On the mountain path, Xie Buchen was also wearing a newly changed, clean dark blue robe.
It was as if he had achieved nirvana overnight, washing away the coldness that was almost cruel on his body. He gave people a sense of transcendence and clarity, with a hint of indifference hidden in his coldness.
His eyes were still emotionless and cold, yet they still revealed a bit of the warmth of the past.
He held the sword in his right hand. The scabbard was pitch black and it was impossible to tell what material it was made of, let alone what kind of sword was in the scabbard.
Xie Buchen raised his eyes from afar and saw Jianchou's moon-white figure.
The man stood in front of the mountain, his black hair like a waterfall and his body was cold.
Standing among a few people, he is indeed an outstanding figure.
There was a smile on his lips, and there was a natural appreciation and amazement in his eyes.
Zhenren Hengxu was wearing a Taoist robe and had nearly a hundred hairs and beard. He walked in front.
Fudao Shanren held a broken bamboo pole and a wine gourd in his hand, but no chicken leg. He looked like a beggar, but he walked beside Zhenren Hengxu in a dignified manner, not feeling embarrassed at all.
Xie Buchen and Wu Duan followed the two men and walked down together.
At the bottom of the mountain path, Jianchou and the other five people had been waiting for a long time.
Hearing the light footsteps, Jianchou turned around and saw the sloppy Fudaoshanren. He couldn't help but smile.
She didn't know why, but every time she saw her master acting like a scoundrel and standing next to the leader of the righteous world, she would feel that Master Hengxu was nothing more than a passing fancy.
A strange feeling of pleasure.
Perhaps he saw Jianchou's smiling look, and Fudao Shanren glared at her with his eyes bulging.
Jianchou had no choice but to hide his expression seriously and stood obediently at the foot of the mountain path. When his eyes moved, he saw Xie Buchen standing behind Zhenren Hengxu.
At that moment, the light in her eyes finally condensed.
Xie Buchen also looked at her, his face calm.
The two looked at each other. There was no longer the tit-for-tat confrontation and the flashing of swords and sabers as yesterday. There was only an unspeakable deep current lurking in the calm.
Changed.
This is completely different from Xie Buchen yesterday.
He seemed to have suddenly washed away all the dust and turned into a piece of authentic unpolished jade. He stood on the mountain path, letting the breeze blow on him, standing still.
Suddenly, a figure appeared in the memory, which gradually overlapped with Xie Buchen's figure at this moment.
The person standing in front of her was not Xie Buchen of today, nor Xie Buchen of the past, but the one of the past—
Thanks Wuming!
He is calm and composed, has a wealth of knowledge, and is equipped with strategies for conquering the world. If he only stands among the common people in the world, he will surely be the most dazzling one.
It’s a pity that in her opinion, he was the most vulgar one.
As if nothing happened
Calm and collected
It’s just a word: “pretend”!
Jianchou's kind expression remained unchanged. She just turned the jade slip behind her, and a smile suddenly appeared on her lips: She had made sufficient preparations for the trip to the hidden world of Qingfeng Temple. Did Master Hengxu want to make Xie Buchen the natural leader among her group? Dream on!
"Young people are full of energy. You're here so early."
Fudao Shanren touched the few scattered whiskers on his chin and sighed twice.
He touched the ground with the bamboo pole in his hand and supported himself with his palm, looking lazy.
Hengxu smiled and said, "Today, you will set out from Kunwu to the hidden world of Qingfeng Temple. Now that the hidden world is damaged, I am afraid that even the communication beads cannot communicate with each other. In order to ensure everyone's safety, Brother Fudao and I have prepared something to give to you."
After saying this, he simply spread out his hands, and six rays of light flew out.
Jianchou turned his attention away from Xie Buchen and looked at what was in front of him.
Six small bronze bells floated in front of the six people, with complex patterns engraved on the surface. At first glance, one would feel dizzy.
The light blue radiance scatters around the bell can make people’s mind clear.
"This bell is called the Immovable Bell. Six of them form a pair. They are interconnected and can guide each other. If you get lost in the hidden world, this bell may help you."
"When you don't need it, wearing it by your side can also help you clear your mind and achieve twice the result with half the effort in your practice."
"There is a red bead hidden inside the immovable bell. If you encounter danger, you can shatter the red bead inside the bell, which can block a blow from a peak Jindan cultivator."
Zhenren Hengxu explained the functions of this bell one by one.
Fudao Shanren stood by and added: "But if the red pearl is broken, the ability of the immovable bell to guide the direction will disappear. It is a bit useless. But I think you will not encounter any particularly big dangers in the hidden world. The immovable bell should be enough. Just be careful."
What do you mean by "a bit useless" and "I don't think there will be any particular danger"
When everyone heard this, they broke out in a cold sweat and could only answer "yes" tremblingly with twitching lips.
Zhenren Hengxu was frustrated and just glanced at Fudaoshanren. Then he shook his head, withdrew the spell in his hand, and six bells fell at the same time.
Everyone stretched out their hands and grabbed the bell.
The immovable bell is only the size of a thumb, but very delicate.
When Jianchou held it in his palm, the bell vibrated slightly, the sound was faint, and a red light was projected from the bell. It must be the "red pearl" that Zhenren Hengxu mentioned.
The six bells resonate with each other and their lights flicker.
There was a hint of thought in Jianchou's eyes, hiding the heavy thoughts in his heart, and he seemed to casually hang it around his waist.
At this moment, everyone has put it on.
Zhenren Hengxu turned to look at Wu Duan and said, "You are just going to Wangjiang Tower, so you can send them off. Be careful on the way."
"Yes, disciple obeys your command."
Wu Duan smiled, stepped out, bowed, and walked towards Jianchou and the others.
Xie Buchen followed Wu Duan and walked into the group of Jianchou.
Then, Jianchou saw the sword in his hand again.
She had not seen this sword on the battlefield yesterday, and from the surface alone, she could not tell where this sword came from...
However, once Xie Buchen held the sword in his hand, it would remind her of the ordinary sword hanging in the simple hut...
He took up the sword again, was he planning to kill her again
This time…
How could it be that easy
Her butcher knife was also ready for him.
The flash of swords and sabers passed by my eyes.
Jianchou looked at the two people approaching, and his gaze shifted from Wu Duan to Xie Buchen. He looked at them calmly and smiled, "Junior Brother Xie is here too."
These three words are very common in daily life.
But to Wu Duan's ears, it sounded like thunder, and he immediately remembered the tense situation yesterday.
He was afraid of a conflict and was about to smooth things over, but he heard a gentle voice behind him: "Senior Sister Jianchou."
"… "
At this moment, Wu Duan felt as if his scalp was exploding.
This sound...
He is familiar.
He just couldn't believe it...
Turning his stiff neck, Wu Duan looked back and saw Xie Buchen nodding towards Jianchou.
He is elegant and gentle, and although there is no expression on his face, he looks calm and composed.
There is no longer the depression that lingered over me yesterday, nor is there that tit-for-tat, feeling of impending storm.
When talking to Jianchou, he treated her as an ordinary person, just like calling them "senior brother", and called Jianchou "senior sister" as usual.
For no reason, Wu Duan felt that Xie Buchen had a bit more "human touch".
Human touch
How could these few words be used to describe Xie Buchen
There was clearly still a coldness and indifference in his eyes, but Wu Duan was completely unable to suppress this absurd thought in his heart.
The word "senior sister" sounded full of incongruity when it came out of his mouth.
Even the other people standing next to Jianchou frowned slightly. Only Jianchou, as if he had expected it, had a deeper smile in his eyes.
In the past he called me "wife", but today he has to bow his head and respectfully call me "senior sister". I wonder how he feels in his heart
After being together for several years, she knew everything about him except the time when he drew his sword to kill her.
Every move, every word, every thought...
If she was Xie Buchen, and saw the person she killed in the past alive again in front of her, she would not want her path to immortality to be interrupted again, so she would definitely have the intention to kill again.
Now that the decision has been made to kill, all fears are thrown out of the window.
He can face the person standing in front of him again calmly and coldly, no matter if he is treating an acquaintance or a stranger.
This is Xie Buchen.
If you think carefully to the extreme, you can control all your emotions.
From this point of view, she is far inferior to him.
So she still saw sorrow, but he became Xie Buchen.
The stern brows and frosty face add a touch of warmth from the past and eliminate that cold and harsh feeling.
Jianchou couldn't help but feel a little admiration.
After all, I still have to thank Buchen.
If I really want to kill him, I would be reluctant to do so.
It's a pity that he has such a good appearance, but underneath is such a heart of stone.
Squinting her eyes slightly, Jianchou raised her eyebrows and showed a little sneer, as if she was very satisfied with Xie Buchen's obedient behavior of calling her "senior sister". She actually spoke without any hostility: "On the trip to the hidden world of Qingfeng Temple, thank you for leading the way, junior brother."
There is no darkness in those bright eyes.
It was clearly a request, or even a word of thanks, but to everyone, it sounded like an order from a superior.
It seems that Xie Buchen is not the leader of this trip, but she is!
Upon hearing this, Mr. Ruhua could not help but rub the palm of his hand with the paper fan, feeling an unbearable itch in his heart.
Lu Xiangleng sighed in her heart, but she still admired her very much.
Zuo Liu was unaware of the turbulent undercurrent below, and just pretended to be a wooden man with Xiahou She.
When Master Hengxu saw this, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.
Wu Duan had cold sweat on his head, and he pretended that he hadn't heard anything. He turned around and led everyone to bow to Hengxu and Fudao, saying, "Disciple, we'll take our leave."
Zhenren Hengxu and Fudaoshan nodded, and then they saw seven rays of light rising into the sky from in front of the mountain, rising into the clouds, gradually disappearing, and heading towards the teleportation array outside Jiutoujiang Bay.
“It’s really nice to watch them.”
Like a mortal who did not sleep well last night, Fudao Shanren yawned again and sighed.
Zhenren Hengxu looked back at him and asked, "Brother Fu, what did you do last night?"
"hey-hey… "
Fu Dao raised his eyebrows and looked towards the northwest.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, and did not say what he was doing. He only said, "You are very busy, but do you know who has left his name on the monument of the second heaven?"
The second heaven monument
The first person in the foundation-building period
The number one person changed from Xie Buchen to Jianchou. After Jianchou broke through the golden elixir stage, a new name appeared.
Although Hengxu had many Kunwu matters to deal with, this one was clear.
"Yesterday, I happened to discuss this person with Master Yuxin. He is a young monk from the West Sea Zen Temple named Liaokong. He has the merits of a good man for three lifetimes, and has great luck and cultivates very quickly. However, his talent is slightly inferior to that of the disciples under you and me. Why did Brother Fudao suddenly think of this person?"
"There is no reincarnation for monks in the Nineteen Continents, except for two places."
Fudao took out a chicken leg, took a bite, and immediately showed a satisfied expression, as if he had just slept with a grown girl.
Hengxu nodded after hearing this: "There are two Buddhist sects: the West Sea Zen Forest and the Snow Region Esoteric Buddhism."
"Yes." Fudao Shanren turned around and licked the chicken bone twice, still unsatisfied. "The bald donkey Jiehui of the Tantric sect is going to be in seclusion for three years. Shanren, I haven't been to the Snow Region for a long time. This is a great opportunity. Hehe, the Zen sect has a new generation, but there is no movement in the Snow Region. Shanren, I feel like a cat's claws scratching my heart."
Three years in prison
Master Hengxu only frowned, a light flashed in his eyes, and he understood Fudao's meaning: "Why not take a look?"
"Why not take a look?"
It was rare for Fudaoshanren to respond to him seriously.
But he laughed in the blink of an eye: "Can you put aside the Kunwu matter?"
The two of them became famous at a small gathering in the same year and stood side by side in the Nineteen Continents. In the past, they had also walked through remote mountains and rivers side by side and killed wild monsters and demons in the wilderness.
But later on, each of them formed their own faction and stayed at home for a long time, which lacked some of the spirit they had in the past.
Zhenren Hengxu sent a gust of wind towards the main peak of Kunwu, and said with his hands behind his back: "The thirteen disciples under your seat are all the leaders. Kunwu does not have me, so it is not a big deal."
After saying that, he looked at Fudaoshanren.
Fudao Shanren looked compassionate and sighed, "I have to go with an old weirdo like you again. This really makes me angry!"
As soon as he spoke, he turned into a beam of flame that shot up into the sky and disappeared from the spot in an instant.
Zhenren Hengxu took a step into the void without haste or slowness and disappeared.
Above Xihai Square.
Jianchou and others came from the teleportation array outside Kunwu Jiutoujiangwan and were directly teleported to the square.
There are still people coming and going as usual, but it is particularly lively today.
"Who did it?"
"What does this mean?"
“Who spelled it all out?”
"Did anyone see it?"
…
Wu Duan walked out of the teleportation array, and the sounds around him immediately flooded into his ears.
He frowned and looked around, only to see many passers-by pointing their hands towards the sea.
Jianchou followed out, and the handsome man Lu Xiangleng and others followed behind her, while Xie Buchen came in at the end at a leisurely pace.
The salty sea breeze blew, and nine pitch-black sky monuments stood at the end of the square, pointing obliquely toward the sea. Countless people's eyes were cast in that direction—
On the surging sea, a stone tablet that has been eroded by the sea water for many years still stands tall despite all the vicissitudes of life.
But when Jianchou's gaze fell on it, his pupils couldn't help but shrink sharply!
This is the famous "Wen Dao Monument" in the West Sea. It is said that in the past, someone heard the truth one day and ascended to heaven in broad daylight here, so this "Wen Dao Monument" was left behind.
However, at this moment...
There is actually an extra section on the giant monument that is familiar to countless people. This section is covered with moss, but it is the same shape and size as the Wen Dao Monument. Even the cross-section is perfectly consistent with it, and it is quietly embedded in the top of the Wen Dao Monument.
The stone tablet, which had been blown by the sea breeze for a long time, had a dark color.
The newly inlaid part was covered with fresh soil and covered with green moss.
An ancient character "朝" (Chao) stands out above the two characters "闻道" (Wen Dao)!
—Hearing the truth in the morning!
Jianchou heard some people around him gasping for breath.
It felt like a heavy hammer was hitting my heart.
The images in my mind flashed by quickly one after another!
Beside the small stone pond, there was the stone tablet under which the young man sat and which later mysteriously disappeared, there was the mayfly that was born from hearing the truth but died the same day, there was the borrowed eye of the universe, and now there is the "truth heard in the morning" that suddenly appears!
The traces of near-perfect match looked like a prank by some powerful monk, and they gave off a chilling feeling.
Hearing the truth in the morning does not mean as simple as "hearing the truth".
If I hear the truth in the morning, I can die in the evening!
There was a faint chill rising from the soles of my feet.
Jianchou was as shocked as everyone else, but besides being shocked, he also had an indescribable expectation: What kind of storm could a tiny mayfly stir up in this world
Everyone around was discussing the origin of the upper half of the stone tablet, but no result was reached for a long time.
She suddenly smiled, and in the silence she said, "It seems that this is a 19th continent full of secrets."
Wu Duan was silent for a long time, then he took out the communication spirit bead from his sleeve and reported the news to his master.
"This matter is extremely unusual. I will report it to the master. It seems that I have to ask one more question when I go to Wangjiang Tower."
He frowned, put away the spirit bead, and said to Jianchou, "It's getting late, and I have things to do, so I won't send Senior Sister Jianchou off any longer."
"Goodbye."
Jianchou bowed as a greeting.
Wu Duan smiled slightly, and saw several people walking towards another teleportation array. Their next stop would be the Thirteen Islands of the Immortal Road, and then they would cross the sea to the isolated island on earth, Qingfeng Temple.
Unexpectedly, Jianchou took a few steps forward and suddenly stopped: "I suddenly remembered that I forgot to ask Senior Brother Wu Duan a few things. Fellow Taoists, please wait for me in the formation for a while."
After saying this, she didn't care what the people behind her thought and walked back to Wu Duan.
Wu Duan was startled: "See Senior Sister Chou?"
Jianchou stood in front of him and said in a voice transmission: "I heard that Junior Brother Xie is a top-notch genius in Kunwu. We only know that he is now a golden elixir cultivator, but we don't know what kind of abilities he has. The journey to the hidden world is dangerous. Can you ask Brother Wu Duan for some advice?"
Any advice
Teach her about Xie Buchen's cultivation
Wu Duan's mind moved, and he recalled the thrilling scene yesterday when they almost drew their swords against each other. His eyes moved around Jianchou's face for a few times, but he could not see any sign of calculation.
Although he didn't like Xie Buchen, Xie Buchen was Kunwu's disciple after all.
It seems that Jianchou has some deep hatred with Xie Buchen. God knows if he will be the next Qu Zhengfeng to harm Xie Buchen
Therefore, Wu Duan thought about it and did not answer directly. He just said, "Since Senior Sister has a request, it is reasonable for me to respond. However, I can help Senior Sister Jianchou to solve his doubts. Can Senior Sister Jianchou also help me solve my doubts?"
It makes sense, it's just a give and take.
Jianchou became curious: "Junior Brother Wu has a very high level of cultivation, do you also need me to help you solve your doubts?"
"What is the hatred between you and Junior Brother Xie?"
Wu Duan did not hesitate and finally expressed the doubts that he had hidden for a long time.
At this moment, Jianchou was stunned.
However, she never thought that the question Wu Duan used in exchange was actually this.
So she was not wrong after all, Wu Duan still didn't like Xie Buchen!
But asking this question made Jianchou feel absurd.
His eyes rolled slightly, and Jianchou narrowed his eyes and smiled, just like a fox: "Junior Brother Wu, do you really want to know?"
Why do I feel like there's something wrong with Jianchou's behavior
Wu Duan vaguely sensed that something was wrong, but this problem had been bothering him for so long that it was difficult for him to take it back.
So, he thought for a moment and nodded: "But please tell Senior Sister Jianchou clearly."
"Alas, I originally thought this was an eternal secret that should not be known to others, but since Junior Brother Wu Duan asked, how could I not tell him? Actually..."
Jianchou stood with his hands behind his back, his face calm. He just shook his head and sighed softly, with a hint of sadness in his eyes.
"He's my ex-husband."
"puff!"
Ex-husband?!
I almost spit it out!
Wu Duan almost choked himself to death in the square. He started coughing violently and couldn't utter a complete sentence. He stared at Jianchou with wide eyes, saw the deep smile on her face, and turned to look at Xie Buchen who was standing in the teleportation array behind him.
Xie Buchen had an indifferent expression and looked at him mercilessly and without feeling.
This look was originally indifferent, and Wu Duan had seen it many times.
only…
At this moment, a chill crept up from my feet to my back.
He recalled asking Qu Zhengfeng once: Does your senior sister have a Taoist partner
This relationship, or possible relationship, suddenly seems a bit complicated.
With a stiff face, Wu Duan, who was already known as the "Nascent Soul Old Monster" by others, slowly turned his head and said to Jianchou in a serious and unusually rigid manner: "This is a serious matter, please don't joke around, Senior Sister."