Chapter 16: Despair

Proud Peak, in a humble house.

Zhou Xiaotian was lying on the bed, breathing rapidly and looking lifeless. The little fox curled up with his snow-white body lying quietly on his chest, and his little tongue gently licked his extremely white cheeks.

A ray of sunlight projected through the thin window paper, Zhou Xiaotian slowly opened his eyes, and squinted slightly. When Xiaoxue saw him wake up, she jumped up happily, a fluffy snow-white tail shook vigorously, her little head kept rubbing her chin, and the joyful "chirp" in her mouth kept screaming.

Zhou Xiaotian couldn't help but want to laugh when he was made by the little fox, but after a little effort, he found that his whole body was sore. Recalling everything that happened to Tan Di, he couldn't help but clench his teeth and gasp.

With a "squeak", the door was slowly pushed open, and an emaciated figure walked in from outside! Zhou Xiaotian immediately became nervous when he saw the appearance of the person coming.

"Master!"

He wanted to get up and salute, but after struggling a few times, his whole body was sore and weak, and he couldn't move, so he had no choice but to lie down honestly.

The person who came was the first Jing Fan Zhenren of Aocang Peak, he saw Zhou Xiaotian wake up, his frowning brows first relaxed slightly, and then he waved his right hand and said to Zhou Xiaotian: "It's good to wake up, you are not feeling well, so you don't have to salute! Tell me, what happened in the back mountain yesterday?"

"I, I, I ......"

Zhou Xiaotian's mind was confused, and Zhao Tianxing's voice kept echoing in his ears, "Keep secrets, keep secrets...... Besides, yesterday's events were unbelievable, and he didn't know where to start, even if he said it, the master might not necessarily believe himself.

At this moment, a green shadow quickly rushed in from outside the door.

"Great, Xiaotian, you've finally woken up!" I saw Gu Yue dressed in water-green clothes, thin eyebrows and snow-skinned, and a pair of bright big eyes that were extremely smart, and when Zhou Xiaotian woke up, he couldn't help but shout happily.

When she saw Jing Fan on her side, she immediately restrained herself a little and said respectfully, "Uncle Jing Fan." "Obviously scared of him.

Jing Fan nodded slightly and said 'um' slightly.

Gu Yue seemed to have thought of something, and was very surprised, and said, "Uncle Shi, aren't you in retreat, why are you here?"

"When something like this happens, how can I still be in the mood for retreat?"

As he spoke, Jing Fan walked to the bed, stretched out his hand to hold Zhou Xiaotian's wrist, but his brows were slightly furrowed, and he looked at his sallow face again, and shook his head helplessly.

Seeing Jing Fan shaking his head, Gu Yue said worriedly: "Uncle Shi, is Xiaotian seriously injured?"

Jing Fan put down Zhou Xiaotian's wrist and said, "The pulse is weak and weak, and the vitality is cut off, I'm afraid... I'm afraid it will be hard to survive another ten days!"

"What?" As soon as these words came out, Zhou Xiaotian and Gu Yue's bodies trembled.

Gu Yue pretended to be calm, forced a smile, and said, "Uncle Shi, you... Are you mistaken? How could Xiaotian be, how could he die?"

Jing Fan sighed and said, "I also hope that I am mistaken, but this matter is related to his life, how could I be mistaken? You carried him back yesterday, do you know what happened?"

Gu Yue recalled yesterday's events and described them in detail.

"Yesterday evening, on the way back to Jingxu Peak, I found that the black water cold pool in the mountain behind Aocang Peak had become crystal clear for some reason, and I couldn't help but feel very strange, so I slowed down and wanted to check it. When I descended from the sky, I saw that the little fox next to the waterhole had red eyes, as if it was crazy and kept tearing the corpse of a brown bear, its fur was covered with blood, and the brown bear was blurred with flesh and blood, and it had already died of anger, I recognized the little fox as Xiaotian Xiaoxue, so I wanted to step forward to stop it. Uncontrollably, it attacked me, almost hurting me with such speed. I was even equal in the face of it, and I didn't know what kind of monster it was! When it heard me call Xiaotian's name, it regained consciousness and kept screaming towards the waterhole. ”

"I walked to the waterhole and looked down, I don't know why there were suddenly boiling blisters in the waterhole, and then Xiaotian floated out from the bottom of the tan, unconscious, I scooped him up and carried him back to Aocang Peak!"

After listening to what Gu Yue said, Jing Fan's heart was full of doubts, and there was another layer of vigilance in his eyes when he looked at Xiaoxue, and he asked Zhou Xiaotian again: "Xiaotian, why did you fall into the pool, and what happened at Tan Di?"

While the two were talking, Zhou Xiaotian thought a lot in his heart, and when he learned that his life was short, his heart was much more relaxed, and he said in his heart: "Anyway, it is inevitable to die, so I simply help Zhao Tianxing to keep it forever." ”

Hearing Jing Fan ask himself, he hurriedly replied: "I was hit into the pool by the brown bear, and after entering the water, I~~ I lost consciousness, and I don't know what happened!"

"Is that all?" Jing Fan was even more puzzled.

In order to keep it a secret, Zhou Xiaotian had to lie to his master.

"Uncle Shi, you should think of a way to save Xiaotian!" Gu Yue had already burst into tears, shaking Jing Fan's cuffs and pleading.

Jing Fan also sighed helplessly, and said, "Alas! even if Da Luo Jin Immortal descends to earth, it will be useless!"

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Another five days passed, and in the early morning of this day, Zhou Xiaotian sat beside the cold pool in the back mountain, recalling the sadness that Zhao Tianxing brought to him that day, looking at the five peaks of Qingsang rising from the ground in the distance, and recalling his tragic past.

The little fox lay on the side obediently, squinting lazily, and looking at Zhou Xiaotian's stupid appearance curiously.

Zhou Xiaotian raised his right hand, rolled up his sleeves, and a two-inch-long crimson mark appeared on his right wrist, which was crooked and extremely weird. When he first spotted the red mark, he thought it was a scar from an injury at the bottom of the cold pool, but when he recalled the red flames that had been converging on his right wrist before he fell unconscious, he couldn't help but be startled.

"Alas~~ It's hard for me to live long, and this red flame is painless and itchy on my wrist, so I just let it go. ”

Thinking that he was already a dying person, Zhou Xiaotian was relieved in his heart.

"I don't know where Sister Tianyao and Brother Qingcheng are now, how are they doing?"

While he was thinking, in the woods on the side, Gu Yue galloped out, holding more than a dozen wild fruits in her arms, and shouted in the direction of Zhou Xiaotian: "Xiaotian, you see what delicious I found!"

Zhou Xiaotian turned his head to look, the corner of his mouth smiled slightly, the little fox who was lazy and bedridden just now had already rushed to Gu Yue's feet at this moment, chasing his tail, turning in a circle, trying his best to please Gu Yue, but his eyes looked straight at the wild fruit in her hand.

Since that duel with the little fox, Gu Yue knew that the little fox was not simple, and she couldn't help but be stunned when she saw it running towards her.

"It's really a greedy little fox, if anyone bullies me in the future, you must help me teach him a lesson, you know?"

Xiaoxue is extremely psychic, and keeps nodding her little head, which can be regarded as agreeing to Gu Yue.

"Okay then! I'll give you one!"

After Gu Yue threw a wild fruit to Xiaoxue, she came to Zhou Xiaotian's side, handed over the wild fruit she had picked, and said, "I'm looking at the scar on your right wrist again! Blame that damn brown bear! Don't worry! Master, uncle, and uncle are all discussing your condition, and they will definitely be able to find a way to cure you! When you get better, I will play with you every day!"

Zhou Xiaotian felt warm in his heart, smiled kindly at Gu Yue, and said weakly: "Senior sister, you don't have to comfort me, I know my own condition, I can live to know you now, I know Master, Senior Brother Jia Nan and other senior brothers, I am already very satisfied, I am not afraid!"

Gu Yue listened, her eyes gradually covered with a layer of mist, and she couldn't bear it, don't look over, but secretly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Senior sister, what's wrong with you?" Zhou Xiaotian asked worriedly when he saw Gu Yue turn his head to the side.

"It's okay, my eyes just got into the sand!"

Zhou Xiaotian let out a soft 'oh' and continued: "When I die, senior sister, you have to help me take care of Xiaoxue, don't let it be bullied." Then he took the little fox into his arms again, and while stroking, he said, "Xiaoxue, do you know what to listen to my senior sister in the future?"

Listening to Zhou Xiaotian's reprimand to the little fox, Gu Yue kept muttering in her heart: "Can it be bullied? It's good if it doesn't bully others, and the brown bear that was torn apart by it is probably not weaker than me!"

The little fox seemed to be a well-behaved child, putting his head on Zhou Xiaotian's chest and listening tirelessly to his teachings.

Gu Yue took out a crescent-shaped mutton fat ancient jade from her waist, the color was crystal clear and warm, she handed it to Zhou Xiaotian, and said: "This ancient jade is the only thing left to me by my parents, although it is not a magic weapon of the fairy family, but it can nourish the physique when worn closely." It must have some effect on you, and when you are well, you will return it to me!"

"Senior sister, I..." Zhou Xiaotian looked at the crescent moon warm jade in his hand, and didn't know how to say for a while.

A green glow crossed the sky, from far to near, the figure gradually became clear, and the person who came was Jia Nan, looking at him very anxious.

"Xiaotian, quick, come with me to Ling Tianfeng, Master and Uncle they are looking for you in a hurry. ”

Xiao Tian's expression was slightly stunned, his face was full of doubts, and he said, "Senior brother, what is the master looking for me?"

Jia Nan gasped and said, "I don't know very well, I just know that it seems that someone is looking for you! Hurry up with me to Ling Tianfeng, and when you get there, you will naturally know!"

Zhou Xiaotian was puzzled, but he was still pulled by Jia Nan to the green bamboo sword under his feet and went away with the wind.

Before Gu Yue could react, when she saw the two of them going away, she hurriedly shouted, "Wait for me, I'm going too." Just as she was about to rise up with her sword, she was bitten by the little fox on the leg of her trousers.

Looking at the pitiful little fox under her feet, Gu Yue said helplessly: "Okay, I'll take you with me!"

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Ling Tianfeng, on the square in front of the Taixiao Palace.

The huge square, the four sides are square, close to the cliff cliff, paved by countless square bricks, the paved stone, the length and width are all zhangxu, the material is like Gui Rubi, at a glance it is as bright as a mirror, and the figure is reflected in it. Standing in the square, as if standing on a hundred-mile lake, people can't help but feel small.

On the square, several disciples staggered back and forth, all of them wearing green clothes, high buns, and a long sword behind them. When I saw the four people standing in front of the main hall, they all bowed respectfully.

The head of Sedum and a middle-aged man stood side by side, the man was about forty years old, full of scum, Chinese face, looking honest and honest, talking to Sedum.

Jing Fan and Jing Yue stood silently behind the two, and Jing Fan looked into the distance from time to time, as if he was waiting for someone to arrive.

"Brother Chen He, I don't know what happened when the predecessor of Tianji specially sent you here to find my Qingsang disciple Zhou Xiaotian?"

Chen He smiled, scratched his head, and said innocently: "I don't know, the master just said that he was entrusted by the old man three years ago, and the old man explained that Zhou Xiaotian's vitality was exhausted, and my master will definitely save him after three years." My master has always kept his promise, and the three-year period is approaching, so I can bring Zhou Xiaotian back to save his life. ”

The three of Sedum, after listening to what Chen He said, were full of differences in their hearts. According to what Jing Hao said back then, Zhou Xiaotian was born in Xueen Village and had a mediocre family background, what kind of character cared so much about him that he could make Chen He's master, the old man Tianji, promise to save Zhou Xiaotian!

After all, Jing Fan is Zhou Xiaotian's master, and now he wants to take away his apprentice for no reason, so he naturally can't rest assured.

"I don't know how sure the predecessors of the Heavenly Machine are that they can heal the apprentice? We are all cultivators, so we naturally know that the loss of life is irreversible, and if the apprentice's condition is said to be cured, I am afraid it will be difficult to climb to the sky, and if it is taken away like this, I am a little worried in my heart. ”

Chen He's eyes lit up, as if he was quite interested in Jing Fan, and asked rhetorically, "Why, do you not believe in the ability of my master, the old man Tianji?"

Thinking that Chen He was angry, Sedum hurriedly quipped: "Brother Chen He, don't worry, no one in the world knows the name of Tianyan Avenue and the magic calculation." The predecessors of the heavenly machine deduced the way of heaven, and they could peek into the will of heaven, and the six hundred years of cultivation in the cultivation world were already Mount Tai Beidou, the existence of legends, how dare we be arrogant. Senior Brother Jingfan is just loving and worried. ”

"Don't worry! Since my master has made a promise, he must be very sure. As for his old man's methods, I don't know!"

Chen He's temperament is honest and simple, and he is not actually angry with Jing Fan's words, but seeing that he is not afraid of his identity and can still protect his apprentice, he has a trace of admiration for him.