After Qingchen said goodbye to his master and brother, he returned to his room. After coming to Qingshan for 16 years, Mu Li and Qinggui have been like family to Qingchen.

Qingchen remembered the scene in front of the mountain just now, when the master and the senior brother were fighting, and couldn't help but smile slightly.

The family is harmonious, every day is very happy, and the important people are by their side, in fact, there is nothing wrong with it.

Thinking about it, he gently wiped the Tianxun in his hand with a silk cloth, and his eyes were full of joy.

"I have to be strong before I have the ability to protect Master and Senior Brother, and I can't hide behind them forever. Qingchen said silently in his heart.

Xuntian in his hand seemed to feel the inner fluctuations of his master, and let out a "buzzing" sword sound.

Qingchen was pleasantly surprised: "Can you read my mind?" Hahaha, it's really a good sword, don't worry, I will definitely let your name and my name resound throughout the Three Realms." ”

The time in the mountains is always unaware, and it is not until the snow falls in the sky that you know that it is winter.

It has been three months since the red leaf forest was harvested.

In the past three months, Qingchen still went to the moon platform every morning to meditate, and then went to the Kyushu Hall for alchemy, and in the afternoon he fought against Changge, and at night he looked for Mu Li to learn the law.

He was not complacent because he had obtained the divine sword, but cultivated more diligently, which made Mu Li and the others smile knowingly.

The sun sets, and the red glow soaks the Mochizuki Cliff. Standing on the cliff to watch the sea, riding the wind for thousands of miles to cross Penglai.

The waves crash against the reef, splashing salty mist. The master and apprentice on the cliff stood with their hands behind their backs, looking out at the sunset.

"What year is this year?" Mu Li asked.

"Back to Master, according to the monks of the Kyushu Temple, this is the first year of Tianxi. Qingchen replied.

"In the first year of Tianxi, you can go down the mountain tomorrow. Mu Li looked up at the moon with a sad expression.

"Master, you are... Do you want to drive Qingchen away?" Qingchen said aggrievedly.

Rao is senior brother Qinggui who has already ascended to the immortal has never gone down the mountain to practice, which makes him unable to figure out the master's intentions for a while.

"You don't have a heart, you yearn for the outside world, no matter how long you stay in this green mountain, you won't be able to ascend to the immortal. What the teacher can teach you has already been handed over to you. You should take the rest of the road on your own. ”

Mu Li's heart was like a knife, why didn't he want to keep Qingchen by his side.

But for this reason, it would be too selfish for him to stay in Qingshan for the rest of his life.

Mu Li didn't want Qingchen to become the second him, so let him replace him and go and see the hustle and bustle of Hongchen.

"Dusty is tired, retire first. ”

Qingchen held back his tears, the incident happened suddenly, and he was not mentally prepared.

For a while, he left the home where he had stayed for sixteen years, and no matter how strong he was, he couldn't help but cry bitterly.

Mu Li's eyes were moist, since he ascended to the immortal, although all his feelings were weak, but for Qingchen, he was moved by his true feelings.

Not only did he teach him his Four Elephant Runes, but he also pulled down his face for him and sought the teachings of several other immortals.

The sea breeze gently blew Mu Li's long hair, looking at the merchant ships lit on the sea in the distance, Mu Li was sad: "Go to the world, may the world be peaceful, and may Hongchen live up to you." ”

The next day's morning glow spilled into the mottled screens, illuminating the heroic face.

He had not slept all night, his face gloomy, and he had already packed his clothes and coils beside him.

It wasn't until the bell rang at the mountain gate that Qingchen picked up his luggage and walked out of the room.

Outside the glass hall, Mu Li has been waiting here for a long time. Seeing Qingchen coming, he showed a reluctant smile: "When you go to the world, all good and evil are up to you to judge, don't be reckless in case of trouble, and act cautiously." Sometimes seeing may not be believing, people have their own lives, cause and effect reincarnation, and there is a definite number. If you change your life against the sky, you can't do it until you have to. ”

Qingchen bowed to Mu Li, kowtowed three times, got up and said, "Qingchen remember the teachings, Master please take care." ”

With that, he turned and walked down the mountain. This time he didn't look back, tears slipped down his cheeks, and his childish face was a little more sentimental.

Mu Li looked at Qingchen's back as he gradually moved away, took a deep breath, and looked up at the sky, for fear that tears would come out of his eyes.

"Once out of the green mountains, half of the world lives in the dust. If we say goodbye today, we may not see each other again. Mu Li muttered to herself.

Snowflakes are falling in the sky, smoke is curling under the green hills, and the villagers below the mountains are busy cooking pots.

Qingchen carried the package on his shoulder, his eyes were full of freshness, which he had never seen before.

There were horse-drawn carts carrying grain, couples who were talking to each other to go to the town to catch the market, and there were old men sitting at the entrance of the village in a daze.

Qingchen walked towards a mother-in-law who was building a stove outside the door. When he first arrived in the world, he naturally wanted to go to the prosperous places in the world.

"Mother-in-law, I'm bothered. I came from Qingshan to go to this prosperous place on earth. I don't know the direction, so I'm here to ask for advice. Qingchen said politely.

The old woman who made the fire glanced up at Qingchen, turned her head to the northwest and moved her mouth and said, "Go to the northwest for thousands of miles, and you can go to Jinling." Mother-in-law, I have been to the most prosperous place in my life, and there is nothing more than this. ”

Qingchen nodded in thanks, "Then thank you mother-in-law." With that, he walked northwest.

The weather has not been very good these days, and the snow has made it extremely inconvenient to travel.

Qingchen was alone on the road, sleeping in the open air, only to know that the pedestrians on the road called this place Jiangnan.

There are 480 temples in the Southern Dynasties, and how many buildings are in the smoke and rain. There are countless temples large and small in Jiangnan.

Qingchen will find a ruined temple with no one to spend the night every day, and sometimes he will meet merchants who come and go.

On this day, I met two traders who were going to Jinling City to do business.

They drove two truckloads of handicrafts and prepared to go to the Shangyuan Lantern Festival in Jinling to sell them. But when there was a sudden heavy snowfall, he could only stay in this broken temple for a few days, and then go on the road when the snow melted.

These two vendors are two brothers, the eldest brother is called Wang Lin, and the younger brother is called Wang Mu. On the day Qingchen came, they had been here for two days.

Qingchen saw that there were already people staying in the broken temple, so he decided to come forward to say hello, if not, he would find another place.

"Two old brothers, the path passes through here, can I stay in this temple for one night?"

The two brothers looked at each other, and after a while, the eldest brother Wang Lin said: "Stay, it's not easy to see you as a little Taoist." You just sleep over there. As he spoke, he pointed to the haystack on the side.

"Thank you both. Qingchen smiled and arched his hand to the two of them, and walked towards the haystack on the side.

When night falls, the moon is bright, and the stars are as bright as jade pearls.

The Wang brothers lit a fire, picked up dry food and water, and ate and drank. "Presumably we will be able to leave for Jinling tomorrow. Wang Lin looked at the sky and said.

Wang Mu on the side nibbled on a piece of cake and echoed: "Yes, yes, we're going to get rich." ”

Wang Lin looked at his younger brother and said with a smile: "Second brother, you eat slowly, don't choke." When this business is done, my brother will go back to the village for you to marry a daughter-in-law. ”

"Brother, you have to talk about it!" When Wang Mu heard about marrying his daughter-in-law, his eyes instantly lit up with excitement.

Qingchen, who was meditating on the side, was attracted by the conversation between the two of them. It turned out that the two businessmen in front of him were also going to Jinling, so it was better to go with them, so as not to take the wrong road.

Thinking of this, Qingchen nodded secretly, got up and walked over.

Maybe it was because he was in a good mood, Wang Lin saw Qingchen coming over, and he didn't feel disgusted, but enthusiastically handed over a bowl of warm wine and said, "Come, little Taoist, drink a bowl of wine to warm up." ”

Qingchen was not uninteresting, took the wine bowl and drank it all, almost not being spicy and burst into tears.

"Two old brothers, don't hide it, I just came down from the mountain, I don't know much about the world, since the two of you are also going to Jinling, can the three of them go together, and they also have a care for each other. ”

"The little brothers are so happy, if I don't agree, won't it seem that I, Wang Lin, am stingy. Wang Lin looked at Qingchen's wine bowl and said with a smile on his face.

"Why did the Taoist go to Jinling?" Wang Mu said as he took out a piece of cake and handed it to Qingchen.

Qingchen took the cake and held it to his mouth. Then he took out the gourd he was carrying, took out two pills, and handed them to the Wang brothers.

"Come and don't be rude, these are two pills, which can prolong life, it is a meeting gift I gave to the two brothers, as for what is going to Jinling, I haven't thought about it yet, and I should take a look at the scenery." ”

The brothers of the Wang family solemnly took the pill, their hearts were surging and excited. Hurriedly kowtowed and thanked: "Thank you immortals! Thank you immortals!"

In their opinion, only immortals can have this elixir of longevity, so much so that the title has changed.

Qingchen hurriedly helped the two of them up: "The two old brothers really tormented me, this is my master's elixir, I am not an immortal, my name is Qingchen, and I am a little Taoist priest on the green mountain." ”

Qingchen didn't say that this was the elixir he had refined himself, and he didn't want to have an unnecessary sense of distance from people. It's better to keep a low profile when you first get acquainted with the world.

The brothers of the Wang family came to their senses after hearing this, fortunately they were not immortals, otherwise they were really rude just now, and they actually called the little brother of the immortals.

"Then I'll call you Brother Qingchen from now on," Wang Lin spoke first, breaking the embarrassing situation.

Qingchen nodded slightly, indicating agreement. In this way, the three of them sat around the fire and continued to chat.