Chapter 197 That knife became the inner demon

Chapter 197 That knife became the inner demon

Outside the courtyard, the horses shook, and the coffins on the carriages also shook.

Under the setting sun, the mainly red coffin exudes a gloomy dark yellow color.

Just like all the coffins in the world, no matter how famous or successful the person inside is, he is just a dead person lying inside.

Luo Changying stared for a moment, his face suddenly brightening and darkening, and finally turned into calm.

He slowly sat back on the stone bench under the tree and said calmly: "Let's go to the side hall in the valley first and let people who are familiar with your junior brother say a final farewell to him. Then tomorrow we will go to the back mountain to find a piece of Feng Shui good land." Let’s bury him somewhere.”

"Ah?" Xu Lingfeng, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly looked up and saw the calm master, a little unbelievable.

The master calmly dealt with his favorite apprentice like this?

Don't ask about the reason, don't ask about the aftermath, don't even mention the matter of revenge?

Xu Lingfeng found it difficult to understand.

"Why, do you need me, an old guy, to dig his grave myself?" Luo Changying glanced at him and said expressionlessly.

"Don't dare!" Xu Lingfeng quickly lowered his head.

Luo Changying looked at him for a long time before sighing: "Let him rest in the side hall first, and then you can come back to me."

"Yes, master!" Xu Lingfeng didn't dare to say anything anymore, got up, exited the yard, set up the carriage again and left.

Sitting quietly on the stone bench, Luo Changying quietly listened to the sound of the carriage leaving until it became inaudible.

After a long time, he raised his head, a trace of sadness flashed across his calm face, and sighed: "Zi Qian, Zi Qian, what should I do?"

He seemed to be reminded of that afternoon a few years ago, when the sun was setting and the sky was filled with red clouds.

When he went to meet friends in Mengjun County, he saw Shi Ziqian fighting with others on the street.

Although Shi Ziqian was a teenager, his martial arts skills were not high and his skills were relatively immature, but Luo Changying discovered his talent for sword practice.

This is a boy born with sword bones!

It's just that the place in Mengjun was abandoned because of the lack of skilled masters and strong martial arts.

At that moment, Luo Changying was moved to cherish his talent, and without thinking too much, he accepted him as his disciple and brought him back to Luoshen Valley.

Shi Ziqian is also very impressive. After arriving at Luoshen Valley, his cultivation has improved by leaps and bounds in just a few years, and his Nine Heavens Luohe Sword is even more extraordinary, and he has developed some tricks.

Why does everyone say that Shi Ziqian is his favorite disciple, Luo Changying?

What he loves is the hope and light of the sword.

Luo Changying even felt that the opponent's talent in swordsmanship was higher than his own. Although he was older when he started, his training speed caught up with many geniuses in the valley.

If nothing unexpected happened, Luo Changying felt that he could gain a glimpse of Shi's power before he was thirty, as long as he practiced in the valley with peace of mind, immersed himself in the way of swordsmanship, and was not infected by foreign objects.

Unfortunately, things in the world are unpredictable and changes in his family still confused Shi Ziqian's mood. When he had not yet achieved great success in martial arts, he walked out of Luoshen Valley and finally died outside.

"Everything is fate!" Luo Changying's eyes were dark.

Shi Ziqian's death not only caused him to lose his favorite disciple, but also caused Luoshen Valley to lose a swordsman genius.

This loss is really heartbreaking!

Luo Changying looked up at the sky. The sun had completely set over the mountains to the west, and the sky was getting dark.

It's getting dark.

He lowered his head again and thought.

I don't know how long it took until Xu Lingfeng returned to the courtyard again and the sound of rustling footsteps woke him up.

Looking up again, night fell, and the scene in the valley was completely black.

The night wind blew, carrying the unique coolness of the deep valley, and lifted his hair.

"Master!" Xu Lingfeng knelt down at Luo Changying's feet again.

"Get up and speak. Don't kneel down all the time. A warrior swordsman should have a will and spirit as unbreakable as a sword." Luo Changying said dissatisfiedly.

"Master, I don't dare!" Xu Lingfeng shouted sadly, "It's my useless disciple who left Junior Brother Zi Qian outside. I failed to fulfill the great trust of the master who ordered the disciple to take care of him! Master, please punish me. !”

Xu Lingfeng was really sad, he spoke sincerely, his voice was hoarse, and he shed tears.

Luo Changying glanced at him and said helplessly: "For those who practice martial arts, how can they never get into trouble when they travel around the world? Today you can kill others, and tomorrow others can kill you. A general will inevitably die on the battlefield, and Jianghu, a disciple of Jianghu, will never get into trouble." No one can avoid it!”

"But..." Xu Lingfeng looked sad, "Master, that's Junior Brother Zi Qian, your favorite disciple! Aren't we... going to avenge him?"

He heard his master's attitude of taking everything lightly.

Xu Lingfeng's return this time was not just to bring back a corpse. He needed some support from Luoshen Valley to avenge Shi Ziqian.

If even his master doesn't want to avenge his apprentice, what should he do?

Luo Changying took a deep look at him and sighed: "Lingfeng, you came back late."

"Chi?" Xu Lingfeng was confused, "Master, what does this mean?"

Luo Changying smiled bitterly and said: "Today at noon, the owner of the valley called me over and said that the Governor of Liangzhou sent us a letter to Luoshen Valley. The letter asked us whether Luoshen Valley should flout the laws of Dayao and even condone it. The disciples in the valley went to attack and kill the people in the imperial yamen!

"The Governor of Liangzhou also said in the letter that this matter will never happen again! If he does it again, it will be regarded as insulting the imperial court, and they will not be polite again!"

"What?" Xu Lingfeng was shocked and his voice became louder, "Master, the incident happened in Qingcheng, and the governor of Liangzhou is in Yuncheng. How could he make a fuss about this matter?"

Luo Changying sighed and said: "We have inquired about this matter through the channels in Luoshen Valley. It is said that it was the idea of ​​the Liangzhou Governor, who encouraged the Liangzhou Governor to come forward. Facts have proved that the Liangzhou Governor also felt that this matter was an insult to the court's face. We don’t hesitate to question our valley owners for this.”

Xu Lingfeng was angry: "Master, they are threatening us in Luoshen Valley! Should we just let it go?"

"Then what do you want?" Luo Changying asked.

"I..." Xu Lingfeng was speechless.

Although he does not have much experience in martial arts, he is in the holy land of martial arts and his knowledge is extraordinary.

In the eyes of martial arts people, the holy land of martial arts is a lofty existence with incomparable prestige. However, in the eyes of the senior officials of the imperial court, it is a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh, and they can't wait to get rid of it quickly.

It's not just the guards who are watching them, the local feudal officials have also been carrying out the will of the royal family, targeting and suppressing the martial arts forces in various ways.

The governor of a state, with a second-grade official rank, can also mobilize large armies, and even Luoshen Valley does not dare to take it lightly.

Under the influence of thousands of troops, the top masters of the Nine Realms would have to hold their noses and turn around and leave, let alone a sect that has a sect that has a sect that cannot be moved away?

Luo Changying said in a deep voice: "What our Valley Master means is that the face of Governor Liangzhou cannot be directly affected. You also know that these few years are the critical time for our Valley Master to attack the Nine Realms. We must not leave. An accident.”

Xu Lingfeng was dissatisfied: "Master, is this the end of my brother's grudge?"

Luo Changying's face darkened, and he said in a low voice for a long time: "If you want to blame me, blame me for not being useful. If I were in the ninth realm, the Governor of Liangzhou would probably kill your junior brother, let alone write a letter to question him. Send them over and let us handle them!"

"Master!" Xu Lingfeng's eyes turned red.

Luo Changying obviously said that he was useless, but in fact he was making fun of himself for the entire Luoshen Valley.

Luoshen Valley has a reputation as a martial arts holy land. In fact, it has been relatively low in recent years, just because everyone knows that they have not been a master of the Nine Realms for many years.

As for the top masters of the Nine Realms, even the imperial court has to pay three points of respect.

The imperial court is not afraid of the Holy Land, nor is it afraid of their large number of disciples, because the Holy Land is in a fixed place and cannot escape. And no matter how many people there are, can they outnumber the thousands of soldiers and horses of the imperial court?

What they are afraid of is the kind of extremely high-ranking master in the Nine Realms who can't be easily killed!

Once one is targeted by a master of the Nine Realms, even Emperor Yao, who is deep in the palace, may not be able to sleep peacefully.

Seeing Luo Changying's lonely face, Xu Lingfeng couldn't help but feel sad and sobbed: "Master, please drive me out of the door!"

"What did you say?" Luo Changying was shocked.

Xu Lingfeng gritted his teeth and said: "As long as the disciple is no longer a disciple of Luoshen Valley, going to seek revenge on Chu Tang is just a personal matter and has nothing to do with Luoshen Valley anymore."

Luo Changying looked at Xu Lingfeng in disbelief and said, "Lingfeng, this is not worth it! Ziqian is gone, do you want me to lose you too?"

Xu Lingfeng kowtowed and said: "Master, if you ignore this matter and let Luoshen Valley lose its prestige, then you... will really make your colleagues in the world laugh at you. I cannot stand by and watch you suffer this insult!"

"Lingfeng..." Luo Changying sighed, "I have been laughed at for more than a day or two. Do you think I don't know the name of the second oldest child in a thousand years? I have been here for the past twenty years, and I am old. Are you afraid of a laugh or two?”

"But the apprentice cannot let the master suffer such humiliation! Others will only say that the apprentice of Luoying Shenjian is unworthy!"

Luo Changying said angrily: "Are you saying this to drag your senior brother into trouble? If you go to avenge your junior brother, will your senior brother also come forward? Otherwise, how will others see him?"

"Disciple, I don't dare!" Xu Lingfeng was frightened.

Director Luochang English said: "These years are not only a critical moment for our Valley Master, but also your senior brother has reached a critical moment for impacting the Seventh Realm!"

Luo Changying currently only has three apprentices.

Xu Lingfeng is the second disciple, and Shi Ziqian is the third disciple.

And his eldest disciple, Xu Lingfeng's senior brother Wu Linkong, is only thirty-five years old this year, but he has already reached the six realms of perfect cultivation.

In addition, he also realized the magical effect of Shi early, and he was only one step away from the Seventh Realm.

Now he is in seclusion in Luoshen Valley, hoping to solidify his realm and break through to the upper three realms in one fell swoop.

Luoshen Valley is a holy land of martial arts. There are many geniuses among the disciples in the valley, but the ability to comprehend the three realms depends on their ability. Not everyone can enter the three realms, which is envied by everyone.

The six realms are easy to obtain, but the seven realms are difficult to achieve!

In fact, among Luo Changying's three disciples, Shi Ziqian was the most talented and his favorite, followed by Xu Lingfeng and Wu Lingkong.

However, among the three disciples, Luo Changying had the highest evaluation of Wu Lingkong, saying that he was the most like her.

What is the most commendable thing about Luo Changying?

Before he was forty years old, he devoted himself to practicing martial arts in the Luoshen Valley. He paid no attention to worldly affairs and was obsessed with martial arts. In the end, he mastered the Nine Heavens Luohe Sword. As soon as he left the valley, he defeated all the swordsmen in the world. He conquered the world and suffered only one defeat.

As for his devotion to the sword, Wu Lingkong was even more devoted.

Twenty years ago, at the age of forty-five, Luo Changying was defeated by the swordsman of the East China Sea. He was lonely and returned from Zhongzhou. On the way, he met the fifteen-year-old Wu Linkong, a down-and-out young man. By chance, he took him under his wing. As a disciple, I brought him back to Luoshen Valley.

From then on, Wu Lingkong concentrated on practicing swordsmanship and did not leave the valley for twenty years, and he has not done so to this day.

And his cultivation level has reached perfection from the first level to the sixth level in twenty years, and he has also realized the potential. From a distance, he is about to break through to the seventh level.

At first glance, it looks like another copy of Luo Changying!

Even at the age of thirty-five this year, he hopes to break Luo Changying's record and enter the Seventh Realm earlier.

"Our Nine Heavens Luohe Sword is broad and profound, with the most important emphasis on artistic conception. It is easy to practice but difficult to master. Your senior brother worked tirelessly and focused on it. It took him twenty years to finally master this sword technique. It is about to bear fruit, but you keep saying it You said that as an apprentice you have to stand up for your master, are you going to put him on the shelf and roast him, do you insist on destroying him?" Luo Changying asked.

"Disciple, you don't dare!" Xu Lingfeng kowtowed repeatedly, blood dripping from his forehead.

When Luo Changying saw this, she couldn't bear it and said, "Get up. I'll treat it as if you just spoke nonsense."

Xu Lingfeng did not stand up, but looked straight at Luo Changying, with a sad face and said: "Master, you don't know, Junior Brother Zi Qian was killed right in front of me, and he was still talking to me before his head fell off... ...This scene will never be forgotten by this disciple! If his thoughts cannot be understood, I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to break through the upper three realms in this life."

Luo Changying was silent for a long time and said: "Before you came back, there was news from our valley about your junior brother's stay at Wutong Academy. However, the details were not made clear, and I don't know much either. Please tell me carefully now Tell me about the situation at that time.”

Xu Lingfeng thought about it for a moment, feeling a little dazed. After he calmed down, he recounted what happened, and finally said in an unbelievable tone: "Master, that knife is coming... I can't see it with the naked eye, but Junior Brother Zi Qian... It’s gone! In the past few days, whenever I close my eyes, the flash of the knife will appear, as if it is about to chop at my neck! "

After hearing this, Luo Changying said in a low voice: "The sword technique of killing the sky? What a big statement! I have never heard or seen this sword technique in Liangzhou. Is it really so fast?"

Xu Lingfeng lowered his head and said in panic: "Junior Brother Ziqian was stunned and talked for a long time. When he turned around... his head fell off. He... he even saw his own head falling off!"

Luo Changying took a breath and said: "I once fought with a man who was good at using fast swords in Jingzhou. He often killed the opponent with one sword before the opponent could react. But, as you said Talking like this, breaking the neck and talking for a long time, is something I have never heard of in my life. Is this knife so fast? "

Xu Lingfeng was covered in sweat and said: "This disciple can no longer forget that sword."

"You are possessed!" Luo Changying glanced at him with a solemn expression, "It seems that his knife has become your inner demon. Unless you can get rid of it with your own hands, your cultivation will be difficult to improve in this life. What an injustice. ah!"

"Master, it's my disciple who is incompetent!"

"That's all!" Luo Changying sighed, stood up slowly, looked at the eastern sky, and made up his mind to continue, "If you want to cause trouble for him, a person from the yamen, there is actually a way. You can also use it to He is acting as a disciple of Luo Shen Valley."

"What method?" Xu Lingfeng asked happily.

"Xun Wu Ling!" Luo Changying slowly said three words.

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"Xun Wu Ling? What is this?!"

Three days later, Chu Tang asked in surprise when faced with a piece of paper with a strange order written on it brought by Shen Zuo, the governor of Liangzhou.

Shen Zuo's face showed a solemn look and he said bitterly: "This is a challenge that neither you nor I can refuse!"