"The soul and soul are together, and the spirit and spirit are connected!"
"Sheath!"
In the dim room, Chu Zhaozhao, with iron chains tied to her hands and feet, sat cross-legged, her hands clasped together, her expression solemn, and she softly recited the mantra.
As the word "return to the sheath" falls.
Chu Zhaozhao's whole body surged with sword intent, and the next moment...
There was silence inside the door, and there was also silence outside the door.
Only Chu Qingxiao waited until his eyes were fixed on the girl.
Chu Zhaozhao also opened her eyes, her brows furrowed, obviously not particularly able to accept such a normal situation.
She clasped her hands together again and said with all her strength: "Return to the sheath!"
"Sheath!!"
"Sheath!!!"
The voice went from low and steady at the beginning, to gradually irritable, and finally to furious!
But no matter how excited her emotions were, nothing happened around her that she expected.
"Miss Chu... how about you take a drink of water?" Chu Qingxiao, who was sitting on a simple wooden board nearby, said in a low voice, and at the same time, he picked up the water glass and was about to pass it over.
But his hands were shaking violently at this moment, and the small water cup seemed to weigh a lot in his hands. Before he could hand it out to Chu Zhaozhao, most of the water in the cup spilled out.
He had to use his other hand to hold his wrist, which made the hand shake slightly less.
A bitter smile inevitably appeared on his face at that time.
Chu Zhaozhao also saw this scene. She hurriedly stepped forward to take the water glass. As she walked, the iron chain under her feet dragged on the ground, making a dull sound.
"Are you feeling better?" She held the water glass, but had no intention of drinking it. Instead, she looked at Chu Qingxiao with concern and asked.
Chu Qingxiao smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "The energy in my body seems to have been drained, I can't exert any energy, and my head is a little dizzy..."
Chu Qingxiao said this and looked down at his chest. The black peach blossom mark there, although the few red lines are still bright, the main color of gray seems to be a bit darker.
"Is it because Zhuyin's divine blood has not been completely sealed?" Chu Zhaozhao also realized something and said at this time.
When Chu Qingxiao fainted for the first time, the doctor mentioned that Chu Qingxiao was depleted of energy and blood, and at the same time, there was a surge of miscellaneous energy in his body.
At first, Chu Zhaozhao thought it was because Chu Qingxiao was weak and had experienced the pain of losing a loved one in Wuling City, so his body was weak in energy and blood.
But now that I think about it, Chu Qingxiao is a warrior with a first-level cultivation.
This state is called the Treasure Vase, and it focuses on condensing the Qi and blood throughout the body, making it as strong as real fire, and at the same time using this Qi and blood to temper the physical body to the point where it can lock the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
This is the saying that the body is like a treasure vase, condensed but not leaking.
The physical body of the martial artist in this scene is so powerful that it is almost impossible to suffer from Qi deficiency symptoms without external influence. At this moment, I think the only reason why Chu Qingxiao fainted several times and was so weak at this time can only be the Zhuyin Divine Blood in his body.
What's the change?
Chu Qingxiao said uncertainly: "Perhaps so, of course, it may also be the sequelae of being in the Eternal Night Realm for twelve years. There is a strong evil atmosphere there, and it is not a place for strangers..."
"With your current situation, you have to find a doctor quickly, otherwise..." Chu Zhaozhao said worriedly, with a look of annoyance on his face: "I am not good at sword control, otherwise I can call him.
That rusty sword, if you cut through these shackles, there is no chance of survival..."
Chu Qingxiao and Chu Zhaozhao have been imprisoned in this broken house in the village for half an hour. All their belongings were taken away by the bandits. During this period, Chu Zhaozhao has been trying to summon the sword using the sword control method.
A rusty sword will never work.
Speaking of this, her face became more and more depressed.
"Actually, it's my fault that I dislike that sword because it's too rotten, and I'm still unwilling to accept the reality. If I have some free time these days, I'll nourish it with my mind. Not to mention that I'm connected to it, but at least I can sense each other. It's not difficult to summon it.
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"It's better now. When the book comes to use, I will regret it less. When the sword comes to use, I can't touch it..."
When Chu Qingxiao heard this, he was about to say something to comfort the other party, but at this moment, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open.
Two figures appeared at the door of the room.
Chu Zhaozhao and Chu Qingxiao both looked wary. "Witch, this is it!" came a childish voice, and at this time they saw clearly the two people standing outside the house.
It was a little girl and an old woman with a cane.
The little girl is about eleven or twelve years old. She wears braids and looks well-behaved, exuding a sense of intelligence.
The old woman's age was unknown, her back was bent, and the wrinkled skin on her face was so crowded that it was impossible to tell whether her eyes were open or closed.
There is also a strange red tattoo on her left cheek, which runs through her entire left cheek, but because of the many wrinkles on her skin, the specific meaning of the tattoo can no longer be seen clearly.
But one thing can be confirmed.
This kind of tattoo is probably not something that ordinary people from the Central Plains would have.
There were two people, an old man and a young man. The younger one looked young and in trouble. The older one's feet were shaking a little when he walked. He even had a cane and needed the girl's support before he could walk slowly into the room.
It doesn't look like he has very high combat power.
This relieved Chu Qingxiao and his two people's vigilance a lot.
"What...are you doing?" Chu Zhaozhao asked, his eyes filled with hostility.
But the girl didn't seem to be aware of Chu Zhaozhao's attitude. She said with a smile on her face: "My name is Fang Xu'er, and this is the witch woman. Sister Yue Jian asked me to bring the witch woman to this brother.
Cure.”
When Chu Zhaozhao heard this, he put away the hostility in his eyes, but he couldn't help but feel a little suspicious: "Can she cure diseases?"
This is not because Chu Zhaozhao is judging people by their appearance. The old woman named Witch is indeed too old. The fact that she is struggling to walk really makes people worry about whether her brain is still clear enough to be qualified for this wonderful job of rejuvenation.
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"Don't worry, sister."
"The witch is the most powerful doctor in our village. Whenever the people in the village have a headache or a fever, the witch will solve it." The girl named Fang Xuer said with a sweet smile.
Although Chu Zhaozhao was a little distrustful in his heart, with Chu Qingxiao's current situation, he could only give it a try with the attitude of treating a dead horse as a living horse. It would be better than continuing to watch his condition worsen.
Thinking of this, she also backed away.
With the support of Fang Xuer, the old woman came to Chu Qingxiao, found a wooden stool and sat down.
"Thank you, grandma." Chu Qingxiao said respectfully, and stretched out a hand.
This doctor mostly pays attention to seeing, hearing, asking and asking questions when treating patients. Chu Qingxiao's actions are to coordinate with the other party's actions.
Unexpectedly, the old woman slapped Chu Qingxiao's outstretched arm at this moment. The strength of her hand was surprisingly strong for her old-looking body. With the slap, Chu Qingxiao's arm suddenly turned red.
Seal, my hand subconsciously took it back due to the pain.
"Oh! You old woman!" When Chu Zhaozhao saw this, anger suddenly appeared on his face.
But before she could attack, the old woman raised the crutch in her hand and pressed it against Chu Qingxiao's chest.
Chu Qingxiao's body was already weak. The old woman pressed the crutch against his chest without deliberately restraining her strength. Chu Qingxiao suddenly coughed under the pain.
"Sister, don't be angry. The witch's method of practicing medicine is different from that of ordinary doctors, but the effect is excellent." Fang Xuer also reached out to hold Chu Zhaozhao and said with a smile.
Chu Zhaozhao looked nervous and remained silent, just staring at the old woman.
At this moment, something suddenly crawled out of the old woman's sleeves, following her crutches and moving closer to Chu Qingxiao.
Chu Zhaozhao's pupils suddenly enlarged at that time. They were centipedes with black bodies and bare feet!
Gu insect!
There are four states in the southern border of Dayu, namely Mu, Cang, Cong and Huan.
Going back a hundred years, before the separation of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the land of Huanzhou and Congzhou was a small vassal state named Li Chui.
They believe in an ancient god whose divinity is attached to the sixth throne - Li.
The name of the country means the place favored by the God of Li.
The residents of the country are good at raising Gu insects, and there are many kinds of them.
There are poisonous poisons that can kill enemies invisible, blood poisons that can bewitch and even control people's hearts, and life poisons that can bring people back to life.
At that time, the great Zhou Dynasty of the previous dynasty devoted all its efforts to conquer Li Chui in the south, but suffered heavy losses, which also laid the foundation for the subsequent separation of the north and the south.
Although Li Chui was weak, the remnants of Li Chui always missed their old country. In recent years, Li Chui's old troops had rebelled from time to time. The Yu court had always used cruel methods in this regard. In several encirclement and suppression campaigns, almost no one was left alive.
Go away with extinction.
Chu Zhaozhao probably never thought that there would be such a Li Chui survivor hiding in this small village.
Although she had poor senses about it, she had heard a little about the magic of Gu insects, so she suppressed the worries in her heart and nervously watched the Gu insects flocking towards Chu Qingxiao along the crutches.
Chu Qingxiao, however, did not have Chu Zhaozhao's experience. Each of the seven or eight centipedes was as thick as an adult's finger, and they looked somewhat oozing.
But then I thought about it, now that I am a fish and a man is a swordsman, if the other party really wants to harm him, there is no need to go to such trouble, so he simply suppressed the fear in his heart and watched those centipedes crawling in front of him.
, then got into him along the gaps in his clothes, followed his skin, and crawled back and forth throughout his body.
That feeling gave Chu Qingxiao goosebumps all over his body, and his body froze in place, motionless.
After an excruciating half-quarter of an hour, the barefoot centipedes followed the witch's crutch and crawled back into the old woman's cuffs and disappeared.
The witch woman took back her crutch and fell silent. She frowned lightly on her wrinkled face and remained silent for a long time.
Chu Qingxiao and Chu Zhaozhao were both a little nervous when they saw this, but Fang Xuer asked: "What about mother-in-law? What disease does this brother have?"
Hearing this, the witch woman raised her head and glanced at Chu Qingxiao, and said in a hoarse voice: "Isn't Tianxuan Mountain a well-known and upright family? Why do you practice such magic skills?"
"Magic power?" Chu Qingxiao didn't know why.
"There is a force in your body that is constantly devouring the power of blood, and the speed at which it is devouring is obviously not something that the monk's own power of blood can satisfy."
"The only way to avoid being drained of flesh and blood by this force is to keep killing strangers and use their blood to nourish the evil force in your body."
"This kind of method that relies on living people to grow is not considered a magic skill in the eyes of you Central Plains people?" the witch woman said slowly, with a hint of ridicule clearly in her hoarse voice.
When Chu Qingxiao and Chu Zhaozhao heard the words at that time, they immediately understood that the evil power mentioned in the witch's mouth was the blood of the Zhuyin God!
"Is there any way, mother-in-law, to take out his evil power?" Chu Zhaozhao saw that this old woman could explain the situation in Chu Qingxiao's body with just one word. He also knew that this woman did have extraordinary abilities, and his attitude became a lot more respectful.
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"This evil power is very overbearing. Once it is fully developed and can be used by you, it will greatly increase your cultivation. It will only kill a few people. Are you willing to throw it away?" asked the witch.
"Mother-in-law is joking." Chu Qingxiao smiled bitterly and said: "The power obtained by killing people, no matter how powerful it is, is just a filthy thing. I can't avoid it, so how can I be reluctant to let it go."
"I just strayed into a dangerous situation and was possessed by some kind of monster. But I am not a practitioner of magic. I hope my mother-in-law will understand clearly."
When the witch woman heard this, her narrow eyes seemed to open a little. She stared straight at Chu Qingxiao, as if weighing the truth of the young man's words.
After a while, she shook her head and said, "Maybe what you said is true."
"But unfortunately, I couldn't get it out."
"Why?" Chu Zhaozhao asked subconsciously after hearing this, but as soon as the words came out, she felt that she was doing something unnecessary.
Zhuyin Divine Blood is such a tyrannical thing. Even the demigod in Wuling City couldn't get it out without hurting Chu Qingxiao's life, let alone the old woman in front of him?
"This thing has been rooted in his body for a long time and has long been connected to his heart. If you don't mind your life, I am willing to give it a try." The witch's answer was not far different from what Chu Zhaozhao expected.
The look on Chu Qingxiao's face darkened after hearing this, and he asked again: "What will happen if it cannot be taken out and the blood is not absorbed from the living person?"
The witch woman looked up and down at the pale Chu Qingxiao and said.
"Based on your current situation, if it lasts for seven days or three days at a time, you will definitely be sucked dry by the evil power in your body..."