Chapter 99 The Jinghong Pen Appears
After reading this passage, Gu Xu turned the flower note to the back and saw a brief incantation.
“Is this the real ‘frost melting’ technique?”
He took out the copper coins again and tried to verify the authenticity of this spell through divination.
The copper coin faces up.
This shows that Lu Shiyao did not lie to him.
The most important purpose of his coming to this haunted house of the Lu family has been achieved at this moment.
But Gu Xu was still hesitant.
He was still weighing the pros and cons silently in his mind.
If he chooses to help Lu Shiyao fulfill his desire for revenge, then he will become the new owner of the "Jinghong Pen"; but at the same time, he will also be a direct enemy of Tang Hui.
It has been recorded in the data that Tang Hui was a monk who entered the fifth realm for the first time fifteen years ago.
After so many years, his cultivation must have improved a lot.
In addition, Tang Hui also holds an "Imperial Envoy Token" carved by the Emperor of Qi himself in his hand - if he takes action against Tang Hui, the emperor might notice it.
Although emotionally, Gu Xu sympathized with the tragic experience of Lu Shiyao and the Lu family's family.
But reason told him that his best choice at this moment was to use the "Breaking Sky Pearl" to leave this land of right and wrong as soon as possible, and not to get involved in the grudges between the Lu family and the royal family.
It is certainly desirable to become the new owner of a famous instrument.
But for a low-strength second-level monk like him, this may not necessarily be a good thing.
After all, this "Jinghong Pen" really involves too many causes and effects.
“Young Master doesn’t seem to believe in our sincerity yet,” seeing Gu Xu being silent for a long time, the Jinghong Brush Artifact Spirit spoke again, “Perhaps, we can let you take a look at the Jinghong Brush first. ', you make the decision later."
Before Gu Xu could answer, the weapon spirit disappeared again.
In the blink of an eye, she appeared in the farthest corner of the room, squatted down, and tapped an inconspicuous floor tile three times with her hand. The floor tile gradually sank silently, revealing a small underground dark space. grid.
Qi Ling took out a metal box from the underground secret room.
This metal box has complex mechanical components on the outside - when the tool spirit touches it, the gears on the box start to rotate on their own, then the spring releases, and the box opens with a "snap".
"Although I have the powerful power to materialize poetic and painting images, my body is very fragile," Qi Ling said in a calm tone while handing the box to Gu Xu, " Even a mortal can easily hold it in his hand after discovering my body, and even break it without any effort.
"So. , when I am in a state of ownerlessness, I must try my best to hide my identity so that no one can discover it.
"Only I can open the box in front of you.
"If anyone else opens it forcefully, they will only find that it is empty and there is nothing inside. ”
Gu Xu took the box.
In the center of the box, there was a slender brush placed neatly.
It was painted in black The tube is made of bamboo and made of purple hare. The tip of the pen is like a cone. The tip of the pen is round and full, and there are still faint wear marks on the tip.
At first glance, this pen looked old and simple, no different from the brush Gu Xu used to write and draw characters on weekdays.
If you insert it randomly into the pen holder, I am afraid no one will recognize it as one of the famous "Twelve Utensils" in the wilderness.
"Since your body is so fragile, why do you trust me so much?" Gu Xu stared at the "Jinghong Pen" in the box and asked the tool spirit.
Qi Ling replied: "The fact that you can successfully pass those three tests proves that you are a person of good conduct, not interested in fame and wealth, and will not do such things as malicious destruction. I have a vision of myself. Still very confident."
"Indeed." Gu Xu smiled slightly and nodded.
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However, just as Gu Xu lowered his head to observe the "Jinghong Brush", something unexpected happened.
A sharp and harsh whistling sound suddenly came from Gu Xu's ears.
Then, the space in front of him was like a picture scroll, which was suddenly torn apart by a pair of invisible hands.
“Someone is using the ‘Breaking Sky Bead’!” Chu Fengge, who was standing in a daze at the door, suddenly exclaimed.
It was too late, but soon, I saw a middle-aged man wearing a brocade robe, a short beard, and slightly white sideburns walking out of the crack in the space.
But at this moment, his face did not have the elegant and easy-going smile before. Instead, there was a sinister and crazy expression.
It is Tang Hui, the exorcist envoy who has been dormant in Lu's haunted house for fifteen years!
At this moment, a spear appeared out of thin air in Tang Hui's right hand, flashing with a cold light, and stabbed towards Gu Xu's chest with lightning speed.
This is Tang Hui's natal creature - the "Golden Dragon Spear".
It was a gift given to Tang Hui by Lu Huan many years ago. Its surface is engraved with exquisite water patterns and dragon patterns, which symbolizes "dragon entering the sea" and has the meaning of "prosperity and great achievements". It is a great figure A teacher’s best wishes to his students.
This "Golden Dragon Spear" is so powerful that it is said to cut through iron like clay. Countless ghosts and enemies have fallen under this spear.
In Tang Hui's left hand, a golden chain made of condensed true energy appeared, extending towards the box where the "Jinghong Pen" was located, trying to take away the slender and simple pen. brush.
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Tang Hui has been planning for this day for a long time.
He has been imprisoned in this snow-covered haunted house for fifteen years by the Yishan Snow Girl and the "Jinghong Pen" weapon spirit.
Although relying on the "Imperial Envoy Token", he was able to keep the darkness and cold out of the shelter.
However, after all, he did not want to be imprisoned in this terrible prison forever.
He still longs to get out of the haunted house and see the light of day again.
He also longed to show his ambitions in the Qi court.
Although he also has magic weapons such as the "Breaking Sky Pearl" in his hand, because he has the resentment of the dead souls of the Lu family and the curse of the "Jinghong Pen", he is equivalent to being locked in at the soul level. In the haunted house, he will suffer the torture of "ice hell" for the rest of his life.
If he wants to escape from the sea of suffering, he has only one way - to find the body of the "Jinghong Pen" and destroy it.
He knows that the ability of "Jinghong Brush" is to create illusions and realize reality.
It is certainly powerful - even in the hands of a strong saint, it can even build a small world out of nothingness.
But its body is the most fragile among the "Twelve Named Weapons".
Especially when it is ownerless, an ordinary person has the ability to break it.
So it has always been regarded as a treasure by Qingzhou Lu family, holding it in the palm of the hand for fear of falling, and holding it in the mouth for fear of melting.
The Qingzhou Lu family also considered using spells and runes to reinforce it to prevent it from being accidentally damaged.
But later they discovered that they could not add any additional spells or runes to the "Jinghong Brush" - this simple-looking brush looked like a noble man with a cold and arrogant personality. Miss, always hold her head high proudly and reject all foreign things.
So they came to the conclusion: "Fragility" may be the inherent attribute of "Jinghong Pen" itself.
Some people even speculate that the fragile body of this "Jinghong Brush" may be some kind of true meaning of the Great Way that the ancestors of the immortals are trying to convey to future generations.
Precisely because it is too fragile, when there is no owner, the weapon spirit of "Jinghong Pen" will also find ways to hide its own body to avoid being found.
Tang Hui spent a long time but could not find any trace of it in Lu's haunted house.
So, he could only hope that those monks who entered Lu's haunted house and tried to pass the test could help him find the location of the "Jinghong Pen" body.
In this way, he can destroy the "Jinghong Pen" before it has time to recognize its owner.
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When Tang Hui entered the third realm, the magical power he awakened was called "insight".
It is somewhat similar to the "clairvoyance" in myths and legends.
When Tang Hui activates this magical power, no movement within a hundred miles can escape his perception.
Because of this magical power, when Gu Xu and Chu Fengge arrived at the South Gate Screen Wall, Tang Hui was able to rush to them at the right time, provide them with both true and false information, and use them to achieve their own goals. .
In addition, he has also been using his "insight" magical power to follow the entire process of Gu Xu's participation in the test.
So when the "Jinghong Brush" itself appeared, he immediately crushed a "Breaking Sky Bead" and rushed to "Suxueyuan".
"The once famous Jinghong Brushstroke will soon be lost in history. It sounds like such a pity," Tang Hui sighed in his heart, "And these two young people, look at They looked handsome and talented, but it’s a pity that they knew too many things they shouldn’t know, so I had to send them to death with tears.”
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