Even though it is already April and the breath of summer quietly covers the world, the main peak of the Tian Gang Sect is still chilly.
Xiaoxi and Xie Heng stood halfway up the mountain, wrapped in the howling cold wind, the late-blooming peach blossom beside them trembled with two or three residual petals, sticking out the slender branches, overlooking the vast mountain scenery together with them.
The girl squatted on the ground, crossed her arms, and said angrily: "Hmph, I can see why only two people can be carried, he just wants to pick on my brother!"
Xie Heng: "Hiss!"
—Yes, uneasy kindness!
The girl held the little snake, snorted softly, and complained: "My brother, too, was so fascinated by a beautiful man. Fortunately, he is still a fox demon with a natural charm. His resistance is not as good as that of a girl like me. What a shame!" A perverted bastard!"
Xie Heng raised his head high and seconded: "Hiss!"
—That's right, forgetting one's duty at the sight of color!
"You still get along in private and talk alone." Xiaoxi became more and more aggrieved, and the pupils in her almond eyes were raised up, "There is no secret between us brothers and sisters, why can't we talk about it in front of us? Brother Xie, don't you think so? "
Xie Heng: "Hiss... hiss?"
He suddenly felt guilty.
…
Hu Ke was dragged by Cui Hai to a secluded path.
The narrow path is only half a foot wide, allowing only one person to pass.
Hu Ke originally wanted to slow down his pace, one front and one back with Cui Hai, but he didn't expect Cui Hai to hold his hand tightly. He tried to struggle several times cautiously, but was blocked by the young man with a tough posture that could not be resisted.
The boy was held by the slender young man in front of him, so he could only blushed slightly and stared at the bumpy path under his feet all the way, for fear that he would accidentally trip and step on the hem of Cui Hai's brocade robe.
The man's brocade clothes were made of high-quality silk and satin, with a faint scent of cedar, fresh and refreshing, faintly intoxicating.
The edge of the black brocade robe is pierced with a series of fine dark lines, the color is the same as the outer robe, and it is not clear at first glance. Only when you look carefully under the sunlight, the delicate and atmospheric lines will emerge in the sunlight, low-key Luxurious, unrestrained and elegant.
It’s so pretty, Hu Ke thought to himself.
He glanced at his old clothes that had been faded and frayed after washing, and a slight astringency suddenly surged in his chest.
... totally a man of two worlds.
"It's right here." Cui Hai said suddenly.
He stopped suddenly, and the young man behind him didn't notice, and bumped his head against the young man's straight back.
Hu Ke took a few steps back in a panic, covered his red nose, and whispered hastily, "I'm sorry."
"It's okay." Cui Hai smiled.
His eyes were dark, and he watched the young man's slightly watery eyes, and his eyes swept over the jade-colored rosy cheeks, the straight and delicate bridge of the nose, and the delicate eyebrows like distant mountains. Be careful, as if you want to see something hidden under the skin through the skin.
Hu Ke was so stared at by him.
Those eyes were too deep, like a mysterious and frightening sea under the dark night, the waves were dark and silent.
Everything is silent at this time, and the sky above the vast ocean, which even birds cannot cross, is a creepy silence.
After being stared at with such eyes for a long time, Hu Ke's heels became weak and he almost couldn't stand steadily.
Then he heard Cui Hai laugh lightly, and wrote lightly: "Do you know that the low-level medicine "Shadow Grass" is only effective for monks below the third rank."
The young man paused, his voice was thin and cold, and there was a hint of chill: "In the eyes of higher-level monks—such as me, you are almost equivalent to showing your prototype and running around all over the mountain."
Hu Ke: "!!!"
The boy's face suddenly turned pale.
- How, how could this happen? !
Then... Didn't I harm everyone
Damn it, it's all my own fault, my shallow knowledge!
I thought that Xiaowei was taken away because she forgot to take the shadow grass, but she didn't expect that the effect of the shadow grass is limited to this!
The fear of being seen through set off a turbulent wave in the bottom of my heart, and the little thought of jumping up and down was instantly extinguished. Hu Ke staggered back a few steps, stepped on a boulder with his heel, and almost fell down.
"You, what do you want?"
His eyes widened, his pupils trembled sharply, his teeth were clenched tightly, his slender hands were raised in front of him, his knuckles were tensed, it was a posture of defense.
The trembling voice trembled with fear.
The line of the back is straight, like an overwhelmed bowstring, a little force will collapse and break.
But in front of the personable Cui Hai, all resistance seemed so powerless.
The sunlight passed through the gaps in the leaves, made a bend around the edge of the cliff, and shone obliquely. The figures of the two people dragged a slender shadow on the ground—Hu Ke's shadow was even thinner and weaker than Cui Hai's.
"What do I want?" Cui Hai smiled playfully, and said softly, "Then I have to ask you."
"A kitten that hasn't been weaned, a restrained little fox that doesn't even understand the evil spirit, and a little snake that hasn't yet transformed—you don't hide in the mountains and practice, what are you doing in Tiangangzong?"
Every time he said a word, he took a step forward, and his majestic aura was suppressed, as heavy as a mountain.
Hu Ke's calf was weak, and his panic turned into a raging fire, which had already burned his internal organs. The young man's heart was beating like thunder, and he was forced to retreat step by step. At the last half step, his feet were suddenly empty——
The boy suddenly turned his head, his pupils shrank sharply!
He had been forced to the edge of the mountain road, and behind him was a bottomless cliff. The gust of wind swirled up from the bottom of the cliff, whistling past him, the dark green vines and leaves trembled under his feet, and a few gravels tumbled down. , disappeared in an instant.
Hu Ke swallowed subconsciously.
His eyes were all gray.
The bitter wind also rushed into his mind, eating away all his rational thoughts.
In a trance, the hoarse screams of his sisters sounded in his ears, and bloody pictures flashed in front of him--the skinned and bloody kitten, the little snake with its head cut off and its tail still struggling weakly, and the scene that was stricken with blood. The disemboweled fox, the fingernail-sized black pill was dug out by a slender hand and held in the palm of the hand...
Those were all the little demons he had seen who were brutally slaughtered by cultivators after their identities were exposed. At this moment, subconsciously, they changed into the faces of his dearest and most loved ones, and the howls were endless.
what to do
what to do? !
If he really wants to fall to that point, he might as well jump off the cliff now, and die a happy death anyway!
But what about Xiaoxi
What about Brother Heng
And Xiaowei... who will save her
In a panic, Cui Hai had already walked in front of the boy, with a smile on his lips, he raised his hand—
Hu Ke subconsciously wanted to hide.
But a stronger coercion shocked him, as if the trembling feeling from the soul quickly spread to the limbs and bones, making him freeze in place, unable to move.
Cui Hai's hand fluttered down.
—But it fell on the top of the boy's hair.
After gently stroking a few times, he raised his fingers again, scratching the black hair viciously, making it messy.
Hu Ke raised his head dully and looked at him in disbelief.
"What do you think I'm doing?" Cui Hai smiled, "I won't eat you. Here is a breath-reducing pill, you eat it. Even if Xie Ziyou is a seventh-rank expert, he still can't see through your identity. "
Hu Ke: "...?"
The young man blinked his beautiful peach blossom eyes, and remained silent and did not dare to move.
The next moment, his hand was held by another warm hand, and a moisturizing elixir was stuffed into his palm.
"Unfortunately, I only have one of this kind of high-level pill." Cui Hai sighed regretfully, and added, "But don't worry, after you meet the elder, I will find someone to escort your sister down the mountain. Let her live in a secluded house, and promise that she will not be discovered by other cultivators."
"But..." Hu Ke murmured.
His voice was astringent, and the uneasiness in his delicate water pupils almost overflowed, his palm-sized face slightly raised, and he said anxiously: "Why did you help us?"
"because… "
With a smile on his face, Cui Hai paused for a moment in a mysterious way, seeing the young man holding his breath and concentrating on his body with burning eyes, then lightly uttered the second half of the sentence: "...you are very cute."
Hu Ke froze for a moment.
The crimson blush spread from the white neck, dyeing the roots of the ears at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the little fox demon felt that he was almost on top of a steamer, wrapped in a thick layer of white mist, which made him feel hot all over.
The boy raised his head, and just wanted to say "thank you", but the picture in front of him made him startled again, and he opened his eyes blankly—
At some point, two ears popped out of Cui Hai's head, they were pointed, thin and fluffy, and they shook playfully at Hu Ke a few times.
It is a pair of fox ears.
Seeing the boy's sudden shortness of breath, Cui Hai nodded in satisfaction, closed his ears, and returned to his handsome cultivator appearance before.
"shh-"
He put up a finger and stuck it to the side of his thin lips, exhaled lightly, and blinked at Hu Ke.
The sky is bright, the sky is flawless, and the cool breeze brings a subtle scent of cedar.
The beautiful and elegant young man's eyelids droop slightly, and his gentle smile is like a blooming peach blossom, instantly illuminating the ripples in Hu Ke's heart.
"Now, this is our common secret." Cui Hai said.
Standing at the intersection of sunlight and shadow, his already stunning facial features became more and more profound, his black eyes were dark, but his tone was very light, his voice was soft, almost lingering.
"Keep it a secret from me, okay?"
…
Xie Heng and Xiaoxi waited for a short time before they walked back slowly from the other side of the cliff.
Cui Hai was still walking in front, Hu Ke was half a step behind, but most of the vigilance in the boy's eyes faded, and he followed Cui Hai step by step, Xia Fei's cheeks looked completely fascinated.
Seeing Hu Ke's appearance, Xie Heng's heart immediately rang an alarm.
—Damn, this is obviously being fooled!
He anxiously slid off Xiaoxi's shoulders, exhaled with a "hiss", and licked at Hu Ke. Before he got close to the young man, he listened to Hu Ke's persuasion: "Xiaoxi, you rest here for a while, Cui and I Brother, go up to see the elder."
Xie Heng's eyes went dark.
It's bad, even Big Brother Cui called out, it's not just being fooled, it's being confused.
Xiaoxi was also very dissatisfied with this arrangement, and complained, "Brother!"
Hu Ke said, "Xiaoxi is good."
But immediately, the boy leaned over, held the little snake in his palm, and carefully put it into his sleeve.
He turned around with sincere eyes: "Brother Cui, Heng—I must take this little snake with me, it..."
Hu Ke is thin-skinned and not good at lying, so he stammered for a long time before lowering his head with a blushing face: "It is very important to me."
Xie Heng breathed a sigh of relief quietly.
—It’s okay, it’s okay, the basic sanity is still there.
This man has not forgotten his own importance.
For asking to see an old friend, Xie Heng should have come forward. Although Hu Ke was tossed and coaxed by Cui Hailian for a long time, he finally did not forget the original purpose.
Cui Hai narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at Hu Ke for a while, and found that the young man's attitude was surprisingly firm.
He drew back his long eyelashes slightly, was silent for a moment, and then chuckled lightly.
"Since you call me big brother, I have to take care of my little brother."
The young man's voice was as soft as a spring breeze, stirring his heart. He reached into his collar and untied a string from his neck, on which was tied a small white bottle.
Xie Heng was hiding safely in Hu Ke's sleeves, but suddenly someone pinched the protruding tail and pulled it out involuntarily. The vial was twisted away, and a few powders fell on him. Dim, the small wings also suppressed the light, and the tips of the wings were folded, which was extremely inconspicuous.
—became a dusty little dirty snake with twin tumors on its back.
Xie Heng: "???"
What the fuck is this
Cui Hai sent the bewildered little snake back to Hu Ke's palm, put away the vial, and said with a smile, "This powder can cover up his demonic aura, so keep him in your sleeve and don't show your face in front of the elders. There should be no problem."
Hu Ke was very grateful, nodded again and again, and agreed.
Xie Heng: "..."
He languidly wrapped around the boy's arm, raised his tail and slapped his curled little wings desperately, trying to sweep the powder away from his body, but Hu Ke gently pinched a few times through his sleeve, and persuaded him in a whisper as thin as a mosquito : "Don't move around, Brother Heng, it's also for your safety."
"Then Xie Ziyou saw you, what if he wanted to kill you and silence you?"
Xie Heng wanted to brag, what does he have to do with Youyou, can Xie Ziyou kill himself to silence him
He twitched Hu Ke's forearm with his tail in resentment, turned his head and got into the long sleeve, thinking about how to expose it to Xie Ziyou without a trace.
Just wait and see.
Youyou has a tacit understanding with himself, and he must be able to see his unparalleled handsome soul through the superficial appearance!