Chapter 142: Complete the seal and capture Baimian
Without the obstruction of the candlelight, the pale hands were able to reach up without any hindrance. It wrapped itself around Ning Mingmei affectionately and dragged him towards the door.
"Stay, stay, stay."
"Play with me, play with me, play with me."
What on earth is inside this sword?
Spells and nails cannot do any damage to the arm. They are tough yet soft, like two pieces of mud that cannot be cut apart. When a sharp weapon pierces into them, it will actually make a dent. Ning Mingmei was dragged all the way to the Baiyu gate. He looked inside and it was pitch black.
The only thing that can be seen are two arms.
The second was... a corpse lying on the ground.
The corpse opened its eyes wide and looked out the door. It seems that this is Ning Mingmei's final outcome.
But even for a brief moment, he noticed something strange.
The clothes that the woman was wearing were not from the fairy world. Ning Mingmei had never seen such a totemic pattern.
Ning Mingmei then had a guess.
"Is it your mother?"
"What?"
Said the boy's voice.
"Is that your mother who fell in the door?"
The boy didn't respond for a long time. Ning Mingmei continued to struggle, unable to escape from the arms.
Finally, the young man sighed: "What good will it do you to anger me?"
Ning Mingmei asked, "If I hadn't angered you, would you have let me go and not let me be squeezed to death in this crack of the door?"
"Won't."
"Oh, then what nonsense are you talking about?" Ning Mingmei said expressionlessly, "By saying this, at least I can poke at your pain points before I die."
The boy then remained silent. After a while, he smiled, his voice innocent: "Let's do a multiple-choice question?"
"Multiple choice questions." Ning Mingmei repeated the last three words.
The boy said, "Yes. As long as you guess how my mother died. This should be easy for you."
Ning Mingmei pushed his glasses up: "What are the options?"
"One, he died because of the evil spirit in the sword that corroded him and made him decay and die."
"Second, after the sword sacrifice, he discovered that he had been used and betrayed. He felt guilty towards his own child and committed suicide."
"Third, he was killed by his own child who hated him."
Three options, each one colder than the other.
Time passed minute by minute, and the pale hands tightly grasped Ning Mingmei's abdomen, never letting go. The storm was howling and the gap in the door was narrow. If I were held by those hands, I would be forced through the gap.
I'm afraid it will turn into a bloody mess.
But Ning Mingmei only said one sentence.
"These three are not options."
"Are you trying to play tricks to avoid answering?" the boy said.
"You are not setting options, you are describing your own situation." Ning Mingmei said, "The first one is that the sword is corroded by evil resentment. The voices hidden in the storm in the sword are the resentful spirits killed by the sword, right? Those killed by the sword cannot be reincarnated, but in fact, their souls are not completely scattered. Those remaining souls full of resentment and hatred are absorbed into the sword and become part of it."
"You are locked behind the white jade door, but you can still hear their voices. They scream every day and have no peace."
"Second, you are ashamed of your child and commit suicide... The purpose of your sword sacrifice is to forge a divine sword. The divine sword should kill evil creatures, split the gate of heaven, and save the people."
"What was the sword used for? Why are there so many evil spirits in the sword? What is yours for being used and betrayed?"
"The third one, being killed by her own child who hated her - after the first two things happened, what did your mother do in this sword?"
"She once listened to others' advice and let her child go down into the sword furnace in order to save the world. She loves you, but she loves the demons, justice, and light even more. Of course, she also feels guilty. Therefore, she hugged you and jumped down here together, just to make you stop struggling and not be afraid."
"But the reality is not what she wants. There are storms everywhere in the sword, and even now, multiple seals are needed to suppress the sword. You are the sword spirit of the sword. In this case, what did she do to you, or what did she intend to do to you?"
"At the same time, you want to shake my faith, make me fearful, terrified, corrupted by resentment, or even become possessed like those people before me."
Behind Yumen, there was silence.
Ning Mingmei stated his conclusion.
"What you really want is not for me to stay. But for me to find out the three truths for you." Ning Mingmei said calmly, "You want everyone in the world to know these three truths."
“…”
"Let me go, I'll complete your mission." Ning Mingmei said, "This is far more useful than having another corpse behind Yumen, isn't it?"
"Is this sympathy or a deal?" the boy asked.
"Transaction." Ning Mingmei said.
Behind the Jade Gate, a young man's voice came: "You are right..."
But then the subject changed.
"If someone had said this to me a thousand years ago, I would have helped her."
"If someone had said this to me five hundred years ago, I would have let him go."
"But now..."
No matter how much you say, nothing will change. Even if you shout out your story with all your heart, the world will not respond.
"I just want you to stay with me. You're so smart, it must be a pleasure to be with you, right?"
The devil in the bottle finally went crazy.
Ning Mingmei's back hit the white jade door. The movements of his arms were so violent that they almost crushed him into pulp. Ning Mingmei heard the cracking sound of his bones, and at that moment...
Suddenly someone fell from the sky.
The man was wearing the white robe of the leader and was walking through the storm. His body was covered with scars, but his face was blurry, as if he had deliberately concealed his appearance. A flash of sword light passed by and engraved on the pale arm. But there was clearly no sword in that man's hand.
The sword light seemed to be emitted from only a part of his arm, coming from the meridians in his bloody arm.
…
"Oh my god, this is a forbidden place..."
"This has never happened in hundreds of years!"
Outside the forbidden area, all the elders of Qingji Sect gathered here. The strange sight before them made them nervous and frightened.
The entire forbidden area looked like it was about to explode.
It was clearly afternoon, but the entire sky had turned purple and black. Dark clouds loomed overhead, with faint flashes of lightning. The air in the four-dimensional forbidden area was frighteningly hot, with steam surging from it, like a sign of death before the end of the world.
"What on earth did those people do to the Sword of Excalibur?!"
"Elder Ning and Sect Leader Qi...did they fail to seal the divine sword?"
"If it gets out of control... the entire Qingji Sect will be razed to the ground!"
"Very often!"
Yin Xisheng’s shout was heard among all the people. His face was as pale as paper. He was pushed here by his disciples. He was coughing, but still trying his best to maintain the situation.
"I'll go in now." Chang Feichang said.
Entering the forbidden area at this moment would get you burned, not to mention the risks that would follow. Chang Feichang usually had no energy, but when he entered this place, he didn't even blink.
"We can't just let Chang Feichang in." Bai Ruoru said, "We have to find... we have to find someone..."
She looked around and suddenly remembered: "Where is the Master?"
Shen Liwan said: "Master Wuwei is in seclusion..."
"Why is he still in seclusion when something bad is about to happen? His two direct disciples are in here!" Bai Ruoru said anxiously, "Oh my god..."
One of them held her arm.
"Junior sister, I'll go." Xiang Wuxing said, "I don't know what kind of impact I will suffer if I disturb Master during his retreat. Let me do this."
"But……"
"Brother, you are a rough man, just suitable for this job." Xiang Wuxing said, "You are careful, so stay here to take charge of the situation."
Bai Ruoru looked at him blankly. The man, who had always been careless, looked at his junior sister and actually smiled gently at her.
"I'll be back soon," he whispered.
Xiang Wuxing left. Leaving behind Bai Ruoru and a group of people. Bai Ruoru was stunned for only a moment, then began to instruct everyone to set up the barrier.
Even if something happens in the forbidden area, we must keep things within a controllable range!
The security elder was helping, panting. In response to Bai Ruoru's question, he said, "Those thieves seem to have stolen something."
"Where are those little thieves?"
"Still...still chasing." A drop of sweat fell from the forehead of the security elder, "One of them was seriously injured by the forbidden area elder. He will definitely not escape from Qingji Sect!"
"Tsk..." Jiang Ying said beside her.
"But what exactly did they steal from the forbidden area? How could this result come about?" Bai Ruoru muttered to herself, "When Master comes out, I will definitely ask him about this."
The person who had opened his eyes in the paradise closed his eyes again after hearing Bai Ruoru's words.
It seemed that he had originally planned to get up and leave using the disciples' steps. At this moment, he was determined to conceal it and just pretended to close his ears and not listen.
The strange phenomenon in the sky became more and more intense, as if on the verge of exploding, and Bai Ruoru's palms were becoming more and more sweaty.
At this moment, the vision suddenly calmed down.
It's all over.
Bai Ruoru stared blankly into the distance, not daring to relax.
The same was true for the others behind her.
…
Ning Mingmei opened his eyes in the howling storm.
Someone pulled him with one hand and walked along a small path towards the outside of the magic sword. Along the way, he kept waving his hands to drive away the evil spirits that were rushing towards him.
Ning Mingmei seemed to have lost part of his memory. He just frowned and said, "Is the seal complete?"
This seems to be the most important thing.
"Yes. No matter what he did, you never lost your faith. That's good." The man holding him said, "I also want to know where your faith comes from."
Ning Mingmei lowered his head. He noticed that there was no flesh and blood on the man's arm, only bones - as if it had been shaved off by someone.
But he just said, "That's good."
The man smiled with his back to him. Continue to cut open nearby wraiths with your hands. Ning Mingmei walked for a while, then remembered something: "Are you Qi Miancheng?"
"Yes." said the Iso.
It turned out to be Qi Miancheng. Ning Mingmei asked again: "Why can you enter the sword to help me? What happened just now? Did you fight with the sword spirit?"
Isn't it said that people without sword bones will be instantly repelled and burned to ashes if they enter the sword?
"That's not the sword spirit." Qi Miancheng's answer was irrelevant. "This sword is indeed divided into three parts: the sword body, the sword bone, and the sword spirit. Now, only the sword body remains here. The one who just spoke to you was just the resentment in the flesh and blood of the sword."
Apart from that, Qi Miancheng did not respond. When the two of them reached the edge of the magic sword, Qi Miancheng suddenly said, "The magic sword is an extremely powerful force."
"Yes." Ning Mingmei said.
"The sword-wielding elders before you, after learning their fate, or even without knowing their fate, always wanted to master the sword, fuse the sword, and use the sword's powerful force to fight for fame and fortune, or revenge. Power is the best thing. It can not only seize property, but also define the right to speak. Dark revenge requires power, the promotion of justice requires power, private dominance is power, and the definition of the rules of the world is also power... Power is power. The dirtiest and most powerful thing is power." Qi Miancheng said, "If you want to realize your dreams, having power is the easiest way. The easiest way to have power is to have power. Power begins with greed. The essence of all human desires is greed. Therefore, they are all crazy."
The sound of the storm was faint and the cries of ghosts could be heard from all directions. Ning Mingmei never liked to speak, and Qi Miancheng didn't expect Ning Mingmei to speak at this moment.
But Ning Mingmei said: "No."
The sound was like piercing the clouds and splitting the rocks, like a piece of ice falling coldly on a porcelain plate in the summer.
"No what?"
"Most human desires stem from greed. But there is one desire that does not."
His words were decisive. Qi Miancheng said: "What is that?"
"Something that needs no power, no strength, is beautiful, and never dies."
Ning Mingmei never gave a clear answer.
"It sounds fragile." Qi Miancheng said.
Ning Mingmei lowered his head and listened to the whistling sound of the wind. He said, "Yes, it is very fragile."
“Fragile but never disappearing?” Qi Miancheng said, “This is contradictory. Things like this will only become tools.”
Ning Mingmei did not reply.
Ghosts were crying. Before leaving the slit of the magic sword, Ning Mingmei heard Qi Miancheng's voice.
"Junior brother, I asked you something before, and now I want to ask you again." Qi Miancheng said, "If I die..."
"Brother, are you willing to take over the responsibilities of the headmaster?"
In the endless silence, Ning Mingmei shook his head.
"I'm not interested." Ning Mingmei said, "I'm not interested in these old things. I'm not interested in those fragile, beautiful, but vulgar things either."
The old man's smiling face flashed through his mind again. as well as……
The letter he had been dreaming of finally appeared in his mailbox.
In that company photo, the corners of his lips finally curled up.
The old man died.
Weng Xingyun is dead.
The woman who jumped into the sword furnace holding her child...also died.
"Now that you have walked through the crowd, there is no need to look back."
At this moment, he heard Qi Miancheng's equally indifferent voice.
"Really? What if you walk past it once and only see emptiness?"
Ning Mingmei opened his eyes suddenly, sweat dripping down his back. He turned his head and looked at the sword with extremely sleepy eyes.
The magic sword has been returned to the cold pond, safe and sound, and has been sealed.
…It seems that the divine sword has been sealed. Ning Mingmei breathed a sigh of relief.
He turned his head again and saw the young man in gray through his hazy eyes... The young man in gray stood in front of him, looking down at him. There was an inexplicable emotion flickering in those eyes.
The diligent and responsible Elder Zhisu has arrived. It would be even better if it wasn't for the purpose of monitoring myself and waiting to kill me when I lose control.
Then Ning Mingmei understood why Chang had such a strange expression.
Because Qi Miancheng was hugging him like an octopus.
And he was covered in blood.
What a dirty octopus!
but……
Did the guidance and help that I felt in the holy sword come from this octopus?
Ning Mingmei fainted again due to exhaustion, and was carried out of the forbidden area by Chang Feichang and several strong men. On the other side, Bai Ruoru brought Xiang Wuxing in and began to take stock of the losses suffered by the forbidden area.
...and soon discovered that Qi Miancheng had piled up his personal belongings in the restricted area.
Bai Ruoru: "I was saying that I couldn't find the hot pot pot I used before... Why did Senior Brother put our pot in here?!"
…
When Ning Mingmei returned, he slept on Piaomiao Peak for two days and two nights.
When he woke up again, he no longer had that numb feeling in his body, and his back no longer hurt.
The magic sword was sealed, and the sword bone was also kept here.
The snow cave was filled with people, all disciples from Piaomiao Peak and a few from Yanyun Tower, all eagerly waiting for him to wake up.
Even the injured Wen Siheng and Duan Ying were here.
“Master!”
As soon as Ning Mingmei appeared, Lin Heting and Gui Taoran began to wail.
As soon as the two of them started howling, all the disciples of Piaomiao Peak howled together. Ning Mingmei only had three responses to this.
"How long have you been guarding the door?"
"Have you finished your study assignment?"
"Also, He Ting, how is the battle going?"
"Because, because of the accident, the result of this year's Qingyan Competition final was determined to be a draw." Lin Heting said in a low voice.
…
After all this time, how come it's a draw?
Ning Mingmei immediately called Ren Miao to calculate. Ren Miao calculated left and right and came up with the answer.
"Master, we still won the bet against Elder Fang!" Ren Miao said, "Using any weighted formula, it's still a big win!"
Ning Mingmei then smiled happily and let Lin Heting go. But Lao Liu was still a little sad: "But our Qingji Sect didn't win..."
"What does it have to do with Piao Miao Peak if Qing Ji Sect doesn't win? They won't give us a penny. As long as we win the bet, we'll win everything." Ning Mingmei said earnestly, and called Lin Heting again, "You have another important task next."
Lin Heting immediately looked up: "Okay, Master."
Ning Mingmei: "Go and have fun with Song Mingke. One of you is the number one in Qingji Sect, and the other is the number one in Yanyun Tower. You should have a lot of people supporting your CP. You are like Coke in the packaging, and he is like Sprite in the packaging. You will enter the sect tomorrow."
Lin Heting: ...
Lin Heting shed tears with hatred, but did not forget to tell Ning Mingmei the real matter. He whispered, "Master, Tiantai Peak has been under martial law these past few days. I don't know what happened."
This was all Lin Heting could find out. Thinking about the moment he woke up a few days ago and saw Qi Miancheng covered in blood, Ning Mingmei had an idea of what had happened.
that is……
There was something malicious in what Qi Miancheng said when he left the Divine Sword.
What does "If I die?" mean?
Didn’t Qi Miancheng die ten years later? Am I going to die now? This thing even comes with advance on-demand streaming?
Ning Mingmei felt that this was difficult to judge, but he did not rule out the possibility. But at this moment, he has more important things to do.
for example……
Report to the back mountain.
Ning Mingmei let Ren Miao pass first, and after dismissing his disciples, he slowly followed. Although Ning Mingmei had just recovered from a serious illness, his desire to observe the production line outweighed everything else.
To get to Gui Ruoxue's factory, you have to pass a snowy cliff. When passing by the snow cliff, Ning Mingmei suddenly felt something was wrong.
It seemed like there was a shadow buried in the snow.
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