At dusk, the setting sun stains the mountains with a thin layer of red.

"Xiao Xi...... Xiao Xi ......"

An eighteen-year-old man was lying on a stone platform at the top of the mountain, he had just woken up from his sleep, and his delicate face showed a faint sadness. The man's name is Xu Changqing, and the person he called in his mouth is Bai Xiaoxi, both of them are from Baijiazhuang, they are childhood sweethearts, and their parents have already engaged the two to be married, just waiting for them to grow up and get married and have children. I don't know why when Xu Changqing was eight years old, his father sent him to a secluded valley thousands of miles away, worshiped Wuwuzi as a teacher, and learned Taoism.

Xu Changqing has lived in the valley for a year, and he misses his parents very much, and of course Bai Xiaoxi, who will become his daughter-in-law in the future. He begged Master to go back to Baijiazhuang with him to visit them, but when he and Master returned to Baijiazhuang, they found that the village was empty, and the houses were dilapidated, as if caused by a fight.

The stunned two found a grave mound, one of which was particularly eye-catching, but there was a monument in front of this tomb, and the inscription on the monument was the name of Xu Changqing's father. Xu Changqing only then knew that his parents and the people of the village were killed, Xu Changqing was in pain in front of the grave, crying bitterly, although he didn't know who did it, and what killed the lives of the people of the village, but he vowed in his heart that he would find the murderer in the future to avenge them.

After Xu Changqing followed Sanssouci back to the Secluded Valley, Xu Changqing also asked Sanssouci many times about his father, when Xu Changqing's father sent him to the Secluded Valley, he told Sanssouci not to reveal Xu Changqing's life experience, so Sanssouci has been hiding it and did not tell him, Xu Changqing never asked again, and concentrated on practicing in the Secluded Valley.

When is the time for retribution, relatives have passed away, the past has become a thing of the past, why be obsessed, Wuwuzi doesn't want Xu Changqing to live with hatred, he has persuaded many times, and over time, Xu Changqing gradually buried this hatred deep in his heart. The dust that had been covered up by the dusty past for many years resurfaced in front of him again, as if it was yesterday, Xu Changqing jumped off the stone platform and shouted loudly towards the opposite valley.

"Daddy, Xiaoxi, are you okay? I miss you, don't worry, I'm doing well. ”

The shouts echoed in the valley, gradually disappearing into silence, Xu Changqing took a deep breath, slowly exhaled, and his thoughts gradually calmed down.

"Boy, learn to be lazy. ”

The voice came from an old man, about sixty years old, dressed in a Taoist robe, with silver threads on his head, quite a bit of fairy wind and dao bone temperament. This person is the master of the secluded valley, Xu Changqing's master Wushouzi. Xu Changqing turned around when he heard the voice, and the sadness on his face dissipated.

"Master, why are you here?"

A year ago, Sanssouci taught the Phantom Sword Duel to Xu Changqing, this Phantom Sword Duel can cultivate eight qi swords, with the improvement of Daoxing's spiritual power, the spiritual power of the Qi Sword will also be improved, once the cultivation reaches the fullest, the Qi Sword looms like a phantom, and Xu Changqing only cultivated a Qi Sword in a year, the progress of cultivation is a little slow, and Wuwuzi has nothing to do to come over to see what progress he can make.

"Is there a breakthrough in cultivating the Phantom Sword?"

Just after Xu Changqing's Phantom Sword Decisive broke through the two qi swords, he vaguely sensed that there was a force in his body that wrapped his heart, because Xu Changqing was a little tired after the Phantom Sword Decisive breakthrough, he didn't think much about it and lay down on the stone platform to rest, and unconsciously he fell asleep. When Sanssouci mentioned the Phantom Sword Duel, he seemed to remember, and there was a hint of doubt on his delicate face.

"Master, I have already cultivated two qi swords, but I seem to sense a force in my body, and I don't know where it came from. ”

With the improvement of Taoism, the spiritual power will naturally increase, which is normal, Professor Xu Changqing has always belonged to free-range, and rarely cares about him, he thinks that the power mentioned in Xu Changqing's mouth is his own spiritual power, so he didn't care about what Xu Changqing said.

"Every time the Phantom Sword Decisive cultivates an Qi Sword, the more spiritual power is required, you have to cultivate diligently, and you must not be in a hurry. ”

Xu Changqing saw that Wuwuzi would mistake his words, and hurriedly explained to him.

"Master, the power in my body is not my own spiritual power, it is in my heart, enveloping my heart. ”

Worry-free was a little surprised when he heard this, and he couldn't help but pay attention to it, a surging spiritual power in his palm sank into the heart of Xu Changqing's body, only to see a red light at Xu Changqing's heart appear, and the spiritual power that Sancarefree had entered gradually melted. Sanssouci was very surprised when he saw this, and his eyebrows showed a look of doubt, and he turned to diagnose Xu Changqing's pulse, for a long time, Sanssouci frowned, according to his diagnosis, Xu Changqing's heart seemed to have a defect, to be precise, it was born with a fatal flaw, and this defect has been repaired.

To say that Xu Changqing has a defect in his heart, he will not live long, let alone be able to cultivate, but Xu Changqing miraculously survived, and he has been cultivating with Sanssouci for ten years, which is already a miracle, Sanssouci thought about various possibilities in his mind, and suddenly, he was stunned in his heart, and seemed to think of a possibility.

"Is it ......?"

This is the only possibility, Sanssouci fully understands that without it, Xu Changqing would not have survived to this day, only it can protect Xu Changqing's defective heart so that he can survive and repair it, this repair process is so long that it is still being repaired today. If it weren't for Xu Changqing's Dao Xing, he wouldn't have been able to perceive the existence of this power, this unexpected discovery made Carefree understand the reason why Xu Changqing's cultivation has been slow for so many years, and at the same time, Carefree has also solved a bigger mystery, that is, who the murderer of the Baijiazhuang tragedy is, he seems to know it well.

Seeing that Wuwuzi was busy for a long time and was silent, and his face was heavy, Xu Changqing's eyebrows showed doubts, and his heart was full of thoughts, it seemed that the matter might be very serious, and his worries were beyond words.

"Master, what's wrong?"

At this time, Sanssouci understood that Xu Changqing's father sent Xu Changqing to the Secluded Valley to protect him, so as long as it was related to Xu Changqing's life experience, Sanssouci would never tell Xu Changqing. He came back to his senses and saw Xu Changqing looking at him nervously, since he couldn't tell the truth, he still needed to give an explanation, his solemn face faded, and he looked as if nothing had happened.

"I don't know what the reason is for this power that appears in your body, but in my opinion, it is not a big problem, on the contrary, it will be of great help to your cultivation, you don't need to worry. ”

Sanssouci seemed indifferent at this time, but Xu Changqing's expression was real, and he concluded that things were not as simple as his master said, and he was even more uneasy.

"Master, are you really okay?"

Seeing that Xu Changqing was endless, he couldn't think of a good reason to prevaricate for a while, so he simply pointed at Xu Changqing and pretended to be angry.

"You kid is good at everything, you just think too much, I say it's okay, it's okay, it's getting late, rest early." ”

After speaking, Carefree seemed to be hiding from the enemy, hurriedly went down the mountain, Carefree was unwilling to tell the truth, Xu Changqing had no choice but to give up, he followed with doubts, returned to the bamboo house in the valley, Xu Changqing, who was meditating cross-legged on the bed, thought about it in his mind and couldn't calm down, couldn't sleep, he got up and walked out.

At night, the warm breeze blows on the face, soft and gentle.

Xu Changqing looked up at the starry sky, calmed down his thoughts, suddenly, the corner of his eye swept into the distance, and several Changhong crossed the sky and disappeared, I thought it was a meteor, but I didn't care, who knew that there was another wave next, and the light of Changhong in the distance was different, this time Xu Changqing really saw that those Changhong were not meteors, which aroused his curiosity, and stared at the distance for a long time.

Seeing wave after wave, endless, he hurriedly ran to tell Carefree Zi, but Carefree didn't want to pay attention to him, so he was dragged out by Xu Changqing.

"Master, look at what those things are. ”

Sanssouci should have seen the last wave, and then it didn't appear again.

"Judging from the direction, those are the disciples who are out of the Xuanfeng Gate. ”

Xu Changqing had never heard of Xuanfeng Gate, this was the first time he had heard his master mention it, and he couldn't help but be curious.

"Master, what does Xuanfeng Gate do, and what are those lights?"

Sanssouciko's deep gaze seemed to penetrate the dusty past, and memories of the past surfaced in front of her eyes. If it hadn't happened twenty years ago, he wouldn't have left Xuanfeng Gate and come to the Hidden Valley, the past was unbearable, he didn't want to mention Xuanfeng Gate again, and he didn't want Xu Changqing to know that he was from Xuanfeng Gate.

"Does it have anything to do with you? Why don't you go and rest. ”

The Shenzhou Continent is vast, and Xu Changqing only knows Baijiazhuang and the secluded valley, what the outside world is like, he doesn't know anything, curiosity prompts him to want to know something, and his clear eyes reveal a trace of expectation.

"Master, I can't sleep, can you tell me about it?"

The outside world is too complicated, and Sanssouci knows Xu Changqing's life experience well, for his safety, out of protection, Sanssouci will never let Xu Changqing be interested in the outside world.

"What's the matter? I'm tired of staying in the Hidden Valley, and I want to leave?"

Wu Wuzi didn't want to say it, and he was angry, Xu Changqing couldn't help but have doubts, but he didn't dare to ask again, he was very aggrieved.

"I just want to know what is going on outside, how can it be so serious as Master said. ”

This matter is very firm, and he must dispel Xu Changqing's curiosity about the outside world.

"You have never been involved in the world, and the outside is sinister, so you must not let other things interfere with your cultivation, go and rest quickly. ”

Back in the bamboo house, Xu Changqing lay on the bed thinking about his master's strange behavior and muttered to himself.

"Master is very strange today! I won't let this or that, I shouldn't let me stay in the valley for the rest of my life! It seems that I will only have the opportunity to see the outside world after Master dies. ”

"Bah, I'm sorry, Master, I didn't mean to curse you, forgive me, old man. ”

I don't know how long it took, Xu Changqing fell asleep.