"It's just your hand. You don't have to hold it anymore, right?"
"Oh oh." Xi Heng retracted his right hand and sighed: "Is this the competition between masters? It's really scary."
She rubbed her little hands, and there was still some warmth from her senior sister on her palms.
"We're just getting started. That hero Guo Zheng is a master of Hua Jin. He can easily destroy the entire restaurant with one palm strike." Hong Miao shook her head slightly: "Fortunately, we left early, otherwise we might have been injured by mistake."
"I almost got hurt by mistake just now." Xi Heng glanced at his senior sister, then looked around: "By the way, where are we hiding?"
The surrounding layout seems somewhat familiar.
There was also a scent of medicinal herbs lingering at the tip of my nose, which was even more familiar.
Xi Heng turned around and saw that the wall behind the counter was filled with neatly arranged small drawers with the names of various Chinese medicinal herbs written on them.
She blinked, and after a few seconds she finally remembered that this was the place where she first sold Ganoderma lucidum in this life.
At this moment, the medicine boy behind the counter was staring blankly at the door. When he came to his senses, the first thing he said was to Xi Heng: "Sir, are you here to sell medicinal herbs today as well?"
It's been more than half a year, how come I still remember...
Xi Heng held his forehead with his hand without answering, and directly took his senior sister's hand and left the big pharmacy.
"Selling medicinal herbs?" The senior sister heard the sentence clearly and asked thoughtfully.
"I picked up a Ganoderma lucidum on the road and sold it to this pharmacy."
I don’t know why Xi Heng lied subconsciously because of some thoughts or subconsciousness.
"Can I pick up the Ganoderma lucidum?" Hong Miao still looked confused.
“This kind of thing is everywhere on the street.”
Telling a lie requires more lies to make up for it.
"Oh, so that's the case..." Hong Miao heard Xi Heng's intention to avoid her, and didn't say anything more.
"Go back quickly. If you stay outside for too long, you might run into other troubles." Xi Heng was a little nervous after encountering troubles one after another.
Senior Sister Hong Miao nodded and agreed, then she led Xi Heng, who had lost his way, to find the way back to the Sword Academy.
They had been walking for only a few minutes when they turned at a less crowded street when suddenly a figure wearing a bamboo hat and bloodstained clothes appeared sideways in front of them.
I don’t know if it was a chance encounter or if the other party was waiting intentionally.
Xi Heng paused.
Then, the swordsman in the bamboo hat with a slightly hunched back turned around.
Under the dark clouds, this man's gaze was so powerful that Hong Miaodu, who was standing beside him, put her hand on the hilt of the sword at her waist.
The man didn't move, just tilted his head and looked at them.
After five or six seconds, the eldest sister consciously moved her hand away and performed a warrior's fist-clasping salute.
"Hello, senior."
The swordsman in the bamboo hat nodded slightly, but his eyes were still fixed on Xi Heng.
The sight made the girl more nervous and she took a half step back.
"Is Zhao Qianqiu, the descendant of the Bloodline Sword Sect, still alive?" the other party asked in a low voice.
Xi Heng blinked. The other party seemed to be asking him a question - the gray-clothed swordsman in front of him seemed to be familiar with Zhao Qianqiu.
But she herself had never actually seen that person.
"I don't know." She shook her head and could only lie: "I haven't seen her for a long time."
"Where is her Sea of Blood Dharma?" the man asked again in a low voice.
"Blood Sea Dharma?" Senior Sister Hong Miao responded first: "Senior, we have never heard of these four words."
"In the hands of the Great Zhao Emperor." Before Senior Sister finished speaking, Xi Heng continued to answer: "He wants to use this to cultivate the Tao and become an immortal."
"Achieve enlightenment and become an immortal... hehe." The old man said in a low voice:
"The way of heaven is broken, the path to immortality is cut off, there are no immortals and no way in this world, what way can he get? What kind of immortal can he become?"
"It's just another mortal's wishful thinking... It has been like this for thousands of years, and now it's just another reincarnation."
The gray-haired old man sighed, and then met Xi Heng's eyes.
After a while, he said, "Although you have spirituality, you are not the sincere and honest person I am looking for. So let's say goodbye."
After saying that, the old man in gray immediately turned around and left.
He took a few quick steps forward and disappeared in a few breaths.
Xi Heng was no longer affected by the other party's powerful gaze and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Who is this person again..." She always felt that going out today was more tiring than practicing sword in the yard for a day.
"This man is a great hero who has retired from the martial arts world for many years. It seems that he came to Jinshi City specifically to find a successor to his martial arts." Senior Sister Hong Miao said based on what she had heard before.
"You people in the martial arts world have weird personalities one after another." Xi Heng expressed his thoughts.
"Aren't you the same?" Hong Miao replied.
Xi Heng was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly after thinking about it:
"It really is."
……
After returning to the Sword Academy in the afternoon, the two of them ate some food in the cafeteria together and then went back to their rooms to rest.
Xi Heng returned home and closed the door.
He silently recited the word "inventory" in his mind, took out the red book with a soft cover from the transparent box that emerged, and sat down beside the desk, observing and reading it carefully.
"That Hua Jin warrior outside seems to be interested in this book as well...but why? Does he also want to practice Qi and cultivate immortality?"
"But that person also said that the way of heaven is broken and no one can become an immortal."
"...Maybe it's because this evil book will cause disaster no matter who gets it. Is he going to destroy it?" Xi Heng thought, and said to himself: "Then he is really a good person."
"A sincere and honest person... Did he come to Jinshi City to find such a person to teach his skills? That's why he was targeted by many people."
“Then the martial arts he wants to teach must be very powerful, perhaps the legendary peerless magic... it’s a pity that he didn’t pass it on to me.” The girl sighed.
"But that's okay……"
After death, you can reload the save file and go back to the beginning of your time travel. Even if you have no chance to learn this kind of martial arts in this life, if you get the news early in the next life and have enough strength, you may have a chance to participate in this competition.
If you can’t get it in this life, try again.
She will get what she wants eventually, it's just a matter of time.
Xi Heng looked at the red book in his hand for a while, but couldn't find anything special about the Blood Sea Method, so he put it back into the inventory.
"Are you going out to compete tomorrow? You might run into more trouble... If you want to be safe, don't go."
If there was no save file function and I only had one life, of course I should stay in the yard and practice sword-fighting until this storm passed.
However, this avoidance approach can also have some negative effects.
For example, if she has a bad reputation in the martial arts world for being dishonest, or if Qingsong Sword Hall, which has some grudge against her and fails to take revenge at the martial arts conference, may come directly to her house to duel with her.
Xi Heng didn't want the peaceful atmosphere of the Sword Academy to be disturbed because of this.
"Oh... it's just a martial arts competition in a small city," Xi Heng calmed himself down, "I've even killed the emperor."
Xi Heng decided to continue his journey to the martial arts conference tomorrow.
Maybe in the martial arts meet where many warriors gather, she will have the opportunity to learn about the information about peerless magic skills, and after loading the game, she will have the upper hand when she wants to compete.
"Maybe I can make some preparations for tomorrow... For example, I can get some blood and flesh, and engrave a few Blood Sea spells on the back of my hand. If I encounter any accidents tomorrow, I will have two or three more moves to use."
"So, are we going to go out and buy the flesh and blood now? But after buying it, we have to find a hidden place to set up the formation, and I can't move it myself, so I have to find a driver to transport it... And the streets of the city are full of warriors today, and setting up the formation may expose the magic... Let's forget it, shall we?"
"I'm so tired today. I'll just circulate my energy for a while and then take a rest..." Xi Heng rubbed his sore muscles and slowly gave up the idea.
……
The afternoon was short, and it seemed like before long the sky had darkened.
Xi Heng felt his qi and blood circulate throughout his body, and his emotions gradually calmed down, no longer disturbed by the day's events.
When the sun set, she took off her clothes, washed and tidied herself, then closed the window, crawled into bed and fell asleep.
For some reason, when she closed her eyes, the image of Senior Sister Hong Miao leading her through the crowd during the day would often appear in her mind.
The slightly fluttering hair and rippling clothing wrinkles, the warmth from the other's palm when holding hands, and the indescribable body fragrance...
Or when you clink glasses together in a restaurant, the wine sways as the porcelain cups collide, and a few drops of wine jump out of the cups and fall on your fingers...
I always feel it's a bit profound.
Xi Heng believed that this was probably just a normal emotion as people instinctively recalled their experiences of the day before going to bed.
The more profound reason is probably that I seldom encounter unexpected things like today, so I thought about it several times in my mind.
Nothing special, right?
In the quiet and silent room, the girl fell asleep quietly with these little thoughts in her mind.
When I woke up again, I did not sleep until the next morning as usual, and I did not hear the bluebird's crisp singing or the rooster's crowing in the distance.
She was annoyed by the noise from outside and woke up with a frown on her face.
Xi Heng raised his hands and rubbed his eyes, and heard some faint screams and cries coming from afar.
The sound was very far away, it must be outside the Red Line Sword Academy, and it was so faint when it fell into my ears...
Xi Heng listened carefully for a while and finally could vaguely make out the content of the howling and crying.
"There's a fire...?" Xi Heng slowly opened his eyes and looked through the window towards the source of the sound.
In the distance, the dark clouds in the sky were reflected in dim yellow and dark red.
Below, a moving red and yellow area covered the ground, and it was expanding outwards bit by bit like a wild beast.
The cries and screams of children, along with roars and cries for help, and the roar of fire spread throughout the entire Jinshi City.
Xi Heng sat on the bed, looking at the gradually spreading fire in the distance, feeling at a loss.
What should I do?
Anyway, the fire is still very far away and should not burn here, so why not lie down and continue sleeping?
Not good...
"Tsk."
What's wrong with that? Can't I get up immediately and put out the fire?
I am not some strange man, and I don't have any magical power to pray for rain or spit out water.
At most, she could only save a few lives with her martial arts skills... Xi Heng didn't have the idea that saving a life was better than building a seven-story pagoda. What did the life and death of outsiders have to do with her?
"But, I won't be able to fall asleep if I continue to listen to the wailing and screaming like this, right?" Xi Heng yawned.
"What to do then?"
The girl was wearing a thin white dress. She sat on the bed, staring at the blazing fire in the distance, in a daze for a long time.
"A lot of people will die in a fire like this," she murmured to herself.
"Not only humans, but even livestock, chickens, ducks and the like cannot escape."
"Then..." Xi Heng whispered, "Maybe I can take this opportunity to collect... no, I can directly find some flesh and blood in the fire to set up the rituals of the Sea of Blood, store some spells, and make some preparations in advance for tomorrow's battle with the warriors of Qingsong Sword Hall."
Xi Heng still had some morals in his heart and did not intend to use human flesh and blood directly. He only wanted to use the flesh and blood of livestock and poultry to piece it together.
If it really doesn't work, think of other ways.
……
Chapter 26: Burning Heaven and Melting Earth
The fire roared through the city, raging like a vicious beast in a myth.
The exquisite tall wooden attics on the commercial street were perfect fuel, but they could not hold out for long in the howling sound of the fire and were completely defeated, falling into the raging flames and turning into flames.
