The night wind whimpered through the pine forest, and swirled into the ink-colored sky.
The man in black walked slowly towards Ji Chaoyun, who subconsciously took a half step back, his pale face showing no trace of blood.
"Don't be nervous, we can have a good chat."
The billowing demonic breath overflowed as the man in black spoke, making him almost breathless.
He stopped a few steps away from Ji Chaoyun and said unhurriedly, "I just want to ask you to get something, as long as you give it to me, I will let you go."
Ji Chaoyun asked, "Do you want the golden phoenix?"
"That's right." The man in black said, "You hand me the phoenix golden feather, and I'll spare your life, how about that?"
"dream!"
A long sword glowing with silver light appeared in his palm, the sword body unfolded, and he stabbed the man in black head-on.
"Arrogant, do you think you can beat me?" The man in black sneered, and with a flick of his body, he deftly avoided Ji Chaoyun's attack.
Ji Chaoyun's movements did not stop, the sword sharply turned, and the dazzling sword light reflected the entire pine forest in pale white.
clang!
The harsh sound of sharp blades hitting each other reverberated in the forest, Ji Chaoyun's move was extremely fast, and the man in black had to raise his sword to block.
But at this moment, his eyes suddenly turned black.
A stronger sword energy than before suddenly erupted from that long sword, and the man in black only felt a chill on the side of his face, and pushed Ji Chaoyun back a few steps at the moment when the mask shattered.
The pure white mask fell apart, and a few drops of warm liquid fell on the grass along the side of the man in black. He touched the sword wound on his face, and a smile appeared on that familiar face.
"I underestimated you... Chaoyun."
Ji Chaoyun fixedly looked at him, his expression was cold, and he could not see the slightest emotion.
Yaoguang maintained a smiling expression, and said gently: "Chaoyun, why are you so stubborn. Obediently give me the phoenix golden ling, and pretend that nothing happened today, so why bother to find out who I am?"
"If I don't investigate... Do I have to let you hide behind Immortal Lord Yaoguang and do something wrong?"
Fluctuating look condensed.
Ji Chaoyun pointed his sword at him, and said coldly, "You are not Fluctlight, who are you?!"
Yaoguang was silent for a long time, and after a while, he said slowly: "You are really smart, Chaoyun. If you can use it for me, you will definitely be able to do something big. It's a pity."
Ji Chaoyun's heart skipped a beat, realizing that the danger was approaching. He jumped up quickly, and a blood-red magic circle suddenly appeared where he was standing. A few strands of red rope sprang out of the magic circle, bound his hands and feet, and pulled him back.
Ji Chaoyun landed on one knee, and the sword in his hand rolled down to Yaoguang's feet.
Yaoguang bent down to pick up the matching sword, and said, "If I guessed correctly, Feng Qi has already come over. You think he has been flying around you in his original form all day long, can't I notice it? Phoenix, It's always in the way."
"what are you up to?"
Yaoguang smiled but didn't answer, turned back while holding Ji Chaoyun's accompanying sword, and walked towards the body lying in the distance.
The lantern that fell to the ground flickered, and Li Hao fell into the darkness, with the outline of his body still trembling faintly visible. Yaoguang walked over to him, lowered his head, and there was a trace of regret and regret in his eyes.
Ji Chaoyun said eagerly: "Don't touch him! You are dealing with me, why hurt innocents!"
"I don't want to hurt innocent people either." Yaoguang looked at the person who fell to the ground, his voice seemed a little helpless, "but who made him happen to be by your side today. If you want to blame, you can only blame yourself, for being involved. others."
Yaoguang sighed softly, turned his wrists, and the sword edge pierced Li Hao's chest from the same place.
The dim light finally dimmed, and the body in the darkness trembled in pain and stopped moving at all.
Ji Chaoyun's eyes reflected the blood-red light of the formation, and his eyes were red: "You—"
There was a faint sound of footsteps in the distance, and Yaoguang listened to it and said with a smile: "I didn't expect it to come so quickly."
With a flicker of his figure, he returned to Ji Chaoyun and handed the matching sword back to him.
Ji Chaoyun tried his best to resist, but he couldn't break free from the restraint of the rope.
More bright red ropes climbed up his wrist, controlled him to clench the matching sword, adjusted the angle, and pointed the blade of the sword to Fluglight's shoulder.
"Stop... stop!"
Ji Chaoyun's voice was trembling, but Yaoguang smiled and just touched his hair. The black robe on his body quickly disappeared and changed back to his former make-up.
The jade pendant, which had always been trembling wildly in Ji Chaoyun's arms, finally stopped, the red rope suddenly exerted force, Ji Chaoyun stabbed a sword without being able to avoid it, and the sword edge pierced into Yaoguang's shoulder.
The red rope and the formation disappeared together. Ji Chaoyun raised his head and saw his pale face from the shocked eyes of the other party.
"Chaoyun? What are you doing..." Yaoguang looked down at the sword edge that sank into his shoulder, and hurriedly stepped back.
The sword was pulled out, and his clothes were instantly stained with blood.
"Don't run, come back!" Ji Chaoyun chased with his sword, his voice hoarse, "Get out of here!"
At this moment, a ray of spiritual power flew out from the darkness and hit Ji Chaoyun's wrist without any bias. He let go of the pain, and rolled to the ground with the sword.
Ji Chaoyun turned his head, and dozens of figures walked quickly from the depths of the pine forest path.
Tianshu walked at the forefront, frowning at him, the light of spiritual power on his fingertips has not dissipated.
Yaoguang stumbled and fled in front of Tianshu, the wound on his shoulder was still bleeding: "Tianshu-Jun, why did you come, this..."
"Tell me slowly, what's going on?"
Fluctlight pressed against the wound, and half of his face was hidden in the darkness, as if there was a momentary blank. He turned to look at Li Hao, who was lying on the ground, and suddenly said: "I... I came out to inspect, yes, I heard a noise here and rushed over when I was inspecting, but I saw Chao Yun... He killed Li Hao and even , and stabbed me."
Tianshu frowned, and quickly walked to Li Hao, who fell to the ground, crouched down, and penetrated into the other party's spiritual veins.
After a while, he shook his head and said, "I'm exhausted."
Ji Chaoyun staggered backwards and fell into a familiar embrace. He raised his head and saw the worried look in those handsome eyes.
"No, it's not me... it's not like this..."
"I know, I know it's not you." Feng Qi hugged him from behind and whispered in his ear, "Don't be afraid, it's fine, I won't let you have any trouble."
Tianshu got up and walked towards them: "Ji Chaoyun, why did you kill Li Hao and attack Immortal Yaoguang?"
"I didn't, it was him—" Ji Chaoyun said, "Xianzun Yaoguang lived in a demon, I saw it with my own eyes, that demon killed Senior Brother Li!"
"Demon, demon?" Yaoguang looked very confused and asked in confusion, "Chaoyun, what's wrong with you, why is there a demon in my body? Did you go crazy and have hallucinations?"
"I-"
Ji Chaoyun wanted to defend himself, but suddenly stopped talking.
He looked at Tianshu and Fluctuation standing side by side in front of him, and his mind dazzled by hatred finally calmed down a little.
At this point, no amount of excuses is useless.
The Demon Race had obviously been living in the fluctuating light for a long time, and neither he nor the other Immortal Venerables could find any clues. If that person hadn't taken the initiative to show up, it would have been impossible for him to force him out.
However, as long as they examine the wound on Li Hao's body, they can find out that it is indeed his sword.
Li Hao's death pushed Ji Chaoyun into a state of isolation and helplessness, and everything was a foregone conclusion.
Tianshu Xianjun seemed to be constantly asking about something, while Yaoguang stood aside, covering his wound in confusion and dazedness, as if he didn't understand why Ji Chaoyun suddenly became like this.
The eyes around him converged on Ji Chaoyun. He followed those eyes to see several senior brothers whom the Inspectorate Hall had just met recently, the deacon disciples who were often seen around Tianshu, Kaiyang Immortal Venerable and the chief disciple Jiang Cheng. Immortal Venerable Yuheng, Immortal Venerable Tianquan...
The expressions on these people's faces were different, some in shock, some in anger, but no one believed him.
Ji Chaoyun lowered his head, only to feel the chill wrapping his body from top to bottom, and he couldn't help but tremble slightly.
Then, it was covered up by the warmth coming from behind.
From beginning to end, Feng Qi hugged him tightly behind him and never let go.
Ji Chaoyun looked back into his eyes, and helplessly grasped the other's sleeve: "You... do you believe me?"
"I believe." Feng Qi said warmly.
No matter what happens, I believe in you.
never change.
These two words seemed to give Ji Chaoyun great courage, he forced himself to calm down and whispered: "He wants to frame me, he is in Yaoguang Xianzun's body, I don't know how he hides himself, but as long as he shows up , the jade pendant can feel his magic breath—"
As soon as he finished speaking, several people stepped forward and grabbed him.
He was forcefully pulled out of Feng Qi's arms, and his fingertips slipped from the other's sleeves.
He struggled so hard that he could barely hear what was being said loudly by the people around him. In a trance, he saw Feng Qi make a silent mouth to him.
"Don't be afraid," he said.
"I am here."
All the sounds and pictures faded at this moment, and in the silence, only the two of them stared at each other quietly.
Ji Chaoyun stared at the other party, his heart was like a boulder falling to the ground, and the turbulent undercurrent finally subsided at this moment.
He slowly nodded towards Feng Qi and whispered, "Okay."
In the middle of the night, the Wenxin Hall was brightly lit, and Feng Qi stood in the hall with a cold expression: "Why don't you let me participate? He was clearly framed by someone, and I have already told you that fluctuated him—"
"Feng Qi, you have no evidence."
"Then you won't let me check?!"
Tianshu calmly said: "You have a close relationship with Ji Chaoyun, you must avoid this matter."
"Even if you avoid it, why leave it to Kaiyang?" Feng Qi frowned and said, "Don't you know that Kaiyang has always had a prejudice against Chaoyun, what can he find out?"
"You have to trust the academy, we won't wrong good people."
Feng Qi fell silent.
He looked coldly at Tianshu sitting in the hall and said softly, "Uncle, I hope you will remember today's words. If there is any mistake, this will be the last time I believe you."
After he finished speaking, he turned and left the Hall of Inquiry.
Outside the Hall of Inquiry, there was someone waiting.
Fluctlight's injury has been treated, and his wound is not deep, so it does not affect his daily activities. He stood in the middle of the courtyard outside the hall, with a peaceful look on his warm face, and looked at Feng Qi from a distance.
Feng Qi walked up to him and said coldly, "Xianzun is injured, why don't you go back to rest?"
"I... I have something to ask Tianshu-Jun."
Feng Qi sneered: "Why, do you think Ji Chaoyun wasn't hurt enough by you?"
Fluctlight: "No, I want to... plead for Chaoyun, what he did today is really weird, and we can't draw conclusions so easily."
Feng Qi looked at him silently, as if judging whether what he said was true or not.
Yaoguang didn't care about his gaze, and said slowly: "You said that Chaoyun's child has been getting along well with the Inspector's Hall these days. Why did he suddenly burst out and hurt people? There may be other reasons for this."
Feng Qi narrowed his eyes and asked softly, "Speaking of which, I really want to ask Immortal Venerable Yaoguang. You never patrol in person at night, so why are you in the classroom today? What are you doing?"
Fluctlight's expression was blank for a moment: "I... I'm going... I'm going... "
Feng Qi ignored his rebuttal and continued: "Also, Chao Yun's cultivation level is not high in the academy, how can he kill an earth-level disciple with one sword, and how can he hurt you? If there is such a level, the academy's top ranking in the sky will have to be replaced?"
"This... Maybe it was Li Hao who was unprepared. I was anxious to see what happened to him. That's why... "
"I haven't finished yet." Feng Qi interrupted in a cold voice, and added, "I have already gone to investigate the forest just now. In addition to the traces left by Ji Chaoyun's sword, there is another unfamiliar sword mark. , that's not Li Hao's sword."
He is a little taller than Fluctuation. Looking down, he has a somewhat dignified aura: "Can the Immortal Venerable tell me, whose sword is that?"
Yaoguang's face was pale, and he didn't respond at all.
Feng Qi tilted his head and smiled at him, and went straight past him and left the courtyard.
It wasn't until he walked away that there was a dim light in the pandemonium's eyes.
Ji Chaoyun was sitting in the dark cell, his hands were shackled and fastened to the wall. He couldn't see the outside world in the cell, and he couldn't tell how much time had passed.
The chain on the wrist can block the spiritual power of cultivation. After losing the spiritual power to protect the body, Ji Chaoyun only felt that his body became colder and colder. He was curled up against the wall, his hands tightly clutching the collar of his robe.
Before the night patrol started, Feng Qi put it on him with his own hands.
"Feng Qi..." Ji Chaoyun closed his eyes and called softly.
"Who are you calling?" A mocking voice sounded from the void, "Thanks to that old ancestor of the Phoenix clan who loved you so much, he gave you the most important piece of feathers on his body. You are so empathetic to If his descendants are let him know, how should he deal with himself?"
Ji Chaoyun raised his head, and a black figure appeared in the center of the cell.
"what you up to?"
Yaoguang said: "I said, I only want the phoenix golden feather."
"impossible."
"Why are you so stubborn, the Divine Realm has been closed, and it will not be possible to open it for a thousand years. Your Fengxiao God won't come back last time." Yaoguang said, "You obediently hand over the Phoenix Jinling to me, and you will definitely treat Feng Xiao. Isn't it good to be with Feng Qi?"
Ji Chaoyun was too lazy to justify the relationship between him and Feng Qi, and said lightly, "If I give you the phoenix golden ling, can you really let me go? Who should be responsible for Li Hao's life?"
"..."
Ji Chaoyun looked back: "I won't give it to you, just kill me. Just like when you sneaked into the confinement room without knowing it and killed Wen Yi."
"You think I don't dare?" Yaoguang said in a cold voice, "I would have given up the people around here long ago. If you were not the only one who could open the divine deed on the golden phoenix feather, your life would have been lost. I will give it to you again. Your last chance, hand over the phoenix golden feather, and I can rescue you."
"No need, let's do it."
Fluctuating Light's expression darkened, showing a somewhat cold color.
The temperament around him suddenly changed, and a powerful demonic breath overflowed from his eyes, filling the entire cell in an instant. Fluctlight drew a sharp sword, and this time, he didn't put any blindfold on the sword.
The strong spiritual pressure forced Ji Chaoyun's throat to be bitter and sweet, he resisted the surging blood in his heart, and looked at the simple black long sword in the opponent's hand.
Without warning, he remembered that rainy night in his previous life.
It was the same for him at that time. He was forced to have no way to go back, so he could only watch the man in front of him draw the sword and walk towards him slowly.
The pictures of the past and present overlapped in front of his eyes, and he saw the man raise his sword and stab him with force—
The door of the cell suddenly opened, and a golden whip rushed in like a snake, tightly wrapping the sword's edge.
Yaoguang's expression changed, and in the next second, Feng Qi stepped in and blocked in front of Ji Chaoyun.
"You... how could you... "
"Why are you here?" Feng Qi interrupted him and smiled, "Did you misunderstand Hongmeng Academy, this place is the highest academy in the Immortal Realm, do you still think this is your Demon Realm, everyone is so stupid, Are you playing around in circles?"
His voice fell, and footsteps came from outside the door.
Several disciples filed in, holding a pair of swords, blocking in front of Ji Chaoyun. Feng Qi took the long whip and returned to Ji Chaoyun's side. After that, Tianshu and Kaiyang slowly stepped in.
Tianshu asked: "Who are you, and you are not coming out of the body of Lord Yaoguang?"
Fluctlight scanned the crowd slowly, and said coldly, "How did you find out?"
"Why did I tell you?" Feng Qi put his arms around Ji Chaoyun and sneered, "I want to die to understand, we won't tell you, it will hurt you."
"..."
Everyone in the room was silent for a moment, only Tianshu cleared his throat: "Feng Qi, don't talk nonsense."
"Forget it..." Yaoguang took a half step back imperceptibly, with a wicked smile on the corner of his mouth, "I'll admit it, but it's not over yet. The gods are gone, the demons are in power, and the demons will come back to the fairyland one day sooner or later. , you can never stop it!"
"Stop him!"
Feng Qi shouted loudly, and the disciples stepped forward with their swords, but they were still a step behind.
Yaoguang suddenly burst out with an unprecedentedly powerful demonic breath, and the spiritual pressure shocked all the younger disciples who were present to the ground. Feng Qi instinctively turned around and hugged Ji Chaoyun, blocking the terrifying spiritual pressure for him.
There was a bloody aura in his throat, and out of the corner of his eye he saw Tianshu and Kaiyang, the only ones who could move, quickly stepped forward and caught Xianjun Yaoguang's powerless body.
The magic breath disappeared quickly, Tianshu penetrated into the Yaoguang spiritual vein, and after a moment, he said softly: "He escaped."
Feng Qi frowned slightly, but the spiritual pressure just now caused his blood to surge, and he was temporarily speechless. He lowered his head to meet Ji Chaoyun's worried eyes, and shook his head gently.
Kaiyang said angrily: "Bastard, this devil must have been ready to retreat when he came, but he still failed to catch it."
The atmosphere in the room was dignified for a while, but the sound of iron chains rustling was heard. Feng Qi untied the shackles on Ji Chaoyun's wrist, hugged him horizontally, got up and walked out.
Kaiyang was in a fit of anger, and said in a bad way: "It's not over yet, where are you going?"
"Go back to Disciple Peak." Feng Qi glanced at him, then turned his eyes to Tianshu, and said coldly, "Chaoyun needs a rest now, as for you guys using Chaoyun as bait, I hope you can give me an explanation later. .uncle."
"What's your attitude-"
Kaiyang rushed to the crown with anger, but was pulled by Tianshu: "Forget it, let him go."
Feng Qi snorted coldly and left the cell with Ji Chaoyun in his arms.
It was already late at night outside, and the stars and the moonlight sprinkled on the distant Hongmeng Mountain, which was as peaceful and calm as usual.
Ji Chaoyun's tense nerves finally relaxed at this time. He only felt that his body was abnormally tired, and he couldn't pick up any strength.
Feng Qi said softly, "Sleep for a while when you're sleepy, don't hold back."
"But Yaoguang Immortal Venerable..."
"Shh, you have to rest now, don't think about it."
Ji Chaoyun was too sleepy to open his eyes, and his voice gradually became weak and flies: "Then tomorrow...you must tell me everything tomorrow, and we've agreed."
"Well, it's settled."
Ji Chaoyun didn't speak any more, he buried his head in Feng Qi's arms, and finally fell asleep peacefully.
The author has something to say:
Today's chapter is relatively long, and I got stuck for a while, because I found that the reading experience is not very good no matter where it is broken, so I finished it in one breath _(:з"∠)_
ps: Brother is not dead, he can continue to gossip about Xiaolong and Phoenix, don't worry.