Facing the gentle night breeze, Chen An took Mu Sanniang back to the cave.

He came to the edge of the futon and carefully put down the girl on his back.

The girl closed her eyes, and she didn't know when she fell asleep, but her sleeping face was safe.

Chen An looked at it for a while, smiled silently, and then brought a basin of hot water with the imperial envoy's spiritual power.

Then, he soaked the girl's blood-stained green silk in a basin of water.

Mu Sanniang's eyelashes trembled slightly, Xu sensed something, but did not open them.

Chen An's movements were as gentle as possible, washing the dirt between the girl's hair.

His expression was focused, and his slender and white fingers roamed among the green silks, washing them very carefully.

The cave was dimly lit, with only a little light from the candle flame.

Shining on the serious face of the young man.

……

……

The time that the sister and brother got along with each other at ease did not last long.

After a few days of cultivation, Mu Sanniang resolutely continued to challenge the Hell.

Chen An tried to persuade her, but the girl was now full of thoughts and just wanted to become stronger, and she couldn't listen to anything else.

She thought that since her younger brother had already built a foundation, she should at least condense and build a foundation first.

Otherwise, Mu Sanniang didn't want to relax herself before this.

She was very afraid, afraid that once she fell back into the warm time with her brother, she would never be able to climb out of that warm embrace.

Upper Xuanfeng.

Standing not far from the entrance of the hell cave, the skirt of the girl's body fluttered in the wind.

She didn't wear the green dress of the past today, but was dressed in snow white.

In this barren and bare land, the beauty of the girl is even more reflected.

Chen An stood beside her, gave a lot of instructions as usual, and took out a lot of strange magic weapons.

It doesn't matter if it's useful or not, anyway, despite the girl's objections, it's forcibly stuffed into her arms.

The two were talking softly when a violent cough suddenly came from behind.

The voice was hoarse, and it seemed to be suppressing a lot of pain.

Chen An turned around and found that the person who came was actually the second senior brother of Shangxuanfeng who met at the entrance of the cave last time, and the wind was loose.

The man was hunched up, and the uniform on his body, which symbolized the disciples of Shangxuanfeng, was even more tattered this time, and he could barely cover his body.

The hair was also messy, and I don't know how long it hadn't been taken care of, like a chicken coop.

He lowered his head, couldn't see the expression on his face, and limped over.

When passing by Chen An and Mu Sanniang, the man paused, but did not look up, just activated the life card, and quickly disappeared at the entrance of the cave.

Chen An frowned.

He always felt that the behavior of this second senior brother was a little strange.

In fact, the last time they met, Chen An was very confused.

I haven't heard of this being a cripple, have you?

Why do you always limp when you walk......

At first, Chen An guessed that the other party was accidentally injured when he was honing his sword intent in the dark prison.

But now the second encounter doesn't seem like that.

Compared with the delicate-minded Chen An, Mu Sanniang is much more silent.

She didn't look at the man at all, just stood silently and waited for her brother's rambling to finish.

Chen An quickly gathered his thoughts and smiled at his sister.

Although the smile was a little reluctant.

"By the way, sister, remember not to be reckless, don't make yourself so tired again, okay?"

Although he knew that such an exhortation would not have much effect, Chen An still insisted on saying it several times.

Mu Sanniang hummed and replied obediently.

Chen An said for a while, and then sighed as if he had suddenly reacted to something.

"Forget it, how can I talk useless nonsense."

When Mu Sanniang heard this, she shook her head, stepped forward, and hugged him.

Her pale blue eyes looked at the boy quietly and retorted in a low voice.

"That's not the case, brother, it's not nonsense."

……

Mu Sanniang wanted to use the prison to practice, but she didn't hide it from Chen An.

Taixuanzong has established a sect for so many years, and there is no shortage of ruthless people who do this.

The Hell was built by the patriarch himself, and he used the wisps of nine yin qi in the depths of the earth to suppress evil spirits.

It was only later that with the passage of time, it gradually evolved into a place for disciples in the sect to challenge trials.

Not only because in high-pressure situations, it can greatly improve the cultivation speed and combat experience.

There is also a crucial reason, that is, although the Nine Yin Qi is cold and unbearable for ordinary monks, it also has a certain effect of gathering spirits.

In the dark prison, the aura has always been abundant, and those who can hold on to it will naturally benefit a lot.

However, if you stay too long, you will definitely suffer from the Nine Yin Qi.

If the foundation is damaged as a result, the gain outweighs the loss.

And Mu Sanniang's plan is to prepare to stay in the prison for a long time.

It's just that the specific time of each stay has to be discussed by the two of them.

In the beginning, it was set for seven days.

Then it slowly became ten days, fifteen days, or even a month.

Although he only came on the agreed day, in fact, every evening, at the entrance of this secluded cave, the slender figure of the young man could always be seen.

Chen An knew it was stupid to do so, but he did it anyway.

Just like Mu Sanniang knew that the dormant beasts in the hell were far more dangerous than she imagined, but she still went.

This is the case a lot of the time, everyone has their own stubbornness.

Fortunately, Chen An is gifted and favored by heaven.

Even if he fished for three days and dried nets for two days, his cultivation did not fall anything, and even maintained a steady rise.

Slowly, as the years passed, the number of times the teenager appeared in Shangxuanfeng also increased.

It once became a miracle in the inner door.

Chen An also got acquainted with many teachers and disciples of Shangxuanfeng.

Including some people who came to see the face of this talented young man.

Chen An's reputation in the inner gate has never been low.

It's just that he used to either cultivate in the cave mansion, or go to the outer gate to find Mu Sanniang to stay, and there are not many people who have seen him on weekdays.

Maybe those miscellaneous disciples of the outer gate have seen Chen An more often than these inner brothers and sisters.

Occasionally, someone couldn't resist their curiosity and asked the boy questions.

Ask him if he is not good at cultivation and what he is doing when he comes to this place every day.

Chen An often laughed and didn't explain.

Gradually, when the heat dissipated in three minutes, the number of people who came to inquire every day became much smaller.

Maybe only some people who have been secretly paying attention to Mu Sanniang will know what the significance of the young man's actions is.

……

In the summer of Nanshan, perhaps because of the lush forests, the temperature is not very hot.

Around August and September, it began to gradually become cooler.

During this period, there was often light rain.

The boy would carry an oil-paper umbrella and come to the entrance of the hell cave on time every evening.

In fact, occasionally when he misses it too much, Chen An also has the impulse to follow him into the hell and find out.

But when I thought that it might be just wrong with my sister, I gave up the idea.

They got along like this until this winter.

On this day, there was a lot of snow in Nanshan.

As agreed, Chen An came to the entrance of the hell cave as usual to wait.

The young man's plain clothes are clean and his posture is slender.

He held a paper umbrella and stared at the sky in a daze, looking at the goose feathers and snow falling on all sides.

Snowflakes fell all over the paper umbrella and on the palm of the hand that stretched out of the umbrella.

Chen An suddenly thought that he had not seen such heavy snow for a long time.

He stood quietly until nightfall.

The night wind is getting colder.

The boy tightened his shirt.

I thought to myself, the agreement that lasted for more than half a year was finally broken today.

She missed her appointment.

(End of chapter)