The sound of gurgling water flowed through the poetic and picturesque feeling, but the clouds and mist around this ancient pavilion bred a little dullness. Looking at the angry face of the white-haired old man, Mu Yanqing slowly lowered his head and kept silent like a child who had done something wrong.

"Please calm your anger. After a while, Mu Yanqing said: "Yanqing just feels guilty, how dare you accuse you." ”

"You are the head of a sect, and you should focus on the overall situation when you encounter problems. Looking at Mu Yanqing's upright figure, the white-bearded old man's serious face gradually eased a lot, and he said quietly: "The foundation of my Mu Yun Sect that has been inherited for a hundred years must not be destroyed in your hands." ”

"Please rest assured, Lord Chair, Yanqing will not do anything harmful to the interests of the sect. Mu Yanqing said word by word: "But Xu Sheng is now worshiping under my sect, and I, as a master, must protect him well." ”

"Hmph, how can you not know the methods of those people. The old man snorted coldly, stared at Mu Yanqing and said, "Since they have found it, how can they stop here." ”

"Please let me know. ”

"That's it. The white-haired old man shook his head, took out a rosewood box from his arms, and said solemnly: "This son is very talented, you take the Soul Condensing Pill to him, and forget about the old man's heart." ”

Yan Qing thanked the Lord. Mu Yanqing put away the Soul Condensing Pill, leaned over and said, "Yanqing came here today, there is one more thing to ......"

"Luoxi Town goes east, and in the forbidden place at the junction with Cangning, there is a secret mound in the world. Before Mu Yanqing finished speaking, the white-haired old man waved his hand and said, "There may be something you are looking for there, but until the last resort, it is better for the disciples in the sect not to appear there, this is also the will of the extradition envoy." ”

"Extradition envoy?" Mu Yanqing was stunned and asked in disbelief: "Did they even alarm the elders of the clan when they appeared this time?"

"A thousand years have passed, the catastrophe is coming, and in the dark, there is a certainty. The old man stroked his white beard, turned around and looked at the vast sea of clouds: "The top priority is to focus on the overall situation, you can step back for the time being." ”

When the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the earth, Mu Yanqing, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, took out the derivative fire contained in the pot, and with Huo Lingdan's medicinal power, began to dispel the night qi in his body.

After a while, bursts of black mist escaped from Mu Yanqing's body, and after about an hour, the black mist that lingered in the entire room finally dispersed.

"Great Elder, please come in quickly. Mu Yanqing slowly opened his eyes, looked at the blue and purple robed old man stationed in front of the door, hurriedly beckoned him in, and asked, "Is there news of the Spirit Holy Fruit?"

"Sect Master doesn't need to be in a hurry. The robed old man shook his head and said, "The disciples in the sect have been sent out by me, and I believe that news will come soon." ”

"That's very good. Mu Yanqing stood up, exhaled a long breath and said, "According to what the Great Elder has seen, how long can Xin'er last like this?"

"Seven days. ”

"What?" Mu Yanqing exclaimed, "What if I surrender my cultivation to give her life?"

"It's useless. The old man shook his head: "Ten days at most, but half a month is the limit." ”

"This ......"

"Sect Master don't have to worry. The old man said softly: "There is a disciple who has reported that a secret tomb has quietly appeared in the southeast border recently, do you think we will go there to try our luck?"

"It is no accident that the secret mound appeared at this time. Thinking back to the advice of the white-bearded old man, Mu Yanqing said worriedly: "It's better to wait for two more days." ”

In the twilight, darkness enveloped the earth, and scenes of laughter and laughter seemed to have passed through the turbulence of time and space, and they were uninhibited in the silent room.

Xu Sheng, who was sitting cross-legged, finally couldn't calm down, slowly opened his eyes and found that the night outside the window had already filled the entire starry sky, and hurriedly took a coarse cloth robe and put it on his body.

"Who?" In an instant, Xu Sheng's Xuan Qi gushed out, and he looked at the figure in front of him as if he was facing a great enemy: "It's not good to stay in Heitong Cliff, what are you doing here with me?"

"Shhhhh......h ”

"Come on in. Seeing the grounded Lu Xiaoqi walk into the room, Xu Sheng closed the door and whispered, "The Great Elder asked you to face the back cliff, why did you run down without permission?"

"I'm going down the mountain with you. Lu Xiaoqi took the cloak and handed it to Xu Sheng and said, "While there is no one now, let's go quickly." ”

"Xiaoqi, we must be in danger when we go down the mountain this time. Looking at Lu Xiaoqi, who was impatient, Xu Sheng shook his head and said, "I'll go and say goodbye to Xin'er, you wait for me outside the sect." ”

The Qingyun Palace under the moonlight was magnificent, and the young figure leaned over, tiptoed through the main hall, slipped into the room where the two sleepy maids were stationed, and stroked Xin'er's green silk with trembling hands. Suddenly, a dull pain flashed in Xu Sheng's heart, and tears that could no longer be suppressed finally gushed out in this silent night.

"Big brother, here. Lu Xiaoqi, who had been waiting outside the sect for a long time, looked at the figure that appeared quietly, and complained: "You came a little late, and I was discovered by the senior brother who patrolled the mountain." ”

"Let's go. ”

Xu Sheng jumped up, grabbed Lu Xiaoqi who was hiding in the corner, and galloped towards the bottom of the mountain with arrows.

In the gust of cold wind, the fish white in the sky dispelled the darkness of dawn, looking at the morning mist under the distant mountains, the two teenagers who went to the mountain gate in private, facing the biting cold, walked into the bustling crowd.

"Senior brother, let's take a break. Lu Xiaoqi, who was trembling, wrapped his clothes, sat on the ground against the door wall, and said tiredly: "After a night of driving, even if the sect master and the great elder find out that we are not there, can we still chase after us?"

"What can you do if you chase after you?" Xu Sheng frowned, took off his long shirt and draped it on Lu Xiaoqi and said, "I just hope that the master will find out later."

"Have you counted all the goods......?

"I don't know where the caravan came from, and it started tossing early in the morning. Lu Xiaoqi, who was sitting cross-legged pranayama, heard a noisy voice and said, "Look at me to teach them a lesson." ”

"Xiaoqi, you and I have already violated the rules of the mountain gate in private, so we must not cause more trouble. Looking at the crowd not far away, Xu Sheng said: "Let's take a look at the situation, if we can blend in with their team, we can also cover our identity." ”

"Senior brother, you can just look at me. Glancing at Xu Sheng, Lu Xiaoqi stood up with understanding, walked forward tremblingly, and a few steps away from the caravan, he suddenly lay on the ground with his stomach in his arms, and said painfully: "Big brother, my stomach hurts so much, I really can't walk." ”

"Xiaoqi, Xiaoqi, what's wrong with you?" Xu Sheng, who was walking behind him, was startled by Lu Xiaoqi's scream, and was just about to lean down to pull him up, when he saw Lu Xiaoqi signaling to him, he immediately burst into tears and said: "It's all big brother's bad, my father and mother asked me to take care of you before I died, but I, as an elder brother, couldn't let you eat a full meal." ”

"Where did you come from to ask for food, get out of here. The figure busy in front of the carriage, looking at the two people in tattered clothes, flew up and kicked Xu Sheng's stomach, and said fiercely: "If you dare to take a step forward, Lao Tzu will kill you today." ”

"Uncle Li, what's going on?"

The commotion in the crowd caused the figures in the carriage to exclaim, and after a while, a shadow leaned out, looked at the old man next to the carriage and asked, "Who let them hurt people?"

"Miss Ying'er. The old man standing on the side glanced at Xu Sheng and Lu Xiaoqi, and helped the young woman standing in front of him and said, "The two begging people can't stand the cold in this mountain, they must have fainted from hunger." ”

"What are you talking about?" The young woman ignored the dissuasion of the old man beside her, walked forward quickly, looked at Xu Sheng and Lu Xiaoqi who fell to the ground, and turned around and ordered, "Why don't you go and get some hot water quickly." ”

Listening to the warm voice like jade, which sounded in his ears, the ragged Xu Sheng almost wanted to stand up, but was pressed heavily on the ground by Lu Xiaoqi, and only struggled to sit up until a mouthful of hot water entered his throat.

"Thank you, girl, for coming to the rescue. ”

"Childe doesn't have to say thank you, let's eat something to cushion my stomach first. The woman took the steamed buns handed over, saw that Xu Sheng and Lu Xiaoqi were thinly dressed, and hurriedly said to the old man beside her: "Uncle Li, go find a few more cotton clothes and let the two of them resist the wind and cold." ”

Xu Sheng, who wanted to take the opportunity to blend into the caravan, looked at the steaming steamed bun in his hand, pulled the cotton clothes draped on his body, and fell silent in the sound of horses' hooves fading away.

"Big brother. Lu Xiaoqi sat up and asked loudly, "What should we do now, do we want to continue to follow?"

"There is no reason not to repay the grace of saving lives. Looking at the direction in which the caravan left, Xu Sheng said quietly: "Since we are on the same road, we might as well follow first." ”

"Why don't you leave?" Not long after, the man who kicked Xu Sheng in the stomach before saw Xu Sheng and Lu Xiaoqi following up again, turned back from the team, and stared at the two of them viciously: "Follow us sneakily, don't blame Lao Tzu for being ruthless." ”

The commotion behind the caravan was very clear in the quiet of the morning, and the curtain of the carriage walking in the middle of the caravan was slightly raised, and the whole caravan stopped on the side of the road.

"You two are really lucky, how about staying in the caravan to do some chores when you meet my young lady?" The old man who came slowly looked at Xu Sheng and Lu Xiaoqi and said: "If your hands and feet are clean, your reward will be indispensable at the end of the month, and you will be spared the pain of wandering." ”

"Although the two of us are single, we are quite neat. With Lu Xiaoqi looking at each other and smiling, Xu Sheng agreed: "Being able to stay in the caravan to find some errands also saves us from wandering around." ”

"Now that you've agreed, follow us honestly. Seeing that the hungry two people responded, Steward Li nodded, walked to the central carriage and waved his hand: "Let's go." ”