Chapter 223: Master's Romance in the Past
It was getting dark and night was falling.
A bonfire was lit in a secluded forest.
Li Daoxuan was roasting a large piece of dragon meat. When it was sizzling with oil, he sprinkled a handful of peppercorns and dogwood powder on it for seasoning.
Liu Bihen was leaning against a tree, sword across his knees, honing his sword skills.
She really was practicing kendo all the time. Li Daoxuan had never seen anyone as obsessed with sword as she was. When she was in Dushuo Mountain, she would sleep with a sword in her arms.
A few fallen leaves floated down and split in two above her head, the cut was as smooth as a mirror.
That is the invisible sword intent.
However, as the aroma of barbecue wafted up, this heroic female swordsman frowned slightly.
She opened her eyes, looked at the barbecue that Li Daoxuan handed to her, and said, "Brother, I have long been accustomed to fasting and not eating worldly food ."
Li Daoxuan smiled and said, "We are already in the Yin God Realm. It doesn't matter if we practice fasting or not. Besides, this is dragon meat, which is helpful for cultivation."
Perhaps because the barbecue smelled so delicious, Liu Bihen finally took it and chose to try it.
She slightly opened her red lips, bit off a piece of dragon meat with her delicate teeth, and chewed it carefully.
Li Daoxuan clearly saw that Liu Bihen's eyes lit up slightly, and then she ate the meat much faster.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, they circulated their Qi to digest the essence of the dragon meat.
Li Daoxuan opened his eyes first. He took out the rag doll and looked at it carefully.
This was indeed a very ordinary rag doll. Li Daoxuan did not feel any fluctuation of magical power from it. It was not even a magical weapon.
What did Mo Mo express when he threw the doll to himself before leaving?
Did she know that she couldn't leave the underworld, so she gave her favorite doll to herself as a gift?
Li Daoxuan was a little confused. He felt that there were more and more secrets about Mo Mo, and the key to unlocking all of this might be the black liquid.
"What on earth is going on with Mo Mo?"
Liu Bihen had also finished digesting the dragon meat. She opened her eyes and asked.
She also liked the little girl very much.
Li Daoxuan frowned and said, "I asked Taoist Master Zhou, and he said that Momo didn't have any abnormalities before, until a few years ago, when Momo was playing alone in Mount Dushuo and accidentally fell into the Styx."
"The Styx?"
Liu Bihen's expression froze. She had fallen into the River Styx and had deeply experienced the feeling of being torn apart by thousands of ghosts. It was truly worse than death. Even with her tempered will, she couldn't help but faint, let alone a little girl?
"Momo is a dead soul. After falling into the Styx, she did not attract any evil spirits. Logically, she should have been trapped in the river forever until she became a new evil spirit. However..."
Li Daoxuan paused and said, "Master Zhou said that not only did Mo Mo not sink , but after a few days, she even floated up from the Styx. Master Zhou even saw countless evil spirits escorting her and carrying her to the shore."
Hearing this, even the usually calm Liu Bihen couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Those crazy evil spirits would actually save a little girl?
"Mo Mo has no physical body, so he is not suitable for possession. Later, Taoist Zhou also used Taoist magic to test him and found that there was nothing wrong with Mo Mo. His personality and memory were exactly the same as before. However, his body started to get dirty, and it couldn't be washed off. Sometimes black liquid would appear."
"The black liquid will disappear on its own after it appears for a while. Mo Mo said that apart from the pain, there is no other feeling."
Li Daoxuan felt a little regretful. If he could bring Momo to the Qingming Realm, with the Empress's eyesight, she should be able to see the problems in her body.
After hearing this, Liu Bihen thought for a moment and said, "It seems that the key to the problem lies in what happened after Mo Mo fell into the Styx."
Li Daoxuan nodded. He once used his water-walking ability to escape into the River Styx, but was nearly sucked into the bottom of the river. When he finally got ashore, he looked at the bottom of the river with his divine eyes, only to find that the River Styx was unfathomable and it was still pitch black a thousand feet down.
"I asked Momo what happened during those days when she fell into the Styx. Momo said she just felt like she was falling, and the speed of her fall was getting faster and faster, until she finally hit the bottom of the river."
"After that, she lost all consciousness."
Liu Bihen drew out the Lilong Sword, took out a colorful sword-grinding stone, and began to gently sharpen the sword's edge.
"Brother, don't worry too much. Since we have successfully returned to the world of the living, it means that Taoist Zhou should be able to trust us. When we go to see Momo next time, there will be more than just you and me present."
Li Daoxuan also laughed. He put away the doll and said, "That's right. Next time I go to the underworld, I must give Xu Du a good surprise!"
After a pause, he looked at the whetstone in Liu Bihen's hand and asked, "Junior sister, was this whetstone given to you by Junior Brother Wu Wei?"
Liu Bihen nodded and said, "Yes, this whetstone is mixed with copper from Shoushan. Sharpening the sword frequently can increase the sharpness of the Lilong."
Li Daoxuan was a little surprised and said, "Junior sister, Junior Brother Wu said that whenever you sharpen your sword, his smiling face will appear on the whetstone. How come you can't see it now?"
Liu Bihen's hand paused slightly, and a hint of helplessness appeared in his eyes.
"Well... I thought it was too ugly, so I used a glass dragon to cut off the part of the face."
Li Daoxuan laughed, he could already imagine the heartache his junior fellow apprentice was feeling.
Honestly speaking, Liu Bihen was not particular about food, clothing and other expenses. She was sincere in heart and devoted to swords. To her, it made no difference whether it was brocade robes or cloth clothes and hemp shoes. As long as she could wear them, it was fine.
She couldn't help but complain about it, so it must be really ugly...
"Junior sister, since you need to recruit people, the more the better. I've heard that Senior Sister Fuxue has profound cultivation and superb swordsmanship. Why don't we contact her?"
Liu Bihen nodded and said, "Sure, my master actually lives in Jiangzhou, but..."
She glanced at Li Daoxuan and advised, "You'd better not go. If Master knew that you were Uncle Zhang's disciple, I'm afraid he wouldn't treat you well."
Li Daoxuan was stunned. This shouldn’t be the case. I am the true disciple of your old lover.
Could it be that the master lied and he was just having a one-sided love for her?
Or is he really a scumbag?
In an instant, Li Daoxuan's gossip fire ignited. He came forward and said with a smile: "Junior sister, can you tell me what happened between Master Aunt and my Master back then?"
Liu Bihen looked at him in surprise, wondering why he was so interested in these things.
In her opinion, everything that was not related to swords lacked appeal.
But if you want to know so much...
She sat a little further away, and the flickering firelight illuminated her fair cheeks and her eyes, which were as cold and clear as swords.
"They had become Taoist companions and traveled around the world together. During that time, the master said that her sword was no longer sharp, not fast enough, not fierce enough, and her sword heart was rusted."
Liu Bihen tilted his head, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.
It seems impossible to understand what it feels like to have a rusted swordsmanship.
"Eh? Senior Brother, why are you eating again?"
Li Daoxuan was biting on some dried watermelon seeds. There were no sunflowers in the Tang Dynasty, so he had to make do with watermelon seeds.
"It's okay, just talk about your own things and don't bother me."
Eat melon, eat melon!
