"I've seen it just now, and his cultivation is definitely below me. And the head of his faction is not my opponent, let alone the other people in the sect, I am afraid it will not be so easy for him to harm me. Su Qiubai thought for a while and said.

Dongfang Rui disagreed: "Don't think of him as a gentleman who will fight you head-on, if he wants to harm you, he will naturally do it secretly." These days, we have to be on the lookout for your mother's whereabouts as well as she eats and dresses, from what she eats to what she wears, or she doesn't have to be assassinated by him. ”

Su Qiubai nodded and said, "I naturally know this." My biggest concern now is that I don't know where to find my mother. ”

Dongfang Rui sighed when he heard this, and said: "There is no urgency in this matter, take your time, as long as she is alive, she will always find it." ”

Hearing him say a few words as long as she is alive, Su Qiubai was worried again, what if her mother really passed away?

After settling in the room, Su Qiubai and Dongfang Rui left the room again. At this time, it was already morning, the weather was sunny and sunny, walking in this famous place with a history of thousands of years, if it wasn't for other things, it was really a good experience, but Su Qiubai was not in the mood to pay attention to these at this time.

He originally thought that Dongfang Zheng would restrict their movements, but he was not hindered in the slightest, as if he had specially explained that he could let Su Qiubai wander around the sect at will.

"What the hell does this old guy mean? Could it be that Ah Miao wasn't here at all, so he wasn't worried that we would find her at all? Dongfang Rui said strangely.

Su Qiubai thought about it and felt that there was such a possibility, otherwise she was now locked up in an extremely hidden place, and she would never be able to find her if she wandered aimlessly like this.

It took a morning for the two of them to finally search all the places they could go to up and down Taiyi Gate, but they didn't even find a target that might be Dongfang Miao.

The only place they didn't find was the area at the top of the mountain, but unfortunately it was a forbidden place and the two of them were not allowed to enter.

"This place is so mysterious, maybe it's here." Su Qiubai looked at the direction of the top of the mountain from a distance and said.

Dongfang Rui thought for a while and replied: "This forbidden land is actually nothing rare, but there is a pool of ice springs and an old tree, which have always been regarded as the treasure of the town faction, so it has been protected as a forbidden land. There was no other place to live up there than the hut where the tree keepers lived—at least until I left. ”

Su Qiubai nodded and said, "It's been decades since you left, so it's not surprising that there will be some changes." It's daytime, and it's hard to get your hands dirty. At night, we'll come back to the forbidden place to see if there's anything greasy inside. ”

Dongfang Rui asked, "Why wait until the evening?" With your cultivation, even if the disciples in the sect attack it in groups, it is not your opponent, so why not break in and take a look now? ”

Su Qiubai shook his head and said cautiously: "I'm just suspicious now, if I break in and find that she is not here, I am afraid it will be difficult to go in and out of any place as freely as she is now, and it will be even more difficult to find my mother." ”

Dongfang Rui didn't agree with his thoughts: "You have too many concerns, why doesn't Dongfang Zheng know that you have the strength to break into the forbidden land?" Since he dares to keep you here, he is naturally not afraid of you breaking in, and even if you do, as long as you don't find out your mother's whereabouts, he can bear not to do anything to you. Otherwise, he really pushed you into a hurry, wouldn't the previous delay be in vain? Don't forget that he has the intention of harming you, and he will give you the maximum tolerance before harming you. ”

Su Qiubai looked at Dongfang Rui hesitantly, he was Dongfang Zheng's old opponent many years ago, and he naturally knew him more thoroughly than himself. At this time, I also felt that his words were very reasonable, and besides, his cultivation was far above the disciples in the sect, and it was indeed not his style to be so cowering.

"Okay, then let's go and break through!" Su Qiubai said that he was about to walk towards the main gate of the forbidden land, but was stopped by Dongfang Rui.

"Why are you going? Do you want to break through the main entrance? It's obviously easier to climb over the wall to get in, so why bother talking to those disciples! Dongfang Rui said angrily.

Su Qiubai was stunned when he heard this, and suddenly laughed again, and said, "That's right!" ”

The two of them easily crossed the wall of the forbidden land, and Su Qiubai couldn't help but scold, such a good forbidden place to sneak into, I don't know what the use of those guarding disciples is.

After entering the wall, there is still some distance from the top of the mountain, because the altitude is getting higher and higher, the temperature on the top of the mountain is much lower than below, and further up, I start to see the snow that has not yet melted, and what I saw in the middle of the mountain before is not at all the scenery of winter.

Walking all the way to the top of the mountain without hindrance, Su Qiubai saw the old tree that Dongfang Rui said at a glance, and this tree did look like it was some years old, I am afraid that it was here before the Taiyi Gate was established again. The tree is full of seven or eight people hugging each other, the height is almost towering, although the temperature here is close to winter, the tree is still lush, a summer scene.

"This tree is called Yusang, I don't know how old it is, but it is quite spiritual, if the disciples with lower cultivation take the leaves to eat, it also has the effect of increasing cultivation. This place was listed as a forbidden place, at first it was also because there were always disciples who came to steal leaves to eat, and the tree was picked bare all year round, and the head of the house was surrounded by anger at that time, and no one was allowed to come up without permission. Dongfang Rui explained.

Su Qiubai nodded, and looked to the side again, the ice spring was not far from the jade mulberry tree, and there was a spring between the cracks in the stones at the heights, and the water was constantly flowing down, forming a miniature waterfall, continuously pouring water into the spring. However, there is no stream flowing through this spring, and it seems that there must be an underground river under the water.

"By the way, remember the stone I used to guide you up the mountain to attract fireflies? The stone has been soaked in the nectar of the mulberry flower for many years, and its purpose is to attract a firefly unique to the area to illuminate the way up the mountain. Dongfang Rui continued.

Su Qiubai then remembered that the stone was still here with him, so he hurriedly took it out and said, "I almost forgot about it, this stone is so useful, let's return it to you." ”

Dongfang Rui excused himself and said: "I'm afraid I won't come back to this place in the future, it's useless to hold this thing, you can take it, maybe you can use it in the future." ”

Su Qiubai thought about it, so he didn't be polite anymore and put it away directly.

Looking around, there was no building except for a wooden house. Su Qiubai walked into the wooden house and took a look, and saw that the tree keeper was not in the house at the moment, and there was no one inside, so he was immediately disappointed.

Dongfang Rui walked to the side of the jade mulberry tree, looked up into the canopy, but didn't find anything wrong.

"It seems that we really came for nothing, no wonder Dongfang is so relieved to let us in." Su Qiubai said disappointedly.

Dongfang Rui hurriedly comforted: "At this time, we are just the first day of coming up the mountain, so we don't need to be discouraged so early." ”

Su Qiubai nodded, but didn't say anything, turned around and walked directly down the mountain.

As soon as the figures of the two disappeared, two figures walked out of the mountain behind the spring.

Dongfang Zheng looked at the direction Su Qiubai left and said meaningfully: "Courage is brave, but it is a pity that you owe a little resourcefulness." ”

The day passed quickly, but Su Qiubai didn't even find a single hair of her mother.

He suddenly felt that he might not be able to find her at all if he was looking for a headless fly like this. Dongfang is seeing himself looking aimlessly like this, and he must be gloating in his heart.

It can't go on like this, Su Qiubai thought to himself. I have to think of another way, otherwise I'm afraid I'll have to stay here for a long time. And once the time drags on for too long, he doesn't know if Dongfang Zheng will come up with any bad ideas to harm himself.

At this time, the news of Su Qiubai's coming to Taiyi Gate had already been known, and when he happened to hear a little disciple discussing his identity, an idea suddenly popped up in Su Qiubai's mind.

Taiyi Gate is such a huge division, it is impossible for Dongfang Zheng to be the only person with high moral standing in the door, and it is very likely that there are other people who know the whereabouts of Dongfang Miao. In this way, as long as he can find a way to find someone who is not in the same league as Dongfangzheng, he may be able to find out his mother's whereabouts.

Su Qiubai told Dongfang Rui about his thoughts, but he frowned.

"If it had been decades ago, it might have worked. But as far as I know, most of the people of my generation are good friends with Dongfang, because he is very good at coaxing people, and the chances of succession are great, and those people are busy trying to get on good terms with him. Today's Taiyi Gate has long been their world, even if there are people who are unwilling to join them, these people may not be reused, so they naturally have no way to know this important information. ”

Su Qiubai thought for a while, but shook his head and said: "It doesn't have to be a high-ranking person, as long as it can provide useful information, even if it is a person who sweeps the floor and cooks, it makes no difference." I don't need them to know the truth, I just need to provide some clues so that I can look into it in a directional way, which is better than running around like a headless fly like this. ”

"That's true. It's just that it's not easy to find someone who can provide clues, because since Dongfang Zheng intends to hide Ah Miao, he will naturally do it very secretly, how can ordinary disciples know? Dongfang Rui said worriedly.

After talking for a long time, this plan didn't seem to work again, and Su Qiubai suddenly became melancholy again.

"Wait a minute!" Dongfang Rui said suddenly.

Su Qiubai's eyes suddenly lit up again when he heard this, and he asked, "What?" ”

Dongfang Rui suddenly remembered something, and said: "Before I went down the mountain, although I didn't have many friends, I also had such a true friend. The man doesn't like to talk much, but he is extremely observant, and he can't escape his eyes even if there is any wind and grass on weekdays. If he's still around, he might be able to help. ”

Su Qiubai hurriedly asked, "What's his name?" ”

Dongfang Rui replied: "It's Teng Fei, about the same age as me, but I don't know if I'm still alive now." ”

"Without further ado, I'll go find him!" Su Qiubai hurriedly got up and said.

Seeing this, Dongfang Rui had no choice but to follow, because he knew that Teng Fei had a strange temper and might not be willing to deal with Su Qiubai, a stranger.