Chapter 6 Plum Blade

There is only one last step away from signing the blood alliance, which is to get the recognition of Ouyang Yong, the largest elder in the demon world. Because such a major ceremony as the signing of the blood alliance must be presided over by him, and he also presided over the second-generation demon king Ouyang Xueye when he signed the contract with Ran Susu. In order to beware of those who may be lurking in the royal city who have defected to Qingyun, Ouyang Hongye did not intend to announce Xia Qiu's identity to ensure her safety before signing the blood alliance.

Ouyang Yong was a human orphan adopted by the first demon king Hu Li thousands of years ago. When he was four or five years old, his parents kindly took in two travelers passing through their village, but they were killed at night. His mother tried her best to protect him from the house. She was chased all the way to the edge of the cliff by the murderer. It happened that Li happened to find him and saved him and killed the traveler.

Li brought him back to the demon world to raise him. Because of the scene of the murder of his parents, he once had extreme fear and hatred for human beings. He made up his mind to give up his identity as a human and follow Li to learn demons and finally turned into a demon. He was the first prince after Li became the lord of the demon world. He was conscientious and made outstanding achievements. Because he has experienced two eras from the first generation of demon king fox salute to the second generation of demon king fox Ouyang Xueye, he is familiar with what has happened in the demon world for thousands of years, and his elder style has an unshakable prestige in the demon world. He spoils Ouyang Xiao Leng very much and let him experience rare family affection in the demon world like his grandfather.

Ouyang Li has heard of the name Xia Qiu for a long time. As the first choice of Ouyang's cold-blooded covenant, she aroused his great interest. Over the years, in order to restore the balance of the politics of the demon world, he had to hide his true idea of supporting Ouyang Xiao Leng to become the third generation of demon king fox. Taking the opportunity of Ouyang Xiao Leng to successfully conclude a contract with Xia Qiu, he also wanted to make a break with the past.

Two days later, Xia Qiu's feet set foot on the land of the demon world again. In order to prevent others from not paying attention to her, Ouyang Hongye deliberately disguised herself. He prepared an intrigious black robe for her and put on a white mask for her, and hid the human smell on her body with magic.

She followed Ouyang Xiao Leng and Ouyang Hongye from a path to the independent entrance behind the Fuxing Hall of the Chenji Palace. When she looked up halfway, she saw the majestic black wall under the golden roof and the red window lattice on the upper floor of the main building.

Before they entered the demon world, Ouyang Hongye introduced the structure of Chenji Palace to Xia Qiu. The whole Chenji Palace is divided into three main halls and four partial halls, which are named after the Big Dipper. Each palace has its own independent courtyard. At the front is the Tianshu Hall. On both sides leading to the main hall are the Tianxuan Hall and the Tianji Hall, followed by the Tianquan Hall of the main hall. Connecting the Yuheng Hall of the inner hall are the other two side halls, the Kaiyang Hall and the auxiliary star hall they are going to. Tianshu Hall is the place where various ceremonies are held. The Tianquan Hall is the place for discussion. The inner hall is the residence of the lord of the demon world, and the four side halls are separated by the four most virtuous elders. Only Ouyang Yong, the elder, and Wang Cheng, the second elder, are still alive today, and Ouyang Yong lives in the Fuxing Hall.

The path leading to the Fuxing Hall is actually just a narrow staircase. The steps are paved with many uncarved stones, and each step is different. At the end of the stairs, a red gate appeared. The word "auxiliary star" was engraved from right to left on the door. Ouyang Hongye reached out and knocked on the door three times.

After a while, the sound of the door bolt pulling came from inside, and the door was slowly opened, and then a burst of heat came out of it. Behind the door stood a giant bird surrounded by red flames. The giant bird saw them stretch their wings and bow to them. Although Xia Qiu was already ready for all kinds of amazing monsters that he might see, he was still shocked by the guy in front of him.

"This is a thorn, a former subordinate of my father, and now he follows Grandpa Yong. His job is to convey information in the world and the demon world. Don't be scared by what he looks like now. In fact, he is very simple and even a little shy, but he must achieve his mission. Ouyang Xiao Leng explained when he saw Xia Qiu's slightly frightened expression.

"Brother thorns, you are also really. If you know that there is a little girl coming, why don't you come out and meet in a different way." Ouyang Hongye shook his head at the thorns.

By Ouyang Hongye's words, the thorns slowly restrained the flames bursting all over his body and turned into a red-haired young man with a little childishness in his rough facial features. His figure was very tall and strong, and his shoulders were covered with thorns full of sharp thorns, which made people feel discouraged.

"Please come with me. Lord Yong has been waiting for a long time!"

The sound of thorns is very different from his impression. It is crisp and magnetic. It seems that the nightingale can firmly grasp the listener's ear as soon as it opens its mouth. He guided Ouyang Hongye and others from the path to the auxiliary star hall with heavy steps.

Xia Qiu finally saw the true appearance of the main building in the high wall. Although the walls of the main building are also black, they are not so depressing because of the layers of red lattice, and the exquisite pavilions and pavilions in the inner courtyard are staggered with each other in an ancient royal style.

"When my grandfather Li became the first generation of demon king fox, it was the Song Dynasty in the world, so the whole Chenji Palace was built with the four divine pillars as the center, and the black bee demon family specializing in imitating the architecture of the Song Dynasty." Ouyang Xiao Leng looked at Xia Qiu and looked at the buildings around her and said to her.

"Wow!" Xia Qiu was deeply shocked by the skill of the black bee demon.

The thorns took them into the Fuxing Hall, and the wide rectangular main hall was supported by six columns of about two feet. There are rows of shelves neatly arranged on both sides, with various weapons of different lengths and shapes on one side, and various books collected by Ouyang Yong are clearly stored on the other side. In addition to books about the history of the human world and the demon world, there are also the use of various weapons and martial arts secrets, and even guqin scores, calligraphy collections and painting collections, which are the things that Ouyang Yong has always been most interested in.

At the end of the hall, there is a huge incense wood screen behind the red sandalwood table and chair. The four-page screen is painted with four kinds of birds: peacock, wild duck, eagle and crane. Even the details such as feathers are very vivid and vivid. Bypassing the screen is the corridor leading to Ouyang Yong's residence. The corridor is full of red plums emitting a charming and dark fragrance. Obviously, it is already evening, but the bright orange-bellied leafbirds and sunbirds are still singing tirelessly on the branches.

Ouyang Yong's room is opposite the corridor. Before he stepped in, he smelled the fragrance of wood. When I entered the door, there were dark brown sandalwood tables and chairs and a huge screen full of plum blossoms. If it hadn't been for the seal and inscription on the corner of the screen, it would be more like a mirror reflecting the plum blossoms in the garden. Behind the screen, the laughter of the old man and the girl came faintly.

Before the thorns entered and reported to Ouyang Xiao Leng, he walked behind the screen. Usually, his voice was not as emotional as his facial expression, but it sounded different today.

"Grandpa Yong!"

"Xiao Leng is coming!"

"Brother Xiao Leng!"

Xia Qiu and Ouyang Hongye also walked in with the thorns. Behind the screen, Luo Han** sat an old man with a calm face. The old man looks 70 or 80 years old. His head is full of crane hair and tied into a hair crown. The plum hairpin inserted on the hair crown is very eye-catching. Although he is old, his eyes are still bright. His white beard is like a fairy. He wears a robe with gold embroidery on his navy blue velvet satin, and a brown belt is attached to his waist.

The girl who just didn't hear her voice has put on Ouyang's cold arm and stood beside him. Her petite and exquisite pink skirt is particularly beautiful against the blowing and broken snow muscles. Her facial features, which are too white and blurred, make the crimson pupils like the moon, are more gorgeous. The girl looked at Ouyang Xiao Leng with a smile, and it seemed that the relationship between the two was very close.

"Lord Yong, I have brought the people." The thorn stepped forward and bowed to Ouyang Yong, and then retreated to the back.

"Lord Yong!" Ouyang Hongye also bowed slightly.

"Hongye doesn't need to be polite. Please sit down." Ouyang Yong asked Ouyang Hongye to sit on the chair by Luohan's bed, and then nodded to Xia Qiu, who was at a loss, and said with a smile, "Little girl, just sit next to me!"

"Thank you!" Xia Qiu sat next to Lord Yong and tried not to look at the girl who was snuggling with Ouyang Xiao Leng.

"Why is the atmosphere so serious? It's all you who bow and salute one by one to scare the little girls." Lord Yong saw that no one answered and smiled apologetically. In Xia Qiu's eyes, he was no different from his grandfather. "Thorns, where did Wangyue go? It won't be stealing my bar again and telling him that Hongye and they have arrived.

"Yes!" The thorn answered and retreated.

Ouyang Yong's wine cellar is full of wine fragrance. Wangyue has tasted three kinds of wine in a row today and is still not full of fun. The wine here is different from other places in the demon world. Most of them are aging wines collected by Ouyang Yong from the world. Many of them have been stored for more than a hundred years, and many of them are reluctant to drink by themselves. As soon as Wang Yue returned to Wangcheng, he insisted on living here in Ouyang Yong. At first, he didn't understand the reason. It was not until he found that his wine collection was decreasing that he suddenly realized.

I heard from the thorn that Ouyang Hongye and others had arrived. Wang Yueqiang cheered up. He had never been interested in planning. When he was young, he had a brother who listened to Yue Zhangluo in everything. Later, after his brother married the snow girl Miao Xueyou, he began to travel around. Because of his extraordinary magical power and good luck, he did not fall into any crisis and made him not get used to thinking. Everything is wayward and easy to go with the situation. Returning to the demon world, Wangcheng's brother Tingyue was no longer there, so he chose to follow Ouyang Hongye's arrangement for everything. In his eyes, Ouyang Hongye was no different from his brother, and he was more wise and tact than his brother.

Wang Yue walked into Ouyang Yong's room and sat on the chair next to Hongye without saying a word. Because she had met Xia Qiu once and drank wine again, she was not shy about the last time. At this time, Xia Qiu was being asked about her feelings about the demon world by Ouyang Yong.

"I don't know how to describe the beauty here in words. Maybe I can't even dream of it. The purple sky, the skyless Manzhu Shahua, the magnificent Chenji Palace, the feeling of flying, and the many white lotus seen from the top of the mountain... But, how to put it, although the beauty is always a little lonely. Xia Qiu blurted out without thinking, because this was the first impression given to her by the demon world, but then she regretted whether it should be expressed more euphemistically.

"Many years ago, Xiao Leng's mother said the same thing to you. Although it is beautiful here, it is always a little lonely. At that time, the royal city was comparable to the prosperity of the world, but it was not the case in Susu's eyes. People here lost many valuable things because they lived too long, such as the more precious emotions of human beings because of this life, the enthusiasm for doing things and the spirit of exploring the unknown.

Hearing Lord Yong say Ran Susu's name, Ouyang Hongye's shoulder trembled with his heart, and his expression also changed slightly. Xia Qiu looked up and just caught this detail.

"Xiaqiu, Xiao Leng certainly didn't tell you that the purple blank lotus was a gift from his father to his mother, only for their first birthday together can make her smile. The pure white and noble Xuelian is the feeling in Xueye's heart. Before they knew each other, I never found that Xueye had such a romantic cell. Ouyang Hongye deliberately took over the topic in order to cover up his embarrassment.

The origin of the purple blank lotus suddenly attracted Xia Qiu deeply and made her unable to extricate herself. How deeply the person who should be loved may have worked so hard for her. When a street lamp is lit, it not only the night of the king's city, but also the two hearts in love.

"Since Wangyue is coming, let's put aside the gossip for a while and start talking about serious things!" Ouyang Yong frowned and said when he smelled the smell of wine, and then smiled at the girl who snuggled next to Ouyang Xiao Leng, "Snow Rabbit, you go somewhere else for a while!"

"Yes!"

Snow Rabbit reluctantly loosened Ouyang Xiao Leng's arm. Before walking out of the room, she deliberately pinched her nose at Wangyue. Wangyue was not angry, but looked at her gently.

"Snow Rabbit is the daughter of Brother Wangyue. Because she has known Xiao Leng since she was a child, she is like a brother and sister!" Only then did Ouyang Hongye remember that he had not introduced the snow rabbit like Xia Qiu.

After Snow Rabbit left, Ouyang Yong put down the cigarette bag in his hand and then picked up the teacup and took a sip. When he put down the teacup, the room also calmed down.

"Although there are only a few of us sitting here now, we are also the only people who can be fully trusted by Wangcheng at present! Today, we will gather everyone here for nothing else, just to clarify our common goals! First of all, I must show my attitude. Although I have to talk about Xiao Leng's succession because of Xiao Leng Shang's young age and in order to calm the contradictions of all parties in the city, my attitude of supporting the demon king fox as the first generation of demon king Hu Li has never changed. Although Qingyun disappeared after the war 16 years ago, a lot of information about his men' activities has been confirmed recently. In order to meet another bloody wind that may come at any time, we have to prepare for the future, and the most urgent thing is to help Xiao Leng ascend to the throne of the demon king. What do you think, Hongye? Ouyang Yong put away his face and said righteously.

"Exactly! The promotion of the throne of the demon king in Wangcheng is temporarily divided into two factions. One faction is the Wei Lao faction led by the two elders, Lion King Cheng. They advocate that you or Lion King Cheng will become the lord of the demon world. There are many supporters under it. The lion king Cheng's adopted son, the leopard demon wind and fire, and the prince Shi Yaoyanming are self-s needless to say, including most princes and nobles; the other faction is The new faction, that is, those who support Xiao Leng's succession to the throne, are almost all here..."

"Isn't there no chance of winning such a huge gap?" The drowsy-looking moon suddenly interrupted Ouyang Hongye.

"But we have three trump cards! The first one is Lord Yong, your status and prestige as the first elder of the demon world are unmatched; the second one is me, as the adoptive brother of the second generation of demon king fox, I think my position among the princes is also important; the last one is the Amber Dragon King, the lord of Dongyao Water City!"

"Like I thought, although the Amber Dragon King has not left Dongyao for many years, his loyalty to the demon king fox will never lose to you and me." Ouyang Yong said with approval.

"Xia Qiu and Xiao Leng signed a blood alliance to open up the power of the silver fox god in Xiao Leng's body, which is the strength; then I and Wang Yue accompany Xiao Leng to go to Dongyao in person to seek the support of the Amber Dragon King, which is righteousness; the throne of the demon king has always been inherited in line, which is reasonable. With the support of this force and righteousness, I believe that we will definitely win those veterans in the demon king's promotion meeting!"

Ouyang Hongye said that he was a little excited and felt that he was one step closer to his ideals. Although Ouyang Yong has always loved Ouyang Xiao Leng very much over the years, once it is about supporting him to become the master of the demon world, his attitude is always ambiguous. It is the first time to be as clear and firm as today.

"Let's do as you say. I will preside over the blood alliance ceremony of the two of them in two days! I still have something to say to Xia Qiu alone. You stay here first! Xia Qiu, come to the courtyard with me!" As Ouyang Yong said, he got up and led Xia Qiu to walk to the courtyard and stopped in the empty field in the plum blossom. Then he raised his hand and took down the plum hairpin on his head and handed it to her hand and said, "This plum blossom hairpin is given to you. It will become your weapon."

Xia Qiu carefully took it and held it in her hand and felt that its weight was very light. It was slender and delicate in her hand. It was shaped like a black plum branch. There was a red plum on the head of the hairpin. She really couldn't think of anything to do with the weapon.

"Don't underestimate this hairpin. Try to calm your heart and hold the hairpin in your hand. What do you feel?" Ouyang Yongyou has restored his previous kindness and encouragement to Xia Qiudao.

Xia Qiu tried to calm down. Gradually, she felt that the touch of the hairpin in her hand had changed. There seemed to be power gushing out of the originally slender hairpin. Through her hand, it was continuously transmitted to her body, her nerves, and even her brain. She felt that it was trying to connect with her. This feeling Like what?

"Knife?!" Xia Qiu blurted out.

"Not bad! This hairpin is called the plum blade. For mortals, it is no different from an ordinary hairpin, but for those who can surpass its appearance and experience the breath of the knife it contains can make it a knife in their hands. This plum blade is the treasure of the first generation of demon king Huli. It was cast by a ten-thousand-year-old plum tree demon who had been defeated by him and voluntarily threw himself into the sea of fire with his own demon bones and soul. The whole knife body is as dark as a plum tree trunk, as light as a plum branch, but it has great power. The biggest difference between it and other weapons is that it still retains the soul of the plum tree demon. It only shows the body of the knife when the owner it recognizes needs it, and it retains a memory of the tricks used by its master and the attacks it has resisted, which will also greatly increase the user's combat effectiveness and defense. Nearly twenty years ago, it met the owner it yearned for, Xiao Leng's mother. After that, it accompanied her for several years, and now it chooses you. I will teach you the basic knife method in the shortest time, and as you use it, it will continue to pass on its memory and fighting method to you.

Although Xia Qiu still doesn't seem to understand Ouyang Yong's words, the plum blade in her hand is gradually taking shape, which really makes her excited. She also thinks that it once belonged to Ouyang Xiao Leng's mother Ran Susu, and there is an indescribable touch in her heart.

"After you sign the blood alliance, the power in your body will also be fully opened, but how powerful it will become depends on your talent and future exercise. The basic abilities, such as power, speed and perception, will be greatly improved immediately. Perception includes hearing, vision, smell, taste and touch. Not only that, you will gradually learn to go beyond the surface of things to perceive the more essential things, just like you will feel its knife spirit through this hairpin. The biggest difference between us and human ability is perception. We can understand the essence of things and use them to convert them into power. Whether it is wind, water, electricity, air and other natural materials, the power contained in nature can be used by us.

Ouyang Yong went on to talk, as if at the first sight of Xia Qiu, he understood why she was one of the blood alliance parties selected by the gods. The aura between her eyebrows and the calmness of calmness were very similar to that of those years. This may be the reason why the plum blade will choose her. It seems that the plum blossoms can still bloom even in the cold winter.

Xia Qiu holds the plum blade in her hand and listens to every word Ouyang Yong said. Two days later, she will become one of them as he said, with the power he said to surpass mortals. Although her expression seems calm, her heart has set off waves. She had no time to recall the hidden pain in her heart when she saw the snow rabbit snuggling up to Ouyang's little cold. The wheel of fate rotated too fast and seemed to take her to another world that she didn't understand at all every second.