In the evening, the square outside the main hall of Xuanqing Gate was crowded with people, some watched the excitement, some arranged banquet tables and chairs, and some chatted and exchanged. However, they were all apprentices who had just passed the test, and the high-ranking monks knew that it was not their own field, so they walked away.

After Chen Mu left the cave mansion of the red-clothed nun, he met a few apprentices on the road, and learned that there would be a grand banquet tonight, so he temporarily decided to attend this banquet first, and then go to the master after it was over.

An hour later, Elder Sun's exciting words of encouragement finally ended, and the banquet officially began.

Because some apprentices who were not very lively did not come to participate, the scene was almost all lively and active children, and it was very lively at the beginning.

These children have been away from home for two years, and the surnames that have been suppressed by the boring Xiuzhen life have now completely exploded!

The more reserved children gather together to eat, drink, talk and laugh, the slightly naughty children chase after each other, and the slightly thoughtful children look for the shadow of the senior monks. Of course, there are also children like Chen Mu who wander around.

"Chen Mu, right? It's been a long time, do you remember me?" a familiar voice came.

"Shi Wei?!" Chen Mu was indeed surprised.

The two former "teammates" found a table and sat down, but Chen Mu had always had doubts about how he could pass through the mountain road.

Before Chen Mu could speak, Shi Wei spoke first, "Since I saw you in this square two years ago, I have long wanted to ask how you entered the mountain gate, and now I finally have this opportunity!"

"Well, let's talk about how you got up the mountain first, soon after you met the mountain charm, you won't be able to see the shadow, and everyone thinks you've had an accident. Chen Mu asked with a puzzled face.

"Be more concerned! That day, I walked in front of the storm, and in order to cheer myself up, I kept shouting slogans, ignoring the mountain charm on the side of the road. As I walked, I suddenly found that there was no road ahead, and I was very surprised, this mountain road leads to the Xuanqing Gate, how could there be no road? Looking back, all of you are not there, and now I am very scared. Looking around, I was standing on a circular meadow, surrounded by fog, and the mountain path had disappeared into thin air. Shi Wei said casually, picking up a pheasant leg and nibbling on it as he spoke.

Chen Mu listened very carefully, this was completely different from the strange thing they encountered, and he firmly believed in his heart that if he could find the similarities between the two encounters, he might be able to crack the secret of the mountain road.

"This meadow is very strange, there is a strangely shaped boulder in the middle, I don't know who carved a strange pattern on the boulder, faintly visible faint golden streamer. ”

At this time, Chen Mu immediately remembered the black giant egg he had seen in Shuijing Lake, which seemed to have a similar pattern.

"Is there anything else special about there?" Chen Mu thought for a while and couldn't help but ask.

"Ha, it's gone, there's nothing left except two big trees. I walked around the meadow, and there was a thick fog all around, and there was no land to step on, as if I was on an isolated island. At that time, I had no way to go to heaven and no way to go to the earth, and soon I went to sleep boringly, but don't believe it, I was really tired. ”

"Then how do you get back to the mountain road?" Chen Mu asked again, as if he was about to have a clue.

"Quite simply, I heard a loud sound of something breaking in my sleep, and when I woke up, I was lying on the trail. Shi Wei looked indifferent, and continued, "At first, I thought I had been dreaming, but when I touched my chest, I found a piece of turf that I had dug out of that grass...... I brought this turf with me, and I originally planned to take it back for you to study, but I haven't found any place with this strange grass in the past two years. Shi Wei reluctantly took out the piece of turf from his arms and handed it to Chen Mu.

Chen Mu put away the strange grass in disappointment and sighed, there was still no clue about the black python, but the pattern on the boulder reminded him of that thing, is there any connection between the two.

"Did you encounter anything strange when you went up the mountain?" finally it was Shi Wei's turn to ask, and he couldn't wait to ask.

At this time, a pair of small hands blindfolded Chen Mu's eyes, "Guess who I am??" a girl asked mischievously while standing behind Chen Mu.

"Yan Xingyu! I finally saw you! I really miss you, you have been meditating in the cave for the past few years, let me take a good look at you!" Chen Mu was very happy as soon as he saw Yan Xingyu and resumed the child's surname, in his heart, the closest person was Chen Bei, the sister of the family, Yan Xingyu. After all, she was the first girl from other places that Chen Mu came into contact with.

"Brother Chen Mu, I haven't seen you for two years, I'm really afraid that you will be eliminated, since the last time I said goodbye, as long as I encounter setbacks in cultivation, I remember your words of encouragement, it can be said that your spirit has been with me until now, and now that I see you again, I really didn't disappoint~~ Ah, you are so much taller than me!" As he spoke, he compared his height with Chen Mu......

The three children were very lively, and after a while, several other children joined in, and a group of children away from home soon met each other and became friends.

However, there was no banquet in the world, and it was not until Elder Sun announced the end of the banquet that the group of children reluctantly returned to their respective caves.

When Shi Wei learned that Chen Mu and the others had only encountered a stronger storm, he nodded in disappointment. Perhaps no longer exploring the root cause of this matter would be beneficial to his future cultivation.

Yan Xingyu was pulled back to the cave by the senior brother who was not very good-looking. She had already agreed with Chen Mu that the two of them would pass the final test a year later and officially embark on the path of cultivating immortals together.

It was late at night, and there were only a few people left in the square, one of them was Chen Mu, who was wandering back and forth alone, looking at his expression as if he was waiting for someone, and as if he was thinking about something.

"I still haven't seen her ......", Chen Mu sighed slightly, and reluctantly left the square, and the next place to go was the cave of Master Huoli.

There was no moonlight, Chen Mu walked alone on the dark mountain road, and there were bursts of unknown insect cries around him. Recalling the beginning of his physical cultivation two years ago, this mountain road that made him tired and out of breath back then is now so relaxed, can those bitter and happy days still come back?

His brow furrowed when he thought of the white room that had been confined after the fall from the cliff, why had the idea that she had been responsible for all this for two years been shaken again?

"Well, I'm about to see her, so why do I want to hear her explain first? Chen Mu was nervous and entangled.

On the one hand, he believes that Xia Xue is the initiator who caused his soul to break away from **, and on the other hand, he especially hopes that Xia Xue can say a reason that can convince him. Perhaps these two are a pair of contradictions themselves.

Just when Chen Mu was standing on the mountain road and thinking about it, a black shadow ran from the bottom of the mountain and inadvertently passed him, and at this moment, everything in Chen Mu's eyes was still...... With that strong and slender body and short shoulder-length hair, is that her?!

With a strong heartbeat, Chen Mu called a person's name in a slightly trembling voice - "Xia Xue!";