Chapter 16 Chapter Sixteen

This voice actually came from Huo Xiaoyu's mouth, but it was extremely hoarse, as if two rough bricks were rubbing against each other.Liu Yi suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart. Since Huo Xiaoyu can still speak, then he must be able to manipulate organs!Liu Yi's heart was shocked, and at the same time, a huge force suddenly hit his back! It was a huge arm hanging down from the air—a wooden arm. Before he even had time to cut Huo Xiaoyu's neck, he was hit by the huge force and fell to the side.Only then did he see clearly that there was a curtain behind Huo Xiaoyu, a deeply covered curtain.

The giant arm suddenly came again, grabbed his body, and threw him backwards.This force was so powerful that it threw him all the way to the center of the hall, and the curtain was also lifted up by the strong wind, revealing a faint light. After a long time, Liu Yi slowly stood up.All the muscles and bones in his body were in severe pain, but strangely, there was a hint of excitement in his eyes. Huo Xiaoyu sat high on the top of the steps, with his hands open, his large black robe fluttering in the wind, like a demon in the dark night, the night was swaying and fluttering in his hands.In this boundless night, pent-up rage and hatred were smoldering, as if they were going to engulf Liu Yi and Nie Yinniang.

It was the first time Nie Yinniang saw Huo Xiaoyu lose his composure. Although he lost the help of the two skin drums and the puppet, there are still countless organs hidden in the seat under him, each of which is enough to make him a sure winner. What made him suddenly become so manic? Liu Yi stared at him closely, and said slowly: "I'm thinking, what's in that veil that makes him care so much?" Nie Yinniang took the bag of blood shadow needles from the puppet, pulled out the coral branch from another puppet, handed it to Liu Yi, nodded and said: "Maybe it is the organ hub of the entire hall, or it may be the top secret of the legend. ...In any case, this should be the key to our victory."

Liu Yi flicked his fingers and said with a smile: "You think so too? Then we might as well make a bet!" A section of red coral flew towards Huo Xiaoyu, and Liu Yi followed suit.Along with his body are three blood shadow needles.Nie Yinniang knew that this was really a life gamble, and she could only trust Liu Yi! Huo Xiaoyu sneered slightly, flicked the seat lightly, a gleam of light flashed, seven pairs of dragon teeth suddenly protruded from the back of the chair, guarding in front of him, the coral and the blood shadow needle were blocked by the dragon teeth, Qi changed direction and came to fight back at Liu Yi.

Liu Yi turned over and stepped aside, at the same time, another coral branch shot out, flying towards the curtain! This coral branch is so fast, seeing that it is approaching the curtain, it is about to reveal the secret that Huo Xiaoyu tried his best to protect! A look of panic suddenly appeared on Huo Xiaoyu's face, he let out a short roar, jumped up suddenly, let go of the seat he had been leaning on, and rushed towards the coral. Liu Yi seemed to have expected this, another coral branch flew out and hit Huo Xiaoyu on the shoulder.With a click, he heard the sound of Huo Xiaoyu's shoulder bone breaking.

Unexpectedly, Huo Xiaoyu didn't dodge at all, but he lost his support, his body could no longer balance, and fell into the curtain. The curtain fell, but the scene behind the curtain left Nie Yinniang and Liu Yi stunned! This is a small dark room, with four steps built inside, and on each step, there are densely packed dolls several inches high.In addition, there are countless bronze mirrors inlaid on the walls of the dark room, which reflect the shadows of the dolls again and again, and it looks really endless! Although there are many dolls, they are all just the back of a crane cloak in feathers, connected in various poses, just to depict a fairy dancing with a sword in the wind, with extraordinary grace and unparalleled elegance.

It seems that when everyone first entered the hall, the immortals in the mirror they saw were the phantoms formed by the reflections of these puppets through the bronze mirrors. Nie Yinniang looked up at the large and small bronze mirrors around her, and suddenly had a guess in her heart: Could it be that the backs of these feathered crane cloaks are the legendary masters? Besides him, who else could make Huo Xiaoyu stay with her life and death, so obsessed? Perhaps, each of these 1,972 dolls marks the happy time the owner spent with him.Every picture that remained in his memory was engraved by him carefully, enshrined in the depths of the hall, and became the last treasure in his life.

Engraved once a day. Engraved with the beloved Wushuang's face, also engraved with his lost memories, lost years. The arrangement of thousands of puppets and bronze mirrors is so ingenious that even Huo Xiaoyu had to work hard for many years to carve out such a perfect illusion. However, his eyes have been blind for a long time, and he can't see the masterpiece he has painstakingly created. He just hoped that in the dark, these phantoms that would never be seen would dance swords in this empty palace and accompany his mutilated and decaying body. Accompany him in the endless darkness, carving cold puppets one by one; accompany him in the mouse dust, meticulously modify the face he has cared for; accompany him in the bitter wind and rain, slowly waiting for the unknown legend. ending.

That's enough. He asked for so little, but in the end he still had nothing. Could this be the price of this game? Nie Yinniang couldn't help feeling sad.She couldn't even bear to look at Huo Xiaoyu's figure. Suddenly, a muffled sound came, interrupting Nie Yinniang's thoughts. Huo Xiaoyu fell to the ground, and what he jumped at was not these figures, but an unfinished puppet in the center of the dark room. This puppet is life-sized, with long hair flowing, and a layer of white gauze from the forehead down. It is impossible to see the face clearly, and Huo Xiaoyu holds her tightly in her arms.

Huo Xiaoyu fell on the ground, the once spotless clothes were scattered in the dust, messy, even those slender and neat hands were stained with blood.At this moment, his mutilated body lost its support and completely collapsed, just like a broken puppet, struggling in the darkness. The cleanliness, dignity, and demeanor that he painstakingly maintained were all lost in an instant, and now he is like a dying dog. However, he didn't care, he just hugged the doll tightly and flicked the dust from its hair carefully.His movements are so gentle and yet so determined, as if he wants to keep the puppet safe even if his own body is smashed to pieces.

Nie Yinniang couldn't help being moved by it, but Liu Yi was slightly disappointed in her heart. Huo Xiaoyu barely supported her body with one hand, and kept wiping the doll in her arms with the other hand, but the wound on the shoulder kept gushing blood, dripping onto the doll's hair.The more he wiped the blood, the more blood there was, no matter what he couldn't wipe it off, Huo Xiaoyu seemed extremely distressed, suddenly he hugged the doll, his whole body convulsed, and there was a choking sound in his throat, as if he was crying bitterly. The torment of years of disability has shrunk his originally slender and tall figure, making him extremely thin, like an underage child. His slender body is shrunk in the black cloak, like a dying animal. His head, against the black and neat long hair, looked extraordinarily heavy. He was also, an assassin who made the world terrified, the best legend. Now it is just a dying child, hugging his beloved doll, weeping heartbreakingly in the dust. How ridiculous and sad this is! Nie Yinniang couldn't bear to look any longer, and said softly, "Huo Xiaoyu, are you crazy?" Huo Xiaoyu stopped sobbing, and gradually turned her head, staring at Nie Yinniang and Liu Yi with empty eyes for a long time. Suddenly, a trace of cold air twitched in his throat, and he said hoarsely: "Do you remember... the ending of "The Legend of Huo Xiaoyu"?" Nie Yinniang was startled. Huo Xiaoyu lowered her head and coughed violently, as if she wanted to vomit her heart out.Obviously, Liu Yi's blow had hurt his heart. After a long time, Huo Xiaoyu raised her head, her haggard eye sockets revealed a hint of luster, and the corners of her pale mouth twitched, as if she was laughing or crying.He barely straightened the upper half of his body, and slowly brushed the long messy hair behind his head with his fingers.His actions are extremely serious, like a girl who is about to meet her lover, grooming herself meticulously, completely ignoring the powerful enemies around her. The two were startled. Nie Yinniang suddenly remembered that in "Huo Xiaoyu's Biography", Huo Xiaoyu was abandoned by Li Sheng, and she waited for three years to see her again.One day, according to the dream, Xiaoyu predicted that she would meet Li Sheng and then die, so she got up early to make up.Sure enough, at noon that day, the guest in yellow forcibly robbed Li Sheng to meet Xiaoyu. Xiaoyu scolded Li Sheng for being unfeeling, and then died of grief. When I saw him before I died, I mourned and died. Could it be that he wanted his master to follow the legendary ending and come to see him for the last time, so he would rather die? Huo Xiaoyu raised his head slowly, and let out a sharp howl. Suddenly, with a loud bang, the middle of the hall where the two were standing just now suddenly exploded on the ground, and immediately tiles and bricks flew across.The explosion sound became louder and louder, rapidly expanding to all directions.Liu Yi and Nie Yinniang looked at each other, their eyes were full of horror.Suddenly, the magnificent hall split a huge gap from it and collapsed. In the blink of an eye, the two rushed to each other, clasped their hands together, jumped up together, and jumped out from the gap in the roof of the hall.Xie Xiao'e yelled, "You don't want to run away!" She didn't know where the strength came from, she leaped vigorously and hugged Nie Yinniang's body.The three of them flew up, and there was a series of explosions. In an instant, the entire hall was filled with dust and smoke, and there was almost no place to stand. The stone wall to the south collapsed, and suddenly the water in front of him shone brightly. Behind the main hall, there was actually a lake. The water was as quiet as a mirror, and it looked extremely dazzling.Liu Yi said anxiously: "Jump in!" Jump into the lake to avoid the impending explosion.This is really the most labor-saving method, and with the physical strength of the three of them at this time, this method is the most feasible! Nie Yinniang jumped to the window, but she didn't jump off in a hurry, but turned her head to look at the wooden table in the hall.She hasn't forgotten that those tattoos are still on the table. In the messy hall, Huo Xiaoyu's mutilated body was leaning against the puppet, with both hands outstretched, as if he wanted to hug the puppet tightly, forever, so that it could never leave again, but he was afraid The blood on his hands would stain the puppet's body, so it just stayed in the air for a long time. The long hair was shaking, and the tenderness on his face, like a newborn baby, was shockingly pure, without any impurities. The puppet suddenly moved! She stretched out a hand from behind the white gauze, caressing Huo Xiaoyu's face. This simple action seemed to bring him incomparable happiness. The surrounding fireworks were filled with gold dust, and Huo Xiaoyu's haggard face suddenly turned rosy, as if he had regained the handsomeness of the past. He murmured: "The ending of the legend is indeed true...you...you finally came to see me..." Nie Yinniang was shocked. In this world, there is only one person that Huo Xiaoyu can't let go of, and that is the master!Seeing how he loves this doll so much, even if he destroys the whole palace, he won't let them put a finger on it. I'm afraid this doll is made with the master as the prototype.Just by looking at this doll, you may be able to immediately know the appearance of the owner. The rumbling sound of the main hall continued, and it had already begun to collapse. Time is running out, do you want to get a tattoo, or take off the white veil in the past to see the appearance of the doll? Nie Yinniang gritted her teeth, passed by Huo Xiaoyu, grabbed the tattoo, turned around and jumped towards the lake under the window. When passing by the two of them again, Nie Yinniang couldn't help feeling a little regretful.You know, this may be the moment they are closest to the answer, just look at it! However, she couldn't bear to separate them and ruin the ending that belonged to the legend, and she couldn't bear to walk over and tear off the white veil on the doll without any explanation. Because, that must be more painful than tearing Huo Xiaoyu's heart apart. Huo Xiaoyu's mournful cry came from the firelight, was it sorrow or joy? There was a soft crackle, and the dolls in the palace were engulfed in flames one by one, and the carefully carved wood made a final crackle, as if cheering, that he could finally break away from the human posture, turn into dust, and return to freedom. White smoke curls up, vaguely the feather clothes and cloud clothes of that year... Huo Xiaoyu's legend has been sad for thousands of years, but it still ends like this. Nie Yinniang's heart was also aching. Suddenly, the puppet turned its head, and her gaze came out through the white gauze, it was so agile, like a real person, not like a puppet at all! She seemed to smile miserably at them, and then, she ran her fingers across her neck, making a beheading motion. In the blazing fire, this action looked extremely mysterious and terrifying. Before the three of Liu Yi had time to think about it, they fell into the water. Water waves burst through the air. A gigantic and infinite dragon rushed out from the center of the lake, and accompanied by the roar of the sky, the originally quiet lake was suddenly stirred up by thousands of feet of waves, making a commotion like a sky crashing and an earth cracking! That dragon is covered with golden scales, with three pairs of horns on its head, the cold light is cold; a pair of giant eyes are like wine cups, protruding three inches from the eye sockets, looking at the green light flowing, it is not easy to stare at; Zhang Yu, dancing in the wind, extremely ferocious. Liu Yi's face changed color with astonishment, he could only grab Nie Yinniang's hand with all his strength, hold it tightly, and drift with the flow.Before this ferocious strength, the only use of martial arts is to protect oneself. Suddenly, a pair of bright blue and big lanterns approached them, the roar of the giant beast was loud, the surrounding water surged, and a strong wind blew up.Liu Yi's heart was shocked, and he shouted: "These are Jiaolong's eyes, avoid them!" But it's easy to say, how can it be done in this violently rushing lake?The huge dragon's head was smashed down like a hill, and the three of them felt severe pain all over their bodies, and they were smashed to the bottom of the water forcibly! Seen from underwater, the surroundings are wrapped in a deep blue light, it looks so gentle and peaceful, people just want to stay here quietly, not going anywhere - if there is no giant murderous dragon ! Suddenly the water wave turned, and the Jiao unexpectedly broke through the water and came after him.Its grown body appeared extremely flexible in the water, rolling and flying, and rushed towards Liu Yi and the others amidst the raging water waves.Liu Yi turned his head and yelled at Nie Yinniang, "Look at me!" His hands were clasped in front of him, and his long sleeves caught the water and swelled up.Seeing his strange behavior, Nie Yinniang couldn't help but follow him, holding the corner of his clothes with one hand, and swiping with the other, filling the clothes with water.Xie Xiao'e didn't care about anything, she just hugged Nie Yinniang fiercely. The blue light suddenly appeared, and the giant dragon rushed towards it angrily.Before the grown-up body arrived, the surging water waves had already rolled in and oppressed it.Liu Yi patted his palms lightly on the water waves.His strength then retreated, and the huge waves rolled over, pushing his body backwards.He waved his palms to control the water around him, and he was always more than ten feet away from the dragon head! Nie Yinniang was overjoyed, with such help, they would no longer be in danger of being chased by this flood! Unexpectedly, Liu Yi's face changed suddenly, and he blurted out: "Not good!" At this moment, a huge force suddenly struck from behind.The two of them were caught off guard, and were immediately pushed up into the sky by the rushing water waves, and the zhenqi that had finally gathered dissipated immediately! But seeing the waves in the lake surging, it turned out that the dragons could not catch up for a long time, their giant tails swung, rushed in front of them, and blasted them away with one tail! Liu Yi's face changed drastically, obviously he didn't expect that this Jiao could be so alert! Such a fetish, infinitely powerful, alert and vigilant, whose power is close to that of gods and demons, how could it appear in this border town? The dragon lies under the water of Qianxun Lake. The depth of the pool below him is only ten feet, absolutely not enough to raise such a dragon. Liu Yi and Nie Yinniang looked up at its steel-like scales. Every time the dragon moved, the scales made a mechanical hiss.The thoughts of the two couldn't help but move—could it be one of the organs? If this dragon is also a mechanism, it is undoubtedly several times better than the puppet made by Huo Xiaoyu. There may be only one person in the world who can build such a mechanism. Huo Xiaoyu's words echoed in Nie Yinniang's ear: "He is the most perfect person in the world. He can wield a sword move that is sharper than the red line, can arrange a magic circle that is more mysterious than Ren's, and can create a magic circle that is more delicate than mine." Trick...he is a genius, a true legend, a legend unparalleled in the world." Just now, the puppet that looked like the master waved his hand and made a beheading motion, could it be referring to the dragon made by this mechanism? Nie Yinniang's heart sank, if this mechanism is really a killing blow arranged by the master, given their current state, it is impossible to compete with it, and even escape for their lives is wishful thinking. Liu Yi's face became more gloomy: "Can you still use the blood shadow needle?" Nie Yinniang's hand trembled, and she couldn't help reaching into the needle pocket.The slender cold feeling stimulated her skin, her fingers gradually became calm, and she gritted her teeth: "Yes!" But she smiled wryly: "This bag of needles is all non-toxic." Liu Yi smiled slowly: "There is no need to use poison, Nie Yinniang's blood shadow needle, even if it is not poisonous, can still blind its eyes." Nie Yinniang was a little puzzled: "But it's a mechanism!" Liu Yi said in a deep voice: "Because it's a mechanism." He frowned slightly, looking at the dragon dancing wildly in the water: "Just now in the hall, I discovered something. The most resemblance is their eyes... perhaps, this is not just for aesthetics, but because the eyes are also the core of the spring - stab it!" His voice was extremely firm, and Nie Yinniang seemed to be infected by him, and the hand holding the needle became more stable.Regardless of whether his speculation is right or wrong, he has no choice but to take a gamble at the moment. Liu Yi and her stared at each other for a moment, then suddenly pushed her on the waist, Nie Yinniang leaped up with her strength, flipped her right hand, and the silver light of the blood shadow needle appeared!In order to prevent mistakes, she made four shots in one shot!Nie Yinniang took a deep breath, and she could even feel her heart contracting in order to gather this breath of true energy.Perhaps, this is her last blow, and she must not miss it! Suddenly, there was a pain in her waist and eyes, and the zhenqi condensed through hard work instantly dissipated!I only heard Xie Xiao'e grinning and said: "I will never allow you to escape! This dragon was given to me by the heavens, and it is to help me avenge!" She hugged Nie Yinniang's waist fiercely, clenched her hands tightly, and shouted: "Come down with me!" Nie Yinniang used Liu Yi's power to jump up into the sky, without any support, how could she withstand such tossing?Even Liu Yi was pulled straight down by her, and the Jiao seemed to know that the delicious food was coming, and with a loud and clear roar, he opened his wide mouth, which was bigger than a water tank. The three of them fell into the Jiao's mouth! Jiao's mouth is pitch black, like a bottomless abyss, but the teeth around the mouth are as bright as sword blades.In the blink of an eye, Liu Yi kicked his feet on Jiaoya, and forced a push on Nie Yinniang's waist. Nie Yinniang was exhausted at the moment, but she didn't know where the strength came from, so she took a step in the air, leading Xie Xiaoe to avoid Those cold teeth. She was not good at light work, this step has surpassed her limit. Panting heavily, Nie Yinniang turned her head to look at Liu Yi, and couldn't help feeling grateful to him. Companions may make a person dependent, but it also makes a person stronger and inspires strength that was not there before. Liu Yi was also looking at her. In the short moment of looking at each other, both of them felt like they were alive after a catastrophe. Suddenly, Nie Yinniang felt her body sink, and her raised body fell down again.She looked down in horror, and saw Xie Xiao'e's feet hooking the giant dragon's teeth, pulling her down forcefully!Half of her face was bloody, and there was still a crazy and ferocious smile on her face. It seemed that there was nothing in her heart, only hatred left! Perhaps, her life has long been empty, and it is entirely this hatred that supports her, living in this empty world like a walking dead. Now, she just wants to kill Nie Yinniang through the mouth of the giant dragon, even if it means risking her own life.Because she has seen that the cooperation between Nie Yinniang and Liu Yi is becoming more and more tacit, and once she leaves this place, she will have no chance of revenge! Nie Yinniang had no choice but to strike back at the top of her skull with a blood shadow needle. Xie Xiaoe suddenly raised her head and bit the blood shadow needle!Nie Yinniang was taken by her strength, she loosened her hand slightly, and the blood shadow needle pierced her lips, breaking one of her teeth.Blood dripped from the corner of Xie Xiao'e's mouth, but she didn't seem to feel the pain anymore, she just stared at Nie Yinniang more viciously, and pulled hard with her palms! Nie Yinniang was already weak in strength, and could no longer withstand her desperate blow, she was pulled straight to the Jiaokou! At this moment, only a scream was heard, the cry was so miserable that Nie Yinniang couldn't help but look down, and saw that Jiao's mouth was closed violently, and Xie Xiao'e's leg, which was hooked on Jiao's teeth, was bitten off by Qi Zhong , Blood poured out!But she held Nie Yinniang's hand but refused to let go! The Jiao seemed to smell the blood, and became fierce, and bit down again suddenly!Liu Yi wanted to rush to help, but he was out of reach. Nie Yinniang had nowhere to hide, so she had to close her eyes and wait for death.Suddenly, she heard a light click, and flew out following her body. She opened her eyes suddenly, Xie Xiao'e's hands were still tightly clutching her ankles - but only these hands!The rest of her body was already held in the mouth of the dragon.Only her frantic shouting echoed in the lake waves: "I finally avenged you, brother!" The last sound was extremely shrill, and it swung far away in the lake.Then, the giant dragon bite down and swallowed Xie Xiao'e whole. She lived with her false revenge, and died with false results. Was it someone else she was going to lie to, or herself? In any case, the lingering nightmare of eighteen years has finally come to an end.The endless killing and bloodshed will eventually be wiped away by this thousand-year-old pond. Xie Xiaoe, this stubborn and crazy assassin, was the first to escape in the joy of revenge for her relatives. I don't know whether to be sad or envious? Or, only Wang Xianke and Xie Xiaoe who reunited in Huangquan can wipe out the hatred and live together happily forever. The blood flowers in the water are swaying, blooming and thanking endlessly.