Chapter Three The Special Shadow

　　With the slender figure walking slowly. 　　Stepping over the bridge with low-hanging flower branches, walking through the nine corridors, the air is vaguely floating with a dark fragrance. Hidden in the distance mountains, I do not know where to come from the girl's song, months ago the bloody murder as if it were a lifetime ago. 　　Along the flower path for a while, finally stepped into a slightly closed round door. 　　At first, he thought he had stepped into a sea of flowers. 　　The flowers that blossomed in all colors were all over the place, all kinds of flowers in thousands of colors were extremely enchanting, and the feeling of spring almost broke through the short wall. At the end of the sea of flowers is a delicate small building, snow-white pear blossoms in front of the building, with the heavy black tiles, in the blue sky against the dazzling eye-catching. 　　A mountain wind blew by, the fallen flowers flew apart, even a few pieces fell onto the girl's hair, black hair like ink, petals like snow, black and white is very beautiful. 　　"From today, you live here." A slender hand gestured vaguely at the room. 　　He glanced at it, and the clear voice between his ears sounded again. 　　"The rules here are to say little and be careful with your words. If you have something to tell the servants, ask them for anything you need, and you have three days to learn what the shadow guards need to do, and if you really don't understand, you can ask me, but I usually don't have too much patience." She turned around, her black eyes deep as cold pools. "So you better learn fast." 　　Being lectured by a childish girl was really not a pleasant thing. He nodded in silence. 　　"Three days from now, I will re-teach you the assassination techniques you should know, it will be tough then, take advantage of these days to rest." After saying that, she picked up the stairs and paused halfway up. 　　"The second floor is where I live, no trespassing without permission, if you need anything, pass the word downstairs." 　　"What should I call it." 　　She didn't turn around, her dark hair slightly parted. 　　"You may call me by my first name, and from now on I will be your master. Shushu Shadow." 　　He explored the compound all around, the surprisingly large courtyard was only occupied by a handful of people, the servants quickly cleaned his room and pushed the window open to look out, the bright spring day made everything cozy and peaceful. Silk covers are soft and light, the table and table are bright, and there is a bottle of peach blossoms in the bookcase. 　　Walked to the table and poured a cup of tea, the slightly hot tea aroma comes to the nose, sip on a mouth and cheeks to stay fragrant, but it is a good Junshan Silver Needle. Turned the teacup, bright and clear as ice, crystalline and warm as jade, a look that is round like the moon soul fall, light as a cloud of Prana up the Yue kiln boutique. 　　Outside the mountains, a drink and a set of extremely carved, this is only one of the seven kills, change the king of the Church or the left and right make, can imagine how luxurious it will be. 　　Coughing from the door, get permission, the servant respectfully came forward, the movement of nimble for him to measure his body ready to make clothes, busy at the same time still do not forget to attentively ask, but teach him some not used to. 　　Before long, a delicate girl with a double-necked neck held a fruit plate and entered the room, with a full smile and deep sweet dimples. 　　"Sir is tired, first taste the newly picked mulberry fresh berries, lily silver ear soup will be ready in a moment." 　　Fresh and moist berries still retain the water beads after cleaning, the taste is sweet. 　　"Your name is ......" 　　"Little maidservant green yi, Gongzi please direct your orders, Miss and Gongzi are the masters here." 　　"How long have you been here." 　　"Green Yi has been here for four years, changed three masters, and served Miss for more than a year." Round eyes blinked lightly as the girl answered. 　　"All three masters were one of the Seven Slayers?" 　　"Yes." 　　"Then how much do you know about the Shadow Guard?" 　　"The little servant girl only knows that the shadow guards are usually chosen by the masters themselves, and it is rare for them to be appointed by the Sect King like Your Excellency." She narrowed her eyes and gave a crooked smile. "The shadow guards are the master's close confidants, following closely and honoring each other, which is why the Sect King has high regard for you." 　　"Why is she the only one of the Seven Slayers without a Shadow Guard?" 　　The girl hesitated slightly. "Miss used to have one, then ......" 　　"Killed?" He asked the query directly. "Why." 　　"Please sir, don't ask again, these are not good for us underlings to say." The girl pleaded, pitifully. 　　"I always need to know what she is jealous of." He tried to smile, coaxing as much as he could. "Wouldn't it be a mistake to accidentally offend." 　　Seeing his smile, the girl's face suddenly reddened and she lowered her head to mumble. "Miss is a cold person, she is just good and clean, she doesn't like to be approached by bystanders, there is no special taboo." 　　"The other people in the seven kills can occasionally come and go?" Seeing that he couldn't ask anything, he changed the topic. 　　The girl was visibly relieved. "There is hardly any interaction." 　　"Are there many affairs in the sect?" 　　"Very little that requires the young lady's personal presence, and only a few times a year." 　　"It really doesn't look like it." Thinking of that icy face, he couldn't help but murmur. 　　Obviously knowing what he was talking about, the girl hid a smile. "If you say so, sir, the Seven Slayers are mostly unlike it." 　　He was taken aback. "Are the rest of them the same size?" 　　"How can that be, Miss is the youngest one," she couldn't help her card laughing out, her flowery branches shaking. "Little maidservant is saying that all the other gongzi misses don't look like ......" She was slightly stoned, as if she didn't know how to say it. "Anyway, the male son will know when he sees them, come the day." 　　Seeing that it was nearly noon, the girl did not say any more, saluted and retired. 　　In three days, he hadn't been able to inquire much. 　　Although the servant was respectful, if he asked a little deeper, he would keep it secret, pushing that he didn't know, and still didn't know much. The window pane suddenly came to strike, he pushed open to look, nine micro face is balking at the wall, see him out, bloom out a smile, silent wave. 　　Suddenly seeing his partner, the mood is great, the two ran to a secluded place to sit down, Jiu Wei jumped on the branch, chatting and looking around. 　　"How's it going?" 　　"Fine." He exhaled, not knowing how to describe it. He hadn't even seen Jia Yu's face in the past few days, and was completely confused, knowing nothing about his temperament. 　　Jiu Wei listened to him speak roughly. "I've also asked around for you, this guy is quite something." 　　"How so." 　　"Don't you think it's strange that at her age she can actually be among the Seven Slayers?" 　　He was silent and speechless, and has always been very puzzled, even if he is a genius ...... according to his father, he is already considered to have good roots and bones, and still can not imagine that a cardamom girl can fight all the way from the war slave camp to the present position. 　　"Her childhood had been the former elders fancy accepted as a personal disciple, after learning directly into the quenching camp, two years ago, Shule King self-reliant national strength, to meet the natural disaster as the reason for refusing to continue the yearly tribute, the king of the Church was furious, in order to deter the rest of the countries, sent elite successive assassination of the two country, until the third country on the table claimed to be submissive, the resumption of the yearly tribute only to stop. This battle of the devil religion is far away from the fame, the price is seven killed five, the regicide group also lost a lot, she is that year promotion, successful assassination of the Che Shuai Guo heavyweights ...... do not underestimate her, so far she has not missed a hand." 　　He listened to them one by one, his eyes staring solemnly. 　　"Shujing, I'm a little worried ......" After thinking about it, Jiu Wei still said it. "Her previous Shadow Guard was from the Central Plains, and then for some reason she killed you ......" 　　"I know." He lowered his eyes. 　　How could one not know. The Sect King put him here, originally had the intention of surveillance, even though it has been ...... 　　"Shujing, I heard that if the people of the Central Plains can come out of the Slayer Group alive, they all have to serve the Red Pill, have you ever ......" 　　"I have already served." He replied indifferently. "Two days ago, or the right envoy personally sent it over, how fortunate." 　　Looking at his expressionless face, Jiu Wei was half speechless. 　　Only the day before yesterday, I heard that the Sect King has long had an edict that the Central Plains people who become assassins must take the red pills that are formulated with special medicines, with regular antidotes for the system, and if they do not take them overdue, the parasites in the red pills will penetrate into the cranium and brain to devour and bite, and they will die of raw pain, and most of them are already in pain with a maddening frenzy at the onset of the attack. In this way of confinement, even if there is a chance to escape from the Heavenly Mountain, no one dares to have any more dissenting thoughts. 　　After half a day of silence, he smiled, "You don't have to look at me like that, I'm fine. Rather, I would like to ask you if you know what kind of existence the Shadow Guard actually is." 　　Jiu Wei pondered for a moment. "The tasks that the Seven Slayers personally take on are all quite difficult, often requiring the cooperation and assistance of a companion with a good tacit understanding, and the requirements for physical skill are also relatively high, so the Shadow Guards were derived and are seen as their doppelgangers, and if the Shadow Guards get into trouble, the masters must bear the burden together as well." After a slight hesitation, he added. "Shujing, you have to make her trust you, and it's best to help her as much as you can, knowing that if the master dies, the shadow guards will also ...... be cleansed." 　　"Purged?" 　　Seeing the other nod, he was not surprised. 　　Such an inextricable relationship, inevitably related to each other, behind a glory is a loss. No matter how reluctant they were, they had to obediently sell their lives, it was indeed a good way to drive people away. 　　"Don't just talk about me, how is it on your side." Breaking the dullness, he asked about Jiu Wei. 　　"It's going down in another ten days." The teenager shrugged it off and jumped down from the tree. 　　"A mission so soon?" 　　"Uh-huh." Jiu Wei fell back on what he called it. "There shouldn't be too tricky matters at first, it's good to gain some experience." 　　He wrinkled both eyebrows. "It's better to be careful." 　　"Don't worry, will definitely come back alive, I don't die that easily." Straightening his spine, the teenager looked towards the rolling hills in the distance, some slight diaphanous colors almost blending into the sky. 　　"Shujing." 　　"Uh-huh." 　　"Don't you die either."