¡°There is a wisp of soul between heaven and earth, floating without knowing where to go, the ruins of the road are ruined, ghost, ghost¡¡±
"Where the soul returns, the soul returns"
"Where is the soul of those who once danced with each other? How many descendants did those who shot the golden crow have? How high is the sky? How deep is the earth? How can one fathom the human heart? How can ghosts and gods be so light?"
It sounds like singing but not singing, like singing but not singing, with a bit of madness, a bit of confusion, and erratic sound that makes people feel chilly in the night sky.
In the dark night, a short black shadow slid gently through the streets of Anyi City like a ghost, muttering some strange words in his mouth, shivering step by step along the corner of the street. squirming forward. His clothes were in tatters, and his attire was no different from that of the meanest slave. The strange thing is that the soldiers patrolling the streets turned a blind eye to this man. They all raised their heads arrogantly and strode past the black shadow.
The dark figure staggered slowly past a brightly lit restaurant. His weird humming sound spread into the restaurant with the night wind. Several young and muscular young Wu family members angrily poked their heads out from the tall building, looked around, and cursed angrily in a low voice: "What kind of idiot is singing nonsense here? Come here, drag him out of the city and beat him to death!"
The unfocused eyes of several Wu family members blankly scanned the black figure that was passing in front of them. Several Wus in heavy armor were ordered to search in front of the restaurant for a long time, but they could not find the figure not far from them. The dark figure could only return to the restaurant with a stinking face, and was angrily scolded by those Wu family members.
Chi Ming, with disheveled clothes, flushed face, and a strong smell of alcohol coming out of his pores, rushed out laughing, pulled the Wu family members and ran back upstairs. Today is a celebration banquet hosted by Chi Ming's family for Chi Ming. Because Chi Ming, relying on his skyrocketing strength in the past two years, has entered the list of targets that the Great Xia Royal Court and the Witch Palace have devoted their efforts to training. For a small family attached to the Xingtian family, it is of great significance to have a family member enter the list of only 10,000 people.
Chi Ming, who was also in high spirits, pulled several brothers from the same family and said carelessly: "I don't know where the lowly idiots are humming randomly. What do these brothers care about with them? Let's go, go up and continue drinking. Hehe, I I¡¯m just about to tell you all about the achievements I made under Brother Xia Jie¡¯s command!¡± About half of the brains in Chi Ming¡¯s head had turned into wine pulp, and he opened his mouth and talked excitedly: "Do you know how great Brother Xia Jie is? His lover is Li Wu Zun!"
¡°Wow~~~¡±
Loud exclamations and noises poured out from the restaurant, shaking the streets outside.
The black shadow swayed across the street lightly and continued to move forward slowly.
Xia Jie also moved slowly on the street late at night with his hands behind his back. More than a hundred feet away behind him, dozens of great shamans from the Li Witch Palace were slowly following behind him, matching his pace. These great witches were the guards assigned to him by Qi Xin. Qi Xin was afraid that he would be plotted against in Anyi City.
As a man, Xia Jie's self-esteem will not allow him to take shelter from Qi Xin all the time. Even if everyone in the world knows that Bai Zhi or some other people are plotting against Xia Jie, Xia Jie still has to make certain gestures. And Qi Xin had to let Xia Jie show some 'courage', 'martial arts' and other such things at certain times.
Therefore, not two days after the Ding test, when Lu Gui ordered Xia Jie to enter the palace, euphemistically saying that he would mediate the dispute between him and Xiang Liurou, it was natural that Qi Xin could not accompany him.
"Besides some chaotic energy, what else is there in that black jade block?"
"Lu Gui ordered me and Xiang Liurou to fully reconcile with the authority of the king. What does it mean to say that we are sincerely cooperating for the future of Daxia?"
"What's the purpose of selecting the so-called 10,000 elites to receive joint special training from the Royal Court and the Witch Palace?"
Xia Jie doesn't like the current situation. There is too little intelligence information and he cannot draw any valuable conclusions from it.
Walking on the dark street with his hands behind his back, Xia Jie whispered softly: "The asymmetry of information brings about the asymmetry of combat effectiveness. Well, many times, basic force is the smallest factor that determines the strength of combat effectiveness. Alas, As expected, I¡¯m still only suitable to be a scavenger.¡±
After sighing bitterly about the division of labor in his previous life, Xia Jie suddenly pulled away and jumped to the side of the road. He looked at Xiang Liurou, who was triumphant, ambitious, and arrogant, riding a big python and leading hundreds of masters. The guards roared past arrogantly, and Xia Jie couldn't help but stamp his feet angrily, and cursed in a low voice: "Even if the grudge has been resolved for us, we can't default on our gambling debts, right?"Rou, you are so shameless that you can cheat on your gambling debts. What else can't you do?" "
He fiercely pointed two fingers at Prime Minister Liu Rou's back and spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm. Xia Jie laughed sinisterly.
No matter whether it was money or things, Xia Jie was not greedy, he just let it go. It is also a good thing to put aside the conflict with the Xiangliu family. At least I can deal with that woman Bai Zhi with all my heart. Although there has never been a true head-to-head confrontation, Xia Jie always feels that Bai Zhi is his most terrifying opponent.
"Also, Yi Hao!" Xia Jie pursed his lips forcefully, and murmured in a low voice. Just as he was about to blow his whistle to greet Bai Bai who had wandered off somewhere and sneaked around, he suddenly heard from the shadows in the corner of the house on the roadside. A hoarse voice came: "Xia Jie? The fierce weather of Daxia, the famous and capable general in recent years, the great hero who took over the throne of King Lu Gui, the great hero who slaughtered Dongyi, the hero who wiped out the sea people, Xia Jie?"
"Who is it?" Xia Jie's body tightened suddenly, and two yellow lights shot out from his eyes, illuminating the corner of the room.
However, a very light blue mist filled the air near the corner of the room. As soon as the strong light from Xia Jie's eyes touched the mist, it disappeared without a trace like water droplets seeping into the sand. A faint black shadow loomed in the mist, and continued to ask in that hoarse voice, like the low tone of a copper bell: "Xia Jie, who is so skilled in martial arts, do you know what witchcraft is?"
Dozens of great witches from the Li Witch Palace had already caught up behind him. They surrounded Xia Jie and stared at the cyan mist with unkind eyes. Qi Xin gave them death orders behind their backs. If Xia Jie lost a hair, they would have to be buried with the whole family. Under such harsh orders, how could these great witches dare to be careless? They pinched the witchcraft one after another, and their fingers were entangled with wisps of strange green, black, and purple energy. A subtle smell of grass gradually drifted far away in the wind.
"I don't mean any harm."
With the hoarse voice, the short black figure slowly walked out of the blue mist. With his waist stooped, the black figure slowly spread his hands and whispered: "Look, I can't pose any threat to Meng Tianhou."
The consciousness of several great witches swept across the black shadow violently, and at the same time they sneered and quickly dispersed the witchcraft power that was waiting to be unleashed on their bodies. This man's strength is ridiculously low, not even as good as ordinary civilians. His body is too empty to accumulate even a little bit of witchcraft power, and he is basically a useless person.
Xia Jie did not dare to be careless. With his current level of cultivation, even his gaze was enough to penetrate gold and stone. The great witches behind him did not see their eyes being absorbed by the green mist, but Xia Jie himself knew clearly that what was in front of him was This shadow is not an easy person to deal with.
Waving his hands to signal the great witches around him to disperse, a seemingly loose but heavily guarded encirclement was formed nearby. Xia Jie cautiously took a few steps back and secretly held the Wind and Fire Universe Coin and the Extinction Seal in his hands. , then nodded to the man and responded: "Sir, do you have any advice?"
As soon as the black shadow took a step forward, Xia Jie suddenly shouted: "No, no, it's right there. Please stand there, otherwise, if I miss," Xia Jie unabashedly put the two The magic weapon held in his hand was displayed, and the auspicious light of the treasure suddenly rippled out, illuminating half of the street with swaying light and shadow, like a fairyland. The great witches also nervously took a step closer, and a strong force covered the black figure. At the same time, someone shouted sharply: "Back off! Don't get close to Xia Jie Ji Wu!"
The black shadow gently spread his hands and said softly: "Oh? Have you been named a sacrificial witch of Li Wu Palace again?"
After taking a few steps back sluggishly, the black shadow said in a low voice: "So, let's worship the witch. Do you know what a witch is?"
The black shadow squatted down, stretched out a finger with a weird color that looked extremely old, densely covered with green markings similar to patina, and gently drew a simple and vigorous font on the thick stone slab on the street. ¡ª¡ªwitch.
The ancient word "Witch" has two horizontal lines up and down, symbolizing heaven and earth, and a vertical line in the middle, which is a metaphor for the rules of heaven between heaven and earth. Then, there was a horizontal stroke in the middle, and another heavy vertical stroke from the left and right. The black shadow muttered in a low voice: "The sky is above and below, and humans are in the middle. Everyone is one and maintains each other. This is witchcraft."
Looking at the ancient word "witch" that looked like a cross, Xia Jie also squatted on the ground, stretched out his fingers and wrote the word "witch" in regular script on the ground for later generations. He shouted in a deep voice: "There is someone between heaven and earth, and he is a witch."
The black shadow asked urgently: "There are people in the world who are witches. Who is a witch? Is everyone a witch?"
He pointed at the word "witch" written by Xia Jie and said coldly: "Your word "witch" makes no sense. People are separated between heaven and earth. Although they stand upright between heaven and earth and fight against the ways of heaven and earth, they are not witches. Already.?I'm afraid he has the great power of a witch, but is a witch who is separated from other people still a witch? "
Xia Jie was silent. He looked at the black shadow in confusion. Xia Jie had no answer to his question. The word "witch" written by the black shadow seems to make sense. It is witch that unites the world and maintains each other. But it seems that the witchcraft character I wrote cannot be said to be wrong, right? "Well, it's just a change of font shape. What's wrong with it?"
"Witch, what is a witch?" The black figure squatted on the ground and asked Xia Jie vaguely, as if talking to himself.
Xia Jie shook his head. He had never thought about what a witch was. Regarding this almost philosophical question, what's the point of thinking about it even if he, a reincarnated agent and a person accustomed to using violence to solve problems, thinks about it? If the Governor of the Central Territory did not do this, why would Xia Jie become a tutor in philosophy?
"In ancient times, ferocious beasts were rampant in the wilderness, and spirits, monsters, and even gods, monsters, ghosts, charms and other things ruled the earth." The black shadow said faintly: "The ancient people, your ancestors, were first born in Jiuzhou. The soil cried out to heaven in the floods, struggled to survive in the mountain fires, lay corpses for thousands of miles in the epidemic, and flowed into rivers of blood under the claws and claws of vicious beasts."
"Your ancestors were almost exterminated. Weeping and wailing, the anger soared into the sky, and the heaven and earth shook."
"Heaven's heart is the most benevolent. At this time, a shaman appears among people. He understands the way of heaven, understands the principles of heaven, and has infinite power. He is a shaman, the head of a clan, who saves the people of the world from the danger of destruction and saves the ancestors of the human race from destruction. . At that time, ferocious beasts bowed their heads, spirits and monsters fled thousands of miles away, gods, saints, ghosts, demons and even all those with great innate supernatural powers were forced by witches, so that human beings could live in separate territories and finally find peace and happiness."
"Witches, there are people in the world who are flat and unique, supporting each other, and they are witches." The black shadow said in a low voice: "Relieve diseases, relieve confusion, relieve disasters, and relieve all pain. Master the rituals and laws, uphold the traditions, and make the human race It spreads throughout the nine states and is called witchcraft."
Xia Jie thought of the shaman of the Chihu tribe, and a very warm smile suddenly appeared on his face. He instinctively lost his guard against the black shadow. Instantly, an aura that was extremely familiar to Xia Jie spread out from the black figure, causing the witchcraft power in his body to begin to stir. A hot air current faintly expanded in the sea of ??consciousness, and the pores all over his body expanded. The witchcraft power in his body and all the energy of the world outside Communicating with each other, my mind becomes clear, and I feel like I am about to leave in the wind.
How familiar are the energy fluctuations? Xia Jie looked at the black shadow, thinking about the fluctuations in the black shadow, and where he had sensed it.
"Witches are great wise men. Only great wise men are witches." Heiying said calmly, and his words made Xia Jie nod his head in agreement. Not only Xia Jie, but also the great witches from the Li Witch Palace were all listening attentively to what the black shadow said, like a song of great witches from ancient times. This dark street, at this moment, It actually had a sacred and solemn smell. A blue mist covered half of the street, like a void. People from the outside could no longer detect this place, as if this street no longer existed in this world.
Witch, what is a witch? The great wise and compassionate people who led the ancestors to struggle for survival in the primitive land were called witches.
They are the leaders of the ancestor tribes and the inheritors and disseminators of all the wisdom of the ancestors. They used their wisdom and the knowledge passed down from generation to generation to guide the ancestors to thrive and continuously expand the living space in Kyushu. They used their powerful power to protect the ancestors of the tribe. There was no distinction between shamans, nobles, commoners, and slaves. The shamans used their own power to protect everyone in the tribe equally.
The power of witches dispelled the threats of nature to the ancestors and forced those who were born with great supernatural powers such as gods, monsters, demons, etc., leaving room for the weak ancestors to have children.
At that time, the wisdom of the witch was like spring rain, nourishing the ancestors of the tribe; at that time, the power of the witch was like a sickle, harvesting everything that threatened the existence of the ancestors.
Between heaven and earth, the ¡®man¡¯ who unites into one body and uses his own great strength to forcibly fight against heaven and earth, this is a witch!
"A witch is a loving father and a loving mother. Medicine, music, etiquette, dancing, and farming in all seasons are the responsibilities of a witch." The black shadow said faintly: "Countless years of struggle for survival have allowed the development of witchcraft. From those daily needs, various witchcraft and witchcraft techniques were developed. In ancient times, the ancestors were one, and there was no distinction between witches and people."
The shadow raised his head, looked at Xia Jie deeply, and asked in a low voice: "Xia Jie, are you a witch?"
The words were spoken softly, but they were like a big bell roaring in his ears. The shock made Xia Jie sweatdrop on his forehead, and his heart felt clammy. He couldn't say anything for a long time.
"Are there any witches in Jiuzhou at this time?"
The black shadow sneered a few times mockingly, and then used that expression without the slightest hint of anger.Feelings, the plain voice said coldly: "Great Xia, are there still witches? In the past, Dayu controlled the floods and saved all the people in the world from the flood. All the people cheered and encouraged, and knelt down to beg Dayu to become the king. King Yu was Tens of thousands of people in the world have passed through the gates of their homes without ever entering, and they have endured countless deaths in order to control the ferocious beasts in the flood."
"The witches under the throne of King Yu sacrificed their lives to pacify countless monsters and monsters in Jiuzhou, and finally gained a paradise in Daxia."
"But after the death of King Yu, after dozens of generations of descendants, will there be any witches in Daxia?"
The voice of the black shadow suddenly became extremely high-pitched and exciting, and the voice became like the roar of a cauldron. It made Xia Jie and a group of great witches dizzy, and even a few of the weakest witches fainted from the shock. , blood spurted out of his mouth. The black shadow angrily said: "In ancient times, our ancestors burned wood for incense, weaved grass for their dogs, and offered grain as a way to worship the gods of heaven and earth and the souls of their ancestors. Sacrifice at this time is the ancestors' reverence for all things in the world. It springs from the bottom of my heart to respect heaven, respect the earth, and just pay homage to the ancestors."
"And now, in order to gain leverage, you are killing hundreds of millions of living beings as sacrifices. How many of them are doing this to respect heaven, earth, and ancestors?"
Xia Jie took a long breath, lowered his head and said nothing. The great witches of Qianli Witch Palace looked pale and looked at each other speechlessly. In the past few years, Daxia has fought against Dongyi and Hairen. In order to seek huge power, it has massacred countless slaves and civilians, and used witchcraft to borrow power from heaven and earth.
??Compared, how hugely different are the natures of the ancestors¡¯ sacrifices and today¡¯s sacrifices?
The black shadow snorted coldly: "Witches in ancient times are no different from the ancestors. Who among today's witches still understands the meaning of 'Witch Way'?"
He said sarcastically and disdainfully: "You guys, besides pursuing tyrannical witchcraft power, what else do you know? Are there any witches today who want to understand the crystallization of lifelong wisdom passed down by countless great witches in the Hidden Witch Palace?"
Shaking his head, the shadow said calmly: "No one goes to the Hidden Witch Palace to study those classics anymore. What witches today pursue is to master the greatest witchcraft power in the shortest time."
He gestured towards the great shaman of Qian Li Witch Hall and reprimanded him: "You people of Li Witch Hall, are any of the witch medicines you studied today made for the common people in the world? How many of the witch medicines you made are ordinary? The people won¡¯t die after taking it?¡±
Suddenly, the black shadow yelled angrily: "Absurd! The ancient witch searched all over the world and found 1.08 million poisons and recorded them in the "Li Sutra" in order to warn and teach the ancestors not to touch such poisons to avoid danger. Lives were hurt. And what you did today, are you worthy of the ancestors of Li Witch Hall? Is there anyone in Li Witch Hall today who can distinguish the names and attributes of those 1.08 million poisons? "
Xia Jie was sweating. He secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. One million and eighty thousand species? It's a joke. He, Xia Jie, can recognize the raw materials of one hundred and eight kinds of poisons, which is pretty good.
The great witches of the Li Witch Palace looked at me and I looked at you. Facing the black shadow, they instinctively felt a sense of awe. They all took a few steps back obediently. No one dared to say a word.
¡°In today¡¯s Li Witch Hall, perhaps Qingmin is the witch who can identify the most poisons. She can identify at least 100,000 kinds of highly poisonous materials. However, it is only a highly toxic material. Her purpose in identifying these materials was obviously not to remind ordinary people in Daxia that these poisons were inaccessible, but purely to prepare voodoo that would kill more efficiently and faster.
The black shadow gestured: "The "World Star Record" in the Heavenly Witch Palace, the "Book of the Earth" in the Earth Witch Palace, the "Three Worlds Spirit Book" in the Spirit Witch Palace, and the "Cang Ming Jing" in the Youwu Palace. The things recorded in these classics are still there. Is anyone doing a comprehensive study? Is it possible that except for the methods for killing people that have been turned into pieces, all the other methods for protecting the people and settling down their homes have been forgotten?"
No one said anything anymore. Several of the eldest shamans of the Li Witch Palace with the highest cultivation level had red faces and lowered their heads. This made them confused about the dark shadows and made them rarely have the courage to face it.
"Today, those witches who are aloof, treat all the people as stupid dogs, take life and death, and use the witchcraft power that should be used to protect the people to kill, are they still witches?"
The black shadow stood up and floated staggeringly towards the palace.
He said in a low voice: "At this point, Wu"
"Do we still need witches in the world, on earth, in the Three Realms, and in the territory of Kyushu?"
The faint sigh, like an elegy at a funeral, made Xia Jie and the others' hair stand on end for a while. Thick cold sweat gurgled out of their bodies, making their whole bodies feel cold.
"Who is this person?" Xia Jie asked himself in shock.
Who is this person who came inexplicably and told Xia Jie the meaning of Half-day Witch?