Seven days passed in a flash, and one night after seven days, at the bottom of the valley full of stone orchids, a very mysterious thing happened.

The moon is full tonight, but the moon is covered by thick clouds, only to see the stars are sparse, under the dark sky, the sea of flowers at the bottom of the valley is swaying with the wind in the dark, flashing with a slight luster, looking like a ghost fire from a distance.

At this time, under the blowing of the heavenly wind, countless stone orchids swayed violently, frequently flashing with demonic white light, and at the same time emitting high-frequency sounds, like the sorrowful cry of cicadas in the dark night.

Suddenly, the fire in the flowers was flourishing, as if many candles were lit in an instant, and the stone orchids spontaneously combusted, and after a while, they disappeared into the air, turning into countless golden dots and starlight and melting into the soil.

Immediately after, in the center of this place where the stone orchids bloomed, more than ten white rays of light suddenly appeared from the soil and shot straight into the sky, and in the blink of an eye, the effort disappeared, and the silence around returned to silence.

I don't know how long later, the loose earth suddenly surged, and a white arm stretched out from it, the skin of ice and snow, white and red, and fragrant, there was no doubt that this was the arm of a living person.

The night passed, and the next day, Xue Yunchong woke up from his dream in a daze, and was surprised to find that the stone orchid that had been shelved with the Heavenly Sword was missing, and it disappeared out of thin air!

"How can this be?" Xue Yunchong was puzzled, the doors and windows were closed, it was impossible for him to float outside, and there was definitely no one to steal a flower, there was only one possibility, it really disappeared, and disappeared out of thin air without warning!

A wonderful thought suddenly rose in Xue Yunchong's heart, and he immediately took the Heavenly Sword and hurried out, heading towards Long Shilan's burial place again.

When Xue Yun rushed to the bottom of the valley, he saw a completely different scene from before, the biggest difference was naturally that the sea of flowers was gone, leaving a large open land, the most interesting of which was that there were traces of soil turning in the center of the land, where the body of Long Shilan should have been buried, but now it disappeared without a trace.

"How could this be? Where did these flowers go?" Xue Yunchong hurriedly rushed to the approximate location where Long Shilan had been buried before, and after confirming it again and again, he was horrified to believe that Long Shilan was indeed gone!

"Sister Lan, Sister Lan!" Xue Yunchong called out loudly, turning around to look around, but he couldn't see half a figure around.

"Miss Long, she must still be alive, yes, she must be alive......" Xue Yunchong was pleasantly surprised, although he couldn't find Long Shilan for a while, he already had a lot of hope, he had come out of the abyss of despair, and his mood was as bright as seeing the sun.

The purpose of the alliance leader selection conference is a grand event initiated by Ziyun Zhenren and supported by the old man of the Sword Saint, the purpose of which is to let the majority of famous and decent families join the same spirit, concentrate power on a strong and respected person, and be more united and efficient when encountering foreign invasion or exorcising demons, the purpose is to benefit the people of the Qiankun world, and eliminate demons.

The competition venue is shot in the ring in the central square, and the elimination system is adopted, and the players are randomly drawn, and the winner advances, and the loser is eliminated.

On the first day of the conference, Ziyun Zhenren defeated all opponents without suspense with shocking strength and entered the second stage.

At night, the crowded central square became crowded, only a few people were still drinking at a wine stall on the side of the road, among them was a girl in blue, with a beautiful face and a graceful figure, but her expression was a little sullen, and she was drinking wine alone.

"Can I have a few drinks with the girl?" a man with a bow and arrow sat opposite the girl in blue, holding a jug of wine in his hand, and it was Ma Zhong.

The girl in blue turned out to be Ziyan, she and Ma Zhong fought at the Young Heroes Meeting, and the two didn't know each other, at this moment I saw Ma Zhong who hadn't seen him for many days, and I was a little surprised, and I smiled at Ma Zhong for a while, and said casually: "It turned out to be Brother Ma, I haven't seen you for many days, how are you doing?"

Ma Zhongdao: "I'm a wandering hunter, I live everywhere, there's nothing bad about it, but I think of you from time to time." ”

When Zi Yan heard this, she didn't have an obvious reaction, but said lightly, "Really?" and raised her wine glass to take a sip again.

"I'm really happy to see you here again. Ma Zhong said from the bottom of his heart.

"Well, so do I. Ziyan nodded, a little unimpressed, and suddenly asked very eagerly, "Didn't your friend join you?"

"My friend?" Ma Zhong thought for a moment before saying, "Do you mean Xue Yunchong?"

Zi Yan nodded slightly, hummed softly, and had an urgent expression on her face.

Ma Zhong was a little frustrated when he heard this, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that the girl in front of him cared about Xue Yunchong very much, and might even treat Xue Yunchong as a lover early in the morning, and was silent for a moment before saying: "I'm not with him, I don't know where he is now." After speaking, he tentatively added: "Do you have anything to do with him?"

Zi Yan was obviously very disappointed when she heard this, and her eyes lowered slightly: "It's nothing special, although I haven't seen him appear yet, but I can feel that he has come, somewhere in the city." ”

Ma Zhong asked in surprise, "Can you feel the snow clouds rushing into the city?"

"It's just a little bit of a woman's intuition, and it's not surprising. Ziyan said lightly, poured herself another glass of wine and drank it, and continued: "My master also said that he must have come too, and I believe my master's words." ”

Ma Zhong thought for a while, silently raised the wine jug and poured a few big sips of wine on his neck, before he said slowly: "Your master Ziyun Zhenren stole the limelight in the ring today, I think this martial arts competition can end early, and the position of the leader of the alliance belongs to your master." ”

Zi Yan heard the words and said: "People say so, but there are no absolutes in the world, today never knows what will happen tomorrow, maybe a master will be killed halfway!"

Ma Zhongdao: "I have watched all of today's competition, among the winning players, only your master won by an overwhelming advantage, and the rest were narrowly won, or took advantage of some luck, and there is still a big gap between your master's cultivation." ”

"I think so too. Ziyan nodded in agreement, "If my master really becomes the leader of the alliance, then there is nothing wrong with that." ”

"How is your master?" asked Ma Zhong.

"Master, he is a jealous and hateful person, although sometimes he will use some extreme means, but I know that he has his own reasons, and he is never ambiguous in slaying demons and demons, and he is never soft. Ziyan said.

Ma Zhongdao: "It seems that your evaluation of your master is quite high." ”

Zi Yan sighed and said: "He treats me like a daughter, and I also regard him as my biological father, and I can't repay his kindness to me in my life." ”

"When did you come under his door?"

"I have been an orphan since I was a child, and I was adopted by my master when I was very young, and my childhood memories are a little blurry, and I don't even know who my biological parents are. Ziyan said.

When Ma Zhong heard this, his heart was touched, and he said with a hint of compassion: "It turns out that the life experience of the purple girl is so bleak, if it weren't for meeting your master, I'm afraid it would be difficult to survive in this troubled world......"

"Brother Ma, don't just talk about me, but also about yourself, right?" Ziyan suddenly looked at Ma Zhong with interest and asked him, "Why do you want to be a wandering hunter?"

When Ma Zhong heard this, he suddenly felt a little bitter, put down the wine jug in his hand, and said indifferently: "Because ...... This is my ideal ...... There are some things that I can't tell you for the time being, but I'll tell you when I have a chance to tell you later, okay?"

"Oh, then we'll talk less and drink more. Ziyan said and raised her glass, "Come, I'll toast you!"

"Okay!" Ma Zhong grinned, raised the flask and toasted with Ziyan, then put down the flask and asked, "Purple girl, there is a sentence I don't know whether to ask or not, but I want to know." ”

"Just ask, just say anything, I don't like to hide and beat around the bush. ”

When Ma Zhong heard this, he asked seriously: "Do you like Xue Yunchong?"

Faced with such a straightforward question, Zi Yan did not hide it at all, and replied calmly: "To be honest, I found that I was really in love with him. ”

Although Ma Zhong had already been mentally prepared, he never expected that Ziyan would answer so quickly and so straightforwardly, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, and sorted out his messy thoughts before saying, "If you really like him, I can help you find him and convey your heart for you." ”