Xia Qiu felt a chill slip from her cheeks, and when she opened her eyes, a plum blossom was spinning and passing away in front of her, so she couldn't help but reach out to catch it. She looked around and found herself sitting under a great plum tree, and when the wind blew, the red of the tree fell like snow, swirling and dancing in the air, and finally descended around her, and she looked up and saw a blood-colored moon, and realized that it was night, but she did not know where she was.

"Summer and autumn." Who is calling her name

"Who?" Xia Qiu stood up and looked around.

"Summer and autumn."

A figure came out of the plum tree, the woman in a red robe, but her face was covered by a white mask, revealing only her bloodless neck and fingers.

"Who are you?" Xia Qiu couldn't help but ask.

"I'm the plum blade, it's forged by me with my own demon bones and all my demon power, so it's me, I'm it. For thousands of years, my soul still resides in the plum blade, just as Yong-sama told you. The woman replied quietly.

"Plum Blade, am I dreaming?" Summer and autumn are still a little trance-like.

"That's right, we're in your dream right now, because your soul and I resonated more than once in that earlier battle and later training, so no matter what, I want to meet you."

"Master Yong said that you were the Plum Blossom Tree Demon who was defeated by the first Demon King Fox Li a long time ago."

Mei Jian waved her sleeves vigorously, and a picture like a movie appeared in front of Xia Qiu, and her voice was like a narrator: "That's right, 10,000 years ago I was the seed of a plum tree, and I was planted in a place called Plum Garden with thousands of plum tree species. One year, two years, three years, five years, decades in the blink of an eye, no matter the wind or rain, the owner of the plum garden took good care of us, even if we were sick.

Together with my friends, I grew into a big tree and gradually became spiritual. We do our best to produce the most beautiful flowers in return to the owner of the plum garden. When the flowers bloomed, he drank tea and played the piano under the tree, recited poems and painted, and his smile I can never forget even after 10,000 years.

Until one day, when the war came, the soldiers of the enemy country broke into the plum garden and stabbed my master, and the plum garden also became a sea of fire, and my master used his last strength to extinguish the flames that were about to consume me beside me, and I could only watch him die, and watch his body and my companions turn to ashes in the fire, leaving me alone.

I waited for the right moment in hatred and pain, and I was so full of resentment that I turned into a dryad, and after 10,000 years my power was incomparably stronger. I began to kill people like crazy for revenge, and at that time human beings were as ugly and small as ants in my eyes...... While I enjoy the thrill of revenge, I hope that someone will kill me and free me.

I don't know how many years later, Rei appeared, he defeated me, but he didn't want to kill me, I asked him, 'Why don't you kill me, I'm just a devil who has killed countless people.' He only replied, 'Don't worry, wait until the plum blossoms of your tree have withered,' and when I said this, I saw the smile on his face, and I couldn't help but think of my master again. I laughed at myself and said, 'My soul is no longer worthy of these flowers,' and he sat down leaning on me without speaking, and took out a jug of wine from his bosom and drank it to himself, my body felt his body temperature, and my heart was no longer defensive against him. I told him about my past and about where my hatred came from.

When he heard this, he put away his smile, "You have failed him, what a man full of great love he is, he will not forget to protect you at the last moment of his life, he will not do this to let you go for revenge, he must just want you to bloom beautifully forever." I woke up from a dream, followed by endless remorse and longing, all of which was just my willful will. I pleaded with him, 'I am willing to forge myself into a sword that can protect others, and slay only evil, so that my soul can atone for its sins, and my soul will be reunited with my former master on the day when the sins are atoned for." Rei agreed to my request, and that's how I turned into a plum blade. ”

"There is such a story!" Xia Qiu saw the picture of Xiao Leng's grandfather, the first demon king Fox Li, and Mei Jian meeting thousands of years ago.

"You are my fourth user, I have experienced countless battles with Li and Ouyang Yong for thousands of years, but I have an incomparable soul bond with my third user, Ran Susu, when she died, I thought I would never have the opportunity to meet the right user again, but I didn't expect to let me run into you. Because my soul is still indelible, I can remember all the battles I have experienced, all the tricks I have used as a user. Therefore, as long as you learn the basic sword techniques from Lord Ouyang Yong, and continue to run in with me in battle to achieve complete communication, you can master the fighting skills in my memory. After Mei Jian finished speaking, he stretched out his right hand to Xia Qiu.

Xia Qiu nodded, and also stretched out her right hand, the moment she touched Mei Blade's hand, she felt many pictures pour into her mind, she saw the figure of a man in white through the bloody rain, invincible, how handsome the man's face was, between his eyebrows was very similar to Ouyang Xiaoleng, Xia Qiu guessed that it was Ouyang Xiaoleng's grandfather ceremony. The only difference from Ouyang Xiaoleng was that the man always had a hearty smile on his face, and he rarely frowned even in battle. Then she saw a girl with a refined temperament, she was holding a plum blade, her movements were so light, and she attacked the enemy again and again at an amazing speed, the beauty of that girl was not mixed with any demon, and there seemed to be her shadow on Ouyang Xiaoleng's body, Xia Qiu knew that it must be his mother Ran Susu.

When I woke up again, it was already Saturday morning, because there was no training scheduled for the time being, Xia Qiu stayed at home comfortably all day, as if she hadn't been with her grandparents like this for a long time, and she was still a little unaccustomed.

In the evening, she received a text message from Teacher Dong Muya, which made her unable to calm down again: Xiao Leng and they have successfully completed their plans and returned to the Demon Realm King City, if there is nothing to do, go to Chenji Palace, he will be very happy to see you.

Xia Qiu didn't care about explaining too much to her grandparents and rushed out of the door, trotting all the way to Ouyang's ancient mansion, she thought that people on the road must think she was a crazy girl, but she couldn't restrain the smile that sometimes appeared on the corner of her mouth.

As soon as he arrived at the royal city of Yongchuan and settled down, Qianqi ran out of Chenji Palace and walked around the shopping street. Although it is not as lively as Dongyao, but the small shops are very distinctive, unconsciously he has been shopping for a long time, and suddenly remembered that Ouyang Hongye seemed to have mentioned that there would be a human girl coming to Chenji Palace tonight, so he hurriedly turned back to the Chenji Palace Auxiliary Star Palace.

I have a good impression of a person.,Ears often precede eyes.,Because his mother is also a human.,So although I haven't seen Xia Qiu himself, Chiki has developed a strong interest in her.。

When he walked to the corridor behind the Auxiliary Star Palace, Qianqi saw the girl behind Master Yong from a distance, the girl's white face appeared from time to time, her hair was combed high behind her head, she didn't apply powder, she was dressed in plain clothes and pants, but the material was too thin, and it couldn't help but make people feel distressed to look at, the most incredible thing was the girl's eyes, so black and white with aura, and he was almost stunned. This was the first time he had seen a human being, she looked thin but not cowardly, like a jade lotus, out of the mud without staining, even the most beautiful mermaid in the demon world would be eclipsed in front of her.

Xia Qiu had just arrived at Chenji Palace, and before he could talk to Ouyang Xiaoleng alone, he was arranged by Lord Yong to change his clothes, and he was eager to let Ouyang Hongye and the others see the results of his special training for Xia Qiu this week.

Ouyang Yong stood still in the middle of the clearing, paused for a moment and said, "Although time is pressing, I am really pleased that Xia Qiu has been able to master the formation of the plum blade and master the basic knife technique these days. Today happens to be the day when everyone returns smoothly, so let you witness the transformation of Xia Qiu together, and it is also the first test of her. ”

After speaking, he nodded to Xia Qiu, and then retreated to a plum tree on the side, sat behind a guqin, and left the empty space with the others.

"Come on!" Ouyang Hongye squeezed his eyes on the side and said.

Mochizuki also raised a fist towards Xia Qiu to cheer her on.

At this moment, the most nervous person was actually Ouyang Xiaoleng, although his face was still as silent as an iceberg, but his heart was like a huge wave rolling. Seeing Xia Qiu again, he found that her face was a little haggard, and he couldn't help but feel distressed when he learned from Grandpa Yong that Xia Qiu had put in the hard work and sweat he had put in in these days when he left the royal city.

Xia Qiu was not timid or nervous at all, she smiled at everyone, and then entered the state, eliminating all distractions and waiting for Ouyang Yong's order.

"Then Xia Qiu, first summon your plum blade."

After Ouyang Yong's order, she took a deep breath, raised the plum blossom hairpin that she had already held in her hand, and concentrated on injecting her will into the hairpin in her hand, connecting with its thoughts. Since talking to Plum Blade in her sleep the first day, her tacit understanding with it has increased compared to before, and in an instant, a sharp black long knife appeared in her hand. The plum-red demonic power emanating from the knife began to surround her body from her arm, although it was only a faint demonic power cyclone, but it was very beautiful against her white clothes. She stood firmly with her hands and feet slightly open, her eyes blazing and posing ready to meet her at any moment.

Ouyang Yong stroked the strings with both hands, and the plum blossom petals on the tree floated into the air with the sound of the piano, and after a pause, they flew towards Xia Qiu. In the middle of the sea of plum blossoms that bloomed like blood, Xia Qiu, dressed in white, waved the plum blade in her hand quickly with the sound of the piano played by Ouyang Yong, constantly dodging and resisting the petals that attacked her, and the aura formed on the blade drew pink rays in the air.

The speed of the piano sound is constantly increasing, and the speed of the petal attack is also increasing, and Xia Qiu is constantly concentrating on finding a rhythm that matches the plum blade. She felt that Mei Blade was gradually becoming a part of her body, as if communicating with her own pulse, heartbeat, and boiling blood, and the boundaries between her and Mei Blade's respective consciousnesses became blurred, and she couldn't tell which time it was her own counterattack, and which time it was Mei Blade's.

Although Xia Qiu had mastered the most basic sword technique to attack in dodge, everyone couldn't help but hold their breath and watch with fascination. Who would have thought that not long ago she was just an ordinary human girl, but now she is firmly on the path of the blood alliance contractor, although she has just set off, she is walking so firmly. Her spirit and beauty have been deeply imprinted in Ouyang Xiaoleng's eyes and hearts, but at the same time, she has also made another teenager unforgettable, that is, Qianqi who stood silently behind everyone.

The tone suddenly changed tone, and the petals flew back into the air, turning into six human figures as they swirled and fell. Xia Qiu had never dealt with six dummies at the same time, but she didn't expect to be increased in difficulty during the surprise test, and she was a little at a loss, except for defense, she couldn't send any effective attacks, seeing that several dummies forced themselves to retreat step by step, their attacks also left a few marks on her clothes, she was anxious, and the people next to her were even more sweaty.

Suddenly, in Xia Qiu's almost blank brain, there was a call from Mei Blade: "Xia Qiu, my master ......"

She followed the voice of the plum blade echoing in her mind, and said silently: "Mei Fei is like snow flying, Mei dance is like snow dancing." The blade plum is like a blade of snow, and the knife falls without a trace. ”

She couldn't comprehend the meaning of the words, but her body interpreted and reflected them into a set of knife techniques she hadn't learned. This set of knife techniques is flexible and light, although the hand is constantly changing the movement but can always be coherent and unified, just like a trickle seems to be weak but has the power of dripping water through stones, only a moment of work dummy was conquered one by one, only plum petals scattered on the ground.

As the sound of the piano ended, the entire empty field fell into silence, and only Ouyang Yong and Ouyang Hongye knew who created the sword technique that Xia Qiu had just used. Her every move just now, even her eyes and tone were the same as those of Ran Susu back then, and it wasn't until she breathed steadily and put away the plum blade that they were able to completely distinguish her from her.

But Mochizuki was the first to lose his breath, and clapped his hands and praised: "Not bad! It's so exciting! ”

Ouyang Hongye came to his senses and sighed: "But in such a short period of time, Xia Qiu's sword skills are by no means mediocre, Lord Yong is really well taught!" The destined blood pact signatories are indeed extraordinary, and their talent is due to them. ”

"She's still a user recognized by Mei Blade herself, and with a little time of training, she and Mei Blade will definitely be able to cooperate more seamlessly!" The seriousness on Ouyang Yong's face finally relaxed, replaced by relief and love.

Looking at Ouyang Yong, who nodded and praised himself, Xia Qiu finally relaxed completely, and only then did he feel how tired his body was. Such a high frequency of sword swings and dodges has increased several times the intensity of her previous training, perhaps because she wants to prove herself in front of Ouyang Xiaoleng that her determination to become a qualified blood alliance contractor supports her to survive, but now she only feels that her hands and feet are weak and she almost collapses.

Qianqi's gaze did not take his eyes off Xia Qiu for a moment, he read her name over and over again in his heart, it was the first time in his life that he was so attracted to someone, and he desperately wanted to know everything about her. His feet walked uncontrollably towards her, and just as she was almost falling to the side with a few slight shakes due to the weakness of her legs from the exhaustion she had just tested, he just stepped forward quickly and reached out to hold her.

She looked up at him suspiciously, it was the face of a teenager she had never seen before, with deep features, amber eyes, and long hair coiled in a bun on the top of his head, which looked about her own age.

"Thanks, are you?" She eased up a little, and hurriedly broke free from the arm of the strange boy in front of her.

"Thousand Riders...... My name is Senki! Qianqi scratched the top of his head with one hand, and a bright smile appeared on his handsome face, with a little shyness and childishness in his smile.

After only a little hesitation, he was robbed by Qianqi to make Ouyang Xiaoleng feel a little unhappy, not only for Qianqi's audacity, but also for his own hesitation, obviously he should be the first to support Xia Qiu. Although he learned his character of doing whatever he wanted Qianqi as early as the night he was attacked by him outside Dongyao City, he still couldn't understand how this person could be so rude to a girl he didn't know, completely ignoring the eyes of others.

Ouyang Yong slowly stood up with the support of the thorns and said, "Now that the blood alliance between Xiao Leng and Xia Qiu has been established, and you have also returned from Dongyao, it seems that the time is ripe to propose to hold a demon king promotion conference!" ”

"Finally ......" Ouyang Hongye was full of emotion in his heart, but he was rarely short of words.

Mochizuki, who has been running around for a week, can't wait to sleep in Ouyang Yong's wine cellar tonight: "Then shouldn't we celebrate in advance?" ”

"It's okay too! Xiao Leng, you are responsible for sending Xia Qiu back! Ouyang Yong had already seen Mochizuki's thoughts.

"Hmm!" Ouyang Xiaoleng nodded, this arrangement was exactly what he wanted.

When Qianqi heard this, he also leaned over and said, "I'm going too!" ”

"You have just arrived in the royal city, don't run around for the time being, I'll let the thorns take you around the Chenji Palace!" Ouyang Hongye and Qianqi said that, and glanced at Ouyang Xiaoleng again.

"Let's go!" Ouyang Xiaoleng really understood, and took Xia Qiu and walked out of the empty field, no longer giving Qianqi a chance to follow.

was led all the way home by Ouyang Xiaoleng, this scene was so familiar to Xia Qiu, he still didn't care about her trotting a little hard to keep up with his pace, and the hand he was holding was so tight, in addition to the warmth, there was also a little pain. But her heart was so full, filled with the emptiness of longing and the outpouring of emotion, that she was sure that this was the hand she did not want to let go, and could even let him take her to the edge of the cape.

When he was about to walk to Xia Qiu's house, Ouyang Xiaoleng slowed down, as if he had finally gotten rid of the time bomb of Qianqi. He let go of her hand and rarely walked on the same level as her, occasionally glancing at her side face.

"Congratulations on your return!" Xia Qiu found an opportunity to say this.

"Well, congratulations too...... I mean your training! "It's only been a week, and for some reason talking to Xia Qiu like this makes Ouyang Xiaoleng a little incoherent.

"Thank you!"

In Xia Qiu, Ouyang Xiaoleng's praise was more weighty than others, she smiled and raised her head but was meeting his gaze, her smiling face was reflected in his gray-blue eyes under the clear starry sky, at this moment he was the only one in his eyes, and so was her.