Dugu Jinghua stared at the black arrow on his chest, his soft lips trembled slightly, and he bit his jade teeth before he could speak: "Sir, you...your injury...?"
Li Muchan shook his head and smiled, then stretched out his hand to touch her beautiful face: "It doesn't matter, I won't die. I already took an arrow last time, have you forgotten?"
"God-Breaking Arrow! Your Majesty is so cruel!" Dugu Jinghua bit his petal-like lips and said bitterly, "You actually used God-Breaking Arrow to deal with me!"
Li Muchan smiled: "I was careless this time."
He pointed to his arms. Dugu Jinghua had a tacit understanding with him. He hurriedly reached into his arms and took out a small square box, only the size of a thumb. It looked full of ancient charm. He didn't know what kind of material it was made of, but it was simple and unpretentious.
It is unnoticeable and easy to ignore.
"This is...?" Dugu Jinghua asked, holding it.
Li Muchan said: "Open it and take out the things inside."
Dugu Jinghua opened the small box as instructed, and inside was a crystal clear bead, the size of a longan, which looked very much like amber.
"What is this?" Dugu Jinghua was surprised. He took it out and held it in his palm. He felt the warmth radiate from his palm through his arms and directly to his mind. Suddenly his mind became pure and peaceful, and his whole mood became extremely peaceful.
There is a hint of joy.
She knew it was a rare treasure as soon as she saw it.
Li Muchan said: "This is a relic. It is used to suppress qi. Otherwise, they would have been able to catch up here."
"Will they still come after me?" Dugu Jinghua snorted: "If you can't succeed in one assassination, you have to kill me?"
Li Muchan said: "It seems that the emperor is really anxious this time and is going to kill him. He just doesn't know what the family master is like and whether the emperor will..."
"No?" Dugu Jinghua's face changed slightly.
Li Muchan shook his head and sighed: "Most people can't guess the emperor's thoughts. We see crazy things, but the emperor takes it for granted. He doesn't treat people as human beings."
Dugu Jinghua frowned: "I think sir, you are worrying too much. No matter how crazy the emperor is, he will not do such a thing. This is indeed too much."
Li Muchan shook his head and sighed: "I hope I didn't expect it!"
"Sir, why are you bothering?" Dugu Jinghua sighed softly, handed the relic to Li Muchan, and stared at the black arrow on his chest with red circles.
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Li Muchan smiled, collected the relic and put it in his arms: "I have rough skin and thick flesh. It doesn't matter if I touch you. Your body is fragile and I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it. Okay. I'm going to pull out the arrow."
"I'll do it." Dugu Jinghua stretched out her jade hand, her eyes moving and her movements gentle.
This arrow was taken by Li Muchan for her. She was moved and intoxicated, her heart was sweet and worried, and she wanted to throw herself into his arms. However, she restrained herself because of his injury.
Li Muchan turned away from her jade hand and said, "The arrow is poisonous. Find something to cushion it."
"Poisonous?!" Dugu Jinghua's expression changed.
Li Muchan said: "It doesn't matter, just pull out the arrow."
Dugu Jinghua grabbed the sleeve and pulled it, tore off a piece of sleeve and covered it on the arrow shaft, then held it and stared at him: "Sir, how many are there in total?"
Li Muchan muttered: "There are six in total, three crossbowmen and three monks. The monk from Tianwang Temple is holding a sacred weapon, which deceived my senses."
"They will do this trick, knowing that you are a great master!" Dugu Jinghua snorted.
Li Muchan smiled, snorted softly, and sprayed a blood arrow onto Dugu Jinghua. Dugu Jinghua didn't dodge, and already had the long, dark arrow in his hand.
She took advantage of Li Muchan's speaking time to pull out the arrow unexpectedly, so as to prevent his muscles from tightening and causing pain instead. Li Muchan only trembled slightly, as if he had been bitten by a mosquito.
Dugu Jinghua looked at the black arrow, his face tightened, and he snorted. There were some flesh threads hanging upside down from the arrow body. This arrow was very poisonous. It was easy to get in but difficult to get out. It stabbed forward and backward. No matter which side you pulled the arrow from,
A layer of flesh will be scraped off.
"Sir..." She looked at him sadly.
Li Muchan smiled and said, "I have medicine in my arms."
Dugu Jinghua hurriedly took out several small porcelain bottles from his arms, and Li Muchan said: "Red ones."
Dugu Jinghua hurriedly opened the red vial, which contained some pink paste. She spread some on Li Muchan's chest.
Li Muchan breathed a sigh of relief, and a cold feeling came from the wound. When he saw the wound that Li Muchan penetrated, he could see Li Tong's internal organs. The tears in Dugu Jinghua's eyes could no longer hold back and fell down.
Li Muchan smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, it's just a flesh wound. I'll do my exercises first, and you can protect me. No one can come to me."
"Yeah." Dugu Jinghua nodded quickly.
Li Muchan sat cross-legged on the ground, with a bright moon appearing behind his head. Dugu Jinghua looked at him blankly, amazed by this magical scene, which diluted the guilt and worry in her heart.
Li Muchan's phase body has not yet returned to its original state, but this time the God-Breaking Arrow is too sinister, and it consumes the phase body's power all at once, slowly nourishing the physical body.
However, Xiangshen's nourishment is extremely fast. If this continues, the wound will scab over in a day, and even if it cannot recover as before, it will still be able to move freely.
While he was doing his exercises, his face suddenly changed slightly and he slowly opened his eyes.
"What's the matter, sir?" Dugu Jinghua asked hurriedly.
Li Muchan said: "Brother Dugu has something going on over there!... No, I have to go and take a look!"
"Where's Xiao Heng?" Dugu Jinghua's face changed drastically and he asked hurriedly: "Could it be that Sir has really predicted that the Emperor is going to go on a killing spree?"
Li Muchan nodded: "It's very possible, I'll take you away!"
"But sir..." Dugu Jinghua looked at his chest. A film had formed on his chest, but it still looked scary.
There is no way to take action under such circumstances.
Li Muchan said: "I don't care anymore, I will just seal the injury by force."
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After saying that, he no longer waited for Dugu Jinghua to speak, put his arms around her waist, and suddenly disappeared from the place. When he reappeared, he was already in Dugu Mansion.
In the main hall, Dugu Heng was hugging Dugu Jue and calling "Father" loudly.
Li Muchan's face was gloomy, and Dugu Jinghua hurried over: "Xiao Heng, what's going on?!"
At this time, there were no signs of fighting in the hall. Only Dugu Heng was hugging Dugu Jue and screaming, while the blood under Dugu Jue's body seeped into the carpet. The fishy smell hit his nostrils.
Dugu Heng raised his head and widened his eyes. He shouted hurriedly: "Brother Li, save my father quickly!"
Li Muchan nodded, walked closer, and lowered his head to take a look. Dugujue's face was as pale as paper, and his eyes were dim. He was breathing rapidly, blood was pouring from his mouth, and there was a "ho ho" sound in his throat. He wanted to speak but couldn't. He just couldn't.
Staring straight at Dugu Jinghua.
Dugu Jinghua nodded: "Brother, don't worry, I will protect Xiao Heng!"
Dugu Jue's eyes lit up, he nodded, and then his body trembled violently. Dugu Heng shouted: "Father! Father!"
Li Muchan said solemnly: "Put him down. I'll give it a try."
Dugu Heng nodded hurriedly: "Brother Li must save my father!"
Dugu Jinghua turned to look at him worriedly: "Sir, your injury..."
Li Muchan shook his head: "At this point, I can only try my best. I'm afraid I won't be able to do my best. I can only rely on destiny to do my best!"
"Is your injury okay?" Dugu Jinghua asked.
Li Muchan said: "You can't die, you all get out of the way and don't let anyone come and disturb me."
Dugu Heng knew Li Muchan's ability. When he saw that he agreed to help, he was immediately relieved. He hurriedly put Dugu Jue down and walked to the door of the hall to stop.
Dugujue was already silent at this time, while Dugu Jinghua looked straight at him with a sad expression on his face.
Li Muchan closed his eyes and calmed down, slowly raised his hands, formed dozens of mudras in the air, and slowly lowered them from the top of his head to his Dantian. Then he used his right hand's parallel fingers to form a sword, and gently tapped Dugujue.
He moved slowly, and every time he pointed, there was a faint sound of wind and thunder, which seemed to come from the void, very far away and yet close at the same time. The scene was strange.
Every time Li Muchan pointed, his face turned paler. With the fourth finger, the blood stain on his chest expanded and blood gushed out.
Dugu Jinghua looked at him worriedly. Seeing that his face was pale and blood was flowing out, he felt pain in his body and wished he could take his own life.
Dugu Heng turned his back to Li Muchan, but he could also see the wounds on his back. He looked at him apologetically, but could only keep his mouth shut. Although Li Muchan was injured, his father's life was in fear.
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Wisps of white air slowly emerged from Li Muchan's hair, at first like a lazy snake, then more and more, and faster and faster, and finally condensed in the sky to form a white cloud, covering his face.
Li Muchan clicked sixteen fingers in one breath, slowly stopped his movements, formed a seal and remained motionless. The white clouds above his head slowly dispersed, revealing his face, which was as pale as paper and without any blood.
Blood was pouring from the wound on his chest, which had stained a large area of the carpet. His pale face was mostly caused by excessive blood loss.
Dugu Jing Huakong was worried and anxious, but he didn't dare to step forward to give him the medicine. The pink porcelain bottle was spinning around in his hands, and he wanted to do it right away, but he didn't dare.
He is practicing his martial arts, and the slightest movement may affect his mind. If he is not careful, he will go crazy. At the least, his martial arts will be destroyed, and at worst, his life will be in danger. He can only endure it.
She felt that time was slow, as if it had stood still, every finger was filled with fear, her heart was pounding so hard, and she wished it would end all at once.
The days passed like the middle of the year, and Li Muchan finally recovered from the fever. She hurriedly opened the porcelain bottle, smeared the pink ointment on the front and back, and then went to see Dugujue.
When she saw that Dugujue's face had a trace of color, his expression was calm, his breathing was steady, and he was breathing, it was obvious that he had been revived.
She whispered: "Brother..."
As soon as Dugu Heng heard this soft call, he rushed forward, came to Dugu Jue, and shouted hurriedly: "Father! Father! Wake up!"
Li Muchan slowly opened his eyes and sighed: "Don't rush to call him. He is too injured. He needs to take a nap to regain his strength."
"Brother Li, you're awake!" Dugu Heng hurriedly clasped his fists: "It's really..., I..."
He was both grateful and guilty. Li Muchan was obviously seriously injured, but he still had to cast a spell desperately. This life-saving technique was definitely not an ordinary internal operation. It must be a huge burden. Even if it usually has many sequelae, now he is seriously injured.
Maybe the consequences will be even greater.
Li Muchan shook his head and sighed: "Although I tried my best, it's a pity..."
"Ah, father, he...?" Dugu Heng's expression changed.
Li Muchan nodded: "I didn't do my best."
Duguheng asked hurriedly: "How long can father live?"
Li Muchan said: "His life is not in danger, but his martial arts skills may be..."
"Huh..." Dugu Heng breathed a long sigh of relief, patted his chest, and said with a wry smile: "Brother Li, you almost scared me to death!"
Li Muchan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Martial arts are the life of a warrior. If the master's martial arts is gone, I'm afraid..."
"As long as the human life is there, it will be gone if the martial arts is gone!" Dugu Heng said hurriedly: "Since dad is the head of the family, he doesn't have to charge into battle, so it doesn't matter if he loses the martial arts."
Dugu Jinghua nodded: "Sir, you have tried your best."
Li Muchan said: "Without martial arts, he is afraid that he will be unable to recover."
Dugu Jinghua hummed: "It's just right, he doesn't have to indulge in martial arts all day long. He has no time to talk to us."
Dugu Heng smiled bitterly: "Auntie, my father will be angry if he hears this."
"Aren't these your words?" Dugu Jinghua rolled his eyes at him.
Dugu Heng scratched his head: "This is true."
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Li Muchan watched the two of them bickering, closed his eyes with a smile, and began to adjust his breath. This time, he suffered a big loss. He used secret techniques to extend Dugujue's life, but he suffered a huge loss.
If it were not for the sake of Dugu Jinghua and Dugu Heng, he would never save Dugu Jue. Unfortunately, he could not save Dugu Jue now, so he could only suppress his injuries.
The two of them saw Li Muchan close his eyes and shut his mouth knowingly. They allowed him to adjust his breathing quietly, then closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing without moving.
Dugu Jue woke up about half an hour later. As soon as he opened his eyes, Dugu Heng knew it and called out in a low voice: "Father, you're awake!"
Dugujue frowned and looked at him: "Xiao Heng, why are you here?"
Dugu Heng said: "Of course I'm here."
"You were killed too?!" Dugujue's face was gloomy.
Dugu Heng said hurriedly: "Dad, you are not dead, you were rescued by Brother Li!"
"Am I not dead?" Dugujue frowned, his eyes widened in disbelief, and he looked around and saw Li Muchan opposite, closing his eyes and stilling his breath.
And his silly sister was looking at him with her unblinking bright eyes, which was so unsightly that he couldn't help but snort.
Dugu Jinghua turned around and forced a smile: "Brother, are you awake?"
"Well, I'm fine. What happened to him?" Dugujue looked at Li Muchan.
Dugu Jinghua hummed: "Isn't it because I saved my eldest brother?... Sir, he was injured to begin with, but seeing you like that, he couldn't ignore death, so he could only risk his own injuries and insist on saving you, but in the end
This is what I have become!"
"I owe Mr. Li a favor!" Dugujue said slowly.
Dugu Jinghua said angrily: "You owe this person your life. He sacrificed his life to save you. How can a favor be repaid!"
"I pledged myself to you for saving my life, so I will betroth you to him as repayment!" Dugujue said with a smile.
Dugu Jinghua suddenly blushed: "Brother--!"
Dugujue coughed a few times, covered his hands and said, "Xiao Heng, help me up."
Dugu Heng stepped forward to help him as he was told: "Father, are you okay?"
"Much better." Dugujue nodded and stood up slowly.
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Dugu Jue helped Dugu Heng stand up and breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally, I am lucky. I can save my life this time. Thank God. I also want to thank Mr. Li!"
Dugu Heng nodded hurriedly and said: "Exactly, father, you picked up this life. If it had been another time, or if Brother Li hadn't come here, father, you would have been reincarnated this time!"
"Silly boy, I know!" Dugujue nodded.
Dugu Heng said hurriedly: "There is something you should know, father."
"What's the matter? Tell me, don't hesitate!" Dugu Jue said angrily.
Dugu Heng looked at Dugu Jinghua, who nodded: "You have to know sooner or later. It's better to know earlier than later!"
"What happened?!" Dugujue's face changed slightly.
Dugu Heng gritted his teeth and said helplessly: "Dad, you may have to practice martial arts again."
"Huh——?" Dugujue was startled, and then his face changed drastically: "My martial arts is useless?"
"...Well." Dugu Heng sighed and said helplessly: "Although Brother Li can save your life, it's a pity that your martial arts... Father, if your martial arts is gone, you can practice again, as long as you are here, you are not
He often told me that as long as the green hills are left, there is no need to worry about running out of firewood!"
"...Okay, I understand." Dugujue frowned and nodded: "Isn't it just martial arts? If I can save my life, it's good!"
"Father, have you figured it out!?" Duguheng couldn't believe it.
He saw that his father was busy practicing all day long, which showed his persistence in martial arts. Now all the hard work was wasted, and his martial arts was completely useless. His father was so ordinary!
Dugujue sighed: "It's really not easy to save my life this time, I'm satisfied! ... Xiao Heng. It's important to be content, and being too greedy is asking for trouble!"
"Yes, father, it's best if you think so!" Dugu Heng nodded hurriedly.
Dugujue sighed: "It's a fluke. This is a deadly situation. I can still be alive, but I don't know if Old Tang and Old Zhao can survive!"
Dugu Heng said: "Father, you should wear the inner armor!"
Dugujue shook his head: "It's useless. Under the God-Breaking Arrow, any treasure armor is useless!... Mr. Li's injury doesn't matter, right?"
Dugu Jinghua snorted: "It turned out to be no serious problem, but now to save you, I don't know how much the injury is!... He took an arrow to save me, and now to save you, he got more injured.
Our Dugu family is really..."
Dugu Heng smiled and said: "Auntie, just marry him to make up for it!"
"You bastard, stop talking nonsense!" Dugu Jinghua's face turned red again.
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Dugujue looked thoughtful and shook his head: "Little sister, who assassinated you?"
"A few monks and a few masters." Dugu Jinghua said: "I couldn't see clearly, so I was pulled away by the master."
"Well, that's right. He is a master from Ouchi." Dugujue nodded: "The emperor wants to kill us all!"
"That's right." Dugu Heng said hurriedly: "To assassinate you, my father, and to assassinate my aunt is too much. What should we do?"
He felt chilled when he thought of the previous situation. A group of people suddenly came out, shot crossbows, and then disappeared. Like a gust of wind, they suddenly came and drifted away. The master guards in the mansion had no time to react.
What kind of assassination was this? It was just a direct attack on the door. The top experts in the mansion were unable to stop it and did not notice it. Thinking about it makes me feel frustrated.
If you can't stop it this time, you won't be able to stop it next time. In this case, doesn't your life depend on the emperor's thoughts?
What he was thinking about, Dugujue also thought about it. With a gloomy face, he shook his head and said: "We have all underestimated the emperor. It is amazing how advanced the masters are!"
"The masters in Ouchi are better, or our masters are not?" Dugu Jinghua asked: "How on earth did you encounter the assassination?"
Dugu Heng said: "Auntie, they rushed directly to the main hall and killed them openly and openly. The guards didn't notice it before and didn't have time to react. They had already rushed out."
Dugu Jinghua frowned and said, "Sneaked in?"
Dugu Heng nodded vigorously and said: "Well, aunt, I think our mansion is too loose. They come and go as they please. There is really no obstacle at all. It's so scary!"
Dugujue shook his head and said: "They should have a secret technique, so they can achieve this, so don't be too afraid. This kind of secret technique cannot be used casually, and the price is not small."
"I hope so." Dugu Heng sighed: "We can't avoid it again, isn't it, father?"
Dugujue frowned and scowled, and hummed: "Since he wants to kill everyone and reveal the truth, we will fight him to the death!"
"Brother, what are you going to do?" Dugu Jinghua asked hurriedly.
Dugu Jue said: "He dares to send people to assassinate us, why don't we dare to assassinate him?"
"Brother, you are crazy!" Dugu Jinghua shook his head and said, "This is against the rules!"
Dugujue sneered: "He broke the rules first!"
Dugu Jinghua frowned and said: "Brother, once we do this, we will really have no room for reconciliation. I think after this assassination, he will not send anyone again!"
"I don't know if Old Tang and Old Zhao can avoid it this time!" Dugujue shook his head and sighed: "If we can't avoid it, then we are really alone!"
Dugujue continued: "Xiao Heng, please send someone to find out the news quickly!"
"Okay!" Dugu Heng nodded hurriedly: "Auntie, I'm going!"
"Don't go there yourself." Dugu Jinghua said hurriedly.
Duguheng smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, aunt, I will be careful!"
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As soon as Dugu Heng left, Li Muchan woke up leisurely, and Dugu Jinghua hurriedly stepped forward: "Sir, how's it going? Is it okay?"
Li Muchan shook his head. He looked down at the wound and said with a smile, "It's nothing serious. Just rest for a while... Is the master awake?"
"Sir, I cannot thank you enough for your kindness!" Dugujue clasped his fists.
Li Muchan smiled and shook his head: "The master of the family has a great destiny. If he goes any further, I really have no choice... It's a pity that I am not good at studying and cannot keep the master's martial arts."
"I am satisfied to be able to survive." Dugujue shook his head and smiled: "I am proud to be able to escape with my life from the God-breaking Arrow!"
Li Muchan sighed: "The power of this divine-breaking arrow is indeed extraordinary, terrifying and terrifying!"
"Yeah..." Dugujue nodded: "Most of the fear of the Ouchi masters lies in the God-Breaking Arrow. If there is no Breaking God Arrow, even though there are many Ouchi masters, it's nothing."
Li Muchan smiled: "I guess the emperor has other things to kill."
Although there are many masters in the palace, the four major aristocratic families combined have even more masters. If they were not suppressed, they would have rebelled long ago based on the courage of the four major aristocratic families.
Therefore, the emperor has always been taboo on the four major aristocratic families, and took advantage of opportunities to suppress and even destroy the four major aristocratic families. Unfortunately, he has an ironclad loyalty and Taizong's legacy.
Due to Tie Guan and Taizong's legacy, the four great families had long been wiped out.
Dugujue frowned and said, "What do you know, sir?"
Li Muchan shook his head: "I think this divine arrow is just force on the surface. There will be something stronger secretly, and even more terrifying is the deduction master in the palace."
"It's Tianji Pavilion." Dugu Jue said: "They watch the stars at night and can know the good or bad future."
Li Muchan said: "They are the most terrifying ones. They can clearly see the truth and falsehood of others and predict the future. They are really not suitable to be enemies."
"Those people in Tianji Pavilion don't know martial arts, but they are not that evil. We are not afraid." Dugu Jue said.
Li Muchan pondered for a moment, nodded slowly, and sighed: "They always count me out, and it must be not without reason."
He vaguely guessed why they could count him. It was because he was the Grand Master and alone controlled the world. He naturally had a great influence and they could naturally see it clearly.
Just like looking down at the ground from a high altitude, big targets can be seen, but small targets cannot be seen. The derivation must be based on the same principle, so they can always deduce their position.
What's even more despicable is that they always carry sacred weapons, and the monks of Tennoji Temple use the sacred weapons to supplement them, which interferes with their own divine machine and fails to predict the coming danger.
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The three of them didn't exchange a few words before Duguheng walked in quickly, his face serious.
Seeing his expression, Dugujue frowned: "Xiao Heng, isn't this good news?"
"Both family heads are seriously injured, and they don't know whether they are alive or dead," Dugu Heng said.
Dugujue's face was gloomy and he sneered: "You are really frustrated and crazy. He did it at the same time. How dare you do this!"
Li Muchan sighed and shook his head.
"It seems that the odds are against us." Dugu Jinghua said with a frown.
Dugujue nodded slowly: "It's a pity that they are not as lucky as me!"
Li Muchan muttered: "If it can be done, I will go and have a look."
"Sir...?" Dugu Jinghua's expression changed and he hurriedly said: "Your injury is not healed yet!"
Li Muchan said: "It's a big deal, so we must do our part."
"...That's it, Xiao Heng, you can find a sedan chair and ask someone who is good at martial arts to carry me. Sir, please wait here." Dugujue pondered for a moment and then ordered in a deep voice.
"Yes, father!" Dugu Heng nodded quickly and walked out quickly.
After Dugu Jue was injured, Dugu Heng seemed to have grown up a lot. He felt a heavy weight on his shoulders, and he truly felt the existence of responsibility.
Li Muchan nodded: "It's okay to bring them here, but it needs to be quick, preferably no more than an hour."
"It all depends on sir!" Dugujue nodded slowly.
Dugu Jinghua frowned and said, "Sir, don't show off!"
Li Muchan shook his head: "Let's give it a try."
"But your injury..." Dugu Jinghua frowned and looked at him worriedly.
Li Muchan said: "I can't care anymore, I won't die."