The next day, when the first ray of morning light tore through the night and shone in the woods deep in the mountain, even the air became fresher, and the spiritual power mixed in it had a faint tendency to boil.
Zhao Jiuge was still practicing quietly with his legs crossed, his breathing slow and long. After absorbing it in the middle of the night, the wounds on the surface of his body were healing, and most of the spiritual power in his body had been restored.
Su Su on the side couldn't hold it any longer. She smelled the fresh air deep in the mountains, exhaled a breath of turbid air, stretched out her two white and slender jade arms, twisted her waist, stood up and walked around for a few steps. Move your muscles.
At this time, the two of them were on a mountainside. There were large trees with green branches and leaves. The early birds had already clenched their paws on the branches and chirped. The leaves were blown by the breeze, and the lush branches were swaying in the wind. , was so startled that several birds flapped their wings and flew away. The early morning mist wraps around the mountains, making it feel like a fairyland on earth. Standing among the clouds, you can see smoke rising from the small villages below the mountains through the gaps.
I had been running away for a few months. I didn’t know how angry my father would be when he found out that he had escaped. Then he muttered to himself. He had been caught when he escaped several times before. How could it be so easy this time? It’s been several months. Haven't found me yet
He turned around and glanced at Zhao Jiuge who was practicing, and smiled knowingly, feeling happy in his heart. He had felt lonely since he was a child, so he yearned for the outside world, and his father never let him come out. Now he finally has someone to accompany him to wander around the world.
Finally, when the morning light completely sprinkled on the land and even the clouds were rendered golden, Zhao Jiuge quit the state of cultivation.
"Ahhhh..."
A long roar shook the mountain forest. After practicing, Zhao Jiuge stood up. He felt the abundant spiritual power in his body and couldn't help shouting out. After moving his muscles and bones for a while, his whole body crackled and his eyes flashed. After a night of practice, his entire body condition adjusted. When it reaches its most perfect level, it should take only a few days for the cultivation level to break through to the middle stage of the Spiritual Transformation Realm.
It seems that that sentence did not say that human potential can only be fully explored between life and death, and cultivation can only grow exponentially at that time. After experiencing a dismal battle, Zhao Jiuge understood more.
"Humph, I looked so sluggish and lifeless yesterday, and now I'm alive again this morning." The girl seemed to have forgotten everything that happened last night, and began to be charming again. She looked at Zhao Jiuge with a pair of beautiful eyes and clenched her teeth.
Zhao Jiuge, who was in a good mood and quite comfortable, didn't care. He had become accustomed to the girl's words, "Haha, I am strong and no one can envy me." The girl's teeth were itching when she heard that, and she wanted to pinch the flesh of Zhao Jiuge's body back and forth. several times.
Warm sunshine poured on the two people, and the sunlight stretched their shadows long.
The sun was a little dazzling. Zhao Jiuge half-squinted his eyes and looked at his position. He finally breathed a sigh of relief. He should have completely escaped the pursuers, but the area was still within the range of Liuyun Sect, so he had to hurry up and run away. Find a village and ask about its location, and try to become a disciple and join the sect as soon as possible.
Thinking of these, Zhao Jiuge's smile dimmed. He thought of Mo Ling'er and Mo Mansion. He didn't know how they were doing now. Facing the Liuyun Sect, I guess Uncle Mo was under a lot of pressure at this time.
The originally comfortable and warm days were ruined by these people. Zhao Jiuge pursed his lips tightly and said in his heart, hum, Liuyun Sect is waiting. When I succeed in my cultivation, the first thing I will do is to destroy you and the Xiao family. , causing me to hide here and there like a dog.
Suddenly his eyes shone brightly, and a cold murderous intention spread from Zhao Jiuge's body, making Su Su couldn't help but be surprised.
At the foot of the mountain, there is a small village.
At the entrance of the village is a thick and tall old tree. The branches and leaves on the top of the tree are like a big umbrella, blocking the sun and leaving a circle of shade under the tree. There is a well not far away, and the village's adobe houses are located in rows on the brown land.
The two of them walked leisurely and slowly, playing and joking along the way. After most of the day, they discovered a small village at the foot of the mountain. The sky was slightly gloomy, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the village.
"Stop! What are you doing?" A loud shout came from the entrance of the village.
An old man with gray hair, wearing a navy blue cloth on the upper body and snow-white wide-leg trousers on the lower body, holding hands with a seven or eight-year-old child in his left hand, slowly walked out of the village entrance holding a walking stick and a cane carved from yellow wood in his right hand. .
The old man looked at the young girl in front of him with vigilant eyes, his eyebrows were tightly curved, and his snow-white beard was slightly raised due to the wrinkles on his face. From the wrinkles on his face, he could tell that the old man was already quite old.
The child holding the hand had eyes full of curiosity. He stared at the beautiful sister and delicate brother in front of him without blinking. At the same time, he was holding the old man's hand with his right hand, half a body behind the old man, as if he was still a little afraid. , with one finger of his left hand in his mouth, the lid of the pot, and the red face. It looks so cute that it makes people want to pluck it on the face.
"Grandpa, we are from out of town. We originally wanted to go into the village to ask for directions and which direction to go to the nearby city." Zhao Jiuge said humbly. When the other party looked at him, he also secretly observed this. Old and young. Susu stood beside him without saying anything, and just smiled faintly.
The old man's vigilant eyes scanned the two people from top to bottom several times. When he saw that the two people in front of him were young and handsome, and they did not look like vicious people, his expressions softened a little. .
"There are no cities nearby, but there is a town not far from these villages. This remote location in the backcountry is probably not easy to find. If you came yesterday, someone from our village could take you there along the way." Although he is seventy years old, he is still in good spirits and speaks very fluently.
Following the direction of the old man's finger, Zhao Jiuge looked and saw that it was the southeast. He smiled softly, "Thank you, uncle. It's okay as long as we know the general direction. It doesn't matter." After asking for the direction, he felt relieved and walked further. The further away you are, the more secure you are. After saying this, he was ready to turn around and leave with Susu.
Unexpectedly, he was stopped by the old man in front of him. "If you two don't mind, please stay at my house tonight. It's been haunted recently and it's not safe at night. We'll leave early tomorrow morning." The old man waved his hand. , while talking a little excitedly, and a little panicked when he mentioned the word "haunted".
Hearing the words "young couple", the fair and tender skin on Su Su's beautiful face was blushed, but she did not utter a rebuttal.
But when Zhao Jiuge heard it, he smiled stupidly and agreed quickly. Susu next to him couldn't help laughing at Mu Mu's stupidity, feeling angry and wanting to laugh.
After agreeing, Zhao Jiuge only thought about what the old man said later about being unsafe and haunted at night. No wonder the old man looked so wary when he approached the entrance of the village. Then he thought about the haunting and couldn't help but frown slightly. In the eyes of ordinary people, It is haunted, but in the eyes of those who have entered the realm of immortality, it is not as simple as being haunted. Without thinking too much, the two followed the footsteps of the old man and slowly walked into the village.
On the way, Zhao Jiuge understood something from the old man's mouth. In the past half month, pregnant women or children in the village were often lost. Not only in this village, but also in several nearby villages, many were lost one after another. The child, and even later someone discovered that the newly buried coffins in each village's ancestral tombs had been pried open, and the corpses were not spared. As a result, the old man held his grandson close to him no matter what he did all day long, and took him with him wherever he went.
Every night at night, every household in the village closed their doors tightly, and the atmosphere became more and more terrifying. Later, when they thought there was no other way, the village chiefs of several villages thought of a way together, and then yesterday they sent people to the town not far away. Ask the Taoist priest to do it.
Zhao Jiuge chatted with the old man along the way, while Susu teased the pot lid head from time to time. The child with such a small face arrived at the door of the old man's house in a short time. Little did he know that Zhao Jiuge saw Susu pinching the pot head. When she was a child, I really wanted to pinch Susu's cheeks.
A dark yellow adobe house with a large courtyard at the door.
Entering the old man's house, I found a middle-aged couple who were very honest and honest. There were guests at home. The honest middle-aged woman happily took the young couple in her eyes to the side room and tidied the room enthusiastically. Su Su and Zhao Jiuge couldn't refuse their warm hospitality. In fact, the two of them could just meditate and practice.
But she couldn't bear the middle-aged woman's enthusiasm. She looked at the girls and boys in front of her and loved them very much. One was delicate and the other was beautiful.
Not long after, the sun set and night began to fall.
A dilapidated room with flickering candlelight.
The house is simple and small, with one bed, one table and one chair.
At this time, Su Su was sitting by the bed, while Zhao Jiuge was sitting on the wooden stool. It was the first time that a man and a woman were alone in a room. The blush on Su Su's face never disappeared from beginning to end. Under the light of the candle, she looked More dust.
Zhao Jiuge was secretly happy, feeling as sweet and happy as if he had eaten honey. Seeing that fair and tender face, with eyes like gems and lips like cherry petals, pure, spiritual and beautiful, he was obsessed with it.
The two were chatting quietly, but each had different moods. One was happy, while the other was like a deer bumping around.
"boom"
The two of them suddenly felt a terrifying wave, and the candlelight in the room was swaying wildly.
Outside the entrance of the village, a skinny and gloomy old man buried in a black robe was standing in the sky. He sniffed gently to confirm that the smell of his son's corpse gathering art was in the village. His eyes were filled with murderous intent, and his face was indifferent and gentle. With a snort, the spiritual pressure from the late stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm roared away.
The leaves in the village were shaking and making a swishing sound, and the village name who had a dog in the yard was barking and roaring. The two people in the room looked at each other in shock. Then Zhao Jiuge stood up immediately and exclaimed, "What's going on?" !”