cave, there stood a stone statue upright, life-size, it looked like a beautiful woman, facing the depths of Zhenmo Cave, standing silently.The howling and cold wind all year round blows on the stone statue non-stop, making a low sound, just like the fragile board that protects against wind and rain in a violent storm. It's just that she never seems to back down! The lich in black was standing in front of the stone statue, staring silently. The evil dragon beside him seemed to be particularly afraid of this stone statue, and subconsciously moved away, looked around for a while, screamed, let go of all four legs, and ran up the high mountain.Not long after, it disappeared into the black air. The icy cold wind blew the Lich's black clothes, and in this desolate scenery, this person seemed to gradually appear illusory, with a trace of unreality. He just kept looking at it for a long time, so long that even Jin Ping'er began to wonder if the man in black had also turned into a stone statue. Escaped by chance from the black forest, and at the same time accidentally found a killing knife inserted deep into the crevice of the cliff under the huge cliff, which made Jin Ping'er vaguely guess, could it be that the general of the ghost king's sect, the killing monk, had died earlier than himself? entered here? It's just that although the killing knife is there, the killing monk is nowhere to be seen, and the magic weapon is there, so the danger can be imagined, I'm afraid the killing monk is probably in danger.In the 100,000 mountains, it is really murderous every step of the way. But after Jin Ping'er pondered, she still secretly followed the lich's footsteps.Along the way, she knew that the Lich possessed strange powers, so she was more careful, not daring to be careless at all, and she didn't dare to approach the black-clothed monster and the evil dragon casually, and the Lich probably thought that the person who was chasing him had died in the dark. In the forest, he didn't even notice Jin Ping'er behind him, so Jin Ping'er followed him all the way to Zhenmogu Cave. At this moment, Jin Ping'er was lying behind a small hill in the distance, looking at the black figure from a distance, and couldn't help but began to wonder if this man in black would stand in front of this stone statue of a woman for the rest of his life? From arriving at the Demon Town Cave until now, the Lich has been staring at the stone statue motionlessly for more than four hours. Just when Jin Ping'er was so bored that he was about to close his eyes and fall asleep, the figure of the lich finally moved.Jin Ping'er was refreshed, and quickly looked carefully. The black-clothed lich seemed to have finally made a decision after a long period of contemplation or struggle. He bowed silently towards the stone statue of the woman and bowed respectfully. In the distance, Jin Ping'er saw the lich, and said something in a low voice to the stone statue, but it was too far away to hear it.Afterwards, the Lich's body slowly turned around and drifted towards the depths of Zhenmo Ancient Cave. Jin Ping'er frowned, and the mystery in her heart was getting bigger and bigger. There was obviously some great secret in that ancient cave, and it was very likely that it was the place of the mysterious person that Shangguan Ce talked about with the lich.But in this extremely remote place with poor mountains and bad waters, how could there be such a stone statue of a woman standing right in the middle of the entrance of the cave? And looking at the Lich's expression towards the stone statue, it is clear that he is closely related to the stone statue, and I'm afraid there are still unclear past events. Just when Jin Ping'er saw that the Lich was about to disappear into the ancient cave, and was about to lean out and sneak over to take a closer look at the stone statue, suddenly, the Lich's body stopped suddenly. Jin Ping'er was taken aback, almost thinking that she had exposed her figure in such a hurry, she couldn't help but feel great regret, when she was in a hurry, she found that the Lich didn't look back at her at all, as if she didn't notice her appearance. Only then did she feel relieved, and hurriedly hid herself, Fang poked her head out again secretly, and looked in the direction of the ancient cave. Under this look, she couldn't help but stare straight. Right in front of the stone statue of the woman, at the entrance of Zhenmogu Cave, a cloud of white air suddenly appeared in the air, forming a strong contrast with the black air and wind around it.The Lich also stopped, silently watching the cloud of white gas. The white air gathered more and more, gradually condensed into a shape, and turned into a human figure. Looking from Jin Ping'er, it was a tall man, holding a huge sword in his right hand and a large shield in his left hand.His body is completely composed of white air, fluctuating in the dark wind, but his body movements and even the expression on his face are completely clearly visible. Jin Ping'er was stunned and speechless, took a breath for a while, and whispered to himself: "What a ghost!" She is from the Demon Sect, so she knows something about ghosts and ghosts: according to ancient legends, people die of old age, but only the soul is immortal.However, in the world, there are resentful spirits. Because of the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance, and because of fear, evil, and fear of fear, they are attached to the world, look back on the past, and do not want to be reborn. They are "yin spirits". Back then when Gui Li was still a young disciple of Qing Yun Sect, Zhang Xiaofan, together with Lu Xueqi fell into the Necromancer Abyss in the Thousand Bat Ancient Cave on Kongsang Mountain, and met countless ghosts under the abyss on that merciless seaside. It's just that those Yin spirits are all mortal souls, they were killed by the blood refining hall back then and couldn't die. Although ordinary people were killed when they met, but in the eyes of cultivators, they were not powerful monsters. for a long time. The Yin spirit that Jin Ping'er saw was by no means an ordinary Yin spirit, but the rarest "vicious spirit" in the legend.This kind of soul is mostly a person with profound cultivation in life, but after death, because of some great indignation and obsession, they even give up the death, willing to protect something, and become a desolate wild ghost, wandering in the world of mortals. This kind of vicious spirits are already quite high in Taoism, and they have ghost power after death, making them even more ferocious. Ordinary cultivators are no match at all, and it can be said that they are ferocious ghosts that are unique in thousands.It's just that cultivators tend to regard the past life more seriously than ordinary people, and rarely give up the past life, so fierce spirits are so rare. Jin Ping'er was really shocked when he saw it suddenly. But looking at the past, the lich in black didn't seem to show any surprises. Facing the ominous spirit blocking his way, he just looked up slowly. The ominous spirit's body made of white gas was extremely tall, almost blocking the entire entrance of the Zhenmo Ancient Cave. The Lich looked at this ominous spirit holding a sword and shield like a god of war, and sighed suddenly. "Are you finally willing to come out to see me?" He said quietly. The fierce spirit stared at the Lich coldly. His white aura and the black shadow of the Lich were like two extremes that would never compromise. "You traitor who betrayed your mother, what right do you have to dare to say such a thing?" The Lich's body seemed to tremble a bit, for the eternally unfathomable man was stabbed with severe pain all over his body by such a sentence. He looked up at the angry face for a long while, but remained silent, and slowly lowered his head.