Recently, Gao Ran often laments the impermanence of life. Every time she thinks back to her past and present lives, she always has the illusion that she can't tell how far away the past is. I always feel that even what happened in my previous life, looking back now, it still seems like it happened yesterday or not long ago, and it is not far away. And when she immediately remembered the events she had experienced in this life—especially the recent series of events that had to go through the test of life and death almost all the time, the strong contrast between the past and present lives, and the increasingly blurred perception of time—all of which made Gao Ran fall more and more into a sense of confusion and ambiguity—not lost, but as if it didn't matter what was lost—as if it was gradually becoming one with a greater force.

It was as if her soul was no longer just floating on the surface of the sea and drifting with the waves, as it used to be, but had been completely submerged in the infinite depths of the ocean, where she could not look up at the surface of the sea or look down at the bottom of the sea, and the boundary line that could distinguish her from the sea was becoming more and more blurred......

At first glance, it seems that she is immersed in the sea, but if you look closely at the lines of her body, you find that the boundary between her body and the water is becoming more and more blurred: it seems that the boundary is one with the sea, but it is like a transitional medium between her and the sea.

But when she was immersed in such seawater, she was not afraid at all, but very relieved. For the sea seemed to be able to sense her mind: when she felt that the depth at which she was invisible, neither the surface nor the seabed, it should be plunged into darkness because she could not see the light, and the sea around her would become black in an instant, and when she felt that the color should depend on what she thought she saw, rather than what the sea should be, the sea magically changed color at any time— One moment it was a clear blue, the next it was blood-red, and the next it was as golden as the sun...... made Gao Ran laugh like a little baby, thinking it was really funny.

And the sea's interaction with her made her gradually feel its possible relationship with herself: perhaps, it was one with her, but no matter how vast and unfathomable it was, it had no intention of completely engulfing her and destroying her, otherwise, it would not have enveloped her in it, but it never hurt her in the slightest: her form still existed, and she could always make herself aware that the sea was still the sea, and she was still her.

This made Gao Ran feel as if she was originally from that sea, a part of the sea, so she could not suffocate even if she didn't breathe, so she could not be a part of the seawater, but she was still herself.

Every time she is immersed in that state, Gao Ran always feels that she is not lost, but more and more able to blend freely with the surrounding sea water - you have me, I have you, no matter each other, and there is no need to worry about being completely melted and swallowed by the seawater. - If it really wanted to, it would have done it a long time ago, and it would have had to change its color to please her according to her wishes.

Gao Ran believed that no matter what the impact of the power of the sea on others would be once it was manifested into concrete physical actions, at least, it would be kind to her, and at least, the essence of all its changes was to protect her, not to intimidate her or engulf her. She also believes that the sometimes pitch-black color of the sea is mostly her own imagination, not the actual color of the sea. - Perhaps, the darkness itself is not terrifying, but she has given it a terrifying meaning, and it looks terrifying in her eyes.

For some reason, recently, as the five senses at night have gradually recovered, and even more and more signs of imminent transcendence of the five senses of the day, Gao Ran has experienced this more and more realistic hallucination more and more frequently. The worst thing is that such a realistic hallucination experience makes her very reassuring.

Such an experience, such a peace of mind, although not deliberately sought by Gao Ran, but more and more frequently and irregularly befell Gao Ran. Each time, she can only irresistibly fall into a spiritual experience that seems to be real and illusory. As the boundaries between her body and the sea became more and more blurred in her hallucinations, her perception of what was real and what was illusory became more and more blurred......

And this, in the eyes of the "Seven", who is closest to her and is with her almost every day, has become: Gao Ran began to become more and more silent, and the time spent alone in a daze every day became longer and longer.

Looking at Gao Ran, who became more and more silent, a sense of foreboding gradually sprouted in Seven's heart: no matter what happened to Gao Ran, it seemed that his time to get help from her was running out. And what can decide this period is probably not Gao Ran herself, but the power in her body that is still coexisting with her for the time being.

Although at the beginning, when "Seven" first heard Gao Ran talk about the symbiotic relationship between her and the internal force in her body, although he was surprised, he still didn't want to believe that what she said was really the truth. But since he talked to Gao Ran alone and experienced a near-death crisis, but finally decided to stay, with his own obvious changes later, and the changes he saw in the perspective of natural changes with his changes, now, he is more and more convinced - what Gao Ran said should be true.

Therefore, for Gao Ran's calmness, the current "Seven" does not doubt that she may have any calculations to deliberately do this, but thinks that it is most likely that her internal strength has broken through the nine-layer level, and the current changes should be a symptom of the outward.

It's just that in this way, even if they have come to the capital now, they can't immediately take the initiative to contact the people they were going to meet. On the contrary, in order to ensure Gao Ran's safety, "Seven" took it upon himself to settle Gao Ran in the courtyard of his own private house in the capital, and then went to see Qiu Yueze alone, and informed him of Gao Ran's true situation now, and personally took Qiu Yueze to visit Gao Ran alone. Both of them planned to wait for Gao Ran's sluggish consciousness to regain clarity again, and then discuss with her in the long run.

Qiu Yueze had already received relevant information about Gao Ran's recent whereabouts from Gao Xi in a timely manner, so he was not surprised by the sudden arrival of "Seven", but he didn't expect him to come alone. And after "Seven" explained Gao Ran's recent abnormal changes, Qiu Yueze ordered him to take him to visit him in person immediately.

It is rumored that the unique internal skills of the Medical Valley have never been passed on, and there are very few who can cultivate to the current realm of Gao Ran, and it is said that most of the disciples of the Medical Valley are about to overcome the eighth-layer level, but they went mad and were eaten by the internal force, and finally the meridians were broken and died.

Therefore, a person like Gao Ran who is about to conquer the ninth-layer level, even if he looks at the rivers and lakes, with Qiu Yueze's connections, it is still difficult to find even a disciple of the Medical Valley who can provide him with experience;

This made it so that even after Qiu Yueze hurriedly returned to his private house with "Seven", when Qiu Yueze saw it with his own eyes—Gao Ran, who was clearly conscious at this time, but was blinded when he saw them—he could only ask "Seven" in a low voice: "Are you sure she didn't go mad like this?"

"It's not. When she briefly returned to her senses, the young lady told her subordinates that she would have a time when she would be in a strange place and unaware of the movements around her, even if she was conscious, so she needed her subordinates to keep her safe before she came back to her senses. But the subordinates have not been in Beijing for a long time, so I don't know if the pavilion master is safe now, so the young lady is temporarily placed here. ”

"Hmm. Qiu Yueze only responded in a low voice, neither affirming nor denying the self-made assertion of "Seven", but still briefly explained: "You go down first." Here I watch. If anything, I will call you again. ”

"Seven" didn't bother with Qiu Yueze's possible intentions, and after bowing respectfully to him very cooperatively, he retreated.

But after Qiu Yueze left "Seven", he unconsciously glanced deeply at the door that was closed when he left. Although he didn't know why, he did know that "seven" had changed.

"Qiu Yueze?"

But she didn't think about it, just when Qiu Yueze was a little dazed, Gao Ran regained her clarity, and recognized at a glance that the person standing in front of her was Qiu Yueze. It's just that she couldn't think of why he was here for a moment, and for a moment, she only had time to remember that she should be in Seven's private mansion at this moment.

"Ah," but then, as she began to think of more things, she replied as if to herself, "Did Seven bring you here?"

"Hmm. Qiu Yueze didn't have time to answer Gao Ran's seemingly confused question before, he heard her self-question, took her words and agreed, and then walked quickly to her and sat down, carefully looked at her for a long time, and made sure that she was indeed awake at the moment, before asking with a serious face: "Ran'er, are you really okay?" If you need me to help you find your fellow disciple for help, you can just ask." No matter how difficult it is to 'please', I will definitely 'invite' him to treat you!"

Qiu Yueze naturally knew that the disciples of the Medical Valley were very difficult to deal with, and he was sure that the few disciples of the Medical Valley who could "invite" them, their current internal cultivation was far inferior to Gao Ran, and the other disciples of the Medical Valley were afraid that his understanding of them was far inferior to that of Gao Ran himself. Therefore, if he really needed to invite his fellow disciples to help, it could only be Gao Ran himself who designated a certain one, and then he used the power of Tiange to search for the whereabouts of that person, and then he would do whatever it took to bring this person to Gao Ran for healing.

——Before asking, Qiu Yueze had already planned this in his heart.

But Gao Ran just smiled slightly and comforted him: "Don't worry, I'm fine." And, if something really happens, it won't take you a lot of trouble. I will use my 'messenger' to ask my master and uncle for help, and they will definitely rush to save me without saying a word." Don't underestimate how important I am to them. They can't bear to let me die. ”

"Well, if that's the case, then I'll be you. ”

Although Qiu Yueze had also heard a little about the unique contact methods within the Medical Valley, it was a secret of the Medical Valley, and the other disciples of the Medical Valley who were familiar with him did not know anything about it. At this moment, he unexpectedly heard Gao Ran say the matter himself. Although it is inconvenient to ask more, it is not difficult for Qiu Yueze to think from this: the matter of the "messenger" may be qualified to know only those who need to wait for the internal strength to cultivate to the current realm of Gao Ran......

"Ran'er, can you tell me, have you overcome the ninth layer of your internal force now?"

Gao Ran knew that Gao Xi was in the dark all the way to report her general whereabouts to Qiu Yueze in a timely manner, so she was not surprised that Qiu Yueze knew so much about her recent situation. Hearing Qiu Yueze ask her like this, she didn't think much about it for a while, she just thought that he was probably not worried about her safety. Half relieved, half relieved, half explained the facts she could reveal, she replied, "Yes." If it goes well, you should be able to conquer the ninth floor in two days. Don't worry, I'm really fine. ”

"Oh, that's good......" Qiu Yueze replied in a low voice, but in his heart, he was secretly more convinced of his own guess because of Gao Ran's personal confirmation: Sure enough, to know about the "messenger", the internal strength must first overcome the eighth-layer realm......

Although he didn't understand for a while what the intention of the medical valley to establish such a rule was, since it had always been rumored in the rivers and lakes - most of the disciples of the medical valley would easily go mad and die when they were about to conquer the eighth-layer realm, it would definitely not be just groundless. Perhaps, overcoming the real difficulties of the eight-layer realm is the real reason why the Medical Valley specially set this rule.

Thinking of this, Qiu Yueze couldn't help but be a little confused when he looked at Gao Ran: Then how did she do it?

In all fairness, Gao Ran is not bone-clear, talented, and his physique is weaker than the average person. But so many talented Medicine Valley disciples, most of them died one after another before they could overcome the eighth-layer realm, but why was she able to overcome it? Not only did she overcome it, but she was able to live unharmed until now? How did she do it?

Qiu Yueze actually wanted to know these questions, but it was inconvenient to ask Gao Ran directly, for fear that she would be embarrassed. He thought that maybe he could only hope for a few other Medicine Valley disciples who were familiar with him, hoping that they would be able to refine to the eighth-layer realm as soon as possible, so that he could ask them privately about this matter at that time—at least, it would be easier for him to speak to them. Even if he couldn't ask directly, but he could try it in a roundabout way, and if they cooperated to stop at the point, it wasn't impossible for him to gradually deduce the possible truth.

As for Gao Ran, Qiu Yueze only felt that there was one more secret in her body. But he didn't want to force her to tell the truth out of curiosity—he remembered that if she was going to die one day, she would tell him all the secrets he wanted to know about her. - But, he didn't want her to die. For this reason, he would rather not listen to her tell those secrets herself. — even if he really wanted to know ......