Chapter 114 113. Song Yan and Xiao Jiu (4.6K words - please subscribe)
For Song Yan, today is another endlessly busy day.
The dead leaf swordsman suddenly left in the afternoon.
Before leaving, his face was serious, and his pupils were flashing with a bit of uncontrollable nervousness. This kind of nervousness had never been shown even when he went to the battle of Jingzhe before.
Song Yan immediately understood that the "supervision army" of the "two fox and wolf tribes" was coming.
It's time for the "pebbles" he threw out to ask for directions to fall.
As for what kind of results will occur after falling, he does not need to deliberately look for it, because the results will naturally come to him.
Getting information earlier and reacting earlier may not be a good thing, because your "early step" may have been part of some people's calculations, and they have laid a plan for this "early step" There is a dragnet waiting for you to get through.
So, sometimes, "one step late" is the real "one step early".
At this time, Song Yan actually lost his sense of belonging to the identity of "Song Yan". What he liked and loved was the life of Bai Xiuhu in front of him.
This kind of life is very peaceful, and there are no fickle stone men around, cunning Gu Huangzi, Junior Sister Su Su who is always breaking the bottom line record, Lu who wants to kill you one moment and is kneeling in front of you the next moment. Junior Brother, Junior Brother Shangguan.
As for the identity of the leader of the Puppet Sect, he doesn't care.
For him, "sect leader" is just a step to obtain high-level skills and resources.
However, he can obtain the former through other means, and the latter can be completely compensated for with longevity.
This is not necessary for him.
The reason why he took the initiative to control the Puppet Sect was just to have a "buffer that he could control" between him and the Mountain and Sea Monster Clan.
Seeing that the busy day was over, Song Yanchang breathed a sigh of relief. He stood at the entrance of the courtyard with his hands on his hips and looked at the sky.
The sun is approaching dusk, no matter what is happening in the distance, at least at this moment, the sunset on the sky is beautiful.
Song Yan said hello to his fellow apprentices who were recuperating in the bamboo hut, then turned his sword into a rainbow and quickly arrived at a small desert island on the ethereal sea.
The stone tablet inscribed with "The Tomb of Junior Sister Xiaojiu" is located in the dusk on the top of the mountain.
There are several bouquets of white flowers in front of the stone tablet. Apparently other brothers and sisters have come to visit.
Song Yan sensed his surroundings slightly, but found no one.
At least for this moment, the island is empty.
He took out a jar of wine from the storage bag, sat in front of the stone tablet, let go of the perception of "Xiao Gui Xiaojiu", then leaned back slightly, leaned against an old evergreen tree, and slanted Look at the sunset that is getting darker and darker and thicker outside the sky.
‘Master Master’
Xiaogui Xiaojiu shouted tremblingly in the world of spirits.
Song Yan responded: 'Have you ever watched the sunset leisurely in such a long time? '
The ghost Xiaojiu said: "No."
Song Yan said: "Then watch a sunset with me."
He patted open the mud and grabbed the wine. He brought it to his mouth, raised his head and took a sip. The wine burned into his internal organs like a flowing fire, and burned fiercely, burning out all thoughts, and then briefly jumped out of the joys and sorrows, and the three thousand worries.
Although the wine is ordinary wine, after he read the "Hundred Books of Mysterious Herbs" and studied the "Alchemy of Ordinary Fire", he added a lot of ingredients to it to make it achieve the effect of "A mortal will die if he drinks it, and he will die if he drinks it." It’s just right to drink.”
Song Yandao: "I order you to forget that you are a ghost and speak to me with the same tone and character as when you were alive. Can you do it?"
Xiao Jiu, the ghost, sighed lightly. tone.
Song Yanqi asked: "Can't?"
He had already experienced the perverted ability of "King Hu". Once you become a ghost, no matter how scheming, chaste or attitude you were during your lifetime, your attitude will be changed and you will become oriented towards him and become unable to disobey any of his orders.
Xiaogui Xiaojiu said: "I can do it, but I'm just afraid that the master will be angry."
Song Yandao: "I'm not angry. I say whatever comes to my mind. I scold when I need to, and I say when I need to say."
Xiao Gui Xiaojiu took a deep breath and then got ready.
Song Yan took another sip of wine, and the evening breeze blew from the mountains and rivers, blowing up his hair on both sides of his temples, making him look somewhat free and easy as a knight.
This scene fell into the eyes of Junior Sister Xiaojiu, and she said coldly: "Everyone was deceived by your appearance! So did I! If I had known that you were the big devil, I would have fought to the death to tell you Great Elder! Even if you get me skinned and cramped, I will go!"
Song Yan was stunned for a moment, feeling secretly amused.
It would be impossible for Grandma Fox to obey his orders again.
Junior Sister Xiaojiu is so silly, she is so sincere even when she becomes a ghost.
He thought for a while and said: "People in the world cannot help themselves. I was kidnapped to the Puppet Sect. In order to survive, I had to join forces with others."
"You are? ”
"Song Yan."
"Song Yan? Song. Demon Song?!"
"Am I famous?"
"Devil Song! You put us I was so angry that you used Ancestor Su to go shopping with Grandma Fox, but you got the advantage.
Later, everyone was looking for you, but they couldn't be found.
I heard my uncle accidentally say that you might have taken a huge treasure, and that treasure might bring disaster to the entire Three Kingdoms.
But you don’t care at all, you are selfish, you are the same devil as Gu Huangzi!
Let me just say, how could that coward Bai Xiuhu be so powerful? It turns out you are such a big devil! "
Song Yan was silent for a while, and then patiently explained, for example, he did not actually use the Thorn Fox Alliance at that time but tried his best to help. There was nothing he could do to digest the "King King Tiger Blood". It was an arrow that had to be fired.
However, every time he explained, Junior Sister Xiaojiu would ask various questions in surprise.
Slowly, he understood.
Some truths are destined not to become answers.
He took another sip of wine and said: "Then I'll give you two choices now.
One, follow me, see the world with me, gain more knowledge, and then meet again I will talk about these things if there is a chance in the future. I will help you seize the body. Although it is impossible to seize the body at the Xuanxuan level, I promise that I will try my best to help you if there is hope."
Before he finished speaking, Junior Sister Xiaojiu had already said: "I. I won’t take over my body!”
Song Yanqi said: "Why? Maybe I just help you seize the body of a dying person, or even a newly deceased person."
Junior Sister Xiaojiu said: "I don't want it anyway!"
Song Yan said: "But you haven't heard the second one yet Choice."
Junior Sister Xiaojiu said: "Can I refuse?"
Song Yan said gently: "I said, you need to forget that you are a ghost, and use the time when you are alive. Judgment based on attitude.”
Junior Sister Xiaojiu nodded.
Song Yan said: "Second, I listen to you. You tell me what you want to do, and I will help you."
Junior Sister Xiaojiu was stunned for a moment, and then became quiet.
Song Yan continued to drink.
Senior Sister Xiao Jiu swept across the tombstone next to her and suddenly said softly: "The Senior Brother Bai in my mind is a very scumbag and useless person, but the Senior Brother Bai I met in the last days of my life was actually a good person.< br>
Bai. Senior Brother Bai, I actually still have some unfulfilled wishes. Can you help me? When my wish comes true, I will have no regrets. "
Song Yan put down the wine jar.
Junior sister Xiao Jiu said hurriedly: "It's okay if it doesn't work, I will obey the master. "
Song Yanweng said: "Okay! Who says it can’t be done? ”
When Song Yan returned to Hongye Island, he found that the array shield seemed to be lifted.
Obviously, some kind of agreement has been reached, which allows Nanwu Jianmen to temporarily withdraw the formation with peace of mind.
But Song Yan didn’t know what the agreement was.
But even if he didn’t know, he understood one thing: after the visitors from the Fox and Wolf Clan learned through Yu Xuanwei’s Existence Jade that Song Yan had digested the essence and blood of the “King of the Tiger Clan” , were completely confused. They were unable to give a follow-up response, so they left a blank period of time to discuss or wait for instructions from the clan.
At this point, I am afraid that not only the fox and wolf clan will be confused, but also the Nanwu Jianmen and the Puppet Sect will be confused.
If you think about it with your toes, you will know how terrible the erysipelas of "The Blood of the King and the Tiger" is. It’s incredible that this can be digested.
Now that things have happened, Song Yan also knows that the "meaning behind" the "Essence and Blood of the Tiger Clan" has far exceeded the "surface power of the essence and blood". This thing may not involve something extremely important. Because there is only one thing left, it attracts so many big monsters to pursue it.
Now
His original intention to go to the other side of the teleportation array has faded a little. At least until the last moment, he does not want to pass there.
The enhancement of illusion gave him the possibility of having a "new life".
Early the next morning, Song Yan asked for leave from Elder Kuye and then left Nanwu Jianmen.
A few days later.
Song Yan picked a bouquet of the most beautiful flowers from the top of the mountain and placed it in front of the window of an old woman in the Wang family in Jianshui City. The old woman was blind, but when she smelled the fragrance of flowers, she stood up gropingly and called out the name of "Miss Xiaojiu".
Song Yan took the words and claimed to be Xiao Jiu's senior brother. Then he chatted with the mortal old woman about their domestic affairs for a long time, and he explained that the reason why Junior Sister Xiaojiu didn't come was because she was in the sect's favor and needed to practice swordsmanship hard and then go to a distant place to slay demons. From now on, she will be busy with work and may not come again.
The old woman was stunned. She didn’t know that Junior Sister Xiao Jiu was a monk. When she heard this, she just grinned her withered mouth with not many teeth, and said with a smile: "You should take good care of Xiao Jiu, she She’s a good girl.”
Song Yan smiled and said: "Definitely."
Then, he left a health elixir and turned around to leave.
In the evening, Song Yan appeared again in a mortal gang in the suburbs of Jianshuidu. After announcing his home address and saying that he was "Xiao Jiu"'s senior brother, several children ran out chirping. , gathered around him and kept asking about "Sister Xiaojiu".
Song Yan repeated the same rhetoric he used to deal with the old woman before, then settled each child carefully, and then pulled out a little girl.
He looked at the little girl.
This little girl's eyebrows are somewhat similar to Junior Sister Xiaojiu's.
According to Junior Sister Xiaojiu, this is her niece Tian Xiaoling.
Both her parents were from the Jianghu, but they died tragically while fighting against the invasion of the Puppet Sect. Before her death, her sister entrusted her daughter to her.
Because she needed to travel around, before leaving, she entrusted her little niece to a familiar sect.
Tian Xiaoling has profound roots and knows that his parents died fighting against bad guys.
Junior Sister Xiaojiu originally planned to take her into the Sword Gate when this matter was over, but because of her death, this original agreement could never be implemented.
Originally, Tian Xiaoling would spend forever in anticipation. It was not until one day that she accidentally learned that her aunt was dead, that she would give up and cry bitterly.
But Song Yan’s appearance changed everything.
Tian Xiaoling is a thin girl with two buns standing upright. Perhaps because her parents died young, she is very serious and serious. She knows how to behave at a young age. She should never ask too many questions, and she should never ask too many questions. He didn't say much and followed Song Yan silently along the way.
When they arrived at Guanwu Island, Song Yan lowered his sword and led her to a bamboo house. He said to one of the female nuns: "Junior sister, this little girl is Xiao Jiu's niece. She has profound roots. .”
The female cultivator recognized Song Yan and said hurriedly: "Brother Bai, please give her to me. The test will take a month. If you are really qualified, you will be sent to Hongye Island where senior brother is to practice."
Song Yandiandian Then he turned to look at the little girl and said: "Concentrate on your practice, perform well, and don't embarrass your aunt! "
Tian Xiaoling bit her lip, shook her head, and asked like an adult: "Uncle, where is my aunt?"
Song Yan looked into her eyes and said word by word. : "She died in the battle."
Tian Xiaoling's pupils turned red visibly, and tears filled her eyes.
Song Yan glanced at the female cultivator.
The female monk said: "Brother, leave it to me."
Song Yan patted Tian Xiaoling on the shoulder, and then left with his sword.
But suddenly, he paused, because several figures were falling on the other side of Guanwu Island.
The leading woman is wearing a brocade dress, her dignified appearance is somewhat friendly, and her almond-shaped eyes are filled with calmness and grandeur.
In Nanwu Jianmen, only high-level officials who have reached a certain level can wear whatever they want without being restricted to silver sword robes.
When the woman saw Song Yan, she nodded slightly, and then said with a smile: "I have heard long ago that the master Kuye Swordsman was full of righteousness once he learned the sword. When I saw him today, he was really good."
Song Yan came back to his senses, saluted slightly, and replied: "Xiuhu has met the seventh lady."
The person who came was none other than Su Yao.
After not seeing her for a long time, she had completely transformed into something Song Yan was unfamiliar with.
The initial heroic spirit, then the murderous spirit, and then the cold air, all disappeared. Finally, at this moment, she had the temperament suitable for the status of a young lady.
Song Yan knows that the Su family has suffered heavy losses. Now Su Yao seems to have finally made a change and is ready to slowly shoulder the responsibility of the family. Therefore, her actions and words have become somewhat "elderly" ".
He couldn't help but look at the female cultivator behind Su Yao.
He could tell at a glance that the female cultivator was Cao Yuzhuang.
But when she saw the stranger, Cao Yuzhuang shrank nervously and retreated behind Su Yao.
Su Yao smiled faintly and said, "Forgive me, fellow Taoist, Yuzhuang fell into the Demon Sect before and suffered a lot of torture. She has not recovered yet."
Song Yan continued to look.
But just as his eyes stayed for a little longer, Cao Yuzhuang suddenly pressed his fingers on the long sword at his waist, looking at him fiercely.
Su Yao frowned and said, "Yuzhuang!"
Cao Yuzhuang then released his fingers.
Su Yao sighed again: "This involves some past events, and Yuzhuang is extremely frightened just thinking about it, so she is very hostile to men, not against Taoist friends alone."
Song Yan:.
He found that what he thought was still too naive.
He thought that the small favor he had given was enough to settle a woman, but he never thought of how much suffering the woman had suffered and how many nightmares she had.
He nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Miss Qi, it's okay. I came today to bring my friends and juniors to test my qualifications, so I will leave first."
Su Yao smiled and said: "Fellow Taoist, go slow."
Song Yan clasped his fists again, left with his sword, and landed again on the isolated island where Junior Sister Xiaojiu was buried.
Another evening, the sky was filled with sunset.
The waves of the ethereal sea are like scales, and the patches glow with a cool red color.
“Do you still have a wish?” Song Yan asked.
"No." Junior Sister Xiaojiu said, and added softly, "I have no regrets anymore."
Song Yan thought for a while and suddenly asked: "That day you said you were not beautiful, Is it because you were disfigured because you were already attracted to me at that time?"
Senior Sister Xiaojiu was silent for a long time and said calmly: "It's Senior Brother Bai. I'm tempted, but if it's Song Yan, I won't."
After that, she said: "Okay, now the master can ask me to be a cow or a horse, no matter what he wants me to do. , I won’t be unhappy at all.”
Song Yan said: “What if I still let you make your own decision?”
Junior Sister Xiaojiu thought for a moment and said, "After watching the sunset, leave this world."
Song Yan stood on the edge of the cliff, silently looking into the distance until the glow completely disappeared and the sky became completely dark. He held his palm slightly, and the tiger stripes sent a ray of soul over.
"Goodbye, Senior Brother Bai, the sunset is so beautiful."
"Goodbye."
The tiger stripes loosened.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Bai."
Xiao Jiu's soul lost its restraints, murmured the last sentence, then floated towards the sky, and quickly disappeared.
Until her death, she never said thank you to "Song Yan".
However, Song Yan doesn't care, because now he is Bai Xiuhu.
And this Bai Xiuhu’s “righteousness score” was recognized by Junior Sister Xiaojiu.
This shows that he is already a true swordsman who has passed many tests.
Junior Sister Xiaojiu is grateful to Senior Brother Bai because she is grateful to Song Yan.
(End of this chapter)