In the valley, the sad birds cried.

On a hill, a tomb made of fresh earth stood, and the stone tablet in front of the grave was simply engraved with two words.

Zixi!

In front of the grave, a man in a shawl was holding a wine gourd, and his eyes looked into the distance without any expression.

Gollum!

Another sip of spirits, and only this sip of spirits could he get a short period of comfort.

"Why are you still done?"

"Why can't I save her when I have that ability, why?"

Chen Zifeng slammed his fists to the ground, and the flesh on his fists broke with blood, staining the emerald green grass red.

He had been sitting in front of Zixi's grave for ten days and ten nights, he hadn't eaten, he hadn't taken a sip of water, he just kept drinking the liquor he had brought from the sloppy old man.

When you are drunk, you lie on the ground, and when you wake up, you continue to drink.

The sloppy old man didn't refuse, so he gave his beloved wine gourd to Chen Zifeng.

Chen Zifeng did not bring Zixi's body back to Gefeng County. Ge Feng County is the pain in Zixi's life, and it is also the shadow of Zixi's life. She was too tired to live in Gefeng County, so Chen Zifeng didn't want her to be buried in her sad place after she died.

This nameless valley is scenic, calm and idyllic.

"You're going to love it, right?"

Chen Zifeng sat down, he had no tears, but his hoarse voice betrayed his own emotions.

"I didn't expect us to meet again like this, it's really a trick on the sky. ”

"You're just a miserable woman, and you've been so unfair. ”

Chen Zifeng sat there talking to himself, as if he had gone crazy.

"In the past year, have you let go of the hatred in your heart? If you do, maybe you will be happy. But if you can't let go, you'll be away from this sad place for at least a year. ”

"Everyone has their own life, their own destiny, and I can't change your destiny, so you don't need to say thank you to me. ”

In the past ten days, whenever Chen Zifeng heard "Thank you, Chen Zifeng" in his head, his heart was really uncomfortable, as if he was held down and couldn't move, and then ants crawled on his body and then devoured his flesh and blood frantically.

Chen Zifeng slowly stretched out his hand and placed it on the stone tablet in front of the tomb, and then gently stroked the stone tablet, as if caressing Zixi's face.

"I won't forget you. Zixi, you are my forever friend. ”

He spilled wine in front of the monument, and then slowly stood up.

"It's time for me to go. ”

Chen Zifeng held the wine gourd in his left hand, and held Zixi's whip tightly in his right hand. Turning around, he slowly walked down the hill.

The back is picturesque, but it is the vicissitudes of life.

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"Have you made a decision?" the sloppy old man looked at Chen Zifeng in front of him and asked.

"The decision was made. ”

Chen Zifeng nodded slightly, and said in a slow voice.

In front of Chen Zifeng, several people looked at them with slight surprise, but there was no trace of suspicion.

"Your path, you choose, so don't have regrets later. The sloppy old man looked serious at this time, and said calmly to Chen Zifeng.

"The world is so big, I really want to break in. Chen Zifeng clenched the palm of his hand that was holding Zixi's whip.

"In that case, I'll give you a word. The sloppy old man said, "Don't be reluctant to retreat in the face of difficulties." ”

"Thank you, seniors. ”

Chen Zifeng bowed respectfully to the sloppy old man, and then handed the wine gourd back to the sloppy old man. The scruffy old man nodded, then tucked the gourd on his belt.

"I'll see you again someday. ”

The sloppy old man said, opened the wine gourd, gulped down the wine, sang loudly, and walked out of the valley with steps.

"Take care. ”

Yue'er nodded at Chen Zifeng, and then kept up with the sloppy old man's pace. She was the only beloved disciple of the sloppy old man, so naturally she had to follow her master.

Moreover, only by following her master can she become stronger.

After Yue'er and the sloppy old man left, the three of Tianxiu stood on both sides of Chen Zifeng, standing quietly, no one spoke, and it seemed that the whole world was quiet.

After a long time, Gu Wanli's voice broke the silence.

"Door Master, do you really want to leave? ”

Yes, Chen Zifeng was leaving Fengmen, but he didn't tell everyone where he was going. Because, he doesn't know where he's going.

"Fengmen's current strength is not what it used to be, it has grown, so the current Fengmen is enough to be on its own, and even the three major forces of Gefeng County are a little afraid of Fengmen. Coupled with the large number of casters, I believe that it is only a matter of time before Kaede Gate develops into the fourth largest force. ”

Fengmen now has this scholar Xiao Ren, as well as many elders such as Ghost Hands, and Chen Zifeng doesn't have to worry too much.

"After a while, all the matters of Fengmen will be arranged, and you will go to Wuji Gate. ”

"Gefeng County is too small, we all need to fly out, so we can't be confined to this small cage for the rest of our lives. ”

Chen Zifeng, who has seen a lot of things, also knows that the outside world is very big, so big that he can't imagine it at all. Gefeng County is just a speck of dust and sand in the desert, and it is really pitiful.

"We're leaving, you stay with her. Tianxiu's tone was still so cold, and then his figure swept away from the valley, Gu Wanli and Mantian glanced at Chen Zifeng, and under Chen Zifeng's slight nod, they only kept up with Tianxiu's pace.

After everyone left, the valley fell silent.

It's time to leave Gefeng County, but Chen Zifeng doesn't know where he's going, but he always wants to break through this world alone, just like Zixi's year.

Wujimen is a powerful force, a holy place that pursues the pinnacle of strength, but all sect forces must have their own rules. Because Chen Zifeng didn't want to be constrained by those rules and regulations now, he still decided to go rafting and go to his unknown territory.

Perhaps, there was this impulse because Chen Zifeng was influenced by Zixi, or maybe he had this idea early on.

There was no hesitation, no consideration, only enthusiasm.

However, before leaving here, Chen Zifeng still had to accompany Zixi well, and he didn't know when he would come here again.

Of course, in addition, Chen Zifeng also had to sharpen his strength.

In that waterhole deep in the valley, Chen Zifeng also knew that there was a powerful demonic beast, and what that python demonic beast was guarding was a rare treasure.

Bai Linglian, a rare kind of strange lotus that drives away poison and calms the gods in the world.

That guardian Bai Linglian was a poisonous spirit snake of a rare species. The saliva of the poisonous spirit snake and its blood are highly poisonous, and this poison can make a spirit realm martial artist lose consciousness and even lose his life in an instant.

However, Bai Linglian was able to make its venom even more colorless and more intense.

Although Bai Linglian is a kind of strange lotus that drives away poison and calms the gods, when the poisonous spirit snake swallows it into the abdomen, Bai Linglian will instantly release its energy and impact the venom of the poisonous spirit snake, and then make the venom continue to transform and strengthen.

When Chen Zifeng arrived, he had already discovered the existence of that waterhole, and he also knew that the poisonous spirit snake and Bai Linglian were in the middle of that waterhole, but at that time, his mood was completely shocked by pain, so he naturally didn't have the heart to pay attention to this demonic beast and Bai Linglian.

And the sloppy old man saw the little snake—of course, the great poisonous snake seemed to him to be nothing more than a small snake. He felt that he had no need to make a move, and he also deliberately left the poisonous spirit snake to exercise Chen Zifeng, so naturally the sloppy old man did not make a move against the poisonous spirit snake and those white spirit lotuses.

And when the mood was completely calm for the past ten days, Chen Zifeng picked up his mood again.

He wants to become stronger, keep getting stronger, strong enough to be able to protect the people around him anytime and anywhere, not to let them be hurt, not to let them be wronged.

He really didn't want to suffer this pain again.

Old man Feng, Zixi-

He really didn't want another person to leave his side.

So in the past few days, Chen Zifeng's days have been quite sufficient, walking in the depths of the valley with a bow and crossbow in the morning in the forest outside the living valley, looking for demonic beasts, and once again starting the life of a hunter. Although he has practiced very little archery in the past few months, he is still familiar with the bow and crossbow.

Of course, Chen Zifeng always picks out demonic beasts that are about the same strength as himself, and even powerful demonic beasts that are higher than himself.

In the afternoon, Chen Zifeng was holding the Luofeng Sword to constantly harass the poisonous spirit snake in the waterhole. At first, Chen Zifeng was completely unbearable, but when he got used to it, the gap between him and the poisonous spirit snake became smaller and smaller.

The Poisonous Spirit Snake was a demonic beast that had just demuted to the third order, so Chen Zifeng would not fall into too much disadvantage when dealing with the Poisonous Spirit Snake. Moreover, the poisonous spirit snake is still very smart and will not leave the waterhole, so every time Chen Zifeng can't bear it, he quickly leaves the waterhole, and the poisonous spirit snake also glared angrily and let Chen Zifeng leave.

In the evening, Chen Zifeng set up a bonfire, sat in front of Zixi's tombstone, and kept talking to Zixi during the barbecue. Of course, Zixi didn't respond to him in any way.

And so, day after day, a month passed.

Chen Zifeng stood in front of Zixi's tombstone and placed a white spirit lotus that he had just picked in front of Zixi's tombstone, but Bai Linglian showed no signs of withering in the breeze.

"Have you figured out where you're going?" Mu Luo asked, standing beside Chen Zifeng.

"If you think about where to go, there's no point. ”