"Xuan Yun, where are you? Come out of here! ”

"Xuan Yun, where are you? You come out! ”

In the dark mountains and forests, Xu Yan's mournful shouts echoed.

Xu Yan shouted continuously—even though his sanity was already clear about what was going on, he refused to admit it. He cried out continuously, and kept shouting hoarsely, his throat hoarse, and he could no longer shout. Finally, he sat down under the tree, and before he knew it, tears were already covering his face.

Zhu Youxiang is dead.

In order to save herself, Zhu Youxiang was swept up in the spatial turbulence, and she died.

In a trance, Xu Yan couldn't accept this fact - since that beautiful, intelligent, and powerful girl fell from the sky and met himself in the vast sea of people because of a misunderstanding, it has only been half a year. But in the past six months, I often listened to her smiles and smiled, and got along with her day and night, even Xu Yan didn't notice it, and unconsciously, he was used to Zhu Youxiang's life by his side.

Without Zhu Youxiang, in the future, who will chat with him and share his joys and sorrows?

Without Zhu Youxiang, when he returned home, who would greet him, smiling like a flower: "Childe, you're back!" ”

Without Zhu Youxiang, when you are weak, who will encourage and admonish you? In the future, when you are slacking off, who will strictly urge you not to relax your cultivation of true deeds?

Zhu Youxiang is gone, in the future, when he encounters a problem on the way to cultivate the truth, who will help him answer his doubts?

How can I not have Zhu Youxiang?

Under the agitation of the mood, Xu Yan couldn't accept this fact, and he forgot his fear. Forgetting his exhaustion, he sat sluggishly on the ground. Look at the empty ground in a daze.

Xu Yan's hand was still tightly holding the black-sheathed Spring Cicada Sword. Stroking the scabbard of the spirit sword--At this time, Xu Yan noticed that on the hilt of the Spring Cicada Sword, there was a strange crystal dark light. Xu Yan was slightly surprised, he took the sword in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully, only to see that there was a jade bracelet on the hilt of the sword, and in the dark, the bracelet glowed with a crystal dark light.

Look at the bracelet. Xu Yanxin's head was suddenly pricked by a needle, and the pain was unbearable - he had already recognized it, this bracelet was the storage bracelet that Zhu Youxiang usually wore on her hand, usually, she attached great importance to and cherished this storage bracelet, and never left her body.

In that last moment, Zhu Youxiang kept the two items she usually cherished the most: her bracelet and the spirit sword Spring Cicada Sword to herself--Xu Yan shuddered at the thought of this. He didn't dare to believe it, but he had to think: Could it be that at that time, Zhu Youxiang already knew. Is she going to survive by her own calculations?

"No!!" Xu Yan roared angrily: "This is impossible!" I don't believe it! Xuan Yun, she will definitely come back! ”

Xu Yan secretly prayed in his heart, praying for all the gods he knew and those he didn't know. Pray for their protection, beseech them for protection. Let that beautiful, intelligent, and strong girl be safe.

"God, you must bless Xuan Yun. Wherever she is, bless her with peace! ”

Xu Yan was anxiously waiting, and there was silence in the dark woods, and there was not even the sound of the wind. But Xu Yan's eyes were still wide open, looking forward to the place where he had appeared in the Guangmen, where a familiar figure would suddenly appear.

In the anxious waiting, in a trance, Xu Yan often heard a gentle female voice calling to himself: "Xu Gongzi~~"

Every time he heard this voice, Xu Yan always jumped up eagerly and shouted loudly: "Xuan Yun, I'm here!" Where are you? ”

However, every time Xu Yan was surprised, he got disappointment - the dark forest responded to Xu Yan's cry with silence.

Before you know it, the night has passed, the dawn has come, and the first rays of the morning sun have shone through the trees in the forest.

It's dawn.

Although the sky was not bright, it was enough for Xu Yan to see where he was, and he could already see the surrounding grass and trees. It is a gentle slope between mountain cols, with sparse woods and overgrown with weeds. Xu Yan still remembered the place where the space-time gap he saw last night was located, which was in the middle of two unknown trees. Now, in the dim morning light of dawn, he approached the two trees, and stood and stared for a long time, but there was no abnormality—the gap in time and space that hung here last night had disappeared without a trace.

Xu Yan had a feeling that with the fall of Zhu Youxiang, a supernatural thing that did not belong to this world also left with her.

Thinking of this, Xu Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly: he took great pains to find this space-time gap leading to the demon world, and the purpose was to do so

I was going to close it - but I didn't expect it to be done in such a way.

After waiting all night, now, Xu Yan had to accept the fact that Zhu Youxiang could not appear again. There's no point in waiting here any longer.

The beautiful woman has left this world and will not return.

But despite knowing that this is the case, there is still a trace of luck in Xu Yan's heart: in case, Zhu Youxiang is very capable, what skills may she have exploded, or what magical chance and coincidence have allowed her to break free from the attraction of the gap in time and space and return here?

If he leaves here, Zhu Youxiang will not be able to find himself again when he comes back, won't he be able to find himself again in the future?

Perhaps, in case...... Maybe wait another five minutes, and Zhu Youxiang will be back?

Xu Yan thought so, he held this idea that he knew it was impossible, and sat on the ground and waited stupidly.

Five minutes passed, and another five minutes passed......

An hour passed...... Two hours passed...... Half a day has passed......

The sun was rising overhead, and the woods were already bright, but Xu Yan was still waiting, completely forgetting the passage of time.

Because Xu Yan is a person who has achieved cultivation, he will not feel **, so he has no feeling for the passage of time. In a trance, Xu Yan has been immersed in the confusion of hope and disappointment, and he recalls from time to time the moments and bits and pieces when Zhu Youxiang and himself get along, and recalls the other party's smile.

In a trance, Xu Yan fell into a magical state. It seems to be awake but not awake, and it seems to be asleep but not asleep. It's like meditating, but it's very clear about the surroundings. He has a feeling of leaving this world flutteringly, but his consciousness is very sober, like a drunk person, he can clearly feel the operation of the meridians and spiritual energy around his body, he can feel that his dantian is constantly expanding and contracting with his own breath, he can feel at any time, the operation of every meridian and every blood vessel in his body, there is a feeling that everything in the world is under control......

Xu Yan didn't know what was going on in this state. Whether it is good or bad, but he is very happy with the feeling of this moment, the feeling of drifting and disappearing, as if it can make people forget the troubles of the world, forget the pain of losing their loved ones.

In a trance, he thought, maybe, the so-called pleasure of addicts is just that, right? No wonder Zhu Youxiang is so obsessed with cultivation, if every cultivation is so comfortable. Then cultivation is indeed the most beautiful thing in time.

Xu Yan didn't know that at this moment, he suddenly fell into a rare realm that tens of millions of cultivators could not find, and he was right for this realm. Each school of Buddhism has different descriptions. Buddhism describes it as "enlightenment", Taoism calls it "meditation", and Confucianism calls it "sanctification" -- this kind of state. According to the cultivation of the true path, it is a rare opportunity. It is only possible to enter under the agitation of great sorrow and joy, which is very beneficial to the growth of cultivation. Many cultivators have not had a chance to meet them after hundreds of years of penance, but Xu Yan, a monk who only cultivates in the Qi Induction Period, can enter this rare realm, and it cannot but be said that this is a rare opportunity for Xu Yan.

When Xu Yan was in a trance, the sun rose to noon, and then the sun fell in the west, and the woods went dark again, and the night fell again, and the sky was bright, and the sky was dark again...... Sunrise and sunset several reincarnations, Xu Yan is still cultivating, he can't tell what level he has reached, but he can feel that compared to before, his dantian is stronger, the meridians are thicker, and the aura runs more smoothly. Now, he can clearly feel every slight movement of the aura in his body, and he has a sense of flexibility like an arm and a finger to the aura.

Previously, Zhu Youxiang explained some of the skills of "Sword Mang" to Xu Yan, at that time, although Zhu Youxiang explained repeatedly, Xu Yan was never able to master it, but now, as long as his mind moved slightly, he immediately made those movements that he couldn't do at all before.

Xu Yan vaguely understands that now he can do actions that he couldn't do before, not that he was stupid before and suddenly became smarter, but because now his mastery of true qi has reached a higher level, more subtle, and more flexible, so he can make some movements that he couldn't do before.

Although Xu Yan is still a newcomer in cultivating the truth, he still has some basic common sense. Generally speaking, the improvement of the mastery of aura often means that he has made a breakthrough in the realm of cultivation - Xu Yan doesn't know why, he suddenly had a breakthrough at this time, but anyway, it is naturally a good thing to have a breakthrough.

In the past, with such a good thing, he would be overjoyed, and then happily run to Zhu Youxiang to report the good news, and the beautiful girl would calmly say to herself with a quiet smile: "Congratulations to the son, you have made great progress on the road of cultivation, but don't slack off!" ”

Thinking of this, Xu Yan was gloomy for a while: "Now, my cultivation has really improved, but the person who can share this happiness with me is no longer in this world." ”

Thinking of the fallen Zhu Youxiang, Xu Yan couldn't help but feel sad, and tears welled up.

"Xu ...... First...... Raw ......"

Xu Yan was in a state of gloom, suddenly, he faintly heard a female voice calling, hearing the female voice, he was suddenly startled, and then ecstasy surged into his heart, and he immediately broke away from the realm of meditation.

"Could it be that Xuan Yun is back?"

Xu Yan Huoran sat up from the ground, he listened intently, for fear that this voice was another hallucination in his mind.

But apparently not. Just as Xu Yan was listening, he heard someone shouting twice, it was a female voice calling "Mr. Xu", the voice was a little blurred, he was immediately happy, and responded loudly: "I'm here!" Xuan Yun, where are you? ”

The sound came from the mountain road above the col. shouted twice, and without waiting for the other party to respond, Xu Yan quickly climbed upward. Under the agitation of the mood, Xu Yan climbed very fast, using both hands and feet, and soon climbed the mountain road, and then, when he saw the comer, he was stunned.

On the mountain road in front of him, there was a group of people, a few people at the head, but Xu Yan recognized them, but they were his companion Huang Xi, who came to Japan together, and Ye Huilan, a friend he met by chance on the road, and Lin Zhongxiang, an overseas Chinese from Taiwan. And behind them, there were also four Japanese policemen in police uniforms. Everyone looked dusty and exhausted, and when they saw Xu Yan climbing up from the col under the mountain road, everyone looked surprised.

"Mr. Xu, but I finally found you!"

Everyone ran over quickly and surrounded Xu Yan: "Mr. Xu, where have you been in the past few days?" We've been looking for you for a long time! ”

"That's right! We also called the police and applied for a police rescue team to come and search and rescue together! ”

"By the way, Mr. Xu, Miss Zhu who is with you, where did she go?"

Everyone surrounded Xu Yan, babbling and asking questions, several girls chattered, like a group of happy little sparrows, Xu Yan was so noisy that he couldn't react at all, and couldn't answer a word.

However, Mr. Huaqiao Lin saw Xu Yan's embarrassment, and he came to help Xu Yan relieve the siege: "Okay, Mr. Xu has just gotten out of trouble, he may be a little tired, so don't talk about him...... Mr. Xu, these police officers are from the Hakone Police Station, and they would like to come to you to inquire about the situation -- don't make any noise about it, let the police officers finish their official duties first. ”

Hearing Lin Zhongxiang say this, a few girls got out of the way. A middle-aged police officer of medium height and a very strong spirit stepped forward and said to Xu Yan in a chattering voice, Xu Yan couldn't understand half a sentence, but fortunately, Huang Xi immediately translated: "Mr. Xu, this is Inspector Kimura of the Hakone Police Station. He asked you if you were okay with your condition in the mountains for more than six days since you disappeared in the mountains. Are there any injuries? Can the body still hold on? Need medical help? ”

The first thing the Japanese police said when they found him was to ask this, Xu Yan felt a little surprised, he shook his head: "Huang Xi, thank the police officer for your concern on my behalf, I'm fine, I don't need to call an ambulance." ”

After listening to Xu Yan's answer, Officer Kimura nodded, and said again, and Huang Xi translated his words again: "Mr. Xu, Officer Kimura asked, what are you doing in the mountains these days?" Why not go down the mountain? ”

Xu Yan hesitated slightly—in order to cultivate, he fell into a state of meditation, as if he was awake but not awake, so he couldn't figure out how many days he had been on the mountain now.

He looked at Huang Xi, who was really alert, and when she saw Xu Yan's eyes, she understood, and whispered: "Mr. Xu, you have been missing on the mountain for a total of five days, and today is February 11 - we have been looking for you for two days, and we will not call the police until the third day." ”

Xu Yan's color changed slightly—after he fell into a state of cultivation on the mountain, before he knew it, time passed so quickly. I didn't feel much yet, but five days passed in a flash, and I didn't feel anything at all.

It's no wonder that those legends often have such stories, saying that when someone goes up to the mountain to cultivate, he himself just meditates very normally, and in a trance, the world below the mountain has passed for decades.

One day in the mountains, it has been a thousand years in the world, and if you really indulge in cultivating this thing, it really won't be enough time.

Xu Yan replied casually: "I got lost in the mountains, and I couldn't find my way out for a few days - Your Excellency Kimura and the police officers have worked hard, but don't worry, I'm really fine." ”

Listening to Huang Xi translate Xu Yan's answer, Officer Kimura's face changed slightly--Xu Yan's statement was obviously taking the police for a fool. Mt. Marudake is also a branch of Mt. Fuji, but the area of the mountain is only a little bigger, so how can anyone get lost? Or even lost for five days? Moreover, looking at the location where Mr. Xu appeared, it was only a little more than an hour's walk down the mountain, how could he get lost?

Officer Kimura said a few more words, and his expression became stern. After listening to the other party's words, Huang Xi's face changed slightly, and she said to Xu Yan with a little embarrassment: "Mr. Xu, Officer Kimura wants to see our passports and visas...... He was afraid that he would treat us as smugglers who had come to Japan on tourist visas to settle down. (To be continued......)