The villain is being forced to whitewash again

There may be assassination organizations wandering outside the bottomless cliff, if they appear in the rivers and lakes at this time, they will definitely be hunted down again.

No matter how high a person's cultivation base is, he can't stand the stalking of so many people. The previous siege is the best proof.

After listening to Qin Shi's very thoughtful analysis, Mu Ning realized that he would cause trouble wherever he went. He was a troublemaker, and he was the type who would be scared to close the windows and doors when people saw him.

I had no choice but to sigh in frustration, and obeyed the master's arrangement to temporarily live in seclusion in the valley under the bottomless cliff.

At first, Mu Ning thought that the scenery under the bottomless cliff should be full of steep rocks, weeds struggled to survive in the cracks, and even crows didn't bother to build their nests here.

If you throw a few disabled corpses here to rot and mold, flies fly around, and the stench is extremely bad, it probably won't bring any sense of disobedience.

It wasn't until he walked out of the small door of this thatched hut that he was surprised to find that it was completely different from what he had imagined, like a paradise that no one had set foot on yet.

The stream in the distance is crystal clear, and the trees are of different heights. There are clusters on one side and clusters on the other. The yellow-orange fruit hangs down from the branches temptingly. The dew on the peel is as sticky as honey, smelling sweet and sour. Also attracted by the buzzing around the circle.

From time to time, a few small animals ran between the bushes, maybe roe deer or deer, and more hares that can be seen everywhere.

The only strange thing is that the birds here, although of different species, have a strange figure, all of them are chubby like a ball, whenever and wherever they are seen, they are bent down hard to dig the worms in the soil.

If he hadn't barely seen their prototypes, he would have thought that Qin Shi had fed a bunch of colorful new breed chickens.

Without any purpose, and without any excessive observation, he raised his feet and walked to the other side, stepped under a few maple trees, and walked along the winding stream through a field of wildflowers and thorny grass. Stopped at the source of the stream.

He was standing on the edge of the turbulent river below, with his hands behind his back alternately, his eyelids lowered, looking at... a place that he couldn't even figure out.

This river is very fast, and it is the most dangerous part. The continuous rain in the past few days has made the water level rise many times, and the soil on the bank has been washed away. Hollow highlands.

He just stood there without speaking, his gaze cast on the river, but he became more and more careful when he watched, and even leaned forward for a full 3 minutes, as if he was measuring the depth of the water, but suddenly his shoulders Collapsed, sighed.

Without warning, a cautious voice came from behind, as if approaching a fragile bird with an injured wing lying on the ground.

"Muning, don't be impulsive."

He turned his head and looked at Qin Shi who came out of nowhere and his eyes were funny and melancholy. He was at a loss and couldn't understand what the other party was talking about.

"...What are you looking for me for?"

Qin Shi frowned deeply, as if about to fight.

"Whether I come to you or not, are you going to seek death?"

"...What?" Mu Ning slowly opened his eyes.

Qin Shi was afraid of stimulating his unstable spirit, so he immediately put on a soft and gentle tone, trying to comfort him as much as possible: "Although the cultivation base is gone now, it doesn't mean that there will be no future, I believe it will return to normal one day. "

As he spoke, he walked over slowly, approaching tentatively, like a frail little bird flying in front of him in fear.

Mu Ning finally realized what he was doing, he couldn't laugh or cry, why did he feel like he wanted to jump into the river when he was standing in a daze?Could it be that he seems to be so disappointed in this world?

He was going to walk back from the edge, and told Qin Shi that he didn't really want to jump into the river to commit suicide, but the mud under his feet suddenly collapsed.

In Qin Shi's eyes, he just fell down and disappeared into the river without making a sound. Everything happened so unexpectedly, just like a hallucination caused by drinking too much wine in Yemeng.

Until the loud sound of splashing water rang from his ears, Qin Shi had already plunged into the river and squeezed desperately, not being rational or thinking.

The messy and fierce water oppressed his lungs, squeezed the air out of it, the freezing temperature confused his vision, choked his throat, swam to the surface of the river and plunged into the river again, frantically searching, but still found nothing Confusion and gasping.

"Munning!"

The water splashed on his face and made him sting with pain. He spat out his mouth and looked left and right for a figure that might appear in a certain corner, but there were exactly the same greenery everywhere, which made people feel involuntarily shuddering.

"Muning, did you hear that!"

He stuck his head in again, floated up again, repeated, repeated, his throat was squeezed so hard that he was about to taste the smell of blood, and it also took away his physical strength in a similar way.

Reluctantly sinking into the depths, the air in the lungs is like the water in the sponge squeezed less and less, the colder the temperature touched by the fingers, the more darkness covers the surroundings.

No matter how strong the cultivation base is, he still has to succumb to the limit of the human body, and if he continues to sink, he will be buried with him, but he is unwilling to give up just like that.

I opened my eyes wide and tried to grope around in the darkness. Suddenly, something slipped past in my hand, and it was about to be washed to a deeper bottom by the current.

He cautiously stretched out his hand and touched it. It was the belt. He was shocked and quickly grabbed it.

Immediately after groping down, he really touched a body that was no longer struggling. He crossed an arm from behind and wanted to swim to the surface of the river, but it was too heavy. Both are too heavy.

I can't use my hands and feet,... Are you going to die?A vague idea emerged in his mind, in this world maybe his own limit has finally come.

fool!You are the main character that I found with keen eyesight. How could you be so arrogant if you have a halo? The legend has only just begun.Master Li Gousheng slapped him twice on the cheeks, which instantly woke him up.

Going upstream with all my strength, pedaling, and paddling, there has never been a moment like this time.

Miraculously surfaced again, air was gulping down from burning lungs, but there was no time for comfort, and there were people waiting for help.

He tried to swim to the closest shore he could climb up to, but the splash of water slowed him down, his strength disappeared faster, and the river brutally threw his head under the water again and again.

Maybe he can give up, but he knows that if he gives up at this time, he will regret it for the rest of his life.

Grabbing a stone suddenly, it was so sharp that he scratched the palm of his hand, and blood flowed out from the wound. He had no time to take care of the excruciating pain. He tilted his body and almost struggled to get out of the edge of the river in a crawling posture.

Dragging Mu Ning, who was no longer breathing in his arms, to the grass, he knelt down, and fell to the side limply as if he had lost his spine. His chest was heaving and unsteady, and his whole body was exhausted. He was so tired that he wanted to fall asleep and never move again. a finger.

But the eyelids closed for a second and then opened again. He crawled to Mu Ning's side and put his ears on his chest. There was no sound of heart beating at all. Frightened as if stabbed in the back, he stretched out his hand to open Mu Ning's door. The eyes were closed, the pupils dilated dully.

Freshness seems to have escaped from this young body. The water ghost ate his heart, and soon it will gradually dry up in the sun, and eventually become bones that are no different from those in the graveyard.

...Failed, it's all over, Qin Shi was tormented by waves of decadent thoughts, he spent too long searching for it, and now he is powerless.

But he still didn't believe it, and calmly recalled all kinds of knowledge taught by his master before.

A scientific method about how to save a drowning person came to mind. He rolled his eyes in disgust at first, because the subject of the experiment turned out to be a buffalo sleeping in the water. One life.

Pressing his hand on Mu Ning's chest, he took a deep breath, mouth to mouth to send air into the opponent's lungs, repeatedly, his movements were almost numb, he didn't know if this would work, the fear still existed, but he became more determined , that is to save Mu Ning no matter what.

"...cough...cough!"

The body under the hands trembled, and then he choked out water, and his breath came back, his face was pale but his lips gradually turned pale.

There was brilliance in his eyes, joy, emotion, and worry bloomed at the same time. He hugged Mu Ning in his arms to help Shunqi, and watched the other person slowly open his eyes, the dilated pupils slowly shrank, and the image in his heart seemed to be covered by drizzle. Washed away the messy mud.

After walking back from the entrance of the King of Hell's Palace, Mu Ning was at a loss, not sure whether he was recalling his past life before drinking Mengpo soup or was already watching flowers before death.

He blinked his eyes, focused his eyes, and the first thing he felt in confusion was cold pain, his clothes were wet and clinging to his body, his shoes and boots were filled with muddy water, and the bones and frames all over his body seemed to be broken up and put together again by a hammer. When he came back, his lungs shivered as if on fire.

The second feeling is warmth, there is a warm embrace comforting him, and his spine is so crisp that he feels like he is floating in the clouds.

In such comfort, he almost didn't want to move and just wanted to sleep.

Suddenly, the memory surged like a tide, and he clearly remembered that he accidentally fell into the river because of the collapse of the soil under his feet. This was probably the reason for the wet clothes and uncomfortable body, but why did he appear here now?How could such a rushing river wash him ashore.

He struggled to crawl out of the gentle village, but saw the person hugging him.

Qin Shi leaned against the tree trunk, his collar and cuffs were covered with brown mud, he closed his eyes, fell asleep very deeply, looked very tired, his brows were frowning, and his body was as wet as him.

Mu Ning's heart seemed to be burned.

It turned out that he saved himself...

Why?Such a ferocious river, the weight of two people, how did he think that he would risk his life to save himself, did he die?

Mu Ning's lips trembled, but he couldn't speak.

Eyelids twitched uneasily, and Mu Ning heard Qin Shi muttering to himself in his sleep, "Don't...don't..."

... This person, when he was sleeping, thought he was not out of danger. He was worried and afraid. Mu Ning's Adam's apple rolled and his tongue was astringent.

Qin Shi suddenly woke up from an uneasy dream, and grabbed Mu Ning's hand, as if he was still in the river and wouldn't let go.

"Munin! You!"

Mu Ning was stunned by the emotion in those eyes. No one had ever looked at him like this. All this was beyond his accumulated common sense. He didn't know how to react or even looked directly at him.

"I'm fine, we survived, you saved me, it doesn't matter now."

Qin Shi was successfully soothed by these words, supported his forehead, and leaned back on the tree trunk wearily. He was too tired, but his worries were so obvious that he couldn't even sleep peacefully.

In just two seconds, his body suddenly bounced back, holding Mu Ning's hand tightly, as if he was afraid that when he closed his eyes, the other party would turn around and fall into the river again.

"...Promise me, don't think about jumping into the river and committing suicide. If there is any difficult matter, we can solve it slowly. Even if we can't solve it, don't worry. I can help you take care of you."

The voice was almost melancholy and anxious.

Mu Ning was silent for a while.

"...you...why do you do this? You and I are strangers, don't you? Even if you want to jump into the river and commit suicide, you don't need to worry about it."

As he spoke, his eyelids drooped, and the inside was dim.

"I am penniless and have no martial arts. What good does it do for you? Why care about a worthless life?"

Mu Ning felt that the hand holding him was clenched, the heat was so hot that it was about to burn, and a firm voice rang in his ears.

"I'm not pitying you, I'm willing. If you feel that you are so worthless that you can kill yourself, it's a big mistake."

Mu Ning pursed his lips, still motionless.

"You're just trying to comfort me."

"Look at me, if I thought you were a useless thing in my heart, would I go to such great lengths to fish you back from the river?"

Mu Ning looked at Qin Shi, the life in those eyes was fresh and clean, more beautiful than any delicate flowers or colorful butterflies he had ever seen in his life.

"You fool..."

Qin Shi was confused, and then heard Mu Ning say helplessly: "I never wanted to jump into the river to commit suicide."

Qin Shi slightly opened his eyes wide, "But, you are not..."

"It's just a daze."

"...Fa... Dazed?" Qin Shi was completely stunned.

Mu Ning nodded calmly, "Yes, in a daze."

Qin Shi was stunned for a long time, and suddenly covered his face with his hands in embarrassment, unable to look directly at Mu Ning in front of him, his cheeks were flushed with shame, and he groaned in pain.

"I'm such a... big fool..."

Looking at Qin Shi in such a mess, Mu Ning pursed his lips and smiled.

"Let's go home first, we're all soaked, and my stomach is rumbling with hunger."

He lifted the exhausted Qin Shi from the ground, and the sun fell on his body. Although his clothes were still covered in mud and he was in a terrible state of distress, all the previous depression and melancholy were swept away at this moment.

When he looked at Qin, it was as if he was watching the arrival of the warmest sunshine in the afternoon.

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Because the water is very clear, the fish grows fat, and there are fruits and wild vegetables nearby, so even simple cooking can be extremely delicious.

After a few days, I gradually got used to the life under the bottomless cliff, but my heart was still not very relaxed. Although I tried many times in secret, I still couldn't stimulate the internal force that should exist, which was undoubtedly a heavy blow.

Qin Shi also noticed.

He tentatively asked one day: "I've been depressed these days, is it because the food doesn't suit my appetite?"

Mu Ning shook his head, "No, the food is delicious and not to my liking."

"Then why haven't you been very comfortable?"

"You won't understand, even if you say it, it won't solve it..."

Qin Shi was silent for a moment, "Is it about the recovery of cultivation?"

"Yes..." Mu Ning sighed, "I have been trying hard to find it these days, but I still haven't found it. Maybe I won't be able to find it in this life..."

The air was silent for a while, Qin Shi's eyes turned to one side, entangled in an upside-down chopstick, and finally seemed to have made some major determination, and said in a low voice: "I remember that one-eyed dragon said, as long as you confess the previous The trace of the leader of the demon cult will give you the antidote, maybe you can give it a try..."

Mu Ning immediately refused decisively, "You can't do this!"

Qin Shi didn't expect such a reaction. He imagined that Mu Ning would agree with his suggestion, but the result was completely opposite. He couldn't help but asked in doubt: "Aren't you and the former leader of the demon cult? An irrelevant person giving up his years of hard work? It's not worth it at all."

Mu Ning shook his head.

"Perhaps, the only way to get back the lost cultivation is really only this one. Whoever gets rid of the former leader of the Demon Cult will be applauded by all the knights in the rivers and lakes, and there may be fireworks and firecrackers happily .”

"But after I met him, I felt that he was not as vicious as the rumors said. His understanding of martial arts was full of openness and indifference. He didn't like doing bad things very much. Perhaps love and hatred were just caused by different ways and not collaborating. It's just a gap."

"To tell the truth, I will probably be cast aside by others. I actually respect him very much. It can be said that he is the goal I hope to surpass. With this kind of thinking, it is really difficult for me to revenge him for myself. This kind of dirty work that hurts others and benefits oneself I really can't do it."

Mu Ning couldn't help but smiled wryly and said, "I actually lost my many years of cultivation for an irrelevant person, Brother Goudan, you also think I'm stupid, don't you?"

"..." Qin Shi was silent for a long time.

No one spoke in the room, and a needle could be heard falling on the ground. Mu Ning felt an unconcealable frustration, and gradually lowered his head.

Although I knew this would be the result, and I didn't expect the other party to understand my deviant thoughts, I still felt discouraged to some extent.

"Whoever says you are stupid is really a fool. You have done nothing wrong. On the contrary, I admire your ideas and persistence."

Mu Ning raised his head in a daze, Qin Shi looked at him with tender eyes, and suddenly felt sore in his chest for some reason.

"Being known by others, if you say you are a fool like me."

Qin Shi said indifferently: "If you know it, you know it. As long as you live well, it's fine for me to be a fool."

Mu Ning's eye circles were red, and he laughed out loud. It's been a long, long time.

At this time, Qin Shi took out the books that he usually used to pad the legs of the table.

"This is something I picked up from a cave. It seems to write how to practice martial arts. If you don't have a cultivation base, you can use it to practice, although the effect may only be used to strengthen your body."

Mu Ning took it half-believingly.

He opened it to look, but the more he looked, the more his eyes widened, and his hands trembled uncontrollably. This is not just about strengthening the body, even if you practice well, you can beat many masters in the martial arts world.

Such a peerless martial arts cheat book could be picked up casually, and even used as a table leg indifferently. He was really shocked by Qin Shi's good luck.

Qin Shi asked: "What's the matter, is this thing useless?"

Mu Ning said hesitantly: "...this book is a peerless martial arts secret book."

Although this matter has been known for a long time, the acting still needs to be played a little bit, otherwise Mu Ning will be suspicious. Qin Shi pretended to be shocked.

"Ah, so it's so powerful!"

Mu Ning said: "This book is too precious, I can't accept it, since you picked it up, it should belong to you."

Unexpectedly, Mu Ning was so upright that he didn't want anything for free, so Qin Shi had no choice but to lie and not write a draft.

"I'm just a villager. I never thought of practicing any peerless martial arts. Besides, I'm illiterate. It's useless. You should take it."

Mu Ning was very grateful for receiving such a great favor, and said seriously: "No matter what difficulties you have in the future, tell me, and I will definitely help you!"

Qin Shi smiled at Mu Ning's righteous promise.

In fact, he has already broken through the last layer. Even if the top masters in the world beat him up alone, he can pick flowers and twist leaves and knock them down in an instant, just smiling.

"That's really great, you must practice quickly."

No one's eyes have ever been like this, giving people peace of mind like a vast plain... Mu Ning suddenly felt a little inexplicably familiar.

Such eyes seem to have been seen somewhere, strange... Where is it?

While thinking, Mu Ning couldn't help asking: "Brother Goudan, I want to ask a question."

When Qin Shi was in the right mood, he relaxed and agreed, "Go ahead."

"We, have we met somewhere before?"

Qin Shi instantly petrified, the expression on his face was extremely stiff, and after a few seconds of strange stillness, he suddenly burst out laughing.

"How is it possible, I have never seen you before, I must have remembered wrongly, hey! I suddenly remembered that there are still chickens that have not been fed, so I went to feed the chickens first!"

"Feed the chickens? I remember that we didn't raise chickens..." Mu Ning was puzzled, and Qin Shi had disappeared before he finished speaking.

Qin Shi thought with a headache,

Too bad, I was seen out, I have to hide for a few days, if my true colors are seen out, then I'm really doomed!