It was getting late, Zhong Yan couldn't quite see where the two of them were, but he could only see that it was probably the foot of a mountain, and the valley in front of him was surrounded by smoke and forest, surrounded by clouds and mist, and the trees covered the sky and the sun. The chirping of insects makes people feel a little cool out of thin air.
Gu Xuanyan and Zhong Yan entered the mountain and found a cave that could barely accommodate the two of them. After looking for some dead branches and leaves, we started a fire and started a fire.
First, he was washed to the bank by the river, and he didn't know how long he had been lying there by the river. His clothes were half dry and not wet. Then, when the mountain wind blew, Zhong Yan only felt biting coldness. He used a dusting trick to clean his robes and leaned closer to the fire to keep warm. Gu Xuanyan moved slightly away from the fire and closed his eyes to adjust his breath.
When Zhong Yan warmed up and was drowsy, he suddenly heard Gu Xuanyan say, "What is that blood oath?"
Zhong Yan woke up with a jolt, and said with a haha: "It's not what he said, if he dies, I will die - but he has lived for nearly a thousand years. Although he is old, go to bed early, get up early, work hard and exercise again to live. It should be fine for hundreds of years, so I may still make some money…”
Zhong Yan's voice became smaller and smaller under Gu Xuanyan's eyes, and finally he said vaguely, "Don't worry."
Gu Xuanyan ignored his chatter and asked, "Apart from that, nothing else?"
Zhong Yan looked directly at Gu Xuanyan and said firmly: "No more."
Gu Xuanyan stared at Zhong Yan for a few seconds, as if reluctantly believed, and finally looked away.
The system couldn't help reminding Zhong Yan: "You have to drink new ones every month, otherwise..."
"Shut up, I don't have amnesia." Zhong Yan rolled his eyes in his heart, "I'm afraid to tell Gu Xuanyan that he will turn around to find Cang Luan and desperately, I may die faster by then."
The system was silent for a moment, and couldn't help but ask, "Excuse me, why did Gu Xuanyan fight with Cang Luan because of your life and death?"
… This question is really striking.
Zhong Yan couldn't help being stunned, and finally said: "Uh, I don't know, I just think... maybe."
After all, Gu Xuanyan's face was terrifying when he heard Cang Luan say the blood oath, as if he would cut Cang Luan's throat with a sword in the next second. But he stopped because when he heard Cang Luan died, Zhong Yan couldn't live either.
But why did he stop, the other party is the enemy of extermination, not to mention that Gu Xuanyan was a narrow victory that almost exhausted his true essence, and there may not be another chance like this next time.
Zhong Yan pondered for a while, then replied, "Maybe Gu Xuanyan doesn't want to see innocent people die because of his revenge."
System: "Oh. Before he was looking for you, he stabbed an innocent female witch right in the face."
Zhong Yan: "…"
Zhong Yan couldn't help turning his head to look at Gu Xuanyan. Under the beating firelight, Gu Xuanyan's face was not as pale as it was at the beginning. There is no one else here, Gu Xuanyan doesn't need to hold that gentle and elegant appearance, showing a little coldness, but his appearance is more delicate, like jade falling into dust.
Zhong Yan looked at it for a long time before realizing once again that Gu Xuanyan really had a good appearance.
Therefore, Yin Susu is right when it is said that there is a knife at the beginning of the word color, the more beautiful people are, the more deceptive they are. But Gu Xuanyan's looks are too much - eh, what did I want to ask
At this time, because Xu was stared at for too long, Gu Xuanyan raised his eyes and looked at Zhong Yan: "Senior brother, what's the matter?"
… so embarrassing.
Zhong Yan was stuck for a moment, but fortunately he remembered it in time: "Uh, you could kill Cang Luan just now, why didn't you do it?" Due to the lessons learned on the road just now, he did not dare to say, "You can kill me by the way." Instead, he asked :"Because of me?"
Gu Xuanyan leaned his back on the stone wall of the cave, glanced at him when he heard the words, and did not answer. Zhong Yan was not discouraged, he just took it as his acquiescence. He asked cheekily, "Why?"
Gu Xuanyan finally said, "Brother, why do you think it is?"
… If I can figure it out myself, should I ask you
For a while, there was only the sound of burning dead branches in the cave. But Gu Xuanyan kept looking at Zhong Yan, as if he had to wait for him to give an answer.
Zhong Yan had no choice but to take the opportunity to give Gu Xuanyan an ideological education: "It's because although you are determined to take revenge, you still have good intentions, and you don't want unrelated people to be implicated and killed by you. The Dao is the best, and there is still kindness in the heart of junior and senior. Read, I know."
Gu Xuanyan was silent for a long time, and then laughed in a low voice: "Senior brother really spared no effort to stop me from killing people."
Although this laughter can't be called how happy, it is not angry, as if it has found something interesting, and it is full of interest.
Zhong Yan felt that there was drama, and said, "Anyway, killing people is always bad." After thinking about it, he added: "But Cang Luan can kill."
After all, it is Gu Xuanyan and Cang Luan who have the feud of destroying the family. Anyway, he still has 60 points, so killing Cang Luan is not enough. As long as Gu Xuanyan uses his sword for a reason and does not kill innocent people indiscriminately, he can let Gu Xuanyan squander a bit by gritting his teeth in a critical moment - Zhong Yan feels that his three views have become more and more crooked after this.
With a smile, Gu Xuanyan said softly: "But Senior Brother is wrong, I don't have good thoughts in my heart, but there are a lot of bad thoughts."
Yes, I said it myself. Zhong Yan leaned against the stone wall and asked, "For example?"
Gu Xuanyan didn't speak any more, his eyes slid across Zhong Yan's face, swept across the front of his clothes, and threw him back to the fire. The gaze was as fast as a butterfly, Zhong Yan didn't pay attention, and was still waiting for Gu Xuanyan's answer intently. After a long while, Gu Xuanyan's voice sounded again.
"Since it's an evil thought, naturally it can't be declared. Senior brother is afraid that I will kill again, so remember to stay by my side and stare at me, it may be useful."
Zhong Yan said to the system expressionlessly: "I understand, Gu Xuanyan just wants a follower."
system:"… "
Zhong Yan sighed, thinking about Cang Luan's blood oath, he still didn't know if he could solve it, but Gu Xuanyan was still waiting for him to answer, so he had to say: "Okay." After thinking about it, it seemed that it was not very formal, and he added Said: "I swear. But if I follow you, you are not allowed to kill again."
Under the firelight, Gu Xuanyan seemed to be smiling. Zhong Yan couldn't see it clearly, and it took a long time before he heard an inaudible voice: "Okay."
The next day, the sky was white. Zhong Yan and Gu Xuanyan were only at the foot of the mountain. When they got out of the cave, they could immediately see the whole picture of the mountain forest.
The turbulent river water under the ice sheet was diverted all the way, and here it has become a crystal clear stream, meandering to the deep forest not far away. Zhong Yan looked at the mountains in front of him. Under the sky, the mountain wind was blowing the forest, and the shadows of the trees turned into green waves.
Gu Xuanyan and Zhong Yan stood side by side and said, "It is impossible to go back the same way. Let's go over this mountain and take a look."
Zhong Yan nodded, and the two of them swept their swords and flew straight to the top of the mountain. After a moment, Gu Xuanyan frowned slightly: "Strange."
He didn't need to say it, even Zhong Yan found out that something was wrong, this time Yujian had used it for too long. It stands to reason that this mountain is not high, and even slightly lower than the many strange peaks in Qingyan. But the two walked with their swords, and they were still on the mountainside after a stick of incense.
Zhong Yan looked up, the mountainside was shrouded in clouds and mist, but he couldn't see the top of the mountain.
The two had to return to their original positions first. The clock is looking up, the sky is like washing, where are the clouds.
Zhong Yan was puzzled: "Is this mountain still not allowed to enter? But we all came in last night, so we can't turn our faces overnight, right?"
"Because we walked in last night." Gu Xuanyan sighed and said with a smile: "Senior brother, let's go, just treat it as Qingyan."
Among the Qingyan sect, disciples are not allowed to walk with swords. Everyone was used to going up and down the mountain, so the two of them didn't feel very laborious and walked slowly in the mountains. Zhong Yan originally thought that this mountain had an owner, and the strangeness that he couldn't control his sword just now was a formation set up by someone. But when we entered the mountain, there were often cranes and deer croakings in the mountains, which made me feel at ease. Apart from them, no one left a trace in the mountains.
"I have read a lot of ancient books, and there is no record of this mountain." Gu Xuanyan said: "Everything has a spirit, it is very mysterious, and there is no need to go into it. But the spiritual energy of this mountain is indeed very rich."
Walking in the mountains, I only feel that even the cultivation base is running lightly.
Zhong Yan nodded, and instead of thinking about it, he said, "If I can find this mountain in the future, I will come to the mountain to retire."
Gu Xuanyan glanced at him when he heard the words, and said, "Senior brother is just over the top, already thinking about retirement?"
Every day I intrigue with you, I feel like I'm old and eighty. Zhong Yan said vaguely: "Just make plans early." After speaking, he remembered that he might not live for a month, so he should hurry back to Qingyan to see if Qingyou can do anything. Holding Qingyou's small medicine jar.
Seeing that he was no longer speaking, Gu Xuanyan asked, "What are you thinking about, Senior Brother?"
Zhong Yan told the truth: "I miss Qingyou."
Gu Xuanyan didn't seem to expect this answer, and after a long silence he repeated: "Qingyou?"
This tone was really not good. Zhong Yan was afraid that he would see something, so he immediately raised his spirit and said carefully: "Uh, after all, I am an acquaintance of junior and senior. I haven't seen each other for a long time, and I remembered it for a while."
After that, Gu Xuanyan was speechless. The two walked forward silently, Zhong Yan was puzzled, thinking that Gu Xuanyan was not familiar with Qingyou, so he tried to introduce: "Don't you remember, last time we were half-dead by Bai Yuan, and it was Qingyou who gave it to Qingyou. The medicine we boiled. Although he is usually nagging, he is very skilled in medicine and a very nice person—"
Before he finished speaking, Gu Xuanyan suddenly stopped and grabbed Zhong Yan's wrist. Zhong Yan didn't notice for a while and almost fell on Gu Xuanyan's body. He quickly steadied his feet and asked, "What's wrong?"
After speaking, Zhong Yan saw that Gu Xuanyan's face was not good, and thought that Gu Xuanyan was injured because of climbing the mountain, so he hurriedly looked at his front and asked anxiously, "Does your wound hurt again?"
When Gu Xuanyan heard his words, his expression turned slightly sullen. He looked at Zhong Yan, then let go of his hand after a long time, sighed deeply, and said with a smile, "Senior brother, don't be mad at me anymore."
[Late ~ Xiao Gu: "Senior brother remember to stay by my side."
Xiao Zhong: "Okay. I swear."
Unscrupulous author: "Hee hee." (Caught a bug, thanks for the comment!)]