[Xianxia] Accompanying Longmian

The moment the gourd plug was opened, Mu Bai almost held his breath, but what puzzled him was that what rushed out of it was not dirty demonic energy, but a familiar clear spiritual force, which seemed to be circulating with his body. Spiritual power is of the same origin.

Ming Yuan took a deep breath of the escaping spiritual energy, closed his eyes comfortably, ignored the strange familiarity in his heart, and turned to Mu Bai, "You can see clearly, is this demonic energy?"

Mu Bai frowned, the town is located in the mountains, there are often spirited monsters coming to make trouble, so he is more familiar with monsters, but when it comes to monsters, he has only read about them in books, that's all. Knowing that demonic energy is a kind of turbid energy that is completely different from spiritual energy, but has never seen a live sample, and can't tell what it is, he hesitated for a while: "I don't know if this is demonic energy."

Seeing that the little monk was still stubborn, Ming Yuan snorted, put his fingers together, and drew it outward, the spiritual power in the gourd turned into a white line, whirled in the air, and then rushed straight into Mu Bai's mouth and nose, Mu Bai wanted to hide, but he couldn't move, so he could only watch the white thread go into his body.

"Now that your devilish energy has entered your body, how do you feel? Do you feel uncomfortable?" Ming Yuan looked at Mu Bai's bewildered expression, and couldn't help but taunt him. He was also dumbfounded, and he was still stubborn, and he really didn't cry when he saw the coffin.

At this moment, Mu Bai not only didn't feel any discomfort, but felt very comfortable, his dantian was warm, his limbs seemed to be soaked in hot water, so he replied honestly: "I don't feel any discomfort."

Ming Yuan thought he had figured it out, he let out a long breath, raised his hand to put away the fixed spell, and said: "This gourd is sealed with spiritual energy, there are no ancient monsters at all, sorry for your Mu family being deceived It's been a hundred years. In the future, you don't have to worry about sealing demons any more, just come with me..."

"Even if there is no magic energy in the gourd, it does not mean that there is no sealed monster." Mu Bai abruptly interrupted Ming Yuan, "The ancient monster is naturally different, maybe—maybe its breath is like this?"

He also vaguely felt in his heart that what Ming Yuan said was true, but he was unwilling to admit it, let alone admit it.If he admits it, what is the meaning of his life?What's the point of the Mu clan's sacrifice?

Ming Yuan is not a good-natured master, seeing Mu Bai's firm face, he almost fell down with anger, he threw the gourd aside in anger, pointed at Mu Bai and shouted: "What are you doing? Just so stubborn?"

Mu Bai didn't answer either, he just stared at Ming Yuan stubbornly with a sullen face, Ming Yuan became impatient, and simply kicked the saber coffin next to him to Mu Bai, and said, "What are you looking at?" It's the real ancient demonic energy," they pointed together, and a blue light hit the saber coffin.The saber coffin was hit by this blow, and the lid of the coffin burst open instantly, and a saber jumped out of it, hanging in the air.

The saber was as tall as half a man, it was made of unknown material, it was dark all over, but the blade was blood red, as if it had just drunk human blood.Mu Bai could only feel a terrifying murderous aura coming towards his face with a threatening stench, he could barely breathe, and a gust of wind blew up for no reason in the calm cave, the wind was also mixed with the sound of gold and iron, as well as people's groans - Moaning, wailing.

Ming Yuan said with a cold face: "Now you should understand what devil energy is, right?"

Mu Bai was completely speechless by the soaring evil pressure, so he could only nod his head. Ming Yuan gave him a blank look, snorted, and grabbed the handle of the knife, wanting to put it back into the knife coffin. But the knife refused, still struggling endlessly, and released a lingering black air, wrapping around Ming Yuan's arm.

Mu Bai exclaimed "Be careful", but he saw a blue light emitting from Ming Yuan's body, instantly dissipating the black air.He forcibly suppressed the magic knife into the knife coffin with one hand, condensed a cloud of ice-blue spiritual power with the other hand, and struck at the magic knife fiercely.After receiving that blow, the Demon Knife immediately became fatigued. Ming Yuan took the opportunity to seal the knife coffin tightly again, but still could hear the sound of "bumping", probably because the Demon Knife was unrestrained and was still making noise inside.

Ming Yuan said impatiently: "Look carefully? This is the magic energy."

Mu Bai couldn't argue, he sat down on the stone bench slumped, and murmured: "Why did he do this? Why did he lie to me?"

Ming Yuan asked: "Who is that person?"

Mu Bai sighed: "As long as I can remember, I practiced with that man on the barren mountain. He was the only person who accompanied me. He taught me how to read, read, and meditate. He claimed to be the head of the Mu clan and said I was The most outstanding child of Mu's generation, so he was selected to complete the mission of sealing the ancient monsters, I didn't expect that all of this is vain."

Ming Yuan was a little surprised, "So, you have not only met him, but also lived with him for nearly ten years."

Mu Bai nodded: "I was sent here when I was ten years old, and I have been living with that man before."

Ming Yuan hurriedly asked: "Then who is he?"

But Mu Bai lowered his eyes, and shook his head lightly: "Actually, I should have realized that something was wrong a long time ago. In the first few years when I first came here, I meditated and practiced in the cave all day long, guarding the seal. I was very lonely. , I often miss him, and I want to draw a portrait of him to keep by my side, and I can always look at it, but when I pick up my pen, I find that I can’t remember his appearance at all.”

Ming Yuan said in surprise: "This man is thoughtful. You are clearly under his control, but he still doesn't care about you at all. He has already used methods to blur your memory of his appearance. But it doesn't matter. Well, there is no treasure that can absorb spiritual energy. Since the ice jade gourd is in our hands, he can no longer use this method to squeeze the spiritual energy of your Mu family, and as long as he still wants to get back the treasure, he has to find another way to take the initiative Come and get it, we just need to wait and see.”

Now it was Mu Bai's turn to be surprised: "Us?"

Ming Yuan smiled and said: "That's right, you can't stay here any longer, why don't you leave here with me."

Mu Bai raised his head in a daze, and muttered repeatedly: "Leave... from here..."

In the first ten years of his life, he practiced Taoism on a lonely mountain, and in the last ten years, he was trapped in this small town. He knew nothing about the outside world. Fear and confusion.

Seeing Mu Bai's bewildered look, Ming Yuan softened his heart, and said softly: "Life is only a few dozen years, only seeing the same scenery, living the same life, how can you enjoy yourself to the fullest? In this world It is beautiful, prosperous and beautiful, something you can’t imagine, you must see it with your own eyes, hear it with your own ears, and then you can understand it with your heart, what progress can you make if you just stay here blindly?"

Mu Bai smiled wryly: "Entry? What else do I want to enter? In the past, I saw the villagers in the town whose fathers were kind, their sons filial, and their husbands and wives happy. I want to protect all kinds of beauty in the world, but I also feel that it is worth it, but... I didn't realize it, it turns out that all this is just deceiving myself..."

Mingyuan saw his miserable face and black air around his body, knowing that he was born with a demon, he immediately said loudly: "Sacrificing yourself only for the sake of the world, this is undoubtedly your original heart, it has nothing to do with success or failure. , no matter the truth or falsehood, if you seek benevolence and obtain benevolence, how can you be deceiving yourself and others?"

When he uttered the last two sentences, he intentionally used his energy. It can be said that every word is like a drum in the evening and a bell in the morning. complain..."

Seeing that he had figured it out, Ming Yuan smiled slightly and said: "To walk in the world, you just need to be sincere in your heart, and you don't need to be too entangled. You have spent ten years in this cave, don't you want to go out for a walk in the rest of your life?"

In fact, Mu Bai also wanted to go out to see this colorful world, hesitantly asked: "But what about those villagers? Don't they want to let monsters bully me after I leave?"

Ming Yuan secretly scolded Mu Bai's mother, but since he has decided to take Mu Bai away, he will not give up halfway, and after thinking about it, he said patiently: "You know that it is better to teach someone fish than to give them fish. reason?"

Mu Bai nodded: "Of course I know. The meaning is to give fish to eat, it's better to teach people how to fish to solve the problem."

"That's right," Ming Yuan continued hastily, "every time there are monsters causing disasters in the town, you always step forward to drive them away. This action has indeed saved some people's lives. But you saved it once or twice, and you saved it." Have they been born for generations, descendants and grandchildren?"

Seeing that Mu Bai's expression changed slightly, he continued: "If you stay here and don't leave, those villagers will only rely on you more and more, and they will not want to deal with monsters and defend their homeland by themselves. If things go on like this, they will no longer have any hope." Rui Qi, when he sees a monster, he will do nothing but cry and beg for mercy."

"You mean, instead of helping them all these years, I have harmed them?" Mu Bai didn't understand the world affairs, so he got confused by Ming Yuan's words——the matter of sealing the demons was false , there are no ancient monsters in the ice jade gourd at all, he thinks he is saving the common people, who knows that it is just a joke, is it wrong for him to eliminate demons for the people?For a moment, he only felt that he had accomplished nothing, wasted half his life, and looked very lonely.

"You can't say that," Ming Yuan glanced at Mubai, seeing his lips tightly pursed and his eyes dull, so he changed the topic: "I must have helped you, but you just used the wrong method. Don't you have the ability to speak?" Books for cultivating the Tao? Simply leave it to the villagers. If everyone in the town is practicing, why worry about not being able to repel the monsters? In this way, you can leave with peace of mind."

Mu Bai bowed his head and thought for a while, until Ming Yuan's patience was almost exhausted, then he nodded and said with a slight smile: "Everything in the past is dead, and from today onwards, I will live for myself again."

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After dealing with the wolf corpse and the messy streets, the villagers began to discuss how to keep that powerful monk in black.

"Did you look? Did you look? That man is much more powerful than Mu Bai, he made a big hole in the wolf demon's chest as soon as he stretched out his hand. If he can stay, we don't have to worry about it anymore!"

"But that person is not so easy to keep. Didn't you hear him say that he wants to make offerings? It's really unheard of for people who practice Taoism to make offerings."

"That's right, it's better for Master Mu Bai, who always—"

"What's the matter? Recently, his cultivation base has been greatly reduced, and he vomits blood from time to time. He won't live long at all. If he wants to continue to rely on him to protect our town, it's impossible—"

"So, it won't be long before the new Mu family will come over. Why don't we leave that powerful monk first, shed a little blood, give some offerings, and wait until the newcomer arrives before driving him away? gone."

After hearing this, the villagers nodded in agreement.But when they turned to argue about how much offerings each family should give, they saw Ming Yuan and Mu Bai riding towards them on the same horse, and rushed forward to the horse.But before they opened their mouths, Mu Bai put a notebook into the hands of an elder who came first, and said loudly: "Fellow folks, there is always a feast that never ends, and Mu Bai is leaving today with brother Ming Yuan. , before parting, there is nothing to give, only this volume of practice. As long as you practice diligently, you will be able to learn Taoism, kill demons and demons, and protect your homeland."

When the villagers heard this, they were immediately dumbfounded. No matter how bad Mu Bai is, he is also a master of Taoism, and he is brave. No matter what kind of powerful monsters he encounters, he never backs down. Even if he sacrifices his life, he will do his best to protect the villagers. .Now that he has left like this, the man named Ming Yuan has no intention of staying. If there are monsters coming again, who will fight for them?This time I really lost my wife and lost my army, and I will immediately speak out to persuade him to stay.

But Ming Yuan could see it clearly, he didn't give them this chance at all, clamped his legs, the black horse neighed, and galloped away.Everyone felt a gust of wind blowing in front of them, and the two of them were several zhang away, and it was too late to chase them any more, they could only beat their chests and stamp their feet, regretting it too late.