Since ancient times, sand devils have conquered villains

In Baili's mansion, the illusion has dissipated and the lights are bright.

The arrival of Zhen'Esi calmed the emotions of most people, and Baili Qingzhi was delighted and stepped forward to welcome him.
Bailihong was still in seclusion, and the rest of the master's family had lost their lives. During the entire banquet, she was the absolute talker.

Shen Liushuang stood beside the four corpses, her eyebrows stained with the moisture of the spring night. She looked at Shi Dai from a distance and nodded to indicate that everything was going well.

"You have decided to inherit Master Cui's legacy."
Withdrawing her attention, Shi Dai looked at Nie Zhan in front of her: "So I learned his sword skills and traveled around the south of the Yangtze River as a knight."

Nie Zhan smiled: "Yes. It's a pity that I don't have the talent to practice swordsmanship, so I only learned the basics."

Among the four, Xie Yunzhi is the most talented in martial arts.
He was only a teenager at the time and worked several jobs day and night to support his younger siblings.

In the few free time he had, Xie Yun devoted himself to sword skills.

The eldest brother was losing weight visibly, and the other three children felt sorry for him and rushed to do housework or help neighbors write to make money.

When Nie Zhan was 16 years old, Xie Yunzhi had mastered the heart-cutting sword technique and killed countless evil people.

It was also this year that Wenyuan Academy came to Yuezhou to recruit talents, and Nie Zhan applied for the literary examination without any expectations.
Unexpectedly, the results were released a few days later, and his name was listed and he became a disciple of the academy.

At nightfall, Xie Yunzhi cooked a table of delicious food and poured wine for each of them.

"It's a good thing."
Seeing his reluctance, Xie Yunzhi stroked Nie Zhan's head and said, "Let's go to Wenyuan Academy. The sea is wide enough for fish to leap, and the sky is high enough for birds to fly. Our little Zhan will have a big future."

Xie Yunzhi's right palm was rough and covered with calluses after suffering too much since he was a child and practicing swordsmanship for many years.

Nie Zhan liked the feeling of having his head touched very much.
Just like when he faced Cui Yanming many years ago, he was iron-clad and warm.

"Wenyuan Academy is full of Confucian scholars, right?"
Mo Hanqing said with admiration: "I heard that they can turn poems into reality... I really want to see 'Flying Stream Down Three Thousand Feet'."

"I'm not familiar with the place of life."
Qin Jiujiu hummed expressionlessly: "If anyone bullies you, remember to send a letter to tell us."

"Who dares to bully my brother?"
Xie Yunzhi laughed heartily: "A Confucian scholar who can use a sword sounds good."

Except for Xie Yun, Nie Zhan and others have limited talent in swordsmanship. While learning the Heart-Zhanping Sword, they are also exploring the techniques they are good at.

When Nie Zhan first entered the Cui Mansion, he couldn't even read Chinese characters. As he read more and more, he actually showed considerable talent.

Qin Jiujiu has sharp reflexes and flexible techniques. He followed a shadow puppet maker and learned a secret technique that is rare in the world.

Mo Hanqing is as meticulous as a hair and has a lot of experience in battle formations. At a young age, he can weave unpredictable killing formations and illusions.

After Nie Zhan went to the palace in the north, the four of them dispersed to various places, communicating with each other by flying pigeons to send letters, but they did not feel lonely.

Two years ago, in order to investigate the truth behind Cui Yanming's death, Xie Yunzhi bribed the housekeeper at a high price and moved into Baili's mansion.
A year later, through the hands of the butler "Xie Wulang", Mo Hanqing was selected as Ye Wanxing's personal maid.

Eavesdrop, induce, suggest.
Through various means, the two found out all the real murderers one by one and set out to prepare for revenge.

"It's difficult to kill people from the Baili family."
Leaning on the table, Nie Zhan smiled and said to Shi Dai: "Bailihong is amazingly strong and is known as the number one swordsman in Jiangnan. As for the rest... whoever dies without knowing it will definitely attract the remaining few..." Be extremely alert."

Bailishi has thousands of followers to protect him. Once the enemy is alerted, the assassination will be difficult beyond their capabilities.

The best time is to wait for everyone in the Baili family to gather together and catch them all at once.

For example, the recent martial arts competition.

……and many more.
Listening to him slowly explaining the whole story, Shi Dai's heart skipped a beat.

Nie Zhan mentioned Bailihong.

Shi Dai didn't know much about the head of the Baili family. From Yan Qinghuan's description, she knew that Bailihong was an out-and-out knife fanatic.

There is no doubt that Bailihong is very strong.

Whether it was the death of Shen Liushuang's parents or the murder of Cui Yanming, he must be the biggest mastermind.

It was impossible for Nie Zhan and others not to kill him.
Coincidentally, Bailihong was in retreat.

Retreat is an important moment for meditating on swordsmanship. You need to keep your body and mind calm and peaceful, and not be disturbed by external objects, otherwise you may become possessed.
In short, this stage is when Bailihong is most vulnerable.

Nie Zhan and the others' original plan was to use their alibi to successfully escape guilt, then go to Bailihong's retreat place and work together to kill him.

--now what?

Before Shi Dai could speak, the young man in blue stood up from the table with a smile on his face.

For a brief moment, no one broke the silence.
The corners of Nie Zhan's lips curled up slightly, and his dark eyes turned to focus on her.

"It's risky, but..."
Nie Zhan blinked and suddenly raised his voice: "Turn out the lights!"

Like a switch.

After the words were finished, several spiritual threads intertwined and intertwined, and the huge shadow turned into reality, covering it like an overwhelming mountain.

Before Nie Zhan could make any move, Jiang Baiyan drew his sword and held Duanshui across his neck.

Knowing that he couldn't beat him, Nie Zhan smiled and raised his hands obediently.

But he had three accomplices.

"Turn out the lights" was their code.
In everything, be prepared for the worst, and assassinating Bai Lihong was the most difficult, so he was left at the end.

If the plan goes well, after they escape from Zhen'Esi's supervision, they can enter the sword hall without anyone noticing and fight to the death with Bai Lihong.
If the plan fails and is discovered—

Mo Hanqing left a backup formation that could temporarily hold back Zhen'Esi, allowing them to break through the siege and go to the Sword Hall.

There is the powerful Bailihong in front of him, and Zhenesi is chasing him in the back. This is the worst situation, a narrow escape from death.
But it is also their only way to kill their enemies.

The spiritual threads are flying, white as snow waves, layered with pitch-black shadow puppets, forming complex formations.
Three figures jumped out from the window, and someone in Zhen Esi's team let out a light tut.

Shen Liushuang kept an eye on it, and when he went to Yuezhou to suppress Esi, he specially invited a few formation masters.

A thin blood-colored line protruded from the sleeve and turned into an extremely sharp blade.
In the crowd, a petite woman in a red dress raised her fingertips and muttered something in her mouth. The red line brushed against the white line left by Mo Hanqing, trembling endlessly.

"The formation's eye is due north."
The woman in the red dress said: "Zhongzhong."

Following her instructions, the young man behind him jumped up quickly, avoiding the many spiritual threads, and waved a talisman.

A cold light suddenly appeared, the candle lamp was split into two, and the trap disappeared.

"Chase."
The woman in the red dress spoke in a deep voice, then frowned slightly: "They ran away... why did they go to the west?"

The exit of Baili Mansion is in the east, and to the west is a back mountain that is rarely visited.

Shen Liushuang guessed some of the reason and looked at Baili Qingzhi: "Is that the direction of Dao Tang?"

"……Yes."
Frightened by the sudden change, Baili Qingzhi turned pale: "My second brother is in seclusion, right over there."

*
Knife Hall.

Bailihong loved knives so much that he often went to the back mountain to practice knives.
Over time, a courtyard was simply built at the foot of the mountain, first to display the various collected swords, and secondly to be used as a place for martial arts training and retreat.

No outsiders are allowed to enter the retreat, and Bailihong is the only one in the huge knife hall.

Following Shen Liushuang to the back mountain, Shi Dai was shaken by the cold wind and tightened her clothes: "How strong is Bailihong?"

"Great."
Yan Qinghuan said: "Baili Hong's talent is mediocre, and he was far inferior to Baili Ce when he was young. But he has been practicing hard for several years, and his strength has increased by leaps and bounds. Looking across the Yangtze River, his sword skills are unmatched."

He paused and added: "Looking at Dazhao, Bailihong's swords are also among the top few."

No wonder Nie Zhan and others wanted to take advantage of tonight to attack him, even if they risked their lives.
Once the seclusion is over, it will be difficult to kill Bailihong again.

Nie Zhan was handed over to Yuezhou Zhen'esi. At this moment, everyone was chasing Qin Jiujiu, Mo Hanqing and Xie Yunzhi who had fled.

Shi Dai couldn't help but ask: "What will happen to them after they are caught?"

"The stakes are high and the outcome is uncertain."
Shen Liushuang said: "However... Ye Wanxing has personally admitted the crime, and Zhen'e Division will consider it as appropriate when deciding the case."

This matter has wide implications, involving aristocratic families, and will surely cause a sensation throughout Jiangnan.
When the news spreads tomorrow, not only Bailishi but also Zhenesi will be in dire straits.

"The premise is," Shen Liushuang frowned, "they don't die in Bailihong's hands."

It's early spring, new leaves are sprouting, and the mountains behind are beautiful.
Shi Dai raised her eyes and saw a spacious courtyard.

There was only one lamp like a bean in front of the courtyard, which shed a little light.
There was no wind, and it was strangely quiet.

Not right.
How could Qin Jiujiu and the others not make the slightest sound when they broke into the knife hall and fought Bailihong?
"Watch out."
Jiang Baiyan whispered: "The breath is wrong."

Shi Dai: "Aura?"

The courtyard door is wide open and the courtyard is empty.
Walking quickly along the stone road, at the entrance of the sword hall, the rosewood door is ajar.

Still no sound.
The air seemed to freeze, turning into a pool of stagnant water, so oppressive that it was impossible to breathe.

Shi Dai's heart felt inexplicably, as if she had been scratched several times by a wild animal, and she straightened her body reflexively.

Through the crack in the door, the scene in the hall cannot be seen clearly.
The young man walking at the front held his breath and slowly opened the main door.
Beside him, Shen Liushuang maintained a battle-ready posture and pressed Zhong Kui's face to his forehead.

The soft squeaking sound made one's teeth ache, and the gap gradually widened. Unexpectedly, no candles were lit in the hall, and it was completely dark.

"People in the hall, please don't act rashly!"
The man stepped forward and showed his badge: "Zhen'Esi is handling the case——"

Halfway through, his voice stopped,

It wasn't until he entered the sword hall that he finally understood what was unusual about it.

too dark.
It's not the darkness of the night, but another kind of darkness that is deeper and deeper, like thick ink. The moonlight shining through the window is swallowed up, and there is no trace of brightness.

How is this going?

There was a flash of lightning, and a figure in the distance flashed.
She couldn't see her face clearly, only a vague outline. For some unknown reason, Shi Dai felt that it looked like a murderous beast.

"Get out!"
I don't know who shouted angrily: "There is a problem in the sword hall, this is the realm of inner demons! Bailihong has entered the inner demons!" The words came a little late.
When it sounded, the darkness was overwhelming, like a surging wave.

The moment before the undercurrent surged in, Shi Dai was grabbed by her right hand.
Someone was protecting her, and there was a cold fragrance like cedar in the air.

*
The realm of inner demons.
She closed and opened her eyes and found herself in a palace filled with fairy spirit. Shi Dai searched for memories about it in her mind.

If your delusions are too deep, you will become a demon.

Ordinary warriors have inner demons, and most of them lose their minds, go berserk and hurt others.
Bailihong is one of the best masters in the world. It seems that he has turned his inner demons into reality.

The scenes in his inner demons are his persistent delusions.

There was no one else around, so Shi Dai looked around, looking confused.

Bailihong is obsessed with sword skills and holding power. In her opinion, his obsession is either related to swords or to power.
I didn't expect it to be so wrong.

Shi Dai lowered her head, looked at the misty clouds beneath her feet, and then looked at the jade plaque hanging above her head.

Write three characters.
【Bai Yujing】.

Bai Yujing?A place outside the world where gods live in legend?Why is Bailihong thinking about this so much?
Is it possible that he wants to become an immortal?

Shi Dai stared at the jade plaque for a while, always feeling strange, and stepped forward.

Everyone dispersed again. Fortunately, she didn't bring Shi Yunsheng to the knife hall.

There is no one in the inner demon territory. Looking up into the distance, there are steaming clouds and mist, and the mist is like flowing jade.
Stepping into the "White Jade Capital", you can see the meandering Qiong Towers, the clouds and the clouds, and the sky filled with light crimson light, which is in line with everyone's imagination of fairyland.

The buildings are interconnected and each one is made of white jade, exquisite and clear.

The distant ringing of the bells in the sky is different from the eerie and gloomy sounds in purgatory. The ringing of this bell is distant and clear, making people's spiritual platform clear and clear.

Compared with the inner demon realm, it is more like the Yunding Heavenly Palace outside the world of mortals.

Is this the legendary inner demon?It was completely different from the bloody and cruel scene I imagined.
Shi Dai did not dare to let down her guard and continued to move forward cautiously.

The clouds are like water, flowing over the ankles, creating a slight coolness.
Suddenly, Shi Dai stood firm.

She was walking on a long road paved with jade, with jade trees on both sides, their branches glittering and translucent.
When approaching one of them, the branches of the jade tree trembled.

Shi Dai only took one look, and goosebumps crawled all over her body——

The jade branches were white and moist, with small flower buds growing on them. When she walked by, the flower buds bloomed.
In the position of the flower's stamen was a blood-red eye staring at her.

His eyes met Shi Dai's.
Immediately afterwards, one eye after another opened from the trunk of the tree, covered with bloodshot eyes, dyeing the jade tree bright red.

Shi Dai:?
Shi Dai:? ? ?
Whose inner demon plays like this?
The blood tree opened its branches, and Shi Dai quickly took out the talisman with quick eyes and hands: "Kill the evil ghost first, then kill the night light, hurry up like a law!"

She reacted quickly, the talisman flew up without any wind, gathered her spiritual energy, and cut off the branches like a blade.

Shi Dai's right eyelid twitched.
After the Yushu was severed, what flowed out from the crack was black and red blood.

The fishy smell hit her nostrils. She was keenly aware of the danger, turned around and waved the talisman: "Edict!"

Another tree that was about to sneak attack from behind exploded, and blood fell all over the ground.

She almost lost her life, her heart was pounding, and Shi Dai took a deep breath.

The weirdness of the inner demon realm was beyond imagination. If Yushu was fake, she had reason to suspect that everything here was ill-intentioned towards outsiders and could kill them.

I don't know what happened to the others.

After calming down, Shi Dai cheered up and held a few exorcism charms tightly.

Yushu's blood was swallowed up by the ground, and within a short time, he regained his spotless and elegant appearance.
Seeing this, Shi Dai couldn't help but wonder to herself, what did Bailihong do to make his inner demon become like this?
If it's just killing someone, it's not that evil.

While thinking about it, a group of figures passed by in the distance.

There are trees and buildings in Baiyujing, and naturally there are gods.
Several fairies wearing white skirts and fairy buns came walking, their hair flowing and their silk clothes flying.

I have to say, looking at the appearance, it is very stereotypical.
Shi Dai was enjoying the pain and cursed in her heart. She picked up a yellow talisman between her two fingers.

She couldn't see the faces of the fairies clearly.
Looking up from the chin, every face is hidden in the clouds and mist, like an unfinished painting.

Quiet and beautiful but strange.

In an instant, the leader Xian'e raised her head.
Shi Dai then saw clearly that her face was empty and had no face at all.

The two sides faced each other, like a puppet, Xian'e's neck tilted.

Without giving them a chance to attack, Shi Dai took the lead and said, "Impree."

The spiritual talisman emits light, and the golden light is like an arrow, attacking directly towards the fluttering white clothes.

Like a piece of rice paper being torn apart, the faces of the fairies peeled off, and several black shadows emerged from them.
The monsters were boneless and skinless. They were originally hidden in human skin. At this moment, they were all falling off their bodies. The human skin lost its support and fell limply to the ground.

There were a lot of black shadows, so Shi Dai suppressed her anxiety and skillfully waved the talisman and recited the incantation.

She has a hard-working temperament. After coming to Dazhao, she never stopped practicing talismans.
Nowadays, Shi Dai's mastery of talismans is becoming more and more perfect, and dealing with them is not a problem.

The only difficulty is that there are too many black shadows, attacking from both sides.
Shi Dai narrowly avoided it and drove the lightning around her body. She looked sideways and saw a bloody gash on her right shoulder.

Yet there was no pain.

Shi Dai was startled for a moment, then realized it immediately.

Not long ago, when the blood poison broke out, Jiang Baiyan used magic to bear all the pain for her within two hours.
Counting the time, it is still within the validity period of the magic.

The gash on her shoulder was bloody, obviously not a minor injury.
Shi Dai frowned in annoyance.

Jiang Baiyan must be in pain.

*
Jiang Baiyan had just cut off the heads of several monsters when he felt severe pain in his right shoulder.

Bai Yujing's name sounds nice, but it's a pity that it's just a false shell. Once the disguise is torn off, it's full of corrupt flesh and blood.

The water was cut off and blood splattered everywhere.
The pain came suddenly. If it were the same in the past, Jiang Baiyan would never hesitate.

At the moment, his movements were subtle.

He was not injured. This pain came from Shi Dai.

Shi Dai is injured.
Where is she and what happened to her?
This thought passed through my mind, bringing out strange feelings.
It seems restless and uneasy, and my mind becomes a rough thread, tangled in thousands of knots.

Pain should have made him happy, but for the first time in his life, Jiang Baiyan was confused and impatient because of it.

Jiang Baiyan lowered his eyes and pressed his chest with his left palm.
The heart was beating wildly, hanging in this chamber, as if it was being lifted up by a thin thread, and it was empty and nowhere to be found.

Weird, rarely experienced emotions.

He has no time to care about pain and pleasure, and even killing can hardly bring him back joy.
In fact, Jiang Baiyan was tired of this.

Several more evil spirits swarmed in, the cold light suddenly rose from the broken water, and blood and bones splashed.
Jiang Baiyan's eyes were dark and he turned a blind eye, stepping quickly between the broken flesh and blood.

Before the inner demon appeared, he once held Shi Dai's hand.
Being involved here, the distance between the two of them should not be far.

There was no more pain, and Shi Dai was no longer injured.
Killing countless evil spirits along the way, Jiang Baiyan's footsteps were faster. After a moment of quiet thought, his wrist bones moved suddenly.

This sword used [-]% of the killing intent, and was as powerful as a white rainbow, pointing directly at the Jade Tower beside him.
The sword energy surged, and the three-foot green edge condensed into a snow-colored cold light, shattering the entire pavilion.

The jade turned into powder, revealing the intertwined bones and flesh inside, squirming like insects.
Jiang Baiyan's expression did not change. The water stopped and started to flow again, causing the Blood Tower to completely collapse.

The movement is loud enough.
If Shi Dai didn't show up, he would just chop down one.

A few drops of blood splashed on his long eyelashes, and as he blinked, his vision blurred into a blur of red.
Jiang Baiyan raised his sword and moved forward. The blade of the sword rubbed against the ground, leaving straight scratches on the jade.

The pain in his back shoulder was extremely clear, traveling along his limbs and falling into his chest.
Habitually, he clenched his palms and dug his nails into his flesh, using the pain to stay calm.

"Eh?"

The human voice sounded, clear and bright, like a handful of rain breaking through the scorching heat.

Because of this short pronunciation, the restlessness can be calmed down.
Jiang Baiyan looked back and saw the pink blush.

When she met him, Shi Daihuan smiled happily: "I was wondering who broke down the building, and it turned out to be you."
She didn't forget that Jiang Baiyan split the mountain in his natal painting. This man had some crazy energy in him.

There was blood spreading from her shoulder, a large red area.
Jiang Baiyan opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, he saw Shi Dai approaching him.

The fragrance of gardenia lingered on the tip of his nose, and Shi Dai spoke out words like pouring beans: "Does your shoulder hurt? I'm sorry, I was injured, and I want you to bear the pain."
Looking down, she hissed softly: "You are still holding Duanshui with this hand! Don't you know how to use a left-handed sword?"

Jiang Baiyan laughed softly.
Because of her unabashed concern.

It turns out that when he cared about Shi Dai, Shi Dai also cared about him.

Anxiety, uneasiness and inexplicable emotions all dissipated, leaving a dense itch in my heart.

It's like anger, delusion, and delusion, all tied up in Shi Dai.
He became very strange.

"why are you laughing?"
Shi Dai glanced at him and glanced at the blood stains on her shoulder: "Find a place to apply the medicine? You can also feel less pain, otherwise -"

She suddenly fell silent and her eyelashes trembled.

The soft warmth gathered on the back, and the body suddenly leaned forward and pressed against another body.

It's like touching a live, beating heart.

No warning.
Jiang Baiyan hugged Shi Dai into his arms and tightened his waist.

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