The crackling, the sound of the flames gently exploding, woke Li Xiaozhu from his slumber.

When she opened her eyes, she found that she was no longer in the wilderness, but in a strange cave.

There is a bonfire lit around to dispel the darkness and bring a touch of warmth in the cold night.

By the campfire, a young man dressed in a kudzu robe sat and took off an old bamboo hat.

"Big brother!" Li Xiaozhu screamed in surprise and was about to get up, but several joints were still sore, and the pain made her frown and lie down again.

"Well, it's me." Zhu An heard this, turned his head to look at her and smiled.

His face and voice are exactly the same as in his memory.

Li Xiaozhu stared at this familiar face, his eyes were a little red, and he had mixed feelings in his heart.

After a brush with death, the first thing you see when you open your eyes again is the person you miss the most, and this feeling is indescribable.

"My brother saved me."

She had difficulty moving, so she slowly moved her knees to the ground and moved to the young man's side, trying to hold her brother's hand as before.

As a result, his hand stretched out, but he couldn't touch anything, and went directly through the young man's body.

"Not a real person, and certainly not an illusion." Zhu An smiled, "I have a wisp of divine thought, living in the flying sword, and when your life is in danger, I will come out." ”

When Li Xiaozhu heard this, he subconsciously groped for the neckline, the pocket wooden sword was still hanging around his neck, and the broken rope was also brought back.

She breathed a sigh of relief, and it was good that the things were still there.

The last scene in my memory is that it is bathed in blue light and falls from the sky, majestic like a divine soldier, scaring the bad people into running away.

The flying sword was more powerful and amazing than she imagined.

Li Xiaozhu gently held the wooden sword in his hand and looked at the young man beside him with curious eyes.

This mysterious big brother who claims to be a ranger not only casually sent a precious flying sword, but also can separate divine thoughts and attach them to the sword, which is a means only available to alchemists.

Among the Terran cultivators, the body refiner is the least talented, and it is also the most common, and the qi refiner needs talent and threshold, the number is slightly smaller, but it also occupies a certain proportion.

As for the god refiners who follow the path of refining the gods, they are quite rare, the requirements for the talent of the gods and souls are extremely high, and the inheritance is very few, it is not too much to say that it is one in a million.

Every God Refiner, even if there is only one realm, will become a fragrant bait that the major forces are vying to recruit.

Why would such a person be willing to be a wandering ranger?

Today's Li Xiaozhu is not the eight-year-old girl she was back then, and she knows very well that although Jingwei and Ranger are both hoeing and helping the weak, their circumstances are completely different.

If the elder brother is a mirror guard, his status is definitely higher than that of the mirror guard commander in the entire Nanyang City.

However, this is someone's choice, Li Xiaozhu didn't take the liberty to ask, but carefully put down the pocket wooden sword, and suddenly thought of something, and smiled:

"It turns out that my brother has been with me in the sword, so won't I be able to chat with you often?"

Zhu An smiled dumbly and shook his head, "It's just a wisp of divine thought, it won't last long, and when you use the flying sword a few more times, it will have to dissipate." ”

"Huh?" Li Xiaozhu looked down at the pocket wooden sword, and suddenly felt a little distressed, "Isn't that already used up a chance, and we can meet a few more times?" ”

The little girl who met by chance in the past still misses herself so much, which makes Zhu An a little moved.

He stretched out his illusory hand and gently touched Li Xiaozhu's head, just like back then.

"Silly girl, I'm not dead, it doesn't matter if my thoughts dissipate, there will be more opportunities to meet again in the future."

As he spoke, he picked up the hat and instructed carefully:

"Rest for one night today, set off tomorrow as usual, just go to Xingyang, and don't need to worry about Nanyang anymore."

"After arriving in Xingyang, I practiced diligently and kept a low profile. If you meet a mirror guard named Pei Zheng, you can show him the wooden sword, and he will take care of you. ”

Zhu An went to Nanyang before, but he did not come forward to solve Li Xiaozhu's predicament, he wanted to use it as a test.

According to what he has observed in the past few days, the little girl's performance is very satisfactory to him, and there is nothing to blame.

The trials of life are sometimes too cruel, and you can just accept them when you see them.

Next, a period of calm is needed for Li Xiaozhu to practice with peace of mind and raise the realm to the highest speed as quickly as possible.

The second realm of qi refining is far from enough.

Zhu An hopes that the little girl can grow up quickly and become his right-hand man in the future.

So at this moment, in the cave, he rarely spoke a few more words, like a parent asking a child who was about to leave home.

By the warm campfire, the young man with the hat in his hand spoke slowly, and the young girl sat with her hands on her knees, listening quietly.

The sound of the evening breeze blowing faintly came from outside the cave, and the flames in the cave swayed softly, crackling, and making a soft sound.

The atmosphere is incredibly tranquil and comfortable......

A mirror guard named Pei Zheng?

Li Xiaozhu blinked, she seemed to have seen this name, where did she see it?

Before he could remember, he saw Zhu An slowly put on the hat, and his figure immediately became illusory, getting lighter and lighter, as if it was about to dissipate in the next moment.

Seeing this, Li Xiaozhu hurriedly said: "Brother, I will be in Xingyang from then on, no longer in Nanyang, do you know your true body, can you find it?" ”

Zhu An smiled slightly, his figure was almost transparent.

"Don't worry, as long as you remain the same as before, I will always be able to find you."

Li Xiaozhu tilted his head and opened his eyes wide, but only the empty cave stone wall was left in front of him, and he couldn't find the image of the young man at all.

However, she did not feel lonely because of this.

With both hands gently pressed against the collar in front of his neck, he could touch a small wooden sword.

A wisp of her brother's divine thought is here to accompany her.

Li Xiaozhu, who has been lonely since childhood, feels so relieved for the first time......

The cold wind whimpered, and the evening lights were shining.

Yongning City, in front of a brightly lit mansion.

A man was silent as he slowly stepped out of the shadows around the corner of the street.

The man is forty or fifty years old, with a square face with a Chinese character, a slightly protruding mandible, and a steady and deep temperament, but at the moment he is expressionless, looking indifferently at the mansion in front of him.

On his waist, there is a delicate silver-bottom glass mirror hanging on the right, and on the left is a pure black iron ruler, half of which is sharp, like a square sword.

The square-faced man walked slowly to the door, and without knocking on the door, he pulled out the iron ruler on his waist and swiped it gently.

The thick gate of copper and wood burst with a bang.

There was chaos in the mansion in an instant, screaming, scolding, and shouting...... All kinds of sounds are intertwined, like the surface of the water boiling.

The square-faced man walked in alone.

Outside the mansion, a team of mirror guards was already in place, standing with knives, surrounding all sides.

The mirror guards standing at the door were all looking at the man's back with adoring eyes.

In the man's hand, the strange weapon that looks like a ruler and a sword has long been famous in the Lingnan Dao, and the cultivators here are all in awe when they hear the "iron ruler sword", and if they have committed crimes, they are even more frightened.

The ruler determines right and wrong, and the sword decides life and death.

This does not mean that the iron ruler sword is a divine weapon, but that the person holding the iron ruler sword is high and powerful, and he is strong enough and tough enough!

In the mansion, the battle had begun, the sound of the sword was terrible, the shadow of the sword was long, there was the angry howl of the qi refiner, and the deep voice of the body refiner.

The chaos lasted for half an hour, and the mansion gradually quieted down.

At the end, only a deep voice remained, "Come in." ”

The mirror guards rushed in, stepped through the pool of blood, and looked at the corpses on the ground, secretly speechless.

The iron ruler sword is still sharp and incomparable.

Several flag officers who led the team followed the sound and found a secret alchemy room, and the square-faced man stood in front of the danding.

On the table next to him, a row of white jade boxes were all opened, and there were bright red Nine Refining Blood Infant Pills inside.

Under the table, an altar was also opened, and dozens of waste pills were stacked inside, emitting a foul smell, and white things crawled out of the blood water, constantly wriggling.

The Mirror Guard Banner Officers all had heavy faces.

How many lives do you have to kill to refine these Blood Infant Pills!

Someone looked at the square-faced man, sighed, and said sincerely: "Master Pei, this time thanks to you." ”

The rest of the flag officers also nodded in greeting.

Among the strong people of the human race, there is a blood infant pill that is illegally circulating, this information has long been known to the high-level of Jingwei, but the investigation has not progressed for a long time.

It's just that the resistance is too great.

Nine refining blood infant pills can prolong the life of the kings of the five realms! This alone is doomed to the difficulty of investigating the case.

A few days ago, this Master Pei Zheng Pei got an important clue out of nowhere, and after some secret investigation, he locked on a famous Danshi in Yongning City.

was about to lead a search team, but there was pressure from the top management, believing that "the evidence is not sufficient and the investigation should continue".

Just when the mirror guards were hesitating, Pei Zheng proposed that he alone take all the responsibility and search for the Danshi Mansion alone!

Colleagues are not responsible for any problems.

outnumbered, that is also his own bad luck.

Pei Zheng's official rank is very high, as the inspector of the twelve cities of Lingnan Road, he can theoretically control all the mirror guards in the Lingnan area, he said so, and the mirror guards under his command naturally obeyed his orders.

So there was the feat of breaking into the house alone tonight.

"Master Pei!"

Another mirror guard official hurriedly came in, and when he saw the row of evil bright red pills, his face was a little unnatural, and then whispered in Pei Zheng's ear:

"A prince greeted me, saying that this Nine Refining Blood Infant Pill has hurt Tianhe, and it is not a pity for the alchemy gang to die, but——"

The officer was a little nervous, swallowed his saliva, and continued:

"But this pill has been refined, if it is destroyed, it will also waste manpower and material resources, it is better to seal it, or it may have other uses."

"Other uses?" Pei Zheng sneered silently, "Which prince told you, and why did he know about this?" ”

"Master Pei......" the official said with a bitter face, "Please also give the little one a way to live." ”

Pei Zheng waved his hand.

"You go and reply to that prince, next time there is something like this, come and tell me in person, you are a small flag officer, and you are not worthy of passing on these words."

The reply was very polite, but the official's expression was much more relaxed, and he thanked him again and again and retreated.

The flag officers next to them witnessed this scene and glanced at each other, and they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.

He didn't even give the face of the king at all, this chief is really tough enough.

Some people are quite envious, but they also know that envy does not come.

The Pei Patrol Envoy in front of him, but His Majesty the Emperor has long been a favorite general, has always attracted the attention of the imperial court, and has a bright future, and it is estimated that after a few years of gold plating in Lingnan Road, he will continue to be promoted.

In addition, Pei Zheng became a Grandmaster of the Four Realms at the age of thirty-four, and he was also a rare genius of Qi refining, and given time, he might not be able to advance to the Five Realms and become the next king of the human race.

With such confidence, I am not afraid to offend the king.

Soon, a crimson flint came in from the mirror guards outside.

Pei Zheng pressed the Xuanflint with his hand and injected spiritual energy, the temperature in the room rose rapidly, and the blazing Xuanhuo gushed out, sweeping left and right, burning the Nine Refining Blood Infant Pill on the table and the waste pill under the table.

Someone next to him held up a glass mirror to record images for evidence.

After all the Blood Infant Pills were burned, Pei Zheng looked a little tired, and waved his hand: "You guys are busy, I'll go and rest." ”

The mirror guards hurriedly got out of the way, bent down respectfully, and watched the patrol envoy leave the alchemy room.

The night is full of fire, the whole city is quiet, and only here is the hustle and bustle.

In a remote and uninhabited attic in the mansion, Pei Zheng quietly appeared on the top of the building, standing with his hands in his hands, silently looking at the starry sky in the distance, with mixed feelings.

The human race seems to be strong and prosperous, but in the invisible dark corners, it is also gradually decaying.

This situation makes people worry.

Pei Zheng's eyes flickered, and he had some guesses in his heart.

"Master, you have secretly cultivated me, are you trying to sweep away these decays?"

He sighed and folded his hands to meet the gentle evening breeze.

"Today, I am fortunate not to be dishonored."

Then he turned around and went downstairs, walked out of the mansion quickly, and said to the guards who followed:

"I'll go to Nanyang, and you stay here to supervise."

With that, the iron ruler sword on his waist automatically flew out and lay flat on the ground.

Pei Zheng stepped on it, and the iron ruler sword carried him into the sky, and disappeared in an instant, and his figure disappeared into the night sky.

……

In the realm of the demon clan, there are large areas where there is no peace now, in the dense forests, on the mountains, on the banks of the rivers...... Almost everywhere, there are eagle demons and ape demons fighting fiercely, and the subordinate clans of the demon kings on both sides have also come out one after another, joining the battle group one after another.

Countless trees have been broken, rocks have cracked, lakes have been dyed bright red, and smoke and dust have been scattered in the air like sandstorms.

At this moment, a cold voice fell from the clouds, swinging like ripples, and quickly swept the entire battlefield.

"The emperor has a saying: This farce should be over."

The demon clans on both sides who were almost red-eyed were all startled when they heard this, quickly calmed down, took the initiative to retreat, pricked up their ears, and waited for their demon king to speak.

"Withdraw." The majestic figure of the Blackwing Eagle King hovered in the air.

"Boys, go home." The King of the Mountain Ape carried a huge stone rod on his shoulder, and his body stood taller than the small hill next to him.

The demons dispersed one after another, and the two demon kings remained in place, raising their heads and asking:

"What are the Emperor's orders?"

The sound of the clouds falling:

"The iron-eating clan, there are a few remnants scattered all over the place, but it has long been out of the climate, you can just hunt and kill, you don't need to go through a lot of trouble - the next time you use this matter as an excuse to provoke a dispute, the emperor will lower the punishment."

After hearing this, the Mountain Ape King glanced at the Black Eagle King proudly, "Hear, our clan has already checked the territory, and there is no trace of the iron-eating beast at all, you are purely stirring up trouble!" ”

The Black Hawk King snorted coldly and stopped arguing.

Yun's voice continued: "The emperor decreed: You two clans, immediately rest and prepare for a big battle. ”

The Mountain Ape King was a little puzzled, "Great war? Fight with whom? ”

"Terran, King Changling is dead."

"What?" The two demon kings were a little shocked, and immediately showed a strong sense of joy.

"Here's your chance......"