Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Sunset Returns
Qiu Zilu and Xia Wushuang said goodbye to Lin Dinghan and wanted to return to Tangting Mountain.
Qiu Zilu lost his sword for the war beast and was unable to fly with his sword. Wushuang had no choice but to accompany him, preparing to advance along the stream in the valley to the mountains.
On the way home at dusk, the sky is full of sunshine.
The silhouette of the mountains in the distance is completely shrouded in a pink twilight, and a faint mist rises from the water nearby, and a few bamboo rafts drift slowly in the river, and a few water birds rest on the bamboo rafts. The fireworks in the world are wonderful.
At the edge of the clear water, pink and white daisies are blooming all over the mountains. This kind of daisy is rare on the top of the mountain, and Xia Wushuang can't help but run to the flowers to pick them.
"This flower is so beautiful!" Xia Wushuang looked back at the autumn purple deer, his eyes full of stars.
The glow of the sun casts a golden glow on her hair and face. Her silhouette was reflected in the twilight, and the black hair on her sideburns and the slender ribbon behind her fluttered in the wind, beautiful as a dream. The little girl who grew up together and played around all day long has grown up.
Qiu Zilu's heart moved, he quickly looked away, leaned over and stroked the petals of the daisy.
"Yes, it is not only beautiful, but also has medicinal value, clearing heat and detoxifying, reducing inflammation and relieving pain!"
"Zilu, why are you so interested in medicinal herbs?" Wushuang asked curiously.
"Because of my father. Qiu Zilu replied lightly.
Xia Wushuang was taken aback. She grew up with Qiu Zilu, but she didn't know much about his background.
Maybe because many of the Xianshan fellow disciples have a sad background, so everyone deliberately avoids it. Unexpectedly, Qiu Zilu took the initiative to mention it today, it seems that the encounter with Lin Dinghan reminded him of his family?
"My father, who was a healer, often went to the mountains to collect medicines, and when he came home, he taught me to identify the various herbs and patiently explain their usefulness. I realized that the flowers and plants in this mountain are not just for ornamentation, but every plant has its meaning of existence, just like everyone. Qiu Zilu said to himself, his clear eyes lit up with happiness.
Xia Wushuang understood, although the Qiu Zilu Immortal Sword Technique was not strong, he had been practicing hard, and he had never given up on inferiority, it seemed that his father had given him enough courage. A deep feeling of envy welled up from the bottom of my heart. If her father could do this to her back then, how could she run away from home ruthlessly?
Xia Wushuang sighed lightly! That's it, let it pass in the past. Now that Zilu is by his side, and he is accompanied by the same people from Tangting Mountain, it is a great blessing.
She took a cluster of daisies in front of her, breathed hard, and a faint aroma hit her, which made people feel refreshed!
Qiu Zilu looked at Xia Wushuang standing among the flowers, and suddenly remembered that the purple tan was in full bloom that night, and he didn't invite her to watch it together, and Wushuang didn't pay attention to him for a few days, until Senior Sister Zhen'er came back, and then talked to him again.
In order to make up for the shortcomings of that night, Qiu Zilu carefully condensed her spiritual power and injected it into the sea of flowers nearby, wanting to give Xia Wushuang a dream petal rain.
But no matter how hard he tried, except for a few lilac petals flying lightly, those pink and white flowers didn't even react?
Why is this happening? Can I only use purple things?
Qiu Zilu was about to try again, Xia Wushuang suddenly looked back, and he hurriedly stopped.
Xia Wushuang didn't notice the strangeness of the autumn purple deer, and thought that those flying petals were caused by the wind.
"Zilu, let's go!"
Although punishment was inevitable, she still wanted to return to Xianshan as soon as possible, so as not to worry too much about her master.
The two of them made their way to the top of the mountain along the babbling stream.
Wushuang, who was descending the mountain for the first time, obviously underestimated the ruggedness and difficulty of this mountain road, and followed behind Qiu Zilu, tired and sore, and slightly panting.
After the blood-colored sunset slowly sank into the mountain, the fog in the forest gradually thickened.
Soon, a bright moon hung on the branches of the giant tree, sprinkling the soft moonlight and staining the mist white.
Qiu Zilu turned around: "Wushuang, why don't you go back to the mountain first, I'll be there later." ”
"Well, you're wounded and you've lost your sword. How can Senior Sister Wushuang leave you alone in this barren mountain?"
"Wushuang, don't be reckless, do you want me to be a senior brother?"
Regarding the birthday, the two still don't let anyone.
Xia Wushuang was just about to refute, when suddenly, there were several terrible and strange chirps from the branches. She and Qiu Zilu followed the prestige, only to see a giant bird with a blurred outline standing on the branches under the moon.
She faintly felt a cold gaze shoot straight at her, and subconsciously grasped the hilt of her sword.
There was another scream, and the giant bird leaped down the branch, and one swooped down towards the two of them.
The bird rushed to Xia Wushuang's eyes in an instant, and this time he finally saw its appearance clearly. It was shaped like a mountain eagle, but it had a white head, a man-like face, and three sharp eagle talons.
Xia Wushuang was stunned by this grinning strange bird, and forgot to draw his sword for a while.
Seeing this, Qiu Zilu hurriedly protected Xia Wushuang with her sleeves, took out the sword in her hand, and stabbed at the attacking strange bird.
The strange bird leaped to its feet, dodging the cold light of its saber, and disappeared into the night, leaving only a few yellow-brown feathers to fall lightly.
Wushuang finally came back to his senses, and asked Qiu Zilu with palpitations: "What is that?"
I only knew that there were many rare and strange beasts in these mountains and rivers of the four seas, but I never thought that the appearance of this strange beast was terrifying.
"That's praying over the mountains like a bird, I don't know why it's here?"
Qiu Zilu was wondering, could it be that this Qu Ru bird was the same as the mountain paste beast he saw in the daytime, and was instructed by an unknown force?
Suddenly there were several dog barks in the dense forest behind them, and with the sound of rustling, a beast like a little pig appeared in front of them.
Xia Wushuang suddenly became alert.
Qiu Zilu saw the appearance of the beast clearly, and comforted: "Wushuang, don't be afraid, this is the power of the cabinet mountain, and it generally won't hurt people." ”
The barking of the pig body and the birth of four chicken feet are the distinctive characteristics of the Cabinet Mountain Beaver Force.
Sure enough, the tanuki sniffed at the two men who were standing quietly in the grass, and when he saw that they had no intention of harming it, he boldly ran past them and disappeared into the dense forest.
Seeing Tanuki go away, Xia Wushuang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"I've finally found you!" a familiar voice came from the air.
Xia Wushuang looked up and saw that it was Senior Brother Wuchen?
The winter dustless sword came and landed lightly in front of Xia Wushuang and Qiu Zilu.
"Senior brother, why are you here?" Xia Wushuang asked.
It seems that the master got up early and knew that they had secretly descended the mountain, and sent Senior Brother Wuchen to look for them? She knew that she had made a mistake, which made the master worry and quite worried.
"In order to find Nuwa's descendants, the white wolf demon sent all kinds of demons to go around the world to cholera. Dong Wuchen glanced at the ribbon wrapped on Qiu Zilu's arm, "Presumably the junior brother and sister have already experienced the power of the demon beast, hurry back to the mountain!"
Qiu Zilu embarrassedly hid his arm behind him: "Senior brother, my injury was accidentally tripped and scratched by a branch, so it won't get in the way." ”
The corners of Dong Wuchen's mouth were slightly raised, he didn't speak again, turned around and walked towards the top of the mountain.
He escorted Xia Wushuang and Qiu Zilu to the enchantment, and said, "Senior brother and sister will go back to the mountain first, and Master has been waiting for a long time. ”
"Senior brother, where are you going?" Xia Wushuang asked hurriedly when he saw that Dong Wuchen was about to leave again.
"There are a lot of demons under this mountain, and I have to go on patrol, lest the demons collide with the enchantment, hurt the master, or harm the villagers under the mountain. After Dong Wuchen finished speaking, he walked with his sword and disappeared into the vast sea of clouds......