It was late at night, but the bonfires in the Gale Department were still blazing.

Rows of stone tables are full of cut barbecue, the aroma of good wine in the altar spreads far and wide, the heroes of the entire gale department have come to Su Qi's side to join in the fun, I heard that there are disciples of the Sword Sect, their goodwill suddenly rose slowly, the barbarians who have lived in the mountains for a long time are such a very simple race, they are very happy and angry, love and hate clearly, if they treat you as a friend, they will treat you sincerely, if they regard you as an enemy, they will also draw their swords without thinking.

Even Dongfang Jiyue and Zhao Zi were pulled over and drank violently, Dongfang Jiyue was better, these men from the Gale Department would not pour women to drink, but Zhao Zike was unlucky, surrounded by more than a dozen big men, a jar of spirits was pulled up one after another, and within an hour, Zhao Zi's face was flushed, and he fainted with a bang, and kept muttering 'I really can't drink it anymore', 'a lot of money' and 'wow, it's all spinning treasures', which made everyone laugh.

Su Qi can drink, when he was in Qishan, he developed the habit of drinking with the old man, but no matter how it was, he couldn't stand the large number of people in the Gale Department, seeing that Su Qi was also not good at fighting, this group of strong men who had already drunk began to entertain themselves, gathering together in twos and threes, scolding and scolding, eating meat, drinking wine, and being at ease.

Su Qi staggered out of the crowd, all the way north, to the riverside, where the light was dim, the hustle and bustle was far behind, the insects and frogs screamed softly, a trace of coolness came from the depths of the dense forest, the river water originated from the holy mountain, clear and sweet, Su Qi bent a little, a thin water dragon flew out of the river, caressed on his face and arms, and soon, the heat and dizziness after excessive drinking subsided a lot.

"The barbarians here...... It's not the same as the boundary road. ”

On the other side of the river, a crisp voice sounded, Su Qi turned his head and found Dongfang Jiyue sitting by the river, looking at the brilliant lights of the gale.

Su Qi shook his hands, his aura flashed, and he dried the wet water droplets, "Although they are from the same origin, and they are all named after barbarians, but more than 100,000 years of separation have already made them completely different, the environment is different, and the temperament is naturally very different, which is understandable." ”

"I ...... I envy this place, although the boundary road is my home, it has never been a happy place, the resources are poor, there are too many living beings, almost everything has to be obtained by fighting and grabbing," Dongfang Jiyue hugged her legs and said in a low tone, "When I was young, I grew up outside the Hall of Eternal Life, my parents died soon after I was born, I followed the people in the tribe to move around the boundary road, and the elders worked for the slightly larger sects, born and died, in exchange for food, The place of accommodation and the resources of cultivation, this kind of knife licking blood is very unstable, almost every once in a while, the people around him are injured and die, but there is no way, for the small clan and small sect, it is already a good thing to be alive, how can you pick and choose?

Su Qi sat down beside Dongfang Jiyue, took out a pot of wine, and handed it over, she was slightly stunned, then raised her head and took a sip, the two of them had a bright starry sky above their heads, and a very thin light moon hung in the distance, it was the beginning of the month, she took a sip of wine, "This is the first time I have seen the real starry sky, it is even more beautiful than I imagined." ”

"You can choose to stay," Su Qi said softly, "The world is very big, there will be a place for you, I am the peak master of the Sword Gate, you can also come to the Sword Gate." ”

Dongfang Jiyue was silent, and shook her head lightly after a while, "There are still people waiting for me to go back to the boundary road, although it is not very good, there are people who are worthy of me to go back, although it is very good here, but it is also a foreign land after all." ”

Su Qi smiled, "You're right, but the Sword Gate will still be open to you, and if you change your mind, the Sword Gate will welcome you." ”

"Thank you. ”

"We fought together," Su Qi shrugged his shoulders and lay down in the grass, "Why don't you continue to tell your story?"

Dongfang Jiyue glanced at him, but did not hesitate, and said slowly, "At the age of seven, in a battle, the tribe suffered heavy casualties, and we children became slaves of rival sects, this is a common thing in the realm, but that time I happened to meet the monk of the Hall of Eternal Life, he took a fancy to my cultivation talent, bought me at a very cheap price, and brought me into the hall. "Hot search

"But at the beginning, I was just a very inconspicuous disciple of the Hall of Eternal Life, with no resources, no master to guide me, and I had to compete with 10,000 disciples of the same age, only the best hundred people were eligible to enter the outer gate of the Hall of Eternal Life, and the unsuccessful ones could only become miscellaneous servants of the Hall of Eternal Life, or leave the secret place and go to live in the mortal city under the hall. ”

"How many people are you?" Su Qi was curious.

"Ninety-third, very poor ranking, the top ten are all picked up by the elders of the outer sect and taught in person, and the rest can only practice together in the teaching hall," Dongfang Jiyue smiled, "But fortunately, at least I entered the outer gate and officially became a disciple of the Hall of Eternal Life, I started to have resources every month, and I can also go to ask a few elders for advice at a fixed time, I know very well that if I want to go further, I can only work hard, in those six or seven years, I have practiced almost day and night, and there is no entertainment except for cultivation." ”

She suddenly gulped down her drink, then wiped the corners of her mouth, "Then in a big contest a few years ago, I defeated all the opponents I could, and since then, I have truly had freedom, the power to control my life." ”

Su Qi also took out a pot of wine and raised it gently, "To you." ”

Dongfang Jiyue smiled slightly, "What about you, isn't life in the world very happy?"

"Happiness is there, of course, but it's not all smooth sailing, do you want to hear it? It's a long story. Su Qi smiled.

"We don't need to rest, there are still two hours before sunrise, and a long story should be told. ”

"This story starts with an emperor seven thousand years ago, who is known as the Sword Immortal and the ancestor of our Sword Sect......."

Su Qi drank wine and talked little by little about his life over the years, from the old man to himself, from the rise and fall of the Sword Gate to this war that engulfed the two clans, and no one could escape and dodge, Dongfang Jiyue listened quietly, and would interject from time to time to ask a few words, she was very interested in human affairs.

Under this starry night, the 100,000 mountains were half-asleep, and the bonfires in the Gale Department began to gradually go out, and the strong men who were dizzy from drinking simply slept on the ground, accompanied by the sound of frogs and insects, and the snoring soon came and went.

And in the continuous palace on the top of the holy mountain, the Demon Emperor and the High Priest sat opposite each other in a large hall, with a pot of wine and a few side dishes on the table, the door was wide open, and you could see the handsome mountain immersed in the night in the distance, most of the time it was the High Priest who was alone telling stories for tens of thousands of years, and the Demon Emperor listened quietly, only occasionally, the Demon Emperor would ask for some details.

The two of them also stayed awake all night, until the sun rose in the east, and a ray of morning light suddenly fell on the sea, and the Demon Emperor slowly got up.

The high priest bowed down.

"Send the Demon Emperor. ”