Deep in the mountains, the rain and fog are vast at night, and the autumn air echoes in the world.

The sound of the rain was noisy and silent, and there was no noise for a hundred miles.

Suddenly, a bright glow rose from among the wet grass and dark trees, almost reaching the zenith, and in an instant, the fluorescence dissipated, and two figures were revealed.

The black robe was torn, and heavy blood fell down the raindrops, converging into a small stream of pale pink.

The surrounding real qi was surging, and several formations were hit into his body by him, and his breath slowly calmed down.

The actor pressed his hand on the scene with some cracks, "clicked" twice, pinched it off, and took it off.

Meng Li looked at this scene coldly.

The playwright lifted his hood, and his gray hair was already wet with the rain, and a few strands of blood were scattered on it.

The playwright turned his old, white face and looked at the young man quietly.

"First meeting." The actor said in a hoarse voice, and did not hide his weakness, "Your master died well, why bother to be sad and angry." ”

Meng Li's body was still unable to move, he only stared at him with low eyebrows, and said in a low voice like blood in his throat: "I will kill your lackey sooner or later." ”

"What do you want to do, how is it different from what I do?" The actor gently wiped the blood marks on the blade, and raised his eyes to look at the rain, "It's just that you are lucky and have better talents." ”

"That's right," he sighed softly, like the moaning of an old cicada in the deep trees, "and it will only take a generation to learn. It's fate. ”

Meng Li only looked at him with a pair of fierce and cold eyes.

So the protagonist of the play also returned to an indifferent coldness, and the emotion just now seemed to be just an illusion.

"It's a pity that I am saving your life now, and once I die, you really won't be able to live." He walked deeper, the young man following uncontrollably.

Meng Li sneered: "I know, how can a lackey not have an owner." ”

The playwright walked in front, stepping on the piles of rotten dead leaves: "Looking far from the building, taking advantage of the shade of the tree, the truth since ancient times." Born in a small faction, there is no way to hope, and you don't ask for this thing, what else can you do? - Why did you stay in the Sun-Swallowing Society? ”

"I don't want to be a dog." Meng Li said coldly.

The actor's mood fluctuated without any fluctuations: "That's why I said you're lucky." ”

They walked straight to the depths of the mountain, and in the distant heights, the iron tower on the lofty mountain showed some vast shadows, as if hanging in the sky.

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It was getting dark, and insects began to chirp on both sides of the road.

Pei Ye stopped the horse's hooves and looked at the sky, the gray-blue sky was dotted with faint stars, the indistinct moon hung in the corner of the sky, and the sunset was only an orange line.

Pei Li's spirit seemed to be clearer, and he looked back at the woman who was also standing on his horse.

"Miss Ming—" As soon as he opened his mouth, the young man was shocked by the sore pain in his throat, coughed twice, and still said in a low voice, "Miss Ming, it's not good to run horses at night, but there should be a small town twenty miles ahead, should we stop here, or go over and rest?" ”

"Yiling."

Pei Li looked at it from afar, there should not be many travelers in the realm at this time, but the chaos in the inn inexplicably got into his ears, and the young man lowered his eyebrows and said slightly hoarsely: "I think. It's appropriate to be quieter. ”

"Then here it is."

The two dismounted, Pei Ye collected firewood and lit a bonfire, the woman sat on the ground holding Yufei's sword scripture, and the firelight spread a layer of orange yarn on her.

"The front is Xiangzhou, and then eighty miles south, and you will enter the 'Da Kongtong'." Tie the two horses to the side, Pei Lipan sat down, lowered his head and unfolded a map, "It's difficult to walk when you enter the mountain road. We bypassed the Camel Cloud Peak, walked the Bird Valley, and arrived at the Kongtong Mountain Gate about tomorrow evening or the morning after tomorrow. ”

Ming Qitian glanced at it: "Okay." ”

The volume is put away.

"How have you learned this sword, don't you know where to go?"

"Yes, Miss Ming." Pei Ye said in a low voice, "The inheritance of Jade Fei Mountain is broken, and no one can teach this sword now, I actually think that it should be the right way, but I am not sure." ”

"In addition," the young man said again, "Yu Fei Sword Theory says that there should be four extremes in the fourteen swords of the two veins, all of which are fused by the corresponding sword moves in the two veins. I haven't seen it yet. ”

Ming Qitian nodded slowly, and said softly after a while: "The sword theory of Yu Fei's whole article is actually very clear. In the "Introduction" it should belong to "

The woman handed him the scroll on her lap and looked at him.

Pei Ye was stunned for a moment: "Yin and Yang." ”

Ming Qitian nodded: "What kind of class is it?" ”

"Advance and retreat?"

"Profit and void." The woman smiled peacefully, "We must distinguish the difference between the idea of using a sword and the principle of writing a sword." 'Yingxu' is a more orthodox sword theory with a higher ceiling, and it is through this philosophy that can be deepened that this sword can reach the meaning of the [Flying Feather Immortal] you are talking about. ”

The woman gently turned over the sword scripture and said to the young man: "This sword is distinctive, and there are no flaws and shortcomings, which shows that firstly, when the sword was created, the foundation was solid, and secondly, it was polished and mellow in the inheritance. This kind of sword can generally only be seen in the orthodox sword sect for more than two hundred years, which can be regarded as rare - it has three strengths, and it is its blade tip, do you know which three? ”

"Fast, smart."

"Yes, casting such three mellow natures into a sword is the so-called 'orthodox', this kind of thoughtful and non-mediocre sword can be the town of a sword gate." Ming Qitian said softly, "And ascending the [Flying Feather Immortal] step, it is actually above these three sharp blades. ”

Pei Ye was stunned for a moment, slightly stunned.

Shan Yu hung on the horse, and Ming Qitian handed him his sword: "You will play the whole set of "Jade Fei" for me to watch, and then use [New Corpse]." ”

Pei Ye got up as he said, and performed the part of a set of swords from beginning to end, and finally connected a light sword as fast as a streamer.

Ming Qitian nodded: "You have grown a lot with the sword now - you see, this style is the extreme of [fast], it is for 'Ying', in terms of this orthodox sword, its next step is actually a guess, it should be."

"Virtual."

"That's right, 'skillful' is used as 'virtual', so the second step, you have to go up to the virtual style." Ming Qitian looked at him with bright eyes, "But I haven't learned this sword, so I can't point it to you directly." ”

Pei Ye nodded slowly, already understanding: "It's [Immovable Dangerous Wind] and [Husking]." ”

Ming Qitian smiled slightly, "Hmm".

Looking at him: "Then the third step, you should also have eyebrows?" ”

"'Ying' Jianqiang. It should be [Broken Leaf Huilan] and [Qingming]. ”

"Uh-huh." Ming Qitian lowered his head and went to turn the sword scripture again, "Then we already know the end, [Jade Lao] is empty, and [Ba Ri] is profit." Therefore, the path to learning this sword is actually very clear - after the two veins of the sword are thoroughly understood, you will grasp the principle of profit and void, and then you can complete the integration of the last two styles. And this style [Flying Feather Immortal] also comes from the glow that bursts out from 'void' to 'ying'. ”

Pei Ye nodded slowly.

"However, you can move it backwards as you said earlier, 'learn this sword first.'" The woman gently folded the scroll, "The sword of orthodoxy must be on the path of orthodoxy, take your time, you first learn the two vein swords, and then steadily go to the level of [Flying Feather Immortal] - I see that your "Yellow Jade" only learned [Sweeping Fire and Piercing Waterfalls], why did the Sword of Void step on the first order first?" ”

“.” The boy looked down, a helpless smile flashing across his face.

"Then take a look at the book 'Immortals in the Earth'." The woman smiled similarly and handed him back the sword scripture in her hand, "That seems to be the sword that the door can use your 'spiritual light', I see-"

"Let's get here first, Miss Ming."

Ming Qitian was slightly stunned: "Oh." ”

"I want to watch "Phantom Sword" tomorrow." Pei Li's voice was slightly hoarse, "There are some other things, I want to ask Miss Ming." ”

"That night?"

"Hmm."

Ming Qitian nodded: "You speak." ”

Pei Ye was silent for a while.

For the past few days, his mind has indeed been hanging on that night.

Trying not to look at the tragic blood flowers blooming in the girl's green sleeves, he retraced every movement of the black robe he saw on that rainy night over and over again, and finally firmly tied to the last meeting of the two of them.

He watched the scene many times, and gradually saw many details that he had not paid attention to, and learned the whole picture.

It was a fight for which neither of them was prepared.

Pei Li and the actor didn't expect that there would suddenly be a face-to-face with each other.

Pei Ye rushed forward in a rage and uncontrollably, but he had no intention of using the edict to attack the enemy, he had neither mastered such a technique nor made up such a determination.

At that moment, he was invaded by the edict, and then the purple bamboo forest spread out uncontrollably through his body.

He believes the same is true on the other side.

The moment the actor was swallowed into the Zizhu Secret Realm, he was absolutely unprepared, and the next moment, he couldn't do anything to counteract.

He was not the owner of the bead, and at that moment, the two of them, like swords behind their backs, were put into a ring with their rivals opposite.

Both parties didn't seem to be ready, Pei Li knew what the edict was missing - after he got it, he never established contact with the Immortal Monarch. But what that bead was missing, Pei Li didn't know.

But even so, they still pounced as soon as they met, but this ring became free to go up and down, and Pei Ye was defeated and fell in the first impact because of the lack of mood.

The duel thus did not take place.

Pei Ye wanted to know what it was, and wanted to know the name and face under the black robe, and in a way, it was actually the same question.

At this time, he was silent for a while, and told the woman beside him all the grooming sounds of the past two days from beginning to end.

"Miss Ming," said the young man, in a low voice, "do you know what they are going to do?" ”

Ming Qitian was quiet for a moment and shook his head.

"I'm sorry, but I don't know much other than the sword." She looked at the starry sky, "Moreover, the elders of the sect said that some secrets about the ancients have actually only revealed some eyebrows in the last few decades. ”

"Earlier, like the Tianshan Xianrentai, although they have been tracing it persistently, they have not gained much." The woman said softly, "So, when many things suddenly appear in the world, they are actually the first time they appear, and the person who figures out what it is first often has the upper hand. It doesn't have to be who is stronger, and it's not necessarily who is more powerful. ”

"But this kind of thing, I think the most likely person to know the reason is that it is only Tianshan and Xianrentai, didn't you ask that stone girl?"

“.” Pei Ye was silent for a while, and said in a low voice, "I didn't dare to ask." ”

"Hmm."

"Miss Ming, don't you Yunlang Mountain fight for these?"

Ming Qitian shook his head.

"There are thousands of roads in the world, and Yunlang Mountain has its own smooth road."

"Oh." Pei Ye was stunned for a moment, came back to his senses and took a light breath and said, "Thank you, Miss Ming, everything always bothers you It's not early, you can rest early." ”

Ming Qitian shook his head and signaled that there was nothing. Pei Ye leaned back on the tree, took out a pair of pen and paper by the light of the fire, lowered his head and began to list things one by one.

His lips were slightly pursed into a line, and in the light and shadow, his side face was like a solidified stone statue.

It was he who had collected all the clues he had deduced in the past two days, and now that he had made up what the woman had said, the boy stopped his pen and stared at the page motionlessly.

Temperament may really change a person's appearance, and now you can't recognize the high-spirited teenager only from the figure, this body is silent, and the cold thing is gradually covering up.

I don't know how long he stared, but the boy finally raised his head, but it was still silent, and his body seemed to freeze in place. He quietly looked at the vast starfield, the starry curtain was falling, there was a clear silence in all directions, and on the cold autumn field, only a bonfire was burning darker and darker.

"Do you want to have some wine?"

Pei Ye looked back in a daze, but the woman did not fall asleep, looking at him with a pair of peaceful eyes.

"Miss Ming, you haven't rested yet?"

"I don't sleep often, and I usually practice 'Gu Shot' at night." Ming Qitian said softly, the cloudy distance on the woman's body is indeed much more obvious, even under the orange light of the bonfire, Pei Ye has the feeling of being far away in the sky.

"Oh, I don't drink." Pei Ye rubbed his cheeks and smiled reluctantly, "Did Miss Ming still bring wine?" ”

"I see that sad people drink a lot." The woman said lightly, "Isn't there a village and town twenty miles away, if you want to drink, it doesn't take much foot." ”

Pei Li really didn't have this will, he didn't like to drink, and now he didn't numb his thoughts, and it was impossible for the woman to help him run errands, so he put on a smile and shook his head: "Miss Lao Ming is worried that I can't sleep for a while." ”

Ming Qitian was silent for a while: "Do you want to listen to the tune?" ”

Pei Ye was really stunned: "What? ”

"I can play the flute."

"No, I don't need Miss Ming to thank you, in fact, just get through it."

"So, do you want to play cards?"

"Huh?" Pei Ye didn't hear clearly, "What kind of cards?" ”

"That's it. Play cards. Playing cards, counting cards, I used to play when I was a child. The woman looked at him with clear eyes.

Pei Ye was stunned, and for a moment understood that the woman was using almost everything she knew to comfort him, and his heart was numb, but the heavy depression was not something that could be solved, his throat moved, and he still said in a low voice: "Thank you, Miss Ming. But I'll just be quiet myself. Nothing. ”

"Hmm." Ming Qitian was silent for a while, "I'm not going to comfort people if they need anything, just just talk to me." ”

Pei Li was about to thank him, but these words really evoked a memory for him.

Pei Ye was stunned: "By the way, Miss Ming, there is another thing." ”

Ming Qitian looked at it.

Pei Ye took out the jade pendant that Yang Yan handed him and handed it to her.

The woman had already said that she didn't know the bead, and this jade pendant was actually even more obscure, except for being able to store things, there were almost no clues, and Pei Ye actually didn't have much hope at this time.

"Miss Ming, do you recognize what this is?"

Ming Qitian took it, carefully checked it for a while, and slowly shook his head.

"Oh, it doesn't have to be anything—"

"But these two ancient words probably have some origins."

Pei Ye was stunned: "How can there be words?" ”

Looking at it, it is two strange patterns in the "eyelashes" part, lined up vertically.

"It's . Word? ”

"Well, very remote ancient characters." Ming Qitian stared at it for a while, as if he still hadn't remembered, so he took out an ancient book and began to compare them one by one.

Pei Ye watched quietly, time passed little by little, and gradually the night was so thick that it seemed to have weight.

The woman's fingertips suddenly stopped, and she said softly: "I found it, it's 'Zhao' and 'You'." ”

(End of chapter)