The Pheasant Essence is going to be a big monster

Ji Xiaocai watched Gu Tailai disappear in front of her eyes.

He could still hear the voice at first, and saw the arm that was resting on the mouth of the cellar when he crawled out of the cellar. He wanted to go forward to Ragutailai, and then his hand passed through Gutailai's arm, and then the arm also Well, be it people, they all disappeared, not even a trace left.

Ji Xiaocai couldn't help but rubbed her eyes, and looked again, it was still the same.He tried to call a few times, but of course he didn't receive a reply from Gu Tailai. The ruins were still the same, with the grass growing fiercely and dazzlingly bright under the sunlight, but there was already one less person traveling with him, and for Ji Xiaocai, it was another. It's not just as simple as losing one person. When Gu Tailai disappeared, Ji Xiaocai lost her sense of security and confidence.

Since childhood, Ji Xiaocai has a quiet personality and is not good at martial arts. She loves to play with flowers and plants, cook embroidery and other things. In the demon world where strength determines status, she is often bullied by others. My sister is also amazing, so I can grow up safely until now.

He also knows that for monsters, especially men, he is not only weak but even weird. He is a vegetarian and cannot accept the nature of monsters who take tearing, biting, and devouring other monsters as commonplace, and even chase blood. Willing to change this "weakness" of oneself.Although he had thought about becoming stronger in the past, it was more to respond to the expectations of his relatives. He was willing to go out of the house to practice because the word "filial piety" came first, until he met Gu Tailai, liked Gu Tailai, felt that he was After being delayed, he suddenly realized that he couldn't go on like this!

He began to work hard and began to train himself. It seems that he has made some progress. Every time he helps Gu Tailai catch ghosts and demons, he can also play a role. Ordinary ghosts can't take advantage of him, but once Gu Tailai When he was not around, he realized that he was still so weak and useless. The reason why he was able to let go to catch ghosts and monsters in the past was because Gu Tailai was always behind him. Once something happened, Gu Tailai can clean up everything for him.But such a powerful ancient Tailai has now disappeared in this mysterious ruin, and his life and death are uncertain...

Ji Xiaocai's heart was beating so fast that her knees were even weak.It will be the seventh day in half a day. If Gu Tailai cannot be found as soon as possible, the consequences will be disastrous, and his eldest brother and Zhou Zhaoji may be waiting for him to rescue him somewhere.

Ji Xiaocai silently recited the "Heart Purification Mantra" taught by Gu Tailai, desperately telling herself to calm down, everything is not the worst yet, I believe there is a turning point!

He held the sword tightly in his hand, and waited until his head was no longer dizzy, then he gathered himself and jumped into the cellar.Gu Tailai disappeared in the cellar, so he naturally wanted to investigate here first.

There is still a lingering musty smell in the dark cellar, but there is no trace of Gu Tailai.Ji Xiaocai walked back and forth a few times from the beginning to the end. Gu Tailai's footprints remained in the thick dust on the ground. He saw the pots and pans that were left in the corner. One of them seemed to have been let go alone, because there was a brand new one on the ashes. The circular imprint, but in the center of the circular imprint, there is a long strip of imprint, like a talisman.

Ji Xiaocai squatted down to look carefully, and even sniffed it close to the ground. He was sure it was a talisman, and he also felt that Gu Tailai must have taken it, and the only one who could put a talisman here was Zhou Zhaoji, in other words, Zhou Zhaoji Maybe he and his eldest brother also stayed in this cellar once.Ji Xiaocai knocked on the walls, but didn't find any mechanism or dark room. Indeed, the signs of Gu Tailai's disappearance did not rely on mechanisms or the like, there is no doubt about it.

Ji Xiaocai suddenly remembered the story she heard from her mother when she was a child. In the wilderness, there are always some monsters. They are not strong, or even weak. They have stayed in one place for hundreds of thousands of years, unable to move. Their only ability It is to create illusory scenes, lure people into their stomachs, and then swallow them clean.Ji Xiaocai couldn't help wondering whether she was in the body of such a monster now, and whether this seemingly quiet and peaceful ruin was actually a living body?

Ji Xiaocai climbed out of the cellar, sat on the ground beside her, and began to think hard about countermeasures.He first tried to track his traces with the aid of ancient Tailai's items, but the magic bird he transformed with the magic power only circled in the air blankly, as if he couldn't find his way, and then he made a "puchi" sound and turned into a bird. As the green smoke cleared, there is no doubt that either someone is interfering with his spellcasting, or that the place where Gu Tailai is now and the place where Ji Xiaocai is is unable to communicate with each other...

Ji Xiaocai tried to invite the gods from the land or mountains and streams again, but as expected early in the morning, no one responded to him.The world seemed to be dumb, Ji Xiaocai looked up, the sun was still hanging on the place they saw when they first came in, as if it hadn't moved an inch, this was a completely still world.

While Ji Xiaocai was anxious, she was at a loss as to what to do. She deeply hated her uselessness, but she tried to calm down, hoping to see some clues and capture some clues.

In such a contradictory mood, he never noticed the mist gradually filling the surroundings. When he noticed, the mist had already covered the sky and the surroundings, making the time seem like dusk, the sun was covered, and only dim and weak light came out. Well, if Ji Xiaocai turned into a real body, all the hairs on her body would stand on end at this moment.In such a stupor, he didn't dare to move at all, he used demonic power to form a barrier around his body, and held his sword to carefully observe his surroundings.

The sound of fabric rubbing came from not far away, and the sound of the grass being trampled approached a little bit. The sweat on Ji Xiaocai's forehead was dripping, hanging on the corner of her eyebrows, slipping down a little bit, bringing out a slightly itchy feeling, but he didn't dare to reach out. Wipe it.

It wasn't known whether it was a human or a ghost or a demon who came, Ji Xiaocai could hardly feel the aura of the other party, he had already approached him, standing outside the barrier, looking at Ji Xiaocai.

Ji Xiaocai's eyes widened in an instant, and her voice couldn't hide the tremor: "You... who are you?"

The person standing in the mist has exactly the same face and height as Ji Xiaocai, and even holds the demon sword that Ji Xiaocai is holding on to. The only difference is that Ji Xiaocai is wearing plain light brown clothes, while the other party is covered with a He looked at Ji Xiaocai and said in a voice that was the same quality as his but much calmer: "I am you."

"Dead?" Gu Tailai tilted his head slightly, and pushed the sword pointing at him away with his hand, "If Zhou Zhaoji is dead, I won't be unaware."

Ji Lanye raised his eyebrows: "Oh? What's the relationship between you two?"

Gu Tailai asked him back: "What do you think? How about putting the sword away?"

Ji Lanye lazily said, "Why should I let the person who confuses Xiaocai go?"

Gu Tailai corrected him: "First, I like Xiaocai and he likes me too, so it's not a matter of confusing anyone..." The sword edge came over again, and slowly cut at the wound on his neck, the wound was pulled tight Deeper, the blood that had just stopped began to overflow again, Gu Tailai looked down and said, "We are mutual."

Ji Lanye said coldly: "You are not worthy of Xiaocai." He stared at Gu Tailai, "You have that smell on your body, you must have done something very bad!"

Gu Tailai's eyes flickered, he paused for a moment and said: "What kind of person I was in the past does not hinder my relationship with Xiaocai, he doesn't mind."

Ji Lanye sneered: "Have you told him? Do you have the guts to tell him what you have done? The smell of death on your body is so strong, how many people have you killed? Besides, do you think that with just one word from you, I will hand over my most precious brother to you?"

Gu Tailai looked straight back: "Of course I will tell him, although it's not now, it's a matter between the two of us. Also, Xiao Cai can decide who to be with."

Ji Lanye raised the corners of her lips: "You dare not tell him, Xiao Cai is so soft-hearted, knowing your true colors will definitely leave you!"

Gu Tailai seemed to have exhausted his patience, he gritted his teeth slightly and said, "Xiao Cai will not leave me, and I will not let this happen." He said, not caring about the sword on his neck, just Going out, "He is also in this city now, he was still by my side just now, and now he is on the order..." Gu Tai said, "I believe that you can distinguish between the primary and the secondary."

Ji Lanye stared fiercely at Gu Tailai for a moment, then snorted coldly, and withdrew his sword: "I will take Xiaocai away immediately after I go out, and I will definitely pay back the debt I owe you."

Gu Tailai directly took out the paper bag from his arms: "Zhou Zhaoji asked Wang Tieniu to bring me something, since you are here, what does it mean?"

Ji Lanye took the paper bag and looked at it, but he seemed a little confused, "I didn't know that Zhou Zhaoji took something out."

Gu Tailai looked at the empty street outside the door. It was a ruin when he arrived, but now it is an empty city, and he doesn't know what tricks he will play the next moment.Danger lurks in the shadows, and they know nothing about it.

Ji Lanye carefully picked up the small piece of fabric and looked at it: "Things like silk are too small. I don't know where they fell from. It may be clothes or books." He smelled the cloth again. A pinch of ashes, Ji Lanye's face changed, "This smell..."

"how?"

Ji Lanye seemed to be in disbelief, and after smelling it again, he said in surprise, "This is the bone remains, the ashes left after the nirvana of the phoenix!"

Gu Tailai's face also changed: "Phoenix? Nirvana?" He said, "It's just right, I have something to ask you."

"Why are you me? If you were me, who am I?" Ji Xiaocai held the sword and looked at the other party, carefully bending her knees slightly, leaning forward, ready to slash at the other party at any time, but her face was exactly the same as her own. mocking smile.

"You are me, and I am you." The other party spoke unhurriedly, and the long hair hanging down was reflected by the clothes like a flame burning.

Ji Xiaocai said coldly: "I don't want to listen to your nonsense, you hand over the Taoist priest and others, otherwise don't blame me for being rude!"

Ji Xiaocai in the red dress is still indifferent: "Death and life, life and death, fate arises and dies, fate gathers and fate disperses..." He laughed, "I am you, you are me, you refuse to recognize me, nor Could it be me..."

How could Ji Xiaocai understand what the other party was saying, so she took advantage of her unpreparedness and raised her sword to stab the other party.His attack was unexpected, he didn't make a killing move, it was a rare and dangerous move, he thought it was bound to hit, the sword move was not old enough, but he brushed against the opponent's body inexplicably, and left in vain.That person was as slippery and untouchable as a swimming fish, and when he stopped again, he was already behind Ji Xiaocai, reaching out to pinch Ji Xiaocai's wrist.

Ji Xiaocai couldn't help crying out in pain, she felt her wrist was pinched, and it was scorching hot, it was like being scorched by fire, but there was neither open flame nor scar on his wrist.

"Why bother?" said the man, "for a person, how do you know he is trustworthy? Why do you have to work hard for him?"

Ji Xiaocai twisted her wrist in pain, cleverly escaped from the opponent's control, took advantage of the situation and made a second move, did not answer the opponent at all, one move after another, picking, stabbing, and slashing. Ji Xiaocai was flexible, but the opponent was erratic. Flying in the air, like sparks whizzing by, whispers sounded in my ears: "You can't remember how he treated you, so I will help you remember."

Ji Xiaocai couldn't help cursing: "Stop talking nonsense!"

He turned the blade of the sword around and stabbed it back hard, only to hear the crisp sound of metal and stone colliding, and a "hum" in his mind filled with gold stars.After finally regaining consciousness, he turned around to look, only to see that his sword was stuck in a stone lion, penetrating into the stone for several inches, shaking endlessly.

Someone clapped their hands and said, "Xiao Cai, the more you practice your skills, the better!"

Ji Xiaocai was inexplicably stunned, and mumbled to the person who approached him, unable to speak.The man handed him a sweat towel and stroked his hair again: "What? Tired and stupid?"

Ji Xiaocai opened her mouth: "Master..."

Gu Tailai frowned worriedly when he heard the words, and touched his face: "Hey, let's see who I am? What Taoist priest, don't you still miss that charlatan who sneaked in a few days ago?"

Ji Xiaocai was also a little confused, she didn't know why she called out the word "Dao Chang", she couldn't help apologizing: "It's Xiaocai who is confused, the general laughed at her."

Gu Tailai drew out the sword from his waist, and said, "Come, accompany me to do two tricks."

"Okay!" Ji Xiaocai drew her sword to meet her, and within a short time, the sound of metal and stone clashing was heard in the courtyard, mixed with laughter.

Ji Xiaocai only wondered in her heart, what happened just now?Could it be that this autumn afternoon, I had a dream that I couldn't remember for nothing?

Cars and horses rattled, people's voices were friendly, the people in the city shuttled back and forth, buying and selling, and soldiers passed by from time to time. The military appearance was clean and disciplined.

Ji Xiaocai sat on the horse, looked left and right, but felt strange, it seemed that there shouldn't be these people in this city, and there shouldn't be these noisy noises in my ears, as if the sound that should have been silent suddenly burst out, and it should have The sleeping one suddenly came back to life...

resurrection?

Ji Xiaocai frowned, not knowing what the words that suddenly popped into her mind represented, but it inexplicably brought back some afterimages of his memory, green grass, bright flowers, and...

"What's the matter, Xiao Cai?" Gu Tailai interrupted his contemplation, rode his horse to keep pace with him, and asked in a low voice, "It's rare to see you frown like this."

Ji Xiaocai came back to her senses and shook her head: "It's nothing."

Gu Tailai didn't ask any further questions, just said: "If you feel unwell, just tell me, you don't have to participate in everything."

Ji Xiaocai's heart warmed up, and she said with a smile, "Which demon have you ever seen that got sick?"

Gu Tailai leaned close to Ji Xiaocai's ear and said in a low voice: "Keep your voice down, you also know that I have a lot of enemies, there must be people around me, the Taoist priests who sneaked in a few days ago to harm you are probably arranged deliberately. "

Because he was so close, his breath sprayed on Ji Xiaocai's ears when he spoke, feeling itchy and numb, Ji Xiaocai's ears turned red, her face changed, she lowered her head and said, "Well, don't worry, not everyone can Can hold me."

"Of course, but I'm worried."

As soon as he spoke, he heard someone shouting in front of him: "The general is here!"

Gu Tailai seemed to straighten up regretfully, first jumped off the horse by himself, and then helped Ji Xiaocai: "Xiao Cai, dismount carefully."

Ji Xiaocai blushed to the base of her neck, grabbed Gu Tailai's hand, and jumped off the horse.He is not bad at skills, he can shoot an arrow and swing a sword right away, but Gu Tailai always puts on such a thoughtful protective attitude towards him. It is because of this attitude that Neng can always have unnecessary expectations, but he never Never materialized.

As soon as the notification was heard, subordinates had already come out to greet him, and Gu Tailai didn't say much, so he went up to the tower with several generals to inspect the deployment situation.

This Xiling Fort is located in the south of Qianzhong County in the hinterland of Chu State, where the Yuan River flows through the territory of Chu State, and the west side of it is the Wuling Mountains.Now it's the time of the Great War between Qin and Chu, Qin general Bai Qi led his troops to advance, and all the Chu troops gathered on the border between the two countries in the northwest, the smoke of war has risen, and the war horses are neighing. Although ancient Tailai is quite capable, he has repeatedly built Because of his military exploits, he was hated by others, so he stayed behind and took care of his family.

The people who participated in him thought that they had done something wrong, but they didn't know that Gu Tailai had already planned in his mind.The people of Qin are brave and warlike, and the king of Qin is ambitious. In contrast, King Chu Qingxiang is weak and fatuous. Take the middle of Guizhou and approach Yingdu in the north, encircling the northwestern army.Therefore, he gathered food and grass in Xilingbao, prepared his troops and horses, and waited for his own strength to wait for the other's fatigue. He was determined to frustrate the Qin army's spirit.

Speaking of Gu Tailai, he is also a legend in the Chu army. Not to mention his bravery and courage, his use of soldiers is like a god. What makes him famous is that when he marches and fights, he can reverse the disadvantages and turn dangers into safety whenever life and death are at stake.He has experienced hundreds of battles and passed through the gate of hell several times. When he established his illustrious military exploits, he also attracted all kinds of jealousy and slander. There is a demon around to help, and the rumored person is Ji Xiaocai.

The rumors are correct, Ji Xiaocai is a demon with demon power, even though she doesn't have the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth, she can still help Gu Tailai win the battle.Five years ago, he had been rescued by Mongolian Tailai, and since then he has followed Gu Tailai, and the two of them are almost dependent on each other. Gu Tailai believed in him and treated him like a family member. Ji Xiaocai also thought that they would live like this. lifetime.

After giving instructions on the defense, watching the drills of the sergeants, and checking the situation of drinking water, food storage, and weapon reserves in the city, Gu Tailai and Ji Xiaocai just drove back home.Apart from Ji Xiaocai and Gu Tailai, there are only a few servants in the general's mansion so far. Gu Tailai has never set up too many defenses in his mansion.

It was almost the fifteenth day of the eighth month, and the moon hung high. The two of them set up a desk under the moon, and chatted casually while drinking.After a while, the servants brought Ji Xiaocai some dishes made by the cook. Among them was a plate of mandarin duck fish head, which was delicious and spicy. Looking up, he saw Gu Tailai looking at him with a bitter face.

"Little Cai, I don't like fish heads, have you forgotten?"

Ji Xiaocai said "Huh": "You don't like eating very much..."

Halfway through the conversation, he fell silent again. It seemed like this. Gu Tailai didn't like to eat fish heads, but...

Ji Xiaocai was a little confused for a while, the memory in his mind seemed to be somewhat contradictory, for a while, he remembered that Gu Tailai liked to eat fish heads, and he often made various flavors for him in the kitchen, and for a while, he vaguely remembered Gu Tailai It's not edible, and I haven't touched it in the past five years... Various scenes are entangled with each other, but they all pass away in a flash, leaving him at a loss, and he doesn't even know where he is.

"Who am I? Where am I?" Ji Xiaocai propped her forehead, Gu Tailai in front of him was wearing a general's uniform made of good material, which he was used to seeing, why did he have another impression in his mind, What is that indigo Taoist robe that I patched and patched myself?

"Xiao Cai, what's the matter with you? Xiao Cai?" Gu Tailai squatted in front of him, holding him in his arms, "I'll call the doctor!"

Ji Xiaocai grabbed Gu Tailai's sleeve: "I'm fine, most doctors don't know how to look at demons."

"Xiao Cai, what's the matter with you?" Gu Tailai touched his forehead worriedly, "I don't even have a fever...you've been feeling a little strange since this afternoon."

Ji Xiaocai shook her head: "I'm just a little tired, I'll go to bed early tonight, it's fine."

Gu Tailai still looked at him worriedly: "Then I'll take you back to the house, you have a bowl of porridge and rest early."

Ji Xiaocai nodded.At that time, he didn't feel any physical discomfort. If he really wanted to say something, he only felt as if there was an empty space in his heart.

"Xiao Cai, I have to go out tomorrow morning, and I'll be back in the evening. You can rest in the room and don't worry about military affairs." Gu Tailai seemed to bring up this topic casually, but his expression was a little unnatural.

Ji Xiaocai glanced at him and said, "Yes."

Gu Tailai explained again: "Master Xiong asked me to discuss something, it's not a big deal."

"I know, go early and come back early."

Gu Tailai patted Ji Xiaocai's head, got up and left, walked to the door, suddenly thought of something, didn't turn around, just turned his head slightly and asked: "Xiao Cai, you have been with me for five years."

"Well, five years."

"How long will you be with me?"

Ji Xiaocai was a little surprised, why did Gu Tailai suddenly ask this question.It seems that this has never been a question, because someone once said in his ear, firmly, clearly, and without doubt: "From now on, you will follow me, Yongchao." 』

"Yong..." He came to his mouth, but suddenly he couldn't speak out as if he was choked up. He paused, and then said, "As long as you still need me, I will..."

The person at the door didn't wait for him to finish speaking, opened the door and left after saying "oh".Ji Xiaocai watched the figure disappear at the door, the candle in the room was burning, the flame stood quietly without jumping, a strange feeling of irritability passed over his heart, he suddenly felt thirsty and wanted to drink water.

There was a teapot on the table, and he got up to pour water.The cold tea was hastily poured into her mouth, Ji Xiaocai choked, and coughed desperately to wet her clothes.He had to untie his collar to wipe off the water stains stuck to his body, but what his fingers touched was a red string.Ji Xiaocai was stunned for a moment, and didn't remember that he had the habit of wearing amulets. He picked out the red rope and saw that the rope was tied with a simple piece of jade. Playing with it in his hand, the four characters "No Ji Tai Lai" are engraved on the face in ancient style.

"If one day, I forget you again, if you don't have light here, just show me this..."

Ji Xiaocai's eyes lit up.

"The day and night suddenly change, and the empty city is full of customers again. What does this mean?"

"do not know."

"It seems that the two of us are destined not to get along well."

"We haven't found Xiaocai yet."

"That's right," Ji Lanye said, "So, Zhou Zhaoji didn't see him here, and he... did block an arrow for me. I owe him a favor."

Gu Tailai snorted: "Zhou Zhaoji is the most afraid of trouble, never willing to sacrifice himself for others, it has set a precedent for you."

Ji Lanye responded indifferently: "Really?"

Gu Tailai looked around Zhou Yuan: "Not here."

This is a silk and satin shop. There was no one there just now, but now candles are lit, and several customers are picking fabrics.

Ji Lanye said: "From the beginning, I didn't think that it fell from the material of the clothes. If it was a book, it might be possible."

Gu Tailai took out the things in the paper bag in his arms to look again, he was stunned for a moment, and asked Ji Lanye to come over: "Look."

The originally brittle and brown piece of cloth unexpectedly became soft, and its essential color was bright yellow. Gu Tailai pointed the cloth to a bright light, and found that a red spot could be faintly seen on one corner.

"It's cinnabar."

"What should be written with cinnabar, could it be..."

"Amulet." Gu Tailai took out the summoning talisman left by Zhou Zhaoji. On the bright yellow piece of paper was Zhou Zhaoji's profuse handwriting. Even if it was the same rune, different Taoist priests had different ways of writing it. This is what Gu Tailai recognized at a glance. This is the reason for Zhou Zhaoji's spell.

"It's a tip that fell from something like a summoning talisman."

Ji Lanye quickly came to a conclusion: "The phoenix in this city is probably taken by someone."

Gu Tai came to see him: "Who can accept the divine birds and phoenixes?"

Ji Lanye said coldly: "Didn't you also accept my little brother by using other methods. Pheasants can be accepted, but phoenixes can't be accepted?"

Gu Tailai couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips: "Brother taught me a lesson."