Sealing Sword

Qingshan Huangzuo said: This episode contains spoilers, please be careful.

Regarding the issue of Mu Qingshang, there are vague mentions in the extra chapters of the first three chapters. If you don’t remember, you can go back and look.Focus on the attitude of Taoist Su Qing and Shen Liu's childhood memories.

A sincere person sharpens his sword for ten years.

Mu Qingshang entered the Taishang Palace at the age of nine, and has practiced swordsmanship for five years. He can only be regarded as half an "honest man". Naturally, there is no rule of putting the sword into its sheath and closing the front with blood.

On the contrary, he developed a quirk of loathing blood and blood in Mizong Ridge since he was a child. Although he has a long sword in his hand, he has never slaughtered a bird since he was a martial artist. Blood drops as big as beans can make you sick for most of the day.

Master Su Yin saw him too, and said that it was a heart disease, and there was no cure for it except himself.

Therefore, seeing the killer attacking, Mu Qingshang's first reaction was not to advance but to retreat. While the hull of the boat was being dragged by the rope, he stepped on the canopy of the boat, turned over and hung upside down, and the moment the sword edge entered the water, a wave of fire was raised. The beads splashed, and several powerful crossbow arrows were scattered.

However, the water is not safe. Several black shadows rushed towards Shen Liu like a few swimming fish. Although the latter was severely injured, he was very familiar with this way. A hair-thin silver thread, people also sink to the surface of the water.

Mu Qingshang couldn't see what was going on underwater, but he could see the color of blood that suddenly spread on the surface of the water.

His face turned pale suddenly, the killer on the shore seized the gap, and the crossbow arrow left the string again, narrowly passing by Mu Qingshang, leaving a bloodstain on his arm.

There are grievances and grievances in the rivers and lakes, life and death are clear, how can there be indecision?

Seeing the moment of blood, Mu Qingshang actually didn't feel any pain, instead, there was a strange aura running around in his dantian, alternating hot and cold for a moment, subconsciously running his internal force to suppress it, but suddenly his eyes went dark, and there was a buzzing sound in his mind , the sudden upsurge of darkness accompanied by a cold and harsh air swept across like a tide, as if the soul had been separated from the body and fell from the clouds to the rotten earth.

Mu Qingshang was startled at first, then quickly calmed down, and immediately recited the mental method silently, guiding the internal force of "Wuji Gong" to travel from the second meridian of Ren Du to all limbs and bones.

It seems like a hundred years in my heart, but it is only a short moment in the eyes of outsiders.

The moment Mu Qingshang regained his consciousness, before he even opened his eyes, he felt a warm liquid splash on his face, and the sword in his hand went straight forward, but it was not empty, but fixed on some soft surface. in something.

With a sudden panic in his heart, he suddenly opened his eyes, and saw that the long sword in his hand had pierced a person's chest, blood gushed out along the edge of the sword, and the disgusting fishy smell lingered, Mu Qingshang subconsciously lowered his head, looked Seeing the corpses scattered under his feet, or piercing his heart or cutting his throat, he was killed with a single sword.

The man in front of him was still breathing, looked at the blood on Mu Qingshang's face in horror, and trembled a few times in his throat, as if he had seen the evil spirit of Shura, but he couldn't even utter a word, and fell back straight.

A sword pierces the heart, pierces the body and breaks the bones, it is already powerless.

A cold sword, a ruthless person.

However, Mu Qingshang held the blood-stained long sword, and the person with bloody hands was himself.

Mu Qingshang's hand holding the sword trembled a little, he lowered his head to look at the blade in disbelief, the blood had already rolled down like beads, only the blade was as bright as ever, reflecting his eyebrows at this time.

The young man's eyes that haven't fully opened are just elegant at the first glance, as if outlined in ink at first glance, but the eyebrows are rare and loose, and the eyes are rare indifference.

Such cold brows met him on the blade of the sword, like flowers in a mirror and the moon in water, they disappeared in an instant, and when he saw that the brows were already furrowed, there was a sudden panic in his eyes.

Surrounded by the smell of blood, Mu Qingshang felt nauseous belatedly, but he found that his fingers covering his mouth were trembling slightly—not fear, but an uncontrollable excitement.

He staggered back, but bumped into a wet and cold body behind him, Shen Liu didn't know when he climbed ashore like a water ghost, and he didn't know how long he looked at him, with a look of surprise on his face.

However, it's not the time to talk now, Shen Liu only hesitated for a moment, then grabbed Mu Qingshang's left hand and ran into the woods, although the woods were dark and unpredictable, it was better than the waterway.

Mu Qingshang instinctively wanted to backhand him, and forced himself to hold back. The two of them turned into shadows that didn't touch the ground with light kung fu, and ran for a long distance in one breath, before stopping in front of a hidden cave. .

This is a wolf lair, inside is a female wolf and a litter of young wolf cubs. Shen Liu is reluctant to part with this rare shelter. Seeing the female wolf grinning her teeth, she clenched her dagger tightly, but she didn't expect that a wolf cub had already shaken. Running over staggeringly, he rolled in Mu Qingshang's hands.

Look at this, it doesn't look like a ferocious wild wolf, but like a puppy who has milk and mother.

Shen Liu's long-standing memory began to loosen, and he suddenly remembered the three days when he was playing in Mizong Ridge when he was a child. There were countless snakes, insects, rats, ants, birds and beasts all over the mountain, but none of them took the initiative to attack Mu Qingshang. The little child came and went freely in the forbidden area of ​​Houshan, which made many hackers of Helian's family fearful.

The clothes on Mu Qingshang's body smelled of blood. He was not sure if the smell had attracted the little wolf, but he didn't dare to step forward to challenge the female wolf's patience. He bent down and put the wolf cub on the ground, and said to Shen Liu: " Let's go, don't disturb them."

Shen Liu raised his eyebrows, but he still didn't refute him, the two of them turned back and went out, and found a place not far from the cave, probably because there were wolves here, and there were far fewer wild animals besides the cave. A mountain stream is gurgling, but the rest is unbelievably quiet.

Mu Qingshang buried the bloody clothes in the soil, and then said to Shen Liu, "Why did they chase you down?"

Although Shicai lost his mind, Mu Qingshang didn't let go of the things that should be observed. The assassin's face did not have the brand of drugs, and his martial arts and siege methods also follow the Central Plains way, unlike Helian's usual style outside the customs.

Since it was not the Helian family, and he pressed Shen Liu every step of the way, Mu Qingshang was inevitably a little puzzled.

Shen Liu watched him all the way, from head to toe, not even letting go of his eyebrows, his eyelashes, and in his mind, he quietly superimposed this appearance with the child in his childhood memory, it was indeed the same, Just some subtle inconsistencies.

At this time, when Mu Qingshang spoke, Shen Liu smiled: "The more you know about things that have nothing to do with you, the faster you will die."

"If you can ignore it just because it's irrelevant, then I could watch you die." Mu Qingshang sighed, "Shen Liu, it's really me, I won't lie to you."

It's not good to think too much about "The Promise", so Su Qing asked him to worry less. Now Mu Qingshang doesn't remember many things, there are three or two people around, it's common.Shen Liu was one of the few colors in his childhood memory. Just three days together made Mu Qingshang know the happiness of being a child for the first time in his life. Although the happiness came and went in a hurry, it still made him dream back at midnight. When chewing for many years.

Shen Liu was silent for a while, then asked, "How did you come here all these years?"

The two sat by the stream, with the gurgling water under their feet and the pale moonlight above their heads. It seemed as if the heaven and the earth had entered into the painting at this moment. The people in the painting sat side by side, but their thoughts were different.

Mu Qingshang briefly narrated his experiences over the years, Shen Liu listened silently, only his eyes flickered when he heard him leave Mizong Ridge and enter the Taishang Palace, and he still didn't say anything. Chatty.

After Mu Qingshang finished speaking, Shen Liu said, "Do you know about Hundred Ghost Gate?"

Mu Qingshang was banned from Mizong Ridge when he was a child, the Helian family wanted to raise him into a submissive fool, how could they tell him unnecessary things?Later, when he entered the Supreme Palace, although Su Qing taught him martial arts knowledge, he seldom talked about Jianghu affairs to him, and occasionally mentioned them a few times, but only lightly skipped them, so Mu Qingshang did not say anything about these Jianghu forces. I know, but I really don't know much.

Seeing his bewildered face, Shen Liu smiled inexplicably, pointed to himself and said, "Some people can't survive, so they have to live on like ghosts, like me."

Mu Qingshang frowned, he seemed to smell the chill from his words, and subconsciously became wary of the students of Hundred Ghosts.

If the Helian family is a poisonous snake in the dark, the Hundred Ghosts Gate is a ghost in the dark night.

"Helian's house is not a good place, so is Baiguimen. They do things that are not visible, such as intelligence, assassination, smuggling, listing..." Shen Liu sneered, "The two sides have been fighting each other openly and secretly for several years, and each other has mutual interests. Injury. Therefore, back then, the head of the sect and the Helian family intended to cooperate, so they sent my father to take people to Mizong Ridge to negotiate with the head of the Helian family. Unfortunately, my father is a stubborn and tough bone, not only did not negotiate, but also tore his face , without you... I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to go back to Nether Valley."

When Mu Qingshang heard the last sentence, he hesitated to speak, but held back, and asked, "So now the Hundred Ghosts Sect is incompatible with the Helian family?"

"Wrong, they don't violate the water of the river. It's me and the Helian family who don't share the sky." Shen Liu sneered, "I escaped back to Dongming Valley with great difficulty, and begged my master, the master, to avenge my father. But my master doesn't want to lose both sides with the Helian family, he just draws a clear line of reason, and he didn't pursue the lives of the disciples who died in Mizong Ridge."

Mu Qingshang said "ah": "How come?"

"Let's come first, why talk about friendship?" Shen Liu twitched the corners of his mouth, "I was thrown into the dark hall by my master for half a year before I was released. If you learn how to be good, don't disobey him, otherwise you won't be able to see me now. ...Fortunately, I was obedient and willing to do things for him, and it took me five years to become the head of the young sect, and after his death, the Hundred Ghosts Sect will be mine."

Mu Qingshang clenched his fingers tightly: "So, what's going on now?"

"The Helian family wanted to set up a line with the nobles of Tianjing to make it easier for the Baiguimen. For this, they paid a lot of money. My master naturally agreed, but I... I am not reconciled." Shen Liu's eyes gradually turned cold, "There are two factions in the Hundred Ghosts Sect on this matter, and they will not give in to each other. The master and the elder confront each other every day, and they only need to fight with real swords and guns. So he asked me to lead the way for the Helian family's assassins. No regrets."

Mu Qingshang is just innocent, not stupid, he looked at the head tied around Shen Liu's waist: "You pretended to be obedient, but took the opportunity to kill him...In this case, if your master doesn't want to quarrel with the Helian family again , will definitely hand over the culprit, then the killer just now should be the Hundred Ghosts Sect sent by him."

"Now I'm really homeless." Shen Liu took off his head and smiled wryly, "I wanted to go back to the valley to pay homage to my father, but unfortunately I can't go back now... Forget it, they killed countless people when they were alive, Stuffing the stomachs of animals after death can be regarded as accumulating virtue.”

He tossed the head back, making a dull sound, so exposed to the wilderness, and there was a wolf's den nearby, I'm afraid it would be picked up and eaten within a night.

Mu Qingshang sighed: "The dead are gone, everything is over."

"I haven't seen you for a few years, I never thought you would become so old-fashioned and soft-hearted." Shen Liu raised his eyebrows, "When you saved me back then, you wouldn't tell me all these things because of a dead head."

Mu Qingshang slowly clenched his fingers in his sleeves, and he seemed to ask unintentionally: "At that time, what did you think of me?"

Shen Liu narrowed his eyes and said in an unclear manner: "Just like you just now, calm and stern, you are completely different from usual. If I hadn't been watching, I might have thought you had a twin brother."

When he talked about Mu Qingshang helping him escape from Mizong Ridge, he glanced out of the corner of his eyes and saw the boy's face getting paler and paler.

Mu Qingshang's heart tightened suddenly, that day he only remembered that he went to the back mountain to look for Shen Liu as promised, but he didn't expect to run into Helian's assassins chasing and killing members of the Hundred Ghosts, and he didn't expect to find that Shen Liu was there At that moment, his heart was beating like a drum, his mind was blank, and there was only one instinctive thought - to save Shenliu.

As soon as this idea came up, his consciousness fell into a trance just like before, and he didn't even know what he had done.

It was the first time the strange illness had occurred, and Mu Qingshang thought he was really having a dream, he hurried out of the room but was locked in the yard by the guards, all of them held swords and bows a little more chillingly than usual, Let him not get out even a step, just like the situation in the "dream".

Mu Qingshang's heart skipped a beat, and he quietly asked his maid, Zi Yan, who was taking care of him, only to find out that the guest who had recently fallen out with the head of the family, sealed off the mountains, searched and killed them, except for one missing child, everyone else lost their lives.

At that moment, inexplicable fear arose in his heart, his head was about to split, but scenes of broken images flashed through his mind, as if he was watching from the perspective of a bystander how he killed people and how he saved lives.

However, Mu Qingshang hated death and feared blood. He always thought it was a dream, but it was so real that he even doubted and wavered.

Since then, Mu Qingshang began to suffer from occasional attacks, mostly when he was in danger or when his emotions fluctuated greatly. The attacks seemed to be separated from his soul, and they came and went quickly. , I am not very clear about what I have done, only vague memories remain in my mind, and I need to think about it myself to slowly clear it up.

The memories after the attack have one thing in common, that is, after each attack, his hands will be stained with blood, and there must be dead people around him.

That should be something he has done himself, but every time it is like watching the encounter of a stranger.

Mu Qingshang felt that there was a monster in his body. He was frightened and hated blood even more. Until he practiced inner strength and mind method with Daoist Su Qing, he often practiced exercises and calmed down when his mind was turbulent. What happened tonight, Mu Qingshang will think that this strange disease has been cured.

Now listening to Shen Liu talking about the past in detail, which perfectly coincided with his own "dream" without discrepancies in even the details, Mu Qingshang suddenly turned pale.

Shen Liu took the change in his expression into his eyes, thought about the doubts buried deep in the day when he was shocked when he was young, and asked softly: "What's wrong?"

"I... remembered something." Mu Qingshang forced the corners of his mouth to change the subject unskillfully, "What will you do in the future?"

Shen Liu blinked his eyes, and pretended to be coy with a wild accent that he didn't know where he learned: "You and I are homeless now, and you rescued me twice, why don't I promise you with my body!"

Just as Mu Qingshang took a handful of stream water and drank it, he choked to death when he heard the words.

"Hahaha, you're not a big girl, are you still afraid of me stalking you?" Shen Liu laughed so hard, "You can scare me like this with a single sentence, what will you do if you ask for a powerful wife in the future?"

Mu Qingshang blushed, most likely out of anger: "Don't talk nonsense!"

"You didn't become a Taoist priest, why can't you say it?" Shen Liu teased him a few words, and then behaved sternly before the other party got angry, "Helian's family hasn't heard the news yet, I don't know if I did something wrong, my master is not so Silly, as long as I can't be caught, I will immediately blame others and try to get the Hundred Ghosts Gate out of it, so now I need to find a place to hide from the limelight."

Mu Qingshang said empathetically, "I'll send a letter back as soon as possible, and Master will allow me to take you to live in Wangchen Peak for a while."

Shen Liu was greatly moved: "My good brother, I did not waste the time I dug up so many herbs for you!"

"...The roots of the Sanqi you dug are all broken."

"Then there is Ganoderma lucidum!"

"I said it was a wild mountain mushroom..."

"..."

After being fussed by Shen Liu for a while, Mu Qingshang's heart relaxed, and the melancholy between his brows eased a bit. After Shen Liu fell asleep from exhaustion, he also leaned against the tree trunk with his sword in his arms, and slowly fell asleep.

Only when his breathing became regular and long, Shen Liu opened his eyes silently, looked at the sleeping person beside him, quietly stretched out his hand, a thin needle between his fingers breathed out a cold glow, it was about to pierce the skin on Mu Qingshang's neck, after all, Stop for a minute.

He stared at Mu Qingshang's tightly closed eyes, the expression on his face changed rapidly, and he finally put away the poisonous needle, fell down and fell asleep again.

Shen Liu didn't see it. The moment he turned his back, the young man who thought he was already asleep gently opened his eyes. A gleam of cold light flowed from the familiar amber eyes, but it was fleeting, and then closed again in a blink of an eye.