Chapter 197 Statue in the Ruins (8000)

Above the Sangeng River, the air suddenly twisted, as if it was burning with high temperature.

The twisted air did not last too long, only lasted for half an incense stick, and then slowly stopped.

But the soldiers and horses around were scattered and did not approach the twisted position.

Xu Bai looked at this scene, he felt that there was something above the Sangeng River, but there was nothing there.

That was the ruins, the ruins had quietly descended, and only those in the industry could feel it.

There was no one first or later, the three major forces separated their own troops.

No one knew how many people this relic could accommodate.

But there was an extremely simple method, that is, to keep people in until no more could enter.

And for the sake of fairness, the troops of the three major forces were arranged in three rows and entered the ruins at the same time.

These people entered from weak to strong.

Xu Bai was in the front, and when he stepped into the void in front of him, he felt a change in front of his eyes, and then he appeared in a strange environment.

There was no dark environment as Xu Bai had imagined, nor was there a gloomy environment. Instead, it was full of soft light.

In the sky, warm sunlight shone on the earth, dispelling the cold around and making the body warm.

Although it was empty here, there was no evil feeling, just like an ordinary wilderness. Xu Bai looked around and found that he had come to a mountain. There was a high mountain not far ahead.

Looking up from here, the mountain was majestic and tall, towering into the clouds, with dense forests and grass in the mountain, and the vibrant scene was in sight.

The space behind him was distorted, and the soldiers who entered behind were gradually appearing. Not only the Great Chu, but also the Great Yue and the barbarians had come.

After the troops of the three major forces arrived, they each set boundaries and were vigilant against each other.

After all, in such a place, killing can happen at any time, and no one is not on guard.

That is to say, everyone is equally strong now, and there will be no killing for the time being, otherwise it will affect the next opportunity, otherwise it would have started long ago.

Xu Bai looked back and found that the soldiers of the Great Viet Kingdom and the Barbarians were also looking at him.

This group of hostile forces did not hide the murderous intent in their eyes at all, as if they wanted to kill Xu Bai here.

Xu Bai touched his face and suddenly knew why this group of people were so murderous towards him.

He was now in the appearance of Chu Yu, so the group of people in front of him probably had other ideas.

Sure enough, just when he thought of these people from the Great Viet Kingdom, one person came out and drew his weapon.

"Everyone, let's work together to kill the people of Da Chu and the princess of Da Chu first. By then, King Shengyou will be heartbroken."

"I don't know how many brothers died at the hands of King Shengyou. The mountains of corpses and the sea of ​​blood can't hold them all. Now is a good time to avenge him."

"What's more, if we kill them first, we will have one less competitor, and then we can settle our own accounts."

The general who spoke had a long sword on his waist and a black spear on his back. Coupled with the shining armor, people felt cold when they saw it.

The ninth prince of Da Yue was killed by Chu Yu before, and now he finally got the chance. Everyone here is the same, and he knows that Chu Yu is actually a minor in military formations, not the main one.

So if the two forces unite, they can easily kill him here. By then, King Shengyou will be heartbroken.

As for the revenge later, it has been said before that once you enter here, you don't care about life or death.

If you want to take revenge with this excuse, Da Yue will not be afraid.

Just now, he had explained the importance of the matter and the benefits. He thought the barbarians would agree.

As expected, after this sentence was spoken, the barbarian generals looked at each other, then they took out their weapons and surrounded all the soldiers of the Great Chu.

At this moment, the atmosphere became more solemn, and at the same time, the strength of each other's military formations was also competing.

Only Xu Bai felt puzzled. After touching his chin, he suddenly said something that made everyone present stunned on the spot.

"What happened here, can't be seen outside?"

The Great Yue Kingdom and the barbarians, who were about to launch an attack, were obviously stunned after hearing this sentence. Then, the general who spoke first responded with a tone full of sarcasm.

"Of course I can't see it. What's the matter? You want to find a way to survive, but you're afraid of losing face? Sure, take off your clothes now and let us play with you, maybe you can find a way to survive?"

After these words came out, the soldiers of the Great Yue Kingdom and the Barbarians all laughed, and at the same time, many of them looked at Xu Bai with inexplicable eagerness.

They also knew the customs of the Great Chu Kingdom, that they would rather die in battle than be cowards, but now they also held a glimmer of hope that if the princess of the Great Chu Kingdom could play with them, they would definitely be very happy.

"Oh." Xu Bai just responded lightly, then stretched out his hand and wiped his face, a piece of human skin mask was wiped off by him and stuffed into his arms.

This thing will have to be returned in due time. Originally, according to his personality, it would become his own, but it depends on the person. The Thousand-Faced Female Thief said that this is the most important inheritance treasure of others, so it is better not to covet it.

The armor on his body was slightly loose. When Xu Bai chose it, it was also to cope with the next changes, such as now.

The true energy continued to flow in his body, and soon, Xu Bai's body shape began to change and became his own.

This body shape just fits the armor, and there is also a sun and moon Taoist robe inside, which is extremely comfortable to wear.

His face gradually changed and returned to his original appearance.

The people present took a breath of cold air, and at the same time, all took a step back.

The general who spoke first stuttered: "You are not Chu Yu, you are Xu Bai, you are the Blood Slaughterer!"

"Blood your mother!" Xu Bai cursed: "I wanted to spare your lives, after all, here, you are still qualified to be cannon fodder and bait, but you started to provoke me, which made it unnecessary for you to live."

He really thought so just now, after all, the ruins are full of unpredictable dangers, leaving some people here can also be cannon fodder or bait.

Isn't there a saying that when you are chased by a beast, what you have to do is not to run faster than the beast, but to run faster than your companions, so that you have a chance to survive.

But the words the other party said at the beginning made Xu Bai feel that it would be better for these scum to die.

"Form a formation! Form a formation! Fight him!"

After all, they are all experienced people. The people present were stunned for a while, and then they quickly reacted and used military formations to fight to the death.

They couldn't use more people here, but the military formation itself was maintained by the number of people, and now it was enough.

Of course, this so-called enough was in their imagination. They thought that the combined forces of the two parties should be enough to fight Xu Bai, but then they found that they were very wrong.

Normally, making a small mistake is nothing, but making a mistake here is equivalent to death.

Xu Bai slightly raised his right hand, raised his index finger and middle finger, and behind him, gold and gray slowly emerged and kept interweaving.

An atmosphere of extreme chaos and terror was gradually spreading. In just a moment, the surroundings were surrounded by Xu Bai's terrifying chaos, and Xu Bai was the center of this chaos.

When this chaos appeared, everyone present was affected, and Xu Bai targeted the Great Viet Kingdom and the barbarians.

They were most seriously affected by the chaos. Some of those who were not strong enough felt dizzy and even had the idea of ​​raising their weapons to kill their companions.

"Army formation, rise!"

By now, Xu Bai had developed a terrifyingly strong killing intent, and there was no room for easing.

The general of Dai Viet shouted, and the military formations of both sides suddenly appeared, sweeping towards Xu Bai with huge pressure.

I thought this move would at least put great pressure on the opponent, but after the general accidentally saw Xu Bai's eyes, he was numb.

What kind of eyes were those!

Calm but full of murderous intent, as if they were all ants under the owner of these eyes.

A deep sense of powerlessness emerged in his heart, and when it was superimposed with the chaos around him, that sense of powerlessness gradually magnified.

But the general did not seem to intend to sit and wait for death. He pulled out the spear on his back and was waiting for the best time.

Seeing this scene, Xu Bai's mouth corners slightly raised: "Prepare for battle? It's a pity that the gap in strength will never be made up by you."

As he said, Xu Bai's hand, which had been raised, slowly passed from high to low.

Even though it was just a stroke in the air, the next moment, the people present felt a heavy murderous aura that continued to permeate the scene, making people breathless.

Xu Bai's voice was like a strange whisper, resounding throughout the venue: "Just right, let me try my new moves on you."

The Three Swords and Blades - Killing People!

This was the only move he could perform among the Three Swords and Blades, and he just used it to test its power.

Although it seemed that it was just a stroke of his finger in the air, with this stroke, the next second, Xu Bai was shrouded in an extremely powerful sword intent.

This sword intent was merging with the Three Swords and Blades, and in an instant, countless sword lights permeated from his hands.

After the sword lights permeated, they suddenly bloomed, like the stars in the sky, which exploded in the air after years of destruction.

The bright light made it impossible to open one's eyes, and a sharp pain was spreading through the soldiers of the Great Viet Kingdom and the barbarians.

This was a severe pain throughout the body and mind. As long as the body was exposed to the air, it had already suffered the pain of Xu Bai's knife.

The light that could rival the sun was gradually dissipating. When the light completely dissipated, the soldiers of the Great Chu State raised their heads and looked at Xu Bai's back with his hands behind his back.

Not far ahead, the people of the Great Viet and the barbarians also lowered their heads and looked at their bodies.

The severe pain just now still existed, so painful that they couldn't even scream out. After all, when a person's pain reaches the limit, a similar mechanism will occur, making it impossible for people to scream out this pain.

A general of the Great Chu State drew his weapon from his waist and prepared to rush up to fight.

In his opinion, Xu Bai's knife didn't seem to have any effect, so they couldn't surrender.

But before he rushed up, he saw Xu Bai raised his right hand and shook it gently, which meant that they didn't need to go on the field, or even participate.

The general was confused, because the scene in front of him was too weird, and the sun-like light that just broke out made him feel scared.

But he never expected that when everything was gone, the two hostile forces were still alive and well.

"Snap!" Xu Bai snapped his fingers.

With the sound of the snap, the following scene made all the soldiers of the Great Chu watching the battle step back silently, with obvious fear in their eyes.

Turned to ashes.

Whether it was the Great Yue Kingdom or the barbarians, the soldiers and generals who came in actually turned into ashes after the snap.

The sky was full of their ashes, which kept floating in the sky and soon drifted into the distance.

No one survived, not even a horse survived. Just one knife, its destructive power was terrifying.

"Gudong!"

A cavalryman of the Great Chu swallowed his saliva. Obviously, he had been shocked. The sound of swallowing saliva seemed to be contagious, and it sounded one after another, forming a whole.

In the eyes of these soldiers of the Great Chu, Xu Bai's back looked extremely terrifying.

The chaos of gold and gray, as well as the group of people who just turned into ashes, made them feel deeply that the legends in the martial arts world were not false. On the contrary, they underestimated Xu Bai's strength.

Horror, extremely terrifying!

The scene was silent until Xu Bai cast his eyes on them, and then a leading general came out.

"What's your name?" Xu Bai asked.

The general was stunned, but still said his name: "I'm Lou Ming, meet Lord Xu!"

Xu Bai nodded and said: "Do you want to go with me?"

He remembered that King Shengyou said last night that this group of soldiers had their own opportunities to find, and they didn't necessarily go with him.

Lou Ming said: "We are going to look at other places, and we won't be with Lord Xu."

He only said this sentence, and didn't say the rest of the words. When King Shengyou found him that day, he said something to him.

"Xu Bai's fate is unique. His friends' fates can bear it, but you may not be able to bear it. It's not a good thing to follow him."

As a figure in the army, he didn't know what was so mysterious about fate, but since the prince said it, he naturally didn't dare to follow.

In fact, if he had some brains and carefully calculated the friends around Xu Bai, he could clearly analyze that those people all had terrible fates.

Yun Zihai was born prematurely, but he was gifted and had amazing talents.

Liu Xu was not affected by the evil book and was even favored by the dean's sister who created the evil book.

Wuhua, now the hope of the entire Buddhist sect, can create a new Buddhist law.

Ye Zi, a disciple of Tianyin Master, is also a gifted person.

According to King Shengyou, only these people dare to stay with Xu Bai as friends. If they were to change to someone with a weak fate, they would probably have died long ago.

So they didn't dare to follow, it's better to find opportunities by themselves.

Xu Bai said: "Okay, if that's the case, I won't stop you. I'm going to go up this mountain to take a look."

He didn't need to care about the person in front of him, and he was happy to be free and easy. The mountain in front of him was the first thing he saw, so he had a strong interest in it.

"Then I won't bother Prince Xu!" Lou Ming bowed.

After getting Xu Bai's consent, he took his men and left directly.

After these soldiers of the Great Chu State left, Xu Bai looked at the mountain in front of him.

This mountain is towering into the clouds, and it looks like a fairy, giving people a feeling of high mountains and long rivers, full of spiritual charm.

Just looking at it, it is a decent scene, and people will not think that this relic is full of mysterious and unpredictable mind gods.

"Mind gods, secret books, here I come!" Xu Bai rubbed his hands, and stepped into the mountain road with excitement.

...

Walking on the mountain road, Xu Bai walked slowly while watching the surrounding scenery, with a leisurely look.

There was no rush at all, and even some small details had to be carefully examined.

The purpose was to find the progress bar.

Unfortunately, there was no progress bar along the way, and walking in the depths of this fairy-like mountain, the surrounding trees were dense, but there were no traces of birds or animals.

Fortunately, nothing unusual happened along the way. After walking for nearly half an hour, Xu Bai stopped and looked at the scenery ahead with a slight frown.

There was an open space not far ahead, but on the open space, there was a small Taoist temple.

The Taoist temple looked a bit old, but it was not in disrepair, but left traces of time.

The gate of the Taoist temple was closed and not locked. The paint on the two gates fell off a little, adding a sense of antiquity.

Xu Bai did not move forward rashly, but used his soul. The next moment, his soul covered the Taoist temple in front of him.

Through the soul, he felt that there was an old Taoist priest in the Taoist temple, holding a dustpan in his hand, sitting cross-legged on a cushion, and silently reading Taoist scriptures.

In front of the Taoist priest was a broken statue, and not far from the statue was a rectangular offering table, on which were placed three yellow incense sticks and some fruits and other items.

Huang Xiang's smoke was constantly lingering, accompanied by the sound of the old Taoist priest's silent recitation. Everything seemed unusually peaceful, making people unconsciously step into it.

Xu Bai retracted his soul. Apart from this, he did not feel any other abnormal places, but this was a relic.

He guessed that the other party should not have turned into a mind god yet, and maintained various living habits in his life, so he was quietly reciting the Taoist scriptures.

"Go and have a look."

Xu Bai made up his mind and walked towards the Taoist temple.

After arriving at the gate of the Taoist temple, he knocked on the door gently. Before anyone came to open the door, the door was opened by the force of his knocking.

The Taoist temple was very small and you could see the end at a glance. Behind the door was a small courtyard, and at the end of the courtyard was the main hall.

The old Taoist priest was still sitting cross-legged on the futon, and his back gave Xu Bai an unusually harmonious feeling.

Huang Xiang, the futon, the old Taoist priest, the Taoist scriptures, plus the surrounding smoke, it was like an ordinary Taoist temple.

Xu Bai touched his chin, thought a little, and walked over.

As Xu Bai walked in, he seemed to disturb the old Taoist priest. The old Taoist priest stopped chanting, stood up slowly, and turned around.

He had white hair and a kind face. Even though he was old, he did not look scary at all. Instead, he looked like an immortal.

The old Taoist priest walked out step by step. Xu Bai then realized that the old Taoist priest seemed to be lame and walked with a limp.

From the hall to Xu Bai, the old Taoist priest walked for a while, panting.

"This benefactor, do you want to burn incense?" The old Taoist priest performed a Taoist temple etiquette.

Benefactor is the name given by the Taoist temple to ordinary pilgrims. In this world, there are many kinds of names.

There are "good fortune and longevity", "benefactors of all directions", "good people", "benefactors", and "believers".

Generally, familiar pilgrims know their surnames, and they will add their surnames when addressing them. For example, if the pilgrim's surname is "Wang", he will be addressed as "Wang Shanren" or "Wang Xinren".

The "good people" and "believers" who donate money to the Taoist temples are called "meritorious masters" by the Taoists. The believers who invite the Taoist priests with outstanding merits and profound knowledge to perform rituals are called "fasting masters" by the Taoists.

But "blessing master" is the name for believers.

Xu Bai smiled and said, "I am not a believer, I just happened to pass by."

"Everyone who enters my Taoist temple is a believer." The old Taoist said, "Please follow me."

Xu Bai raised his eyebrows: "What's the matter? I just came to take a look."

The old Taoist smiled slightly, with a fairy-like demeanor, which made people feel friendly: "It's getting late, and there are wild mountains and ridges. Wild beasts often pass by in this mountain. I am worried that the benefactor will be in danger. Why don't you rest in the Taoist temple for a night."

Every word was full of kindness, as if it was really to protect Xu Bai from being attacked by wild beasts.

After thinking for a moment, Xu Bai nodded and said, "In that case, thank you, Taoist priest."

He did not say why he came. He just said that he happened to pass by. Now the old Taoist priest took the initiative to invite him, and he did not refuse. It was a good opportunity to see what was so wonderful about this Taoist temple.

"Please." The old Taoist priest raised his hand and led the way.

Xu Bai followed behind, looking around from time to time.

From the front to the backyard, you need to pass through the hall. When passing the hall, he subconsciously glanced at the dilapidated statue, and then his eyes narrowed slightly.

"It seems to have glanced at me."

Xu Bai keenly felt that the statue seemed to have glanced at him, with a cold look in its eyes, which made his hair stand on end, but when he looked closely, the statue returned to normal, and everything before seemed to be an illusion.

If it were an ordinary person, it might really be an illusion here, after all, it was normal that it was smoky inside and could not see clearly.

But Xu Bai was not an ordinary person. He could see clearly. He clearly felt that he was stared at just now.

And the coldness and weirdness were completely different from the ethereal fairy air here, which created a strong contrast and highlighted a bit of creepy horror.

Xu Bai did not point it out directly, but continued to follow.

The old Taoist priest walked with a limp and walked very slowly.

Xu Bai did not urge him and followed slowly behind.

After passing the front yard, there was the backyard. There were several houses in the backyard. The houses were still shabby, but because they were often cleaned, the backyard and the houses did not look dirty.

"This Taoist temple is not small. The master is here alone. Is there no Taoist priest to help?" Xu Bai asked casually.

The old Taoist priest walking in front turned around and said, "My Taoist temple is in the deep mountains. There are not many people on weekdays. Naturally, there is not much money coming in, and I can't support a second mouth."

Xu Bai just nodded and did not continue talking.

Not long after, the old Taoist priest took Xu Bai to one of the houses and gently pushed the door open.

Inside the door was a simple and quaint room. The furniture inside was still shabby, but it looked simple and unique, and it did not make people feel disgusted.

"I won't bother you any more." The old Taoist priest said slowly, "I will come to call the benefactor at dinner time."

Xu Bai hummed, which was considered an agreement.

He still remembered what King Shengyou said. Before these people became mind-reading gods, he should communicate with them as much as possible, so that he might be able to find out more treasures.

So until now, Xu Bai was like a real passerby, acting to the fullest.

The old Taoist priest left. Seeing that Xu Bai had no intention of talking, he did not stay for long. When he left, he also closed the door.

Xu Bai looked at the clean and tidy chair, sat on it, took out the mind method of summoning gods given by King Shengyou from his arms, and read it silently.

Since everything has not started yet, let's continue to work on the progress bar.

...

Time passed slowly, the sun gradually set, between day and night, the sky was already slightly dim.

In this dim environment, a burst of footsteps suddenly sounded.

Xu Bai was working on the progress bar. After hearing the footsteps, he put down the book in his hand, walked to the door, opened the door a crack, and looked at the backyard.

When the door was opened a crack, a gust of cold wind blew immediately, giving Xu Bai goose bumps.

Through the crack of the door, Xu Bai saw a beam of moonlight pouring down into the yard outside, illuminating the yard palely.

Intermittent footsteps were heard, and the old Taoist priest limped, holding a big bag in his hand, and was slowly walking to the backyard.

The bag was very big, and the old Taoist priest had difficulty walking, and it seemed very strenuous. There was a rack in the corner of the yard, and on the rack, there were hooks made of iron wire.

The old Taoist priest opened the bag, took out strips of bacon from it, and hung them on the wire.

The bacon was in long strips and had been smoked black.

The old Taoist priest was lame, and it took a lot of effort to hang all the bacon.

After doing all this, he leaned against the wall, panting, and slapped his head after a long while.

"I'm old, and I'm useless. I almost forgot to ask the benefactor to come for dinner."

After saying that, the old Taoist turned around and walked towards Xu Bai's room. Before he turned around, Xu Bai had quietly closed the door.

Sitting back on the chair in the room, Xu Bai thought about the scene just now.

To be honest, except for the gloomy wind when the door was opened, there was nothing unusual. As for why there is meat in the Taoist temple, it is actually very normal.

Taoists also have to eat meat.

There are many different schools of Taoism, and some can even get married and have children, so this is not uncommon.

"But why do I always feel that there is a gloomy atmosphere here, especially the statues in the main hall, which really looked at me." Xu Bai thought.

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and the voice of the old Taoist priest came from outside the door.

"Master, the food is ready. Please follow me out to eat."

Hearing this, Xu Bai took the secret book on the table into his arms, came to the door, opened it, and nodded.

"I just happened to be hungry."

The old Taoist priest didn't say much, turned around and limped in front to lead the way.

Xu Bai followed behind, and soon he was taken to another room by the old Taoist priest.

After the old Taoist priest opened the room, he lit the oil lamp and placed it on the table.

The dim oil lamp kept flickering, bringing the only ray of light, illuminating the dark room red.

But as the oil lamp kept shaking, the shadows were also flickering, and it looked a little gloomy.

There were several sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table, as well as several plates. In addition to some vegetarian dishes, there was also a meat dish on the plate.

"The Taoist temple is very small, and there are not many people on weekdays, so the food is relatively simple, please don't mind." The old Taoist priest turned his head and smiled apologetically.

At this moment, under the illumination of the oil lamp, the old Taoist priest's original immortal feeling disappeared, with a hint of gloom.

Especially this smile, the light and shadow of the oil lamp intertwined on his face, the smile made people's scalp tingle.

Xu Bai also smiled back: "When you go out, just keep it simple, don't worry."

The old Taoist nodded repeatedly, limped to a seat and sat down, then waved to Xu Bai: "Master, come and eat quickly, these dishes will not taste good if they get cold."

Xu Bai did not say much, sat opposite the old Taoist, picked up the bowl and chopsticks on the table, and stirred the plate.

The vegetarian dishes were ordinary vegetarian dishes, and they looked no different, but as Xu Bai stirred, he stirred out a strand of hair in one of the green vegetables.

The hair was very long and black.

When eating, if you find a strand of hair, it will affect your mood.

Xu Bai picked up the hair and asked: "Why is there a strand of hair here?"

The old Taoist replied: "Maybe I accidentally left it when I was cooking, Master, please don't eat this dish."

Xu Bai said: "But the hair is as black as ink, and the master's hair is like silver."

"There will always be one or two black hairs, not all white." The old Taoist's eyes became slightly stiff.

Xu Bai looked at the other person's white hair and put his chopsticks on another dish.

This was the only meat dish, smoked bacon, but with some bones, more like bacon ribs.

Under the light of the oil lamp, Xu Bai kept stirring it with chopsticks, and soon he stirred out a bone.

The bone was very long, the joints were still connected, and there was some minced meat on it.

Xu Bai picked up the bone, stared at the old Taoist calmly, and said: "Master, can you tell me, is this a pig's tail bone or a human finger?"