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It was already late at night.

They stayed in Lengyu Mountain for a day, and they were very sleepy, and it was time to go to bed.

Sheng Liuyu was also tired, holding the hairpin, leaning against the head of the bed, her eyelids half drooping, as if she had no intention of going back.

Xie Changming looked at him and said softly: "If you don't go back, are those guards okay?"

In fact, he was just asking casually, no matter what answer Sheng Liuyu gave, he had no intention of letting the little Changming bird go back.

Sheng Liuyu said: "They dare not bother me."

Xie Changming raised his eyebrows, feeling very happy, his bird should have stayed in his place.

So, Xie Changming followed suit and said, "Do you want to sleep?"

Sheng Liuyu nodded.

Xie Changming made the bed.Sheng Liuyu came back too suddenly yesterday, and he didn't have time to prepare. Today, he has replaced the old quilt with a new gardenia silk, which is very soft, very fine, as light as a cicada's wing, and extremely warm and snug.

Sheng Liuyu lay down and was tightly wrapped.

Xie Changming stood up and blew out the candles on the table.

The house fell into silent darkness.

Suddenly, Sheng Liuyu hurriedly called Xie Changming's name, and remained silent for a long time without speaking.

"..."

Xie Changming asked softly, "What's the matter? What do you want?"

Sheng Liuyu said in a low voice, "Aren't you going to sleep?"

The academy does not advocate pleasure in practice, so the beds in the academy dormitory are so narrow that one person can still sleep comfortably, but if you add another one, you will only be squeezed into a ball.

Xie Changming smiled: "I don't sleep, I have to meditate and practice at night."

The little Changming bird hummed.

He was lying in the quilt, everything was warm, safe, and comfortable, and his whole body became like melted honey, and even his dissatisfied tone became soft.

If you don't sleep with him, it's nothing special.Sheng Liuyu thought, he just likes the sandalwood scent on Xie Changming.

I changed to a new quilt today, and there was no Xie Changming's unique smell on the old quilt.

Kind of a pity.

But he never asked Xie Changming what kind of spice it was.It seems that only appearing on Xie Changming is attractive to him.

The more Sheng Liuyu thought about it, the more he felt troublesome, so he simply buried his head in the quilt to isolate all troubles, and soon fell asleep.

Xie Changming didn't meditate, he stood by the bed all the time, silently looking at the little Changming bird on the bed.

There is moon and snow tonight, and the snow light should shine into the house through the window lattice.But now there is only darkness and chaos in the house.

The whole room was sealed, even the light was cut out.

Xie Changming could see clearly.

The little Changming bird shrank into a ball and hid under the quilt, only a small section of its neck was exposed.The long crow-black hair was piled on the shoulders, lined with the delicate snow-white skin, like clusters of black clouds.

The hairpin that was sent out was placed beside the pillow, where he could see it as soon as he opened his eyes.

Like all cubs, the little Changmingbird fell asleep peacefully under the trustworthy protection.

Xie Changming looked at him, showing a smile, and couldn't help touching the end of his curled hair, and his movements were very light, lest he disturb his dream.

He withdrew his hand, and his smile slowly disappeared until he looked at the little Changming bird on the bed with scrutiny.

The weeping gardenia silk drapes quietly.

Xie Changming took off the Fudoki from his wrist.

In the world of cultivating immortals, there are many spells that can hide one's cultivation, and using immovable wood seems to be the most stupid and troublesome one.

Because Fudoki needs to be worn close to the body, if it is suddenly in danger, it cannot be taken off in time, and it can only be resisted with the suppressed cultivation base.

Many times, this moment of deviation is enough to kill a person.

But Fudoki is also the only way to really completely suppress the cultivation base, instead of using magic to create illusions.

So Xie Changming chose this one.

Compared with three years ago, a string of immovable wood has been added to his left hand, with a total of [-] beads, each of which is engraved with a Buddhist gatha.

He doesn't believe in God, nor does he believe in Buddha, and engraving Buddha's gatha is just to cover up Fudoki's real purpose.

Xie Changming put four strings of immovable wood beside the bed.

At this time, his cultivation was at the peak of Mahayana.

The bead strings are all added later with the growth of cultivation base. The first piece of immovable wood that Xie Changming wore was a hair crown, and since he put it on, he has never taken it off.

The crown is also the most important and the one that suppresses the most cultivation.

For nearly a thousand years, no one in the world of cultivating immortals has become an immortal, and no one has even succeeded in the period of crossing the catastrophe.

Those ancestors who once became immortals left many immortal books for future generations to refer to before they ascended.

Xie Changming has seen a lot.

The book says: The cultivation level at the peak of crossing the catastrophe is close to that of an immortal, not only can you become an immortal immediately, but you can even sense part of the power of the heavenly way and spy on the truth of the heavenly way.And the questioning received was also different from usual.

This induction is mutual.

Xie Changming can be sure that once the Fudoki is removed, Tiandao will definitely notice it.

But the cultivation base of the Mahayana period still can't see anything.It's not enough to pry into the way of heaven if you don't pass the catastrophe.

Xie Changming took off the wooden crown.

The moment the crown fell to the ground, the spiritual power of the peak of Dujie burst out completely, almost condensing into substance, trying to crush the seal in the house and rush outside.

Xie Changming raised his hand and re-tightened the seal so that no outsiders would discover it.

Finally, when he raised his eyes to look at Sheng Liuyu again, he no longer found nothing, but saw two balls of devilish energy behind his eyes and under his ears.

Unlike before, they were cornered, dormant and seemingly harmless, but never disappeared.

Three years.

Those three years.

Xie Changming looked at it coldly, and unconsciously clenched the gardenia silk tightly.

Sheng Liuyu in his sleep seemed to notice something, and frowned slightly.

Xie Changming was stunned, let go of his hand, slowly picked up the Fudoki at the side, and put it on again.

The little Changming bird is just a very small bird that has not grown up yet and is very innocent.

It seems to be respected and protected by everyone, but in fact there are countless mysteries around him, and he is deceived by countless lies, true or false, as if living on a mirage.

Xie Changming was also one of those who lied to him.

Little Eternal Bird is right, he is a liar, a villain, a nuisance, and he hasn't told the truth.

But it does not matter.Xie Changming thought, those people are irrelevant, he will take good care of the little Changming bird, and will tell him the truth in the future.

When all the truth comes out and all the dust settles.

Xie Changming walked to the window and broke the seal.

Moonlight poured down through the window lattice.

Xie Changming looked up at the sky.

At a certain moment just now, he clearly realized that he was "seen".

Not a certain pair of eyes, but a certain gaze.

As Sheng Liuyu expected, those Changming Bird clansmen in Xiaochongshan were more afraid of Changming Bird than outsiders.As long as they were sure that Sheng Liuyu was indeed staying in the room and did not come out, they would not ask another question, and naturally they did not realize that there was only a phantom transformed by Sheng Liuyu's soul.

But there can't be two Changming birds in the academy at the same time. Sheng Liuyu needs to keep a low profile if he wants to live a stable life. He usually stays in the house with Xie Changming.Sheng Liuyu has been a deaf-blind child for many years. He is arrogant and reserved, and doesn't play with others, so he is very outdated when it comes to fun. He is dazzled by Xie Changming, who has been beaten for several lifetimes in the world of mortals, and wants to try everything.

It took two days of work, and after playing around, I was very tired.

Later, Xie Changming drew a portrait of Sheng Liuyu.

The weather in the morning was fine, and there was some noise outside. Xie Changming could tell that it was people from the Sijie Hall. He should have gone to see what was going on, but the little Changming bird was looking forward to the drawing that was about to finish in his hands. Xie Changming Just concentrate on painting.

Very different from ordinary ink and wash paintings, this painting is painted with charcoal gray, only black, white and gray, but it has the same appearance as Shengliuyu.

Facing the mirror, Sheng Liuyu compared the portrait and looked at it many times: "I've never seen such a painting before, did you find it?"

Xie Changming shook his head: "I learned it from elsewhere."

He said again: "If there is a chance, I will take you there together, okay?"

Before Sheng Liuyu could nod his head, the door was suddenly pushed open.

Chen Yibai stood in front of the door, out of breath, and said anxiously: "Ruan Liuxia, Ruan Liuxia is unconscious!"

Xie Changming frowned, stood up, and walked out immediately.

Sheng Liuyu cast an illusion and followed behind Xie Changming.

Langyue Courtyard is not big, and the two rooms are close to each other. Chen Yibai knows little about this matter, only that people from Sijie Hall rushed in just now. Chen Yibai went to join in the fun and found out that they were going to arrest Ruan Liuxia , and then followed, only to hear someone inside saying that Ruan Liuxia had fallen into a coma.

Walking to the room on the left, the front is really surrounded by people from the Sijie Hall, without any gap.

Xie Changming said: "I want to go in."

The guard who blocked the door drew his sword: "Idlers are not allowed to enter."

Chen Yibai also plucked up his courage: "Even if something happens, we, as fellow Taoists who live in the same hospital, should know why! How can we let you manipulate us?!"

Cong Yuan also stood far behind the tall trees in the yard, holding a sword in his hand.

The atmosphere was extremely tense, and the four guards in front of the door drew their swords.

Someone came out and asked, "What's wrong?"

Seeing Xie Changming, the man sighed: "So it's you. Come in."

Although Xie Changming is a student, he has followed Mr. Xu to the abyss several times in the past three years. The elders of Sijie Hall knew him, so they let him bring Chen Yibai in.

The elder said: "A few days ago, Sijietang suddenly found a demonic energy in the academy, and tracked it all the way, and found out that the source is this Ruan Liuxia. Her identity is different from that of ordinary students. We have to hide it from her uncle. Bring her into the Sijie Hall first, and then make plans. Originally, the arrangement was done properly today, but..."

They walked into the bedroom, and Xie Changming saw guards standing beside the bed in full force. On the bed was a water-red quilt. Zhou Xiaoluo's hair was disheveled, and he didn't even wear a coat. up.

Chen Yibai frowned, and rushed over: "Xiao Luo is just a little girl, how could you treat her like this!"

Xie Changming went straight to the window.

Ruan Liuxia closed her eyes, her long hair was loose, her face was pale, but her lips were very red. She was wearing ordinary pajamas, with a small part of her neck exposed.She didn't seem to be unconscious, and there was even a slight smile on the corner of her mouth, as if she was in a good sleep.

Xie Changming glanced around, and it was difficult for him to find out for a while.

The room was very quiet, except for the sound of the scabbard hitting the armor with the movement, there was only the sound of Zhou Xiaoluo's sobbing.

Xie Changming walked up to Zhou Xiaoluo, he raised his hand and exerted a little spiritual power, but he didn't touch Zhou Xiaoluo, but an invisible force forced her to raise her head and let go of her hand covering her face.

Chen Yibai shouted: "Are you crazy?!"

Before the words fell, he closed his mouth again without saying a word.

Xie Changming lowered his head and looked at Zhou Xiaoluo. She blinked, tears were all over her face, but her eyes were full of unparalleled excitement and joy.

She was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl with a pretty appearance. Whether she was happy or in pain, she should not be annoying or even frightening.

But the ecstasy and the great sorrow were gathered together on the same face, and they were caught off guard and exposed in front of everyone, which was extremely weird.

Xie Changming drew out the knife, pressed the handle against her throat, and said to the people beside him, "She's not Zhou Xiaoluo. At least, not all."

He glanced at Sheng Liuyu standing beside him, saw his frown, shook his head lightly, and said: "If something happened to Zhou Xiaoluo, I will take him to see Mr. Xu."

The elder also seemed to know some inside information, agreed with Xie Changming's words, and only said: "You can escort her there together, which can make people feel at ease."

Zhou Xiaoluo knew that it was difficult to escape, his eyes were about to burst, and he let out an indescribable roar.

It doesn't sound like a human can make a cry.

In the end, the elder left half of the people to guard the unconscious Ruan Liuxia, and the other half escorted Zhou Xiaoluo, and together with Xie Changming, they went to see Mr. Xu.Chen Yibai wanted to go to both sides, but thought that Ruan Liuxia was not being taken care of, so he stayed.

Mr. Xu's place is also very lively.Originally there were more than a dozen bodyguards escorting the divine bird, together with the people from the Sijie Hall, they crowded the small bamboo garden to the brim, making it impossible to get through.

Since ancient times, divine birds have been responsible for exorcising demons and subjugating demons. Based on the principle of not using them in vain, Mr. Xu was notified the moment before, and invited Sheng Liuyu from Qinglin Peak the next moment.

It's a pity that the divine bird of Shufengyuan was faked by a group of ghosts and souls, Ah Jiu, and it can't be real.

After bringing Zhou Xiaoluo to the courtyard, Ah Jiu walked out from the guards, looked at him seriously, and said coldly, "I can't see any difference."

As soon as the words fell, the chief guard came up and said not very politely: "In that case, can we escort His Highness back? It's too chaotic here, there are too many people, which will delay His Highness's practice."

Mr. Xu said politely on the surface: "Thank you, God Bird, for your help. There is nothing wrong now, so you can leave naturally."

Ah Jiu had always been as cold as ice outside, and Xie Changming had only just lied to him, and even walked past him without even looking at Xie Changming.

Mr. Xu said to the people in the Sijie Hall: "You should imprison her first, and when I am ready, I will investigate carefully."

Only Mr. Xu and Xie Changming were the ones who opened the Sijie Hall, and there was Sheng Liuyu hidden in the illusion.

Mr. Xu sighed, his complexion was as white as paper: "Zhou Xiaoluo, have you been descended?"

He already had the answer in his heart, but he couldn't believe it.

Since Zhou Xiaoluo entered the academy, Mr. Xu not only checked her body and soul regularly, but also made spot checks from time to time, just for fear that she would be descended suddenly.After all, the reason for Zhou Xiaoluo's unreasonable extra power after the failure of coming down that year is still unknown.

Xie Changming pondered for a moment, and sorted out the whole thing: "A few days ago, Ruan Liuxia should have discovered that something was wrong with Zhou Xiaoluo. Maybe sometimes it was wrong, sometimes it was the same as usual, or Zhou Xiaoluo's original spirit had not been completely suppressed. , struggling from time to time, it may also be that Ruan Liuxia is afraid that if she reports this matter, Zhou Xiaoluo will die."

Regardless of the possibility, driven by various reasons, Ruan Liuxia found out that something was wrong with Zhou Xiaoluo, but she kept concealing it.

"But Zhou Xiaoluo is no longer the original one. It deliberately revealed its demonic energy, and then attracted Ruan Liuxia to poison it before being discovered. Ruan Liuxia was identified as a spy of the demon clan. Evading from guilt and taking poison by himself will not doubt Zhou Xiaoluo. And after Ruan Liuxia's death, no one can tell whether it is the real Zhou Xiaoluo."

Mr. Xu listened calmly: "What you said makes a lot of sense. Arrival, that's true... Once it wakes up from the human body, the only thing it will kill is the closest person who will immediately find that he has changed. "

Mr. Xu seems to be very touched by this matter.

Xie Changming glanced at him and didn't ask any further questions, but said: "Zhou Xiaoluo is timid and shy, and likes to avoid people on weekdays. This time I discovered it by chance. If it was normal, I might not be able to detect the abnormality."

Mr. Xu stopped talking and packed a few things, among which were rare magical artifacts, even Xie Changming didn't know what they were used for.

On the way to the dungeon, Mr. Xu forgot the sorrow just now, returned to normal, and said meanly: "This little Changming bird was a bit cute three years ago. Now that it's back, only the Changming bird family is left." Hateful and hateful."

Xie Changming looked at the little Changming bird whose fist was hardened at the side, and calmly persuaded him: "You are prejudiced against the little Changming bird."

"Hmph! Prejudice?"

Mr. Xu's tone was very eccentric: "You didn't have a good relationship with him before? He ignored you just now, do you want to speak for him instead?"

It can be seen from this that Sheng Liuyu's illusion has made great progress, and Mr. Xu can't find any faults, and he didn't recognize that it was a fake.

Sheng Liuyu couldn't bear to show her figure, and stood beside Xie Changming.

The little Changming bird said coldly: "I just don't want to talk to you."

Mr. Xu turned pale with shock: "You! You!"

After regaining his senses, he thought about the previous things again: "Could it be that you have been together since you came back?"

Sheng Liuyu said: "So what?"

Mr. Xu looked at them in disbelief, his gaze shifted from one person to another, and after repeating this several times, he seemed to finally realize it, and his fingers trembling when he pointed at the two of them: "You, lonely and widowed, dare to act recklessly!"

He said again: "Xie Changming, how dare you do such a thing. If you are listed as an enemy by the Changming Bird Clan in the future and buy your life, I will never be able to save you while you are being hunted down."

Between words, Xie Changming has been identified as an old monster who abducted young birds.

Xie Changming was expressionless: "Don't think about it."

Sheng Liuyu frowned slightly, and looked at Xie Changming suspiciously, probably not understanding the meaning of Mr. Xu's words.

Such filthy thoughts should not be known by the little bird.

So, Xie Changming said softly: "He has become more and more crazy in recent years, don't listen to his nonsense."

Sheng Liuyu nodded approvingly and ignored Mr. Xu.

Mr. Xu went crazy all the way, said a lot of difficult words, and finally restrained himself when he reached the dungeon, raised the lamp, and walked down with the guards of Sijie Hall.

Under the dim light, at the end of the dungeon, Zhou Xiaoluo was imprisoned.

It can't be said that it is Zhou Xiaoluo.It was the demon in Zhou Xiaoluo's body.

The thing that will replace Zhou Xiaoluo and kill Ruan Liuxia.