stardust

"Senior brother, may I ask if Master is not in the mountain?" Yun Hai asked the senior brother passing by while practicing his sword.

The elder brother stopped and looked at Yun Hai, and replied gently: "Master often goes out to travel in the clouds and helps people hunt at night. I don't know why Junior Brother Yun is looking for him? Master has explained that if Junior Brother Yun needs him, you can send him a message." .”

"Ah, Master really said that, Master is very kind, but I have nothing to do at the moment, I just didn't see him, so I asked casually. Master is the suzerain, and he went out to hunt at night in person. It's really hard. Why didn't he send disciples? Let's go?" Yun Hai didn't expect that Master really cared about him, and asked again with a happy face.

The elder brother replied: "The master said that the disciples come here to learn the arts, and only after they have completed their studies can they go out to hunt at night, otherwise they will be sent to die. Therefore, all disciples of the Xiaoyue Sect can only practice in the mountains, unless the master Personally select disciples to go hunting with him."

"Oh, Master is very thoughtful, but does that mean we can't go out of the mountain at will? Then what happened to the last Baijia Xianmen Night Hunting Conference?" Yunhai continued to ask.

The elder brother patiently replied: "When the master is not around, the disciples are not allowed to go out of the mountain. Last time, the master was invited by the immortal governor to choose the conference where we went together."

"Wow, it turns out that the No. 1 in the last night hunting conference was the elder brother, you are really amazing!" Yun Hai immediately praised the elder brother when he heard the elder brother's words.

The senior brother smiled slightly, without denying it, and then said: "If Junior Brother Yun has nothing urgent, then I will go and guide the other Junior Brothers first."

Yun Hai nodded and thanked with a smile.

"It seems that Master recognized you and gave you special care." Lei Shan joked softly on the side.

"By the way, did Master see that letter? What was written in the letter?" Lei Shan asked again, he was still thinking about the letter.

"Master saw it, but I didn't. I'm ashamed to peek at Master's letter." Yun Hai replied, waving his sword.

Lei Shan let out an "oh", and then guessed in his heart: "Maybe Master came down the mountain just because of this."

Xiao Xingchen was dressed in white, with a Shuanghua sword on his back, and a whisk in his hand, looking at a large lake in front of him.

Several villagers surrounded him, the leader probably being the village head.

The village head said: "Daoist Xiaoyue, look, this is the lake. Our village has been growing lotus roots in this lake to raise fish and rely on it for food. But recently, people always steal lotus seeds and fish, and in the middle of the night we can hear girls crying Sound, we organized a team to patrol the lake for several days, but found no one, presumably there is a monster, and asked the Taoist priest to help us get rid of this monster. This is a thank you gift, please accept it.”

Xiao Xingchen nodded, accepted the money pouch handed over by the village chief, and said softly: "I will do my best, please go back first, and wait for the good news."

The village head and several villagers thanked each other gratefully, then turned and went home.

Xiao Xingchen looked at the lake, but didn't notice any evil spirits, so he walked into a small boat on the shore, sat down, and waited for the night to come. According to the villagers, the thief should come out at night to steal things.

Night is coming soon, and a new moon hangs in the dark sky.

"Huh, huh, huh", there was a sound of water, Xiao Xingchen used magic to hide his figure, and Yujian flew into the air.

I saw that the water surface in the lake was divided into two halves, a road appeared, and then a thin little girl jumped out from the bottom of the lake. The little girl had white hair and looked very pretty.

"Sure enough, there are still demons!" Xiao Xingchen thought to himself.

I saw the little girl reached into the water on both sides of the road, pulled out a few fish, and then picked some lotus pods, put them in the basket behind her, and was about to go back.

With a wave of Xiao Xingchen's hand, a golden net flew down and caught the little girl. The little girl squatted on the ground with a terrified cry.

Xiao Xingchen flew to the little girl and asked, "What kind of monster are you? Why do you want to steal things from this fish pond? Don't you know that this fish pond has an owner?"

The little girl seemed to be frightened, shrank into a ball, and did not answer.

Xiao Xingchen felt pity in his heart, he removed the gold screen, and said softly, "Don't be afraid, I won't kill you. Who are you? Why did you come to steal things? Where are your parents?"

The little girl raised her head slowly, she has a pair of big and bright eyes.

She said tremblingly: "I'm not a demon, I don't have parents. I'm hungry. I came to catch fish and pick lotus seeds to eat. This is what a big brother told me. He was injured and then left again."

Xiao Xingchen held the little girl's hand, sure enough he had no demonic aura, he was human, and asked again: "Then how do you live in the water?"

"I have been living in a cave by the lake. From the cave, I can walk to the bottom of the lake. My elder brother gave me a bead. With it, I am not afraid of the water. Then I can pick lotus pods or catch fish to eat." The little girl Answered sincerely.

Xiao Xingchen carefully looked at the little girl's face, it didn't look like she was lying, and continued to ask, "Where did big brother go?"

"I don't know. I used to catch fish for him to eat every day. One day, he gave me a bead and told me that he had recovered from his injury and was leaving. Then he left and I lived alone in the cave. "The little girl Xu felt that Xiao Xingchen was not a bad person, so she replied seriously.

"Where is the cave? Can you show me there?" Xiao Xingchen felt a little strange, so he asked kindly.

"Sure. Come with me." After finishing speaking, the little girl stood up and walked forward. Wherever she walked, the lake water would part, revealing a path. Xiao Xingchen followed her, feeling even more puzzled.

The two walked to the bottom of the lake. There was a big rock at the bottom of the lake with a hole in it.The little girl walked straight into the cave, but Xiao Xingchen was blocked from the outside. Looking carefully, it turned out that there was a spell protecting the entrance of the cave, "It seems that the elder brother cast the spell to protect the little girl." Xiao Xingchen After chanting a mantra, and then passing through the seal, he did not destroy the spell, thinking that he might still be able to protect the little girl.

After entering the cave, Xiao Xingchen was shocked, the cave looked like a fairy mansion, the walls of the cave were made of luminous stone, shining brightly, and the ceiling of the cave was inlaid with some precious stones, emitting light.There is a white jade bed and a sapphire table in the cave, and the floor is covered with crystal stones, shining brightly.There was also a golden stove with a bead in it, and a blue flame was burning.

After the little girl went in, she cooked the fish on the golden stove with ease. It turned out that there was a thin stone plate on top of the golden stove, and the fish was cooked on the stone plate.While waiting for the fish to be cooked, the little girl peeled lotus seeds and ate them.

Xiao Xingchen sat lightly beside the little girl, helping her peel the lotus seeds while inspecting the cave. It was really a strange cave. Where did such a cave come from?

"Little sister, what's your name? Where did you save that big brother?" Xiao Xingchen asked.

"My name is Yunduo. This is my own name. The elder brother said it sounds nice. I rescued him by the lake. He fainted. I fed him water and he woke up. Later, I stole fish for him. He ate it, and was almost caught by the uncles in the village. The elder brother gave this bead, and the uncles would never catch me again. Then he left." The little girl spoke incoherently, and after she finished speaking, she took the bead from her clothes. He took out a bead from his pocket, it was a night pearl.

"It turns out that this luminous pearl helped Yun Duo walk in the water. It seems that this luminous pearl belongs to the Dragon Palace. Could it be that the big brother is from the Dragon Palace?" Xiao Xingchen thought to himself.

"Duo'er, I am a Taoist cultivator. There is a gymnasium in Taihe Mountain. Would you like to live in the gymnasium with me? There are many big brothers and sisters there who can cook for you. You always go to It's not good to steal other people's things, and it's not safe if you get caught." Xiao Xingchen asked gently, although the big brother gave Yun Duo a magic weapon and helped her build this palace, but the little girl was alone. Life is always too pitiful, it is better to take her back and have someone take care of her.

Yun Duo was very happy after hearing this, and said with a smile: "Okay, thank you, big brother!" Then he handed the grilled fish to Xiao Xingchen, and continued: "Big brother, you eat. I'll go back with you, I live well alone alone."

Xiao Xingchen took the fish from Yun Duo's hand, stretched out his hand to touch Yun Duo's little head, and said with a smile, "Thank you Duo'er, you won't be alone in the future."

After the two finished eating the fish and packing up their things, Xiao Xingchen took Yun Duo's little hand and walked out.

"Wait a minute, what if that big brother comes back to look for me again? I want to leave a note for him." Yun Duo said suddenly.

Xiao Xingchen was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Okay, then I will leave a message here as a teacher. If he comes back, he will come to the gymnasium to find us." After speaking, he drew out his Shuanghua sword and wrote on the ground:

Yun Duo is in Taihe Xiaoyue, everything is fine.