There was already a slight coolness in autumn, Liu Xunyin changed into a lotus-colored shirt, sat at the table and stroked the words on the body of the flute, this way south has been several months, but there is no news related to his father.

But even if she found him, what could she do? Ask him why he had not heard from him for so many years, and still threw herself into his arms and wept bitterly? For more than ten years, she had never met her father, like strangers.

Liu Xunyin came back to his senses and saw that Tang Qiqi was holding his cheeks and worried, and the jujube paste and yam cake on the table did not move at all, so he walked over and said with a smile: "What's the matter, didn't you still shout that you were hungry when you were on the way?"

"It's so sweet, it's greasy. Tang Qiqi leaned on the table and sighed, not like he was usually not afraid of the sky.

Liu Xunyin poured her a cup of tea: "I finally arrived in Kunlun, why am I worried." ”

Tang Qiqi frowned slightly, and said, "Sister Xunyin, if I still don't go to the Kunlun faction, I'll wait for you at the inn, okay?"

"It's not like your personality, what's wrong, tell my sister the truth. Liu Xunyin smiled and pinched her tender cheeks, which seemed to be able to pinch out water.

"The Kunlun faction and the Valley of Forgotten Worries have always been incompatible, if my grandfather knew that I was here, I would be scolded to death by him. ”

"What, do you have any grievances between your two factions?"

"My sister doesn't know. Although this Kunlun Mountain and the Valley of Forgotten Worries are in the same place of extreme cold, their martial arts methods are very different. The mystery of the Kunlun School's martial arts lies in the rebirth of Nirvana in the fire, and we lie in quenching snow and ice and refining the ice spirit in the body. The two factions have one ice and one fire, and they restrain each other. Although the well water does not interfere with the river water, it always competes with each other secretly, and no one obeys anyone. Especially the late sect leader Bai Weiqiu, who and my grandfather were mortal enemies. ”

"I see. Liu Xunyin nodded: "But if you hide your identity, no one will know that you are from the Valley of Forgotten Worries." ”

"That being said, tread carefully. My grandfather was so angry that he told me to kneel in the snow for several hours. Tang Qiqi sighed and said: "The thought of going back to southern Xinjiang soon, my head hurts." ”

"Well, if you don't want to, stay at the inn and have a good rest. After a long journey, you are tired of thinking about it. Liu Xunyin touched her head: "Rest quickly, I'm going to enter the city tomorrow." ”

The next day, the four of them walked to the foot of Kunlun Mountain, only to see corpses strewn all over the city, and houses collapsed into ruins, burned black by the fire.

"Why is there no one?" Xiao Mu covered his mouth and nose with a fan: "There are so many corpses, I don't know if there will be a plague." ”

"It's not a sickness. Liu Xunyin leaned down to probe their snorts and shook his head gently: "The wounds on these people are extremely deep, and the knives are fatal, I think they were done by people in the rivers and lakes." ”

"Which sect is so ruthless that it actually slaughtered the city. Xiao Mu said.

Wen Ember opened several corpses and examined them: "These people have different wounds, but it is more like they have experienced a vicious fight. ”

Suddenly there was a terrible cat meow ahead, and a thin figure flashed by.

"Who!" Tang Qiqi got up and chased after him, and the other three hurriedly followed, only to see an old woman hiding behind the door, Tang Qiqi leaned against the door with his elbow: "This old man, why are there so few people left in the city?"

"Don't kill me! I don't know, I really don't know......" The old woman tried to close the door with all her might, but Xiao Mu pushed hard, and she collapsed to the ground.

The old woman retreated in panic, covered her head and trembled, and said, "All escaped...... They all escaped...... I broke a leg and couldn't walk, so I had to wait here to die. ”

"All escaped?" Liu Xunyin squatted down and said softly: "Old lady, we passed by here, I don't know what happened here?"

The old woman looked through her fingers at the figure in front of her, unable to say a word. Liu Xunyin saw that her eyes were dull and her pupils were cloudy, and asked, "Madame, but she has an eye disease?"

Seeing that she didn't agree, Liu Xunyin turned around and said, "Ah Yan, look at the medical hall in the town, take some green skins and leather nitrate." ”

"Good. Wen Ember went out of the window, and soon returned with a medicine bag: "There are almost no living people in the town. I found it in an abandoned medicine hall. ”

Liu Xunyin used it to fry two bowls of water and wash the eyes of the unconscious old woman. Seeing that his anger was like a gossamer, he took out the dry food and blistered it and poured it softly. After a while, the old woman woke up and was much more stable.

"Ma'am, can you tell us what's going on here?"

The old woman said, "Young people, you go quickly, stay in this city and wait for death." Iniquity, iniquity. ”

"Who is going to kill you?"

"I don't know where the rumor came from, it is said that the long-lost martial arts secret book "Bathing in Fire" has reappeared, and people in the rivers and lakes have come to the Kunlun faction to compete, which has affected this group of innocent people at the foot of our mountain...... In the past, when Mr. Bai Weiqiu was still there, he always protected us. But a few months ago, he was killed by traitors, and now the Kunlun faction is fighting fiercely, and no one cares about us anymore. ”

"The casualties in the city are all caused by people in the rivers and lakes?"

"Yes, when they see someone, they ask, and if they can't get an answer, they kill them. I was lucky enough to escape by hiding in a dry well in the backyard, and only when I was so hungry that I dared to go out and rummage for some food, I don't know how I survived after so long. ”

"It's horrific to be so brutal. Tang Qiqi said angrily: "Is there anyone else in the city who survives?"

"My eyes are blurry, and every time I go out, I grope my way out. It was also because I couldn't see clearly that I stepped on the cat's tail and alarmed everyone. So, I don't know if anyone is still alive. ”

"Old lady, the inn has burned down, can we stay here for a while? Liu Xunyin said.

"Yes, but you must be careful, if you find out that there are people living here, I will not be able to save my life. ”

"Thank you, ma'am, don't worry. ”

"Catch them! Don't let them run!" There was a chaotic sound of horses' hooves and shouts in the distance, and the four of them looked down from the window, only to see a weak young man on the street, covered in blood, supporting a middle-aged man who was already unconscious, and struggling to move forward with a sword and pestle.

"It's from the Kunlun faction. Seeing that the two of them were dressed in grass-colored shirts with flame patterns embroidered on the neckline, Tang Qiqi was surprised and said, "It's not safe here, let's help them up first." ”

Wen Ember turned over and went downstairs, the young man had already killed his eyes red, and he cut people when he saw them. Liu Xunyin sent out a few golden needles from afar and fixed them. The sound of horses' hooves was getting closer and closer, and seeing that the situation was not good, Wen Ember reached out to knock the young man unconscious and carried the two into the building.

The pursuers rushed forward with swords wielded. Liu Xunyin blew the jade flute, the wind swept up the yellow sand in the sky, and the group of people were blinded and fell heavily to the ground.

"What's the wind!" said the man at the head angrily.

"I heard that there are too many ghosts here, and they have been haunted all the time...... It's scary. The man behind him trembled and said, "Boss, why don't we go back first." ”

"What nonsense! ”

Tang Qiqi smiled when he saw this, condensed clusters of faint blue cold light in his palm, and pushed hard in their direction. The horse was frightened and let out a terrible neigh.

"Ghost ...... It's a ghost fire!" The subordinate fell from his horse in fright: "The unjust soul is asking for his life...... Soul Seeking ...... Life"

"He had injuries and couldn't run far. The leader turned pale, and pretended to be calm: "Let's go first!"

After the group left, Ember helped the two to the bed. Liu Xunyin pressed the old man and said: "His ribs are almost broken, I don't know who is actually doing such a poisonous act." ”

"What about this young man?" Tang Qiqi asked.

"He's okay, although there are many knife wounds on his body, they don't hurt the vital point. ”

There seemed to be a wooden sign on the young man's waist, Xiao Mu's eyes were sharp, and he opened his shirt with a fan: "The head token? Could it be that he is Bai Weiqiu's son?"

"Uncle. The young man woke up coughing, and when he saw Liu Xunyin, he wanted to make a move immediately, but he couldn't move because of his weakness: "What about my uncle! ”

"He's resting. Liu Xunyin gestured to the side. When the young man saw his uncle lying on the couch in the room, his expression softened a lot, and his voice was still trembling: "Who are you, what do you want to do by keeping us here?"

"Guan?" Tang Qiqi said with a smile: "You famous and decent people are really interesting, and the heart of a villain is the belly of a gentleman." If I had known this, I would have watched you get beaten to death by that group of people. ”

"Are you the one who forgets the valley?" the young man looked at the white fox fur around her waist and said, "Are you also here to rob the fire bath?"

"It turns out that the rumors are true, but unfortunately we are not interested. Tang Qiqi said.

"Qiqi. Liu Xunyin stopped: "This son, we have no malice. ”

"How can I trust you?"

"Can you recognize this flute boy?" Liu Xunyin untied the jade flute around his waist and handed it to him.

The young man took it and looked at it for a long time, then shook his head hesitantly.

"Forty years ago, your grandfather gave him a congratulatory gift to Master Truman. ”

"Are you from the Du family?" the young man wondered. In his childhood impression, there was indeed a scene where his grandfather carried him through the Kunlun Mountains and looked for good jade. He got up with difficulty and saluted: "In Xia Bai Wangshu, my father is Bai Weiqiu, the leader of the Kunlun faction, I don't know what the girl is called. ”

"Looking for sound in Shimoliu. Bai Gongzi, why are you being hunted down? But what kind of enemies do you have?"

Seeing that Bai Wangshu was very hesitant, Liu Xunyin said: "My father is Liu Qingkong, the eldest disciple of Xiao Chumen. The two families of Bai Du are world friends, and the son can trust me. ”

"After my father's death, there were undercurrents and contradictions within the Kunlun faction, and everyone was eyeing the position of the sect leader. I was still young, and my uncle didn't have kung fu, so I planned to protect myself. But they want to cut down the grass and root it, and send men after us. Bai Wangshu coughed a few times: "Thank you for saving me, I am rude, sorry." ”

"Just now, I'll take your uncle's pulse. It seems to have been decades since he found his tendons and tendons broken, do you know why?"

"My uncle was like this when he was a child, and he couldn't be cured by looking for a famous doctor. Bai Wangshu said: "For this reason, he has been depressed, and I don't dare to ask more about the specific reason." ”

"Didn't your father designate the next head before he died?" asked Ember.

"The Kunlun faction has always selected talents and talents. In terms of martial arts character, there is no one more outstanding than the Great Elder, but it is a pity that he was plotted by the rebel Yang Ke a few years ago. I'm too young to take on this responsibility. Now there is an endless debate within the sect, and it is finally decided that whoever can find the secret of bathing fire will be the next sect leader. ”

"And when did it go missing?"

"It's been over a hundred years. The Kunlun faction is now just relying on the fragments and fragments that have been passed down from generation to generation by the successive heads, and the mental method has been inherited. ”

"The fragments are already so powerful. If you learn it completely, wouldn't it be invincible?" Tang Qiqi said in surprise.

"After all, the Kunlun Sect is one of the four major sects in the rivers and lakes, and it is not surprising that it has this kind of strength. Ember said.

Bai Wangshu covered his chest with unbearable pain, and said with a pale face: "However, there are still a few people who can learn the fire bathing technique. ”