It wasn't until dusk that the woman named Cuixi slowly walked to the stall with her tired steps down.

"Dao...... Dao Chief?" Cui Xi looked up at Murong Yuanhe, who was still standing in place, in surprise.

Murong Yuanhe opened his eyes and no longer closed his eyes to recuperate, the first time he saw Cuixi at this time, his heart was flooded.

I saw that Cuixi still had tears on his face, his eyes were red, his hair was a little messy, and his eyes were sad, but when he spoke to him, he still forced the corners of his mouth up, evoking a strong smile.

It was only for a moment, and then she lowered her head again and began to clean up the herbs on the stall.

Murong Yuanhe suppressed the trace of turmoil in his heart, then made a gesture at Cui Xi, and said softly: "Cui girl, the deceased has passed away, and don't hurt your body because of this. ”

"Hmm. Cuixi squatted on the ground, cleaned up the herbs on the stall, then nodded slightly and replied softly, and finally looked up at him and said, "Thank you, Dao Chief." ”

I don't know if I thanked him for helping her look at the stall, or just comforted her. Or both.

Just as Murong Yuanhe was about to squat down to help Cuixi clean up those herbs, a young man ran in the distance, it was the coarse linen young man who had called Cuixi before.

"Cuixi, you go back first, leave it to me here. When the young man arrived, he squatted down directly, and then helped Cuixi start to clean up the herbs on the ground.

"Brother Kong, no need, you helped me enough today. The woman shook her head and said.

"Hey, who is with whom, we have grown up together since childhood, we are both iron buddies, as long as I can do anything, just tell me, if you don't say it, I will help you! Your business is my business!" Zhang Kong patted his chest and said.

Cuixi felt a little warm in her heart at this time, but her heart was still extremely sad, and her last loved one, her father, who had been dependent on her for many years, left her today. This made her confused about life.

Before Murong Yuanhe could squat down to help the two, the two hurriedly cleaned up.

"This Dao Chief, I'm really sorry, I probably won't be able to take you to the house for a sit......" Cuixi got up and said apologetically.

"It's okay, it's okay!" Murong Yuanhe waved his hand, and then said lightly: "It just so happens that I'm just passing through here, so I won't stay here any longer, I'll go straight away immediately." ”

"Dao Chief, thank you so much today!Delay your travel time for most of the day!" Zhang Kong said to Murong Yuanhe with some embarrassment.

"Then leave it at that. Miss Cui, Brother Zhang, you must be full of hope for the world. I believe that if the deceased person has a spirit in the sky, he also very much hopes that the person he loves will love this world well. ”

"Thank you, Chief. Cuixi still couldn't laugh, her expression was still sad, but at this time, she was slightly soothed than before, and she thanked her again.

"Oh, that's right, Miss Cui, this is our Taoist talisman, it can protect people at critical moments, no need to activate the spell, just carry it with you, and it will open by itself when necessary. Murong Yuanhe suddenly remembered something at this time, and directly took out a talisman seal from the sleeve of the wide Dao robe, and then began to speak.

"Take it, the Taoist chief is also kind. Zhang Kong saw that Cuixi was a little hesitant and said.

Cuixi hesitated for a moment, but finally took it, because she looked at Murong Yuanhe's eyes and felt that he didn't look like he was lying to herself.

"Shall we ...... Say goodbye. Murong Yuanhe looked at Cuixi's sad expression, a little unbearable, but there was nothing he could do, so he had to leave quickly.

"Hmm. Take care. ”

"Take care, girl!"

The three of them said goodbye.

This was the last time Murong Yuanhe saw this girl when he was young.

When they met again, it was decades later, and at that time, he was already the great palace master who could stand side by side with Daozu and lead the north and south Dao Palaces.

At that time, Cuixi was already married to Zhang Kong, a childhood sweetheart, and Zhang Kong later became a wealthy man in a county, running more than a dozen restaurants, living a carefree life, the two were very affectionate, and they stayed together until they were old, and they still held their hands.

He had seen her three times, the first time was in the mountains to collect medicine, that was the first time the two met, the second time was in the small streets of this town, he saw the sorrow of the world with his own eyes, this was the first time he had seen such a dreamy and clear sadness when he came down the mountain, such a weak and frightened eyes, he had only seen it in his life. The third time, he thought about it for decades before he made up his mind to see her again.

Sometimes, between people, they see each other once or twice, two or three times, but they are unforgettable. Sometimes, just a few inconsequential words spoken to someone at certain times can be remembered for a lifetime.

That day.

Murong Yuanhe is already in his late teens, but due to his cultivation, his hair is still black and white, and he is not full of white hair like many people who have not cultivated or are not very advanced.

At dusk, he entered the town. Before he had even entered the town, he heard of a couple who had loved each other in old age, how they had supported each other in times of trouble, and how they had done good deeds after earning money. Finally, he heard that the couple, in the course of a very important business negotiation, suddenly encountered an accident, and some evil people wanted to do evil, and were instructed to kill all of them, who were in high positions in the county. But a talisman seal in the woman's arms suddenly shook with golden light, sweeping away the immortal who was said to have the middle and third grades. Since then, the couple's business has flourished because they saved everyone in that conversation, and the vast majority of those who were saved are grateful to them.

When the old man heard this, he smiled. The talisman seal he gave her back then was given to him by his master, that is, Murong Zhongyan, the previous palace master of the Northern Dao Palace, so he gave him one to save his life. He handed it to her directly. Because of this, he had several times when he walked the rivers and lakes, and his life was in danger that could have been completely avoided. It's just that she doesn't know, and she won't know in this life. Because, he won't let her know, not in this life.

The old man recalled the mood when he met her again here, and found that it had blurred a lot, and smiled a little bitterly, and then remembered her sad eyes, and a look of panic and sadness, so he restrained his smile and continued to walk expressionlessly.

Suddenly, the old man stopped.

Across from him, an elderly couple approached him.

It was her and the man named Zhang Kong.

Both of them are full of white hair, Zhang Kong's body is obviously not as tough as her, she supports Zhang Kong slightly, both of them smile slightly, and do not speak, because the two have long been in their hearts, especially when walking, almost speechless.

The three of them slowly approached, and finally passed by.

The old man just stood, calmly looking into the distance.

After she walked over with Zhang Kong in her arms, she suddenly said, "Sora, I seem to have seen that person just now, I seem to have seen it somewhere." ”

Zhang Kong's voice was low and hoarse, and he was extremely old, and he said with some doubts: "I seem to feel this way too." ”

When the two turned back again, the old man was nowhere to be seen.

Murong Yuanhe was walking against the wind on the sea of golden clouds reflected at dusk at this time, and he completely understood at this time what the "mundane things" his master had said to him back then.

He smiled freely, a little vicissitudes.

A little ago, he met her. More than forty years ago, he participated in that earth-shattering and peerless battle. Now he saw her again. After seeing it three times, I feel that I have no regrets in this life.

Back then, when he heard about the chaos in the Eastern Regions, he just laughed. Later, when he heard about the chaos in Zhongzhou, he didn't pay attention to it, because he was a cultivator! What did those unspeakable worldly disputes have to do with him?

But when he heard about the chaos in Zhongzhou, the demon clan wanted to take the opportunity to make the whole world chaotic, and he Murong Yuanhe no longer wanted to be the idle cloud and wild crane far away from the world.

He had seen her three times. He only took three simple but amazing steps.

The first step is to step directly from the realm of the first grade to the realm of the seventh grade, and ascend to the sky in one step.

The second step, one foot is 100,000 miles, and he stepped directly to Zhongzhou, which is already the realm of nine products at this time.

In the last step, he took a light step, stepped into the realm of the peak of the nine grades, and came to the middle of the largest plain in Zhongzhou, standing side by side with the dozen or so legendary figures of the peak of the nine grades.

He faced the thousands of troops of the four empires, and said with a smile: "Since I can protect you for a while, I can protect you for a lifetime." ”