At this time, the sun is shining, the blue sky and white clouds, the trees in front of the mountain are verdant, the pine is upright, a few colorful butterflies are dancing in the fragrance of flowers, and on the forest road in the foothills, a pair of parting young men and women stroll and walk.

"I'm going back to the mountain gate, so you don't have anything to say to me?" Wen Lian looked at Xiao Er, who seemed to be in a dull mood all the time, and said.

Xiao Er sighed: "After returning to the mountain gate, sincerely admit your mistakes and be punished, don't talk back to Master Zhou." ”

"Ha," she suddenly squatted down, picked a wildflower on the side of the road, and said with a smile, "I went down the mountain this time, came thousands of miles to Sucheng, violated the door rules, and took risks, but it's all for you, what you want to say to me, that's the only sentence?"

"You get past the current hurdle first, as long as you don't get grounded for decades, the rest of the words, there is a chance to say. Xiao Er couldn't help but be a little amused as she watched her twist the petals of the flowers and throw them into the dirt one by one.

"What are you laughing at?" Wen Lian clapped his hands and glared at him, as if he was a little angry.

Xiao Er said: "You have practiced the "Unforgettable Love Chapter" for ten years, but I didn't expect that your temperament has not changed at all. ”

Wen Lian gently brushed the hair on his forehead, and his eyes were as bright as water: "There are few people in the mountains, and sometimes I may not speak for a year and a half." When the water is stagnant, it is difficult to perceive any changes in one's mental nature. ”

"I said why are you so grumpy, it turns out that you are idle. Xiao Er said directly.

When Wen Lian heard this, he directly rolled up his sleeves: "Your mouth has not changed for ten years." Why, it's been a long time since I've seen a fairy beat someone, right?"

Xiao Er "rubbed" and dodged a few feet away: "Don't make trouble, both of us are injured just ......"

Wen Lian looked at Xiao Er helplessly, sighed, and put down his sleeves: "You really haven't delayed the ten years under the mountain, and the reaction is really fast." ”

"I'm not good at escaping, since I'm not running fast, my brain has to turn faster. ”

So the two walked side by side again.

After a long silence, Wen Lian suddenly said: "I didn't expect time to be so fast, it's been ten years since she was arrested." ”

The atmosphere suddenly became gloomy.

Xiao Er nodded and said, "That day was the second day of Xiaoman, and today is still a month away from ten years." ”

Wen Lian sighed: "I'm suddenly a little afraid, if we can't save her in a hundred years, or if we can really compete with the Lingguan Sect in eighty or ninety years, only to find that she has already passed away......"

This kind of thinking is hindering your practice. Xiao Er said in a low voice, "Too forgetful, the least is not in love, your relationship with her, your own vows, are all the original heart you should keep, but if you become a demon, everything will be half the effort." ”

"I've been practicing the Forgetfulness Chapter for ten years, and I still need you to teach this truth?" Wen Lian's tone became intense, and there was a faint anger, "This is my inner demon, so what about you? Yes, yes, I know that you are firm in the Dao and you are hard-hearted, but why do you always use that kind of condescending tone to evaluate the most cherished things in other people's hearts? You keep saying that you would rather practice in Hongchen, but in fact, you yourself are the most ruthless person!"

Xiao Er was stunned and looked at Wen Lian blankly.

In the morning breeze, Wen Lian's chest rose and fell, and it could be seen that her emotions were also fluctuating.

"Hehehe," Xiao Er suddenly laughed, "What, spraying me can make you feel better?"

"Hmph!" Wen Lian turned his face away.

"I don't blame you. Xiao Er deftly walked around to her side, looked into her eyes, and sighed: "I know you are just complaining about your powerlessness, this kind of look and eyebrows, I am familiar with it." ”

"Because you look at yourself in the mirror every day, do you always look like this?" Wen Lian sneered.

"Of course not. Xiao Er said seriously, "As early as five years ago, I had cultivated to the point where I could perfectly hide this kind of look. ”

Wen Lian looked at him, and found that after removing the disguised youthful spirit, Xiao Er's eyes were no longer as deep as the vicissitudes of life in his childhood memory, but a real pool of stagnant water, clear and shallow, but without waves.

Wen Lian suddenly understood what he meant, turned around and walked forward.

Xiao Er smiled knowingly, and followed, and the two were parallel again.

"I'm not in a good mood. Wen Lian frowned and said, "Do you think it's my own problem, or is it a problem with the cultivation of the exercises?" ”

"Half and half. Xiao Er said, "Back then, Zhou Wangji took charge of the sect because you had the talent to practice this trick to make an exception and accept you as an apprentice, and before you, no one in the Kunlun sect had practiced this "Supreme Forgetfulness Chapter" for one hundred and twenty years, I think there must be something wrong with this exercise." Since Zhou Zhenren accepted you as an apprentice, most of them will not intend to harm you, and when you practice, you should pay more attention to yourself, and if you feel that something is wrong, you will directly ask Zhou Zhangjiao to teach. ”

"I understand. Wen Lian nodded.

The peak turned around, and the two walked out of the path and arrived at the ring mountain road, and it could be seen from a distance that the special car that took Wen Lian to the airport was already waiting in front.

"What else do you have to say to me?" Wen Lian asked softly as he stood at the intersection.

Xiao Er was silent.

Wen Lian turned his head, but saw Xiao Er tilting his head a little stiffly, deliberately not looking at her, just looking at the lush mountains and green trees.

"Things are man-made, the situation is created by the heart, I cultivate not only to seek truth and strength, but also to walk side by side in the mountains with you after one or two hundred years, gossiping for a short time. ”

Is this person so difficult to say "like"?

Wen Lian blushed rarely, and then said, "It's so sour!"

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After sending Wen Lian away, Xiao Er felt a little lighter, but much heavier.

It seems that a turmoil has subsided, and Xiao Er can finally return to the previous leisurely rhythm of life, but Xiao Er remembered that there was another Hou Zhi, and couldn't help but sigh again.

He took a bus to the southern suburbs and walked for a long time to the woods where he had nearly died.

After walking around the forest for half a circle according to a specific direction and number of steps, Xiao Er's fingertips tapped the spiritual light, and the objects in front of him were blurred and distorted, and a small cave entrance appeared in front of him.

This is one of Xiao Er's safe houses in Sucheng.

This is a natural cave, which has been expanded a lot by Xiao Er, with a size of more than ten square meters, although it is not very spacious, but it is enough to accommodate two or three people to sit quietly, and it is very high up and down, and it is not cramped.

There are no furnishings in the cave, only a few ever-bright lamps made on the mountain hanging on the wall, and then there are a lot of Xiao Er's waste paper piled up in the corner of the wall, all of which are the ink marks that Xiao Er usually practices calligraphy. Checking and filling in the gaps through the changes in one's own handwriting is also a method of central sharpening of Cangjie Records.

At this time, Hou Zhi sat quietly on a stone, with the help of the lantern on the wall, looking at a piece of Xiao Er's handwriting in the past, his expression was calm, but there seemed to be a spark in the depths of his eyes, silently waiting for the opportunity to burn the prairie fire.

Xiao Er walked in, and Hou Zhi looked up at him.

After the fusion of Xuanniao Tears and Xiao Yi's enlightenment, Hou Zhi was already a stable Contemplation Realm monk at this time, but his mana had nowhere to guide and place, and his foundation was very unstable.

Xiao Er walked up to Hou Zhi and sat down, and put the bottle of "Gu Feng Dan" obtained from Fang Mingzhao and a "Three Transformations Creation Golden Pill" in exchange for Luo Jifeng's hand in front of him: "I didn't expect the later changes, this is what I promised you at the beginning, you shouldn't need the Creation Golden Pill, and after you get started, whether you sell it or give it away, it's up to you." ”

Hou Zhi didn't look at the two bottles of pills that looked extraordinary, but just looked at Xiao Er and asked, "I want to know, can I reach the level of that woman in my life?"

"Does it make sense to ask this?" Xiao Er thought for a moment: "If I say I can't, can you still give up?"

"Of course not!" Hou Zhi said categorically.

"Then don't think about things so far ahead, and lay a good foundation for cultivation first. Xiao Er said, "Even I don't know how strong Nanqiang is, and I don't know what she wants to do when she captures Ming Xiaoying, but the road always has to be taken step by step." ”

"I see. Hou Zhi nodded, and the perseverance in his eyes did not weaken at all.

Xiao Er frowned, wanting to persuade a few more words, but finally gave up.

He can't even persuade himself, where is he qualified to persuade others.

Xiao Er took out a book and a mustard seed talisman and handed it to Hou Zhi: "This is the most basic method of qi guidance at the outer gate of Yunlu Palace. This is a mustard seed talisman, you just treat it as a storage prop, and when you learn to practice qi and use qi, you can naturally use it, but this talisman is not of high rank, and it will have to be replaced in about three months. ”

Hou Zhi accepted them one by one.

Xiao Er said: "What I promised you before has been fully done, and in the future, even if you are a casual cultivator in the world, you are just the lowest kind." ”

Hou Zhi raised his head suddenly: "Are you going to leave me alone?"

"That's not it," Xiao Er shook his head, "You are the cultivator I brought into the door, and I have to teach you many rules slowly, even if you don't have much success, but at least you can't rely on a little mana to become a scourge in the world." ”

"But, how am I going to practice next?" Hou Zhi said confusedly.

Xiao Er couldn't help but sigh again, he has the heart and virtue of helping others, but he doesn't have the mind and strength to accept refugees, but he is still willing to explain to Hou Zhi by giving people fish.

Practice, wealth and law.

First of all, he himself is short of cultivation materials, and he has to take on some business subsidies from time to time, but at the moment he doesn't have to rush to break through the realm, it seems that he is not so urgent, at this point, Hou Zhi, who has a bottle of Gu Feng Pill, is much stronger than Xiao Er.

The teacher is a fellow practitioner, not to mention, Xiao Er's adoptive father didn't care if he lived or died three years ago, and his righteous brother Xiao Yi wouldn't help him anything, Wen Lian and him were very close, but it was okay to learn the Tao, he was always embarrassed to use his girlfriend's reputation to seek any convenience, but fortunately, his friends were not few, and the mix was not too miserable.

As for the Taoism, Xiao Er naturally has no shortage of it, but it can't be passed on to outsiders privately, any sect or casual cultivation, even if it is lawless, but if you don't talk about this rule, you are not worthy of inheriting the incense of the ancestor.

As for that place, fortunately, the cultivation of the fundamental exercises of the Cangjie One Vein does not value this, and Xiao Er only occasionally uses Yunlu Cave Heaven to practice some spells and spells, Hou Zhi naturally cannot have exercises and connections like Xiao Er, so he can only figure out his own way in the future.

"So it seems that at present......" Xiao Er said to Hou Zhi, "It's best for you to concentrate on cultivation first and stabilize the realm of contemplation, and then find a job with a stable income after graduation, second, to get acquainted with more casual cultivators in the same realm to learn from each other, and third, to try your luck in some secret realm treasure mountains." Casual cultivation is never easy, and you have to take a longer path. As for Nanqiang or something, you don't need to think about it for at least four or five years. ”

Hou Zhi silently digested Xiao Er's words, and then asked, "Then where can I sell this Three-Transformation Creation Golden Pill, and how can I make a price?"

Xiao Er glanced at Hou Zhi with some surprise, this classmate has a very high comprehension ability.

"Scattered cultivators in each place generally gather at certain times to exchange some things, just like rushing to the market, and it is often called 'wild ghost collection' on the mountain, and the scattered cultivators also laugh at themselves as lonely souls and wild ghosts. Xiao Er said, "Another way is the ghost market all over the world, it is a wonderful realm that connects all parts of the world, only the days when the yin qi is extremely heavy open, generally open three times a year, it is the three major ghost festivals, and because of the different qi in various places, there are several small openings, where you can find almost any treasure pill in the cultivation world, and it is the main trading place for loose cultivators. ”

"As for the price," Xiao Er took a sip of a can of Coke, "this one is more complicated. ”

The monks did not have a fixed currency, but were usually traded as the general equivalent of gold essence, which was the raw material of gold, so it could also be pegged to worldly currency.

Just buying and selling with unrefined gold naturally has a premium, and with worldly money, the premium is even higher.

Since ancient times, the monks on the mountain have believed that cultivation is their own business, and no one has ever regulated this trading market, so the price of the same thing can be very different in many cases.

Besides, the gold essence is not a hard pass in the mountains, and many precious treasures are bartered in the end.

After Xiao Er finished explaining, he felt a little tired, and raised his neck to finish the coke.

Hou Zhijing quickly digested Xiao Er's words, and then asked, "Then will I start practicing now?"

"Now?" Xiao Er said, "I think you should call your parents first to report that you are safe, and then tell your senior sister that at least let the school know that you are not missing." ”

"Huh?" Hou Zhi was in a trance, after the changes in the past two days, Xiao Er talked about these things, which made him feel strange.

"Ah what?" Xiao Er said, "You can't just cause your parents and friends to worry about you just because your girlfriend ran away, right?

When Hou Zhi heard this, he hurriedly took out his mobile phone and flipped to his mother's phone, but his eyes were a little stunned, but he thought in his heart that if he embarked on this road, he was afraid that most of the parents would have to worry about it in the future, and his eyes were a little red for a while.

Xiao Er got up and left, and glanced back before leaving, the words that Hou Zhi had been reading before he came were written by him when he first came to Sucheng three years ago:

"When I repented, I swung my sword and sank, and I was dyed by the turmoil. Playthings are demoralized, there is no place to bury roots, and there is no grudge in life. ”