When Bai Qingqing's words fell, Zhao Jiuge's heart moved, and he suddenly smiled with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Zhao Jiuge was still a little disappointed when he discovered that the spiritual veins could not be absorbed. After all, that feeling was very itchy. Now that Bai Qingqing said this, Zhao Jiuge thought that with Bai Qingqing's second uncle here, he would You can absorb it with confidence and boldness.
It's just that he didn't know whether he was willing or not. Apart from being happy, Zhao Jiuge looked at Bai Zhanfeng's reaction with a little excitement and expectation.
"Evil spirit?" Bai Zhanfeng asked with raised eyebrows. From the corner of his eye, he naturally saw Zhao Jiuge's happy expression, which made Bai Zhanfeng frown slightly.
"Yes, we just discovered a spiritual vein that contains evil energy. I don't need it, so I let Zhao Jiuge absorb it. But I'm afraid that he will go crazy and lose his mind due to the evil energy. That's why I want you, uncle, to protect me. ." Bai Qingqing explained.
After hearing this, Bai Zhanfeng understood what was going on. He thought for a moment, with a hint of unknown meaning in his eyes, and then said, "Okay" in the expectant eyes of the two children.
"Thank you, senior." Zhao Jiuge was so excited that he couldn't hide the excitement on his face. He quickly bent down and bowed to Bai Zhanfeng.
Bai Zhanfeng accepted the bow with peace of mind and did not continue to talk to Zhao Jiuge. He did not treat him differently just because he was his niece's friend.
Feeling the love and care shown by the leader Bai Qingqing towards the boy in front of him when he was injured, and his enthusiasm to help this boy, Bai Zhanfeng seemed to understand something as a person who had experienced it, but he was used to seeing too many geniuses and outstanding young people. He would praise Zhao Jiuge for his perseverance, and sincerely believed that Zhao Jiuge was not worthy of his niece.
"Let's go, hurry up, it's Qingqing, my second uncle will have a good chat with you later." Bai Zhanfeng said in a deep voice.
"Yes." Bai Qingqing nodded obediently, supported the weak Zhao Jiuge, and slowly moved forward towards the Juesha spiritual vein in the cave.
Zhao Jiuge felt Bai Zhanfeng's indifference towards him, and he was wise enough to stop talking. He knew himself in his heart. With his current appearance, many people looked down on him, not to mention Bai Zhanfeng, who had a high level of cultivation.
But no matter how others think of yourself, you can't look down on yourself. As long as you work hard, you will eventually shine brightly one day and make those who are indifferent to you look at you differently. After all, this world respects strength. With strength, you can gain something. Respect accordingly, and you won't be so hot-faced and cold-hearted that others will ignore you.
Thinking of this, Zhao Jiuge, who was still a little weak, couldn't help but straighten up straighter. A determined look appeared in his eyes, and he clenched his fists tightly. No matter how difficult the future was, as long as he didn't give up, he would definitely be able to go further and further.
Bai Zhanfeng's attitude made Zhao Jiuge even more eager to improve his strength, and also made him even more impatient to absorb the spiritual power and attributes in Juesha's spiritual veins.
Not long after, the three of them came to Juesha's spiritual veins again.
When Zhao Jiuge received the array flags and array disks into his storage ring, the scene in the spiritual veins appeared in front of several people again.
Bai Zhanfeng looked at this spiritual vein. The spiritual vein was not big. It was just a seventh-grade spiritual vein. The spiritual power and evil energy in it were not very sufficient. It seemed that some of it had been consumed. It was estimated that it would be a bit reluctant for one person to absorb it. .
After watching it for a few times, Bai Zhanfeng stopped watching. He had no interest in it. They didn't lack this kind of thing, so when Bai Qingqing didn't absorb it, Bai Zhanfeng didn't make a fuss because everything about Bai Qingqing had been arranged for her. .
"You can practice on your own. I will take action if there is any problem." Bai Zhanfeng pointed forward and said lightly, then turned around and came to Bai Qingqing, ready to have a good conversation with him in the future.
If it weren't for his niece's sake, he wouldn't have wasted his time coming here, and wouldn't even have looked at Zhao Jiuge. Too many young men with mediocre births embarked on this path and did whatever they could to improve their strength with martial arts treasures. Therefore, he didn't care whether Zhao Jiuge was such a person or not. He didn't have a good impression of Zhao Jiuge from the bottom of his heart. In these few outings, if It's not that he didn't want to expose himself, and nothing happened between Bai Qingqing and Zhao Jiuge that shouldn't have happened. He had already stopped Zhao Jiuge from getting together with Bai Qingqing.
He wanted to nip the seeds in the cradle. How could their family's power and heritage be understood by a young man who came out of the mountains? Bai Qingqing was the proud daughter of their family.
Zhao Jiuge hurriedly came to the side and sat cross-legged, intentionally keeping a little distance from the two of them so that they could chat in peace. He began to look at the movements around him, preparing to start cultivating the attributes and spiritual power in his spiritual veins.
Although the spiritual energy in the air is not that sufficient after being absorbed by the Blue Thunder Raging Lion, it is enough for Zhao Jiuge to practice. This spiritual energy is worth how many days of practice, especially the evil energy contained in these spiritual energy. It is the most enviable.
After the last training, absorption and body tempering in the Hantian Sword Gang of the sect, Zhao Jiuge was already familiar with the absorption of spiritual veins this time.
As the Sanskrit Music Technique is running, the spiritual energy from the surrounding spiritual veins pours into the body, flowing in the body and turning into little bits of spiritual power that are continuously absorbed, and the gray mist in the spiritual energy, that is, the evil spirit, also flows through the body bit by bit.
When these evil spirits entered the body, there was no big reaction at first, but then Zhao Jiuge's scalp began to feel numb. Whenever these gray evil spirits passed by, they were biting like thousands of ants. Own.
Zhao Jiuge, who was sitting cross-legged and practicing, had a painful expression on his face and his body was shaking constantly. Fortunately, this was not the first time he had experienced this kind of pain. Besides, for the sake of strength, let alone this, even if the pain was several times greater, Zhao Jiuge had to persevere. After all, Improvement in strength cannot be achieved without effort.
Slowly, the pain eased a bit, and his body became a little numb. At this time, Zhao Jiuge's mind was extremely clear, and he began to try to use his spiritual power to wrap these evil spirits, and temper his body bit by bit.
As each part of the body is tempered by these evil spirits, Zhao Jiuge takes the help of these evil spirits and integrates them into his spiritual power.
In this way, every time a part is tempered, the golden spiritual power with cold air floating around is faintly added with a gray mist. Fortunately, the two attributes of evil spirit and cold air are not mutually exclusive, on the contrary, they are somewhat harmonious. .
In this way, Zhao Jiuge endured the pain that penetrated his bones and absorbed the evil energy in Juesha's spiritual veins bit by bit.
Bai Qingqing on the side first saw Zhao Jiuge's face twisted and showing pain. Her expression suddenly tightened, revealing worry, and she couldn't help but look at her second uncle with questioning eyes.
Seeing Bai Qingqing's worried look, Bai Zhanfeng sighed inwardly. His niece knew best when her arrogant temperament would frown for one person and worry about the safety of others.
Shaking his head helplessly, Bai Zhanfeng said softly, "Don't worry, he's fine. I'm here to watch. Now it's time for the two of us to have a good chat?"
"Well, what do you want to talk about, uncle?" Bai Qingqing looked at Bai Zhanfeng's strange expression with doubts in her eyes.
"Do you like this boy?" Bai Zhanfeng asked curiously.
Bai Qingqing stared at her beautiful eyes, never expecting that her second uncle would ask such a question, but she was also asking herself in her mind, recalling all kinds of things, and after hesitating on her face for a long time, she said, "No, it's just better. Just friends."
"Oh... that's it." Bai Zhanfeng lengthened his tone intentionally and looked at Bai Qingqing teasingly. Although he already knew the real answer in her heart from Bai Qingqing's expression, he did not reveal it. He changed the topic intentionally or unintentionally, without getting too entangled in this issue.
"When are you planning to return to Bihai Palace? Have you had enough fun? If so, gather the elixir as soon as possible and practice hard. After all, you are my eldest brother's only daughter."
Bai Qingqing's expression suddenly became a little complicated, her beautiful eyes were a little confused as she didn't know what she was thinking.
Bai Zhanfeng looked at his niece patiently and did not rush to urge him. He, the second uncle, could not understand the pressure on her. If he could, he would wish that his most beloved niece could live a happy life without being abused. Those trivial matters were fought and bound, imposing pressure on him.
"Why…"
A faint sigh came from Bai Qingqing's mouth.
Then she turned her head, looked at Zhao Jiuge who was practicing with his eyes closed, and said softly, "I have never forgotten the situation at home. Although during this civil war, my father was able to gain a foothold with the help of a bunch of old guys, but There are still so many forces in the surrounding seas. As the next successor of Bihai Palace, I will work hard to cultivate and will not forget my original intention because of my children's personal affairs."
The voice was thin, with some reluctance, a hint of melancholy, and more of a loneliness that no one knew.
It seemed that there were a lot of things that he had been holding back in his heart, and he had not spoken out for a long time. Now when he opened his mouth, facing his second uncle who loved him, he seemed to want to say them all.
"This time, I took advantage of the turmoil of the civil war to come to the mainland of China and stayed at Xuantian Sword Gate for three years. Although the time was short, I gained as much happiness as I did since I was a child. I have no regrets now. Waiting for me After playing for a while, I will naturally gather the spiritual elixirs and use the resources of Bihai Palace to practice with peace of mind."
"So I have to forgive my second uncle and stay outside the sect for a while longer. When I come out, we will return to the Bihai Palace on the East China Sea Island together."
After finishing speaking, he reluctantly glanced at Zhao Jiuge's handsome face, then stopped looking and sat down cross-legged.
But Bai Qingqing, who was sitting cross-legged, had a complex expression on her face, asking herself in her heart, did she really have no regrets
It's still messy if you keep cutting and sorting it out.
Then Bai Qingqing stopped thinking about it and opened her red lips lightly, "Second uncle, we had a big battle earlier and it was a bit exhausting. I'm going to practice first. Please watch Jiuge and don't let anything happen to him. Also, don't do anything to him." No matter what prejudice, I can’t stay here much longer.”
The words were full of pleading and meaning that only Bai Zhanfeng could understand. When the words fell, Bai Qingqing quickly closed her eyes, as if running away from something.
Bai Zhanfeng looked at Zhao Jiuge, who had absorbed the evil spirit, and then at his beloved niece, frowning even when he was recovering his spiritual power.
He stood in Juesha's spiritual veins for a long time without saying a word, and he was speechless and choked. He was a person who had been through it, so he didn't understand this feeling.
With a sigh in his heart, Bai Zhanfeng said silently in his heart, silly girl, no matter what, your second uncle will help you even if he fights for his life, not to mention your sister-in-law and your father.
Afterwards, Juesha's spiritual veins fell into silence, with only the sound of the fluctuations of spiritual energy and someone's inner sigh still refusing to dissipate for a long time.