Xie Qian returned to the dormitory, tired and went to sleep directly with his clothes closed, and did not wake up until the sun set in the evening.

She wanted to stay in bed for a while, but there was a hurried knock on the door. She scrambled to get out of bed and reluctantly opened the door.

When Xia Ning saw Xie Qian, he immediately raised his sleeves and saluted: "Sect Master Xie, someone in the outer hall has asked to see you, and it has been waiting for a long time. ”

"Who?" Xie Qian yawned, always feeling that he hadn't rested yet.

Xia Ning paused, lowered his voice slightly, and said cautiously: "It's Sect Master Jiang." ”

Xie Qian immediately put away her yawn, and the expression on her face changed. After a long pause, she turned abruptly and closed the door, rummaging through her clothes. She felt her hands tremble so hard that she almost tore the closet over several times.

As the small sect master of Hanhai Cangming, he adheres to the virtue of diligence and thrift, so he has almost no money and rarely buys clothes. The round-necked black robe she loved to wear was torn by Qi Qi and couldn't be worn anymore, and she only found a gray and black dress that could make do with it after rummaging through the cabinets for a long time.

She tied her hair with a phoenix-patterned hair crown, pinned the spirit hairpin in it, and took out her rouge that she hadn't used for a long time to smear it, and made sure in the mirror that she breathed a sigh of relief.

After being busy, Xie Qian adjusted his mood and opened the door calmly, but stayed in place again.

Jiang Chetong appeared outside the door at some point, and was watching her with a pair of gentle eyes. His facial features are clear and transparent, his temperament is polite, and even the gray robe on his body seems to be fairy-like.

I don't know if it's because of the damage to Neiyuan Jindan, the whole person has lost a lot, and when he smiles slightly, the tears in the corners of his eyes tremble, and the softness reveals Chu Chu pitiful.

I haven't seen him for many years, and Xie Qian's heart trembled fiercely. The demeanor is no more, the calm is gone, only the embarrassment of the moment remains.

Xie Qian likes Jiang Chetong, everyone knows it, but he doesn't know it.

When the two first met, it was Xie Qian's most embarrassing time.

At the age of five, she lived on the streets, and was saved by Jiang Chetong's bowl of noodles when she was about to starve to death. When Xie Qian was young, he didn't see his face clearly, but he only remembered that the butterfly jade pendant on his waist slowly swayed into the wind.

She wanted to find him in the future and protect him no matter what happened. It's just that he hasn't seen since then, like a butterfly like a dream.

It wasn't until later that Xie Qian entered the Hanhai Cangming, met Jiang Chetong in an exchange and study with Qingqiong Lengxu Xianmen, and saw the phoenix jade pendant swaying on his waist, that he knew that the person he had been looking for was him.

Xie Qianwu was in a daze, Jiang Chetong squinted, and took the lead in speaking: "I heard that the Demon Venerable entered and exited the Immortal Gate yesterday, I don't know if it will hurt Wantong?" ”

"He didn't bother me too much." Xie Qian brushed over the matter of the Demon Venerable, and then stared at him with warm eyes and said, "I don't know if Brother Chetong feels better?" ”

"It's still the same." Jiang Chetong sighed softly, "Maybe it's because my body is already weak and it's difficult to recover." ”

Hearing this, Xie Qian's heart twitched fiercely, and he couldn't help but reach out and pull Jiang Chetong's sleeve and comforted: "I will definitely find a way to help you recover your strength." No matter what, you're hurt because of my ......."

Jiang Chetong laughed again, and the tears at the end of his eyes trembled slightly, adding a little loneliness. He stretched out his hand, touched Xie Qian's head, and said gently, "My injury has nothing to do with you." ”

In a word, Xie Qian's heart was already calm, as if he had seen Qianfan's heart throb again.

She opened her mouth and swallowed the inappropriate words back into her stomach.

The two were silent, and an awkward atmosphere slowly rose. Xie Qian thought about what to say, but he was always afraid that a wrong sentence would make Jiang Chetong uncomfortable.

At this moment, Mu Chengye walked over slowly, and after saluting Xie Qian with a gloomy face, he glanced at Jiang Chetong, showed a smile that was even more gentle than him, and said, "Sister, how are you resting?" ”

"It's okay." Xie Qian replied perfunctorily, but his eyes still couldn't be withdrawn from Jiang Chetong.

Jiang Chetong was a little puzzled by Mu Chengye's cold eyes, stared at him for a while, and said casually: "This person looks at his eyes, I don't know what to call it?" ”

"Disciple Mu Chengye is my sister's newly recruited immortal apprentice." Mu Chengye hurriedly answered.

Xie Qian smiled brightly, and answered: "He is a fox like you." ”

Mu Chengye frowned and glanced at Jiang Chetong, as if he was a little dissatisfied.

Kang Chetong was burned by the hatred in his eyes, but there was still a smile on his face: "The fox clan is scarce now, and it is not easy to meet it now, it seems that we can communicate more in the future." ”

"I don't know you well." Mu Chengye said expressionlessly, and the whole atmosphere suddenly cooled down.

Xie Qian sensed that something was wrong, but she didn't bother to think about it. She tugged on Jiang Chetong's sleeve and changed the topic: "Your Xianmen is not close to us, since you are here, you are a guest, follow me to Qizhou City for a walk, how about I invite you to tea?" ”

"Okay." Jiang Chetong said softly.

Xie Qian lowered his head and chuckled, a layer of blush crept up on his cheeks.

Mu Chengye's face was dark, as if he was integrated with the dress on Xie Qian's body.

Today's Xie Qian is very unusual, not only sweeping away the decadence on weekdays, but also dressing up. Originally, Mu Chengye was still curious, until he saw Xie Qian squirming in front of Jiang Chetong, and suddenly understood something.

The two of them must not be left alone.

Mu Chengye thought so, and a few strides blocked in front of the two.

Xie Qian was inexplicable: "Do you have anything else?" ”

"Sister, I'm scared alone in Xianmen, can you take me with you?" Mu Chengye said aggrievedly, and his eyes were even a little red.

Xie Qian was puzzled: "What are you afraid of?" ”

Mu Chengye hesitated for a moment, and finally seemed to have made up his mind and said: "The people in the Xianmen seem to reject me, which makes me feel like an outsider." In case the little sect master Yun came to drive me out, wouldn't I even have anyone to ask for help? ”

When he said this, he stared at Xie Qian directly, as if he was really afraid of being kicked out.

Xie Qian was touched when he saw this kind of eyes, and he couldn't help but think of the scene when he was kicked out of the immortal gate in his previous life. Yun Qihe has never been merciful, and he will be ruthlessly thrown down to Zhuxiantai after being in the same door with him for 20 years, not to mention a Mu Chengye who he can't wait to get rid of.

She said helplessly: "I don't care, I just don't know if Brother Chetong will feel burdensome." ”

Jiang Chetong said lightly: "It's okay. ”

Xie Qian was unhappy in his heart, but he could only respond on his face. I thought that I would finally have the opportunity to get along with Jiang Chetong alone, but now I am really unwilling to be destroyed.

The three of them walked to the stairs together, Xie Qian and Jiang Chetong walked in front together, and the corners of their clothes collided together from time to time. Xie Qian occasionally peeked at Jiang Chetong, clumsily looking for words to talk about.

Mu Chengye was depressed in his heart, and couldn't help muttering: "What's so good about Jiang Chetong? ”

It was probably a little loud muttering, which attracted the attention of Xie Qian and Jiang Chetong. The two of them turned their heads at the same time and stared at Mu Chengye with inquiring eyes.

He immediately put on a smile and said as if he was fine: "Sister, although it is to avoid the Demon Venerable's courtship, the two of us have to pretend to be Taoist couples after all." I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to openly laugh at other men like this, and be looked at. ”

Jiang Chetong's face changed for a moment, and he asked worriedly, "What's the matter?" ”

Xie Qian glared at Mu Chengye fiercely, and said reluctantly: "There is nothing ...... about it."

Jiang Chetong was obviously not so easily fooled, and his eyes kept looking at her. She really didn't know how to speak, although she didn't want to have anything with Jiang Chetong in her life, she still didn't want to be misunderstood.

During the stalemate, Xia Ning ran over and stopped Xie Qian. He seemed flustered, gasped deeply several times, and still didn't get what he had to say.

Xie Qian's intuition was not a good thing, and he frowned and said, "What happened?" ”

Xia Ning slowed down for a while before finally speaking: "Sect Master Xie is not good, the second senior brother was killed, and the Inner Yuan Jindan was also lost!" ”

"What?" Xie Qian's face changed slightly, "When did it happen?" ”

Xia Ning trembled and said, "Just last night, the hundred ghosts walked at night. ”

Last night, the hundred ghosts walked at night, and Xie Qian took a group of apprentices to maintain order. Sheng Xu, as the hardest working one, will go to check the situation at the slightest hint of trouble.

According to Xia Ning's recollection, before he disappeared, he was led away by a cloud of black gas. Until dawn, there was no sign of him. Everyone was a little anxious and hurriedly went to look for it, but found Sheng Xu who fell to the ground and died at the entrance of a forest outside Qizhou City.

He was entangled with evil qi all over his body, and the inner yuan golden pill and spiritual spirit completely disappeared. He had no scars on his body, and he looked like he had been robbed of his soul suddenly.

Xie Qian squinted and thought for a while while listening to the narration, and then asked, "What strange smell did you have when you found Sheng Xu?" ”

Xia Ning shook his head affirmatively: "No." ”

Jiang Chetong frowned slightly, and analyzed: "Wan Tong, this should be the same person who destroyed my Inner Yuan Jindan, could it be the Demon Venerable?" ”

"Absolutely not." Xie Qian blurted out.

All the evidence in this matter pointed to the Demon Venerable, but Xie Qian found out the strangeness of the matter through the details of Xia Ning's narration.

Although Xie Qian didn't see clearly who was pulling him down the river of death in the underworld, he vaguely saw a cloud of black qi, which was slightly similar to the black qi he encountered in the Cangying Valley last night. Its purpose was to take away its own Inner Yuan Jin Dan, and the two times the Demon Venerable appeared to save himself, so it had nothing to do with the black qi.

Jiang Chetong glanced at Xie Qian and didn't say anything more.

The corners of Mu Chengye's mouth hooked up a smile, but he quickly retracted it.

"Little Sect Master Xie, no matter what, you should go back and persuade Xiao Sect Master Yun first." Xia Ning saw that she was still unhurried, and her eyes were red in anxiety, "Sect Master Yun thinks that it was the Demon Venerable who did it, and summoned the monks of Hanhai, and must go to him to seek justice." The Yun Great Sect Master couldn't persuade him, so he asked me to ask the little sect master Xie to come out! ”

Hearing Xia Ning's purpose for coming at this time, Xie Qian's eyes were about to turn to the sky, and she couldn't persuade Yun Qihe.

Jiang Chetong sighed deeply and opened his mouth to persuade: "Wantong, let's go and persuade Qihe." Whether Sheng Xu's matter is related to the Demon Venerable will be decided after investigation. ”

"Well, what Brother Chetong said is also right." Xie Qian's attitude immediately changed one hundred and eighty degrees, and he turned around and walked towards Hanhai.

Jiang Chetong was very worried about this matter, and went with him, leaving Mu Chengye standing there and frowning.

He thought for a while, then took out a butterfly-shaped jade pendant from his bosom and blew it gently. The jade immediately turned into a bamboo leaf butterfly and slowly flew into the air, passing through the Hanhai Cangming Barrier and leaving.

"I hope this time Coriander won't repeat the same mistakes." Mu Chengye looked at the direction where the bamboo leaf butterfly disappeared and muttered to himself.

The moonlight was like water, reflecting his fox eyes cold.