Zuo Liuying eats, sleeps, and does nothing like a normal person, and he hasn't done a moment of spiritual homework, and sometimes when he sits on the front steps of the door, it looks like he's thinking, but Zeng Fu can see at a glance that it's just in a daze.

His body had recovered, and Nedan didn't seem to have much of a problem, he just lost interest in the practice. One day, the neighbor's puppy got lost for a while, rushed into Zeng Fu's house from the empty courtyard gate, looked at Zuo Liuying for a moment, barked crisply and turned around and ran, at that moment, Zuo Liuying showed obvious interest, his eyes blinked, as if to stop the puppy, but in the end he didn't speak.

Zeng Fu looked in his eyes, walked over and asked, "How long do you plan to stay with me?"

Zuo Liuying looked up at the orphan she had brought up, and felt incredulous at the fine wrinkles on her face, "I don't know how long it will be, I don't have any plans now." ”

"Good. Zeng Fu heard this answer is enough, she didn't go to the neighbor's house to ask for a puppy, it is too ordinary, short life, not worthy of Zuo Liuying, who rarely changes, the next morning, she went to the palace, and came back in the evening, holding a newborn silver-horned unicorn in her arms.

"The unicorn has a long lifespan, so I can play with you for a while, but I remind you that if you want to go, you must tell me in advance, so I can send the unicorn back, it has parents, and it can't live with me, it's you who raise it, not me." ”

Zuo Liuying, who was sitting on the steps, nodded his head and stretched out his arm, and the little unicorn, who had just been full moon, struggled to jump from Zeng Fu's arms to the ground, stumbled to Zuo Liuying's side, stretched out his tongue and licked his fingers.

Zeng Fu prepared a reclining chair and a stool in the courtyard, but Zuo Liuying was only willing to sit on the steps in front of the door of the West Wing.

"Also, if you want to name the unicorn, you can't call it 'flea' or anything, you've read so many books, you have to think of an elegant and chic name. ”

Zuo Liuying never gave a name to the spirit animal, Zeng Fu just in case.

That's it. Zuo Liuying began to raise unicorns, he was very experienced in this area, he never needed Zeng Fu's help, occasionally cast spells to keep them clean, and he never used other spells.

Two months later, the little unicorn grew unusually strong and very mischievous, and Zeng Fu had just cleaned up the place, and it tossed it into a mess. The "enemy" of the once whisk was nothing but dust. There was another unicorn, and the battle went on every day, and at last Zeng Fu gave it a name, the broom, because she had to carry the broom at least once a day to chase the overly lively unicorn.

Each time, Qilin quickly ran under Zuo Liuying's legs, staring at Zeng Fu with ruby eyes from between his knees.

"No wonder Mu Xingqiu wants to name the unicorn 'flea', these guys are not worrying about each other, and they don't deserve an elegant name at all. Broom, come out for me, what's the matter with the water stains under the table?"

Zuo Liuying was as taciturn as ever. didn't move, quietly protecting the little unicorn with his knees, Zeng Fu was too angry, he cast a spell to remove the traces that should not be.

Zeng Fu was not as annoyed as he seemed. In fact, she was so happy that she sometimes hummed cheerful tunes unconsciously, and even she didn't know where she heard them. Occasionally, she would grab a broom and reprimand her in her hand. But he was never willing to really fight.

When the unicorn is three months old, it begins to grow horns, and the top of the head is painful and itchy, and it often can't help but rub against the corner of the wall. This not only causes abrasions, but also affects the shape of the horns when they grow up, and it is Zeng who wraps a thick strip of cloth around the head of the broom and watches its movement all the time.

As a result, the silver-horned unicorn named Broom received meticulous care like a little patient, but it was not as humane as the Pangshan spirit animal, finding every opportunity to run away from Zeng Fu or Zuo Liuying, and hit the wall and tree with its head wrapped in thick cloth, and let out a high-spirited cry from its mouth.

Busy and orderly, Zeng Fu likes this kind of life very much, but whenever she is free, she will quietly look at Zuo Liuying, knowing that he will not be so quiet all the time, and he will not always sit on the steps in front of the door of the West Wing.

He's waiting.

Autumn went to winter, and one snowy afternoon, the horns of the broom had just grown two or three inches, and it was still wrapped in thick strips of cloth, like a little girl with a bun - it was indeed a female beast, Zeng Fu had just found it, and regretted calling it a broom, but it was already called Shunzui, and the unicorn did not recognize the other name - the top of its head was not so itchy, and it ran around in the snow, and when it heard a knock at the door, it immediately threw itself at the gate of the courtyard, and made a posture of battle.

Zeng Fu sighed slightly in her heart, knowing that the visitor was definitely not looking for her, and what she didn't want to happen still came. She hurried to open the door, and as soon as the broom heard the sound of the courtyard door being pushed open, she turned and ran to Zuo Liuying, who was too big to hide under her legs, so she could only stand there by him, and her courage grew again, and her red eyes were shining at the door.

The visitor was Xin Youtao.

He said a few polite words to Zeng Fu, and quickly affirmed his intention that he had come to visit Zuo Liuying.

Zeng Fu also responded politely, brought Xin Youtao to Zuo Liuying, wiped the snow off the stool, and then went into the house to do her own thing, no matter what she felt in her heart, she would not interfere with any decision of Zuo Liuying, that was her father and hero, she knew that there were many people in this world like Qilin, who wanted to hide by Zuo Liuying's side to find support.

Xin Youtao sat on the stool, much taller than Zuo Liuying, who was sitting on the steps, which made him uncomfortable, coughed, and said, "Winter is not suitable for straw hats." ”

"Hmm. Zuo Liuying didn't wear a straw hat, and there were several inches of snow on his head, and he didn't seem to notice it at all.

"The war will start next autumn, and the generals of the Holy Rune Army will be divided into sixteen routes, seven of which will level the country and nine ways to attack the land of demons. The kingdom wanted to surrender at all costs, but Emperor Ci did not accept it, he said that the benevolence of the moment will leave the disaster of eternity, and the opportunity to completely eliminate the demon clan is this time, and he must not be merciful. ”

Zuo Liuying still just snorted, his eyes didn't even look at Xin Youtao, staring at the snow under his feet, and rubbing his right hand lightly on the back of the Qilin.

"Daotong-" Xin Youtao glanced up, he couldn't see the Daotong Tower from here, but he could feel the soft, ubiquitous spell, like the residents of the entire imperial capital, he was used to the existence of the ancestor spell, unlike ordinary people, although the uneasiness in his heart was sometimes strong and sometimes weak, it never disappeared, "Daotong will not participate in the war next autumn." The Taoist priests didn't say anything, but the facts were clear. ”

Zuo Liuying still looked uninterested.

Xin Youtao hesitated for a moment and whispered, "I received a letter from Yang Qingyin and Xiao Hao. ”

Zuo Liuying's gaze finally turned, looked at Xin Youtao's eyes, and said, "There are no secrets in the imperial capital. ”

Xin Youtao certainly understood that under the shroud of the ancestral master's spell, no one could keep it a secret, even if it was just an idea, it couldn't escape Kun Chao's prying eyes, and strangely, Kun Chao never reacted in any way. It doesn't seem to care about those suspicions and conspiracies.

"They invite you to look at the mountain, and it is said that what it feels like there...... It's different from Huangjing. Xin Youtao still couldn't say what was in his heart, even if it wasn't a secret.

"So they found Mu Dong'er. ”

"That's what the letter says, and there seems to be some progress over there. Xin Youtao can only say this, because he doesn't know what the so-called "progress" means.

"I don't go to Wangshan, I don't need it there. Zuo Liuying's refusal was straightforward.

Xin Youtao stared at Zuo Liuying's face tightly, hoping to see a hint, and finally sighed in disappointment, "Don't you even feel hopeless?"

"There may still be hope. But not with me, and I can't help. Zuo Liuying withdrew his right hand, and the little unicorn, who was enjoying the stroke, lost support and almost fell. Leaning on his lap, "I used to be a Taoist priest, and all my thoughts were expected by Dao Tong. ”

The current Taoist system is Kunchao.

"We were all once Taoist priests, Mu Xingqiu, Yang Qingyin...... Is there no hope?"

"Nothing can be thought of is hope. ”

"Then why did you and Mu Xingqiu still formulate ...... Three plans?" Xin Youtao unconsciously lowered his voice again. He knew about the three plans from Yang Qingyin's letter, and he rejoiced for a while, until Zuo Liuying poured a basin of cold water.

"Planning is meant to be done. Not to guarantee success. ”

"I came to visit, just to know, what else can we do?"

Zuo Liuying didn't speak, Xin Youtao had already guessed the answer: all he could think of was hope, and he couldn't get a plan from Zuo Liuying to form ideas and language.

"I see. Xin Youtao stood up, brushed the snow off his body, waved his hand at Zeng Fu in the house, and walked outside, the unicorn followed silently, until the human closed the courtyard door outside, it returned to normal, and ran around excitedly.

Zeng Fu heard the conversation between the two, and she understood a little more from Zuo Liuying's words, so she took out the baggage that had been prepared a long time ago and filled it with a few more clothes.

Her hunch soon had clear evidence, Zuo Liuying usually went back to his room to sleep like a normal person after nightfall, but this night he had been sitting on the steps, the broom had gone to rest, and he didn't move.

Early the next morning, Zuo Liuying finally stood up, shook off a thick layer of snow, took the burden from Zeng Fu, who had already gotten up early, and said to her: "Qilin stays with you, and I will come back once a month in the future." ”

Zeng Fu laughed and said, "What does it feel like to save the world?"

"It's no different from when you clean up the house every day. Zuo Liuying walked out with his baggage on his shoulder, and the unicorn broom was still asleep, knowing nothing about parting.

Zuo Liuying doesn't actually need this baggage, the place he wants to go is not far, and he doesn't even need to fly.

At three o'clock in the morning, he walked into the tavern that was used as the entrance to the Taoist Tower, and many people on the road recognized him and pointed and pointed, but they did not dare to come forward to speak.

Nothing had changed in the tavern, not even the toppled tables and chairs had been touched, and the only sign of magic here was that it was too tidy, the kind of cleanliness that Zeng Fu could not achieve no matter how hard he tried.

Pangshan Sect Master Yang Yannian stood in the middle, obviously expecting Zuo Liuying's arrival, "Patriarch agreed to your return to the Dao system, and he also asked me to tell you that Mu Xingqiu has entered the uncovered land, not far from the separation of body and soul, and he will not hold out until spring." ”

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