When the wee hours of the morning approached, the day's rain finally turned into heavy rain, rolling thunder roared wantonly in the sky, the wind rose in Huating, and the heavy rain became heavier and heavier, and finally it became a rainstorm that was extremely rare in Huating.

The torrential rain engulfed the entire city, and in the dim lights, the frenzied rain seemed to be the only sound in the whole city.

In the pouring rain, a Xuan Xuanzi with white hair was wearing a light blue robe, holding floating dust in one hand and an umbrella in the other, walking quietly on the road leading to the top of Dongshan Mountain.

Dongshan is known as the back garden of the entire Huating, many mansions, many scenic spots, so the road is extremely smooth, but on a rainy day, it is late at night, the smooth mountain road is still slippery, Xuan Xuanzi walks very slowly, but the footsteps are extremely firm.

Wind and rain.

Wearing a blue robe and a black umbrella, walking alone in the deep night that has become a little trance due to the heavy rain, his figure is like a black spot that is not noticeable at all.

There are many mansions in Winter Mountain.

But the direction of Xuan Xuanzi's progress was not to any mansion, but to go straight to the top of the mountain.

The mountain road became darker and darker in the rainstorm.

The top of the mountain appears distant and cold.

Xuan Xuanzi did not move forward in a hurry, he did not walk fast, but the pace was the same, and he never slowed down.

The top of the mountain lit up with a faint and hazy light in the torrential rain.

The light cluster illuminates a small area of ancient and solemn architecture.

Xuan Xuanzi's always calm and rock-like face looked a little strange in the night.

He knew what the building was illuminated by the light.

The centuries-old building is a sacred place on the southeast coast for some people of faith.

Xuan Xuanzi also has faith.

But he believed in Sanqing, and the top of the mountain...

It's a church.

The most famous Zhongshan Cathedral on the top of Dongshan Mountain.

The place illuminated by that light is the destination of Xuan Xuanzi's trip.

Xuan Xuanzi got closer and closer.

The light swayed in the wind and rain, illuminating the bell tower of the church under the heavy rain.

Xuan Xuanzi stood calmly in front of the church.

European-style churches, Taoist priests with fairy winds, black umbrellas under the rain, and light on the bell tower.

The pouring rain fell, the wind blew, and in the night, the scene looked strange but harmonious.

Xuan Xuanzi took a deep breath, pushed open the hidden door, and walked in.

The black umbrella was casually placed at the door by him, and the water soaked the ground that had not been beaten by the rain.

There is very little space inside the church bell tower.

The cross is placed in the very center of the bell tower.

The clock tower is lit up to illuminate everything inside.

Xuan Xuanzi entered the church and entered the bell tower.

The white dust hung in his hands, and his robes were neat.

He stood in the bell tower, and the atmosphere became more and more eerie.

But what's even more strange is that there is no Taoist priest in this Catholic church, and in front of the cross, there is even a monk wearing monk's robes standing ridiculously.

bald head, Buddha beads, monk robes, all this is even more conspicuous than Xuan Xuanzi's dress.

The two looked at each other across the cross, and the scene was nondescript to the extreme.

"After three years, the demeanor of the king is the same as in the past, which is gratifying. ”

The monk looked at Xuan Xuanzi, his smile was full of meaning, and he didn't seem to have the tranquility and peace of a monk.

Xuan Xuanzi raised his eyebrows suddenly.

King.

This is the other party's name for him, not the Taoist chief, and even in terms of seniority, he is the same generation as the other party's master, and now in this case, although Buddhism and Taoism are different, but the other party can afford to call his uncle Xuanxuanzi.

But the other party called him the king of heaven.

He is indeed the Heavenly King now, the thirteenth Heavenly King of the Reincarnation Palace that few people know.

"I am the same generation as your master. ”

Xuan Xuanzi narrowed his eyes, and his voice was indifferent.

"Master is gone, you are naturally no longer an elder, I call you the king, is it wrong?"

The monk's eyes were sharp, with a clearly visible aggressiveness.

"That's right. ”

Xuan Xuanzi was silent for a while before he calmly said, "Are you true or true?"

He knew that Master Wuwei had two apprentices, and he had even met them more than once, but he had never seriously memorized the names of these two apprentices before.

"The poor monk is true. ”

The monk folded his hands and bowed.

"You're here tonight to get revenge?"

Xuan Xuanzi's eyes were a little strange, with self-deprecation: "Three years ago, I personally pierced the floating dust into the heart of Wuwei, did you come to think about this cause and effect?"

"The King of Heaven has misunderstood. ”

Ruzhen insisted on addressing Xuan Xuanzi, smiling, and impeccable.

Xuan Xuanzi smiled and looked at the rain outside the window through the window of the bell tower.

The rainy winter mountains are full of life.

He squinted and said softly, "How do you know my contact information?"

"I can contact the military advisor. ”

Ruzhen said lightly: "You are now the king of reincarnation, I can contact the military advisor, so I can naturally find you." ”

Xuan Xuanzi sighed and said casually: "Who is the military advisor?"

As expected, it is also reasonable to be silent.

Xuan Xuanzi's tone was indifferent: "If you don't believe me, why bother looking for me?"

"The King of Heaven owes me a line of cause and effect in Qingyun Temple. ”

The tone of truthfulness also became cold.

Three years ago, Xuan Xuanzi went to Qingyun Temple to visit Master Wuwei, and directly stabbed the floating dust in his hand into Master Wuwei's heart.

Master Wuwei's death was to fulfill Li Tianlan.

But Xuan Xuanzi's original actions can be regarded as the cause of a series of events.

"After all, don't you want revenge?"

Xuan Xuanzi smiled a little sarcastically.

"If you wanted revenge, you wouldn't be alive now. ”

Ruzhen said unceremoniously: "I am looking for the Heavenly King today, just to ask the Heavenly King to return me a period of cause and effect to Qingyun Temple." ”

"Something to say. ”

Xuan Xuanzi said expressionlessly.

Ruzhen hesitated, and said calmly: "Labor the Heavenly King to renew the life of one person." ”

"Who?"

Xuan Xuanzi asked.

Qin Weibai. My little sister, your current boss. ”

Tell the truth.

"She's going to die?"

Xuan Xuanzi suddenly raised his voice, the reason why he joined the Reincarnation Palace was because Qin Weibai promised him that he would return his daughter's freedom when he destroyed Kunlun City one day, but now Qin Weibai would die?

Xuan Xuanzi was suddenly a little angry, and he didn't know what he was angry about.

"If the King of Heaven is willing to intervene, he will not die. ”

Ruzhen said quietly.

Xuan Xuanzi laughed angrily, he snorted heavily, and said in a gloomy tone: "I can't even see her destiny, how to make a move?"

Ruzhen was silent.

Facing Xuan Xuanzi's cold gaze, he slowly took out a Buddha bead.

"This bead is called Substitute Death. ”

Ruzhen said calmly: "With it, the Heavenly King can make a move." ”

Substitute death!

When she was in Lin'an, Ruzhen also handed Qin Weibai a Buddha bead and told her that it was called Substitute Death.

But there is no doubt that this one is the real substitute for death.

And the one he gave to Qin Weibai was called Chenyuan.

If it is true, he doesn't even need to speculate on anything, he can be completely sure that the dust at this time is already on Li Tianlan.

Qin Weibai thought that it was an opportunity to die in lieu of death, with her cherishing and attaching importance to Li Tianlan, how could she be willing to use such a precious opportunity herself?

Only when the dust is on Li Tianlan can Qin Weibai's dust edge be guaranteed to be immortal, so that it is possible to use a real death bead to renew Qin Weibai's life.

"Substitute death..."

Xuan Xuanzi muttered to himself, his eyes condensed: "Could it be the relic of that senior?"

"It is the relic of the ancestor. ”

Ruzhen nodded and handed the Buddha beads to Xuan Xuanzi.

"I didn't think there was such a thing. ”

Xuan Xuanzi sighed a little incredulously, and then said with some doubts: "If there is this thing, Wuwei would not have died at all, why..."

"Master said three years ago that he can not die, but he cannot not die. ”

Ruzhen's eyes finally showed a trace of sadness, Master Wuwei may be the only person who knows Qin Weibai's origin, and it is precisely because of this that he sees the way forward, he left a substitute death before leaving, leaving the edge of the dust, and quietly, it seems that everything for today has been arranged.

He can not die because of the death bead.

And can't not die, in addition to fulfilling Li Tianlan, it is more to leave Qin Weibai with the last trace of life.

"Another fool who took the initiative to die. ”

Xuan Xuanzi thought of Master Wuwei and muttered to himself.

Ruzhen didn't speak.

"Is it worth it?"

Xuan Xuanzi asked, "Is it worth it for an adopted daughter who is not her own daughter?"

Ruzhen's face was silent.

"What is Qin Weibai's origin?"

Xuan Xuanzi looked at Ruzhen: "Wuwei erased all traces for her, as for her life experience, it is also well hidden, the Beihai Wang clan has checked, Kunlun City has checked, Zhongzhou has checked, but nothing has been found, do you know?"

"It's from a small mountain village in the southwest. ”

Xuan Xuanzi said flatly: "When the master met the little junior sister back then, I was also there. That year, the southwest snowed heavily, and the little sister fell in the snow, six or seven years old, covered in blood, internal and external injuries were fatal, but her consciousness was very clear, and when we found her, she also found us. ”

He paused in his tone and said strangely, "It's... Just look at it. You can't imagine the extent of her injuries at that time, all her internal organs were severely damaged, and her whole body seemed to have been crushed by life, and her muscles were torn apart, and those who wanted to kill her were like torturing her with the most cruel means, and then throwing her in the snow and freezing her to death. But in that kind of injury, in that situation, she didn't have the slightest fear or pain, and when we found her, she just looked at us, very calmly, and could even say that she was looking at us. ”

He shook his head a little incredulously: "Later, the master brought the little junior sister back and took care of her for more than a year before she slowly got better. ”

"So, you still tell me that she is from a small mountain village in the southwest?"

Xuan Xuanzi asked.

"We are indeed the little junior sister that we picked up in a mountainous area in the southwest, I don't know her background, only the master and the little junior sister themselves know. ”

Ruzhen shook his head: "But it doesn't matter, you don't need to know this for her life." ”

"For her life..."

Xuan Xuanzi's tone was complicated: "What if I don't agree?"

Ruzhen didn't answer this question, but said quietly: "This place is very important in the intelligence of the Reincarnation Palace, it is said that there are several private priests who are the secret chess of Kunlun City? ”

Ruzhen looked at Xuan Xuanzi, who was a little discolored, and said slowly: "I asked you to meet, you asked me to wait for you here, I'm afraid you don't just want to see me, right?" I heard that Gu Xingyun brought his daughter to Huating with Gu Qianchuan?"

Xuan Xuanzi's face was completely gloomy.

"I'm not going to do anything. If you don't agree, I won't leave, and it will be you who will not end well, and it has nothing to do with me. If you die, you will be considered to have paid back the cause and effect. ”

Ruzhen's smile was a little cold: "But the question is, as the only remaining metaphysical master in Central Continent, are you willing to die?"

Xuan Xuanzi's lips trembled violently.

Of course, he was reluctant to die.

Not for the so-called status fame, but for her daughter and granddaughter.

"Even if I am willing to make a move, I won't be able to do it today, and I don't have enough time. ”

Xuan Xuanzi took a deep breath and clenched the substitute death bead in his hand.

"Enough time. ”

Ruzhen said calmly: "It's just right." ”

"Not enough time!"

Xuan Xuanzi was a little irritable: "Substitute for the death bead, you also need someone to die for you, where is the candidate? For Qin Weibai's substitute death, it must be someone who has something to do with her, if the other party is not here, then there is still a need for other arrangements, and time is not at all..."

"No other arrangement is needed. ”

Ruzhen said softly.

All Xuan Xuanzi's words suddenly stopped.

He looked straight at the truth.

Ruzhen laughed: "She is my little junior sister, I have something to do with her, right?"

When he was in Lin'an, Qin Weibai asked him about his future plans.

He said it all depends.

Tonight, in the bell tower of this church, this is his fate.

Xuan Xuanzi then understood why Ruzhen, who had already come out of the dust, why he was so dustless tonight.

Ruzhen slowly sat down on the ground.

"I don't care. ”

He said, "Come on, I'll go and serve Master early." ”

The storm outside the bell tower continued to rain without stopping.

A flash of fire lit up in the bell tower.

The fire flickered and flickered, flickering and flickering.

Time passes slowly.

The mountain roads are lit up during the winter mountain rainstorm.

A convoy of Mercedes drove through the nightly rainstorm and slowly stopped in front of the church.

Gu Xingyun got out of the car alone, looked up at the light of the bell tower, and turned to look at the girl who got down from another car.

"You go up with me. ”

Gu Xingyun glanced at the girl and said calmly.

The lights in the bell tower seemed to dim a little.

Xuan Xuanzi sat alone in the bell tower, his face a little pale.

The death orb in his hand has completely disappeared.

As true.

also disappeared.

Only a few involved dust fluttered in the air, and finally fell to the ground, blown by the wind outside the window, and there was no trace.

Xuan Xuanzi, inaction.

Coupled with Ruzhen, a real enlightened monk, he finally used one to die in exchange for a trace of dust belonging to Qin Weibai.

"Another fool. ”

Xuan Xuanzi said softly.

Footsteps rang out outside the bell tower.

The attic door was pushed open.

Gu Xingyun's figure appeared at the door.

Behind him was a young girl of about twenty years old.

A picturesque girl with a captivating posture.

The girl is tall and slender, her face is delicate and feminine, she is wearing a pale green dress, her eyes are beautiful, her long hair is flying, and her every move is full of the agility and charm of youth.

Very well-behaved, very gentle, she stood there casually, but for a moment it seemed to suppress the light, and faintly, there was a kind of seductive charm.

Gu Xingyun stared at the girl, the corners of his mouth trembled, and before he knew it, he was already in tears.

"Allure, this is my grandfather. ”

Gu Xingyun looked at Xuan Xuanzi and said quietly.

The girl's beautiful eyebrows moved imperceptibly, she didn't call her grandfather, but just said softly in a reserved tone that was not cold or enthusiastic: "Dao Chief, I am leaving the city." ”