After Shen Muzhi left the Shen Mansion, he did not go back to Jinming Pavilion immediately, but found a random place on the street, sat down, and quietly watched the people coming and going on the street.

In just a few months, the vicissitudes of life.

Life is really unpredictable and unprepared.

When Xuan Cheng came to find him, a long time had passed.

He was like a statue, sitting in a small corner of the street, looking at a certain place in the street, his eyes empty, and his thoughts had long since drifted away.

Xuan Cheng looked at him from afar, and after a long time, he sighed, hid the sympathy in his eyes, and walked over to pull him back from his fugue.

Shen Muyi raised his head and saw Xuan Cheng, and couldn't help but be surprised: "Why are you here?"

Xuan Cheng replied: "I came to you on purpose, let's go, go back to Jinming Pavilion, He Xian has something to do with you." ”

When Shen Muyi heard that He Xian was looking for him, he suddenly felt conflicted in his heart. In fact, in the past few days, he has been hesitating whether to talk to He Xian. It's just that he still hasn't been able to make up his mind. And He Xian has never been seen, but it just gave him a chance to escape. Unexpectedly, He Xian took the initiative to find him today.

"What's wrong?" Xuan Cheng asked puzzled when he saw that he didn't move.

Shen Muzhi suppressed the entanglement in his heart, hooked the corners of his mouth, barely squeezed out a smile, and said, "It's okay, let's go." With that, he got up, followed Xuan Cheng, and walked towards Jinming Pavilion together.

After a short time, the two arrived at Jinming Pavilion.

He Xian was waiting for him in the room along the street on the third floor, and Xuan Cheng sent him to the door of the room and walked away.

Shen Muzhi stood at the door, looking at the closed door, and his raised hand always stayed a few inches away from the door, and there was no way to fall.

In fact, he also knew in his heart, with the realm of He Envy, how could he not know that he was already outside the door?

However, the room was quiet, and no sound was heard.

Did He Xian know why he hesitated, so he left the decision to him?

Shen Muzhi, who suddenly thought of this, chuckled slightly in his heart. Could it be that He Xian already knows about Qingguo?

Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated.

As soon as he gritted his teeth, his hand fell.

A knock on the door sounded, and He Xian's voice soon came from the room: "Come in." ”

Shen Muzhi took a deep breath and stretched out his hand to push the door open.

Inside the house, He Xian was wearing a sky blue forged robe, standing by the window with his back to the door, as if he was looking at Miyagi not far away, not knowing what he was thinking.

After Shen Muzhi glanced at his back, he raised his gaze and walked in.

"Have you gone to the Shen Mansion?" He Xian turned around and looked at Shen Muzhi. That deep gaze made Shen Mu's heart tremble, and he didn't dare to look at him. In the depths of my heart, there was even a little guilt, which surged up silently.

"Hmm. He bowed his head and replied softly.

"Is your eldest brother okay?" He Xian asked again.

"It's fine. Shen Muzhi replied softly.

He Xian suddenly stopped talking, just looked at the thin boy in front of him so quietly, in those dark eyes, many emotions surged and annihilated, and finally returned to calm.

Shen Muzhi lowered his head, unable to see the emotional changes in He Xian's eyes, but the silence made him feel pressured, and the guilt in his heart became more and more, and gradually, there was some unstoppable momentum. Finally, he couldn't help it, and was just about to open his mouth to confess, but when he looked up, he was preempted by He Xian.

"Would you like to go to the Great Sword Sect with me and officially become a disciple of the Great Sword Sect?" Although He Xian had already disguised himself well, he could still vaguely hear some complex emotions in his voice.

Shen Muzhi didn't notice that at this moment, he was only shocked in his heart. He didn't expect that He Xian would take the initiative to invite him to the Great Sword Sect and become a disciple of the Great Sword Sect.

One of the deals between Liu Guan and him was that he became a disciple of the Great Sword Sect. In the past few days, he had also thought about how to make himself a disciple of the Great Sword Sect.

But he is not a man who does not compromise after all.

He Xian is kind to him, although this time, when it comes to responsibility, they can't get rid of the big sword sect, but He Xian can come all the way to save him, but he has to admit this feeling.

Again, seeking skin with a tiger is not the right way after all. Even if he fulfills Liu Guan's requirements a hundred years later, will Liu Guan really return the green fruit to him? At that time, will the green fruit still be the same green fruit?

So these days, he has been hesitating to take the initiative to confess this deal between him and Liu Guan to He Xian. Reason told him that he should take the initiative to confess. But emotionally, he was unwilling and always wanted to try again.

The moment he entered the door, he had already made up his mind, but when he stepped through the door, those hesitations that he had managed to suppress came back again.

It's just that when I heard He Xian's words at this moment, all the luck and hesitation in my heart disappeared in an instant.

He is already sorry for a Qingguo, how can he be sorry for a He Xian?

The endless bitterness and grief were like a tide, and it suddenly made his eyes red.

"What's wrong?" He Xian saw that he was in a wrong mood, frowned slightly, and asked with concern.

Shen Muzhi sniffed, turned his head and blinked his eyes to suppress the tears inside, and replied in a muffled voice, "It's okay." I'm fine. ”

After a moment, he turned his head again, his eyes avoiding He Xian, and his face was full of emptiness: "There is something, I think you should know it first." ”

He Xian looked at him, his originally frowning brows relaxed, and then asked lightly, "You want to say that Qingguo is actually still alive, right?"

Shen Muzhi couldn't help but be shocked, and looked at He Xian: "You already know?"

He Xian nodded: "When Xuancheng rescued you back, I found that the contract between you and Qingguo was still there. ”

Shen Muzhi couldn't help but be shocked, didn't that mean that they already knew that Qingguo was still alive? Then why hadn't He Xian or Xuan Cheng mentioned it to him in the past few days?

Are they trying to wait for him to confess himself?

When Shen Muzhi thought of this, his heart suddenly sank.

What if he chose to hide it instead of confessing?

He Xian was the first to invite him to the Great Sword Gate, he knew that he had deceived him, why did he do this? Do you want to give him one more chance? Or ......

He suddenly didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Since He Xian already knew that Qingguo was still alive, he must be able to guess other things more or less. Shen Muzhi, who was already weak-hearted, was even more flustered. But the words have already begun, and they always have to be finished.

Thinking about it, he took a deep breath, and after barely making himself seem a little calmer, he raised his head to meet He Xian's gaze and said, "In addition to the fact that Qingguo is still alive, there is one more thing. At that time, Liu Guan and I made a deal. As he spoke, his voice paused, and then he added, "I agreed." ”

He Xian looked at him, and he couldn't see too many emotional changes on his face, even in those deep eyes.

He was even more panicked by him, his eyes involuntarily dodged, and his voice lowered: "He said, as long as I can become a disciple of the Great Sword Sect and enter the pyloric realm within a hundred years, and then help him do one thing, he can return the green fruit to me." And he will not do anything to Qingguo to hurt her in a hundred years. ”

After He Xian listened, his expression was still calm, but the corners of his mouth suddenly hooked slightly, and there was a trace of joy in his calm voice that was not easy to detect: "Then why didn't you agree just now, but chose to tell me the truth?"

Shen Muzhi fell silent.

The reason is simple, it's just that he can't say it.

After all, he chose to hide it at the beginning, and at this time, it was just to avoid making bigger mistakes and make up for it.

He Xian took a step forward, suddenly raised his hand and gently rubbed it on the top of his head.

"I'm sorry I couldn't save your Qingguo from Liu Guan. He Xian's soft voice, with a hint of apology, was so obvious.

Shen Muzhi's eyes suddenly turned red, and the pain that had been suppressed these days instantly broke through all the defenses in his heart at this time, surging out, unstoppable.

When the first tears fell to the floor, things got out of hand.

He Xian didn't persuade him, just stepped forward and hugged him gently.

He felt guilty in his heart.

Jin Guo's affairs, if there was no Liu Guan's participation, the Shen family would not have fallen into this field, and the phoenix bird named Qingguo would not have fallen into Liu Guan's hands.

And the big boy in front of him, who seems to be like an adult, but is actually just a 13-year-old boy who is still underage, will not experience so much warmth and coldness in the world, life and death.

This should not have been borne by him at his age.

Therefore, out of guilt, he wanted to pretend not to know his lies, hide part of the truth from the door, and plan to take him back to Qingliang Peak, accept the apprentice on behalf of the teacher, and watch it for himself.

It's just that he didn't expect that he had made all the preparations, but Shen Muzhi gave him an unexpected surprise, which actually caught him off guard.

Therefore, he didn't know how to persuade this extremely sad big boy, all the comfort he could give was this somewhat awkward hug.

Not far from the door, Xuan Cheng leaned against the railing, although his eyes were watching the people coming and going in the lobby below, in fact, his mind was in the room not far away.

The sound of the conversation was naturally not a secret to him.

Shen Muzhi's cry, which was obviously trying to suppress, was full of heart-rending pain.

Thinking about everything Shen Muzhi has experienced in the past few months, and listening to his cry, Xuan Cheng couldn't help but redden.

After a long time, the room finally fell silent.

Shen Muzhi wiped his tears, and after his emotions gradually calmed down, he thought that his emotions were out of control just now, and he was embarrassed.

He Xian asked him softly: "Then, are you still willing to go to the Great Sword Gate with me?"

Shen Muzhi raised his head and looked at him in surprise: "Aren't you afraid that Liu Guan will use Qingguo to threaten me to help him do something unfavorable to the Great Sword Sect?"

"I'm afraid, but I trust you more. He Xian looked at him, a trusting smile on the corner of his mouth.

Shen Mu's heart warmed, but he couldn't agree.

He lowered his head, avoiding the gaze that made his heart flutter, and shook his head.

He Xian was stunned for a moment, frowned and asked, "Why?"

"My father is gone, my eldest brother is like that again, I have to stay. Shen Muzhi was silent for a moment before replying softly.

A trace of surprise flashed in He Xian's eyes, he knew how Shen Muzhi left the Shen family in the first place. He also knows what the eldest lady of the Shen family has done later. The estrangement between Shen Muzhi and the Shen family, he is even clearer. It was precisely because they were all clear that he was surprised to hear Shen Muzhi's answer at this moment.

However, it is not completely incomprehensible.

After thinking about it, he said to Shen Muzhi: "It's normal that you want to stay. If you regret it in the future, you can also come to Jinming Pavilion and have someone send me a message. When the time comes, I'll give an account to the people here. ”

Shen Muzhi nodded: "Thank you, Brother He." ”

"We don't have to be so polite to each other. He Xian replied.

Shen Muzhi looked up at him, tried to hook the corners of his mouth, and showed a hint of a smile, but it was full of bitterness.

He Xian raised his hand again and rubbed it on the top of his head.

Shen Muzhi's smile was put away, and in a trance, he seemed to hear a sigh.

......

......

In this moment, Shen Muzhi experienced a lot of mood swings, and mentally, he was already very tired, and after talking to He Xian, he hurriedly left the room and went back to the room where he was recuperating.

As soon as I entered the door, I found a lot of things on the table, including clothes and silver taels.

After a moment of surprise, he quickly realized who had sent these things.

I think it should be the eldest brother who arranged for Uncle Lian to send it over.

The fingers gently stroked the neatly folded clothes, and the wisps of pain spread out from the bottom of the heart, not turbulent, but like a slow knife cutting meat, every time it was an unforgettable pain.

Do you really want to go back?

What about the green fruits?

Green Fruit ......

He closed his eyes, Qingguo's small and delicate cheeks suddenly appeared in front of him, and when he smiled, he bent into a crescent moon eye, which seemed to be filled with stars, which once decorated his dark starry sky and saved his lonely heart that seemed to be abandoned by the whole world.

But this little girl who once pulled him out of the abyss of loneliness, because of his involvement, what she will suffer is a cruel and inhumane beast refining technique.

As long as he lives, he will be her endless pain.

How could he bear it?

In the room along the street, Xuan Cheng and He Xian stood side by side by the window, each looking at the pedestrians coming and going on the street downstairs, with different expressions.

Xuan Cheng asked him, "Did he agree?"

He Xian shook his head: "He said he wanted to stay in the Shen family." ”

Xuan Chengcheng raised his eyebrows, turned his head to look at He Xian, and asked, "Do you believe it?"

After He Xian was silent for a while, he smiled bitterly and asked rhetorically, "Do you believe it?"

Xuan Cheng's expression sank.

After a moment of silence, Xuan Cheng suddenly asked, "Where is Liu Guan now?"

He Xian shook his head: "I don't know, I'm hiding." However, it should still be in the territory of Jinguo. ”

After hearing this, Xuan Cheng slowly narrowed his eyes: "It seems that I am going to take a trip to Worm Mountain." ”

"Go to Worm Mountain?" He Xian frowned, and after looking at Xuan Cheng suspiciously, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Are you going to find ......?"

Xuan Cheng nodded: "I think, this kind of ancient relic, the phoenix bird, should not be rare even in the Worm Mountain, right?

"That's a way to do it. He Xian groaned, but soon, he frowned again and said, "However, according to the agreement, the Demon Clan of Worm Mountain is not allowed to step out of Worm Mountain for half a step unless it signs a contract with humans." ”

Xuan Cheng laughed: "It's up to you, as long as you don't pursue the Great Sword Sect, what does it matter if she comes out? ”

He Xian was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly: "I'll try my best." ”

Xuan Cheng raised his hand and patted him lightly on the shoulder, and said, "Without further ado, I'll go to Mu Zhi now and set off with him." He has a contract on him, maybe he has some means to find Liu Guan according to the contract. ”

"Okay, be careful all the way. He Xian said.

Xuan Cheng nodded, then turned around and left.

In the room, Shen Muzhi sat on the edge of the bed with a knife in his hand. On the tip of the knife, the cold light was cold, and it was obviously a good knife. If it were inserted into the chest, it would have been quick.

Thinking about it, he reached out and ripped off the clothes on his chest, looked down at the faint contract marks on his left chest, and stepped forward to measure it with the knife in his right hand, ready to start.

Suddenly, the door was slammed open.

Before Shen Muzhi could react, a flash of green light suddenly came and hit his right hand holding the knife. His right hand ached violently, and he let go in an instant, and the knife fell to the floor at his feet with a thud.

"You're crazy!" Before the words fell, Xuan Cheng came to him from the door, and his handsome face was full of anger.

Shen Muzhi looked up at him, smiled bitterly, and said, "Why do you bother, we discussed it as early as when we were stable. I can't let Qingguo be taken away by that person and refined into something that has no intelligence. She's innocent, she's been implicated by me, how can I live in peace? If it were you, you wouldn't be able to do it, would you?"

The look of anger on Xuan Cheng's face suddenly disappeared without a trace.

He looked at Shen Muzhi, who had a calm face but was already full of death, and sighed helplessly, and said, "Wait a little longer, it's not time to despair yet." I just discussed with He Xian, you go to Worm Mountain with me and find the woman you mentioned to me, she may have a way to save Qingguo. ”

After Shen Muzhi was stunned for a moment, a light suddenly lit up in his originally dark eyes.

"Yes, Worm Mountain! Let's go now!" Shen Muyi muttered as he immediately got up and pulled Xuan Cheng out.

Xuan Cheng looked at him like this, and his heart was slightly relieved.

No matter what happens in the end, if it can be delayed for a while, it will be a while, so let's take one step at a time and see one step at a time. I really can't do it, so I stunned this kid and tried to destroy the contract.