Two hundred miles north of the "County Yongshan" in Middle Earth is the tall "Huqi Mountain" (Note 1). Looking up from the foot of the mountain, I saw that the rocks pierced through the air, abrupt and precipitous. But on the whole high mountain, there was not a single grass or tree, and it was extremely desolate. On the left side of the mountain range, from the depths of the mountain from the underground spring water emerges to form a river, called "Shengshui", which flows northeastward, along the way more and more tributaries, the river gradually becomes larger, to 300 miles away, into another large river "Fenshui". Since ancient times, this river has been prolific with a kind of cangsè jade, but no one has ever seen it.

The main hall of the "Ghost King Sect", one of the three major factions of the Demon Sect, was built in the belly of this high mountain's hard and heavy rocks, and few people knew about it. Under the leadership of Ghost Li, Xiao Bai and the Great Wizard finally arrived here after a fifteen-year trek.

Because the great wizard's body was too weak, he had to go down, and the three of them plus the monkey Xiao Ash had to walk, and on the way, Ghost Li also hired a car for the great wizard to ride.

The hardships of the long distance made the three of them sleepy, but in the two of them, the great wizard and the ghost were completely different.

The ghost's injuries have healed one by one, maybe he is a young man!

On the other hand, the great wizard, the whole person's qi is getting more and more ugly, compared to the appearance when he just left Qili Mountain in southern Xinjiang fifteen years ago, it is much more decaying, his face is like ashes, not to mention, since entering the mountain road, there is no carriage to ride, although there are ghosts and Xiaobai to support, but he still walks a few steps to catch his breath, and his body is really poor. Ghost Li was so anxious in his heart that sometimes he couldn't help but be afraid: if he hadn't arrived at Huqi Mountain, this life-saving wizard would die halfway, and he would really have a lifelong hatred.

Fortunately, at noon today, under the light of the warm sunshine, the three of them finally saw the bare summit of Huqi Mountain.

Stopped, although he hadn't reached Huqi Mountain yet, Ghost Li still breathed a sigh of relief, turned to the Great Wizard and said, "Senior, the barren mountain in front of you is where we are going. A little further from here, and by the end of the night we should be at the bottom of the mountain. ”

The Grand Wizard let out a sigh, looked up at the mountain range, smiled a little tiredly, and said, "Don't worry, young man, I won't die until I see your sleeping friend." ”

The ghost was stunned for a moment, then apologized slightly, and said in a low voice: "Senior, I didn't mean to ......"

The old eyes of the great wizard were retracted, he reached out and patted him on the shoulder, shook his head with a smile and said, "I don't mean anything else, it's me, I'm afraid I'm a little more anxious than you." ”

The ghost was silent, smiled, and said, "Senior, we have been walking for a long time, let's rest here for a while, and we will have to hurry later!"

The Great Wizard also seemed a little tired, nodded, and with the help of the ghost, found a fairly smooth stone by the side of the mountain path, and sat down.

"Squeak!" Little Ash, who had been lying on Ghost Li's shoulder, screamed twice, jumped down, and landed on the ground. Along the way, Xiao Ash is the most jīng god, and he has never been tired.

At this moment, the monkey looked around, saw that there were sparse woods on both sides of the road, and after calling twice, he ran in, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Ghost Li glanced in the direction of Xiao Ash, but he didn't care, and turned around and planned to find a stone to sit down and rest. All the way to this day, although the serious injuries he suffered in Qilitong were heavy, they did not hurt his muscles and bones, and he gradually improved, but the wound on his right shoulder still had a faint pain. He gently stroked the wound on his right shoulder with his hand, and the figure of Li Xun of the Incense Valley flashed in front of him, and he snorted coldly in his heart.

Just a moment later, behind Li Xun, there was another slender figure, dressed in white like snow......

Ghost Li shook his head, and was in a daze, and was thinking about it, when he suddenly heard Xiaobai's words suddenly ringing beside him: "Why is Huqi Mountain so desolate, I have been watching for a long time, and there is not even a single grass or tree?"

Ghost Li frowned and said, "It's been like this since I arrived here. ”

Xiao Bai stood beside him, was silent for a moment, shook his head and said, "When I left here back then, Huqi Mountain was full of verdant mountains and lush vegetation, which was completely different from now. ”

Ghost shook his head and said, "Then I don't know." ”

Xiaobai sighed, turned around, and didn't say anything more.

Ghost Li glanced at Xiaobai, knowing that she recuperated here with the fox demon clan thousands of years ago, and she really had a strange feeling for Huqi Mountain, but she didn't know what to say, and with his state of mind at the moment, he didn't want to talk more.

As long as she remembers that Baguio is in that mountain range, and maybe she will be able to regain her life at this time. As soon as he thought of this, Ghost Li couldn't help but feel his blood boiling all over his body, and he couldn't think of anything else.

The three of them rested for a while, and when the great wizard's body recovered slightly, Ghost Li led the two to continue walking, saying that they were leading the way, but in fact, they were only the great wizard alone.

Xiaobai walked alone in front of him, his face was quiet and silent, but he seemed to be gradually familiar with the surrounding road. At the beginning, she also asked Ghost Li about the few forks in the road, or waited for Ghost Li to walk on the right path, and then she followed.

Later, it seemed that the memories of the past had begun to awaken in Xiaobai's heart, and naturally, she turned into a leading figure, leading the people behind her and walking on the mountain road leading to Huqi Mountain.

Little Ash, the monkey who came back from the woods at some point, had a few more wild fruits from nowhere in his hand, and grabbed them in his hand and gnawed them.

Behind Xiao Ash, there was also a large wine bag, which was stolen from the Miao people in southern Xinjiang. Originally, there were two wine bags, but they drank intermittently along the way, and the monkey was actually growing in the amount of wine, and after fifteen rì down, he actually drank a large bag of spirits, and he was never drunk again.

On the way, Xiaobai saw that the monkey was always dragging the wine bag around, which was really troublesome, so he sewed a strap on the wine bag with a cloth belt and let Xiao Ash carry it on his back. This is good, Xiao Ash is even more happy, and runs around with the wine bag on his back.

The three of them and one monkey, in this way, in the sound of monkeys eating wild fruits, each silently moved forward with their own thoughts.

As the sky slowly darkened, just before dusk came, they finally reached the foot of Huqi Mountain.

Almost at the same time, the Great Wizard and Xiao Bai's bodies were shocked, and the Great Wizard seemed to feel something, glanced at Xiao Bai who was standing beside him, and said in a low voice: "You also feel it?"

Xiao Bai Xiu's eyebrows furrowed slightly, with her thousand-year-old spirit fox's Taoism, this spiritual power and feeling are naturally extraordinary, and extremely keen. Almost as soon as she arrived at the foot of Huqi Mountain, she suddenly felt that in this high mountain, under this seemingly ordinary desolation, there was a faint strong evil aura revealed.

This evil aura is so fierce that even her such a high Taoist can't help but feel jealous. And after feeling it carefully, she actually relied on her keen spiritual power to perceive that there were two other spiritual powers that seemed to be weak, although she was unwilling, she could only accept her fate and surrender to the evil spirit.

In this mountain, I am afraid that there is a big secret!

Slowly put away his face, and in a blink of an eye, Xiao Bai, who had a flat expression, glanced at the great wizard, but he didn't expect that this old man who seemed to be sleepy and dying actually had such a keen feeling, it seems that witchcraft in southern Xinjiang really has its own uniqueness.

She nodded slowly, lowered her voice, and said, "What a heavy evil spirit!"

The great wizard was silent for a moment, nodded, and the two of them looked at the ghost next to them at the same time, but they saw that there was also a strange look on the ghost face.

In his sleeve, the blood-devouring beads on the black sè devouring soul suddenly lit up, and the blood-red sè light flowed non-stop, and even the sleeve robe couldn't cover it.

Ghost Li slowly took out the soul devouring and raised it in front of him, only to see the front end of this magic wand, the light of the blood devouring bead was strangely flashing, and the layers of bright red light slowly emanated, and the traces of blood on the bead were even clearer one by one, and they could be seen from the past. And along his wrist, the blood-devouring beads carried bursts of cold and slightly excited breath all over his body.

Ghost Li's gaze was deep, and he looked up at the high mountain in front of him, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.

It was a sign of Bloodthirsty's desperate thirst for blood!

It was all too familiar to him.

The Ghost King himself stood at the entrance of the Ghost King Sect's main hall, waiting outside a secret door hidden behind the boulder to greet him, and it was not difficult to imagine how much he attached importance to the great wizard brought back by Ghost Li.

After the three of them appeared in front of them, the Ghost King and Ghost Li nodded casually, as if they had said hello, and then walked quickly to the Great Wizard, looked the Great Wizard up and down, a trace of surprise flashed on his face, and said, "This master, your body ......"

The Great Wizard smiled faintly and said, "The old and dying man, his fate should be like this, and he is here today just to do his best." As for success or failure, it also depends on the will of God. ”

The ghost king bowed to the ground, bowed deeply, and said in a deep voice: "The master is a master in the world, and I don't talk much about vulgar words." The journey is hard, and it's too late tonight, so please ask the master to go to this mountain cave for a night, and then ask the master for advice. ”

The Great Wizard nodded, looking at him, he was indeed very tired.

As soon as the ghost king beckoned, someone next to him had already run over and helped the great wizard in. The others all got out of the way, and a moment later, the figure of the Great Wizard disappeared into the belly of the mountain.

The ghost king slowly turned around, and at this moment, the person standing in front of him, in addition to the ghost force, there was also a strange and charming woman behind him. As for the monkey Xiao Gray, he opened his three eyes and looked at the people in front of him.

The Ghost King's gaze stopped on Xiao Ash for a moment, and then glanced at Xiao Bai behind Ghost Li, and finally, he returned to the young man in front of him.

"Are you hurt?" said the Ghost King slowly.

Ghost Li was silent, but nodded.

There was a sudden silence in the room, and the two men stood facing each other, and the atmosphere was a little strange. It's been ten years, and the ghost king has taught ghost Li carefully for ten years, but there always seems to be an invisible deep groove between the two of them.

Behind the Ghost King, stood Qinglong, Youji, and many other disciples.

Ghost Li's gaze slowly swept over, and there were many faces that he recognized, because there were many of them that he destroyed the Demon Sect and brought these forces under the banner of the Ghost King Sect. At this moment, the elders and others of the original Blood Refining Hall were also standing in the crowd.

Only the wild dog Taoist is not among them, I don't know if he is still wandering the world with the fortune-telling Zhou Xian Ye and Sun two?

The power of the Ghost King Sect seems to be growing stronger and stronger.

The mountain wind blew, and I don't know whose clothes were swept up, whirring. In the depths of the mountain, there seems to be a black shadow, faintly shaking.

Ghost Li withdrew his gaze, although he couldn't see clearly, but he knew who the person in the dark place was—Mr. Ghost!

This mysterious figure, who seems to be forever hidden in the dark, hides behind the Ghost King.

"Is this girl your friend?" you brought it back?" the ghost king asked lightly, and there was no trace of strange expression on his face.

Ghost Li hesitated for a moment and said, "She said that she was your old friend and wanted to come back to visit you." ”

The ghost king was stunned, this answer was much more than he expected, and he couldn't help but look at Xiaobai a few more times, but he couldn't remember when he knew such a woman, and immediately said, "This girl, have we ever known each other in the past?"

Xiaobai took a step, sighed, and then smiled: "Is she okay with the idiot?" Is it still the same as before, in a daze from time to time, looking at a flower, you will also see the idiot and stupid?"

The ghost king's body shook violently, and a rare look of astonishment appeared on his face. Not only him, but even Qinglong, Youhime and the others, who had been following him for a long time, changed their faces at the same time, and an unbelievable expression appeared on their faces.

The ghost king stared at Xiao Bai and said for a while: "Who are you, how can you know Xiao ...... Idiot?"

Xiao Bai's eyes wandered, crossed the crowd, and looked upward, only to see that in the dusk, the shadow of Huqi Mountain was desolate and tall, and there was a particularly bleak scene.

How much time has slipped quietly between your fingers......

"Do you remember," she said faintly, "the origin of the name of this mountain?"

The ghost king's eyes lit up, his eyes were blazing, but his face was even heavier, and he said in amazement: "You are a white ......."

Xiaobai said lightly: "I'm a white fox!"

The mountain wind blew with a "whin", rolling up the light dust on the ground and flying silently into the distance.

In the secluded stone room, the furnishings are very simple, tables, chairs and beds, simple furniture, this is the bedroom of the sect master of the ghost king.

The only thing that is a little conspicuous should be the red sandalwood desk placed against the stone wall, with three thick stacks of books neatly placed on it, a white jade pen holder on the desktop, a small wolf pen resting, and the ink on the inkstone next to it is still not dry. And a little farther away, there is a blue and white pen wash, bright and clear, containing half a basin of water.

All of this gives people an elegant demeanor, and there is absolutely no trace of what the world can imagine the appearance of the lord of the great sect of the Demon Sect.

The ghost king and Xiaobai were standing in this room at this moment, and there was no third person present except them.

On the other side of the room, on the stone wall, hangs a gold drawing of a beautiful woman, carefully examining a blooming flower, and a pair of butterflies fluttering in the lace. It's just that the woman in the painting looked so carefully and attentively, and all the jīng gods were on the flowers, and she didn't notice the appearance of the butterflies next to her.

The delicate brushwork of this painting, the meticulous slow drawing unique to the style of fine brushwork, have been vividly exerted by the painter, the woman in the painting, almost as if she came to life, her infatuated with flowers, is even more out.

Xiao Bai silently looked at the woman in the painting, and after a long time, he sighed low and said: "Your painting skills are really amazing, you paint the idiot so realistically, when you see the painting, it is like seeing a person." ”

The ghost king standing behind Xiaobai was also looking at this painting at this time, and there was tenderness in his eyes that had never been shown in front of outsiders. He shook his head silently, and after a moment he whispered, "I just hate that I can't save her!"

Xiao Bai's eyes did not leave the painting, and said quietly: "I never knew that the person who Ghost Li wanted to save was the daughter of you and the idiot." ”

The ghost king smiled miserably and said, "When the idiot went, I couldn't catch up with her for the last time, and over the years, every time I thought about it, my heart was like a knife." Now she has nothing left but Baguio...... But she didn't ...... either."

Xiaobai said lightly: "She didn't see the wrong person, it was her blessing to choose you." I don't think she had any regrets before she died. ”

The Ghost King was silent.

Xiaobai stepped forward, stretched out his gentle fingers, and gently stroked the delicate and beautiful face of the woman in the painting, and his eyes gradually glowed with a faint crystal light, with a little sadness and a little pity.

The monkey Little Gray squeaked and jumped on top of the bed. Returned to the bedroom of the ghost of Huqi Mountain, which I hadn't seen for a long time, it didn't seem to have a strange feeling at all, jumped on it a few times, suddenly remembered something, reached out and moved the wine bag behind him, pulled the stopper, and drank a big sip of spirits.

After a pause, the monkey let out a long breath and squinted his eyes with a happy and contented expression.

Ghost Li stood in front of the bed and looked at the monkey's expression, silent, slowly shook his head, sighed, turned around and walked to the door, opened the door and walked out, and then closed the door with his backhand.

The corridor is deep and stretches forward. He walked slowly through the tunnels in the heart of the mountain, and along the way, everyone who saw him bowed their heads in greeting. It's just that his face is indifferent, and his eyes are only looking ahead, as if a place is calling him.

After walking around the corner and through the passage, the figure of the disciple of the Ghost King Sect gradually disappeared. When he came to the familiar icy stone room, he saw a ghostly silent figure.

The black veil on Yuhime's face moved, and she turned around and looked at Ghost Li.

A ghostly gaze swept over her black veil and landed on the stone door behind her. The next moment, he walked over without the slightest hesitation, pushed open the stone door and entered.

The stone door slowly closed behind him, and Yuhime's figure remained motionless, standing alone at the door.

In the stone room, on the cold stone platform, in the rising white smoke, the beautiful woman was lying there peacefully, as if there was a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.

Ghost Li leaned his back against the stone door, and suddenly, his indifference and strength seemed to suddenly relax, a little loose, a little peeling. The rest was only a figure of Xiao Suo, who slowly walked up and sat down beside her.

"I'm back, Baguio......"

Light smoke floated up, floating upwards from the cold stone platform, making Baguio's body look as if there was something unreal. Her face is so beautiful, her smile is so warm, isn't it, she also knows about this man's return?

"You're saved, Baguio. His voice was low and slightly trembling, "Ten years, ten years." ”

"I've let you lie like this for ten years, I'm really useless, you must blame me...... No, no, how can you blame me, you're just smiling at me, aren't you?"

There was no answer, only a light smoke, slowly gathering and parting in front of his eyes.

"I will definitely save you, Baguio, you will definitely wake up. He whispered, "We'll be together, Baguio, for the rest of our lives, we'll all be together!"

The muffled words dispersed with the light smoke, drifting through the stone chamber, and then gently drifting away, leaving no trace.

Note 1: "The Classic of Mountains and Seas, the Third Volume of the Book of Mountains, the Classic of the North Mountains" Huqi Mountain: The county Yongshan is two hundred miles north, and it is called the mountain of Huqi, without grass and trees, and many green. Shengshui is out of Yan, and the northeast flows into Fenshui, which has many jades.

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