Chapter 10 Chapter Ten Assassination

When the female doctor set off from Uliasutai, on top of Kunlun, an unprecedented assassination suddenly kicked off. The sun had just hit the top of Kunlun Mountain, and the glacier on the top refracted an incomparably bright light. With a bang, the snow on the top of the mountain was shaken vigorously, roaring and avalanching instantly, sliding down the ice wall like waves.All the congregants in the palace were silent, and looked up to see the sudden fight on the top. "What's wrong?" Those lower-level congregants whispered, not understanding how they could see such a thing in Paradise of Heaven so early in the morning.

"Yes, it's Mr. Tong!" A boy who came out of the Shura field recognized the figure in the distance, and blurted out in surprise, "It's Mr. Tong!" "Master Tong and Jiaowang?" There were low exclamations from around, but the emotions in the voices were different. Those voices spread low, with shock, fear, and even a trace of admiration and ecstasy—in the thirty years since the Pope ruled the Great Bright Palace, there has never been any rebel who is as powerful as Hitomi!This time, will it overthrow Jade Throne? Everyone looked up at the staggered figures on the glacier, dazzled.

"What are you looking at?" Suddenly there was a stern voice, shocking everyone to look back together.A long blue dress floated over, with a bronze mask on his face—but it was Miao Kong, one of the five bright sons. This Wu Mingzi, who has always been silent, looked at the earth-shattering changes, but he didn't seem to want to get involved in it at all. He just waved away everyone: "All irrelevant people, etc., go back to their respective rooms and don't come out! Unless someone wants to lose his head !" "Yes!" Everyone lowered their heads apprehensively and retreated.

In the empty Twelve Palaces, only Miao Kong was left alone. "Heh... the Holy Maiden of the Moon," he turned his head and saw the woman in the attic who was closing the window in the distance, "won't you follow the loving father?" The corner of the woman's mouth on the tall building raised, showing an indifferent smile: "I don't even want to look at it." The window was closed heavily, and Miaokong stared at it with interest for a moment, confirming that the Huihe princess would not come out again, then turned her gaze away—on the nearby attic, there was a pair of eager eyes staring at the girl on the top of Kunlun Mountain. A decisive battle with changing circumstances.As if eager to try, but finally forced himself to restrain himself.

That is the star maiden Sala, the younger sister of the sun maiden Uma. This young daughter of the former Uighur king was sent to Kunlun with her sister after her uncle usurped the throne.It's no wonder that the two sisters harbored resentment for suddenly becoming an abandoned daughter from a daughter of a country—it's just that Uma is more courageous than her younger sister after all.Unlike Su Luo, even if she saw her sister was murdered, she still didn't dare to show any resistance. Miao Kong touched the bronze mask on his face, and sighed: It seems that there are really many people like him who stay on the sidelines and watch the changes... But, are they really staying on the sidelines?Or secretly in Chencang?

Everyone in the Great Bright Palace is not simple. He walked slowly across the long white jade bridge with his hands behind his back, and walked towards the ultimate paradise. Along the way, his mind turned rapidly, thinking about the next move, his face kept changing under the bronze mask.However, as soon as he walked to the glacier near the top of the mountain, his whole body shook suddenly, and he took a step back—— murderous look!The paradise is filled with a breathless murderous aura! The two figures walked through the snow like wind, and the sound of metal and iron clashing could be faintly heard.From a distance, they seem to be indistinguishable.The teaching king kept his head down, did not make eye contact with his opponent, but just looked at the part below Tong's shoulders, judging the direction of moves from his gestures.

The actions of both sides are approaching the extreme. The Paradise was a mess, with more than a dozen corpses lying dead, including the guards by the king's side, and elite killers from the Shura field.Obviously, the two sides have been fighting for a long time.When passing over the glacier again, Tong suddenly raised his head, and his eyes suddenly glowed with a sharp light like a knife! Pupil surgery!Everyone was surprised, the number one assassin in the Great Bright Palace finally used his unique skills! However, why didn't he use this spell until now? "Qiandiao!" The moment his eyes opened, sharp purple light shot out.

——On the glaciers on all sides, countless pairs of identical eyes suddenly appeared! Those ice walls refracted and reflected each other, creating hundreds of shadows, and the eyes of each shadow shone with incomparable light in an instant——that kind of ultimate pupil technique was strengthened a hundred times after being reflected by the ice wall, Intertwined into a web, becoming an inevitable trap! The Jiaowang uttered a sharp cry in an instant, staggered back, spurted out a mouthful of blood, and fell into the jade throne. His limbs were still twitching, but no matter what, he couldn't raise his hands—he was hit head-on at the moment when the pupil technique was activated, and lost control of his body in an instant.He couldn't move his hands; he couldn't lift his feet either. Seeing the black-clothed assassin approaching with a sword, the Pope suddenly sucked his lips and let out a roar, calling for the most loyal guards.

A roar came from the depths of the paradise, and a group of ferocious mastiffs rushed out, biting Hitomi's throat! "It's so pitiful... Miaofeng hasn't come back yet, and Mingli has been held back by Miaohuo. Now you can only call out these beasts." Tong turned around with the sword in hand, sneered, and tipped his toes before the mastiffs pounced. , The whole person swept up from the glacier and turned into a bolt of lightning. "How?" In just a moment, he landed on the ice again, and slowly raised the sword in his right hand. Blood flowed all over the blade, completely blocking the light on the blade.There were more than a dozen gray corpses scattered around, all of which were split in half by a sword from the top, and some of them were still twitching slightly.

In this ultimate paradise known as the Paradise of Elysium, there is a strong smell of blood.Falling back to the jade throne, the immortal king had already seen blood on his shoulder and right rib, panting violently, looking at the wreckage on the ground. "To be honest, I've wanted to slaughter these beasts for a long time—don't you like to throw people to the dogs?" There was a vicious smile in the narrow eyes of the pupil, "So, I specially kept one for use. Come collect your corpse!" He sneered in a low voice, his wrist trembled, and the Blood Leaking Sword trembled from the hilt to the tip of the sword, and the blood on the sword turned into a thin line and flung out horizontally.The sharp sword edge reappeared, shining brightly on the ice.

The person on the jade throne struggled several times and wanted to stand up, but his body seemed to be controlled by an invisible thread, and finally fell slumped. "Can't you move?" Looking at the slightly trembling figure on the jade throne, Tong revealed a sarcasm, "In addition to the pupil technique, there are toxins in the body, right? Strange, isn't it? You have always been known as invulnerable to all poisons, How did you get it right?" Hitomi laughed softly: "That's the medicinal power of the Dragon Blood Bead." Hearing the words "Dragon Blood Bead", the person on the jade throne was shocked suddenly, raised his hand and pointed at him, and murmured indistinctly from his throat. "Wonder where did I find the dragon blood bead?" Tong sneered, crossed the sword and blew away the blood bead, "Stupid." However, even though he said this, he did not dare to relax for a moment the mental suppression of the old man on the jade throne—even if he was insane, even if he was poisoned by dragon blood, the teaching king is the teaching king after all!If there is the slightest carelessness, I'm afraid that I will be dead in the next moment. He continued to stare with the sword, and the dark red, deep purple, and strange green lights alternately turned in his eyes, ghostly and charming. "Do you think I will kneel in front of you forever and be a dog?" Tong stared at the white-haired and childlike old man, with extreme disgust and viciousness flashing in his eyes, and his voice was as soft as a dream, "Dream." He suddenly raised his hand, and made a gesture of raising his arm and slapping his head on the sky! As if being drawn by an invisible lead, the Pope raised his hand bit by bit, and slowly moved towards his center. "You...you..." The old man stared at him, his lips moved, but he couldn't make a sound—however, he obviously had a strong restraint, his hand stopped halfway up, and stopped The midair trembled slightly, as if competing with an invisible lead for control. "Old stubborn..." Tong cursed in a low voice, concentrating all his spiritual power in his eyes, took a step closer, and stared closely. However, at this moment, he saw an extremely strange expression suddenly turned in the eyes of the Pope: that kind of complacent, naughty and crazy - not at all what a sixty-year-old man should have! Such familiar eyes... yes, yes—— "Mingli?" Tong suddenly understood and blurted out in surprise. "It's you!" This is not the Pope!The man who took the mastiff to the paradise for a walk in the morning was not the king himself! The "King of God" smiled strangely, and suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood arrows from his mouth - the moment he bit off the tip of his tongue, his body shook suddenly, as if relying on the stimulation of severe pain, he broke free from the shackles of the pupil technique in an instant.Mingli clasped the six hidden weapons in both hands, filled with an astonishingly crazy murderous aura, flew up from the jade throne, and rushed towards them quickly. "Tong... I broke your pupil spell!" Ming Li had a madly proud expression on his face, it was the first time he had broken through Tong's spell in a fight in more than ten years, and he couldn't help laughing, "I Finally broke your pupil technique! You lost!" Hitomi was startled and swept back, drew his sword and stabbed swiftly. However, the strange thing is that Ming Li didn't dodge at all! There was a soft "click", and the person who rushed over was chopped off in the middle. However, at the same moment, he had rushed to the distance of only one foot from Tong, and the hidden weapon in his hand flew out—but none of the six hidden weapons hit Tong himself, but collided with each other at a strange angle in the air, Suddenly, a cloud of purple smoke exploded out of thin air, engulfing his head! ——The distance is almost close to the body, and there is no time to retreat. "Pa-ta", Mingli's body fell on the glacier and broke in two.However, at the same time, Hitomi also covered her eyes and fell on the ice! The Blood Leaking Sword fell from his hand, and he fell down trembling all over. The indescribable pain surpassed the limit of his endurance in an instant.He fell on the glacier, blurting out a terrible cry! what is this... what is this?His eyes, suddenly lost sight! That kind of pain pierces the heart and lungs, and can almost crush a person in an instant. "Stupid pupil..." When he was calling out on the glacier, a familiar voice sounded slowly, loving and pity, "Do you think the Jade Throne of the Great Light Palace can be overthrown so easily? ... too Naive." That's... that's the voice of the Pope! Hitomi didn't raise her head, she tried her best to restrain her mind, stretched out her hand to reach for the fallen sword, and judged the direction of the exit of the paradise. ——You must go down the mountain immediately to join Miaohuo, otherwise... "Hehe, still want to escape?" At the same moment, as if he could see his intention, something was thrown onto the ice, and it was a ferocious and angry head: "Do you still expect your companions to help? Heh, that Miao Huo How could you be Miao Shui's opponent, a dull fellow? You really found the wrong partner...my pupil." Wonderful water?Did that woman betray them in the end? He wanted to grab the Blood Leaking Sword, but the pain piercing his eyes quickly eroded his sanity, but just as he stood up, he fell heavily to the ground, covering his eyes, and his muscles kept shaking. "Hehe, look, even the pupils can't bear it," Miao Shui's voice sounded softly beside her, with a smile on her face, "Master, the Seven Star Begonia really lives up to its reputation." Seven Star Begonia!In the severe pain, he was still shocked when he heard the words, and felt a deep despair. It is a poison that no one has been able to detoxify for a hundred years. It is said that twenty years ago, even the Linxia Valley Master of the Pharmacist Valley could not detoxify this poison after thinking hard for a month. In the end, he vomited blood and died due to mental exhaustion. What's frightening is that people who are poisoned by this kind of poison will have a slow death that gradually corrodes into the bones. The white-haired old man held the graceful beauty in his arms, bent down to look at the betrayer struggling on the ground, and sighed: "What a pity, Hitomi. I regarded you as my eyes, but you betrayed me—how strange , why do you dare to do this?" There was a sneer in the eyes of the teaching king: "Could it be that you have already remembered your own origin?" ——That sentence is a sharp sword that is more cruel than poison, and the people on the ground stopped struggling in an instant. Hitomi trembled violently, raised her head and stared at the Jiaowang.However, those clear pupils that were always changing in every direction had lost their luster, only covered with a layer of terrifying blood. own history? ... Could it be that ...! "Fool, you haven't completely recovered your memory? It's clear that two of the three gold needles are loose." The king laughed, and his finger rested on the last gold needle in his top heart, "The destruction of the Mojia clan... so many Blood, have you forgotten everything? Then, it turns out that you betrayed me not for revenge, but because of your own ambition?" Hitomi raised her head abruptly, a fierce light flashed in her blood-colored eyes. The Moga Clan! The title Xue Ziye mentioned was clearly spit out from the mouth of the teaching king, scorching his heart like a raging fire.In an instant, he could hardly feel any physical pain, and another tearing feeling spread from his heart, making him tremble all over. "So it's true..." The person who had been silent all this time finally said in a low voice, "Why?" The king tapped the ice with his golden staff, and sneered: "Why do you still ask? The Mojia clan has the blood of the demon pupil. Since I monopolize you, how can I let it spread and be owned by others?" The people on the ground suddenly jumped up and rushed towards the direction of the sound. "Beast!" Because of shock and anger, Hitomi, who was seriously injured, burst out with astonishing power, as if the poison had lost its effectiveness! A gust of light blue wind passed by, something in the snow opened in an instant, Hitomi's last blow hit an extremely soft net - Miao Shui stood on the spot, opening her sky The umbrella protected the Pope.The umbrella surface, as flexible as water, withstood the final blow, and cracked a gap with a chirping sound. "Injured like this, and poisoned by the seven-star crabapple, how can you still move?" Miao Shuijiao laughed, looking at her damaged umbrella with pity, "You really deserve to be Hitomi. It's just..." She tapped the tip of the umbrella lightly. There was a click on his shoulder, and there was a crisp sound of broken bones, and the man finally fell down heavily. She continued to smile coquettishly: "It's just that the blow just now used up the last bit of physical energy, right? Now you can't suppress the poison of the Seven Star Begonia, it will only cause more pain." Hitomi fell down on the snow, panting violently, even though she clenched her teeth so as not to moan, the muscles all over her body were still twitching uncontrollably.The tips of Miaoshui's umbrella were connected, sealing his eight big acupoints. "Poor. Don't you want to die?" The Jiaowang looked at Tong who fell to the ground, and smiled with his beard. "Please forgive me." "Bah." Tong gritted his teeth and sneered, and spat at him, "Kill me!" With a flick of his sleeve, the Jiaowang brushed away the mouthful of bloody sputum. Looking at the pair of still unyielding eyes on the snow, his face gradually became ferocious.He covered the top of the pupil again with his hand, slowly probed the entrance of the golden needle, and said in an extremely cruel tone: "Okay, I will show mercy once more—before you die , let you remember everything from twelve years ago! Hitomi!" Jiaowang's hand suddenly strengthened, and the gold needle bounced out of the three acupuncture points on the back of his head with blood, and sank into Bai Xue. "It's too cheap to let you die like this!" Lifting the traitor's chin with the golden stick, the priest's voice contained a cruel smile, "Hit... my pupil, it was me who made you forget that memory." Your kindness. Since you don’t appreciate it, then, now, I decide to take back this kindness. You can relive those memories for me!” As soon as the golden needle was taken out, countless messy fragments surged up from the dark memory, instantly surrounding him. What are those... what are those?The dark room...the hands locked by iron chains...the pair of clear eyes in the dark night, staring at him quietly.In the night of blood and fire, the figures of the two disappeared instantly on the ice. That's, that's— "No...no...ah! Ahhhhhhh..." He held his hair and let out a hoarse cry, rolling around on the snow in pain, the blood on his body stained the ground - such a turbulent rush The past, in an instant, drove him almost crazy! Miao Shui held an umbrella to protect the teaching king from the wind and snow, and there was a fearful expression in her eyes.The old man pulled out the golden needle at the top of the pupil, smiled and recalled the bloody memory of that person, and approached cruelly step by step—— "Hitomi, have you forgotten? I was the one who brought you back when you were on the verge of collapse, and sealed your memory for you." "Otherwise, you'd go crazy. Wouldn't you?" "Don't you want to remember what you have done?—In order to escape, you agreed to be my slave; in order to prove your loyalty, you obeyed my orders and took up the sword to join the ranks of killers... Hehe, the first When you killed someone for the first time, you were very scared and kept crying. What a cowardly child... Who would have thought that you would have the courage you have today? The voice of the demon came to my ears sentence by sentence, and echoed with the memories that came to my mind, restoring all the true images of that bloody night twelve years ago.Hitomi was pinned to death on the snow by those memories, her heart ached like a lingering pain, but she couldn't move. Yes, yes...remember!I remembered it all! That night... that night of bloody massacre, I was running, chasing those two people, my hands were covered with blood. He was so greedy for life and afraid of death, in order to gain freedom and to protect himself, he bowed his knees to that devil—then he was forced to pick up his sword and hunt down and kill his fellow villagers... Those uncles, aunts, sisters-in-law, Tuo'er The woman with the girl ran away on the snowy ground, screaming desperately and horribly, chasing after him countless killers of the Great Bright Palace with open flames and sticks. And he was among those chasers.Covered in blood and holding a sword, he is no different from the killers around him. That snowy night, that blood, that blood... He suddenly howled, buried his head deeply in the palm of his hand, and shook violently. Why do you want to think about it?Why do you have to think about such past events again! ——Think of yourself like this! "Remember? My pupil?..." The king of teaching showed a satisfied smile, patted him on the shoulder, and whispered lovingly, "Tong, you were the real murderer that night...even those two Boys and girls also died because of you." "Did you call her sister? I asked you to come back, but you still wanted to chase her—don't you know what you were like at that time? You chased after her with a sword in your hand, your face was covered in blood, and you were as ferocious as a ghost... ...She didn't hear you calling her at all, she just tried desperately to get rid of you." "In the end, the stupid girl fell into the ice river with her little lover - and froze to death." The devil whispered in his ear, every word was like an invisible knife, killing him. After traveling for twelve years, the blizzard that night swept over, carrying a strong smell of blood, and defeated his last ounce of courage. It turned out to be like this... It turned out to be like this!It's true... The past events that surfaced in Medicine Master's Valley, the pair of clear eyes he saw and the dead boy under the ice turned out to be true!She is Xiao Ye... She didn't lie to him. Her eyes are so familiar, as if the white mountains and black waters in the north hit the blank part of his heart the moment they first saw it. That's sister...that's sister Xiaoye! He had been locked in the dark for seven years, abandoned by everyone, isolated from the world, and the only thing he could see were her eyes.How much concern and exhortations there were in those eyes was the only motivation for him to resist the hunger and collapse—he...how did he completely forget it? Hitomi covered her head and yelled, and knelt down on the snowy ground trembling all over, crying out uncontrollably. She once stopped him regardless of her own life, just to prevent him from returning to this dark magic palace-but he knocked her down mercilessly and walked away. It turned out that fate gave him a chance to find her twelve years later, brought him back to that warm snow valley, and pointed him back to the way home.Originally, as long as he chooses to "believe", he can regain the long-lost happiness.However, at that time, I was already cold and numb, and I would never trust others again. I was tempted by the bloodthirsty desire to seize power, and once again mercilessly pushed away that hand, and embarked on this road of no return alone. That was the choice he made himself... He didn't hesitate to deceive her and hurt her, and he refused to give up his struggle for freedom and power. So, it's where we are now. It really deserves it! He suddenly laughed out loud: So, all my life, I have been struggling between desperate struggle and helpless surrender?However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free. All the murderous intent suddenly dissipated, he only felt endlessly tired, and slowly closed his eyes, with a wry smile on his lips. Miao Shui watched from the side, only feeling startled—was he defeated?Hitomi no longer resisted, not even angry.Such a tired expression has never been seen on the face of a killer in this Shura field! "Stop!" The moment he laughed, the teaching king reached out his hand like lightning, pinched his chin, and hit his stomach hard. A mouthful of blood spurted out from Tong's mouth, mixed with a black pill.Throat sealing? Such a thump.Finally made him lose consciousness. "Do you want to commit suicide?" The Pope smiled with satisfaction, it seemed that his will had finally been defeated.He twirled the golden cane: "But this is too cheap for you... Seven-star crabapple is poisonous, no matter what, you should enjoy it." The corpses of the mastiff beside him were scattered all over the place, and only one gray Ao was lying in the distance, making a vigilant gesture.The Jiaowang frowned, and moved the unconscious man with his golden stick, muttering: "Tong, you killed so many of my treasures, Hui Ao, and also sent Mingli's life away...then, in Before the poison occurs, you can temporarily act as my dog!" The golden cane lifted the unconscious man's chin: "Although, after losing these eyes, you are no better than a dog." "Is he imprisoned in the Snow Prison?" Miao Shui asked softly. "Snow Prison? It's too cheap for him..." A vicious light flashed across the eyes of the Jiaowang, and the golden rod was heavily pressed on the top of Tong Tong. If it’s empty, let him fill it in!” "Yes... yes." Miao Shui trembled slightly, bowed her head in a respectful salute, smiled enchantingly at the Jiaowang, and turned to leave.The waist is as soft as a willow swinging in the wind, grabbing the comatose pupil, slid down the glacier effortlessly, and disappeared in an instant. "This little bitch..." Looking at the woman who was going away, a certain kind of heat suddenly rose in the eyes of the Jiaowang, "It's really seductive." However, before he could think about when he would invite him to practice the Secret Art of Acacia in the Tantric School together, the hot current rushed to the dantian and suddenly caused severe pain.The old man with white hair and childlike face suddenly bent over and coughed while leaning on a golden staff, and could no longer maintain the appearance he had been pretending just now. A mouthful of blood spurted out and splashed onto the blood-stained ice. "Miaofeng..." The Jiaowang gasped, his eyes darkened, and he murmured, "You, why haven't you come back!" Snow fell in the distance, and the pair of eyes under the snow suddenly disappeared. Snow escape. Miaokong, one of the five bright sons, has been hiding by the side, watching this thrilling rebellion. He didn't show up, let alone participate, as if he was just an outsider. It seems... the speed at which things are progressing now has exceeded his original estimate.I hope that the people at the Dingjiange in the Central Plains will move faster - otherwise, things will be much more difficult when the teaching king stabilizes the situation again. The dark prison is located at the northern foot of Kunlun Mountains, where there is no sunlight all year round, it is cold and humid. Chains made of black iron fell down one by one, locking the limbs of the young man in black, and firmly nailing the unconscious man in the cage.Miao Shui lowered her head, and carefully fastened the last neck ring on the pale and slender neck of the other party——"click" lightly, and the threads were tight.The person in the coma has not yet woken up, but he seemed to know that it was a great insult, and subconsciously struggled slightly. "Ha," the charming woman lowered her head, stroking the man who was put on a mastiff collar, "Hitomi, you still lost." Her breath blew onto the bleeding skin, and the unconscious person gradually woke up. However, there was no spirit in those opened eyes, they were filled with a blood-red mist, covering the pupils completely!The person who woke up immediately understood the situation he was in, looked around in the darkness with a sharp expression, and said in a hoarse voice, "Miaoshui?" He wanted to stand up, but the chains on his limbs suddenly tightened, holding him tightly, and fixed him on the ground again in a prostrate posture. "Hitomi, it's a pity. I wanted to help you too... No matter what, you are much younger and more handsome than that old man." Miao Shui covered her mouth with a smile, her voice was soft and crisp, and she raised her hand to caress the top of his head, "But, who Why didn't you and Miao Huo not notify me when they launched the final action? You excluded me." Her hand suddenly tightened, grabbed his hair, and stared fiercely: "Since you don't trust me, why should I side with you!" Tong's neck was clasped with a black iron collar, and her pull almost broke his throat, but he didn't say a word. "It's a pity... I originally wanted to destroy the sect king with you, and then come back to deal with you." The soft and charming woman's eyes regained her beauty, and she stroked those eyes that had lost their luster, and smiled coquettishly, "After all, in the When you first entered the Great Light Realm of the Shura Field, and you were sent to Paradise to enjoy the realm of ecstasy, I was the one who spent the night with you... I really don’t want you to die like this.” "Hmph." Hitomi closed her eyes and sneered, "Bitch." "A bitch is better than a dog." Miao Shui let go of his hair with a sneer, mocking viciously. Hitomi didn't get angry, an indifferent expression flashed across her pale face, and she closed her eyes slightly.In just an instant, all the anger and murderous aura on his body disappeared, like burnt ashes, he no longer cared about all the torture and insults imposed on him, just quietly waiting for the poison on his body to take away his life one by one . There is no antidote for Seven Star Begonia. It is an extremely cruel poison, it will erode a person's brain bit by bit, the poisoned person will lose part of his memory every day, and after seven days, he will become an idiot like a baby.And after that, the pain will not end, the poison will further erode the human body through the brain and spine, and the muscles of the whole body will gradually rot and peel off piece by piece. He didn't take his last breath until he became a stern white skeleton. "Want to die? It's not that easy," Miao Shui sneered slightly, stroking his shoulders that were constantly twitching due to the severe poison erosion, "It's only the first day. The king said that the poison of the Seven Star Begonia is slowly onset Before, you had to be a dog that could never raise its head until you died." After a pause, the woman smiled coquettishly again, and whispered softly in a flattering tone: "However, when I kill the queen...maybe I will show mercy and let you die earlier." "So, you should actually help me, right?" A white bird flew over the Forbidden City, making a sharp whistle in the wind, with a purple handkerchief tied around its foot. "The owner of the valley has gone to Kunlun Daguangming Palace." Shuanghong's handwriting is elegant and fresh, written on Xue Ziye's old handkerchief, flapping in the cold wind of early spring. All the way to the south, flying to the city of water, clouds and willows. But in Lin'an City, the early spring only arrives, and the cold plum blossoms at the foot of Jiuyao Mountain are especially in full bloom, as cold as snow.Liao Qingran just took medicine for Qiu Shuiyin, and the woman who cried hysterically all night finally fell into a deep sleep exhausted. The room was filled with the smell of Daigo incense, Huo Zhanbai sat under the window, his hands were covered with bloodstains, and his face was full of exhaustion that could not be concealed. "Your hands need to be bandaged too." Liao Qingran looked at him silently for a long time, with some pity. Those bloodstains were caught when Qiu Shuiyin fell ill last night - since she fell into a semi-crazy state, every time she got emotional, she would scream out of her mind, scratching and beating those who came to comfort her.After several days in a row, the maids in the mansion were almost frightened by her beating and scolding, and no one dared to come forward to serve them. In the end, it was Huo Zhanbai who took the responsibility of taking care of her. Besides Wei Fengxing, it was the first time Liao Qingran saw a man with such patience and tolerance.No matter how this crazy woman struggled, Huo Zhanbai always spoke softly, never showing the slightest bit of impatience. "You are such a good man." After wrapping up the wound on his hand, the former pharmacist Gu Zhu couldn't help but sigh. She swallowed the rest of the sentence—it's a pity that my apprentice is not blessed. Huo Zhanbai just smiled, as if he was very tired, he didn't even bother to say polite words, he just stared at Baimei outside the window in a trance. "The plum blossoms in Pharmacist's Valley should be blooming soon." Suddenly, he murmured without any ups and downs, "Why hasn't the snow harrier come back? I wanted to rush back to Pharmacist's Valley to meet with the plum blossoms before the plum blossoms bloomed." She drank—too bad she can't do that now." Liao Qingran sighed and lowered her head, unable to bear to look into those empty eyes. She especially remembered the enthusiasm and hope in this man's eyes on the night when he set off from Jinling—that night, he finally decided to unload the unspeakable burden he had been carrying all along, abandon the hopeless waiting for many years, and meet another kind of love. A whole new life.When he said the words "I miss her very much", his eyes actually had the excitement and shyness of a teenager's first love, as if for the first time after many years of ashes, he had a new longing for life . However, the claws of fate never gave him the slightest chance. After allowing him to catch his breath, he was completely knocked down again! She lost her son and suddenly went insane. You always come late... We missed a lifetime... In a half-mad state, she looked at him so desperately and plaintively, and said what she had never said before.In that case, all his rationality was instantly disintegrated. After she said those words, she fell into madness, so he could never leave again. He can no longer go back to that snow-capped valley, and he can no longer go to the promise of drinking with flowers.He stayed in the small courtyard at the foot of Jiuyao Mountain, no matter whether he wanted it or not—such a deep and unrelenting love will probably become a good story passed down in the world in the future, right? But what a ridiculous and desolate life that is. How ridiculous, he was already past the age when he should have a dream, but he still had this extravagant hope of grasping happiness again.Therefore, it is natural for Huangliang to have a dream, and leave grudges in vain, right? "Madame Qiu's illness is not serious, just take the medicine according to my prescription every day. But whether it can get better depends on her good fortune." Liao Qingran put away the medicine pillow, and said lightly, "Mr. Huo, I have tried my best , and it’s time to say goodbye.” "This..." Huo Zhanbai stood up unexpectedly, feeling a little dazed for a moment. It's not that they don't know that the doctor will leave eventually—but, once she leaves too, the last trace of connection with the woman in purple will be completely severed, right? "Guzhu Liao, can you stay for a few more days?" He murmured a little at a loss. "No, pack up and leave tomorrow." Liao Qingran shook his head, also a little impatient, "Yesterday I received a letter from Fengxing saying that Dingjiange is summoning Eight Swords, and he is leaving for Kunlun Daguangming Palace. The baby at home is not I have to go back as soon as possible." "Summon Eight Swords?" Huo Zhanbai was slightly startled, knowing that it must be an extremely serious matter, "So, Guzhu Liao should go back quickly." Liao Qingran nodded: "Master Huo Qi...you have to take care of yourself." The plum blossoms in front of the court are like snow, and the wind in early spring is still chilly. Huo Zhanbai folded another branch, stared at the plum blossoms for a while, only to feel confused—go to the Great Bright Palace?What happened again?Since Xu Chonghua's defection eight years ago, the eight swords have become seven swords, and the Central Plains Dingjiange and the Western Regions Daguang Palace no longer provoke large-scale fights.This time the old pavilion master suddenly summoned Eight Swords, could it be that another major event happened? Since even Wei Fengxing, who had retired with his wife for a long time, had already rushed to Dingjiange to obey orders, it was only a matter of time before he received the order. With a long sigh, he turned around and looked into the window. Liao Qingran was seeing the sleeping woman for the last time before he left—in the lingering fragrance of daigo, a rare moment of tranquility appeared on that pale and haggard face at this moment, and he recovered. The usual beauty and refinement. He let out a silent sigh from his chest and lowered his head. Qiu Shui...Qiu Shui, is it that we are destined, that no one can let anyone go? She was the person he loved the most in his life. However, after more than ten years of trials and hardships, that bit of enthusiasm has gradually faded away. At this moment, he just feels endlessly tired and empty. He strolled towards the depths of the courtyard, and suddenly, a figure in Tsing Yi fell down without a sound. "Who?" Huo Zhan raised his eyebrows, and the Black Soul Sword jumped out of the scabbard. "Old Seven." The man in Tsing Yi raised his hand to stop him, and laughed loudly, "It's me." "Qian Yu?" Recognizing that he was the eighth younger brother among the Eight Swords, Huo Zhanbai heaved a sigh of relief, and put down his sword, "Why are you here?" "The master of the pavilion ordered me to call you." Xia Qianyu, who has always been floating, looked dignified at this moment, and slowly raised her hand. In the palm of her hand was the Jianghu order issued by the master of the Dingjian Pavilion.连连，日圣女乌玛被诛，执掌修罗场的瞳也在叛乱失败后被擒——如今魔教实力前所未有的削弱，正是一举诛灭的大好时机！” “瞳叛乱？”霍展白却是惊呼出来，随即恍然——难怪他拼死也要夺去龙血珠！原来是一早存了叛变之心，用来毒杀教王的！ “消息可靠？”他沉着地追问，核实这个事关重大的情报。 “可靠。”夏浅羽低下了头，将剑柄倒转，抵住眉心，那是鼎剑阁八剑相认的手势，“是这里来的。” 霍展白忽然惊住，手里的梅花掉落在地。 ——难道，竟是那个人传来的消息？他、他果然还活着么！ “阁主有令，要你我七人三日内汇聚鼎剑阁，前往昆仑！”夏浅羽重复了一遍指令。 霍展白望了望窗内沉睡女子，有些担忧：“她呢？” “我家也在临安，可以让秋夫人去府上小住，”夏浅羽展眉道，“这样你就可以无后顾之忧了。” 霍展白尤自迟疑，秋水音的病刚稳定下来，怎么放心将她一个人扔下？ “老七，天下谁都知道你重情重义——可这次围剿魔宫，是事关武林气脉的大事！别的不说，那个瞳，只怕除了你，谁也没把握对付得了。”夏浅羽难得谦虚了一次，直直望着他，忽地冷笑，“你若不去，那也罢——最多我和老五他们把命送在魔宫就是了。反正为了这件事早已有无数人送命，如今也不多这几个。” “不行！”霍展白脱口——卫风行若是出事，那他的娇妻爱子又当如何？ 最终，他叹了一口气，将手按上了那把墨魂剑，“好吧，我去。” “我就知道你还是会去的。”夏浅羽舒了一口气，终于笑起来，重重拍着霍展白的肩膀：“好兄弟！” 当天下午，两位剑客便并骑离开了临安，去往鼎剑阁和其余五剑汇合。 九曜山下的雅舍里空空荡荡，只有白梅花凋零了一地。 “咕咕。”一只白鸟从风里落下，脚上系着手巾，筋疲力尽地落到了窗台上，发出急切的鸣叫，却始终不见主人出来。它从极远的北方带回了重要的讯息，然而它的主人，却已经不在此处。 七位中原武林的顶尖剑客即将在鼎剑阁汇合，在初春的凛冽寒气中策马疾驰，携剑奔向西方昆仑。 雪鹞从脚爪上啄下了那方手巾，挂在梅枝上，徘徊良久。 门终于吱呀一声开了，然而走出来的，却是肩上挽着包袱的廖青染——昨日下午，夏府上的人便来接走了秋水音，她细致地交待完了用药和看护方法，便准备回到扬州家中。 然而，看到梅枝上那一方迎风的手巾，她的眼神在一瞬间凝结—— “谷主已前往大光明宫。霜红。” “糟……那个丫头疯了！她那个身体去昆仑，不是送死么？”廖青染失惊，一顿足，再也顾不得别的，吩咐身侧侍女，“我们先不回扬州了！赶快去截住她！” 在雪鹞千里返回临安时，手巾的主人却已然渐渐靠近了冰雪皑皑的昆仑。 薛紫夜望着马车外越来越高大的山形，有些出神。那个孩子……那个临安的孩子沫儿，此刻是否痊愈？霍展白那家伙，是否请到了师傅？而师傅对于那样的病，是否有其他的法子？ 她有些困扰地抬起头来，望着南方的天空，仿佛想从中看到答案。 “快到了吧？”摸着怀里的圣火令，她喃喃对妙风说话，“传说昆仑是西方尽头的神山，西王母居住的所在——就如从极渊是极北之地一样。” “雪怀说，那里的天空分七种色彩，无数的光在冰上变幻浮动……”薛紫夜拥着猞猁裘，望着天空，喃喃，“美得就像做梦一样。” 妙风默然低下了头，不敢和她的眼光对视。 第一次，他希望自己从未参与过那场杀戮。 那场血腥的屠杀已经过去了十二年。可那一对少年男女从冰上消失的瞬间，还烙印一样刻在他的记忆里——如果那个时候他手下稍微容情，可能那个叫雪怀的少年就已经带着她跑远了吧？就可以从那场灭顶之灾里逃脱，离开那个村子，去往极北的冰之海洋，从此后隐姓埋名的生活。 可为什么在那么多年中，自己出手时竟从没有一丝犹豫？ 风从车外吹进来，他微微咳嗽，感觉内心有什么坚硬的东西在一分分裂开。 “该用金针渡穴了。”薛紫夜看他咳嗽，算了算时间，从身边摸出一套针来。然而妙风却推开了她的手，淡然：“从现在开始，薛谷主应养足精神，以备为教王治病。” 他脸上始终没有表情——自从失去了那一张微笑的面具后，这个人便成了一片空白。 薛紫夜望着他，终于忍不住发作了起来。 “你到底开不开窍啊！”她把手里的金针一扔，俯过身去点着他的胸口，有一种恨铁不成钢的恼怒，“那个教王是不是给你吃了迷药？我想救你啊……你自己怎么不当一回事？” 她戳的很用力，妙风的眉头不自禁的蹙了一下。 “还算知道痛！”看着他蹙眉，薛紫夜更加没好气。 “两位客官，昆仑到了！”马车忽然一顿，车夫兴高采烈的叫声把她的遐想打断。 那个在乌里雅苏台请来的车夫，被妙风许诺的高昂报酬诱惑，接下了这一趟风雪兼程的活儿，走了这一条从未走过的昆仑之旅。 “到了？”她有些惊讶地转过身，撩开了窗帘往外看去——忽然眼前一阵光芒，一座巨大的冰雪之峰压满了她整个视野，那种凌人的气势压得她瞬间说不出话来。 那就是昆仑？如此雄浑险峻，飞鸟难上，伫立在西域的尽头，仿佛拔地而起刺向苍穹的利剑。 她被窗外高山的英姿所震惊，妙风却已然掠了出去，随手扔了一锭黄金给狂喜的车夫，打发其走路，便转身恭谨地为她卷起了厚厚的帘子，欠身：“请薛谷主下车。” 帘子一卷起，外面的风雪急扑而入，令薛紫夜的呼吸为之一窒！ “这……”仰头望了望万丈绝壁，她有些迟疑地拢起了紫金手炉，“我上不去啊。” “冒犯了。”妙风微微一躬身，忽然间出手将她连着大氅横抱起来。 他的身形快如闪电，毫不停留地踏过皑皑的冰雪，瞬间便飞掠了十余丈。应该是对这条位于冰壁上的隐秘道路了然于心，足尖点着冰雪覆盖的陡峭山壁，熟练地寻找着落脚点，急速上掠。在薛紫夜回过神的时候，已然到了数十丈高的崖壁上。 风声在耳边呼啸，妙风身形很稳，抱着一个人掠上悬崖浑若无事，宛如一只白鸟在冰雪里回转飞掠。薛紫夜甚至发觉那只托着她的手在飞驰中依然不停的输送来和煦的气流，维持着她的血脉流转——这个人的武功，实在深不可测啊。 他们转瞬又上升了几十丈，忽然间身后传来剧烈的爆炸声！ “马车！马车炸了！”薛紫夜下意识的朝下望去，惊呼出来，看到远远的绝壁下一团升起的火球。 那个火球，居然是方才刚刚把他们拉到此地的马车！难道他们一离开，那个车夫就出事了？ “嗯。”妙风只是面无表情地应了一声，左脚一踏石壁裂缝，又瞬间升起了几丈。前方的绝壁上已然出现了一条路，隐约有人影井然有序的列队等候——那，便是昆仑大光明宫的东天门。 看到他这样漠然的表情，薛紫夜忽地惊住，仰起脸望着他，手指深深掐进了那个木无表情的人的肩膀，艰难地开口：“难道……是你做的？是你做的么！” 他紧抿着唇，没有回答，只有风掠起蓝色的长发。 “你把那个车夫给杀了？”薛紫夜不敢相信地望着他，手指从用力变为颤抖。她的眼神逐渐转为愤怒，恶狠狠地盯着他的脸：“你……你把他给杀了？” 片刻前那种淡淡的温馨，似乎转瞬在风里消散得无影无踪。 “你怎么可以这样！”她厉声尖叫起来，“他不过是个普通车夫！你这个疯子！” 在她将他推离之前，最后提了一口气，妙风翻身抱着她稳稳落到了天门之前。 “不杀掉，难免会把来大光明宫的路线泄露出去。”妙风放下她，淡然开口，眼里没有丝毫喜怒，更无愧疚，“而且，我只答应了付给他钱，并没有答应不杀——” 一个耳光落到了他脸上，打断了他后面的话。 “你这个疯子！”薛紫夜愤怒得脸色苍白，死死盯着他，仿佛看着一个疯子，“你知道救回一个人要费多少力气？你却这样随便挥挥手就杀了他们！你还是不是人？” 他侧过的脸，慢条斯理地拭去嘴角的血丝，眼眸里闪过微弱的笑意：只不过杀了个车夫，就愤怒到这样么？如果知道当年杀死雪怀的也正是自己，不知道还会有什么样的表情？ “我说过了，救我的话，你会后悔的。”他抬头凝视着她，脸上居然恢复了一丝笑意，“我本来就是一个杀人者——和你正好相反呢，薛谷主。” 说到最后一句，他的眼里忽然泛出一丝细微的冷嘲，转瞬消散。 他说话的语气，永远是不紧不慢不温不火，薛紫夜却被他堵得说不出话来。这个看似温和宁静的人，身上其实带着和瞳一样的黑暗气息。西归的途中，他一路血战前行，蔑视任何生命：无论是对牲畜，对敌手，对下属，甚或对自身，都毫不容情！ Why did it become like this? 她怔在昆仑绝顶的风雪里，忽然间身子微微发抖：“你别发疯了，我想救你啊！可我要怎样，才能治好你呢……雅弥？” 听到这个名字，妙风脸上的笑容凝滞了一下，缓缓侧过头去。 雅弥？她是在召唤另一个自己么？雅弥……这个昔年父母和姐姐叫过的名字，早已埋葬在记忆里了。那本来是他从来无人可以触及的过往。 她说想救他……可是，却没有想过要救回昔日的雅弥，就得先毁掉了今日的妙风。 他笑了，缓缓躬身：“还请薛谷主随在下前往宫中，为教王治伤。” 薛紫夜望着他，只觉得全身更加寒冷。原来……即便是医称国手，对于有些病症，她始终无能为力——比如沫儿，再比如眼前这个人。 “妙风使！”僵持中，天门上已然有守卫的教徒急奔过来，看着归来的人，声音欣喜而急切，单膝跪倒，“您可算回来了！快快快，教王吩咐，如果您一返回，便请您立刻去大光明殿！” “啊？”妙风骤然一惊，“教中出了什么事？” “出了大事。”教徒低下头去，用几乎是恐惧的声音低低道，“日圣女……和瞳公子叛变！” “什么？！”妙风脱口，同时变色的还有薛紫夜。 “不过，教王无恙。”教徒低着头，补充了一句。 简略了解了事情的前后，妙风松口了握紧的手，无声吐出了一口气——教王毕竟是教王！在这样的身体情况下，居然还一连挫败了两场叛乱！ 然而身侧的薛紫夜却脸色瞬地苍白。 “瞳呢？”她冲口问，无法掩饰自己对那个叛乱者的关切。 “瞳公子？”教徒低着头，有些迟疑地喃喃，“他……”