Bamboo shadows whirled, and bits of sun shone down, falling on the open space in the bamboo forest.
Looking at the bamboo forest in the distance, Zhang Xiaofan said in a low voice: "Actually, sometimes I feel stupid. Senior sister, she obviously likes senior brother Qihao, but I still...but at that time, I saw her standing on the side of Kui Niu. In front of him, I didn't know what to think in my head, so I rushed forward."
Baguio leaned against him, and suddenly said: "If I was in danger, would you come to save me like this?"
Zhang Xiaofan smiled awkwardly, scratched his head, and said after a while: "I, I don't know," but after a pause, he thought about it carefully, and said: "It should be!"
Baguio smiled, gave him an angry look, withdrew his gaze, looked into the distance, and said quietly: "If you are in danger, even if I trade my life for you, I will be willing!"
Zhang Xiaofan was taken aback, turned his head to look at her, saw that Bi Yao looked calm, but she didn't seem to be joking, na na said: "What did you say?"
Bi Yao smiled, suddenly remembered something, said to Zhang Xiaofan: "Xiao Fan, come with me!"
Zhang Xiaofan frowned, said: "Where are you going?"
Baguio said: "Whatever, the world is so big, we can go wherever we want. If you don't want to join our holy sect and become an enemy of the teacher's sect, then we won't enter, and we will travel all over the world together, otherwise if you stay in Qingyun sect , with those old-fashioned tempers, I'm afraid you're in danger."
Zhang Xiaofan fell silent, Baguio looked at him worriedly, waiting.
Finally, Zhang Xiaofan looked over at her, just as Bi Yao was about to say something, Zhang Xiaofan shook his head slowly.
"No, I won't leave Qingyun, Baguio."
Baguio's face suddenly darkened, and he said, "Are you going to wait here to die?"
Zhang Xiaofan was silent for a moment, said: "Baiyao, you don't know, Qingyun is my home, I was brought up by master and wife, I can't turn my back on them."
Baguio said angrily: "That master of yours punishes you and scolds you all day long, yet you still say they are good?"
Zhang Xiaofan stood up, smiled lightly, and said: "Baguio, maybe I may be a little stupid in the eyes of others, but I can still see these things. Although my master is always strict, he is really kind to me, I I know, he treats me sincerely." He said in a low voice: "These things now are actually all my fault, I lied to him, so I should be punished, but I must not betray the teacher. Door."
Baguio was stunned for a while, then sighed suddenly, and said, "How can you be stupid? You are so smart! No wonder my father always told me that you look dull, but you are actually very beautiful!"
Zhang Xiaofan froze, blushed, said: "He, your father said that about me?"
Baguio smiled but didn't answer, walked to his side, said: "I know your temper, and I can't force you to go, but now you are carrying our sacred treasures, and you have something to do with Tianyin Temple, it's really very important. Dangerous. Have you figured out what to do?"
Zhang Xiaofan gave a wry smile, and said: "Let's resign ourselves to fate!"
Baguio stared at him, and said softly, "Don't worry about it!"
Zhang Xiaofan smiled, looked up at the sky, said: "You've been here for a long time, you better go back quickly! To avoid any accidents. If we, we are destined... goodbye!"
Bi Yao's body trembled, Zhang Xiaofan felt a bit bitter in his heart, he was really not sure about the outcome of his trip to Tongtian Peak tomorrow.
At that moment, he turned around and walked slowly to the outside of the bamboo forest.
Just after he walked several feet away, he suddenly heard Baguio's voice from behind: "Xiaofan, I want to ask you something."
Zhang Xiaofan turned around, surprised: "What?"
Baguio seemed to hesitate, but finally said: "In the woods outside Xiaochi Town, you once saw an ancient well on a full moon night. I want to know, what did you see in the ancient well?"
Zhang Xiaofan was stunned, wondering: "Why do you want to know this too?"
Baguio felt a little nervous unconsciously, and said angrily, "What are you talking about!"
Zhang Xiaofan frowned and said, "What's so strange about that ancient well that you are all so interested in?"
Baguio smiled but did not answer.
Zhang Xiaofan opened his mouth to speak, but thought of something, his face turned red again, unexpectedly he didn't say anything, he said after a while: "I, I will definitely tell you when we meet next time."
Bi Yao was stunned for a moment, then smiled, after all, listening to what Zhang Xiaofan meant, he didn't mean to be willing to be manipulated by his master, so he smiled and said: "Okay! You have to remember!"
Zhang Xiaofan chuckled, having a heart-to-heart meeting with Baguio, his mood immediately improved a lot, and his whole body became much more relaxed, he stretched out his hand and waved to Biguio, turned around and walked out of the bamboo forest.
Not far away, the monkey Xiaohui jumped off from the top of some big bamboo, landed on Zhang Xiaofan's shoulder, and looked back at Biguio.
In the depths of the bamboo grove, Bi Yao stared blankly at the figure that was gradually going away, without moving.
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The next day, early in the morning.
When the humid air in the mountains was still wafting on Dazhufeng, everyone on Dazhufeng had already woken up.
Tian Buyi put his bundles together, walked slowly with Suru to the open space in front of the Shoujing Hall, saw that everyone was already waiting here, Zhang Xiaofan was standing at the end of the crowd.
Tian Buyi said indifferently: "Daren, you take Lao Qi with you, the others don't have to go."
Song Daren nodded in response, everyone else showed disappointment, but Tian Linger stood up and said to Tian Buyi: "Father, I'm going too."
Tian Buyi frowned and said, "What are you going to do, make trouble!"
Tian Linger clenched her teeth, looked at Suru with pleading eyes, and called out: "Mother."
Suru sighed, and said to Tian Buyi: "Forget it, let her go!"
Tian Buyi frowned, finally nodded reluctantly, then stopped looking at her, looked at Zhang Xiaofan in the distance, and said, "Let's go!"
Saying that, he flicked his sleeve robe, took up the fairy sword, and flew away first, Suru immediately followed.
On the ground, all the disciples gathered around, He Dazhi coughed, and said to Zhang Xiaofan: "Well, junior brother, you, be careful."
For the first time in these days, Zhang Xiaofan saw the caring expressions on the faces of all the senior brothers, he was moved in his heart, and said in a low voice: "Yes."
Song Daren sighed and said: "Junior brother, let's go!"
Zhang Xiaofan responded, walked up to Song Daren, couldn't help but look at Tian Linger who was standing next to him, but saw that she was also looking at him, her eyes were full of concern, but in the end she still didn't say anything explain.
With two sounds, Zhang Xiaofan once again stood behind Song Daren, soaring into the sky, straight up to the blue sky.
Looking at the bluer and bluer colors in the sky, it seems that everything is like the beginning of the Qimai Martial Arts Competition, but it is not as exciting as it was at the beginning.
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Tongtian Peak, soaring into the clouds, stands majestically, still so ethereal, still so untainted by the vulgarity of the world, it seems to welcome their arrival with open arms.
Song Daren took Zhang Xiaofan and landed on the sea of clouds together with Tian Linger, on the distant mountain top of the Yuqing Palace, there was still the sound of distant bells wafting.
Tian Buyi and Suru couldn't see anyone at this moment, most likely they had already gone to Yuqing Palace, but above the sea of clouds, there were many disciples from Nagato and other branches, when they saw Song Daren and others coming , there was a sudden commotion, many eyes turned to Zhang Xiaofan standing behind.
Countless whispers floated above the sea of clouds, like those floating clouds.
Both Song Daren and Tian Linger had tense faces, pretending to ignore the gazes of the people around them. After a while, a person walked out from the crowd and walked towards the three of them.
Zhang Xiaofan looked at him, recognized this person, he was Chang Jian, the head disciple whom he met when he was in Tongtian Peak last time, and also the person who had fought against Song Daren in the Qimai Martial Arts Competition.
Song Daren knew this person himself, seeing him coming, he cupped his hands and said, "Senior Brother Chang, are you here all right?"
Chang Jian hastily returned the gift, but out of the corner of his eye, he still glanced at Zhang Xiaofan, and then said: "Senior brother Song, just now Mr. Tian Buyi and Uncle Tian have already arrived here first, and specifically asked my little brother, once you arrive here, let me guide you Then go directly to Yuqing Hall."
Song Daren nodded, and said, "Then I will trouble Senior Brother Chang."
Chang Jian smiled faintly, turned sideways and said, "Those guys, please come with me!"
Saying that he went first, Song Daren, Tian Linger and Zhang Xiaofan followed behind him, passed through the sea of clouds, passed through the eyes of countless Qingyun disciples, came to the edge of Hongqiao, and walked up.
At this time, the first ray of sunlight in the morning finally hit the world, sprinkled softly on the Tongtian Peak, and the clear water waves on both sides of the Hongqiao, and in the rippling ripples, a beautiful rainbow emerged.
Zhang Xiaofan took a deep breath, looked into the distance, the boundless world was like an inconceivably huge picture, and he himself was just a small embellishment in it after all.
They walked like this, walked across the Hongqiao, came to the edge of the clear water pool, and also saw the wide steps leading directly to the Yuqing Hall, but they didn't see the water unicorn, the spirit beast on the town of Qingyunmen, probably still in the clear water. Let's go to the pool!
"Clang!..."
In the Yuqing Hall on the top of the mountain, there was another crisp sound of bells and tripods.
Chang Jian smiled at them and said, "We're almost there, let's go!"
Song Daren responded, but couldn't help but glanced at Zhang Xiaofan, but saw the junior brother staring blankly at the top of the mountain, expressionless.
This place is much quieter than the sea of clouds, and there are almost no disciples of Qingyun along the way. Several cleaning young Xiaodao saw Chang Jian and raised their palms in greeting.
One step, one step.
Zhang Xiaofan walked up slowly, he walked higher and higher, but for some reason, he felt his heart was getting heavier and heavier. The closer he got to the ethereal place in front of him, the faster his heart beat.
An unknown and inexplicable tension enveloped him. And what is waiting for him
From the Yuqing Hall of Tongtian Peak, there was another distant bell ringing, floating among the mountain peaks...
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At the foot of Qingyun Mountain, in a remote place, four people, three men and one woman, stood side by side, quietly looking at Qingyun Mountain.
After a while, the oldest Poison God suddenly smiled and said, "I never thought I would come back here in my lifetime."
The ghost king standing beside him smiled faintly, and said: "With seniors, you are in charge of the overall situation, so you can come back here. After a while, it's not surprising that we will reach the top of Tongtian Peak."
The Poison God immediately shook his head and said with a smile: "Brother Ghost King, haven't we already discussed it? This time, Taoist Brother Yuyangzi from Changshengtang will preside over the overall situation. We are all pawns."
As he spoke, he turned his head and said to the man on the other side, "That's right! Brother Yuyangzi, hehe."
One of the four major sects of the Devil's Sect, Yuyangzi, the sect master of the Changsheng Hall, has eyebrows drawn into his temples and is extremely handsome. He looks like a man in his early thirties, but he has actually been a member of the Devil's Sect who has practiced for hundreds of years.
Among the Demon Cult, the Hall of Eternal Life is a very special faction, because this faction has always been responsible for guarding the most important holy place of the Demon Cult—the Holy Temple in the wilderness, and the purpose of this branch is just like its name. Generally, it is only for the pursuit of longevity. It's just that they are among the four major sects of the Demon Sect, and when they do things, they use unscrupulous means, which is completely opposite to the way of seeking longevity in the righteous way, which will be discussed later.
This time the Demon Cult came to Qingyun Mountain secretly, Yuyangzi arrived here, after several secret discussions, he was elected by everyone as the person in charge of this important event of the Demon Cult, he was inevitably a little proud in his heart, and smiled immediately: "The Qingyun Sect has been here for a hundred years. They have come to oppress our holy religion everywhere, and we must seek justice from them today."
The Ghost King smiled and said, "That's a good point."
After finishing speaking, he turned his head and smiled at the woman who had been standing next to her, the only female sect master among the four sects, Fairy Sanmiao of Hehuan Sect, and said: "Wait a while, I also want to see your magical way, fairy!" law."
Fairy San Miao was born in one of the most notorious Hehuan sects in the Demon Cult. Her appearance is extremely beautiful, but she doesn't look lewd in the slightest. Her complexion is pale and she doesn't apply makeup. On the contrary, she has a kind of frosty beauty , but somewhat similar to Lu Xueqi from Xiaozhu Peak on Qingyun Mountain.
Hearing the ghost king's words, Fairy Sanmiao smiled lightly and said: "The three Taoist brothers are all big men who have seen the world, far better than a little girl like me, but we all swore a heavy oath in front of the Holy Mother's throne. We must work together, Yixue was ashamed of being humiliated by the temple back then, and I hope the three Taoist brothers will put aside the past together, and don't live up to the foreword."
The three ghost kings looked at each other and said, "Fairy, don't worry, we have no two hearts."
Fairy San Miao smiled slightly, then turned to face the ghost king, and said, "Brother ghost king, I have been here for several days, why don't you see my niece?"
The ghost king was stunned, and said: "You said that girl in Baguio, she is a playful child, and she doesn't know where she went. I don't know what the fairy wants her to do?"
Fairy Sanmiao said indifferently: "It's nothing wrong, but I heard recently that Lingqianjin got a treasure, which is the acacia bell passed down by Mrs. Jinling. Is there such a thing?"
Both Poison God and Yuyangzi were slightly moved. Obviously, the name of Mrs. Jinling had to be treated with caution even for a master of magic like them.
The ghost king's face changed, and there was a faint glint in his eyes, and he said, "I don't know where the fairy got this news from?"
Fairy Sanmiao stretched out her jade-like hand, combed her hair lightly, and said expressionlessly: "Of course I heard it. Brother Ghost King, Mrs. Jinling is eight hundred years ago. The ancestor of the Pai, the Hehuan Bell left behind by her has always been the treasure of our Hehuan Sect, you must know this, right?"
The Ghost King stopped talking, but he stood with his hands behind his back, with a calm demeanor, without the slightest sign of retreating. Just now there was a harmonious atmosphere, but in a blink of an eye there was a bit of tension.
Yuyangzi coughed, and glanced at Poison God, unexpectedly Poison God turned his head and looked at Qingyun Mountain in the distance, apparently not wanting to meddle in other's business. Yu Yangzi cursed secretly in his heart, if it was the past, he would have wished that the two rivals would fight to the death first, but since he is the person in charge this time, he had no choice but to take a step forward. He said: "You two, why do you get angry when you talk? You two are also masters of the Tao, and now that a major event is at hand, why don't you suppress this matter first, and wait for this matter to settle, how about you two? "
Fairy San Miao glanced at him, nodded slightly, and looked away; the ghost king was expressionless, but he sneered in his heart: This Yu Yangzi is really not a good person. After the big event, the intention to provoke the two factions to fight each other.
But the acacia bell is really a treasure of no small importance. It has always been called the four wonders of the Demon Sect along with the "Fulong Cauldron" of the Ghost King Sect, the "Blood-devouring Orb" of the Blood Refining Hall, and the "Wan Poison Returning Bag" of the Wan Du Sect. Bao, what's more, it has been rumored in the Devil's Cult that many of the strange magics in the Acacia School must use the Acacia Bell as a medium to exert the greatest miraculous effect.
No matter how stupid the Ghost King is, he would not willingly hand over such a treasure, and after Baguio obtained this rare treasure from the Blood Drop Cave under the Abyss of Necromancers, he specifically told him not to say anything, but he didn't know whether these three wonderful fairies were magical or not. Xiao, actually also inquired about this matter.
At this moment, the ghost king thought about the people around him, but he showed a slight smile on his face, and said: "Brother Yuyangzi said very well, we might as well talk about it after this matter is over here. .”
Seeing that these two people who had always been rebellious in the past actually listened to his words this time, Yuyangzi couldn't help feeling proud again.
At this time, the Poison God suddenly said: "Ah! The sun has come out."
Everyone heard the words and looked towards Qingyun Mountain together, and sure enough, they saw a red sun shining brightly, slowly rising from the top of Qingyun Mountain in the distance, spreading the sun to the world.
The warm sunshine also shone on these four people, and behind them, long shadows were drawn.
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After walking the last step, Zhang Xiaofan finally came to the outside of Yuqing Palace again. This tall and solemn palace stood in front of him, majestic, and people standing in front of it seemed like ants.
Chang Jian said: "Let's go in!"
Song Daren and Tian Linger both nodded in agreement, Zhang Xiaofan was just about to go when he suddenly shook his body, looked to the side, and saw a person sitting on the ground leaning on the railing at the other corner of the steps, with his clothes still on his body It was clean, but because he sat on the ground casually, there was some dust on his hem, his eyes looked at Zhang Xiaofan blankly, and he muttered something in a low voice
He is the second uncle Wang who has been crazy for many years.
Zhang Xiaofan felt sore, and was about to walk over, but was stopped by Song Daren, and said in a low voice: "Little brother, let's go in first! Don't keep the teachers waiting too long. As for Second Uncle Wang, I will wait for you... I will come visit after you come out He's not too late."
Zhang Xiaofan stopped in his tracks, feeling sad for a while, but after all he knew that what Song Daren said was the truth, and he was a victim at the moment, so he nodded and forced a smile at Song Daren. Chang Jian, who was standing on the side, saw it, and said in a low voice: "You two, if there is nothing else, let's go in and see the teachers and seniors!"
Song Daren promised, and walked forward with Zhang Xiaofan, but Tian Linger frowned, and said: "Senior, senior? Brother Chang, is there any senior from another faction here?"
Chang Jian hesitated for a moment, and said: "Yes, several divine monks came from Tianyin Temple, besides, there are seniors from Fenxianggu, they all came to ask us about Zhang... Junior Brother Zhang's situation."
Tian Linger turned pale, her face turned pale, Song Daren also frowned.
Zhang Xiaofan walked forward silently, said: "Senior Brother Chang, let's go in!"
Chang Jian looked at him, nodded and said, "Okay, follow me."
As he said, he walked in first, Zhang Xiaofan took a deep breath, followed with his own heavy steps, behind him, Song Daren and Tian Linger looked at each other, they both saw the anxiety and worry in each other's eyes, But there was also helplessness, so he had no choice but to follow.
Just when they entered Yuqing Palace, Second Uncle Wang, who had been sitting in the corner all the time, looked at Zhang Xiaofan's figure. Seeing Zhang Xiaofan disappear in Yuqing Palace, for some reason, he staggered and stood up , scratched his head in confusion like a child, and actually walked towards the Yuqing Palace.
Over the years, Second Uncle Wang has been taken care of by Qingyun Sect, and his madness has never been cured. He wanders on Tongtian Peak all day long, and even this sacred Yuqing Palace in the eyes of ordinary Qingyun disciples, he often goes in, but never He never made a big mess, and no one paid attention to him after a long time.
At this time, he actually walked in smoothly and disappeared into the Yuqing Palace.