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In the mountains and forests at night, a figure jumped quickly.

Luo Qingchen was agile, and returned to the hiding place in the back mountain in an instant.

Just as he was about to jump to the top of another tree, he suddenly saw an honest figure hovering around the ancient well.

He was stunned for a moment, he really didn't expect that kid Qi Zhong was still waiting for him under the tree at such a late hour.

Thinking of the scene he saw just now, Luo Qingchen was in a complicated mood, quickly took off the black clothes on his body, changed his expression, went to see him calmly, and pretended to be late.

Qi Zhong couldn't help turning his head, and when he saw the person coming, he shouted happily: "Hey, Senior Brother Luo, you're here."

As soon as the words fell, Qi Zhong said you are here, which made Luo Qingchen's pupils froze.Thinking of the secret scene he just witnessed, he twitched the corner of his mouth unnaturally: "Uh, yes."

"Which one did you learn today?" Qi Zhong asked casually, still thinking about asking Luo Qingchen about the art of quyi.

Luo Qingchen raised his eyebrows, and replied casually: "I won't study tonight. I'm here to say goodbye to you."

Qi Zhong was stunned: "Farewell? Did you get promoted?"

"No." Luo Qingchen was a little speechless.

Qi Zhong asked again: "Then you are leaving the school?"

"Ah."

"But aren't you Changting's disciple? Where are you going after you leave the master's school?" Qi Zhong said in a regretful tone.

Luo Qingchen's goal has been achieved, so he casually made up: "I have stayed in Changting for many years, and I want to go home, and I won't come back in the future."

"Does Uncle Lin know?" Qi Zhong felt even more regretful.

"I'm an unknown monk, and my master has a lot of affairs, so I won't remember it on purpose."

"Then you can only do casual cultivators in the Jianghu?"

"...Mmm." Luo Qingchen agreed hesitantly, his eyes slightly lonely.

Qi Zhong seemed to feel that the conversation had reached an embarrassing situation, and then he comforted him: "Actually, it's good to be free from worries and worries."

Luo Qingchen was not in a hurry to answer his words, his tongue touched his jaw in his mouth, and his expression was a little depressed.

"But it's alright, why are you quitting the sect?" Even though parting was imminent, Qi Zhong still wanted to know if Luo Qingchen had some unavoidable reasons to make such a decision.

Unexpectedly, he was silent for a moment, and then breathed a sigh of relief: "Because... because I can't bear it."

"Why can't I understand? Since you can't bear it, why do you have to leave?"

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand, you will know in the future." Luo Qingchen lost his patience and didn't want to talk to him any further, the old scar in his heart had already started to ache.

Looking down at the bamboo flute in Qi Zhong's hand, he was too lazy to ask for it back, so he said: "This is for you, and I will play it when I am in a bad mood, especially in the middle of the night."

"Huh? Won't that wake others up?"

"Wake up one by one." Luo Qingchen smiled, feeling that this kid was a little silly.

He has long been unaccustomed to being sad by himself, and if he is having a bad time, no one else will be more comfortable than him.This kid doesn't even understand this point, so naive...

Qi finally rubbed the back of his head, reckoning that Luo Qingchen might be in a bad mood and was saying something angry, so he smiled in response.

Before leaving, Luo Qingchen suddenly turned around again: "That's right."

"Is there anything else? Brother Luo." Qi Zhong quickly followed up and asked.

Luo Qingchen lowered her eyes shyly, and her tone suddenly became soft and gentle: "You have a good master, you should cherish it!"

"Ah... Master treats me very well."

Feeling baffled by these words, Qi Zhong squeezed the bamboo flute in his hand, a little dazed.

After Luo Qingchen left, he realized that this time, this person walked the slowest, as if he was nostalgic for something, and he seemed to be really saying goodbye to something.

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During the days of recuperating in Qinghan Cave, Qi Zhong was already used to the process of getting up early and going to bed early, chopping firewood and fetching water, and resting his mind and body.

The morning after Luo Qingchen left, he was going out of the cave, stretched towards the dawn, but accidentally saw a hurried figure not far away, running in his direction.

He thought it was the little disciple who came to bring him ingredients, Qi finally wanted to say hello to him, but when the person approached, he realized that he had made a mistake, and the other party didn't bring anything.

"Hey, what are you doing here?" Qi Zhong asked curiously.

The little disciple who sent the letter took a breath and said, "Qi, Senior Brother Qi, Sect Leader Lin ordered you to go to the Yishi Pavilion to find him before Chen Shi."

"Huh? Looking for me?" Qi Zhong asked back in surprise, feeling a little happy in his heart, which meant that his confinement was relieved, and he could go out to play again.

On the way following the guide, Qi Zhongle was thinking about all kinds of good things, such as going to the kitchen to find a roast chicken to satisfy his hunger...

Unexpectedly, things were not as simple as he thought.

After entering the Discussion Pavilion, Qi Zhong stood on the side in a regular manner, looked at Lin Tang who was in the high position, stared at him with a serious expression, as if he was still thinking about something.

Turning his eyes around, Qi finally didn't find Qi Yuxing's figure, and felt a little depressed: Master, the old man is still angry with me, right?don't even come out to see me...

"You take this letter well. When you arrive at Jiugai Mountain, this is the basis for proving your identity."

In a daze, Lin Tang had already walked up to Qi Zhong and handed him a letter written by Qi Yuxing himself.

"Jiugai Mountain? Letter? What's going on here? Uncle Lin." Qi was so surprised that he didn't dare to accept the letter.

Lin Tang frowned: "The Immortal of Jiugai Mountain has an order, ordering you to go to the Judgment Palace, and explain in detail the situation of the distress that day, so as to solve the unsolved case of 'Linglongxin' as soon as possible."

"Am I going alone?"

Lin Tang glared at him: "Otherwise, who else do you think will accompany you?"

"Uh, no." Qi Zhong mistakenly thought that Lin Weier had also been called to be a witness, so he asked suspiciously.

"Uncle, when can I come back? I'm afraid I won't be used to the food there..."

Qi Zhong whispered something, a little reluctant to go out.

Lin Tang was speechless and angry: "Can you be more successful, boy? The Fairy Mountain Palace is short of food and drink for you? After you pass, you'd better be honest with me, pay attention to etiquette, and don't lose face of the teacher."

Qi finally became displeased, and retorted: "Hey, Master Uncle, the sky and the earth are big, and eating is the biggest... My master said so."

"You!" Lin Tang raised his beard slightly angrily.

But I don't know the reason for his repeated evasion, but he just doesn't want to embarrass the master. These days, although Qi Zhongren is recovering from his injuries in the back mountain, he has heard a lot of gossip outside.

As Qi Yuxing's closed disciple, he encountered danger in front of the master's gate and was beaten half to death. It would be embarrassing to say it. Many of the middle and small fairy families at the foot of Changting buried them behind their backs.

If he went out this time and brought up the old matter again, wouldn't he just put the hot spots back in Changting? Lin Tang cares about face the most, and Qi Zhong knows it too.

He thought sullenly, with a guilty expression on his face.

Lin Tang thought he had been scolded severely, so he softened his tone: "Stinky boy, if you go to Jiugai Mountain, you just need to cooperate with the witnesses. If you are really not used to it, wait for everyone to finish their work and then find someone else." It’s time to send you some hometown specialties.”

"Ah?" Qi Zhong raised his head in astonishment, looking at Lin Tang's serious face, but at the moment there was a bit of kindness.

"Uncle Lin, I, I just said it casually. Don't worry about these shitty things, just treat me as a fart..."

"Hehe... Do I dare to treat you badly? Your master knows, why don't you tell me to worry about it again?"

Qi Zhong smiled, a little touched: "Uncle Lin, don't shirk, I know you are all good to me."

"This is a burden your master has prepared for you. Hurry up and set off. Go and return early."

Sensing that the atmosphere was a little bit reluctant, Lin Tang didn't want to say anything more to Qi Zhong, and greeted him twice.

After he left, Qi Yuxing behind the screen came out leisurely with a cane.

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The journey from Changting to Jiugai Fairy Mountain is not that short, if you go honestly, you will have to walk for ten days and a half months.

During the days when Qi Zhong was in the back mountain, he practiced his sword a lot.After all, he insisted on going his own way, disregarding Qi Yuxing's advice, and took advantage of his own destiny to practice the skill of controlling the sword in a short period of time.

But this delayed his healing process, so that even though he had already arrived outside the gate of the main hall, he couldn't go in openly, because his back injury was so painful that he could only lean against the pillar outside the hall and wait for the passage to pass. The passer came back to pick him up.

After a while, the closed door was pushed open.

Qi Zhong thought that the people inside were going to meet him, this was the first time he had come to such a magnificent fairy mountain palace, and he really wanted to go in and see it.

Unexpectedly, the door of the palace opened, and a messenger came out, and explained to Qi Zhong apologetically: "Young Master, the Immortal Venerable is writing a document, please wait here for a while."

"Oh. All right." Qi Ding nodded, thanked the man, and then continued to lean back against the red pillar outside the hall, blowing the breeze from the top of the mountain, looking at the clouds in the sky, and began to be dazed.

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Late at night, the sky is full of stars, a full moon is shining brightly, and the mountain breeze is cool, making people sleeping under the fence even more pleasant dreams.

After waiting for a whole afternoon, I didn't wait until the moment of entering the palace gate.Qi Zhong was already tired from the journey, and outside the palace gate, from the first nap to the sweet dream later, this sleep was long enough.

While he was sleeping in the moonlight, an immortal figure gradually appeared outside the white stone fence in the distance.

Mu Yun received a summons from Jiugai Mountain, and set off from home in the afternoon, drove for half a day, and finally visited Jiugai Mountain at night.

As soon as he walked to the front of the main hall, he noticed a familiar figure leaning against the red pillar next to him. After careful attention, he concluded that he recognized Qi Zhong.

Seeing that man sleeping very peacefully under the moonlight, with sweet dreams, he was really carefree.

Knowing that he was fine after the disaster, Mu Yun's intermittent worries in the past few days were also relieved at this moment.

He smiled lightly, stepped forward, took off his cloak, and gently covered Qi Shengsheng.

"Um...um. Who?"

Qi Zhong, who had had enough sleep, already had some signs of sobriety.When he felt a warmth in his body, he rubbed his eyes, stretched himself, and squinted at each other.

"... Oh, sorry, did I wake you up?" Mu Yun, who was originally kind, stopped in place at this moment, a little at a loss.

When Qi Zhong heard the voice, he felt quite familiar, and quickly opened his eyes, looking carefully at the person who answered.

Seeing the stars, the man's handsome face revealed a hint of apology, and his eyes were as gentle as ever.Under the cool white moonlight, he was elegant and graceful, like a night pearl shining brightly.

"Jingle - jingle -"

A few strings of wind chimes under the corner of the eaves were blown by the night wind with a pleasant voiceless sound.

"It's you……"

There was a long-lost joy in Qi Zhong's shocked voice.

When Mu Yun saw his reaction, he seemed to recognize him, but he didn't fully recognize him. He said it was you, but he couldn't even pronounce his name.

Not knowing what to say, Mu Yun had no choice but to smile lightly at him to show politeness.

Qi Zhong was about to get up to get acquainted with him, when the main hall of Xiandu, which had been silent all night, opened its doors wide and lit up the lights.

The disciple who passed on in the morning hurried out of the hall, walked up to Mu Yun respectfully, and said courteously: "Young Master Mu, you are here. Hurry up and enter the hall, the immortal is still waiting for you."

"Okay." Mu Yun agreed.

Qi Zhong was left alone, a little dazed, stopped the disciple, and said anxiously: "What about me? I waited all afternoon, why didn't you summon me?"

"This... Immortal Venerable hasn't ordered yet."

Qi Zhong became even more angry: "I came first, why can he jump in line?"

"Because... he is Mr. Mu." The disciple looked embarrassed, as if he didn't want to talk to Qi Mo.

From the conversation between the two, Mu Yun seemed to understand something.

He stepped forward to persuade him: "Brother Qi, the Immortal may have some important matters to discuss with me, please wait a little longer. When I leave the hall later, I can express your request to the Immortal tactfully, okay?"

The words were gentle and very soothing, Qi Zhong didn't know why, when he saw the sincerity in his eyes, his heart that wanted to make trouble, suddenly calmed down.

He curled his lips and snorted dubiously: "Okay. Then hurry up, I'll eat some dry food outside."

"Thank you Brother Qi for your understanding, excuse me first."

"Oh." Qi Zhong nodded sensiblely.

Then he blinked and turned his face away.It was obviously a polite remark, but he himself didn't know what was going on in his head, and he always felt that the words meant to praise him, so there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

After regaining his senses, Qi Zhong looked down and found that he was still holding the warm and thick cloak in his hands, and his heart was slightly moved: He just now...was he worried that I would catch a cold?