Chapter 70: The Night Is Like Water
CHAPTER XXXI
Elder Zhou's words were like alarm bells, constantly ringing in his heart, and Lu Fan tightly locked his brows and was silent.
"At this time, if you want to leave the sect, you are putting yourself in the wind and rain, although your combat power is comparable to that of a seventh-layer monk of condensation, but mortals, foundation building monks have already fallen, not to mention you..."
Elder Zhou said earnestly, he didn't want Lu Fan to leave the sect at all, even in peacetime, he didn't intend to do so, as soon as he thought of his grandson falling into his arms covered in blood, Elder Zhou's heart ached.
"Master, the disciple must go!" Lu Fan raised his head and looked at Elder Zhou with a burning gaze, his eyes full of determination!
In life, do something and don't do anything, don't leave endless regrets in the future because of temporary timidity.
Elder Zhou looked at Lu Fan quietly, and the two looked at each other like this, and after a long time, a helpless sigh came from the cave mansion.
"When will you go?"
"Tomorrow..."
There was silence in the cave again.
"One month! If you don't return to the sect after a month, no matter whether you find any trace of Han Chong or not, the teacher will also go to bring you back!"
After thinking about it again, Elder Zhou finally agreed to Lu Fan's departure, but the deadline was only one month, and it would take about ten days to travel back and forth to the north with Lu Fan's foot strength, so Elder Zhou only left Lu Fan less than a month to find Han Chong, which was already his bottom limit.
Since Elder Zhou lost his children and grandchildren, his body has become thinner and thinner, and his cultivation has been stagnant, his old face is slowly crawling with wrinkles, his temples are slightly silver, and the whole person is like entering the twilight of his life.
"Master..."Lu Fan's nose suddenly became a little sour.
Elder Zhou smiled reluctantly, and stretched out his hand to beckon Lu Fan to come closer.
Lu Fanqiang held back the wetness in his eyes, slowly walked in front of Elder Zhou, and knelt down on his knees.
Elder Zhou stretched out the index finger of his right hand and waved it quickly in the air, and suddenly, the surrounding aura became restless, and in the flickering light, a mysterious pattern similar to a formation manifested in front of Lu Fan, slowly rotating and falling on the back of his right hand, and before Lu Fan could look carefully, this formation disappeared.
"Master, what is this?" Lu Fan raised his right hand and looked at the empty back of his hand, his eyes full of doubts.
"This array is nameless, and it won't help your cultivation, its only function is to allow the teacher to sense your location at any time..."
Elder Zhou's face was kind, if he let Lu Fan leave like this, his heart was really uneasy, and after imprinting a mark on the back of Lu Fan's hand, Elder Zhou spoke again:
"Fan'er, this behavior master also prepared some things for you, you were in retreat a few days ago, so I handed it over to Jiang Tianhai for safekeeping, you must take a closer look after you go back, when you are traveling, it is some necessary things. ”
Elder Zhou's tireless advice made Lu Fan's heart warmer and warmer, he could not care about the sect, he could have no sense of belonging to the sect, but the thin old man in front of him made Lu Fan respect from the bottom of his heart.
The wanderer travels far away, and his heart is worried.
Lu Fan thanked Elder Zhou again and left the cave with his advice.
"It's been a long time since I've been in the business, but I haven't been able to take a good turn, look at this Shangqing Sect..."
When night fell, a crescent moon hung in the sky, like a merciless eye, looking at the earth with a cold gaze, reflecting the world in a hazy light.
Lu Fan walked down the East Peak alone, walking around aimlessly, since he entered this Shangqing Sect, the ridicule and hostility of everyone for no reason made him have to work hard to improve his cultivation to deal with unknown changes, and he never had time to carefully understand the East Peak where he was.
He went to the Thousand Steps Stone, stood at the entrance and looked at the stone steps in front of him, leaving a slight sigh as he turned around.
Came to the alchemy room where the pill was stolen, and from a distance, the faint fire outside the window was still clearly visible, and the five outer disciples were always guarding the surroundings, but the disciple who was in charge of guarding it at the beginning was long gone.
Walking to the back mountain of the miscellaneous office, it seemed that he could vaguely see the sweat swaying down when he chopped wood, and the frightened faces of the two big men when they were defeated, a smile rose on the corner of Lu Fan's mouth.
When Lu Fan raised his head again, he found that he had come to the Dan Monument, the scene that happened in front of the three Dan Monuments on the Baizhang High Platform, Lu Fan couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head when he wanted to go, Jiang Tianhai, Senior Sister Zhou, Shizun, countless thoughts flashed in his mind quickly, but in the end, only a Qianqian jade shadow remained, and it was instantly frozen in the picture of himself being fed the pill.
"Senior Sister Zhou..."
Lu Fan muttered, an inexplicable melancholy welled up in his heart, he had never seen a few women since he was a child, in addition to the aunts and aunts of each family when he was in the village, there was only Xiaohong next door to Li Qiang's house, and after entering the sect, most of them were male disciples, and Senior Sister Zhou was one of the few women he had ever seen who was extraordinarily beautiful.
Lu Fan looked up at the night sky, the twinkling starlight dotted the entire sky, the white crescent moon was like Senior Sister Zhou's smile, and he was one of the countless stars, hiding aside to reflect her light.
Suddenly, a soft voice came from behind Lu Fan, gentle as water.
"The night is quiet, the stars are in the sky, I didn't expect Senior Brother Lu to be so Yaxing..."
The person who came was Zhou Xinyu.
"Senior Sister Zhou. Lu Fan hurriedly turned around and bowed, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.
Zhou Xinyu covered her mouth and smiled, and her curved willow eyes seemed to be rippling with a pool of autumn water, which made Lu Fan look a little stupid.
"I still remember the scene when Senior Brother Lu asked me for the pill in front of 10,000 people, and was later seriously injured by Jiang Tianhai and fell to the ground, you were really stubborn at that time..."
Listening to Zhou Xinyu's words, Lu Fan scratched his head a little embarrassed, looking at the stunning beauty on the side, and there were ripples in his ignorant heart.
"I heard that Senior Brother Lu is leaving the sect and going to the north?" Zhou Xinyu looked up at the night sky, a pair of bright eyes reflected a little starlight, and said softly.
"How does Senior Sister Zhou know?" Lu Fan was a little surprised, except for a few people close to him who knew about this matter, he had never mentioned it to others.
"The sect master found me a few days ago..."Zhou Xinyu lowered his head and looked at Lu Fan who was puzzled in front of him, with a little playfulness in his tone.
"Could it be?!" Lu Fan was suddenly shocked in his heart, and suddenly remembered that the sect master had said that he would help him find a few disciples who were traveling with him, since Senior Sister Zhou said that the sect master had looked for her, then it means that she was selected by the sect master to accompany Lu Fan to the north!
Lu Fan instantly felt that the blood in his body was boiling, and his face suddenly turned red, because he had also imagined that one day he would be able to accompany this beautiful woman, and at this time, his dream came true, and he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed of his thoughts.
My Fair Lady, Gentleman.
Zhou Xinyu didn't seem to see Lu Fan's abnormality, thanks to the fact that the night was like ink, which covered up Lu Fan's embarrassment, otherwise if this scene was seen by Zhou Xinyu, Lu Fan would really be embarrassed.
"As far as I know, there are three other people who went together, one of them entered the sect with you, maybe you will also have some impressions, her name is Li Ling'er, ranked fiftieth on the list of outer sect Tianjiao, because she is good at concealing her whereabouts and perceiving danger, so the sect master will choose her. ”
Zhou Xinyu paused slightly, and then continued:
"There is also one person who is the inner disciple of Xifeng, named Qin Xiao, because of the exercises, he is very good at exploring the memory of the monk, and he may have unexpected help for this trip, and the last person is Lu Yunfei of Dongfeng, this person has gone out on missions many times, has a lot of experience, and has also participated in the change in the Forest of the Demon Domain twenty years ago, he is alert and flexible, and he is also the guide of our trip. ”
When Lu Fan heard the name Li Ling'er, he always felt a little familiar, and after thinking about it carefully, he remembered that she was the woman who followed Sun Hao in the Thousand Step Stone and finally ranked second when Lu Fan participated in the trial for the first time.
Just as he was trying to recall, Lu Yunfei's name suddenly reached his ears, and Lu Fan couldn't help but have a pang in his eyes, it was because of this Lu Yunfei, Lu Fan was targeted everywhere when he first entered the miscellaneous service, and later Feng Renxiao told Lu Fan about it, and he was confused He didn't know why the unmasked Lu Yunfei wanted to target him, and it wasn't until later that he heard that Sun Hao and Lu Yunfei were walking together, and Lu Fan understood the cause and effect of the matter.
Lu Fan's complexion instantly became a little cold, and the cultivation in his body also slowly ran with the fluctuations of emotions, at the beginning, Zhang Ergou and the four of them were beaten and covered with scars when they went to theorize because they couldn't bear Lu Fan being ridiculed, and he always remembered this incident.
Zhou Xinyu on the side suddenly felt that the temperature around him had dropped a little, and after the spiritual sense spread, he found that it was because Lu Fan's cultivation had affected the surrounding aura, and he couldn't help but be surprised in his heart.
"Senior Brother Lu, do you know that Lu Yunfei?" Zhou Xinyu looked at Lu Fan with a cold face, he didn't know what had happened to him and Lu Yunfei, but there must have been some contradictions between them.
"Senior brother and he have never been masked!" Lu Fan's tone was a little stiff, and the joy of walking with Zhou Xinyu was instantly extinguished.
Zhou Xinyu slowly lowered his head, with a little thought in his eyes.
"Senior Brother Lu, when are you going to leave?" Zhou Xinyu avoided the topic just now, looked directly at Lu Fan and said.
"Early tomorrow morning, the junior brother will leave the sect and go to the north! I hope that the senior sister will help me a lot along the way!" Lu Fan took a deep breath and put away the displeasure in his heart, and bowed to Zhou Xinyu, although there was some contradiction between him and Lu Tianhai, but this contradiction must not be brought into this trip, because Lu Fan never forgot that finding Han Chong's whereabouts was the most important purpose.
Zhou Xinyu nodded, vaguely feeling that the trip was not as smooth as he imagined, and then sighed secretly in his heart, there was no leisure to enjoy this watery night, and after bowing slightly, the lotus step moved lightly and left this place.
"Hey!"
Looking at the figure that was gradually moving away, Lu Fan felt a little regretful in his heart, he didn't control his feelings just now, but the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be alone with the beauty was destroyed by him, and secretly said that he was really unenlightened, and after a wry smile on the corner of his mouth, he also left this place, and walked quickly in the direction of the miscellaneous servants.