Konoha Aogen

Chapter 53: Wanderer

Noon the next day. The sun is shining brightly and the north wind is blowing. The afterimage led the Wu brothers into the "Lin Courtyard".

"Yegong Villa" is divided into four courtyards: "Dragon, Phoenix, Lin and Turtle". "Ryuuyuan" and "Hongyuan" are used to entertain guests of the Konoha family. "Kameein" is used for children who have developed Qi from the "Xuanqing Academy", or are extremely talented in reading, or have other special talents. . "Linyuan" once held some important figures under house arrest, but now it is idle.

There is no special place for martial arts competitions in "Lin Yuan", but the walls are very high and there is a square inside. At this time, all the irrelevant people were cleared away, leaving only five people: "Mu, Ye, Fu, Lu, and Ying". The entire "Linyuan" was a large and private martial arts arena.

Fu and Lu took off their swords "Twins" and handed them respectfully into the hands of the afterimage, and each walked into the arena holding a "wooden sword" imitated by "Twins". Ye Xuan and Mu Qing'er also handed the "snow-dirty wooden sheath" and the "dark-water steel sheath" to Afterimage. For a moment, the afterimage was like a "skinny girl holding firewood", which looked quite pitiful. After taking the "double swords and double scabbards" to the pavilion near the small square and putting them away, I looked back and saw that the four people were already standing together in twos and twos.

Afterimage felt a little excited, not to mention complacent. She was the only one in the Konoha family to see the spectacle of "four locusts fighting". This kind of competition, which is purely for reference and does not determine life or death, nor victory or defeat, if it happens between different factions, subordinates and subordinates cannot watch by the rules.

However, afterimages are afterimages. She was able to squeeze out her seat between the "four locusts", and now she even has the "Wu brothers" bowing to her and obeying her words.

Before leaving yesterday, the afterimage scolded "Er Wu", and the other party only praised him. See you again today, you really look like a teacher. The "Wu brothers" were not willing to accept it simply because they wanted something from her for the time being. The two of them always felt that "Little Shadow Leader" seemed to be sincerely thinking about himself.

In the middle of the "small square" over there, Wu Fu and Wu Lu pointed their wooden swords down to the ground, cupping their hands and cupping their fists in thanks. Mu and Ye returned the salute, then stepped back and leaned forward, holding the gray knife and black sword lightly.

The two wooden swords on the opposite side were pointed straight at the chest. Ye Xuan looked at Fu and Lu who were seven steps away, and couldn't help but have an old and dim illusion, as if there was only one person in front of him, and it was his eyes that were focused out of focus. A double shadow appeared.

It is true that the "Wu brothers" are hypocritical and verbose, and it is also true that they know etiquette and are sensible. The two came to ask for a fight and took the initiative to use wooden swords. This was putting their lives in the hands of the other party. In the "Locust Realm" warriors compete, the wooden sword is said to be a weapon, but it is more like a seal.

Those who use wooden swords need to allocate part of their true energy to protect the sword, and they will lose some of their strength to attack the enemy. On Ye Xuan's side, he relied entirely on his own consciousness to suppress his strength to a level similar to that of the other party. When it comes to getting the thinnest line, it must be the wood or the leaf that determines advancement or retreat, life or death.

The two shadows merge into one, and then separate themselves in an instant. In an instant, Fu and Lu switched bodies with strange footwork and advanced in front of Mu and Ye. The two swords went straight to their throats, which was so fast that it made people palpitate.

The black shadow flickered, and the gray knife flashed lightly. Ye Xuan slid half a step to the left and slashed Wu Lu's right abdomen with "Xue Zang". Over there, Mu Qing'er stood on the ground, stretched out his arms and raised his sword, and handed the "dark water" out against the opponent's edge. It seems that they are willing to trade lives, but in fact Mu Qing'er and Wu Fu are similar in height and have similar wingspan, but the "dark water" is more than four inches longer than the "wooden sword" in Wu Fu's hand.

Seeing this, Wu Fu's wrist trembled slightly, and the wooden sword lightly pressed against the dark water, trying to draw the black sword away with gentle force. Unexpectedly, the black sword was much heavier than he expected. With one move, the sword edge only slightly deflected to the left, and the direction it advanced and pointed was still within his throat.

With just one move, it can penetrate the neck immediately! In desperation, Wu Fu dropped his center of gravity, poured strength into his arms, and with the help of the dark water, he suddenly swung his body to the right, and without any care, he crashed into his brother Wu Lu, who was in a critical moment with Ye Xuan next to him. .

Wu Lu's attack failed, but Ye Xuan dodged and cut him horizontally. He immediately returned his sword to block the empty door under his ribs. The swords collided with each other, making a muffled "bang" sound. Wu Lu was startled: the sound was more like "wood and wood clashing" than "gold and wood clashing". Could it be that the opposite side was also a wooden sword?

Ye Xuan failed to counterattack and was about to turn the blade to cut Wu Lu's right elbow. The knife and sword were in contact with each other. Before he could withdraw his hand, Wu Lu was hit on the back by Wu Fu, and his body and the sword edge were pressed forward half an inch at the same time. Ye Xuan instinctively increased his strength to resist, but saw a long sword suddenly emerge from Wu Lu's arm and hurriedly retreated. There was a sudden change of breath in the flash of lightning. After Ye Xuan withdrew, a wave of disgust appeared in his chest and abdomen.

Just as "Wu Fu" thrust out his long sword from "Wu Lu"'s armpit, forcing Ye Xuan to retreat, Mu Qing'er caught up with "Dark Water" in his hand, but was blocked by "Wu Lu" who turned around in time.

Disturbed by the wave of annoyance in his chest, Ye Xuan only took half a breath. "Wu Fu" stared at Ye Xuan with his eyes fixed on him. He didn't turn back with his sword. He turned his back to Mu Qing'er and stepped back half a step. He raised his long sword diagonally towards her. His right leg instantly became a pincer attack.

Fortunately, he was temporarily restrained by "Wu Lu" and could not get too close. Mu Qing'er retreated in embarrassment and held up his sword to block "Wu Fu". His right leg narrowly avoided the backstroke, and the hem of his plain white gown was cut off by "Wu Fu".

Seeing Mu Qing'er being attacked by others, Ye Xuan's heart tightened. "Lan Bu" was in the wind, and the black shadow suddenly flashed into the battle circle. Before he could change his moves, he was suddenly shocked to notice something strange. It was time to retreat, but it was too late. He had no choice but to rush forward, slash the ground with his reverse-edged sword, and arrogantly throw his body towards the "right front", avoiding the sharp edges of the "two locust swords".

"Retreat!" The moment his body rose, Ye Xuancang gave an order to Mu Qing'er in panic. If it were even half a moment too late, Mu Qing'er would probably have to fight back into the battle circle.

After only three or four moves, Mu and Ye fell into the rhythm of "Twins". As soon as they retreated and entered again, there were two scenes of "two people attacking one person together". If Ye Xuan wakes up a little later, if Mu Qing'er fails to obey the order without thinking, he will blink for the third or fourth time. If this continues, someone will be stabbed by the opponent soon.

While running away, Ye Xuan and Mu Qing'er finally reunited. The "Wu brothers" never expected that the other party would run away, and they immediately froze on the spot, not knowing what to do.

The fight they are most accustomed to is martial arts competition. But if this battle is a competition, the boundaries of the arena are not clearly defined in advance, and they don't know whether the opponent has surrendered by running so far away; if this battle is a vendetta, the two brothers will really gain knowledge with the opponent's style of fighting, and they will Really can't deal with it.

When two people attack one, the threat is doubled; when two people chase one, the speed cannot be added up. The masters have never taught you how to fight in Youdou.

Mu and Ye stood side by side, looking at the Wu brothers from a distance, neither retreating nor advancing. Ye Xuan's mind quickly flashed back to what happened when he took a sip of tea: when one faced one, he didn't feel that the other was very scary. The battle situation collapsed due to that seemingly embarrassing stumble.

During the fierce fight, it was Wu Lu who was hit from behind, but it was himself who was disturbed. Was that collision planned in advance? Absolutely impossible! No outsider has ever seen Mu Qing'er use a sword, let alone "Dark Water", which is a completely irrational and strange sword.

If everything was done by them on the spot, what kind of tacit understanding would it be? Could it be that these two people really have the same mind? After a collision, the "two-two confrontation" turned into a "four-person melee", and our side was instantly at a disadvantage. It felt like meeting a monster with two heads and eight claws!

Wu Fu and Wu Lu looked at Mu and Ye who were whispering in the distance, looking at each other.

"This is a vendetta! The other party is planning how to kill you, and you just stand like this?" Afterimage stood on the sidelines and cursed angrily at the Wu brothers.

Erwu felt awe-struck in his heart. They tilted their heads slightly and only glanced at each other out of the corner of their eyes. Finally, they no longer cared about rules, face, or what the other person thought. The figure flashed, like two white arrows shooting at Mu and Ye. When he was close to more than ten steps in front of him, he used the "twisting and intersecting" footwork again, approaching like twin stars.

Ye Xuan raised his left hand, and the two "Wanderers" shot through the air with a humming sound, passing through the gap between the two white shadows, without even scratching the corners of their clothes. (Note: "Youzi" is a steel dart in the shape of a regular four-pointed star. At first glance, it looks the same as a common meteor dart.)

Even with the power of afterimages, even from a distance, only half a second after the "steel dart" was released, Fu and Lu had already bullied Mu and Ye. The scene was the same as when the four of them first exchanged the first move. , very similar. However, this time, Mu and Ye opened the door together and slashed with four knives and swords with extreme ferocity. They only attacked but did not defend. Every move could change their life! What Ye Xuan used was not the Yin power of the "Smoke Wave Blade", and what Mu Qing'er used was not a sword move at all.

Such a rude attack will definitely find a flaw for Fu and Lu, who are strict with the law. Ye Xuan was not crazy. He pretended to be crazy with Mu Qing'er, just to scare him for a moment. After four moves, the "wanderer" returns home.

When the steel dart left his hand, the blade pointed at the ground and shot out. When it returned, it flew back flatly and cut into the waist and ribs of the two men at a speed that was not particularly fast. In front of them, there was a fierce tiger slashing; behind them, there were cold darts that were getting closer and closer... In desperation, Fu and Lu finally jumped to the left and right.

The steel darts continued to attack, slowly attacking the bellies of Ye Xuan and Mu Qing'er. Ye Xuan twisted his waist and waved his arms, and the "snow dirt" in his hand was like a stick, swung out diagonally, and swept it heavily on the side of the steel dart. There was a "dang" sound, and the steel dart quickly shot towards "Wu Fu"'s chest.

Wu Futi blocked the attack with his sword, and the little "wanderer" was so powerful that he sank. The steel dart and sword spine collided with each other, and Wu Fu took another half step back. Ye Xuan succeeded with one move and rushed towards him like a black roc.

The unreasonable and brutal slashing did not come as expected. Ye Xuan's sword moves returned to being light and agile, but his figure stood resolutely between the Wu twins, refusing to give in even half a step.

Mu Qing'er already knew Ye Xuan's intentions, but she was not as familiar with "Youzi's" temperament as he was, and could not accurately hit "Wu Lu" with the "steel dart" that jumped to the right. Without bothering to aim, he flipped the sword spine and sent the "steel dart" towards the approximate location of his opponent. Immediately following the bully, the heavy sword "Dark Water" pointed at the chest of "Wu Lu" with thunderous force.

Wu Lu retreated, trying to attack when Mu Qing'er returned his sword, but he didn't expect Mu Qing'er's arm to be retracted. Even though one stroke struck the air, under the violent shock, the sword body rippled like a heavy piece of gold entering the water. The tip of the sword trembled so violently that it was as violent as "a dragon in chaos". Wu Lu had never seen such a domineering swordsmanship before, and he was immediately forced to stand in the middle of the field, not daring to move forward.

Mu Qing'er has been practicing "Dark Water" for more than a year. She loves it and practices day and night. The speed of entry was far beyond Ye Xuan's expectation, and far beyond his own expectation. To this day, Ye Xuan can hardly take advantage of her within two hundred moves.

Seeing that Wu Lu was not attacking, Mu Qing'er stepped forward again. Without waiting for the "Black Dragon" to breathe out his anger, he flicked his wrist vigorously, and without stabbing or slashing, he whipped the "Dark Water" diagonally towards the opponent's shoulder like a soft whip.

Wu Lu's sixth master "Zang Qinglei" is a master of soft swords, and he is already familiar with the damage caused by this move. At this time, if you raise your sword to the grid, the tip of the opponent's sword will look like the tip of a whip

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He usually bites open his own back blade; he has practiced this breaking method thousands of times - still raising the sword up to the grid, and at the same time sliding forward, at the moment when the sword edge and the sword spine intersect, he avoids licking his back. The tip of his sword, before the opponent could withdraw his sword, slashed the open door under his arm.

You don’t need to think for a moment, your body has already moved before your mind moves. As soon as the two swords touched, Wu Lu's right hand felt numb, and the wooden sword of "Dark Water" suddenly pressed against his left shoulder. There was severe pain in his shoulder, and his sliding forward did not stop. His left leg went weak, and he fell to his knees in front of Mu Qing'er.

Kneeling down at this position, most of the downward pressure was removed, but the tip of the sword failed to reach Wu Lu's back. However, a single sword with one hand cannot stand up to that "sword whip" that roars like a mountain and a tsunami.

Seeing his opponent leaning over, Mu Qing'er suddenly raised his left knee and slammed into Wu Lu's face. Wu Lu hooked his left hand and grabbed Mu Qing'er's right leg. It stops suddenly without touching it. The outcome is decided here.

Ye Xuan could feel that fighting alone, "Two Wus" were no match for him and his senior sister, but he didn't expect Mu Qing'er to win so quickly. Ye Xuan was surprised because he had not experienced the embarrassment of encountering "dark water" like Wu Lu.

Mu Qing'er, who was holding the "Dark Water" for the first time, was as clumsy as a child. She gradually became familiar with this heavy and soft long sword, which also gave Ye Xuan enough time to adapt to the "Dark Water". One of her.

In fact, in the eyes of outsiders, the "dark water" is more strange than the "dark water". Although the gray "snow dirt" is light and hard, it only makes Ye Xuan draw the sword faster. However, to deal with "dark water", you must adjust your common sense in a very short period of time. At least, Wu Lu couldn't do it.

Pairs caught each other and fought each other. One side decided the winner, while the other side was absolutely unlucky. This time, the twins have been defeated. The sword wind behind him stopped, but Ye Xuan refused to give up. The light sword in his hand was still looming towards "Wu Fu" like falling snow. Although this battle was requested by the "Wu brothers", it is also very precious to Mu and Ye.

With a flash of gray light, he made a virtual cut on the left side of his neck, and then quickly shrank before the sword edge touched his right wrist. The "wooden sword" pointed at his right wrist suddenly changed direction and stabbed his heart quickly. The blade of the blade circled, and Kankan pushed aside the long sword half an instant before the attack was struck, and then slashed back with a diagonal move.

Although Mu Qing'er had won, Ye Xuan still thought that the fighting was still going on behind him and stood in front of "Wu Fu", refusing to retreat. His martial arts were originally charming, light, clever and treacherous. The footwork is restricted and the power is reduced sharply. I saw that after more than twenty moves, I couldn't take advantage of the opponent at all.

"You guys keep going! Brother Wu, find a way to join together! Sister Qing'er, stop him!" The afterimage had slowly floated to the vicinity of the battle circle, like an instructor, shouting at the two who stopped fighting.

Mu Qing'er was watching the duel between Ye Xuan and Wu Fu attentively. Hearing the afterimage shouting, he didn't care whether her words or tone were rude or not. He immediately turned around and blocked Wu Lu with his horizontal sword.

Wu Lu was even more grateful for the afterimage. He looked at Mu Qing'er and said respectfully: "Please." After saying the two words, his figure suddenly swept to the right. Mu Qing'er was already on guard, the wind blew under her feet, and Bai Ying clung to Bai Ying tightly. Never leave an inch, never give in an inch.

Although her movement is not as fast as Ye Xuan's, she is not too slow either. After Wu Lu turned back and forth a few times, he understood that it was absolutely impossible to keep a person and a sword away from each other without making a single move. The lessons learned from the overturned car were in front of me, but I didn't dare to confront her head-on, so I had no choice but to swim and fight at the same time, but still ended up in danger.

Wu Fu knew in his heart that trying to dangle his position in front of Ye Xuan was a fool's errand, so he only used sharp swordsmanship to try to force him away. Ye Xuan closed the door tightly, defending with seven points and attacking with three points. The two sides were in a stalemate for a while, and their minds and strength were slowly being depleted in the shadow of the sword.

Suddenly, after a move to the base of his leg, Ye Xuan retracted the blade, placed it across his chest, and used both hands to push the edge of the "Snow Zang" outward! A long black shadow suddenly passed by.

"Xue Zang" was as light as a dead tree, and "Mo Zhang" couldn't borrow any pushback force, so his body retreated sharply almost entirely due to "Lan Bu". However, this gambler's move of "abandoning his sword and sacrificing his life" was completely beyond Wu Fu's expectations. He hurriedly raised his sword to block it, and when the tiger's mouth trembled, he immediately realized that something was wrong!

Mu Qing'er and Wu Lu are like two plain white curtains, twisting and turning and fighting along a straight horizontal line. Ye Xuan heard the sound behind him and retreated quickly, just in time to block the path of the two men's attack. The situation on the field took a sudden turn, and a pincer attack appeared again.

Wu Lu was already at a disadvantage and had no time to watch the six directions. Suddenly, Ye Xuan flashed in front of him, unable to stop in time, and his steps were immediately confused. He was disturbed again by the "Dark Wind Finger" pressing directly between his eyebrows, and the soft ribs of his waist were finally lightly pierced by the "Dark Water". By the time Wu Fu caught up with him, Mu Qing'er had already turned around.

"Wu Fu" smiled miserably and stood side by side with "Wu Lu" who was stabbed in the waist but did not fall. The two of them dropped their wooden swords at the same time and surrendered. After a martial arts contest, taking the initiative to put down the weapon in your hand is a great tribute in the world. It means both "to be convinced" and "to never seek revenge".

Ye Xuan hurriedly picked up the two swords and returned them with both hands: "Brother Wu, please give in. Let's drink tea and talk in the pavilion." After that, he led the two of them to the top of a low earth mountain near the "small square" Within the "pavilion". Afterimage poured the warm "usnea tea" into the wooden cup, but he did not sit down and only stood beside Ye Xuan's left hand.

Fu and Lu felt strange. There were six rattan chairs in the pavilion. I want to invite her to sit down, but I don’t want to overstep my bounds.

"Brother Wu, Brother Wu. The fight is over, what do you think?" Although the afterimage is inconvenient to sit on, it doesn't hinder him from speaking. The word "head of the head" actually means taking an exam.

Wu Lu endured the pain in his waist and said sadly: "Sigh... Both battles were defeated. I'm afraid it will be difficult to survive."

The afterimage turned to Wu Fu: "Brother Wu, do you think so too?"

Wu Fu did not meet the afterimage's gaze, only looked at her direction, sighed and nodded.

"Young Master, what do you think?" Afterimage looked at the students one by one like a gentleman from the academy.

"Don't talk nonsense. Once you have thought clearly, just say it directly." Ye Xuan said impatiently.

"If you can place a bet in a battle with Xu Fei and Shangguan, I'll bet on you to win." Afterimage looked at the fair and frail Wu family twins opposite him, his voice was firm and sincere, not like empty words of comfort.

"If you are brought out to fight alone, you are not as good as the young master and sister Qing'er; if four people fight in a melee, the young master and sister Qing'er are far from your opponents. The young master can win this time just because... he is not burdened by face." She originally wanted to say "shameless", but considering Mu Qing'er was nearby, she had to change her words. "Brother Angkor, you said that you were defeated in both battles, that's not right. The young master only 'separated' you once."

Wu Fu was relieved in his heart, but he was still humble: "Brother Ye can 'separate' us, but we can't 'get' together."

"The strange move can only be used once." Ye Xuan said with a smile.

"Next time, Brother Ye will have a new trick." The compliment contained a hidden meaning.

"There's no next time." Ye Xuan flatly refused: "I've been practicing with you all day long, Xu Fei still dares to come?"

The Wu brothers looked at each other, and Wu Fu still spoke: "Brother Ye...promise to write a letter to my father-in-law?"

"What did you call him?" Afterimage stood aside and scolded sternly.

"I made a mistake and it was 'Master Xu'." Wu Fu hurriedly changed his words.

"Xu Fei!" Afterimage refused to give up and continued to press him: "If you don't even dare to call him by his name, I don't think there is any need to talk about the rest of the matter."

"Yes. Brother Ye is willing to write to...Xu Fei?" After giving Yiying a lesson, the two looked at her with only more gratitude. On the other hand, Fu and Lu knew that Ye Xuan agreed to help, but it must be because of the afterimage's persuasion.

"Let's give it a try." Although Ye Xuan barely won the battle just now, his confidence in the "Twins" has greatly increased. As the authority, he had a deeper understanding of the horror when the two of them were together than the afterimage who was watching from the sidelines. Ye Xuan could almost conclude that just for the exquisite "bump and bump", it would be difficult for him and Mu Qing'er to practice it for a lifetime. It should be said that that is not a gap that can be bridged by "cultivation".

"So there are only two questions now. How to ensure that they come; how to ensure that you win." Before he could say a few words, Afterimage had already begun to talk about the specific plans: "How to write the letter, and who will deliver it?" , still needs some thinking.”

"There is no need to think about who will deliver it." Ye Xuan interrupted the afterimage arrogantly: "I know you want to go, but no!"

"Xiao Mo, Han Xing, and Yan Zi are not suitable for dealing with others. Is it possible for you to go in person?" Knowing that they were going to fight the twins today, Mu and Ye were also very cautious. After fighting the afterimage last night, Mu Qing'er and Ye Xuan took an early rest to recuperate their spirits. An hour before noon, Afterimage finally convinced Ye Xuan and agreed to write a letter to invite Xu Fei and Shangguan. Before all the details could be finalized, a small dispute broke out in front of outsiders.

"Why do we have to go? Is there no one in the city lord's mansion?"

"It's such a big deal, so I can show my sincerity by going." Afterimage argued.

"That is his important matter, not mine. There is no need to be too sincere in this matter, and you cannot be too sincere. 'Cangcheng' is strong and 'Liangcheng' is weak. I am giving him a chance. 'Sword Tournament' will not do it for If he delays for half a day, 'Boss Gu' won't sit still for even half a moment longer. Come if you come, forget it if you don't."

The afterimage stood on Ye Xuan's left hand, slightly longer than the four people sitting in the wicker chairs. Ye Xuan tilted his head slightly after saying this, and then raised his eyes to look at her, with a look that clearly said: "You want to go out to play again, right?"

When the afterimage spoke, she looked at Ye Xuan, met his gaze, and returned a look with a chuckle inside. Ye Xuan read it correctly, she was saying: "You just don't dare to let me go, do you?"

The "Wu brothers" could obviously talk about more complicated things with their eyes, but they couldn't read the meaning of the glance between Can and Ye.

Seeing Ye Xuan's decisive attitude, Afterimage could only say: "Okay, let's put aside the matter of delivering the letter and talk about the rest first. Brother Wu, Brother Wu, have you ever seen Xu Fei and Shangguan take action? They have seen you take action. ?"

Wu Fu responded: "I have never seen it before. The time Su Su and I returned to Liangcheng, Xu...Xu Fei once said to try it out, but I didn't dare to accept it. Later Xu Fei and Shangguan took Su Su and me into the snow mountain 'Hunting. During the few days we lived in the mountains, we saw each other taking action. Tigers and leopards are weak, and they can't test the depth."

"Then just think that they are about the same as Young Master and Sister Qing'er, or slightly better. If four people fight in a melee, your chances of winning should be quite good. The 'Sword Tournament' lasts for seven days in total, and 'Boss Gu' only attended on the first day. . You can arrange a 'competition to add to the fun' at the beginning. As soon as Xu Fei and Shangguan arrive, you have to find a way to lure them into action on the ring. Although this battle is a vendetta, Xu Fei should be embarrassed if he gets on the ring in full view of everyone. Then take the initiative to jump out."

Having said this, the afterimage looked at Ye Xuan with a smile in his eyes, mocking with a little appreciation. "The smaller the battlefield, the harder it will be to 'separate' you. Once the fighting becomes violent, the balance will tilt towards you. The Konoha family will not openly embarrass Xu Fei and Shangguan, and I can only do it inadvertently. Some little monsters.

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The rest is up to you. "

Hearing that Afterimage was thinking so hard about himself, Fu and Lu fell into the habit of being too polite again. They immediately stood up from their chairs, hugged Afterimage and bowed, saying thanks all the time. The afterimage was bowed but did not return the courtesy. He just looked at the two of them indifferently and said in a cold voice: "Have you ever killed anyone?"

The two looked at each other in astonishment: "No."

"Come with me." After the shadow said this, he walked out of the pavilion without looking back and walked to a house in "Lin Courtyard". Er Wu followed closely, and he couldn't help but feel worried. Ye Xuan and Mu Qing'er also followed and stopped a little further away.

"Bring the people out of the house." This was completely a commanding tone for his subordinates.

Wu Fu and Wu Lu panicked and pushed open the wooden door and entered. They saw four men and two women bound with shackles and steel cuffs inside the house. This is not a prison cell. In addition to the six people's hands and feet being shackled, a steel chain protrudes from the middle of the shackles on each of their feet and is coiled around the beams in the room. Fu and Lu didn't have the key in their hands, so they had to reach out and break the steel chain. The six people were not shackled, but they did not dare to make a sound, but there was a strange light in their eyes.

Not long after, the six prisoners were kneeling side by side on the green brick floor outside the door of the house. Looking at this situation, the two heroes who broke the steel chain with bare hands did not seem to be here to save their lives.

"Kill these two." Afterimage pointed at the two men on the far right and ordered calmly. It seems that for her, taking human life is like "picking off flowers and picking trees".

Although Fu and Lu had already guessed the afterimage's thoughts, they were still shocked when the incident happened: "This...are they death row prisoners?"

"Don't use the sword, let alone the sword energy! Stare into his eyes and thrust your palms into his throat!" Afterimage would not tell them that these six people together were carrying at least thirty lives; neither would she He lied to them and said that these six people were randomly kidnapped from the street. She didn't explain anything to the six people who fed the Wu brothers to "forge their hearts", leaving Fu and Lu to struggle on their own.

"Brother Wu, you go first." The afterimage walked behind the big man on the far right, put his knees on his back, grabbed the unkempt hair with his right hand, and pulled it up, making him face up to the frightened Wu. blessing.

"You either open your eyes and die quickly. Or I tear off your eyelids first. Three, two..." The man, whose arms were almost thicker than the afterimage's thighs, trembled and opened his eyes, looking at him with pity. This gentle scholar with two beards.

Wu Fu slowly raised his right palm and hung it on the opponent's neck "with fingers like a knife", trembling uncontrollably.

"What are you doing, waiting for mother to coax you?" The contempt in the sickly orphan girl's nose finally forced out the murderous intent in the sickly scholar's eyes. The white and slender right palm penetrated the neck. The big man's face suddenly turned ferocious. "Wu Fu" still couldn't hold it back and closed his eyes. As he pulled out his palm, Afterimage also let go of his right hand holding his hair. The big man fell to the ground and did not die immediately. He curled up and rolled for a long time like an eel thrown on a red-hot iron plate, and then finally stopped moving.

"Brother Wu, you've done a good job." Afterimage looked at Wu Fu, who was already a little distracted, and smiled in approval: "But if you still close your eyes when you kill the next one, I will have someone send twenty more. Brother Wu ,It's your turn."

Seeing this situation, among the remaining five people kneeling on the ground, two men kowtowed and begged to "Er Wu". Another one struggled to stand up and tried to escape, but before he could take two steps, he was kicked by his feet. Stumbled by the shackles. On the other hand, the two women knew they were unlucky and kept their hands down in silence.

The afterimage grabbed the skinny man who had failed to escape and pinned him down in front of "Wu Lu". He had no hair on his head, and the residual image's right hand was clasped on his skull like an eagle's talon, still making him look up at Wu Lu as before. "If you want to be the second to die, it's up to you. Just open your eyes." Afterimage no longer repeated the same threat. The two index fingers of his left hand were placed directly between the man's eyebrows, ready to tear off his eyelids at any time.

"Open it! Open it!" The skinny man was afraid that the afterimage would stand behind him and not see his cleverness. Even for people who are about to die, it is also very important for them to suffer less pain.

I don't know if the twins' thoughts are really connected. Before killing the first person, "Wu Lu"'s face was no paler than "Wu Fu's". However, when his right palm pierced the skinny man's throat, he no longer had the panic of killing someone for the first time in his life. Could it be that in "Wu Lu's" heart, the big man just now was no different from the one he killed?

Afterimage pulled out two short knives from his waist and handed them into the hands of "Er Wu" respectively. He didn't give them any time to wipe off the blood on their hands, and then picked up the two "medium-sized men" who were kowtowing like garlic from the ground by their hair: "Take the heart."

The "Wu brothers" were a little stunned for a moment, and they didn't know whether "taking the heart" meant "taking the heart with one sword" according to the martial arts saying, or whether they really wanted to take out the "heart". The two of them didn't dare to ask any more questions. They both squatted on the ground and penetrated the double-edged "Yan Que" into their chests. The two male prisoners died instantly, much faster than those who were stabbed in the throat.

When it comes to killing someone, the first time is the most difficult. At this time, the "first blood" has been tasted, and when the second hand raised the knife and penetrated it, a trace of joy welled up in his heart. Afterimage looked at the expressions on Fu and Lu's faces, knowing in his heart that the windfall of Mo Wenta's "six tasks" was much greater.

"You have tasted the strong fish, and the 'Twins' will also drink blood." Afterimage took back "Yan Que", without even wiping the blood stains on the blade, and put it back into the knife pouch on his waist.

"Why, you look down on women?" The Wu brothers, who had already broken the habit of killing, hesitated and retreated when faced with two women.

"Shangguan Jing will kill you. After killing you, kill your mother."

The silver-white "twins" are out of their sheaths. There is a bright red line between the two girls' eyebrows.

This is the first time that Afterimage has truly seen the weapons of the "Wu brothers". The meaning is wonderful: ordinary, but extremely suitable. These are two ordinary long swords made of stainless steel. They are not like "Useless" with a light yellow glow, nor like "Judgment" which is filled with bone-chilling coldness. The "Twins" are held in the hands of the Twins, integrated and natural, without even realizing it.

"This level is passed. Let's go back." Afterimage led the four of them with satisfaction back to the pavilion where they were drinking tea.

"Is there a messenger from 'Cangcheng' to 'Liangcheng'?" The four of them sat down again. Ye Xuan took a sip of the slightly cold Usnea tea in the cup and then asked.

"There are quite a few." Xu Su's coffin had already returned to "Liangcheng" along with the servants who had been married into the "Wu Mansion", but the hundreds of "trust crows" had not taken it away.

"Please leave me a token. After the letter is drafted, I will make several copies and send several batches of envoys to distribute them. One batch will be sent to 'Cangcheng' and will be flown by the letter crow. Xu Fei may be able to rest sooner. ." None of the five people present knew whether Xu Fei and Shangguan were still in "Liangcheng". Even if they weren't there, Liangcheng's "City Lord's Mansion" must have a way to inform them both. There are only two months left before the "Sword Tournament". Kurong City and Liang City, one to the west and one to the east, are thousands of miles apart. There is not enough time, just enough.

The five of them talked in the "pavilion" until late at night. Can and Ye asked about all kinds of trivial matters about "Xu Fei" and "Shangguan Jing". Mu Qing'er just sat and listened quietly without saying a word.

The afterimage's back, buttocks and legs were covered with purple whip marks. The wicker chair was close to his eyes, but he couldn't sit on it. After standing there for a long time, my legs became more and more sore, and resentment gradually grew in my heart. After sending Fu and Lu away and returning to the inner garden of the "Night Palace", they finally couldn't help but burst out at Ye Xuan: "I wholeheartedly work for you, and you still ask Sister Qing'er to beat me!"

Ye Xuan only felt that the afterimage was filled with grievances and his eyes were full of tears. Compared with the usual sharp and mean look, it was much more pleasant. He was not angry even when she yelled at her face to face, and said warmly: "Don't mess around. I beat you because you brought an outsider to 'force' me to have a wife. In the past, I only suffered from being unable to control you. Now it seems that how can I not be controlled by you?" A difficult problem."

"Huh, anyway, I do the most things at home and get the most beatings!" After saying this, a teardrop slipped out of the corner of his eye.

Ye Xuan chuckled: "How many times have you been beaten because of something you did? How many times have you been domineering and rude and took the initiative to provoke you? You have a good memory and don't forget things. Why don't you make a receipt tonight?"

Afterimage was not in a good mood to argue at this time, and just stood there wiping tears and saying nothing. Ye Xuan looked a little distressed, and said softly: "Do you know why I had to beat you yesterday? Hmph... If you want to laugh at me again, then so be it. In short, it's not just because you did such arrogance. It’s because even though I’m angry, I’m not as angry as I thought.”

"What's the point?" Afterimage whimpered.

"Xiaoying, I'm serious. If I could live another life, I would rather be your subordinate; I would rather not think about anything and just obey your orders. I have to admit that you may be more suitable to be the head of the family than me.

However, in this life, we can only do this. I have a background, but you are blank; I have a past, but you only have Konoha; I have a purpose, but you want excitement. So in this life, you have to listen to me. So I can’t forgive you for what happened yesterday. "

"I have become the head of the family, and I will beat you all day long." Afterimage curled up his small mouth and said bitterly while sobbing. However, after hearing what Ye Xuan said, most of the resentment in his heart disappeared.

"What did you say?" Mu Qing'er's cold voice made the afterimage's body and heart tremble at the same time.

"No...no, I'm talking about the next life." Afterimage's grievance was only good for Ye Xuan. Therefore, she only felt more wronged when facing Ye Xuan.

Mu Qing'er was still looking at the afterimage. In the night, those pale gray eyes were reflected by the moonlight, making them look cold and mysterious. The afterimage was getting hairier and hairier, and the sobs in my throat were getting slower and slower. Finally, like a little girl who had made a mistake, she stood there with her head bowed and cowering, at a loss.

"Senior sister, come back." Ye Xuan waved his hand gently, both to drive away and to let go of the afterimage. Accompanying Mu Qing'er, we returned to the "Qingyuan" to rest.

The afterimage walked aimlessly for a while in the cold night. Intentionally or unintentionally, I walked towards the "Moth Courtyard". The little moth has probably gone to sleep long ago. She didn't care if it would disturb her dreams, and she didn't bother to care whether the "Mingzhu" was in the side room or the main room. Tonight, she didn't want to be alone.

Exile Diary - Excerpt (58)

Anese still had a few gold leaves on her body, so we tore off half of them, bought the farmer’s donkey, and fled north. I soon discovered that the endurance of the donkey was not as good as Aniese's. I rode the donkey and Aniese ran. When the donkey couldn't run, she didn't look tired at all.

I asked Anese, if you carry me on your back and I carry water and bread to feed you, will you be able to keep running? She said that's not the case. The donkey is too slow, and running with the donkey consumes the energy slowly. But if you don't wait for the donkey and run hard by yourself, you can feel the energy in the body quickly decreasing.

Today Anese also learned a new running method. She leaned forward, touched the ground alternately with her two feet, and jumped forward. One rise and fall could be seven or eight donkey body lengths, and it was graceful.

It's very close to Tianhe. I want to have a look.

(End of this chapter)