Hearing the words of the maidservant, Ji Qiu instantly fell into an ice cave, stunned and speechless.

Seeing that Ji Qiu no longer spoke, the maidservant said goodbye and turned to leave.

"Fu Bo is the servant you mentioned before?" Ji Ling'er asked softly, she had been alone with Ji Qiu in the mountains for a short time that day, and heard him talk about some of his own situation, knowing that his parents died early, and there was only one old servant in the family who depended on each other.

Ji Qiu tried to control it so that he would not be sad and lose his temper, "Yes. ”

Ji Ling'er sighed and comforted softly, "Birth, old age, sickness and death, a few more people can escape, be relieved, don't be too sad." ”

Ji Qiu lowered his head and did not speak.

"Let's go in and have a look. Ji Linger said.

Ji Qiu looked up at Ji Ling'er.

Ji Ling'er smiled and said, "I want to see where you grew up." ”

Hearing Ji Ling'er's words, Ji Qiu took the key from his waist, but when he picked up the lock, he found that it didn't seem to be the one before, and he couldn't beat it when he inserted the key.

"The lock has been replaced. Ji Qiu said.

Ji Ling'er frowned when she heard this, and after a moment of silence, she pulled out her long sword and cut off the lock.

"What are you doing here?" Ji Qiu was surprised.

"It's just that I don't send someone to tell you to report the funeral, the chain head has changed, is this not for you to enter the door again, who are they," Ji Ling'er pushed the door in, "Let's go, go in and have a look." ”

Ji Qiu was worried that he would cry when he saw things and thought about people, so he couldn't help crying when he touched the scene, so he didn't want to go in, but Ji Ling'er pulled him into the courtyard and asked who lived in the rooms in the courtyard before.

Ji Qiu pointed out and explained, while looking around, what is home, home is where relatives live, when relatives are gone, home is not home.

Ji Ling'er's visit to Ji Qiu's old mansion was largely to divert his attention and relieve his sadness, so he deliberately asked questions and led him to speak.

Ji Qiu beat his spirit and talked to her.

"Your house is so dilapidated, which shows that the Ji family treats you very ordinarily. Ji Linger said.

"Don't say that, they're still good to me. Ji Qiu shook his head and said.

Ji Ling'er said, "I didn't mean to separate you, but this house is really dilapidated, and there are no decent furnishings. ”

"I don't usually live at home, and I spend most of my time with Ji Haoran. Ji Qiu said.

"They didn't even furnish Fu Bo in the mourning hall, and they couldn't incense the deceased. The door lock has also been changed, obviously not wanting you to continue to live there. Ji Linger said again.

"Don't talk about that. Ji Qiu said.

"Will you come back in the future?" asked Ji Ling'er.

Ji Qiu didn't answer, and he didn't know if he would come back in the future.

"My home is your home, and you can stay in the Soul Alliance in the future. Ji Linger smiled and was relieved.

"Huh. Ji Qiu smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"What's wrong?" asked Ji Ling'er.

"It's too far away," Ji Qiu said, "I don't know if I'll be able to survive after sealing the Heavenly Punishment." ”

Ji Ling'er didn't know why Ji Qiu said this, "Although you have practiced the Samadhi True Fire, you are not the key to sealing the Heavenly Punishment, sealing the Heavenly Punishment requires people who sense the Five Elements Xuan Ling, and the five of them are the most dangerous." ”

Ji Qiu didn't answer.

Ji Ling'er turned around and walked towards the door, and at the same time asked in a low voice, "You have been with Ji Haoran for many years, and you know a lot about his temperament, do you know that he is a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death?"

"Why are you asking this?" Ji Qiu asked casually.

"I have always wondered why my father asked me to help Ji Haoran," Ji Ling'er said, "My father knows that I hate this person, and he must have heard of what Ji Haoran did in the Soul Suppression Alliance, why did my father be so accommodating to such a sanctimonious disciple." ”

"He's not as bad as you say," Ji Qiu shook his head and said, "He just has a good face." ”

Ji Ling'er didn't answer Ji Qiu's words, but said to herself, "I suspect that they will encounter danger when sealing the Heavenly Punishment, and even worry about their lives." ”

A similar topic Ji Ling'er had mentioned to him before, and this time the old matter was brought up again, Ji Qiu reconsidered whether to tell her the truth, but he still couldn't hold back when the words came to his mouth, even if he said it, what could he do, he could only make Ji Ling'er worry.

Yunyang City is very prosperous, Ji Qiu has silver taels on his body, so he and Ji Ling'er wander around the street together, people come and go on the street, although Ji Qiu is sad in his heart, but it is inconvenient to show it in public, so he can only forcibly hold back and buy some food and fruits along the street with Ji Ling'er.

When they set off, everyone brought dry food, and the two didn't buy much food, thinking that they might need to ask for help next Xiao Leizi, Ji Qiu bought two water bladders, and poured some wine into them.

Since everyone was going to Juguo Prefecture to surrender their mounts, they couldn't delay too much time, and they were stranded in Yunyang City for an hour before they set off on the road.

Ji Qiu has been secretly looking at Ji Haoran, because of him, Ji Haoran lost face in front of everyone before, and his expression was gloomy and resentful.

Xiao Leizi drank wine, and after taking off, he lowered his head and slept soundly under the pretense of meditation, and did not talk to Ji Qiu.

Knowing that Fu Bo died, Ji Qiu's mood was already bad, and if he had a bad relationship with Ji Haoran, his mood was even worse, and he had no intention of looking down on the scenery along the way, just sitting on the back of the three-legged golden toad and was stunned.

There was nothing to say all the way, and in the evening, Xiao Leizi woke up, yawning and looking down at the mountains and rivers below.

"Sixth Senior Brother, where are we now?" asked Ji Qiu.

"Still in the middle state. Xiao Leizi said.

"How far is it from Juguo Prefecture?" Ji Qiu asked.

"It's soon, I'll be there in the second watch. Xiao Leizi said.

The further north you go, the fewer villages there are, and by then they are deserted, the mountains steeper and the woods more and more luxuriant.

Xiao Leizi seems to be very familiar with this area, he said that the second watch arrived, everyone really rushed to the ground at the time of the second watch, the place where he settled is located on both sides of a clear river, this is a river that flows from the northwest to the southeast, there are many pebbles on both banks, the existing water flow is less than two zhang wide and narrow, the deepest part is only about three feet, the bottom is clear, you can see the swimming fish.

The foothold is the meeting place after three days, to here, the five sects can act separately, in a group of two, looking for deep mountains on their own, worried about accidents, each group will hold a bamboo slip, this bamboo slip is with the leader of the aura of a breath, in case of an accident, you can break the bamboo slip, the leader can follow the location of the aura to the rescue.

After a short rest, the crowd began to enter the dense forests and rivers of Juguo Prefecture, where most of the monks drove birds, and some left birds by the river to search for them in the forest.

As everyone left one after another, there were fewer and fewer people by the river, and in the end only Ji Qiu and Xiao Leizi were left, and the reason why Xiao Leizi was not in a hurry to go on the road was because the three-legged golden toad had been moving forward in the air during the day, suffering from the sun, and its body temperature was high, and there was no cold ice to cool it down, so it could only soak in the water and rest to recover.

Seeing Ji Qiu's contradictory look of wanting to urge but not daring to urge, Xiao Leizi smiled, "Don't worry, there is plenty of time." ”

"But they went first," said Ji Qiu, "that there are some good beasts in the forest, and they have also been taken first." ”

"Haha, do you know how big the Cave State is?" Xiao Leizi said with a smile, "Hugh said that only these people came, that is, all the monks of the Soul Suppression Alliance came, and they couldn't set foot in this Cave State within a year. ”

"It's always good to leave early. Ji Qiu said.

"There's no need to rush," Xiao Leizi said, "I'll take you to a good place later." ”

Hearing Xiao Leizi say this, Ji Qiu was inconvenient to urge again, so he had to sit aside and wait patiently.

The river water is clear and cool, Xiao Leizi first washed his face from the river, looked around, looked around, went upstream, found a deep water place, took off his robe and went into the water to bathe.

After waiting patiently for half an hour, Xiao Leizi finally finished washing, and the three-legged golden toad was soaked enough, and it rose into the air again, carrying the two of them to the northwest.

This time it can be regarded as really entering the Juguo State, the topography of the Juguo State is very complex, the strange peaks are listed, the mountains are stacked, the mountains are steep, the peaks are thousands of peaks, and there are many rivers and lakes, there are both the precipitous and dangerous mountains and bad waters, and the tranquility of the beautiful mountains and rivers.

"Sixth Senior Brother, where are you going to take me?" Ji Qiu asked.

"There is a purple bamboo forest five hundred miles to the northwest. Xiao Leizi said casually.

"There's some exotic beast there. Ji Qiu asked.

"That's where the pheasants live. Xiao Leizi said.

"Is a bamboo pheasant a bird?" asked Ji Qiu.

"Yes. Xiao Leizi nodded.

"What's so strange about this thing?" Ji Qiu was very curious.

"Delicious ......"