Embrace the blade

Jiang Li returned to the room with a dull head, and as soon as he turned around, Qi Zhaoxi opened the door and followed closely, and then closed the door behind him.

Jiang Li couldn't help but took a step back.

Qi Zhaoxi felt bitter for a while, but she still kept a smile on her face: "Don't be nervous, I won't do anything to you."

"I'm not afraid of what you'll do." Jiang Li was in a state of confusion, his eyes darted around the room like a bird strayed into the room, but they didn't fall on Qi Zhaoxi.

"Then what are you afraid of?"

"..."

"People in the world have a tacit understanding when they communicate. If the other party doesn't reply for a long time, it means rejection. It's just that it's hard to open the mouth because of sympathy, so the person who asks has to shut up." Qi Zhaoxi walked slowly in front of him, "But I If you want to get acquainted once, I want to hear a clear answer."

Jiang Li took another step back, struggling to figure out the words: "I... I seem to become very cowardly when I face you."

Qi Zhaoxi froze for a moment, his expression softened, and finally couldn't help saying: "Jiang Li, come with me."

"Don't worry about the "Longevity Jue", No Doubt Sword, Guiyun Mountain Villa or Prajna Teaching, come with me. If you want to live a pure life, we will hide from the world and find a small courtyard near the mountains and rivers. Get up in the morning and go to bed. Open the window and you can see the glow of the lake; if you want to travel around the world, I will accompany you. Go north to Hexi to watch the sunset in the desert, and go south to the water town to take a boat into the lotus pond. No matter how good your travel notes are, you can’t compare to me. Everything you can’t think of Yes, I'll take you to see it." Qi Zhaoxi lowered her voice very low and slowly, sounding like pleading and temptation.

Jiang Li looked at him, dazed in a daze, wondering if he had listened, and didn't answer for a while.

Qi Zhaoxi stretched out his hand and gently held his shoulder: "Don't use your internal strength any longer. If you hold on longer, we'll have a chance to try to defuse the backlash. There is always a way. Jiang Li, I don't believe in fate, let alone You're left with a dead end."

With this touch, Jiang Li seemed to wake up from a dream, but still shook his head: "I won't go with you."

Qi Zhaoxi tightened his hands unconsciously, and asked, "For revenge on Prajna Sect?"

"Revenge is second, not to mention that Yi Buzhi is dead." Jiang Li said, "I must retrieve the Sword of No Doubt and keep the "Longevity Secret"."

"But why do you have to keep the "Secret of Longevity"?" Qi Zhaoxi didn't give him a chance to speak, and continued, "You have to be responsible for Guiyun Villa, but the responsibility is only a prison for yourself. Since you said fate, Speaking of destiny, I think "The Secret of Longevity" is destined to appear in the Jianghu, either Guiyun Villa or other sects will bring it, then let the Jianghu be turned upside down, whoever decides the ups and downs, what does it have to do with you and me? "

Jiang Li was startled by his words, unable to answer for a while.

"Is it because of the so-called chivalry?" Qi Zhaoxi chuckled, "Jiang Li, how much is the word chivalry worth now? A cat and a dog can learn a few martial arts moves, fight bravely and fiercely, and win the title of chivalry. So what will happen to a real hero? Cheng Juxian promises a lot of money, but his wife and children are separated and dies; Qin Zheng values ​​love and righteousness, isn't his family ruined?"

He stared straight at Jiang Li, and his voice was almost urgent: "You have to guard the "Longevity Formula" and die for the peace of the world, but will the people of the world appreciate you? They don't care about your life, only I care!"

Jiang Li's shoulders ached from his grip, and he was even more shocked by his words. It took him a long time to recover his thoughts, but he met his eyes firmly: "It's not like this."

"what?"

"Chivalry, responsibility." Jiang Li shook his head again, "I can't say no to you, but it's not like this."

He has always been clumsy with words, and he has always been sober.

After living for so many years, it was only at this moment that Qi Zhaoxi realized that he had some stubbornness. He knew in his heart that he couldn't shake his thoughts, but he still wanted to bump into the south wall.

Qi Zhaoxi slowly put down his hand, was silent for a while, and suddenly asked without thinking: "What about me?"

The shackles on Jiang Li's shoulders loosened, but he didn't feel relaxed, but became more and more suffocated: "You..."

"Are you going to reject me directly, or let me, like Gu Si, speculate until death for no apparent reason?"

Jiang Li's throat moved, but he still couldn't say anything.

Qi Zhaoxi's tone didn't fluctuate: "What do you think of my feelings? Is it an understatement?"

Jiang Li seemed to give up, and there was a bit of frustration in his voice: "No."

"Actually, I was thinking about how you would refuse last night. I broke my wishful thinking and even figured out a lot of reasons for you. But man, if you don't hear it with your own ears, you won't give up." Qi Zhaoxi smiled self-deprecatingly, " Jiang Li, give me a good time."

His smile looked dazzling, like a sharp knife piercing the heart. Jiang Li had never experienced this kind of pain for no reason, and couldn't help trembling slightly. He tried his best to speak, but his voice was very soft: "...I like it."

It was so light that it was about to melt into the air, Qi Zhaoxi then lowered her voice, for fear of being startled, "What did you say?"

Just this one sentence seemed to have exhausted his life's strength and courage, Jiang Li said inaudibly: "I like you..."

Before the words finished, Qi Zhaoxi bowed his head and kissed him, Jiang Li held his breath for a moment, his body was stiff and tense, but he didn't dodge.

His lips were soft and cool, Qi Zhaoxi tasted it as he wished, but he was not in a hurry to ask for it, but tossed and tumbled, sharing the warmth with each other, and then taught Jiang Li to loosen his teeth, allowing him to drive straight in, lick and suck.Qi Zhaoxi stretched out his arms around Jiang Li's waist, pulled him into his arms, let the rapid heartbeat resonate closely, then took Jiang Li's hand that he didn't know where to put, and put it on his shoulder.

Jiang Li wrapped his arms around Qi Zhaoxi's neck somewhat awkwardly, and gradually got used to the tangled taste of lips and tongue and the numbness soaked in his muscles and bones. He tried to imitate the response, but he heard a vague smile between his lips and teeth.

Qi Zhaoxi withdrew a little on purpose, and looked into his eyes with her forehead touching: "If you like me, then stay with me."

Jiang Li's usually pale face turned crimson, and his breathing was unsteady: "I don't have many days left."

"I can't care about that much anymore." Qi Zhaoxi kissed him again, closed his eyes, and almost sighed between his lips and teeth, "If you stay with me one more day, I will be happier one more day."

Jiang Li seemed to be answering, but his voice was swallowed up in a blur.

When the knock on the door sounded, the old man Xugu was packing his bags in the house. He had already promised to treat Jiang Xingzhou, and he would leave the valley for Luoyang tomorrow.

"come in."

After a moment of silence, the old man Xugu turned around and saw Qi Zhaoxi leaning against the door frame, not intending to enter the house, so he asked, "Are you still busy?"

"Senior, did you and Guiyun Villa really try all methods to defuse the backlash from the "Secret of Longevity"?" Qi Zhaoxi said.

Elder Xu Gu nodded: "Of course."

"Have you tried disabling their martial arts?"

"Since it is the backlash caused by the mental method, abolishing the internal strength of martial arts is the first method I thought of, but first, the "Longevity Jue" has been closely connected with the blood of the whole body, and if it is abolished rashly, it may damage the foundation of the heart. Kung fu is not easy to practice, you don't need me to tell you how much people in Jianghu value martial arts, how many people are willing to destroy it?" Old man Xugu sighed, "What's more, Jiang Yunruo has a heavy responsibility, he doesn't doubt that the sword has not been found yet, he doesn't Will agree to abolish martial arts."

Qi Zhaoxi lowered his eyes and was silent for a while, then asked thoughtfully: "Is "The Secret of Longevity" definitely a dead end?"

"What do you mean?"

"I think you deliberately missed something in your words. The old leader Jiang was killed by the siege, and the members of the Jiang family were also killed. None of them died because of the "Longevity Formula" backlash." Qi Zhaoxi looked directly at him, "According to what you said, practitioners are backlashed by the "Secret of Longevity", become weak, until they go mad, and are driven by instinct to seek blood from others to fill their own emptiness. If there is enough blood as a supplement, will they be able to live?" down?"

The old man Xugu's expression changed suddenly: "Qi Zhaoxi, do you know what you are thinking!"

Qi Zhaoxi raised her eyebrows innocently, and said with a smile, "Senior, why should you be angry? What am I thinking?"

"I have long felt that there is an unexplainable evil spirit in you." The old man Xugu's voice was stern, "Yes, backlash will not directly kill you, but do you think Jiang Yunruo will allow yourself to go completely insane? You want to kill people and take blood, use that dirty method To continue his life, you have to ask him if he will agree!"

Qi Zhaoxi sighed: "When the day comes out of control, I can't let him go."

"Okay, then I will tell you clearly today that you will not be able to save him with blood offerings, but will turn him into a monster that is neither human nor ghost, making his death even more miserable!"

"..." The smile on Qi Zhaoxi's face disappeared, without saying a word.

Old man Xugu was afraid that he would not be able to get rid of his terrible thoughts, so he calmed down and said: "No matter who you are, I can see that your intentions towards him are true, but Jiang Yunruo's fate is fixed, and he accepts it himself. If you wishful thinking and ignore his wishes, you will definitely not end well. I have lived to this age, and I have seen many such things. I advise you to give up. Instead of wasting your efforts in vain, it is better to cherish the remaining time.

"...I can't give up." Qi Zhaoxi shook his head slowly, "I'm not reconciled."

How can he be reconciled, he has drifted with the tide all his life and asked for little, why should the only nostalgia be taken away by heaven?

Qi Zhaoxi no longer looked at the old man Xugu's face, turned and left.However, this courtyard is small and the world is vast, so he is rarely at a loss, he doesn't know where to find the magic formula to continue his life, so he has to stop in the shadow under the eaves.There was a rustling sound above his head, he raised his head and saw the branches and leaves shaking, it was the autumn wind blowing again.