The smell of wine and firelight complement each other, making the atmosphere more and more dense. Even the questions of the man in Tsing Yi are softened by the light and shadow, as if they are having a face-to-face conversation.
The red-haired man's eyes gradually began to blur, and he murmured: "Yinhuoxiang... Yinhuoxiang..."
He was imagining something, and the flames on his body dimmed a little, and gradually extinguished, revealing his skin without any damage.
Suddenly, his eyes changed and became fierce again, and the flames rekindled with a roar.
He opened his mouth to say something, but the man in Tsing Yi opposite him already said: "No, it's not called Yinhuixiang, it should be called Zhouxiang."
The red-haired man's eyes were wide open, and he shouted: "Yes, Zhou Xiang! Zhou Xiang! Do you still remember this name?! Do you still deserve to mention this name? Because you neglected your duties, Zhou Xiang was harmed by evil.
It turned into a disaster town! Then it suffered a greater disaster, and the whole village was wiped out! It was obviously you who caused it, causing us to be scattered and become homeless dogs. You still laughed at me... and laughed at my hair!
"
When he roared, the power of anger made his red hair stand on end, as if it were burning with fire.
However, at the same time, the real flame on his body dimmed and gradually disappeared. And the powerful flames around him, which he called "lihuo", also gradually withered. Only the forest fires sprayed out by the alcohol smell
The fire is burning
The voice of the man in green was slightly distorted by the flames.
"Since you are from Zhou Township, your surname is naturally Zhou."
"Of course my surname is Zhou!" The red-haired man was furious, holding up the Lihuo Sword in his hand. The flames enveloped the sword's edge, forming a half-length Suzaku statue at the tip of the sword. The flames turned into blood-red feathers, and the power was even more dangerous.
.
"My young master will not change his name in office, nor his surname in office. This is Zhou Chengzhi, the eldest son of the Zhou family! My family lives in Zhouxiang, and there are five big pine trees in front of my door! I was born and raised there, plowing fields and grazing cattle, trees
Picking fruits on the mountain and fishing in the water! Until it is destroyed in one day... Bah! It's just you, the land prosecutors who have nothing to do with your corpse!"
He was filled with rage and slashed forward with the flaming sword. Once the sword fell, it was already a sea of fire!
In the sea of fire, the man in green turned around and ran away. Seeing that he was thrown into the sea of fire without even paying attention to the flames, he disappeared in the blink of an eye. However, Zhou Chengzhi did not want to let him go. He grabbed the sword and shouted: "Stop, I'll stab you."
Master Zhou just wants to run away because of his pain? I swear in front of the dead villagers that I will kill all the people who harmed us. The first one is your district inspection department! Die to me——"
He shouted, and struck the man in green with his sword in the direction where he disappeared. The corner of the man in blue suddenly flashed in the flames, and then reappeared on the other side.
This time, he was not wearing green clothes, but red clothes. He was also like a burning flame, almost blending into the firelight. But Zhou Chengzhi had already identified him, and he even recognized him when he turned into ashes. How could he be "green"?
Confused about the "red" color? He roared again and slashed out with a sword as if to vent his anger.
In this way, he kept drawing out his sword, each one more powerful than the other. He used his sword moves in an endless stream, chasing and slashing at the enemy, roaring loudly as he slashed. Apart from him, everything around him was quiet, and the opponent did not care.
If he makes provocative words again, he will keep moving back and forth in the flames, always disappearing the next moment before he drops his sword, and then reappearing. The flames burn very quietly, without the previous beeping sound, perhaps because of the ignition.
Everything has burned out, leaving only pure flames.
He shouted and slashed, seemingly tirelessly.
"What is he doing?"
Tang Zhao was a little confused. The red-haired man had been motionless for a long time since he released the sea of fire.
Midway, he seemed to be about to take action for a moment, raising his sword upward as if he was going to chop down. At this time, Deputy Chi stood in front of him and shouted: "Zhou Xiang!" The opponent suddenly froze like a wooden man.
, and then has been hesitating until now. I only saw him staring at the flames and mumbling to himself, not knowing what he was talking about.
Could it be that……
"Is it also an illusion?"
Tang Zhao suddenly understood that just before coming here, he had also fallen into the illusion of that spiritual official, and he had "fought" a lot before getting out. He was summoning swordsmanship and using various mind-attacking techniques to make lies, but perhaps to outsiders,
Come, he also moves incomprehensibly and mumbles to himself, like a fool.
Deputy Chi also uses swordsmanship to create illusions?
If that's the case, his illusion skills should be stronger than that of the spiritual official. Because that King Sheng's illusion skills use illusions of light and shadow to confuse the senses, and then stimulate the heart to create illusions. In other words, the illusions Tang Zhao saw were not just in the
There is a shadow inside him as well as outside. To outsiders, at least he seems to be walking around in a rough ghost wall instead of standing still.
Vice Commander Chi's sword does not need to create a phantom of sound and light first. It only needs to be slightly smoked with alcohol, and it can directly cut into the heart in one step and immediately stop the opponent's actions. As an illusion, it is a unique skill.
Deputy Chi lowered the tip of his sword, but did not return it to the sheath. His eyes commented on the red-haired man, who was obviously continuing to use swordsmanship, and said: "It's not a serious illusion, it's obsession."
Tang Zhao said in surprise: "Obsession?"
Deputy Chi said: "Swordsmanship that arouses obsession. The deeper the obsession, the easier it is to indulge in it. As soon as I saw him, I knew he was the type who is obsessed with obsession. I have always wanted to find an opportunity for him to try it, but the only chance is
Once, but once is enough to kill someone."
When he said this, he laughed and said: "You are still young. I wish the whole world would know about this kind of thing. Old people like us have difficulties in our hearts, and we only have recurring nightmares in our sleep, and we will not call others
I know. How can you tell the enemy about this kind of spiritual flaw?"
Tang Zhao said silently that he was relatively lucky. He only had "the future he wanted to achieve" and no "untouchable past". He said: "Is the obsession 'Zhou Xiang'? How do you know?"
Deputy Chi's expression turned gloomy and he said: "He said he came from Yinhuo Township. I have been recruiting talents in Yinhuo Township in the past two years, and I have met many young people like him. There are too many people with hidden diseases in their hearts.
, how could you not understand? On the contrary, the old man has mostly accepted his fate. He is not crazy, just numb. As for Zhouxiang... I know how many demon caves there are in Yunzhou, how many disasters they have created, and how many people they have harmed.
. Combined with his accent and the color of his hair, how could we not guess it?"
For a moment, he showed a complex and sympathetic look, but then he restrained himself and said: "My sword skills can also break through on their own. Because obsession in the illusion can be turned into a tangible thing and can be killed. If I can break through,
If you get rid of your obsessions, your state of mind and strength will be greatly improved."
Tang Zhao secretly thought: This doesn’t sound like swordsmanship against the enemy?
Deputy Chi seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "You can also use it yourself. If you want to try it later, I can give you a sword. It is very beneficial to temper your mind."
Sure enough, this is actually self-trained swordsmanship. The same swordsmanship, if used in different situations, has very different effects. The only difference between using it on the enemy and using it on one's own people is the timing.
Deputy Chi said: "If you really can't kill your obsession, you can drink a glass of wine and forget about your worries. This is also the original intention of the sword technique 'Eternal Sorrow'."
Tang Zhao said slowly: "I will save all my sorrow with you. The name of this swordsmanship is interesting."
Deputy Chi said: "Isn't it? This is my first swordsmanship, and it is also the swordsmanship that saved me."
Tang Zhao was startled, and was secretly surprised: This was actually his first swordsmanship? As Vice Commander Chi said himself, the first swordsmanship was very important. It not only reflected the mood and thoughts at the time, but also directly pointed to the sword's intention. Because Viceroy Chi said
The envoy's sword smelled like alcohol, and he was drunk in the past. Tang Zhao thought his sword intention was something like "drunk" or "binge drinking". Unexpectedly, judging from his swordsmanship, the deputy envoy's sword
It may contain deep meaning.
Maybe it's a ruthless sword.
The so-called ruthless sword does not mean that the sword is ruthless, but that the sword intention and the sword image are separated by thousands of miles. When most people hear this, they even think about why this kind of sword intention can match this sword image. They cannot guess what the swordsman who learned the sword thought at the time.
What?
"This kid's obsession is very deep. We can even put him here, which is equivalent to imprisonment. But just in case he has an epiphany and actually puts himself to death to survive, we should put him down." Deputy Commander Chi said.
, while waving his hand, Tang Zhao saw a line of green bugs crawling up Zhou Chengzhi's dry skin.
"Green ants?"
Tang Zhao recognized it as soon as he saw it. He had seen this move before. When he was working in the Jichun City Inspection Department, he went on a mission with Deputy Chi. He had seen Deputy Chi use green ants as scouts for reconnaissance. He didn't expect that there were still injuries.
The effect of the enemy?
Seeing the green ants crawling up, Zhou Chengzhi suddenly became ignorant and suddenly shouted: "Father? Are you back?"
From his perspective, the surrounding flames had extinguished, and the scenery had changed into something he was familiar with.
With thatched eaves and thatched cottages, small bridges and flowing water, this is the town where his family lives. His house is right in front of the town, with three tile-roofed houses and a small courtyard. There are five large pine trees in front of the door, which are evergreen all year round.
After standing at the door for a long time, a lot of pine needles fell on his head. Even though everything that was familiar was no longer familiar, Zhou Chengzhi still felt in a daze, and suddenly he realized in his heart: Yes, I am going home.
My family has always been here, how can I not recognize it? I have been wandering outside for too long, and the local accent has changed, and I don’t dare to recognize my home anymore?
When I walked in, I saw my mother burning the wood stove. When she saw him coming back, she smiled and said, "Young man is back? Food will be served in a while. You sit down first. Are you tired?"
Zhou Chengzhi naturally sat on the small bench, chatting with his mother, but his eyes were fixed on the door.
After a while, an old man came in with a fish basket on his back. Zhou Chengzhi was overjoyed and stood up and said: "Father, you are back? You are indeed alive!"
The old man froze, picked up the bench and shouted: "What are you talking about, you little bastard? Curse me to death, I will beat you to death first!"
Zhou Chengzhi jumped away flexibly and said with a smile: "Don't worry, old man, why not die? My son hopes that you will live a long life."
The old man chased and beat him, and Zhou Chengzhi ran in the yard. Finally, his mother got up and said, "Stop making trouble and eat quickly."
The two of them stopped and moved the bench together and put it in front of the table. The mother held a large bowl of white rice in her hand, giving it to his father first and then to Zhou Chengzhi. Zhou Chengzhi was filled with joy and reached out to pick it up——
boom--
In the distance, a huge flower rises from the ground.
The flower was so big that it grew taller than the mountain in the blink of an eye. The petals opened and closed like a huge mouth full of sharp teeth.
coming!
Zhou Chengzhi raised his head, his pupils tightened.
The monster in the dream appears again!
Why does it appear here?
Is this also a dream?
The flower branch is like a sharp claw, stretching out to wrap a villager and stuff it into the flower plate. The petals are closed like a flytrap, and bright red blood falls from the gap...
"Son, run!" The parents rushed to pull him together.
Zhou Chengzhi stood there, unable to move despite being pulled by his parents. His eyes were covered with blood, and he pointed at the monster giant flower and shouted: "Why are you coming again? Why are you coming again? Why don't you wait a minute? Wait a minute.
I’m going to take a bite of rice...why aren’t you even letting me take a bite of rice?”
"I don't accept it, why is it my home again? Oh my god——"
"boom--"
Suddenly his vision went dark and he fell to the ground.
"Let's go." Deputy Chi took back the scabbard of his sword. He didn't activate the green ants just now. Instead, he knocked Zhou Chengzhi unconscious after yelling and put Zhou Chengzhi inside with a cage weapon. "It's over.
Now. Let’s go find Lao Xing. There’s nothing interesting here.”