Chapter 22: Parting
Aocang Peak, inside the "Wind Bamboo Hall".
Zhou Xiaotian knelt down on his knees in the center of the lobby, slightly tilting his head, unable to see the expression on his face. On the sandalwood chair in front of him, Jing Fan was sitting precariously, holding a cup of tea in his hand, and slowly took a sip.
All the disciples of Ao Cang Peak also gathered in the "Wind Bamboo Hall", they were on both sides of the hall, all of them looked solemn, not smiling, but the fox Xiaoxue on the side looked at the people in the hall curiously, not understanding what they were doing.
Three figures slowly walked in from outside the "Wind Bamboo Hall", and the people who came were the head of the sect Sedum and Chen He, and then followed by the proud disciple Yue Zhongtian of the head of the house.
Seeing the three of them enter the hall, Jing Fan hurriedly got up and stepped forward to greet him, he came to Sedum and Chen He, first shushed and invited the two of them into the hall to sit down.
When the two saw the scene in the hall, they knew in their hearts that Zhou Xiaotian's master and apprentice were making a final parting. But Chen He was upright and outspoken, and he spoke first: "I don't know if Jingfan Daoist has anything else to explain to me?"
Jing Fan loved his apprentices, and he did not shy away from it, and said directly to Chen Hedao: "My apprentice has a miserable background, and now he is lonely and helpless except for me, the master, and I hope that Chen Daoyou can take more care of him in the future, and I Jing Fan should be grateful." ”
Sedum couldn't help but be surprised to see that Jing Fan, who had always been proud of himself, was committed to requesting.
Chen He smiled slightly and said, "Jingfan Daoist can rest assured, my Xingluo Sea Tianji Island will naturally not let my little brother suffer any grievances." When the time comes, he will naturally come down the mountain, and then you will be reunited. ”
In the end, Jing Fan nodded, and then he asked Zhou Xiaotian many things.
Unconsciously, it was noon, Chen He stood up and said, "Everyone, I have been out of the mountain for many days, but I dare not delay any longer, so I will take Brother Xiaotian back to the mountain to resume his life." ”
At the time of parting, Zhou Xiaotian looked around and finally didn't find Gu Yue's figure, he walked up to Jia Nan with some loss, and said in a choked voice: "Senior Brother Jia Nan, I don't know how long it will take to come back after I leave this time, and after I leave, I will ask Senior Brother to take good care of Xiaoxue, and also tell Senior Sister Gu Yue that I will leave." ”
Jia Nan nodded, stroked Zhou Xiaotian's head, and said, "Don't worry! I will take care of Xiaoxue." Senior Sister Gu Yue may have something delayed, and I will tell her when I see her. ”
Although he was reluctant, the people of Ao Cangfeng could only send the two of them silently outside the "Wind Bamboo Hall", and when Chen He was leaving with Zhou Xiaotian, he was suddenly stopped by Jing Fan.
"Xiaotian, wait. ”
Then he called Hao Xiangshou and said, "The day before yesterday, I asked you to copy the 'Taishang Xuan Void Decision', can you copy it?"
Hao Xiangshou hurriedly took out a thick scripture book from his sleeve and handed it over with both hands, "The disciple has finished copying." ”
Jing Fan took the 'Taishang Xuan Void Decision' in Hao Xiangshou's hand, and turned to Sedum and said: "Senior brother in charge, the junior brother has something to do on his own, and I hope the senior brother will not blame." ”
Sedum frowned, and he didn't know what lawsuit he was selling, "Oh?
Jing Fan continued: "This sect's 'Taishang Xuan Void Decision' is afraid that the evil demons and demons will spy on the mysterious essence of it, so if it is not a disciple of this sect, it will never be passed on to outsiders." Zhou Xiaotian is an official disciple of my Qingsang faction, and today I will teach him this manuscript of the mental method of the four realms of the 'Taishang Xuan Xuan Void Decision', no matter when and where, he is a disciple of my Qingsang sect Jingfan. ”
Everyone around was moved, but Sedum's face was a little embarrassed, but seeing Jing Fan's resolute attitude, he didn't say anything.
Zhou Xiaotian took over the 'Taishang Xuan Void Decision' mental method, and then knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Jing Fan three times, and did not raise his head, still lying on the ground.
Jing Fan didn't step forward to help, he closed his eyes, slowly turned around, and didn't want to look at him again, and said, "You go! In the future, you must not pass on my secret method to outsiders, otherwise it will be difficult for you and me to see each other again." ”
Zhou Xiaotian memorized Jing Fan's words and kowtowed three times.
The scene in front of him was covered with a layer of parting sorrow, and no one was willing to open their mouths to break the silence that seemed to be frozen.
In less than a day, Chen He and the two have arrived at the endless blue sea in the east, Chen He and Zhou Xiaotian sit on a very huge blunt sword, the blunt sword material is like a stone not a stone, and not like a gold and iron weapon, but it looks extremely heavy, this sword is called Wuyue Sword, according to legend, it is forged with Wuyue Divine Stone, which is sealed with five mountains, the sword is heavy, and the power is infinite.
The wind whistled in their ears, and the surrounding white clouds were like splashes, still stuck on their bodies that were passing quickly, and the long clouds were dragging behind them.
Zhou Xiaotian was silent all the way, looking dull, I don't know if he was worried about his confused future, or still sentimental about the parting of Ao Cangfeng not long ago.
Chen He was honest and honest, he saw that Zhou Xiaotian seemed to have something on his mind, and he didn't know how to persuade him, so he spoke first to break the embarrassment in the stalemate, and said: "I'm about to go to the Xingluo Sea area, and I'll take you around when you get to Tianji Island." ”
Seeing that Zhou Xiaotian was still silent, he continued: "There is a feast in the world, I know what you are thinking, and I also know why you are silent, just like what I have experienced before. ”
Hearing this, Zhou Xiaotian's eyes raised slightly, looking in the direction of Chen He, as if waiting for him to continue to tell the next story.
"I don't remember how many years ago, when I was a young child, my hometown was hit by a 100-year drought, the crops were not harvested, and my parents took me to flee the famine, and I was littered with corpses and starving refugees along the way. In the end, my parents let me eat the only food left, and their skinny bodies slowly collapsed in front of me, but I couldn't do anything until Master appeared next to me with a ten-year-old brother, and at that moment, I understood that people will eventually face parting, whether it is a dead person or a living person, the important thing is that I want to live better for my dead parents, so at that moment I chose to follow Master's footsteps. ”
The tears in the corners of Zhou Xiaotian's eyes couldn't help but flow out, he thought of Xueen Mountain, thought of his parents who were buried under the ice and snow, and thought of Jing Fan who had just left.
He was deeply touched by Chen He's story, his hands clenched into fists, he slowly stood up, looked at the sea and sky in the distance, and said firmly: "I want to live, no matter what, I want to live, not only for myself, but also for those who care about me." ”
Chen He turned his head to look, he saw the brilliance in Zhou Xiaotian's eyes, as if he had changed someone, and he couldn't help but feel amazed in his heart, "I didn't expect this son to be qualified, but the belief in his heart is so strong, I am afraid that it will not be a thing in the pool in the future." ”
Just as Chen He was amazed, the Wuyue Sword flew over a lonely island, and strange clouds and mist gradually filled around the two, Zhou Xiaotian suddenly felt nauseous and retching, dizzy, and his face was flushed. Chen He sensed that something was wrong, held his breath, and a cloud of earthy yellow light erupted from his body, enveloping the entire Wuyue Sword in it, while the multicolored clouds and mist were excluded from the yellow light, and Zhou Xiaotian realized that the discomfort immediately subsided.
Chen He stood up, walked to the tip of the sword, put his hands behind his back, and looked calm and calm. He looked at the isolated island below, frowned, and then put the two fingers of his right hand together, pointing towards the isolated island, and the Wuyue Sword immediately turned around, making a sharp whistling sound, and went towards the isolated island below, thundering.
The isolated island seems to occupy a hundred miles of land, the vegetation is luxuriant, a lush greenery, in the middle of the island, a 100-meter-high mountain protrudes impressively, and the colorful clouds and mist are constantly floating out of the mountain.