Ning Shoucheng carried Meng Ran back to the pavilion, and the two sat opposite each other, looking at each other.

After a long time, Ning Shoucheng smiled bitterly: "It seems that the scriptures are really not so easy to find. ”

Meng Ran sighed and agreed, but he didn't mean to give up, and spread out the painting on the stone table again, carefully looking at the details on it.

After looking at it for a while, Meng Ran pointed to the inscription on the painting and said, "Senior, look at these two paintings, the inscriptions on them have autumn, does it mean that you can find the scriptures in autumn?"

Ning Shoucheng asked rhetorically and said, "Isn't it autumn now?"

Meng Ran nodded and shook his head, and said, "But there should be one more condition." ”

Ning Shoucheng subconsciously asked, "What conditions?"

"August 19th. Meng Ran replied.

"August 19th?" Ning Shoucheng's brows wrinkled together, and he muttered, "But August 19th has just passed, and if this is really the case, it will take another year." ”

Meng Ran smiled and said softly, "The seniors have been waiting for so many years, do you still care about this extra year?"

Ning Shoucheng laughed and said, "That's what I said." ”

At this time, Ning Shoucheng's mood was no longer as lost as before, and his words were mixed with a trace of expectation and excitement.

Meng Ran was not in a hurry to be happy, and said very solemnly: "Senior, this is just my personal guess, whether this is the case or not, you need to verify it personally." After all, I will leave this place in the near future, and I will not be able to accompany you in your search for the truth. ”

Ning Shoucheng patted Meng Ran on the shoulder, and said in a cheerful tone: "It's okay, I think what you guess should be the truth, I believe you." ”

Meng Ran smiled and said, "Thank you seniors for lifting up, I'm just afraid that my seniors will be disappointed again." ”

Ning Shoucheng said in a deep voice: "It doesn't matter, it's fate or calamity, it's fate, I'll just wait." ”

Meng Ran smiled and didn't say anything more.

Ning Shoucheng slowly put away the painting, handed it to Meng Ran casually, and said, "If he can really find the scriptures one day, I will give the presiding abbot and make an exception to pass on a secret method of Buddhism to you." ”

Meng Ran said noncommittally: "If the younger generation can still live to that time, I must come to find the senior." ”

Ning Shoucheng patted Meng Ran's shoulder and comforted, "It will definitely be." You have excellent qualifications, and you will definitely be valued by the Dao Sect, and it is only a matter of time before you resolve your bad luck. ”

Meng Ran bowed deeply to Ning Shoucheng and said sincerely: "Thank you for the blessings of the seniors, the juniors are grateful." It's just that this time we have caused a big disaster, and we need our seniors to protect it here. ”

Ning Shoucheng agreed very happily: "Don't worry, it's just a gesture, I will keep the Meng Mansion intact." ”

Meng Ran saluted Ning Shoucheng again, and then slowly left the backyard and walked towards the study in the main courtyard.

After Meng Ran put away the paintings, he sat in the study for a while, and then went to the front yard.

......

An island south of Zhenzhou, Lingnan Province.

A heroic man between his eyebrows stood proudly on the top of the cliff, looking at his appearance was only about thirty, but his sideburns were already a little mottled, and his eyes were calm as water, which was a kind of indifference after all the vicissitudes of life.

The man, dressed in a cyan shirt, watched intently at the dragon churning and playing in the sea in the distance.

There are two bulges on the top of the dragon's head, revealing a pale golden light, and it has two claws under its front abdomen and two balls of flesh under its back abdomen, which are thought to be claws that are about to grow.

Looking at this situation, this dragon is about to transform into a dragon.

The man in Tsing Yi suddenly was in a trance for a moment, turned his head to look north, and saw a colorful butterfly flying in the void, and there was a cloud of mist around the butterfly.

The man in Tsing Yi looked stunned, there was a trace of anger between his eyebrows, and there were a few more wisps of moisture in his calm and watery eyes, mixed with endless sadness.

Hearing the sound of 'Cangchang', the long sword behind the man in Tsing Yi was already unsheathed, and it clanged in mid-air.

After the dragon playing in the water in the distance noticed this inexplicable murderous aura, his eyes immediately widened, and he looked at the man in Tsing Yi very vigilantly.

The man in Tsing Yi didn't pay attention to the dragon, but slowly stretched out his right hand and gently caught the butterfly that had traveled thousands of miles and crossed the mountains and rivers, his eyes were full of tenderness, and he said in a harmonious voice: "Senior sister, no matter who does it, I will make him pay the price and make the rest of his life full of pain." ”

Although the tone of the man in Tsing Yi was gentle, it exuded bursts of extremely strong murderous aura, and a cloud above his head was dispersed by this murderous aura, leaving a blue sky.

Jiaolong didn't hesitate any longer, his body several feet long submerged in the water, and swam towards the sea in the distance, and the sea surface that was originally gentle and gentle became turbulent in an instant.

I saw the man in Tsing Yi pinching the trick with his left hand, and the butterfly in his right hand was already surrounded by a ball of blue light, and he gently put away the butterfly with his eyes, and chased it in the direction where the dragon disappeared slowly.

I didn't see how the man in Tsing Yi moved under his feet, and after a few breaths, he had already stepped a distance of dozens of miles, standing quietly in mid-air in front of the dragon, looking at the dragon floating in the sea with an indifferent expression.

The dragon turned around and headed east.

The man in Tsing Yi did not chase after him immediately, but stood in place and said: "I originally wanted to wait for the day when you turn into a dragon and then kill and achieve the realm of earth immortals, but unfortunately the time does not wait for me, so I can only do this in advance, Brother Jiao should not be surprised." ”

Although the voice of the man in Tsing Yi was not loud, it reached Jiaolong's ears without any difference.

If Jiaolong can speak, he will definitely scold, cursing the man in Tsing Yi for pretending to be a son of man.

The man in Tsing Yi squinted slightly, and the long sword above his head was already shooting away like lightning.

After a few breaths, the long sword as bright and clear as autumn water flew back, the blade was stained with a trace of light yellow blood, and there was a blurred dragon shadow on the sword.

The dragon shadow seemed to know that it was about to die, and struggled desperately around the sword, almost breaking the shackles.

The man in Tsing Yi snorted coldly and reprimanded: "Bold Jiaolong Hugh has to struggle, I will not treat you badly if I have to hear the Great Dao in the future." If you dare to struggle again, be careful that I destroy your mind and make you doomed. ”

When the dragon soul heard this, it hesitated in the void for a moment, and then burrowed into the sword body.

Soon after, only a long dragon groan was heard from the sword.

The man in Tsing Yi nodded with satisfaction, and as soon as his mind moved, the long sword returned to its scabbard behind his back.

A wisp of sea breeze blew, and the clear sea was already empty, only the corpse of a dragon walked with the waves.

The sea water was dyed with a strange color of pale yellow blood mixed with a hint of red, exuding a faint fragrance.

After a long time, there was a thunderous sound of treading water in the distant sea, and several strange monsters appeared near the corpse of the dragon, competing for food.

......

Jiaxing City Mengfu.

In the room of Geng Nursing Home, Meng Ran looked at Geng Nursing Home on the bed with a worried face, his eyes were filled with tears, and he said with self-reproach: "If I hadn't gone to swim in the lake, these things wouldn't have happened, and I wouldn't have caused this big trouble." ”

Geng Huyuan waved his hand and comforted: "It's a blessing or a curse, it's a disaster that can't be avoided." If we deserve this calamity, we can't avoid it. ”

Meng Ran just didn't say anything, looking like it was all his fault.

The corners of Geng Huyuan's mouth grinned, and he said with a smile: "Even if it's your fault? The matter has come to this point, we can only work together to tide over the difficulties, not the time to admit mistakes and take responsibility." ”

Geng Huyuan paused for a moment and continued: "Besides, people who have cultivated to the highest level are all people with strange temperaments and unreasonable people, even if you take all the responsibility in front of him, it will inevitably make him angry.

Instead of that, we might as well think of a way to solve this problem perfectly. Either kill the master, or hide far away. ”

Meng Ran smiled bitterly and said, "That's a master above the Human Immortal Realm, how could he be easily killed by us?"

Geng Huyuan coughed lightly and said, "Then find a way to get out of here and avoid him." ”

Meng Ran said in a low voice: "We can leave here, but not everyone is willing to leave here. Besides, those who have cultivated to the highest level will not be able to catch up with us, and at that time, I am afraid that they will no longer have the slightest shelter and die in the wilderness. ”

Li Haoran took over the conversation and said: "Brother Ning said that anyone who stays here will be protected by him. ”

Meng Ran nodded and said, "Even so, I'm still a little worried. ”

Geng Huyuan smiled and said: "In life, how can there be stability and peace everywhere, what should come will always come, no need to worry too much." ”

Meng Ran bowed slightly, and said softly: "I went to the Taoist Sect, and there is no safety in thinking about it; Uncle Geng went to the capital, where there are countless masters in the town, and there is nothing wrong with thinking about it, I am afraid that others will ......."

Li Haoran patted Meng Ran's shoulder and said with a smile: "I knew that you kid was worried about me." But don't worry, that Brother Ning has the cultivation of the Earth Immortal Realm, and he will definitely be able to protect this place, and he will not hurt a single grass or tree, nor will he let your confidante be harmed. ”

Meng Ran's cheeks flushed, neither agreeing nor denying.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

The swordsman surnamed Lin, who was standing, took a few steps forward and opened the door, only to see Song Xiaofei standing outside the door prettyly, her eyes were red, thinking that she had just cried.

The swordsman surnamed Lin gave way sideways, and Song Xiaofei Yingying took a few steps and stood beside Meng Ran.

Before Meng Ran and Li Haoran could speak, Song Xiaofei was already in tears.

After entering the Meng Mansion, the former Oiran who was still in turmoil cried, slowly wiped the tears on his face, and said softly in a soft voice: "It's all the concubine's body that has a quick mouth, which has caused a catastrophe in the house, and the concubine is willing to apologize with a death." ”

After Song Xiaofei said this, he knelt on the ground upright, looking willing to die.

Meng Ran couldn't bear it, put his hands on Song Xiaofei's arms, and prepared to help her up.

Song Xiaofei struggled without being humble or arrogant, and said in a stiff tone: "The life of the concubine is her own, and I don't care about Gongzi Meng." ”

Meng Ran was bored, and he was very embarrassed to half-squat there, not to get up, and not to continue squatting.

Geng Huyuan couldn't bear Meng Ran's embarrassment, and waved his hand to signal Li Haoran, Meng Ran and the swordsman surnamed Lin to go out together, intending to explain to Song Xiaofei, who had a tough and stubborn temperament.