Southern Xinjiang, one hundred thousand mountains.
In front of the vast black forest that Gui Li and Jin Ping'er once passed through, there are more than a dozen people standing impressively at this moment, most of them are the elite disciples headed by Li Xun in Fenxiang Valley in southern Xinjiang, among them there are only two outsiders, That is Lu Xueqi and Zeng Shushu from Qingyunmen. As for Wen Min, who was with Lu Xueqi and Zeng Shushu earlier, unexpectedly disappeared.
In this group of people, many people have a slightly tired look on their faces. Obviously, although they are cultivators, it is still not an easy task for them to go deep into the dangerous and strange place of Shiwan Dashan. Only the leaders, Li Xun, Lu Xueqi, Zeng Shushu and others, had profound morals and expressions as usual.
It's just that at this moment, looking at the dark and strange forest ahead, no one can be happy.
In the sky above this black forest, the poisonous miasma is obviously rising, and it is obviously impossible to go from above, and the black forest is vast, and it cannot be easily bypassed. In addition, Li Xun, who was the guide along the way, has already said clearly, according to According to the legend of the people in southern Xinjiang, the lair of beast monsters is located in the Zhenmo Ancient Cave behind this black forest.
This forest seems to have to go!
The Tianya Excalibur exudes light blue light, flickering softly by Lu Xueqi's hand, setting off her snow-white and slightly lonely figure. Wen Min was not around, not only did she seldom talk to Li Xun and other Fenxianggu disciples, she also seldom paid attention to Zeng Shushu who was also under Qingyun sect.
Along the way, poor mountains and bad waters, poisonous insects and ferocious beasts, these frightening things are often just turned a blind eye to her or killed by the sword. No one knew what was going on in the depths of her heart.
Li Xun didn't know, and neither did Zeng Shushu, but at this moment Li Xun coughed at Zeng Shushu, and asked in a low voice: "Um... Senior Brother Zeng, may I ask that Junior Sister Lu who has been silent all day, what is she thinking?" ?”
Zeng Shushu was startled, then smiled wryly, "Senior Brother Li, I think you are asking the wrong person too!"
Li Xun glanced at him, shook his head after a while, and couldn't help but wryly smiled.
At this moment, everyone was resting after a tiring day and before entering the Black Forest. Lu Xueqi was alone, standing by a rock far away, looking at the distant mountains. Lingering between the back.
Li Xun and Zeng Shushu stood aside, the former pondered for a moment, and said seriously: "Brother Zeng, let's invite Junior Sister Lu to come over and discuss how to proceed, okay?"
Zeng Shushu nodded, and said: "That's right." Turning around, she walked up to Lu Xueqi and whispered a few words to her. Lu Xueqi was expressionless. After listening to Zeng Shushu's words, she glanced at Li Xun. Li Xun was slightly moved. Embarrassed, I laughed dryly.
Not long after, Lu Xueqi finally came back with Zeng Shushu. Li Xun coughed, and said, "That's right, you two, after passing through this black forest, you're not far from the Beast Demon's lair. We..."
"Brother Li!" Suddenly, Lu Xueqi called Li Xun and interrupted him.
Li Xun was startled, since entering Shiwan Dashan, it can be said that this is the first time that Lu Xueqi took the initiative to talk to him, and asked in surprise: "What?"
Lu Xueqi looked at him, with a faint gleam in her eyes, and said: "Over the past few days, there is one thing I still don't understand, and I want to ask Senior Brother Li for advice."
Li Xun nodded and said, "Junior Sister Lu, please tell me."
Lu Xueqi didn't seem to be calm because of Li Xun's politeness, she usually said coldly and indifferently: "In the past, the news I heard from Fenxiang Valley all said that the 100,000 mountains are a dangerous place, so It is you who rarely enter. But for some reason, it seems that you are very familiar with this place, Brother Li. Could it be that you have been here before? Also, the traces of the beast god are very mysterious, and the secret of the lair is even more absent. By the way, how come Fenxiang Valley is so well-informed and able to know this?"
Li Xun's expression remained unchanged, and he seemed to have a plan in mind when facing Lu Xueqi's questioning, and smiled: "Junior Sister Lu, I have already told you that we did not care about Shiwan Dashan in Fenxiang Valley before, but the beast monster Once the catastrophe breaks out, of course we will pay attention to this place. As for the monster beast lair, it was discovered by our disciples tracking down the remnants of the beast monster, and many of our elites have been sacrificed for this!"
Both Zeng Shushu and Lu Xueqi frowned at the same time, apparently they didn't believe Li Xun's empty and perfunctory words, but seeing what he said was straightforward, they seemed unable to refute directly, so they both remained silent.
Li Xun smiled, glanced at the two of them, and said: "Speaking of which, I remembered again, why did that Senior Sister Wen Minwen of your sect suddenly rush back when we were about to enter Shiwan Dashan? What about Qingyun Mountain?"
Zeng Shushu was startled, he couldn't help but glanced at Lu Xueqi next to him, then smiled and said, "Didn't we tell Senior Brother Li about this earlier, Senior Sister Wen Min has something to do, so I had to rush back."
Lu Xueqi next to her lowered her eyes slightly and did not speak. The reason why Wen Min rushed back to Qingyun Mountain temporarily was that even Zeng Shushu didn't know the reason. In the final analysis, it was naturally because of the question Yun Yilan suddenly asked about the damage of the Zhuxian Sword at the Fenxiang Valley Mountain and River Hall that day. talk.
Zeng Shushu didn't know the truth, so he dismissed it as a joke, but after discussing it with Wen Min, Lu Xueqi and Wen Min felt that the matter was really serious. Master reported this matter, so it is easy to respond. After all, the ancient sword of Zhu Xian is of great significance to Qingyun sect and to the righteous way of the world. As for Fenxiang Valley, who has always been on good terms with Qingyun Sect, and the owner of the valley, Yun Yilan, there is an indescribable meaning in this unexpected performance, which is disturbing.
However, the matter of the Beast God is also very important and cannot be given up, so after discussing, Wen Min rushed back to Qingyun Mountain, while Lu Xueqi and Zeng Shushu stayed. But in the minds of Lu Xueqi and the others, the family of Fenxianggu seems to be full of weirdness at this moment.
At this moment, Li Xun had already discussed with Zeng Shushu for a long time, and explained many things that need to be paid attention to when entering the Black Forest. Zeng Shushu learned a lot of things that he had never heard of.
Lu Xueqi listened to those words, and for some reason, felt a little bored, so she stood up and walked to the side again, looking into the distance. The mountains in the distance are endless, the highlands are undulating, and under the huge sky, the cold wind whizzes past.
Who knows what awaits them ahead
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Qingyun Mountain, Big Bamboo Peak.
In the early morning of this day, the scene was still early, and the genius was dimly lit. All the disciples on the Big Bamboo Peak hadn't woken up yet, but there was a slight sound of footsteps coming from the Shoujing Hall. A moment later, Tian Buyi uncharacteristically dressed in the morning and left come out.
In the morning light, Tian Buyi's round face was solemn, his brows were furrowed, and he looked preoccupied. Suru followed behind him and also came out. Looking at the appearance of the husband and wife, I don't know whether they got up early or stayed up all night.
At this moment, Suru's face was deeply worried. After walking out of the Shoujing Hall, she first took a look at the disciple's house, and when she saw the expected silence and no one, she whispered: "It's not easy, I still think you are so It’s not right to do something, why don’t we discuss it again!”
Tian Buyi's face sank like water, his brows did not loosen at all, he said in a deep voice: "This matter can no longer be delayed, since we came back from the Patriarch's Ancestral Hall, the situation of Senior Brother Daoxuan has been getting worse and worse in the past few days, According to the news uploaded from Tongtian Peak yesterday, it is said that he actually attacked Elder Fan and Xiao Yicai who went to persuade him."
Suru was startled, and said: "What, why did the sect master brother do it, what about the two of them, how did they offend the sect master brother, are you injured?"
Tian Buyi snorted, and said: "What else could they do? Naturally, they saw Senior Brother Daoxuan behaving strangely, so they went to persuade them. I heard that Senior Brother Daoxuan was talking to them normally, but for some reason, he suddenly became angry and slapped them. He chopped down and severely injured Senior Brother Fan immediately, but that kid Xiao Yicai was very alert, so he escaped and was fine."
Suru froze for a moment, frowned and said, "Is Xiao Yicai all right?"
Tian Buyi groaned for a moment, said: "He has always been smart, and he has been with Senior Brother Daoxuan for many years, so he knows a little better than others. Most likely, he discovered that the situation was wrong beforehand, so he seized the opportunity and escaped by chance. It did. But thanks to his vigilance, he had time to rescue Senior Brother Fan and heal his wounds, otherwise no one can say what would happen!"
Suru was silent for a long while, her face was uncertain, she said for a long time: "He, he has become like this, why do you still go to see him?"
Tian Buyi took a deep breath and said, "It's fine if others don't know, don't you understand why I want to see him?"
Suru said in a low voice: "But, he... Brother sect master, he has demons in his body at the moment, no one knows what he is thinking, and his morality is so high, far surpassing you and me, so if you go on this adventure, I'm only afraid, I'm afraid..."
After talking, Suru's voice became lower and lower, and it was hard to hear in the end, obviously she didn't want to say it herself.
Tian Buyi sighed, turned around and stared at Suru, stretched out his hand to gently hold Suru's slender hand, and said softly: "You and I are husband and wife, of course I know what you are worried about. With your heart, I will be born I don't care what happened..."
Suru frowned, interrupted him, and said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about!"
Tian Buyi nodded, remained silent for a moment, and said again: "You know that the secret of Zhu Xian's ancient sword is the top secret of Qingyun sect, and only the head teacher knows it. It's just that in the wild battle back then, I, Zeng Shuchang and others followed Senior Brother Wan fought decisively against Wanli Huangsha, and learned of this secret by chance. Later, in the Patriarch’s Ancestral Hall, we swore a solemn oath in front of the spiritual thrones of the Patriarchs of Qingyunmen, and we will never reveal this secret for the rest of our lives. .”
Suru sighed, and said: "Why did you bring this up again, I was there at the beginning, and I swore the same as you, how could I not remember?"
Tian Buyi said grimly: "Since Patriarch Qingye left the monument written by himself, the ancestors of all dynasties have repeatedly warned that the ancient sword of Zhuxian should not be used lightly. In the monument of Patriarch Qingye, it is even more clearly stated that the sword spirit of Zhuxian is the supreme ominous spirit. If a person's will is not firm and his foundation is not stable, he will fall into the evil way. Now senior brother Daoxuan's visions are fulfilling what the patriarch said!"
Suru lowered her head and remained silent for a long time.
Tian Buyi raised his head and looked at the slightly bright sky. In the distance, at the end of the early morning mountain mist, where the clouds and mist lingered, the majestic and towering Tongtian Peak loomed.
"Over the years, Senior Brother Daoxuan has made great efforts to rectify our Qingyun sect so that we can prosper, and now we look down on the world and lead the world in the right way." Tian Buyi's voice sounded a bit more vicissitudes suddenly, "I also once Thinking about it, even if senior brother Wan really took the position of head teacher back then, I'm afraid he might not be able to do better than senior brother Daoxuan."
Suru's body trembled slightly, and she called out in a low voice: "It's not easy..." It was just the following words, but she seemed to hesitate to speak.
Tian Buyi put his hands behind his back, with a perplexed expression on his face, he said: "For many years, although I have been enshrining the spiritual tablet of Senior Brother Wan secretly, to be honest, I really admire Senior Brother Daoxuan more and more. quarrel, but I have nothing to say about his behavior, even ten years ago, when he chopped Laoqi with the Zhuxian sword... "
"Buyi, stop talking!" Suru shouted suddenly, for some reason, looking at Tian Buyi, her eyes were a little red.
The muscles on Tian Buyi's face moved, and he managed to force a smile, but there was no smile at all, only pain: "The person in the world who understands my heart the most is you. In the battle ten years ago, I, I..." He sighed, and said, "I really miss Lao Qi! Among this group of disciples, although that kid looks the worst, I still... Sigh!"
Following his long sigh, the two of them stopped talking until after a while, Tian Buyi smiled wryly as if mocking himself, and said: "After that day, I was deeply dissatisfied with Senior Brother Daoxuan, the seventh child was raised by me. Big one, in the past ten years, don’t I know who he is? I’ll teach him anything, maybe there’s still room for improvement. But with that sword, hehe, Lao Qi is fine , First kill Bi Yao, this is a good move, Lao Qi will have to fight if he doesn't fight back. With his stubborn temperament, I'm afraid his whole life will be ruined by that sword."
"However, in the past few years, I occasionally introspected. When I recalled this matter, I also thought, if I were in the position of Senior Brother Daoxuan, should I cut this sword, or not?"
Suru stared at her husband, didn't say a word, just gently held his palm silently, and patted the back of his palm lightly, with a touch of comfort.
Tian Buyi smiled lightly, with a bit of helplessness, he smiled at Suru and said: "If it were me, I'm afraid I would still have to slash that sword after all."
As if she knew the answer a long time ago, Suru bowed her head silently and did not speak.
Tian Buyi also fell silent, staring at the direction of Tongtian Peak in the distance.
After a long while, Suru suddenly said: "Since you have made up your mind, why don't I accompany you to see Senior Brother Daoxuan!"
Tian Buyi shook his head and said: "You better not go, there are too many people, but it's hard to talk. Brother Daoxuan became what he is today, all for the sake of the world and Qingyun Sect. Now that you know the secret, you can't just sit idly by, and always go to see if there is still room for salvation. I only hope that senior brother Daoxuan has profound morals and can wake up from the hostility. Otherwise... "
When he said this, his voice stopped abruptly.
Suru looked at him, and suddenly smiled slightly, the sad expression on her face disappeared immediately, replaced by a distressed and loving expression, and said softly: "Okay, don't talk about it."
Tian Buyi has been with her for a long time, the two of them have already connected with each other, at this moment, he stared at Suru for a long time, after all he didn't speak anymore, just nodded. After a while, he turned around, and the bottoms of his wide sleeves began to glow red.
Seeing that his scarlet flame fairy sword was about to be sacrificed for a long journey, suddenly Suru called out from behind him: "It's not easy..." Although the tone of the voice was not very high, it was full of emotion and tenderness, and it was all here In just two words.
Tian Buyi looked back and looked at his wife, only to see that Suru's face was full of reluctance, with tears flickering in his eyes. After a while, Tian Buyi suddenly smiled, waved his hand, moved his lips, but still didn't say anything, turned around and sacrificed the Scarlet Flame Immortal Sword, and flew into the air with a whistling sound.
The crimson light swept across the sky and plunged straight into the clouds and mist. At the beginning, the clouds and mist surged, and they retreated one after another, and then surrounded him from all directions, gradually submerging his figure and disappearing.
Only Suru was left alone, staring at the sky, I don't know how long I stood there, I don't know when there was a little morning dew on the cloud temples, crystal clear, like pearls, quietly falling.