The twilight carried the coolness of the night breeze, and piles of bonfires were lit one after another around the edge of the clearing. Accompanied by a sizzling sound, the burnt aroma of various game meat fills the air and is mouth-watering.

Ling Xiao sat leaning against the rhizome of a stout tree, the firelight not far away reflected on her calm face, and there was a slight warmth in her indifference.

The ears echoed with all kinds of large and small words, noisy and lively. However, Ling Xiao seemed to be out of place, immersed in his own thoughts and couldn't come back to his senses. What happened today is too weird, how could such a fierce leopard tame her, and it seems that she is still afraid of her, but she is just like everyone else, she is just an ordinary person, what is there to make the leopard afraid? This incident puzzled her and puzzled her.

The forest was hazy and dark, and the fluorescent light shimmered and ethereal. The long winding road came from the spring, through the layers of interlaced branches and leaves, and held a teacup made of green bamboo tubes in his hand. The slight footsteps quietly stopped beside Ling Xiao, and he handed the bamboo cup in his hand to Ling Xiao, with a little respect in his amiable tone: "Look at the princess like this, she must be frightened." Drinking this water has an excellent effect on calming the heart. ”

The water in the bamboo cup is the water from the spring in the dense forest, but it is just that the Yuanqu Dao Elder added a kind of Lingjuguan secret medicinal powder, which is beneficial and harmless to the body, in addition to calming the heart and suppressing the shock, it can also play a role in physical and mental relaxation.

After such a thrilling scene, although Ling Xiao's body was not harmed, Daoist Yuanqu was worried that she was greatly frightened mentally. Because since she came back here, she had sat there without saying a word, and was a little strangely silent. He knew that as a noble girl, she was pampered by others in the past, how could she be hurt a little, even if she had been adrift for a year now, she was afraid that she had never encountered such a terrifying critical moment as today, and her immature heart must be a little unbearable.

Thinking of this, looking at the cold figure sitting quietly, Daoist Yuanqu couldn't help but feel a little sad and unbearable in his heart, he could even feel her helplessness and uneasiness, the uneasiness of losing the protection of his family.

Ling Xiao probably wouldn't have thought that the old man standing in front of her at this moment was moving for her situation, she didn't care about what she was experiencing now, she didn't care from the bottom of her heart, you know, in the past twenty-five years, she hadn't experienced what kind of things, what kind of suffering she hadn't suffered, and she had gone through a lot of winds and waves, and she had long been accustomed to all kinds of open and secret battles.

Moreover, when he was fifteen years old, he was alone in the primeval forest for a few months, in order to survive, he also grabbed food from the tiger's mouth, and also killed the beast with his own hands with the military # knife, although the beast was old and weak at that time, but it was still beastly after all. Today is just a leopard attacking, although it is terrifying, but Ling Xiao has long been accustomed to not being surprised, and he has no fear in his heart.

Ling Xiao withdrew her chaotic thoughts from the words of the Yuanqu Dao Chief, and looked up at the kind face, the faint firelight shone in her waveless eyes, a little misty. She raised her hand to take the bamboo cup handed by the old man in front of her, and opened her thin lips slightly: "There is a long way to go." Don't worry, I'm fine. It's just that there are some doubts and incomprehensions in my heart. ”

"If Your Highness has any doubts, don't hesitate to speak up and listen to them, and see if Poor Dao can help you answer them." The evening breeze blew, and the long robe of Yuanqu Dao danced gently, and the sleeves swayed along the dust.

Ling Xiao retracted her gaze, the fire in her eyes faded, she was unfocused, and frowned slightly: "Dao Elder has also seen it, today's events seem to be too weird, why did the leopard suddenly stop in front of me?" As if afraid of me, I couldn't understand it. ”

"Poor Dao has always been puzzled about this matter, but when His Highness just asked this question, I suddenly understood something." Yuanqu Dao's words were gentle, but his expression suddenly had a kind of understanding.

Ling Xiao's eyes lit up slightly, and he raised his head and asked, "Oh?" Why? ”

"According to ancient records, Kunpeng can shock all beasts, and everyone is terrified and obedient when they see it. If the poor Dao is good, it should be the uncle who gave His Royal Highness's Kun Bone Mirror its own instinctive effect. Although it is only a bone, it is the embodiment of all the divine power of Kun, and the time is also long, but the aura it exudes has not been erased by the years. The leopard has a keen sense of smell, and since it feels the breath of the kun, the beast nature is suppressed, so it does not dare to be presumptuous. "The long way of the far curve stood quietly and told the story.

After hearing this, Ling Xiao's face was calm and calm, but she couldn't help but feel that it was too ridiculous, Kunpeng was just a Taoist conjecture, only living in mythology, and when did she ever be superstitious about mythology, although the mirror in her arms looked extraordinary, but she never believed that it was made of Kun bones. However, today's events happened in front of his eyes, and he had to feel that Yuanqu Daochang's explanation was correct, maybe it was really the aura emitted by the material of this mirror that played a role, otherwise why was the leopard so frightened.

This incident seemed to be too contradictory to Ling Xiao's previous cognition, and after thinking about it, it made her inadvertently chuckle, the corners of her lips raised, but the laughter that came out was only audible to herself. Yes, she can come here from the real world, so what else can't happen? Life is so ridiculous, like a mirror.

Seeing Ling Xiao's complexion, Yuanqu Dao Chang suddenly had a helpless drunkenness, which was a kind of stunned look with a faint self-deprecation. He couldn't help but feel a slight tightness in his heart, and asked, "Your Highness, are you still worried?" ”

"No, my doubts have been solved by the Dao Chief." Ling Xiao's face returned to his usual indifferent color, lowered his eyes slightly and shook his head, took advantage of the situation to bring the bamboo cup in his hand to his lips, and took a sip. The pleasant aroma of herbs diffused from the spring water was pleasant to the mouth, but she had never smelled it before.

The faint gaze of the Yuanqu Daoist stayed on this quiet figure for a moment, a little hesitant, but after thinking about it in his heart, he still opened his mouth: "Your Highness, the rivers and lakes are slim and dangerous, it is better to return to the monarch earlier." ”

These should not be far away from the Dao Elder cultivators, and at his age and in the realm of epiphany, everything in the world has already been looked down upon. However, seeing that this princess, who was loved by thousands of people in the past, is now drifting like duckweed in troubled times, helpless, feeling her loneliness and tranquility from within, he was full of compassion and pity, and couldn't help but persuade her. Especially today's palm, which shocked him.

When Ling Xiao heard this, he paused slightly, took the bamboo cup away from his lips, raised his eyelids slightly without waves, glanced at Yuan Qudao Dao lightly, slightly hooked his lips, and said in a flat and low voice: "Danger? Isn't Jundu dangerous? If it weren't for that, how could I be inexplicably left in the rivers and lakes. I know the kindness of the Taoist, but it is really not the place where I should be. ”

"Since His Highness said so, Poor Dao will not say more." It's only been a few days together, but Daoist Yuanqu already knows that the princess in his eyes is a very assertive person, and she is slightly strong, and her maturity and stability don't seem to be what she should have at this age.

Ling Xiao casually shook the empty bamboo cup in his hand, suddenly opened his eyes a little wider, and his shallow gaze fell on the face of the Daoist Yuanqu, who had not left for a long time, and his words seemed to be said casually and naturally, but after brewing, he deliberately asked: "Does the Daoist know my mother's family?" ”

Even though Daoist Yuanqu was able to deal with things without being alarmed, after hearing this, his expression still changed slightly. For more than 20 years, this is a big taboo in Jundu, and no one dares to mention it. Feeling Ling Xiao's faint and faintly sharp gaze still lingering on his face, his hand holding the dust tightened, and his eyes flickered slightly. After a moment of silence, he opened his mouth, and his voice was a little astringent: "The famous Xiang family knows it. ”

Ling Xiao's expression changed, it seemed that what Feng Baiyue said was not false. Just listening to what Feng Baiyue and Wan Yiqi said, she still didn't believe it, and she needed someone else to corroborate it. At this moment, she suddenly remembered that this person who might know the truth of the year happened to be close in front of her, so she deliberately asked from a different angle. I never thought that I got the same answer, Zhong Liyuan's mother family is the Xiang family, what kind of family is it.

Yuanqu Daoist may not know at this moment, but his short sentence revealed a big secret, and told them that they deliberately concealed Zhong Liyuan's life experience for fifteen years, which was a tacit ban in Jundu, but he didn't know it after living in Lingjuguan for a long time. He thought that the princess in front of him knew everything, and he deliberately mentioned it just now just to hint at the grievances suffered by the Xiang family, to explain the reason why she didn't want to return to the royal capital.

Ling Xiao still behaved calmly, as if he was stating: "That Dao Chang has seen my mother? She should also go to Lingju to see the incense. ”

"Miss Xiang, she ......"

"Miss Ling, where can it hurt?"

As soon as the Yuanqu Dao Chief opened his mouth to say a few words, he was interrupted by a soft voice, so he had to close his mouth and turn his head to look for prestige. In front of him, in the dim firelight, Bai Yushuang walked over with brisk steps, and the silver ornaments on his body sounded crisply in the wind, like a string of pleasant sounds.

The Yuanqu Dao Elder turned his head and gave Ling Xiao a look, reminding: "Your Highness is resting, and the poor Dao will pass first." ”

Ling Xiao sighed secretly, and nodded and smiled. If you want to get this out of the mouth of the head of the far curved road, after all, you still can't come up with a reason, and I can't help but be a little disappointed. However, to be able to confirm Zhong Liyuan's general life experience, this is enough, thinking that the Yuanqu Dao Chang has been living in Lingju all the year round, there should not be much to know, and it is not easy to say this. As for the rest, the future is long, and one day she will find out the truth and solve the doubts in her heart.

The crisp jingle sounded, and the person who came was already walking in front of him. Ling Xiao put the bamboo cup firmly on the high raised tree roots, got up calmly, and saluted the smiling woman in front of him: "Master Baizhuang." ”