Chapter 103:
When Dongzhi saw the other party reaching out to him, he suddenly had a reaction, but he took a step back.
Long Shen's hand stopped in midair.
Winter Solstice grabbed Liu Qingbo and asked him to step back as well, with a cautious expression: "I think what we are seeing now is another illusion created by that monster?"
There is no reason for it. He feels that the sight in front of him is too unreal. Although he misses thousands of times in his mind, he didn't expect that he would be able to see each other when he was on the verge of danger. The moment his dream came true, it turned out to be illusory. stand up.
When Liu Qingbo and Huo Jie heard it, they all made sense, so they all looked at Long Shen, their eyes filled with inquiry and alertness.
No matter how calm Long Shen is, he can't help but laugh and laugh: "I'm not a hallucination."
Liu Qingbo suddenly asked: "On the first day of our training in the Special Administrative Bureau, Director Jiang gave us a lecture. What happened after that?"
Long Shen: "Afterwards, you were trapped in the simulation training in the zombie city. You left the large army and hid in the Special Administration Bureau by yourself, and you passed the test by luck."
Liu Qingbo: ...why should I ask this question so cheaply?
When he was brought up again with his dark history, his face was hot.
Long Shen said to Huo Jie again: "Shu He is fine, he can't find you, so go back to the shore first."
His eyes finally fell on the winter solstice.
"Before you left Beijing, you gave me a painting."
This time, the three of them could finally be sure that Long Shen had indeed arrived in time, and it was not their hallucinations.
The winter solstice moved, a little embarrassed: "Master, I didn't know just now..."
Long Shen: "You are vigilant enough, you didn't relax just because you saw me, that's good."
After being immersed in the lake for a long time, it felt clammy and cold from the inside out. As soon as this person appeared, everyone regained their motivation.
Especially the winter solstice.
But he didn't show it, and he was separated from Long Shen by Huo Jie, intentionally or not.
Long Shen didn't seem to pay attention. Liu Qingbo asked about the situation on the shore. Even if Long Shen's words were succinct, he would have to talk for several minutes. At the end, he said: "According to the clues provided by Ming Xian before his death, the stone monument is located under this water area. The little dragon veins."
In just a few hours, so many things happened, everyone was silent for a while, and it took time to digest.
As for Cheng Yuan, although Huo Jie didn't know each other, he was an old acquaintance to Dongzhi and Liu Qingbo. They even participated in the incident of female star Hui Yiguang being possessed by demonic energy. At that time, no one expected Cheng Yuan to be able to communicate with each other. However, after the interview, after the results came out, I sighed for a while. Cheng Yuan was really not very emotional about the test results. He told them that he was going to practice for a period of time. Who knew that when we met again, he had already joined the enemy camp and was willing to merge with the demonic energy. See you.
In just one thought, Cheng Yuan has come so far.
Huo Jie asked, "Dragon Bureau, do you think that monster is Wuzhiqi?"
Long Shen snorted: "Ancient records say that water animals are easy to harm. Yu was locked under the waters of Junshan and Huaihe River. His name was Wuzhiqi, his shape was like an ape, with golden eyes and snow teeth.
As an ancient beast, Wuzhiqi once turned the Huai River upside down, and later generations even used it as the prototype of the Monkey King Monkey King, so it is no wonder that they are not its opponents at the Winter Solstice.
In fact, strange beasts like Wuzhiqi and the three-headed giant python that have survived for thousands of years have not yet reached the point of having the same lifespan as the sky, but they all contain the fate of heaven and earth. In general, it is another kind of heavenly favored person. Even if they have the strength to kill them, the practitioners are not willing to kill them for them. What's more, they are powerful, and they are local snakes. Last time they were underground, they were not able to kill the three giant pythons on the winter solstice. At most, they just beat it and fled.
Liu Qingbo was surprised: "But the Huaihe River is still far from here..."
Long Shen said: "A few years ago, the Huaihe River was not connected to the Yangtze River. Now the Huaihe River has finally poured into the Yangtze River. The groundwater veins are already crisscrossed, and many undercurrents cannot be known from the ground."
Most of the books written by the ancients are approximate. They say that they are in Junshan, not necessarily in Junshan. They say that they are in Huaishui, and they do not specify where they are in Huaishui. From ancient times to the present, legends are only legends. As members of the Special Administrative Bureau, Occasionally, legends and reality can be confirmed, and it is even more impossible for ordinary people to see the other side of the magnificent and mysterious world.
The winter solstice slowly recovered from the shock and embarrassment of seeing Master suddenly, and gradually regained his ability to think. He quickly sorted out the general context.
"Is it because in order to let Wuzhiqi guard the stone monument, he did not kill it, but locked it here, just like the bone dragon of Changbai Mountain, and after Otoyu Jiuyan found out, he let Cheng Yuan come over and keep killing people and refining their souls. , to lure Wuzhiqi into a demon and let it destroy the stone tablet?"
Long Shen said: "My guess is similar. In the end, I have to find the stone tablet first."
His words solved the doubts that everyone had encountered since they entered the water. The three of them were exhausted on the winter solstice, and they had to take care of the journey. Quiet, only the sound of rustling footsteps moving forward.
I don't know if I'm too tired or I'm walking fast. I tripped over the winter solstice, and the person fell to the side of the stone wall, just pressing on the arm that Wuzhi Qiyi had slapped over just now. Suddenly, cold sweat broke out, and he groaned unconsciously.
"What's wrong?" Long Shen asked, his hand already reaching out to help him up.
Long Shen's tone was always cold, but his hands were hot, so hot that the winter solstice trembled slightly.
"No, it's all right." He found that no matter how many times he had done psychological construction, when he touched the other person's skin, he would still have a strange feeling in his heart.
He didn't want the other party to notice, and he didn't want the other party to misunderstand that he had promised to maintain the master-disciple relationship on the surface, but in fact he still harbored ill intentions.
"Your hand may be a little cracked, go out and I'll show you."
Long Shen knew that his physical strength was exhausted, so he wanted to go straight to back him, but when he saw his apprentice take the initiative to avoid him, he remembered the last time the two broke up unhappily. Winter Solstice put a hand on his waist to make him stand firm.
Liu Qingbo and Huo Jie didn't seem to notice the strangeness between master and apprentice. Huo Jie was drowsy and weak, so he had to talk to refresh himself, so he talked to Liu Qingbo.
Dongzhi and Long Shen unknowingly fell behind. The road in the cave was rough and not spacious. The two walked side by side, and it was inevitable that their shoulders would occasionally bump into each other. Dongzhi was determined to get rid of this embarrassing situation and moved consciously. Driving a little further, he almost collided with the sharp edges and corners next to him. This time, a hand grabbed his shoulder in time and brought him to the middle, with a slightly displeased exhortation.
"Don't move."
The winter solstice is stiff.
The distance between the two was zero, and with the support of Long Shen, the road really went a lot easier.
In fact, this kind of embarrassment will be fine after the jar is broken. After Dongzhi knew that the two had talked about it, his master did treat him as an apprentice, but he was the only one who was still struggling, but his master turned people into swords, although He is no different from a human being, but he is not a man with a nine-sentence temperament, and he does not even think about his thoughts, so he is entangled in all kinds of embarrassing emotions, which only exist in him alone.
In order to divert his attention, the winter solstice focused his wild and wild thoughts on the stone tablet and Wuzhiqi, and gradually it became a lot more natural.
"Master."
"Ok."
Long Shen felt that his apprentice's body naturally relaxed a lot, and he felt a little joy in his heart. When he heard the other party calling him, his tone was a little softer than before unconsciously.
"Aren't you going to kill Wuzhiqi?"
Hearing the question of the winter solstice, Long Shen was a little surprised, surprised by his sharpness.
"If the stele is in good condition, I will drive away the demonic energy on it."
Even though Wuzhiqi was originally suppressed here as a beast, it has guarded the stone monument for thousands of years, without credit or hard work. It was only because of ulterior motives of Yinyu and Cheng Yuan that its fierceness was rekindled and became a disaster. , First of all, in the end, Wuzhiqi was also used, and secondly, if Wuzhiqi died, there would be no one to guard the stele. Since the stele is part of the formation, it cannot be dug out and transported to the Special Administration Bureau for protection, so Wuzhiqi is still the best guardian of the stele.
Long Shen didn't say this plan just now, but the Winter Solstice guessed it.
Although everyone's footsteps were not as fast as at the beginning, they were still moving forward, but it seemed that the cave would never end no matter how much he walked. Liu Qingbo didn't even bother to count the time. It seemed like two shot puts were tied to his legs. Taking a step requires great courage, which reminds him of the days when he was ordered by his grandfather to run with sandbags tied to his feet every day. Huo Jie's injury was much heavier than that of Liu Qingbo, but he insisted on walking, which made Liu Qingbo more and more reluctant to show weakness. .
The topics that can be talked about have been discussed, Huo Jie's mouth is dry, and he really has no energy to speak, and the two are silent for a while.
Behind him, Dongzhi was telling Long Shen about his experience in Lucheng, so everyone could barely distract them.
In fact, what they did in Lucheng on the Winter Solstice was written in the report received by the General Administration. Long Shen knew it all long ago, but the report is written after all, and there are always some details, which are inhumane, and Long Shen is also the head. Listen to each other once again.
Aside from the confession that made him unable to respond, this apprentice did not live up to his expectations, and the other party even did better than he expected.
Long Shen once saw that the winter solstice was obedient to him in front of him, obediently doing whatever he said. Long Shen once felt that the other party might not be able to adapt to the work on his own. , The General Administration now mentions the winter solstice, and they all say that he does not accept apprentices, and as soon as he accepts, he accepts good apprentices.
Killing demons and eliminating demons, maintaining order in the world, Long Shen once thought that this was the only thing he wanted from his disciples, but now, he is not so sure.
Because he also hoped that the winter solstice would be good, not to get hurt all the time, to be happy every day, just like in the past, just a little thing can be fun for a long time, pulling him excitedly to introduce which restaurant around the Special Administration Bureau is more delicious.
He knew that when Wu Bingtian and Song Zhicun talked privately about their sons and daughters, they occasionally expressed concerns about them. Long Shen could also understand this now. He thought that he might not be able to give what the Winter Solstice wanted, but he did care. This apprentice, more than anyone before.
Is this love?
He doesn't know.
But when he listened to the other party's details, he said it in a succinct manner, and his tone showed the joy of reunion from time to time, and he also had a faint joy in his heart.
That kind of feeling is like the first time he climbed the cliffs and dangerous peaks after his transformation. On the top of the mountain, he overlooked the Yunyun world from a human perspective, listening to the wind blowing, the birds fluttering, seeing the clouds rolling and misty, the clouds flowing in all directions, Even though the situation is different, the subtle joy has the same destination, making him feel that his blood is warm and his heart is beating. .
Listening to the winter solstice talking about the nightmare on the plane, Long Shen frowned slightly, stretched out to hold his wrist, and put his three fingers on his pulse.
When the slightly warm fingertips touched the skin, Dongzhi froze subconsciously, and then relaxed again, letting Long Shen hold the key.
"There is no magic in you."
Long Shen came to the same conclusion as Tang Jing.
But after hearing what Master said, Winter Solstice was still relieved, and said with a smile, "That should be me making a fuss."
In the gloom, Long Shen groaned.
In fact, he has other speculations, but it has not been confirmed.
"I'll take a closer look after I go out."
The winter solstice said yes, but after a while, he felt something was wrong.
Long Shen's hand holding his wrist never let go.
The winter solstice didn't have any ambiguous thoughts, because he found that Long Shen was injecting true energy into his wrist.
The warmth rose a little bit, and the wet clothes were sticking to the body, and it seemed that it was not so uncomfortable.
After a while, Long Shen let go.
"Can I go by myself?"
"Can."
It is impossible for the injury on the body to be relieved because of this infuriating qi, but the winter solstice did recover a little strength.
Before he could think of "a child with a master is like a treasure", Liu Qingbo's flashlight suddenly flickered.
"Look, there's something ahead!"
This underground cave can be called an underwater passage, and everyone has no strength to marvel at it.
Even if they think that this place may not be formed naturally, the skilled craftsmen who can carve out such a passage are by no means ordinary people.
Maybe thousands of years ago, there were dragons and beasts living here, or immortals with the ability to move mountains and overturn the sea. There was already a pessimistic expectation that this road would never end. When they saw the stone tablet half exposed among the dirt and stones, they were simply pleasantly surprised.
Huo Jie, in particular, let out his last breath and fell to the side.
Liu Qingbo took the flashlight he had snatched from the Winter Solstice before and ran over in a hurry.
Winter Solstice and Long Shen also arrived later.
The stele is old, and because it has been soaked in a humid environment for many years, the top of the stele has been covered with moss. Liu Qingbo and Dongzhi picked up the stone next to it and scraped off the moss little by little, so that it gradually revealed the inscription below.
It was the familiar and unfamiliar talisman again. When everyone saw it, they immediately knew that this was the stone tablet they had been looking for.
Liu Qingbo was puzzled: "Does Shencheng have a dragon vein?"
Huo Jie took a breath and affirmed: "Yes! This place hides the wind and gathers water. Although it is not as good as the capital, it is also a good place for dragon veins. The dragon heart of this dragon vein is in the urban area, and now it is above that place. It's a viaduct."
During the winter solstice, I heard a little: "It is said that when the bridge piles were driven, they could not be driven, but the city construction had to continue. Later, I invited eminent monks to see them, and then added the carvings of nine dragons to the pillars to block the leakage when the piles were driven. the dragon spirit?"
Huo Jie said with a smile: "There are always exaggerated and fictional rumors. It is indeed where the 'Dragon Heart' is, but it is not as magical as the world's rumored. Now it seems that the stone tablet here should be the 'Dragon Head'."
Unlike the stele they had discovered before, this stele was also embedded with an iron ring, and the iron ring was connected to the chain that locked Wuzhiqi.
This proves that Long Shen's speculation is correct. Many years ago, someone suppressed Wuzhiqi here and let it guard the stele.
"It seems to be a little dark here, and there are cracks." Liu Qingbo took a flashlight and took a closer look.
"It should be the infiltration of demonic energy. Cheng Yuan polluted Wuzhiqi with demonic energy, and also affected the stele through chains. When the demonic energy accumulated to a certain level, even if Wuzhiqi did not go crazy and destroyed the stone stele, the stele would be cracked by the demonic energy. Open." Long Shen said.
Winter Solstice: "Then if you try to cut off the chain and cut off the connection between Wuzhiqi and the stone tablet, will it work?"
Long Shen said: "We can't kill Wuzhiqi, and there is no need to kill it. It is now connected to the stone tablet by luck. Without it, the stone tablet will have no shelter, and it will be even more dangerous."
Liu Qingbo couldn't help but scolded: "Cheng Yuan's grandson is so thoughtful, he can think of such a bad move! If he used it on the right path, he would soon become a winner in life?!"
It may not be Cheng Yuan's idea, but it may also be Otoyu's. After all, Cheng Yuan had already dedicated his soul to the monster at that time, and he was no longer himself.
But at the very moment, Long Shen did not explain much, only said: "Wuzhiqi rested for a while, he should have almost recovered, and he will definitely come to us for revenge, I want to take away the magic energy from him, I need yours Cooperate, when the winter solstice comes first, to attract its hatred, Liu Qingbo and Huo Jie cooperate to hold it for a while, I will wait for the opportunity to start."
Everyone had no objection. Even if the winter solstice was arranged to "pull hatred", they immediately agreed, because he knew that Long Shen did this not to show his selflessness and leave the most dangerous work to his apprentices, but because the winter solstice just now Being hated by Wuzhiqi, as soon as Wuzhiqi sees them, he is most likely to attack the Winter Solstice first, and the most efficient way can get the most initiative for himself in the battle.
The next thing to do is to "stand by and wait for the rabbit", but the more important thing for them now is to rest and quickly recover their physical strength to cope with the next hard battle.
Needless to say, everyone sat cross-legged and adjusted their breaths, closing their eyes and resting.
The inside of the cave was extremely damp, and the soil underneath was so muddy that it felt disgusting to sit on it. In the past, Liu Qingbo was unwilling to stay in such an environment for a second, but members of the Special Administration Bureau often had to face it. The worst environment, facing the most difficult conditions, compared to what he saw before, he suddenly realized that in the zombie simulation training, he hid in a cramped room, and the anxiety of listening to zombies passing by through the iron gate was nothing at all. what.
People are always strong under the whip of the environment.
Everyone does.
The winter solstice rested for a while, and I felt that my spirit and physical strength had recovered a lot. On the contrary, because I had been sitting for a long time, I had a slack that didn't want to move, so I opened my eyes and looked around.
In order not to consume power, Liu Qingbo adjusted the brightness of the flashlight to the minimum, and in such a faint light, the outlines of everyone could only be faintly illuminated.
Long Shen was sitting next to him, not moving. He should be taking the time to recuperate. The winter solstice's gaze fell on the outline of the other side's side, which was outlined by the dim light.
Seemingly aware of it, Long Shen's eyelashes twitched and he opened his eyes.
Winter Solstice close your eyes.
Then he felt a hand on his pulse, as if he was checking his physical condition.
After a tremor, the Winter Solstice did not dare to move, but he knew that he failed to pretend to be asleep, so he had to open his eyes.
Seeing that there was nothing wrong with him, Long Shen took his hand back.
At this time, the chain suddenly moved, as if it was pulled by something not far away.
Everyone opened their eyes instantly and moved!
Huo Jie turned off the flashlight, Liu Qingbo and Dongzhi picked up the long swords, and Long Shen jumped gently, sticking to the cave above his head, which was seamless.
The Winter Solstice didn't expect his master to have such bat-like abilities, but it was obviously not suitable for jokes right now. He crossed the stone monument and walked slowly forward.
The chains moved more and more violently, and the sound echoed in the cave, overlapping and beating the mood they had already mentioned.
To be a bait, you must have the self-consciousness of the bait. After the Winter Solstice took dozens of steps, it was already a distance from Liu Qingbo and the others. He stopped and listened to the unpredictable danger ahead. The long sword was in his hand, Long Shen was behind him, and , companions and friends of life and death.
At this moment, he had no fear, and he was as calm as a long drop of water in this cave.
Getting closer, louder and louder, the fishy smell that entered his nose became heavier and heavier.
coming!
The gust of wind is blowing on the face, and the winter solstice does not even think about it, using the greatest strength in my life, swinging the sword out!
The speed of the sword's edge has already turned into a white rainbow, and its momentum is like a thousand waterfalls flying over cliffs, hundreds of rivers returning to the sea, and the turbulence is unmatched.
However, Wuzhiqi is worthy of being an ancient alien beast. Even though the Changshou sword has cut deep scars on its hand, it has stimulated its fierceness. He grabbed the sword and pulled it back, roaring and wanting to Pinch off the neck of the winter solstice.
In the blink of an eye, Liu Qingbo and Huo Jie also arrived, and they rushed towards Wuzhiqi from left to right, one of them swung his sword to stop its sharp claws falling towards the Winter Solstice, and the other attacked the soft part of its chest and abdomen.
It was too late, but it was fast, Long Shen's figure also swept down from above, and the long sword in his hand pierced straight into the Baihui Point on the top of Wuzhiqi's head!