"No," Luo Chuan shook his head after hearing what the Imperial Master said, "The Ghost King of Mangshan has always been cunning. By the time we arrive at Tianjie, it will definitely no longer be there.
" But if my inference is correct, its ultimate target today must be Zichen Palace and His Majesty the Emperor.
"We will set off for the palace immediately, and we will be able to intercept it."
"Then do as you say." The national master said.
Then he paused for a moment, and then asked, "Where has Duke Yan gone? The Luoshui Conference has ended, why hasn't he shown up yet?"
There was a flash on Luo Chuan's face He showed a helpless smile and pointed to a figure that suddenly appeared on the bronze mirror, "I think he may have already stood on the opposite side of the Daqi Dynasty."
After setting off from the mansion, Zhao Changying also came to the sky. Street, and here met the Mangshan Ghost King holding a "Jingshan Bi" and surrounded by black smoke.
"You're here." The Mangshan Ghost King turned his head and looked at him, releasing the terrifying aura of a "fierce god" level ghost.
"I'm here." Zhao Changying looked directly into its eyes and said calmly.
"Then let's rush into the palace and let the Emperor of Da Qi pay his blood debt with blood." The ghost king of Mangshan showed resentment in his eyes, as if he recalled the fall of the capital of Da Chu many years ago. scene.
The Ghost King of Mangshan was born out of the obsession to subjugate his country. The meaning of its existence in the world is to avenge the Chu Dynasty.
Zhao Changying did not speak.
He couldn't help but think of his late wife Qu Qingqiu, recalling the gentle and charming smile on her lips when she was arranging his shirt many years ago.
Inadvertently, his eyes drifted into the distance, glancing in the direction of "Huansha Lane".
He knew that was where his wife was killed.
"Qingqiu, if I unfortunately die in the palace today," he said silently in his heart, "then we can meet again in the underworld."
Then, one person and one person Ghosts, one with a terrifying black air, and the other majestic like a god of war, walked side by side towards the gate of Zichen Palace.
Those Imperial Guard soldiers guarding the imperial city, whether they were real human soldiers or puppet soldiers affiliated with the "Tianlong Formation", could not stop them.
A strong person in the eighth realm of "True King" can rely on his or her own "Tao" to evolve a domain of Tao of his own, where he can formulate rules and take control of life and death. When low-level monks encounter them, they are like ants meeting an elephant, with no power to resist at all.
Zhao Changying has hidden his true cultivation level for a long time.
Today, he was finally able to fully unleash his strength, and he felt very happy.
However, he still has doubts in his mind
Luojing City is in chaos, and even the ghosts have reached the gate of the imperial city. Why has Emperor Tianxing still not shown up?
Is it because he has reached the key to breakthrough in strength?During this period, I felt that practicing in seclusion was more important than defending the capital.
The inner treasury of the royal family.
After the Ghost King of Mangshan left, Gu Xu and Zhao Yan tried various methods, such as sky-breaking beads, space talismans and brute force cracking methods, but they failed to break the space left by the Ghost King of Mangshan. Spell, get out of here.
Zhao Yan’s face was very pale.
At this moment, she hugged her knees with her hands and sat slumped on the ground. Her eyes stayed on the broken "flint" in the cabinet in front of her for a long time.
She felt as if a layer of fog had formed in front of her eyes, and all her senses of sight, hearing, and smell had become dull. A strong, unprecedented feeling of exhaustion swept through her body. Her mind was buzzing, her thoughts were tangled together like a tangle, and she was too lazy to untie these knots.
"I didn't expect that Zhao Yan, who is usually as unruly as a Valkyrie, would show such a weak and helpless look." Gu Xu looked at her and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "It seems like The shattering of the flint and the words of Duke Yan had a much more serious impact on her than I imagined."
"Miss Zhao, are you okay?" He looked around her. He found a place to sit down and said, "I see something is wrong with your face."
Zhao Yan turned her head, glanced at him, and said without thinking, "I'm fine. You don't have to worry about me."< /p>
Using calm and indifferent expressions and words to cover up the vulnerability and hesitation deep in her heart, and shutting out the care of others, has become a habit that has been deeply rooted in Zhao Yan's bones for many years.
But after saying that, she felt a little regretful.
Because when Gu Xu stopped talking to her and lowered his head to study a strange fan-shaped object, she felt that the entire warehouse instantly became extremely dark and silent, as if she was buried. Entering the coffin in the soil made her feel a kind of dull gloom that could not be dispelled, a kind of true loneliness and helplessness.
So she pondered for a moment, and then slowly said, "Fellow Daoist Gu, can you understand this feeling? The goal you have been pursuing for a long time suddenly becomes meaningless, turning into an empty talk and a joke."
Hearing her words, Gu Xu imagined a scenario in his mind. After he reached the seventh realm, he thought he could extend his life, but he went crazy and died suddenly.
Then he nodded.
Zhao Yan continued, "From my father's words, you should already know that avenging my mother has always been my wish.
"As a sixth grader, she A monk in the realm, who could fight one against a hundred on the frontier battlefield, no less than a man, was killed in Huansha Lane in Luojing City in the ninth year of Tianxing. The city guard failed to protect her, and the government was unable to investigate the identity of the murderer for a long time.
"I was under five years old at that time. Before that, I was actually very lazy and playful. My father sent Coach Cai to teach me marksmanship. I was not happy with it, so I played hide-and-seek with them, hiding in the cellar or The stables refused to come out all day, giving them a headache.
“And after that, they all said I looked like.He has changed into a completely different person, becoming a complete martial arts idiot who likes to find people to fight all day long. Even if the other person is one or two levels higher than me, I will not be afraid.
"They think I have enlightened and awakened the fighting nature of the people in the north.
"But I know in my heart that the person who killed my mother, no matter in terms of power and strength, is Very powerful. If I don't become strong enough, there is no possibility of avenging her.
"At that time, my father was addicted to alcohol and was drunk all day long. He was indifferent to the death of my mother; his subordinates also followed his instructions and never mentioned anything about my mother in front of me. .
"I thought that no one in this world cared about her anymore except me."
At this point, Zhao Yan sighed softly.
Perhaps it was because the inner treasury of the royal family was blocked by the Ghost King of Mang Mountain, so she didn’t know what to do for a while; perhaps it was because Gu Xu’s face that looked so familiar that it unknowingly inspired her desire to talk. ; Or maybe it was all kinds of thoughts that were stuck in her throat, making her want to spit them out.
Zhao Yan talked a lot more than usual, and she had a lot of words that were pent up in her chest and she didn't want to share them with others. , told Gu Xu.
"It's just that, fellow Daoist Gu, you also know what happened next." After a pause, she smiled stiffly and continued, "My father looks like an alcoholic. , he was just pretending. He had long hidden it from me and quietly broke through to the eighth realm.
"In front of him, all my preparations, all my plans, and all my accusations against him seemed like clown-like actions, a child's play."
Gu Xu could understand her mood. A young genius with strong self-esteem like her always puts herself on an equal footing with her elders, believing that she can stand alone. But the image of Yan Guogong Zhao Changying inadvertently shook her self-confidence.
"In the eyes of most parents, their children will never grow up," Gu Xu thought for a while and said, "Maybe because the enemy is too powerful, he wants to protect you and keep you out of it. "
"I understand what you are saying," Zhao Yan took a deep breath and raised her voice slightly, "To be honest, the thing about Daoyou Gu that is the most difficult for me to accept is, It wasn’t that he was hiding something from me, but the cooperation between him and the Ghost King of Mangshan.
“The Ghost King of Mangshan was an evil ghost who had killed countless innocent people. Even the genius monks of the previous generation of Shenji Camp were ruined in its hands, tortured, and turned into ghost servants who were worse than dead.
“Think about it, Fellow Daoist Gu, today my father introduced the Mangshan Ghost King to Luojing City and destroyed the Tianlong Formation, how many ordinary people will die unexpectedly
“I am sure He really hates the Daqi royal family, and he really wants to avenge his mother, but after all, this is just a grudge between Daqi and Dayan, Xiao family and Zhao family.
“I don’t want to get involved with the Ghost King of Mangshan, and I don’t want to get the blood of ordinary people on my hands.I want the Zhao family to stand against the entire human race and become sinners in the history of the human race.
"In that case, how will the world view our late mother? How will the innocent souls who died in the disaster in Luojing City view us today? How will the history books record what we do today?"< /p>
After saying these words, she was silent for a few seconds, then stretched out her hand to straighten her messy hair, her chest surging with waves.
"Gu Daoyou, I was a little too excited just now, which made you laugh."
Gu Xu noticed that her pale cheeks still looked indifferent, but her eyes were It's moist. A crystal teardrop slipped from the corner of her eye, rolled to her red lips, and was then wiped away roughly with her hands, leaving no trace.
He never denied that Zhao Yan was a stunning beauty. But he had never thought that she could be as beautiful as she was now, so vividly beautiful, so beautiful and so real.
"Maybe I can help you." He pondered for a moment and then said.
"Help me" Zhao Yan looked at her and asked softly, "What can you help me with?"
"The broken formation patterns on the flint are somewhat similar to the techniques I practice. "I suspect they are of the same origin," Gu Xu replied, "Perhaps, I can try to simulate the law of flint and help you awaken the power of blood."
"Are you serious?" Zhao Yan said seriously. Look him in the eyes.
The light in her childhood overlaps with the reflection of the candlelight in the house, like fireflies flying in the afterglow of the setting sun, coquettish and beautiful.
"I can only say that I will give it a try, but I can't guarantee that it will succeed," Gu Xu said, "However, I also need you to do something for me."
" "What's the matter?" Zhao Yan said without hesitation, "As long as it is within my ability, I will try my best to help you."
It's like a warm flame ignited in the cold ashes. Xu's words gave Zhao Yan a glimmer of hope again, and made her beautiful eyes shine again.
With her character, even if the hope is very slim, even if there is only one ten thousandth chance, she will seize it at all costs.
Therefore, she restrained her curiosity and did not ask about the origin of Gu Xu's technique. Instead, she simply asked about the conditions.
"I have found a suitable natal object and am preparing to break through to the fourth realm. Maybe after breaking through, I can find a way to leave here," Gu Xu said, "But in the process of breaking through, I can't Interference from the outside world. I need you to help me protect the law." "No problem," Zhao Yan readily agreed.
In her opinion, this small possibility is nothing compared to the possibility of awakening the bloodline.
Then the two sat cross-legged facing each other.
Gu Xu took the lead in extending his right hand.
Zhao Yan hesitated for a moment, then stretched out her right hand and put his palm together.
Her hands are slender and white, soft and cool to the touch, glowing like pearls under the candlelight, like a piece of jewelry.A heart-wrenching work of art.
They closed their eyes together.
Gu Xu began to operate the Red Flame True Technique, while Zhao Yan silently recited the Nirvana Sutra.
Zhao Yan originally thought that she would instinctively reject the physical contact of the opposite sex as she did before. This was a physical problem that had existed with her since the year before her mother passed away.
But maybe it was because of the special situation today, maybe it was because of the inexplicable sense of familiarity that Gu Xu gave her, or maybe it was because her disgust was overwhelmed by another stronger feeling. There was no resistance to Gu Xu's touch.
At this moment, the meridians of the two people seemed to be connected by a mysterious force, and the hot true energy began to circulate in their bodies, forming a complete set of meridians.
The true essence of the Nirvana Sutra is light, bright, and blazing, like the rays of the sun;
The true essence of the Red Flame True Art improved by Gu Xu is thick, rich, and deep, like the rays of the sun. It's magma flowing underground.
The two merge together, just like the Jingwei River merges and Yin and Yang merge into harmony.
The "Holy Fire Totem" on Zhao Yan's body lit up, and the "Hui Lu" rune in Gu Xu's sea of consciousness also lit up.
But what is different from before is that the "Holy Fire Totem" on Zhao Yan is not static at this moment.
There seems to be an invisible paintbrush on her swan-like neck, on her fair and plump shoulders, on her round and slender breasts and more invisible things blocked by the red skirt. place, outlining new, complex and elegant lines.
She vaguely felt that the "holy fire totem" on her body had always been incomplete. It was only today that it became complete and could exert its true power.
And Gu Xu also entered a state of enlightenment unknowingly.
From Zhao Yan, he seemed to have found another opportunity to improve the Red Flame True Technique. ,,