I killed the film and television world

Chapter 404 Everyone gathers
A beam of lightning arc passed through, crushing the darkness!

After cutting off the giant vine tongue of the tree demon, Song Ren changed hands as soon as he landed.

The swallowing blade wrapped in lightning, while the tree demon grandma was still uttering harsh words, violently pierced through the ground where the green juice was spilled!

laugh!
The compacted ground was like tofu and was easily pierced by the blade.

Most of the two-meter-seven-meter-long sword was buried in the ground, and bright lightning lingered above the ground.

A faint blue light seeped out from the cracks in the ground.

The tree demon grandma had just finished saying those harsh words when she turned around and burst into a sharp, painful sound again.

With Song Ren's soft shout, he held the end of the hilt with both hands, and the long knife that was buried deep in the ground suddenly rose up!

Taking the ground under your feet as the starting point, a large area of ​​the ground began to bulge and crack!
The thick and large roots of the tree were picked out of the ground with a long knife!
A large amount of green juice and mucus were flowing down the handle of the knife.

The crackling arc of light was still jumping, and the black mist was wrapped around Song Ren.

A little further away, Xiahou Swordsman was looking at this scene with shock in his eyes!
The flash of lightning that just passed across had already deeply astonished people.

Looking at that wanton and uninhibited profile at this moment, he felt even more shocked in his heart.

This person...

It turned out to be the person I met on the official road before!
At that time, the image of the tiger demon next to the other party was so shocking that he almost ignored this person.

When they met again, he realized why the tiger demon had bowed and scraped at that time.

When Xiahou Swordsman struggled to break free from the vines on his body, his eyes were fixed on the other side.

The scene that came into view was the man standing with a knife in his hand, grabbing the huge rhizome with his bare hands.

At the moment when the brilliant lightning light lingered, the tremendous force that was released was enough to pull the huge rhizome out from under the ground!
Xiahou Swordsman noticed that in the middle part of the huge rhizome, under a place where the roots were intertwined, a human face could be vaguely seen.

The tree demon grandmother's male and female voices kept switching: "Damn Taoist! I only killed evil people with bad intentions. You should know that you can't kill me like this. Do you have to fight me to the end?!"

Song Ren pulled out the long sword from the ground and said, "You kill the evildoers, and I kill the evil monsters. We are destined to be together."

The tree demon granny roared angrily: "Evil demon? This granny kills people with evil intentions to eliminate evil! This is to accumulate good deeds, and you can become a Buddha in the future!"

Song Ren heard this and sneered:

"Eliminating evil is doing good? Ha, are you talking to me about the theory of relativity?"

"You still dream of becoming a Buddha or a patriarch..."

"Okay, I'll take you to see the Buddha now!"

boom!
The ground cracks!

The raised long sword formed a straight line with Song Ren who was rushing out.

It was like a beam of lightning piercing through, instantly cutting the center of the huge rhizome into two parts.

The hideous yin-yang face was offset to the left and right, with smooth and neat cut surfaces at the broken parts.

There were crackling sounds of lightning lingering above the rhizomes.

The green juice and mucus spurted out from the broken part and splashed all over the ground!

Song Ren put the long knife aside, reached out to grab the broken half of the dead wood face, and crushed it into pieces with a little force.

Tsk——

Ran away?

At this stage, it would be a bit difficult for him to deal with these thousand-year-old monsters alone.

He was used to working alone, so he was not used to asking others to cooperate with him.

When he disassembled and retracted the long sword, Nie Xiaoqian also fell next to him.

As a bystander, she saw it clearly.

The fearful feeling they had before when they were hostile to each other is no longer there.

Looking at it again now, it is actually quite pleasing to the eye.

Especially when taking action, the strong self-confidence exuded by the person in front of you in every move makes people inexplicably attracted to him.

Even though she is a quiet person, she prefers people who read books.

But Nie Xiaoqian still saw more shining points in the other person.

It’s just a little regrettable that we didn’t meet each other when we were alive, but waited until after our deaths.

It would be better if it could be earlier...

Xiahou Swordsman had already come back to his senses, and upon seeing this he immediately bowed and said, “Thank you so much for saving my life.”

Song Ren glanced at the other party and said, "No need. I will be paid for my help anyway."

Xiahou Swordsman: ...

Song Ren: "Don't worry, it's not that dangerous, follow me."

Xiahou Jianke knew that there was a huge gap between them, so just like when they first met, he behaved very honestly and did not resist. He just glanced at Nie Xiaoqian from time to time out of the corner of his eye.

The other person's appearance was a little too outstanding, but——

It's a bit of a pity that it's floating in the air.

Soon, the two of them and the ghost crossed a jungle and came to a messy cemetery not far from Lanruo Temple.

This place is full of tombs, but only a small number of them have tombstones.

Most of them even share the same grave mounds, and many of them contain multiple urns.

Nie Xiaoqian was one of the few people who had a monument erected, and her family was considered wealthy when she was alive.

However, after the grave was dug up, five or six urns were found inside.

Nie Xiaoqian seemed to be saddened by the scene. She touched the words engraved on the stele and fell into grief.

Until Song Ren called her: "If you keep being sentimental, it will be dawn soon."

Nie Xiaoqian's peach blossom eyes, which originally had a bit of sadness in them, couldn't help but roll her eyes at him when she heard that. He didn't understand romance at all.

Song Ren squatted beside him: "Which one of these is yours?"

Nie Xiaoqian pointed to one of them, and Song Ren picked up the corresponding urn: "Okay, let's go back."

Xiahou Jianke had been following him all the way, and couldn't help but say, "Wait, what exactly do you want me to do? At least tell me straight away whether you want me to kill you or chop you up!"

Song Ren looked back at him and said calmly, "Go back to Lanruo Temple. Yan Chixia is already waiting for you."

If I talk about this here, there is no guarantee that the tree demon will not overhear me.

But in the area of ​​Lanruo Temple, with Yan Chixia around, there is no need to worry about this.

As expected, when Xiahou Jianke heard Yan Chixia's name, he immediately became interested, like a hyena smelling rotten meat.

He came here just to challenge Yan Chixia.

Although many accidents happened in the meantime, it seems that I can see him again now.

Defeat Yan Chixia!
This has become Xiahou Swordsman's obsession for many years.

It’s been seven years!

He has lost countless times, this time, the winner must be me, Xiahou!
……

Lan Ruo Temple

Yan Chixia, who was sleeping, felt a chill in the air and suddenly opened his eyes.

Is there a ghost? !
Bang!
The next moment, the door of one of the attic rooms in the ancient temple was kicked open!

Yan Chixia had already turned over and stood up, drawing his sword and holding it in front of him, staring intently at the outline of a black human figure standing at the door.

Yan Chixia frowned: Not a ghost?
He shouted: "Who is it?"

Xiahou Swordsman stood with his sword in hand: "Yan Chixia, you really gave me a hard time this time!"

First he encountered a tiger demon, then a ghost, then a tree demon appeared, and now he is being held hostage by Song Ren. He has been so unlucky along the way!
And the reason why all this happened was to catch up with Yan Chixia!
This also made him blame the other party for his resentment. Yan Chixia frowned: "Brother Xiahou?"

"I've already hidden myself in a place like this, and yet you still come looking for me. You're like a dog-skin plaster that I can't get rid of."

"Is the title of the world's best swordsman so important? Is it worth your perseverance, even risking your life?"

This place is extremely dangerous for ordinary people.

Even a top swordsman with extraordinary skills would find it difficult to deal with those wandering ghosts, let alone the tree monsters.

Yan Chixia never expected that Xiahou would chase him here.

Xiahou Swordsman's face turned a little dark:...How would I know it was so scary here!

If he had known this earlier, he might have really considered it.

But now he had no choice. Xiahou was angry and said, "Stop talking nonsense, Yan Chixia. Let me see if your swordsmanship has become rusty during this period of time!"

Yan Chixia was also furious.

After being harassed by a defeated opponent for seven years, he sometimes wondered if he had been too lenient in the past.

Yan Chixia was so angry that he said, "Brother Xiahou, you are really obsessed with profit and stubborn!"

The two sides were about to draw their swords, but Song Ren's voice came from the courtyard: "If you want to fight, go outside and don't destroy this ancient temple."

Yan Chixia was stunned for a moment, then became distressed:

Can I decide where to fight? At least the other party must agree!
But Xiahou is not such an easy person to get along with!
The next moment, Xiahou Swordsman put away his sword and stood up: "That makes sense, let's fight outside."

Yan Chixia: “Ah?”

Xiahou, when did you become so easy to talk to?
After leaving the attic room, Yan Chixia noticed Nie Xiaoqian following Song Ren, and immediately frowned.

How come it's not even daybreak yet and this guy has brought another ghost here...

No wonder I just felt a negative energy approaching.

But Yan Chixia had no time to think about it, because the impatient Xiahou swordsman had already drawn his sword and stabbed at him.

Song Ren took Nie Xiaoqian into the attic. Before entering, he said to Yan Chixia, "Master, Xiahou is one of the people I found to set up the formation. I'll trouble you to explain it to him later."

After saying that, without waiting for Yan Chixia's reaction, he turned and went into the house.

The tiger demon came over with a nod and said, "Sir."

I caught a glimpse of Nie Xiaoqian standing beside me, and was slightly surprised. I went out and came back with someone else...

However, he didn't dare to ask more questions and just stood aside with his head down.

Song Ren: "Go to the next room and keep an eye on the swordsman downstairs. Don't let him escape."

Upon hearing this, the tiger demon put on the Yin-Yang umbrella, nodded respectfully, and left the room.

Song Ren looked down from the window and saw Yan Chixia and Xiahou Jianke were still fighting.

Yan Chixia is slightly better.

After just a moment's glance, he stopped paying attention.

He lay on the ground, closed his eyes and said, "Rest."

Nie Xiaoqian glanced at him awkwardly, and just as she was about to hide in the urn, Song Ren called her back, "It's not even daybreak yet, why are you in such a hurry to go back to that little dark room?"

Nie Xiaoqian rubbed her sleeves shyly: "Sir, I..."

Song Ren: "Go and close the doors and windows."

Nie Xiaoqian obeyed and then said shyly: "Master, I..."

Song Ren: "Take a rest."

Nie Xiaoqian bit her lip slightly: ...This does not allow anyone to refuse.

However, she didn't hate it.

...one hour has been omitted...

When the sky was getting light

Nie Xiaoqian, feeling extremely shy, went straight into the urn.

The graceful veil was gently rolled up by the cold white fingertips that stretched out from the mouth of the jar, and was brought in belatedly.

Song Ren didn't rush to get up. He basked in the sun first to dispel the chilly energy on his body.

Then he got up, changed his clothes, and prepared to go to Guobei County to hire two more brave people to set up the formation.

Because of its identity, the tiger demon is unable to complete the formation.

Excluding Yan Chixia and Xiahou, two more are needed.

Guobei County
Ning Caichen, who had traveled to Guobei County with great difficulty to collect debts from the store, was kicked out by the shopkeeper because his account book was soaked by rain and the ink he used to record was all blurred.

Ning Caichen's clothes were wet, and the dry food he carried with him was so hard that he couldn't chew it at all.

Originally, he could have gotten some money after collecting the bill, but in this situation, the shopkeeper refused to acknowledge the bill at all, which not only left him penniless, but also very hungry.

When he was starving and cold, he passed by a painting stall. He suddenly stopped and stared at a painting of a beauty in a trance.

The woman in the scroll looks very similar to Nie Xiaoqian.

……

not far away

After Song Ren hired someone, he wanted to find another one, but he happened to see the male protagonist from a distance.

Seeing him staring at the scroll in a daze, he was somewhat speechless.

It is said that nine out of ten people deserve to be looked down upon, and scholars are completely useless.

In the entire movie of A Chinese Ghost Story, the scholar character Ning Caichen really has no highlights.

Although he was said to be upright, the first thing he did after settling down in Lanruo Temple was to fill in the account books randomly and then go to the shopkeeper to fool him.

You could say he was kind, but he didn't show much of that, and he still saved the female ghost.

The literary skills are not good enough to enter the house, let alone the martial arts...

There is almost no shining point in him.

At this moment, even though the scholar was in this situation, he still had the mind to appreciate the painting of beautiful women.

Should I say he is truly a scholar...

Song Ren raised his eyebrows, and Nie Xiaoqian's voice came from the urn he carried with him:

"Hey, sir, that painting over there looks like mine..."

"That scholar is so rude. How can he stare at the scroll like that? If such a person goes to Lanruo Temple, I'm afraid he will be eaten by grandma on the first night."

Song Ren: ...

He walked straight to the painting stall, threw a small piece of silver, and directly bought Nie Xiaoqian's painting, whispering: "Since it's your painting, I'll give it to you."

Nie Xiaoqian was a little surprised.

When did the young master become so reasonable...

After buying the painting, Song Ren did not leave, but looked at Ning Caichen who was in a state of dismay beside him: "Scholar, we meet again."

Ning Caichen recognized Song Ren's appearance and his heart skipped a beat: "It's you!"

Song Ren: "Scholar, I need your help with a small matter."

Ning Caichen was probably a little depressed because he had bought the scroll, so he said, "I'm sorry, I'm in a mess right now and I don't have the heart to help others."

Song Ren: "For a fee."

Ning Caichen: "Sir, please speak!"

(End of this chapter)