Chapter 8
Chapter 8
After entering the underground palace, it was pitch black. Ji Wuying took out the fire pocket she carried with her, lit the brazier on the stone wall as she walked, and carefully walked in the narrow corridor with the help of the jumping and flickering flames.I don't know where the end of this corridor is, but the wind blowing towards my face is extremely strange, it is unexpectedly cold and hot.
Ji Wuying didn't forget that Zhuochen was good at tricks, fearing that there might be murderous intentions hidden in the corridor, she took every step very cautiously, constantly checking whether there were traps in the gap between the stone wall and the bluestone under her feet.
The corridor twists and turns, wide and narrow at times, and only one person can pass sideways at the narrowest point.Along the way, there are no organs, but people are upset, and they don't know when they will come to an end.Ji Wuying couldn't help cursing secretly: "Old monster Zhuochen, he really can torture people."
Li Tianyin followed Ji Wuying, holding his breath and walking in silence all the way, with Ji Wuying exploring the way ahead, he walked calmly and steadily.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, I finally saw a round arched stone gate not far ahead.
"It should be inside." Ji Wuying secretly rejoiced, stepped forward quickly, lit the last brazier on the stone wall, clapped her hands, and let out a long breath.
The stone gate in front of it is made of a whole piece of white marble. In the middle of the stone gate is carved a red coiling dragon. The dragon's body is dark red like blood, and its claws are powerful and majestic. On the stone gate.On both sides of the stone gate stands a huge human-shaped stone statue. The one on the left holds a long sword with a peaceful expression;Ji Wuying looked along the point of their swords, only to find that there were two low stone caves in the dark place where the light of the fire could not reach.
Could there be a mystery here?Ji Wuying was full of doubts, and inspected the two sides separately, and found that the hot and cold air along the way was diffused from these two caves.Due to the strange and unpredictable stone cave, Ji Wuying did not dare to move forward rashly, hesitated for a moment outside the entrance of the cave, and retreated to the stone gate again.The purpose of coming here is nothing more than to obtain the jade plate of the four beasts, based on the feeling, Ji Wuying believes that the jade plate of the four beasts must be hidden behind this white jade gate.
Ji Wuying paced back and forth in front of the stone gate with her hands behind her back, thinking about how to open the stone gate.Zhuo Chen's mechanism skills have not been seen since he entered the underground palace. Being too calm makes people suspicious. Ji Wuying suspects that there is something strange hidden in the door.But looking left and right, there is nothing special about the door except for the raised dragon head opening the door.
Ji Wuying was afraid that he would startle the old monster Zhuochen after sneaking into the underground palace for too long, so he gritted his teeth and raised his hand, and leaned towards the red dragon head with a mentality of trying.
"Don't touch it!" A voice suddenly sounded from behind, Ji Wuying was startled suddenly, and before he had time to think that it was He Gaoren who had been following her so far, the Blood Shadow Sword had suddenly come out of its sheath.Immediately, the corridor was filled with red light, dazzling people's eyes, Ji Wuying took this opportunity to turn around, raised his sword and stabbed.
Li Tianyin held his sword horizontally in front of his chest, blocking Ji Wuying's powerful sword. The Qingfeng and Xueying sword blades intersected, and the collision produced "clang" sparks.Ji Wuying never expected that the person lurking behind her was actually Li Tianyin, and a strong sense of grief and indignation filled her chest.
He must have eavesdropped on his conversation with Jin Yue and learned the whereabouts of the jade plate of the four beasts. He followed him here without disturbing himself. Sit back and enjoy the success, if he is in danger, he may step on his body to take the four beasts jade plate.
The more Ji Wuying thought about it, the more angry she became, her phoenix eyes overflowed with murderous aura, and the blood shadow in her hand was urged by strong internal force to make a "buzzing" sword sound.Seeing that the situation was not good, Li Tianyin blocked the Blood Shadow Sword with all his strength, and stepped back.Ji Wuying jumped up and approached Li Tianyin. The blood shadow was full of momentum, and several light circles were emitted from the trembling sword tip, attacking Li Tianyin like a wave.The speed of the aperture seems to be slow, but it is extremely sharp, and the stone walls on both sides are constantly chipped off by the aperture.Li Tianyin was terrified, seeing that the circle of light was so dense that he couldn't resist it, he had no choice but to step back to avoid it.Ji Wuying took advantage of the momentum to attack violently, and used sword moves one after another. The moves were ruthless and decisive. Li Tianyin was in a hurry, and used his special attack to resist with the wind.
After fighting for several rounds, both of them were wounded, Ji Wuying's sleeve was cut open, and there were several spiral wounds criss-crossing on his arm.Li Tianyin's skill was not as good as Ji Wuying's, and his injuries were more serious. The front of his gray clothes was ragged like rags, blood was bubbling from two arc-shaped wounds on his strong chest, and blood was also overflowing from the corners of his mouth.
Ji Wuying tore off half of the tattered sleeve and threw it on the ground, pointing the tip of the sword at Li Tianyin's throat, and said coldly: "The Huashan Sword Sect is nothing more than that!" Refreshing.
Li Tianyin supported the ground with his sword, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and laughed at himself: "It seems that Qingfeng sword is indeed famous, even a master like you knows it."
"Bah - who knows you." Ji Wuying spat.
Ji Wuying's vulgar actions made Li Tianyin frown again and again, "Your Excellency is very handsome, you should be a sensible person, why are your words and actions so vulgar?"
"You..." Ji Wuying was so blocked by his words that he couldn't speak. He had already reached such a juncture of life and death, and he still had the mind to care about etiquette. Huashan really raised a group of gods!
"In Huashan, Li Tianyin, although I don't know why you are interested in the Four Beasts jade plate, but the Four Beasts jade plate belongs to Huashan. I am ordered by my teacher to retrieve it, and I hope you will hold your hand high." Li Tianyin is not afraid of the sharp sword that is close at hand. , and clearly informed Ji Wuying of her intentions.
"Hahaha..." Ji Wuying raised her head and laughed wildly, causing the loose stones on the stone wall to fall off one after another, "Do you think I will give you the things that are at your fingertips? I should say you are stupid, or you don't know what to do. good?"
Li Tianyin didn't pay attention to his ridicule. For some reason, he had a faint feeling that this man who threatened him with a sword would not really kill him.
"Your Excellency has superb swordsmanship and strong inner strength. If you want to kill me, you will not show mercy. I am still alive to talk to Your Excellency, which shows that..."
"Enough!" Ji Wuying shouted, interrupting Li Tianyin's next words.yes!I can't do it, because I don't have Li Tianyin's heart, so I can kill my former lover.
"You really think I dare not kill you?"
Li Tianyin stopped talking, held his head high, looked at Ji Wuying fearlessly, and slowly shook his head: "Your Excellency is not someone who kills innocent people indiscriminately."
The blood shadow sword slowly touched Li Tianyin's throat, drawing a bloodstain in the trembling.Ji Wuying's face was pained, and she bit her lip tightly, trying to restrain the trembling of her arms, but the blood shadow fell to the ground with a "bang".Ji Wuying also took two steps back as if she was exhausted, and leaned against the stone wall, her chest heaving violently, her hands tightly grasping the raised stones on the stone wall.
Li Tianyin looked at him quietly, not knowing why he was in such pain all of a sudden, seeing his fingers gripping the stone wall turned white, and his fingertips sinking deep into the stone, he felt a pang of distress in his heart.
Li Tianyin sighed, picked up the Blood Shadow Sword that was stained with his own blood, and returned it to Ji Wuying with both hands, "Thank you for not killing me."
"Get out!" Ji Wuying roared, turning his face away, not wanting to look at him again.
Li Tianyin looked left and right, and said helplessly: "The way from here is blocked, and the stone gate in front is closed, even if I want to roll, I can't find a way out."
Ji Wuying was so angry that he almost vomited blood, grabbed the Blood Shadow Sword, glared at him fiercely, and said in a vicious voice: "No matter how you get out, don't appear in front of me."
"This..." Li Tianyin received Ji Wuying's fierce eye knife, coughed twice and said, "I will do my best."
Ji Wuying ignored him, kicked away the falling rocks, and walked forward without looking back.Li Tianyin followed him step by step, keeping a distance of about three feet.
The two returned to the stone gate, Ji Wuying stretched out his hand to turn the dragon's head, Li Tianyin had to remind him again: "The cinnabar on the dragon's head is poisonous."
Ji Wuying stopped, turned around and asked him in doubt, "How do you know?"
Li Tianyin flashed and avoided behind Ji Wuying, "The cinnabar is red and black, it must be mixed with other poisons that can corrode flesh and blood. Your fingers are injured. If you touch them, the consequences will be unimaginable. To enter the inner room, this door Not the only way."
"Where is there a way?" Ji Wuying looked for the voice and turned around and asked again.Li Tianyin continued to dodge to avoid behind Ji Wuying, and said slowly: "Those two stone statues may be able to decipher the mystery."
"You stand up and talk to me!" His voice always sounded from behind, and Ji Wuying was almost dizzy by him.
"Your Excellency told me not to appear in front of you." Li Tianyin's words were a little bit aggrieved, what should he do to be satisfied.
Ji Wuying was choked by his words again, clenched his fists and closed his eyes, and endured for a long time before resisting the urge to kill him: "Are you still a child? Playing this kind of interrupting trick with me. The most urgent thing now is to find the mechanism to open the door. Don't let me see you again after you go out!"
"Oh, that's what your Excellency meant. Forgive me for being stupid." Li Tianyin walked slowly to Ji Wuying's side and stood side by side with him.
Ji Wuying was most annoyed by Li Tianyin's calm and serious face, Ji Wuying frowned, and pushed him with the scabbard, "Stay away from me." Li Tianyin ignored his pushing and shoving, and stood motionless , his eyes fell on a strange symbol above the stone gate.Those symbols are arranged horizontally, and the strokes are quite freehand.Ji Wuying followed his gaze, feeling that those symbols seemed familiar. "Is this a bronze inscription from beyond the Great Wall?" Li Tianyin nodded slightly, brushed away the floating dust on the writing with the Qingfeng sword, and read softly: "The frost is severe, the ice and snow are harsh, and the ghost flames are weeping bravely. The solitary light can't shine on itself, and the heart and gallbladder are both Kunlun."
"What do these words mean?" Ji Wuying knew that Lingshuang Sword and Ghost Flame Knife were well-known weapons in Jianghu, but they had disappeared for many years. How could they be recorded here?
Li Tianyin thought for a while and said, "I wonder if you know the origin of Lingshuang Sword and Ghost Flame Sword?"
Ji Wuying has always lived in the valley, and she doesn't know much about the outside world. The Blood Shadow Sword itself is already a magic weapon. Ji Wuying has never seen other weapons, heard their names, and didn't delve into their origins.
Seeing him shaking his head in a daze, Li Tianyin explained the origins of the two swords in detail: "It is said that a hundred years ago there was a master swordsmith with exquisite craftsmanship, who was well versed in the way of swordsmanship, and knew all kinds of weapons like the back of his hand. Divine soldiers. He only accepted two apprentices in his life. Although the names of those two are forgotten, the Lingshuang Sword and Ghost Flame Knife they spent half their lives forging are the targets of people in the martial arts. The Lingshuang Sword Yu Xue It is built in the mountains, where it is covered by wind and snow all the year round, and the temperature is extremely low. The Lingshuang sword is full of snow and ice water. The body of the sword is crystal clear, and the blade is full of frost. It was forged at the same time, in order to increase the toughness of the sword, the blood of living people was added during forging, the whole sword is full of evil feeling, the blood color pervades the blade, and its fishy smell can be heard from hundreds of miles away, making people daunting and retreating." Li Tianyin said while saying Looking at the Blood Shadow Sword in Ji Wuying's hand, he seemed to be wondering whether Ji Wuying's sword was from the same hand as the Ghost Flame Knife.
Ji Wuying tightened the sword in her hand, and turned her head to stare at Li Tianyin, with a dangerous message in her eyes: What are you looking at!Goug out your eyes again!
Li Tianyin withdrew his gaze, showing an imperceptible smile at Ji Wuying's silent threat. "Lingshuang Sword and Ghost Flame Saber have been hostile since they came out. They were used by the head of Kunlun and the head of Badao Sect for their own use. They also set off earth-shattering fierce battles in the rivers and lakes. But then the two magical weapons suddenly disappeared for no reason. Now, it is a strange thing to see their names in this underground palace."
"I just want to get out of here quickly. I'm not interested in what you said about the origin of the sword. If you waste time with nonsense, we won't be able to get out if the old monster Zhuochen finds out that someone has trespassed in the underground palace!" Ji Wu Ying seemed a little impatient, and kept knocking on the door with his blood shadow.
Li Tianyin looked relaxed, cleared his throat and said: "Actually, the direction pointed by the two stone statues is the passage out, but there must be many dangers inside and it is difficult to pass through."
"You and I each go to the other side, lest I look at you upset." Ji Wuying couldn't wait to drill into the cave pointed by Ling Shuangjian, but was grabbed by Li Tianyin.
Ji Wuying shook off his hand and said angrily, "What?!"
"What martial arts do you practice?" Li Tianyin asked.
Ji Wuying said irritably: "What kind of martial arts do I practice, what does that have to do with you?"
"Didn't your Excellency notice that the air waves overflowing from the caves are different? If you have negative internal strength, you can go to the fire cave pointed by the ghost flame knife. Our Huashan internal energy is masculine, and I will go to the ice cave."
Ji Wuying snorted, did not refute, turned around and bent down into the steaming fire hole.
Li Tianyin watched the tall figure disappear into the darkness, and couldn't help shaking his head and laughing. The man looked aloof and fierce, but he had a disgusting and kind face.Although I don't know why he is hostile to me for no reason, but fighting him is very fun.If you are destined to meet again, you must get to know him.
Li Tianyin sat on the ground in front of the stone gate to meditate and adjust his breath. After recovering his inner strength, he slowly stepped into the ice cave.
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