Chapter 58: The Murdered Wife's Testimony (14)
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In the valley, Canglong lay obediently at Zhu Qingchen's feet, tilting his head and allowing Zhu Qingchen to touch him as he pleased.
Zhu Qingchen was so frightened that his legs went weak. He sat on the ground, stretched out his hand, put his fingers through the dragon whiskers on its lower jaw, and stroked it like a puppy.
Fortunately, Zhu Qingchen had raised a small local dog in the second world and was very skilled in petting the dog.
Canglong moved a little, got closer, and wanted to put his entire head on Zhu Qingchen's legs.
Zhu Qingchen was startled, and quickly used all his strength to hold it down: "No! No!"
The dragon's head alone is as big as dozens of Zhu Qingchens. If it really jumps onto his legs like a puppy, Zhu Qingchen will probably be crushed by it.
Canglong seemed to understand what he said. He silently moved his head back and put it on the ground, allowing Zhu Qingchen to continue touching him.
Zhu Qingchen breathed a sigh of relief and scratched its chin.
Chang Yuan stood in the cave, holding onto the wall. While watching Zhu Qingchen stroking the dragon, he was forced to raise his head and feel Zhu Qingchen's touch together with the dragon.
Canglong can directly enjoy having his chin tickled and his whiskers stroked, but Changyuan can only enjoy it through empathy.
It’s really annoying, why doesn’t Zhu Qingqing just touch him directly?
Why doesn't Zhu Qingqing come and touch him!
Canglong tilted his head, squinted his eyes comfortably, and made a snoring sound from his throat.
Is it a dragon or a puppy? It's so pathetic!
Chang Yuan frowned, and the villain system flew beside him: "Wow, host, your face is green."
"Shut up." Chang Yuan jumped down the cave and walked to Zhu Qingchen. "Immortal Lord, this dragon?"
Zhu Qingchen turned his head and said, "This dragon doesn't seem to have any bad intentions. As long as it is not controlled by evil spirits, it should be fine. It pulled me down the valley yesterday and came close to me. It probably just wanted to ask me for help."
Immortal Zhu Qingqing is right!
Canglong moved towards Zhu Qingchen in agreement and rubbed his hand.
Zhu Qingchen smiled and touched its head, then asked Chang Yuan: "By the way, aren't you still injured? I have some medicine in my bag, do you want some?"
"Yeah." Chang Yuan took out the bottle of medicine powder that was only half empty from Zhu Qingchen's small bag, walked forward, sat down next to Zhu Qingchen, and pushed Canglong away.
Canglong subconsciously wanted to change direction and move closer, but after being glared at by Changyuan, he silently shrank back.
It lay on the ground, slithering like a little snake, and sneaked up to Zhu Qingchen.
Zhu Qingchen smiled and gently helped it comb its tangled dragon whiskers. He then took out a handkerchief, dipped it in water, and helped it clean the dirty spots on its scales.
Chang Yuan turned his back to him, unbuttoned his clothes, and sprinkled some medicine powder on the injured area.
The voices of Zhu Qingchen and Canglong talking came from behind.
Zhu Qingchen asked Canglong in a low voice: "What's your name?"
Canglong: "Snoring——"
"Did you want to ask me for help yesterday?"
“Hurulu——”
"So do you have a way to get us out? Do you want to come with us?"
"Hululu-"
Well, it can't talk, it just purrs like a puppy.
Zhu Qingchen sighed and patted its body: "Then I'll call you 'Ayue'."
Ayue, a common name.
Chang Yuan turned his back to him and quickly covered his shoulders and then his chest.
Zhu Qingqing has been touching him and he can't stand it anymore!
Chang Yuan thought about it and waved his hand.
The blue dragon followed him and raised its dragon tail.
Zhu Qingchen saw its scales and festering wounds, and thought for a moment: "You mean, when your wounds are healed, you can go out with us?"
Canglong bent down and lay at his feet.
Zhu Qingchen understood and looked up at the valley towering into the clouds.
He definitely couldn't climb out by himself, but it would be much easier if the dragon could help him.
Zhu Qingchen patted it, then ran back, picked up his small bag, and took out the only remaining pills from it.
Divide the pill into two parts, one for Changyuan and one for Canglong.
Zhu Qingchen held the pill and opened his mouth wide in front of Canglong, signaling it to open its mouth and take the pill: "Ah——"
Chang Yuan, with his back to him, looked helpless, but still opened his mouth.
The Canglong soon opened its mouth, and Zhu Qingchen threw a pill into it.
It swallowed it without chewing, probably without tasting it clearly, and then opened its mouth wide in front of Zhu Qingchen, waiting for the next wave of feeding.
Zhu Qingchen smiled and threw out another pill: "Silly."
Chang Yuan sat on the stone, holding his forehead with a complicated expression.
It was the dragon that was stupid, it had nothing to do with him.
The villain system said: "Can't you control this dragon? Can't you make it more reserved?"
"I can't control it." Chang Yuan scratched his hair irritably, "I can't control it once it appears in front of Zhu Qingqing."
The villain system understood and said, "You and this dragon are originally one person, but it can't speak and still has your instincts. Your instinctive control takes precedence over your control."
"It's so embarrassing." Chang Yuan held his forehead, "This shameless thing is definitely not me."
"This shameless thing is actually you." The system said, "Its instincts are also your instincts. It just externalized your instincts without restraint."
Chang Yuan didn't say anything.
On the other side, Zhu Qingchen fed all three pills to Canglong. Canglong looked better. He stood on the ground with his two dragon claws and shook his head along with Zhu Qingchen.
They are performing a brand new dragon dance.
The villain system took a look and said, "It can be seen that you love him very much. All your instincts are in loving him." It whispered, "I love him very much."
"Shut up." Chang Yuan refused to admit it and tried his best to hold down his hands and feet that were waving uncontrollably.
Stop! Stop!
Don't go crazy in front of Zhu Qingqing!
After an unknown amount of time, Chang Yuan finally controlled his instinct, gathered his clothes, turned around, and cleared his throat.
Zhu Qingchen was also a little embarrassed, and returned to normal: "Changyuan, don't worry, wait until we heal the dragon's wounds, it will take us out."
Chang Yuan nodded slightly: "Yeah." He couldn't help but ask sourly: "Did the Immortal Master talk to it? Can it understand what the Immortal Master says?"
"It's a deal." Zhu Qingchen confidently extended his hand towards Canglong.
Canglong stood up on its two hind paws and gently placed its huge front paws on Zhu Qingchen's hand.
Zhu Qingchen held one of its claws with both hands.
Not only have we agreed, but we have also made a pinky promise!
*
Nightfall.
The blue dragon was lying on its back in the valley with its four legs facing the sky.
Zhu Qingchen sat beside it, leaning his head against it, eating the few remaining candied fruits.
He didn't have much food in stock, but they should be able to get out soon.
Chang Yuan sat cross-legged beside him, reaching out to take Zhu Qingchen's candied fruit, while occasionally using his eyes to warn Canglong not to get too close.
Know your position! You are just a stupid dragon! Canglong lay beside him, not daring to move because of the warning, and kept snoring to express his dissatisfaction.
It exhaled heavily, blowing away the black fog above its head.
It was already dark at this time. There was a bright moon above the valley. The clear moonlight shone through the gaps in the black fog and just happened to shine on the two men and the dragon.
Only their place was illuminated by moonlight; the rest of the valley was still in darkness.
Zhu Qingchen looked up and couldn't help but stretch out his hand to catch the moonlight.
Zhu Qingchen smiled and touched Canglong's nose: "Thank you."
After receiving the praise, Canglong exhaled even harder, continuously blowing away the black fog and letting the moonlight shine down.
Chang Yuan held his forehead and said, "Can't I be more reserved? It was clearly the stupid dragon who did it, but he was asked to take the responsibility."
Soon, Zhu Qingchen reached out to touch the candied fruit and ate it.
Just at this moment, Chang Yuan also reached out to take it, and the two people touched each other's hands.
Zhu Qingchen subconsciously turned his head, and under the moonlight, the two people's eyes met.
Zhu Qingchen lowered his head, flipped the oil paper, took out the last red salted plum from it, and handed it to Chang Yuan: "Do you want to eat it?"
Chang Yuan shook his head: "Please eat, Immortal Venerable."
Zhu Qingchen thought about it and wanted to pass the candied fruit to Canglong: "Then give it to it. My burps now taste like candied fruit."
The next second, Chang Yuan said, "Then I'll eat it."
He reached out his hand, took the candied fruit from Zhu Qingchen, threw it into his mouth in a flash, chewed it, and swallowed it.
Zhu Qingchen:?
Canglong:?
Chang Yuan said nonchalantly, "It doesn't taste like anything. It tastes the same to me as it does to him."
The blue dragon scratched the ground angrily, making dissatisfied noises.
Zhu Qingchen touched his hair and whispered, "Didn't you eat the core?"
Chang Yuan choked for a moment, his expression slightly changed, and then he turned back expressionlessly: "No."
It was late at night and Zhu Qingchen felt a little cold, so he leaned against Canglong's head and covered his body with its dragon whiskers.
Zhu Qingchen lay flat on his back, holding the dragon's whiskers in his arms. He couldn't fall asleep, so he counted the dragon's whiskers one by one.
"one two three……"
The dragon's whiskers were thick, even thicker than Zhu Qingchen's arms, rising and falling with the Canglong's breathing.
After Zhu Qingchen finished counting on the left side, he went to count on the right side.
"one two three……"
Suddenly, Zhu Qingchen discovered that something was wrong.
He sat up, walked to Canglong, and looked carefully at the left half of its face, then at the right half of its face.
"Chang Yuan, this dragon seems to be missing a whisker on the right side of its face."
"Really?" Chang Yuan stood up lazily, walked forward and stood with him, "The Immortal Venerable observed so carefully."
"Yes." Zhu Qingchen nodded. "Look, there is a very long dragon whisker on the left side of its face, but not on the right side."
"It just rolled away on its own."
"It shouldn't be." Zhu Qingchen stepped forward and felt around Canglong's right face. Sure enough, he found a smooth wound at the corresponding spot on the left dragon's whisker.
It didn't look like the dragon had broken it by rolling around, but rather like it had been chopped off by some sharp weapon.
Previously, the place was shrouded in black fog, so he couldn't see it. Now that Canglong blew away the black fog himself, he could see clearly.
Zhu Qingchen frowned and looked at it carefully. The wound had been there for some time and had already scabbed over, but no new dragon whiskers had grown.
Is it possible that…
A bold idea suddenly flashed through Zhu Qingchen's mind.
Is it possible that, besides him and Chang Yuan, someone else has been here?
He had always been wondering how a seal that could last for tens of thousands of years could suddenly loosen after less than two hundred years.
He had asked the same question to the leader of Xuantian Sect, Xiaoyao Sect, and other sects.
Everyone said that the demon was very powerful and was attacking the seal every day, causing it to loosen.
But now...
It was obvious that someone else had been here and cut off one of the dragon's whiskers.
Maybe this person is related to the loosening of the seal.
But Zhu Qingchen frowned, not knowing where to start.
At this time, Canglong slowly approached him and opened his scarlet-gold eyes.
Zhu Qingchen was startled and subconsciously wanted to step back.
Chang Yuan walked to Zhu Qingchen, helped him up, and said calmly: "The dragon eye can engrave what it wants to remember. It wants you to see something."
"Ah? What's the matter?" Zhu Qingchen met its gaze and looked into its pupils.
A picture gradually pieced together in the red-gold pupil.
In this valley, Canglong lay on the ground, facing the sealed stone wall covered with talismans and soul-soothing nails, and swung his tail in boredom.
I don’t know how long it took, but a man in a black cloak, with a sword on his back, came outside the stone wall, supporting a woman who was about to give birth.
No one had been here for hundreds of years. Suddenly someone came over, and Canglong curiously came forward to take a look.
Zhu Qingchen frowned, "Strange, this woman looks like she's about to give birth, why didn't the man find a midwife instead of helping her here?"
The next second, the man cast a spell to build a shed on the surrounding trees to provide shelter and helped the woman in.
The man coaxed in a low voice: "Yun Niang, you and I are humans and demons with different paths. Master is about to pass the position of the head of the sect to me. If he knew that you and I were in love, he would definitely cause trouble."
"I'll have to inconvenience you and have you give birth here. This place has been abandoned for many years. Due to the reputation of the demon god, no one will come here."
"But don't worry, when you give birth to the child safely, I will bring the child back to the sect and say that I found the child on the road. I will accept him as my disciple and treat him well."
Yunniang was about to give birth, and he was still supporting her everywhere. She had no strength left, and she just whispered, "But I'm alone... How can I..."
"Don't you demons all give birth alone? Why do you need a midwife? Just give birth like this. I trust you." The man turned his head and took a look. "There's a dragon imprisoned in there. With its dragon energy, nothing will go wrong."
Yunniang didn't have the energy to move, so she could only give birth to her child under the cover of a curtain, lying on the ground.
Zhu Qingchen’s frown deepened.
This man is obviously a treacherous person. On the one hand, he is reluctant to give up his own reputation and status, but on the other hand, he wants the woman to be completely devoted to him.
This behavior is very similar to Xu Fangting.
I just don’t know which sect leader he is. When he gets out, I will definitely give him a good beating.
Yun Niang had already exhausted all her strength, and after shouting for a while, her voice fell silent.
Then there was a loud shout from the man: "Yun Niang? Yun Niang? I was wrong! I was wrong!"
The man was crying in the shed, and it sounded heartbreaking.
After a while, he said again: "Yun Niang, I'm sorry, for the sake of our child... I will bring him back to the sect and teach him carefully..."
With a "swish" sound, blood splattered on the cloth tent.
Zhu Qingchen opened his eyes wide, and thought of the long sword on the man's back, as if he understood something.
he……
Not long after, the man came out of the shed, holding a baby with bruises all over his body in his left hand and a bloody sword in his right hand.
Caesarean section to deliver the baby.
But the child in his arms had already died. The man wanted to bury the child together with Yun Niang. At this moment, the child was suddenly choked and let out a weak cry.
The man was overjoyed. He buried Yunniang hastily and left with the child.
He never got close to the seal from beginning to end, let alone cut off the dragon's whiskers.
Zhu Qingchen raised his head and asked Canglong: "Why are you showing this to me?"
Chang Yuan pressed his head: "It's not over yet, keep reading."
I don’t know how many years passed.
Late one night, the blue dragon swung its tail, and the man in the black cloak, holding a child of four or five years old, came to the outside of the sealed stone wall again.
The child was very cute with a pretty face, but he became overbearing as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Master, will it work this time? The magic weapons that Wuji Sect sent as tribute last time were useless, and the ones sent by Penglai Island before that were also useless. I suspect they kept the good stuff for themselves and didn't give it to me at all."
The man touched his head and said, "It will work this time. The only blue dragon in the world is locked up inside. As long as Master can get the dragon whiskers, he can give you spiritual roots."
"But..." The child hesitated, "Isn't there a very powerful demon locked up in here? What if..."
"It will be fine. Don't you still believe in Master's strength? You are the most important to Master. It would be a waste to keep this dragon here. It would be better to give it to you."
The child was persuaded by his words: "Then Master, go get it quickly. I'll be waiting for you outside."
"We have to wait a little longer. The blue dragon inside has to sleep every day. When it is dormant, I will go in and get it."
"OK."
The man took him to the stone wall and taught him to recognize the soul-suppressing nails and talismans on it: "When the time comes, Master will take out a soul-suppressing nail and a talisman. You hold them in your hands. When Master takes out the dragon whiskers, you immediately put the soul-suppressing nail and talisman back to their original places. Do you understand?"
The child nodded: "I understand."
Afterwards, the evil energy invaded Canglong's body again, and Canglong had to crash into the stone wall to force the evil energy out of his body.
The man and the child were waiting quietly outside.
Finally, there was no sound inside.
Two hundred years ago, people's hearts were simple and honest, and the seal was only to protect against demons, not other people, so the man easily pried off a soul-suppressing nail, tore off a talisman, and gave it to the child.
When the seal was loosened, the man went in immediately, raised his sword towards the powerless blue dragon, and cut off one of its whiskers.
I don't know how long it took, but the man appeared out. The child had completely forgotten his master's instructions, and he just pressed the soul-soothing nail and talisman onto the wall and moved forward.
"Master, please give me spiritual roots quickly. I also want to practice!"
"Okay, we'll go back to the sect right away."
The child was young, so his behavior was understandable, but the man didn't even check the seal. He stuffed the dragon whiskers into the Qiankun bag and was going back with the child.
Before the two of them could leave, the soul-soothing nails and talismans that the child had casually pressed on the wall fell off the wall and fell directly to the ground, making quite a noise.
Zhu Qingchen looked anxious: "Press it back quickly!"
But the man just looked back and said, "What's that noise?"
The child dragged him forward: "It's nothing, it must be the wind."
The man finally remembered something important and asked, "Did you push the soul nail back?"
"Of course I pressed it back!"
"I will go back..."
"Master, let's go quickly. My spiritual roots are important." The child dragged him forward. "I've been waiting outside for a long time. It seems like I've been waiting for several days and nights. It's already dawn. I'm so anxious. Doesn't the master believe me?"
"Believe it, believe it."
Zhu Qingchen opened his eyes wide and watched in shock as the man was dragged away by the child.
He had never met such an irresponsible person in his life.
Just walked away like that? Left?
When the two people were about to disappear from Canglong's sight, the man picked up the child, and the child subconsciously pulled his cloak and tore it open.
Revealing the man's true face——
The head of Xuantian Sect!
And that child——
The head of Xuantian Sect pulled up his cloak and said with a smile, "Mingzhu, don't move."
Shen Mingzhu!
I see!
Zhu Qingchen understood everything immediately.
Why does the leader of Xuantian Sect love Shen Mingzhu so much? Why would someone who values face so much accept a person with a defective spiritual root as his apprentice?
Because Shen Mingzhu is not only his little apprentice, but also his biological son.
Why would a seal that could protect the environment for tens of thousands of years suddenly break after two hundred years? Why did the original book say that Canglong had a whisker left outside?
Because the leader of Xuantian Sect went in and took out a dragon whisker and broke the seal.
Including why the head of the sect was so excited when Zhu Qingchen locked Shen Mingzhu's spiritual roots and golden elixir, and why Shen Mingzhu could confidently ask others to exchange the golden elixir for him.
It turns out they had done this before.
Zhu Qingchen sat on the ground in a daze, covering his forehead.
So that’s it, so that’s it!
He couldn't say anything because the leader of Xuantian Sect wanted to renew Shen Mingzhu's spiritual roots, but he should never do such a ridiculous thing for his own selfish desires.
It was clearly he who broke the seal, yet over the past few decades, he had been pretending to be righteous, using the title of "savior" Xu Fangting to peacefully enjoy tributes from various sects.
It's so shameless!
Wouldn't he feel a little guilty when he wakes up in the middle of the night?
At this time, the night became darker, and two or three wisps of evil spirit rushed out from the black fog and flew towards Canglong.
Zhu Qingchen drew his sword and wanted to help Canglong resist the evil spirit, but was rolled up by the dragon's whiskers.
By the time Zhu Qingchen reacted, he and Chang Yuan had already been sent into the cave by Canglong.
Zhu Qingchen leaned against the wall and looked at Canglong anxiously.
The two wisps of black air drilled into Canglong's ears, and when it opened its eyes again, a strong murderous intent rose in its eyes.
Naturally, Canglong was unwilling to break the seal, so just like yesterday, he slammed heavily against the stone wall, trying to force the evil spirit out.
Suddenly, a loud noise was heard nearby.
Zhu Qingchen turned around and saw Chang Yuan holding on to the wall, barely standing, with cold sweat on his forehead.
Zhu Qingchen quickly stepped forward to support him: "Are you sick too?"
"Yeah." Chang Yuan nodded, clenched his fists tightly, and punched the wall.
There was also a loud noise outside.
Zhu Qingchen helped him to the side and took out two Qingxin pills: "Rest for a while and take some medicine."
Zhu Qingchen patted his chest and helped him swallow the medicine.
Only separated by a thin layer of clothes, Zhu Qingchen suddenly seemed to touch something strange.
Zhu Qingchen was stunned for a moment, looked up at Chang Yuan, pursed his lips, and finally said nothing. Instead, he took off his outer garment and covered him with it.
From time to time, loud noises were heard outside. Zhu Qingchen helped Chang Yuan wipe the sweat off his face, touched his forehead, and finally stood up with his sword in hand: "You wait here for me, I'll find a way, and we'll go out now."!
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