Looking at the empty temple, the candle flame in it was still there, but only the beautiful woman was not there, Zhao Mingyuan couldn't help but be anxious.

Zhao Mingyuan couldn't help but secretly regret in his heart, the Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Dafa had already fallen into his hands, he could obviously watch it at any time, why did he spend so much time on it?

How can the Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Dafa be compared to Shi Qingxuan?

With Zhao Mingyuan's martial arts, this Heart Cultivation Demon Dafa is not a must-practice.

Therefore, even if the cheats mentioned by the four demons needed to be confirmed, in fact, Zhao Mingyuan didn't have to be so nervous to check it immediately. Maybe Lu Miaozi still has a copy of the Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Dafa there!

Of course, this is all an afterthought and will not help.

In fact, this is because Zhao Mingyuan never thought that something would happen to Shi Qingxuan.

After all, in this barren mountain and wild temple, the only people around her who can pose a threat to her are the four evil demons, and those four demons are being tortured by themselves. In addition, Shi Qingxuan's own martial arts are not weak, enough to protect himself, Zhao Mingyuan really couldn't imagine that Shi Qingxuan would be in any danger.

After a while, Zhao Mingyuan calmed down and carefully investigated, and found that there was no trace of a fight in the temple, not even a trace of other people.

At that time, although Zhao Mingyuan was a hundred zhang away from this dilapidated temple, in order to prevent Shi Qingxuan from seeing the murderous side of his torture to extract a confession, he hid behind a small hill.

But even so, with Zhao Mingyuan's perception, any outsider intrusion within a hundred zhang will inevitably be detected by him.

The person who could hide Zhao Mingyuan's perception and easily kidnap Shi Qingxuan, thinking about it, it seems that the only one who can do this is the evil king Shi Zhixuan.

Could it be that he is coming?

No, Zhao Mingyuan quickly dispelled this possibility.

If it was really Shi Zhixuan, it would be impossible for Shi Qingxuan to follow him directly and quietly like this.

It seems that Shi Qingxuan took the initiative to leave.

Zhao Mingyuan remembered that there was a secret passage in this evil emperor temple, and the cave in the mountain could lead directly to the slope on the other side.

The cave is full of traps and countless bats, which is a trap for Shi Qingxuan to kill the four demons, presumably Shi Qingxuan left from there.

But why should she avoid herself?

Was he too proactive and scared her?

Zhao Mingyuan recalled Shi Qingxuan's temperament, and it seemed that this was probably the case.

Shi Qingxuan is a delicate, restrained and quiet person.

Her inner world is full of love for nature and yearning for a quiet and peaceful life.

She is accustomed to being alone, and likes to be in the company of mountains and rivers in the valley, enjoying the first rays of sunshine in the morning and the last rays of the evening.

In her heart, freedom and independence are very important, and she longs to be able to maintain inner peace and purity.

She has hopes for the future, but at the same time she is worried that the distractions of the outside world will affect this tranquility.

She had been prepared to live alone in the valley for the rest of her life, and perhaps had never expected anyone to come into her life.

The question that Zhao Mingyuan avoided answering may be because he knew Zhao Mingyuan's thoughts, so he deliberately stayed away from him.

Zhao Mingyuan understands that this is because Shi Qingxuan is from the experience of her parents, so she has a distrustful attitude towards anyone who tries to get close to her, and is completely wary of others.

This state of mind makes her keep a certain distance and wariness from the outside world, because she is afraid of repeating her parents' mistakes and being hurt.

It takes time and understanding for her to let go of her defenses and re-establish trust and acceptance of others.

Zhao Mingyuan's care and thoughtfulness for her in his words and deeds, Shi Qingxuan naturally felt it.

However, she needed more time to determine her feelings and gradually accept the emotions expressed by Zhao Mingyuan.

Zhao Mingyuan wanted Shi Qingxuan to gradually let go of her defenses, calm her inner doubts, and destroy the protective barrier in her heart, but it was not easy.

Shi Qingxuan's sudden departure made Zhao Mingyuan fall into a complex emotional turmoil, but compared to himself, Zhao Mingyuan was more worried about Shi Qingxuan.

Zhao Mingyuan knew that Shi Qingxuan was gone, and after that, he was afraid that he would not be able to live in the secluded forest, and he would be accompanied by nature between the mountains and rivers, and he would never ask about the world again.

In such a life connected to nature, Shi Qingxuan must have lived a full and satisfying life every day.

The morning sun shone through the leaves of the forest, caressing her face as if nature were kissing her.

She loves to wander through the wilderness, bask in the morning light, and listen to the harmonious melody of birdsong among the trees.

During the day, she will enjoy the blue sky and white clouds, landscapes and trees, play with butterflies and birds, and let go of her inner freedom.

Every flower, every book, every inch of sunshine is an integral part of her happy life.

In the evening, she often climbs to a high place, quietly waiting for the sun to set, admiring the gorgeous and colorful sky, witnessing the most beautiful moments of nature, and feeling the quiet passage of time.

On starlit nights, she sat outside the door of her hut, gazing at the twinkling starry sky, talking to and dancing with nature.

Hey?

The more he thought about it, the more Zhao Mingyuan envied Shi Qingxuan's secluded life.

Such a life of returning to nature and staying away from the hustle and bustle can make people meditate their minds and precipitate their thoughts, which was also a simple and pure way of life that Zhao Mingyuan longed for.

Now, Shi Qingxuan is about to return to her secluded forest building, and she will no longer be disturbed by mundane things, which may be a good thing for her.

Therefore, Zhao Mingyuan hesitated, not knowing whether to chase it or not.

After hesitating for a while, Zhao Mingyuan sighed: "Alas! I'm a selfish person. ”

He has already made a decision in his heart, chase!

Pursuing Shi Qingxuan is Zhao Mingyuan's own business, but whether he agrees or not is Shi Qingxuan's business.

If she can really impress her, she naturally thinks that the two are better together; On the contrary, Zhao Mingyuan could only bless her.

However, if she hadn't pursued it yet, she thought that she had given up first in the name of being good, then Zhao Mingyuan would definitely regret it when he thought about it in the future.

Therefore, Zhao Mingyuan made up his mind to express his emotions bravely and respect the other party's response.

It may bring a lot of unknowns, but at the same time, it will not make him regret not trying.

Regardless of the final outcome, Zhao Mingyuan was able to say to himself with peace of mind that he had made a sincere effort for his feelings.

Zhao Mingyuan quickly found the passage where Shi Qingxuan had left, and pushed open a living wall behind the Buddhist shrine, revealing a stone staircase deep into the ground.

A pebble-sized pearl of the night was pulled out of the storage space, and the long stone steps twisted and twisted in the faint blue light.

With Zhao Mingyuan's attainments in the technique of mechanism, it is naturally easy to get a glimpse of the mystery of the mechanism here. Even if every foothold here makes a mistake and will lead to a deadly disaster, Zhao Mingyuan is still calm and unhurried.

What's more, with Zhao Mingyuan's current strength, even if all the organs are activated, they won't hurt him in the slightest. There is nothing left in this life that can drive him to death.

In the blink of an eye, stepping on more than 100 stone steps, Zhao Mingyuan came to a round hole that had obviously been dug out by human hands.

Under the reflection of the night pearl in Zhao Mingyuan's hand, there are words on both sides of the cave entrance, on the left is "Lingxiu from Tiancheng", on the right is "Shengong Open Cave Mansion", and above is "Fu Demon Cave".

It turns out that this cave still has such a name.

I don't know whether to surrender the demon or the demon in my heart.

Considering that this is the residence of the evil emperor, it is thought that the latter is the majority.

Continuing forward, Zhao Mingyuan came to a strange world like a beehive magnified by tens of millions of times, in front of this giant hole, there are seven holes, the main branches of each hole are connected, during which the hole extends deeply, left and right bend, twists and turns are bizarre, there are holes in the hole, big holes set small holes, holes and holes are connected, which makes people feel like entering a labyrinth.

The cave is deep layer by layer, the cave wall is covered with stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone flowers, some hang down from the top of the cave, some stand on the cave bed, or support the cave wall, change, the shape is varied, colorful, shining, shining.

The four walls and hundreds of branches are densely covered with flowers, making needles or clusters, clusters and clusters are attached to the stone walls of all sides, such as flowers, gorgeous and colorful.

Zhao Mingyuan seems to be in a bizarre, magnificent, and ethereal mythical world of the Heavenly Palace.

The best thing is that the cave is not particularly stuffy, and it is obvious that the hole is penetrating to the outside, not a sealed dead hole.

But what makes Zhao Mingyuan a headache is that in these layers of caves, there is no debate about the path, where should I go on the right path?

Is it a stupid way to mark and eliminate the wrong path one by one?

When I found the right exit, I really didn't know that it was the Year of the Monkey, the daylily was cold, and Shi Qingxuan was gone.

There must be some pattern!

Zhao Mingyuan thought hard, the mechanisms in this cave were all set up by Lu Miaozi, and the maze in this cave must also be from his handwriting.

Thinking back to Lu Miaozi's habits, the rules of this labyrinth are probably arranged according to the rules of Zhou Yi Bagua.

Thinking about it this way, as long as you interpret this array according to the Book of Changes, you can go out of the door.

Sure enough, Zhao Mingyuan interpreted it according to the rules of the formation, and after leaning over and bending down into a small hole, his eyes suddenly opened up.

I saw a huge space as wide as a temple in front of me, but there was a black hemp above, and I knew that there were tens of millions of bats hanging upside down, and Zhao Mingyuan's scalp was numb.

Zhao Mingyuan knew that there were a large group of bats in this cave, and Shi Qingxuan also wanted to use this to defend against the enemy, but he didn't expect that there were so many of them, which made Zhao Mingyuan almost have a dense phobia.

Zhao Mingyuan moved his steps cautiously, for fear of waking up these bats, and only hoped to pass this section of the road safely.

It's a pity that the sky doesn't fulfill people's wishes, obviously Zhao Mingyuan didn't make any sound, but the bats on the top of the cave suddenly scattered and flew wildly as if they were frightened, following their circling and gliding flight routes, flying around the cave densely, in the dim color light of the night pearl, it was not only a spectacle, but also made people see the hairs stand on end.

The pearl of the night?

Yes, it's the light of the pearl of the night!

Zhao Mingyuan immediately woke up to the fact that the bat was originally day and night, but now he was awakened by the light of the night pearl in his hand, and then it flew wildly.

Thousands of bats fluttered their wings and flew wildly, and the roar formed by the convergence was like a frenzy pouring out of every cave, until there was an earth-shattering and terrifying sound.

The bats in the giant cave and the bats flying from other caves formed an army, flying wildly in the vast space of the giant cave, hissing and deafening, and finally surged towards Zhao Mingyuan like a torrent, which would fill every inch of space around him.

Such a momentum, even with Zhao Mingyuan's strength, was shocked.

(End of chapter)