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Standing on the Luantai of Kuocang Mountain, you can see the faint clouds outside Jiugai Mountain.

Qi Zhong remained silent, every morning, he must be here, watching the dawn bloom from the top of the peak, it took a long time to see it, Fang Yanxiao reminded him several times, but he was treated coldly and walked away.

At this moment, she cautiously approached again: "Brother Qi...Uh, I mean, your restraint has been lifted, you've been bored these days. Why don't I take you down the mountain to relax?"

Qi Zhong was a little moved, but he still said forcefully: "...You don't have to please me. A fake is a fake, and I will never forgive you."

He turned around slightly, and asked lightly: "Fang Yueshi, do you really have a younger brother? Why do I sometimes feel that many things you do are like the actions of a good sister...or maybe I am stupid and can't tell the difference." Out of sincerity."

"No, I... I really just care about you. Sometimes, people have a lot of difficulties."

Her tone suddenly became weak, which moved Qi Zhong inexplicably, and couldn't bear to criticize him any more.

The two had nothing to say.

After a while, Qi Zhong said leisurely: "In the small town at the foot of Changting Mountain, there is a Liji pastry, and his crescent flower cake is delicious..."

Upon receiving the response, Fang Yanxiao frowned and said excitedly, "Then let's go buy it, now."

Qi Zhong relaxed his face a little, and smiled slightly: "Yeah."

……

At the foot of Changting Mountain, the bustle and bustle of the past is no longer there. Doors are closed everywhere, and there are only scattered people on the street.

Qi Zhong didn't have much hope at first, but when he walked into the alley, he saw that the pastry shop was still open, and he was overjoyed immediately, and successfully bought the last piece of flower cake.

Leaving the shop, Qi Zhong walked lonely on the street, passing the blue bridge unintentionally, recalling the scene when he first met Mu Yun back then, as if it was clearly yesterday.He stopped, staring at the empty bridge deck, lost in memory.

Fang Yanxiao saw that he was absent-minded, and kindly asked: "What's wrong?"

"..."

Qi Zhong frowned, slightly displeased at being interrupted from recalling, he squeezed the flower cake in his hand tightly, he said with restraint.

"I'm tired from walking. Find a place to rest."

The two entered an inn, and Qi Zhong liked to sit on the second floor by the window, watching the scenery along the street and by the water.

When the tea was full, Qi Zhong put the pastry on the table and lost his mind in silence.

"Come on, let me take it apart for you. Try it or not..."

Fang Yanxiao enthusiastically went to get the bag of pastries.

Qi Zhong was furious and shouted, "Don't touch it!"

After snatching back the pastry, Fang Yanxiao's hand hung in the air in embarrassment, her smile froze.

"Sorry, I thought you bought it to eat..."

When Qi Zhong heard this, his eyes turned red, and he said bitterly: "In the past, Junior Sister liked to eat crescent flower cakes from this shop the most, and every time I went down the mountain, I asked me to bring her a copy."

"Do you know that once upon a time there was a little fool who chased me for several streets in order to return me a bag of pastries, and was scolded and beaten just to return a bag of pastries..."

"I..." Fang Yanxiao lowered her eyes dumbly.

Qi Zhong said to himself: "This restaurant was the place my master visited most often. He always complained that the wine here is actually not good, but this is his teacher's school, and what he drinks is the taste of nostalgia for his homeland... ..."

Fang Yanxiao couldn't bear him being so heartbroken, and tried to comfort him: "Since they make you so sad, why don't you temporarily forget about them and start a new life, okay?"

Qi Zhong smiled wryly: "A new life? They all died because of me... How am I worthy? I can't even apologize with death, how can I deserve to live a good life?"

Seeing him in such pain, Fang Yanxiao was on the verge of tears, calmed down, and persuaded patiently: "Don't mention it, we won't mention it..."

Qi Zhong came to his senses and quickly forced himself to calm down. Now is not the time for him to be sad and reminiscing. The big revenge has not been avenged. Every moment is the danger of licking blood with the tip of a knife. He can't expose too many emotional weaknesses.

The two were silent for a while, but the people next to them suddenly started gossiping.

"Hey, have you heard? The Fufeng Mu family is planning to marry the Lu family of Chaisang."

"Ham, I've heard about it a long time ago. It seems to be the third son of the Mu family, right? Or the immortal of Jiugai Mountain."

"That's right, a man with a talent and a woman with a beautiful appearance are a match made in heaven."

"By the way, Mr. Mu San has become an immortal, but he doesn't have much ability. Look at that thief Li is rampant."

"You can't say that. After all, you are young, so take your time. Anyway, the scourge has been caught, and Shangjiang is much more peaceful."

"It's that Qi Zhong who betrayed his master. Oh, it's terrible, he is so young and has a bad heart, even a traitor..."

"Not only that, he also united with the devil, deceived his master and exterminated his ancestors, and took away his master's immortal root and immortal bone..."

"Hey, don't mention him. A broom star. Said that the young lady of the Lu family, Chaisang, is gentle and beautiful. She is proficient in everything. The young master of the Tang Sect came to propose marriage before, but she was rejected. Now marrying the Mu family, that is a good match."

"You still dare to talk about the Tang Sect. Tang Lanqi is no longer the young master of the Tang Sect, but the one born from the concubine is now. You say that this rich and noble family can really make a fuss. Don't want a good son, but a concubine. Young Master. Look at the present, hey, the Tang Sect is also down."

"Ham, who knows. That's why I say that the Lu and Mu families are a perfect match. Looking at the whole of Shangjiang, only these two are still worth seeing. The rest will probably take decades."

"Speaking of it, what does it have to do with us? It's not us ordinary people who suffer. I just hope that this immortal will marry a good wife, so that he won't get acquainted with those evil spirits in the future, and he will manage Tongjiang as soon as possible."

……

After Qi Zhong listened to their conversation in silence, the teacup he was holding in his hand broke into countless sharp porcelain pieces in an instant, and he still refused to put it down, his palms were covered in blood.

His thin body trembled slightly, holding back his anger, or unwillingness, or the strong loss of being abandoned and forgotten, or, he himself did not know what kind of complicated emotions it was.

Seeing this, Fang Yanxiao hurriedly greeted him: "You, your hand is bleeding, let go quickly."

Qi Zhong was indifferent, his eyes were dull, he stared at the corner of the table numbly, wondering what he was losing his mind.

"I'm going to tear their mouths apart!"

Standing up abruptly, Fang Yanxiao thought that those people's accusations had hurt his heart, and was about to turn her back, when Qi finally changed her clean hand and grabbed her sleeve helplessly.

Sadly: "Let's go."

Fang Yanxiao blinked her sore eyes, handed him the straw hat to cover her face, and the two of them took the initiative to stay away from this noisy corner.

On the way back to Kuocang Mountain, Qi Zhong lowered the brim of his straw hat to cover his red eyes and dejected expression.

Fang Yanxiao followed closely behind him, looking at his back with worried eyes, thinking of words of comfort in her heart.

Just as she was about to step forward to comfort him, she suddenly stopped and stood there, unmoved.

Fang Yanxiao was suspicious at first, and was just about to ask, but heard a few casual cultivators from the rivers and lakes in the shed not far from the two of them, talking about Jiugai Mountain while drinking tea to quench their thirst.

"Hey, do you know? The new Immortal Venerable issued an edict in Jiugai Mountain, declaring that all the immortal families in Shangjiang will climb the mountain to attend the meeting?"

"I've heard it a little bit. But I don't know the content of the meeting."

"I heard that it is going to join forces with the Righteous Dao Xianmen to wipe out the remnants of the Demon Sect, and they are making arrangements."

"Really? It's been a long time, and finally something happened. The new Immortal Venerable finally got his breath."

"By the way, today is the deadline for the conference. No wonder I met several groups of immortal disciples when I came out of the city."

"I think they all rushed to Jiugai Mountain."

……

After listening to those people's conversations, Qi Zhong's heart fell into deeper disappointment, and he whispered secretly: Even he doesn't believe me...

For so many days, he was rescued by Linglong Xin to go to Kuocang Mountain, where his life and death were still uncertain, but this person not only ignored him, but also got married, and vigorously came to exterminate them... Perhaps from the beginning to the end, he has been Abandoned himself.

Fang Yanxiao on the side didn't seem to care about these things, her face was calm, and she didn't intend to report these things to the Raksha God Venerable.

Qi Zhong was puzzled for a moment, then turned around and hurried on.

"Where are you going?"

Seeing that he was walking in the opposite direction from Kuocang Mountain, Fang Yanxiao hurriedly rushed to inquire.

"Don't worry, I won't run away. I just want to hear how they are going to kill us. If you want to follow, just follow. It's just to find out some news for your family god. It would be good to let him pack up and run away earlier. ..."

Hearing this, Fang Yanxiao's heart calmed down a bit, and her expression was flat: "I'm not interested in doing these things."

"But your safety, I must protect. Let's go together."

Qi Zhong's expression froze, he was surprised for a moment, and his tough tone softened a lot: "It's up to you."

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When they reached the top of Jiugai Mountain, Qi Zhong and his brother hid on the wind and rain platform next to the main hall, looking at the dark crowd below, chatting loudly.

Qi Zhong suddenly remembered the ignorance and curiosity he had when he first went to Jiugai Mountain.At that time, he still had his master with him, and he still had the capital to cause trouble everywhere and get someone to cover him.At that time, Mu Yun was still the crown prince, still immature and young, wearing a black gilt robe, falling in the crowd, with a superb temperament, he could find him at a glance.

At that time...

"The Immortal Venerable is here! All the alliances retreat!"

When Qi Zhong was still lost in memory, the servant under the main gate of Fengyanguan held up a high flag and shouted loudly.

As soon as everyone heard the order, they stood apart loosely and returned to their corresponding positions.

Qi Zhong held his breath and looked at the door intently, only to see there, a cloud of smoke dispersed, and two bluish-white flashes passed by.

When the smoke dissipated, Mu Xi was standing under the curtain in the fence, looking down at the people below the stage.

Qi finally swallowed his throat, and dumbfoundedly searched for Mu Yun beside him.

It's been a long time since I saw him, and he looks haggard and even more tired.

Having been together for a long time, Qi Zhong could see through Mu Yun's mask of trying to hide his negative emotions at a glance. From those compassionate eyes, he could see his burning anxiety and deep worry for the past few days.

No wonder Mu Xi would come, if there is no one to take care of him, I'm afraid that Mu Yun will have no skills to face these unreasonable wolves, tigers and leopards alone.

After Mu Xi's courteous honorifics, Mu Yun stepped forward to announce the matter.

Qi Zhong's eyes were glued to him all the time, extremely reluctant to let go.

I saw Mu Yun strolling forward, looking down at everyone with his head, with firm eyes, and loudly declared: "... I, Mu Yun, would like to guarantee my position as an immortal and my life's reputation, and Changting's disciple Qi Zhong is definitely not a traitor of the Demon Cult! From today on , all schools of Xuanmen are no longer allowed to privately kill orders, and those who violate it will be punished severely!"

The content of the announcement was short and clear, and all sects and sects didn't react for a while, and they were dumbfounded.

He mobilized his teachers and mobilized the crowd, gathered the immortals' family all the way up the mountain, and the first thing he announced was to justify his name!

Qi Zhong's pupils retracted violently in an instant. I don't know if he was touched or worried, but his eyes filled with tears. The truth turned out to be that he had always believed in himself. Come on, say something like this...

Mu Xi, who was at the side, was shocked and angry, and was obviously kept in the dark. She didn't expect Mu Yun to say such a poisonous oath on such an important occasion.

Quickly stepped forward to remind him: "Jingyao, calm down. Hurry up and announce other things to divert their attention. After that, brother will come back for you..."

Mu Yun turned around apologetically, and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry cousin. I have endured this matter for too long, and I will never allow my best friend's reputation to be humiliated again and again."

"you!"

Mu Xi was annoyed that he couldn't fight, and retreated with a flick of her sleeves.

There was a commotion underneath, looking at each other in blank dismay.

"Brother Qi! What's wrong with you?"

Fang Yanxiao turned her head and saw Qi Zhong weeping profusely, thinking that he was stimulated by the spiritual consciousness in his body and crying in pain, so she hurried forward to care.

Unexpectedly, he pushed his hand away, and fled away from the rooftop in a blink of an eye, without a trace.

Fang Yanxiao didn't care what the group of people were going to discuss next, and anxiously chased Qi Zhong away.

Tears dripping down her cheeks, shed continuously into the oncoming wind.

Qi Zhong's heart ached: Why should I misunderstand him?How can he do this?How much trouble will this make him suffer?I am no longer worthy...

Until he couldn't run anymore with all his strength, Qi finally stopped beside the waterwheel beside the reed, kneeling in regret.

Although it was a tactic to delay the attack, it was an indisputable fact that he had just been in the company of the devil, and Mu Yun actually used his life's glory as a guarantee for himself, which would definitely ruin his innocence.

Once again, I implicated him imperceptibly.

Such a ridiculous result weighed heavily on Qi Zhong, full of despair.