Embrace the blade

The mountain wind was violent, whistling and whizzing past him endlessly. After listening to it for a long time, it seemed like a trapped beast was hissing and roaring at the bottom of the cliff, but looking down, there was only bottomless darkness.Jiang Li supported a skinny pine rooted in the crevices of the stone, and walked slowly and cautiously, step by step.

Yin Huaishu's so-called "road" is actually a protruding, slightly gentle cliff, which is still a little slippery after the rain, and is reflected by the bright moon, like a polished knife edge. It can only move with difficulty.

The moon was sinking to the west, and the road ahead gradually became a dense forest, which meant that it was not far from the foot of the mountain. Jiang Li breathed a sigh of relief, but he did not let down his vigilance.As he walked forward, the sound of the wind weakened, and there was a sound under the shadow of the slanting trees. A voice suddenly sounded like a ghost. Jiang Li stopped suddenly, his eyes were sharp for a moment, he looked around, and there was silence under the moonlight, as if it was just an illusion.

He took a step forward slowly, and the voice sounded again, indistinguishable between male and female, like joy and tears, he finally heard clearly, it was his name.Repeated over and over again, the three characters floated faintly in the forest, like a resentful soul who has died.

Jiang Li couldn't help but ask, "Who is it?"

The voice fell silent for a moment, and then, a clump of grass trembled like a trembling.Jiang Li couldn't bear it anymore, he rushed straight up like lightning, but he brushed against the dense grass, and his foot missed, a dark hole was concealed under the grass.He was startled, his whole body fell down uncontrollably, into the thick darkness.

I don't know how long it took, Jiang Li woke up slowly, his eyes were in darkness, he tried to sit up, and felt the pain in his right arm was getting worse, it seemed that he had rolled a certain distance after falling, and the original hole was closed. Can't find it.He stretched out his hand to grope, and touched the cold and slippery stone wall. He could faintly hear the sound of dripping water, which should be a crypt.

An ominous premonition hung over his heart like a shadow, Jiang Li stood there hesitating for a moment, then walked forward tentatively with his feet shuffling.Every few steps, you will come across a fork. It seems that there are countless underground caves connected to each other. Jiang Li can't tell the direction, just relying on his intuition, and he doesn't know how many times he went back and forth. Before he was exhausted, he finally heard something. Unusual movement.

Jiang Liqiang pulled himself together, held his breath, and approached the source of the voice little by little.He crossed the stone wall, and a ray of light from nowhere illuminated his eyes, and he saw everything in front of him clearly.

The crypt ahead is huge, and a group of humanoid monsters are biting and eating each other, most of them look like children, and the biggest one is no more than a teenager.Several children threw themselves on a young boy who was constantly struggling, and opened their mouths to bite tightly on the cheeks, arms, and legs. The blood overflowed, and they scrambled to lick each other. cry bitterly.

On the ground next to them lay a few satiated monsters, their pale cheeks were splattered with blood, and their long white hair hung down to the ground, like they were covered with fresh snow.

All of a sudden, the movements of the group of monsters froze in unison. They all turned their heads, opened their eyes, and stared straight at them.

Jiang Li lowered his head in a daze, realizing that the blood from his right hand had seeped out again and dripped onto the ground.He took a step back involuntarily, and saw the group of monsters stand up slowly. The young boy in the front stood upright, and his sleeve on the right was empty.

Jiang Li didn't want to take another look, turned around and ran away, but his foot slipped and he fell to the ground, the sharp stone cut his knee, and blood flowed down.The strong smell of blood stimulated the group of monsters, they chased them restlessly, their chaotic and sharp shouts crashed into the narrow hole, Jiang Li clenched his teeth, and without looking back, he grabbed the stone wall and got up, stumbling towards Forward.

The speed of the monster was not slow, and the sound of fast breathing was almost in his ears. There was a sudden pain in his shoulder, and he was grabbed by the hand behind him. on the ground.For a moment, countless hands were tearing at his body, Jiang Li was almost exhausted, biting his body with sharp teeth, licking his blood with hot tongue, eating him up in a short time, he could not resist.

The one-armed boy suddenly rushed up fiercely, stretched out his arms and locked him in his arms, let out an extremely angry roar, as if possessing prey, the other monsters loosened their mouths in fear, and slowly retreated, the crypt It was quiet for a while.The strength of the young man's only arm was astonishing, strangling him tightly, Jiang Li could hardly breathe, he closed his eyes in despair, feeling the other side rubbing his cheek madly, the warm liquid wetted his temples, and couldn't stop Live and flow down.

When the liquid slid over the corner of his lips, he tasted it, it wasn't fishy-sweet, but bitter.

It's tears.

The young man was trembling all over, his voice was hoarse and changed, calling over and over again: "Yun Ruo... Yun Ruo..."

"..." Jiang Li slowly opened his eyes, and replied in a low voice, "It's me, father."

Then he heard a dull cry of pain.

When the tears turned cold, the boy slowly let go of his hand and looked at him intently: "It's great, you're still alive, it's great."

"I'm the only one alive." Jiang Li said, "I'll get back the Buyi Sword and avenge you."

"It's not easy to deal with the Prajna Sect, especially the right guardian. That day he planted poison on us who were seriously injured and dying, and brought us here. I was in a dream all day long. It's hard to wake up after seeing you." The young man shook his head, "I Buzhi has been obsessed with refining human Gu for many years, apart from martial arts, there are countless insidious methods, how can you get cheap from him."

Jiang Li's voice was calm: "I couldn't kill him tonight, just because I wasn't strong enough. One day, I will ask him to pay with blood."

The young man looked at him silently for a while, then sighed: "...Your appearance has also changed, Yun Ruo."

"I know." Jiang Li paused, "Father, my sword was broken and I was thrown beside Mother's body."

He has always been clumsy at expressing, but the hatred in this sentence is so clear and deep, a little light flickers in his eyes, like a wildfire burning.

The young man sighed a long time, his figure was slightly hunched, as if his spine had been taken away: "I have a clear conscience in my life, but I owe her the most, and I owe you the most." He stroked Jiang Li's cheek with trembling hands. Face, "Since you have walked out of the valley, don't let hatred trap you. Forget us, forget Guiyun, and live the life you should have."

"I'm not trapped."

The boy still shook his head: "Your age is the best time. You should travel around, make friends in all directions, and have a sweetheart. Yun Ruo, you still have too many things you haven't experienced, and you still have time to live again. Are you really willing?" Throwing away this life, and even ended up like me?"

The blood is involved, the two of them look similar, as if they are sitting in front of a mirror, Jiang Li stares at the white-haired self in the mirror: "I will not regret it."

They confronted each other silently for a while, and finally the young man was defeated, with a depressed expression: "I knew it, I can't persuade you." Jiang Li was about to speak, but he suddenly leaned closer to his ear and said in a low voice, "But there is one thing , Yun Ruo, you must promise father."

He listened attentively.

Tick.

A drop of water fell from the ceiling of the cave and hit Jiang Li's forehead, chilling his bones.Jiang Li stared at him in disbelief, and was about to argue, but he pressed Jiang Li's hand, indicating that there is no need to say more.Then he led Jiang Li's hand to land on the dagger.

"Good boy, remember to vote for a good family in your next life, and don't be my son anymore."

The boy showed a faint smile and opened his arms towards him.

Jiang Li understood, so he had no choice but to hug him silently, leaning his head to rest on his shoulder, vaguely feeling the familiar warmth, just like when his father was walking in the valley with him on his back.

In the silence, the sound of the blade cutting through the flesh was clear, and the dagger was sent into his heart.

The heart-piercing pain instantly overwhelmed that sliver of sanity, the boy struggled recklessly, and convulsed uncontrollably, he roared and roared, and he turned back into a crazy monster.He wailed in pain, it was heartbreaking.Jiang Li tightly closed his eyes, tried his best to hold him in his arms, until his knuckles were blue, he pushed the dagger in one by one, piercing his chest.

The scorching blood splashed all over his body and hands, and gradually cooled down, and the body in his arms also became icy cold.

Jiang Li slowly let go of his hand, and his body fell limp to the ground.

Father and son were close friends, but he didn't even know how to say goodbye, he was really dumb.

He swayed and nearly fell, but he still managed to stand up, clenched the dagger in his left hand with consciousness, and walked step by step to the depths, to those monsters, and to his clansmen.