Quping Mountain, Demon Slaying Sect, Suiyun Yuan.

"Master, are you ready to do this?" Inside the room, Bai Lisheng asked Luo Fan respectfully.

"Yes, Allure and Wunian have already left, and we can't afford to waste any more time. Luo Fan nodded and said.

"Where are we going?" asked Aunt Hui.

"According to the content of the silk that Wu Nian told us, most of those treasures are overseas, and most of them have been far away from the human world, and the tomb of Dayu in Shifan Mountain is within our current ability. Luo Fan replied.

"Shifan Mountain is located in Changyue country, if you travel by car and horse, I am afraid that you will not be able to reach it in ten years or eight years. And according to legend, this Shifan Mountain is very steep and dangerous, can Luo Fan's predecessors think of a way to deal with it?" asked Hui Gu with some concern.

"The soldiers will come to block, the water will come to cover the earth, and we will set off tomorrow. Sheng'er, these days when the teacher is away, the Demon Slaying Sect will be handed over to you to take care of, and all the branch masters and inner disciples will be summoned here, and if there is an accident, the Great Sect Protector Array will be opened. Luo Fan said in a deep voice.

"Sect Protector Great Array, that's the last reliance of the entire sect. Although Master's trip may take a long time, does it really need to be so cautious?" Bai Lisheng asked puzzled.

"These days I always have a faint feeling that some force is secretly watching us from places we can't see. Just in case, it's better to be prepared early. In addition, I have set up a communication barrier in the cave of the retreat in the back mountain, so if something big happens, you must contact me as soon as possible. Luo Fan said in detail.

"I obeyed. Bai Li Sheng responded.

After dinner, Qiao Sanniang finished cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks as usual, but she had no intention of leaving, but waited for everyone to disperse and stayed alone.

"Will Brother Luo leave tomorrow?" Qiao Sanniang slowly walked to Luo Fan's side and asked softly.

"That's right, I've already handed over everything from the Demon Slaying Sect to Sheng'er. Luo Fan nodded calmly.

"Brother Luo has traveled a long way this time, and I don't know how long it will take to come back. Sanniang has a reluctant request, and I hope to ...... Brother Luo was able to agree. Qiao Sanniang lowered her eyes and struggled a little.

"You want to follow us?" asked Luo Fan bluntly.

Qiao Sanniang nodded: "Yes, I want to follow Brother Luo's side." Thanks to Brother Luo's care over the years, Sanniang's appearance has never aged, but after all, I am a mortal body, and I don't have many years of life, I am afraid that Brother Luo will travel far away, and when he returns, Sanniang has turned into dust. ”

Luo Fan's eyes froze slightly when he heard this, he could understand Qiao Sanniang's worries. She is an ordinary mortal who does not have any immortal roots, when they first met, she was already more than thirty, and now fifteen years have passed, although she still has a face because of the acquisition of the art of rejuvenation, but her physical functions are indeed aging. Today's Qiao Sanniang is actually a woman who is nearly half a hundred years old.

The so-called seventy years of life is rare, and ordinary people can live to be more than sixty years old, but more than sixty years is really not a worry for Luo Fan and others. This time, they embarked on a journey for the treasure of heaven and earth to draw souls, and if they couldn't find all the things, they would definitely not come back. Even if you find it all, I'm afraid that the next thing is to prepare for the search for the demon clan to avenge the destruction of the painting clan, in a sense, this parting between Luo Fan and Qiao Sanniang basically means goodbye.

But......

"This trip is unpredictable, if I take you, I'm afraid it will be ......"

"I'm afraid it's going to hold everyone back. Before Luo Fan's words were finished, Qiao Sanniang laughed at herself.

Luo Fan's brows furrowed, and he sighed helplessly: "Sanniang, I have always understood your thoughts. For so many years, I owe you a word of sorry, sorry I can't give you any response. But I'm also very grateful to you, in the past thousand years since I lost Rui'er, I have always been alone, and my life has been a mess. After meeting you, I once again realized what it's like to have loved ones around me. In fact, over the years, I have often wondered whether it was right or wrong to let you stay here in the first place, if you can't stay with the person you like, whether you see each other or not, it will be a great torment.

"I never mind that you were a mortal without fairy roots, for to me, you have always been the owner of that carefree liquor store with a straightforward and heroic temperament, a friend of mine, and a sister of mine. But Sanniang, this time is really different, I'm afraid that I will really encounter any danger, and I won't have time to protect you. ”

This is probably the first time in the more than ten years that they have known each other, Luo Fan has said so many words to Qiao Sanniang frankly, and when she heard the sentence "I'm sorry", Qiao Sanniang was already in tears. But anyone who has loved someone will not want to hear the other person's response as an apology.

"I understand Brother Luo, it's Sanniang who is too naïve, and she shouldn't make such a request, which bothers everyone. It's just that from tomorrow onwards, Sanniang will no longer be able to serve Brother Luo's daily life, and I hope that Brother Luo will take care of himself. Sanniang will be here waiting for your triumphant return. Qiao Sanniang wiped the tears on her face and pulled out a smile very reluctantly.

"Sanniang, if you can...... I hope you still go down the mountain, whether it's guarding your little wine shop or when your chivalrous girl walks the rivers and lakes, don't waste the rest of your time in this Demon Slaying Sect, waiting for this matter. If you're going to be miserable because you can't let me go, I can ...... Seal your memories and let you be back to the original you. Luo Fan said with some hesitation and caution.

Hearing this, Qiao Sanniang's body was obviously stiffened, she raised her head, stared at Luo Fan in fear, and the tears that she had finally stopped sliding down again, "No, I don't want to forget you." If you really want me to go, I will definitely leave. But those memories belong to me, and no one has the right to take them away!"

After saying that, Qiao Sanniang raised her hand to cover her mouth, not wanting herself to cry, turned around and ran out in a hurry, and quickly disappeared from Luo Fan's sight.

Looking at the back of Qiao Sanniang's rapid departure, Luo Fan only sighed heavily, love is a thing, there is never a reason to talk about, if it wants to come, let the fortress in your heart be impregnable, it still treats the city as if it is nothing, and asks you to raise your hands and bend your knees in surrender. But if it doesn't come, no matter how much you try to convince yourself of identity, etiquette, and morality, you can't deceive your heart into accepting the fact that you don't love at all.

"Sanniang, I'm sorry. May you never meet me again in your next life, and that you will be forever is my best wish for you. ”

......

Leaving Luo Fan's Suiyun Garden, Qiao Sanniang stumbled all the way and ran back to her room. The moment she closed the door, she had the illusion that she had locked herself in another world from now on. From now on, she was left alone in this world, there was no Shao Yangzhen, no worry-free wine shop, and no prodigal Taoist who was drunk at the door of her shop.

I don't know how long I sat in the room alone, until my eyes were sore from excessive tears, Qiao Sanniang stood up slowly, she decided, according to Luo Fan's wishes, to leave the Demon Slaying Sect. Since there is no chance to stay together, then forget about each other, stay here and continue to wait, maybe the day Luo Fan comes back is just to worship her tablet, rather than this, it is better to let him always remember what she was like when she was alive.

casually packed a few clothes, brought a saber and a little coiling, Qiao Sanniang, who originally planned to leave alone overnight, but for some reason, the ghost sent her to the stone room where twelve coffins were placed.

After bowing to the coffins of the ten elders of the painting clan, Qiao Sanniang slowly walked to the edge of the other two ice crystal jade coffins. Looking at the woman who had been sleeping in the coffin for thousands of years but was still bright and moving, Qiao Sanniang's heart was like overturning a five-flavor bottle, and all kinds of strange tastes were surging in her heart.

"Miss Yun, I really envy you for being able to get all the love of Brother Luo. But I also hate you, and if I get his love, why don't you cherish it well, and marry another man. Do you know how he has lived in the past thousand years? He has not ascended to immortality, he can't let you go at all, you have made him lonely for so many years, and you have made me miserable for so many years. Now you can still lie here like this, don't you think you are cruel?" Qiao Sanniang stretched out her hand and stroked the jade coffin, but her emotions became more and more excited.

She didn't want to admit it, but she knew very well in her heart that it was more appropriate to say that she was jealous than envious of Yunrui. Yun Rui did have an irreplaceable friendship with Luo Fan, because of her extraordinary strength and excellent appearance, it is understandable that she can enter Luo Fan's heart, but none of this should be the reason why she still occupies the "favorite" position in Luo Fan's heart as a betrayer.

At this moment, she even suddenly had some impulses, wanting to poke the long sword in her hand directly into the chest of the woman in the jade coffin. Now that Gu Wentian is gone, but Yun Rui is not really dead, she is not dead, for Luo Fan, it means that there is still hope, and there is still thought, he has such a long life, maybe one day he can wake her up again. Maybe it's because she's not dead yet, so Luo Fan hasn't been able to accept other women.

"If you are solved with a sword, I think Brother Luo will hate me to the bone, right?" maybe...... He would come to me and kill me in the same way. That way, he should be able to remember me forever, ......right? It's so sad that I can't get his love, and I want to choose the way to make him hate me so that he can't forget me. What kind of sin did my Qiao Sanniang create in my last life, I just want to live the life of an ordinary child of the rivers and lakes, looking for a man who is happy with each other to spend the rest of my life together, is this really too much to ask?" Qiao Sanniang stared at Yun Rui in the jade coffin with red eyes, and the hand holding the scabbard was trembling.