Embrace the blade

After a lapse of 37 years, under the call of the Shanhe League, the righteous way of the martial arts united again, and people from all walks of life gathered towards the Prajna Sect, vowing to bring back all the old and new enemies. In one sentence: Annihilate the Demon Cult, encircle and suppress Jiuyuan Mountain!

On the second day after the encirclement and suppression plan was set, the newly-appointed leader Meng Sifan, along with Lin Shi of the Guangqin Sect and Shen Shensi of the Qingshan Sect approached Qi Zhaoxi, straight to the point and asked him to join because he was familiar with the inside story of the Prajna Sect. , will surely add many advantages to the righteous way.

While listening, Qi Zhaoxi sighed secretly, Meng Sifan's demeanor after becoming the leader was really different, he could suppress his hostility and speak politely to him, but unfortunately he was still not calm enough, so he directly pulled The Guangqin Sect and the Qingshan Sect worked together, and the intention of wanting the Tianmen Sect to replace Guiyun Villa and become one of the three sects is too obvious.

As for the purpose of coming this time, it is stated clearly that it is to invite, but in fact it is to force him to take a good position.After all, Qi Zhaoxi has been the left protector of the Demon Cult for so many years, even though there is the Qingshan Sect as the guardian now, as long as he hesitates to crusade against the Prajna Sect, the Righteous Way will no longer tolerate him.

Qi Zhaoxi's heart was like a mirror, and he immediately smiled and said: "I have a debt to settle with the Prajna Sect, even if the leader doesn't mention it, I will definitely help with all my strength."

Although the death of Jiang Zhongyue's group was caused by the Prajna Sect, there is indeed a blood feud between Guiyun Villa and the Prajna Sect for the Luoxia Valley tragedy, so Jiang Lanze's emotions are even more intense than other Guiyun disciples, and Jiang Li had intended to take revenge a long time ago, but he knew he was weak at first, so he put it aside for the time being, now that he has an opportunity, of course he would not miss it.

So Guiyun Villa made up and down the clock, and two days later compiled a team headed by Shaozhuang Master and Qi Zhaoxi, master and apprentice, and marched towards Jiuyuan Mountain together with other sects, big and small.

A group of people hurried on their way day and night, and only when they could see the pale black mountain shadow in the distance, they slowed down and decided to rest in a nearby city for a few days, waiting for other people to arrive before making plans.

When we arrived at the inn, it was dusk, and there was no sunset. Under the dark clouds, another group of people rode horses and rode on the flying yellow dust. They met each other face to face. He smiled and said, "Both of you, stay safe."

It was Xue Le.

Qi Zhaoxi and Jiang Li didn't expect to see him here again, so they couldn't help being overjoyed, and the three of them talked about their experiences during these days while walking to the guest room in the backyard.Xue Le escorted the bodies of Ye Xinghe and Chen Changfeng back to his hometown. He didn't encounter any trouble along the way, and he didn't stop long. Self-appreciation is also quite interesting, until recently I heard that Jiuyuan Mountain was encircled and suppressed, so I packed my whole suit and came here.

"I heard the news along the way, so I realized how many things I missed. I just heard that Jiang Li and the owner of Jiang Shaozhuang are sworn brothers, and now he is a member of Guiyun Villa. Congratulations." Xue Le looked at Jiang Li, paused suddenly, and couldn't help being puzzled Said, "Speaking of which, Jiang Li's age is not the time to grow up, but he looks a little shorter than before we parted, and looks like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy."

"..." Qi Zhaoxi faltered, and looked at Jiang Li appreciatively. He still remembered that Jiang Li's stature almost reached the tip of Qi Zhaoxi's nose when they first met, but now his hair only reached Qi Zhaoxi's chin.The two lived together day and night without noticing it, until they were reminded and compared, only then did they realize that the backlash from the "Secret of Longevity" to him was so obvious that others could recognize it at a glance.

Jiang Li pursed his lips slightly, but didn't make a sound.

Xue Lezheng felt strange, and suddenly felt a slight chill on his cheeks, and the dots of sparkle flickered in the dark twilight. He looked up in surprise and saw snow flakes like salt sprinkled between the sky and the earth: "It's snowing, it's the first snow of this year !"

The excited exclamations of the children suddenly sounded outside the courtyard wall, and the knights in the guest rooms also went out and opened the windows one after another, raising their hands to catch the snowflakes, smiling all over their faces, and they all regarded the first snowfall as a good omen.

The falling snow became more and more dense, and the sky and the earth were covered with a layer of hazy white, but Qi Zhaoxi's eyes gradually deepened, and he saw that Jiang Li's hair was covered with finely divided snow particles, and his forehead and temples were covered with snow. The general color of white hair.

The first snow has fallen, how much time is left before the deep winter?

The two parted with Xue Le in the corridor, and entered the room in silence. As soon as the door was closed, Jiang Li couldn't help but reached out and grabbed Qi Zhaoxi's sleeve. It was already dark, and the lights in the room were not lit, so Jiang Li couldn't see Qi Zhaoxi's expression clearly, only his eyes.

The next moment, Jiang Li was suddenly pressed against the door by Qi Zhaoxi, and there was a muffled sound from his back. Before he could react, his kiss had already fallen heavily.His panting resounded in the dark and quiet room, a little urgent, a little heavy, Jiang Li was almost out of breath for a moment, he raised his hand to Qi Zhaoxi's shoulder, but he couldn't bear to push it away, he tasted the pain he suppressed in his heart Pain and suffering.

Qi Zhaoxi let him breathe at the right time, but didn't back away, rubbed against his wet lips, kissed his chin nibblingly, kissed his neck and took a deep breath, Jiang Li hadn't touched his neck yet, I felt that the whole spine from the back of the neck was numb, panicked for a moment, and the inconspicuous Adam's apple moved slightly, and was caught by Qi Zhaoxi. Jiang Li trembled and let out an 'ah' in surprise, Breathing gradually heats up.

Qi Zhaoxi's movements were followed by another pause, he backed away a little, glanced down, and finally smiled: "Huh?"

Jiang Li's face was burning red, and now he pushed him hard with his hands: "Get out of the way."

"Don't be shy, I didn't turn on the lamp, so I can't see you." Qi Zhaoxi kissed him again, this time her emotions eased, she slowly licked his mouth, lingered on the tip of his tongue, and slid down with one hand Help him out.

Jiang Li couldn't help closing his eyes, leaning his head against the solid door panel, his legs were so weak that he couldn't stand, and was supported by Qi Zhaoxi's other arm around his waist.The snow outside the room was still falling, no one was coming or going, only the rustling, quiet sound of snow falling, the snow particles on Jiang Li's hair melted, he couldn't tell if it was Qi Zhaoxi's burning palms, or his own. The blood was scalding hot, all he knew was that his whole body was hot, even his consciousness was about to melt, and he rushed towards Qi Zhaoxi.

When the sky outside the room was completely dark, Qi Zhaoxi finally let go of his hand, and Jiang Li leaned against his shoulder, his heart beating continuously, his cheeks were burning red, Qi Zhaoxi couldn't see clearly, and gently scratched him with his knuckles. Feeling the heat on his face, he asked in a low voice, "Do you like it?"

Jiang Li bumped his forehead on his shoulder, and said in a muffled voice, "Don't ask."

"When you get better, you can do happier things with me than this."

"..." Jiang Li's throat choked up, he couldn't tell what was going on in his heart, he raised his head and stared into Qi Zhaoxi's eyes in the dark, "The whereabouts of the Busu sword is unknown, don't wait, when I come back from Jiuyuan Mountain, I will To abolish martial arts, first find a way to survive."

"...Have you really thought about it?" Qi Zhaoxi asked.

"Yeah." Jiang Li said, "But afterward, you must help me find the No Doubting Sword."

"Definitely." Qi Zhaoxi laughed, held his face in his hands, and leaned forward to touch his forehead, "I swear to you."

The snow fell until late at night, and a thin layer was accumulated on the treetops in the forest, which was reflected in a warm color by the lights of the roadside wine shops.The business of the wine shop was exceptionally good. It snowed, and the road was turned into mud by snow water. Passers-by crowded in to ask for pots of hot wine to drink. There were eight long tables in one room, and seven of them were packed with people. The one in the corner only sat a poor man.

The man's clothes can still be vaguely seen to be made of expensive materials, but they are soaked in wine stains and wrinkled, making them even thinner in this weather. There are several empty wine jars piled up on the long table. On the table, it seems that he has fallen asleep drunk.

The regular customers turned a blind eye to this scene, knowing that this man gave the shopkeeper enough money to drink for ten or eight years, and then he took root in this wine shop day and night, not looking for trouble and not talking to anyone, just waking up and going back to the restaurant. drunk, the shopkeeper followed him.

The man was half asleep and half awake, and found that the bustling wine shop suddenly fell silent, and he could hear a needle drop, but his mind was slowed down by the alcohol, so he didn't care about it, and fell asleep on the table.Someone walked up to him and sat down. He frowned impatiently and ignored him. However, the other person reached out to grab his wine jar and pulled it out of his hand with an irresistible force. The man was shocked. , and then felt that something was wrong, propped up his body and raised his head in a daze.

I saw a young man in brocade robes sitting across the table, with a gentle face like a rich man, but behind him stood a row of black-clothed men full of evil spirits.This restaurant has been controlled by the man in black. The shopkeeper and the drinkers dare not show their breath under the man in black's horizontal knife. They looked at this place in shock, unable to figure out who this muddy man is. figure.

The man's eyes became clearer, and he watched Ning Yu, the head of the Prajna Sect, sniff the wine jar, shook his head and said with a smile: "How can such inferior wine be worthy of being Mr. Ji?" He smashed the wine jar casually , raised his voice, "Shopkeeper, serve your best wine."

The shopkeeper hurriedly got up, pulled out a jar of good wine that he had kept for himself, and offered it up.

Ning Yu patted open the mud seal, and the strong aroma of wine wafted out. He took two clean wine glasses and filled them up. He raised a glass to salute each other, and then drank it down in one gulp.

Ji Xiuming watched silently without responding.

Ning Yu glanced at the terrified drinkers around him, as if he just remembered their existence, and said with a smile: "Quickly let them all go, how can you make Master Ji see blood."

The man in black put away the knife as he said, and the drinkers looked at me and at you, all of them panicked, after all, there was a brave one, who bowed to this table, and said in his mouth: "Thank you, my lord, Mr. Ji !” After saying that, he ran out desperately, but no one stopped him.

The others did the same, and called Mr. Ji in a mess for a while. After not hearing this title for a long time, Ji Xiuming couldn't help but frowned again, as if he was stung.

In a blink of an eye, all the idlers in the restaurant escaped, even the shopkeeper couldn't take care of the shop, only the Prajna Sect and Ji Xiuming were left.

"To show my sincerity, Mr. Ji is willing to drink this glass of wine?" Ning Yu asked.

Ji Xiuming slumped his shoulders, lowered his head to let his long disheveled hair cover his face, and said: "You have misunderstood the person, I don't know what Mr. Ji you are talking about."

"No, it's not." Ning Yu was very straightforward, "I just came to find you, because I need you."

"Need me?" Ji Xiuming couldn't help sneering, as if it was the first time he heard someone say such a thing to him, it was very fresh.

"Naturally, and I can see that you need me too, you need a place to stay."

Ji Xiuming turned his head aside and said impatiently: "I don't understand what you said."

Ning Yu smiled slightly, and was very patient: "With your talent in martial arts, you can get anything you want at your fingertips. Which one in Guiyun Villa can compare to it? Why are those people who are far inferior to you now living comfortably, but you want to spend the rest of your life?" In this dilapidated wine shop, no one cares anymore? Mr. Ji, are you really willing?

"..."

"In this arena, there is no place that is more suitable for you except the Prajna Sect. Mr. Ji, you may have misunderstood my Sect too much. In fact, we are not some heinous people. We are all pitiful people who have been betrayed, betrayed, and abandoned. People gather together to keep warm and live, so our teaching is different from the so-called righteous way of martial arts, never caring about family background and past experience, when you step into the triple rich family, you become a new person."

"..."

"What's more, I admire you very much. I have recommended you to the right protector who is in charge now. He promised that as long as he can invite you back, you will naturally have a share of the hall master."

"You don't need to say any more, I won't promise you." Ji Xiuming said coldly.

"Jiang Wanli from Guiyun Villa had some contacts with my teacher and revealed a lot of news. I think Mr. Ji was responsible for the Luoxia Valley incident. This is not the first time we have joined hands. Why are we still so resistant?" Ning Yu paused. Smiled, "Guiyun Villa should have known about Mr. Ji's disclosure of the method of breaking the formation, but in order to protect face, the news has not been spread. After all, no one in the world knows about it."

Ji Xiuming's complexion changed, he understood his implication, and raised his eyes to stare at him.

Ning Yu smiled unabated: "Don't think about it anymore?"

"...No," Ji Xiuming closed his eyes in despair, his voice was vague, "I don't want to have anything to do with Jianghu anymore...I don't want to see anyone again..."

"I understand, I have already arranged it for you." Ning Yu raised his hand and called a man in black, and put a beautifully painted wooden box on the table.

Ji Xiuming didn't know why, so he hesitated and stretched out his hand to open the box, only to see a pale mask lying inside, with hollow eyes and straight lips, neither sad nor happy.

Ning Yu's voice was gentle: "From now on, you don't have to suffer because of this identity anymore."

Looking at the mask, Ji Xiuming was suddenly gripped by a strong sense of sadness. He couldn't say anything anymore, he picked up the wine glass with trembling hands, spilling the wine so that there were deep marks on the lapel of his clothes , Like tears, he swallowed the wine in one gulp, did not taste the taste, only the pungent and choking.