On that day, Guichou took the Vitality Pill from Elder Heiteng's hand and eagerly swallowed it. After a while, he saw veins bulging on his face and a strange sound of bones cracking on his body. His pale and lifeless face first appeared with layers of dark clouds, and in a blink of an eye, it seemed like he had baked his face in a fire pit, turning red and red again, and finally returning to his usual color.
Ah... "The voice carried a hint of aging and hoarseness that no longer matched his age. And from the eyes that Ghost Chou's half day mask revealed, he saw malice and hatred.
Guichou was excited to see two pairs of wings with sharp blades on his arms. While he was proud, he couldn't help but burst into laughter and hurriedly knelt down, bowing down and saying, "Thank you, Lord, for giving me wings. I promise to complete the task." After speaking, he stood up from the ground and glanced at the deep and dark cave entrance. With two followers, he rushed towards the Demon Forest without stopping.
The danger of this magic forest was even more fierce than he had imagined. By the time he overcame all obstacles and finally broke out of the forest after a month, he was the only one left among the three, and he had lost a healthy arm as a result.
He was already a creepy looking ghost, but now he was missing an arm that had been bitten off by a man eating flower. If he hadn't reacted so quickly and used his wings to cut off his arm, he probably would have been in the flower's belly by now.
He wore a mask on his face, and his expressionless facial muscles trembled uncontrollably. The bloodstains on his broken sleeve were still wet, emitting a foul odor. If someone is timid, they might think they've encountered a ghost during the day.
But Ghost Chou has been going through that upheaval ever since. He has become accustomed to people's discrimination and ridicule, and if anyone treats him better, he will still feel uncomfortable. Because he doesn't care about people's opinions at all, what he cares about is when he can get what he wants. He wants to lose everything. Take it back again.
That's why he agreed to Elder Kuroto's request this time to explore the elf tribe. He knew that his journey might be a dead end, but his rewards were also substantial.
Looking at the heavily guarded Elf Castle in the distance, Guichou found a clear and bottomless stream and took a sip of water. Wiping his face, he couldn't remember how long it had been since he washed his face or ate anything, but luckily he had internal strength behind him. With the addition of the Vitality Pill for body protection, he usually doesn't feel hungry if he doesn't eat for about ten days.
He held a handful of clear water in his hand and saw a strange and ugly face appear in the clean mirror like water. That face was no longer graceful and handsome, and its eyes were no longer bright. But wrapped in a lifeless human skin mask.
The sound of 'no' didn't seem to come from his mouth, but rather from the throat of some wild beast, with a hoarse sob. However, Guichou was excited at this moment. But I didn't forget that enemies could appear nearby at any time. Therefore, he tried his best to restrain his voice, his body trembling constantly, and then fiercely plunged his hands into the mud in front of him. His nails hit hard rocks, and blood flowed out from between his fair nails. The excruciating pain awakened his memories once again.
But the pain on this finger is far less than the physical and emotional pain he has suffered.
Ten years ago, in the pavilion behind the Imperial Palace in Snowy Land, there was a handsome young man with a face as beautiful as a crown jade. His face was filled with a charming smile, and his slender fingers jumped up and down on the strings. In the moment when his nails slid, the beautiful music brushed past his ears. It was him playing a song for his beloved woman.
You are like the bright moon, I am like the mist. The mist follows the moon and hides in the sky, leaving dew. You are good at playing the qin, and I am good at dancing. At the end of the song, people are separated as if blocked. It is only because I look back on you that I think of your morning and evening
And sitting across from him was a beautiful woman wearing a green long dress, who looked even more delicate than flowers. She was Shangguan Qing'er, the eldest daughter of the Left Prime Minister, and the two of them practiced piano together because of their common hobbies. At this moment, she still half covered her face with the pipa, holding the pipa in her hand. With delicate hands, she gently plucked the strings for him and accompanied him. As they finished singing, their eyes were glued together and could no longer be separated.
Their music and laughter spread far away, but unfortunately they were heard by a man who came from heaven. This man who came with the wind was Jingfeng. When he first saw Shangguan Qing in the air, he was stunned.
He was moved by Shangguan Qing'er's beauty and extraordinary temperament. So a sinister plan came to his mind, and a few days later on a dark and windy night, their fate changed from then on.
The elegant man playing the piano in the pavilion is named Xinlengjian, who is now known as Guichou. He was originally the Crown Prince of Xueyu Kingdom and the brother of Princess Xiangxiang. He was born with a good singing voice and can play the piano well. No matter what instrument it is, with his skillful hands, it can immediately become a beautiful and stirring piece of music.
That devilish man is Jin Feng, who successfully escaped from the painting. He took a liking to the status of Xin Leng Sword and the women around him, so without realizing it, he continuously and completely destroyed everything about Xin Leng Sword. He easily took his place and disguised himself as him with a human skin mask. Every night before going to bed, he would take off his human skin mask, redraw the appearance of Xinlengjian, and then recite a spell to put it on his face, turning it into Xinlengjian's face. Because of this, he never allowed women to stay overnight with him.
Jin Feng, who was originally ruthless, never stopped doing anything. He was even more jealous of Xin Leng Jian's good singing voice and appearance, so he ordered someone to throw Xin Leng Jian into the fire, intending to burn him alive and then destroy his body to cover up his tracks.
Fortunately, the person who executed Xinlengjian heard his screams when he was burned and fled in fear. However, he was also doomed. When his whole body was burning, he happened to encounter a sudden rainstorm and quickly put out the fire on his body.
Later, he was saved by Elder Heiteng who passed by this place. He immediately applied some medicine to alleviate his pain, which saved his life. Then he agreed to work for Elder Kuroto until he diligently practiced and repeatedly made contributions to the Thunder Wind Hall, only to discover the secret behind it. Therefore, he requested that if the Lord could be resurrected, it would be the day of his revenge.
But from then on, his throat was burned out and his face was destroyed in a terrible way. Only a pair of slender hands were preserved, but this hand could only hold a sword from now on and would never touch any musical instruments he used to like. Because whenever he saw those things, he would think of the sudden misfortune that fell from the sky and the person who changed his destiny. He would go crazy and suffer greatly.
Just one day after the inexplicable disappearance of Xinlengjian, Jin Feng, who had transformed back into Xinlengjian, resorted to strange methods and caused himself to suffer a serious illness, burning for three days and three nights. When Jin Feng woke up again, Xinlengjian had become a different person. Not only did his taste of food change, but even the musical instrument he valued most before, even more than his own life, he no longer liked it.
Others, who didn't know, thought it was the cause of his strange illness, but only Shangguan Qing'er, who slept next to him every day and now became the queen, knew in her heart that the man sleeping next to him was no longer the man he loved.
Just half a month after Xinlengjian recovered, a grand wedding was held in the palace for them. However, Shangguan Qing'er was unaware of this until he and her current husband slept together and found out that the man had changed. It is understandable that one's temperament may change due to illness, but how could one even change their interests, hobbies, and even the taste of their food? Isn't this too strange?
Moreover, Xinlengjian even ordered everyone to destroy all the instruments in the palace, and whenever he saw someone playing the piano, he would search for various reasons to drive them away or make them strangely disappear from this world.
Moreover, he was addicted to alcohol and indulged in debauchery all day long. The changes in his Xin Leng Sword among various women made everyone feel uneasy because he was no longer a weak prince who loved musical instruments, but a mysterious man with high martial arts skills, profound techniques, and a strange temper. No one dared to provoke him.
And these changes in him may not be visible to outsiders, and as his wife, Shangguan Qing'er's doubts have deepened even more. This Xin Leng Sword never allows women to stay in his room at night, even his favorite Shangguan Qing'er is no exception.
It wasn't until Shangguan Qing'er begged him in every way and poured him with strong liquor that she made him agree to stay overnight with her. Then, that night, after Jingfeng fell asleep drunk, she secretly tore off the mask of human skin on his face and suddenly saw that he had a strange man's face.
And the real Xinlengjian, I don't know where he got it? At this moment, Shangguan Qing'er realized that her beloved Cold Sword brother was no longer in the palace, and whether he was alive or dead now?
After escaping, Xinlengjian no longer had the courage to stand in front of his family's lover due to his current appearance. He thought that even if he stood up, no one would believe that the once charming and charming Xinhuangzi would now be a man with a hoarse voice, an unpleasant face, and a strange mask, with a somewhat sleazy appearance. People who don't know will think he is a fraud and blow him up, let alone see their own father and Shangguan Qing'er.
After venting like this, Guichou's mind went back to the happy times of the past. He closed his eyes tightly and let tears wash down his cheeks. After a long time, he stood up from the ground and took out a carrier pigeon he had brought from his arms. He wrote on the paper that he had safely arrived at the elf tribe, and then put the note into the small bamboo tube tied to the carrier pigeon's leg. After rolling it up, he released the carrier pigeon. The carrier pigeons he carries are all highly trained, and whether it's windy, rainy, or thunderous, they won't lose their direction. And they will also follow the scent to find their owner.