Still pity the grass and trees

The dungeon of Xuandaomen is dark and damp, and has not been used for many years. Rats, spiders, and cockroaches are crawling everywhere. In the dark corners, there are occasional "hissing" sounds of snakes spitting out letters.

A thin figure squatted in the corner.The man bowed his head deeply, and from the side view, it seemed that the cervical spine had been broken, leaving only a layer of skin and flesh connected.The insects crawled up his knees and got into his collar, but he remained unmoved, his eyes staring straight at the darkness.In the dungeon, the time cannot be distinguished, and only the dull sound of water droplets records the passage of time.The mountain spring that seeped out from nowhere fell on the man's back with tick-tock tick-tock, gently, like the scourge of a dead soul, it didn't hurt the muscles and bones, but it made the person who suffered it painful.

Outside the narrow cell, there are layers of moss-covered stone steps, steep and slippery, slowly stretching from the ground to the ground.At the end of the stone steps, there is an old stone gate. Two disciples of Xuandaomen stand with swords in their hands, with solemn expressions.

Hua Yueying came slowly, and first stood two feet away, looking at the entrance of the dungeon for a while, and then went up to chat with the disciple guarding the gate: "You two little brothers have worked hard, are you on duty tonight?"

Zhai Yingshi's body was found by Zhu Yuege's disciples. Xuandao Sect was very grateful and respectful to Huayueying. One of them replied: "Master Huayue Pavilion, it's the two of us."

Hua Yueying raised her chin towards the stone gate of the dungeon, with obvious disgust in her eyes, and asked, "Have you passed the interrogation?"

"The trial has not yet been completed. Master's heartache is unbearable. Master's wife has suffered another stroke. I'm afraid it will be postponed until tomorrow."

Hua Yueying let out a "huh" and asked the two of them if they recognized Xin Ling.After getting an affirmative answer, she said: "Yesterday, this girl went out with Shi'er, and there is no news about her so far. She doesn't know whether she is alive or dead. She may know what happened yesterday, so Clan Master Zhai asked me to find her. It's just that none of the disciples of Zhu Yue Pavilion recognize this girl." Girl, I was thinking, why don't you let the two disciples of Zhuyue Pavilion replace you, and you can help find Xinling."

The two Xuandaomen disciples looked at each other, unable to make up their minds.Eldest brother had ordered that Li Chengyang must be guarded carefully, and he must not be allowed to fall into the hands of outsiders, but Zhu Yuege is now working for the Xuandaomen, so I don't know if he is considered an outsider.

Seeing that they were in trouble, Hua Yueying pointed at one of them and said, "Well, you go, he stays, and I'll call a disciple from Zhuyue Pavilion to guard it together later."

The two men thought for a while and agreed: "Then listen to Pavilion Master Hua's orders."

It was another sleepless night, and the sound of dogs barking kept coming and going in the city of Xiangyang.The night before, there was a lot of commotion in the city looking for Zhai Yingshi, and there was quite a lot of commotion tonight looking for a maid.

"Fengxuan, go to sleep." Li Conning raised his hand to extinguish the oil lamp, hugging his wife's thin shoulders, "Tomorrow I will go to the Xuandaomen again, and when Zhai Yu calms down and Chengyang returns to his soul, let's recapture the memory of last night. It’s easy to tell the truth.”

"I can't sleep, and my heart is not at ease." Tan Fengxuan pushed him away irritably, hugged the quilt and huddled in the corner of the wall, and a few strands of hoarfrost grew on her temples.

"Chengyang is good at martial arts, so he won't be bullied in the first place. As a mother, you should have some confidence in him."

Tan Fengxuan suddenly had a sour nose, and said aggressively: "As a mother, I naturally have to think carefully about him! If Chengyang really had nothing to do with Zhai Yingshi's death, why did he appear in Plague Village? I will not deny it at a critical moment!"

Li Congning was speechless, the room was silent, and a low coughing sound came out after a while.

In the east wing, Xie Wufeng pulled his arm from under Ji Tanyin's neck, sat up quietly, and put on his night clothes.He repeated his old trick and poured some sweat medicine into Ji Tanyin's tea. Now that the other party was fast asleep, he could go out to do something important.

When leaving Xiongtu Escort Bureau, there was still a lantern lit in the main courtyard, shaking alone in the autumn wind, Xie Wufeng took a look, then turned his head, pointed his toes, and disappeared into the dark night.

He's going to kill a man and end all his plots tonight.

On the road, I saw Xuandaomen disciples holding torches from time to time. They were scattered in the streets and alleys of Xiangyang, looking for Xinling's whereabouts in every corner.Xie Wufeng just rushed to the side of Baitaoxi, and met the person who wanted to kill.

The other party also recognized him, and greeted him: "There are no regular customers, what a coincidence. If you stay up late at night, are you here to rob someone?"

Xie Wufeng held the hilt of the sword, and said in a flat tone, "Don't rob people, kill people."

The other party stood in the shadows and asked curiously, "Oh? Who did you kill?"

"kill you."

After a pause, the man's smile remained unchanged: "Why did you kill me?"

"Then why did you kill me?"

"Mr. Xie, why did you say that? I am really wronged."

"Hua Yueying, put away your hypocritical tricks." With a flash of green light, Xie Wufeng drew the Chensha sword, "I already know all the truth."

The area around Baitaoxi is lush with vegetation, and there is a forest on the bank. The old trees are thick and dense, and the branches are stretched out, writhing wildly in the night wind. The scene is weird and gloomy.

Hua Yueying clasped the hidden weapon in her sleeve, stepped back slowly into the deep dense forest, and said, "Really, then you should talk about it."

"You were the one who blamed the Xifan sect, you were the one who washed the sect with blood, you were the one who abducted and sold young girls, and you were the one who wanted to kill Ji Tanyin. The silk silk left by Huang Tiao was painted with cinnabar, which originally meant Zhuyue Pavilion. He was killed by Ye Mo at that time." Chasing and killing, life and death are on the line, there is no time to write, but you misled everyone, making them think that the half with words was snatched by the night demon."

Hua Yueying sneered disdainfully: "Let's not talk about anything else, Xiao Ji and I are siblings, why kill him?"

Xie Wufeng stared at her indifferently, and said: "When Ji Tanyin was in Shangqiu that day, he investigated the kidnapping case. Although you removed Zhang Wen in time and erased the remaining traces, he was the only one who heard the pockmarked dying words. Afterwards, Ji Tanyin and In order to continue investigating the conflict, Zhai Yu threatened that he had a clue because he was too quick to talk. You heard it, but you had a different thought. You were worried that the pockmarked face would discover some important secret and tell Ji Tanyin, so you wanted to Kill him and hurry up."

The two had already walked into the dense forest, and the lights in the distance were completely invisible, only sporadic moonlight came in.

Hua Yueying folded her hands on her lower abdomen, her posture was slim and graceful, without any panic: "And then?"

"I rescued Ji Tanyin and exposed my identity, so you want to get rid of me as well. Because you have long been in collusion with the eunuchs, it is very easy to issue a wanted warrant through the hands of the court. Who knows that I did not die, and the wanted warrant is also gone." Withdrawal, you must feel very depressed."

Hua Yueying asked back: "According to what you said, you and Ji Tanyin are thorns in my eyes, but I have been in Xiangyang for some time, why didn't I do anything?"

"Back then, you thought that Ji Tanyin was aware of the truth about the abduction and trafficking, and you were pretending to be close to you. Later, you found out that he really didn't know anything, so there was no need to kill him. After all, once you make a move, there will always be some clues."

"What about now?"

"Now that I know about your plot, you are naturally going to kill me, but unfortunately you have no chance!"

Before the words fell, Xie Wufeng's body was like a ghost, and he had floated in front of Hua Yueying. The Chensha sword was shining with blue light, and cut towards the opponent's neck.

Hua Yueying turned pale with fright, Wu Changke's sword is fast, she has heard of it before, but she didn't expect it to be so fast!Hastily flipped back and saved his life, but there was a line of blood on his left arm.

Xie Wufeng pursued closely, Huayueying's robe sleeves fluttered, and hundreds of hair-thin steel needles poured out.Xie Wufeng turned his wrist upside down, and the Shensha sword walked around his body, so fast that only shadows remained, and the steel needles fell wherever he went, and the crackling sound was like a summer rainstorm.

Hua Yueying took this opportunity to distance herself by a foot, and took out a long and thin dagger.She grew up in Zhuyue Pavilion, and she is very proficient in hidden weapons and poisons, but when dealing with Xie Wufeng, these heretics can only be assistants, because the opponent's swordsmanship is too brilliant and unique, and it is also impenetrable, so it needs the same first-class swordsmanship Only swordsmanship can resist.

"Yushan swordsmanship?" Xie Wufeng had a few tricks with her, and the other party's tricks were unexpected, but reasonable, "I heard that you have the ability to remember with a photographic memory, and when Jiu Heng killed your parents, you gathered around to watch After the whole process, I wrote down his every move, and now I pass it on to Ye Mo. Although I don’t have a heart to rely on, I can always imitate a cat or a tiger by a few percent.”

Hua Yueying dodged in embarrassment, her dress was torn and torn, and as the fight progressed, pieces of rags flew out from time to time.Xie Wufeng's move is fatal, although she tried her best to deal with it, she was no match in the end, with many wounds of different depths on her chest and back.

"Xie Wufeng! Have you ever thought about it!" Hua Yueying threw a poisonous arrow, took a breather, and spoke quickly: "If I die, Ji Heng and Li Chengyang will be stigmatized for the rest of their lives!"

Xie Wufeng stepped on the Qiankun step, hit the poisonous arrow flying with a "bang", snorted coldly: "Fame is something outside of me, I don't care!"

Hua Yueying bent down to avoid the sword light, the silver silk autumn bun on the top of her head split in two, her black hair suddenly fell down, covering most of her face, she giggled lightly: "You don't care, what about them? For Ji Heng In other words, fame is much more important than life!"

"As long as you are alive, the truth will always come to light. At that time, it will not be too late for you to cry under the Nine Springs!" Xie Wufeng forced Hua Yueying to face an ancient tree. One piece is deep and the other is shallow.He took a breath of true energy, and used the last move in the sword technique "Impermanence of the Great Dao". His steps were as light as flying snow, and he came by the wind. The Chensha sword pointed straight ahead, and was about to pierce Huayueying's heart with a sword.

Hua Yueying's face was pale, her lips parted slightly, and she let out a sharp and sinister whistle.

In an instant, a gust of wind hit him from behind, Xie Wufeng felt a pain in his back, the tip of his sword missed his aim, and his whole body flew towards the front right like a kite with a broken string.He staggered a few steps, and before he could stand firm, a familiar and domineering qi followed him.

Xie Wufeng listened to the voice to identify his position, and swung a sword with his backhand. After the weapons intersected, he was shaken away by two feet, and a fishy sweetness gushed out of his throat.Hua Yueying let out a sigh of relief, took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood on her face, walked confidently behind Ye Mo, and said with a smile: "I wanted to kill you myself, but Wu Chang Ke really lives up to the reputation of the best sword in the world. There is no other way, so I have to play tricks and find a helper."

Night Demon's appearance was even more terrifying than the previous appearance. He seemed to be taller. His skin was shriveled and wrinkled, and his nails had grown to half a foot. The ends were curled, like the claws of a falcon, and his eyes had completely lost their black color. , only blood-red pupils and cloudy whites remained.His two eyeballs locked on Xie Wufeng, his gaze was out of focus, but like an arrow like a hook.

During the day, Ming Biaohua once said that the night demon was hiding in a neighboring county, and it seemed that he got false news.

Xie Wufeng knew that the situation was unfavorable, and he had spent most of his true energy in the fierce fight with Huayueying just now, which made the Yaomu's poison ready to move.Now the lives and deaths of Xi Fan's disciples are uncertain, although he knows Hua Yueying's conspiracy, but he can't convince the public by saying that he has no evidence.Thinking of this, Xie Wufeng regenerated his true energy in his nearly exhausted dantian, and used it with the sword, without delay, he slashed at Ye Mo's knees.

Ye Mo still uses the Yushan swordsmanship, although his moves are inflexible and his movements are a little clumsy, but his inner strength is majestic and contains a sinister aura, which instead overwhelms Xie Wufeng.Xie Wufeng fought with him skillfully, after a few moves, Ye Mo seemed to feel that he was being teased, he roared and threw away his sword, and grabbed the air with both hands, trying to forcefully tear off his arm.

Hua Yueying reprimanded: "Keep your voice down, don't attract people!"

Since the night demon came, she has been leaning on the ancient tree, watching the battle situation with a little nervousness, taking a cold breath from time to time and throwing a few hidden weapons at Xie Wufeng.Seeing that Xie Wufeng could not gain the upper hand after fighting for a long time, he gradually felt relieved, and said mockingly: "Young Master Xie, no matter how good your sword skills are, the inner strength cultivation of the Supreme Dafa is definitely not comparable to your ordinary mentality. How about we make a sword?" For a deal, you bow your head and surrender, I will save your life, and I will find 99 young children to sacrifice to teach you the supreme law, so that you will have no opponent in this life. Would you like it?"

Xie Wufeng turned a deaf ear to it, he was exhausted, the poison of the demon wood was like a snake, wrapping around his limbs, making his body heavy and his movements slow, and almost made Ye Mo grab his ankles and wrists several times and break his meridians.

If there is enough true energy, it is uncertain who will win and who will lose in this battle!But now that he is in shackles, he doesn't even have the basis for a last stand.

The ancients once said that life and death are also great.This life was originally picked up from the hands of Hades, so Xie Wufeng has never been willing to die, but at this moment, he felt a little unwilling for no reason. Although he knew that his time had come, he wanted to fight with God for another three or five years Year.

When he left Chiwei Island, the master told him to fend for himself with a beard and a stare, but he responded with a smile.Over the years, the relationship between master and apprentice has never been owed, and there should be no regrets.But good fortune tricks people, a Ji Tanyin suddenly appeared in his free and easy life, tied to his heart, he couldn't let it go, and he didn't want to let it go.How sad would Ji Tanyin be if he died here tonight?Even if it is really necessary to separate Yin and Yang, there should be a solemn farewell.

Hua Yueying watched from the sidelines, seeing that Xie Wufeng's sword was getting heavier and weaker, and the sword wind was getting weaker, occasionally erupting, and soon fell silent again, so she couldn't help frowning.Is she an expert in the inner family? She was puzzled at first, but then she gradually saw the clues. She clapped her hands in amazement and said, "Wu Chang Ke is not really angry? It's so fresh! A mediocre person who has practiced martial arts for seven or eight years has more energy than you." It's a pity, it's a pity, your impermanent swordsmanship is very exquisite, but after all, it's one move away."

Ye Mo finally grabbed Xie Wufeng's shoulder and used force in his palm to crush his bones. Xie Wufeng sent out his true energy, disregarding the severe pain in his dantian, and forcibly dislocated his shoulder to escape the catastrophe.Ye Mo was furious, and then swung a palm, hitting his chest, Xie Wufeng flew three feet backwards, fell to the ground from mid-air, and spit out a mouthful of blood.

He was already unable to move, the poison of the demon tree invaded half of his body, even if he silently recited the San Gong Dafa, because his dantian was exhausted, there was no fiery true energy to suppress the poison.

"Okay, let's go, I'll take care of it." There was a faint noise from outside the dense forest, Hua Yueying waved away the night demon, and the monster made a strange whining sound, and swayed into the darkness.

The Shensha sword fell on his knee, Xie Wufeng's fingertips curled up together, unable to stretch and hold the sword.Hua Yueying held the dagger in her hand and stopped a foot in front of him, still afraid of this person's sudden attack.

"I remember that Mr. Xie has always ignored the affairs of the world. How come he has understood for more than ten years, but now he is confused?" Hua Yueying rubbed the blade of the sword with two dusty fingers, and there was no sign of panic in her body. , The calf is still bleeding, but the expression is extremely proud. "I didn't want to be enemies with you, but it's a pity that you don't know the current affairs. If that's the case, I have no choice but to fulfill you."

After finishing speaking, he didn't make a move. He twirled the dagger on his fingertips and said with a smile, "My previous proposal is still valid. You bow your head and surrender. I'll save your life. How about it?"

Xie Wufeng leaned back against the tree trunk, sneered, slurring his speech due to the onset of the demon tree's poison, and said word by word: "You are dreaming."

Hua Yueying pursed her red lips regretfully, looked at him for a while, and then suddenly withdrew her smile: "Then go die!"

Xie Wufeng had nowhere to hide, he stared straight at the flying dagger without blinking his eyes.If this is the fateful ending, no matter how unwilling he is, he can only accept it.

As the dagger approached, a gust of wind suddenly blew from the left side, Xie Wufeng couldn't turn his head, only felt his eyes dim, and then a warm body fell on his legs.

Someone stood in front of him.

Xie Wufeng was in a trance for a while, as if he couldn't tell the difference between today and night. His confused eyes fell on Ji Tanyin. The more anxious his heart became, the more he couldn't control his tongue. It took him a long time to curse: "Why are you here? Who allowed you to come?" !"

Ji Tanyin had a dagger stuck in his back, his muscles tensed from the pain.His face was pale, he bit his lip to hold back his muffled groan, reached out his hand and took out the porcelain bottle from Xie Wufeng's arms, touched two or three pills and stuffed them to him one after another.Xie Wufeng didn't know why he was angry, he pursed his lips and refused to open his mouth, looking at him with vicious eyes. "Hurry up and take it!" Ji Tanyin hoarsely pushed the pill into the opponent's mouth.

"Sister Hua," after feeding the medicine, Ji Tanyin grabbed Xie Wufeng's neck and turned his head with difficulty, "I'll call you one last time, you—"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly shivered nervously, his shoulders shaking like chaff. "What's wrong with you?" Xie Wufeng regained a little strength, raised his stiff arms to wrap Ji Tanyin into his arms, and found that the other person's body temperature plummeted, and his heart beat wildly: "Hold on!"

He pulled out the dagger and tapped the acupuncture points around Ji Tanyin's wound. Apart from blood stains, there was brown viscous liquid on the blade of the dagger.

"What poison?"

Hua Yueying recovered from her stupefaction, and lazily said: "You will know the poison naturally. I just want to say that if he doesn't get the antidote in three days, he will be tortured and die. I wanted to use it to control Yours, this is not bad now. Xie Wufeng, listen carefully, as long as you keep your mouth shut, I will give him the antidote once the martial arts conference is over, otherwise, just wait for the body to be collected."

Xie Wufeng touched the Shensha sword little by little, and his eyes were full of hatred: "You don't believe that I will kill you now?"

With a smile on the corner of Hua Yueying's mouth, she said meaningfully: "Kill me, and you will never get the antidote. If you ask me, why bother? To tell you the truth, I don't want to take Ji Tanyin's life. His Trash master and trash brother, if you die, you will die. Anyway, it doesn’t matter to you. But Ji Tanyin is different. If you like him, who do you protect? Such a simple multiple-choice question, don’t blame me It's not convenient for you."

"What do you mean? You still want to harm my senior brother!" Ji Tanyin gripped Xie Wufeng's collar, he was cold and in pain, as if thousands of worms were gnawing at his bone marrow, and he let out a painful moan as soon as he opened his mouth.

Hua Yueying raised her head, glanced at the moon from the dense canopy, and said leisurely: "I don't need to do it. At this time, he may be dead."

She sighed hypocritically, and looked at the two with regret: "If you want to save someone, you have to see if they are willing to live. When it comes to calculating people's hearts, neither of you is my opponent."