Time goes back a few days ago.

After successfully deceiving Ye Xuan with Bai Che, Bai Xiu found the tour group that he had inquired about before, and came to Hongmeng Town disguised as an ordinary tourist.

These days, he has deliberately walked around, and he already knows about the situation in the other town. But suffering from the setting of the magic circle of the Suling River, he has not been able to find a way to sneak into the town quietly.

That night, Bai Xiu came to the south bank of the Suling River as usual.

He avoided the strolling tourists, found a relatively remote corner, and began to investigate.

He had a little knowledge of the magic circle, and soon judged that it was a chain array spread on the Suling River.

"This magic circle has at least eight or more formation eyes, and I'm afraid it will take a long time to crack it......" Bai Xiu sighed secretly in his heart, and immediately dispelled the idea of breaking the formation directly.

He didn't have a clue for a while, so he simply found a corner and sat down, feeling the cool breeze coming to him.

There was a faint sound of singing from outside the town, although it was very indistinct, but he could vaguely hear that it was a very popular song at the moment.

This made Bai Xiu couldn't help but be in a trance - this kind of Hongmeng Town is very different from the Bai family in his memory.

At that time, Hongmeng Town was far from being as prosperous as it is now, and it was only at the annual Midyear Festival sacrifice ceremony that it would be lit up and lively.

On that day, the Bai family, regardless of men, women, and children, would wear costumes and pray to the ancestors of heaven and earth.

At night, people will take homemade river lanterns and meet to come to the Suling River to make wishes and release river lanterns.

Children laughed and chased on the shore, and the laughter faded away with the lanterns on the river......

Whoa, whoa, whoa—

The wind grew stronger, blowing on the surface of the river and making a loud noise.

Bai Xiu raised her head slightly, as if she saw the soft moonlight sprinkled on the surface of the river, glowing with a little phosphorescence, like a river lamp rippling with the waves.

The anxiety in his heart seemed to be soothed by it, and he allowed himself to wander in this brief silence.

At this moment, there was a sudden movement in the river.

With a bang, a head emerged from the water.

The man took a deep breath, turned over to the shore very familiarly, and when he saw Bai Xiu, he jumped back with an "ouch".

"How can there be people here, but don't be those guys from the Six Sects, otherwise it will be bad for grandpa to know that I ran out secretly......" The man muttered a little dejectedly, listening to the voice, he shouldn't be very old.

Bai Xiu's thoughts spun quickly, and he suddenly realized what was going on.

He feigned surprise and said, "Who, who's there?...... Could it be the water ghost that the innkeeper said?"

His reaction really relieved the boy.

"It's someone from outside......" he re-ashore, reassured, "don't be afraid, I'm not a ghost. ”

He took a few steps closer, and then he saw the black veil covering Bai Xiu's eyes, and blurted out, "So you can't see it?"

Bai Xiu nodded calmly.

The young man realized that he had asked a question that he shouldn't have asked, scratched his head in embarrassment, and quickly changed the subject: "Why are you here alone? This area is very remote, and few outsiders come to hang out. ”

Bai Xiu said: "I had a quarrel with my family, so I want to find a quiet place to relax." ”

The young man couldn't help but show a look of "I have something to do with my heart", and said with emotion: "Alas, speaking of which, I am also very upset about this......

Seeing the look of doubt on Bai Xiu's face, he explained: "I live on the opposite side, you shouldn't have been there, right?" Many outsiders are very curious about Lizhen, but in fact, there is nothing interesting in it. ”

"It seems that people from Lizhen rarely come out, did you swim here secretly?" Bai Xiu asked tentatively.

The boy subconsciously shook his head, then nodded again.

He complained: "Grandpa wanted me to concentrate on my cultivation, and I was not allowed to go out casually, and even took away my jade talisman. I couldn't cross the river without that thing, and I secretly researched for a long time to find another way to get in and out of the town!"

He smirked as he spoke.

Bai Xiu's heart moved, and he naturally felt tempted, and was thinking about how to speak, when the young man asked, "By the way, my name is Bai Rui, what's your name?"

Bai Xiu thought about things in his heart, so he casually reported his name.

"Your surname is also Bai?" The young man looked delighted, and when he saw Bai Xiu nodding, he joked again, "Why did your parents give you a girl's name......

Bai Xiu couldn't cry or laugh, so he changed the topic and asked, "If you come out secretly, won't the family be worried?"

Bai Rui sighed, walked over to Bai Xiu and sat down, and said with some frustration: "They will only care if I am serious about cultivation, and they will not care about the rest...... Alas, speaking of which, my sister used to take me out to play.

My mother died young, and my father was always busy, so she was always taking care of me. But since my grandfather said he wanted me to inherit the family business, she has changed. I feel like we're drifting apart. ”

"She's doing it for your good, too. This young man looked like a person who couldn't hide his thoughts, and Bai Xiu didn't have any ill feelings towards him, so he couldn't help but comfort, "She probably doesn't want to delay your cultivation." ”

"Maybe......" Bai Rui lowered his head and smiled bitterly, "Actually, I know why, but I just don't want to admit it."

My sister is more suitable to be the heir than me, she is more talented than me, and she is more stable and decisive than me. It was only because of certain prejudices from her grandfather and father that she lost the opportunity to inherit the family business.

She hated me for it, and I understood her. But we gradually became estranged because of this, and I ...... I am sad. ”

Bai Xiu listened to him pour out his heart gloomily, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

However, Bai Rui quickly waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Forget it, don't talk about it." I don't know why, I told you so much today, probably I thought you looked like my brother at first glance. ”

He scratched his head and said with a smile: "Either you will be my brother, anyway, your surname is also Bai." I used to think that it would be nice if I had an older brother...... In this way, I don't have to inherit the White Tiger Sect, and my sister won't blame me, everything is the same as when I was a child. ”

Without waiting for Bai Xiu to answer, he slapped his forehead again, and said to himself: "Bai Rui, what are you talking about stupidly......

Finally he stood up and said, "Let's go, let's go shopping." Hehe, there are some interesting places that people outside the town don't know about themselves!"

Without waiting for Bai Xiu's reaction, he went to the town in a hurry.

Bai Xiu followed Bai Rui to visit most of the outer towns, and he was always thinking about how to trick him into the town.

When he found an opportunity, he said quietly: "Although the other town is interesting, it doesn't seem to be anything special. I don't know what the town will be like......"

"Do you want to go to Li Town to play?" Bai Rui hesitated a little when he heard his words, but finally said, "I can take you there, but don't run around when you get there, the people of the Six Sects have never liked outsiders to enter Li Town." ”

Bai Xiu's heart was relieved, and he naturally showed a little surprise and nodded.

Bai Rui made up his mind, regained his previous interest, and said with a smile: "Then let's go, I have never brought anyone from outside into the town." ”

The two spoke, and returned to the place where Bai Rui had gone ashore before.

Bai Rui looked left and right, and after making sure that there was no one else, he pulled out the rope around his neck, held the jade que hanging on it, and secretly pinched a trick.

Bai Xiu naturally noticed the fluctuations in the spiritual power around him, and was slightly surprised in his heart, he didn't expect that this Bai Rui would be able to take charge of the Twelve Yuanchen Jade Gate at a young age.

Bai Rui didn't know what he was thinking, he held Yuque with one hand, grabbed him with the other, and said a little embarrassed......ly: "You know how to swim, right?"

Seeing Bai Xiu smiling and nodding, he closed his eyes and said, "The stars are lined up, and Taiyi is divided...... Like a cloud from a dragon, fast!"

In just an instant, the scene around the two of them changed suddenly, and in just a second or two, they had already reached the other side.

Bai Rui opened his eyes and immediately cheered: "Perfect! There is no deviation at all this time!"

Bai Xiu already understood what was going on in his heart, but he still pretended to be shocked and said, "I'm not dreaming, am I......"

Bai Rui smiled proudly and said mysteriously: "You are the first person to know this secret. This is called 'Dragon Tour Kyushu Divine Practice', and it is said that it is the secret transmission of the ancient dragon clan, and it was later cracked and improved before it was gradually used by practitioners.

However, after that, the world was turbulent, and many things were lost, including this secret method. It was discovered by accident when I accidentally flipped through the collection of the five elder sects. ”

"Incredible. Bai Xiu couldn't help but sigh, this was his true words.

As a cultivator, he had also heard of the existence of some ancient secret methods, but this was the first time he had truly felt it.

Bai Rui said with some regret: "It's a pity that my spiritual power is not enough, even with the help of Yuque, I can only teleport such a small distance." If you can be like the practitioners of ancient times, then you can go wherever you want.

After the turmoil in the world, the aura gradually thinned, and the methods of internal cultivation were also scattered one after another, and only the methods of external cultivation were handed down. Even the three most powerful ancient families can't escape this routine, which is far worse than the previous cultivation world. ”

He said this well, and Bai Xiu couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Bai Rui reacted, stuck out his tongue, and said, "I'm confused again...... You're not from the cultivation world, so why am I telling you this? Let's go shopping first!"

The two walked around the town for most of the time, and finally stopped at the Suling Lake in the center of the town.

Bai Rui yawned boredly and said, "I'll just say that there's nothing fun in the town......, right?

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a familiar figure approaching him.

He said "ouch", and hurriedly pulled Bai Xiu to hide in a corner, crying and saying with a sad face: "Oops, it seems that my sister is back......"