In the blink of an eye, it was April 15 again, and the weather only felt hotter. It was night, the starry sky was dim, the moonlight was hazy, and everything was enveloped by a sudden light rain, and between heaven and earth, there was a misty one.

By the time Xu Xingchen finished his day's homework, it was already time to pass. But the boulder still stood there unscathed, motionless.

He sat alone in the room, pushed open the window, looked at the round moon, and only felt that after a day of hard work, his muscles and bones were tired and sore, and his whole body was weak and weak. He turned to look at the unscathed boulder, and his disappointment in himself was spontaneous.

"Lin Wen, today is the sun again, when you go to the Falling Cloud Stairs for a while, don't forget to secretly let me go down the mountain!"

Xu Xingchen turned his head as usual and said. When the words had already blurted out, he realized that Lin Wen had already left the Qingying Peak. He looked at the desk that had long been empty on the other side, and helplessness and loneliness welled up in his heart.

It's really a thing.

Xu Xingchen only felt unprecedented loneliness coming to him, looked at the vast night sky, and sighed helplessly.

Mother, how should I come to see you in the future?

Xu Xingchen lay on the bookcase, thinking like this, and soon fell asleep due to his physical fatigue.

"Senior Brother Xing, Xingchen, your, your letter!"

Just as he began to fall asleep, a man's voice suddenly came from the door. Xu Xingchen was suddenly woken up, and when he looked at it, he saw Yang Cheng standing in front of the door, panting, and holding a small envelope in his hand.

Xu Xingchen hurriedly got up and took the letter, thanked Yang Cheng again, sat down in front of the bookcase again, and began to read it carefully.

The stars are revealed.

But I saw that on the pale envelope, there were several familiar and delicate small seals, which were extremely conspicuous.

It's Lin Wen, Lin Wen has a letter!

Xu Xingchen recognized this handwriting at a glance, and was surprised and happy in his heart, so he hurriedly opened the letter and read it carefully.

"Today is the day of viewing, and I remember that you are going down the mountain. Although I am no longer in the Qingying Peak, I can't let you down the mountain in person, but everything has been taken care of at the Falling Cloud Steps. All you have to do is go down the mountain as usual, and the people there won't dare to stop you. You don't need to reply to thank me!" Xu Xingchen felt warm in his heart after reading the letter.

In the lower right corner of the letter, there is also a crooked pig's head, and the two big nostrils are particularly conspicuous, which can be regarded as Lin Wen's autograph. Such poor brushwork, at first glance, is Lin Wen's three-legged cat painting skills.

After Xu Xingchen saw it, he couldn't help but wonder.

Xu Xingchen looked up at the increasingly gloomy sky, and estimated that the time was almost up, so he put down the letter and walked out of the door with a lamp.

At the beginning of the day, the air is moister and fresher. The warm wind blew on the young man's face, and before he knew it, the young man walked to the front of the falling cloud steps, looked down at the past, and only felt that everything in the world was dark and insignificant.

"Excuse me, are you Senior Brother Xingchen?"

Just as the boy was standing there in a daze, an unfamiliar voice suddenly came from behind. Xu Xingchen turned his head and saw a seven or eight-year-old boy standing not far away, he put the oil lamp in his hand in front of Xu Xingchen's face and shook it, his voice was very immature.

"Exactly. ”

Xu Xingchen nodded, looking this little boy up and down, only to feel that this person was very faceless, just looking at his dress, he could see that he was also a disciple of Qingming Peak.

"Senior Brother Lin Wen wrote to me today to explain that I will let you go when I see you in the future. But I'm only on the third watch, and you must come up before then!" the boy continued.

Xu Xingchen nodded in agreement, said goodbye to the little boy, and walked down.

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Under the long dark sky, in the vast night, before Xu Xingchen sat alone in front of the tomb, the flame that had finally been lit swayed weakly in the wind, as if it would be extinguished if he was not careful.

Xu Xingchen was sad in his heart, and was silent for a long time before he spoke:

"Mother, my son is not filial. My son's talent is really mediocre, and the immortal law is really difficult for me to learn, no matter how hard I try, I haven't broken through. Xu Xingchen looked at the wolf totem on the stone tablet, he was extremely disappointed and resentful of himself, lowered his head and said, a tear suddenly gushed out from the corner of his eye. "I'm afraid my son...... I'm afraid it's hard to avenge my mother and the spirit wolf clan......"

"That day, the master made a promise to me that if I couldn't make great progress in my cultivation after five years, I would have to go down the mountain after beating Lin Wen. But even the simplest task of splitting stones empty-handed, I can't accomplish it, let alone cultivate to the realm of Lin Wen. ”

Xu Xingchen only felt that his mother was in front of him, lowered his head, and confided everything with his heart, and his heart was even more sad.

The moonlight was like water, gently sprinkling on the young man's body, illuminating his thin back even more lonely. He sat silently in front of the clear spring, his eyes full of loss and sorrow.

At this moment, the pendant around his neck suddenly flashed......

"Sand—"

The silver light flashed in mid-air, and in a moment, there was a very light footstep sound in the barren forest behind Xu Xingchen.

"Sister Huaxiang, you're here. ”

As soon as Xu Xingchen heard the footsteps, he thought it was Hua Xiang and asked.

"Little boy, why are you so inferior?"

It was an old, deep voice that answered.

Xu Xingchen only felt that his ears were born, and when he turned his head, what caught his eye was a kind old man who was short and thin.

But I saw that he was dressed in a floor-length robe, and his silver hair was tightly tied on his head, and he was tied in a bun without any carvings, and he was meticulously combed, shining faintly in the moonlight. His brows were full of kindness and kindness, and his deep eyes shone brightly, as if he could see everything about time. He was surrounded by a layer of silver light, and at a glance it was clear that he was not a mortal man. Especially the temperament on his body like an idle cloud and a wild crane, which is so outstanding, that Xu Xingchen was impressed at once.

He is not a person with outstanding appearance, but he has such a temperament, which is really rare.

Xu Xingchen was in awe of him in his heart.

Although Xu Xingchen had never met this old man, he was a junior after all, so he got up, politely made a gesture to the old man, and followed the old man with his eyes, completely attracted by the temperament that came from within him, and could no longer move away.

The old man looked at Xu Xingchen stunned, just smiled mysteriously, and then slowly spoke: "Young man, there seem to be many things in your heart, right?"

Xu Xingchen nodded and said, "Yes." ”

"You might as well talk to me, maybe ......" The old man said gently, his eyes glanced at it, and suddenly fell on the pendant around Xu Xingchen's neck, only feeling surprised, he couldn't help but look at it twice, and he was a little stunned for a while.

Xu Xingchen saw him looking at him, his expression was strange, he only felt strange in his heart, and called softly: "Old man, what's wrong with you!"

Only then did the old man come to his senses, his face suddenly returned to calm, he paused, and continued: "It's okay, the old body just discovered that there is an extremely poisonous seal in your body, which is probably like the practice of the Demon Sect Changchun Sect. But the Changchun sect has long been wiped out, and now when I see this lost exercise, I am only surprised and a little distracted. ”

While this is true, it is not the whole truth.

When Xu Xingchen heard that the old man discovered the secret in his body so easily, he knew that this person must be an extremely powerful character. Even Yiqiu, the third most powerful in Yaoxiang Valley, was not worth mentioning in front of him.

He couldn't help but feel a little surprised, his mouth opened slightly, and said, "Old man, how did you know that there was a seal in my body?"

The old man smiled slightly, and continued: "The old man has practiced the exercises of various sects since he was a child, which lasted three hundred and eighty-one years, and he boasted that he had a wide range of knowledge. I have also practiced the practice of investigating people's skills before, although I have not learned it thoroughly, but I have learned it a little. How can you hide this little thing from my eyes?" the old man paused slightly, and continued, "Why don't you tell the old body about you, and the old body may be able to help you." ”

Xu Xingchen looked at the old man, not knowing whether to say it or not, and hesitated slightly.

"Why, just because we are the first time we met, you don't want to believe the old body?" The old man saw the hesitation on Xu Xingchen's face at a glance, smiled, and said slowly.

"The juniors don't dare. Xu Xingchen hurriedly hugged his fists.

The old man continued: "If not, then why don't you tell the old man?"

Xu Xingchen paused, seeing that the old man was so kind, he began to say: "The younger generation was originally the adopted son of the Spirit Wolf King Wenshuang, and he has lived in the Spirit Wolf Village since he was a child. Later, the Spirit Wolf Village was slaughtered by unknown people, and the younger generation survived, but they could only beg everywhere. Soon, fortunately, the head of the Xuyun Gate rescued the Qingyuan Shangxian and was included in the Qingying Peak of the Xuyun Gate. The younger generation apprenticed in the Qingying Peak, and only wanted to avenge his mother and the spirit wolf clan. But there is still a seal in the body of the junior, and the talent is really mediocre, no matter how hard and hard you work, your cultivation cannot be improved, and even splitting a stone is a little more difficult for me than others. Also, a month ago, Master Master made a bet with Master that if I didn't cultivate as well as one of my friends in five years, I would have to go down the mountain. But my friend is a man of great talent, and although he has been in the beginning for a shorter time than me, he is far above me. Now that he has been selected by the head of the Void Cloud Sect, he will definitely have more benefits in five years. So for me, victory is a dream. ”

Xu Xingchen said this, the loss in his eyes was a little more, he lowered his head and said no more.

"I see. ”

After listening to what Xu Xingchen said, the old man frowned slightly, only to feel that Xu Xingchen's experience was really tragic, and sighed sympathetically, and said, "Good boy, the burden on your shoulders can only be borne by yourself." But you don't have to be too sad, there is a saying: 'There is no endless road', the old body has a way, maybe it can help you a thing or two. ”

When Xu Xingchen heard the old man say this, the light in his eyes reappeared......