Chapter 274 Jiji Learns Sword
Xu Chuchu put away the magic weapon and was about to take everyone away, but suddenly he noticed his master hiding behind everyone and fiddling with something with his head down.
"Master!" She immediately rushed forward to grab the bamboo basket and immediately covered the opened cloth again.
"Master, didn't I tell you not to lift this cloth under any circumstances?"
She looked around at her master, and only felt relieved when she saw that she didn't seem to be hurt.
The master hid the dried meat in his hand behind his back with a guilty conscience: "I saw that this little guy was growling with hunger, so I wanted to dig up some of the meat and feed him some food. It's not a big deal..."
Alas, needless to say, Master’s bodhisattva-like heart has come back again.
"No need to feed it, it won't starve to death!" Xu Chuchu saw a ball of protest shaking under the cloth and pressed it down again.
In fact, what was contained in the basket was nothing else but a small piece of flesh that the fox fairy had cut off.
This is a piece of meat taken from the neck of a fox fairy. When the fox fairy heard that her daughter Hu Shanshan had lost her way and didn't know how to return, she was so anxious that she was willing to cut off her own flesh and go down the mountain to look for her.
His body had merged with Fox Mountain. Without the Cang Yun Sword to split the mountain, he had no way of getting out. He could only attach his soul to this small piece of flesh.
Naturally, only a small part of the cultivation can be brought out.
He promised Xu Chuchu to help her solve the fox fire problem, on the condition that Xu Chuchu must take good care of his body, not get hurt, and not be seen by outsiders, otherwise he would lose all his face.
When loading the basket, Xu Chuchu accidentally saw his current appearance: a lump of meat with limbs growing on it, hairless and bare, like a plucked broiler chicken.
He is willing to come out even though he looks so ugly. His fatherly love is truly boundless.
However, the fox fairy was cunning and vicious, and Xu Chuchu was still worried that his master would fall into the trap, so he took the basket into his own hands.
After returning, everyone found a place to stay in the suburbs and discussed the next strategy.
"What should we do next?" Xu Chuchu counted the days. "There are exactly seven days left until the five planets align. According to the prophecy, if we want to disrupt the fortune of the five planets aligning, we must act on that day. So, should we prepare anything in the next few days?"
The situation was serious, and she didn't think sitting at home and waiting was a good strategy, but she had no idea what to do.
Gigi wanted to say, why not teach him how to cut off the dragon's head, but he didn't have the courage to speak.
Xiao Yu nodded. "Actually, the best approach is to wrap things up before the five planets align, but the dog emperor is treacherous and cunning, and I'm afraid he might have three burrows. It's safer to follow the prophecy."
"As for these few days..." He looked at everyone, "We still need a group of allies."
"Allies?" Daju came forward, "Should we look for other monsters to help us?"
"No, it's someone else." Xiao Yu said, "Leave this matter to me. You just need to rest and prepare for the battle in the next few days."
The first person Xiao Yu found was the prince.
The Dog Emperor wanted to complete the ceremony on the day of the five-planet alignment, so the defense he set up naturally would not be limited to the fire dragon.
He was the king of a country, able to deploy weapons and military equipment, and commanded a huge military force.
If they don't guard against this, even if they are all practitioners with profound cultivation, they will be no match for the crowd, not to mention that they will not kill innocent people like the emperor.
The ones who can help them the most now are the Crown Prince and the Xia family of the Ministry of War.
Xiao Yuyou was responsible for all the persuasion in this regard. The others could not help much and just rested in the suburbs of Beijing and prepared for the battle.
Xiao Yu's progress didn't seem to be going very smoothly. It wasn't until the day before the five-star conjunction that he finally made all the arrangements and came back to wait for dawn with the others.
This will surely be a war that concerns the life and death of everyone.
Everyone was very nervous. Some closed their eyes in thought, some wrote and drew, and some sighed.
Gigi came to the yard alone and looked up at the starry sky that was flickering.
Tomorrow there will be a conjunction of five stars. The weather tonight has started to become abnormal. The sky is filled with fog and the starlight penetrates the air, sometimes dim and sometimes as bright as daylight.
The wind was blowing loudly, coming and going without any direction. In the words of the people, it is called a demon wind.
Jiji had never heard of the five-star alignment before. Everyone said that the five-star alignment was good and that they could use its power to do this and that, but he was the only one who thought it was terrible and that there would be endless troubles to deal with.
He raised his sword and slashed at the air, feeling very confused.
If it weren't for that prophecy, he wouldn't have anything to do now, right? In the past, whenever there was something going on, Senior Sister wouldn't take him with her because his cultivation was so low.
Now he is shouldering the heavy burden.
"Still practicing?" A gentle male voice came from behind. Gigi turned around and found that the person was Xiao Yu.
"Brother Xiao?" Gigi blurted out.
He used to call Xiao Yu "you you you", but today he changed his tone for some reason.
Xiao Yu smiled and took the sword from him: "Come, I will teach you."
"Look at my wrist," he patiently taught Gigi. "The chopping motion is different from stabbing or slashing. The wrist should be flat first, then straightened when swinging, and flat again when sheathing the sword. Only then will the chop be powerful. When exerting force, the arm should drive the wrist, and both should work together. If only one moves, the chop will still be light and fluttery. Oh, and..."
Jiji watched intently and kept trying according to Xiao Yu's instructions.
Every time he made a mistake, Xiao Yu would demonstrate it again. He felt embarrassed over and over again, but Xiao Yu didn't show any impatience.
After many attempts, Gigi finally found the feeling for the first time. He swung the sword steadily and powerfully, with a dull sound as it cut through the air.
Unlike before, I either couldn’t exert any strength or threw myself out.
"Don't be nervous. You saw it. The prophecy says you will succeed." Xiao Yu encouraged him. "Just do your best."
"Okay!" Gigi held the sword and suddenly felt full of hope.
"Thank you, Brother Xiao!" He said happily, "When Senior Sister Chuchu told me that she wanted to slay a dragon, I was completely stunned."
Xiao Yu said: "Your Senior Sister Chuchu doesn't ignore you, she believes in you."
"No, no!" Jiji hurriedly explained, "I don't mean to blame Senior Sister."
Xiao Yu smiled again: "I know, I just want to explain a few words to you, she has too many things to worry about, and now she is still drawing Taoist talismans in her room, and we can't share the burden."
"Yeah..." Gigi nodded.
He raised his head and looked directly at Xiao Yu, and suddenly noticed the dark circles and fatigue under his eyes.
Practitioners are different from ordinary people. They can go without sleep for several days, or practice while sleeping to maintain their physical strength, and rarely feel tired.
Xiao Yu is so tired now, which means he may have been busy for several days and nights and doesn't even have time to close his eyes and take a rest.
"Brother Xiao, you are doing all this for Senior Sister, right?" Jiji whispered.
"Every man has a share of responsibility for the fate of his country. There's nothing he shouldn't do." Xiao Yu sat down. "Besides, the emperor is my father by blood. I have a responsibility to stop him."
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