Picked up a little dumb on the side of the road

Wei Xun carried Xiao Yi back to his room, put him on the couch, took off his coat, and carefully tucked in the quilt.

I don't know if it was because he was froze when he was a child or he was too hungry to make up for it. Xiao Yi has been afraid of the cold all these years. Even in the dog days, his whole body is cold. Wei Xun's bed has always been reserved for him with a thick mattress.

After he finished his work, Wei Xun hurried to Xu Qingyan's room again.

Before leaving, Xu Qingyan ordered that no matter what the outcome of this trip is, he must return to the mountain as soon as possible to report to him face to face.

This made Wei Xun feel a little uneasy along the way. In the past when Xu Qingyan sent him down the mountain, he would always talk about what would happen after the job was over, or what would happen after the job was completed. Wei Xun had gotten used to it in the past few years, and in Xu Qingyan's mind, there was nothing he couldn't accomplish The task is right.

But this time, Master's words flickered, it was indescribably weird.

"Master, the apprentice is back." Wei Xun knocked on the door in front of Xu Qingyan's door, waiting respectfully for Xu Qingyan's order.

"come in."

Pushing the door open and entering the room, Wei Xun saw Xu Qingyan fully dressed, sitting at the table, he didn't seem to be resting, he was waiting for him, and it seemed that he had been waiting for a long time, his whole face was exhausted.

Wei Xun saluted respectfully and said: "The journey is long, the disciple is not talented, and he came back late, which made the master worry."

"It's been a hard journey." Xu Qingyan raised his hand and pushed the teacup on the table forward, "It's so hot in the sea, I've made some herbal tea for you, moisten your throat before answering."

"Thank you Master."

As soon as Wei Xun entered the mountain gate, he wanted to go to the well to get a mouthful of cold water to moisten his throat, but Xiao Yiyi forgot about it, and now he picked up a large cup of herbal tea and drank it in one gulp.

Xu Qingyan looked at this apprentice, who usually eats or drinks lightly, and has a basis for advancing and retreating, but now he is holding a teacup showing a hint of disrespectful greed, and it is difficult to understand the meaning in his heart.

"It's not difficult for you not to eat food, why are you so embarrassed today?" Xu Qingyan tentatively asked: "But what difficulties did you encounter in Bu Muhai?"

"Your disciple is impolite. The teacher laughed." Wei Xun looked a little embarrassed, and quickly put down the teacup and saluted Xu Qingyan again, "Although the journey is longer this time, the matter is not difficult. The water goblins who entered the stream, for some reason, suddenly became hostile and haunted recently, so the disciple took them in. Perhaps it was because they were used to the coolness and comfort in the mountains, and they were not used to the hot and humid place just now. Being spoiled, it made Master worry."

"Things are not difficult... just accept them..."

Xu Qingyan repeated Wei Xun's few words inaudibly, got up silently and walked towards the window, with deep thoughts in his eyes, Wei Xun felt a chill down his spine in this scorching summer while watching from the side.

"Xun'er, you have become more and more diligent these years, and the cold and heat of the four seasons probably have no effect on you. How could the ordinary heat make you lose your sense of proportion?" Although Xu Qingyan asked a question, there was no hint of questioning in his tone .

Bumuhai is located in the extreme south, where the days are long and the nights are short all year round, and the sun is scorching hot. People in the world lament that the sun never turns dark, and the hot steam poisons my intestines, so it got its name.

Wei Xun still had this bit of common sense, and it was obvious that Xu Qingyan had other intentions in what he said.

Before Wei Xun could answer, Xu Qingyan pondered for a moment and then continued, "Do you know that the intense heat in the depths of the sea is not completely natural, but has other reasons."

Having said this, Wei Xun no longer dodged, and said bluntly: "Master, did you say that the Mingfeng will destroy the world?"

Xu Qingyan seemed not surprised by the answer, and asked in a deep voice, "Tell me, what do you know?"

"I don't really know. I just saw some ancient myths when looking through the ancient books in the mountains. In addition, I often travel down the mountains in recent years, so I just heard some stories."

Wei Xun didn't doubt that there was him, so he immediately detailed the records in the book and the rumors in the market.

It is recorded in the book that the phoenix was originally an ancient divine beast, the only bloodline of the Father God who opened up the Three Realms - the mount of the No. will be sealed.

A vivid general has turned into a cage with a fairy body and sealed it with his soul, casting a place beyond the Three Realms where no one can set foot. Because the phoenix was imprisoned here, it was named "Phoenix Prison".

Because Phoenix is ​​carrying the Infernal Karma Flame, the surrounding area of ​​Feng Prison is very hot, and it is difficult for immortals and monsters to get close.

According to folklore, whenever there is turmoil in Kyushu and dynasties change, the phoenix will break away from the shackles for a short time and come down to the world. Wherever it goes, it will ignite endless karmic flames, wars and plagues will break out, corpses will spread across the fields, and blood will flow.

Hence the name, Mie Shi Ming Feng.

There is often a common saying in the folks: When the phoenix weeps low, disasters will happen.

Xu Qingyan didn't turn around when he heard the words, and just asked with his hands behind his back: "Then do you think it's true or false?"

"My disciples respect the ancient myths in ancient books, but this Fengyu is trapped in the flames of endless karma and transcends the three realms. It is definitely not a place for me and other mortals to spy on, so I can't comment."

Although Wei Xun faintly felt that Xu Qingyan's words had a deeper meaning, he still only answered respectfully.

"In the past few hundred years, the imperial courts of all parties have worked diligently, and there are people in the rivers and lakes who are suppressing and balancing. Although the land of Kyushu can't be said to be clean and peaceful, there has been no major turmoil again. Therefore, this The existence of Mingfeng can only be regarded as a folk legend at best, and my disciples don't take it seriously."

Speaking of this, Xu Qingyan suddenly turned his head and asked, "Why?"

Wei Xun was stunned for a moment, but he still couldn't figure out what Xu Qingyan meant, so he had no choice but to continue to answer truthfully.

"Even if the folklore stories are not groundless, most of them are exaggerated, and it is really hard to win people's trust."

"If the imperial court is corrupt and does nothing, and the rivers and lakes are chaotic and turbulent, ordinary people will not be able to survive. In addition, natural disasters and public grievances will be inevitable. At that time, the people will not be able to live, starving and dying, the imperial court will be unable to turn around, and everyone in the immortal sect will be alone. The officials forced the people to rebel."

"When the war started, people couldn't eat enough. Who would care about those dead people who starved to death in battle? The corpses piled up like mountains, and it was natural for the plague to spread."

After saying that, Wei Xun bowed again to Xu Qingyan's back, "I think this is just the law of dynasties changing since ancient times, but I can't see any traces of Mingfeng's presence in it."

Xu Qingyan turned around and walked back to the case, and continued to ask——

"Then do you know that in the depths of the Untwisted Sea, few people set foot there, and even if someone occasionally enters by mistake, those water goblins can still coexist peacefully with people. Why did they suddenly become angry for no reason? And why did you send you all the way to collect those few worthless things?"

Wei Xun nodded and lowered his eyes, "The disciple is stupid."

"When have you ever been dull? Now I'm afraid you already have eight/nine points of the answer in your heart." Xu Qingyan turned around again with a flick of his sleeves, his tone full of anger, "There is no end, beyond the Three Realms, the inextricability of the ancient gods and beasts." Ye Yan, letting his golden body remain immortal is a formidable enemy, let alone you!"

Wei Xun was still puzzled, "Since that's the case, Feng Prison has remained independent from the Three Realms. I don't know if it has been more than tens of millions of years, and it has been peaceful for a hundred years. Why did there be a change recently?"

"Having lived in peace for a hundred years? Xun'er, let me ask you—" Xu Qingyan turned around and stared at Wei Xun, "Do you know how many years it has been since that pity appeared before the questioning conference?"

"The disciple only heard that it was more than ten years ago. At that time, the disciple was young and hadn't practiced in the mountains yet, so he didn't know very clearly."

"It's been 16 years. Leaving aside the glimpse of the last questioning meeting, the last time Lian Lian really made a move in the arena was 16 years ago today, and he did what you did today. Here In the past, as far as my teacher knew, it was once every 16 years. This matter has always been a matter of pity and relatives. In the depths of the Bumu sea, the hostility is extremely heavy, it will infect people's hearts, block the spiritual energy, ordinary cultivation, and go there It is difficult to distinguish the direction. Therefore, I have always been merciful to clear up those spirits infected by hostility, lest they use the hostility to cultivate and become unworldly monsters."

After finishing speaking, Xu Qingyan turned back to look at his apprentice, and saw that Wei Xun's face had lost the humility and composure of the past, his brows were deeply furrowed, and his teeth were clenched. He went to the place where he was, so he came slowly without waiting for him to answer.

"Now you are thinking in your heart, since the teacher knows that this trip is dangerous, why did he send you there?"

"Master... I..."

Wei Xun knew that Xu Qingyan didn't really love and respect him, and it was really hard to get close to him.But the friendship between master and apprentice for so many years and the grace of reinvention are still there, and he doesn't want to believe that the person in front of him will really hate him so much that he wants to push him to death. .

"It's been so many years, and you have already performed the ceremony of the weak crown. You are really an adult. When will this weak knee problem be corrected?"

Xu Qingyan let out a long sigh, silently raised his hand to signal Wei Xun to get up, and made up his mind that he would speak to Wei Xun once and for all tonight.

"Although I'm not close to you as a teacher, I never thought of letting you die."

The 16-year period is approaching, but this year the Min'an faction is not like the past when they sent Mi Lian to Bumuhai. Instead, the Mi An sect sends out invitations to invite all the sect leaders to Daiyu Mountain to discuss the matter, including Xu Qingyan. As long as there are disciples in the faction who have all-through spiritual veins, they are all invited.

When Xu Qingyan rushed to the Min'an faction that day, there was no room for negotiation, they almost all spoke in unison, praising Wei Xun for saying that a hero is a young boy, so he should be pushed out to ward off disaster and eliminate karma.

The crowd kept silent, and did not even explain why the pity did not go this time, and Xu Qingyan really had no choice.

The reason, however, still stems from the Wendao Conference three years ago.

The last time Wei Xun opened the spiritual veins of his body at the Sword Chasing Meeting and faced Na Minsheng's palm, the power of the world has already spread, and more and more Qinggui disciples intend to worship under the Qinggang Sect these years.

Although most of them came to pay homage to Wei Xun's sect, and Wei Xun never agreed on the grounds that he was still young; but more and more common people are willing to offer offerings, attach themselves to the sect of Qinggang sect, and seek protection, but It is also an indisputable fact.

"Hundreds of immortal families, in the world of Kyushu, a piece of cake is only so big. If you share too much, you will be infringing on the interests of others." Xu Qingyan rolled up his robe sleeves and looked at Wei Xun seriously, "You know why a teacher always You are asked to 'restrain and observe etiquette, forbearance and self-restraint'? This is the aftermath of the slap you received that day, if you are too popular, you will be envied and hated."

After pondering for a moment, Xu Qingyan continued, "Do you still remember what happened to your sixth senior brother?"

Not long after the Asking Conference that year, Xu Qingyan's six disciples went down the mountain to collect demons.

He was originally a low-level little demon, but something happened suddenly. Fortunately, Wei Xun and Mi Sheng rushed to him, and he saved his life, but he couldn't save his cultivation.

His sixth senior brother's spiritual veins were cut off, and he is still bedridden until now.

"At that time, it was just that the teacher was unlucky, and your six senior brothers were not self-cultivated enough, and your luck was not good, but now you see—" Xu Qingyan calmed down the sigh in his tone and continued: "Although there is no evidence, how do you know it is not A warning to you and me? After that time, as a teacher, I dare not teach your incompetent senior brothers to go down the mountain alone. In the past two years, you have worked hard."

Xu Qingyan privately thought that if he retreated every step of the way, he would be able to get the mountain gate to rest for a while, but he never thought about it, but after two years, their hands finally extended to Wei Xun.

He is not waiting here today to wait for the news of Wei Xun's death, because Wei Xun should not be able to enter that place at all with Wei Xun's cultivation level!

He thought about it and was full of arguments, and only waited for Wei Xun to return in defeat, then he led him to Daiyu Mountain to plead guilty.I only hope that Wei Xun will suffer a lot in the sea of ​​​​unevening, in exchange for the jealousy of the various sects to be reduced, and to give the Qinggang sect time to settle the future.

The secret of Bu Mu Hai is well known to all sect leaders, even the close and capable disciples in the sect are also aware of it.

With Wei Xun's current cultivation base, even though he could be regarded as a young talent, he is still not unmatched by anyone. He only has all the spiritual veins, but he has not yet achieved a golden body.

Looking at hundreds of schools, it is true that there are not many people whose cultivation base is higher than his, but there are always some.

"But today, you managed to get things done, and retreated. You just said lightly, 'The sea is hot and humid, and I don't get used to it; a few spirits who are not popular, I just take them in.'"

Xu Qingyan shook his head and sighed, thinking ten thousand times in his heart that Wei Xun's soft tone when he spoke just now was definitely not fake.

"Xun'er, apart from pity, among the hundreds of families of the immortal sect, there has never been anyone who has escaped from the depths of the Muhai. This matter has spread to the world, what should we do?"