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Gu Xianzong didn't even look at the pack of wolves, he just swung Anchen's sword away from them, stepped in front of Yan Xiao, and said, "Yan Xiao, you should retreat by yourself, I promised Aye not to hurt you."

Yan Xiao seemed to have heard some joke, and the devilish energy around her body increased greatly, a long knife was condensed in her hand, and she said coldly: "I don't need him to plead for me!"

The next moment, sword and sword meet.This is the second time the two have fought each other. Gu Xianzong has a general understanding of his offensive, and thinking of a quick victory, he condenses his true energy directly on Anchen, and the sword quickly slashes towards the long knife, sparking bursts of white light .

Although Yan Xiao is a demon cultivator, he has been unwilling to kill people to improve his cultivation, and has only relied on wolves to attack for so many years.But now, Gu Xianzong's whole body was so strong that his wolves couldn't get close to him.In addition, his moves seemed to be seen through by Gu Xianzong, and he already felt more and more difficult.

With a sound of ding, Yan Xiao's long knife was cut by Anchen and shattered into seven or eight blades.Yan Xiao opened her eyes slightly, swiped the blade in her hand with a wave of her right hand, stepped back a few steps, condensed a demonic energy in her hand, used the broken blade as a hidden weapon, and threw it towards Gu Xianzong.

Gu Xianzong raised his hands to form a formation, condensing the whole body's true energy in front of him, and a wall of true energy emerged to block the blade easily. This formation is exactly the "Thousand Illusion Heart Protection Art".

The next moment, the wolves rushed forward.Gu Xianzong raised his hand to grab a wolf's neck, thought for a moment, and then threw it out violently.He didn't want to kill, but Yan Xiao saw this, and kept urging the wolves forward, and Gu Xianzong was entangled with the wolves for a while.

These beasts entangled endlessly, which made Gu Xianzong bored for a while. He wanted Yan Xiao to take the initiative to withdraw the wolves, so he threw Anchen in the air, injected with true energy, and in an instant, Anchen spun rapidly, forming countless sharp swords. The small sword formation condensed in the air.

Yan Xiao panicked, Gu Xianzong had actually reached the level of cultivation that could condense a sword formation.He blew the flute quickly, and after two long notes, the wolves scattered away.

Seeing this, Gu Xianzong withdrew from the sword formation, and in an instant, he arrived in front of Yan Xiao, and slammed his palm on his chest.Yan Xiao took several steps back and fell to the ground, with blood gushing out of her mouth.

Gu Xianzong pressed Anchen against his neck and said: "You are defeated, get out!"

Yan Xiao spat out blood, "Fart, I have to go to Fengyangmen! Kill me if you dare!" Then she thought of something and laughed, "Oh, yes, the Taoist priest promised Ah Ye, no It will hurt me. There is nothing you can do about me!"

Gu Xianzong also laughed after hearing this, "It's okay, just don't let Aye know."

As soon as the words fell, Gu Xianzong condensed his true energy into his body, controlling the true energy to move back and forth in his body.

Yan Xiao instantly felt as if his whole body was being bitten by something, his brain was buzzing, and when he felt that he was about to be unable to hold on, the true energy in his body suddenly dissipated.Yan Xiao gasped for breath immediately, and just about to speak, another burst of true energy came in.He repeated this more than a dozen times, and this torture was even more unbearable than his falling into the devil's way.Yan Xiao turned pale and roared angrily: "Gu Xianzong, you might as well kill me with one knife!"

Gu Xianzong kept his hands full of anger, and said in a warm voice: "That won't work, Aye will be angry if you die."

Blue veins popped out on Yan Xiao's forehead, "You...you...I will definitely tell Aye the next time I see him!"

Gu Xianzong continued to smile, "You still have time to think about 'next time'? Whether you can survive this time or not is another matter."

Yan Xiao: "..."

Gu Xianzong tortured him like this for most of the night, Yan Xiao finally let go, and he said weakly: "Okay... I promise you, I won't go... I won't go to Fengyangmen."

Hearing this, Gu Xianzong withdrew his hand and said, "You'd better remember what you said, and don't bother Aye again!"

Yan Xiao said: "Hey, I only promised you that I wouldn't go to Fengyangmen tomorrow, but I didn't promise that you wouldn't look for Aye again! As long as I live in this world, he, Su Ziye, won't be happy!"

Gu Xianhong frowned slightly, and said, "What happened between you two?"

When Yan Xiao heard it, she became furious, and said indiscriminately: "Aye, this bastard, thanks to my father's kindness to take him in..."

Before he could finish speaking, another tormenting true energy flowed in his body, Gu Xianzong said: "Speak well, don't scold people."

Yan Xiao: "...Gu Xianzong, are you sick! Aye is always ungrateful and wolf-hearted..."

Another burst of true anger.

Yan Xiao was so angry that she was furious, but she couldn't fight and couldn't run.It was also impossible for him to finish the whole thing without scolding Su Ziye, and he said after a while: "Why don't I separate out the divine sense, and you can see for yourself."

Gu Xianzong thought for a moment, then nodded.

Yan Xiao closed her eyes tightly, separating her consciousness, and Gu Xianzong also closed her eyes, allowing herself to enter Yan Xiao's memories.He saw a middle-aged man holding Su Ziye, who was about twelve or thirteen years old, standing in the medical hall. Yan Xiao, who was also a child, was looking at Su Ziye and asked, "Father, who is he?"

Hall Master Yan signaled Su Ziye to sit on the chair, turned around and said, "Xiao'er, he is Aye, and he will do odd jobs in our medical hall from now on."

Yan Xiao looked at Su Ziye's dirty appearance, and didn't feel any disgust, she walked up to him and pulled him, "How old are you this year?"

Su Ziye avoided his touch and said, "I'm 13 years old. I'm dirty, don't get dirty...Young Master's hands."

Yan Xiao smiled, "It's okay, I am not afraid of being dirty when I practice medicine. Also, don't call me 'Master', you are here to help our house, not to be a person. I am 15 years old, you can Call me Brother Xiao."

Su Ziye was slightly stunned, and after a while, he laughed, "Okay, brother Xiao, please give me some advice from now on."

Both of them were teenagers, they were about the same age and got acquainted quickly.Yan Xiao has always felt that no one at home can play with her, and now it is not easy to have a partner, she just feels happy in her heart.After Su Ziye finished grooming, Yan Xiao realized that the little beggar was so good-looking, and she fell in love with him more and more, so she stayed with Su Ziye every day, teaching him to identify medicinal materials and tormenting prescriptions.Gradually, he really regarded Su Ziye as his own brother.

Originally, the life was very harmonious like this, but Su Ziye was clever and diligent in learning things, and soon won the appreciation of Yan Guanzhu.Master Yan no longer asked him to do chores, but began to teach him medicine himself.Yan Xiao was also happy for Su Ziye at the beginning, but with such an excellent person by her side, after a long time, she would inevitably feel jealous.

Yan Xiao gradually became more and more indifferent towards Su Ziye.

On this day, as usual, the two finished learning new prescriptions with Master Yan.

Hall Master Yan arranged the herbs and said, "Let's go here today."

Su Ziye thought for a while, then raised his head and said, "Master Yan, can we add bamboo leek to today's prescription, which can not only reduce phlegm, but also neutralize the bitterness of licorice."

Master Yan thought for a while, nodded and said: "It is indeed possible, but bamboo leek is cold in nature, and this medicine is mainly used to treat shortness of breath. If there is too much bamboo leek, it may have a negative effect."

The two discussed how much bamboo leek to add.Yan Xiao is not surprised by this situation, as long as she learns new prescriptions, Su Ziye will always have a lot of problems.He rolled his eyes and said: "Father, today is my birthday, you promised to have dinner with me, so stop talking about these things."

Hall Master Yan didn't go to see him, but said: "Xiao'er, you go first. I'll go find you after I've discussed with Aye."

Yan Xiao looked at Su Ziye coldly, and reluctantly withdrew from the herb storehouse.As soon as he walked to the hall, he met Azhu, the youngest daughter of Aunt Wang's family next door.

Ah Zhu looked twelve or thirteen years old, with a melon-shaped face and two braids hanging down in front of her body, very delicate and charming.

Gu Xianzong was trapped in Yan Xiao's consciousness, so he was naturally affected by Yan Xiao's emotions.As soon as he saw A Zhu, he felt his heart beat faster, presumably this girl was someone Yan Xiao liked.

Yan Xiao straightened her hair and said with a smile, "Azhu, you're here."

Azhu smiled and called "Brother Xiao", looked around again and said, "I'll get my mother medicine. Well, why don't you see Aye?"

Yan Xiao snorted, "You don't care what he does, he's in the warehouse with my dad. If you want to get medicine, I'll help you."

After saying that, Yan Xiao turned around to help her grab the medicine, missing Azhu's somewhat disappointed expression.

After a while, Yan Xiao handed the medicine to A Zhu, and said a little embarrassedly: "A Zhu, do you want to stay a little longer, I... just happen to have nothing to do, let's chat for a while."

Ah Zhu wanted to see Su Ziye in his heart, and wished he could stay in the clinic for a while, so he immediately nodded and said, "Okay."

Yan Xiao didn't know what she was thinking, she just thought that she was willing to be with her, and was very happy in her heart, so she pulled Azhu to sit down together.The two chattered casually, seeing that the sky was getting darker, Su Ziye didn't come out.

Azhu sighed, and said: "Brother Xiao, I'm going back, and if it's later, my mother will tell me."

Although Yan Xiao didn't want to be separated from her, she also didn't want her to be scolded by Aunt Wang, so she could only say: "Okay, then go home quickly."

Azhu lowered his head and thought for a moment, then took out a sachet from his bosom and handed it to Yan Xiao, embarrassedly said: "This...I made it myself..."

Yan Xiao took it immediately, and said with a smile: "Did you know that today is my birthday, and you made it specially for me? A Zhu, you are so kind!"

Azhu was a little embarrassed after hearing this, "Ah, today is Brother Xiao's birthday? I...I don't know...I didn't prepare any present for you, sorry..."

Yan Xiao smiled and said, "It's okay, it would be nice if you gave me this sachet."

Azhu was even more embarrassed, and said after a while: "This...is for Aye..."

Hearing this, Yan Xiao was stunned, and the smile on her face gradually disappeared.He looked down at the sachet carefully, and there was a word "leaf" embroidered on the lower left corner.

Azhu's face was flushed, and she said, "Brother Xiao, please hand it over to Aye for me. I...I..." She was very shy, as if she couldn't speak any more, she turned and ran away.

Looking at her disappearing figure, Yan Xiao gripped the sachet tighter and tighter.Before he had a chance to express the love in his heart, there was no need to say it anymore.

After a long time, he came back to his senses, only felt that the sachet in his hand was a hot potato, and he wished he could throw it in Su Ziye's face immediately.Yan Xiao ran to the storeroom, and was about to open the door to enter when she heard the owner Yan say: "Aye, why don't I take you in as a foster son."

These words directly fixed Yan Xiao in place, his face turned pale, and he was powerless to push the door open.

I only heard Su Ziye say in the room: "Master Yan... I can't, I'm really sorry, but... my father is very important to me, I really can't..."

Hall Master Yan interrupted him with a gentle voice: "It's okay, I didn't think carefully. I always thought you were an orphan who lived on the street because you had never met your parents. I never thought that Aye had a loving father in his heart."

It took Su Ziye a long time to say: "Master Yan, you are very kind to me, I don't want to hide it from you... In fact, I am the young master of Fengyangmen."

After hearing this, Yan Xiao was startled. Although they were not from the martial arts world, they still had some understanding of Jianghu affairs. He had also heard about the defection of the young master of the Fengyang Sect some time ago.Unexpectedly, the little beggar taken in by his father was the ambitious young master, and he hated Su Ziye even more in his heart.

But the owner of the hall Yan said: "It turns out that Aye is from the martial arts. I also want to hand over the medical clinic to you and Xiao'er in the future. Now it seems that you definitely don't like it."

Su Ziye quickly said: "No, Master Yan is very important to me. You took me in and taught me medicine. In my heart, I already regard the medical hall as my other home."

The two chatted a few more words, but Yan Xiao could no longer listen.The sentence of entrusting the medical clinic to them to take care of it was like the last straw that broke the camel's back.Su Ziye's excellence, Azhu's love for him, and Yan Guanzhu's regard for him have completely taken root in Yan Xiao's heart, and he loathes Su Ziye to the extreme.

Gu Xianzong felt his emotions and somewhat understood him.Originally, he was carefree and considered an outstanding talent in the small town, but because of Su Ziye's sudden appearance, he divided half of all his things, and even robbed some of what he didn't have. How could he not I hate Su Ziye.It may not be possible to avoid resentment towards adults with a sound mind, let alone Yan Xiao is only a teenager now.

From this day on, Yan Xiao began to taunt Su Ziye with sarcasm, expressing her disgust to the fullest.Su Ziye felt the change in him, so she avoided him unconsciously.

One evening, when Su Ziye was arranging the medicinal materials in the medicinal material warehouse, Yan Xiao rushed in suddenly. She was taken aback when she saw him, and asked coldly, "Where is my father?"

Su Ziye didn't raise his eyes, and said in a low voice, "Master Yan was a little tired after dispensing the prescription, so she fell asleep in the hut below."

The hut under the medicinal material storehouse is specially used for resting the owner of the hall, so extra layers of bricks and tiles were specially added when it was built, and the sound insulation effect is very good.

Su Ziye had been avoiding Yan Xiao for a while, and the two hadn't been alone for a long time, Yan Xiao finally seized this opportunity today, and wanted to make things clear to Su Ziye.

Yan Xiao said coldly: "Get out of the hospital tomorrow and never come back!"

Su Ziye felt a little baffled, and said, "Why should I leave? Why should I listen to you?"

Yan Xiao walked up to him and said word by word: "I know who you are and what you have done before. If you don't want me to tell you, get lost!"

Hearing this, Su Ziye was startled, his face turned cold, and he said: "I only listen to Master Yan, if he lets me go, I will go."

Yan Xiao said: "You can fool my father, but you can't fool me! A despicable and shameless villain like you doesn't deserve to live in this world!"

Su Ziye is still a child after all, he knows what the martial arts have said about him recently, but he is obviously not that kind of person.The feeling of being wronged and misunderstood is really uncomfortable, and the anger in his heart also came up, saying: "I'm not that kind of person, stop talking nonsense!"

Yan Xiao smiled, "What kind of person are you? Ingratitude? Ambitious wolf? Worse than a pig or a dog?"

Su Ziye said angrily, "Shut up!"

Yan Xiao didn't care about him, and continued: "Why, dare to do it or not? You even beat your own father, so why don't you let me tell you!"

Su Ziye grabbed his collar and said, "Nonsense! I... I don't have one!"

Yan Xiao took the hand he pulled over, "Why are you guilty! It seems to be true, you actually hurt your father! You really are a white-eyed wolf!"

This incident was a thorn in Su Ziye's heart, now that Yan Xiao provoked it, the anger in his heart became even worse, and he did not consciously use force to hold his hand, saying: "That was an accident!"

Yan Xiao continued to scold: "White-eyed wolf! Ingratitude! Despicable and shameless!"

The two pulled each other like this, and gradually wrestled together.Su Ziye didn't use moves, she just fought with him, the medicinal material storehouse was messed up in a short while, the two also fought from inside to outside, and then from outside to the outer hall.Both of them had bruised noses and swollen faces, and their bodies were painted.

Suddenly, someone shouted: "Fire! The warehouse is on fire!"

Yan Xiao and Su Ziye came back to their senses in an instant, and hurried to the medicinal material storehouse, when the fire had already started.Both of them were startled and panicked, and they fought the fire together with the crowd.Suddenly, Su Ziye's face turned pale, and he murmured: "Master Yan... Master Yan is still below..."

Yan Xiao was stunned, threw the water basin on the ground, rushed into the room quickly, and shouted: "Dad! Dad!!"

However, before he could take two steps, he was pushed to the ground by those who came to put out the fire.Yan Xiao twisted her body recklessly and shouted heart-piercingly, "Let go of me! Let me go!! My father is still inside!!!"

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The fire lasted for nearly an hour before it was extinguished, and a charred corpse was carried out.Yan Xiao and Su Ziye sat on the ground blankly, their faces were stained with tears.

At this time, someone in the crowd said: "It seems that the cause of the fire is that the candle was overturned and the medicinal materials were ignited."

Yan Xiao and Su Ziye looked at each other without saying a word.But they all knew in their hearts how the candle turned over... Suddenly Yan Xiao grabbed Su Ziye's neck and shouted: "It's you!! It's all your fault!! It's because of you that my father died!! How do you still have the face to live in this world!!!"

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Gu Xianzong's eyes went dark, he couldn't see anything, he knew that it was Yan Xiao who withdrew his consciousness.

Yan Xiao seemed to be still immersed in this painful memory, and after a long time, his expression returned to normal, and he said slowly: "Gu Daochang, have you seen what kind of person your Aye is! He killed my father, and you actually And ask me not to look for him again?"

Gu Xianzong sighed, he is not an outsider who can comment on this matter, and it doesn't matter who knocked over the candle.After a while, he only said: "Yan Xiao, since you believe in your heart that Aye killed your father, why didn't you just kill him?"

Yan Xiao said with a smile: "That's because he is alive, he must live in pain all the time! This is better than killing him!"

Gu Xianzong said softly: "Ah Ye is strong-minded, he will apologize to Master Yan for the rest of his life, but he will never indulge in this pain. You are very clear about this. If you don't kill him, you just Because you don't want to hurt him. Who are you torturing all these years, him or yourself?"

Yan Xiao was stunned, the things in his heart that he had been unwilling to admit all along were easily exposed by Gu Xianzong.He was silent for a while, and suddenly roared like crazy: "You fart! What do you know! Gu Xianzong, you don't know anything!!"

But Gu Xianzong had already left, and he was the only one left in the forest.

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When Gu Xianzong returned to the town again, it was already daylight.A group of people stood in front of the inn, looking at the mountain.Gu Xianzong felt a little strange in his heart, found the shopkeeper of the inn, and asked: "Shopkeeper, what happened? Why are everyone standing outside?"

The shopkeeper said: "Last night, there was a fire on the mountain. It was a big fire. It seems that Fengyang Gate was burned!"

Gu Xianzong was startled, and quickly asked: "Fengyang Gate is on fire? What's going on?"

The shopkeeper said: "I don't know, just a few hours ago, it suddenly caught fire, and even part of the forest was burned."

Gu Xianzong asked anxiously: "Where is that person? Has anyone come down from the mountain?"

Hearing this, the shopkeeper looked at him and saw that Gu Xianzong was dressed as a martial artist, guessing in his heart that he might know someone from Fengyangmen, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Uh... I didn't see anyone coming down... Everyone said that people from Fengyangmen might …all burned to death…”

Gu Xianzong's heart sank, he pushed aside the crowd and walked up the mountain quickly.The more he went up, the more frightened he was. The originally flat stone steps had been blackened by the smoke. Indistinct.

Gu Xianzong stood inside the Fengyang Gate, and there was a mess everywhere, the air was filled with a pungent smell, and dark gray granular objects were suspended in the air.

Aye's words suddenly appeared in his mind: "Fengyangmen is beautiful, if Taoist Gu comes, I will definitely take you to have a good time."

His heart flustered, and he rummaged through the ruins inch by inch. The ground that had just been burned was still warm, scorching his palms, but he didn't care at all.Suddenly, he saw a semi-circular object and froze instantly.

Trembling, Gu Xianzong picked up the object and carefully wiped off the ashes on it, his heart completely lost its vitality.

That was the bracelet that Su Ziye had been wearing all along.