At dusk, the rain stopped.
At this time, there was silence in Wujian Villa.
Like most places in this world, people come and go.
Some people take what they want with them when they leave, while others leave their lives behind.
I believe it won’t be long before the news of Xiao Zhun’s death will spread throughout the world, and it won’t be long before people will forget about him.
Of course, his death will not be in vain.
Because whenever a "bad guy" dies, a "hero" will come forward, and this time is no exception.
After this incident, the most famous person is undoubtedly Wen Yuzhai.
Although Sun and Huang played a key role both before Xiao Zhun’s conspiracy was revealed and in the final elimination of Xiao Zhun, the swordsmen who came to discuss the sword ultimately I still decided that the well-known Caotang Master had the greatest credit.
Well... there are roughly two reasons.
First: To be honest, if Wen Yuzhai hadn't been strategizing and planning for many years, it would be difficult for everyone to grasp Xiao Zhun's plan in advance and contribute to today's situation of swords and demons.
Second: The impact of "exploding shit" is a bit too bad after all.
Even if it was later known that Shuangxi did that kind of thing to thwart Xiao Zhun, this method was really unacceptable. It would be nice if everyone didn’t argue with the two instigators, and they still expected to take credit. Giving it to them...that's impossible.
Anyway, from now on, everyone will not mention the matter of "exploding shit" at all. If anyone asks about today's situation, they will focus on the part about "Seven Swords and Seven Fighting Xiao Zhun", and treat other messy things as nothing. Once it happened, it was over.
Another thing worth mentioning is that in this incident, Di Bujue actually became the beneficiary second only to Wen Yuzhai.
He, a person who should not have been invited, received high praise from his colleagues because of his outstanding performance in stepping forward and leading the crowd at critical moments. Even the "defeated one" "Dragon Sword" Dugu Yongdu accepted his kindness.
So, not long after this, Gang Leader Di took advantage of this wave of momentum to naturally take the position of "General Sect Leader of the Four Sects and Three Gangs" that had been pending before. It was also a blessing in disguise. Got his wish.
As for the other forces, they are both sad and happy...
The Wudang Sect is the worst. This time, the leader died inexplicably. For them, , this was a catastrophic disaster, and while the disciples were grieving, they could only carry Master Wang's body back first and then worry about it; and how did they get the bones replaced by the "Fairy Shui Yuan" on the way? We won’t go into details.
With almost no losses, the several hundred men of the Yiyong Escort Bureau not only showed their face and made meritorious service, but also got a batch of swords for free, which is definitely not a loss; Mr. Xie The revenge of Xiao Zhun who was assassinated by "Stealing Ming Yu" can be considered avenged at this point.
The hero Jiang ShouzhengjiangWell, he managed to get through it in the end, because neither Di Bujue nor Dugu Yong mentioned his escape from the battle afterwards, which made him relieved.
And...the rest of the people who come to discuss swords.
Some of the unlucky ones lost their lives in vain, and no one even remembered their names, and no one came to collect their bodies; but the lucky ones not only survived, but also escaped. I realized that the many belongings in Wujian Villa were not in vain.
The "real Sword Hidden Pavilion" in the villa was naturally looted, and because too many people broke in, the writings written by Huizhou Wuyi on the wall to frame Lin Yuancheng became meaningless. .
Finally, let’s talk about the "Four Swords and Three Swords"...
Gu Rong was the only one who died in the battle. He had been undercover in the villa for many years for revenge, but until the end He didn't even see his enemy die, so he took the first step, which is really sad.
Haicangfeng Hai Daxia had his leg cut off. It is unknown whether he will be able to recover and regain his strength in the future, or whether he will become a useless person.
Although Lin Yuancheng and Jiang Muchan both suffered serious internal injuries, fortunately their lives were not in danger. At Huang Donglai's suggestion, they both agreed to cooperate with Sun, Huang, and Linghu Xiang He and Qin Feng went to Huangmen in Shuzhong to recuperate.
The three-character king... took his reward, the "True Hero Order" from Wen Yuzhai, and then left without saying goodbye that day and disappeared without a trace.
Exiao Wuji, Xiao Xuan, the only theoretical heir to Wujian Villa, actually chose to stay in the Villa after that day.
It’s ironic, this was once his home, the place where he had lived for twenty years. It not only contained his only relative, but also had a very comfortable living environment, but he didn’t want to come back.
Today, this place has almost become a mess of ruins, completely robbed and destroyed, leaving only empty houses and a smelly signboard.
At this time, he didn’t want to leave.
Xiao Wuji once thought that as long as he completed his revenge on his father, he would be relieved and satisfied.
But now, his father is dead, but he only feels empty.
He suddenly discovered that he and his father did have some similarities, such as... He would often wait until it was too late before he would try to understand others or think about his own problems.
What Xiao Zhun did back then may have been wrong, but what Xiao Wuji did later was also more wrong than wrong.
Both father and son have double or even multiple standards for life, dignity, love, hatred... and they also have an unusual persistence.
The protagonists of tragedy are generally such people.
…………
Three days later, "Lake in the Mountain".
In the afternoon, two people came here to retrieve the corpse.
When Huang Donglai went down to the cave a few days ago, he used a rope, but when Xiao Wuji and Wen Yu took it off today, the tools had been replaced by two iron chains.
The sources of the two iron chains are respectively fixed on two stakes far outside the hole above, and are guarded by several maids brought by Wen Yuzhai, so the safety is definitely no problem.
The reason why Erxiao Wuji only invited Wen Yuzhai to help was also very simple, because Wen Yuzhai was his most trusted friend in the world, and the others... He felt Can't ask for it.
"Are you really going to fish him out?" Wen Yuzhai said, holding a lantern and looking at the body floating on the lake.
"Everyone is dead, let's bury him at least." Xiao Wuji said as he threw the prepared rope towards the water.
Friends who are familiar with corpses should know that it takes almost three days for a dead corpse to float up due to the filling of gas in the body; in addition, it also takes several days for Xiao Wuji's hands to be sprained in the battle. To recover a little, that’s why they chose this day to come.
Soon, Xiao Wuji used a rope to drag Xiao Zhun’s body closer to the boat the two of them were riding in (the boat was also transported with iron chains), and then reached out to lift it up Boat.
Just like when he sank, at this moment, Xiao Zhun's right hand was still holding the "blood sword" tightly, but the sword... seemed to have become a dark brown piece, and a dagger. Almost a long piece of rotten iron.
"Sure enough, as Brother Huang said, once the 'Sword Demon' dies, the blood sword will have no support, and will immediately turn into an ordinary piece of scrap iron that has been melted with blood, and will quickly rot and dissolve. ...It's useless even if you pick it up." Wen Yuzhai didn't care much about Xiao Zhun's body, but looked at the sword first and said.
Xiao Wuji didn't care much about this: "Oh, isn't this great? If this blood sword can continue to act as a demon, it will be a disaster, right?"
Wen Hearing this, Yu Zhai was silent for two seconds, and then said: "I just feel... it's a pity."
"What a pity?" Xiao Wuji raised his eyes and looked at Wen Yuzhai with a puzzled tone. Repeated these two words.
"Think about it..." Wen Yuzhai also looked at Xiao Wuji and continued, "If the power of this weapon can be used for my righteous way, in the future, in this martial arts world, what evil spirits and heretics will be able to fight against Let's fight?"
"Forget it." Xiao Wuji shrugged, "It's okay to use such evil things."
After saying this, Xiao Zhun was convinced. He pried it open with his fingers, and then he threw the rotten remains of the bloody sword back into the lake.
Wen Yuzhai stared at the ripples on the lake for a long time before looking away.
At this time, Xiao Wuji had already picked up Xiao Zhun's body and carried it on his back, preparing to go back along the chain: "Okay, let's go up."
"Yes." Wen Yuzhai nodded and held up the lantern for Xiao Wuji so that he could leave first.
…………
“I’m still alive.”
“I’m right in front of you, it’s too late now!”
“ Kill him."
"Kill him here and no one will know what happened. You can say that he came to kill you first!"
"He is Xiao Zhun's son. No one will believe it. He, everyone believes in you!”
…………
At this moment, time seems to have stopped.
A whisper flashed through Wen Yuzhai's mind.
Wen Yuzhai recognized this voice.
This is his own voice.
We all know that no matter what a person like Wen Yuzhai looks like on the surface, in his heart he doesn’t believe in anyone but himself...
When he came back to his senses, Wen Yuzhai suddenly realized that he was holding a sword in his hand—a rotten, scrap-iron dagger.
He was wondering why the sword that Xiao Wuji had just thrown back into the lake was in his hand.
"Could everything I saw just now be an illusion?"
Wen Yuzhai thought while moving his eyes to the sword.
Then he saw blood on the sword blade.
Fresh blood.
Following the smell of blood, Wen Yuzhai slowly lowered his head again, and then he found two dead people at his feet...
One of them drowned three days ago Xiao Zhun; the other one, Xiao Wuji, who had just died and was still staring at him with deathly eyes.
Wen Yuzhai didn’t know when he made the move, but after seeing this scene, he was surprised to find that he neither felt panic nor regret.
He looked at Xiao Wuji's corpse and the person he considered his "friend", but he didn't feel any emotion at all.
"Yes, I have many friends, so why not lose this one? For the righteousness of the entire martial arts world, such a sacrifice is insignificant..." Wen Yuzhai quickly got a reasonable idea in his heart answer.
After "thinking it through", he threw the bodies of Xiao Zhun and his son back into the water, wrapped the "blood sword remnant" in cloth and put it in his arms.
After doing this, Wen Yuzhai went over the words he should use to explain the matter in front of him one last time in his mind, and then returned to the top alone along the chain.
I have to say, he did it... very thoughtfully.
But there are still some things that he does not know and cannot possibly know.
For example... until he left, in the darkness that he could not see, there was always a demon staring at him, and after he took away the "Sword Demon Yin", he revealed gave a meaningful smile.