After being pulled up by the master

At night, a group of people went out of Linyuan's sphere of influence and rested in a dilapidated Taoist temple.This Taoist temple is a bit old, covered with cobwebs, mottled murals on the wall, the slanted statue in the main hall is bathed in the moonlight, with downcast eyebrows and full of compassion.

Sun Xuehua saluted it slightly, as did Gu Qing and Xue Wendi, Xiaoyu couldn't do it, so he could only follow suit.Then they found some dead branches and leaves, and lit a bonfire.

Sun Xuehua turned over the map, looked at it for a while, and said softly: "It's the boundary of Qiongzhou, and the nearest immortal sect is the Weiran sect. The surname of the sect head is Song, and its name is Song Xinyi."

"I've never heard of it." Gu Qing bit a piece of shortbread and shook his head. Sun Xuehua explained: "The Weiran sect made their fortune by refining elixirs, and even swordsmanship and spiritual skills are not considered superior."

"Refining panacea?" Gu Qing was thoughtful, "Compared to us?"

"I can't count as an opponent for the time being."

Sun Xuehua received the blueprints, and the dilapidated door was suddenly blown open by the wind, "Squeak—" With a low sound, everyone subconsciously fell silent.

Xue Wendi, who was closest to the door, picked up a stone, flicked his fingertip, hit the edge of the broken door, and closed it again.

"Are there ghosts at night?"

Xiaoyu asked him in a low voice.

"I can't tell." Xue Wendi thought it was normal to run into ghosts at night, but Xiaoyu's expression changed again and again, and he leaned towards him.

"Are you afraid of ghosts?" Xue Wendi was a little surprised.

"Yeah." Xiaoyu said timidly, Xue Wendi looked at him, the orange bonfire reflected on his pale face, forming a shallow shadow, I felt pity for it.But why is a demon afraid of ghosts?

Xue Wendi didn't quite understand, and Gu Qing also had the same doubts: "Xiaoyu, why are you afraid of ghosts?"

Sun Xuehua pulled the dead branches to make the bonfire burn more vigorously. Xiaoyu looked over their faces one by one, as if he was confirming something. , every July [-]th, there will be a blood moon."

"The blood moon reflects the city walls, and a dark hole will open, and a group of masked men in armor will come out of it. Their horseshoes are all on fire, and so are their spears."

Xiao Yu swallowed, trying not to tremble, "They walked from the east of Night City to the Demon Lord's palace, offering sacrifices to the Demon Lord. A Niang said, they are all ghosts."

After listening to it, Sun Xuehua said calmly, "It's going to Malan Terrace."

Both Xue Wendi and Gu Qing were taken aback.

"Since when did ghosts join hands with demons?"

Sun Xuehua glanced at his junior sister, and patiently explained: "Ghost Dao itself wanders on the edge of good and evil, doesn't value right and wrong, and only cares about fame and fortune. What's more, ghost Dao has one source and three veins, and the ghost master has no real power. It’s all about choosing partners according to your own wishes.”

"What about the remaining two?"

"Zhongxiao Fenglu and Pingwang Qingshan haven't heard from each other for a long time. Maybe they lived in seclusion, or maybe they have long since disappeared, or, like Zou Malantai, they are acting secretly."

Gu Qing nodded: "So that's the case."

The Taoist temple was much quieter, only the slight sound of dead branches burning.Xiaoyu stared at the cluster of flames, and remembered the day when his mother took him to escape. She said that demons are very dangerous, and sooner or later they will bring chaos to the world.

Under the blood moon, his mother wrapped his small body in a black cloak, and the hood blocked all his sight.He only knew that his mother kept running with him in her arms, shuttling through the deep alleys of the city.All the lights were turned off, and the bloody moonlight meandered like a long blood-stained river, quietly flowing through the brick cracks, wall corners and shoe tips.

"Mom, where are we going?"

Xiaoyu asked in a low voice.

"Shh, don't talk." His mother's voice was soft and urgent, and Xiao Yu obediently lay on her back without saying a word.

The shadows of the surrounding buildings gradually skewed, twisting into countless hands, stretching towards them from the bloody moonlight.The mother activated the spirit technique and knocked them apart one by one.Through the gap between the hood and the collar, Xiaoyu saw an extremely tall shadow.

Mother stopped.

"Where are you going?"

The voice was calm and powerful, with inherent nobility and coercion.

It's the Demon Lord, it's his father.

Xiao Yu grabbed his mother's shoulders, panicking in his heart.

"Of course I go where I should go."

Mother took half a step back.

"Do you want to run away that much, Axuan?" The shadow kept approaching, "You swore that you would stay by my side for the rest of your life, have you forgotten?"

"Is it me who forgets? Is it me?"

Xiaoyu couldn't see his mother's expression, but he knew that her mother was crying: "How did you become what you are today? You are bloodthirsty, so happy for your achievements, and treat human life like nothing! I swore back then that I would abandon everyone who would marry, Is it you now?"

Hearing this, the devil sighed softly: "Ah Xuan, I am a devil, bloodthirsty is the nature of devils, have you forgotten? It's only natural for the weak to eat the strong, am I wrong? I can only blame them for being too weak and deserve to be prey .”

"Weakness is not the reason to be trampled by you." Mother choked up, she was so sad that her whole body was trembling, Xiaoyu reached out to wipe away her tears, more and more.He muttered: "Aniang, don't cry."

"You still haven't been able to let go of those old dogmas and stay with me well." The Demon Lord took another step closer, "Where are you going to take the child? Back to Linyuan? Will those old things accept you again? You How naive, they will only regard you as my accomplice and get rid of you and Xiaoyu together."

"That's what I deserve." The mother made up her mind and drew her sword, "It's better to die by Master's sword than to die by a monster like you!"

"Auntie!"

The little fish rolled down, and the mother only had time to tell him to run quickly and not look back.

He could only run, desperately.He likes his mother the most, that gentle woman, only she will come to lock his tall building and teach him to read and practice calligraphy.So he was obedient, and he ran wildly in the depths of the alley.Then, when they met the team of heavy cavalry, the long √□□ pierced his shoulders and hoisted him up.

"Your son?"

The first one asked.

"No."

The demon lord was holding a wounded woman in his arms. The face of that woman was covered with tears, and she was very pitiful.

"Oh?"

The leader looked at him playfully, and the devil smiled lightly: "He was taught badly by his mother, and he is destined to turn against me in the future. Such a son, don't mind."

"Then why didn't you kill him?"

"You can try it. If you succeed, I will promise you any conditions."

The devil hugged his first wife tightly, and kissed her forehead intimately.

"Auntie."

Xiaoyu's breath was weak, he was in so much pain that it was difficult to even open his eyes.The fire on the spear √ was burning, and the scorching pain spread all over his body.

He could only see the Demon Lord taking his mother away, and this was the last time he saw her alive.But he was imprisoned in a dark high-rise building, facing the wall all day long.

Half a year later, the Demon Lord went mad, and the entire Demon City was destroyed.

Looking at the flame, Xiao Yu started to shed tears, and then someone wiped it away gently.Xiaoyu came back to his senses and looked at Xue Wendi. The opponent's hand was still hanging in the air, and he would not let go.

"Thank you."

Xiaoyu pursed her lower lip, lowered her eyes, hiding her sadness.Xue Wendi opened his mouth, but didn't know how to comfort him, so he put down his hand first, and handed him a piece of cake: "Do you still want to eat?"

"Yeah." Xiaoyu took it with both hands, and suddenly there was another "squeak" when the door was broken, and it was blown away by the wind.

Xue Wendi thought for a while, and got up to block the door.As soon as he reached the door, a hand grabbed his ankle from the outside.

"There's a ghost!"

Gu Qing was very excited, and immediately ran over with his sword, Xiao Yu froze in place with a pale face, and Sun Xuehua didn't respond.

Xue Wendi looked out calmly, Gu Qing came over and smelled a strong smell of alcohol and sweat.She slapped her face in disgust, and covered her nose: "What?"

"A drunk."

As soon as Xue Wendi finished speaking, the drunk who grabbed his ankle raised his head, and Gu Qing shouted, "Wow, he has no face! The front is still hair!"

"Ok?"

The drunk man blew a breath, and parted the hair covering his face, barely exposing one eye.

"It stinks."

Gu Qing couldn't take it anymore, and went back to sit beside Sun Xuehua again.

Hearing that there was no ghost outside, Xiaoyu dared to stand up and walk towards Xue Wendi.

The drunk seemed to be quite drunk, but he could still speak at this moment: "Who are you? What are you doing in my house?"

"your home?"

Xue Wendi was stunned for a moment, then looked back at the dilapidated gymnasium, a little confused, "Do you live here?"

"I came here three days ago, first come first, first come first, do you understand? Anyway, this place is my home."

The drunk didn't like to hear this, so he stood up immediately, only then did Xue Wendi realize that this man was tall, and he could only reach his chest.

"Little devil, who are you? Are you not afraid that wolves will eat you in the wilderness?"

The man's exposed eyes were piercing, and he didn't seem to be drunk at all. Xue Wendi was about to answer, but found that the other person's eyes passed him, looking at the little fish behind him.

Xue Wendi took a step sideways, and blocked the person behind him calmly: "Senior, we passed by here. I don't know if this is your residence. If it disturbs you, we will leave immediately."

After saying that, he turned his head to look at Sun Xuehua, the two exchanged a look, then Sun Xuehua stood up, put away his bags, put out the bonfire, and walked out together with Gu Qing.

However, the man still blocked the door.

With the moonlight behind him, his tall body was like a hill, blocking the way of several people.

Xue Wendi said in a deep voice: "Senior, if you need to repair the house, I will give you the full amount. I hope you will be tolerant and let us leave."

Hearing this, the man laughed loudly: "You are not very old, but you are very good at speaking in these scenes."

"Smiled."

Xue Wendi wasn't sure about his attitude, but he felt that this person was not very easy to mess with.

"I didn't tell you to go." The man turned his head and looked at Xiaoyu again. When Sun Xuehua stretched out his long sword, the hilt of the sword separated Xue Wendi and Xiaoyu: "Please get out of the way."

"Hey, you kid has a bit of a temper." The man became interested when he saw the little iceberg, "Did I offend you?"

Sun Xuehua's eyes were piercing: "Please don't keep staring at my friend, it's very rude."

The man was amused: "Is he your friend? Are you locking up your friend? I'm still wondering, are all the kidnappers so young now?"

"We really are friends!"

Xiaoyu yelled eagerly, then quickly lowered his head, Xue Wendi took his hand: "We are indeed friends, you don't need to shrink back, and you don't need to doubt this."

Xue Wendi's palm was very warm, with the tenacity and softness unique to teenagers, Xiaoyu's heart skipped a beat: "Yes."

The man touched his chin and thought twice: "Well, that's my misunderstanding."

After saying that, he moved out of the way, "Those little friends, it's better to leave."

Sun Xuehua nodded, taking it as a thank you. Although Gu Qing didn't like him, he also expressed his gratitude. Xue Wendi followed Xiaoyu, bowed slightly, and saluted.

The man looked at the back of them leaving, thoughtful: "Which family's children are quite polite."

He pushed back the long hair that covered his face, revealing a young face.He has deep eyebrows, a straight nose, and a bit of unruly heroism. There is a shallow scar on the side of his ear, which is the injury he suffered when he was punishing evil. Fortunately, he covered it with his normal hair, so it was not eye-catching.

He kept looking at those people, and when Xiaoyu passed by him suddenly, the lock on his wrist was engraved with the familiar invisible talisman in his mind.

"So it's Linyuan's disciple."

He smiled meaningfully.