The white cold air that rises like light smoke is silently floating in the ice stone room. On this day, the cold air in the ice stone room seems to be much thicker than usual, even looking at it, it feels a bit hazy , no longer have the clarity of seeing the bottom at a glance in the past.
The stone door let out a low roar, and was slowly opening, but the slender figure that came into view was somehow blurred.
Is it You Ji
With such thoughts in his heart, Gui Li walked in slowly. In the cold stone room, faint cold air drifted away, like a dream, enveloping his figure. The woman's figure, with her back to him, stood in front of the ice stone platform, and the cold air around her seemed to be particularly heavy, even the white air condensed by the cold air was like frost and snow. Not real.
In the air, the faint and clear sound of bells echoed, as if it was close to the ears.
For some reason, Gui Li subconsciously stopped in his tracks, perhaps because of today's events, it was somewhat difficult for him to face You Ji, especially after You Ji loudly reprimanded and brought up Bi Yao. Thinking back, although Gui Li was a little bit suspicious of the ghost king's uncharacteristic behavior today, but he could only remain silent when he counterattacked with all his strength without thinking.
Perhaps, in the hearts of the two men, is there already deep hatred buried in their hearts
But, after all, there is another Baguio in this world, she is lying in this cold stone room.
Gui Li glanced at the somewhat blurred figure hidden in the cold air, bowed his head silently, and said after a long while: "It was my fault that I and the Ghost King Zong took the initiative just now, and I don't know why things suddenly became like this. Don't you Be angry, I won't do it in the future."
The figure's shoulders seemed to tremble a bit, but he didn't speak, and kept quiet, but the cold air around him seemed to circulate faster, and even the stone room seemed to be a little colder. It's just that this ice stone room is always cold, and Ghost Li didn't care about it.
He sighed, hesitant to speak, he knew the relationship between You Ji and Bi Yao, of course, after Bi Yao's mother passed away, the Ghost King was concerned with the affairs of the Ghost King's clan, You Ji had become Bi Yao's mother somewhat. This can be seen from the fact that Baguio has always called You Ji "Aunt You". Facing her now, especially in this cold stone room, Gui Li actually felt a bit like facing Bi Yao for real, and he felt so guilty towards Bi Yao that he even fought with the Ghost King today, almost to the point of The judgment of life and death is even more indescribable.
After a long time, he let out a long sigh, and said in a low voice: "I know you feel sorry for Baguio, and you don't want to see me having another dispute with her father. In fact, I didn't intend to, but at that time..."
He frowned, and the abnormal expression of Shicai Ghost King flashed in his mind again, he shook his head and said: "In short, I promise you, in the future, for Bi Yao's sake, I will always give him a little bit."
The slender figure seemed to move again, but she still didn't turn around, but looking at her back, she seemed to be nodding silently, meaning approval.
Gui Li was silent for a while, he let out a sigh of relief, he didn't want to say anything more, turned his body slightly, and wanted to walk towards the ice stone platform, to have a good look at Baguio.
It was just that he was about to step forward. Suddenly, his whole body froze for such a moment, like lightning, a thought flashed in his mind, and it thundered like thunder in his mind.
You Ji never left her veiled black veil on weekdays, why can't she see her back from behind? Almost at the same time, Gui Li's chaotic mind immediately thought that the hair style of this figure was exactly that of a young girl, completely different from the woman in You Ji's bun.
He turned around like lightning and shouted loudly, "Who are you?"
The cold air in the Frost Stone Room instantly seemed to be bitingly cold, and the light smoke that shrouded the figure's back suddenly began to spin rapidly. Ghost Li's eyes widened, for him, it is absolutely unacceptable for outsiders to intrude into this cold stone room.
Just when Gui Li was about to make a move, suddenly there was a deep roaring sound coming from behind him, Gui Li was startled and uncertain, turned his head to look, and saw the stone door that was originally closed behind him slowly opened again , a figure appeared at the door.
Slender and tall, with a black veil covering her face, she has a faint temperament, but who is she if she is not You Ji
You Ji opened the stone door, but suddenly saw Gui Li's strange expression on his face, his eyes wide open, his muscles twisted, but he was startled, and couldn't help but take a step back.
But she is not an ordinary person after all, so she calmed down and said coldly, "Hmph, do you still have the face to come here to see Bi Yao?"
Gui Li stared at her deeply, suddenly his face was startled, he seemed to remember something very important, he quickly turned around to look, but at this glance, his whole body was shocked, as if he was in a daze, dazed Stand where you are, not making a sound.
The huge cold stone room, where he was right now, suddenly returned to what it should have been. The strange white smoke disappeared, and the faint sound of the bell disappeared. As for the mysterious figure from behind, who Also at this moment, it disappeared out of thin air.
Everything seems to be the same as before, like a dream, a hallucination, drifting away, drifting away...
Baguio lay quietly on the ice-cold stone platform, there was still that familiar smiling face on the corner of her mouth, between the clasping of her hands, the light flickering on the acacia bell, flowing gently, as if she was watching the ghost. severe.
Gui Li stood on the spot, his whole body tensed up, as if he had completely lost consciousness, motionless.
You Ji, who walked into the ice stone room slowly, soon realized something was wrong with Ghost Li, glanced at him, frowned and said: "What are you doing?"
The corners of Ghost Li's mouth moved, but he didn't speak, he just raised his head silently, staring at the ice stone room, except for the thick stone door, the ice room is surrounded by hard stone walls without any gaps, just Looking at it now, those icy stone walls seem to have a bit of cruel ridicule, coldly staring at the ridiculous looking people.
The erratic gaze slowly retracted, and slowly returned to the person lying on the stone platform in the ice stone room. In Gui Li's eyes, for some reason, there was a bit of fuzziness, thousands of thoughts rushed in like a tide, and those gazes finally quietly landed on Bi Yao's beautiful hair.
"What's wrong with you?" There was already a bit of impatience in You Ji's voice.
Gui Li closed his eyes, opened them slowly after a long time, and said in a low voice: "When you came in, did you notice something strange in this stone room?"
You Ji snorted, and said coldly: "What's different? Aren't they all the same as before, with one table and one person."
The muscles in the corners of Ghost Li's eyes seemed to twitch.
You Ji slowly sat down next to Bi Yao, her eyes showed a look of love and regret, she looked at it for a while, and then said slowly: "I know you are actually having a hard time, but I just hope you think about it, if Bi Yao knows How would she feel if you actually fought hand-to-hand with her father?"
Gui Li didn't speak in a daze, after a while, he shook his head suddenly, took a long breath, and said: "Don't worry, I know what to do."
After finishing speaking, he took another deep look at Baguio, then turned around and strode out.
Looking at his back, You Ji frowned slightly, intuitively feeling that Gui Li seemed to be different from usual, but then she let out a long sigh, he was not the only one who was strange, and now It's the ghost king suzerain she has followed for many years, isn't it more and more difficult for her to understand
She silently lowered her head and fell into deep thought. The ice room was quiet, only the acacia bell in Baguio's hand was shining with brilliance, like clear eyes, flickering non-stop, watching the world.
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Qingyun Mountain, Xiaozhu Peak.
In the early morning, there is a breeze blowing slowly, and the green bamboo forests all over the mountain shake together. The sound of rustling and bamboo waves is like the sound of nature, which makes people feel peaceful. A heavy rain last night seemed to have washed everything between the heaven and the earth, the fresh air was blowing past, the distant mountains were covered with black, and the landscape was picturesque.
The stone path under my feet was still wet, and occasionally in the crevices of the stones, there was still some rainwater accumulated last night. On the stone path and on both sides, there were many falling bamboo leaves, presumably blown down by the wind and rain last night. It was still early, and no one had come to clean it yet.
Dressed in white clothes like snow, she was elegant and elegant, Lu Xueqi walked alone in this bamboo forest path. In the twilight of the morning breeze, her hair was soft and draped over her shoulders. Her skin looked fragile, but there was a hint of pink in the snow-white, like a beautiful flower quietly blooming in a deep mountain valley.
On both sides of the stone path, the tall pruning bamboos swayed slightly, and on the green bamboo leaves, there were condensed dewdrops, slipping past quietly and flying to the ground quietly.
She stepped forward without looking back, and with her white clothes fluttering, she walked into the depths of the green bamboo forest.
The stone path was deep and winding, and the morning light came in through the gaps in the dense bamboo forest, and the bamboo shadows swayed slightly, illuminating her slim figure.
A simple bamboo house in front of him gradually appeared. It was the place where Master Shuiyue, the first master of the Xiaozhufeng lineage, usually sat and practiced quietly.
Before Lu Xueqi walked to the hut, she stopped at the door, hesitated for a moment, then stretched out her hand and gently patted the door made of bamboo.
"Master, disciple Xueqi pays respects."
"Come in!" Master Shuiyue's voice came from the hut, neither happy nor sad, seemed to have the slightest emotion, as light as water.
The door squeaked, and Lu Xueqi gently pushed it open. Lu Xueqi walked in, and at a glance, she saw Master sitting cross-legged on the bamboo bed, closing her eyes and meditating, with a peaceful expression, and she couldn't see why she came. And the expression changed.
Lu Xueqi silently walked in front of Master Shuiyue, knelt down, and said in a low voice: "Master, my apprentice is here."
She paused, then continued: "Xueqi knows that she is unworthy. She has failed your old man's expectations and made you sad, Master. Please punish me!"
Master Shuiyue slowly opened his eyes, his gaze fell on Lu Xueqi in front of him, he stared at it for a long time, then sighed, and said, "If I punish you, will you change your mind?"
Lu Xueqi bowed her head silently, not daring to look at her master's face, nor did she say a single word, just looking at her expression, but there was no sign of regret at all
Master Shuiyue shook his head, and said with a wry smile: "Since you are determined and refuse to turn back, what's the point of me punishing you, that's all, that's all. Get up!"
Lu Xueqi bit her lower lip slightly, she seemed a little excited, but she still controlled herself and stood up.
Master Shuiyue patted the bamboo couch beside him lightly, and said, "You sit down too!"
Lu Xueqi shook her head and said, "I dare not."
Master Shuiyue glanced at her and said: "It's just the two of us here, what's there to care about? Could it be that you hate me as a master in your heart after all, and you are separated from me?"
Lu Xueqi raised her head suddenly, shook her head hastily and said, "Master, I..."
Master Shuiyue waved his hands and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I raised you and taught you, what kind of temper do you have, I don't know?"
She stretched out her hand to hold Lu Xueqi's hand, gently pulled her over and sat beside her, looked carefully at Lu Xueqi's beautiful and elegant face, sighed, and said, "Anyway, I, as a master, , it’s all for your own good after all, you have to remember.”
The corner of Lu Xueqi's mouth twitched, and she said in a low voice: "What the disciple understands, it's actually all the disciple's fault..."
Master Shuiyue shook his head and said: "Forget it, now that things have come to an end, let's stop arguing about who is right and who is wrong, and ask the world, what is love? Twilight snow and thousands of mountains... There are thousands of mountains and rivers, but who can really be with you?" What about a lifetime?"
Speaking of this, it seemed that Master Shuiyue himself had also touched his mind, and became dazed for a moment.
Lu Xueqi didn't dare to disturb Master, but felt Master holding her palm, the warmth from her palm was familiar for a long time.
I don't know how long it took, Master Shuiyue was shocked suddenly, woke up from the trance, smiled wryly, seemed a little self-deprecating, and then said to Lu Xueqi: "Oh, let's talk about these things later, I asked Wen Min to call you last night Come here, did she tell you everything she did?"
Lu Xueqi shook her head, and said: "Senior sister didn't say anything, she just told me to come to see Master in the morning, and if there is anything, Master will tell me."
Master Shuiyue nodded silently, and said: "That's right, that girl Wen Min knows a little bit, but she doesn't know much after all, let me tell you!"
Lu Xueqi's heart trembled slightly, seeing that Master Shuiyue's face was a bit heavy, it seemed that there was something difficult in her heart, and she couldn't help but said: "Master, is there any difficulty? If you need a disciple, just ask, and the disciple will try his best to go to the place." Do."
Master Shuiyue nodded, and said with a smile: "Of course I believe you, but there is indeed a major event right now, which is related to my Qingyun sect's aura, but I can't let too many outsiders, including our disciples, know about it. Yes, after much deliberation, you are the only one among the disciples who have the best morals and ability to handle affairs, so I called you here."
Lu Xueqi frowned, slightly surprised: "Master, did something serious happen in our sect?"
Master Shuiyue smiled wryly and said, "Who says it's not?"
Lu Xueqi said: "What happened, Master?"
Master Shuiyue pondered for a moment, as if he was deliberating, and then slowly said: "Your sect master, and Tian Buyi from Dazhufeng, both disappeared a few days ago."
Lu Xueqi was shocked all over, and said, "Did they disappear together?"
Master Shuiyue said indifferently: "On that day, some disciples of the head sect saw Tian Buyi coming to Tongtian Peak, and went straight to the ancestor's ancestral hall in the back mountain. Since these days, everyone knows that almost all the brothers in charge of the head sect are in the ancestor's ancestral hall. And since then, no one has seen them again."
Lu Xueqi frowned, obviously very surprised.
Master Shuiyue paused for a moment, and then said: "Since this incident happened, Xiao Yi, who is now in charge of Tongtian Peak, dared not cover it up because of too much involvement. The person in charge of the pulse. I also went to the Patriarch's Ancestral Hall to check after the incident, but I didn't expect that there was already... "
Lu Xueqi was startled, and said: "What happened to the Patriarch's Ancestral Hall?"
Master Shuiyue shook his head and said: "Almost all the halls of the ancestral hall have been destroyed, and it can be seen at a glance that they were destroyed by the magic power of fierce fighting."
"What?" Lu Xueqi whispered softly.
Master Shuiyue sneered, and said: "The Patriarch's Ancestral Hall is where our Qingyun Sect enshrines the patriarchs of all dynasties. The two of them dare to fight in such a solemn place. It is really lawless. And there are more serious things."
Lu Xueqi was surprised, then surprised again. She really couldn't think of anything more serious than destroying the ancestor's ancestral hall, so she couldn't help asking: "What else?"
"Yesterday, Xiao Yicai rushed to my place." Master Shuiyue's face became serious, his eyes became more worried, and he said slowly: "According to what he said, since Senior Brother Daoxuan disappeared, he has tried his best to track down In vain, I wanted to check what his master left behind to see what I found, but unexpectedly, I found a big thing after searching.”
Lu Xueqi stared at Master Shuiyue.
Master Shuiyue closed his eyes, as if he was a little tired, and said: "Xiao Yicai found out that the ancient Zhuxian sword of our sect has also disappeared."
Lu Xueqi was stunned and speechless.
Master Shuiyue opened his eyes and said: "I know you are a smart person, so you naturally know the relationship and mystery. Although the ancient sword of Zhu Xian has been damaged, this matter has too much to do with it, and most outsiders don't know the damage of this sword. If it gets out, I'm afraid it will be very troublesome; besides, there is actually a big secret in the ancient sword of Zhu Xian, which is even more important. Only a very few people such as me, the head teacher of Qingyun Sect, know about it. If it is leaked out, the consequences will be serious. It would be unimaginable."
Lu Xueqi was startled and said: "Besides that Zhuxian Sword is the magic weapon of our sect, does it have any secrets?"
Master Shuiyue remained silent for a long time, and Lu Xueqi didn't dare to speak, she stood aside with her hands down, and said in a low voice for a long while: "Your disciple is rude, I lost my composure just now."
Master Shuiyue shook his head silently, and said after a while: "I don't mean to blame you for being a teacher, but the relationship here is very important, and the ins and outs are extremely complicated..."
When she said this, she paused for a while, as if she was pondering over it, and after a while, she said: "Actually, it is reasonable to say that even I, the head of the Xiaozhufeng line, cannot know, because of the great chaos a hundred years ago , a few of us accidentally knew a thing or two inside."
Lu Xueqi said in amazement: "Several people, could it be that this is such a big secret, besides you, Master, does anyone else know?"
Master Shuiyue said indifferently: "During the great chaos that year, the people who participated in it afterward counted, there should be five people, besides me, there are senior brother Daoxuan, Tian Buyi, and junior sister Suru..."
Lu Xueqi was listening, but suddenly Master Shuiyue stopped, thinking silently in her heart, couldn't help but said: "Master, there are only four people here, there is one more?"
Master Shuiyue sighed, with a trace of melancholy flashing across his face, he said, "It's your uncle named Wan Jianyi."