I opened my eyes from the bed, and the room was quiet and cold, and the wind was blowing in through the door, and the curtains were gently waving.

This is at Mt. Aomine, and I know very well that when I get out of bed, I walk out of the house, and there is a high cliff outside the door, and at the entrance is a stone platform, which is surrounded by a strong wooden fence.

The figure had its back to the doorway, staring into the distance.

As I approached him, he heard the voice, turned around, and looked at me with a smile.

I approached him, and I also approached the wooden railing, overlooking the abyss under the eye stone platform.

This attic was my residence in the Aomine Gate back then, and it was still the same as before, but when I looked around the house just now, all the furnishings and utensils inside were newly purchased.

The attic on this cliff is called "Cloud Pavilion", because it is on the top of the cliff, close to the sky.

Xiao Jingqi took a serious look at my sober appearance, followed my gaze to Yagu, and said quietly, "Lord Yang said that Ju'er lived here when he was in Qingfeng Gate, and the environment here is elegant, with a wide line of sight, it is a good place. ”

"Qingfeng Mountain is of course a good place, if I hadn't joined Qingfeng Gate and hid in the rivers and lakes, the officers and soldiers in the court might have found me a long time ago, would I still be alive and well."

My tone was cold and sarcastic. laughed at himself for being a wealthy family, but he became a pawn in the rivers and lakes, and he was still a person pursued by the court.

He stopped his gaze on my face and said, "Why doesn't Huan'er stay in my master Cui Boyuan's Frost Water Pavilion, where I still have my master's company." ”

I met his gaze, smiled coldly, and looked at the mountain again, "After you left the Great Wei back then, Master Cui also disappeared later, and Zhu'er has been looking for a long time, but there is no news of Uncle Cui." ”

Xiao Jingqi looked at me, not surprised, and unusually serious.

I laughed and said, "You are gone, the master is dead, the master is missing, there is no one by Hu'er's side, where can Hu'er go, only this Qingfeng Mountain allows Hu'er to stay safe." I paused and smiled again, "Hu'er has good sisters, good brothers, and those harmonious villagers here, and Hu'er found that life was still happy at that time." ”

"Unexpectedly, Huan'er feels that her life is stable, why can't she let go of her hatred, and wants to become a witch in the rivers and lakes and assassinate court officials? Putting yourself in danger again? ”

Hearing this, my heart was like a resentment that had been gathering for many years, and the look on my face began to be angry, and I glared at him, and I was as cold as frost.

"That's because I later learned the clue that Uncle Shi was arrested by the Empress Dowager Feng and put him under house arrest in the palace, and Ju'er wanted to rescue Uncle Shi......"

Xiao Jingqi finally sank his eyes at this time, looked at me in a daze, and he was silent before he asked me, "Then do you know why the Empress Dowager Feng wanted to arrest my master?" ”

I smiled sarcastically, "Xiao Jingqi, you are now opening your mouth and closing your master, why did you never come back after you left?" Do you still know that you have a master in this Wei land? ”

He was silent again.

I looked at him with a smile, and I had nothing to say. After all, this Great Wei is not your land, not your hometown, and you don't care about the people here.

Your heart is cold-blooded, even if it wasn't for me to take a look and save your master who educated you, you won't come back to take a look.

There will be no news after leaving, no news, and even if I send someone to Nantu to find your traces, there are not many clues.

I laughed, and the emotions of years ago came to me.

I walked away lightly and came to all parts of the Qingfeng Gate, wanting to see how the Qingfeng Gate is growing today.

A flat land on the slope of Qingfeng Mountain, which is a place where Qingfeng Sect disciples usually practice martial arts. The people of Qingfeng Gate come from all over the world, before coming here, maybe everyone has some stories, maybe they came to join a Jianghu sect, in short, each Qingfeng Sect disciple has different experiences and ideas, but as long as they enter Qingfeng Gate, they will respect the rules of Qingfeng Gate.

In this cultivation field, the disciples of the same sect in gray and white clothes are cultivating different weapons and fighting various tricks.

I stood in one place and watched quietly, and when I saw the growth of the disciples in the sect, I was very excited, as if I had seen my own children grow up.

I think back then, I once tried martial arts with You Ran here, although it was a competition, but we both tried our best. That day, he was defeated at my hands, but I was not unconvinced.

When the former sect master announced that I was the successor sect master, for me who had only been in Qingfeng Sect for two years, how much did the disciple disagree, but no one still had any grievances. Even most of my disciples supported me, and I was so relieved to think of that time.

When Yang Zuo came, I didn't pay much attention for a while.

After coming back to my senses, I glanced at him with a smile and said, "Accompany me to worship the old master." ”

Yang Zuo knew the weight of the old master in my heart, so without saying a word, he accompanied me to the old master's monument.

On the side of the mountain peaks and cliffs, on the solid stone road, every time I took a step forward, the smile of the old master welled up in my mind.

I still remember the surprised eyes when he first saw me, and he said, "If Qingfeng Sect can have you as a disciple, Qingfeng Sect will definitely last forever." ”

At first sight, the old master had such high hopes for me.

At that time, I was still smiling, how can I live for 10,000 years, the old master is really good at laughing, but for the sake of the old master's face, I will definitely protect the Qingfeng Gate.

Over the years, I have lost my words, for myself, I have disappeared for seventeen years, fortunately, in the past seventeen years, Qingfengmen is still fine, otherwise I really can't live with the old master.

Kneeling in front of the tombstone of the old man, I kowtowed a few deeply, looking at the old man to know that I had not forgotten his words back then, and promised him that I would protect it well in my lifetime.

The temperature on Mt. Aomine is cold, and there is still snow and ice in the high clouds.

I stood on the edge of the cliff in front of the mountain, staring silently.

Looking at the vast mountain, his expression was melancholy, thinking of the fallen figure of the master in his dream.

On that cold ice bed, why do I need my master to cross the vitality, and why does the master fall because of the vitality for me.

Is it because I miss my uncle that I have such a dream?

But when I went to Yinshan with Amaranth, Uncle Shi was still missing, although I learned that the Empress Dowager Feng might have placed Uncle Shi under house arrest in the palace, but I still couldn't find any trace of Uncle Shi.

Xiao Jingqi came behind me quietly, he didn't say a word, just stood aside and accompanied me.

He was silent, the wind ruffled his hair, and after a long time, he said slowly, "Can you be angry with me?" ”

I glanced at him lightly, thought of Master Cui, and asked, "Jingqi, after you return to Nantu, don't you miss Master Cui at all?" ”

He chuckled, "How can I not miss it, it's just that at that time, my Xiao family was in the transition period of the imperial court, and my uncle was taking over the Liu family's imperial court, and I was appointed to an important position, so I couldn't leave for a while." ”

He glanced at me, "You just woke up, maybe you don't know that the southern land at this time is no longer Liu Song Kingdom, but my Xiao Clan's Qi Kingdom, my uncle Xiao Daocheng took Liu Song eight years ago to establish the Qi State ......"

I looked at him stunned, so to speak, Nantu is the Qi country at this time, and he is the nobleman of the Qi country.

So at that time, he returned to Nantu for the consolidation of his uncle in the imperial court, and his Xiao family was fighting for imperial power.

At that time, the southern soil was in civil strife, so he had no time to take care of us as the northern court?

He looked at me seriously, "I never forgot you, but I couldn't help myself, you know." ”

I was stunned, and perhaps I understood a little, and I looked away from his face to the mountains again, and said no more.

"The wind is blowing." I looked up at the sky, and it was overcast.

"It's going to rain." Xiao Jingqi took my words.

"Then after this rain, we'll go back to the Valley of the Hidden Forest." I stared back at him.

He must know what I want to do back to the Valley of the Forest.

Xiao Jingqi nodded, reached over to hold my hand, and replied to me softly, "Okay." ”

I didn't refuse him, and quietly looked into his eyes, maybe I should understand him.

Two days later, Yang Zuo personally sent me down the mountain, and said to me before leaving, Qingfeng Gate will always be my home, and the gate of Qingfeng Mountain will always be open for me, and I can go back whenever I want, and even his position as the master of the door can be given to me.

I realized his concern and affection, and reluctantly hugged him, telling him that he will always be my family, and Qingfeng Gate will always be my home.

After saying goodbye to Yang Zuo, I reluctantly left Qingfeng Mountain. I still dress myself up as a person and still wear a veil. Xiao Jingqi was still wearing that silver mask, and he also deliberately disguised himself.

You ran carried me on my back, and Taixuan Duyou went with me.

I rode my horse and galloped away.

When I walked to an official road, when I met a group of people in front of me, I always felt that the person running on the back of the white horse at the front seemed to have seen it somewhere. It's familiar.

I pulled the reins, called for the horses to stop, and looked back at the horses that had just passed me, the horses that were galloping, the back of the man in the white shirt in front of me, and my heart ached inexplicably.

Xiao Jingqi stopped next to me and asked me worriedly, "Hu'er, what's wrong?" ”

"Who's that man?" My eyes were blank as I looked at the departing caravan.

Xiao Jingqi was stunned for a moment, his eyes were flustered, and he hesitated for a moment and said, "That's His Royal Highness the King of the North Sea of the Great Wei Dynasty......"

King of the North Sea?

Why does it feel so familiar?

"Hu'er, let's leave quickly, the army is going to Yinshan, something really happened to Yinshan Palace, Hu'er, you killed the people of the court there, and the person they are looking for is you."

Xiao Jingqi said to me quietly.

Did I really kill someone there?

Maybe that's the case, although I can't remember it, Xiao Jingqi will definitely not lie to me. I raised my whip again and hurried my horse along.

Xiao Jingqi followed me closely, and I could see that he wanted me to leave this official road as soon as possible.

When I passed the official road outside Pingcheng, I didn't stop to go back to Pingcheng, but stopped outside the city to rest and went straight south to Yangcheng.

The army of the imperial court pursued the assassins in the north, and after the peaceful city, there were no more officers and soldiers of the imperial court on the official road.

I didn't stop all the way, except for resting, the rest of the hours were on the horse, and that was because the master's sacrifice day was coming, and I couldn't not appear in front of the master on his sacrifice day.

When I finally arrived at the Valley of the Hidden Forest, standing outside the cave of the master's tomb, I breathed a sigh of relief, and I arrived without delay.

I touched the white jade necklace on my chest, took it off, inserted it into the heavy stone door, and the door opened.