The night was dark and the stars were all over the sky. Under the Nine-sky Milky Way, I saw a strange peak towering into the clouds, just like a sharp sword thrust into the sky. On the top of the peak, a faint fire suddenly appeared, then disappeared brightly, and the bright starry river
They complement each other, just like the morning stars falling from the Nine Towers into the world.
In the haze, Xiaozhu smelled waves of sweet fragrance, just like the candy cakes made by her master with osmanthus and rice flour when she was young. The mellow and sweet taste lasted for a long time. She opened her eyes with difficulty, wondering
When I opened my eyes, I saw a bonfire not far away, and the flickering light of the fire reflected a familiar figure. The man was dressed in white and had hair like ebony. He was using the green bamboo stick in his hand.
Stirring the fire.
"Master!"
Xiaozhu exclaimed, she straightened up suddenly, her head suddenly felt dizzy, and her vision became blurry. The next moment, a warm palm touched her forehead, and the cool air poured in, slowly
Injecting it into the limbs and bones suppressed the dryness. Xiaozhu immediately felt refreshed. She opened her eyes again and saw the all-too-familiar handsome face looking at her with a smile but not a smile:
"Girl, why are you staring so wide? Don't you recognize me?"
Xiaozhu blinked to confirm that he was not dreaming, and then he said in surprise: "Master, have all the sealing spells on you been lifted?"
"Ahem, it's a long story..." Mo Bai covered his lips with his fist, coughed slightly, and wanted to change the subject. But before he could finish his words, a cold voice cut off his words:
"Then let's make a long story short."
Xiaozhu followed the sound and saw Gui Haiming sitting by the stone wall. The tip of the dragon spear in his hand was holding a brown roast chicken, turning it over and over on the fire. The aroma was fragrant. Looking at him while roasting meat, he felt cold.
With a look on his face, as if someone owed him tens of thousands of taels of silver, Xiaozhu couldn't help laughing, and burst out laughing.
The Thousand Infants Blood Formation, the siege in the forest, and all the strange phenomena she had experienced before were temporarily forgotten. She raised her eyes and looked around, only to see that this was a cave in the mountains. The mountain walls were empty, and only her body was there.
There was some thatch underneath, and it was used as a simple shop. In the open space in the middle of the cave, a bonfire was lit, and two plucked chickens were placed beside the fire. Gui Haiming and a handsome scholar sat around the fire
Sitting there, the latter was wearing a red robe and a red stylus tied around his waist. It was Bifei.
Noticing her gaze, Bifei smiled softly at her, clasped his fists and said, "Miss Yue, it looks like I'm going to be bothering you for a while."
Hearing what he said, Xiaozhu recalled the previous scene where disciples from Shifang Hall and Chiyun Tower forced Bi Fei to take her life. She hurriedly clasped her fists in return and said gratefully: "Thank you so much, Mr. Bi, if it weren't for your help
, Brother Xiaoshe and I are afraid that we will not be able to escape this disaster."
"Miss Yue is serious. I just follow my heart and follow my heart. Besides, thanks to Master Ling who healed me, otherwise Bi would have died long ago." Bi Fei smiled and turned to Mo Bai.
Yi Yi.
But Mo Bai didn't even look at him. He took off the crop of wine from his waist and took a sip. He said calmly: "What a 'heart follows one's will'. Follow one's heart, isn't that the word 'coward'?"
?”
When he said this, Bifei looked embarrassed and remained silent. Xiaozhu knew that Mo Bai hated the four demon-slaying sects, so he stretched out his hand to pull the master's sleeve and persuaded softly: "Master, I know you are annoyed by that fool.
Alliance, show no mercy to those foolish disciples. But Mr. Bi was dragged down by us and was kicked out of Chiyun Tower, and almost died. Just say a few words and stop poking at others, okay?
"
"That's right," Gui Haiming, who had been silent before, suddenly interjected, "Revenge must be avenged and love must be repaid. I, Gui Haiming, will definitely return the favor I owe you. If you encounter any trouble in the future, I will definitely pay it back."
Do everything we can."
Bi Fei smiled softly, nodded slightly to Gui Haiming, and said: "Then I would like to thank Brother Guihai first. In fact, I have an unkind invitation..."
Gui Haiming raised his eyebrows: "Say."
Bi Fei smiled awkwardly. He patted his belly helplessly while looking at the roast chicken on the Panlong gun. He grinned and said "hehe". Gui Haiming was speechless. He tore off a chicken leg and handed it to
After Xiaozhu, he stuffed the rest into Bi Fei's hand. Even though Bi Fei was dressed as a scholar, he couldn't be bothered with the red tape at this time. He just tore open the chicken legs and wings with both hands and handed them to Mo Bai Xianjun and Gui Hai respectively.
Ming.
Mo Bai didn't take it. He raised his index finger and clasped it at Xiaozhu's forehead, saying: "Girl, save your stomach. What's so delicious about this crude barbecue? Master has other delicacies."
Gui Haiming, who was evaluated as a "crude barbecue", glanced at Mo Bai with cold eyes. Mo Bai raised his eyebrows proudly, glanced at the other person provocatively, and then poked the fire with a green bamboo stick and picked out
A dark lump of earth came. He smashed the mud with a stick, revealing a brown object that looked vaguely like a chicken.
"Although it looks a little off, this beggar's chicken is master's specialty and will make you salivate."
As he said that, Mo Bai just snatched the golden and shiny chicken leg from Xiaozhu's hand, then happily tore off a piece of beggar's chicken, stuffed it into the girl's hand, and then looked at his apprentice expectantly.
Looking down at the gray-brown piece of meat in her hand, Xiaozhu hesitated for a moment, but in the end she couldn't resist the light of expectation in Mo Bai's eyes. She slowly and stiffly raised her hand, brought the beggar's chicken to her lips, and took a small bite.
Take a bite and chew slowly.
"How do you like it? Is it delicious? Master's sword is definitely not old!"
Faced with Mo Bai's repeated questions, Xiaozhu twitched the corners of her eyes. She swallowed the hard piece of meat in her mouth with great effort, pondered for a moment, and finally chose the most euphemistic wording:
"Um...Master, do you still remember the first time I cooked when I was six years old?"
"Of course," Mo Bai replied without hesitation, "even though you were small and short-handed at that time, you stood on a small stool to cook in the stove, but your posture was very impressive. At that time, I saw that you, this girl
Quite talented in cooking..."
Seeing Mo Bai narrowing his bright phoenix eyes, he was obviously lost in the memories of the past. The corners of Xiaozhu's eyes twitched again, and he couldn't help but speak, bringing the other person back to the present from his wandering mind:
"Master, my point is actually - you haven't cooked in thirteen years."
"Pfft!" Bi Fei, who was enjoying his meal, couldn't hold it back for a moment and burst into laughter. As the saying goes, extreme joy brings sorrow. His smile almost choked the food in his trachea, and he had to cough non-stop "cough cough cough cough", the corners of his eyes sparkling.
Yes, he even coughed up tears.
Gui Haiming expressionlessly threw the black charcoal-like beggar's chicken back into the fire, and then threw the chicken legs he roasted back to Xiaozhu. Finally, with a horizontal movement of the dragon spear, he picked up another ingredient on the tip of the spear.
, said coldly:
"The Flame of Mingxiao."
The fire suddenly jumped up, followed the silver spear to the tip, and instantly burned the chicken to a crisp on the outside and tender on the inside.
Seeing his "masterpiece" being put into charcoal fire, Mo Bai's face at this time was almost the same as that of black charcoal. Facing the delicacies offered by Xiaozhu, he turned away, grabbed the green bamboo stick, and bit it angrily
One puff. White smoke rose up. After a moment, Mo Bai transformed into the prototype iron-eating beast. He was round and fluffy, with his butt facing the fire, sitting awkwardly, and deliberately chewing the bamboo stick to make a loud noise, "Crack."
, clicking and biting incessantly.
Xiaozhu couldn't help but smile. She gently patted the panda's thick and soft shoulders and scratched the fur on the back of his neck. Mo Bai then turned around angrily and used his dark eyes.
, glared at Gui Haiming fiercely. However, Gui Haiming was still like an iceberg that had lasted ten thousand years, looking at the ink as nothing. But Bi Fei finally calmed down, and after filling his stomach, he also started chatting:
"Xianjun Mobai, Brother Guihai, Miss Yue, what are your plans today? In addition, I have something that I can't understand. I wonder how you, Xianjun, unlocked the restriction? Brother Guihai, Jing Qianying
In the battle of Blood Formation, life was hanging by a thread at that time. Unless the gods took action, there would be little chance of survival. How did you, Immortal Lord, save me?"
Not only Bifei, but Xiaozhu and Gui Haiming also had this question. The three of them all turned their attention to the round panda, and saw it shaking the half-bitten green bamboo stick in its paw, with its saliva shining brightly, lazily
Authentic: "What other methods can be used? Haven't you guessed it?"
"Is it really the gods who took action?" Xiaozhu asked in surprise. She suddenly recalled the scholar who set up a stall to sell iron-eating beasts on the night of the temple fair and then disappeared out of thin air. Master Mo Bai also had no explanation after meeting that person.
He turned around and ran away. It was obvious that the two were old acquaintances. Thinking of this, Xiaozhu hurriedly asked: "Master, master, could it be that the god who helped you was the stall owner that day?"
Seeing the panda nodding its big round head, Xiaozhu was even more confused: "But you ran away as soon as you saw him. You don't look like a friend. If he is not a friend, why would he help you lift the ban?"
Curse, why are you helping the three of us heal?"
Mo Bai chewed the bamboo and said: "Well...actually that guy is my creditor. Girl, haven't you heard that the one who owes debts these days is the uncle. If I die, he will go to jail."
Where can I find someone to repay my debt?"
Hearing his casual answer, Xiaozhu blinked, trying to see some clues on the other person's face. Unfortunately, Mo Bai changed back to his original shape, and there was really no expression on the black and white head. After looking at it, Mo Bai returned to his original shape.
After a long while, Xiaozhu was finally defeated. She curled her lips in dissatisfaction and muttered: "Master is so cunning."
Mo Bai, who was called "cunning", turned his back on defense and asked Xiaozhu: "Speaking of this, girl, what happened to you after I left that day? You almost lost your life.
Already."
After the temple fair that day, how did Xiaozhu meet Bi Fei and the disciples of Shifangdian and Chiyunlou? How did he split up with Guihai Mingbing to search for the baby who had been abducted by human traffickers, and bumped into Zhong Wujia and others?
We talked about everything one by one. When it was mentioned that in the iron shop where Qian Ying's blood was made, Shifangdian used her as a bait to set up a red blood array to lure Gui Haiming to appear, Mo Bai sneered and said
:
"What a monster-slaying alliance! They keep talking about 'righteousness', but they resort to such despicable methods! The same party opposes dissenters and harms the same race. Is this what the human race calls 'justice'?"
Hearing Mo Bai's angry rebuke, Bi Fei smiled bitterly and said: "Although I am no longer a member of Chiyun Tower, I still want to say that Immortal Lord's sentence may be an overstatement. Yes, Lin Baize spread the blood of Qianying
formation, and used Miss Yue as bait to kill Brother Guihai and you, the Immortal Lord. I also feel that this move is inappropriate. But to be fair, Yinglong and Xiangliu fought fiercely on the coast of the East China Sea, causing harm to all people in the world. Tianxuan
Four factions from the Gate of Sin, Dusui Valley, Chiyun Tower, and Shifang Palace came forward to form the Demon-Slaying Alliance to slay the demons in the world and extract the inner elixir to create the East China Sea seal. It was indeed a last resort. Even though I have been expelled from the master's sect now.
, I still think it’s a just move.”
"Justice?" Gui Haiming swung his spear and said with a stern look on his face, "Then my parents, and the thousands of demons in the world, should they die?"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere suddenly cooled down. For a moment, there was only the faint sound of burning firewood. Xiaozhu lowered his head silently, thinking for a long time, then suddenly raised his eyes to look at Mo Bai, and said softly:
"Master, you have taught me since I was little, don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. You taught me to think twice about everything, to put myself in someone else's shoes, and not to just do things according to my own temper. So, whether it's monsters, humans, or animals, I always
I think about it from another perspective. I think it's pitiful for animals to be eaten by humans, but I also think it's natural for humans to eat meat. The same goes for the monster-killing order. I feel that humans have no choice but to kill monsters, and I also feel pity for innocent monsters.
, why should I die for the seal of the East China Sea? I always think about it, but I can’t figure it out clearly, and I confuse myself. I don’t know who to agree with and who to oppose..."
The girl's question broke the tense atmosphere and made Gui Haiming and Bi Fei startled. Mo Bai transformed into a human form, and with his long white fingers, he gently rubbed Xiaozhu's head and messed her up.
That soft hair:
"You silly girl, I asked you to put yourself in my shoes. I just want you to learn to be tolerant and considerate, and I don't want you to get entangled in these things. Don't talk about this to you. Even I can't see through it. Otherwise, how could you be obsessed with everything in the world?
How can I be chatting here with this boy named Bi? Ha, I have spent hundreds of years of practice in vain, how can I see clearly?"
Although there was a slight smile in Mo Bai's voice, it was more filled with sadness and helplessness. Xiaozhu looked up at him, and his bright black eyes were like stars falling from the world:
"Then... Master, I don't want to think so much, okay? I don't want to take any side anymore. I don't want to sympathize with the Demon-Slaying Alliance from the standpoint of my human race, and I don't want to think of you or Brother Xiaoshe as animals and monsters.
From a human standpoint, I accuse the human race of being ruthless and unjust. I don’t care who is right or wrong, and no matter how profound and righteous the reasons are, I only know that those guys who want to arrest you, and the guys who hurt Brother Xiaoshe, I will
Treat them as bad people, okay?"
Mo Bai was stunned for a moment. After a moment, he raised the corners of his lips and outlined a slight arc:
"good."
Bifei thought about it for a moment and suddenly said: "Wait a minute, this idea can be summed up in one word, isn't it just 'helping relatives but not helping others'? Isn't this idea too simple and crude?"
Gui Haiming glanced at him coldly: "In troubled times, everyone is fighting. When life and death are at stake, what big principles can be said? In the final analysis, there is only one word: live."
"Brother Xiaoshe is right," Xiaozhu said, stroking his hands. "Now the Demon-Slaying Alliance has tried to take our lives several times. I don't care what justice they have, but they can't be slaughtered by others. Even if the Demon-Slaying Alliance has great power,
That's right, I won't let Master and Brother Xiaoshe come to kill them! And Zhong Wujia, she killed Hongfei to win Lei Mingyan, we will always have to pay for this!"
Speaking of this, Xiaozhu frowned slightly and suddenly thought of a question: "Speaking of which, it was Zhong Wujia who saved your life that day in the dense forest. Is it possible that you have some connection with her? Also, what about that?
At that time, I was in a daze, but I vaguely heard the sound of a baby crying. Mr. Bi, do you remember?"
"That's right," Bi Fei nodded and said, "Zhong Wujia was indeed holding a baby in his hands that day. If I saw it correctly, the swaddled appearance belonged to that of Aunt Chen from Baihe Town. But as to why she suddenly came to help,
I have no clue, let alone who she refers to by 'entrusted by others'."
"Did that baby be kidnapped by Zhong Wujia again?" Xiaozhu took a breath, then she turned her gaze to Mo Bai, shook her master's sleeves, and begged, "Master, master..."
Mo Bai raised his index finger and clasped it on her forehead, deliberately sternly saying: "What? You want to ask me to meddle in those nosy things again? Karma..."
"The consequences of karma have their own destiny," Xiaozhu chuckled, "Master, you always talk about 'karma' and pretend to be an immortal. Although you also go far away from the world to stay out of sight, but whenever something happens to hit you,
But you have never been able to ignore it. There is no need for me to ask for the whereabouts of this baby. Master, you have your own concerns, right?"
Facing Xiaozhu's rhetorical question, Mo Bai shook his head helplessly and said with a smile: "Little girl, you have convinced me, right? It is not difficult to find Zhong Wujia's whereabouts, as long as you can find something, even if
Even if it is a piece of hair, I can use the 'soul-inducing technique' to find the location of its aura and soul."
Suddenly, Bi Fei clapped his hands with a "pop" sound: "We have a solution! Although we don't have Zhong Wujia's things, the snake in the dense forest that day was affected by the 'Armor-Binding Talisman'.
A lot of scales have fallen off. As long as we find the location of the transformed snake, Zhong Wujia's whereabouts will be self-evident."
"We?" Mo Bai raised his eyebrows and said, "You know that I and Gui Haiming are the targets of public criticism. The last time you were involved, we almost lost our lives. What? Aren't you afraid of death?"
Bi Fei raised his lips and smiled: "Although Bi is an ordinary person, he also knows how to do something and what not to do. Brother Xianjun and Brother Guihai, as alien beasts and demon spirits, can both run for a human child.
How can you stand by and watch? Furthermore, I have already formed a grudge with the disciples of Shifang Hall, and my fellow disciples were brutally killed. This time, Bi has no excuse. The Demon-Slaying Alliance must think that Bi has betrayed the disciples and taken refuge with you. Anyway, Bi
I have fallen into a situation where everyone is rebelling against me and everyone is shouting for beatings. I might as well follow you, maybe Bi can live a little longer."
Mo Bai said nothing, just looked Bi Fei up and down, and then smiled lightly: "Ha, you are quite interesting."
After that, Mo Bai didn't say anything more. He made a magic formula with his right hand. Immediately, the breeze flowed, and a light golden aura condensed in the void. With his clear voice of "Lan Feng Shen Xing", the figures of the four people turned into
The wandering light and shadow dissipated in the night wind in just a moment. In the empty cave, only the light of the fire flickered, casting a lonely shadow.
