Walking out of the Abode, Wen Min saw Lu Xueqi standing aside, walked over and said, "Junior Sister, are you going back now?"
Lu Xueqi shook her head slightly, and said: "Since I've come out, I want to walk around, I also feel bored sitting in the room all the time."
Wen Min nodded, and said: "That's right, then you should be careful, I'll go back first."
Lu Xueqi nodded slightly, and said, "Yes, Senior Sister, go slowly."
Wen Min smiled, turned and left. After watching her figure gradually disappear into the bamboo forest, Lu Xueqi stood there silent for a moment, but she didn't know where she should go, so she walked slowly.
The bamboo forest is deep, green everywhere, and there is a mountain wind blowing from the heights, and the tips of the bamboo branches sway with the wind, making a rustling sound.
On the slightly moist land, new shoots break through the ground, and from time to time you can see the pointed heads of bamboo shoots protruding from the ground, full of vitality.
In the distance, where the bamboo branches are dense, there is a crisp sound of birdsong, and even in the surrounding air, there is a unique fragrance of bamboo. Lu Xueqi took a deep breath, there is no vulgar atmosphere here, it has always been the favorite of those cultivators, and it is also the reason why cultivators stay away from the world.
It's just that the body is far away from the secular world, but the fate of the world seems to never leave half a point.
Just stepping on the lotus steps lightly like this, walking slowly, without realizing it, Lu Xueqi suddenly realized that she had come to the back mountain again. She smiled wryly, although she didn't expect to come here today, but maybe she came here more than usual, these two feet actually came here by themselves.
But since it came, it was safe, Lu Xueqi didn't look back, and continued to walk slowly up the mountain, the stone steps went up, and not far away was the moon-watching platform, a secluded place on Xiaozhufeng.
It was daytime now, and Master Shuiyue was in a bad mood recently, and no one came to this remote place. Every plant, every tree, every rock and every rock is all too familiar to her.
Unexpectedly, she had just stepped onto the moon-watching platform, but she was taken aback for a moment. In front of the moon-watching platform, there was a figure standing alone, with her robes being blown by the mountain wind. The figure from her back was very familiar. It was her and Wen Min. Master Shuiyue, the lost master.
Lu Xueqi was stunned, stepped forward, bowed to Master Shuiyue, and said, "Master."
Master Shuiyue trembled, as if he realized that someone was coming behind him, he turned around, looked at Lu Xueqi, nodded, and said, "It's Xueqi!"
Lu Xueqi looked towards Master Shuiyue, and saw that her teacher's face was slightly pale, and she still had a sad face, but at this moment, most of them were lonely.
She was worried in her heart, and said: "Master, it's windy here, you have to take care of yourself."
Master Shuiyue smiled and said: "You have been standing here all day on weekdays, and I haven't seen anything wrong with you. Although my old bones are not younger than yours, I am not too weak."
Lu Xueqi was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Master, disciple doesn't mean that, I'm..."
Master Shuiyue waved his hands with a tired look, and a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said: "I know, you don't need to explain."
Lu Xueqi stood beside Master Shuiyue silently, but she didn't know what to say for a moment. And Master Shuiyue didn't seem to have the intention to speak, and both master and apprentice fell silent for a while.
After an unknown amount of time, Master Shuiyue looked into the distance and suddenly asked, "Do you think the scenery on the moon platform is beautiful?"
Lu Xueqi was stunned for a moment, she didn't know why Master Shuiyue asked him so suddenly, but she still replied honestly: "As the saying goes, the scenery is always on the dangerous peak, where the dangerous rocks are abrupt, and the lonely cliff hangs in the air. Looking from above, the sea of clouds is like waves. , with the green hills as companions, it is the place with the most beautiful scenery.”
Master Shuiyue nodded slightly, his eyes blurred slightly, and he said slowly: "Actually, many years ago, when your uncle Suru was still practicing on Xiaozhufeng, he was just like you. He loved the scenery here the most and often secretly Sneaked here to play."
Lu Xueqi was startled, and raised her eyes to look at Master Shuiyue.
Master Shuiyue sighed softly, and said: "Junior Sister Su and I grew up together since we were young, so I only voted under the seat of my mentor Master Zhenyu one year earlier than her. When we were young, we ate at the same table. , share the same bed, really love the same sisters. She is usually more lively than me, but she loves to sneak here alone. Even if she is wronged at any time, she will come to this moon-watching platform, sulking all by herself of."
When Master Shuiyue said this, the corner of his mouth twitched, as if he remembered some past events of the year, and he smiled, but before the smile came out, it was replaced by a deeper look of bewilderment and vicissitudes on his face.
"But... She hasn't been here since she got married."
Lu Xueqi silently listened to Master Shuiyue's words, and said in a low voice: "Master, you were not happy when Uncle Su married Uncle Tian from Dazhu Peak?"
Master Shuiyue was stunned for a moment, then shook his head slightly, sighed, and said: "Although Tian Buyi has a bad temper and a bit of a surly temper, she is definitely a good spouse. It is her good fortune that you Martial Uncle Su married him , she also has vision."
Lu Xueqi was quite surprised when she heard this, in the past, everyone knew that Master Shuiyue disliked Tian Buyi, but she didn't think so in her heart, and couldn't help asking: "Then what do you think?" In the past, I treated Uncle Tian like that..." She stopped talking in the middle of speaking.
Master Shuiyue smiled slightly, and said: "Is it still the one who raised eyebrows and spoke sarcasticly at him?"
Lu Xueqi blushed, and said, "I don't dare to think that way."
Master Shuiyue said indifferently: "I treat him like this on weekdays. It's not something to be taboo about. There's nothing to be jealous about. But although I can't get along with Tian Buyi, to be honest, he is still a good person. In our Qingyun In the door, there are not many people who can compare with him."
Speaking of this, Master Shuiyue seemed to have thought of something suddenly, frowned slightly, and said: "The eldest disciple under Tian Buyi's name is Song Daren, right?"
Lu Xueqi nodded, but she didn't know why Master Shuiyue suddenly asked Song Daren, and said, "Exactly, Senior Brother Song has now taken over the head of the Dazhu Peak lineage. Master, why did you suddenly think of it?" Brother Song?"
Master Shuiyue was silent for a while, and said: "Your Senior Sister Wen Min, does she flirt with this Song Daren?"
Lu Xueqi was taken aback, she didn't know what to say for a while, Wen Min and Song Daren had mutual affection, most people knew about it, and the sisters on Xiaozhufeng used to make fun of Wen Min about it However, Tian Buyi once went up to the mountain to ask for marriage for Song Daren, but Master Shuiyue flatly refused, which made Wen Min sad in private and depressed for several days. Now being asked by Master Shuiyue suddenly, Lu Xueqi's thoughts changed, but she didn't know whether to say it directly, or to hide it for Senior Sister Wenmin.
It's just that Master Shuiyue has such experience, just looking at Lu Xueqi's hesitation, most of them can see it, shook his head, and sighed deeply.
Lu Xueqi couldn't help feeling a little anxious, her relationship with Wenmin was excellent, although she herself was not in a good relationship, she hoped that this senior sister who had been taking care of her since childhood could have a good home, she hesitated a few times, but she still mustered up Courageously said: "Master, actually Senior Sister Wen..."
He didn't say a few words, but he only heard Master Shuiyue say calmly: "Forget it, forget it, find a day and marry Wenmin over there."
Lu Xueqi was stunned for a moment, she couldn't believe her ears, and the expression on her face showed it.
Master Shuiyue glanced at her, smiled, and said: "Why, do you disciples always think that I am a stubborn old man who refuses to fulfill the good deeds of my disciples?"
Lu Xueqi was extremely happy for Wenmin in her heart, she quickly smiled and said: "Master, look at what you said, how dare the disciples think like that! I'm here to thank you for Senior Sister Wenmin!"
Master Shuiyue looked at Lu Xueqi's rare sincere smile, the corners of his mouth moved, but he sighed softly again, turned around, stood with his hands behind his back, and stared silently at the sea of clouds in the distance.
Lu Xueqi was happy, but seeing Master Shuiyue's expression changed, she said cautiously: "Master, why did you suddenly think of this?"
Master Shuiyue was silent for a moment, but instead of answering, he asked: "Xueqi, you also followed me to the Big Bamboo Peak, what do you think of your Master Su's death?"
Lu Xueqi's expression became solemn, she pondered for a while, and said solemnly: "This disciple thinks that Master Su and Master Tian are deeply in love with each other, and they followed him away without any sign of pain."
"Yes!" Master Shuiyue sighed softly, dazed in a daze, and said after a while: "I didn't want you to be disturbed by love and delay your practice, but what will happen in the end after this lifetime of practice?"
Lu Xueqi didn't know what Master Shuiyue meant, so she didn't dare to speak up for a while, she just listened to Master Shuiyue slowly said: "The theory of longevity is still illusory, and I have been practicing hard for a lifetime, but it has been a waste of time for hundreds of years, you Master Su Uncle regards a hundred years of Taoism and life as nothing, but this determination is really much stronger than mine."
For some reason, Lu Xueqi felt sour in her heart, and called out: "Master..."
"I have practiced for a lifetime, and I have practiced for a lifetime. I have cultivated the Tao, but I have lost my humanity. Why bother?" Master Shuiyue sighed, and said lightly: "Actually, what is the Tao, what is the Tao, I have cultivated for a lifetime, until today , but it’s really a bit blurred.”
Lu Xueqi stood aside, not daring to speak, Master Shuiyue stood silently for a while, then shook his head suddenly, as if he didn't want to think about it, turned and walked down the mountain.
Lu Xueqi looked at her back and called out, "Master, where are you going?"
Master Shuiyue paused for a moment, and said: "I've made up my mind about Wenmin, you can go and talk to her! But..." Her voice paused, but she turned around again, with a bit of pity on her face. Looking at Lu Xueqi, she said, "It's you, Xueqi, have you ever thought about yourself?"
Lu Xueqi was startled, and said: "What?" Then she came to understand, her face turned pale, she slowly showed a helpless smile, and said in a low voice: "Master, my disciple's life is not good, so I dare not think about it."
Master Shuiyue stared at his unparalleled disciple, and saw that her white clothes were fluttering, and she looked like she was out of the world, but there was a lot of sadness accumulated on her face.
Master Shuiyue suddenly felt distressed for no reason, and called out: "Xueqi."
Lu Xueqi raised her head, looked at Master Shuiyue, and only heard Master Shuiyue say indifferently: "Xueqi, your love life is difficult, but you don't want to turn back, and the master can't say anything to you. It's just you and me as a teacher and a disciple. I also don't want to see you like this, if there is a turning point in the future, I will take care of the rules here in Qingyunmen, so you don't have to worry about it."
Lu Xueqi's body was shaken, and she couldn't help calling out: "Master..." But she didn't know what to say for a while.
Master Shuiyue smiled at her, but sighed again, turned around and left, and after a while, his figure disappeared under the rocky steps of the mountain, only in the mountain wind, she whispered faintly: "Ask the world, What is love... "
Lu Xueqi stood in the same place, her heart was in turmoil for a moment, she was distressed several times, and her heart was twisted, but she still couldn't think of any results. Only when she was in a daze, she suddenly thought in a daze: Not long ago, in that Heyang In the abandoned Yizhuang outside the city, Tian Buyi seemed to have said similar words to her.
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Hu Qishan, Ghost King Zong.
A pretty figure appeared in the tunnel at the side of the mountain where the Ghost King Zong's main hall is located. Different from all the gray and dull things around, when this figure moved, it seemed to be shining with dazzling light, which brought a sense of oppression to the oppressive atmosphere here. A touch of color.
Disciples of the Ghost King Sect passed by from time to time in the passage, and there was almost no one who was not attracted by her, but as the woman swept her eyes, they all walked away quickly one by one, as if they didn't dare to have more with her. s contact. Even in this ghost king clan, it seems that she is a special existence.
And she is really special, with picturesque eyebrows and infinite coquettishness. Although she is a little less charming than Xiaobai, the nine-tailed celestial fox, she seems to be a little more gentle, but even so, given that she was once a woman of Hehuan With the identity of Mr. Pai Miao, Jin Ping'er is still standing in the boundary of the Ghost King Sect, which still looks a little dazzling.
However, Jin Ping'er obviously doesn't care about the gazes of the people around her. For her, it seems that she is used to being watched by everyone. At the end of the catastrophe of beasts and monsters, she managed to escape from the ancient cave of Zhenmo in the 100,000 mountains in the southern border. , Back to Middle Earth, no one knew about the twists and turns, and she didn't talk about it to anyone.
At this moment, she has only one direction, and the ghost king wants to summon her.
After passing another intersection, the corridor in front of him was divided into two, left and right, Jin Ping'er stopped, and glanced at the passage on the left, a flash of light seemed to flash in his eyes, then disappeared, and he walked towards the passage on the right .
The damage caused by the sudden and weird earthquake not long ago can still be seen everywhere. The main reason is that there are many cracks, large or small, that can be seen from time to time on the rock wall of the mountain. Among them, there was still a slight bloody smell wafting, which could not go away.
Naturally, Jin Ping'er could feel this faint smell of blood, but although she was surprised in her heart, she didn't show it on her face. Her status in the Ghost King's sect is not as high as that of the Acacia School in the past, so naturally she won't meddle in other people's business. It's just that she was still secretly surprised by this. Based on her knowledge and experience, she could naturally feel that the bloody aura was very strange.
During these thoughts, she had already walked along the passage to the outside of the room where the ghost king was.
She stopped in her tracks, and was about to call for someone to announce, when suddenly the stone door in front of her opened rumblingly, and the ghost king laughed from inside the house, saying: "Is it Pinger, come in quickly!"
Jin Ping'er was taken aback secretly, but there was a smile on his face, he smiled and said: "Yes." Then he walked in.
I saw that the stone room was spacious and bright, and although the furnishings were not luxurious, it was dignified. The King of Ghosts was sitting behind a table, with a large sheet of white paper in front of him and the Four Treasures of the Study beside him. He seemed to be practicing calligraphy.
Jin Ping'er glanced at the ghost king, and said with a sweet smile: "The suzerain is in a good mood today, why did you think of writing?"
The ghost king raised his head to look at Jin Ping'er, and smiled slightly, Jin Ping'er's smile froze suddenly, and he felt that the ghost king's gaze was stabbing like two sharp blades, and when he looked at him, there was a tingling sensation in his eyes.
Fortunately, the ghost king quickly turned his eyes back, still looking at the white paper under his hands, and beckoning at the same time: "Come and see, how do I write this word?"
Jin Ping'er was secretly surprised, she had never felt this way when she was with the ghost king in the past, why in just a short period of time, the ghost king's Taoism skills seem to have improved like a thousand miles a day
But after all, she is not that kind of superficial person, thinking secretly in her heart, but with a smile on her face, she walked over, brought a burst of fragrance, and said with a smile: "I am an ordinary person who knows nothing about writing, the suzerain wants me to come Look, it's really difficult for me!"
The Ghost King smiled and didn't answer, moved away, Jin Ping'er stood by the table, looked at the white paper on the table, and saw that there was only one large character written on the big white paper that caught his eyes—
kill!
Every stroke of this character is like a silver hook painted on iron, with extremely heavy force, it seems to come out through the paper, with a murderous intent, it does not have the correct atmosphere of regular script, and it is not like cursive script, which is light and heavy, with free mood, it is all murderous. The meaning of cutting, rolling in.
Jin Ping'er's heart was shocked, and then somehow she felt a cold gaze around her, but the ghost king's kind laughter came from beside her ear, and said: "Ping'er, what do you think of this word?"
Jin Ping'er was full of smiles, like a spring breeze blowing by, the room was full of spring, she smiled and said: "Sovereign Master is so beautifully written, even if I have practiced for ten years, I still can't write such a character."
The Ghost King looked at Jin Ping'er lightly. Under his gaze, Jin Ping'er felt a faint chill seep out of her heart, but the smile on her face remained undiminished, until she herself felt that the muscles on her face were a little weaker due to the smile. When he was sore, the ghost king suddenly looked away.
Only then did Jin Ping'er secretly heave a sigh of relief, but at the same time she was secretly horrified. Coming back this time, the Ghost King's demeanor was completely different from the past. His murderous aura was like a huge tide, forcing him to come over, and looking at the Ghost King's appearance, he didn't seem to have the slightest intention to hide it.
This is very different from his usual style. Could it be that something happened these days
Jin Ping'er was thinking about it secretly, the ghost king over there had already said: "Master Daoist, why don't you come and take a look, how about this word written by the old man?"
Jin Ping'er's heart was shocked again, she turned around in astonishment, it turned out that there was actually a person standing in the corner of the stone room, dressed in a Taoist robe, with a dignified face. Thoughts in Jin Ping'er's mind turned sharply, and she was even more suspicious. After she entered the stone room, although she was momentarily shocked by the ghost king's strange murderous aura and was taken away by him, this person restrained his whole body and stood aside without noticing it. Come is not to be underestimated.
The Taoist walked up slowly in response to the sound, looked at the words on the white paper on the table for a while, and after a long while, said: "Good words!"
The chill in Ghost King's eyes was still there, but he still smiled and said, "What's so good about it?"
The Taoist said: "The good thing about this character is that the strokes and the meaning of the character complement each other. The character has a killing intent, and it comes out through the character. It's rare, rare!"
The ghost king stared at the Taoist, the Taoist's expression remained unchanged, he stepped back slowly, and stood three feet away from Jin Ping'er.
The Ghost King's expression relaxed, he suddenly burst out laughing, and said: "Well said, well said, what the Taoist priest said won my heart."
The Taoist bowed his head slightly, thanking him.
Jin Ping'er couldn't help but glanced at the Taoist, only to hear the Ghost King say: "Ping'er, let me introduce you, this is the priest of our sect, Taoist Master Cangsong."
Jin Ping'er raised her eyebrows, a sharp look flashed in her eyes, then she looked at Cang Song with a smile, and said with a smile: "I have admired you for a long time, I have admired you for a long time..."
Taoist Cangsong nodded to Jin Ping'er, at this time the Ghost King said again: "Ping'er, I called you back this time because our holy religion will have a major event that is rarely seen in a thousand years, and we need your help."
Jin Ping'er smiled and said: "The suzerain just does what he tells you, Ping'er will definitely go all out."
The ghost king smiled and said: "I have roughly explained the specific matters to Taoist Master Cangsong, and you will know when you ask him later. Although this matter is not urgent, it still needs to be done quickly. You should go down and discuss it carefully! "
Jin Ping'er nodded, saluted the Ghost King at the same time as Taoist Cangsong, and retreated.
The stone gate was slowly closed, and the two walked side by side in the passage, without speaking for a while, only when they passed the three-way intersection just now, Jin Ping'er couldn't help but glanced at the road on the left again.
At this moment, Cangsong Taoist's voice suddenly came from next to his ears: "Deputy Sect Master Gui Li has been away from Huqi Mountain for many days, and he still hasn't come back."
Jin Ping'er frowned, and her eyes turned cold, she turned her head to look at Taoist Cangsong, but Taoist Cangsong ignored him, and after saying this, he walked forward on his own.
After a while, Jin Ping'er slowly showed a somewhat mysterious smile, sneered, and followed him.