Chapter 7 Becoming a Blood Covenant
Xia Qiu, who met Ouyang Yong, is always thinking about what he said about the growth of strength in her body. In addition to relying on talent, it also depends on the training of the day after tomorrow, so that it is difficult to sleep when lying in **. She feels that the first thing she can do is to improve her physical strength.
The next day, as soon as the sky turned white, she got up. After putting on her sportswear, she saw the plum blade on the pillow the previous day, as if she had been summoned by it. She subconsciously stuffed it into her pocket and walked out of the room.
She left home and ran in the direction of Yongchuan Park. On one side of the road was Yongchuan Forest. She planned to run to the park and return home. This was her first morning exercise. The air in the early morning of September was still slightly cold, but after running for a while, it warmed up. She tried to adjust the rhythm of her breathing and pace, and felt that the fresh smell of dewdrops and green grass in the air was not as breathless as usual when running. Her whole body felt unprecedented calm and lightness, imitating Buddha is integrated with the air, trees, and even the breeze around him.
And there was a sudden uneasiness in this quietness, just like the sound of a needle falling to the ground in a quiet night. Although it was weak, it made people feel very uncomfortable. And the discomfort became clearer and clearer. Something was following her and trying to get closer. She looked at the woods by the roadside, which seemed to be a dark shadow passing by. She had to stop and quietly observe the direction of the dark shadow. She found that the ink-like material gathered and approached her from time to time. When it gathered together, it was like a thick dark cloud. When it dispersed, it was like floating and dissolved ink dripping in the water. Between the dispersion, it was getting closer and closer and closer to her.
She looked around the streets and was empty, and the atmosphere of fear surrounded her in an instant. How familiar this feeling was, which reminded her of the previous and Liu Lingmei's attack by the young people who were controlled by Luo Sha's mother, and intuitively told her that the dark shadow was by no means good. At this time, the black cloud hidden behind the trees in front of her was not in a hurry to attack her. She held her breath and didn't know when the other party would attack her, but her hand silently reached into her pocket and held the plum blade. Although she could not control the weapon she had just got yesterday, it was her only hope once she was attacked.
The air around her was still. Xia Qiu felt as if she had been isolated in another space. The dark shadow suddenly attacked her and turned into a black wolf when she approached her. It showed its fangs and rushed to her. At this critical moment, she pulled out the plum blade, and the plum hairpin instantly turned into a sharp blade in her hand to resist its round of attacks.
She felt that the plum blade was merging with herself, and it was guiding her movements, so that she couldn't help but follow it to chop, sweep, slash, stab... a whole set of swordsmanships that she had never learned before. The Black Wolf's attack seemed to be only tentative, and then the second round of attack began to pour in strength. At this time, Xia Qiu was guided by the plum blade, but she only wanted to escape from such a powerful enemy with her current strength unless there was a miracle.
But the miracle really happened. A crisp song of a bird came through the sky. As soon as she looked up, she saw the huge red firebird swooping down. She suddenly recognized the figure as a thorn.
The thorns grabbed the back of the black wolf with its sharp claws, and then kept flapping its wings and burning it fiercely with the flames around it. Because his attack was very sudden and caught the black wolf off guard, it struggled to break free from under him and retreat, while the thorns did not stop attacking, but continued to pounce on it again and again. Perhaps injured by the first attack of the thorns, the black wolf hesitated for a moment and then turned into the previous black cloud and quickly disappeared into the air.
"Early this morning, Lord Yong had a ominous feeling, so he quickly sent me here. Sure enough... The boundary set by the other party with demon power made me take a lot of effort to find your exact position. Almost..." After the black wolf disappeared, the thorns fell to the ground and put away the flame around him and turned into the tall red hair. Youth.
He was chagrined by his mistakes. His loyalty was well-known. In the past, as a subordinate of Ouyang Xiaolang's father Ouyang Xueye, he tried his best and had no choice but to complete all the tasks assigned to him. Later, he followed Ouyang Yong, as his entourage and the main messenger, never had a difference, and this time if he found Xia Qiu later, her life would not be in order.
At the same time, the thorns have to admire Lord Yong's foreboding that it is like a divine help. Although it has been as unobtrusive as possible for Xiaqiu's entry into the Chenji Palace yesterday, I didn't expect that even so, it still attracted that person's attention. Although it is not clear whether it was the man who attacked Xia Qiu or not, everything is obviously too coincidental, and that person is only Qingyun.
"No... It's okay. Thank you for coming."
Xia Qiu gasped. She was full of gratitude for the thorns. Although she had been attacked more than once, the enemy this time was obviously much stronger. She seemed to be able to understand the reason why Ouyang Xiaolen was extremely opposed to signing a blood alliance with her before. Every time she was in deep danger, even if she was calm, she would have died countless times if she hadn't been saved. Compared with her heart, her body looks so weak. Not to mention becoming a force that can fight side by side with Ouyang Xiao Leng, she doesn't know how long it will take to avoid becoming the burden of others.
The thorns looked at Xia Qiu, who was still standing firmly in shock, and couldn't help marveling at the fully formed plum blade clenched in her hand. The plum blade is a different weapon. It has its own soul, so if it is not recognized by it, it is quite difficult to use it freely even if it is no matter how powerful the power is. The human girl in front of her can make it formed in such a short time and resist several powerful attacks, which shows that she is indeed different. In ordinary people's place.
"Do you know who attacked me?" Xia Qiu slowly adjusted her breathing, and the plum blade in her hand gradually calmed down and turned back to the previous plum hairpin.
"It's not clear yet. I'm going back to Wangcheng to report to Lord Yong first. Maybe he will know some clues."
The thorns dare not make a conclusion. The black wolf demon just did not appear in human form and only appeared as the wolf's body, and it seemed that it deliberately hid its demon power so that it could not figure out its way, but there was still a name flashed in the thorn's mind, that is, the black meteorite under the powerful subordinate of Qingyun.
When Xia Qiu's nerves eased from the tense state just now, she felt the pain from the joints and bones in her body. Just now, she subconsciously attacked the black wolf, and now she realized its strength.
Thorns decided to escort Xia Qiu to school, where at least Ouyang Xiao Leng could protect her. After that, he went back to Chenji Palace to see Lord Yong, so he turned himself into a small cardinal and circled in the air to follow her.
I happened to meet Du He on the way to school, but Xia Qiu didn't listen to what he said along the way. She just wanted to see Ouyang Xiao Leng soon, but at the same time, she was a little afraid to see him. The contradiction was inexplicable. It was like a fallen child who wanted to get comfort from the adults, but he wanted to stop crying and pretend to be strong. Before that, she had vowed to volunteer to be the party of his blood alliance. At this moment, there was a little Sink back.
But all her entanglement was melted away at the moment she saw Ouyang Xiao Leng. Just as she was still hesitating how to tell him what happened in the morning, she came to him. He looked at her face and seemed to feel something at once. He pulled her and ran out of the classroom, leaving the classmates who were sitting behind him sighing.
Ouyang Xiao Leng also felt that he was obviously too bold. Although he always warned himself to keep a low profile and not attract attention, every time he was involved in something about Xia Qiu, he could not calm down, and his body would always take action before his brain thought.
Xia Qiu was pulled by him and ran to the rooftop. She never knew that there was such a place in the school. She could see far from the surrounding railings.
"What happened?" Ouyang Xiao Leng asked, and there was no previous calmness in his tone.
"No...nothing!" Xia Qiu didn't know how Ouyang Xiao Leng guessed her strangeness at once.
"I just felt the smell of thorns. Was he with you just now?"
Xia Qiu knew that she could not hide it anymore, so she had to tell Ouyang Xiao Leng about the attack by the black wolf in the morning. In order not to let him worry too much about herself, she tried her best to hide the part of her fear.
"Are you hurt?" Ouyang held Xia Qiu's shoulders tightly with his cold hands.
Xia Qiu shook his head and was suddenly hugged into his arms before he could answer. His arms were so hard as if he was worried that she would disappear from his eyes at any time. I don't know which was warmer, the sun or the hug. Her previous uneasiness was melted little by little and turned into tears and wet the collar of his chest.
Ouyang Xiao Leng remembered Xia Qiu's gentle touch when the little fox he was injured many years ago, so he also stroked the top of her head. Although no one has ever done that action to him except her, it is because of this that it exists deeply in his body and becomes a part of him.
She buried her face in his arms and sobbed for a long time. They didn't say a word, but she gradually calmed down. Her body seemed to be filled with courage little by little. She wanted to have the power to support the person in front of her, because in this way she could be with him forever.
They missed the first class and had to return to the classroom during the break.
"Xiaoqiu, are you all right?" When Liu Lingmei saw them coming in, she rushed over and asked Xia Qiu, and then stared at Ouyang Xiao Leng, "Didn't you do what did you to Xiaoqiu?"
She looks like a cat with fluff all over her body because of anger. Xia Qiu rarely sees why she is so angry and feels comforted and wants to laugh, and her mood improves, but she doesn't know how to explain what happened to her.
"No, he just has something to say to me." Xia Qiu shook his head and responded.
"You haven't been confessed by others?" Dong Haofan came over and pulled Liu Lingmei back, and then stretched out his thumb with a cold smile at Ouyang Xiao.
Liu Lingmei looked at Xia Qiu, and then at Ouyang Xiao Leng, and suddenly showed a sudden expression of enlightenment. The topic that she thought was difficult to explain came to an end temporarily due to misunderstanding, but at the same time, most people in the class also believed the fact that Ouyang Xiao Leng, who was usually like ice cubes, had confessed to Xia Qiu.
In the next two days, Ouyang Xiao Leng, Ouyang Hongye and Thorns took turns to guard Xia Qiu, but Qingyun's men did not appear again. It was unexpectedly calm until the day they agreed to hold the blood alliance ceremony.
After school on the day of the Blood League ceremony, Xia Qiu came to the Chenji Palace of the demon world again with Ouyang Xiao Leng, and the two were temporarily separated. Xia Qiu followed the ghost servants in the Fuxing Hall to the bathroom that was ready to bathe for her. As soon as they entered, there were several sandalwood screens. Behind the layers of white curtains and the winding fog, there were intoxicating sandalwood and flowers. A concave square pool on the stone floor was filled with water, and the water floated. Full of all kinds of petals.
Because she was afraid of scaring Xia Qiu, Ouyang Yong ordered the ghost servants who served her to bathe and change clothes to wear masks, but it was also because of this that she could not tell whether they were men or women, and she couldn't help but be shy. After twisting for a long time, he obediently let them take off their clothes and were helped by them into the pool. All kinds of fragrances of flowers and plants permeated every inch of her skin and nerves along the steam and breath, giving her a new look from the inside out.
After bathing, she was served by the ghost servants and put on a light robe with a white plum pattern prepared for her by Ouyang Yong. Her waist was tied with a lotus pink belt. Her hair was coiled up from the back of her head with a plum hairpin that had not turned into a plum blade, and she was put on a pair of embroidered cloth boots under her feet. She has never dressed like this. Looking at herself in the big copper mirror, she is a little strange. Although she is still a little unaccustomed to wearing a robe, she has an indescribable love for such a dress.
Ouyang Xiao Leng, who had finished bathing in another place, wore a pure white robe and came to the open space in the corridor of the Fuxing Hall with a silver belt around his waist. Ouyang Yong, Ouyang Hongye, Wangyue and thorns were already waiting there. On the table in the middle of the open space, the oath knife lay calmly on a plate covered with golden silk satin, which was given to his grandfather the first demon king Huli. The oath knife is a short sterling silver dagger. The shape is no different from that of an ordinary dagger, but the workmanship is very exquisite. The blade is sharp, and the handle and the blade are engraved with divine symbols.
This knife has always been kept by Ouyang Yong, and even Ouyang Xiao Leng saw it for the first time, just as he was still thinking about the divine symbols engraved on the knife body. Two ghost servants surrounded Xia Qiu at the end of the corridor and looked through the gap between the plum blossoms. Her robe swung back with the wind. Her head was slightly lowered because she was not used to such a dress. Usually, some too pale cheeks were slightly red after bathing. A kind of beauty that does not eat fireworks in the world attracted Ouyang Xiao's eyes like a magnet. Although he has also seen many extremely beautiful monsters, her beauty is different. It is not mixed with any enchanting. It is just so pure white and quiet. Just looking at it makes him confused even the beat of his breath.
When Xia Qiu walked into the empty field, a slightly strong wind blew by. The red plum blossoms fell with the wind, one fell on her hair, and some petals fell on her shoulders. The picture was very beautiful. The ghost servant sent her to Ouyang Yong and others to salute and retreated, and the blood alliance signing ceremony will also officially begin.
"The so-called blood alliance is to cut the palm of the party with the oath knife. When the blood of two people melts into one on the oath knife, the divine symbols on the knife will be activated, and those symbols are the keys to unblock the power seal in the contractor's body. Once the seal is removed, the blood alliance will be established. As the descendant of the demon king fox, the divine power of the silver fox god in Xiao Leng's body will be awakened; and you, as the destined blood alliance signer, will also open the power given by the gods. At this point, your fate will be completely connected with Xiao Leng, the survival of the demon world and the future of the human world. Your life no longer belongs to you alone. The blood alliance signator must have the determination to sacrifice himself.
Ouyang Yong told Xia Qiu the steps and meaning of the blood alliance. It was hard to imagine that the girl had just been attacked by the black wolf demon two days ago. She was so calm that she nodded firmly after listening to his words.
"Then the ceremony will officially begin. Xiao Leng, pick up the oath knife!" Ouyang Yong went on.
"Yes!" Ouyang Xiao Leng carefully picked up the oath knife from the plate and held it in his hand.
"I, Ouyang Yong, as the elder of the demon world, recognizes Xia Qiu as the party of the blood alliance, and also allows you to conclude the contract today. If you two have made up your mind, please cut each other's palms and hold the sworn sword together with the palms you cut!"
Ouyang Xiao Leng and Xia Qiu look at each other. At this moment, it is of great significance to them. The line of fate let them meet. Even if they haven't seen each other for ten years, they have never broken the connection. Now they are finally going to fully conclude a contract and become an indispensable partner for each other. They all know that he and she are not just as simple partners.
The sterling silver knife surface of the oath knife was coated with a faint purple under the reflection of the moonlight. Ouyang Xiao Leng silently cut his palm, and then handed it to Xia Qiu. She did it as he did without hesitation. Then the palms of the two people overlapped around it, allowing each other's blood to fuse in the knife body.
"Call God, the blood alliance has been established, and the seal has been lifted." Ouyang Yong said silently.
A silver flame burst out from the swearing knife between the hands of Xia Qiu and Ouyang Xiao Leng. The flame burned higher and higher, and finally a huge silver fox appeared in the flame in mid-air. The fox suddenly opened his eyes, revealing the same gray-blue eyes as Ouyang Xiao Leng.
"For those who signed the blood alliance, in the name of God, I will give you the key to open the door to power. It can break the lock of confinement and restraint, and help to complete the trust of the gods. The blood alliance still exists, and life and death are connected!"
After saying that, the silver fox hid into the flame, and then the flame gradually shrank and gathered back into the oath knife. The oath knife instantly shone countless dazzling lights. Those rays went straight into the bodies of Xiao Leng and Xia Qiu, and the divine symbols on the oath knife disappeared.
Xia Qiu felt a force that filled her body, and with the vibration from the inside out, she felt that a button in her body seemed to have been activated, opening all her blood. Then she came to another space in the blink of an eye. In the darkness, a huge crown was shining in mid-air, as dazzling as a star. Ouyang Xiao Leng was standing under the crown and looking up at it silently, and she also walked over.
"Look, this is the crown of the demon king!" Ouyang Xiao Leng said to her.
"Doesn't it exist in your body?" Xia Qiu has some doubts.
"Well, but this is its real form. It is both the key to the Black Fire Purgatory and its seal, but it is also the source of my strength. The blood alliance has completely awakened it."
Ouyang Xiaolang has an indescribable complex feeling for the crown of the demon king. It is the originator who made him meet Xia Qiu ten years ago, and it can communicate with him through his soul. He could feel its satisfaction at this moment, the desire for power was finally reached, and it kept sending him messages of satisfaction.
"Xiao Leng, your divine ice should be able to call out the ice flame god fox chopping now!" Ouyang Yong's voice pulled Ouyang Xiao Leng and Xia Qiu back to their original world.
"God gave me the ice flame for my use!"
Ouyang Xiao Leng put the oath knife back on the table and tried to shout. The sword surrounded by silver flame gradually appeared in his hand, and the sword body doubled than before. He waved his sword gently twice in the air, and then produced a huge airflow, and the plum petals on the tree fell to the ground one after another.
"Xiaqiu, try to see what's wrong with your plum blade!" Ouyang Yong turned to Xia Qiu again.
She pulled out the plum hairpin above her head and turned it into a black long knife in her heart. Then she was surprised to find that she could control it to switch between the hairpin and the long knife at will. When she waved the long knife, she could feel a force as if it was going to take her up.
"Great, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief! It's just a pity! It will take some time to open up!" Ouyang Yong looked at the plum petals on the ground with regret.
"It's your wine, old man!" As soon as Wang Yue raised her hand, the petals flew up from the ground and rotated and climbed up the branches again, intact.
"The rabbit demon has the ability to rejuve plants." Ouyang Xiao Leng looked at the surprised Xia Qiu and explained.
"I believe you have experienced the changes brought to you by the Blood League! But if you want to exert all the strength of the Hemorrhagic League, you still need to continue to train and practice yourself in actual combat in the future. What you need to experience is not only your strength but also your will. If you don't have a strong will as the backing, you will only lose yourself and become slaves of strength. Ouyang Yong said solemnly to Ouyang Xiao Leng and Xia Qiu.
"Uh-huh!" Ouyang Xiao Leng put away the sword in his hand and then turned to Xia Qiu.
From his eyes, Xia Qiu saw the joy that rarely appeared on weekdays, although it was only a little, it was better than thousands of words of gratitude. She felt that all the doubts and entanglement had ended from the moment the blood alliance was signed, and he and she knew very well that welcoming them would be a new beginning. Her world has been closely connected to him since this moment. They have become the source of each other's strength, the partners of the soul, and the pillar of the spirit. They are destined to experience all kinds of difficulties and dangers, but they are bound to grow up together.
"It's finally over! Wang Yue, I want to drink tonight!" Ouyang Hongye, who had been silent, finally relaxed. He needed a short release, because soon they would embark on a journey to Dongyao Water City.
"I will accompany you to the end of drinking, old man, come together!" A bright smile appeared on Wangyue's face.
Xia Qiu and Ouyang Xiao Leng each changed their previous clothes and returned to Yongchuan. On the way home, they were silent for a long time on the way home. The night of early autumn was a little cool. Xia Qiu, who was not wearing a coat, occasionally trembled. Ouyang Xiao Leng silently stretched out his left hand and held her right hand to pass on her temperature a little.
"I will go to Dongyao with Hongye and Wangyue tomorrow. If it goes well, I can come back before the end of next week." Ouyang said coldly, somewhat depressed at the thought of separation, but more worried.
"What about the school?" Xia Qiu didn't know how she could have such a stupid question. She knew that he would go to Dongyao to seek the help of the Amber Dragon King after the signing of the Blood Alliance, but she really had to face the separation or made her restless, and then she became incoherent.
"Hongye has agreed with Dong Muya. In addition, Grandpa Yong seems to have arranged a training course for you, and the specific time should be notified to you by the thorn."
"Uh-huh!"
"I..." The two said in unison after another short silence.
"Although Grandpa Yong will send thorns to protect you during my absence, you still have to be careful! You must be careful! If you encounter Qingyun's men, don't try your best to escape!"
Ouyang Xiao Leng stopped and faced Xia Qiu. When he looked at the faint sadness on her face, his heart seemed to be stung. Who else would make him have such a feeling besides her? This heartache gave him a sense of realism, as if there were other deeper meanings in his life besides revenge. .
Xia Qiu nodded and looked at the tip of her shoes. Looking down the moonlight, there was a stain on it, but she knew that now was not the time to care about this, but if she didn't find something to distract her attention, she felt that she was likely to cry. Obviously, she rarely shed tears, she didn't know when she became so sentimental.
Ouyang Xiao Leng also held up her other hand. Both of them had bandages on one side of their hands. The place cut for the blood alliance had been coated with ointment made by demon magic. It was basically healed, and they could not feel pain. He lowered his head and put his forehead against her and took a deep breath. There was still a faint fragrance left by the petal bath on her body. The fragrance made him feel calm and safe, and he couldn't wait for time to stay at this moment forever. But at the same time, he also got strength from her, and even the unknown journey was fearless.
"I will become a qualified blood alliance party. You must come back here safely!"
Xia Qiu didn't say the following sentence, but only meditate in her heart, but she knew that his heart could hear it. Please come back to me.