Xia Jinyi's eyes widened, and he said coldly: "You say it again." ”

Chi Ji glanced at him sympathetically and said, "Miss Xiuchun has hanged herself and is pregnant, my son-in-law specially sent me to inform you." ”

Xia Jinyi looked at his hands in a daze, stopped talking, Chi Ji retreated, just when his footsteps just stepped out of the door, he heard a whimpering cry, it was a kind of cry that broke the liver and intestines, Chi Ji's heart was sour, and he hurriedly sped up his steps.

Xia Jinyi sat on the floor of the room in a daze, and Li Hanyou's figure never appeared in his heart anymore, he just recalled everything that happened after he got acquainted with Xiuchun, from the beginning of the light and playful, to later, this delicate woman has entered his own heart, how many times the two hugged each other and slept together, looking forward to a better future together, he even thought that he would have a lot of money in a few years, and he could take Xiuchun away from home, his hometown was a sad place, and he couldn't go back, but there were still many places in the world where they could live in peace. Until, that day, he saw Li Hanyou, the woman who devoured his life and dreams, the woman who changed his fate, but had completely forgotten himself, from that moment on, his life had ended, he just thought about how to please the cruel prince every day, how to find ways to take revenge on Li Hanyou, so he willingly risked his life and completed the task given to him by Jiang Zhe, just because he knew how insignificant his strength was, for a Fengyimen disciple, A royal princess, a general's wife, her own life and death are just ants to her, so if she wants to retaliate, she can only push the big tree she relies on, so King Yong and Jiang Zhe have become his only choice, but in those painful days, he always has that Qianying by his side, comforting him, encouraging him, and letting him still have a glimmer of light in his heart, but he didn't take care of her, after he accepted the task of nine deaths and a lifetime, in order to keep it a secret, he didn't even say goodbye to her, he even thought, If she cheated to death, then this gentle girl would forget herself and have a happy life of her own, but she didn't expect that she would actually hang herself and leave with her own child, what a cruel decision, why did she make such a desperate decision, is this retribution, is this his retribution for helping the prince to mutilate so many innocent girls?

The more he thought about it, the more painful it became, Xia Jinyi only felt that his internal organs were burning, dizzy, and soon passed out, half-asleep and half-awake, he seemed to have returned to his hometown with Xiuchun, a man ploughing and a woman weaving, living a leisurely life, vaguely, as if his parents were still alive, holding his son and smiling from ear to ear. In the haze, Xia Jinyi subconsciously carried out the internal power taught by the master, which is a kind of internal power that has no effect, but can cheer people up and sleep better, for many years, Xia Jinyi has been uninterrupted every day, although there is no other benefit, but although his internal strength has not increased, it is becoming more and more mellow, and in the past year, in order to no longer dream of Li Hanyou's shadow, Xia Jinyi has practiced extremely hard, today he is in great pain, and he can't help but practice, but he practiced, Xia Jinyi only felt that a hot warm current rose from the dantian, Xia Jinyi hesitated slightly, the warm current had flowed into the limbs and hundreds of remains, Xia Jinyi only felt that the meridians of the whole body seemed to be burned by fire, but strangely, the pain in his heart was actually reduced a little, his heart moved, he continued to exercise, and sure enough, bursts of warm current gushed out from the dantian, he was willing to bear the greatest pain, but more serious exercise, the pain that seemed to tear his whole body made him feel some comfort in his heart. I don't know when he has become addicted to it.

If someone comes in at this time, they will see a strange scene, a man with a faint true qi all over his body, but it is like a blazing fire, and his expression is painful and serene. It was also Xia Jinyi's luck, Chi Ji, who came to deliver the meal at noon, saw that the door was closed, thinking that he was reluctant to come out because he was sad, so he just shouted outside and put the food on the table, and did not think of going into the bedroom to see him, otherwise Xia Jinyi would definitely be dead or alive.

In the middle of the night, Xia Jinyi only felt that a cool true qi gushed out from the dantian, flowing all over the body, where the true qi passed, his limbs gradually recovered, and after the true qi ran for a week, Xia Jinyi only felt a shock to his spirit, and the sadness and guilt in his heart no longer made him want to die in pain. He sat up, only felt a sour smell on his body, looked closely, it was pitch black, hurriedly ran to the yard, carried the well water to rinse, after bathing, he stretched out his hands, only to feel that his skin was white and almost transparent, moist and elastic. He couldn't help but be shocked, he didn't know what was going on, and at this moment, someone behind him sighed: "Yi'er, you have finally broken through the Seven Emotions Barrier." ”

Xia Jinyi looked back, under the bright moonlight, a yellow-clothed Taoist priest was smiling and standing, the Taoist priest did not know how old, beautiful appearance, skin like a baby, but the beard and hair were white, but it seemed to be a hundred years old, Xia Jinyi shouted, this person is his second teacher, Tiandu Taoist Mengdaoren, he stepped forward to bow down, originally wanted to cry, but felt that there were no tears to flow, and he couldn't help but feel more strange in his heart.

The Dream Daoist stepped forward and picked him up, and said, "Yi'er, there are some things you can already know today, the teacher is not an ordinary person, but the current Demon Gate Star Sect Master. ”

Xia Jinyi was slightly stunned, he had heard the master say about the three sects of the Demon Gate, and when he got outside, he knew that few people knew about these things, and he had suspected that the teacher might be a person in the Demon Gate, but he thought that only the master was the best for him from beginning to end, so he put it aside, and today he heard the master admit his identity in person, Xia Jinyi put down a big stone in his heart. He smiled and said: "No matter what the identity of the master is, Jin Yi doesn't care, but Jin Yi doesn't understand many things, and asks the master to tell Yi'er." ”

Mengdaoren pulled Xia Jinyi, sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, and said with a smile: "Good apprentice, the teacher really didn't choose the wrong successor." Listen to me slowly. I used to say that the three sects of the Demon Gate, the chaos of the world, the scorching sun, the cold moon supplement, the hidden star guard, it is said that the three sects have their own division of labor, the first generation of the sect master of my Demon Gate came from a humble background, he hated those wealthy nobles, and thought that the reason why a country is declining is because of the corruption of the royal family that sucks the blood of the people, he once said that if the king is virtuous, the people will suffer less, if the king is mediocre, the people will be worse, so he founded the Demon Sect, in order to eradicate the uneven and troubled times, the patriarch thinks, If the people are in difficulty, someone will rise up and create a new world, and the new dynasty can make the people have a hundred years of health, so he doesn't want the dynasty to decline, but also let the people endure hardship, so he founded three sects, Rizong is the general who rose up, and Yuezong is to promote those wealthy cannibalistic military advisors, jump into war, subvert the dynasty, and promote the emergence of a new situation, but in this way, if the foundation of the new dynasty is stable, I am afraid that there will be only a few people left, and there will be many wars, no wonder so, But since then, how can my demon sect maintain the lifeline, so the ancestor is as deep as the sea, and he also created the Star Sect, the purpose of the Star Sect is to hide in the world, like the stars in the sky, although it is common but not known. And our Star Sect bears the great responsibility of the inheritance of the Demon Gate, guarding the secret treasures of the Gate for generations, and when the chaos in the world appears, we have to choose some from those lowly but ambitious teenagers to teach them the martial arts of the Sun Sect and the art of war of the Moon Sect, so although the Demon Gate is often surrounded and annihilated by the black and white realms and the imperial court, it is always resurrected, which is our credit. It's a pity that Master Zu can't think of a better way to let Li Min get peace. , can only use war to cleanse the world of filth and create a new peace. ”

A puzzled look flashed in Xia Jinyi's eyes, and he asked, "Master, in that case, wouldn't the Star Sect become a mountain watching the tiger fight, provoking chaos in the world, but staying out of the matter, wouldn't it be too much." ”

Mengdaoren smiled bitterly and said: "Silly boy, do you think that the heirs of the Star Sect are easy to find, the Star Sect has been passed down from generation to generation, and after each sect master takes over the mantle of the previous generation of the sect master, he will have to find a disciple who can pass on the mantle, and the previous generation of the sect master will return to the secret treasure guarded by our Star Sect to concentrate on cultivation, the Star Sect's secret heart method, called' 'Nine Death Divine Skills', after practicing this mental method, the heart vein is the strongest, as long as the head is not cut off, then it will never die, and this mental method can allow us to live to be more than one hundred and twenty years old, but now the seventeenth generation of the Star Sect has been inherited, but there have been two almost interruptions. ”

Xia Jinyi thought for a moment and asked, "Isn't it, there are any special requirements of the Star Sect heirs that are difficult to meet. ”

Mengdaoren smiled bitterly: "The first requirement of the descendants of the Star Sect is that they have no relatives and no reason, and the six relatives are cut off, which is not bad, it is not difficult to find; The second requirement is that there will be no marriage and no heirs for life, which is already a bit difficult; The third requirement is to have experienced the hardships and see through life and death before the age of 30. These three requirements have already made it possible for very few people to choose from, not to mention that our Star Sect also requires that the successor must have at least the qualifications of a middle-aged person or above. ”

Xia Jinyi thought for a while and said, "These conditions are indeed barely attainable by the disciple, but the disciple believes that if there are only these conditions, then there is no difficulty. ”

Mengdaoren glanced at him deeply, and said: "This is because of the purpose of the Star Sect, the disciples of this sect can not enjoy the glory and wealth, they need to wander around to increase their knowledge, they are homeless all their lives, and they can't show their martial arts, even if they encounter the danger of life, they can only escape and can't fight back, in this way, although they are the masters of the Star Sect, they are unknown all their lives, this kind of shackle can not be endured by a person with peerless martial arts, so the rules of this sect, if you pass the test before the age of thirty, you can become a registered disciple, After that, until the age of sixty, you can be free to debauchery, but you can't practice superior martial arts, anyway, the Nine Death Divine Skills can save your life, if you die unfortunately, it can only mean that this person's temperament can not be forbearing, and he is not worthy of being a descendant of the Star Sect. ”

Xia Jinyi said thoughtfully: "In this way, the disciple is not the only candidate? ”

Meng Daoren said apologetically: "Yes, I have already chosen two people before you, but at the moment it seems that you have the greatest hope, now you have cheated to death and become invisible, and you have gone through a tragic change, and you have seen through the love calamity, and now you have broken through the third 'Seven Emotions Pass' of the Nine Deaths Divine Skill, if you can abide by the laws of the Star Sect in the next thirty years, then I believe you will become my successor." ”

Since Xia Jinyi broke through the Seven Emotions Pass, he only felt that his mind was quick, and his emotions gradually faded, and he did not comfort his teacher, but asked: "If several of us meet the requirements, then how can the teacher choose?" ”

Mengdaoren said proudly: "I am respected by the strong people of the Demon Sect, if they all pass, then it will naturally depend on who of you can survive after killing each other." ”

Xia Jinyi smiled faintly and asked again: "In this case, I have already obtained the pre-selection qualifications, and the master should also teach me some gadgets, so that it is important for me to save my life." ”

Mengdao people didn't think they were angry, and took out a booklet from their arms, which said some fly-headed small letters, and Mengdao said: "These things are some carving insect skills, it shouldn't matter if you learn these self-protection, but you also have to understand that if you are not willing to be lonely, you can become famous all over the world by relying on these things, and then you will lose the qualification to succeed the sect master, but according to the rules of this sect, if you are willing to give up the opportunity to become the sect master, then the star sect will not take back your martial arts, as long as you don't mention the word star sect for the rest of your life, then you can spend the rest of your life in peace." ”

Xia Jinyi smiled coldly and said, "Do you really trust us candidates, I'm afraid there are other means of control." ”

Dream Daoren's eyes flashed, revealing a hint of a smile, he took out a red pill from his arms, and said: "This is the True Love Gu developed by the Patriarch of my Demon Sect on the basis of the Miao Jiang Gu poison, as long as you take this medicine, and then swear that unless you become the sect master of the Star Sect, you will not be able to mention the matter of the Star Sect for the rest of your life, and then I will use the technique, then it will be fine." ”

Xia Jinyi took the Gu pill and said indifferently: "This medicine is ordered by the master, and I will be poisoned to death." ”

Meng Dao shook his head and said: "That's not the case, as long as you don't mention the matter of the Star Sect anymore, then your life and death will not be controlled by the teacher, and the True Love Gu also has an advantage, that is, it can delay the aging of people and not be harmed by other Gu poisons, so the teacher will not solve this Gu until he is eighty-three years old this year, and he needs to explain the secret of this sect to you." ”

Xia Jinyi believed that what his master said was not false, his face gradually softened, he picked up the Gu pill, and asked again: "Teacher, do you know what happened to the disciple?" ”

Mengdao sighed slightly, and said: "For the teacher to know eight or nine times out of ten, when the teacher was in Kongtong Mountain, I saw that although you were loyal and honest, but your face was miserable all your life, so I stayed to observe, you returned to Kongtong, to the master to report the matter at home, I have already checked for you, before Fengyi Sect sent someone to kill you, I wanted to let the head of Kongtong know about it, so he did not dare to offend Fengyi Gate, and expelled you from the division." You worship me as a teacher, I don't teach you other martial arts, but instead turn you into today's prodigal son, the first is to let Fengyimen feel at ease with you, and the second is because if you want to become the sect master of your own sect, if you are not debauched and entertaining yourself, how can you survive those long years. Later, after you went down the mountain, although I didn't follow you, but I bought a gentleman on the beam with a lot of money in advance, and let him follow you for several years, so this time you had an accident in Chang'an, I will come in a hurry, the only pity is Xiuchun, I thought that since you have a bond, I no longer expect you, as long as you take the little girl and your unborn child to leave safely, I will have no fate with you, but who knows, this little girl was killed. ”

Xia Jinyi's face changed, and he said in a deep voice: "Master, what are you talking about, didn't Master Jiang say that Xiuchun was hanged himself?" ”

Mengdaoren glanced at him with pity, and said: "I arrived at the palace a little late, the body of the embroidered spring girl is still warm, she was killed by someone, although it is secret, but it can't hide it from my eyes." ”

Xia Jinyi hissed: "Who is it, who killed Xiuchun, she is just a weak woman, neither threatening nor valuable, who will kill her." ”

Dream Daoren said lightly: "I went late and didn't see the murderer, but can't you guess it?" ”

Xia Jinyi only felt that his heart was like a knife, and he turned his face sideways and stopped talking. Dream Daoren sighed: "If I don't tell you about this matter, you are likely to become my heir, but I don't want you to regret it for the rest of your life, child, you will do it yourself in the future." ”

Xia Jinyi looked at the dawn outside the window, but felt that he wanted to cry without tears, he said lightly: "Master, how far can I go to be qualified to compete for the position of sect master." ”

Mengdaoren looked at him deeply and said: "I believe that when you lose your qualifications, you will understand that a small person can use the brilliance of others, but if many people see your own brilliance, you don't have to go, thirty years later, in the temple where our master and apprentice lived back then, I hope you can go to the appointment on time." Now, it's time for you to take your medication. ”

Xia Jinyi looked at Gu Pill and said in a low voice: "Once the sea was difficult to turn into water, except for Wushan is not a cloud, except for hatred, what else can I not let go of in this world." After that, he took the Gu pill, but he didn't know if it was a psychological effect or if it was true, he only felt that the pill would automatically roll into his stomach as soon as he touched his lips.

Mengdaoren glanced at him with satisfaction and said, "I hope that our master and apprentice will meet again." I have already ordered the acupuncture points of the people in this house, and now they are also waking up and leaving for the teacher. ”

The yellow shadow flashed, the dream of the road was gone, and a smile appeared on Xia Jinyi's handsome face, which was a smile that made people feel bitter when they saw it.

It didn't take long for Chi Ji to appear with a somewhat uneasy look, he was pointed at the acupoint last night, the dream Taoist is skillful, not only did he not know anything, but he was very good, but he was born in a secret camp, and he always felt that he shouldn't sleep so deeply, so he came to check on Xia Jinyi's situation, and when he came in, he only felt that Xia Jinyi's complexion had changed a little, but when he saw Xia Jinyi's expression, he seemed to be very painful, so he didn't ask much, just asked tentatively: "Didn't Xia Gongzi rest last night?" ”

Xia Jinyi smiled faintly and said, "The beloved is dead, and Jin Yi can't sleep peacefully." ”

Chi Ji's expression flashed, and he said: "Xia Gongzi is still mourning by the way, losing his beloved, although it is painful, but the embroidered spring girl has knowledge under the spring, and will also hope that Xia Gongzi will live happily." ”

Xia Jinyi was slightly stunned and said, "What, little brother, you are young, do you know the pain of losing your lover?" ”

Chi Ji sighed slightly and said: "My son-in-law has a song that has never been circulated, if Mr. Xia is interested, I can sing it to you." ”

Xia Jinyi said with interest: "What is the word, I will accompany you." ”

Chi Ji's eyes flashed with sadness, and he said, "It's a Qinyuan Spring." Xia Jinyi took the hole flute, his heart froze, and he blew it, and Chi Ji sang in a low voice along with the music:

"Fleeting, thin life, how to forget. Remember the blue waves and the cold moon, and the green sleeves and swallow dance; At the place where the carving is bent, the silver man secretly crosses. It's hard to stay, don't care about the remnants of the flowers, and win a deeper cry. Sick for a long time, longitudinal lovesickness, who describes the shadow.

Lie down at night and listen to the bitter rain. There must be frost in the direction of short hair. Only the blue is boundless, and the dust edge is broken; The butterfly shadow is fluttering, and the touch is still hurting. I want to think about my face, I can't bear the red blood, and I have been incense several times in my dreams. It's really helpless, the sound of the leaf flute, composing the ileum. ”

Xia Jinyi listened to the song while playing, but later, the music began to be intermittent, but it became more and more sad, and at the end of the song, Xia Jinyi only felt that the heartache that seemed to disappear had reappeared, and finally tears fell like rain.