() As the saying goes: "In mid-spring and April, the days are warm and the nights are cool." ”

This is especially true in the Northland. Although the day is warm and windy, there is a chill after nightfall.

A cool breeze rolled against the ground, and Nangong Xue couldn't help but hug her arms. She was already in the realm of annihilation, but she actually felt cold. She knew that this coldness did not come from the weather, but from her lost, hesitant heart. Over the years, the long days and nights of waiting and anticipation, but in the end, when I saw the person I was thinking about, it turned into a bunch of shadows. After returning from Jinshou Mountain in despair, Nangong Xue has been wandering in the compound until late at night. In the days that followed, she would occasionally come to Du Huairou's room to go around, and the feeling of wanting to see and being afraid to see, wanting to leave and reluctant to leave was extremely contradictory.

On this day, she didn't want to go to the house that gave her hope again and again and repeatedly disappointed her, but maybe she was used to it, and in a trance, she came to Du Huairou's house again.

The guests have not returned to observe the casting of knives in Jinshou Mountain, and the courtyard is silent and silent. Nangong Xue sat on the ground with her back against the pillar, clasped her knees with her hands, hung her chin on it, and looked at the ground in a daze. Even though there are thousands of emotions, it is like a mess, and there is no way to start it. I imagined thousands of happy scenes when I was reunited after a long absence, but I didn't want to usher in such a dramatic result when I didn't expect it.

"What else do you say'My sweetheart has passed away', it's all a lie to me......" Nangong Xue whispered to herself. Recalling the reception banquet after returning from the Immortal and Demon Conference, she couldn't help but burst into tears. Since ancient times, there has only been the truth of "My Fair Lady, Good Gentleman", but when Xiao Tianhe's various explicit hints to herself are always ambiguous, she can't care about shame and takes the initiative to court. Unexpectedly, Xiao Tianhe rejected himself in front of so many people, on the grounds that he already had a sweetheart.

Although the woman has passed away, Xiao Tianhe still misses her. Nangong Xue was not annoyed by this, on the contrary, she admired Xiao Tianhe more and more in her heart. Such a man who is dedicated to love and justice, even if he can't marry him? Nangong Xue is willing to accompany him as a "good sister".

But now, the man who has been "in love" has married her, how can Nangong Xue not be lost?

In an instant, long-term thoughts surged into my heart like a tidal wave. "It's been thirty-three years, I really miss you......" Nangong Xue muttered, bursting into tears, and her knees were quickly soaked with tears.

I don't know how long it took, but some guests returned to the compound one after another, and it seemed that the sword casting conference had ended. Nangong Xue quickly wiped away her tears and stood up. She didn't know if Xiao Tianhe would come back, but she didn't want Xiao Tianhe to see her tears when she really came back.

"If I meet him in a while, what should I say?" Nangong Xue asked herself in her heart. When you think about it, you always seem to fall into an embarrassing situation where you have nothing to say.

"Alas...... Brother Xiao's heart has never belonged to me, so why should I bother myself? Since I have already married him, who he loves and who he marries naturally has nothing to do with me, so why should I embarrass him? Besides, Du Huairou is also a world-famous knife casting master, and he can also give me some guidance on casting, where can I compare to others......" Nangong Xue sighed and decided to leave. She didn't want to disturb Xiao Tianhe's life anymore.

"Although Lang is ruthless and concubine,

Hide alone from the red dust.

Years of trance have passed,

Be willing to remember the first illness.

Flower love wind falls Qingfen,

The sand and the water are turbid.

The fragrance is scattered without a companion,

From then on, he became a stranger. ”

Nangong Xue's lonely moan, accompanied by the faint and whimpering evening breeze, is like a sad song from the ethereal distance.

"Brother Xiao, there will be no time in the future. Nangong Xue spit lightly between her lips.

In all fairness. When Nangong Xue decided to let go of her knot and wanted to leave quietly, Xiao Tianhe and Du Huairou happened to return to the front of the room. Nangong Xue's heart tightened, and she hurriedly leaned against the wall and hid in the shadows.

The person who was thinking about it was right in front of him, but Nangong Xue couldn't muster the courage to show up. Seeing that Xiao Tianhe and Du Huairou were talking and laughing, and were about to push the door into the house, she knew that if she missed it this time, she would probably never see her again.

Nangong Xue turned her heart sideways, walked out of the shadows, and shouted timidly: "Brother Xiao......"

Xiao Tianhe turned his head when he heard the voice, surprised and delighted: "Sister Xue, why are you here?"

"I've seen Master Du. Nangong Xue was quite polite, and did not forget to show respect to Du Huairou.

"Are you?" Du Huairou looked at Nangong Xue curiously, and then glanced at Xiao Tianhe.

"This is my sworn sister, Nangong Xue. We haven't seen each other for more than 30 years!Come, come in, we're going to have a good chat tonight!" Xiao Tianhe excitedly invited.

Hearing the words "sworn sister", Nangong Xue involuntarily trembled slightly.

Du Huairou's eyesight is extraordinary, and she can see the clue at a glance, and she can't help but laugh at Xiao Tianhe Mu Ne in her heart. Seeing that he stupidly pulled Nangong Xue's sleeve and dragged it into the door, Du Huairou stepped into the door first, blocked Xiao Tianhe and gently pushed him: "Since we are old friends for many years, I won't mix with you to catch up." The night is beautiful and the environment is elegant, why not bathe in the moonlight and take a leisurely walk? I am also tired, just rest. With that, she winked at Xiao Tianhe and closed the door.

"Huh?" Xiao Tianhe scratched his head, Du Huairou was definitely not really tired, she liked to stick to herself so much before, she couldn't shake it off, why did she suddenly change?

"Brother Xiao...... I'm sorry, but my sister-in-law must have misunderstood. I'm leaving, you can hurry up and go in with you. Nangong Xue bowed her head and wanted to leave.

"What! don't go, you're misunderstood!" Xiao Tianhe remembered that Du Huairou had announced in public that the two were husband and wife in Jinshou Mountain before, and Nangong Xue must have been present at the time, no wonder she didn't look very happy when she saw her, but her face was sad.

Nangong Xue shook her head, pushed away Xiao Tianhe's hand holding her sleeve, and forced a happy face: "You don't understand." Love is selfish. There is no woman in the world who wants her husband to walk under the moon with another girl. Before my sister-in-law gets angry, it's still too late for you to explain. Brother Xiao, you only left a sentence of 'I will come back after cultivating until the tribulation', and then I left in a hurry, but I have always regarded that sentence as an agreement between you and me. Unexpectedly, this parting is thirty-three years...... That's it, your little sister has never said hello to you about your marriage, and I wish you and your sister-in-law both mandarin ducks, butterflies and butterflies, wild geese and geese, and luan and phoenix flights. It's getting late, so you and I will say goodbye. After speaking, Nangong Xue bowed her hand to Xiao Tianhe, forcibly held back the tears that were about to burst out of her eyes, and turned to leave.

Looking at Nangong Xue's lonely back, Xiao Tianhe didn't explain too much

。 He sighed and said in his heart, "Sister Xue, I'm sorry, I hurt you again...... I can't bear to involve you in danger......" How could he not know Nangong Xue's painstaking waiting? It's just that at this time, his situation is different, and there are still life-threatening matters, so it's a good thing for Nangong Xue to stop thinking about it.

Thousands of words were finally condensed into a short few words, and Nangong Xue's heart was like a knife. When she heard the sigh behind her, she couldn't help but cry like rain, and her steps quickened, as if she wanted to leave this sad place as soon as possible and forget the sad person.

Seeing Nangong Xue disappear into the night, Xiao Tianhe turned around and returned to the room. He didn't notice that in the gazebo on the rockery in the distance, there was a man in black standing, who had been silently watching him from beginning to end. After Xiao Tianhe closed the door, the man in black suddenly sneered, and his figure flickered and disappeared into the darkness.

"Yo, why did you come back so soon?" Du Huairou, who was sitting at the table drinking tea, laughed playfully.

Xiao Tianhe shook his head and sighed: "I myself have an uncertain future, so it's better to have less to do with them, so as not to affect them." ”

"'She'...... Tut-tut......" Du Huairou smacked her lips, "I really can't see it, there are still a lot of your 'love sisters'!"

Xiao Tianhe glanced at her and said angrily, "Nonsense...... I mean my former friends. First, their minds have been poisoned too deeply by the Demon Lord, and second, they are no match for the Demon Lord. All in all, it's better to be ruthless and break off with old friends!"

"Oh, do you mean 'old friends' including me?" The door was suddenly pushed open, and a man laughed and walked in.

The two stood up together, and Du Huairou said happily: "Brother Shi, you are really here!"

"Brother Shi, don't come unharmed. Xiao Tianhe also bowed.

"Brother Xiao, Xiao Rou. Shi Haoming turned around and closed the door, waved his palm lightly, and a soundproof magic circle was arranged. Xiao Tianhe blew the lamp and pulled out the wax, and the house fell into darkness.

After Shi Haoming sat down at the table, Du Huairou asked eagerly: "I was startled when I saw you in the daytime, maybe I had been focusing on forging knives, but I didn't realize the exact location of the demon lord. It doesn't matter if you come alone, right?"

"The Demon Lord actually hid among the guests until you forged the magic sword. I'm here to show up so you can see me, otherwise I don't know where you're going to play tonight. Shi Haoming paused, "The Demon Lord seems to be aware of Yan'er's demonic damage, so he has been focusing more and more on refining Meng Zhangpei recently. ”

"Hey, I'm in my own way of doing things. Du Huairou smiled, "I don't know how far the demon lord has been refining now?"

"He's about to be completely refined. Shi Haoming replied, "So, my time for this kind of semi-freedom is running out." ”

Hearing Shi Haoming say this, Du Huairou and Xiao Tianhe felt the seriousness and urgency of the situation. Once Shi Haoming was dominated by the Demon Lord, there was almost no chance of victory.

"Brother Shi once said in the Misty Sea before, 'The next time you and I meet again, it will be when everything is complete', I wonder if Brother Shi has a careful plan now?" Xiao Tianhe asked.

"The plan is there, but it's not well talked. Because a blue yuan stone suddenly appeared and disrupted the plan I had already made, with that blue yuan stone, the demon lord was only one step away from completely refining Meng Zhangpei, causing him to not hesitate to consume his own yuan power to achieve his goal. So I had to overturn the plan and rearrange it to a more secure approach. I have come tonight to talk to you in detail. ”

Xiao Tianhe sighed: "It turns out that in the years I have been cultivating, another Blue Yuan Stone has appeared. If the Demon Lord gets another one, wouldn't he be able to complete the refining of Meng Zhangpei immediately?"

Shi Haoming nodded: "Indeed." However, blue yuan stone is not so easy to obtain. This blue yuan stone that suddenly appeared is your one. Your friend took it out during the Storm Cloud Conference, and then it naturally fell into the hands of the Demon Lord. ”

Xiao Tianhe felt inexplicable: "But the Demon Lord didn't accept the Blue Yuan Stone at that time! My friend returned the Blue Yuan Stone to me after coming out of the core, and later I hid it on the Heavenly Lonely Mountain of Hermitage, and no one knew." ”

"The Demon Lord has been eyeing you for a long time, how could he not know that you are hiding the Blue Yuan Stone?" Shi Haoming smiled helplessly, "He ordered me to go to Tiangu Mountain to retrieve it." ”

Xiao Tianhe was annoyed: "It's my fault, I knew it was like this, it's better to take it with me!"

Du Huairou comforted him: "Don't blame yourself. It is more dangerous to carry it with you, and the demon lord may directly order Brother Shi to arrest you into the core and search for the blue yuan stone. ”

Xiao Tianhe frowned: "I don't understand, since the demon lord needs this Blue Yuan Stone, why don't you accept it at the Fengyun Conference?"

"There is only one explanation - the time has not yet come for the Storm Cloud Conference. After more than thirty years, the time was ripe for the Demon Lord to implement his plan, and he planned to complete the refining of Meng Zhangpei before taking it. Du Huai Judo.

Xiao Tianhe scratched his head: "But this doesn't prevent him from accepting the Blue Yuan Stone in advance!"

"The Demon Lord must already know that you are not from the Heavenly Flame Continent, so I guess the Demon Lord wants to wait for you to discover the mystery of the Red Flame Stone and the Blue Yuan Stone, so that he can go to the Misty Sea to get more two kinds of gems for research. Shi Haoming speculated.

Sure enough, he had been targeted for a long time, and almost all of Xiao Tianhe's secrets were known to the demon lord.

"So what should we do now?" Du Huairou asked.

Shi Haoming stretched out his index finger and gathered demonic power, and a soft golden light appeared at his fingertips. "One word, hide!" Shi Hao said clearly, "In the past, the demon lord was afraid that there was someone behind Brother Xiao, so he never attacked him. But he seemed to have determined that Brother Xiao had come to the Heavenly Flame Continent alone, so he had no scruples now. After he refined Meng Zhangpei, the strength of the two of you alone would definitely not be able to defeat him. Therefore, Brother Xiao must immediately set off for the Misty Sea. No one but you can enter there, and the Demon Lord naturally has no way to take you. You will be able to cultivate in it with peace of mind until you cross the calamity, and only after becoming a sword demon will you have the power to fight. ”

"It turns out that the Demon Lord released me from the Meng Zhang Realm because of this...... Heh, but is it too negative to hide in the Misty Sea? I don't know how strong the Demon Lord is now?" In fact, Xiao Tianhe had thought of this method a long time ago, but he felt that it was too passive, and he would have to fight Shi Haoming in the future, which was not the best policy.

"Alas, the remaining time for the Demon Lord to completely refine Meng Zhangpei does not allow us to act according to the original plan, we can only retreat to the next best thing and try to find a way to grasp it a little bigger. Shi Haoming was helpless, "The strength of the demon lord in the Yuyu Realm was a little stronger than the sword immortal in the Great Red Realm, and when he went down to the Great Red Realm, he consumed some of his Yuan power, and he also consumed some of it during the Immortal Demon War, and he consumed some more when refining Meng Zhangpei. Due to the lack of means to restore the Yuan Force, so currently his

The strength is weaker than the sword demon who is about to soar, but it is much stronger than the demon cultivator in the Tribulation Realm. In other words, as long as you succeed in crossing the tribulation and transform the mystical power in your body into meng power, you will be more powerful than him. ”

Du Huairou nodded and said, "That's right, the demon lord doesn't dare to let the Yuan Force in his body too much, otherwise the laws of heaven and earth will force him to fly back to the Yuyu Realm, which is a weakness that we can take advantage of." But I'm afraid that the Demon Lord will drag you to the funeral when he is finally cornered......"

Shi Haoming sighed: "So far, I can only give it a go." By the way, Xiao Rou, I suspect that the Demon Lord already knows your identity. To be on the safe side, you can't stay on the Skyflame Continent any longer. ”

Du Huairou was stunned: "This ...... Is it possible?"

"When you came out of the Meng Zhang Realm, although the Demon Lord had not yet begun to refine Meng Zhangpei, he had already probed with the power of his soul. Let's say you have a circle in front of you, and although you didn't set it up yourself, the eyes and feet of the array are already in your hands. Even if you can't control the circle, you'll still be able to learn about it. The demon lord's scheming is very deep, and he knows that he can't fight you, so he has been pretending not to know. Once Meng Zhangpei is completely refined, I am afraid that I will have to kill you. Shi Hao said.

"But...... I can't enter the Misty Sea either!It's okay to let Xiao Tianhe take me in, but I don't want to be in a coma for decades,......" Du Huairou looked embarrassed.

Shi Haoming shook his head: "No, you also have your mission. During Xiao Tianhe's cultivation, you looked for this for me. As he spoke, he scribbled two words on the table with his glowing fingertips.

"Tiger", "Leopard".

The two large characters shone with golden light, then gradually dimmed until they disappeared.

Du Huairou raised her head suspiciously, and met Shi Haoming's eyes: "Brother Shi, what do you mean ......?"

"In order to increase the chances of victory, let Xiao Tianhe take you through the misty sea area, and you go to the Qinglong Continent to find helpers. In that free aura continent, it must not be difficult for you to find a tiger or leopard demon clan that has opened up your spiritual intelligence. ”

"Brother Shi, I don't quite understand...... The strength of the tiger demon clan and the leopard demon clan is indeed relatively strong, but that is in the Yuyu realm. Even if the demon clan of the Great Red Realm has opened its spiritual wisdom, it has still not left the category of 'demon beasts', how much help can it be at that time?" Du Huairou couldn't guess Shi Haoming's intentions.

"Better than nothing. You have nothing else to do when you go to the Qinglong Continent, this task can be completed, and it is just that you can't find a powerful demon clan, we can wait until Brother Xiao's strength is enough. Shi Hao said, "Besides, I don't know if Brother Xiao has any trustworthy friends in the Qinglong Continent?"

"Best Friends......" suddenly a series of names of old friends appeared in Xiao Tianhe's mind: Lu Baifeng, Han Mingfei, Tang Junhe, Hua Qingyu, Zhu Xiaomin, and of course, his dear brother He Tianyao. "There are indeed a few friends who live and die, and the qualifications of the root bones are no less than mine. If they hadn't ascended, they would have come to my aid!"

Shi Haoming nodded and smiled: "That's great." You can also invite them to come and help when the time comes. Anyway, there are no sword demons in the Sky Flame Continent, and the demon lord doesn't dare to let the eighteen peerless demon swords get together, so your friends don't have to worry about other troubles. However, it may be dangerous to return to the Blue Dragon Continent as your demon cultivator. Xiaorou, this matter is also handed over to you. ”

"Okay, when are we leaving?" Du Huairou was so excited that she couldn't wait to set off for the Qinglong Continent immediately.

"Wait a minute!" Xiao Tianhe said, "Brother Shi, I'll tell you the truth, I came to the Heavenly Flame Continent out of necessity, and the Blue Dragon Continent has long been out of my place. My close friends are all geniuses in cultivating immortals, whether they stay in the Immortal Cultivation Sect, or travel around the world or cultivate in seclusion, it is not easy to meet them. Moreover, there are sword immortals with outstanding strength in the Qinglong Continent, so I don't feel at ease to let Xiao Rou find them by herself. ”

"Hey, don't underestimate me!" Du Huairou punched Xiao Tianhe.

"The eighteen peerless immortal swords of the Qinglong Continent are gathered in one place. Xiao Tianhe glanced at her.

"Uh...... It turns out that there are also eighteen divine weapons in that continent......" Du Huairou said in surprise.

"You don't know that before I came to the Heavenly Flame Continent, there was a demon beast riot that swept the world in the Qinglong Continent, the purpose of which was to subvert the Immortal Cultivation Realm, which people called the 'Immortal Demon War'. Before the Great War, those peerless immortal swords that had never known their whereabouts appeared in the world, and several leaders of the demon clan were finally killed by the peerless immortal sword. Without the leader, the remaining demon beasts must not be able to set off any strong winds and waves, and maybe they have been slaughtered. If you want to find powerful demon beasts, I'm afraid it will be very difficult. ”

"Oh, I really can't imagine that the demon clan of the Qinglong Continent has ever been so prosperous! What kind of demon beast is the leader of the demon clan?" Shi Hao was obviously very interested.

"It's no longer a 'demon beast', it's a demon clan like you. Coincidentally, there are nine of them, and they are dragons like you. ”

Shi Haoming stroked his chin: "Dragon Clan...... No wonder you called me 'Dragon' when we first met. I wondered how you could see who I am!"

"That's because one of the nine dragon brothers wields a golden spear, just like you. Xiao Tianhe recalled the terrifying scene of the "Nine Palace Heavenly Dragon Array" killing the immortal cultivation masters, and sighed, "Their nine brothers are strong and have different weapons, and they have also set up a terrifying battle formation that makes each weapon complement each other. If it weren't for the final sword immortal battle, and the eighteen peerless immortal swords gathered, I'm afraid that the immortal cultivation realm of the Qinglong Continent would no longer exist. ”

"They have cultivated to human form, why don't they soar up? Taking the occupation of a continent as their goal, their vision is too short-sighted, right?" Du Huairou was puzzled.

"It seems to be revenge for their mother. I don't know the details. Xiao Tianhe shook his head and said.

"Alas, one way or another, they are all dead. From a demon beast to a human form, the road is unimaginable to you. It's a pity that he was killed by the peerless immortal sword like that!" Du Huairou knew that the cultivation of the demon clan was not easy, and he sincerely felt sorry.

"yes. For the sake of a long-standing grudge, an uproar was set off, and the immortal cultivators were killed and injured countless times, and the corpses of demon beasts were all over the field. In the end, the nine brothers are gone, so why bother!" Xiao Tianhe echoed.

"Wait!" Shi Haoming suddenly shouted, startling the two of them, only to see that his expression was quite excited, "Brother Xiao, you just said 'nine to eight', meaning that there is still one person alive?"

Xiao Tianhe nodded: "At that time, I was in the distance, and I saw one of the nine people fleeing and flying away covered in blood, and the sword immortals didn't chase after him, so it should be still alive." Why did Brother Shi ask this?"

"Hahaha!" Shi Haoming slammed the table and stood up, laughing heartily, "Great, great! God help me, God help me!"