Night.

The top of the Great Wall goes straight into the clouds, although it is a hundred zhang, but standing at the head of the city and looking down, you only feel that the houses and pavilions inside and outside the Great Wall are like ants, the moon is sprinkled, the stars are bright, such as in the fairyland. There is a strong wind blowing from the distant sea, almost suspicious in the nine clouds, floating like a fairy, or afraid of the body like floating dust, floating out of this vast city wall with the wind, broken bones.

A bright moon rises, bright and bright, looking above the Great Wall, it seems to be more than ten times larger than what is usually expected, like a huge wheel of light, within reach.

The moon shines on the shadow, and the person is in the middle of the month.

And suddenly, looking back, I saw the Great Wall, in the Tianhong City, although it was dark at night, it was the lights of thousands of homes, Xuanhe was bright, as far as the eye could see, the brilliance was endless, gorgeous, prosperous and not lost daytime, this magnificent capital, as if it never slept.

A slight lazy and satisfied sigh sounded in Shen Shi's ears, and Du Tiejian's voice came faintly, saying:

"At the top of this is the 'Great Wall Moon', and below is the 'City That Never Sleeps', which is also among the ten views of Tianhong. ”

Shen Shi nodded, and couldn't help but praise in his mouth. At this time, he and Du Tiejian came to the Great Wall, and on the top of this hundred-zhang high wall, they enjoyed the wonders of Tianhong, which can be described as an eye-opener.

In the evening, after Du Tiejian went to that remote alley to buy a gourd bamboo leaf green wine, looking at the sky, the two of them were going to spend the night in this Tianhong City, and only tomorrow they could continue to go to the teleportation circle all the way back to Haizhou Liuyun City, so Du Tiejian took Shen Shi to this hundred zhang high city.

However, there is an unexpected thing that Shen Shi did not expect is that on the high wall of the Great Wall, in the middle of the night, there are still many figures, of course, because the Great Wall is huge, those figures are naturally scattered, far away from each other, looking at those people in the distance are often like Du Tiejian, sitting or standing at will, leaning against the stone railing of the city wall, some looking at the bright moon in the sky, some staring at the lights in the city, and some simply curled up in the corner and fell asleep.

Perhaps, those people also have their own different experiences and moods.

Du Tiejian sat on the ground, leaning against the stone wall, looking at the huge bright moon above the sky, the gourd was thrown and caught, he smiled, took another big sip into his mouth, and then closed his eyes slightly, shook his head for a while, and sighed: "Good wine......"

Then he glanced at Shen Shi and said with a smile, "Do you want to take a bite?"

Shen Shi hesitated for a moment, and suddenly thought of the scene of drinking with the old white monkey in the past for no reason, and his mood darkened slightly, but then he nodded and said, "Okay." ”

The green shadow flashed, the turquoise wine gourd was thrown over, Shen Shi grabbed it, brought it to his mouth and drank it, and for a moment a sweet wine fragrance seemed to pass from the tip of his tongue, Shi Shiran went straight into the throat, warm and warm, but there was a trace of coolness and coldness, which made people's hearts skip a beat, and the taste was hearty and indescribable.

Shen Shi walked up to Du Tiejian, returned the wine gourd to him, and said with a smile: "This wine really tastes good." ”

Du Tiejian laughed, as if he saw that Shen Shi also liked to drink, and even his own mood was a little happier, he patted Shen Shi on the shoulder hard, and said with a smile: "Yes, the fine wine I fancy is not bad." It's a pity that it's such a good wine, and it's only available here in Tianhongcheng in the world, and when we go back to the mountain tomorrow, we won't be able to drink it for a while. ”

After that, he shook his head slightly, looking a little regretful.

Beside the two of them, Du Tiejian's black giant sword leaned on the side of the stone wall railing casually, and the little black pig quietly walked to the giant sword at some point, looked up and down, and occasionally tentatively stretched out a little pig's trotter to touch the sword here, there, and seemed to be a little interested in this black giant sword.

Du Tiejian took another sip of wine, his eyes seemed to be hearty, thoughtful, and suddenly said, "Senior Brother Shen, are you Gui Geng this year?"

Shen Shi said: "Nineteen." ”

Du Tiejian nodded, as if he was mentally calculating for a moment, and said, "Well, almost, you ...... three years ago When he disappeared, it was the last year on Herring Fish Island, and what was the realm at that time?"

Shen Shi smiled bitterly, stopped talking, and finally said calmly: "It's the same as now." ”

Du Tiejian seemed to be a little surprised, turned his head to look at him, and after a moment of silence, he waved his hand and said: "Let's talk about those things later, but your realm is really low now, and you have to cultivate diligently after returning to the mountain." Speaking of this, he seemed to remember something, paused, and then said lightly, "Among the disciples of the younger generation in the past few years, I heard that there are several powerful people in a row, who are very valued by the elders of the sect, and they seem to be the newcomers who entered the mountain gate in the same year as you." ”

Shen Shi's heart suddenly tightened, and he raised his eyes to look at Du Tiejian, but found that this senior brother raised his head and drank, but he didn't mean to continue to say more. Although he expected it in his heart, even Du Tiejian said so, presumably in the past three years, those young geniuses who had been on Qingyu Island together had all been brave and diligent.

He was a little troubled in his heart for no reason, faintly a little heavy, and after a while, he suddenly heard Du Tiejian call him beside him, Shen Shi woke up from his cranky thoughts, and promised: "Ah, what's the matter, senior brother?"

Du Tiejian stared at him for a moment, I don't know if it was Shen Shi's illusion, or the reflection of the dazzling light of the bright moon in the sky, for a moment, Du Tiejian's eyes were so bright that they seemed to be able to pierce his heart, but in a blink of an eye, the light dissipated, as if it had never appeared, and then he only heard Du Tiejian say calmly:

"Senior Brother Shen, are you afraid of death?"

Shen Shi was stunned, he couldn't react to this somewhat clueless question for a while, and looked at Du Tiejian in amazement, Du Tiejian didn't seem to have the intention of answering him, smiled, took a sip of wine, and said to himself, saying:

"Between life and death, there is a great terror, and there is nothing strange about the fear of spiritual things. It's just that we cultivators, in addition to cultivating natural roots and spiritual materials, our mental nature is also indispensable. Even if the cowardly person has peerless talent and has a thousand spiritual crystals, he can't go too far. ”

Shen Shi stared at him, was silent for a long time, and then said softly, "Senior brother, but you mean me?"

Du Tiejian looked up at the sky, and said lightly: "In the past eight days, you and I have walked together, and there have been a lot of small talk, although I can't tell what your talent is, junior brother, but just look at your young age, you are well-read and have extraordinary knowledge, especially in the identification of various spiritual materials, even I am ashamed." This kind of talent is really rare, and if you can cultivate your mind, your future will be even more ambitious. ”

Shen Shi slowly lowered his head and didn't say anything more, Du Tiejian glanced at him, smiled faintly, closed his eyes, and it didn't take long for a thin snoring sound, but he fell asleep.

The little black pig next to him turned his head to look at this side, and seemed to be a little dissatisfied with this guy who was still snoring when he was asleep, and glared at Du Tiejian, but it seemed that it seemed to like this black big sword more and more, and it didn't want to leave for a moment, but still snuggled up to the giant sword.

Shen Shi'an sat and pondered, didn't fall asleep for a long time, and finally stood up slowly, slowly walked to the edge of the tall city wall, and looked into the distance by the railing, only to see that in the distant night, the moonlight was shining on the world, and even the vast sea seemed to have become a silver and white sea.

Am I afraid of death...... I...... Are you cowardly......

Shen Shi thought quietly, Senior Brother Du undoubtedly came all the way after Nangong Ying reported back to the Heavenly Sword Palace and then informed Ling Xiaozong of the news, before that, he did not have any intersections with this advanced and crazy senior brother, so his impression of himself must be the past few days, and in preparation, maybe it should be the scene where he saw himself in Broken Moon City.

The appearance that he was surrounded by the three people of Xuanjian Sect and Nangong Ying at that time was really a little weak......

His palm gently touched the hard and rough stone bricks, and his eyes were calm and clear and bright, quietly recalling and introspecting.

Since the age of twelve, he ran away from home, separated from his father for many years, and practiced alone on Qingyu Island, he thinks that he has always been firm and self-reliant, even if it was an accident to the demon world, but in the past three years, he has carefully and persevered to survive, in the face of the cruel infighting in the demon world, several struggles in life and death, whether it is the old white monkey, the stone pig or even other demon clans, he has not said that he is greedy for life and afraid of death.

But why did the elder brother say that......

Or when did you suddenly change yourself......

His eyes slowly dimmed a little, as if he thought of something, and his palm involuntarily clenched slightly, perhaps...... Is it an old white monkey and a stone pig?

Could it be that after seeing the death of the two of them, he suddenly became weak, and he didn't even notice it?

Shen Shi stood quietly, standing on top of the hundred-foot-high Great Wall, facing the bitter wind blowing from the inland sea, and remained silent.

The moon is like water, shining on people without sleep, and the figure is independent, as if in the middle of the moon.

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Following.

The morning light falls, the darkness recedes, and a new day begins.

Du Tiejian yawned, woke up leisurely, stretched his waist and stood up, and then saw the side of the stone wall railing in front of him, Shen Shi stood there looking into the distance, motionless.

A few drops of morning dew wet the placket of his clothes.

Du Tiejian glanced at him meaningfully, but he didn't say anything, but looked back, only to find that the little black pig didn't know when, he actually held his black giant sword and fell asleep beside him, and the corners of his mouth opened and a trace of crystal saliva flowed, dripping on the scabbard of the black sword.

Du Tiejian was stunned for a moment, Rao was his mental experience, and he also felt speechless when he saw this scene, and at this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps behind him, and Shen Shi walked over.

Du Tiejian turned his head and smiled at him, and said, "You little pig is interesting, my big sword is also a bit murderous on weekdays, ordinary demon beasts dare not approach, but it doesn't seem to care at all." ”

Shen Shi nodded with a smile, walked over and kicked the little black pig to wake it up, and then walked forward with the little pig with sleepy eyes, and he was going to turn back to the mountain gate on this day.

It's just that when he walked to the stone steps that stretched from the ground to the top of the wall at a glance, Shen Shi suddenly said, "Senior Brother Du, you said that the stone steps here are not like the statues of our Lingxiao Sect Worship Immortal Rock?"

Du Tiejian glanced at it and said with a smile: "Don't say it, it's really a bit similar, but the scale and momentum here are much larger than ours." ”

Shen Shi smiled slightly, knowing that what Du Tiejian said was indeed the truth, the stone steps of the Great Wall were so steep and towering that ordinary people could hardly climb at all, and there were monks who could go up to the top of the Great Wall.

He walked down one floor, and then said, "When I walked to Baixian Rock back then, I was actually nervous and scared on the stone steps. ”

Du Tiejian glanced at him, and suddenly there was a faint smile in his eyes, but his tone was still flat, and he answered, "Oh?"

Shen Shi said calmly: "Now that I think about it, I was actually a little afraid of death at that time, but ...... Now I can go down on my own. As he spoke, he walked down step by step, the wind blowing past him, and his clothes fluttering, as if with a bit of threat, but his body was always calm.

Du Tiejian walked beside him casually, carrying the giant sword, and after a while, he smiled: "That's right." ”

Shen Shi's footsteps paused slightly, and he suddenly turned to Du Tiejian, bowed down, and said with a straight face: "I am shallow and ugly, or inferior to others, but I have no intention of slacking off in my heart of the Dao." Senior brother is talented, discerning and clear-sighted, woke up to me last night, and the younger brother remembered it in his heart. In the future, I would like to ask my brother to continue to teach me and relieve me of my stupidity. ”

Du Tiejian looked at him deeply, suddenly laughed, shook his head and sneered, but there was no trouble in his expression, but he grabbed it casually, held Shen Shi, and said with a smile:

"I have a good understanding and a good temper, and I am willing to bow my head, which is much better than me. Haha, let's go, let's talk about it later!"

Before the words fell, the figure flew up, but it was he who took Shen Shi and fell directly down, floating like the wind and as fast as lightning.

Just a moment later, on the stone steps, there was a sudden angry wail, and in mid-air, Du Tiejian turned back in amazement, his old face suddenly turned red, with a little embarrassment, and said:

"Oh no, just chic, forget about that little pig......"