On the second day, dawn dawned, and the rising sun illuminated the entire West City and civilian areas. Destroyed wooden buildings, large areas of collapsed buildings, ancient alleys, and long rivers were all bathed in warm and clean sunshine.
It seems that everyone is starting to wake up.
All the streets in Xicheng that have not been attacked by demon wolves are now crowded with people. The level of crowding cannot be described as shoulder-to-shoulder and crowded. Among these people are ordinary people, as well as scholars and merchants. Their faces may be confused.
Or grief-stricken, more disbelief, as if everything last night was a dream.
At a street corner, Xiao Che's mother and son were also among the crowd. Their faces were pale and haggard, and their eyes could not hide the sadness and anger. They felt the rising sun and felt as if they were reborn.
Last night, after Xiao Che and his son bid farewell to Lin Qianshan, they rushed towards the safe core area of Xicheng. They encountered some demon wolves along the way, some strong and some weak. After several twists and turns,
Just arrived here safely.
It is said that most of the demon wolf clan was killed by reinforcements from the Mingling Palace and other forces. Only a few powerful demon wolves were able to escape. As for the king of the demon wolf clan, the Cangya Wolf King, he fled in a hurry after the battle with the old head of the Lin family. It is said that he was not injured.
The old man of the Lin family was also injured by the Wolf King, but only the Lin family knew the extent of his injury.
In this battle, West City suffered heavy losses. Many civilians lost their loved ones and homes. Some were so distraught that some even followed the deceased. The entire West City was shrouded in shadow. Many people were afraid of the dark night and could not sleep. In their dreams, they were filled with those scenes.
Scene of the Japanese wolf attack.
After the war, the civilian areas, Xicheng Gate and other places have begun to be rebuilt intensively, and many civilians have been placed in the Nancheng civilian area or the refuge camp of the Mingling Palace.
Xiao Che's mother and son were originally going to be placed in the refuge camp of the Life Spirit Hall. However, after the war, Xie Wanqing, who had always been weak and sick, became seriously ill due to excessive worry and palpitations and the forced use of life skills, so she was admitted to Lin Qian.
Shan's mansion. Lin Qianshan did not find it troublesome, but was very enthusiastic. He not only sent several maids to take turns taking care of his mother, but also invited the pharmacist from the Life Spirit Palace to come for diagnosis and treatment. She found that there was nothing serious.
, but the injuries accumulated over the past ten years are a bit troublesome.
In the past few days, under the care of Xiao Che and several maids, as well as the treatment of some elixirs, Xie Wanqing's body finally improved. Compared with before, her beautiful face was less pale and more rosy.
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"Che'er, this time the monster wolf attacks the city, you must have a lot of doubts. Just go do your own thing. There is no need to stay with your mother every day." Xie Wanqing half-leaned, smiled gently, and said in a soft voice.
"Nothing is more important than mother." Xiao Che shook his head and continued to feed his mother porridge. He did not leave until his mother fell asleep.
Xiao Che looked at the blue sky above his head and was lost in thought. After a long time, he felt that his thoughts became much clearer.
He did have a lot of thoughts about this monster wolf attack on the city. It is impossible for the monster wolf to launch a wave of monsters for no reason, and there must be an unknown reason. Afterwards, Xiao Che learned that Xicheng suffered heavy losses in addition to the civilian area and the Xicheng Gate.
In addition, the Lin family was also attacked by a large number of demon wolves, so he had some guesses in his mind.
As for the statement from the Ming Ling Palace that the wolf clan's attack on the city was purely accidental, Xiao Che definitely didn't believe it. It seems that the Lin family and the Ming Ling Palace reached some kind of agreement, and the Ming Ling Palace came forward to suppress the matter.
In the future, if the people knew that the cause of the beast tide came from the Lin family, not only would the Lin family's reputation and status plummet, but it would also cause chaos in the West City. In this case, it would be better to make the people resent the monster wolves, which would avoid some trouble.
Xiao Che sighed in his heart, and he had probably thought through these situations clearly. This matter was naturally related to the Lin family, but he was not sure whether the Lin family was the culprit that caused this matter.
Before that, he still felt that there were many doubts about this beast wave. If the Lin family was the culprit, what did they do to get burned? Also, why did the Feng family touch the strong people in the Rongyi realm? To protect the people? This is Xiao Che's point.
He didn't believe it, maybe because he had a subconscious dislike for the Feng family. He didn't think the Feng family was the kind of family that thought about the common people.
"Perhaps there are some secrets in it that I don't know about?" Xiao Che frowned tightly and murmured to himself.
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After the beast tide calmed down, many things were settled, and people had to accept the reality. The dead were gone, and the living still needed to live well.
However, the Lin family was criticized and scolded by the people of Xicheng for not sending a team to support them during the battle, which caused their reputation to plummet. Fortunately, the Lin family's attitude was very positive afterwards, and not only contracted the task of building the civilian area and the Xicheng Gate, but also provided
The victims paid for medical treatment. As the saying goes, it is not too late to fix the problem. Although the Lin family's actions did not restore their past image, they prevented the situation from deteriorating.
Naturally, the one who benefited the most from this beast tide was the Feng family. They not only sent a large number of life masters to support Xicheng, but also dispatched strong men from the First Rong Realm to stop the Cangya Wolf King. After most of the people learned about this, they responded to the Cangya Wolf King.
The Feng family's evaluation is just opposite to that of the Lin family, and they are generous with their praises. What kind of crisis can win people's hearts? The Feng family has the benevolence and kindness of the family, so the Feng family's reputation has been greatly improved, and the arrogant attitude that was not recognized in the past has been eliminated.
It is considered by the people to be the demeanor that a big family should have.
Economically, the large merchants who originally had business dealings with the Lin family chose the Feng family instead. The Feng family's Fangshi Manor has become even more popular, and these are only the benefits on the surface. As for the hidden benefits,
No one knows what the Li Feng family got.
In the following days, Xiao Che stayed in the Lin Mansion to recuperate from his injuries. He almost never left the front door or stepped outside the second door. He only went out to find someone to send a letter. That was a letter to Yun Xiaoyi of the Mingling Lord Hall.
The content was nothing more than the outbreak of demonic wolves and beasts that day, and later he was busy taking care of his mother, so he had to break the appointment. Other than an apology, Xiao Che couldn't think of anything to write, so he just ended with a few greetings.
While he was recovering from his injuries, Xiao Che got some good news from Lin Qianshan.
Shi Cheng is back. It turned out that he was attacked on the way to Beicheng District in the past few days, and he had to hide in a hidden place to recover from his injuries. Now that his injuries have improved, he went to the Master's Mansion to report. The murderer of the attack is said to be very powerful.
He was strong and very cautious. Even after Lin Qianshan searched the scene for a long time, he could not find any clues. He could only confirm that there were remnants of wind attack in this place.
When Shi Cheng knew that there was a beast tide, he immediately rushed to the Lin Mansion to visit Xiao Che and Xie Wanqing. The two talked a lot.
"Fang Zhi did visit Liu Hong a few days after he was in coma, and he stayed for a long time." Shi Cheng said with a solemn expression.
"I know this. Before I went to the Mingling Lord Hall to find you that day, it was Wang Jingtao who came to see me first." Xiao Che's eyes were calm and his face was indifferent.
Shi Cheng was stunned when he heard this, and said with a strange expression: "Wang Jingtao has some friendship with Fang Zhi, why would he come to do these things?"
"I don't know the specifics. He must have known something." Xiao Che shook his head, his thoughts a little confused.
Shi Cheng thought for a moment and asked: "It seems that Liu Hong's coma is closely related to Fang Zhi, but why did Fang Zhi use this matter to plot against you? You and Fang Zhi had no enmity in the past, but have not had any enmity recently.
Resentment, even if he is afraid that you will threaten his status, you have already left the Life Spirit Palace and basically have no contact with him anymore, so why should he bother you?"
While Shi Cheng was speaking, Xiao Che's eyes suddenly lit up, as if something touched him.
"There is a possibility that he was sent by someone or was entrusted by someone to deal with me." Xiao Che's tone was somewhat certain.
"Maybe it wasn't Elder Liu Du who cast the black chain seal on me that day." When Xiao Che said this, he smiled meaningfully.
A trace of surprise flashed in Shi Cheng's eyes. Regarding Xiao Che's sealing technique, he had heard Xiao Che mention it, and he had also told himself that the person he was most suspicious of was Liu Du.
"If it's not Liu Du, who is that?" Shi Cheng had some confusion on his face.
"Don't forget that Fang Zhi's father, Fang Xing, is also an elder of the Life Spirit Hall. When I first awakened, he was among the elders present." Xiao Che said with a firm tone, "And I doubt what happened to you this time.
The attack and killing may have something to do with Fang Zhi, Wang Jingtao asked me to be careful with Fang Zhi, it's not that simple."
"Fang Zhi?" Shi Cheng's dark eyes rolled, and he raised his brows as if he remembered something, and continued: "You said that, but I remembered it. In the last battle of the assessment that day, my opponent was Fang Zhi.
, I was not his opponent, and I turned defeat into victory after forcibly casting the 'Wind Spirit Killing Curse'. At that time, Fang Zhi greeted me with a smile after losing, saying that he was looking forward to fighting me again after arriving at the Master's Mansion.
Now it seems that there is indeed a hidden agenda."
Xiao Che nodded when he heard this and said solemnly: "Having said that, a guess is just a guess after all. Without evidence, there is nothing you can do about it. But now that you know this person's true identity, you should be more careful and vigilant. I'm fine, but you
If you are in the master's house with him, you should be more careful."
Hearing this, Shi Cheng patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, as we are both core disciples, my strength and status are no worse than his. There is nothing he can do to me in the Master's Mansion. As for the killer, at worst, I will always stay in the Master's Mansion.
Until the Moon Tide Festival begins."
Xiao Che couldn't help but laugh after hearing Shi Cheng's words. This method of shrinking was indeed a good way to protect himself.
Immediately afterwards, the two opened up the topic and talked about many things, including the turmoil of the Feng family, the tide of demon wolves and beasts, and the Moon Tide Festival two months later.
Xiao Che sighed a little. Unknowingly, a month had passed since the Yuexi Festival. Although his strength had improved a lot, it was still far from the standards required by the four major sects to recruit disciples, not to mention that he was still born with a disability.
It is very difficult to break through the destiny realm, so two months is really urgent for him.
They had not seen each other for a long time, and the two chatted happily. Time passed quietly like quicksand between the fingers. It was not until nightfall that Shi Cheng left in a hurry and rushed back to the Master's Mansion.
Xiao Che had dinner at the Lin Mansion, fed his mother porridge, and had dessert, then returned to his guest room and lay on the bed in a daze.
Recalling the past, thinking about the woman who died in front of him that day, the fortune teller brother who never forgot to warn him to be careful before death, and the civilians who were demon wolves, he was filled with emotions. When everything slowly settled down, the people of Xicheng
People and things seem to be returning to their previous state. In the sky outside the window, the moon and stars are sparse. Looking around, there are not a few stars in sight. This night is very similar to the night when I first practiced "The Induction of the Moon"
, thinking about it, Xiao Che couldn't help but sigh, and then sat up.
"The moon is bright and bright, the Yin spirit is faint, and the god of forgetfulness, lead him to cross the body..." Xiao Che recited the magic formula clearly, and brought in the soft and bright moonlight from the window, shining on him.
A faint blue light emitted, and a trace of cold air was absorbed into the Xuan Yue Seed in his Dantian.
Xuan Yue's seed is light
Rotating gently, with the introduction of moonlight, the light in it became faintly stronger, and the blue color was bright and dazzling, like a ray of bright starlight. The strange arc-shaped lines engraved on the surface of the Xuanyue Seed became more and more profound and obvious.
, the aura also has a tendency to become stronger.
Xiao Che was immersed in the comprehension of "Introduction to the Moon", his body and mind were at ease and unrestrained. Even his mind, which had not been relaxed for so many days after the beast tide calmed down, now became relaxed and happy.
Unknowingly, Xiao Che seemed to feel that he had come to a mysterious place, with a bright starry sky above his head and below his feet. Looking around, there was a cluster of mysterious and magnificent nebulae in the distance that seemed to be constantly rotating.
Looking over, it is a straight silver-white river with countless stars scattered around it, like splashing water waves, which is breathtakingly beautiful.
"Is that the Milky Way?" Xiao Che looked at the Milky Way in the mysterious starry sky with a child-like innocent smile on his face. Xiao Che, who was sitting on the bed, also had a faint smile on his face.
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At this time, on the sea of Xiao Che's soul, the three pages of black paper once again emitted a strange and unique light. A looming, mysterious and ethereal human-shaped light and shadow gradually emerged. The face that was so hazy that it was difficult to see clearly seemed to be a little surprised, muttering.
He muttered: "This is..."
Isn't this light and shadow the Spirit Master of Taiyan Yin Yang Jue that Xiao Che has been calling for! Xiao Che has seen the Spirit Master since the battle with the Golden Claw Wolf. In subsequent battles, even when Xiao Che faced a life and death crisis, he never appeared.
Che kept using the power of his soul to communicate with the three pages of black paper, but there was no response at all. This almost made Xiao Che think that the spiritual master he saw on the ruins of the civilian area that day was a dream! But no
I thought that this spiritual master appeared on his own at this moment.
Xiao Che didn't know about the appearance of the Spirit Lord. At this moment, he was immersed in the mysterious starry sky world. He looked around and saw that the starry sky in every direction and the flickering of light and shadow were unique and beautiful, which made people dazzled.
But it’s hard to extricate yourself.
"Is this?" Xiao Che suddenly felt a refreshing chill. His eyes seemed to fly through endless time and space, and he saw a beautiful blue star. The star was so huge that he couldn't see its entirety, only some of it.
The pits and uneven textures resemble mountains, rivers, plains, basins and ravines, which are extremely wonderful. However, there is a layer of faint silver light on its surface, which is soft, beautiful, mysterious and obscure, but seems to contain endless power.
"Is it the moon? Oh, strictly speaking, is it the lunar star?" Xiao Che's eyes were filled with surprise. Although he didn't know how he got involved in this magical starry sky world, it was enough to see the most mysterious lunar star in the legend.
It made him satisfied.
At this time, on the bed, wisps of soft, bright, and extremely pure moonlight flowed into Xiao Che's body without hesitation. Unlike the past when he actively absorbed it, the pure energy seemed to have no cold impurities. From his mouth and nose
, between his eyebrows, spiritual springs, and acupuncture points all over his body, his meridians, limbs, flesh and blood poured into his pores. In his Dantian, a faint blue seed covered with strange lines was flowing rapidly.
The speed rotates and increases, constantly absorbing pure energy from all directions, and at the same time, it continuously releases the thick power of the mysterious moon, rushing towards every meridian in Xiao Che's body, eliminating the impurities in it one by one.
came out.
"This boy has only been practicing "Moon Guide" for a long time, and he has already touched the first level of Moon Guide and understood a trace of the origin of the moon!!" The spirit master on the three pages of black paper widened his eyes, incredible.
sighed.
"What a profound luck!" The spiritual master curled his lips and said. This is indeed a sign that Xiao Che has deep blessings and great luck, but it is also inseparable from his own innate understanding. These spiritual masters know it well.
But he didn't want to admit it.
At this time, in the mysterious and vast starry sky world, Xiao Che faced the vast and magnificent lunar star, his eyes closed tightly, and his body was suspended in the starry sky. His face was neither happy nor sad, and the water was calm. Wisps of silver light spread to
His body rendered him into a silver figure, and he entered a wonderful state of transformation like a monk in trance.
After a long time, when the last ray of pure and transparent moonlight outside the window poured into his body, his body trembled slightly, and the blue magic patterns on his body flashed away. Xiao Che finally opened his eyes, his pupils empty and dull.
, at a loss. At that moment, his consciousness was still in the mysterious starry sky world.
"Good boy, the physical body has awakened, but the artistic conception is immortal! On the sea of Xiao Che's soul, the Spirit Master once again let out a voice of exclamation, but this time he did not hide it, and was stunned with shock.
"Ding!" With a soft chant, Xiao Che's pupils became colored, and countless nebulae and galaxies receded and shuttled in his eyes, and then a huge blue star bathed in silver light and disappeared, finally turning into nothingness.
At this time, Xiao Che's eyes had a sense of agility, and it was obvious that his soul consciousness had returned to this body.
"It stinks!" Xiao Che just came to his senses when he smelled a smell like cow dung that had been fermented for ten days. He couldn't help but frown and immediately covered his nose. When he realized that the smell was coming from his own body
, the whole person was stunned, and immediately checked, but found that he had accidentally broken through to the Chongmai realm!
"What is going on?!" Xiao Che was stunned for a while, followed by a burst of ecstasy. However, at this moment, a misty voice came over.
"It's just that I reached a small level and got carried away with joy. Are the younger generations today so impetuous?"