Embrace the blade

It was already dark when we returned to the inn, and Qi Zhaoxi still remembered Jiang Li's blow to the black snake on his back, so he was finally worried, and put him on the bed. clothes, turned over gently.

Although the young man's figure was slender and thin, it implied a sense of tenacity and strength. His fair complexion made the large bruise on his back even more hideous.

"I know you're not telling the truth." Qi Zhaoxi shook his head, stretched out his hand and pinched Jiang Li's face, who was unconscious in a coma, as a punishment, then went to his luggage to get some ointment, poured it on the palm of his hand and covered it When it was hot, it was slowly applied to his back.

After taking the medicine, Qi Zhaoxi turned him back, untied Jiang Li's bundled hair, and combed it with his fingers a few times, but suddenly found that there was a strand of white hair on his sideburns, and the change was almost the same. Happened in the blink of an eye, too dazzling.

Even though Jiang Li fell asleep peacefully, the "Longevity Formula" was still eroding this body non-stop.

Qi Zhaoxi was silent, his fingers paused for a long time, then slowly slid down and stopped on the top of Jiang Li's dantian. He seemed to be hesitating, his inner strength slowly gathered in the palm of his hand, as if he was about to press down on the dantian, but a slight movement pulled him away. The injury on his wrist, he couldn't help shaking, and his internal strength dissipated.Qi Zhaoxi was stunned for a moment, and then smiled wryly. He covered Jiang Li with a quilt, got up and walked around the room aimlessly for a few times, and then sat at the table to heal the wounds on his body.

Not long after, the old man Xugu and Jiang Lanze also returned to the inn. They hurriedly opened the door and came in with subtle expressions.Without waiting for him to ask, Jiang Lanze opened his mouth and said: "Hero Qi, you will never guess what happened under the cliff! The Seven Kills Gate came out of nowhere, and happened to be in that mountain depression. I don't know if you saw the sword of no doubt falling down. , but they had a fight with the Prajna Sect group, and they probably guessed that there was something in this place, so they immediately sent people to seal off the surrounding area."

This was indeed beyond Qi Zhaoxi's expectations: "Will the Prajna Sect give up?"

"There are nearly a hundred people at the Seven Killing Gate, and the Prajna Sect has only a dozen or so in total, and they spent so long with us in the cave. How could they beat us? If we don't want to be reconciled, we can only withdraw first."

Qi Zhaoxi didn't answer the words for a moment, lost in thought.

Jiang Lanze looked at him, and said: "Hero Qi, there are so many people in the Seven Killers. Even if the No Doubt Sword falls into a corner, it will only take a few days for them to be found, and we only have four people, so we can't stop them at all."

Qi Zhaoxi heard that there was something wrong with his words, and said with a smile: "Then what's the young owner's idea?"

"Let's go to Second Brother Shen for help." Jiang Lanze tentatively said, "The Qingshan faction and Guiyun have always been friends, and it's to prevent the Buyi sword from falling into the hands of the Demon Cult. He will definitely agree."

Qi Zhaoxi smiled unabated: "Young Villa Master also knows that the Qingshan faction has a large number of powerful people. If Second Master Shen had no interest in Busujian, he wouldn't have stayed in Pingchuan Town for so long."

"Bushijian and "The Secret of Longevity" are legends that everyone yearns for in the Jianghu. Now that there are rumors of resurrection, it is not surprising that they would be interested. Besides, there are so many knights in the town. According to you, don't they all care about it? People who are moral and shameful in the world, who want to take it for themselves as soon as they don't doubt the sword? That's what kind of chivalry..." Jiang Lanze's voice became softer as he spoke.

Qi Zhaoxi did not refute, and turned to the old man Xugu: "What do you think, senior?"

"It may not be appropriate, but there is no better way for this matter." Old man Xu Gu said.

Qi Zhaoxi smiled noncommittally, and looked at Jiang Li on the bed: "We can decide after he wakes up."

The next day, Jiang Li didn't wake up until it was almost noon.

He was in good spirits, and his complexion was as usual. Except for a new strand of white hair on his sideburns, he looked the same as before.Seeing him sitting up, Qi Zhaoxi couldn't help but wanted to give him a hand, but Jiang Li shook his head and refused, staring straight at Qi Zhaoxi's bandaged wrist, and whispered: "Let me see your injury. "

Qi Zhaoxi raised her wrist to avoid his outstretched hand, and smiled casually: "What's so interesting about this, are you still curious about your tooth marks?"

"I'll change your medicine." Jiang Li got out of bed and found the medicine bottle in his luggage.

Really unable to resist him, Qi Zhaoxi had no choice but to sit down at the table and handed over his arm in a compromise.Jiang Li gently peeled off the bandage, revealing a flesh-red scar that hadn't scabbed yet, obviously the injury was not serious, not to mention that the right wrist is still a key meridian that martial arts practitioners must guard against.He looked up at Qi Zhaoxi and asked, "Does it hurt?"

Ever since he was getting older and his mother died in person, he had never been asked so preciously again. Qi Zhaoxi's heart softened all of a sudden, and he pretended to think about it for a while before saying: "It hurts a little. Why don't you give it a try, maybe it'll be fine."

He wanted to make Jiang Li laugh, but Jiang Li lowered his eyes, held his hand without saying a word, lowered his head and kissed his scar.The touch was soft, slightly itchy, and even his heart became sore, Qi Zhaoxi couldn't maintain the smile on his face, he lifted Jiang Li's chin with his backhand, and leaned over to kiss him.

After the kiss was lightly tasted, Qi Zhaoxi subconsciously softly said in a breathable distance: "Okay, it doesn't hurt at all now."

Jiang Li stared at him fixedly, then turned his gaze away, carefully applied medicine to him, and re-bandaged his wrist.

"Eat something first." Qi Zhaoxi stood up and greeted the buddy.The food was ordered a long time ago, and it has been prepared in the back kitchen to warm up, and it was delivered in a short while, and the temperature was just right.

Qi Zhaoxi propped his chin casually with one hand, staring at Jiang Li's meal with interest, but seeing him scoop up a spoonful of porridge, he handed it to himself first, and said, "I've eaten it."

Jiang Li remained silent, stepped forward again, and handed the spoonful of porridge to his lips.

Qi Zhaoxi couldn't help laughing, and lowered his head to eat, so the two of them ate the food one spoon at a time.

Qi Zhaoxi knew that Jiang Li was obsessed with the matter of biting her, and she couldn't be coaxed for a while, so she went to divert his attention, and first briefly described the fight between the Prajna Sect and the Seven Killers at the bottom of the cliff last night, Then he said thoughtfully: "Jiang Li, do you feel that Yin Huaishu seems to have deliberately thrown down the Sword of No Doubt?"

Jiang Li thought for a moment, then asked, "Is there any collusion between Yin Huaishu and the Seven Killers?"

"It's very possible." Qi Zhaoxi said, "Looking at the appearance of him and Ning Yu yesterday, after Yi Buzhi's death, he should have succeeded the Right Protector, but whether it is martial arts or prestige in the teaching, this person should not be left behind. There must be something strange about Yin Huaishu's head."

"Yin Huaishu called you Guardian Zuo, and the Prajna Sect knows your identity?" Jiang Li asked.

Sure enough, he heard the words of sowing discord, Qi Zhaoxi observed Jiang Li's expression subconsciously, and replied: "Only the old leader knows, but since Yin Huaishu said it clearly, it means that there is something wrong in the teaching. Then the identity was exposed."

Jiang Li frowned: "Wan Pu Ruo Jiao will reveal your identity to the public, what should I do?"

"That's going to be difficult." Qi Zhaoxi sighed, "So I have to keep a low profile and hide my name so that no one will find out."

"But Shen Zhiyan already knows it's you."

"It doesn't matter, I also know a secret of Second Master Shen." Qi Zhaoxi smiled casually and changed the subject, "The most urgent thing is to prevent the Seven Kills Gate from finding the No Doubt Sword. Master Jiang's idea is to find With the help of Second Young Master Shen, how do you feel about using the power of the Qingshan faction to deal with the Seven Killers and assist in finding the sword?"

"What secret?" Jiang Li frowned even tighter.

"What is the little vinegar jar thinking? I have no personal relationship with him." Qi Zhaoxi couldn't help laughing, reached out and flicked his forehead lightly, seeing Jiang Li unnaturally bowed his head to drink the porridge, Fang withdrew his hand, Lowering his voice, he said, "I discovered by accident that the sweetheart of the dignified Qingshan sect's second son is actually Yin Huaishu from the demon sect."

Jiang Li raised his head in surprise.

Qi Zhaoxi raised his eyebrows meaningfully, and continued: "From this point of view, Master Jiang's idea is indeed feasible. If Second Young Master Shen wants to see his sweetheart, he will naturally help us."

Jiang Li pondered for a long time before he nodded: "Okay."

They also ran out of food during the conversation, and the two agreed to go to the room where the old man Xugu and Jiang Lanze lived.As soon as Jiang Lanze heard their agreement, he immediately regained his spirits, volunteered to take them to discuss with Shen Zhiyan, and then walked out, but Jiang Li stood still in the room, and suddenly said: "I have something to ask Senior Zhong."

Qi Zhaoxi took a deep look at him, but didn't say much, and left with Jiang Lanze after agreeing with a smile.

Jiang Li watched their backs disappear outside the door, he didn't look away for a long time, just remained silent.

The old man Xugu was holding a cup of hot tea, seeing that he was depressed, he speculated: "It seems that you remember what happened when you lost control?"

Only then did Jiang Li turn his gaze back and nodded.

"What do you want to ask me?"

"Why..." Jiang Li paused again, as if he was struggling to organize his messy thoughts, "I smelled the blood on Jiang Lanze's body, but I didn't react. At that time, I only had one thought... I really wanted to put him Eat it."

This 'he' doesn't need to be said clearly, the old man Xu Gu also clearly refers to Qi Zhaoxi.

Old man Xu Gu pondered for a while, then suddenly asked: "Do you like him?"

Jiang Li couldn't prevent him from asking such a straightforward question, but still nodded.

The old man Xugu sighed, and said slowly: "You have feelings for Qi Zhaoxi, which naturally gives birth to desires, and at the same time he makes you feel safe and without threat, but a person who is devoured by the "Longevity Formula" and loses his sanity is like a wild beast , seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, and obeying desires are just instincts.”

Jiang Li was stunned, and asked softly: "So the more I like him, the more likely I will eat him?"

"...Not bad." The old man Xugu showed an unbearable expression.

Jiang Li was silent again, almost silently, I don't know how long it took, the old man Xu Gu only felt that the tea in his hand was getting cold, and he closed his eyes as if he was recovering, and said, "Senior, please tell Jiang Lan for me. Ze apologizes, we can't go back to Luoyang with him."

"You want to leave?" Old man Xu Gu asked, "Where are you going, to get the Buyi Sword alone?"

Jiang Li nodded.

The old man Xugu put down his teacup and shook his head again and again: "Jiang Yunruo, there are hundreds of people in the Seven Killing Sect, can you defeat a hundred with one enemy?"

"How do you know if you don't try?"

Old man Xugu's eyes sank: "It seems that you have made up your mind, I can't persuade you anymore?"

Jiang Li nodded again.

"..." Elder Xu Gu said, "Then you have nothing to say to Qi Zhaoxi?"

As if he had been stabbed to the point, Jiang Li's unshakable expression instantly shattered, he opened his mouth, but he seemed to be dumb, unable to utter a word, so he shook his head almost in embarrassment, turned around and left quickly.

Jiang Li returned to the room, he didn't have any luggage to bring, he grabbed the Qingshuang Sword and started to leave, but it was like being trapped in this room by an invisible net, and the emotions entangled in his heart also gave birth to countless vines to bind him Without his body, he couldn't move his feet.

Jiang Li had no choice but to raise his head and look around slowly, as if he wanted to remember everything deeply, and also as if he used this to force himself to ignore those disturbing emotions, as if forcibly tearing away a part of his soul, his heart was so empty.He approached the bed, and suddenly saw a long hair lying on Qi Zhaoxi's side pillow, he reached out to pick it up, the long hair was like a streak of ink in the bright sunlight.

Jiang Li looked at it quietly for a long time, then carefully put away this hair.