Chapter 28: The Bone in the Poor Tianshui River
Xi Fazheng's home is located by the Tianshui River in the suburbs of the city. It is a very small thatched hut surrounded by fences. The gate has been disrepaired and crooked.
There are pedestrians passing by the river all year round, and no one notices the thatched hut at a glance. Who would have thought that the owner of the thatched hut is a famous man in the world?
When Mu Changfeng and Xue Muyan arrived, he was carrying a pot of millet on a cane and feeding several hens in the yard, enthusiastically welcomed the two into the house, poured two cups of hot water, and said, "There is no place for everyone, and there is not even tea, so you can laugh."
Xue Muyan was a princess and had been frugal since she was a child. She thought that the Yiai Temple in the suburbs was already the simplest place in the world. Unexpectedly, Xi Fazheng's home was not as good as the wing room in the Yiai Temple that had been abandoned for many years.
The indoor tables and chairs were ragged and there was not even a decent decoration. There were many gaps in the windows, and the cold wind came in smoothly. He immediately said bluntly: "Is this a place where people live?" He picked up the hot water and looked at it. He immediately twisted his eyebrows into pieces. He thought the water cup was too ragged and said: "Is this a cup that people use?"
Mu Changfeng glared at Xue Muyan with a calm face and said, "The old man has hot water for us to drink. It's already very good. I haven't seen you for many days. How are you in good health?" His respect for Xi Fazheng has disappeared for more than half, but he is good at hiding his thoughts, and he is full of concern on his face, without any flaws.
Xi Fazheng gasped for a while and said, "What can you do? One day you live is one day. If the guy can walk out of the ancient temple alive, he must have solved the big trouble."
Mu Changfeng said in a concise way what happened in Yiai Temple. Xi Fazheng learned that the blood demon was sealed in the ancient temple and was shocked, saying, "There is a peerless fetus hidden in the city of Minzhou. What should I do?"
Mu Changfeng said: "Twenty years ago, my Grand Master and Uncle Xin joined forces to seal the Blood Demon. Didn't the old man see the woman's appearance?"
Xi Fazheng said: "I only heard the sound of ghosts crying and roaring, and the Lord Xin scolded the word "criminal" repeatedly, and I saw nothing."
Mu Changfeng said: "My uncle think about the voice of the past carefully, what's wrong with it?"
What happened back then has become a nightmare for Xi Fazheng for many years. He really didn't want to think about it. Mu Changfeng had already asked questions, and had to suppress his fear and carefully recall the terrifying past twenty years ago.
"What's wrong with it?" Xi Fazheng murmured to himself, and finally shook his head.
Mu Changfeng said: "What's wrong with my Grand Master and Uncle Xin's expression?"
"Exception?" Xi Fazheng slapped his thigh and said, "It's really wrong. Master Xin and Xin Shixian walked out of the ancient temple one after another. Xin Shixian didn't know what he said, his expression was full of grief and anger, and his face was covered with tears. At that time, I was thinking, maybe Xin Shixian was very sympathetic to the wronged of the woman's death. When I thought about it, I felt something was wrong. He was crying all the time, and he was extremely heartbroken. Even if he couldn't bear it, he shouldn't cry like that. It was more like... more like... I was stupid and I don't know how to describe it, but in short, I was too sad."
Xue Muyan couldn't help but interrupt: "It's like a dead daughter."
Xi Fazheng said: "It's appropriate for the girl to say this. Xin Shixian's expression seemed to have lost his close relative. After he turned around and left, Master Xin could not hold on anymore. He sat on the steps and cried alone for a long time. If it weren't for what he saw with his own eyes, I really couldn't believe Master Xin would cry. I forgot to ask, what do you call a girl?"
Xue Muyan ignored Xi Fazheng at all and looked straight at Mu Changfeng.
Mu Changfeng's hand tightly grasped the sleeves, but his face was filled with a calm and unconscious expression.
Xi Fazheng hit a nail and smiled awkwardly, saying, "Young man sealed the Blood Demon with the forbidden technique. He will be backfired in the future. What should I do? What should I do?"
Mu Changfeng observed his words and expressions, and confirmed that his concern was sincere. He was really grateful and said, "Don't worry, old man, who can tell the future is accurate, maybe I will find a way to relieve the backlash soon."
Xi Fazheng looked solemn and said, "There is no sealing technique in the world that can seal the blood demon forever. The longer the seal is, the more violent the blood demon is, and he will eventually break the seal with his own cultivation. The only thing that can completely eliminate the blood demon is the Demon-killing Sword that has been lost for twenty years in the Wunu Gorge. The younger brother should find this sword as soon as possible, otherwise the blood demon will be born and will definitely seek revenge from the Mu family."
Mu Changfeng smiled and said, "There is no hurry to do this. The most important thing now is to cure Mr. Xi's injury. The girl in white gave me a round stone, which could save the old man's life."
Xue Muyan said, "Do you believe this thing can save him? Maybe he will bleeding from his orifices after using it? Haha..." She especially hoped that the round stone was some kind of evil thing, and she hoped that the woman in white would not be kind and would take Xi Fazheng's life and save a lot of unnecessary trouble.
Mu Changfeng said: "No."
Xue Muyan said dissatisfiedly: "Do you believe her so much?"
Mu Changfeng said: "It's not that I believe her, but based on facts. With Mr. Xi's condition, it doesn't take so much effort to want his life."
Xi Fazheng said: "It makes sense. With my current situation, anyone can easily kill me."
Mu Changfeng took out the bead and handed it over. Xi Fazheng held it in his palm and looked carefully. He didn't know what this thing was. He held the mentality of being a dead horse as a living horse and held the bead tightly in his hand and meditated cross-legged.
The beads emitted a faint light, and Xi Fazhi was lingering in black air. After circling for a while, it disappeared without a trace.
The wound on Xi Fazheng's chest healed as before in an instant. When he opened his eyes, he had become energetic. He returned the bead to Mu Changfeng and said, "I can't repay the kindness of saving my life. What will happen to you in the future? Xi Fazheng will definitely serve you."
Mu Changfeng said: "I don't dare to serve, I have only a few questions for me. I hope the old man can solve my doubts."
"Just ask, I must have said everything." Xi Fazheng's wound was healed and his strength recovered. When he spoke, he spoke loudly, and he patted his chest to assure Mu Changfeng.
Mu Changfeng took a sip of hot water, suddenly raised his head, and two sharp gazes shot at Xi Fazheng, saying, "Do you know me, Senior Sister Xin Lixin?"
Xi Fazheng's smile froze in an instant, his body trembled, and the cup in his hand fell to the ground, shattering.
"Does the old man know me Senior Sister Xin?" Mu Changfeng chased after me and continued to ask seriously.
Xi Fazheng calmed down and said, "How did I know that girl Xin Li? I haven't known her, I've never seen her before."
Mu Changfeng said: "The old man is lying, I can see it."
Xi Fazheng waved his hands repeatedly and said, "I have any reason to lie? If I don't know you, I don't know you. I haven't even seen Xin Li's face."
"Is that?" Mu Changfeng smiled confidently and said, "How come I haven't seen him before? The old man went to Yulong Pavilion to congratulate my Grand Master on his 80th birthday thirty-five years ago. Could Senior Sister Xin be at the birthday party?"
Xi Fazheng slapped his head and said, "Xin Li was just a little bitch at that time, so I didn't notice it."
Mu Changfeng said sincerely: "Senior Sister Xin has been missing for a full twenty years. I am very concerned about it. I begged the old man to tell you all the truth I know. I am very grateful."
Xi Fazheng couldn't bear it and wanted to tell everything he knew, but when he thought about himself and his wife and children far away in Suzhou, he had to make up his heart to continue lying: "I don't know anything."
Mu Changfeng remained silent and felt quite regretful. Before coming here, he planned to threaten Xi Fazheng with the help of not threatening Lingzhu. Thinking that he was an old man over 70 years old, he felt soft and gave up.
When you are extraordinary, you should do extraordinary things. Mu Changfeng made up his mind secretly and did not be ruthless in his future.
Xue Muyan kept looking at Xi Fazheng and deliberately teased her. She immediately laughed, jumped up from the chair, wandered around the house, and found the ragged kitchen.
He walked in two steps at a time, picked up a torn kitchen knife in the kitchen, aimed it at the cutting board and chopped it up.
"Dangdang...Dangdang..." One after another, it came out of the kitchen.
Xue Muyan muttered something: "I chop me, chop me, chop me, chop! First cut melon, then cut beans, and chop the head with the last knife! You, an old pervert who kills thousands of swords, chop it into pieces and feed the wolf."
Xi Fazheng laughed in silence and said, "What is this little girl doing?"
Mu Changfeng felt aroused in his heart and said, "This little girl is not an ordinary girl, she is the daughter of the Holy Mother of the Red Lotus, and the princess of the Hidden Immortal Kingdom."
"Yao Yao...the demon clan?" Xi Fazheng's expression was as dirt as the earth and he stuttered.
Mu Changfeng had a slight doubt about the words of the woman in white. Seeing that Xi Fazheng was at a loss, the last slight doubt disappeared.
Xi Fazheng said anxiously: "Ask Xin Li about it, why did you bring the princess of the demon clan? Please leave quickly. I am not afraid of death, but I cannot help but think about my wife and children. I don't want to cause trouble."
Mu Changfeng said: "If the old man doesn't talk about Senior Sister Xin, I will never leave."
Xi Fazheng stood up, pushed Mu Changfeng out without hesitation, and said, "I don't know anything, I don't know anything."
Mu Changfeng used his martial arts silently, and no matter how Xi Fazheng pushed him, he remained as still as Mount Tai.
Xue Muyan was still in the kitchen and said happily: "I chop, I chop, I chop..."
Xi Fazheng said "ah" and made a gesture, indicating that Mu Changfeng would come out quietly with him.
Mu Changfeng looked at the kitchen, followed Xi Fazheng quietly out of the hut, out of the gate, and to the riverside.
A thick layer of ice was formed on the river surface, which was quite flat. There were also footprints of people walking through the snow.
Xi Fazheng looked pale and pointed to the river and said, "Twenty years ago, several people were talking about Xin Li's disappearance by the river. They were killed by the demon clan that suddenly appeared, and their bodies were thrown into the river. It's not that I don't want to tell you about Xin Li's affairs, but once I say it, one day I will be brutally killed like those people, thrown into the river. I just talked about it a few words, are you wronged? "
Mu Changfeng was shocked and said, "How can I say this? Why did I die if I talk about Senior Sister Xin?"
Xi Fazheng said: "Twenty years ago, Xin Li disappeared for no reason, causing a huge uproar in the world. Whether she was dead or missing was a disagreement for a while, and it became an unsolvable unsolved case."
Mu Changfeng said: "It is because I cannot determine whether Senior Sister Xin is missing or dead that I want to investigate. Both of us are disciples of Yulong Pavilion and are relatives who are not related by blood. I must check it out clearly."
Xi Fazheng said: "Don't investigate, don't ask again. I have revealed Xin Li's information to you. The demon clan and the Gemini Sect will kill my whole family together. You will definitely kill you. Life and death are fate and wealth are in heaven. Even if Xin Li dies, so what if it is her destined calamity. If the Lord Xin has not investigated, you should not force yourself. Those who have made it for her back then will not die well."
Mu Changfeng was even more surprised and said, "Someone once stood up for Senior Sister Xin?"
Chapter completed!