Through the stratus clouds, in the deep valley, Bai Yao'er fell to the ground with Jiang Shengming.

At first, the road below the valley was narrow, it was difficult to see the light of day, and the road ahead was dim, and it was not even clear whether there was a way forward. But as the two of them passed through a piece of grass and trees, the light in the valley suddenly lit up, and it was a different kind of cave.

In front of Bai Yao'er, the road was wide, and the smooth stone slabs were paved on the ground, leading straight to a mountain gate. The mountain gate was built between the mountains, hidden under the dangerous peaks and deep valleys, and ordinary people who went up and down the Guijiang Mountains could not see it at all, unless they jumped off the cliff behind the mountain, or climbed over the heavy stone peaks, they could get a glimpse through the stratus clouds.

Seeing Bai Yao'er looking at the scene in front of him for a moment, Jiang Shengming smiled and continued to spread his hands, and said to the front.

"Door master, please. ”

"Hmm. Bai Yao'er retracted her gaze and followed Jiang Shengming.

The two of them walked towards the mountain gate, and the mountain wind on the road greeted the sleeves, blowing the red clothes and swaying a little.

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How many people are there in the Eight Bitter Sects today?

According to what Jiang Shengming said on the road, there were a total of 2,681 people, including 892 first-class masters and 4 famous masters.

This is a very unusual number, because there are so many first-class masters. You must know that there are already a lot of first-class masters in ordinary sects with one or two hundred, and even in a 10,000-person sect like the Tang Sect, there are only more than three hundred first-class masters.

And among these eight bitter sects, there are more than 800 first-class masters among the more than 2,000 people, which is completely incomparable to ordinary sects.

Obviously, in addition to luck, the people who were able to escape the round-up of the imperial court back then had their own means. However, compared with the previous Eight Bitter Gates, these are still just a drop in the penny.

Jiang Shengming took Bai Yao'er for a brief walk among the mountain gates, and finally led her to a cave in the back mountain.

It is a remote and secluded place, with no one on the left and right, only a spring of clear water flowing and gurgling.

On the side of the clear water, there is a medicinal herb with leaves like hair, standing quietly in the cave.

"That's the Root Whisker Grass. Jiang Shengming stood beside Bai Yao'er and said loudly with his hands in his hands.

"Ordinary people will take it, and their blood will be retrograde, and they will die after being supplemented, which is a catastrophe. And those who practice martial arts can reshape the meridians and increase their strength, and then the road will be smooth, and there will be no bottleneck in cultivation, which is for chance. ”

As he spoke, he seemed to inadvertently glance at Bai Yao'er and asked.

"I still don't know the sect master, what level of cultivation have you reached now?"

Bai Yao'er paused for a moment, and replied without knowing whether it was true or not: "Fifth layer." ”

Jiang Sheng nodded clearly, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He believed Bai Yao'er's answer, because He Lang had said that the Nine Career Transformation Strategy was a martial art that required the accumulation of internal qi.

At Bai Yao'er's age, even if he started cultivating in his mother's womb, it would be impossible for him to exceed the sixth layer. So he subconsciously thought that Bai Yao'er was telling the truth.

At the same time, he concealed one of the characteristics of the root knot grass from Bai Yao'er, that is, the amount of power increased by taking it was judged according to the skill of the person taking the medicine itself.

Those who cultivate deeply will gain a lot, and those who cultivate shallowly will gain little. Therefore, he was not at all worried that Bai Yao'er's power would increase dramatically and get out of his control.

But he didn't know that Bai Yao'er's cultivation method was completely different from ordinary people. The internal qi that is the most difficult to accumulate for others is the easiest for her to obtain.

In fact, now Bai Yao'er's Nine Transformation Strategies have been cultivated to the eighth layer, which is only one step behind He Lang back then.

If she takes this root knotted grass, I am afraid that she can directly become the second He Lang.

It's a pity that she didn't eat this herb herself, but gave it to others.

Seeing Bai Yao'er staring motionlessly at the entrenched knotted grass in the cave, Jiang Shengming's eyes moved slightly, and he bowed down and said.

"Door master, I don't know how you think about it, the mantle of the old door master always has to be passed on. I've been waiting for this day for a long time. ”

His meaning is still very simple, as long as Bai Yao'er takes over as the head of the door, he will give this root knot grass to Bai Yao'er.

There was silence in the cave, and after about half a sound, Bai Yao'er nodded and said loudly.

"I can take over as the head of the door, but you still have to help me find someone. ”

She needs to know Li Si's whereabouts now.

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When Li Si and the three of them arrived in Yunjun, new news came from Fengyulou.

They said that they had a spy who pretended to be a merchant in a small village near Guijiang Mountain and found out some news.

The mountain gate of the Eight Bitter Gates is in the Guijiang Mountains without accident. And the woman in red they were looking for was probably a person who had learned He Lang's martial arts, so the Eight Bitter Sect wanted to find her back and serve as the master of the sect.

In the letter, Xiao Muqiu asked Li Si and them not to go any further, so as not to startle the snake. He planned to inform all factions in the rivers and lakes to discuss together, and then destroy the remnants of the Eight Bitter Gates in one fell swoop.

Li Si naturally has no objection to this, since everything is clear, then he should go out to play for a few days. After wandering around in Yunjun for a few days with the Shuhu Girl and the Confused Daoist, they were ready to go back.

But the night before they left Yunjun, a man appeared outside their inn.

There is not much sound between the pavilions in the middle of the night, only the occasional cold wind blowing through the eaves will make a slight sound, bringing a hint of coolness.

Bai Yao'er stood on a building, looking at the lights extinguished in an inn in the distance, guessing that the people in it should have fallen asleep.

She learned the news from Jiang Shengming that Li Si lived here during this time. Why Li Si came to Yunjun, she didn't know, and she didn't need to know.

Because what she has to do right now is just hand over a herb to the other party.

After handing over the things to him, there was no relationship between her and him.

In fact, Bai Yao'er has always been very clear that there will be such a result between her and the thief, who will not only know each other in the rivers and lakes, but also forget each other in the rivers and lakes.

Because Li Si always has a person in her heart who can't be forgotten, and she is just a passerby.

He took out the root knot grass from his arms, and Bai Yao'er held it in his hand and looked at it.

Then she looked up and leaped towards the inn.

When the screen window was opened, Li Si in the room was sleeping deeply. Bai Yao'er climbed through the window and jumped into the room without making a sound.

Now she is no longer as clumsy as she used to be.

The moonlight came in through the window and shone on Li Si's body, illuminating his appearance slightly.

He slept quietly, without a sound or the constant smile on his face.

But Bai Yao'er looked at him and smiled lightly, walked slowly to the bed, squatted quietly aside, and looked at him intently for a while.

It wasn't until a long time later that she lowered her eyes and said in an almost inaudible voice.

"Thank you for taking care of me in the past. ”

With that, she put the root knotted grass at the head of Li Si's bed, got up and walked out the window.

"You're just leaving. ”

At this time, she suddenly heard a calm voice behind her, and it turned out that Li Si, who was lying on the bed, had woken up.

Bai Yao'er's body froze, and she stood still in the room for a moment, then she slowly turned her head sideways and replied with a chuckle.

"Well, I hope that in the future, we will not see each other. ”

This is what Li Si said to her back then. She didn't understand what it meant then, but now she did, but it was too late.