Chapter 12 Chapter Twelve

Two hundred miles north of Yongshan Mountain in Zhongtu County is the tall Huqi Mountain (Note 1).Looking up from the foot of the mountain, you can see the rocks piercing through the sky, abrupt and steep.It's just that there is no grass or tree on the whole high mountain, it is extremely desolate.On the left side of the mountain range, a river emerges from the underground spring from the depths of the mountain, called "Shengshui", and flows to the northeast. Along the way, there are more and more tributaries, and the river gradually becomes larger. Another big river is "Fenshui".According to legend from ancient times, there is a kind of pale precious jade in this river, but no one has ever seen it.

The main hall of Ghost King Zong, one of the three major sects of the Devil's religion, was built in the hard and thick rocky belly of this high mountain, and few people have always known it.Led by Gui Li, Xiao Bai and the great wizard finally arrived here after a fifteen-day trek. Because the great wizard was too weak, they had no choice but to get off, the three of them plus the monkey Xiaohui had to walk, and Ghost Li even hired a vehicle for the great wizard to ride on the way. Gui Li's injury is getting better day by day, maybe he is a young man!On the other hand, the great wizard's complexion is becoming more and more ugly. Compared with the appearance when he left Qilidong in southern Xinjiang fifteen days ago, he is much older. Since he entered the mountain road, there is no carriage to ride in. Although Ghost Li and Xiaobai supported him, but he still took a few steps to catch his breath, his physical strength was extremely poor.Gui Li was extremely anxious, and sometimes he couldn't help being afraid: If he hadn't reached Huqi Mountain, the great wizard who saved his life would die halfway, and he would really regret it for the rest of his life.

Fortunately, at noon today, under the warm sunshine, the three of them finally saw the bare peak of Huqi Mountain. He stopped, even though he hadn't reached Huqi Mountain yet, Gui Li heaved a sigh of relief, turned around and said to the great wizard, "Senior, that barren mountain ahead is where we're going. Walk a little further from here. Later tonight we should be able to reach the base of the mountain." The great wizard let out a long breath, raised his eyes to look at the mountain range, smiled a little tiredly, and said, "Don't worry! Young man, before I see your sleeping friend, I will won't die."

Gui Li was startled, then apologized slightly, and said in a low voice: "Senior, I didn't mean to..." The great wizard closed his old eyes, stretched out his hand and patted his shoulder, shook his head with a smile and said, "I have no other intentions. If it were me, I would be a little more anxious than you." Gui Li smiled silently and said: "Senior, we have been walking for a long time, let's rest here for a while, we have to hurry later!" The great wizard seemed to be really tired, so he nodded, and with Gui Li's support, he found a relatively flat stone beside the mountain path, and sat down.

"Squeak!" Xiao Hui, who had been lying on Gui Li's shoulder, yelled twice, jumped off and landed on the ground.Along the way, Xiao Hui was the most energetic and never looked tired. At this moment, the monkey looked around and saw that there were sparse forests on both sides of the road. After calling twice, the monkey jumped in and disappeared in a blink of an eye. Gui Li glanced at Xiao Hui's direction, but didn't care, turned around and planned to find a rock to sit down and rest.All the way to this day, although the injury he suffered in Qilidong was serious, it didn't hurt the root cause, and it got better day by day, but the wound on his right shoulder still had a dull pain.He gently stroked the wound on his right shoulder with his hand, and the figure of Fenxianggu Li Xun flashed in front of his eyes, and he snorted coldly in his heart.

Then another slim figure appeared, dressed in white like snow... Gui Li shook his head, feeling dazed for a while, and was thinking about it, when he heard Xiao Bai's voice suddenly sounded beside him: "Why is Huqi Mountain so desolate, I've been looking at it for a long time, and there isn't even a single plant or tree?" Gui Li frowned, said: "It has been like this since I came here." Xiaobai stood beside him, silent for a moment, then shook his head and said: "When I left, Huqi Mountain was full of green and lush vegetation, it is absolutely different from now."

Gui Li shook his head and said, "Then I don't know." Xiaobai sighed, turned around, and said nothing. Gui Li glanced at Xiaobai, knowing that she was recuperating here with the fox demon clan thousands of years ago, and she really has a strange feeling for Hu Qishan, but he didn't know what to say, besides, he was in a state of mind at the moment and didn't want to talk too much. As long as he thinks that Baguio might be able to regain his life at this time tomorrow, Gui Li can't help but his blood boils all over his body, he can't think of anything else anymore.

The three of them rested for a while, and when the great wizard regained some strength, Gui Li led the two of them to continue walking forward. Xiaobai walked forward alone, with a calm face and silent, and seemed to be gradually familiar with the surrounding roads.She even asked Gui Li about the few forked roads she encountered at the beginning, or waited for Gui Li to walk on the right path before she followed.Later, it seemed that the memories of the past had awakened in Xiaobai's heart. Naturally, she turned into a guide and led the people behind to walk on the mountain road leading to Huqi Mountain.

The monkey Xiao Hui who came back at some time had a few more wild fruits in his hands, and he grabbed them and gnawed them. Behind Xiao Hui, there is still a big wine bag, which was stolen from the Miao people in southern Xinjiang.Originally there were still two wine bags, but the monkey drank intermittently along the way, and the monkey's capacity for alcohol was also improving. After fifteen days, he drank all the big bags of spirits and never got drunk again. On the way, Xiao Bai saw that the monkey was always dragging the wine bag around, which was really troublesome, so he sewed a belt on the wine bag with a cloth belt, and let Xiao Hui carry it on his back.This is good, Xiao Hui is even more happy, and runs around with a wine bag all day long.

Three people and one monkey, just like this, amidst the sound of monkeys eating wild fruits, each walked silently with their own thoughts. As the day went west, the sky gradually darkened. At dusk, they finally reached the foot of Huqi Mountain. Almost at the same time, both the great wizard and Xiao Bai's bodies shook. The great wizard glanced at Xiao Bai who was standing beside him, and said in a low voice, "You felt it too?" Xiaobai frowned slightly. With her thousand-year-old fox spirit, this spiritual power and feeling are naturally extraordinary and extremely keen.In this high mountain, under this seemingly ordinary desolation, there is a strong evil spirit faintly.

This evil spirit is so strong that even she can't help being afraid of it with such a high level of morality.And after feeling it carefully, with her keen spiritual power, she actually noticed that there seemed to be two other sluggish spiritual powers. Although she was unwilling, she could only accept her fate and surrender to the evil spirit. There might be a big secret in this mountain! Slowly put away the surprised expression on his face, and in a blink of an eye, Xiaobai, who recovered his usual expression, glanced at the great wizard, but he didn't expect that this seemingly sleepy and dying old man would have such a keen sense. It seems that the southern border witchcraft , it really has its own uniqueness. She nodded slowly, lowered her voice, and said, "What a strong evil spirit!" The great wizard was silent for a moment, then nodded, the two of them looked at Gui Li beside him at the same time, only to see a strange look on Gui Li's face. In his sleeve, the blood-devouring beads on the black soul-devouring bead suddenly lit up, the blood-red light kept flowing, even the sleeve robe couldn't block it. Gui Li slowly took out the Soul Devourer, and held it in front of him, he saw the light of the Blood Devouring Bead strangely appeared at the front of the magic wand, circles and layers of bright red light slowly radiated, and the silk on the Bead's body The traces of blood can be seen clearly.And along his wrist, the Blood-devouring Orb sent waves of cold and slightly excited breath all over his body. With deep eyes, Gui Li looked up at the high mountain in front of him, a strange light flashed in his eyes. That was a sign that the Blood-devouring Orb was desperate for blood! For him, this has long been all too familiar. ※※※ The ghost king stood at the entrance of the ghost king's main hall in person, waiting to be greeted outside a secret door hidden behind a giant rock. It's not hard to imagine how much he valued the great wizard brought back by Ghost Li. After the three of them appeared in front of them, Ghost King and Gui Li casually nodded their heads as a way of saying hello, then quickly walked up to the great wizard, looked him up and down slightly, with a look of surprise flashing across their faces, and said : "Master, your body..." The great sorcerer smiled faintly, and said: "This is the fate of an old dying person. I came here today to try my best. As for whether it will be successful or not, it depends on God's will." The Ghost King bowed to the ground, saluted deeply, and said in a deep voice, "Master is an expert outside the world, so I won't talk too much. The journey is hard, and it's getting late tonight. Please come to this mountain cave for a while. After a night of grievances, I will rest and ask the master tomorrow." The great wizard nodded, looking at his expression, he was indeed very tired. As soon as the ghost king waved, someone had already come by and helped the great wizard inside.All the people got out of the way, and after a while, the figure of the great wizard disappeared into the mountainside. The ghost king turned around slowly, at this moment, the people standing in front of him, besides Gui Li, was a strangely charming woman behind him.As for the monkey Xiaohui, it opened its three eyes and spun around, looking at the people in front of it. The Ghost King's eyes stopped on Xiao Hui for a moment, then glanced at Xiao Bai behind Gui Li, and finally, he returned to the young man in front of him. "Are you injured?" Ghost King said slowly. Gui Li nodded silently. The field suddenly fell silent. The two men stood facing each other, and the atmosphere was a bit weird.It has been ten years, the King of Ghosts has taught Gui Li carefully, but there always seems to be an invisible gap between the two of them. Behind the ghost king stood Qinglong, Youji, and many other disciples. Gui Li's gaze swept across slowly, he recognized many faces, many of them were he who destroyed the small sects of the Demon Cult and brought them under the banner of the Ghost King Sect.At this moment, the elder brother and others from the original Blood Refining Hall were also standing in the crowd. Only the wild dog Taoist is not there, I don't know if he is still wandering around the world with Zhou Xian, his grandfather and his grandson. The power of the Ghost King Sect seems to be growing stronger. The mountain wind blew past, and I don't know who's clothes were swept away, making a whistling sound.Deep in the mountainside, there is also a black shadow, shaking faintly. Gui Li withdrew his gaze, although he couldn't see clearly, he knew who the person in the dark place was—Mr. Ghost! This mysterious figure seems to be always hidden in the dark, hiding behind the ghost king. "Is this girl your friend? Did you bring it back?" Ghost King asked indifferently, with no strange expression on his face. Gui Li hesitated for a moment, then said: "She said she is your old friend, she wants to come back to visit you." The ghost king was startled, this answer was beyond his expectation, he couldn't help but look at Xiaobai a few more times, but he couldn't remember when he knew such a woman, he was surprised and said: "This girl, we used to Have you ever met?" Xiaobai took a step forward, sighed, then smiled and said, "Is she okay, little idiot? Is she still the same as before, dazed from time to time, looking at a flower and seeing idiots?" The ghost king was shocked, and a look of astonishment appeared on his face.Not only him, but even Qinglong, Youji and others who had followed him for a long time behind him changed their expressions drastically, with an expression of disbelief appearing on their faces. The ghost king stared at Xiao Bai, and asked for a while, "Who are you, and how do you know about this little... idiot?" Xiaobai's eyes wandered, he crossed the crowd, looked up leisurely, and saw the shadow of Huqi Mountain in the dusk, desolate and tall, which was a particularly desolate scene. How much time slips quietly between the fingers... She quietly said: "Do you still remember the origin of the name of this mountain?" The ghost king's eyes lit up, his eyes were piercing, but his face was even more surprised, and he said in astonishment: "You are Bai..." Xiao Bai said lightly: "I am a white fox!" The mountain wind blew past with a "Woo", rolled up the light dust on the ground, and flew silently into the distance. ※※※ In the secluded stone room, the furnishings are very simple, with tables, chairs, beds, and simple furniture. This is the bedroom of the Sect Master of the Ghost King. The only thing that stands out is the red sandalwood desk leaning against the stone wall. There are three thick stacks of books neatly placed on it. completely dry.And a little farther away, there is also a blue and white brush washer, which is bright and clear, and half a basin of clear water is filled in it. All these things give people a refined demeanor, and there is absolutely no trace of the appearance of the leader of the Demon Cult sect that the world's people imagine. Ghost King and Xiao Bai are standing in this room at this moment, apart from them, there is no third person present. On the stone wall on the other side of the room, hangs a fine brushwork painting in gold. In the painting, a beautiful woman is looking at a blooming flower carefully, with a pair of butterflies flying around the lace.The woman in that painting was all focused on the flowers, she didn't notice the appearance of the butterfly next to her at all. The brushwork in this painting is delicate, and the woman in the painting is almost as if she has come to life, and the expression of being infatuated with flowers is even more vivid. Xiaobai looked at the woman in the painting silently, after a long time, he sighed and said: "Your painting skills are really amazing, you have painted the little idiot so realistically, seeing the painting is like seeing a human being." The ghost king standing behind Xiaobai was also looking at the painting at this time, with a tenderness that had never been shown in front of outsiders appeared in his eyes.He shook his head silently, and after a while whispered: "I just wish I couldn't save her!" Xiao Bai didn't take his eyes off the painting, and said quietly: "I never knew that the person Gui Li wanted to save with all his heart was the daughter of you and Xiao Chi." The ghost king smiled miserably, and said: "When the little idiot left, I couldn't catch up with her for the last time. Over the years, every time I think about this, I feel like a knife is piercing my heart. Now she has left nothing behind, only Baguio... But she Even..." Xiao Bai said lightly: "She didn't see the wrong person. It is her blessing that she chose you. I don't think she had any regrets before she died." The ghost king is silent. Xiaobai took a step forward, stretched out his soft fingers, and lightly stroked the delicate and beautiful face of the woman in the painting with his fingertips. Gradually, a faint crystal light appeared in his eyes, with a bit of sadness and affection. ※※※ The monkey Xiao Hui made a strange cry and jumped onto the bed.Back to the Huqishan Guili’s bedroom, which I hadn’t seen for a long time, it didn’t seem to feel strange at all. It jumped up and down a few times, and suddenly remembered something, reached out and moved the wine bag from behind, unplugged it, and drank again. Take a swig of the spirits. After pausing for a while, the monkey let out a long breath with a "huh", narrowed its eyes, and looked happy and satisfied. Standing in front of the bed, Gui Li looked at the monkey's expression, was speechless, shook his head slowly, sighed, turned around and walked to the door, opened the door and walked out, then closed the door behind his back. The corridor is deep and extends forward.He walked slowly in the tunnel in the middle of the mountain. Along the way, everyone who saw him bowed their heads in greeting.It's just that his face is indifferent, and his eyes are only looking forward, as if a place is calling him. After walking around the corner and through the passage, the figures of the Ghost King Sect disciples gradually disappeared.When he came to the familiar ice stone room, he saw a silent figure like a ghost. The black veil on You Ji's face moved, she turned around and looked at Gui Li. Ghost Li's gaze swept over her black veil, and landed on the stone door behind her.He walked over without the slightest hesitation, pushed open the stone door and entered. The stone door closed slowly behind him, You Ji's figure was motionless, standing alone at the door. In the stone room, on the icy stone platform, amidst the rising white air and light smoke, a beautiful woman was lying there peacefully, with a faint smile on her lips. Gui Li leaned against Shimen with his back, his indifference and firmness suddenly relaxed, loosened little by little, and peeled off little by little.All that was left was a desolate figure who walked up slowly and sat down beside her. "I'm back, Baguio..." Light smoke curled up, rising from the cold stone platform, making Baguio's body look unreal.Her appearance is so beautiful, her smile is so warm, doesn't it mean that she also knows the return of this man? "You're saved, Baguio." His voice was low and slightly trembling, "Ten years, a whole ten years." "I let you lie like this for ten years. I'm really useless. You must blame me... No, no, how could you blame me! You just smiled at me at most, right? " There was no answer, only wisps of smoke slowly gathered and separated before his eyes. "I will save you, Baguio, you will definitely wake up." He said in a low voice, "We will be together, Baguio, we will be together for the rest of our lives!" The deep words scattered with the light smoke, drifted in the stone room, and then drifted away gently without leaving any traces. ※※※ Note 1: "Shan Hai Jing.The third volume of Shanjing.Beishanjing" Huqi Mountain: County Yongshan is 200 miles north, called Huqi Mountain, without vegetation, mostly green and green.Shengshui flows out, while the northeast flows into Fenshui, and there are many beryls in it.