After Wang Teng finished the last sentence, he directly opened the courtyard door and left the stove room.

Zhao Qing didn't ask any more questions, slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, walked through the crowd, and went to line up to get breakfast.

He originally wanted to inquire about the situation of the master, but Wang Teng was in too much of a hurry, and he was afraid that asking too many questions would attract attention, so he didn't speak.

"No wonder Zhou Xiaoyi has a personal heirloom, but she was temporarily put in the outer door ......"

Zhao Qing had already made up the general situation of the whole thing in his mind.

In the spring, a newcomer with outstanding talent appeared at the Immortal Ascension Conference, a female cultivator who only had an innate realm, Zhou Xiaoyi.

At that time, the head of the retreat was not there, and with the talent of that woman, it was more than enough to become the head of the family.

Therefore, Elder Qian, who was in power, arranged for him to temporarily live in the outer gate, preparing to find a good daughter-in-law for his only son.

…… It may also be that at that time, Elder Qian had already made wishful thinking.

The critical time should be in the summer.

The Four Elephant Gate was about to move, and Elder Qian's intention to defect to the enemy was detected by Zhou Xiaoyi, and there should be other secrets that were unknown......

In the end, Zhou Xiaoyi pretended to compromise and was sent to Dancaofang to contact Senior Brother Qian, but secretly hid.

Zhao Qing secretly thought about the ins and outs of the whole thing.

found that although it makes sense, it seems that a very important clue is missing.

Obviously, the contradiction that caused the disagreement between Zhou Qian and Zhou Qian was the most critical part of the entire logical closed loop.

Why is Zhou Xiaoyi reluctant to contact Senior Brother Qian? Why are you so disgusted with Elder Qian?

Is it just Elder Qian defecting to the enemy? But for a newcomer, this shouldn't be a critical factor......

The reason for this is probably only clear to the parties themselves.

Zhao Qing shook his head silently and suppressed his thoughts.

He had already realized that he must not mention everything about Zhou Xiaoyi to anyone, and asking Wang Teng on the side today was already a risk.

This is not only to protect the guest, but also to protect himself.

The disciple of the family has disappeared...... However, there are no rumors in the sect.

Three months ago, Senior Sister Sun changed her male partner, although this is very common in Caofang...... It can be counted that I haven't seen Senior Brother Qiuyang for a while.

He couldn't help but think of what Wang Teng had just said, Caofang had already taken many lives because of this incident.

Has Zhang Qiuyang died?

Senior Brother Qiuyang had contact with Zhou Xiaoyi as early as spring, but now he doesn't show up......

"Senior Brother Zhao?"

"Senior Brother Zhao, what kind of food do you want to eat today?"

Zhao Qing came back to his senses, looked at the senior sister who was cooking in front of him, and smiled: "It's the same as usual, is there still any jujube porridge that Senior Brother Wang Teng likes to drink?" Bring me some. ”

He picked up his meal and turned around and walked towards the T-shaped courtyard.

After establishing a good relationship with Wang Teng, Zhao Qing has not worked for a long time, of course, this is also inseparable from his breakthrough to the fifth layer of qi refining.

The miscellaneous servants who came and went were still discussing about the killing of Senior Brother Neimen last night.

Zhao Qing was silent, and he already had a guess in his heart.

Ma Zhe...... I'm afraid that Elder Qian personally killed him.

Even though the truth may be different from his own speculation, there is no doubt that Elder Qian will take advantage of this matter to advance his plan to surrender to the enemy.

But Elder Li is also a senior of Jindan, so it is impossible not to be aware of it, so what is his attitude?

As a senior disciple of the outer sect, will the nephew of the head of the sect be in the same league as Elder Qian?

Dantang and the Dan masters have never been on a mission, how can they be sent to the Four Elephant Gate?

Zhao Qing walked two steps quickly, came to the door of his own courtyard, breathed slowly, and calmed his mood.

Although the sect looks like it is only slightly rioted on the surface.

But in fact, there is already an undercurrent, and the competition between all parties has reached an extremely critical point, and great changes have been made...... Imminent.

He can only rely on his modest strength to support his husband and wife to drift under the huge waves.

In the early morning of late autumn, scattered fallen leaves are hung with hoarfrost, lying quietly on the ground and looking at the distant mountains.

However, a thick fog rose from the distant mountains, obscuring the early sun.

The colorful morning glow came through the mist and hit Zhao Qing's side face.

He soothed his brow and cleared his mind. opened the door of his yard, then turned around and closed the courtyard door again.

The creaking of the old wooden door kept the distractions of the world out of the courtyard.

As for the courtyard—

"Shuyue, come out to eat!"

……

At noon, Zhao Qing dragged his tired body out of the quiet room.

The first attempt to refine the Refining God Pill ended in failure, which had nothing to do with the Dan technique.

It's just that during the alchemy period, there are always distracting thoughts in my heart, or I am in a trance.

Still too tired.

I left the stove room early yesterday morning, went to the Phantom Rain Pavilion, and went to the Bloody Clothes Building.

became a guest, met his junior sister, and learned about the great changes that may occur in the sect in the near future......

Then I went to look for Le'an again, and returned home at night.

Although it was similar to the usual journey to the Bloody Cloak Building, the energy required was enormous.

Coupled with the all-night work last night, it made him physically and mentally exhausted.

Zhao Qing looked at the withered yellow weeds in the corner of the wall and sighed slightly.

He realized that no matter how tense the situation was, he had to maintain the rhythm of life and never mess with himself.

In the face of complex and severe challenges, it is not possible to have sufficient concentration.

The door to the east wing slowly opened.

"Husband, are you hungry? Shuyue is going to cook. ”

The pale-faced wife, wearing only thin obscene clothes, stood behind the door shivering, and her voice was a little weak, no longer crisp.

Zhao Qing had a smile on his face, his eyes swept over his wife's delicate carcass, and his clear eyes were full of pity.

"Don't be hungry, let's eat again in the evening."

He shook his shoulders slightly, loosened his muscles, and walked towards the east chamber.

Although the autumn breeze in the courtyard was bleak, the girl kept shivering.

But he knew that his wife was warm and his bedroom was warm......

The clothes are all gone, and the warm fragrance and jade are in the arms.

Zhao Qing lay on his wife's slender waist and fell into a deep sleep.

Wang Shuyue looked at her husband beside her, and her eyes were tender like water.

She endured the hot and painful body, picked up her husband and laid him flat, and then put the snow-white lotus arm under her husband's neck.

Lying on his side and hugging him, he kissed her husband's slightly frowning eyebrows.

"Mother...... Husband Jun is too tired, Shuyue will come to see you next year. ”

"Go with your husband."

Today, July 15, Zhongyuan.

……

Late at night, Zhao Qing frowned and woke up from his sleep.

Sensing the bedding around him that still had residual warmth, he was relieved to see the fire beating outside the window.

Shuyue went to cook......

He patted his neck lightly, forcing him to wake up.

But the feeling of drowsiness in my mind is inexhaustible.

He felt like a mortal who hadn't slept for days and nights, and his whole body woke up chaotic.

The palm of his hand touched the damp heat in the bed, and Zhao Qing was surprised.

The entire bed is wet on both sides...... He raised his hand and brushed it across his forehead only to realize that he was sweating.

Lots of sweat.

Zhao Qing couldn't help but smile bitterly, since he stepped into the innate realm twenty years ago, he woke up in a dream for the first time, drenched in sweat.

The recent trivialities have made him feel more stressed.

After all, I am not alone, and I have to take care of my wife and support the family when I make any decision.

And what he is facing is not a senior brother or a younger brother, robbing money and scattering cultivation.

It is the Great Elder of the late stage of Jindan, who is only one step away from the supreme power of the Land Immortal.

Even if the elder wouldn't necessarily be embarrassed by a small handyman as small as an ant......

Zhao Qing raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows, dressed and walked into the hospital.

When the wife heard the movement in the wing, she was surprised: "Husband, you are awake!" ”

Zhao Qing nodded slightly, walked to the front of the steps and sat down.

The wind of the autumn night was pervasive, and Zhao Qing, who was dizzy, was blown by the night breeze, and suddenly sobered up a lot, only feeling refreshed.

"What's going to eat tonight?" He asked.

While stirring the firewood in the stove to make it burn more vigorously, the wife replied, "I went to the next door and asked Senior Sister Liu to bring the chicks from the kitchen and stew them in the pot." ”

Went on a trip next door?

Zhao Qing frowned, and told again: "The sect has not been peaceful recently, try not to leave the hospital in the future, just tell me what you need." ”

The girl pursed the corners of her lips and said coquettishly: "I know! Husband-sama! Isn't Shuyue thinking about making up for you! ”

"My husband sweated a lot, Shuyue helped you turn over, and you didn't wake up...... Tonight, Shuyue will press your shoulder. ”

"Husband...... Don't push yourself too hard, you'll be tired. ”

Zhao Qing sighed helplessly when he heard this, but he also felt warm in his heart.

He nodded slightly, put down the axe he had just picked up, and walked to the stove to caress his wife's hair.

glanced over, but found that the east side of the courtyard wall was lit up with scarlet.

It was the ash of plants and trees that had not yet been burned.

"Shuyue, what's that?" He wondered.

"Huh?"

The wife made a slight nasal voice, and then her voice paused for a moment, and continued: "Today, Zhongyuan, Shuyue arranged a little at home and paid tribute. ”

Today is the Midyear Festival......

Zhao Qing bowed his head lightly and did not speak.

His wife told him that a woman from the same village had already had a child at the age of fifteen or sixteen.

And because of her mother's illness, she kept filial piety at home for three years, and only then did she survive until she was eighteen years old.

Zhao Qing hesitated slightly.

Regardless of the past and present life, the son-in-law does not need to worship the ancestors of his wife's family.

But for some reason, he looked at his wife's thin body and only felt extremely distressed.

Shuyue has just been out of filial piety for half a year, and has been serving in front of her, and she doesn't even mention going home to worship her ancestors......

Zhao Qingqi was moved and wanted to send his wife back to pay tribute to his deceased mother.

But in view of the recent situation, it is too tense......

He hesitated for a moment and said, "Next year, next year's Cold Food Festival, I will go with you to visit my mother-in-law." ”

Wang Shuyue put down the soup spoon in her hand and looked back at her husband.

She looked happy and nodded heavily, "Okay! My husband will send me there next year, and my mother will be happy for Shuyue when she sees her husband. ”

For no reason, Zhao Qing's heart was sour.

Relive a lifetime, don't you even have the freedom to go to the grave?

He sat back down on the steps and watched the night sky in distraction.

I have been walking on thin ice in the stove room for 20 years, doing things with trepidation, and practicing diligently.

The Immortal Dao sought...... It's just a big dream.

I was not confused when I was near, I wanted to marry a wife and start a family to live for a long time, and stay away from strife from now on.

Virtual panels that can be sudden...... and let me have a trace of expectation in my heart.

What was I expecting?

Immortal Immortal?

Cumulative proficiency bit by bit? Using his wife as a tool to improve the Dan Dao?

Am I getting stronger?

Zhao Qing recalled every day and night when he cautiously entered and exited Danxia City, and groveled to his senior brothers every time.

And the night when the four elephants were robbed......

I should have gotten stronger.

He slowly closed his eyes, shocked that he had gone astray, and a cold sweat was like a waterfall.

When I was looking for a mortal wife, I wanted to stay away from the chaos and return to the countryside.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be in the mud, struggling deeper and deeper.

Zhao Qing finally realized it at this moment.

When I have a stable and effective road, my original intention has also changed.

You only need to have sex every day to improve the realm of the Dan Dao, and you only need to sharpen it repeatedly to gain insight into the true meaning of the Dharma.

When you take this shortcut yourself......

It is also becoming more and more cautious, the wind is loud, and the grass and trees are all soldiers.

It's just that there has always been a voice like a spell in my heart calling—

"Keep it up and live it well.

Your practice, your future, and your wife will all accumulate over time, and the future will be immeasurable. ”

Every time you get a point, you lose a point.

When he first got married, he still dared to take his wife to swagger through the market in Danxia City.

Later, he lived in the city, and went to Dongfang to set up a stall to sell Dan, but he placed his wife at home.

When I returned to the stove room and went to Shouyun Mountain to chop firewood, I walked a mountain road for half my life, and I was frightened by my own walking.

Until now...... Be careful in everything you do, be very cautious.

avoided all the crises, but he also lived as a shadow, turning his wife into a caged finch in captivity, and even in the middle of the year, he could only send his thoughts in the courtyard.

……

Why is this happening?

Because as long as you take every step steadily, one day you will stand at the top of the fairy road - this is the hint brought by the panel.

So he acted more and more cautiously and thoughtfully.

Even I feel that I am getting old and acting more steadily than ever.

Can be initially ...... I just feel tired and want to marry a wife and enjoy my old age!

In the past six months, it is not Zhao Qing who lives in the stove room, but a puppet under the virtual panel. He said to himself.

Look at the panel in front of you again.

[Danshi: First Order Lower Grade (1520/2000)]

[Bond: Intimacy]

【Tether XP Bonus: 5】

【Qi Gathering Pill Proficiency: Perfecting the Furnace (116/1000)】

The words are like cold pieces of iron, and the strings of numbers are like entwined chains.

They are linked to each other to form a huge cage, a cold shackle.

The more you get, the heavier the shackles will become.

The only entry without a number is more like a crazy mockery of himself, mocking the walking dead under this shackle.

[Bond: Intimacy]

When will feelings be accurately described?

Do you still want to be like the game in the previous life, raiding one NPC character after another, with a favorability of 100, 500, 1,000!?

Zhao Qing looked at the gentle and virtuous wife in front of him, and only felt cold.

This is his own wife.

Hui is blue-hearted, hard-working and complaining, obedient to his own words, and extremely caring for his family......

The stove in front of him was beating wildly, and the casserole on the stove was as safe as Mount Tai - it was the casserole he used when he was refining in Huima Lane, and his wife has kept it until now.

Isn't this the life I wanted in the first place?

The monk's journey is aimed at understanding one's mind and seeing one's nature, so that one can gain insight into one's own body.

The fairy road is as vast as smoke, with a small panel, can you really reach the top?

Whether you can help me get to the top, I don't know.

But you, will change me.

Zhao Qing suddenly got up and muttered to himself: "You, just a tool...... Nothing more. ”

The wife looked back in confusion, stunned, and tears flowed from the corners of her eyes.

"Did you mean me?"

"It's also strange that Shuyue is useless, she can't help her husband......"

Zhao Qing wiped the sparkle of his wife's cheeks, and his heart tightened fiercely, as if he was being held by an iron hand.

Panels and wives, only one can be a tool.

He already had the answer.

Zhao Qing did not answer his wife's question, but stepped forward to hold her in his arms and looked up at the stars.

"Go clean up, I'll send you to see your mother-in-law."

Wang Shuyue was stunned for a moment: "Husband is saying, now?" ”

"Now."

"Husband is not afraid of encountering robbery?"

"Are you afraid?"

"Shuyue is not afraid, but you always say ...... husband"

"I remember when you were back in Ma Lane, you said that it is also an excellent destination to be buried with your husband, is this true?"

"Naturally, take it seriously."

"Invite each other, celebrate without fear!"

"Don't be funny, husband, we'll go again next year."

"Seal the chicken soup tightly, so I can put it in the storage ring and take it with my mother-in-law."

"Shuyue...... Listen to your husband. Let's go to the cellar and leave the stove directly through the small hole left in the cellar. ”

"No, let's go on horseback. When I went to visit my mother-in-law and drilled a hole, was I so cautious for my husband? ”

"Husband, we don't have any horses."

"There is a stove."

"Then the husband will take it, Shuyue will wait for you."

"Let's go."

"Together?"

"Let's go together, you and I will go straight from the stove room to the sect, go down the mountain from the right path of the sect, and go to bring soup to my mother-in-law."

"Take the official road?"

"My Shuyue took Lang Jun home, so naturally she wanted to take the official road."

"Husband, what if I really encounter a robbery?"

"The killing will pass."

"What if it's invincible?"

"You and I are buried under the moon together."

"Zhao Qing! Why are you crazier than me? Don't want a home? ”

"You're home."

……

Zhongyuan, night.

The fierce horse neighed, and the ride was unbeatable.

Zhao Qing held the reins in one hand and his wife in the other, speeding on the official road.

The night wind howled.

His wife's voice was intermittent: "Husband, the last time you took me out was in the spring." ”

The corners of Zhao Qing's lips moved slightly, and his eyes were no longer cloudy, but restrained.

The frowning brows that had been frowning for days were completely relaxed, and the fine lines at the corners of the eyes disappeared.

It was as if he was twenty years younger in an instant.

He said: "Spring and autumn are your and my lives. ”

The panel in front of me is golden.

【Bond: Solidarity】

【Tether XP Bonus: 10】

The moon is like water, Zhao Qing's eyes are slightly narrowed and he looks at the end of the official road, where heaven and earth meet, and the stars are all over the sky.

The next moment, the purple glow converged, and the words changed again.

[Bond: Life and Death Together]

[Tether XP Bonus: 20]

【Bond Reward: Lower Grade Thunder Spirit Root】

His gaze swept over the electric arc that flashed on his wife's body, and Zhao Qing shook his head slightly.

The panel in front of me suddenly dimmed and disappeared from view.

"Shuyue, look up at the sky."

"Good!"

"I, Zhao Qing, acted cautiously, in order to support this family."

"But if you and I are with us, why wait for tomorrow when the fog will fall? Let's see the stars all over the night. ”

Perhaps, the stars have the way I came.

……

……

……

I don't know when, Zhao Qing slowly puffed up his chest, and the aura uncontrollably climbed the dragon's spine and went upstream, starting from the tail and rushing straight to the jade pillow.

Without the slightest obstacle, the Jade Pillow Pass was broken in an instant.

The world in front of you is clear, looking at your own body, yin and yang are lined up on both sides, and there is a wonderful power on the jade pillow.

"I See Through the Secret Technique" has clouds.

"The way of refining the gods is to focus on the law, not on the arts, and be good at the gods, and the dust is on the surface.

There are few people who have a clear mind, and once they are enlightened, they can be born by themselves. ”

Zhao Qing's face was indifferent, he no longer checked the movement of his body, his legs clamped the horse's belly, and tightened the willow waist in his arms.

The wind is more urgent.