Abduct a shadow guard to investigate the case

Under the darkness of night, the Tibetan Villa regained its usual tranquility.

Shen Yao followed Lu Zangming all the way to his study.

"Mr. Shen, what happened in the villa really made you laugh. Thanks to you, Lu will write a letter to the Wulin League to thank you soon, and I will definitely praise you." Lu Zangming invited Shen Yao to sit down in the study , The next person brewed tea and watched the tea for the two of them.

"Where is it, this is a matter of Shen's job." Shen Yao said.

Lu Zangming in front of him is a bit less hostile than when he first met him underground in Wujia Village, and he also doesn't have the absurd appearance of messing around when he lost his mind. Instead, he can be called a majestic and steady martial arts senior.

Shen Yao recalled what Han Yiyin had said before, that the poison of the Demon Cult makes people lose restraint and reveal their true nature, so, is this the usual appearance of Villa Master Lu?But his previous attitude towards Xuan Qi, if it was his nature... Could it be that he has an extra love rival?

Thinking of this, Shen Yao couldn't sit still, he thought for a while, and said, "Master Lu, Shen has a merciless request."

"Master Shen, please tell me."

"I want to ask the Zhuang to ask for someone."

"I wonder who Mr. Shen wants?" Lu Zangming narrowed his eyes slightly and asked.

"It's the shadow guard Xuan Qi of the Villa."

"Oh?" Lu Zangming showed a surprised expression, "Does Mr. Shen want a shadow guard?"

"No," this old fox, Shen Yao cursed in his heart, still explaining patiently, "I want this person. Xuan Qi helped me a lot when I went down the mountain to investigate the case. Shadow guards usually send them some life-threatening jobs, so instead of this, I want to ask the owner to sell me a favor and give Xuan Qi to me as a personal attendant."

"Hehe," Lu Zangming laughed dryly, "Mr. Shen said that Xuan Qi's martial arts have been damaged too much, and if I give it to you, it won't be of much use. Why don't I ask the shadow hall to choose a shadow guard who has just been trained. Give it to you."

"..." Shen Yao gritted his teeth secretly, "Master Lu, I don't actually want a shadow guard, but I've been with Xuan Qi for a long time, and I can't bear to know his final ending in the villa. He I have taken care of you a lot along the way, there is hard work without credit, I don't think you will have the heart to let him die casually. Shen heard that the shadow guards of the villa are all slaves who signed a death contract. Easy to say."

"Haha!" Lu Zangming said with a smile, "Look at what Mr. Shen said, a mere shadow guard, Mr. Shen is lucky to see him. However, there are some rules for giving away the shadow guards in the villa, but it's not about money."

"I would like to hear the details." Shen Yao's eyes shone brightly.

"Shadow guards are dead soldiers who are not seen in the villa. From the beginning of training to the execution of tasks, each shadow guard hides many secrets of my villa. In the past, there were cases of gifting shadow guards to others, but these were The gifted Shadow Guard must go through a process."

"What process?" A bad premonition emerged in Shen Yao's heart.

"Take the pill and wash away the existing memories." Lu Zangming said word by word.

"!!!" Shen Yao clenched his teacup tightly, "This...is too cruel!"

"What's so cruel? It's the most suitable method to wash away the existing memories, not only to ensure that the secrets of the villa will not be leaked, but also not to damage the role of these shadow guards."

"No..." Shen Yao frowned, "A person's memory has his feelings and things he cherishes, if all these are erased, he will no longer be a complete person."

"Young Master Shen just wants a follower. Does it matter if he has any previous memories?"

"..." Shen Yao choked for a moment, and asked, "Can I not erase my memory? Shen is willing to swear that if any secrets of your hidden villa are revealed because of Xuan Qi, I will bear all the consequences."

"Mr. Shen, aren't you embarrassing me!" Lu Zangming lowered his head and sighed, looked up at Shen Yao secretly, and said, "I know Mr. Shen, you are kind-hearted, and you don't want Xuan Qi to be treated as an 'abandoned son' by Yingtang , In this way, I promise you, if Xuan Qi still stays in the villa, I will arrange a proper job for him, and I will not let him go to die anyway. If you still want him, you have to follow the rules of my villa Let's do it, what do you think?"

"..." Shen Yao was silent for a moment, then said, "May the owner allow me to think again?"

"Of course, Mr. Shen's mission is over, so stay in the villa for a few more days, and let me treat you well."

Shen Yao left Lu Zangming's study room. He looked at the surrounding trees and eaves for a moment, then suddenly turned over and jumped onto a big tree near the study room.

It was a somewhat unfamiliar face, Shen Yao thought for a while and said, "Are you Ming Wu?"

"Exactly." The man hidden on the branch bowed his head.

"When did you switch shifts?"

"After the owner left the main hall."

"..." Shen Yao sighed, punched Ming Wu, turned and left.

Ming Yi, who was lurking on the other side of the study, saw Shen Yao leave, and sneaked to Ming Wu's hiding place.

"Hey, tell me, why didn't the owner of the villa tell Mr. Shen another way for the shadow guard to leave the village?" Ming Yi asked quietly.

"Another way, since the establishment of the rules, who would choose?" Ming Wu said.

"Yes, Mr. Shen is also strange. If you want people, you want people. Why do you think so much?"

The two shook their heads at the same time.

The moonlight is like frost, the mountains and clouds are far away, and the towers are near the water.

Shen Yao pushed open the window of his residence, facing the beautiful scenery on a beautiful day, but only felt upset.

He took out the jade flute from his pocket and put it to his lips, and the soft and melodious tune echoed in the night sky.

The sound of the flute is quiet, blowing and wrinkling the water in the pool.

Han Yiyin sat in the room, tossed three copper coins from his hand one after another, and wrote down the hexagrams on the paper.

The sound of the flute is ethereal, blowing chaotic residual clouds.

Lu Zangming stood in front of the window, looking at the back mountain under the stars, staring at one direction for a long time without moving.

The sound of the flute is lingering, blowing and scattering flowers.

Xuan Qi stood on the roof of the shadow guard camp, facing the wind, his black clothes melted into the night, and his eyes were stained with the tenderness of the moonlight. He put away the royal blue brocade bag in his hand, and jumped towards the northwest of the shadow guard camp. go.

To the northwest of the Shadow Guard Camp, there is a cave.All shadow guards with the word "Xuan" have deep-seated fear of this place.Inside the cave is a cold pool, which is icy cold all the year round. Practicing the pure yin mental method here to a certain level is a must for every shadow guard with the word "Xuan".

As soon as Xuan Qi got close to the cave, he already felt the chill was overwhelming, and he had to use his internal strength to resist the cold.

Suddenly, a strong wind swept towards him, Xuan Qi jumped up and dodged, the sound of whips whizzing came from his ears, and the torches on both sides of the cave suddenly lit up.

"Master Mo Ling, Xuan Qi begs to see you!" Xuan Qi turned over and landed, knelt down on one knee, and made a greeting posture towards the entrance of the cave.

The whip that had hit his side suddenly lost its strength and fell softly to the ground.

A black shadow came in front of him and said, "What are you doing here?"

Xuan Qi raised his head, and what he saw was a thin and tall man, dressed in black and with black hair, also dressed as a shadow guard, but his face was already middle-aged, and the vicissitudes of time were mixed between his brows.

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"You want to enter the cold pool to adjust your internal strength?" Mo Ling heard Xuan Qi's intention, reached out to grab his wrist, frowned and said, "Your tendons have been seriously injured. Entering the cold pool to adjust your breath, the skill at best is not enough. You can only recover to [-]%, you should know what this means... You said that no one ordered you to do this, why bother asking for trouble?"

"Xuan Qi understands, but Xuan Qi must restore his skill to the maximum in the shortest possible time, and please master Mo Ling to complete it!" Xuan Qi clasped his fists again and begged. In his impression, Master Mo Ling was deep, introverted and stern, but to him The junior shadow guards were secretly sympathetic, all Xuan Qi could think of was pleading.

Mo Ling looked at Xuan Qi. Generally, the eyes of shadow guards who were injured so far were numb and resigned to their fate, but there was something firm and vivid in Xuan Qi's eyes, which seemed to be called—hope.I seem to have paid attention to this junior when I was training shadow guards. Was it the time he pleaded for his companion and was punished, or the time he secretly rescued the frozen bird?Mo Ling couldn't remember clearly.

"In your current situation, going down to the pool to adjust your breathing will cause you ten times and a hundred times more pain than usual practice, you have to think about it!" Mo Ling reminded again.

"Yes, Xuan Qi has made up his mind!" Xuan Qi straightened his back and looked earnestly.

"Heh... you look like someone who is at the same age as me." Mo Ling smiled helplessly. As a shadow guard, he can live to this day, and it is too much for him to be assigned to guard the cold pool to train the younger generation Fortunately, the appearance of this child made him suddenly feel a little emotional, but the old man has passed away, and the past is hard to recover.

He waved his hand, signaling Xuan Qi to go into the cave by himself.

When Xuan Qi heard Mo Ling's emotion, his heart suddenly moved, and he couldn't help asking, "You mean the same period, but senior Mo Han?"

The torches are indistinct, the moonlight is cold and hazy, and the past and present seem to flow like years.

"You junior, you know Mo Han?" Mo Ling asked strangely.

"Xuan Qi only heard the name of Senior Mo Han from the owner of the villa, but he doesn't know anything about his deeds."

"Really?" Mo Ling smiled, Xuan Qi saw it, but felt that the smile was a bit miserable.

"Mo Han was his first personal bodyguard. He died to save him back then. I thought that after so many years, the owner of the villa had already forgotten about him." Mo Ling said.

"Maybe... not at all." Xuan Qi murmured.

"No wonder..." Mo Ling turned his eyes, as if thinking of something.

Xuan Qi stared at him blankly, seeing that he hesitated to speak, he secretly annoyed why he was so gossip, he thanked Mo Ling, then turned and walked into the cave.

"Hey, boy, do you know how many shadow guards of the 'Xuan' generation, the owner of the village once called for 'double cultivation'?"

"!!!" Xuan Qi's face turned blank, and he turned around stiffly.

Mo Ling didn't notice his strangeness, raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "According to reports, there is no one there yet."

"..."

The cold pool is as quiet as jasper, with thick ice on the water surface, and the cold air is like smoke and mist.Those who enter the cold pool should take off all their clothes, use internal force to cut through the ice, and then immerse themselves in the water, leaving only the chest above the water.

Xuan Qi closed his eyes, his pale skin turned abnormally red in the cold air. Enduring the overwhelming pain, he forcefully exercised his mind, raised his breath and adjusted his breath. The biting cold pierced him like thousands of steel needles. The whole body pierced his skin, pried open his bone seams, and drilled into his meridians.The muscles of his whole body were tense, his hands were clenched tightly under the water, the cold air permeated the texture of his chest, and the edges of his eyebrows and eyelashes were stained with hoarfrost.

"Boy, if you can't stand it, come up!" Mo Ling's voice sounded from the shore.

"It's okay..." Xuan Qi didn't open his eyes, his brows trembled uncontrollably, and after he said two words with difficulty, he bit his lower lip tightly, fearing that if he opened his mouth again, he would moan in pain.

His tendons were damaged, and he forcibly cultivated according to the pure yin method. Although he felt that the cold pool and the true energy in his body complemented each other, and his dantian was stimulated and began to replenish internal energy, this stimulation was too domineering and fierce for his current body. The meridians all over my body seemed to be tightly strangled by someone, and then let go suddenly. The whole body was struggling between the cold suffocation and the burst of blood, and the smell of blood surged in the throat.

Struggling to circulate his zhenqi for a whole week, Xuan Qi suddenly opened his eyes and coughed in the water.The long whip came with the sound of the wind, Xuan Qi stretched out his hand to block it, and Mo Ling's whip wrapped around his wrist, and he pulled it towards the shore, allowing Xuan Qi to use his strength to get out of the water and get ashore.

Xuan Qiyi couldn't stand up for a while, and half knelt on the ground with his arms propped up. He suppressed his cough and thanked Mo Ling.He was naked/naked, and the old and new scars on his body were covered with thin frost, which was slowly melting away.

Mo Ling frowned, turned around and walked deep into the cave.

With trembling hands, Xuan Qi went to get the clothes on the side. Before he could put them on, he saw Mo Ling walking back again, reached out and threw him a stone bowl, and shouted, "Go on!"

Xuan Qi raised his hand to catch the bowl, which was filled with half a bowl of water, and a few drops were slightly shaken out.

"Drink it in one go, it's good for you." Mo Ling said.

Xuan Qi was cold all over, and his perception was still dull. When he saw Mo Ling's pitiful eyes, he was moved in his heart, raised his head and drank the water in the bowl in one gulp.

"Cough, cough, cough..." The spicy liquid rushed into his throat, and Xuan Qi coughed violently from choking.

"Swallow it, don't spit it up! This is my treasured peach blossom wine, if you dare to waste it, I won't beat you up!"

"Xuan Qi...cough cough...thank you, Master Mo Ling." Xuan Qi covered his mouth and swallowed, with a faint worry floating in his heart.

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In the middle of the night, the bright moon shines, and the breeze is sultry.

Xuan Qi quietly sneaked back to the Shadow Guard Camp, just as he opened the door of his room, he suddenly felt someone approaching from behind.

He elbowed back and hit, the person behind him dodged sideways, then immediately stuck up, hugged him into his arms, pushed him into the room, and closed the door with his backhand.

Xuan Qi just wanted to move again, but was stunned by the familiar breath, he relaxed his body, the person behind him buried his face in his shoulder, rubbed it twice, then let him go slightly, let him turn around .

"Master Shen..." Xuan Qi opened his eyes wide in surprise.

"It's me," Shen Yao's eyes shone like obsidian in the darkness, bright and eager, "I've been waiting for you all night, where have you been?"

Xuan Qi's mind was a little dazed, Shen Yao in front of him didn't know why, but there was a faint double image.

At this time, Shen Yao reached out and touched his sleeve, "Why are you so cold all over?" He asked and looked at Xuan Qi's face worriedly, only to find that Xuan Qi's cheeks were flushed, winking at him Blinking, his eyes seemed to be soaked in water vapor, and they were a little blurred.

Shen Yao sniffed, and suddenly said, "Have you been drinking?"