Zhong Yan was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and he didn't even care that Gu Xuanyan suddenly held his hand, and asked uncertainly, "What do you mean—you want to come with me?"
Before Gu Xuanyan could answer, Li Xunji, the sect master, was already furious, and said hurriedly: "Xuanyan, you have been practicing in the mountains for many years, how did the teacher's door treat you? ?"
Gu Xuanyan looked up at him, and after a long time he actually laughed softly: "I naturally remember how Shimen treated me."
Having said that, there was no sense of gratitude in his tone, nor did he mean to restrain his coercion. Zhong Yan was startled when he heard it, for fear that he would kill him together, and the old and new hatred would be counted together. He said quickly, "Let's go then."
After finishing speaking, Zhong Yan didn't care about the etiquette of kneeling down and worshipping others, and dragged Gu Xuanyan to the residence. Only then did Gu Xuanyan accept the cultivation base and obediently followed behind Zhong Yan.
Li Xunji was very angry, and shouted angrily at the backs of the two: "Okay, okay, if you go down the mountain today, you will no longer be my Qingyan disciple in this life, and you don't have to go back to Qingyan again!"
Zhong Yan heard Gu Xuanyan's expression subconsciously. The other party didn't look back, seeing Zhong Yan looking at him, he smiled at Zhong Yan. This smile means soothing, and Zhong Yan suddenly felt a lot more at ease, and he didn't look back and walked straight forward.
Said to be packing, Zhong Yan turned around a few times, but in fact he had nothing to take. But some scattered silver coins, plus a sword. His wound was no longer bleeding, but there was a lot of blood on his robe, so he simply changed into another set of clothes. Gu Xuanyan waited at the door for him to clean up, and when he saw him coming out, he said warmly, "Senior brother, let's go."
After leaving the residence, many disciples gathered by the roadside. Seeing the two coming over, everyone's faces were full of expressions of hesitation. After being awkward for a while, someone finally said, "Senior Brother Gu, are you really leaving?"
As soon as this remark came out, everyone's emotions were ignited, so everyone became anxious, and for a while, there was a lot of talk and voices everywhere.
"Brother Story, the head may just be angry, why would he want you to leave?"
"Brother Gu, if you leave, what will Qingyan do?"
There were also some female disciples who were about to cry and said with tears in their eyes, "Senior Brother Gu, we can't bear to part with you."
The disciple, who was older than Gu Xuanyan, persuaded bitterly, "Junior Brother Gu, wait and apologize to the Sect Master. If the Sect Master is soft-hearted, he can keep you and your—er, your—"
The man looked at Zhong Yan, hesitated for a long time, but still couldn't say the word "daolu", and instead said, "Leave you and Senior Brother Qin."
Compared with their excitement, Gu Xuanyan's tone was calm, and he only replied: "This matter is a foregone conclusion, thank you all." The tone was much better than when he was in charge of the head.
When everyone heard him say this, they understood that it was useless to talk too much, so they all kept silent.
Only Qingyou, who was standing on the side, squeezed into the crowd and handed a bottle of medicine to Zhong Yan: "Remember to apply the wound on your shoulder."
Zhong Yan's heart warmed, he took the medicine, raised his hand and patted Qingyou's shoulder again, just about to say, "I have a chance to come back to see you." He remembered what Li Xunji said, "You are not allowed to go back to Qingyan in this life", and said again. : "If you have a chance, come and see me."
Qingyou's full of sadness instantly dissipated a lot, and said speechlessly: "You are so embarrassed to say it."
Even though he said that, he didn't simply say "No."
Gu Xuanyan and Zhong Yan were expelled from the division, and the headmaster ordered them not to see them off. It was forbidden for everyone to wait at the intersection. When the two arrived at the mountain gate, there was no one else around. At first glance, Qingyan Mountain is dangerous, and there is only one endless step down the mountain.
Gu Xuanyan grabbed Zhong Yan and said softly, "Senior brother, I will carry you."
Zhong Yan was about to go down, when he heard this, he looked at Gu Xuanyan suspiciously. The other party sighed lightly and pointed at Zhong Yan's shoulder: "The mountain is high and steep, senior brother should be injured."
Only then did Zhong Yan react, and he said nonchalantly, "I hurt my hand, not my foot." After speaking, he wanted to go down the mountain.
Gu Xuanyan did not let go.
The two stood in a stalemate in front of the mountain gate for a long time. Zhong Yan knew Gu Xuanyan's personality well, and finally gave in. He said helplessly, "I'm very heavy."
Gu Xuanyan didn't move at all, and after carrying Zhong Yan on his back, he said helplessly: "Senior brother, be lighter, your injury."
Zhong Yan pretended not to hear, put his hand on Gu Xuanyan's shoulder, and watched him go down step by step.
Most of the red maples planted next to the stone steps are full of leaves, but more are still lush. So the red maples along the way are like sunset red clouds, extremely magnificent.
The autumn wind swept lightly, and the red leaves were Xiaoxiao.
The wind in the mountain was cool, and the robes of the two were blown slightly. There was warmth on Gu Xuanyan's back, and Zhong Yan didn't feel cold, so he simply lay on Gu Xuanyan's back, bored and began to count the steps to play.
Gu Xuanyan has a deep cultivation base, and it is not difficult to carry a person down the mountain. But because he was afraid of bumping into Zhong Yan's injury, he deliberately walked slower. By the time the two reached the foot of the mountain, it was already evening.
As soon as he reached the bottom of the mountain, Zhong Yan jumped off Gu Xuanyan's back impatiently, accidentally hit the wound, and "hiss" in pain.
Gu Xuanyan frowned, looked down at his shoulder, and asked, "Senior brother, what's wrong?"
Because Gu Xuanyan got close, the distance between the two suddenly became a little closer. For some reason, Zhong Yan suddenly felt uncomfortable, took a step back in a hurry, and replied, "It's fine."
After speaking, Zhong Yan looked at Gu Xuanyan. The other party did not retreat, but also raised his eyes to meet his own eyes. In the twilight of Sihe, Zhong Yan, for some unknown reason, said something that could not be hit by a ghost.
"It turns out that there are 3,300 stone steps in Qingyan."
Gu Xuanyan was stunned, as if he didn't expect him to say this, and then smiled: "Really, I haven't counted it."
And at this time, Zhong Yan, who had come to his senses, could not wait to grab the ground with his head - is he stupid! What are you talking about! How boring!
But on the surface, he was still holding an air, and after a clear cough, he casually changed the subject: "It's getting dark, so let's find a place to stay first."
Gu Xuanyan finally withdrew, and said warmly: "There is a village not far away, let's go there and find an inn tonight."
The two walked forward. On the way, Zhong Yan was still very embarrassed. He just felt that he was probably stupid, but he unconsciously recalled the long and steep stone steps in Qingyan.
The stone steps of Qingyan have a total of 3,300 steps.
Every step is Gu Xuanyan walking behind his back.
[It's late again, and it's still short ( ?), let's make do with it. PS: The comments say that the brother is brainless, and the younger brother is unhappy, hahahahahaha ha ha to die]