In the early morning, when the first rays of sunlight pierced the brilliant clouds on the horizon, a human head suddenly appeared on the slowly flowing river.

When the old man hoeing in the field on the shore heard the sound of the water, he thought it was a big fish, but when his eyes fell on the river, he immediately hurriedly put down the hoe in his hand and rushed to his grandson, who was playing by the river, in three steps and two steps.

The child looked like he was only four or five years old, staring at Qi Kai with a pair of big eyes, motionless, and exclaimed happily: "Grandpa, look, there is a person!"

The old man stopped his grandson behind him and reprimanded, "Don't look at it!" but it was too late, and the people in the river had already spotted them.

The old man looked at the man on the river in horror, and kept retreating.

Qi Kai slowly climbed to the shore, shook the water on his head, smoothed the clothes on his body, and then turned to the old man and said, "Uncle, may I ask"

Before Qi Kai's words were finished, the old man begged for mercy as if he had seen a ghost: "Daxian, we have never done anything that hurts heaven and reason, please spare us."

Qi Kai was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly it turned out that the old man regarded him as a monster.

It is no wonder that the old man looks like he is facing a great enemy, and anyone who sees someone suddenly appearing in the river will be startled.

Qi Kai explained with a smile: "Old man, you can see clearly, I am just a mortal like you, not a great immortal. ”

The old man secretly glanced at Qi Kai suspiciously, and it turned out that he was really a half-grown young man. He hesitated, "But why did you suddenly come out of the water?"

Qi opened his eyes and said: "I am a fisherman upstream, and I have caught a big fish in the morning, but I accidentally let it run away and chased it all the way here, but it is too flexible for me to catch it, so I have to surface." ”

The old man was secretly relieved, he had lived here for decades, and he also knew that big fish often appeared in the river, and fishermen were usually very good in the water, so the young man who looked young in front of him suddenly emerged from the water could explain it.

But the old man did not completely dispel his doubts, but asked in surprise: "Since you are catching fish in the water, why are you empty-handed?"

Qi Kai was stunned, he didn't expect the old man to ask such a sentence, but he didn't answer immediately, but asked with a smile: "At this time, if the old man suddenly encounters an injured rabbit, will he go home and get the steel hairpin and chase it again?"

The old man suddenly smiled relaxedly, he shook his head, and said, "Yes, it will be too late to get anything at that time." ”

Qi Kai said: "It's a pity that I'm not a good fisherman, otherwise, I wouldn't have forgotten the fish hairpin on the boat." ”

The old man said, "But you are a fisherman who refuses to miss an opportunity. ”

Qi Kai smiled and asked casually: "Old man, you are well-informed, I wonder if you have heard of a reclusive master in the world around here?"

The old man said, "Oh, what kind of worldly master?"

Qi Kai said: "It is said that this person has the magic power of knowing the past and breaking the future, but because the younger generation has encountered some trouble recently, I want to ask him for advice." ”

The old man suddenly said: "Life is in the world, fate has long been predestined, even if you find him, he may not be able to help you." ”

Qi Kai was stunned, seemed to be thoughtful, and suddenly said with a smile: "Presumably I think you know where he is, please give me some advice." ”

The old man was silent, as if he didn't want to reveal the residence of the worldly master to Qi Kai, and he suddenly said: "When I was young, I also learned to meet and divinate for a few days, so why don't I calculate a hexagram for you." ”

Qi Kai looked at the old man in surprise, and then shook his head gloomily, and said, "The matter of the younger generation, it is still not troublesome to the old man." ”

He had turned to leave, but the old man's voice came behind him: "From your face, you were rough when you were young, and you have no relatives."

Qi Kai's body stiffened suddenly, but he didn't look back.

The old man continued: "When I was young, I suddenly changed things, and I am afraid that in recent years, I am afraid that I will be riddled with blood. ”

Qi Kai suddenly turned his head, quietly stared at the old man standing with his beard, and said movingly: "Old man, do you have a way to crack it?"

The old man shook his head slightly, and said in a deep voice: "In the past, all the bad karma was caused by greed and hatred, although you were not greedy or hateful, but you committed the precept of infatuation; ”

Qi Kai was taken aback and said movingly: "What the old man said is not bad, but I don't know how the younger generation should deal with it?"

The old man smiled slightly: "People live in the world, but if you practice once, everything is empty, good and evil will be rewarded, just fight sooner or later, why are you too persistent?"

Qi Kai slowly lowered his head, he understood what the old man meant, it was to let him temporarily let go of his master's grudge, but if the master's revenge was not avenged, how could he rest assured? He raised his head and just wanted to speak, but saw that the surrounding field was empty, and the old man who was clearly standing opposite him with a smile just now disappeared silently in an instant!

A sixth-order magician didn't even notice how an ordinary old man left!

In addition to being frightened, he suddenly understood that this inconspicuous-looking old man was probably the worldly master he was looking for

Before this, he never imagined that the person he was looking for would be such an ordinary and ordinary appearance, in his mind, this kind of master must be a fairy wind and bones, hidden in the mountains and forests on weekdays, how could he carry a hoe to the field to hoe grass?

They searched all around, and the hoe was gone!

He suddenly remembered the little boy who looked happy to see him, since the old man spoke, he had stayed behind him obediently, not saying much, where did he look like an ignorant child?

Qi Kai sighed, he came on the hesitation, but he didn't expect the old man to send him away in a few words, so he had to return in disappointment.

He jumped into the icy water again and ran away with it.

Demon Sky Pavilion.

Qi Kai stood in front of the wide stone steps, silently staring at the quaint and old hall above.

Although the stone steps are covered with floating ash, they are still sharp and angular, and a sense of sadness arises spontaneously when they step on it.

Five years ago, when he stepped on this stone staircase for the first time, he had a sense of awe in his heart that he had never felt before, not only the majestic figure standing at the top of the high stone steps, but also the huge structure that had silently stood for countless days and nights, like an ancient beast, as if it would wake up at any moment.

But he now knew that this giant beast would not wake up from its deep sleep under any circumstances, not even when the Martial Pole Hall was killing in this place.

He looked at the wide square in front of the hall, and suddenly thought of a question: At that time, the Martial Pole Hall only sent forty shadows, even if the shadows of six sixth-rank martial artists besieged the master who was an eighth-order magician at the same time, I am afraid that they would not be able to take advantage, but why did the eight masters and brothers die tragically under the sword at the same time?

With doubts, they all stepped into the temple. The temple, which was originally spotless, is dilapidated, and the beams of the hall are covered with cobwebs.

He remembered that day.

Dozens of black-clothed people besieged the eight masters and people, just like dozens of black dogs jumping back and forth in the main hall, Qi Kai was suddenly startled, and immediately stepped forward, at that time, the master and senior brothers had already been injured, especially the fourth senior brother, the snow-white magic robe had been soaked in blood, red and white, especially dazzling.

Qi Kai's addition did not have a noticeable effect, but the speed of the Shadow Guard suddenly increased

He stepped over the back threshold of the main hall and walked slowly forward, stopping at the mouth of a circular well nearly a foot in diameter.

This well used to supply drinking water to the entire Demon Heaven Pavilion, but now, it has dried up.

Could it be that it also knew that it would not be inhabited again, so it died?

Qi Kai looked at the mouth of the well in a daze, and suddenly his eyes froze, and he found that there was a small porcelain bottle in the mud that had long been dried up and cracked at the bottom of the well!

This well is only for drinking water, why is there a porcelain bottle?

Qi Kai jumped down, ignoring the conflict between the Tianyuan Force and the magic element, and forcibly released the Wind Walking Technique.

The body slowly fell to the bottom of the well, opened it and gently brushed away the soil covering the porcelain vase, pinched the vial in his hand, and carefully examined it.

The gourd-shaped bottle looks delicate and small, and even if you hold it in your hand, you won't be easily noticed, but why is it here? What was the original content of this bottle?

Could it be poison?!

Qi Kai's complexion changed, and his figure suddenly rose from the ground and flew out of the dry well.

He carefully searched around the dry well, and sure enough, he found a cork under a patch of dead grass!

This stopper is not porcelain, but wooden. Anyone who has used a porcelain bottle knows that although this kind of small bottle is very easy to carry, it is only suitable for holding some powder, if it is filled with liquid, it will leak out of the porcelain stopper, and with a wooden stopper, it can be stored well.

Qi Kai's eyes flashed, and he carefully took the porcelain vase into his arms, and then checked each room one by one.

Master was originally a person who loved cleanliness and kept the room tidy at all times, but at this moment, the room was not only full of dust, but also very messy, obviously the traces of someone searching it later.

He casually picked up the thin book on the ground, gently dusted off the thick dust on it, and the familiar handwriting jumped into view.

The notes are a record of each student's performance, even down to a certain moment on a particular day.

Qi Kai flipped silently, silently looking at one familiar word after another, and tears suddenly burst out of his eyes uncontrollably. These familiar handwriting contains Master's expectations for every student, but it also contains how much love he never knows!

On the last page of the note, there are only a few words of Liao Liao: Haizi handed over the change, opened and did not return, and I did not see him for a few days, and I am afraid of illness.

He seemed to see the Master sitting alone under the magic lamp in the dead of night, carefully recording stroke by stroke

The tip of Qi Kai's nose was unbearably sore, and hot tears slid down and dripped on the yellowed pages.

He looked up and sighed, slowly smoothed the book, put it in his arms, pressed it against his chest, and then leaned quietly against the corner of the wall, letting the tears slide down.

The guilt and apologies that had been suppressed for a long time finally found a suitable time and surged out.

After a long time, Qi Kai wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, turned around and searched again.

The tables and chairs used to record Master's life had collapsed, and only the old magic lamp was still hanging alone on the wall.

Qi Kai stared at the magic lamp in a daze, as if he remembered that the master had spent one lonely night after another under this light. He frowned suddenly: the magic lamp is not something that is often touched, why is the edge and corner of the hand smoothed?

He stretched out his right hand and gently grasped the handle, and there was immediately a rounded and cold feeling in his hand.

Problematic!

Even a handle carved in fine stone would not be so smooth if it wasn't pinched and held regularly.

Qi Kai's hand slowly strengthened, but he didn't expect the handle to be really turned!

The wall next to the magic lamp suddenly opened, and a deep, steep stone staircase snaked down and disappeared into the darkness.