soul shifting

Saibei frontier.

The wind was strong at night, and a man wrapped in a sheepskin cloak hurried across the desolate grassland, exhaling white air like thick fog from his mouth.

This grassland is like a moat. To the south is a city that sings every night, surrounded by a city wall more than two feet high, and there are many watchtowers on it, as if always guarding against the invasion of the Huns; however, there is only a dilapidated small town in the north of the grassland The residents of the town are fighting to the death one by one, and they really don't look like they want to invade and fight wars.A small restaurant and inn in Zhenkou lit up the lights, and a faint yellow light leaked out from the window. The door of the shop squeaked, and a man with a cold body came in and rubbed his frozen red hands lightly; the shop owner Lie down on the counter, drowsy, and woke up when I heard the sound.

"Guest officer outsider?" The boss poured two bowls of hot wine for the man and asked casually.

"People from Guanzhong, you are here to sell goods, it's really cold here." The man shivered.

"It should be warm in April in previous years, but I don't know what happened this year."

The man took out a few ingots of silver from his pocket: "Give me a plate of sauced beef." He said he was here to sell goods, but he only had a small shriveled bag on him, the boss glanced at him: "What are you selling? Did it sell well?"

"There is only one last piece of fur left." The man opened the bag and showed it to the boss. A gray fox fur was lifelike: "This one is very good. I plan to go to Wuji City to try my luck."

The shop owner took the fox fur and looked at it carefully, then shook his head and said, "It's not that I speak badly. I've opened the shop for four or five years, and most of the merchants who want to sell goods to Wuji City stop here. If you see a good product, it's not worth a thousand dollars." There are also [-], I guess they won't take it from you."

A few years ago, Zeng Sixi, the leader of the world's largest Wuji Sect, suddenly changed his gentle and elegant style, admitting that his true identity is Luo Yuxuan, the feared demon leader more than 20 years ago, and started a war and aggressively invaded Jianghu sects.

His unrivaled martial arts are even better than back then, and he led his subordinates to stir up a bloody storm. In just a few months, he wiped out the sects that joined forces to resist the Wuji Sect, and took all the rich cities in various places as his own. , built a high wall and sent people to guard it, and only opened a few small doors to allow merchants with high-end goods to enter and exit.

The poor in the city were all expelled from the city and lost their place of residence since then, while the rich were not allowed to move, and had to pay a huge monthly payment to the Wuji Sect. Live a miserable life.Such a city is commonly known as Wuji City.

Although the small sects that were left behind after the war feel sorry for the tragic situation of the people, they still have the heart of a chivalrous man without the strength to fight for righteousness. If all the major sects work together, they are no match for the Wuji Sect. What can they do with these crooked melons? ?

The man was very shocked: "Impossible! The size, color and thickness of this leather are all right, it is a rare boutique!"

"It's a high-quality product, but it's not a divine product." The boss smiled: "You probably don't know it. The rule of Wuji City is to receive the goods once a week. Each time, only one family's goods are needed. No matter what the goods are, they are all put together for comparison. The best one wins. This morning, a large group of drug dealers came to stay at my shop, and now they have set off to sell medicine in Wuji City; I took a look at their Ganoderma lucidum and ginseng, and they are really good! They must be in Wuji City If you want their goods, you can only try your luck next week if you want to sell them."

The man curled his lips: "Is it really that good? Where is the medicine, Changbai Mountain?"

"It said it was 'Rejuvenation Valley'. I don't know if I heard it wrong. Anyway, I have never heard of such a place." The boss touched his chin: "But he must be from the south, and he is probably quite rich. Just look at the carriage. figure it out."

"Oh? What kind of car?" The man drank his last sip of wine and let out a "click".

"Come and take a look," the boss said, "It's parked in the backyard."

This is a very large carriage, wide enough to seat eight people or lie down for three people; the light green body is made of unknown material, and it looks like it has a layer of moss growing on it, which is very thick at first glance, keeping warm in winter and cool in summer Both top-notch; a shiny gold roof with ornate, exaggerated cornices.

"Wow! This car is so beautiful!" The man stretched out his hand to touch it, but the boss grabbed him: "Don't go there, the leader won't let you get close to this car. Just now, two guys have been watching over here. Maybe they can relieve it now." Go, don't come back later to watch you move around and beat you!"

"I'll just get closer and see if I don't touch it..." The man was a little frustrated.

There was a loud "boom", and a person suddenly fell out of the car with his face on the ground, with a "hiss".

The boss was dumbfounded: "...you, are you okay?"

"It's okay..." The man struggled to get up, and made a few funny movements to stretch his muscles: "It's just been lying down for too long."

"Oh...oh." The boss said dully.

This is a young man, dressed elegantly but not extravagantly, with jet-black hair loosely scattered behind his back, if one ignores the dirty dust on his face, he looks very handsome. "Shall I ask you something?" He asked, "What date is it now? Where is this place?"

The boss wondered if this person was a fool, or had he been sleeping in the car when his partner was running a business?But for the guest officials, especially the wealthy ones, the boss has always been courteous and considerate. Although he secretly doubted the person's IQ, he still answered patiently: "On the third day of the fifth month of the Dinghai Year, Ulitai Luoma Town."

Shen An pinched his fingers, and a series of ellipsis popped up in his heart.

It's been five fucking years.

That night he fought hard in the alleys of Lanxi, but unfortunately the gap between his strength and Luo Yuxuan was too great. "I remember that I died?" He thought to himself, "Why are you alive again? Could it be that I didn't die and fell into a coma for five years?"

Shen An asked the boss for a glass of wine, drank it to warm his body, and began to ask him about things he cared about: "Boss, do you know the Promise Sect?"

"...Of course I know, the bullying demon sect, the leader is the demon leader Luo Yuxuan."

Shen An sighed in his heart, it seems that Ice Hero No. [-] has not appeared yet.

"Then do you know a person named Han Xiuyu?" Shen An asked again.

"Sounds familiar, let me think about it..." The boss scratched the back of his head and pondered for a moment, then slammed his fist into the palm of his hand: "Remember, the Promise Sect once wanted such a person, but they didn't find it later, so nothing happened."

"Great." Shen An thought, "Great."

Although she had no clue about her current situation, and didn't know why she would lie in an incredible carriage with comfortable cushions when she woke up, Shen An was not a person who cared about every detail.He just needs to know what he wants to know and do what he wants to do.Han Xiuyu was not caught by the Promise Sect and is still alive. As long as he knows this, he knows what he should do.

Shen An exchanged a cloak with the innkeeper with the silver buckle decoration on his belt, and waved to him: "Goodbye."

"Where are you going?" asked the boss.

"Find an old friend."

Shen An's plan is to sell this set of clothes that look very valuable first, and then go back to Xianyunmen in Lanxi.Even if Han Xiuyu is no longer there, he can still find out his whereabouts.

The cold wind slapped his face indiscriminately, and Shen An tremblingly walked across the grassland to the foot of Wuji City.It is a huge city, the walls are as high as the Great Wall, but there is only a small doorway at the entrance. "It's hard enough to keep out the wind." Shen An muttered in her heart.

"Bring your goods here." A man squatting in the doorway wrapped in a turban saw that Shen An was about to enter the city, so he stood up and stopped him.

Shen An looked confused: "What?"

"What you want to sell." The turbaned man looked at him impatiently.

How do I rely on him to know that I want to sell something?Shen An was startled, and hesitantly untied the cloak: "...do I sell this dress?"

The man in the turban spat: "What dick/cock thing? Get out!"

Shen An: "..."

Simply unable to complain.

He ignored the man in the turban and wanted to rush into the city, but was pushed out: "Didn't I tell you to get out!"

"...I want to enter the city," Shen An frowned and said, "Why, the clothes are not good enough to enter the city?"

The man in the turban rolled his eyes at him: "Where did you come from? You don't even know the rules of Wuji City?"

...What the hell is Wuji City?Is it the city founded by the Promise Sect?Has Luo Yuxuan been so arrogant that he can open a city? ? ?Shen An felt that she must have missed many major events in the past five years.He didn't want to conflict with the Promise Cultists, so he found a leeward mound and hid quietly behind, preparing to climb over the wall and enter at night when the moon was dark and the wind was high.

The sunset outside the Great Wall was very shocking, but the man in the turban was not interested at all. He yawned and knocked on a door embedded in the stone wall of the doorway: "This time I want your goods, come out, and I will take you into the city."

Shen An hid behind the mound and watched quietly, a tall young man in the middle surrounded by several people dressed as clerks, who should be their boss.The man's back was facing Shen An, and he could only see the back of his head. It could be seen that the hair was black and shiny, with a natural big bend, very beautiful.

A group of people followed the man in the turban into the city, and they had already gone a long way, but the young man suddenly turned his head to look back, and Shen An hurriedly retreated behind the mound.

"Five catties of ginseng and five catties of ganoderma, right?" the turbaned man asked.The young man was stunned for a while before he came back to his senses: "Yes."

"Let's go, the city lord is waiting."

In a tall castle, the narrow stairs can only allow two people to pass side by side. A young man walked beside the young man, and while the man in the turban was not paying attention, he pressed his ear and said, "Patriarch Xiuyu, did something wrong just now?" ?”

Han Xiuyu shook his head: "No. I just suddenly have a...very familiar feeling, I can't put it into words."

The turbaned man handed them over to several masked men wearing black gauze cloaks. This set of clothes used to be worn by assassins is now the uniform of the cadres of the Promise Sect.Han Xiuyu gave him a wink, and the guys blinked knowingly.

After passing the stairs, there is a long corridor, and there is an empty room with an open door on the right. When the "pharmacists" passed by, they quickly strangled the people in black, dragged them into the room and closed the door. not issued...

After repeated trials on the frozen edge, it was finally completely dark; Shen An slipped to the edge of the city wall, found a good place to take advantage of, and prepared to perform a take-off in place. After more than ten persistent attempts He had no choice but to accept a cruel fact: his originally terrific internal force had completely disappeared!There is no residue left!In desperation, he had no choice but to climb up the city wall like a cockroach bit by bit by clawing at the gaps in the stone bricks. It took him more than half an hour to climb to the top.

It was a night when the new moon was in the sky, so it was not easy to be spotted; Shen An sat on the top of the wall with his knees propped up, panting heavily, looking for a suitable route down the wall.His hands and feet were already exhausted and trembling, and if he climbed down a little bit, he would easily fall into a pie.

About two and a half meters away from the city wall was a dome fortress, and the standing long jump could almost pass it; Shen An rested for a while, jumped out, and landed on the roof very steadily—although he sprained his ankle.Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a voice suddenly came from the darkness: "Someone is attacking! The northwest corner of the roof!" Then two masked men in black gauze cloaks rushed towards him, each holding a A dagger, another gripped a long whip.

Depend on!Why are there people patrolling the roof!The surrounding area was dark, Shen An couldn't see his feet running around, he accidentally stepped on something, a passageway suddenly opened up on the roof, he hurriedly crawled into the castle, behind two masked The man followed closely and chased him down.

This castle is very large, with criss-crossing staircases and corridors, with a small bend of five meters and a long bend of ten meters. Shen An turned around and found a corner shrouded in shadow; Two masked men with wide-eyed eyes rushed straight past him.

"It's been five years, why does the Promise Sect still wear this silly cloak that looks like a bat." Shen An thought, and heaved a sigh of relief.It's really uncomfortable to be surrounded by enemies without internal strength. Now he just wants to leave this place of right and wrong quickly, but he doesn't know whether it's because he is too anxious or because the castle structure is complicated, and he gets lost while walking.

Because there is no window, Shen An doesn't know which floor he is on now. Anyway, he can't find the stairs or the door. Suddenly, six or seven shadows appeared on the wall illuminated by candlelight in front of him. Shen An quickly stopped and hid in the dark.

A line of seven black gauze cloaks passed by, and the leader wore a long sword at his waist. The scabbard was decorated with simple patterns, and there was a faint fluorescent blue in the snow.Shen An looked at the sword, feeling strangely familiar, but couldn't remember where he saw it.He was in a trance secretly, when the door behind him was pulled open, and the lingering dagger and long whip duo suddenly appeared like a magic trick, directly covered his mouth and dragged him in.Behind this door is not a room but a staircase!

There was a "bang" on the door, and the masked man with the sword stopped in his tracks and stared at the corridor.

"Patriarch Xiu Yu, what's wrong with you?"

Han Xiuyu didn't speak, and pushed open the door, and there was only an empty staircase behind.

"What's wrong with me?" he thought. "Why does it always feel like... as if he's around?"

But that man hadn't woken up for five years, and now he was sleeping peacefully in the carriage, it was impossible to be here, Han Xiuyu knew very well.He took a deep breath to stabilize his mind, led his men to continue walking, joined the long queue of masked men, and entered a secret room hall.

At the beginning of every month, the city lord of Wuji City will call a meeting with the officials of the city, mainly to distribute the antidote.In order to ensure the loyalty of his subordinates, Luo Yuxuan secretly administered a drug called cartilage powder to every member of the Promise Sect. If the antidote was not taken regularly, the bones of the whole body would become brittle and soft, and they would die in pain.

The city lord opened the heavily encrypted mechanism lock and took out a small porcelain bottle from the box; Han Xiuyu's eyes lit up, and he led people into the castle for the medicine.The cadres stepped forward to get the medicine one by one, while Han Xiuyu's men quietly went around to the edge and surrounded the city lord.

"City Lord! We caught a spy!" A door on the second floor of the hall was suddenly knocked open, and a duo of daggers and long whips rushed in pressing Shen An, and everyone on the first floor turned their eyes from the antidote to him and the two of them in an instant. side.

"Fucking bat party!" Shen An scolded in her heart, this is too bad, she must get out quickly, and not be surrounded by these people.Although he lost his internal energy, he still had fists and kicks. Taking advantage of the dagger and long whip to temporarily distract himself from asking for credit with the city lord, he jumped up and stomped on the dagger's feet fiercely, breaking free from the restraints.

"Damn it!" Chang Whip cursed, reaching out to grab him, Shen An suddenly turned his head back, and knocked the back of his head on Chang Whip's nose.This blow really killed one thousand enemies and self-defeated eight hundred. The nosebleed from the long whip stained the mask red, and Shen An swayed twice with staring eyes, lying on the railing and panting heavily.

"The spy directly kills him, why bring him here?" The city lord was dissatisfied with the farce, and asked impatiently.The Jin Xing in front of Shen An saw a flying knife attacking his head as soon as he got down, and he dodged suddenly in a hurry, turning over from the railing.

"Damn!" He was startled: "I don't have internal strength! I can't use lightness kung fu!"

A room full of masked people is indeed well-trained cadres, and they don't even shout when they see someone jump off the building on the spot.Just when Shen An was falling at the speed of light, thinking that he was about to splash blood on the spot, suddenly, a person jumped up in the air and stood out from the crowd of masked people.

The next moment, Shen An fell into a gentle embrace.The candle light shone on the man's waist, reflecting a bright silver light, it was the man with the long sword.

The long whip let out a "wow" upstairs, and the snake-like whip slyly went straight to Shen An's face; the long sword snorted coldly, hugged Shen An with one hand, and pinched the whip with the other hand, pouring his internal force into it. Entering it; the long whip didn't have time to let go, the meridians directly injected by a large amount of internal force shattered, and the body exploded to death.

"What are you doing!" The city lord turned pale with shock, "Catch him!"

The weapons of the masked people in the room were drawn/out, but someone moved faster than them, and put the knife on the city lord's neck in the blink of an eye: "Everyone, don't move!"

The long sword lifted up the mask, revealing half of a handsome and amazing face, two lines of wet tears fell on Shen An's forehead, scalding like fire.He wore an emerald green jade earring in his left ear, which swayed slightly with the trembling of his body; he lowered his head and kissed Shen An's lips, and the tip of his trembling tongue gently intertwined with him, as if he was treating the most precious treasure.

At that moment, Shen An finally remembered.

That long sword is Han Yu.

The author has something to say: Make a small wish, and tomorrow will still grow thick~