The evening wind is urgent, rolling a mountain of bitter rain, the forest is cold, and the night is dark.

At the foot of the mountain, an octagonal building, squatting on three floors, slightly pushed into the wind and rain.

The mountain is a small fragrant mountain, and the building is a star-picking building.

Why did the third floor pick up the stars?

The spirit soars to the zenith, and I am willing to pick a star and become a star.

There are no stars to pick tonight, but there is a fire, which is thriving, standing in the three-story room.

There are eight walls in the bucket room, facing eight directions, a door, two shutters, the window opens to the east to welcome the morning, the window opens to the west to send the evening, people enter the bucket room, it is suitable for both morning and evening.

At this time, the doors and windows were closed, enclosing the heat and warmth of the room.

In front of the fire, an old man and a young man sat opposite each other on the ground, pulling the chatterbox in pieces, and the sound of mellow words pulled a little fire on the lampstand on the side wall, stirring up the fragrance of the room.

The firelight illuminates the silhouettes of the two, one with a white head and one with a red face, but they are the two grandchildren.

In Xiaoxiangshan, there is only one pair of such grandchildren, Bai Qianshan and Bai Xue.

The Xiangshan tribe, built because of Baiqianshan, was built in Xiaoxiangshan, but the branch of Baiqianshan is sparsely populated, and now there are only two grandchildren left.

Picking Star Tower, has always been a solitary place for Bai Qianshan to live alone, placed at the foot of the outer edge of the mountain, non-major events, the clansmen must not be disturbed. After Bai Qiu's death, Bai Xue moved over and took him as his companion, the two grandparents and grandchildren, and they were both heart-to-hearted, but they were also happy.

No wonder on this bleak and rainy night, the grandparents and grandchildren are still sitting on the stove and talking.

Bai Xue stretched out a snow-white hand, picked up the iron clip on the side, added a few pieces of charcoal to the fire, continued the fire more vigorously, pursed her delicate red lips, and said in a low voice casually: "Brother Yun hasn't come to see Great-Ancestor for a few days."

When Bai Qianshan heard this, his white eyebrows lifted slightly, and said with a smile: "Yes, I must have come in half a month before, it's been almost a month, and I don't see anyone, this stinky boy, this time it's not like it, even if you don't want to remember me, a bad old man, you have to come and see his Sister Bai Xue."

"Great Ancestor!"

Bai Xue was slightly embarrassed when she heard this, and her white jade face, I don't know if it was reflected by the firelight or ashamed, was covered with red glow.

Bai Qianshan approached the stove, glanced at her, laughed, retracted again, and said, "The pair of cotton boots you made in private are too bright in color, and they are not suitable for the two old legs of the great ancestor."

"Not for you."

"If you don't make it for me, who else can you do it for?"

"I didn't do it for you anyway."

"Hey, it looks like some stinky boy has Fro!" Bai Qianshan pretended to sigh and said.

Bai Xue's eyes blinked, and under the firelight, it was like two lustrous rubies, and she smiled slightly: "If the great ancestor likes it, Xue'er will also make you a pair according to your heart."

"That's a good idea!" Bai Qianshan smiled, "Can't you let that stinky boy be predominant." ”

Bai Xuewan smiled and said, "You are a stinky boy now, if you really see Brother Yun, Ling'er Ling'er's face will be hot again."

"Who said that, wait for the next time that stinky boy comes, see if I have a good face for him."

Bai Xue smiled and didn't say anything, and didn't argue with him, but when she saw that his face suddenly turned grim and quieted down, she couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?"

"It's miserable, it's this situation again, who will come?" Bai Qianshan frowned slightly.

After a pause, he continued: "Go and greet you, probably a guest." Get up first, pull the door and go out.

Bai Xue took a lantern from the side, lit it, and followed him out the door.

Outside the door is the staircase, around two and a half arcs, winding to the first floor, because of the entanglement outside the building, the wind and rain rolled, bringing a burst of cold, so that Bai Xue subconsciously shrank the delicate body. Fortunately, the roof of the Star Picking Tower is buckled widely, and the slope of the eaves has opened up the wind and rain.

By the faint light of the fire, the two went downstairs one after the other, but they saw a slender figure standing quietly between the floors, looking at it with a smile on his face.

"Ling'er!"

Bai Qianshan exclaimed in surprise and rushed to the front.

When Bai Xue heard this, the person trotted a few steps, holding a lantern and shining over, only to see that the young man was soaked, steaming, and there was a woman in front of him, dressed in simple and white clothes, but not dripping, but the hair on his head was glued by the rain, revealing a mature and beautiful but aura face.

"Great Ancestor! Sister Bai Xue! Yan Lingyun called with a smile.

"Ling'er, why did you come here at this time? This girl is ......," Bai Qianshan asked.

Bai Xuemei's eyes were bright, she looked at Yan Lingyun, and then at the woman in front of him.

Yan Lingyun smiled bitterly: "This is a Xingjun senior, fighting with people, it seems that he has been injured, and he has been unconscious, I can't think about it, so I thought about showing it to my great-grandfather, it's been four or five days."

"It's been four or five days!" Bai Qianshan frowned, and by the light of the fire, he glanced at Ji Jiuzhen again, and said, "First send it to your Sister Bai Xue's room on the second floor, and your Sister Bai Xue will take care of it, and I'll find out what happened first." ”

When Yan Lingyun heard this, he followed Bai Xue to the second floor and placed Ji Jiuzhen well, while he himself went up to the third floor with Bai Qianshan.

The two sat around the fireplace, Yan Lingyun roughly talked about the experience of going to Mosha Lake, not mentioning some details, and the promise to Baili Qing was even more embarrassed to mention, but the matter of the doppelganger was said.

After hearing this, Bai Qianshan's eyes bloomed, he looked at Yan Lingyun carefully, and said with some sighs: "Seek in danger, Ling'er, since you have obtained so many creations, you will work harder in the future!"

Yan Lingyun nodded, and was about to ask about Ji Jiuzhen's situation, but heard a sound of soft footsteps, and then the door opened, and Bai Xue also came upstairs.

She closed the door, held a white handkerchief in her hand, and handed it to Yan Lingyun with a smile on her face, motioning for the latter to wipe her wet hair.

Bai Xue seems to love white, and she is dressed in white all year round, and the bedding and curtains in the room are also all white, even the cleansing and washing handkerchiefs are no exception.

Yan Lingyun was embarrassed to take it, seeing her soft smile, she thanked her, and finally took it, wiped her hair dry, and wiped her face with her hand, only to smell a very faint but intoxicating fragrance filling his nasal cavity, so he subconsciously smelled it a few more times, Fang handed it back, and said curiously: "Sister Bai Xue, what kind of fragrance is this?" It smells good. ”

Bai Xue's face turned red, and he took the handkerchief and went downstairs, but he didn't answer him.

Yan Lingyun was stunned, and couldn't help but look at Bai Qianshan on the opposite side of the fire.

Bai Qianshan coughed slightly, and changed the topic and said: "Regarding the Xingjun senior, I don't think you have to worry, since the star clothes on her body can still be maintained, it means that she still has a subconscious of self-defense, and she should be in a state of injury."

Yan Lingyun said puzzledly: "Great ancestor, what is Xingyi?"

Bai Qianshan explained: "There are nine changes in the star soil, which are dusting, marrow cutting, easy tendons, opening the body, ascending the body, turning into gods, connecting beads, cloth gang, and stepping on the bucket. Only when you go to Bugang and use the aura to condense the star clothes can you not be stained with dust and travel the world. Therefore, with the exception of some specially refined vestments, once a practitioner reaches this stage, he or she is covered with a star robe. Ordinary clothes, how can they not be stained? ”

Yan Lingyun nodded, understanding the approximate state of Ji Jiuzhen, and was somewhat relieved.

Bai Qianshan glanced at him, and saw that the clothes on his body were almost completely dry under the dual action of the internal furnace and the external furnace, and couldn't help asking, "Ling'er, are you hungry?" The great-grandfather went to eat on the hour. ”

When Yan Lingyun heard this, he shook his hand to stop him: "Great Ancestor doesn't have to worry, although Ling'er came in a hurry, he was also wrapped in his belly. Since absorbing the dragon spirit, even if I don't eat for a few days, I feel full of energy. ”

"It's fine." Bai Qianshan said, "Your whole body essence is now in an extreme saturation state, or you will practice refining qi here, and enter the ranks of qi cultivation, and your great ancestor will protect the Dharma for you." ”