Yongbi Bay is located on the inner sea shore of the main island of Penglai. The water is shallow and the waves are small. There is a kind of emerald green seaweed in the sea. The leaves are very broad and almost cover the entire sea surface. It looks like a floating green silk cloth.
This place is a bit remote and not a good place for fishing, so it is relatively quiet, with occasional fishermen passing by. There is a wooden pavilion on the rocks by the sea, which is where Xin Ji agreed to exchange letters. At this time, there are a dozen tourists enjoying the scenery in the pavilion. Gu Pinglin took a quick look and excluded them from the suspects.
After the group of tourists left, the two walked into the pavilion and leaned on the railing to watch the sea.
Duan Qingming said: "There is no outsider here, it seems you guessed wrong."
Gu Pinglin snorted and was also confused.
There were no other eyes behind him except Guo Feng's men. Could it be that Master Wei Feng had no intention of tracking down Xin Ji's whereabouts? This was impossible. Even if he let Xin Ji go, he would not let the letter fall out.
Gu Pinglin couldn't help but glance at the people around him.
The white robe was wrinkled by the sea breeze, the black hair and the plain silk headband trembled constantly, and the unfathomable face, the smile on the lips, and the hand holding the railing were all flawless.
"Come, take a closer look," Duan Qingming turned around and sat down on the stone bench in the pavilion, "You are doubting me again. I was only away for one night, and you blamed everything on me."
Gu Pinglin was blunt: "People like you will cause trouble if you leave for a moment, let alone for a night. It's hard to trust you."
"Anyway, it's all my fault." Duan Qingming waved his sleeves to brush away the sand on the stone bench next to him and motioned for him to sit down.
Gu Pinglin went over and sat down.
Anyone would be unable to resist trusting this kind of concession, but the two had fought for many years, and Gu Pinglin was very familiar with his methods. The verbal concession was just an illusion. Once the gambling game started, this person would not be soft-hearted. According to his usual interests and behavior, he would definitely try to prevent him from obtaining clues, and it was possible that he deliberately reminded the people of the Demon Realm. But judging from Jun Muzhi's intelligence and his reactions along the way, he should not have been here beforehand, so this situation could be ruled out.
While thinking about it, Gu Pinglin did not ignore the movements outside: "Look at what I am doing?"
"Of course I suspect you."
"oh?"
"We all know that Master Wei Feng will never give up on tracking down the whereabouts of the letter," Duan Qingming said slowly, "You were walking behind just now. Did you do something secretly? You deliberately pretended to be the thief so that I wouldn't suspect you."
Gu Pinglin relaxed his brows: "That makes sense."
"Don't worry, I haven't finished yet," Duan Qingming said with a smile, "In my eyes, you can't do this kind of thing without any flaws, so this possibility probably doesn't exist."
Gu Pinglin was not angry, and replied: "Of course, you are best at pretending."
Duan Qingming smiled and said, "Okay, let's stop insulting each other. Let's think about the reason. Maybe we overlooked something."
Gu Pinglin asked: "Do you have any opinion?"
"As for me," Duan Qingming paused, "No."
The bet was already made, and no one would share clues with the other. Gu Pinglin tactfully did not ask any more questions, and was about to change the subject when he suddenly saw a familiar figure appear at the end of the stone bridge.
Qu Lin.
After recognizing the person, Gu Pinglin did not observe her at first, but quickly glanced at Duan Qingming. He saw that he frowned slightly. Obviously, Qu Lin's arrival was also beyond his expectations. Gu Pinglin then completely dispelled his doubts and turned to look at Qu Lin.
After not seeing her for many days, Qu Lin became more beautiful. Her hair was piled up and decorated with two simple flower hairpins. Her wide light blue robe covered her slender waist, which was not ugly at all. Instead, she showed a calm and unworldly temperament.
Seeing Gu Pinglin, Qu Lin's expression instantly became lively: "Senior Brother Gu!"
They both stood up.
Qu Lin walked quickly into the pavilion and said happily: "You are here too!"
Jun Muzhi said that there were people from the Xuanming Sect on the main island, so it was not surprising that she appeared here. Gu Pinglin looked at Duan Qingming and said politely, "Miss Qu."
Qu Lin smiled and said, "Why are you in Penglai? Are you going to the sea as well?"
"That's right," Gu Pinglin said, "I was traveling with Senior Brother Duan, and I didn't expect to meet Miss Qu."
Qu Lin then noticed Duan Qingming standing next to her, and realizing that she had lost her reserve, she blushed and lowered her head quickly: "Master Duan is here too."
Duan Qingming then spoke up: "There's a big person like me next to you, but Miss Qu only sees Junior Brother Gu. Maybe I'm not welcome."
Qu Lin was pure by nature, and could not hear the joke. She thought he was really blaming her for being rude, and was immediately at a loss: "I... didn't mean it. I didn't pay attention just now. Don't be offended, Mr. Duan."
Duan Qingming said with a smile: "Call him Senior Brother, and call me Master Duan. Well, Miss Qu, there is no need to explain. It must be because I am not worthy of your eyes."
Qu Lin felt even more embarrassed and looked at Gu Pinglin for help.
Duan Qingming is good at speaking, and there are few who can speak better than him. Gu Pinglin was not surprised at all: "He is very eloquent, don't pay attention to him, Miss Qu, why did you come out alone?"
There was something meaningful in this question, but Qu Lin thought it was out of concern. After a little hesitation, she smiled and said, "I heard that Yongbi Bay has nice views, so I came here to take a walk. Why are you guys here?"
Gu Pinglin frowned and said calmly, "We just visited the head of the Duan family and came here to have fun."
"I see," Qu Lin breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Duan Qingming, "Master Uncle Cheng is here too, Master Duan, aren't you going to see her?"
Duan Qingming smiled and leaned forward, his handsome face close to her: "If Miss Qu wants me to go, I will go with you."
This was a bit frivolous, and it revealed Qu Lin's intention in an ambiguous way. Qu Lin blushed and stepped back in a hurry: "I..."
"Junior Sister Qu, Uncle Yan is looking for you, go back quickly!" a female disciple shouted from a distance.
"Ah?" Qu Lin looked at Ping Lin hurriedly.
Gu Pinglin said: "We have to go back too. Take care, Miss Qu. See you in Haijing."
Qu Lin was disappointed and bowed his head to say goodbye.
Watching her leave, Gu Pinglin put aside his worries for the time being, and couldn't help looking at Duan Qingming. He deliberately teased Qu Lin, and his behavior was a bit abrupt. It was clearly for himself. He didn't show it before, and he didn't expect that he was still interested in Qu Lin.
Duan Qingming stared at him for a moment and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Gu Pinglin still couldn't figure out his attitude after hearing his tone. Fortunately, Gu Pinglin had never intended to accept Qu Lin and didn't want to conflict with him on this matter. He said casually, "I miss your Gu Ying swordsmanship."
Speaking of swordsmanship, Duan Qingming was in a good mood, and a smile appeared on his brows: "It's easy for you to watch, what's there to think about."
"Oh?" Gu Pinglin raised his eyebrows, "Aren't you afraid that I'll find out your flaws?"
"If there is a flaw, it's not my swordsmanship," Duan Qingming laughed, and his figure disappeared from the pavilion, "See clearly."
Green mountains and green waters, a white shadow falls from the clouds.
The speed of breaking through the air seemed to bring up countless wind shadows. The sword light was dazzling, and the sky was dimmed. In an instant, the day turned into night.
Under the shadow of Feihong.
Gu Pinglin held the railing, slightly raised his head, and looked at the dazzling white shadow in the air.
The famous Wind Sword, an ordinary high-grade spiritual sword, shines with brilliance that is no less than that of the Sword King in his hands.
Duan Qingming, with a sword in his hand, is no longer the gentle and confident young man he used to be. He is as sharp as his swordsmanship, exuding a coldness that makes him stand at the top.
The sword gestures between his fingers changed rapidly, and his long sword reflected his white clothes. All his scheming disappeared, leaving only the purest sword intent. At this moment, he was the sword cultivator Duan Qingming.
The move of flying shadow proved that Gu Ying's swordsmanship was almost perfect.
The sword moves were still as gorgeous and complicated as in the previous life, but the divine intention was different. It had the steadiness of the Lingxin school's swordsmanship, the sharpness of the Xuanming school's swordsmanship, and even a bit of the nobility of the Qi family's Chaoge swordsmanship, and a little bit of... the divine intention of the Yao family's swordsmanship!
Gu Pinglin couldn't help but hold the railing tightly.
That day, Yao Feng only made one move, but he had already comprehended the sword intent from it and integrated it into his sword skills. This kind of understanding can only be described by the word "genius".
He must have achieved extraordinary things in his previous life, and when he failed, he ascended to heaven.
The indescribable melancholy passed in an instant, and Gu Pinglin became faintly excited again, his eyes bright.
No matter what, we meet again in this life. It is so rare to have such an outstanding rival in two lives! How proud!
His blood was boiling, his fighting spirit was stirring, and his mind was also moving. Gu Pinglin slammed the railing heavily and shouted: "Yunzhong Yanying!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he floated out of the pavilion and fell into the sword net.
The man in the air heard the shout and his sword style changed.
The powerful sword will gave birth to the sword realm, and the sea, pavilion, reefs... all external objects disappeared. Gu Pinglin held the Gu Ying sword in his hand and stood alone in the sword realm. All he saw was a vast expanse of white mist, and the cold murderous aura roamed around, transforming into sword shadows that shuttled through the mist.
Familiar scene, familiar murderous aura.
The power of Yunzhong Yanying is enough to rank among the top three in Gu Ying's swordsmanship. Although this move is not fully mature at present, it is supported by the "Bu Tian Jue" which is more domineering than the previous life, and is by no means inferior.
As Duan Qingming said, he was not afraid of anyone breaking the sword moves, because no one could see through Gu Ying's swordsmanship. Even though Gu Pinglin had been taken to the sword heart position by him personally, he still couldn't find the elusive sword heart position at this moment.
Gu Pinglin closed his eyes and concentrated, not missing any change, trying to find a gap in the dense sword energy.
No flaws.
The flaw in the previous life really no longer existed. This move was perfected in this life. Even if he possessed the "Creation Secret", he was not completely sure of escaping unscathed.
Realizing this, Gu Pinglin's expression became serious, he suddenly opened his eyes, and at the same time circulated the true Qi in his body, ready to take this move head-on!
Gu Yingjian was extremely excited and chirped softly. The true energy of creation filled the sword, and a layer of faint purple lightning wrapped around the sword body.
As it was the first time that he had displayed his full strength, Gu Pinglin was secretly looking forward to it.
How big is the gap between him and me
The Qi of Creation was running to its limit, the sword intent in the clouds became more ethereal, and the sword energy was about to burst out.
Unexpectedly --
The sword moves change again!
The change happened too quickly, and Gu Pinglin was stunned. When he saw the situation clearly, it was like a slush pile of water pouring down on his head, and he froze completely.
A gap appeared in the dense sword energy.
It was a tiny flaw. As long as he grasped the right opportunity, he would be able to break through the flaw in the sword circle.
Exactly the same as in the previous life.
In an instant, the blood and energy in Gu Pinglin's chest surged, and his true energy was completely drained away.
He suddenly stopped moving, and Duan Qingming realized something was wrong. Fortunately, he was very familiar with this move and could fully control it. He immediately forced the move back and turned around to fly down.
Gu Pinglin stared at him coldly, his face turned pale, and the knuckles of his fingers holding the sword also turned pale: "You let me?"
Duan Qingming looked at him and did not answer.
Countless scenes from his previous life and the scene of the fight just now flashed in his mind alternately. Gu Pinglin finally couldn't control his emotions and trembled all over, not knowing whether it was shame or anger. In his previous life, he thought that his swordsmanship talent was slightly inferior, but his wisdom and Taoism were not much inferior to Duan Qingming. The fact that he could turn the Lingxin School's skills into a first-class skills was proof of this. With the Creation Technique in his hand, he had never admitted defeat in front of Duan Qingming.
But now, all the pride has been almost shattered by the facts before our eyes.
That flaw, perhaps, was never a flaw.
Duan Qingming did it on purpose.
He must have thought himself ridiculous that he had to live his whole life to discover this secret. It turned out that he had never considered himself an opponent. In his eyes, he was no different from others, just a chess piece to kill time and add fun to his game
Anger stained his handsome face with a few blushes. Gu Pinglin gritted his teeth and resisted the urge to curse.
Yun Zhongyanying was indeed powerful, but even if he couldn't escape unscathed in his previous life, he might still be able to get away. Why did he think he couldn't catch it? He never needed him to show mercy!
Silent humiliation is more unbearable than failure.
Gu Pinglin looked at the man in front of him, looked at those bottomless black eyes, and thought that in his previous life he must have been mocking and playing with him. Gu Pinglin wished he could tear him into pieces.
Feeling the murderous intent, Gu Yingjian trembled uneasily.
"Murderous intent," Duan Qingming said without much surprise, "Can't you hide it anymore?"
Gu Pinglin tightened his grip on the sword again and again, but he didn't move.
It's meaningless. The person in front of me is not the same person in my previous life. If I really want to make a fuss about it, I can only go back to my previous life and question him.
What if I go back? That person may have ascended to heaven.
For the first time in his life, Gu Pinglin felt powerless. He didn't care what the person opposite him saw. He put away the Gu Ying Sword expressionlessly and turned away.