"Late autumn?"

Qiao Yuan's eyes showed a look of doubt, he only felt that this name was very familiar, as if he had heard it there.

But before he had time to think about it, he saw Qu Yunwei's delicate body beside him tremble violently, and subconsciously retreated three steps back.

Qu Yunwei's beautiful eyes widened, and her delicate face was full of shock and disbelief.

When she heard the words "Shui Shenqiu", she only felt that her mind was booming, and her mind was instantly blank, and no one was more familiar with this name than her.

She entered the Late Autumn Hall in the inheritance palace group of the Cold Flame Valley, and obtained all the inheritance of Shui Shenqiu, and Qu Yunwei was the inheritor of Shui Shenqiu.

When Qiao Yuan saw Qu Yunwei's expression, he immediately remembered that Qu Yunwei had once told him the name Shui Shenqiu.

At that time, in the altar passage of the land of Yanhu, Qu Yunwei saw the carving of Shui Shenqiu, and told Qiao Yuan about a series of deeds of Shui Shenqiu.

Qiao Yuan didn't know that Qu Yunwei had obtained the inheritance of Shui Shenqiu, so he only had a slight impression of this name, and he was not too profound, but now from the mouth of this vague figure, he suddenly set off a big wave in his heart.

In the space bead, the old face let out three "water deep autumn", and it seemed to keep this name firmly in its heart.

After the vague figure finished the last sentence, it became more and more blurred, until it was about to dissipate, Qu Yunwei stepped out, quickly flew in front of the blurred figure, and hurriedly asked.

"Do seniors know where Shui Shenqiu went?"

The vague figure didn't seem to be able to see Qu Yunwei or hear her words, and it didn't take long for it to completely dissipate.

And after the blurred figure dissipated, the flickering white light gradually dimmed.

When all the white light dissipated, a jade box on the ground was revealed, and in that jade box was a milky white jade slip.

Qiao Yuan walked closer, picked up the jade slip, swept his senses, looked at Qu Yunwei and said softly.

"It's just an image left in the jade slip. ”

After speaking, he handed the jade slip to Qu Yunwei, who had a complicated expression.

Qu Yunwei took the jade slip and looked at it intently, and after a while, she sighed lightly and handed the jade slip back to Qiao Yuan.

Qiao Yuan turned over his hand and put the jade slip into the space bead and handed it to Cangtai.

This jade slip is a relic left by Lie Tianxiu to Cangtai, so naturally it has to be handed over to it for disposal.

"Don't think too much, this is thousands of years ago, even if Shui Shenqiu's predecessors have been here, I don't know if she is still alive now, these rights and wrongs, grievances and grievances have long been dispersed with the wind. ”

Qiao Yuan saw that Qu Yunwei was still in a trance, and hurriedly whispered comfort.

It can be said that the person Qu Yunwei admires and admires the most in her life is Shui Shenqiu, and now that she hears her news, Qu Yunwei is naturally unable to calm down.

At the same time, even if she admires Shui Shenqiu again, she can't change the facts, thousands of years, she understands that even if Shui Shenqiu doesn't have an accident, she has already sat down due to the exhaustion of longevity.

With a sigh, Qu Yunwei suppressed the complicated thoughts in her heart, showed a light smile to Qiao Yuan, and nodded.

Qiao Yuan smiled gently, didn't say anything more, but turned his head to look ahead.

In the center of the island, there is a bamboo house, which looks full of traces of time, and the roof and the vicinity of the bamboo house are covered with a thick layer of bamboo leaves.

In fact, it is not only near the bamboo huts, but the ground of this small island is covered with thick bamboo leaves, and it is conceivable that no one has visited this place for many years.

Qiao Yuan and Qu Yunwei walked slowly, their divine sense swept over, this bamboo house was very ordinary, without any spiritual power and formation fluctuations.

With a creak, Qiao Yuan gently pushed open the small door of the bamboo house, his eyes fell into it, and only one bamboo table was placed in the dim bamboo house, and there was a game of chess on top of the bamboo table.

With a sweep of his senses, Qiao Yuan didn't find anything strange in this bamboo house, including that game of chess was also an extremely ordinary thing.

But at this moment, Qiao Yuan heard a wail from Cangtai in the space bead.

Qiao Yuan couldn't bear it in his heart, and as soon as his mind moved, the natal tree spirit appeared directly, and then wisps of green smoke gushed out from the natal tree spirit, and a figure appeared in the bamboo house.

This figure was blurred, but Qiao Yuan could vaguely see that this was an old man with a rickety back and an extremely old man.

He walked slowly to the edge of the chessboard, sat down cross-legged, and looked at the board without saying a word for a long time.

It's just that Qiao Yuan can feel a heavy sadness and regret from him.

After a cup of tea, the old man let out a low and hoarse voice, as if it had aged a lot in the time of a cup of tea.

"This game of chess...... This was the last game I played before I entered the ruins with him. ”

Qiao Yuan was silent, and although Qu Yunwei wondered who the old man was, she didn't speak, but looked at the game of chess in silence.

Half an hour later, Qiao Yuan saw that the old man raised his right hand and picked up a white piece and put it on the chessboard, and then he picked up the black piece with his left hand and continued to put it on the chessboard.

In this way, the old man held a white piece in his right hand and a black piece in his left hand, and he played this game of chess alone.

"Brother Lie, although your cultivation is high, your chess skills are not very good?"

"Brother Lie, do you really want to take this step? ”

......

From time to time, Qiao could still hear the old man talking, as if there was really a person playing against him on the other side.

Qiao Yuan shook his head and sighed, walked out of the bamboo house, and left this place to Cangtai.

Qu Yunwei also walked out of the bamboo house, without a word, just the melancholy on her face, showing that she was also emotional.

The two walked side by side in this dense bamboo forest, although there were no birds chirping, but the sound of the water waves around them continued, coupled with the slow flow of the Tianhe River in the sky, and the fish and birds swimming, which made the beautiful scenery here have a unique charm.

Qiao Yuan and Qu Yunwei walked to the edge of the island, and the two quietly looked at the waterfall falling from the sky, until a long time passed, Qiao Yuan sighed lightly and said slowly.

"It is said that the immortals are ruthless, life is difficult to always be, on the one hand, it is difficult to find a bosom friend, and on the other hand, they kill each other for a treasure, and now the Si people are gone, and there is only regret and hatred left. ”

"Ruthless people cultivate ruthless immortals, and affectionate people cultivate the way of affection, this is a sentence left by Shui Shenqiu's predecessors, I didn't understand it before, but now I understand the first half of the sentence. ”

Qu Yunwei's eyes showed a complicated color, and the jade hand gently pulled a few strands of green silk in front of her forehead behind her ears, and said softly.

When Qiao Yuan heard Qu Yunwei's words, a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes, and he said slowly.

"Ruthless people cultivate ruthless immortals? Are immortals really ruthless and desireless? I don't believe that real immortals are like that. ”

He remembered what Yue Wuxian had said, there were no immortals in this world, and those who claimed to be immortals were just pseudo-immortals and fake immortals.

Qu Yunwei's expression moved, and when she heard the meaning of Qiao Yuan's words, she turned her head and said suspiciously.

"A real immortal?"

"Miss Qu, do you want to cultivate the Ruthless Immortal, or the Way of Affection?"

Qiao Yuan didn't answer Qu Yunwei, but a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and asked softly.

Qu Yunwei's eyes flashed with determination, and she said without hesitation.

"Master raised me to grow up and taught me the method of cultivation, in order to let me guard the January Peak and protect the Moon River Sect, I don't want to cultivate immortals, I only want to guard. ”

When Qiao Yuan heard these words, he immediately fell silent, he understood that Qu Yunwei's Dao was guarding, and what his own Dao was.

After cultivating to a high level, he went to the Hidden Immortal Sect to find Mingruo, or went to the Thunder Immortal Sect to find Xiao Qingyun, but after he found Mingruo and Xiao Qingyun, what was his way.

His own life experience, where are the parents who have never met, but this is just his goal, Qiao Yuan can call it the Tao, or it can be just a goal.

For a while, Qiao Yuan fell into confusion, and kept thinking about what if he found Mingruo, Xiao Qingyun, and his parents one day.

Qu Yunwei also found that Qiao Yuan's eyes were full of confusion, she frowned slightly, reached out and patted Qiao Yuan's shoulder, and called softly.

"Qiao Yuan......"

This call pulled Qiao Yuan back from his confusion, he shook his head vigorously, and a strange feeling arose in his heart, as if the confusion just now was not controlled by him.

"You...... Do you want to cultivate the Ruthless Immortal, or the Way of Affection?"

A trace of hesitation flashed in Qu Yunwei's eyes, hesitated for a moment, and slowly spoke.

"The merciless immortal, the way of affection,...... I only cultivate sentient beings, whether they are immortals or Taoists. ”

Qiao Yuan muttered in a low voice, with a thoughtful look in his eyes, and it wasn't until the time of a cup of tea had passed that he said extremely firmly.

When Qu Yunwei heard this, the corners of her mouth showed a beautiful arc, she didn't speak again, but turned her head to look ahead, and listened carefully to the sound of the water around her.

Qiao Yuan's eyes flashed with determination, and all the confusion in his heart dissipated.

He only needs to maintain a loving and pure heart, no matter how many thorns and how many difficulties and obstacles the road ahead will be, at least one day when he looks back, he will not have such heavy sorrow and regret as Cangtai.

The blue waves rippled, the water flowed, and from time to time there was a breeze blowing, pushing the green bamboo to sway, and there was a rustling sound.

Qiao Yuan and Qu Yunwei stood on the edge of the island like this, they seemed to enjoy this moment very much, all disputes dissipated, all thoughts were silent, and only two hearts were left to listen carefully.

A day later, the small door of the bamboo house in the center of the island slowly opened, and a crystal that emitted a dark green light slowly floated out.

Qiao Yuan felt something, a gentle smile appeared on his face, and he turned to watch the natal tree spirit float in front of him.

"Thank you hosts. ”

Before Qiao Yuan could speak, Cang Tai's slightly tired words came from the natal tree spirit.

"Master, the old slave finished playing that game of chess and saw ...... on that chessboard"

"But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”

Qiao Yuan knew that Cang Tai was scrupling that Qu Yunwei was on the side, so he hurriedly waved his hand and spoke.

The old slave saw the entrance to the third area. ”

Instructed to do so, Cang Tai continued to speak.

When Qiao Yuan heard this, his expression suddenly changed, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he hurriedly asked.

"Is this true?"

Cang Tai hesitated for a moment, and a voice of concern came out.

"It's true,...... However, if you want to open the entrance to the third area with the master's cultivation, you need to take a big risk. ”