The next morning, everyone gathered downstairs, ready to continue their journey. Qu Weiyin pulled Chang Siyu aside and said something to him.
"What? You want to stay here?" Chang Siyu asked in surprise, "Master Qu has something important to do, why don't I stay and help you?"
"No need." Qu Weiyin shook her head. "Take them on their way. Xumi Villa is far away. Don't delay them."
Chang Siyu wanted to say something, but when Qu Weiyin looked up at him, he didn't dare to say anything else and had to agree.
Luo Jinxiao followed everyone out of the town, feeling a little uneasy along the way.
Lu Fanzhi slept comfortably all night and was in a good mood. She was humming a song and didn't notice anything wrong with her. Luo Ning looked at her for a long time, walked up to her, and whispered, "Sister, what's wrong with you?"
"Is it because you are worried about Junior-Master Uncle Qu?" Luo Ning was a thoughtful person. Seeing Luo Jinxiao looking back frequently, she guessed it right at once.
"I'm not worried. Why should I worry about his cultivation?" Luo Jinxiao bit his nails and shook his head. "It's just that Junior Master was a little unwell last night..."
Luo Ning nodded: "Oh."
"She is impatient again." Luo Jinxiao bit his nails again.
"Oh." Luo Ning continued to nod.
"Do you think if she is left alone, she will get excited and massacre the whole town?" Luo Jinxiao turned his head to look at Luo Ning with a frown.
"What a joke! Junior Master Qu is not a demon. Even if he was a bit vicious, he wouldn't kill anyone. You can't humiliate Junior Master Qu like this." Lu Fanzhi listened from the side and retorted seriously.
"Sorry." Luo Jinxiao raised his eyebrows.
She walked in silence for a while, her heart always in turmoil. Finally, she simply threw her long hair behind her, gently patted Luo Ning on the back, and whispered, "I'd better go back and take a look. If Chang Siyu asks me later, I'll say that I went back to see Junior Uncle."
"Okay." Luo Ning agreed in a low voice, "Sister, I'll go with you."
"It's okay, don't worry." Luo Jinxiao touched the back of her neck soothingly, turned around and disappeared on the spot.
"Hey, where is Luo Jinxiao?" Lu Fanzhi puffed up her cheeks, holding a bun in her hand, and turned around to ask in surprise.
When she asked the question, Luo Jinxiao had already landed in an uninhabited area of the town. She easily put away her sword, put it behind her back, and strode towards the previous inn. The difference from yesterday was that there seemed to be many people in strange clothes gathered here today, most of them were wearing black robes, and everyone had a sword on their back.
She was dressed in green, which really made her stand out.
Facing the gazes of the group of people, Luo Jinxiao pretended not to notice anything and strode into the inn. He ran into the shopkeeper head on. He suddenly stopped and stared at Luo Jinxiao.
"Sir, you are not going to continue on your journey. This is..."
"Oh, I came back to look for someone." Luo Jinxiao smiled kindly.
"Are you looking for that very beautiful girl? She is still in the previous room. Please come in." The shopkeeper extended his hand and invited Luo Jinxiao to come in. However, when she passed by him, he added, "If the girl is still here, remember not to leave the room tonight, no matter what you hear."
Luo Jinxiao paused slightly, then continued to walk up the stairs and gently knocked on Qu Weiyin's door.
The door opened, and Qu Weiyin angrily scolded him: "I told you to leave, so why did you come back?"
Luo Jinxiao had already guessed that she would get angry, but he was not angry. He just said softly, "I am worried about the people in this town. Besides, one more person means one more helper. Junior Master, please let me in first."
Qu Weiyin stared at her for a while, then sighed and opened the door.
"Who are those people downstairs?" After getting permission, Luo Jinxiao happily squeezed into the house and leaned against the window to peek.
"They are from Qingyan Palace. They came as soon as you left. I just heard them say that there is a strong demonic aura here and they want to stay to help get rid of it." Qu Weiyin said while sitting at the table and drinking tea.
Luo Jinxiao had heard of Qingyan Palace. It was also a sect that had existed for a very long time and was known for its strict sect rules. However, due to its remote location, few of their disciples were seen.
"Then we don't have to take action?"
"If nothing unexpected happens." Qu Weiyin said.
The two waited until late at night. Luo Jinxiao sat in the room bored, watching Qu Weiyin practicing on the bed. A faint golden light floated in the room, and the windows were covered with a barrier so that others could not see what was going on in the room.
Luo Jinxiao was really bored waiting, so he walked to the window to observe. Those men in black took turns going in and out, and it was quite lively. Many townspeople gathered around, each holding a torch, lighting up the street brightly.
Then, a group of people with many torches walked out of the town in the night, like a long bright dragon, winding and twisting. Luo Jinxiao turned around and was about to say something, but suddenly stopped.
"Junior Master, someone is crying." She said, walked to the door, put her ear against the wall and listened.
The faint sound of crying came into his ears along the ground and walls, as if echoing in the small space. Only those who practiced Taoism could hear it clearly. Upon hearing this, Qu Weiyin withdrew his spiritual power, stood up and walked behind Luo Jinxiao.
"Downstairs," she said.
The two looked at each other, Luo Jinxiao opened the door, and walked down the stairs. The crying became clearer. They followed the sound, walked around the kitchen, and entered a small courtyard of the inn. There was a small door in the courtyard, which was propped against by a wooden stick, as if something was closed.
Luo Jinxiao took a step forward and opened the door. A young girl immediately fell out. Her face was covered with tears and her fingers were all rubbed raw. It was obvious that she had been struggling in there for a long time.
"Xiu'er?" Luo Jinxiao frowned. This girl was the one he saw yesterday, and now she looked even more embarrassed.
Xiu'er followed the light from the courtyard to see Luo Jinxiao's face clearly. She suddenly got up from the ground, kowtowed in front of Luo Jinxiao, then stumbled to her feet and ran towards the door, letting her hair fly behind her, not caring about anything, as if she had something very urgent to do.
"Do you want to pull her back?" Luo Jinxiao was bowed to for no reason, feeling a little awkward, and stood there scratching his head.
"Follow me." Qu Weiyin said, and followed Xiu'er with big strides.
The two men chased the running girl all the way out of the town and into the forest along the bumpy mountain road. The road was even more difficult to walk on in the night. There were swaying shadows of trees in front of them, and it was easy to fall.
Qu Weiyin muttered something, and a cluster of fireballs appeared above their heads, illuminating the road in front of them. The running girl looked back at them, and the tears in her eyes were even more eye-catching, sparkling.
She said nothing and continued on her way. Luo Jinxiao was confused and had no choice but to follow. After a while, a noise came from the front. The hillside was illuminated by torches, just like a night lamp. At the same time, a strong evil aura filled the surroundings like the flames.
Sure enough, there is a monster here, Luo Jinxiao thought to himself, but he didn't know why Xiu'er was so frightened and nervous.
Xiu'er stumbled towards the crowd, desperately pushing away the people blocking her way. The girl had a slender body and quickly got to the center. She saw several people from Qingyan Palace surrounding a huge tree. Spiritual energy gushed out from their palms, wrapping the tree tightly.
The girl screamed and rushed towards the tree trunk, but was burned by the spiritual power around her and fell to the ground.
Upon seeing this, the people from Qingyan Palace hastily withdrew their hands, their spiritual power disappeared, and the girl seemed to feel no pain. She stumbled to her feet and stood in front of the tree.
The forest was quiet, and the big tree in front of her was even more dead silent. The girl was not afraid at all when facing everyone, and her tearful eyes were full of determination.
Luo Jinxiao looked at Qu Weiyin in surprise. The latter had a serious look in his eyes, and no one knew what he was thinking.
"Xiu'er! Why are you here!" The shopkeeper rushed out of the crowd and wanted to pull the girl away. However, the girl refused to obey and even opened her mouth to bite his arm. The shopkeeper screamed in pain and quickly took a few steps back.
"We've been possessed by evil spirits again, we've been possessed by evil spirits again. It's this tree that's causing all the trouble. Immortals, please help us and save our town." The shopkeeper took the lead in kneeling down to the people of Qingyan Palace, and the people behind him followed suit, and everyone knelt down at once.
"No need to be polite, everyone. Please stand up quickly. It is our responsibility to subdue demons and eliminate monsters." A man stepped forward and pulled up the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper bowed with tears of gratitude, and then tried to drag Xiu'er away by force. Xiu'er struggled desperately, mumbling something in her mouth, with her hair disheveled, and she looked very fragile and helpless.
"How could a good child offend such a monster?" An old man shook his head and sighed, and also stepped forward to help. How could a young girl fight against so many people? She was soon dragged aside.
Luo Jinxiao looked at everything in front of him, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter. He wanted to go forward to help the girl, but he didn't know why she was doing that, and he was conflicted for a moment.
Without the girl's obstruction, the people from Qingyan Palace immediately cast a spell to capture the monster. The girl screamed miserably beside them.
In a flash, the big tree that had been motionless just now seemed to be suddenly awakened and began to sway violently. The branches and leaves on the tree waved like tentacles, raising a strong wind that brought with it dead leaves and flying dust, blowing people back again and again.
"The tree demon has revealed its true form! The tree demon has revealed its true form!" When everyone saw this scene, they cried and shouted, and retreated together, with several of them falling down.
Luo Jinxiao subconsciously stretched out his hand to block for Qu Weiyin. The tree in front of him was already several feet high, but suddenly it seemed to grow much taller. For a moment, it was as if it covered the sky and the sun. Sand and rocks were flying, and the shape of a monster slowly appeared. A human face was looming in the air.
Several disciples of Qingyan Palace quickly set up a formation, and light blue light pierced into the tree in an attempt to conceal its movements. The tree demon felt pain and began to scream miserably.
On the other side, the girl cried almost until her voice was hoarse. She couldn't speak, so she could only struggle desperately, following the tree demon with her eyes.
The tragic cry was enough to make anyone who heard it cry bitterly.
Seeing that she could not break into the formation, the girl suddenly turned around and ran towards Luo Jinxiao. She immediately knelt down and kowtowed hurriedly on the ground. The ground was uneven and covered with sand and gravel, and blood soon flowed out and stuck everywhere.
She couldn't speak and could only kowtow. Luo Jinxiao couldn't stop her, so he could only ask Qu Weiyin for help.
Qu Weiyin suddenly walked towards the tree demon, and the Crescent Moon and Star Sword was summoned and appeared in her hand. Seeing this, Luo Jinxiao hurried forward and grabbed her arm, asking: "Little Master, what are you going to do?"
Qu Weiyin tilted her head and looked at Luo Jinxiao. She was silent for a moment, and then she said after a while: "Can you trust me?"
Luo didn't say anything tonight.
Qu Weiyin suddenly lowered her head, curled the corners of her mouth, and said sarcastically: "It doesn't matter, just remember, don't stop me."
"Of course I believe it. I will help you with whatever Junior Master wants to do." Luo Jinxiao said. Without waiting for Qu Weiyin to reply, she pressed down her sword-holding hand and smiled brilliantly in the firelight.
"You don't have to do anything for such a small matter. If there is anything, I will do it."
The girl's smile was genuine, and her emotions were genuine. Qu Weiyin looked into her eyes, and after a while, he said, "Stop those people and save the tree demon."
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