Si Yuanchen sat quietly on the edge of the bed, holding Ji Xiao's hand and never letting go, and the other hand reached out to probe his forehead after finding that Ji Xiao had fainted, and found that his forehead was not hot, so he breathed a sigh of relief. Thinking about it, this poison only made Ji Xiao suffer, and it did not affect his physical condition.

He slowly lowered his head and gently kissed Ji Xiao on the forehead, this kiss was full of all his affection for Ji Xiao, the affection that Ji Xiao knew, and the affection that Ji Xiao didn't know.

He had sworn to protect him. But at this time, in the face of what Ji Xiao endured, he was so powerless.

Although Ji Xiao fainted, it seemed that the pain had not lessened, cold sweat still broke out on his forehead from time to time, his face was as pale as white paper, and his mouth had to moan from time to time due to pain.

Seeing this, Si Yuanchen's eyes were full of distress, but he couldn't do anything for Ji Xiao, so he could only keep soaking the cloth towel in water and wring it out, and gently wiped the cold sweat on Ji Xiao's forehead. He held Ji Xiao's hand tightly on the side of the bed, he was afraid, one was not paying attention, he was afraid that this person would disappear from his world.

Ji Xiao fainted from the heart-wrenching pain before, and when he opened his eyes again, he thought that what he would see would be Si Yuanchen who was full of worry and anxiety, but he didn't want to, not only did he not see him when he opened his eyes, but he didn't seem to be in the palace of King Qin Guang anymore.

In a trance, Ji Xiao realized that he was in a dream now.

In the dream, Ji Xiao stood in the misty mountain forest, with ancient trees towering to the sky, birds chirping, and even squirrels jumping happily between the branches. There is a deep forest path in front of me, which leads to the ancient temple in the forest, and in the distance, it is even more cloudy, flowers and plants loom in the fog, if you want to call this place a fairyland on earth, it is not an exaggeration.

I don't know what pulled Ji Xiao to raise his footsteps and walk towards the road towards the mountains and forests.

Deep in the mountains and forests, a Taoist temple is hidden in layers of mist. Through the layers of mist, you can see a few vigorous ginkgo trees erected in that ancient Taoist temple. There are a few stone steps in front of the Taoist temple, and the door of the Taoist temple is opened, but there are not a few people in sight, only a Taoist disciple who is sweeping the ginkgo biloba leaves on the ground, and there is a quiet and solemn atmosphere in the temple; The ancient trees are towering, the pines and cypresses are forested, the beautiful bamboos are lush, and the grass is green.

Ji Xiao thought that this was a dream, and the people in this Taoist temple must not be able to see him, but who knows, as soon as he entered the door, the disciple who was cleaning the fallen leaves raised his head and greeted him. "Ji Xiao, are you back?"

Ji Xiao was surprised, but Ji Xiao's illusory body actually replied: "Well, I'm back." ”

"Ji Xiao, the master said that after you come back, let you go over to find him." The disciple said.

Huh? Why is the master in this temple his master? Do you ......

Thinking of this, Ji Xiao looked down at the clothes on his body, but he never thought that what he was wearing was not Si Yuanchen's moon dust style, but a simple and extreme Taoist robe, pure white all over, without a little variegation, Ji Xiao felt like a piece of white tofu at the moment.

"Okay, I'll go." Ji Xiao's illusory body replied to the disciple, and this body seemed to know where the so-called master was, and walked towards the depths of the Taoist temple.

Ji Xiao was puzzled, why did he have such a dream, and everything was so real, as if it had really happened.

"Master." Ji Xiao pushed open the door of a room located in the depths of the Taoist temple, and respectfully called out to an old man with white hair and long beard sitting on a futon.

"Xiao'er, are you back?" The white-haired old man was meditating, his eyes had not opened, but he knew that it was Ji Xiao, which showed that he was quite profound.

"Yes, Master." Ji Xiao stood in front of him, answering with a glance and respectfully.

"How are you practicing lately? What's wrong? Xu is this old man values Ji Xiao very much, and he is very concerned about his cultivation.

"I've been stepping up my cultivation lately, Master." It's still an unjust attitude.

"Hmm...... Then you go down first. The old man waved his hand and motioned for Ji Xiao to retreat. During the whole process, the old man never opened his eyes.

Ji Xiao walked out of the room and walked to his room. On the way, Ji Xiao couldn't help but pay attention to his surroundings, this Taoist temple seemed to be hidden in the fog of the deep mountains from the outside, and everything inside the temple was no different from an ordinary Taoist temple.

Ji Xiao was going to his room when a snow-white animal with snow-white hair that looked like a fox suddenly appeared in front of him and ran towards him.

Ji Xiao thought that he would be very unfamiliar, but unexpectedly, the illusory Ji Xiao in his dream squatted down, stretched out his hand to catch the snow-white animal that threw himself into his arms, put it in his arms and stroked it gently. Ji Xiao took a closer look and found that this snow-white animal was really a white fox, and it seemed to be very young.

I saw that the young white fox was very intimate with Ji Xiao, but it didn't seem to be able to let the white fox appear in this view, so I saw that after Ji Xiao stroked its fur a few times, he hurriedly picked it up and walked to his room.

In the next few days, Ji Xiao stayed with the white fox. When Ji Xiao woke up from his sleep in the morning, he found that the white fox was also lying quietly next to Ji Xiao and falling asleep; Before Ji Xiao went to eat with everyone, he asked him to stay in the room and wait for him to come back, and when Ji Xiao came back after eating, the white fox really stayed where he was waiting for him, and he didn't even move for half a minute. In the afternoon, when Ji Xiao was practicing, the white fox was also silently accompanying him, and when he was bored, he chased his tail and played. Because of the company of the white fox, Ji Xiao's days of practicing in Guanzhong were also very interesting. Except for the time when the white fox would suddenly disappear without a trace, the rest of the time, he always stayed by Ji Xiao's side. The white fox, Ji Xiao seems to have an aura.

Such a good life has passed for a long time, and it seems to have aroused the jealousy of God.

One day, all the disciples in Guanzhong were summoned by the master, and it seemed that something big had happened.

And on that day, the white fox didn't know where to go.

For some reason, Ji Xiao's heart was inexplicably throbbing.

The white-haired, long-bearded old man who was called the master stood on the stone steps, his face solemn, without any joy on his face.

The disciples were lined up in rows and stood neatly under the stone steps, and Ji Xiao, who seemed to be the big disciple in the view, stood in front of the disciples, and everyone was very cautious, for fear that if they didn't pay attention, they would displease the master.

"Wait, who has entered my Dingbao Pavilion recently?" The white-haired old man's voice had a hint of anger.

Dingbao Pavilion, Ji Xiao knew that it was the place where the master was alchemizing, and in that place, the master generally did not allow the disciples to approach, even him, he couldn't enter a few times a year.

Ji Xiao knew the seriousness of this matter, but none of the disciples spoke.

"No one admits it?" The white-haired old man shouted.

"Master, the disciples all know the importance of the Dingbao Pavilion, and no one dares to enter it without permission." Ji Xiao stood up and replied for the juniors.

"Today, I went to the Ding Bao Pavilion and found that the elixir I stored in the mahogany box was missing. All of you, has anyone really entered the Dingbao Pavilion? The white-haired old man asked.

Below, no one answered, and there was silence.

"Let's disperse first." After a long time, the white-haired old man stroked his beard and spoke.

Ji Xiao was about to leave, but he didn't want to be shouted by his master again.

"Xiao'er, you stay for a while." The old man called to him.

"Master, what's the matter?" Ji Xiao turned around and said respectfully to his master. At this juncture, he didn't dare to tease the tiger's beard at will.

"You go and call Qin'er, and you and I will go and search the various disciples' rooms." Shizun opened his mouth and said, if he found out who stole the elixir, he would not spare it.

"Yes, Master."

The white-haired old man snorted heavily, and waved his hand to let Ji Xiao go down first.

Ji Xiao went back to the room halfway and saw the little white fox who had not been seen for a day waiting in the room, and he couldn't help but feel happy. At this juncture, it's better not to run around.

But when Ji Xiao held the little white fox in his arms as before, he felt a strong spiritual power flowing in the white fox's body.

Not good. Ji Xiao secretly thought, this little thing couldn't have slipped into Shizun's Dingbao Pavilion and stole that elixir, right?

Ji Xiao knew that the pill refined by the master had always had miraculous effects, if this little thing was really psychic, this elixir would be less than a few hundred years of cultivation.

Ji Xiao didn't have a good heart, just in case, he had to send this little thing away as soon as possible. When the master is about to start searching the entire Taoist temple.

Ji Xiao thought about this, hurriedly picked up the white fox, and walked towards the door of the Taoist temple, on the way, he looked so hurried that he didn't dare to stay for a moment.

Along the way, he kept looking around, for fear of being seen by others, and comforted the white fox in his arms as he walked. Finally arrived outside the Taoist temple, and in front of him was the layers of fog when Ji Xiao came up, Ji Xiao squatted down, put the white fox on the ground, and said to it: "I know that you have spirituality, you must understand what I say." Listen, in the next few days, you must not return to this Taoist temple, and remember, you must stay away from the Taoist temple. For now, hurry up! Ji Xiao stroked the white fox's snow-white shiny hair, patted its buttocks, and motioned for it to leave quickly.

The white fox seemed to understand Ji Xiao's words, and after whining, he turned around and went down the mountain in three steps.

Ji Xiao waited for the white fox's figure to disappear into the mist, and then got up and prepared to find Shizun.

Unexpectedly, when Ji Xiao returned to the room, he found that the master had already stood in his room, and it seemed that he had been staying for a long time.

"Master." Ji Xiao made a proper manner.

"Where have you been? Xiao Er. The white-haired old man asked.

"Back to Shizun, I didn't go anywhere, I just walked around at will." Ji Xiao replied.

"Xiao'er, where is the white fox?" The white-haired old man asked.

"Master, what white fox?" Ji Xiao pretended to be stupid and said. I wondered how Shizun knew about the existence of the white fox.

"Stubborn!" The white-haired old man snorted heavily, "Come on, take Ji Xiao down for me to beat, and beat him until he is willing to speak/confess!" The white-haired old man waved his hand and motioned for his disciple to take Ji Xiao down.

"Master...... This ......," the disciple hesitated.

The white-haired old man waved his hand impatiently and stopped talking.

The disciple couldn't, so he could only take Ji Xiao to the courtyard.

Ji Xiao was lucky, fortunately he had already sent the white fox away, as for himself, it was just a matter of a few sticks, and it was no big deal.

But who knows, just when Ji Xiao was being tortured with a stick, the white fox that Ji Xiao had just sent away actually came back!

When Ji Xiao saw the white fox returning halfway, he couldn't help but be very anxious, and desperately signaled the white fox to leave quickly with his eyes.

The white fox seemed to see that he was being tortured, and he seemed to be extremely anxious.

At this time, Ji Xiao's master also saw the white fox, so he said, "Come on, come and catch this fox for me!" ”