In the past few days, the gates of Shajiang City have been almost wide open, and there is no guard. First, Yan Chen, who held the power of the army, was killed, and then the east city gate was inexplicably scorched black, and the people in the city were panicked, worried that something big would happen. But Suo Pingzhang unexpectedly did not pursue it vigorously, and did not even choose to take over the military power, but appeared in the court as a general person, only asked about government affairs, and calmed people's hearts. He didn't ask about the military power, so the defense of Shajiang City was laissez-faire, and the soldiers in the city had no transfer order, so they also went back to their respective offices, everything was as usual, no one supervised them, and after a few days, they quickly slackened. The haze that had shrouded Shajiang City for a long time seemed to gradually dissipate, and in just a few days, it seemed that the previous oppressive atmosphere had never existed, and the streets were a little more lively and lively than before. This city has such magic, whether it is joy or sorrow, it is always between the thoughts of the person in the Hou Mansion.

It was under such circumstances that Liu Qingxue explored the entire Shajiang City, and noticed that Xiao Qi left a note for himself about rescuing the Yi clan, but he did not find the two who matched Liu Huan's description. In fact, she knew in her heart that with Suo Pingzhang's shrewdness, he must have done these investigations more than once, and what she had done was just a useless effort, but she was unwilling to let go of some clues and possibilities, so as not to let Suo Pingzhang take the lead.

At the time of the incident, Liu Qingxue was still in Xicheng District, some distance from the Zhenyuan Marquis's Mansion, and she didn't hear any movement, only heard about the tragic situation of the maid when she was chatting in the streets and alleys later, and the fierce battle that day. The stories that people recite are mostly accompanied by adding oil and vinegar, saying that it is the Hades who came from under the Nine Shadows, because his woman was robbed by Suo Pingzhang, and in anger, he was one enemy and one hundred, the corpses were piled up, and the blood flowed all over the ground, and he single-handedly killed Mr. Yan, the god of the Hou Ye, and almost killed Suping Gongzi Suo Pingzhang, which was quite wonderful like a storyteller.

Most of the people who listened to the book didn't believe it, but Liu Qingxue believed most of them. She had never seen Xiao Qi when he was angry, but in her imagination, Xiao Qi was angry, and he should be as restrained and crazy as people described.

Xiaoxi's identity Liu Qingxue is clear, she also knows that the person in Xiao Qi's heart has never been Xiaoxi, he risked his life for a maidservant, Liu Qingxue admires such a person who values love and righteousness very much, so she tried to find Xiao Qi and wanted to provide some help. However, a few days later, the search was unsuccessful, she had thought of using the help of Fuhao Firm, but found that Hou Yanchun had long since disappeared, she inquired, and the entire Fuhao Firm was unknown about his whereabouts. It's strange to say, without Hou Yanchun, Liu Qingxue is looked down upon everywhere in Fuhao Commercial Bank, a person like her who has no big business, and she doesn't have much money, and the commercial bank seems to completely ignore Hou Yanchun's face, most of them are just hastily perfunctory. Liu Qingxue had no intention of offending a behemoth like Fuhao Commercial Bank, so she had to give up.

As a result, her desire to find Xiao Qi became more and more urgent. When the news of the war in the east came, the siege of the Liu family and King Chengji had been lifted, and Liu Qingxue had nowhere else to go, so she made up her mind to find Xiao Qi. Her dedication to this was even beyond her own expectations, and she often wondered if this was really out of disdain and indignation for Suo Pingzhang's behavior, or a sense of righteousness and admiration for Xiao Qi?

Today was still in vain, Liu Qingxue was more and more sure that Xiao Qi had already left Shajiang City, she simply asked for a bowl of tea in the tea shop on the street, and sipped the tea one after another, while thinking about what to do next.

Outside the city of Shajiang, it is more than ten miles away from the nearest town, and the seriously injured person must not be able to cross it on foot, not to mention that he was rescued by someone. Liu Qingxue made up her mind to check the cars and horses that had been coming and going recently, and suddenly someone sat opposite her without saying a word.

"There's a message for the girl below. The man was dressed in a black robe, wearing a hood, a black veil covering his entire face, and even his eyes were hidden in the shadow of the hood, and the mere look at it felt mysterious and gloomy, and the voice was low, obviously deliberately low, not wanting people to hear his original voice.

Liu Qingxue didn't want to deal with him, this kind of person was not a good stubble no matter how she looked at it, she got up after drinking tea and was about to leave.

"It was Hou Yanchun, the shopkeeper of Hou Yanchun, who entrusted me to bring it. ”

Liu Qingxue stopped abruptly, turned around, frowned and asked, "What do you know about Shopkeeper Hou, where did he go?"

The man replied, "I don't know where the shopkeeper has gone, but I know that he has something urgent to leave, and before leaving, I asked him to bring a letter to the girl." ”

"What?"

"About the North. More than half a month ago, the barbarian apes of the Northern Wasteland raided the northern defense line of Shuofang City, and Shuofang City suffered heavy losses. The man paused, "It is said that the head of the Liu family is seriously injured. ”

"And then?" Liu Qingxue unconsciously stepped forward and took a step.

"This was the news from nearly 20 days ago, and what happened after that, the news has not yet been conveyed here. ”

Liu Qingxue bit her thin lip lightly, as if she was hesitating. Xiao Qi's bloodied figure appeared in front of her, but it was soon replaced by Liu Yuelei, who was covered in blood.

On both sides are people Liu Qingxue thinks that life and death have nothing to do with her, she thinks she will not care, but she doesn't want these two people to stand at both ends of the balance in her heart at this moment.

"Shopkeeper Hou wants to remind the girl that the ape has not retreated, and the entire northern crisis has not been resolved. More than half a month ago, I heard that the Liu family had begun to evacuate the people of Shuofang City. ”

Liu Qingxue's heart sank. Evacuation of the people, meaning that there are plans to abandon the city?

This sentence finally overwhelmed the balance in her heart, held the sword in her hand, and walked in the direction of leaving the city. She was so anxious that she didn't even notice anything suspicious in it. The news spread from the north to Lizhou, and it was not more than half a month, Hou Yanchun left Lizhou a few days ago and disappeared without a trace, how could someone send news from the north at this time?

Behind Liu Qingxue, the man in black only showed a pair of eyes all over his body, staring at the figure that was gradually moving away. Then he jumped up with his feet on the ground, as if unconstrained by gravity, accompanied by a blue-green shimmer, and disappeared from the building to the astonishment of those around him.

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In the extreme south, there were occasional birds, and the rest of the time, only the tree spirits who came and went could make some noises, and there was finally something that could distract Meng Lin a little.

Meng Lin stood silently on the branch, looking at the cocoon-like cyan light cluster below. However, the pair of black wings on her back are only half left, and the original soft and smooth feathers on the left wing are broken half of the stump wings, although the wound has long been scabbed, and the faint green can be faintly seen in the new flesh that grows, and the luster of the feathers and the musculoskeletal stretch of the wings are gone.

The ancient tree god had been silent for a long time, and the glimmer of light from the cyan eggshell also enveloped him, and the simple old face on the trunk was like a carving, and he had not moved for a long time. Huai Qing also saw no human figure, sometimes appeared on the branches, and his eyes also swept the cyan light cluster intentionally or unintentionally.

It has been 23 days since Meng Lin woke up. She didn't know how long this ritual lasted before she woke up, and the wound she had suffered in the Devilhorn's mouth was half healed when she woke up, but the wings that had been bitten off by the Devilhorn couldn't survive on their own. Coupled with the fact that Xiao Yilan couldn't see his figure, only a weird cyan ball of light remained, Meng Lin quickly guessed what was going on.

That fool actually really agreed to the conditions of the ancient tree god and did something to practice. Meng Lin couldn't tell whether she was happy or regretful. But what she knows is that the rich boy from the palace left everything he had behind in exchange for his own survival. No matter whether it is Xiao Yilan or the practitioner who walks out of that light group, whether he will come out or not, Meng Lin has to wait for him, no matter what method is used, no matter what the price is, she will personally take him away from this ghost place. She doesn't care about the practitioners, the ancient tree gods.

Without him, the rest of his life is just a suspension.

The remnants behind her stumpled Meng Lin's original ghostly speed had been cut by half, but she didn't care at all, after waking up, most of the time she only stared at that light ball all the time.

But these days, the light is like a hard barrier, day and night, and there is no sign of dissipation or dimming.

Today's light cluster seems to be different from the past, and the original green color has gradually faded, becoming yellow-white like an eggshell. Meng Lin paid special attention to the changes underneath.

Meng Lin's toes tapped on the branches, and the whole person jumped up lightly, continuously passing over the branches on her head, these days she has long been accustomed to using this pair of stump wings, although the speed is no longer, but after healing, the lightness and skill are not inferior to before, she grabbed a tree fruit next to her, and then sat on the branch with her legs open, while gnawing on the tree fruit, while still looking at the light ball below.

Suddenly, she seemed to hear a crisp "click", and she was stunned for a moment, thinking it was the sound she made when she was biting the fruit of the tree, but she soon noticed that the pale white eggshell seemed to be getting smaller, as if deflated, and the light was getting dimmer.

A heart thumped, Meng Lin jumped directly from the branch, with the help of incomplete wings in the air through a rotating arc, without the cushion of the wings, she shrank and rolled on the ground, relieving the impact of falling from a high place, at the same time, the black feather turned into a cloud of mist and disappeared behind her, replaced by the pitch-black tattoo on her white back, only corresponding to the part of the broken wing, which was already blurred.

She stared nervously at the blob of light, and sure enough, it was shrinking, shrinking to the height of an adult. Then the light mass continued to contract, but the speed of contraction in each direction was different, and under the light, it quickly condensed into a human figure.

Meng Lin covered her mouth, already in tears. She looked forward to this scene day and night for twenty-three days.

When the light cleared, it was a familiar face. Xiao Yilan was naked, as if he had just been born in the world, Meng Lin didn't care about it, and pounced on him and hugged him.

Xiao Yilan slowly opened his eyes, but Meng Lin had never seen those eyes. Xiao Yilan's pupils were originally dark brown, but what Meng Lin saw at this time was pitch black, and the black and white in his eyes were distinct, but there was no such light that Meng Lin was familiar with. Her movements stalled for a moment.

"The girl is self-respecting. The practitioner named Xiao Yilan swam like a fish, nimbly avoiding Meng Lin's arms, and at the same time, a pale cyan light rose up, wrapping his entire body, like wrapping a glowing robe. He looked at Meng Lin plainly without a trace of emotion, and bowed to her with his hands folded.

"It's me...... Ah......h She had already expected such a situation, but when this moment came, it seemed that something was pulling in her heart, and all kinds of psychological preparations that she had prepared for a long time had been torn apart by this pain.

"If I knew the girl, I should remember. Xiao Yilan said expressionlessly.

He clearly hasn't forgotten himself, forgotten everything in the so-called world, he can clearly say things like "girls are self-respecting", and he can also take into account the defense of men and women. But his indifferent eyes were like looking at a stranger, an insignificant person.

He was looking at everything in a calm and frightening manner, as if the world was still in his memory, and all the connections and bonds with himself had been severed.

Meng Lin suddenly remembered the conversation between Huaiqing and Duan Xinnan that day. Huai Qing's rebirth is not forgetting and starting over, but jumping out of the outside and watching from the sidelines. For Huai Qing and now Xiao Yilan, perhaps pretending to forget is the best way to cut off from the past. However, for Meng Lin, this heart-rending pain was far more intense than being forgotten. Her heart was already bloody.

She tried to calm down, ignoring the welling tears, and said in a choked voice: "Then let's get acquainted again, my name is Meng Lin......"

"Hello Miss Meng. Xiao Yilan, or the practitioner named Xiao Yilan, nodded at Meng Lin without pain.

"I ...... I haven't thanked you yet, saved me......" Meng Lin's chest rose and fell violently, suppressing surging emotions, and at the same time staring at Xiao Yilan's face, trying to see some fluctuations and feelings on that familiar face.

But no, Xiao Yilan just shook his head and said, "The girl is polite, but I don't remember it." ”

Meng Lin moved her lips, but she couldn't spit out a word. She took a few steps back weakly, as if she were about to fall.

At this time, the carved face of the ancient tree god finally changed, and his facial features gradually stretched, as if he had recovered from a deep sleep. Xiao Yilan bowed slightly to the ancient tree.

Meng Lin's eyes as he looked at the ancient tree god gradually turned cold, and the hidden blade was already in his hand. It's this monster who did it! Meng Lin secretly shouted in her heart.

The ancient tree god didn't seem to see Meng Lin's eyes, and his empty eyes fell into the distance. "You have achieved the body of practice, and from now on all parts of the world, the land covered with grass and trees, will be your battlefield. ”

"Yes. Xiao Yilan lowered his eyes and nodded slightly.

"The catastrophe came from all directions, swept the world, and could not escape southern Xinjiang. And at this moment, the bloody storm is already brewing and gaining momentum. It is necessary to keep it out of southern Xinjiang, and not to stick to one place and sit still. Outside of southern Xinjiang, it will be handed over to you. ”

"I see. Xiao Yilan bowed his head, closed his eyes, and his whole body was full of blue light, holding him up slowly, as if he didn't see Meng Lin with an extremely ugly face on the side.

"There's no hurry. The voice of the ancient tree god suddenly sounded, "You can walk with this girl." This girl's unpredictable skills will be a big help. ”

Xiao Yilan's body was suspended in mid-air, without any fluctuations in his face, and he nodded slightly, but Meng Lin seemed to have heard something incredible, staring at the ancient tree god, and the hidden blade in his hand trembled slightly.

"Don't you have the supernatural powers that lead to the heavens, don't you turn him into a practitioner at the cost of everything? At this moment, you can see my little ability? Where did that Huai Qing go?" Meng Lin showed a mocking look.

The ancient tree god's gaze moved downward, and Meng Lin felt that he was looking at him.

"I grew up here, took root here, and the southern Xinjiang has given me great abilities, and everything I have has come through the billions of living beings in the southern Xinjiang. If I leave southern Xinjiang, there is nothing I can do. As for Huai Qing, she was originally a human being, and all her abilities were just projections of my abilities, leaving Southern Xinjiang, no different from ordinary people. Only he is different, as a human being, he has the blood of the tree spirit in his body, he has a complete source of magic, and he can absorb the aura of heaven and earth, and it is not related to me. ”

The ancient tree god looked at Xiao Yilan who was waiting in mid-air, and continued: "Let the girl go with her, so that the girl can see clearly that the person in front of her is no longer the second son of Benhai City that the girl is familiar with. His importance to southern Xinjiang and the world, the girl will see it better than anyone else. ”

"Aren't you afraid that he will never return?" Meng Lin sneered.

The Ancient Tree God was silent for a moment before he spoke: "If you really think so, you might as well give it a try, although I think such an attempt to go against the Great Dao for the sake of boring love is very sad." ”

"Heh, you don't understand anything. Meng Lin snorted, looking weak. She turned her head to look at Xiao Yilan, her attention was on the young man who was still looking far away in mid-air, and there seemed to be heaven and earth in his eyes, although at the end of his gaze, there were only rows of trees staggered.

"Where is he going?"

"A place for people to get to know him again. The Ancient Tree God's voice suddenly lowered a lot, as if he was muttering.