Chapter 58

"Just a little …" Hongjun looked at the large white clouds floating by in the sky and answered, "a little lost."

"Me?" Mo Rigen thought for a moment and answered, "I have to find the White Deer."

"And after you find it?" Hongjun asked.

"After that?" Mo Rigen rested his head on his arm and closed his eyes to enjoy the warm winter sun. He muttered, "Marry her as my wife, wait for the time when there are no more demons in China, then return to Shiwei …"

"Become the clan leader?" Hongjun asked.

"No." Mo Rigen smiled. "The clan leader should be my second brother. Grey Wolf can't be the clan leader. We'll live on the grasslands, hunt, herd sheep, and have many children. When spring comes, we'll take them and let the horses run freely on the grasslands."

"In autumn, we'll take them hunting and bring the best game to their sweethearts." Mo Rigen smiled and said, "When the children grow up and we're old, we'll watch the migratory birds fly away by Hulun Lake and wait for the first snow of winter. We'll guard the dreams of Shiwei in winter, the dreams of the Han people, the dreams of the Se Mu people, and the dreams of the whole world. "

"But you haven't even seen the White Deer," Hongjun said.

"She must be a very beautiful girl," Mo Rigen answered.

"Just like the old general and his wife?" Hongjun asked.

"That's right." Mo Rigen laughed.

Hongjun said, "But you haven't even seen her. What if … she's different from what you think? What if you don't love her? What if she doesn't love you? "

Mo Rigen was speechless.

According to the legends of Shiwei, the Grey Wolf and the White Deer were the two guardian deities of day and night. The young man who had the power of the Grey Wolf was born to accompany the White Deer. Mo Rigen had never thought of this. After thinking for a long time, he said sincerely, "Impossible."

Hongjun did not insist. He only raised this question. Mo Rigen's vision for the future filled his mind.

Li Jinglong and Geshu Han were discussing the transfer of defenses. After several battles, and according to Liu Fei, the invasion route of the Ghoul Army was finally revealed.

From Yadan to Yumen Pass, bypassing Shazhou and Dunhuang, the troops split into two groups. One group took the northern route, following the Han Great Wall to the south, passing through Wulin, Xiuchao, and the other two small counties, purposely avoiding the garrison camps.

The other route followed the Qilian Mountains to the south, looting countless small villages along the way.

In the end, the two groups met outside of Liangzhou City and outflanked them. In the end, Li Jinglong and Hongjun broke through in one fell swoop. The corpse ghost army left the city and headed north again.

"Two people." Geshu Han could hardly believe it. He shook his head and said, "Just like that, they broke through an army of a hundred thousand."

"To be exact," Li Jinglong replied, "three people and a fish."

Hongjun entered and saw Li Jinglong discussing the map with the generals. Li Jinglong glanced at him and motioned for him to come to his side.

Hongjun said, "It's only useful against monsters. It's useless against mortals."

Geshu Han sized up Hongjun and said, "Now that I think about it, I'm actually glad that I couldn't catch up to you that day. Otherwise, compared to the Ghoul Ghost King, I'm not sure if I could take a single blow from you."

When Li Jinglong heard this, he knew that Geshu Han was somewhat apprehensive. Just as the Emperor and Crown Prince had instructed, he said casually, "The Exorcism Division has its own restrictions. If you disregard the safety of living beings and participate in mortal battles, you will attract heavenly lightning and be consigned to eternal damnation."

Geshu Han's expression gradually relaxed. He asked, "Then, protecting the country and resisting the Turkic and Huihe armies is also not allowed?"

"No." Li Jinglong said without thinking.

Geshu Han nodded slowly and replied, "Then, the responsibility of pursuing the Ghoul Ghost King and the monster Zhang Hao will fall on your shoulders."

Li Jinglong nodded and cupped his fists to Hongjun before leaving. After leaving, Hongjun asked, "Why don't I remember this saying?"

"I tricked him." Li Jinglong replied carelessly, "Liangzhou City has already sent out scouts to follow them."

Hongjun's heart trembled. He asked, "Have they found their whereabouts?"

Li Jinglong said, "There was a snowstorm in the middle of it. We lost them."

Hongjun vaguely had an ominous premonition. He asked, "Snowstorm?"

"Yes." Li Jinglong's lips curled up slightly. He looked at Hongjun and said, "Snowstorm." Then, he looked at the warm sunlight outside the corridor and said, "Every time the Ghoul Ghost King appears, it is accompanied by extremely cold weather and snowstorms. Do you think this is a coincidence or inevitable?"

Hongjun found that he was gradually able to follow Li Jinglong's train of thought.

"Go and investigate?" Li Jinglong said, "If we can really find the true body of the other great monster, it will save us a lot of trouble."

Hongjun quickly returned to his room and opened the book Qing Xiong gave him. As the saying goes, know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. Previously, Li Jinglong had suffered a loss because of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox. That was why everyone was in such a difficult situation. This time, they did not dare to be careless.

"Look at this page." Li Jinglong said.

The book was quite old, and the pages were torn and tattered. Apparently, it was also left by Di Renjie. At the beginning, there were some small monsters, and the further he turned, the stronger the monsters were. The monsters that were circled in black meant "Fallen", and the monsters that were circled in red meant "Danger".

This book seemed to be recorded in detail, but there were too many missing pages. The previous page about the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox was missing. There were still some Dragon Sons, but three of them had already been killed. Hongjun circled them one by one as "already fallen". When he turned to the front, he found a monster named "Mysterious Lady". It had long black sleeves and its face was painted black.

"There is a Snow God in the Northwest. It lives at the peak of Qilian Mountain …" Hongjun saw that it was not far from the missing pages. The Battle Corpse Ghost King also seemed to have three pages, but it was incomplete.

"It's not as powerful as the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox." Li Jinglong said.

"But there are no weaknesses." Hongjun replied, "There are many monsters that even Di Renjie has never seen before."

"Cold air." Li Jinglong replied, "We have to take precautions against the cold. Let's go forward and see."

"God of Plagues!" Hongjun found the mud-like monster. He did not expect it to exist!

The two gathered together to read the book. It was recorded that the God of Plagues was extremely dangerous to mortals. It could devour flesh and blood to strengthen itself and spread plagues.

"The Old Madame was infected with this disease." Li Jinglong said, "If she doesn't inhale much of the poisonous fog, she can be cured with Cold Water Jindan."

Hongjun replied, "Ordinary doctors can prescribe it. The Old Madame's condition has stabilized."

"Other than that, the God of Plagues is extremely weak." Li Jinglong said, "My Mind's Lantern is not afraid of it. You also have demonic power. Just take a shovel and beat it up. The key is still Mystic Fairy."

Hongjun thought of Li Jinglong's Mind's Lantern and reached out to take off his clothes. Li Jinglong did not avoid him and let him take it off, revealing the tattoo on the left side of his chest.

"I still have magic power." Hongjun replied.

"How can it be used up so quickly?" Li Jinglong said casually, "If I really feel unwell, I'll come to you."

"It's just that it doesn't look good." Hongjun looked at it for a long time. Li Jinglong put on his clothes again and stood up, saying, "I'm going out to do something. You stay here and think about it."

Hongjun, "???"

Hongjun was not afraid of the wind and snow monsters. After all, he had the fire magic of Phoenix. If Liu Fei was right, the God of Plagues had most likely fled back to Yadan and met with Mystic Fairy. They were planning how to take revenge. And from here to Yadan, they had to go to Shazhou, Guazhou and all the way north …

It was almost dusk outside. Suddenly, there was the sound of armor. Liu Fei walked slowly and asked Hongjun, "Where's your brother?"

Hongjun hurriedly stood up to greet him, but Liu Fei waved his hand and said, "I've received the report from the scouts. I'm leaving now."

"I'll find the Chief of Staff for you first." Hongjun hurriedly replied, "I can't promise …"

"I just want to tell you." Liu Fei's tone was calm. He weighed the Wind Sword that Li Jinglong returned to him in his hand and replied, "Fighting the Ghost Corpse Army is my business. I have to solve it myself. I can't cause you any more trouble. "

After that, Liu Fei turned around and left. Hongjun was afraid that he would walk, but Liu Fei replied, "There are many dead horses outside the city. I'll go and find one. It's windy outside the city at night. You don't have to see me off. "

Hongjun couldn't stop him, so he had to watch him leave through the back door of the mansion. Liu Fei asked for some wine that he didn't finish last night. He went out with the wine in one hand and the helmet in the other. Hongjun shouted from afar, "Are you okay?"

As the sun set, Liu Fei waved at Hong Jun. At that time, Hong Jun was still slow and did not notice the mood of the lonely general. When he returned to the hall and sat down, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. He thought that Liu Fei wouldn't go back and die, would he? But didn't he die long ago? What could be done to kill Liu Fei?

None of his subordinates were left. How could Liu Fei go back and command them? Could he rely on the Wind Sword in his hand? Hongjun wasn't sure if Liu Fei could take back control. Even if he had 50,000 soldiers, could he defeat his superior?

The more Hongjun thought about it, the more dangerous it was. Lu Xu came again.

"Hongjun." Lu Xu said.

Hongjun gave up his seat for Lu Xu and patted him. He liked Lu Xu very much. First, when Mo Rigen was sick, Lu Xu almost never left his side. Second, Lu Xu only knew how to say "Dawn Star" and "Hongjun". They had known each other for less than ten days, but he had already called Hongjun by his name countless times. Even Chong Ming usually said things directly and didn't call him that repeatedly.

"Are you hungry?" Hongjun asked.

Lu Xu shook his head. It seemed that he had just taken a shower and was constantly picking water out of his ears.

"Let me help you pick your ears," Hongjun said.

Lu Xu lay down and rested his head on Hongjun's knee. Hongjun took a toothpick and wrapped it in a soft cloth to help him pick his ears. After picking and picking, Lu Xu began to tremble. Hongjun said proudly, "Comfortable, right? Qing Xiong loves it when I pick his ears. "

As he spoke, he suddenly felt something wet on his knee. Lu Xu was actually choking with sobs. He was crying!

"What's wrong?" Hongjun hurriedly helped him sit up and asked, "Lu Xu, are you okay?"

Lu Xu stood up and left the hall. Hongjun said, "There's another side."

Lu Xu turned his head and glanced at Hongjun. His eyes were filled with sadness and melancholy. Hongjun stared blankly at Lu Xu. He wanted to ask the reason, but Lu Xu didn't know how to speak. Even if he asked, he could only say a few simple words.

"Wait for me," Hongjun said. "I'm going to look for Mo Rigen."

Lu Xu turned and left the hall, walking along the long corridor to return to his room. Hongjun quickly went out to look for Mo Rigen. In such a large General's Mansion, he couldn't find him. When he turned back to look for Lu Xu, Lu Xu was also gone.

"Lu Xu?"

"Lu Xu!"

Hongjun wrapped himself in a robe and came out to ask the guard. The guard said that the scout had already left the mansion. The Carp Demon was soaking its feet in the corridor. Hongjun grabbed it and stuffed it into a cloth bag. He casually tied a knot and rushed out.

"Hongjun! What are you doing! "The Carp Demon shouted.

"Lu Xu ran away! Oh no! Hurry and send someone to send a letter to Li Jinglong … "

"I'll go, I'll go."

Hongjun didn't let the Carp Demon leave. He took it and mounted his horse to look for Lu Xu. The Carp Demon bounced on Hongjun's back and complained incessantly, "Please spare me!"

In the military tent, the lights were bright. Li Jinglong sat in a room with his upper body bare. Mo Rigen stood to the side, watching a tattoo master insert needles into Li Jinglong. At that time, tattoos were popular in the Tang Army. Soldiers often tattooed bugle horns, totems, and other symbols on their backs and shoulders. Firstly, they had the protection of totems. Secondly, even if they died on the battlefield and lost their wooden plaques, their comrades could still claim their corpses.

The needle technique was very complicated. It had already been inserted for nearly two hours. The position was also very small. It just happened to be on the bruise on Li Jinglong's chest.

Mo Rigen looked at it for a long time and said, "Why were you so clean in the past?"

Li Jinglong replied, "At that time, I didn't like it. I cherished my skin very much. Now that I think about it, I already have a scar. This one won't make a difference."

Mo Rigen laughed, "Why do I feel like there's another meaning? Hm?"

"Don't talk nonsense." Li Jinglong replied casually, "Hongjun learned some strange things from somewhere. It's all your nonsense."

Mo Rigen moved the wooden stump over and said, "Give me one too." As he spoke, he handed the leather deer to the tattoo master and said, "This will do."

The tattoo master tattooed Li Jinglong's left chest and said, "Be careful in the next five days. Don't let it get wet." Then he changed a few needles, burned them over the fire, and drew out the paint. Mo Rigen untied his outer robe, revealing his arms and shoulders. He let the tattoo master tattooed them on his arms.

Li Jinglong picked up the deer and looked at it for a moment before asking, "You carved it?"

"Lu Xu." Mo Rigen said.

Li Jinglong: "… …"

Mo Rigen: "?"

Li Jinglong pondered for a moment and said, "The 'deer' that Lu Xu said was because you heard wrong. He just couldn't forget his surname."

Mo Rigen nodded. Li Jinglong used two fingers to pick up the leather carving and asked, "Then … … how do you explain this thing?"

Mo Rigen's eyes widened in an instant as he realized something. He wanted to get up, but Li Jinglong held him down and gestured for him to sit down. His master had just started, and he would talk about it after he finished stabbing.

"There's a question I've wanted to ask for a long time. Is the Grey Wolf a bloodline inheritance or reincarnation?" Li Jinglong looked at the mirror in front of him and looked at the newly completed tattoo on his chest. He casually tapped the table with his finger.

Mo Rigen fell into deep thought. Li Jinglong glanced at Mo Rigen and said, "Don't mind it. I don't care if it's not convenient for me to answer. I promised every member of the Exorcism Division that I'm willing to help Atay restore his country, help Qiu Yongsi find his Hei Jiao, and help you find your White Deer."

Mo Rigen hurriedly said, "No, Chief, we're like family. There's nothing that isn't convenient for me to say. It's just that … … I'm not sure."

Li Jinglong nodded and said with a smile, "Although I'm not strong enough, sometimes I want to do something, but I might not be able to help."

Mo Rigen laughed and said, "A scholar who has been away for three days must be looked at with new eyes. Hongjun has changed you a lot, Chief."

Li Jinglong blushed slightly and replied, "Let's not talk about this nonsense. Is it a bloodline inheritance or reincarnation?"

"Maybe it's reincarnation." Mo Rigen said, "The elders in the clan said that this transformation technique doesn't appear every generation. It might appear every hundred years or even hundreds of years."

"Reincarnated in a designated clan?" Li Jinglong raised his eyebrows and asked.

Mo Rigen frowned and thought for a while before saying, "It's said that they all reincarnate in the Shiwei clan."

Li Jinglong asked, "Must it be a girl?"

Mo Rigen replied, "According to past records, it's always a girl."

Li Jinglong pondered and said, "Then when the Grey Wolf doesn't reincarnate as a human, what form does it take and where does it appear?"

This was a difficult question for Mo Rigen. He had never thought about this question before, but Li Jinglong's speculation was based on facts. Since the Grey Wolf and the White Deer reincarnate every few hundred years, then they should have a shrine — — or perhaps they each had their own shrine. If they had nothing to do, then it would make sense that they would stay in the shrine.

"Let's assume that the power of the Grey Wolf and the White Deer is on the mural when they're not reincarnated." Li Jinglong's slender fingers played with the stag skin carving over and over again as he said, "When the Heavenly Demon is about to descend, we'll each find a family to reincarnate into. That won't be a problem, right?"

Mo Rigen hesitated and said, "This … is just a guess."

Li Jinglong said, "When the power of the Grey Wolf comes to your house and enters your body, then you have supernatural powers."

"Yes." Mo Rigen nodded and said.

Li Jinglong said again, "Let's assume that the power of the White Deer also goes to a family, but it's stopped by the demons who have been waiting for a long time."

Mo Rigen: "…"

Li Jinglong said, "I don't know if this is a guess. After all, I know very little about demons and ghosts. However, when I was young, I heard the elders talk about reincarnation, reincarnation, and so on …"

Mo Rigen murmured, "If the White Deer's reincarnation is interrupted and then taken away …"

Mo Rigen was shocked and looked at Li Jinglong.

Li Jinglong said, "The elders all said that if the reincarnation is interrupted halfway, the three spiritual and seven physical souls will be disrupted and incomplete, then …"

After the tattoo artist finished, Mo Rigen hurriedly pulled up his robe, paid, and ran out. Li Jinglong chased after him and said, "Stop!"

"Liu Fei might know." Li Jinglong said, "Let's ask him first! Let's go! "

The two of them quickly returned to the residence.

At this time, Hongjun was looking everywhere for Lu Xu and had already reached the city gate. He asked the soldiers and found out that Lu Xu had indeed left the city!

Where was he going?!

Hongjun then sent people to find Li Jinglong and Mo Rigen and report to them. They chased after them, but it was dark and they couldn't see anything. The footprints on the ground were messy and they just happened to run into a group of patrolling guards. They saw a scout in white running northwest on foot and had already left the outskirts of Liangzhou City.

"Where did Lu Xu go?" The Carp Demon shouted, "Mo Rigen must have done something to her but didn't take responsibility. That's why he ran away — Hongjun, my feet are so cold. I'm going to get frostbite. Hurry up and …"

Hongjun urged his horse like the wind and jumped over the stream. He wrapped up the Carp Demon and rushed out like a gust of wind.

At the same time, Li Jinglong and Mo Rigen returned to the General's residence. They first went to find Liu Fei, but the guard told them that Liu Fei had already left.

"Left?!" Mo Rigen said.

Li Jinglong indicated that it was okay. This morning, Liu Fei asked him for his sword back. Li Jinglong knew that he would definitely go back to get his sword back.

"Where's Lu Xu?" Mo Rigen hurriedly went to find Lu Xu.

The two went to the room to look for him, but they didn't see him. Mo Rigen went out to ask and learned that Lu Xu had also left.

"Left?! Impossible! It's all my fault … "Mo Rigen immediately went to get his horse to look for Lu Xu.

Li Jinglong said, "Don't panic. Calm down!"

Mo Rigen said as he mounted his horse, "If it was Hongjun who ran away, I don't believe that you'd be able to calm down."

"Hongjun didn't run away!" Li Jinglong said, "Let's find him and ask him about it first!"

The two went to find Hongjun again. The guard said, "Master Kong? He chased after that fool. Let's go together. "

"Don't panic." Mo Rigen calmed down and said, "Hongjun's ability is strong. Since he's already chased after him, Lu Xu shouldn't have gone too far. We just need to …"

Without another word, Li Jinglong rushed to the backyard and mounted his horse. In the blink of an eye, he left Mo Rigen behind.

Mo Rigen roared, "Wait for me!"