Kyushu · Endless Nagato

Chapter 106 The Journey (1)
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Ningnan City.late at night.The narration in the tea house is still going on.

"So, since then, the lords of the Huoqintu city-state in the past have quietly fed it with death row prisoners and severe criminals?" An Xingmian showed a look of unbearable expression, "Life is better than death, it really is a living hell."

"That's where the name Saxigaro comes from—the gate to hell," He Honglin said gloomily, "For this magic weapon, our ancestors opened the gate of hell and sent countless lives into hell , although these people themselves are not innocent. In fact, this name originally implied a warning to future generations, but no one dared to give it up easily. After all, the lives used to feed it were just insignificant prisoners. died, but if the Cangyin Moon makes a comeback, all the dead will be elites, and even shake the rule of the city-state. No one has the guts to take risks."

The three of them were talking, and the fire went out before they knew it.Xue Huaiqing added charcoal to the stove again, looked at the charcoal fire that lit up again, and felt a little emotional: "In order for Sa Xijialuo to keep the fire going, how much charcoal needs to be burned..."

"Yes, those people are very miserable," He Honglin said, "Sa Xijialuo's damage to the human body is extremely great, like a monster that sucks life. After a month, he has not been able to return to his previous state of health, especially his mind, which has become dull and confused. Although he is only in his fifties, he looks like an old man in his 90s and [-]s. And those condemned prisoners, once After being put in the range of Saxigaro, they can no longer leave, and can only be sucked up little by little until they die. Maybe the only thing that makes people feel better is that they will lose consciousness completely in a short time. Just relying on instinct to linger on, I can no longer feel the pain."

"More than 100 years... Tens of thousands of people..." Xue Huaiqing calculated, "In other words, for this magic weapon, hundreds of feathered people sacrifice their lives every year, and one person dies every three days .Even if those people deserved to die, they don’t need to be tortured like this.”

"Then how did you get Saxigaro and put it on me?" An Xingmian asked, "Why don't you need to sacrifice so many people when you put it on me, but I can't leave it?"

"I can answer the first question, but I can't answer the second question," He Honglin said, "It was a coincidence that I met you back then, or in other words, it was fate that arranged for you and Sa Xijialuo Meeting each other allowed you to find a special way to coexist. Otherwise, Saxigaro will either be destroyed, or will continue to be the gate of hell that kills the Yuzu, and you... will undoubtedly die Lose."

After learning all the truth about Sa Xijialuo, He Honglin's heart was filled with deep hatred for this magic weapon.It wasn't just because Sasigara made his son suffer like hell.As mentioned earlier, when He Honglin was young, he was full of passion for the country and the people. Later, he chose to retire, but he couldn't bear the disgusting plots and methods in the officialdom, but his original ideals never really faded.At this moment, he suddenly had an idea: find a way to steal Saxigaro, destroy this magic weapon, so that the Yuzu will never suffer from it again.He believes that as long as it is destroyed quietly and the news is not leaked, Chenyue will not easily make fun of herself again.What's more, Chenyue's teachings are weird. It seems that what they want to do is to disturb the world.

The realization of this idea may undoubtedly be very low, but He Honglin is not in a hurry. He regards it as his lifelong goal and plans slowly, although the more he plans, the more hopeless he feels.But a few years later, an excellent opportunity unexpectedly fell from the sky, and that was the visit of Xue Huaiqing's father, Xue Ji.The arrival of Xueji made the lord Feng Baimu very nervous. For this reason, he specially transferred Saxigaro back to the palace, and put it together with twenty "food" in an underground secret room of the palace. In the past few years, Once there is any unexpected event that may require Saxigalo to be used, this magic weapon will be temporarily put into the secret room.But the lord didn't know that He Honglin had discovered this secret room and its connected tunnel long ago, and the exit outside the palace had been under He Honglin's surveillance all along.

He Honglin sold the last piece of ancestral land, borrowed some money from noble friends he had met over the years, and secretly hired several rangers with first-class martial arts skills and two thieves.According to his speculation, Xue Ji must have come to Ningnan City to trouble the lord.Once the two fall out, he hopes to take advantage of the chaos and steal Saxigaro.

Unexpectedly, the final development of the matter was more complicated than he imagined—Xue Ji actually killed the lord and then fled.Now, the high-level city-state was in complete chaos, and a large number of masters were sent out to track Xue Ji, and the defense inside the palace was relatively empty.Xue Ji was about to strike, but found that there were more guards outside the secret room, and they were subordinates of the first and second princes who were fighting fiercely for the throne.As the children of the royal family, they all know the secret of Saxigaro. At this moment, apart from competing for the position of lord, the most important thing is naturally this powerful magic weapon.

After all, He Honglin's financial resources were limited, and the few rangers he hired could not compete with the elite soldiers of the royal family.He waited restlessly for several days, and when several rangers began to complain that the waiting time was too long and asked him to add more money, the two princes finally couldn't help but fight.Taking advantage of the fierce battle between the two sides, He Hong finally snatched Sa Xi Jia Luo.But after all, he underestimated the opponent's strength. After Sa Xijialuo got his hands, he was immediately hunted down with all his strength. Several helpers he hired were killed, and he was the only one left to escape Ningnan City alone with Sa Xijialuo.

After that, it was a long chase and escape game.He Honglin knew that the magic weapon he brought with him could slowly absorb his vitality, so he tried to choose a path with a lot of people along the road, and occasionally stayed in a big car shop with a group of people crowded together, and even pretended to be a beggar and A group of homeless people spend the night by a fire, hoping that there will be enough people to share the damage for him so that he can persist in fleeing.As a result, his behavior confuses the pursuers instead, enabling him to escape in dangerous situations many times.

However, he tried to destroy Saxigaro along the way, but he couldn't succeed.The appearance of this magic weapon is just a piece of fragile jade, but it is extremely strong and invulnerable.He Honglin prepared in advance a Heluo special knife that could cut through diamonds, but it still couldn't hurt Sa Xijiao in the slightest.And if he continues on the road like this, no matter how many people are around to share the burden, his body may not be able to support it.He went to the doctor in a hurry, remembering that he knew a mystic in Wanzhou, and planned to ask him for help.If the mystic cannot destroy Saxigaro, then his only choice is to take this magic weapon into the sparsely populated barren hills, let it swallow his own life first, and then let it explode to death due to lack of food.As for how much harm this magic weapon, which has swallowed tens of thousands of lives, would cause when it is destroyed, he has no way of knowing, so he can only pray for God's blessing, and minimize the impact on others.Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain, he comforted himself like this, it was better than letting it continue to harm generation after generation of Yuren.

With such a desperate mood, he took Sa Xijialuo straight to Wanzhou, and came to Jianyang City where the mystic lived.He never expected that the mystic had passed away two years ago.While hesitating, the pursuers finally found his whereabouts, and this time, it was not someone else who found his whereabouts, but Feng Qiuke, the number one master of the Yu clan who was dispatched halfway, this is a great expert in tracking and arresting, It seemed that He Honglin had nowhere to escape.

Like a dog jumping over a wall in a hurry, He Honglin led Sa Xijialuo to run wildly in Jianyang City, desperate to choose his way, Feng Qiuke followed behind him unhurriedly, his ghost lingered, and he couldn't get rid of him no matter what.He didn't know the direction at all, and he just went to where there was a road ahead. He was running, and suddenly he felt the burden on his back jumping.

——The one in the bag is exactly Sashigara.

He Honglin thought it was an illusion at first, but after running a few steps, Sa Xijiao jumped again, this time he couldn't be wrong.He hurriedly took off the bag and opened it, only to find that Saxigaro was trembling slightly, and after a while there would be a sudden big shock, which was the "beating" he felt before.And the color of this emerald-shaped magic weapon also became unusually bright, shining faintly in the sunlight.

He Honglin was a little confused.What's even more strange is that after he observed it, he found that Saxigaro's beating direction was fixed, as if something was attracting it in that direction.

Is this to show me the way?He Honglin thought to himself.Feng Qiuke chased after him in a hurry, he had no time to think about it, he could only run in the direction of Sa Xijialuo's beating with a little luck.Sure enough, the further he ran, the more powerful Saxigaro's beating became, and the light became more and more obvious.

Under the guidance of Sa Xijialuo, He Honglin ran to a block full of deep houses and courtyards, which seemed to be the wealthy area of ​​Jianyang City.When passing by a certain courtyard with a plaque with "Anfu" hanging on the door, Saxigaro let out a sharp whistle and jumped violently towards the direction of the courtyard. He Honglin knew that this was probably what it wanted Arrived at the destination.

"What did you say? Anfu?" An Xingmian interrupted He Honglin all of a sudden, "The Anfu in Jianyang City... that is... my house?"

"You should be able to imagine it." He Honglin said.

"Well, what happened then?" An Xingmian asked.

"I pushed open the gate and rushed in, and found that there was neither a gate nor a gatekeeper in An's Mansion. It seemed to be in some kind of chaos," He Honglin said, "but the footsteps of Feng Qiuke behind him were already clearly audible. , I had no choice but to continue running into the inner courtyard. Saxigaro seemed to be unable to bear it anymore, and the screaming became louder and louder, but the screaming could not cover up another voice—— — your roar."

"My roar?" An Xingmian was taken aback, "I was only three years old at the time, and it's probably normal to say that crying and yelling, how could it be a roar?"

"It's not just a roar, it's a roar that's more terrifying than wild animals," He Honglin said, "To tell you the truth, when I heard that roar, I couldn't help but want to tremble. It didn't sound like a human voice at all, let alone a voice that a three-year-old child might make. But I couldn't back up, so I walked forward and entered the inner courtyard of An's house. Then I saw a In disarray, your father and several servants fell to the ground, apparently seriously injured. Several houses in the inner courtyard... were completely demolished. And you, a three-year-old child, stood on top of the ruins, Dragging a collapsed beam in his hand, he was roaring angrily."

"I remembered," Xue Huaiqing said, "That night, when you lost your mind and fought bloody battles with the Heavenly Exorcists, you also roared like a beast, but you couldn't hear it yourself."

An Xingmian was speechless, and only one thought remained in her mind: Who am I?What am I?He recalled that soul-stirring night, if it wasn't for the remaining sliver of sanity that was finally awakened by Xue Huaiqing, he might have killed her, and if he destroyed everything, he would also destroy himself.He originally thought that such an experience was the first time in his life, but he never thought that it had already happened 20 years ago, when he was only three years old.

Who am I?What am I?An Xingmian's heart was full of confusion.

He Honglin continued: "Looking at everything in front of me, I don't understand what happened, nor why Sa Xijialuo brought me here. There is no other way to go, Feng Qiuke chased me When we came up, your father also looked at us in amazement. But before he opened his mouth to ask, Saxigalo had already broken away from my hand impatiently. At this moment, it seemed to have life and became a The falcon, which was looking for its prey, escaped from its shackles and flew straight towards you."

"And you, furious at the beginning, grabbed Saxigaro and held it in your mouth, as if trying to crush it with force. Fortunately, Saxigaro was not broken, and neither were your teeth. It was not collapsed. On the contrary, from the moment you grabbed Saxigaro, both you and it gradually became quiet. Your distorted and ferocious little face gradually became calm, and there was no longer a terrifying roar from your throat, Saxigalo The flickering light of Sigala also gradually faded away. In the end, you spit out Saxigala, grabbed it in your hand, and just fell to the ground like that, and fell asleep."

"Feng Qiuke is indeed a calm and alert person. His first reaction was neither to arrest me nor to snatch back Sa Xijialuo who was right in front of him. Instead, he quickly determined the identity of your father and stepped forward to help him up. Your father, first ask him what happened to you. Your father sighed and said that you have been suffering from a serious disease since birth. A long door monk tried to suppress the disease for three years, but it still broke out after three years. .As we have seen, when you are sick, you will become extremely powerful, violent, and completely lose your sanity. When nothing could wake you up, but he never expected that Saxigaro would calm you down."

"Feng Qiuke thought about it, and told your father that that piece of jadeite is the treasure of the Huoqintu city-state of the Yu clan, and he came here for this treasure. But now, he may temporarily lend it to your father so that Save your life. Your father was overjoyed and did not interrogate me. He prepared a guest room for us. At this time, Feng Qiuke had time to interrogate me. I know that I will never escape if I fall into his hands, but I feel that this person He seemed very sensible, and he might be able to find a way to persuade him, so he honestly told him everything I had done these years. After he listened..."

"After listening to it, he felt that what you did was not wrong, so he decided to help you fulfill your wish." A voice suddenly came from outside the door.An Xingmian snorted: "I knew you were still in Ningnan City, but you just kept hiding and refused to see me."

The door was pushed open, and Feng Qiuke walked in.He looked tired and gave An Xingmian a hard look.Xue Huaiqing hurriedly poured tea for him, and Feng Qiuke no longer insisted on his previous habit of never eating or drinking at a stranger's house, and took the teacup and drank it all in one gulp.

"You are such an idiot, what's the use of sending someone to follow him?" After drinking tea, Feng Qiuke said to He Honglin very rudely, "If he hadn't found you, this secret could have been kept."

"What's the use of keeping it?" He Honglin shook his head, "He used his body to help you keep Saxigaro for 20 years, and saved thousands of victims from the Yu clan. Could it be that he is not even qualified to know the truth? no?"

Feng Qiuke remained silent, and finally pulled a chair and sat down.After a long time, he opened his mouth to speak: "Actually, I have always wanted to stop killing the death row prisoners. Even if they committed capital crimes, they should be executed according to the law, instead of dying so tragically and painfully. But I can't Regardless of the safety of the city-state, no one knows when the Chenyue Sect will make a comeback. We must have something to restrain the Cangyinzhiyue, otherwise it will be an even greater disaster. So at that time, even though we only saw a glimmer of hope , and it is an inexplicable hope, and I am willing to seize it."

"Later, we observed for a month and found that Saxigaro really fit you perfectly. When you were together, Saxigaro became very quiet and no longer caused any harm to others, and you would no longer be like a wild beast You can live like a normal child. I asked your father why you were made like this. He hesitated and refused to say, and I couldn’t force it. But I have made a decision to let you Saxigaro is by your side, and I, as the guardian of the magic weapon, will always protect you."

(End of this chapter)