Chapter 44: The Demon Dragon in His Heart

  The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix was originally a love song, with a melody that matches joy and happiness. But now, being played by Mo Wu, it's filled with sorrow and grief. The flute sound is inevitably mournful, and the tune starts abruptly from the middle, extremely abrupt. At this time, it's already approaching the third watch, the sudden flute sound immediately provoked the loud scolding of the Hu people on the attic of the courtyard, "Who is wailing outside the wall? Go out and break his dog legs."

  After the barbarian's shout had passed, several guards ran over from various places. Mo didn't ask and wasn't disturbed, exhaling to play a slow melody.

  After a while, the shouting of the barbarians was heard again in the courtyard, "Hurry up and close the windows, it's very cold."

  Don't ask, but Lin Ruochen had already heard the flute sound and pushed open the window. However, he didn't stop playing. He closed his eyes to play because he didn't want to see this woman again. At this time, the sky was dark, and even if Lin Ruochen opened the window, he couldn't see his appearance.

  The melody rose, and all the past scenes immediately floated to mind. The scene of Lin Ruochen being taken away by the barbarian, and Lao Wu's journey north to find her, the hardships he suffered along the way, although he was exhausted, he did not give up. Unfortunately, Lin Ruochen gave up. When she was with that barbarian, he had been watching from outside the window, and it can be determined that Lin Ruochen's expression and tone were not forced or reluctant, she had thoroughly surrendered to that ugly and coarse barbarian, thinking only of how to please him, even when the barbarian couldn't see her face, there was no hatred or disgust on her face.

  At this moment, the guards rushed over, these guards were extremely fierce, jumping out of the wall and rushing towards him with knives in hand, when they got close, they swung their knives and chopped.

  Mo Wen's hands danced across the flute with difficulty, but he suddenly flashed out a swift and elusive movement, dodging and weaving with an unpredictable rhythm that left his opponent bewildered.

  The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix, the original song is not long, but only a third of it remains. Don't ask about the slow and mournful melody, for what he's sad about isn't Lin Ruoxuan's change of heart, but rather his own pitiful state. On their journey north, he and Old Five slept in the wilderness, enduring hunger and cold, nearly losing their lives to robbers. Day and night they rushed along, their feet never free from blisters, yet he never complained or retreated - this was what a husband and lord should do, what a man should do. But he never expected it would end like this, Lin Ruoxuan had disappointed him. Even when she looked reluctant in the bridal chamber with Hu Ren, he would convince himself to forgive this pitiful woman. But she didn't, she was willing.

  Several more guards rushed over and joined forces to attack him. Unable to dodge, he could only open his eyes and shift to avoid the blows. Seeing that even several guards working together couldn't subdue him, a shout came from the upper floor of the courtyard again, "What a bunch of useless people! Quickly go to the front hall and call for Hu Ma School Lieutenant to come and shoot him."

  The song of the phoenix seeking the phoenix is now near its end. Don't ask, his breathing is gradually getting heavier, but it's not because he's uncomfortable with the move, it's just that the resentment in his heart is growing heavier. He can live up to Lin Ruochen, but Lin Ruochen doesn't deserve him. Lin Ruochen has forgotten the vows of their wedding day and is not worthy of being Mo Wen's wife.

  The anger that emerged grew more and more intense, and after a moment, the sorrow hidden in the flute's sound gradually turned into indignation. The tune ended, and the bamboo flute shattered, leaving behind a sharp, piercing echo.

  Mercy is not used when the hand moves, and the hand does not show mercy once it has moved. This was Sima Feng's teaching back then. The moment the flute sound stops, don't ask about immediately taking action. All of these guards have a way to take lives, killing them would not be unjustified.

  Previously, when treating the man's evil boil, Mo didn't ask, but secretly admired his own medical skills, which had become extremely advanced under Yu Linglong's guidance. This time was no exception. As soon as he made a move, he discovered that these fierce and sinister guards were not even worth fighting against. With a swift strike of the Wind Ghost Hand, all five men fell to the ground without any chance to defend themselves. He had struck their vital points, and they would undoubtedly die after falling to the ground.

  This was Mo Wu's first time killing someone since he was born, and it was five people in a row. However, he didn't panic or become flustered; instead, he felt extremely excited. At this moment, he was no longer the bookworm who couldn't even truss a chicken, but an expert of the Upper Clarity Sect. In the future, he would be a master of the Taoist school, combining all the wonderful methods of the Upper Clarity into one body. These barbarians didn't know how to live or die and dared to hold knives to offend him; they deserved to die.

  The urge to kill rose together, and it was hard to suppress. Don't ask about the anger in his eyes after killing five people, still shouting loudly at the barbarians inside the pavilion window. Thinking of the ugly scene he had seen before, the urge to kill grew stronger. He let out a cold hum, rubbed against the wall, stepped on the wall head and quickly pounced towards the west window of the pavilion.

  The barbarian saw this and let out a loud cry, turning around to flee, leaving Lin Ruochen standing stunned in the window.

  Lin Ruochen was only wearing a small dress at this time, her eyes were wide open, and she looked shocked. The incident happened suddenly, and she had already been frightened into stupidity.

  Mo Wen glared at the woman for whom he had suffered countless hardships, his right hand curled into a claw, directly targeting her neck's Lianquan heavy hole. Lin Ruoxin was naturally unable to dodge and could only sit and wait for death.

  Just as Mo Xun was about to touch Lin Ruoxuan's skin, he gritted his teeth and withdrew his hand. He saw the guqin in the house, which Lin Ruoxuan had played half a tune of "Feng Qiu Huang" many times before. This indicated that at that time, she still had him in her heart, but between the two of them, although they had the name of husband and wife, they did not have a close relationship, their emotions were not deep, under the good treatment of the Hu people, she turned to others, this can't be blamed on her. Moreover, seeking survival is human nature, Lin Ruoxuan just took the path that most women would take.

  Although his face was covered with a mask, Mo asked knew that Lin Ruoxi still recognized him, because he saw some guilt in her eyes. This guilt made his heart soften, and he no longer had the intention to kill her.

  At this moment, Mo Xun suddenly felt a severe pain in his right arm. He turned his head and saw that his right arm had been shot by an arrow. He looked up and saw several barbarians rushing towards the pavilion from the south side. The one running at the front was a one-eyed barbarian holding a bow and arrow, who was drawing another arrow to shoot again.

  At the sight of this one-eyed barbarian, don't ask about the killing intent that had just been dispelled and was still raging in his mind. He would never forget the appearance of this man who had shot and killed his mother in Xiyang County and taken Lin Ruochen away.

  After a loud roar, Mo asked left the eaves and rushed towards the one-eyed barbarian. The two were relatively far apart at this time, and the one-eyed barbarian shot another arrow. Mo asked had already forgotten to dodge in his crazy anger, but the Wind Chasing Ghost Step was strange and evasive, and he dodged safely between positions. Seeing this, the one-eyed barbarian drew out an arrow again, but didn't have a chance to draw his bow once more, because Mo asked had already rushed up close and grabbed his throat.

  "Do you still remember me?" Mo Xun's anger got the better of him and he ripped off his own face mask.

  That one-eyed barbarian did not respond, but instead swung his bow and struck Mo's face. Mo blocked it with his left arm, and at the same time drew an arrow from his right arm, concentrated his spiritual energy, and shot it into the top of the one-eyed barbarian's head, "Dare to shoot my mother with an arrow, you will be punished, you will be punished, you will be punished..."

  Every time he shouted, he would pull the arrow out of the lone-eyed barbarian's forehead and insert it again, with red and white splashing everywhere, frightening people's hearts. Several barbarians around him saw how ferocious he was and didn't dare to come forward, fleeing in all directions.

  Lin Ruochen betrayed him, he didn't shed a tear, but now he's crying. The mother and son are connected at heart, the mother's tragic death made it hard for him to eat or sleep, like a fishbone stuck in his throat. Now that he has avenged her, he can finally comfort her spirit in heaven. But even if he killed this evil person, what's the use? His mother will never come back to life again.

  He pulled out the arrow more than a dozen times, and the one-eyed barbarian's face was completely unrecognizable. Without asking, he flung away the corpse and the arrow, lowered his head to examine the splattered blood and brain matter on his body. These filthy things did not make him feel disgusted, but instead made his breath gradually calm down. This is the blood of the killer of my mother, this is the price paid by the evil-doer.

  At this time, the sound of drums had already been transmitted from the general's mansion, which was undoubtedly summoning the nearby government troops to come and capture them. Mo Wen was very clear that his martial arts were not enough to escape in the midst of ten thousand soldiers, so he quickly turned around and wanted to leave by climbing over the wall. In a glance, however, he discovered that Lin Ruochen had just run out of the house and dodged eastward, and he swiftly moved to block her path.

  Lin Ruochen retreated in surprise, but Mo Xun did not chase after her. Instead, he reached into his sleeve and took out the piece of red silk and the silver hairpin that he had been hiding there all along, throwing them in front of her. The red silk was a fragment of a red skirt found in the wilderness outside the city, while the hairpin came from the room where the barbarian had stayed on that day. These two objects could clearly prove that after she was abducted, her husband who had not yet consummated their marriage had risked his life to search for her all the way north. She should understand what kind of man she had betrayed.

  After throwing down the two objects, Mo didn't ask and turned to leave. From start to finish, he didn't have a conversation with Lin Ruochen. The scene of Lin Ruochen and Hu Ren would be his lifelong nightmare. He could not kill her, but he didn't want to have any more involvement with her.

  After crossing the wall, Mo didn't ask and flashed to the north side, avoiding the soldiers who were running from the south with torches. He also did not stay in the city again, but spent the night outside the city, hiding in the wild.

  This time the arrow wound was much more serious than the one in Xiyang County, and the arrowhead had already pierced the humerus. The previous forced extraction caused the wound to bleed continuously. After simple bandaging, Mo asked no questions and endured the pain to search for herbal medicine in the wilderness, grinding and applying it to heal himself.

  After the previous upheaval, Mo didn't ask for a long time, and his mood was not calm. On one hand, he felt relieved to have avenged his mother, but on the other hand, he was angry about the betrayal of his wife and children. In addition, he was afraid of his own cruel heart. Xuan Yangzi once said, "A person with a little kindness has an evil dog in their heart, while a person with great kindness has a dormant dragon." This is a truth of Taoism. Before this, he had never thought that he would be so good at killing when he became ruthless. Why didn't he realize that he had such evil thoughts hidden in his heart before? In the cultivation of Taoism, one should have a kind and gentle heart, with a degree of killing and punishment. The previous events were caused by reasons and emotions, but in the future, he must suppress his cruel heart and be generous to others.

  Since it was still early to return to the mountain, Mo Wen didn't hurry back. He searched for a stream to clean his Taoist robe and found some medicinal herbs along the way to treat his wounds. The treatment of external injuries was relatively simple, and the herbs that stopped bleeding and promoted tissue regeneration were not difficult to find.

  On the fifth day at Chen time, Mo Xun returned to Wuliang Mountain...