Candle [Rebirth]

It was already night when the three of them returned to Xiahe Town from the Island of Wishing, and Qiong Nian's mood seemed so unstable that he fell asleep shortly after returning to the inn.

Gu Ling found Shen Qiuhe to feel her pulse, Shen Qiuhe frowned and re-bandaged the wound on her wrist, and said with a frown: "This little girl went to the island of spiritual wishes to make a wish, she had a lot of bloodletting, she needs to cultivate for a while."

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned to the two of them in doubt: "The three of you came back from the Island of Wishing together, why was she the only one injured?"

Gu Ling turned his head to look at Xiao Ning, Xiao Ning was startled, suddenly put his hands behind his back, and said vaguely: "Senior brother went with me, I was also injured, but it's not serious..."

Gu Ling quickly reached into his wide sleeves, and sure enough, he touched the small dagger that he was planning to use to wipe his wrist, and snatched it away.Xiao Ning didn't expect that he would snatch it, subconsciously flipped his wrist, and when he realized it was him who was snatching it, he let it go again.

"Yes, I've already healed his wounds. He's young and energetic. He's not in the way," Gu Ling said without changing his expression. He had cut his finger with the little dagger when he grabbed it just now, so he didn't remove his hand from his sleeve. He took it out, "I'm really sorry to bother you late at night, I'll send you back to the room."

Shen Qiuhe knew that he had something to say to him alone, but he didn't refuse, and the two walked out of the room together.Shen Qiuhe glanced back, and said just now: "Your past few days..."

"I went out to live for a few days, nothing serious, but my spiritual power is not enough, and now I'm fine," Gu Ling said quickly, "But... next time I want to remove the poison, I'm afraid it's not convenient..."

"No, you just need to drink the medicine on time from now on, and I'll give you the needle when the poison is pulled out for the last time." Shen Qiuhe touched his wrist and said with a smile, "He's recovered well. If someone wants to use it again in a short time, It must be impossible for this kind of heart to control you."

Gu Ling bowed to him to the end, and thanked him from the bottom of his heart: "If there is no husband, I still don't know what to do..."

Shen Qiuhe smiled and supported his arm, shook his head lightly, turned around and went back to his room.Gu Ling closed the door for him, just now he sucked his finger that had just been cut, and went back to the house frowning.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw Xiao Ning sitting upright on the bed, and when he saw him coming in, he stood up suddenly, and said uncharacteristically: "I sent Miss Qiongnian to my room next door, and I went to ask Xiao Ning again. Two, Xiao Er only said that there is no spare room for tonight... Brother, if you don’t mind, you can live in the same room with me, and I will take some mattresses to make a bed on the floor.”

Gu Ling nodded lightly and didn't say much. He stared at Xiao Ning's face, recalled the scene he saw in the ancient lake, and felt mixed emotions in his heart, so he couldn't help asking: "Xiao Jiu...do you still remember?" , before I became a teacher, what happened at Mount Sui..."

"Huh?" Xiao Ning didn't understand why, but still answered honestly, "Remember, but I can't remember clearly. Master said that I bumped my head when I was ten years old. Things before ten years old are always a bit vague. ..."

Ten years old... When he was ten years old, he should have been 13 years old.

The master's face clearly emerged in his memory, he remembered that the master touched his head, and smiled helplessly, "Don't be so naughty in the future, this time you hit your head, you need to rest It's been a long time."

Before the age of 13, it was... blank.

If the scene in the ancient lake really happened, he and Xiao Ning... probably knew each other much earlier than he imagined, but this is not a big deal, why did Master keep it from them?

Also...he is from the demon clan, Xiao Ning has the blood of the demon clan, how did they meet?

Seeing his changing expression, Xiao Ning only thought that he was still angry, so he stammered and continued: "Senior brother... when I entered that island, it was... it was..."

Only the blood of the demon race can enter the island of wish without hindrance. Even the demon race and ghost race who have always been friends with the demon race would have to bleed. If his sword hadn't formed a pact with Xiao Ning, he would also have to bleed if he wanted to enter. lead.Gu Ling came back to his senses, saw Xiao Ning "yes" for a long time, obviously didn't make up a reason, couldn't help but sighed, patted his head and said: "It's okay, don't talk about it."

After thinking for a while, he added thoughtfully: "Senior brother believes in you."

Unexpectedly, Xiao Ning grabbed his hand, stared at the almost negligible small wound on his hand, and said in a trembling voice: "I... I will bandage it for senior brother."

Gu Ling felt a small tremor running down his hand, which made him shudder, and quickly withdrew his hand, saying repeatedly: "No need..."

It's just a piece of trash snack!Even being touched by this child will give you goosebumps!

Gu Ling collected himself, scolded himself fiercely in his heart, and didn't see Xiao Ning's lost eyes that flashed for a moment.When he raised his head again, Xiao Ning had already narrowed his gaze, and took out the red box that he got from the Sifang Ancient Mirror.

Gu Ling took the box hesitantly, decided not to think about these messy things, went back and asked the master, he opened the box, changed the subject and said: "By the way... I was a little confused when I was on Lingyuan Island. , Didn’t Hua Chao become a human back then, why is she still a ghost now?”

"Perhaps she died again," Xiao Ning mused, "I can bring back the soul and call her out for a question."

Gu Ling put the box on the table in front of him and said, "Very good, let's start now."

So Xiao Ning took the sword, and said softly to the red box: "If the sword spirit sees a three-zhang ghost, let me ask the sky and I will answer... rise up!"

Red light overflowed from the box, gradually transforming into a woman's figure in the air.Gu Ling was staring intently at the red shadow, when a shrill and sharp "meow" suddenly came from his ear.

Before he could react, he saw a white cat jumping out from under the bed, crashing into Xiao Ning's arms like an arrow from the string.Xiao Ning was also taken aback, hugged the cat with his left hand, and continued to tap on the sword with his right hand, maintaining the technique of bringing souls back to life.

Gu Ling was still in shock, staring at the cat and said: "This cat has become a spirit..."

While injecting spiritual power, Xiao Ning asked, "Brother, is this your cat?"

"Yes," Gu Ling replied vaguely, "I picked it up the day before I went out, and I haven't told you in time, and I didn't take it away. You took care of it recently. You took care of it really well, and gained a lot of weight... ..."

The cat sat comfortably in his arms for a few times, then jumped onto his lap, its four paws facing the sky, revealing its white and soft belly. It was not discouraged when Xiao Ning ignored it, and jumped onto Xiao Ning's arm. On his shoulder, he licked and licked carefully.

Gu Ling didn't intend to continue looking at the cat, but was caught by its movements and had to look a few more times.

What the hell, why can't I see it sticking to itself so much?

Xiao Ning was unskilled in drawing souls back, and his speed was a little slower, which also gave him time to rub his head against the cat, saying: "Before today, I haven't seen it clinging to me so much."

Gu Ling: ...Goodbye.

The red shadows in the air gradually appeared, Hua Chao opened his eyes, saw them stunned for a moment, and said in a daze: "You...you are Xiahe Town, the two immortals I met...you see Xiao Wu Is he alright?"

"He is very good, and now he is cultivating on my mountain at the end of the year," Gu Ling replied, "Miss Hua Chao, we have been looking for you for a long time since we left that year..."

"I..." Hua Chao lowered her head, with tears in her eyes, "After I asked you for help, I was taken away by him and sealed on the Island of Wishing, I..."

"Who is 'he'?" Xiao Ning frowned, and interrupted abruptly, "You asked for help back then, why didn't you show up?"

This can be regarded as Gu Ling's doubts all the time. However, after hearing this, Hua Chao opened her mouth and was about to speak, but a very painful look flashed across her face. She shook her head and said in a trembling voice: "I... ...I...I can't..."

She suddenly let out a terribly screaming roar, as if she was fighting against something, but she was defeated in the end. Hua Chao clutched her neck, and said to them with a pale face, "You... can you take me with you?" Go see Xiao Wu, I really want to tell you, but..."

The red shadow in the air suddenly became very erratic, and even began to be faintly visible. Xiao Ning was startled, knocked on the blade of the sword three times, then turned to Gu Ling and said, "Senior brother, she also has a damaged soul. I am afraid that the same situation as Zhao Wu Same... Tomorrow we will take her and Miss Qiongnian back first, and make a decision after asking the master."

Hua Chao nodded lightly, as if he had no strength to maintain his shape, he turned back into a thick red smoke and returned to the box.

In the early morning of the second day, after saying goodbye to Shen Qiuhe, the three of them returned to Mount Sui with their swords together.Shen Qiuhe was very surprised when he learned that they were in a hurry to leave, so he only asked Gu Ling to say hello to Xie Qingjiang, and said that he would visit Zhongsui Mountain after a while, and by the way, remove the poison for him for the last time.

Gu Ling was naturally grateful, but when thinking about what happened recently, he felt so preoccupied that he even forgot to send a voice transmission before going back, so that when the three of them arrived at the mountain gate, no one came to greet them.

Gu Ling looked at the empty mountain gate, and then came to his senses, he hastily drew a sound transmission spell, and wanted to tell the elder brother to ask him to invite the master, but to his surprise, the elder brother did not respond .

This is strange, the eldest brother is the most meticulous in his daily life, wishing to turn on the sound transmission when he fell asleep, for fear that others would not be able to contact him.Gu Ling was at a loss, so he had to take Xiao Ning and Qiong Nian to Danxin Peak, intending to visit Master directly.

It was early in the morning, and the fog behind Danxin Peak was thick, misty like a fairyland. The three of them had just entered the boundary of Danxin Peak, before entering the Danxin Hall, when they suddenly heard a light cough, and then a person walked in the dense fog. come over.

Xie Qingjiang was still wearing a light blue robe, and he could faintly see a three-point sickness between his beautiful eyebrows and eyes. He covered his mouth and walked a few steps closer. When he saw Qiong Nian behind them, his face froze suddenly, and then he said nothing had happened. Bo blamed a few words: "Xiaoer, Xiaojiu, why didn't the two of you inform me in advance when you came back... Cough, you are still bringing Miss Qiongnian with you, it seems that I am too rude."

Gu Ling stared at him, and suddenly felt a creepy tremor spreading from his tailbone for no reason, which made him shudder, and lowered his head to explain: "Master, don't blame me, I was careless and forgot... After entering the mountain, I couldn't find Eldest Brother, so I had to come to you directly...By the way, what about Eldest Brother and Senior Brother Yu, why are they both missing?"

Xie Qingjiang raised his head and looked at him, wondering if it was Gu Ling's illusion, he actually felt a trace of murderous indifference flashed in Master's always gentle and smiling eyes.

Xie Qingjiang raised a slightly tired smile at the corner of his mouth, and said vaguely: "Don't talk so much, the two of you just came back, let's bring Miss Qiongnian in first."