Qingying Palace is located in the south of Great Chu, at the junction of the Jin Kingdom and Guirong =-

Wei Lai and Xu Yue traveled all the way, Xu Yue intended to increase his speed, but Wei Lai was worried that Lu Yan'er might not be able to keep up with their pace, so he only suppressed the speed at 200 miles a day.

Every day at noon and in the evening, they still have to spend a lot of time entering the state of fitting heaven and earth, sensing Lu Yan'er's position and making sure that the other party can keep up with them.

Xu Yue saw this situation in her eyes, and she had secretly observed the situation around her when Wei Lai performed the method, but she did not notice any sound.

Even if Wei Lai explained to her the rhetoric of the flowing fire, Xu Yue still couldn't believe what Wei Lai said, and every time she saw Wei Lai sitting cross-legged and talking to herself, her brows would frown.

Nine days later, the two walked into the territory of Yangzhou, where the Qingming School Palace was located.

Like Yongzhou, where Boundless College is located, the people of Yangzhou are under the influence of the Qingming Academy, and the two of them have seen a lot of scholars along the way.

But unlike in Yongzhou, the scholars in Yangzhou don't seem to be as particular as the Confucian scholars around Wuya College.

They don't care much about dressing up, unlike the Confucian students in Yongzhou, who must wear Confucian shirts when they go out, and they also have to tie their hairpins and wear expensive or tattered waists. The Confucian scholars in Yongzhou call this elegance, people want to be elegant, dress elegantly, and talk elegantly.

Therefore, a scholar is a reader, and he is one level higher than ordinary people.

But the scholars in Yangzhou don't seem to care about this, although there are also people wearing such clothes, but they never shy away from sitting and walking with people who describe sloppy and chatting together.

And the content they talked about was not the same as what the Yongzhou readers talked about.

Readers in Yongzhou like to talk about ancient and modern masterpieces, poems and songs.

However, readers in Yangzhou seem to prefer to talk about history, taste current affairs, and the laws of various countries, govern the country, and use soldiers.

For example, with the passage of these ten days, the letters in the Boundless Academy were also sent everywhere, the wind and rain in the north were swaying, the news that Da Chu was going to war against various countries spread, and the states in the territory dispatched troops. In the taverns all over Yangzhou, there are many voices of supporting Da Chu's use of troops or secretly scolding Li Chengfeng for repeating the mistakes of the previous emperor. At least in the half hour that Wei Lai was eating in the inn, the people who discussed the matter alone had already come and gone four or five waves.

This is only in the territory of Great Chu, but I don't know what kind of panicked scene the other eight countries will be when they hear such news.

Thinking of this, Wei Lai sighed, hastily ate dinner, and went upstairs with Xu Yue to rest.

Originally, Wei Lai wanted to live separately, after all, with the current situation, Wei Lai didn't have to worry about Xu Yue escaping, but Xu Yue's attitude along the way was extremely resolute that she must live with Wei Lai, in her words, in order to take better care of Wei Lai.

Wei Lai didn't want to dwell on this issue, now he has a lot of things like cow hair, and he can't clean up and mess up, he just wants to rescue Lu Yan'er and return to Ningzhou to solve the trouble in Ningzhou.

It's just that Lu Yan'er's situation can really be solved just by bringing her to the Qingying Academy? Then why did the people behind it use the Great Annihilation Method on Lu Yan'er? And why were the people around Wei Lai cut off the cause and effect one after another, and did he have more people and things that he had forgotten? And what kind of secrets were hidden behind these that the mastermind behind the scenes needed to cover them up in such a way?

All this is vaguely unusual.

With Wei Lai's temperament, it is easy to think of this, but he is not willing to think about it, because there are so many things involved behind it, so much that as long as you think about it seriously, you will be wrapped in layers of impermeable curtains and it will be difficult to breathe, as if suffocating......

He suddenly understood where Lu Guanshan's despair came from.

He calmed down, entered the state of being in harmony with heaven and earth, and then performed the method of "Clear Universe" Huanyu, after hearing Lu Yan'er's voice, he felt a lot more at ease, he told the other party a few words to tell her not to worry, he would definitely be able to save her.

Then he retracted and stood up.

And the whole process was seen by Xu Yue on the side, the girl's brows furrowed and looked at each other, since she met Wei Lai, she frowned more times than all the previous days combined, of course, provided that the days she remembered were real days......

"She ......" Xu Yue hesitated for a while, but still asked, "How is she?"

"It's not a big deal, it's just that I'm very weak and can't communicate much with me. Wei Lai responded, his face suddenly darkened a little as he spoke, and his voice became quieter: "What if...... If only I had noticed this...... Come looking for her earlier, maybe things won't be like this......"

"Lu Guanshan handed her over to me, but I almost lost her......"

Xu Yue could see that Wei Lai's frustration and sadness at this moment were not fake, her heart sank, and she said tentatively: "You can't go on like this......"

"You urge that method every day, and when you see Lu Yan'er doing this, the qi in your body will be disordered once, but only a few times you can adjust it with your strong cultivation, but every day it is

As a result, your cultivation will definitely be damaged. ”

Wei Lai was stunned for a moment, he knew that Xu Yue's so-called qi disorder was actually the backlash of the great power of heaven and earth after communicating with the person who was annihilated, such an encounter was met by Mo Gusheng, Wei Lai also encountered it when he communicated with Lu Yan'er for the first time, but every time he communicated with Lu Yan'er, he would be attacked by the great power of heaven and earth, but compared to the first time, this kind of backlash was not as menacing as before.

But it is also true that as Xu Yue said, if this goes on for a long time, it will definitely damage Wei Lai's cultivation.

"I had to save her. In the face of Xu Yue's concern, Wei Lai's response was simple and straightforward, and there was no room for questioning.

Xu Yue's brows furrowed even deeper, she glanced at Wei Lai deeply, and finally suppressed her temperament to continue talking, nodded silently and said no more.

The next two didn't say anything all night, Xu Yue fell asleep on the bed, and Wei Lai also laid himself a bunk on the floor and fell asleep as before.

......

"It's dry, watch out for the candles!"

The husband beat the gongs and drums, fell three times in a row, and walked through the street outside the inn, and the time had reached the third watch.

Da Chu wants to use troops abroad, and the entire territory of Da Chu has also entered a state of combat readiness three days ago, and all prefectures and counties have implemented curfews.

In the room of the inn, Wei Lai was already asleep, but Xu Yue on the bed suddenly opened his eyes at that time.

She sat up, got up and came to Wei Lai's side, sat down, her eyes calmly looked at the sleeping young man in front of her, the light in her eyes flickered as if she was hesitating something.

And after half an hour of such hesitation, no conclusion was made.

It was a very strange feeling, something Xu Yue had never felt before.

Thinking about it, she hadn't experienced anything earth-shattering with Wei Lai, she had just walked with him for a few months and met some people, most of the time she was just a bystander, but she was inexplicably attracted to him, as if they were supposed to be like that.

Xu Yue couldn't figure it out, and in the end he could only attribute it to cause and effect.

For this reason, she even moved selfishly, thinking that she was not in a hurry to cut off the cause and effect with Wei Lai, and waited for this matter.

What's up...... And how?

She is the palace master of the Dust Cutting Divine Palace, she is highly respected by her master, and she is a person who wants to comprehend the supreme heavenly way, how can she cut off this beautiful avenue because of the personal feelings of her children.

The avenue is in front, and the red dust should be chopped, which is the motto of the Dust Chopping Palace.

Xu Yue knows this very well, the so-called consideration is just out of selfishness, and he wants to remember the other party for more time, but the ending is inevitable after all.

But the way of heaven is vast, and after all, it is not something that mortals can figure out.

Wei Lai's situation has only reached this point in one day, in the past few days, Xu Yue has watched Wei Lai talk to himself in the air every day, forcing himself into the state of being in the world like a dream every day, and then urging his own power to erode his body. And he didn't realize it at all, just dreaming of saving a person who didn't exist.

Xu Yue couldn't watch Wei Lai go on like this, she realized that if Wei Lai was allowed to do this, it wouldn't be long before he would have to die at the hands of his own demons, and the only way she could think of was to ......

Cut off the cause and effect between her and Wei Lai, and the inner demons caused by the confusion of cause and effect will naturally dissipate.

Xu Yue left everyone and Wei Lai to go on the road alone, in fact, it was planned like this from the beginning, but every time it came to the point of implementation, he would always hesitate to do it. And as Wei Lai's condition deteriorated again and again, she finally made up her mind today.

She looked at the sleeping teenager with soft eyes, and slowly stretched out one hand, wanting to touch the other person's cheek before forgetting the other.

She was a little nervous, and her heartbeat was inexplicably much faster......

And just as she saw that her hand was about to touch the young man's cheek, the young man's eyes, which had been closed and had been sleeping very soundly, suddenly opened, and one of his hands stretched out and grabbed the girl's hand.

"After so many days, have you finally decided to do it today?" Wei Lai's voice also sounded at that time.

Xu Yue was stunned for a moment, and wanted to withdraw her hand, only to find that the hand was being held by the other party, and no matter how hard she tried, it was difficult to break free.

Xu Yue's face was a little ugly, she looked at Wei Lai, and said in a deep voice, "You have been awake from the beginning?"

"With a beauty like Miss Xu on her side, how can Wei Lai sleep soundly?" Wei Lai said with a smile.

Xu Yuedang frowned, and tried several times to withdraw her hand from Wei Lai's hand, but failed repeatedly, she said: "Then since His Royal Highness the King of Wei already knows, Xu Yue will not pretend with His Highness." ”

"The demons in His Highness's body have now reached the point of being terminally ill, Xu Yue feels that he can't drag it out any longer, so it's better to cut through the mess quickly and solve this matter. As long as His Highness nods, Xu Yue can solve this trouble for His Highness now. ”

Wei looked at the serious girl in front of him, he sensed Xu Yue's thoughts a few days ago, when Xu Yue arranged for everyone to go to their own places. The other party still blames everything on the demons in Wei Lai's body, such a view

The thought is deep-rooted, and it is difficult for Wei Lai to change.

At the same time, he also believed that as long as he went to the Qingying Academy Palace and rescued Lu Yan'er, everything would fall into place, so he didn't bother to persuade Xu Yue without much talk.

Facing Xu Yue's words, he shook his head with a smile and asked, "Then what if I don't nod my head?"

"Then for the safety of His Royal Highness King Wei, Xu Yue may have to ......," Xu Yue said coldly, his tone resolute.

"Did the girl ever think that you were my opponent?" Wei Lai asked rhetorically.

The expression on Xu Yue's face froze when he heard this, and he was stunned for a while before responding: "Xu Yue may not be good at learning, but Xu Yue is willing to fight with his life." ”

Wei Lai heard that the smile on his face was even worse, he stepped forward, his face almost touched Xu Yue's face, and he asked: "Miss Xu's practice of cutting dust is incomparably strong, as far as I know, as long as Miss Xu is willing, she can return to the Dust Cutting Divine Palace, and use the method of cutting dust to slowly cut off the cause and effect below, the difference is only that it takes more time, why do you get to the point of fighting with your life?"

Xu Yue didn't understand why Wei Lai asked knowingly, but when it came to Wei Lai's safety, she still said seriously: "Your inner demon has reached an extremely serious point, and it will naturally be okay for me to drag it down, but it will harm your life!"

"You shouldn't understand this truth, right?"

"But what if I don't care about my life?" Wei Lai asked again.

Xu Yue was stunned for a moment, and then her face showed confusion, she stared at Wei Lai and asked, "Why?"

"Are you so sure that none of this is known to the demons?

Xu Yue asked, but her voice kept raising a few points, and the anxiety in her tone was something that she had never had before.

But Wei Lai was always smiling under Xu Yue's questioning.

"Of course I do, but so what?"

"I just chose between others and myself, and I believed in myself. ”

Wei Lai said this, but his eyes fell directly on Xu Yue's body. The gaze was hot and hot as if she was going to burn something down, under that gaze, Xu Yue was a little at a loss, she subconsciously looked away and didn't dare to look at Wei Lai.

But Wei Lai didn't intend to let Xu Yue go, he leaned forward and continued to say, "But what about the girl?"

"What does the girl think is the most important thing in human life?"

"What is the way of heaven that you call it? But what kind of way of heaven is the way of heaven, has the girl ever thought about it? Even if he is really as supreme and wonderful as some people say, is that really what the girl wants? Or is the so-called pursuit of the way of heaven just a concept that some people put in the girl's mind, and the girl herself has never thought about whether those things are what the girl wants! Has the girl really lived for herself?"

Wei Lai's question was like a thunderclap in Xu Yue's mind, and she was a little dazed, which she had never thought about before.

She only remembered that since she could remember, she had been practicing beside her master, and her master told her that practicing the way of heaven was a very important thing, and everyone in their Dust Slashing Divine Palace should work hard for this, Xu Yue respected her master, just like a child respects his parents, and naturally he would not doubt what the other party said.

Her mind was in turmoil, and the expression on her face became a little confused, and this confusion quickly evolved into a shock that was enough to shake her Dao heart. She even forgot that what she had talked to Wei Lai about whether there was a demon in her heart and whether Lu Yan'er was a conjecture thing, but at this moment, she was constantly questioning herself in her heart what she wanted, and whether what she was looking for was a real thing......

Wei Lai was stunned when he saw Xu Yue at first, and thought that his words had moved Xu Yue, and he was secretly happy.

But after a while, he noticed Xu Yue's abnormality, he hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Xu Yue's shoulders, and asked, "Miss Xu, are you okay?"

But Xu Yue's eyes were hollow, his body trembled slightly, and he was still unheard of Wei Lai's concerned inquiry.

Wei Lai's heart was shocked, and he secretly said that it was not good, and he was about to urge his spiritual power to probe the situation in Xu Yue's body.

But at this moment, Xu Yue's body shook suddenly, and a brilliant golden light suddenly escaped from her body, and several golden lines appeared around her, those golden threads were extremely thin, and they seemed to break if they were touched lightly, but a golden thread connected to Wei Lai was bright and thick.

"It's the golden thread of cause and effect. Wei Lai was stunned for a moment, and the next moment he reacted.

Clang!

But before Wei Lai could figure out why Xu Yue's cause and effect would emerge on his own, a crisp sound suddenly swung away, and Wei Lai looked sideways, but saw that it was the sound of the golden light that escaped from Xu Yue's body. As the golden light converged, Wei Lai also saw clearly what was wrapped in the golden light—a long sword with a snow-white body.

"Dust Slashing Divine Sword!" With just one glance, Wei Lai recognized the sword.

He was still amazed by this series of changes, and at this time, the Dust Slashing Divine Sword suddenly shone brightly, accompanied by a burst of high-pitched sword roars, the Divine Sword trembled suddenly, and then the sword blade was wrapped in a huge force and slashed towards the golden thread of cause and effect that connected Wei Lai and Xu Yue.