That year, Ji Fengming was fifteen years old, and his life would have almost ended at fifteen if he hadn't met his best friend.
It was a full moon that day, and the fifteen-year-old Ji Fengming was running alone in the wilderness under the moonlight. At that time, his face was still young, and his cultivation had not reached a high level, but his body was covered with several sword wounds, dripping with blood. He was in a sorry state, as if he was hiding from the enemy.
Because of the loss of blood, his strength was rapidly depleting, and Ji Fengming urgently needed to replenish himself. In the forest ahead, he saw a small hunter's hut. Ji Fengming didn't think much and went straight into the hut, but there was no one inside.
Ji Fengming was dizzy because of the lack of water, so he didn't care about anything else. He took out some money and put it on the table. He found a teapot and wanted to drink, but when he raised the teapot to his mouth, he found that there was not a drop of water in it. He looked for a water jar, opened the lid, and found that the water jar was empty.
"Do you want water? There's still a jar of wine, bring it over and share it with me." At this time, a voice came from beside him. Ji Fengming was shocked. Because of his injuries, he didn't notice that there was a person lying in a pile of hay in the corner. The person was a young man about the same age as him. He had clear eyes and was quite handsome, but at this time, his face was pale and green, as if he was sick.
Ji Fengming was on guard, but he knew that this young man was not among the people who were chasing him. And if this young man was hostile, he wouldn't talk to him like this when he was injured.
Ji Fengming couldn't bear the thirst, so he made up his mind and followed the direction of the young man's eyes. He found a jar of wine under the bed. He opened the jar and drank, but soon he choked and spat it out.
"What a waste! Is this the first time drinking wine? "The young man saw this and had a face of disbelief.
"Wine messes up one's mind, and is not good for cultivation." Ji Fengming calmed down and said calmly.
"It's a waste, if you don't want to drink, give it to me!" The young man seemed to be indignant about the wine, but Ji Fengming ignored him and only took small sips of the wine. When she felt that she had enough water, she took the wine jar and handed it to the young man next to the pile of hay.
But the young man didn't take it, and only said, "Hey, please." As he said this, he opened his mouth.
Such a lazy attitude made Ji Fengming secretly angry. However, this wine was found under the guidance of the youth, so he suppressed his displeasure. He stood still and poured the wine into the youth's mouth.
"Good wine!" The young man praised. Then, his Adam's apple moved, and without taking a breath, he drank all the wine in the jar in one gulp. Then, the wine turned into a mist and gushed out of his body, causing the grass on his body to dance. Only then did Ji Fengming notice that the young man's body was covered with a layer of frost, and it was only now that the wine slowly melted …
"So he was suffering from a cold injury …" Ji Fengming speculated that after this young man was injured, he hid in a pile of straw to warm himself. However, he discovered that the cold air was difficult to expel, causing his body to freeze. It was only when she unexpectedly arrived that she fed him half a jar of wine, which helped him circulate his internal energy to expel the cold. As for his injuries …
"Water Demon's' Covering Ice Chilling Current 'of the Five Elemental Yimo?" Ji Fengming asked.
"You have good taste. However, now it's a Four-Element Hybrid Demon. They raped women and I met them. I was hit by Water Demon's attack, but I returned his sword. I live and he dies, it's not a loss!" The young man got rid of his cold injuries and sat up. He saw that he was carrying a blood-stained sword on his back. His face was filled with pride as if he had killed one of the Five Elements Yimo and escaped from their hands.
However, Ji Fengming said, "The Five Elemental Devil is a famous evil cultivator on Si Tiantai's Bounty List. The five of them are of the same breath and branch, and they practice the Five Elemental Arts together. Although they have mastered the Five Elemental Arts, they are limited by the Five Elements. They are not proficient in the Three Talents, Four Symbols, Six Directions and Eight Trigrams. It is not difficult to break them."
The young man's face stiffened, and then he sneered, "Oh? You talk big, but I wonder how you were injured by the Mystic Sword Seven Demons? "
Ji Fengming was shocked. She was surprised that the young man could tell who had injured him from the sword wounds on his body. However, she waved the fan in her hand and said, "The Mystic Sword Seven Demons have slaughtered their own sect and are scum of the human world. Now that I have met them, I can't just ignore them. Now that two of them have been killed, let me heal my wounds and I will definitely kill them."
However, the young man said, "The Mystic Sword Seven Demons are swordsmen, but they have many tricks up their sleeves. I have fought with them before, and they escaped quickly. Tell me where they are, and I will help you take revenge for your injuries. "
The young man patted his chest as he spoke, as if he was taking care of everything. However, this made Ji Fengming unhappy. She thought to herself, "I dare to comment on the Five Elements Hybrid Demon because they have lost to me before. You can't even defeat the Five Elements Hybrid Demon, so how can you defeat the Mystic Sword Seven Demons who dare to chase after me?"
Ji Fengming thought that he was boasting, and did not want to bother with him anymore. She closed her eyes and adjusted her breathing.
However, not long later, she heard a commotion from the moonlight outside. "Boss, look, there is blood here. That kid must be nearby."
Ji Fengming immediately opened her eyes, thinking that it was the Sly Swords Seven Malevolent Swords chasing after her. The young man smiled faintly and said, "Here comes your trouble. If you can't hold on any longer, just holler and I'll help you settle it."
Hearing the footsteps getting closer, Ji Fengming looked out from the room. It wasn't the Mystic Sword Seven Demons, but four weird-looking people dressed in strange clothes …
"Five Elements … Ah no, Four Elements Hybrid Demon? Why did you attract them here? These four idiots, I have internal injuries, why are these idiots chasing after blood! " The young man stared at Ji Fengming with an expression that said, "I am dragged down by you". However, seeing that the Four Elements Hybrid Demon was getting closer and closer, he scratched his head and said to Ji Fengming, "These four people kill anyone they see. Since they are looking for me, I will block them. You should hurry up and escape."
After saying that, he raised his sword and leaped out of the room, shouting, "I am here. Four ugly monsters, come and accept your death under my sword!"
"What a brat, you really are here. Quickly pay with your life for my third brother's!" Outside the room, when the Four Elements Hybrid Demons saw the young man, they angrily scolded him and surrounded him.
The young man's poison had just been expelled and his internal energy had yet to recover. Under the attacks of the Four Elements Hybrid Demons, he was at a disadvantage within a few moves.
Because of her own blood, the young man was accidentally found by the Four Elements Hybrid Demons. Ji Fengming already felt guilty. However, the young man didn't want to implicate him and instead allowed him to escape. From this, it could be seen that he was a chivalrous person. Although Ji Fengming didn't like the young man's boasting, she couldn't ignore him. She was about to step forward to help.
Suddenly, a voice was heard. "Senior brother, look, there is a fight over there. Oh? That young man, is he the kid we are chasing? "
"I saw it clearly. Of course not. The kid who killed fourth and fifth brother used a technique. This one used a sword. Oh? Those few seem to be the Five Elements Hybrid Demons? "
"The Five Elements Hybrid Demons have a deal with us. Senior brother, should we help them first and take the opportunity to do them a favor?"
Ji Fengming followed the voice and looked into the room. Under the moonlight, five figures appeared. They were the Sly Sword Fiends that were chasing after her. Hearing that they wanted to help her kill the young man, how could Ji Fengming allow the young man to be implicated by her? She immediately rushed out of the room and stood in front of the Sly Sword Fiends. She arrogantly said, "The person you are looking for is me!"
"Oh? So this is where you are. How dare you send yourself to your death. The blood feud between Fourth Junior Brother and Fifth Junior Brother will only be repaid by tearing your body into a thousand pieces! "Meeting their enemies, the eyes of the Sly Five Banes turned red, and they drew their swords towards Ji Fengming.
Ji Fengming's sword wounds were caused by them. Now that she had lost too much blood and her sword wounds had yet to recover, how could she fight against them? She only felt that their swords were strange and their movements were unpredictable. It was impossible to defend against them. She actually suffered a few more wounds.
Just as she was feeling dizzy, she suddenly heard the young man's voice coming from behind her. "The Sly Sword Fiends' swords are fake but their footwork is not. Don't stare at their swords, look at their footwork!"
Ji Fengming glanced over and saw that the young man had already been forced to his side by the Four Elements Hybrid Demons' techniques. However, even though the young man's mouth was red, he still did not forget to teach her. Ji Fengming did not know how to react to his bad habit of teaching others. She could only reply, "Since there are only four of the Five Elements Hybrid Demons left, they can't even maintain the Five Elements Hybrid Demons. There is no water or wood left. This is their weakness!"
Ji Fengming was distracted and a sword wound appeared on her arm. She really wanted to try her best and listened to the young man's words. She stared at the Sly Sword Fiends' footwork. However, the moment she looked down, she was stabbed again.
"I told you not to stare at the swords, not to not look. Aiya, I didn't ask you to look at all of them. Feel their sword will, do you understand sword will?" As she was stabbed, she heard the young man's noisy voice.
However, the young man's situation was not any better than his. His hair had already been burnt by the Fire Demon and he was screaming in pain. Ji Fengming replied coldly, "Don't worry about the Fire Demon. The Fire Demon is borrowing the power of the Wood Demon. Break the Wood Demon first!"
"Look at your footwork. You need to coordinate your footwork when you attack. This sword is real. Dodge it quickly!"
"The Gold Demon is here to cover you. Fire is the best counter to Gold. Borrow its power to break its power and force the Gold Demon to retreat!"
"If you can't keep up with them, then change your footwork. It's not a competition of speed, it's a prediction!"
"I'm not asking you to fight the Fire Demon head on. Don't waste your energy. The key is still the Wood Demon!"
"Footwork, footwork, footwork!"
"Wood Demon, Wood Demon, Wood Demon!"
The two of them spoke one after another. Their heads were hurting from the bickering and the injuries they sustained increased. Finally, their anger reached its limit and they shouted at the same time,
"If you can do it, you go!"
However, as soon as they said it, their eyes lit up.
I can really do it!
Ji Fengming immediately turned around and opened his fan. He activated [Innate Eight Trigrams] and attacked the Four Element Yimo.
At the same time, Ji Fengming felt a burst of sword flash and brushed past his ear. Clink clink clink clink! The young man actually blocked all the attacks from the Sly Sword Fiend.
"It's you, the brat from the Wanxiang Heavenly Palace!" Ji Fengming turned around and the Four Elements Yimo who had been pushed back finally saw her face for the first time that night. They all cried out in surprise.
"It's Ji Fengming!" Ji Fengming did not lie when he said he defeated the Five Element Yimo.
Behind him, the Sly Sword Fiend shouted, "You're the guy who used the sword last time!"
"That's me. I hope you guys can escape fast enough this time!" It was the young man's voice. He did not boast.
Ji Fengming and the young man looked at each other and saw the confidence in each other's eyes. They said at the same time,
"I'll teach you!"
"Learn it!"
- =
After a while, Ji Fengming and the young man sat back to back and panted. There were nine corpses around them.
No matter if it was the Sly Sword Fiend, the Five Element Yimo or the Four Element Yimo, the Sly Swords were all destroyed tonight and the Yimo were eliminated.
"Come, have a drink. It can help you calm down after killing someone." A gourd was passed to Ji Fengming from behind.
Ji Fengming took it and opened the gourd. He frowned again, "Wine? You kept it in the gourd just now? "He said when he closed his eyes to heal in the house. When he heard the sound of water, it was the young man who kept the wine.
"You already paid, it would be a waste not to keep it. If you don't drink, return it to me." The young man stretched out his hand again.
Ji Fengming, on the other hand, raised her head and took a gulp. Perhaps it was because she had lost more blood to replenish her water, or perhaps it was as the youth had said, drinking after killing could calm the mood. Ji Fengming actually felt that the taste of the wine was not bad this time. She then returned the wine and said, "I'm sorry."
"Oh?" The young man did not know why he was apologizing.
"To be able to kill the Sly Sword Fiend, your swordsmanship is extraordinary. I have never seen anyone of the same age as you. I underestimated you just now."
"Same here. I've never seen anyone as young as you who can use magic to this level. I heard them call you Ji Fengming just now. I'll remember this name. Since we fought together, we'll be friends from now on!" The young man took a sip and handed over the wine jug.
Ji Fengming took it and asked, "What about you? How do I address you?"
"My name is … Erm … My name is Long Xuanzi."
"You made it up on the spot?" Ji Fengming exposed him on the spot but did not mind, "You can't tell me the truth. Is there something you can't say?"
"Sigh, Master is very strict. I snuck out this time and used my real name to prevent him from finding out." The young man sighed helplessly and his eyes lit up, "Moreover, I value my name very much. I will only use my real name when my name can shake the world."
Ji Fengming said, "You didn't even tell me your real name and lied to me. How can you be considered a friend?"
"When making friends, the most important thing is to open your heart. Names are not important." The young man thought for a while and added, "At most, I will promise you that I will lie to you now. When I become friends with you using my real name, I will never lie to you again!"
"Never?"
"Never!"
"Then let the wine be the proof!" Ji Fengming took another sip and passed the gourd back.
"Let the moon be the proof!" The young man took the gourd and raised it to the sky, offering a toast to the bright moon.
The moonlight shone silently, illuminating the corpses and the two youths who were drinking wine with their backs to each other for eternity.
- =
In the sky, the bright moon was the same as it was in the past. The young men who used to lean on each other were now facing each other.
Amidst the rustling of the bamboo leaves, Ji Fengming looked up at the moon. His suppressed voice could not hide the anger of being betrayed, "That year, under this moonlight, you promised me that after you became friends with me using your real name, you would never lie to me again. Who would have thought, Mu Zixuan, in the end, it was you who used your real name to lie to me the most!"
"Never? Hahaha! " Mu Zixuan, who was riddled with scars, roared with laughter towards the sky. The bright moon was like frost, and it reflected his desolation as he said, "Life is impermanent, and the state of the world is unpredictable. No one knows what kind of storm will strike them in the next instant. Exactly how childish was I all those years ago to be able to easily promise 'never'? Now, when will you still be so naive that you will easily believe my 'never'? "
"Yes, I used to think that under the same moonlight, if there is wine, I can drink with you. If there is an enemy, I can fight side by side. But did I ever think that the moon will disappear, the wine party will end, and you and I will become enemies one day! " Ji Fengming waved his sleeves and turned around, shaking the surrounding bamboo forest. His eyes were no longer looking at the distant old moon, but through the flying bamboo leaves, he stared at the most unfamiliar old friend in front of him.
"Let's fight!" Mu Zixuan stopped his mournful and wild laughter. His eyes were filled with sorrow, but his black hair was fluttering in the wind due to his abundant aura. "Why is there a need to reminisce about the past that you can't return to? It's true that I can't give you the 'never' I promised you, but at the very least, I can promise you this battle that I've been waiting for so long. You said that the disciple of the Taoist fan and the Sword King should fight! "
"Dragons and phoenixes will also fight to the death!" Ji Fengming opened his folding fan and continued. There was no nostalgia in his eyes, only killing intent.
In the next moment, two shocking forces bloomed at the same time. Under the moonlight, it was a final battle between dragons and phoenixes!
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