Under the light of the setting sun, the endless mountains are pitch black like an ancient abyss, forcibly separating the sky from the earth.

"Master...... Do you think it's beautiful? Suddenly, Su Xin slowly turned his head, grinned slightly, and stretched out his hand to me, and said softly: "There is no noise of the mortal world here, no noise of birds and beasts, just ...... Me and you. ”

Only then did I realize that in this place, not only was there no bird's cry, not even the sound of the wind, and the leaves of the plane trees on the edge of the cliff not only did not gently sway to make a familiar "rustle" sound, but even the sunset was frozen in the blood-red sky.

The whole world seemed to be frozen, and it was as silent as death.

It was a familiar feeling, as if I had seen a scene like this a long time ago.

I didn't know what I was afraid of, but the more I saw him smiling happily, the more frightened I became, my palms were sweaty, my scalp was numb, and my back was cold.

This is...... Fear that comes from the depths of the soul cannot be suppressed.

"Master, why are you shaking?" He looked at me quizzically.

Why shiver?

Because I was afraid, for some reason, I always felt that although the person in front of me looked no different from Su Xin, he didn't look like my well-behaved and upright apprentice.

"You're not Su Xin......" I exclaimed subconsciously in a panic.

"Of course I'm not." "Su Xin" smirked.

He stood up calmly, turned and walked towards me, and I felt panicked in my heart, and with each step he took me, I staggered backwards, and finally, after a few repetitions, he finally stopped, and a wicked smile crossed his lips.

In an instant, the whole world spun around, and when I took another step back, I felt that the bottom of my heel was empty, and I looked back in horror, only to realize that I had reached the edge of a cliff.

"Exactly...... When is it? I didn't even notice how I got to this side of the cliff, and Su Sin was standing across from me, smiling and walking towards me.

"You...... Don't come......" I watched vigilantly, and glanced at the abyss behind me with trepidation, and my heart was about to cry.

He wants to go further, if I retreat again, I am afraid that I will fall off the cliff and be crushed to pieces!

But when I came back to my senses, he appeared in front of my eyes as if he were teleporting.

"Don't you dare to jump off a cliff? Do you want me to help you......" He grimaced, smiling more and more wantonly.

Caught off guard, he pulled out his sword from his waist, pierced my heart with lightning speed, and whispered in my ear: "I'll play here today, and I'll come back to you in a few days." ”

With that, he let go of his sword grip with a chuckle, and let me fall from the top of the cliff wrapped in the Gu Yu sword that pierced my chest.

I didn't have time to care about everything around me, I just felt that the rugged cliffs and green trees gradually became blurred, twisted and gray with my desperate state of mind.

"Who is that person in the dream?" I was awakened by this nightmare, and cold sweat broke out on my forehead.

Then I opened the snow-white bed curtain and looked at the dazzling sunlight outside the house through the bamboo forest through the window, and then realized that I had unconsciously slept until the next day.

Fortunately, I am no longer the peak master of Pingyang Peak, so I don't need to participate in any messy meetings, just nest in Pingyang Peak leisurely, and live a life like idle clouds and wild cranes with peace of mind.

I have nothing to do, except for walking in the forest to breathe the air and soak up the sun, but because the lines on my forehead are too obvious, and there is no way to cover it, I have to give up the years of going down the mountain to drink and listen to music with Li Shizhong, and nest alone in this empty Pingyang Peak.

Occasionally, Su Xin would come back to accompany me when there was no official business in the sect.

Occasionally, Li Shizhong would come to Pingyang Peak to see me, and by the way, he would talk about the strange and strange things that happened in the world.

However, unlike him, his eyes are always looking at the scenery in the distance, but his mouth is always describing people or things from the outside world, and comparing them with his Shiyu Mountain, I can't help but become more and more interested in the place of Shiyu Mountain.

The mountain in his mind is a beautiful and sacred place, where there are no worries and no grudges, and people trust each other and help each other.

Listening to him say this, I was filled with infinite yearning and longing for it.

In this world, is there really such a place, like a paradise, more than a fairyland?

Finally, one day, I could no longer resist my inner curiosity and begged him to take me to see his hometown, but he ...... But he took the folding fan, frowned and chuckled, and said that he would wait until I could hide the lines on my forehead and then take me to see him.

But when will I find a way to hide the mark on my forehead?

When Li Shizhong left in a hurry, and when night fell, I hesitated alone in the narrow room, looking at the desolate silver moon outside the door, and looking forward to Su Xin's return over and over again.

But for some reason, Su Xin has not "returned to Pingyang Peak" since he went out on this day, I waited left and right for a whole night, watching the sun rise and set, and the sunset rose again, but I never saw half of Su Xin's shadow.

The more I thought about it, the more worried I became, and the more scared I became.

The uneasiness hidden in the depths of my soul kept reminding and urging me to go to the Zikai Hall to find him quickly.

I struggled to urge my spiritual power to hurriedly teleport myself to Tianyang Peak, and rushed up the long ladder despite the obstruction of the disciples, I don't know why they stopped me, but the more they were like this, the more panicked I felt in my heart.

"Lin Qingchen, you can't trespass on the Zikai Palace!" Seeing this, the disciples who were guarding the main hall all rushed over and surrounded the entire gate.

As soon as I thought of Su Xin, I was worried, and I didn't have time to think about it at the moment, so I pulled out the Qingming Sword with a blank mind, and beat everyone on their backs with lightning speed, and then crashed open the vermilion carved door in a panic, stepped on the threshold that was slightly painted, and rushed into the main hall as if flying.

All around, there was silence, and there were nine unfamiliar faces in the empty hall, all of whom looked at me panting against the threshold, but they were all out of breath.

However, the three chairs that should have belonged to Su Xin and them were empty and there was no one in sight, and my heart suddenly fell to the bottom with a "pop".

"Su Xin......" I panicked, and stood at the door of the main hall and shouted to them, "Has any of you seen Su Xin?" ”