Lu Yu grabbed the door and ran towards the front mountain. Along the way, his hands were clenched, his nails poked into his palms, and red marks were left, which showed how much he blamed himself. I blamed myself for being so incompetent, in just a few days, I lost my only relative in this world, I couldn't even protect my junior sister, and even the master who took me in spent many years of cultivation in order to save my humble life. And he couldn't do anything about it, he could only witness all the tragedies happening, and he wondered how good it would be if he was the one who was hurt. My heart is full of hatred, hatred of those hateful demons, because they are the ones who have taken away everything they care about. There were tears in his eyes, and tears swirled in his eyes, but he held back to prevent them from falling. He didn't want to live up to the expectations of his master and mother, so he swallowed his bitter breath and gritted his teeth and ran all the way through the forest. Even if he fell, he didn't stop when he lost his strength, and he knew that he couldn't be weaker anymore.

The back mountain is more than an hour away from the front mountain, and when you arrive at the front mountain, there is a prosperous faction in front of you, people come and go, and every fellow senior brother is busy cultivating. Many disciples were very puzzled when they saw Lu Yu rushing by, and they didn't know why they were so anxious. I only heard a few disciples whispering, "Alas, do you know? Ten days ago, there was a sudden storm in the back mountain, but it only lasted for a short time. And after that night, someone saw that the real person in charge of the sect seemed to be seriously injured, his face was pale, and the aura on his body was very weak. From that night onwards, the real person in charge of the sect said that he would retreat and cultivate for three years, and that all the affairs of the sect would be handled by the Dharma Transmission Elder and Senior Sister. A disciple beside him asked suspiciously, "Is it true? It is said that when Xue Qing took charge of Qixia Peak ten years ago, his qi cultivation reached the realm of the Eight Heavens. Mo said that he was her master, even if he was the leader in the past dynasties, he was a rare genius in the Tianshan Sect for a hundred years. Ordinary people in this world may not be able to hurt her in the slightest. I think I must have seen it wrong!" "Hey, that's what I said, the cultivation level of the Sect Leader is so high, unless the Demon Emperor appears, how can ordinary people hurt a real person? I hope it's wrong!" At this time, a disciple with higher qualifications came up and said, "You guys are still thinking nonsense here, I asked Elder Bai." It was only when he was practicing that he was a little careless and suffered some minor injuries, so he retreated and practiced. If you continue to talk nonsense here, be careful that the elders will find out and punish you!" After hearing this, the disciples who were talking a lot also dispersed and went to cultivate alone.

In a corner of the front mountain, on top of a lonely peak. There are thousands of stairs climbing up from the foot of the mountain, and on both sides of the stairs are towering trees, which look like they are thousands of years old, and each step is covered with dust, as if it has been deserted for a long time. But this lonely mountain peak is standing on top of this disturbing front mountain, and it seems out of place when it is still and moving. From the foot of the mountain, you can see the tower above, the tower is not large but very solemn, the incense on the tower is endless, stretching for thousands of miles. Walking on the stairs, you can smell the smell of incense and float down leisurely, and this high tower is the "incense tower". The reason why the name "burning incense" is to pay tribute to the ancestors who have died, so that the incense of those ancestors can extend throughout the Tianshan Mountains and protect the world.

Because he couldn't find the master, Lu Yu ran to ask Senior Sister Mei. The senior sister told Lu Yu that the master had been in retreat in the incense pagoda for three years, and he had not seen anyone during that time. Knowing the whereabouts of the master, Lu Yu ran to the incense tower one by one. When he arrived at the bottom of the tower, Lu Yu was already exhausted, his whole body was soaked, and his breath was already unstable at the beginning of his recovery from a serious illness, so he was in a cold sweat all over his body, and he even walked a little shaky. As soon as his body was loosened, he knelt outside the tower and kowtowed. Xue Qingzhen, who was sitting quietly in the tower, seemed to know about Lu Yu's arrival, her eyes moved, and she continued to sit quietly without paying much attention.

I don't know how long it took to knock, Lu Yu's forehead was already a blur of flesh and blood, but he didn't stop despite this. A rapid cold wind blew, and the wind rolled up the dust on the ground and blew on Lu Yu's face, and the withered yellow leaves on the ground were also blown "sizzle". I saw that he was pale and dusty. Somewhat because of this gust of wind, the originally clear sky was actually a little cloudy, and the gusts of wind blew one after another, and even the branches of the trees on both sides were blown to the side. Then came a heavy rain, the climate on the mountain was already impermanent, and the heavens did not seem to be beautiful, cruelly extinguishing this crumbling heart. Lu Yu swallowed, without the slightest intention of leaving, still kowtowing to the master in the tower, the rain hit his body, and the blood on his forehead fell with the rain drop by drop, staining the soil on the ground. Lu Yu seemed to have forgotten the pain, so he knelt every day and night, three days and three nights had passed, and he didn't close his eyes and rest for a moment during these three days and three nights.

The incense tower is more than ten stories high, there is a gap above the top of the tower sprinkled a few faint rays of sunlight, under the illumination of the sun, the tower is full of dust and cobwebs, the incense mist lingers in the tower, the incense is endless. Because it is the forbidden land of Qixia Peak, only the real person in charge of the sect and the four Dharma elders can enter on weekdays, and ordinary disciples are not allowed to approach, and it is inevitable that the environment in the tower is relatively dilapidated and dirty.

At this time, there is a figure sitting quietly in a corner of the tower, and there is a spiritual tablet in front of her, which is engraved with "The twenty-sixth generation of Tianshan Qi Sect - Yu Xiaozhen" in the incense burner next to it, and it can be seen that these three incense sticks have just been lit recently. Kneeling in front of the spiritual seat was not someone else, it was Ji Xueqing who was recuperating and meditating in the tower. She stared at the spirit tablet with her eyes and asked, "Master, do you think I did something wrong?" Could it be that the fate of Senior Brother Lu's family should be like this? These days, my mind has been echoing with what the demon moon sky said. Am I wrong?" was silent in the tower, so silent that the swishing sound of the wind and dust as the wind blew through it could be discerned.

The dark clouds outside the tower have long since dissipated, and beams of sunlight are sprinkled through the leafy dead trees, and everything recovers to show a picture of the first sunny day after the rain. There were two figures behind the towering trees in the distance, two of them were Bai Caosheng and Yun Yao. Bai Caosheng put away the umbrella, and the two stared at Lu Yu, who had been kneeling on the ground for three days and three nights, with worry written on their faces. Yun Yao just wanted to leave, but was stopped by Bai Caosheng, shook her head at her, and looked at the incense tower on the side.

I don't know how long it took, but I heard a breeze blowing, and several blue lights shot out from the incense tower. Then a voice came out, and the vicissitudes of the voice were mixed with a trace of worry: "Lu Yu, how are your injuries?"

Lu Yu, who was kneeling outside the tower, was already a small grass in the breeze, crumbling as if he would fall down at any time. But when he heard Master's voice, he breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "Master, my disciple was born unlucky. I didn't give Master a long face, but I still troubled Master to waste my cultivation for me. Master's kindness to his disciple will not be repaid in death!"

Xue Qing Zhenren eased the true qi surging in his body, and said: "I think you must be full of doubts in your heart at this time, too many things have happened to you these days, if you are an ordinary person, I am afraid that you will have already collapsed." But you don't have to blame yourself too much, remember what Master has told you. ”

Lu Yu's heart trembled after hearing this, and he said with gratitude: "But, Master, you ......."

Before Lu Yu finished speaking, he was interrupted by Ji Xueqing and said: "Now that the past is over, don't mention it, you can still practice if your cultivation is gone." Master wants you to swear in front of the ancestors in the incense tower that you will never deviate from the right path in this life, and you will never do anything that hurts heaven and reason, can you agree?"

Lu Yu patted the dust on his face, shook his body, and said: "My Lu Yu's life was saved by the master, the master does not think that the disciple is ill-fated, I will definitely live up to the master's expectations." Lu Yu, a disciple of the ancestors, swore that he would never be in the company of demons in this life, and would never deviate from the righteous path. Establish a heart for heaven and earth, and establish a life for the people! If you violate the law, you will be hit by thunder and thunder, and there will be no place to die. After that, he knocked his head a few times in a row.

Xue Qing Zhenren laughed a few times after hearing this, and said, "Okay, it's not in vain that Master saved your life, I hope you remember today's oath." Let's go, for the sake of the teacher, I will retreat here for three years, and during these three years, all the affairs of the sect will be entrusted to the four elders, if you have any problems, please go and ask your senior sister!"

Lu Yu hurriedly responded after hearing this, and then kowtowed a few more times. Just when he wanted to get up and leave, he felt that his eyes were black, and his limbs were weak and he fell asleep. Seeing this, Baicaosheng behind the tree hurriedly ran forward and helped Lu Yu up. Yun Yao, who was beside her, asked anxiously, "Senior Uncle, what's wrong with Senior Brother Lu?"

Bai Caosheng checked his pulse and chuckled: "It's okay, it's just that I haven't rested or eaten after kneeling for too long, and my body is weak and I fainted, let's take it back to rest for a few days and it will be back to the same as before!" After speaking, the two left with the sleeping Lu Yu. On the way back, Bai Caosheng sighed: "If it were an ordinary person, after being injured so badly, he could still not eat, drink or rest like this, I am afraid that he would have died a long time ago." If it weren't for the Xue Yue True Qi in his body that had been wandering in this kid's heart, I'm afraid he would have knelt to death outside the incense tower. Xue Qing, this girl, is really a rare genius in the Qi Sect for a hundred years!" Yun Yao said with some pride when she heard this: "Of course, Master is amazing." Baicaosheng looked at the sunset in the distance and looked up to the sky and laughed. Yun Yao beside her was very puzzled, and asked all the way: "Uncle Shi, what are you laughing at?"

The sunset is gradually coming, and the sunset shines on the path back to the back mountain. There are three figures on the mountain road, an old man is full of face in the reflection of the setting sun, carrying a child on his back, the child seems to be asleep, the old man is followed by a girl, the girl is extraordinary, small and delicate in the light of the sunset. From a distance, it looks like an old grandfather on the way back with his grandchildren, so peaceful and comfortable. Bai Caosheng thought to himself: I didn't expect that many years had passed since that incident, and I wanted to spend this life alone in this back mountain, but I didn't expect to meet these two little dolls in my last years. God is really kind to me!

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