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The dilapidated roof was illuminated by dim yellow candlelight, and the small space was filled with the fishy-sweet smell that is unique to men and women after they are in love. Feeling the vigor and allure of the woman beside him, Liu Hongde had a kind of It feels extremely unreal, as if you are in a dream.

Of course, this is an unparalleled dream.In his nearly 60 years of life, he never even dreamed that he would have such an adventure. He was obsessed with cultivation and numerous religious affairs. He did not marry like many other Orthodox priests, and he had almost forgotten the importance of being a man. Fun and meaning, this experience just made him experience the most wonderful taste in the world.

Everything happened as if it was so natural.This woman was injured and poisoned, and the demonic corpses usually have the hidden toxins that can turn people into zombies. He could only find a place to pull out the poison for her to heal her injuries, but out of a delicate state of mind, he didn't treat her as well. The woman took her back to the inn, but found a family on the edge of the town and rented a hut with money.

The next step is to undress and cure the poison. The women cry and thank each other, and repay each other with their bodies.If it was placed before, Liu Hongde certainly would not have come to this step, but this happened to be the time when he was so desperate that he gave up on himself, so everything happened like this.

The woman's name is Cheng Shui'er, and she is the concubine of the head of a small family in the northeast of Jingzhou.The patriarch of that aristocratic family has been critically ill recently, and before he died, the members of the family have already started to fight for the heir and the distribution of property. Cheng Shui'er was originally a Jianghu woman who married alone, so it doesn't matter if she is weak in that family Reliance, because of her beauty and ability, she was loved by the head of the family, so she naturally became the target of being eliminated early. The doctor and several sons secretly invited a killer to assassinate her. She also noticed it and quickly packed up her things and ran away.The killer was a master of the way of ghosts in the Demon Sect, so he almost didn't need to show up himself, he just sent a few corpse puppets to chase her down and drove her to a dead end.If he hadn't happened to meet Liu Hongde here, he might have become rotten flesh in the belly of a corpse puppet.

Liu Hongde, a small aristocratic family, also knew that he was the spokesman of the vassal under the Confucian Li family who managed a series of business and interests in Jingbei for them, and he could be regarded as a powerful party in Jingbei.This scene of fighting for inheritance is also a must-have repertoire in almost all aristocratic sects.It's no longer normal, but what happened to this woman Cheng Shui'er made Liu Hongde angry and resonated with the fallen people in the world, especially Cheng Shui'er cried and said that I have worked hard in their family for more than ten years, knowing that I came from a humble background and was a loner Only then do I try my best, how many things I have done for their family, how many grievances I have suffered, thinking that they will still think of me more or less, but I don’t know how to treat people like things, use them when they are useful, and kick them when they are not. It will be smashed to pieces.These words hit Liu Hongde's heart, and the crying woman in front of him was so pitiful and lovely, as if she was crying in his heart.Completely defeated the deepest line of defense in his heart.

The woman's youthful and fiery body is full of vigor and vitality, and it seems to be full of the most primitive and fundamental mysteries in life. Liu Hongde feels that his heart, which was dead and hopeless not long ago, has been refilled. Although his body is still very tired, his spirit is still It is a kind of incomparable practicality and strength.

The woman sat up.Slowly took the clothes beside the bed and began to put them on slowly. Under the hazy candlelight, a white naked body seemed to be carved out of white jade. It had the charm of a mature woman and was full of youthful vigor, which made Liu Hongde a little dazzled.

"Gu..." Liu Hongde said, but he was a little embarrassed. He really didn't know how to address them, and he didn't know how to locate the identities and relationship between the two. "...What are your plans? You have to be poor...I...how do you deal with the person who chased you? Do you want me to get rid of the killer who practiced demonic arts? How about practicing demonic skills? Everyone who has the law will be punished."

But Cheng Shui'er shook his head: "I'm afraid we won't be able to find that person. This kind of people who practice magic arts are very careful. Once they fail to make a move, they won't show up again. The concubine was injured in his hands, and he let two Such a powerful monster came to chase and kill him but there was no response. He must have thought that the concubine had some powerful help, and turned around and didn't know where he had gone. The people from the Zhang family only paid for him to take a shot once, even if they asked them , and will definitely not admit to being related to this kind of person." Cheng Shui'er, who was dressed, turned around and gave Liu Hongde a blessing.Sadly said: "Thank you for saving my life, senior. I can't repay you with this body, so I can only repay senior with this body. I also thank you for allowing me to have a temporary place of comfort when I am alone and helpless. I no longer dare to bother senior to worry about my concubine's life. Moreover, Zhang's family is powerful, and the Li family behind him is an aristocratic family. How dare my concubine make senior get involved in such trouble again?"

"Then...you plan to..."

"I will find a place to recuperate, and then go back. I know everything about Zhang's family, big and small. I will find a way to get what I deserve from them, and then find a place to live in seclusion. Get up from now on and don't ask about world affairs. I know that I am just a small ant compared to their Zhang family, which will be very dangerous, but I still want to do it. It is not for revenge, but to seek justice for myself. Get what you deserve."

Cheng Shui'er's beautiful and sad face showed a kind of resoluteness, mixed with her already weak and sad appearance, it made one couldn't help but want to hold her in his arms and take pity on her.Liu Hongde felt that something in his heart had been severely touched.

"Wait." Liu Hongde turned over and sat up, pondered for a while and then let out a long sigh. "Since you and I have such a fate, how can I have the heart to see you go on an adventure alone? If I go with you, I can have someone to take care of me."

"Before that, you can rest here for a while, and wait for me to come back. I will go to another place first and find what I deserve." Liu Hongde put on his clothes and smiled faintly at Cheng Shui'er. "Don't worry, after I get what I deserve, I won't let you, Miss Shui'er, be left alone and homeless."

Liu Hongde left soon, looking very confident and fulfilled when he left, like a teenager who was about to start his own bright future.Sitting alone on the bed in the hut, Cheng Shui'er sent him away with confused and expectant eyes.

After Liu Hongde left, the dim hut was completely silent for a while.

"How do you feel? Hehehehe..." In the slightly eerie silence, a thin and strange voice suddenly floated out.

Cheng Shui'er on the bed was not at all surprised by the inexplicable voice, as if she had known it for a long time, and the sad and moving look that Liu Hongde had seen on her face had long since disappeared.Just a piece of cold indifference, coldly and casually answering the voice: "How about what?"

"How does it feel to be an old man? I have practiced Xuanmen Kungfu for four or fifty years, and I have never touched a woman. Now...hehe..."

"It's nothing. Since I still have to rely on him to do things, how can I absorb his power and Yuanyang? Also, this is just a rough way to get started in the Sutra of Bliss, and I don't need it now."

"Ah, I'm not asking this. I'm asking how you feel? That old Taoist priest's 60-year-old body, when you are young, you don't know how many young men can be fascinated by the delicate skin and body. What thoughts do you have when you are moving? Do you want to vomit? Or enjoy? Or proud? How did you feel when the old man sent the saliva into your mouth?"

The voice was sharp, thin and soft, fluttering in the air like an invisible silk thread, full of madness of self-satisfaction.Cheng Shui'er frowned, and glanced at the corner not far away: "Why do you always ask such disgusting questions?"

There is no one in the corner.There was only one rattan box lying there quietly.It was in Cheng Shui'er's hand when he ran away before. After being injured and unconscious, Liu Hongde brought her here together with the rattan box. He never thought of seeing what was in the box, but subconsciously on the farthest corner.

The voice in the rattan box rang again: "Why is it disgusting? Didn't you just do this? I'm just asking, I just want to know. I just really want to know... hee hee hee... .”

"You'd better say it's useful." Cheng Shui'er didn't show any disgust.If someone else asked this question, she would feel disgusted or angry to some extent, but since seeing the true face in this box, she no longer has the energy and interest to raise any emotions towards this companion. "Are you sure this will work? Zhang Yuhong is known as a genius who only emerges once in a hundred years from the Tianshijiao. Back then, just a spell outside the capital shattered the heads of dozens of shamans in Xidi, a group of thousands of troops. Master Ji said that this person is extremely difficult to deal with, so we ordered this old man to help us. Is it true that he will not be discovered?"

"Hee hee... That's the right method taught by Tianshi and Xidi's shaman witchcraft attributes. The teacher's method of restraining the gods is originally good at drawing on the power of others' thoughts and beliefs. Do you think that his own cultivation can really compare with dozens of shamans? As for your master Nangong... Hee hee hee...Of course he will Scruples. But don’t worry, if you rely solely on your Sutra of Sutra or only rely on this seat’s ghost heart spell, you will not be able to hide it. But the combination of the two methods will be no problem if you do mental calculations or unintentional calculations. Zhang Yuhong’s cultivation base No matter how high it is, it's only as high as the Heavenly Master can teach Zheng Yifa...hehe..."

The voice in the rattan box sounded like he was enjoying himself and was frothing all over his mouth. There was still no relaxed expression on Cheng Shui'er's face, and his brows were still slightly wrinkled.There was deep worry in the voice: "But will there be enough time? If the two skeletal dogs were killed, then our whereabouts must have been exposed. If Master Wuji rushed over..."

"Since the two skeletal dogs have chased us nearby, it means that dogs have already discovered our whereabouts. It doesn't make any difference whether it's later or earlier. It's a good way to attract and kill us. We can follow, and It can save my friend from wasting time coming over." The voice in the rattan box was still unhurried. "By the way, I found something very interesting from this old way of thinking. Zhang Yuanling's son of the old fox is also there. It seems that there are some monks from the Pure Land Temple... It looks like it will be very interesting. It will be very interesting. .. Hee hee hee hee hee hee hee... That old Taoist's heavy resentment is not in vain. I have unparalleled insight. I found him a few miles away, and I knew that he must be a very interesting material to make, jitter Hee hee hee..."

The voice in the rattan box echoed in the dilapidated house, it sounded like a crazy mouse laughing and gnawing wood, even Cheng Shui'er on the bed couldn't help frowning and covering his ears.

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"Master Wuji, the dog guard Jiabu Ding reported that two of his skeletal dogs suddenly disappeared. However, judging from the speed of disappearing at the same time, it seems that he accidentally encountered a Taoist priest taught by the Heavenly Master while lurking. The target has not yet At the same time, the abilities of the two skeletal dogs are completely eliminated in an instant. The Jiading is rushing to check the specific situation."

The Shadow Guard was in a secret stronghold on the border of Jingzhou, Nangong Wuji was listening to the reports of his subordinates with a gloomy face.What was reported was a huge, burly man, even half kneeling on the ground.It is also almost taller than the upright Nangong Wuji.But facing this short commander Nangong Wuji, he was more docile than the most obedient cats and dogs.

"Now it is confirmed that the target has indeed sneaked into Jingzhou, but after entering Jingzhou, he seems to be more careful in his actions. Although he can follow his tracks, he will always be one step behind. A few days ago, he found that the target seemed to be approaching Jingnan. , but Jingnan is the territory of Tianshijiao, the Taoist priests of Tianshijiao come and go frequently, and the scattered skeletal dogs and ghost bees are very easy to be found. Sidi is moving frequently, we are short of manpower..."

"Needless to say, except for the Xidi Department, the Yongzhou Department, and the capital headquarters, all the other mobile personnel that can be mobilized have been transferred. Right now, the priority of this task is the highest for the time being."

"Of order." The giant man took the order and got up first, hesitated before saying, "If it's the highest priority task, can we invite Master Huiguang from the Pure Land Temple? Ask him to use the Avalokitesvara to find out the ten directions of wisdom eyes directly." The goal, even the purpose of predicting the goal. With our current relationship with the Pure Land Temple, it should be enough to ask him to help us again."

"No." Nangong Wuji shook his head. "Revise it. This highest priority can only be done with fully controllable internal forces, and cannot rely on the hands of others, especially those related to the Pure Land Temple and the Kunlun Sect. Leakage of secrets is also strictly prohibited."

"Obey." The giant bowed and withdrew.

Nangong Wuji began to pace the room slowly with his hands behind his back, the gloom on his face did not weaken a bit.He wasn't surprised by the slow progress of his subordinates' tracking, since the target of the tracking was not simple.One of them is a capable subordinate he has cultivated vigorously by himself, and he is very clear about all the methods of the shadow guard, and the other is too weird. It is polite to say that he is a madman, but he is still a madman with extraordinary means. It is not so easy to catch up with the plan.

But he must catch up.This matter is too important to him, not only will it have a great relationship with his future arrangements and plans, but also a regret that has been hidden in his heart for decades.

"What on earth do you want...?" Nangong Wuji murmured to himself.He was almost certain that the mastermind of this incident was not his subordinate. "...Why do you want to go that way... Do you want to go to Yunzhou Shenmu Forest to seek help from those old wooden ghosts? Or do you want to go to Longhu Mountain to find Zhang Yuanling? What else can you give them in exchange for it? ?... Or do you want to... take a detour back to Kunlun?"

After walking around for a while, Nangong Wuji suddenly stopped and said, "Ask the bat guard supervisor of Jingzhou Department to come see me."

No one answered.But soon, a thin middle-aged man came to Nangong Wuji and knelt down on one knee: "The director of Jingzhou Bat Guards has seen Mr. Wuji."

Nangong Wuji asked in a deep voice: "What's going on in Jingzhou recently? Tell me about the important ones."

"Yes." The head of the Bat Guard Department replied immediately. "First of all, there was a major incident within the Tianshi Sect. On the [-]th of last month, Zhang Tianshi, who was originally going to Yinshan to appease the branch sect, suddenly rushed back with the thunder escape method. Zhang Yuhong also flew back with his sword."

"Oh?" Nangong Wuji was slightly surprised. "What's the matter?"

"The specific situation is not yet known. There is a dragon and tiger formation guarding the mountain in Longhu Mountain. Outsiders cannot enter, and the core members are all members of the Zhang family. We cannot directly deploy people. This matter seems to be classified as confidential , Only the most core deacons and elders participated in the discussion. Now we are inquiring about the situation through the channels of disciples with foreign surnames, and there should be results soon.” After a pause, the director of the bat guard continued to add: It was Zhang Yuhong who went down the mountain in a hurry after he came back. Two days later, he fought with people in Wuxi County, not far from Longhu Mountain. All the celestial master statues in all the celestial master Taoist temples exploded, and many pilgrims passed out."

"It's because Zhengyiju's magical technique has exceeded its limit." Nangong Wuji couldn't help being moved. "Who is Zhang Yuhong fighting against? In the fundamental place of the Heavenly Master's teaching, it is too much to use the righteous one to restrain the gods. Who has such ability?"

"Afterwards, Zhang Yuhong arrested three people from the underground ditch, and declared that they were the remnants of the Demon Sect. They had been lurking in Wuxi County and sacrificed their lives to practice evil methods. But according to our investigation, they were actually Shifang monks from the Pure Land Temple. The targets of this year's mission on the Yichou are Taoist Qingfeng of the Maoshan School and Mingyue of the Pure Land Temple."

"Impossible, these three people combined are far from being Zhang Yuhong's opponent. Zhang Yuhong took action against someone else, and these three people are at most only affected."

"However, as far as we know, there are no members of the Demon Cult in the south of Jingzhou, and the Yongzhou General's Mansion has not sent any manpower to Jingzhou recently. However, some people in Wuxi County did disappear inexplicably. We did not find any suspicious people in the end."

Frowning and thinking for a while, Nangong Wuji asked, "Where is that Zhang Yuhong now? What is he doing?"

"Zhang Yuhong is currently in Hongjing County in the north of Jingzhou. Not long ago, he killed a thousand-year-old snake demon. It is said that the thousand-year-old snake demon transformed into a human form and deceived people to eat it in the name of a master. There are various high-level people whose whereabouts are unknown, and there are indeed people who continue to disappear. It’s just that the thousand-year-old monster will never appear in a place like Jingbei without a reason, but the corpse of the snake monster is placed in Hongjing County for people to visit. According to our people, after going to see the corpse of the snake demon, they believed that the snake demon was indeed a great monster with a thousand years of cultivation, but it was absolutely incapable of transforming into a human form. Monk Shifang and the other three have also been following Zhang Yuhong, and it seems that they also made a move Help him subdue the demon."

"...It's a bit weird." Nangong Wuji's eyes flashed with light. "Bring over all the information about this matter."

"Of course." The bat guard supervisor stepped back and reappeared in the secret room after only a few breaths, with a stack of tissue paper filled with tiny characters in his hand, and sent it to Nangong Wuji.

Taking the tissue paper, Nangong Wuji's eyes flicked across it quickly, and the light in his eyes became more and more intense. When he finished reading the last line, he took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

"It turned out to be like this. Are you really crazy... You actually want to use this method... Sure enough, you can no longer look at you from the perspective of a 'human'... No, I have been wrong all along, you originally It wasn't you..." Nangong Wuji muttered to himself in a dull and slow voice, as if every word weighed a thousand pounds.In his hand, the soft and fine silk paper is slowly turning into fine powder like incense ash.

"Prepare two fast horses... no, prepare two organ eagles, and then ask Luo San to come over, and he and I will rush to Hongjing City immediately." Opening his eyes again, the light in Nangong Wuji's eyes has disappeared. It fell silent, and was replaced by something else that was extremely heavy and solid. "Go and inform the dog guard, everyone in the tiger guard hastened to Hongjing City."

"Eh? But... But even with the best spirit wood in the headquarters, the flight distance of the mechanism eagle is less than a hundred miles. It is hundreds of miles to rush to Hongjing City, and there is only one mechanism in the headquarters. It's just an eagle..."

"Execute the order." Nangong Wuji only had four simple words.