I have a special sword skill when I wear a book

night.

The people in the village have finished their day of farming and rested, and they have all gone to bed at this moment.In a side room of a folk house, a man in black sat cross-legged.The man's eyes were closed, and he looked weak at best, but there was a calm look on his brows that didn't match his age.At this moment, he was holding the formula with both hands and placed it on his lap, and he did not lie down to sleep peacefully.

His body was surrounded by powerful and pure spiritual power, and the surrounding air also caused transparent ripples from time to time because of his spiritual power.People who practice the Tao can replace sleep by meditating, which can not only improve their cultivation, but also relieve fatigue.

After Shen Yanye was lucky enough to pass a week, he suddenly heard a strange sound outside the window, as if someone was sneaking.The black-clothed swordsman opened his eyes, turned his head slightly, and by the moonlight, caught the figure flashing past the window with just one glance.He made a tactic with his left hand, and a silver light shot out from the window, directly restraining the black shadow.However, what is surprising is that after being bound by his magic, the black shadow did not struggle, but just stayed in place, showing a strange smile to Shen Yanye through the window.

And at this moment, Shen Yanye also saw the whole picture of the other party clearly.That should be a woman, but her figure is much thinner and shorter than ordinary women, and her back is hunched. From her figure alone, she looks like an old woman in her dying years.The reason why I say "looks" is because Shen Yanye has no way of distinguishing this person's face.Her long hair was greasy and knotted, and there were some leaves and grass roots on it, as if it hadn't been washed for more than ten years, covering half of her face.The other half of the face exposed in the air was scorched black with criss-cross scars.She seemed to be holding a lamp in her hand, and the faint blue light illuminated her face even more terrifyingly, like a wraith in hell.

"...?"

Although the woman's appearance was terrifying, Shen Yanye was not frightened by her.There is no breath of a living person on this woman, just a wisp of a ghost.But looking at her like this, she must have been severely abused before she died, and those alternate scars make people shudder.Is it a poor woman who was abandoned and beaten by an unfilial son?

When Shen Yanye was thinking about whether to go up and ask about the situation, the woman suddenly spoke.Presumably in order not to disturb the owner of this room, she lowered her voice very softly.But her voice also seemed to have been scalded by coke, and it was hoarse, like the sound of nails scratching rocks, which sounded very strange in the night wind.

"My lord, can I come out and see you?" The old woman smiled terribly.

Shen Yanye glanced at her, stood up from the bed, and picked up the Jiehuo Sword casually.When he walked to the front hall, he heard the hostess's snoring from the master bedroom, so he knew she was sleeping soundly and would wake up soon.After gaining this understanding, Shen Yanye gently opened the door and walked to the window of the side room.Through the window before, the parts below the old woman's chest were covered by the wall.It was only at this time that he realized that she was indeed holding a blue lamp in her hand.

The lamp has a complex style, with some special symbols painted on it, but it is not a spell.Shen Yanye said: "Do you... need help?"

The old woman let out a "Jie Jie" laugh, but said: "I heard that the young master wanted to kill the vine demon. Originally, the old man knew how brave he was, but he didn't want to come out to meet an old woman like me. The young master still has to hold a sword. If the vine demon knows that the young master is so cowardly, he will be disappointed."

The reason why Shen Yanye holds the Jiehuo Sword is because he is a sword repairman, and the sword never leaves his body.And Shen Yanye appreciates his sword spirit, so he cherishes his saber more than other sword repairers, so since he and Shen Lian met, the two have never been separated.

Shen Yanye had no intention of defending, but only said: "What's the matter?"

"Of course, it's just to lead the young master a way up the mountain to meet the vine demon." The old woman smiled strangely, and lowered her head to look at the green lantern in her hand, "Do you dare to follow the old man up the mountain?"

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The mountains and forests at night are always very scary—the surroundings are pitch black, and all the poisonous snakes and insects that are afraid of the sun are all dispatched, barking their teeth and claws in the night that belongs to them.There are also many poisonous flowers in the mountains and forests, which only bloom at night, so Dangyan Mountain at night is a forbidden area for ordinary people.Even before the vine demon broke free from the seal, the hunters only dared to go up the mountain during the day.

The blue lantern in the old woman's hand gave off a chilling light in the darkness, like a will-o'-the-wisp.The old woman looked weak, but her steps were very steady.Shen Yanye followed behind her, feeling more and more strange the more he watched.The old woman was familiar with the mountain roads, and when faced with a fork in the road, she never hesitated which way to go, as if she had walked this road thousands of times.

The green light faintly illuminated the road ahead, and a entangled snake was startled by the light, straightened up and spit out the letter.Shen Yanye recognized the snake - blue face and scorched tail, one of the most aggressive and poisonous snakes.Snakes live in damp places and are not afraid of Yin Qi, but as the green light approached, the snake seemed to feel threatened, and jumped into the nearby bushes instantly.

Along the way, Shen Yanye had seen similar situations too many times.All highly aggressive poisons will retreat under the light of the blue light.But despite this, he still remained silent, tightened his hand holding the Jiehuo Sword, and watched the surrounding situation cautiously.

"My lord is really silent." The old woman's hoarse voice came over, "I thought that my lord would at least ask me why I led you to meet the tragic death of Mrs. Ye."

"... tragic death?"

If the vine demon's surname is Ye, he can understand, after all, many demon cultivators choose to have human surnames.But isn't the vine demon sealed by his mother, and now he's coming out to make trouble again?How could it be "tragic death"?

"Our village used to be a county seat, and Mrs. Ye was the eldest lady of the Ye family in the county seat. She was thrown into Dangyan Mountain by the county people with injuries all over her body, but she couldn't be killed on the spot. She was killed before she died. The ferocious beast gnawed at it, so the resentment rose to the sky, attracting an ancient vine that has practiced for many years but has never transformed into a human form."

The old woman suddenly stood still.She turned around and raised the green lamp in front of Shen Yanye, illuminating his face.

"My son, I just don't want the people in that village to use you to 'eliminate harm' for them. They not only killed Mrs. Ye, but also used cruel methods to torture everyone who had the same experience as Mrs. Ye, such as me."

Saying this, the old woman raised her hair that covered half of her face, revealing her empty eye sockets—her left eye was still intact, but her right eye was cruelly gouged out!

"You see, my lord." The old woman laughed at herself, "All women who have committed crimes must carry this lamp in their hands and go up the mountain to fetch those hunters. But this lamp is only useful for poisonous snakes." , If we encounter wild beasts and fierce tigers, we will feed the tigers with our bodies to let them escape."

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After hearing the old woman's narration, Shen Yanye fell into deep thought.Judging from the daytime situation, although the villagers were a little impulsive, they were friendly anyway, and there was no distinction between right and wrong after clarifying the problem, so if they wanted to punish someone, there would probably be a reason.However, the old woman's body was criss-crossed with new and old wounds, even if it was a capital punishment, it was nothing more than that.At any time, such "punishment" has gone beyond the definition of punishment itself, and has become a manifestation of people's extreme pursuit of bloodthirsty, violence, and desire for revenge!

"I understand." Shen Yanye said, "When I see the vine demon... no, Miss Ye, I will ask about the situation, and I won't be indiscriminate."

The old woman nodded.At this moment, the two had already reached a clearing in the forest. At this moment, the sky was about to brighten, and the skylight illuminated the surrounding environment a little.The old woman raised her head and looked at the time, and said: "Going southwest, the third main peak is Qiyun Cliff, where Mrs. Ye lives. It's almost dawn, and the old man is a lonely ghost, so he can't continue to accompany the young master up the mountain. gone."

"Thank you for showing me the way."

"No need to thank me, you are somewhat similar to the female slender who came here 300 years ago." The old woman looked at Shen Yanye, but suddenly mentioned the past, "Mr. Ye likes that female cultivator very much, but She hasn't been here for 300 years."

Shen Yanye nodded, and the old woman turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared in place.Shen Yanye looked at the sky and decided to take a rest, and wait until the sky was completely bright before continuing on his way.

He dropped the protective barrier, and instead of meditating, he leaned against the trunk of a tree for a while.An hour later, Shen Yanye stood up and prepared to continue on his way, but his eyes fell on the Jiehuo Sword, and a strange feeling suddenly captured his heart.

——Since several people discussed the countermeasures against Chongyuan in Mingxin Palace three days ago, Shen Lian has never turned into a real body again!Even in the conversation between the two yesterday, he didn't show up!

If he didn't show up before, it was because he thought that his appearance which is different from human beings would scare the mortals. Now there are only the two of them, why didn't Shen Lian show up!

"Shen Lian?!" Shen Yanye grabbed the Jiehuo Sword and called out the sword spirit's name.It is undeniable that he was a little panicked - although Shen Lian was devoted to him, but if something happened to him, he would always hide it, and he would never say anything unless he asked!

"...Master, I am here." After a while, the sword spirit's voice sounded.His voice is still gentle, but he cherishes words like gold and is unwilling to say more.I'm afraid that if I talk too much, the master will hear the clues in the voice.

"You... why does your voice sound so tired?" Shen Yanye frowned, "What happened?!"

"Master, I've made you worry, I'm really fine."

Shen Lian's voice was a little hoarse, and she seemed to be trying to suppress something while speaking and exhaling. Shen Yanye couldn't bear it, but was very angry, because even so, his sword spirit still didn't say anything to him. What.He snorted and said, "Since it's all right, let's show the entity, let's continue walking."

Shen Yanye rarely spoke angry words, so Shen Lian took his angry words as orders, thinking that he was angry.The sword spirit hesitated for a moment, but finally appeared in front of Shen Yanye.

——The originally slightly rosy lips have lost any color at this moment, and the suet jade-like cheeks are as pale as paper.The brow peaks like distant mountains raised slightly, as if he was fighting against the great pain, but even so, facing Shen Yanye, he still insisted on kneeling on one knee, and then lowered his head.

He hadn't had any contact with the demon lord for a thousand years, and he thought he was out of the control of the demonic energy, but he didn't want to meet him four days ago, which turned everything into nothing.

Affected by Zhong Yuan's demon energy, he was horrified to find that he had regained those habits that had been abandoned.He could feel the black demonic energy spreading in his veins, clamoring, and then the desire to thirst for blood, bloodthirsty, and fight grew.

And his master didn't know it, and kept himself with him all the time.His master has the blood of the Moon God, and an extremely powerful aura lingers in his blood, and Shen Lian almost exerts all her strength to control herself not to hurt him.This bloodthirsty desire is even more difficult to control when he takes on a human form.

"Shen Lian...?!" Shen Yanye immediately helped him up, "What's wrong with you..."

Shen Lian forced herself to put on a smile, but her dark red pupils involuntarily looked at the black-clothed Jianxiu's neck that was exposed in the air, with a bewitching and bewitching look in her eyes.Human skin is so thin, the blue blood vessels are looming under the fair skin.Shen Lian closed her eyes, almost groaned, pushed Shen Yanye away with her last strength, then supported her body, and retreated a few feet away.

And Shen Yanye didn't step forward immediately, because he didn't miss the aggressive, yet beautiful and astonishing smile that flashed across Sword Spirit's face.

"So..." Shen Yanye murmured to himself, "Jianhuo Sword Spirit absorbs human essence and blood to maintain its body, absorbs resentment to maintain mana... since you have been with me, you have not touched blood for more than two years. "

"...Uh..." Shen Lian sighed in pain, "Master, please don't come here. I..."

But his master showed him a somewhat tolerant and apologetic smile.

"Since I am the master of the demon sword, I should be enlightened." Shen Yanye said apologetically, "I thought it was not necessary for you to absorb blood essence. Now it seems...it was my subjective judgment."

"No... um..." Shen Lian gritted her teeth, but still explained, "Master Zhong Yuan's devilish energy... makes me unable to control it..."

"Then can you control the speed and not kill me, or cause my cultivation base to be greatly reduced?"

"Yes, but you are my master, I cannot hurt you!"

Shen Lian almost watched in horror as the black-clothed swordsman walked towards her step by step, and she almost used all her willpower to keep herself from rushing forward.He clenched his teeth so that his fingers sank into the dirt.And Shen Yanye sat down in front of him, and then opened his collar.

"Blood and essence, which one do you want?"