PNB Chapter 15 The Moonlit Sword Competition
Chapter 15 The Moonlit Sword Competition
In the early morning, the summer sky dawned early, and the temperature of last night's carnival in the city remained in the air.After the Chinese Valentine's Day, the common people opened shop and did business as usual, as if last night was just a dreamland full of flowers and brocades.
Xiao Ling and Yan Yi were sitting opposite each other in the lobby, Yan Yi was wearing the same clothes when he came, with his legs crossed, sitting in the same position as when he came, everything seemed to be regressed to the day when he came to visit carelessly.
Xiao Ling looked at Yan Yi and said, "Why did you leave in such a hurry this time?" When he got up early in the morning, he saw Yan Yi sitting in the lobby, saying that he was going back to Qi Country.
Yan Yi lazily said: "This time, the purpose of taking back the soul-destroying pearl was originally. After the task was completed, the elders urged me to go back. Tsk, annoying!"
Xiao Ling raised his eyebrows: "Have you been looking for Yan Jiu?"
"It's not that I won't look for it anymore." Yan Yi took a bite of the steamed stuffed bun and sighed, "Actually, thinking about it, it's not a big deal to get him back, why don't you just follow him around the ends of the world to relax. If you I met him one day, and told him to at least go back to Qi country to see me, as soon as he left, he dumped the patriarch's mess to me, don't mention how troublesome I am."
Xiao Ling agreed to come down, raised his teacup as a signal to Yan Yi and said, "Substituting tea for wine can be regarded as seeing you off."
Yan Yi curled her lips: "I'm leaving, you must be very happy in your heart? If you say 'goodbye this time, I don't know how long it will take to see you', will you die if you are warmer? Tsk tsk tsk It's like sending him to death..."
Xiao Ling said: "Then I'd better say 'get lost'."
Yan Yi hurriedly clinked glasses with Xiao Ling, and said with a dry smile: "Hey, hey, hey, I'm joking with you, why are you so uninterested, and you still want to chase Xiao Linzhen like this?"
Xiao Ling: "..."
Yan Yi observed Xiao Ling's expression, and said leisurely: "Lin Zhen's life is so regular, he never gets up late..."
Xiao Ling said lightly: "If you have anything to say, just say it directly."
"Evil-Repelling Beads" Yan Yi said these two words, looked at Xiao Ling's calm expression, and then continued, "If I read correctly, the sea-blue bead chain is not ordinary, and it is not very effective in warding off evil spirits." , the anti-evil effect is not small, Lin Zhen is getting used to the beads at the moment, so he won't wake up until the sun is up."
"Brother's spiritual skills are strong, this is enough to ward off evil spirits."
Seeing Xiao Ling's evasive words, Yan Yi took a deep breath: "Could it really be...? No wonder I said that Lin Zhen is so kind! Canglong, you really... Fortunately, you quickly gave him the bead Yes, but this is not a long-term solution!"
Xiao Ling said, "Yan Yi, you guessed half of it right, but senior brother is even more complicated."
Anyway, Shangguan Honglin already knew about it, so Xiao Ling was not afraid of being heard by those hidden guards.
When Yan Yi heard this, he paused, as if he had remembered something, with a look of shock on his face, but then he became serious and said seriously: "If you need help from now on, just come to me."
For the first time, Xiao Ling showed Yan Yi an expression close to a smile, thinking that the two were at odds at one time, but now the other party is one of the few people he can trust wholeheartedly.
Yan Yi guessed wrong, Lin Zhen didn't wake up until night after sleeping.
Lin Zhen had a long dream, but only one scene recurred.
The fire spread, and everywhere you looked, there were flames, and the breath of death rushed to your face.
The demon flowers of flames are growing wildly everywhere, and Lin Zhen can no longer tell which ones are fire and which ones are blood.The pavilions and buildings were all burned in the fire. They were dry in the past, but now they have become ashes.
The flames were raging, dyeing the night red, and the sky closed its eyes, turning a deaf ear to the wailing in the sea of flames.
Lin Zhen saw a tall figure in the sea of flames, only heard him laughing, sad and tragic, pointing at the sky and cursing: "Everyone in the world knows that monsters are cruel and cold-blooded, but they don't know that the real ruthless and cold-blooded are the gods of the heavens! To kill me, Ye Yu, is to kill me alone. Why do you implicate the innocent people and monsters in Shouyang? Damn God, damn God! I only hate Ye Yu for being too patient with you, but I didn't expect you to be so aggressive every step of the way! "
Lin Zhen could hear it vaguely, and wanted to get closer to see the person's appearance and hear the person's voice clearly.As soon as he moved his feet, everything in front of him suddenly became as dark blue as the sea, separating him from that scene.
He knocked on the blue barrier, desperately thinking about what happened in front of him, but he got farther and farther away.
With a sound of "bang--", the barrier was cracked by him, blood was bleeding from his hand, he actually felt the pain, and suddenly woke up from the dream.
Lin Zhen opened his eyes suddenly, feeling cold sweat all over his head.
It turned out to be a dream...
Lin Zhen propped herself up with her hands and looked out the window. There was a bright moon in the sky, and the wind and sea were calm.
It is completely different from the heavy oppressive scene in the dream.
Lin Zhen wondered, why is it still night?Could it be that he only slept for two or three hours when he went to sleep?At this moment, he was no longer sleepy, and he was still a little hungry, so he simply got up, got dressed, and walked out, in order to relieve the dull emotions in his heart.
Unexpectedly, he ran into Xiao Ling.
The moonlight is like water, pouring into the courtyard, the gurgling stream is tender with a little coolness.
Xiao Ling was dressed in a moon-white uniform, holding a long sword, and was dancing with it.
At this time, the sword seemed to bear the name of the moon, the bright moonlight flowed from the back of the sword, and the moonlight was pierced by the tip of the sword.Xiao Ling's movements were brisk and smooth, with every leap, every turn, every stab and every block, they were all natural, which made people clap their hands and applaud.
Like a dragon flying out of the sea, it dominates the wind and clouds, its murderous aura is condensed on the tip of the sword, shocking others.
Xiao Ling's every move is decisive and powerful, killing is like a feast for him, he is full of blood, and regards blood as a fine wine.
Lin Zhen's heart felt hot when he saw it, and with a soft drink, he jumped forward on the stone road, drew his sword out of its sheath, and wanted to compete with Xiao Ling.
For Lin Zhen's sudden joining, Xiao Ling didn't panic, he made a backhand and actually took Lin Zhen Hengkong's sword.
"Brother." Xiao Ling put on a smile, "You're awake."
Lin Zhen only felt that the dullness just now was swept away, and now he was full of excitement and blood, "Your hands are itchy, you can practice with me, senior brother."
If Xiao Ling is a banquet feaster, then Lin Zhen is a veritable murderer.
Different from Xiao Ling's extraordinary courage, Lin Zhen's moves are very rough. Every move makes people feel as if there is a mountain coming, a wind and rain are sweeping, savage like a beast, frantic like thunder and lightning, full of heroism, and Lin Zhen's usual calm personality Very different.
Even Master Lin Wu once joked with a smile, saying that man and sword are one, but Lin Zhen is obviously not one.
Due to frequent practice, Lin Zhen is too familiar with these routines, so he added his own modifications and simplifications to make his moves faster and more powerful.
But Xiao Ling didn't show any signs of being overwhelmed, he still had that calm smile, calm and relaxed.
Seeing this, Lin Zhen was a little annoyed. The sword came out like a dragon and attacked Xiao Ling, but Xiao Ling turned his back and almost got close to him with a counterattack.
Lin Zhen somersaulted backwards and dodged a sword attack. She thought Xiao Ling would hold back his defenses, but unexpectedly, the other party moved forward again!
The light of the sword is like the moon, and the light of the moon is like the light of the sword.
Xiao Ling's sword was pressed against Lin Zhen's chest.
However, after six or seven rounds, the winner has already been decided.
Lin Zhen felt very enjoyable, and did not feel depressed or unwilling, but felt relieved.
After all, he has worked hard, year after year, day after day of hard training, with today's him, although he is no better than Xiao Ling after all, he has a clear conscience.
Many times, when he found that the gap in strength between him and Xiao Ling was getting bigger and bigger, and he had some selfish and competitive thoughts, he used this to comfort himself, but this time he found that it was not comfort, it was him who was really serious. That's exactly what I thought.
So Lin Zhen grinned, frankly, and seemed to be very happy, "I lost."
Xiao Ling also nodded and smiled, "It's senior brother, you are humble."
Lin Zhen waved his hand, "If you win, you win. I don't mean to be humble at all. Why are you so polite?"
Xiao Ling said: "Senior brother has been asleep for a whole day, he must be hungry, I'll go and make some side dishes for senior brother."
"Enhao... what? I've been asleep all day?" Lin Zhen suspected that she had heard it wrong.
Xiao Ling's eyes were as dark as night, and he couldn't see any emotion, but his voice was full of tenderness: "Senior brother is too tired because of the Soul-destroying Pearl, so I don't have the heart to disturb him."
About the soul-absorbing pearl?Isn't that what happened in June?Lin Zhen frowned, thinking that although Yan Yi dragged her all night at the ceremony and played too crazy, it wouldn't be so late to wake up?
Xiao Ling said: "Brother, did you sleep well?"
Thinking of that vague dream, Lin Zhen felt a tightness in her chest: "Don't mention it, I had a nightmare." After that, he was afraid that Xiao Ling would laugh at him for being so big and afraid of having a dream, so he added: "It's a bit dull. .”
"What dream?"
"...I don't remember clearly." Lin Zhen only felt that the dream was fragmented, but now that he thought about it, he couldn't piece it together.
Xiao Ling: "It may be influenced by the thousand-eyed demon fox. When you look into its eyes, the dreams you have are also related to its memories."
Lin Zhen understood Xiao Ling's meaning, and felt a little pity for the fox that had died under Xiao Ling's blade. Although she couldn't remember what the dream was, she still had lingering fears, showing its horror and pain.
The servants in the kitchen were already asleep, so Xiao Ling went to warm up some side dishes for Lin Zhen, brought two plates of pastries, and brought them to the stone table in the courtyard.
Although the summer night is cooler than the daytime, there are still some people. Lin Zhen started to sweat while eating. Xiao Ling saw that he simply opened the collar of his jacket, revealing his wheat-colored chest and protruding collarbone, his eyes darkened. .
Lin Zhen said: "It's really rare, I slept all day today, and Yan Yi didn't come to disturb me?"
Xiao Ling took his eyes off Lin Zhen calmly and drank a cup of tea calmly: "He left early in the morning."
"Leaving?" Lin Zhen was startled, thinking that according to Yan Yi's temperament, there would be an earth-shattering commotion if he left, and there might be a farewell party or something. How could he leave so silently?Wake him up yet?
Xiao Ling knew what Lin Zhen was thinking, and said, "This time it was very sudden. He got up in the morning and received a message from Qi Guo, saying that he should return quickly."
"Oh..." Only then did Lin Zhen realize that Yan Yi was not a wandering wild fox, but the head of the fox clan.
The two were relatively silent for a while, and Lin Zhen suddenly asked, "By the way, are you leaving for Longdu soon?"
Xiao Ling knew that he was talking about the coronation, but his face was still calm, "Not so fast, wait until the beginning of August."
"Oh, then remember to tell me when you are going, and I will follow to open your eyes."
"En." Although Xiao Ling agreed, he already had his own plan.