Fire and theft prevention

Huo Wei is fighting for dignity.

Dignity and honor are concepts that Mu Qingjia doesn't understand.

Perhaps because of his background and experience, Huo Wei, as the son of the patriarch, has been well-clothed and well-fed since birth, proud of his blood, and takes it as his duty to honor his ancestors.

And what Mu Qingjia thought about every day when he was a child was nothing more than how long the sacrificial millet and millet could be eaten for a few days, how to cook the wild boar and fawn brought by the big white fox, and when the village head's family abandoned the rags, which day would they be able to feed him? Cover up with your mother.

Dignity and honor are nothing more than floating clouds in the sky to him, he can't grasp it, and he doesn't want to grasp it.

But if the younger brother wants it, he might as well give it a try, to try how charming this thing really is, and it's worth the younger brother going through fire and water.

As soon as he showed eagerness to try, Huo Wei said, "Don't follow me."

Mu Qingjia was stunned.

"Don't follow me anymore." Huo Wei said coldly, "You are not suitable to go to the battlefield to fight the enemy with a sword. Go back before the turmoil begins."

He was talking to himself, his sword eyebrows were deeply furrowed, and his face was sharp and cold.

Mu Qingjia stared at him and saw arrogance on his face.

"……it is good."

Huo Wei was unaware of his emotions, and was only trapped in his own thoughts.He said anxiously again: "Besides, Yongzhou is too close to the battlefield, and Gaotu Mountain is not safe enough, you..."

"Let me give up Mount Gaotu?" Mu Qingjia interrupted him lightly.

He comforted himself countless times in his heart: Those words and that tone of voice were not his brother's original wish, he just hadn't gotten out of the influence of spiritual washing, it wasn't his fault, he should be forgiven.

But what if, those are all the true words of the younger brother?

What if that was Huo Wei's real thoughts, and he was usually imprisoned by upbringing and gentleness, but it was exposed at this time?

Perhaps in his heart, Mu Qingjia herself is a weak and timid waste who always sticks behind him, drags him down, is used to retreating and hiding.

Guided by this idea, Mu Qingjia's dignity hidden deep under the ice surfaced with the ugly and fragile image of "inferiority".

"Let me give up Mount Gaotu?" He said coldly, "I, Mu Qingjia, am not cowardly to that extent."

Huo Wei opened his eyes slightly, as if he wanted to refute something.

But at this moment, Mu Qingjia had already thrown everything out of the blue, only the distorted and superior posture of the other party remained in his mind.

——Brother, look down on me.

"I don't mind how the world despises me. Only you, only your negation, I—"

After all, it was difficult for him to say any harsh words, his eyes were slightly red, he shook his head slightly, and walked away.

Huo Wei didn't stop him in the end, and still went to Sanwei Mountain.Mu Qingjia felt that it was meaningless to follow, so he stayed in Gaotu Mountain, guarding his juniors, sisters and nephews.

"Don't feel sad for him." Qin Guan found him, "He is not worthy."

Mu Qingjia forced himself to smile and said, "You saw it all? It's embarrassing."

He saw Qin Guan's eyes were black and blue, and his eyes were gloomy, so he smiled and rubbed his white hair again, and said, "Young children don't care about adults' affairs. Go and practice your sword."

A look of hostility flashed across Qin Guan's eyes, he escaped his hand and said, "I'm going to be crowned soon."

Mu Qingjia casually "hmm" twice, and then inspected the runes of the mountain protection formation.

After half a day, Shui Jingzhe came to him again, staring at him motionlessly with concern in his eyes.

"Junior brother told you?" Mu Qingjia said helplessly, "It's a trivial matter, don't worry about it."

"Second senior brother, he definitely didn't do it on purpose." Shui Jingzhe said softly, "Can words really express one's heart? Jingzhe thinks it is impossible. Some people's hearts are true, but they always say some unintentional words."

"I know." Mu Qingjia smiled at her.

Only then did Shui Jingzhe feel relieved, and jumped to his side, walking side by side with him.

"Actually, I can understand the second senior brother's thoughts. Reputation, although it is false, is also necessary." She said, "We will have to have one or two achievements in order to establish a sect in the future. Only when you stand still and convince the crowd will there be disciples who come here attracted by the name."

"Second senior brother is working so hard for our future." Shui Jingzhe raised his head and said with a smile, "Besides, a man is ambitious and doesn't want to take care of his family, and I am with senior brother."

"The mouth is so sweet." Mu Qingjia shook his head and sighed with a smile, "I don't know who I learned from."

After this persuasion, his mood improved for the most part.However, the junior sister who had promised to accompany him was forcibly taken away by the Shui family that night and forced to go to Sanwei Mountain.

After that, there was an epic battle known in history as "The Tribulation of Immortals and Demons". The demon cultivator broke the agreement, invaded Kyushu, burned, killed and looted, and life came to an abrupt end in the raging fire.

Perhaps it was because of this quarrel that Gu Xiao had prejudice against Huo Weicun at first.

And Huo Wei also felt guilty and remorseful for not being able to stay by his side at the critical moment.

After all, no one could have imagined that just because of a choice, the unhappiness broke up that day became the last time they met in that life.

The reappearance of this memory cast a layer of fog on Mu Qingjia's already dull mood.

But all the details in it made another road suddenly open before his eyes:

The junior sister always loves to match him and Ah Wei, and it is absolutely impossible to say anything bad about Huo Wei to Gu Xiao.

——So, where did Gu Xiao's initial dislike for his younger brother come from?

"I have to go find Xingru." He said to himself.

He found the eye of Mount Gaotu again, and saw the four corners like snow peaks.Xuan Ru was disturbed by him, and snorted dissatisfiedly.

Mu Qingjia resisted the strong wind and said with difficulty: "I'm sorry, but you are the most mature and prudent in this mountain, and there are some things that only you know..."

Xuan Ru took the wind away, sneered at his flattery, and said, "What's the matter?"

"Gu Xiao, how did that sword cultivator with two ice-gold spiritual roots join Shui Jingzhe's sect?" Mu Qingjia asked.

"I'm too lazy to pay attention to the affairs of ordinary people like you." Xuanru said dismissively.

Mu Qingjia showed disappointment, turned her back and said in a low voice: "You shouldn't ask him, he really doesn't know anything."

Although Xingru knew that he was deliberately aggressive, he couldn't help being furious: "Boy, get the hell out of here."

Mu Qingjia turned her head in an instant, raised her smiling face, and listened attentively.

"Sixteen years ago, there was a kid who went up the mountain alone, and he brought a letter with him." Xuanru said displeased, "That was not the time to select disciples, but Shui Jingzhe made an exception to accept him as a disciple."

"It's true." Mu Qingjia thanked him, "Thank you, Mr. Xingru."

"Don't call me 'human', that's your wishful thinking." Yinru asked, "What are you going to do?"

"Wait." Mu Qingjia said lazily.

"It seems that I have been able to keep my ears clean for a while." Yin Ru narrowed his deer eyes and looked at him carefully, and suddenly asked: "Before I leave, let me ask you first, where is your ambition? Where is your heart?"

He asked this question very abruptly, Mu Qingjia was a little surprised and said: "Why did you bring this up suddenly? - Of course the heart is in the chest."

Xingru laughed at his evasion, and said: "Mu Huan's true heart is in the world of Kyushu, but mine is only in a corner of Gaotu. So in the end we ran in opposite directions. Let me ask again, where is your heart?"

Mu Qingjia had no choice but to laugh and said: "Can't the two coexist? If you protect the world, you also protect Gaotu, and protect my dearest relatives."

"Your innocence will leave you with nothing." Xuan Ru said seriously, "Or..."

Immortals understand the will of heaven, but they are limited to the rules of not revealing the secrets of heaven, and they have always talked in gods and gods.Mu Qingjia thought about these words carefully, only felt that Xun Ru wanted to imply something to him, but it was not very clear.

What does he mean by that?Is there any contradiction between protecting the one you love and protecting the world in Jiuzhou?

"No matter what, I will let Ah Wei live." Mu Qingjia expressed his attitude.

After being silent for a while, Chu'er exhaled and sighed leisurely: "Forget it, I have lived too long. What do I have to do with the survival of the Kyushu?"

"Survival of Kyushu?" Mu Qingjia frowned: "You are also like a fox fairy, you know..."

The night sky was clear, originally cloudless.However, before he could finish his words, there was a sudden thunderbolt, like a purple electric dragon snake, and it was shot down with the power of heaven and earth.

Mu Qingjia immediately covered his mouth, Tianlei swung his huge axe, narrowly passed by him, and smashed on the rock at his feet.

The mountain rocks were scorched black, and then turned into powder, which would disperse as soon as it was blown.

The whole process took only one breath, but he was already covered in cold sweat.

Stinging pain and numbness ran through his body alternately, this was the first power that would threaten the soul-returning wood since Huo Wei Jinyan was removed.

If he reacted slowly just now and spoke out the prophecy of the fox fairy, the sky thunder would strike at him without hesitation and destroy the Soul Returning Wood.

——This is what the fox fairy said, the punishment of heaven?

It's so strict that you can't even mention it to others.

Xingru turned a blind eye to this, and calmly said: "Let's not mention those stupid things for now. I have always been selfish, so why talk about the world."

He said casually, "Listen up. Someone once asked me something."

Mu Qingjia immediately reacted: "Awei? Today is the end of the day, and he came to you just to ask for this matter?"

"It was a long time ago." Xuan Ru said in a deep voice, "He asked me to save a person, and he paid the price for it."

"I paid the price for me." Mu Qingjia said in a daze.

Xuanru was noncommittal: "I didn't reveal the secret, you guessed it yourself, and it has nothing to do with me."

"So that's how it is." Mu Qingjia murmured.

Resurrection may not be as easy as Huo Wei said, but in order to achieve this long-cherished wish, he paid a certain price.

Mu Qingjia suddenly remembered the junior he saw in a short while when he was using the spirit-enchanting technique.

His face was too pale.

If it is said that it was the hidden injury left by the fight with Bu Chen, how could there be no improvement from the nine-tailed fox to the lovebird?

This price...maybe related to the physical condition of the younger brother.

And Huo Wei was also hesitant because of this, his attitude towards him was sometimes cold and sometimes hot, sometimes restrained and showed indifference, and sometimes his emotions broke through the shackles, showing a trace of ambiguous affection.

Because, the younger brother knows, this feeling may not last long.

In an instant, great fear overwhelmed Mu Qingjia.He was short of breath, his brain felt like a needle, he supported the osmanthus tree beside him, and managed to stand still.

——No, he still has a chance.

Find Huo Wei, learn the truth, and find a solution together.

As long as he is still there, there is still hope for everything.

"Thank you." Mu Qingjia knelt down and earnestly kowtowed three times to Xingru, "I will bring him back. Let's go back to Mount Gaotu together safely."

Xing Ru turned around slowly, facing him with her snow-white tail.

"I still have one thing to ask you, junior." Mu Qingjia begged, "The Immortal League Competition is coming up, I'm afraid my junior sister will suffer."

"I know you don't care about worldly affairs, but she is also the child you grew up with. If something happens, please protect her, take her away, and don't let her be discovered."

"What nonsense are you talking about? The head of the Lingao faction is not a weak girl who is waiting for someone to rescue her." Yan Ru sneered, "Besides, you guys should come back before then and settle it yourself, won't that be enough?"

Mu Qingjia smiled relievedly, and said: "What you said is very true. If Junior Sister asks about me and A Wei, please tell her, we will return as scheduled without incident."