In the early morning, the sky lit up with a touch of fish's belly, and the first rays of sunlight shone on the walls of Sawdeer City.

The three masters and apprentices from Louguandao stood on the city wall, and the girl Xu Ling'er looked at the streets of the city with her feet crossed, frowning slightly.

The young Yansheng said: "Senior sister, it is estimated that Su Qingming encountered some things so it was delayed, let's go back to the sect first." ”

The girl stretched out her hand and shook the silver ticket Lingbei in her hand, and said seriously: "But Su Qingming's shadow is still here, if you don't return it to him, what should I do if it is rumored that I Xu Da Heroine stole other people's silver tickets in the future?" ”

Yan Sheng wanted to speak and stopped, he wanted to say that this is almost impossible, senior sister, you should only go further and further on the road of cultivating immortals in your life, how could you become a heroine of the rivers and lakes inexplicably? It's just that I saw that my senior sister was really annoyed and entangled, so I still couldn't help it.

Zhou Daoren glanced at the hour and said with a smile: "Meeting is fate, separation is also fate, since God's will is like this, there is no need to force it, in the future, those silver tickets will find a chance to return them." ”

The old Taoist spoke brightly, and he still had some regrets in his heart, although it was not too far from Louguandao, but after all, there was still a distance, if Su Qingming was with him, safety was naturally guaranteed.

It's not that this is too old-fashioned, it's really that there are too many demon cultivators in the Northern Netherworld Sect, and such a major thing has happened in Xiaohe Town, God knows if they will suffer any unwarranted disasters if they are inexplicably involved in the future.

You must know that Zhou Daoren has been practicing for more than 80 years, and it is still only the level of the Dust Realm, and it is estimated that it is a lifetime away from the Three Realms of Returning to Truth.

Shou Yuan is gradually extinguished, Zhou Daoren has already looked down on the world, this trip to accompany the two beloved apprentices to go to the rivers and lakes is actually his last explanation of his life, and when he returns to the mountain, it is estimated that the mountain will be closed from now on, and he will never be born again, so he naturally does not want to have anything else to do with it.

The young man was obviously smart, and he saw through the master's worries faster than the senior sister, and whispered: "Don't worry, master, this is Zhongzhou, how can there be so many evil demons in the outer way?" And master, don't you still have a few magic talismans at the bottom of the box, and it will really not be good luck when the time comes. ”

Zhou Daoren glared and scolded: "Stinky boy, the teacher is really gone!" ”

Yan Sheng pursed his lips and said, "Master, you say it's gone every time, but every critical moment is thrown out." ”

The two seemed to want to say something, but they heard Xu Ling'er's surprised voice, "Oh, he's here, he's here!" ”

On the street, Su Qingming walked over from a distance, looked at Lao Dao and asked, "Are you leaving?" ”

Zhou Daoren nodded and said with a smile: "It's time to return to the sect, I don't know when we can meet." ”

Su Qingming said: "I'll go with you, just along the way." ”

Zhou Daoren's eyes showed a hint of gratitude, he naturally knew what the other party meant, and said with a smile: "Then thank you." ”

The boy and the girl glanced at each other, and they also saw the joy in their eyes.

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On the official road, four people walked together.

During this period, it took a long detour.

Along the road, there is a straight mountain village path, surrounded by countless paddy field houses, zigzag and spread into the distance, and there is no end in sight.

The smoke of the cooking, the roosters and the dogs barking, are peaceful.

Su Qingming was silent from beginning to end, just looking ahead quietly.

The girl was impatient, looked around, and said, "Master, didn't you say that your hometown is near here?" Haven't arrived yet? ”

Zhou Daoren stopped with a smile, pointed to the front and said, "It's already here." ”

Xu Ling'er and Yan Sheng turned their heads in an instant, and then their eyes widened at the same time.

I saw a thatched hut built on a low mound of earth, tattered, crooked, and abandoned for a long time, and not far away was a bluestone staircase, leading to the top of the mountain higher.

The young man and the girl looked strange at the same time, because this was really a little too shabby, not to mention whether they were worthy of the title of master and elder, it was a little difficult to live alone, right?

Zhou Daoren smiled and said: "Don't underestimate this house, it has been renovated a few times, but I guess I think I will never come back, so it is abandoned here." ”

Xu Ling'er clasped her hands around her chest and said with an old-fashioned face: "Master, you are really, you must have forgotten your hometown after you have achieved cultivation, and you must have never come back all these years, right?" In the end, no one can blame anyone for not even caring about your house. ”

Zhou Daoren smiled and patiently explained: "Cultivation and cultivation, stepping on the path of cultivation is already considered to be out of the mortal dust, naturally it must not be too involved with the mortal dust, think about it, a small village deep in the mountains, is nothing more than a water source problem, a woman problem, a livelihood problem, if I do something special, they have no fear, in a radius of a hundred miles to do power, so what do the rest of the oppressed people think?" If I die one day, and the rest of the village happens to come out with a successful immortal master, guess what he will do? Isn't it a matter that was originally a matter of blessing and blessing, but it has become a grievance in an instant. ”

Xu Ling'er rolled her eyes and said, "Master, you are a bad person, if you don't do this, others won't do it." ”

Lao Dao rubbed the girl's head, and said earnestly: "Ling'er, how others do it is someone else, if someone else really does it, then what your master and I do, then it will be reasonable and confident, and it will be more reasonable." ”

Su Qing looked at the dilapidated thatched house, nodded and said: "The Taoist chief has a good opinion, the Daomen is quiet and inactive, and the Dao Law is natural, just with these ideas, the cultivation should be a little higher." ”

Zhou Daoren turned his head and said with some surprise: "Little brother also thinks that I should also go to the upper three realms to see the scenery in my life?" ”

"Hmm...."

Su Qingming nodded slowly, added a little more, and said, "You just have too poor qualifications." ”

Hearing this, the boys and girls all laughed.

Zhou Daoren's face was wonderful, and finally he sighed heavily and said, "These words are really hurtful." ”

When the sun sets, the sky becomes a satin painting, and everyone thinks they will stay here for the night.

Yansheng Xu Ling'er went to the stream to catch a few fish, picked some of them, and then lit a fire next to the thatched hut to cook vegetables.

Many villagers saw this scene and looked at everyone, their faces a little wary and unfamiliar.

Zhou Daoren didn't know what he had said in the past, and the vigilant look on the faces of those villagers disappeared in an instant, but there was still a little enthusiasm.

The young Yansheng personally cooked a pot of fish soup, and there were a few wild vegetables floating on the soup noodles, and within a while, a smell of fish came out.

"Master, master, I think my junior brother's cooking skills are awesome, if you can't practice in the future, you can also become a cook in the sect, and you can guarantee that you won't be hungry!" Xu Ling'er tasted the fish soup and said with a satisfied face.

Yan Sheng habitually smiled, scratching his head and smirking.

Lao Dao looked at the two of them with a smile and said, "If you encounter anything in the future, you have to talk to your junior brother more, don't be stupid alone, you know." ”

Xu Ling'er pursed her lips and said, "Master, you are really verbose today." ”

Zhou Daoren smiled: "It is estimated that people are old, so there are naturally a lot of words." ”

Su Qingming sat quietly on the side, looked at the thick white fish soup in the pot, picked a few chopsticks, thought it was good, and then picked a wild vegetable.

When the sun finally set behind the mountains, a twilight struck the small mountain village, and it darkened almost quickly.

After several days of traveling, the boy soon fell asleep in a thatched hut.

Zhou Daoren covered the two of them with a quilt, and then slowly walked out and stood beside Su Qingming.

Both looked up at the sky at the same time.

Su Qingming finally spoke: "How long is it?" ”

From the sudden change of course of Zhou Daoren to return to his hometown, it proves that Zhou Daoren has sensed his fate, otherwise cultivators will never return to their hometowns easily, which can be regarded as an unwritten rule of Sister Xiuying.

After practicing for a lifetime, in the end, the dust returns to the dust, and it is natural to review your life.

Lao Dao smiled indifferently and said: "Recently, I have felt something, and I don't have many days to live." ”

Su Qingming said: "Birth, old age, sickness and death, human affairs are common, and it is a good thing that cultivators can know the end of their longevity. ”

Zhou Daoren quietly looked at the field in the distance, his eyes were warm, his face was a little embarrassed, and he said softly: "I was born and raised here, and I was taken back to Louguandao by the master in two or three years, but I didn't expect that this blink of an eye is a lifetime, my father and mother died early, and the playmate when I was young, the girl I once loved has already turned to dust..."

Lao Dao's face was a little confused, he asked himself, and muttered: "I thought about it carefully before, practice all my life, abandon everything, but in the end, I can't get anything, is this kind of life worth it?" ”

Su Qingming put his hands behind his back, looked up at the sky, and said lightly: "Under the Heavenly Dao, everything is an ant, and countless human beings are trying to break free from the Heavenly Dao with human strength, no matter what the result is, what do you think of the scenes that have happened for thousands of years?" ”

Lao Dao thought about it carefully, and then laughed, ending with four words, "Magnificent!" ”

Su Qingming also smiled, nodded and said, "That's enough." ”

Lao Dao also seemed to understand something, his tense body loosened slightly, and murmured: "Yes, that's enough." ”

Zhou Daoren suddenly turned his head and asked with a smile: "Dare to ask where the little brother is taught?" ”

Su Qingming said calmly: "Dao Sect." ”

Lao Dao's face was indifferent, he nodded, revealing a natural expression, and said with emotion: "Yuanzhou Sword Sect, it is indeed a cultivator there." ”

Su Qingming smiled and asked, "What?" ”

Lao Dao thought about it for a while, and then said solemnly: "There are many branches of the Sword Dao Sect now, all of them are in all continents, and the Sword Sect is the most prosperous, and now the cultivation has passed countless years, and the sects in the world are constantly strife, but when it comes to sword cultivation, only the Sword Sect is worthy of being the pinnacle of sword cultivation in the world." ”

When Zhou Daoren said this, he seemed to feel that the topic was a bit big, and then said with a smile: "I have been cultivating the Tao all my life, and I always think about the prosperity of the Daomen, but I don't know that these things are for you young people to do." ”

When Su Qingming heard this, his expression was calm and he didn't speak

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Xuanzhou, Jiangnan West Road.

On the official road, from south to north, there were four people walking slowly, and in a blink of an eye, it was half a moon, and it was only a few dozen miles away from the building view road.

Zhou Daoren did not show any loneliness and sadness because of the approaching longevity, but became more and more open-minded, and any scenery encountered along the road would subconsciously stop and watch.

"Little Brother Su, where are you going all the way from Chang'an City?"

"The First Line Gorge."

"Hey, it's a legendary murderous place, little brother, do you have a safe trip this time?"

"Cultivation is to travel thousands of miles, and to take your time is to do so."

"Haha, that makes sense."

Halfway through, Zhou Daoren talked very much, and often chatted with Su Qingming for half a day, which made the girl and Yan Sheng look at each other a little.

You must know that in addition to the two characteristics of being nosy and afraid of death, your master is silent and rarely talks to outsiders, which is a strange thing these days.

Everything in the world, ponder carefully, and there are demons when it is abnormal.

The young Yan Sheng suddenly realized something, and when he came to the old man's side, he bent down respectfully towards Su Qingming, and then said with a mysterious face: "Master, have you had a sign of breaking through the realm recently?" So the mind has changed a lot? ”

When the girl heard this, she subconsciously smiled and said: "It's impossible, the master's biggest thought in this life is to become a true immortal of the three realms of Taoism, if he really felt the opportunity, he would definitely have used it to show off to us a long time ago!" ”

Lao Dao's expression was as usual, and he laughed and said: "I can't say this exactly, maybe your master will suddenly figure it out and break through the realm in one fell swoop, and then not only you, but even Louguandao will have to stammer." ”

The eyes of the teenagers and girls were bright.

The mountain where their master Zhou Daoren is located has always been scarce, and in this generation, there are only two apprentices, and the natural resources and reputation are much less than other disciples.

Xu Ling'er clenched her fists viciously and said, "Master, you really want to fight!" When the time comes, the jaws of those who look down on me will drop. ”

Zhou Daoren smiled and nodded: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say." ”

In the midst of the chat, Su Qingming stopped.

In front of you is a majestic mountain, and the back of the mountain is another thirty miles, is the Louguan Road.

"Here we are."

Zhou Daoren stopped at the same time and bowed towards Su Qingming.

The young man naturally guessed what Su Qingming meant along the way, and also bent down and saluted.

Su Qing looked at Lao Dao and said: "It is often said in the world that the will of heaven cannot be violated, but there is another saying, which is called that man will conquer the sky. ”

Zhou Daoren wanted to speak and stopped, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Su Qingming didn't seem to see it, and turned his head to look at the young man.

Yan Sheng felt his gaze and subconsciously took a few steps forward.

As a result, Su Qingming moved his gaze to the girl again, and said: "Thank you for helping me change the Lingbei, in return, I have a Taoist brand, you hold it, if anything happens, you can come to me, but you can only use it once." ”

The girl picked up the sign in a daze, only to see a mediocre jade plate engraved with the word Su Qingming.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Daoren showed a smile of relief, as if he had no knots.

Su Qingming said lightly: "Then let's do this first, take care." ”

Before the three of them could finish speaking, Su Qingming's figure turned into a phantom and disappeared into the distance in an instant.

His eyes widened, and he said, "Master, are all masters like this who come and go without a trace?" ”

Lao Dao also looked at that place, his face was envious, but his mouth was quite unconvinced: "What is this, the master will too, it's just not rare, Lao Dao has never liked to make some false shelves." ”

"Oh...."The two apprentices echoed at the same time, obviously very insincere.

Zhou Daoren didn't care, just smiled and said, "I'm home, go home and go home." ”

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