Hidden Blade

Qingzhou. Shangyun city.

The cold wind howled in the city, and the pedestrians were pale and dull.

From time to time on both sides of the street, we can see the figure of rickets squatting under the eaves, I do not know whether it is a deep sleep, or has cut off the vitality.

The winter this year is really too cold. It is even more difficult than the year when yuwenluo was in power. However, fortunately, the people who had taken the holy medicine firmly believed that as long as they believed in the emperor's majesty sitting high in Chang'an City, even the dead soul could rest in the kingdom of heaven.

Of course, whether such an idea is true or false, no one knows the answer, or the person who knows the answer has already died.

Qian Liu, however, scoffed at the holy medicine and the various theories that the government had publicized.

Qian Liu is in his early 40s. His father died of illness a few years ago. Qian Liu took over his father's work as a tomb guard and sweeper at wangyunling, a cemetery outside shangyun city.

Wangyunling is also one of the best places in Fengshui around shangyun city. It is said that for hundreds of years, a prefect of shangyun city was buried nearby after his death. However, his son made great progress all the way to become a state animal husbandry official. Therefore, Wang Yunling became famous, but people with some identities wanted to place their ancestors' tombs here.

However, the owner of this land was very clever. Seeing the momentum of this rare commodity, he set a price on it, and all the sesame sized land in the mausoleum asked for 10 Liang. It was in the years of famine when yuwenluo was alive a few years ago.

You should know that the ten Liang silver, at that time, was enough for three ordinary families to live comfortably for a year or two. Naturally, many people were deterred by the price. Of course, these have nothing to do with Qian Liu, who is also working under the owner of the tomb. Qian Liu is only responsible for looking at the tomb, sweeping the tomb, or helping the large families who have left their hometown but still bury their relatives here to worship at the new year's festival. The money is not much, but it is not a small amount of extra money.

But in the past few years, the emperor and his sons have changed from one group to another. The famine and snow disaster have never stopped. Rao is that the once rich families are mostly unable to make ends meet, or they are divorced. His salary for Tomb Sweeping has been reduced and reduced, and his intention of offering sacrifices to others is very few.

But today, Qian Liu left the door early. Wrapped in a ragged cotton padded jacket that had been sewn and mended again and again, he gazed at the flying snow all over the sky, and with a pot of yellow rice wine and some wine money, he slowly walked out of shangyun city and headed for wangyunling.

Take people's money and get rid of disasters.

Qian Liu is not a hero, but he is also a fastidious person.

Rao is still ringing now and then. In the snow on his face, a ragged little beggar knocked on his door.

The beggar, bony and barefoot, was standing in front of his door with a dead body wrapped in a rotten straw mat behind his back. He took out a meal of white silver from his arms, defeated in front of Qian 6, and carefully divided him into two piles.

A pile of ten Liang is the money for Wang Yunling to buy land, and a pile of fifty Liang is money for Qian Liu to sweep and worship the tomb for him in the next ten years.

At that time, it was rare for ordinary people to come up with so much money. Of course, even if they had, they had to think carefully about how to spend the next year. How could anyone spend so much money for a dead man, let alone a beggar with ragged clothes?

Qian was suspicious, but the little beggar seemed to see through his mind. He took out a piece of white paper full of handwriting from his arms and handed it to him. He said, "don't worry. I sold the money."

Money six is clear, but things are not as simple as the little beggars think. Buying land for ten Liang is true, but coffins and steles are all expenses. The little beggars are very distressed to know these things. At that time, Qian Liu was probably moved by the situation of the little beggar selling his body to bury his father, or it was just because he was shocked. After so many years of white work, he knows the way.

So he helped the little beggar and spent one or two silver to make a cheap coffin and a cheap tombstone. Only four liang of silver was left. According to the rules, he had to help the little beggar worship the tomb for eight years.

And this year is just the last.

Qian Liu, who was thinking about this all the way, finally came to wangyunling. When he looked up at the destination of his trip, his brow slightly frowned.

In the wind and snow, a figure squats in front of a tombstone, with a black cat standing on his shoulder, a black dog and a yellow monkey squatting beside him.

Qian Liu is a little surprised. Under such circumstances, it is difficult for the living to live. Few people have come here to worship their ancestors. But the surprise was fleeting. After all, it had nothing to do with him. He walked slowly up the snow covered steps, and suddenly found that the tomb where the figure worshipped was the destination he had come to.

He was stunned. In his memory, no one had ever come to worship the tomb except him.

He couldn't help but feel a little trance. He quickly rubbed his eyes and looked at the tombstone.

Although it has been eight years, I can still identify the tomb of Xu gongqianrui on the tombstone that I take care of from time to time.

It's here.Qian Liu confirmed that he was not in the wrong place in the future. He could not help but feel shocked. He carefully lowered his head and wanted to look at the figure in black with his back to him. Is that little beggar back at last? Qian Liu thought in his heart.

"I don't think you remember it." At this time, the black figure suddenly said that his body also slowly turned around at that time.

Qian Liu's eyes were fixed on his face. Although his face was more mature and dark, and there was a lot of wind and frost and indifference, maybe the little beggar left Qian Liu a deep impression. Qian Liu recognized that the young man in front of him was the little beggar at that time.

At the moment, the young man was smiling at Qian Liu. Qian Liu didn't know how to face the reunion after a long separation of eight years. After a while, he squeezed out a sentence: "are you back?"

But as soon as the words were spoken, Qian Liu felt some regret. Obviously, the relationship between him and that little beggar in those days could only be regarded as a simple trading relationship, and such an opening remark was somewhat similar.

Fortunately, the other side didn't seem to care. The young man nodded and took the pot of rice wine prepared for the tomb from Qian Liu's hand. Qian Liu was also a man of great vision. When the LORD came, there was no reason for him to worship. He put aside the things in his hands one after another, saluted the young man and retreated to one side.

...

when Xu Han opened the seal on the pot, the faint aroma of yellow rice wine overflowed from the pot at that time.

Xu Han shakes the wine pot and looks at the tombstone with a smile.

"I remember that you liked drinking most, but you couldn't even eat a mouthful of food at that time. Where did you get the wine?"

Speaking of this place, Xu Han poured out the wine pot, and the wine slowly fell down at that time. Then he raised the wine pot to the tombstone, and raised his head to drink a sip of wine.

"To tell you the truth, I always thought you were stupid." After drinking the wine, Xu Han looked at the tombstone again and said, "clearly you can make a better life, but you always want to live by begging..."

"but now you think about it, you have a good life."

"If you have wine to drink, if you have no wine, you will sleep in the ruined temple all day."

"You didn't treat me very well, but in the end you gave me a bite to eat, and you didn't cheat me."

"You've accepted your life, so you've been hungry and cold for half your life, and now you're lying here. I didn't accept my life, so I wandered from place to place

Speaking of this place, Xu Han grinned bitterly and said to himself, "I don't know whether I've got more or lost more than I've been fighting for. "

Xu hanyanba raised the wine pot again and sprinkled it in front of the tomb, and then drank it again.

"In fact, sometimes I wonder what I would be like if I had listened to you and sold myself to a large family? It's good to marry a wife, to look after my husband and to teach my son. But I just need to take care of my own three cents a mu, but it's not bad, right? "

Xu Han narrowed his eyes, poured wine again toward the tomb, and then raised his head to drink the last bit of wine in the pot.

Then he stood up and worshipped the tomb.

"You just keep lying here. I can't go back. I can only fight to the end."

"If I am lucky enough to come back, I will drink with you again, OK?"

...

Qian Liu, standing beside him, carefully observed the little beggar. His black clothes were of extraordinary material. The wooden box on his back seemed to contain a lot of costumes. In addition, the cats, dogs and yellow monkeys that followed him seemed to be the trade of a professional artist.

A little beggar has no father or mother. It is not bad to rely on his own ability to fight to this day.

Qian Liu thought secretly in the bottom of his heart. At this time, Xu Han, who drank the last drop of wine, had already stood up and walked to him.

"You have a heart. After so many years, you still remember your father." Qian Liu said so.

Xu Han laughed and groped for a while in his arms. Then he took out a heavy silver and put it into Qian Liu's hand. He said, "in the future, please take care of me. My father is alone here."

Qian Liu's heart was tight. He weighed it slightly and felt that the amount of money in the bag was not cheap, at least 15.6 Liang. It seems that the young man will not stay here for a long time. According to the amount of silver, it is enough for him to worship for more than 30 years. This is clearly the posture that he does not intend to return.

Qian six inexplicably gave birth to a little sentimental, now this world who is not vagrant?

"Not coming back?" Qian asked.

Xu Han didn't seem to think that Qian Liu would ask back, but when he remembered that the other party had not forgotten the worship in the past eight years, he nodded mildly: "I can't come back."

Qian Liu sighed, looked at the tombstone not far away, and said: "your father is actually very lucky. You have such a sensible son and can be buried in Wangyun mausoleum. It's a pity that I have been sweeping the tomb in Wangyun mausoleum all my life. I don't know where I can be buried when I'm in the tomb. I'm afraid even a corpse collector can't be found.""Where's the eldest brother's children?" Xu Han could not help but ask.

"Alas." On this topic, Qian Liu sighed again, "dead."

"The last one who was pulled up by those officials to be holy soldiers and holy sons did not come back. They all died there."

Maybe it's because of the scenery, or maybe it's because Xu Han won't stay here for a long time. At this time, Qian Liu's heart was poured out by him: "Oh, I don't know what the holy soldier is. My brother's son also died in this matter, but he is like a normal person, but he complains from time to time that his son is not competitive and can't be a saint soldier The emperor's majesty opened up the territory... "

" it is said that the emperor is our God, but even if the emperor is real, he can't take away a good man's life without saying anything? "

"It's enough to take them away. These people don't think about their children or complain about the unfairness of the Lord. Instead, they blame the dead for not striving for success. Sometimes I don't know whether it's me or they. "

Said this, Qian six sighed again, seemed to be a little angry, but did not know where to vent.

Hearing the flash of light in Xu's eyes, he seemed to be aware of something, and suddenly asked, "elder brother, did you not take the medicine?"

Qian six smell speech a Leng, this just thought oneself lost speech.

The elixir is according to the person's hair. Everyone must take it. If it is found that the medicine has not been taken, it is a matter of beheading. The man who had taken the medicine decided not to say anything dissatisfied with the emperor. Qian's face suddenly changed. He thought about how to realize his mistake.

"What's this? It's too late for me to appreciate the sacred things given by his majesty. How can I not eat them?"

Qian Liu said so and quickly waved his hand, "it's getting late. I have to go back first. I remember your business. Don't worry about it."

Qian Liu was really a little flustered. How could he not think of a good way to say it? He had to take an excuse to leave so as not to lose too much.

Xu Han squints at Qian Liu, who is leaving quickly. He thinks in his heart that, as far as he knows, this Senluo hall has a set of perfect methods to check whether the people have taken holy medicine, but this man can avoid the other party's interrogation, which is obviously a secret.

Thinking of this, his mind moved, and his body flashed to Qian Liu, who left in a hurry, and stopped the other party's way.

Qian Liuyi, an ordinary people, how to see Xu Han's ability, was suddenly shocked. His body subconsciously stepped back and said in a flustered way: "what are you... What are you going to do?"

Xu Han did not say, but calmly staring at Qian six, and then he was moving towards the other side.

Qian's heart was chilly, and he stepped back again and again, but just now he could not retreat for four or five steps. A low roar came from behind him.

"Oh

Qian six looks back, but he sees that the black dog who seems to be meek beside Xu Han just now seems to have changed his appearance, his blood red eyes and grinning at him.

Qian Liu was so scared that he knelt on the ground and began to kowtow to Xu Han. His mouth kept saying, "forgive me, my Lord. I really took the holy medicine, but... Just..."

Xu Han squinted at Qian Liu and asked softly, "what is it?"

"Just..." Qian six hesitated for a long time.

"What? Do you want me to do it myself? " Xu Han saw Qian Liu's fear. He deliberately lowered his voice and asked again.

Qian Liu's body was shocked, and he didn't want to hide it any more. At that time, he said truthfully: "I dare not, but when I took the medicine home, I was transferred away by the mouse. Although the small one stopped in time, a holy drug was bitten off by the mouse. I only took half of the holy drug."

Hearing this, Xu Han's eyes coagulated and looked straight at Qian Liu, who was kneeling on the ground. His eyes were like a torch, and he saw through Qian Liu's whole body. Indeed, there was a dark breath around Qian's body, which was the symptom of swallowing the holy medicine. However, his mind did not seem to be eroded by the medicine. Xu Han's heart doubts, then squatted down at that time, one hand pressed on Qian six's chest.

Qian Liu's heart was terrified, but because of Xu Han's strange performance before, he did not dare to move. He could only fear his lower head, but his forehead was covered with sweat.

Xu Han opened his mind and felt the situation in Qian Liu's body. He soon frowned.

There was an indescribable force in Qian Liu's body, which was entrenched in his elixir field and meridians. It was precisely because of this that his whole body just exuded that cold breath. But the power seemed too weak to spread to his head after occupying his meridians. Xu Han thought about Zhou Yuan's inference at the beginning.

He once said that the pill itself did not control the human heart, but a medium that could make the secret law work. Xu Han explores the situation in the man's body, and senses the power in his body. He finds that Qian Liu's inference is not groundless.

He separated a touch of sword from his body and poured into Qian Liu's body. He carefully contacted with the force. He found that with the influx of sword spirit, the power in Qian Liu's body trembled slightly, as if to merge with the sword spirit. But at the end of the day, the sword's intention was repelled, and the power rushed from all over Qian Liu's body, as if he wanted to repel the sword.In order to prevent such damage to Qian Liu's body, Xu Han quickly withdrew the sword idea.

When Qian Liu saw that Xu Hansong had opened his hand on his body, he felt relieved. He raised his head and looked at Xu Han. However, he saw that Xu Han was still lowering his head, frowning and meditating. He could not feel Xu Han's mind, nor dare to act rashly. He could only stay in place.

His sword intention is not the power produced by the specific method in his eyes. However, from the changes of the power in Qian Liu's body just now, it seems that the power can be integrated with the specific power in his eyes, so as to achieve the effect of controlling people's heart. However, Qian Liu did not swallow the complete pill, so the power did not invade his whole body, so it could not be completely controlled System.

Xu Han wants to understand the key of this matter, and again put his hand on Qian Liu's chest. This time, he did not release any sword meaning, but slowly sucked a little bit of power from Qian Liu's body which occupied his body.

He did not have the ability to completely eradicate the evil force in Qian Liu's body, but Qian Liu was able to live in shangyun city without being discovered by those people in Senluo hall. To a great extent, he relied on this power. If he absorbed all of it, he would lose the protection of the other party. Therefore, he only extracted a small part of it to observe it carefully.

However, he had just inhaled that power into his palm and was about to put it in front of him. However, the force started to riot at that time. He saw a piece of invisible black thing jumping in his hand, and then he ran into his palm like a flying fish and moved forward along his meridians. The sword in his body was aimed at that force, but it was as if there was nothing in front of him Can't stop that tiny power.

Xu Han's heart was terrified. At the first moment, he used his sword to stop him, but it didn't work either. He could only watch the two flowing into the depths of his body along his meridians and finally disappeared.

Xu Han stood silent for a long time, sensing the changes that the force brought to him after he entered the body. However, he could not feel any change at all, and the power seemed to disappear completely, and there was no trace.

But Xu Han felt that the power was the same as that of the God and the devil in his body.

Is it true that the so-called elixir is actually the power of the ancient devil?

Xu Han thought, frowning deeper and deeper.

Seeing Xu Han standing still, Qian Liu didn't seem to be harmful to him any more. He hesitated for a while, and finally got up the courage to look at Xu Han and ask, "your honor... Your honor..."

after hearing this, Xu Han came back to his mind. He took a look at the cautious Qian Liu and said, "nothing more, you go. Remember to come here to help me take care of my father's grave every year. ”

when Qian Liuwen heard the words, he immediately felt like an amnesty. He quickly expressed his thanks to Xu Han, and then he turned away.

Xu Han is still standing in the same place. Thinking about all the previous things, he suddenly comes up with an idea: Although Zhou Yuan's inference is correct, the situation of these people is not irreversible. As long as the power of ancient demons in their bodies can be drawn out...

thinking of this, Xu Han's face sank, and he looked up at the sky and murmured: "what is it That's the holy medicine. "

At that time, it was a gray day on the gray earth, and now it was snowing with gray www.readwn.com , the fastest update of the webnovel!