step on mountains and rivers

After Wu Xing'er and Lan Mo found out the secret passage to the dungeon from the mouth of the warrior, they came to the cliff.After looking at the abyss in the mist, the two jumped down and landed on a big branch protruding from the mountain wall.

Wu Xing'er looked at the mist under the branches, and saw a narrow platform hidden on the mountain wall not far below him.

"Lan Mo, there it is." Wu Xing'er pointed to the platform in the mist.

Lan Mo glanced at what Wu Xing'er was pointing at, nodded and jumped down, Wu Xing'er followed closely behind.

The two landed on the platform, Wu Xing'er carefully looked at the dark passageway behind the platform and said to Lan Mo:

"Lan Mo, let's go in."

"En." Lan Mo replied, then walked into the secret passage.

Lan Mo scouted the way ahead with a fire book, and Wu Xing'er followed behind him to observe the situation in the secret passage.After the two walked for about a quarter of an hour, they saw a faint fire coming from the end of the dark passage, and quickly ran towards the fire.

At the end, Wu Xing'er looked at the cave below her and frowned slightly.

In the dark cave, dozens of half-human, half-worm monsters wandered aimlessly.

Lan Mo glanced at the insect man, took out a few vermilion colored glaze beads from his waist, and threw them down the cave.

With a bang, the beads hit the cave floor, and the insects gathered towards the source of the sound when they heard the sound.I saw a large piece of vermilion poisonous mist slowly rising from the ground, quickly covering the surrounding insects.

The two waited for a while, only to see the bugman slowly walk out of the poisonous mist, and after each dispersed, they continued to wander aimlessly.

"What's going on?" Wu Xing'er asked in confusion.

Lan Mo looked at the worm-man in thought for a moment and said, "The worm has evolved."

"Tsk, this kind of ghost can still evolve." Wu Xing'er said dissatisfied.

"Any Gu worm can evolve, it's just that the strength is different." Lan Mo stated the facts.

Wu Xing'er glanced at Lan Mo, and was really dissatisfied with his idiot's answer, and secretly said in her heart: "Why are you so stupid? I am a dignified saint of the Wuxian clan, don't you know that Gu worms can evolve? You can't get better at it. , Kong has such a handsome face. Take a look at Tang Qingfeng, although he is a little sloppy, he is very clever in chasing Taoist priests, so can't you learn from him?"

Seeing Wu Xing'er's expression of hating iron and steel, Lan Mo was very puzzled and said:

"what happened?"

"It's okay." Seeing that Lan Mo was still acting like this, Wu Xing'er turned around with a displeased face.

She glanced at the bugman in the cave and said seriously to Lan Mo:

"Since the poison is useless, then go down and kill."

"Okay." After Lan Mo replied, the two jumped down the cave.

Swirling, swishing, the two figures quickly shuttled among the bug-man, and within a short while, the bug-man was chopped into pieces by the machete.

Wu Xing'er put away the knife, glanced at the corpse on the ground, and said to Lan Mo:

"Let's go."

Lan Mo nodded, and the two quickly walked towards the exit of the cave.

After walking out of the cave, the two saw the entrance to the dungeon.Wu Xing'er then hid in the dark with Lan Mo, carefully observing the situation in the dungeon.

The dungeon was very narrow and long, and the cell was built among the mountain walls on both sides, leaving a three-person-wide passage in the middle for walking.On the passage, two warriors walked back and forth with long swords.Behind the passage is a stone gate as high as a person. The stone gate is closed tightly, and no one can see the situation inside the gate.

At this time, a samurai in the passage said:

"The dungeon is empty, I don't know why the city lord still wants us to guard it?"

"I don't know either." Another warrior replied, then looked at his companion mysteriously and said, "I heard that there is something important behind the door."

"What's important?" asked the samurai.

"I don't know that," replied the other warrior.

Wu Xing'er listened to the warrior's conversation, looked at the stone gate behind the passage, thought for a moment and said to Lan Mo:

"Lan Mo, behind that door may be the place where Gu worms are tested."

"Go and have a look." Lan Mo said.

"Okay." After Wu Xing'er finished speaking, the two jumped out, quickly dealt with the guarding warriors, and then gently pushed the stone door open.

The two stood at the door and looked inward, and saw dozens of mutated corpses of various colors neatly arranged in small openings on the stone wall in the dark cave behind the stone gate.The small openings stand in a ring shape, enclosing the entire cave.In the center of the cave is a large stone platform, which is covered with purple-black blood stains and traces of minced meat.Beside the stone platform is a large wooden table with a pile of yellow papers on it.

Wu Xing'er saw the yellow paper and walked quickly towards the wooden table.She came to the wooden table and picked up the yellow paper, only to see that the yellow paper was densely written with Yingzhou characters, and there were various illustrations of Gu insects drawn beside the words.

Wu Xing'er quickly flipped through the yellow paper in her hand, and then handed it to Lan Mo beside her.Lan Mo took the yellow paper and examined it carefully.

After looking at Lan Mo for a while, he put away the yellow paper, then looked up at Wu Xing'er and said:

"This seems to be the information of Gu insects."

"Yes." Wu Xing'er nodded and said, "Go back, Tang Qingfeng understands Yingzhou characters."

"Okay." After Lan Mo returned, the two left the Wutian City dungeon the same way.

In Wutian Village, Jiang Ling and Lu Qing were sitting in Jin Qilang's home. Lu Qing glanced at the sleeping old woman who had taken Jingcao, and said softly to Jin Qilang:

"Qilang, your mother is fine, and she will be fine after a few days of rest, but the fish in the river cannot be eaten."

"Well, okay, thank you, Yakushi-sama." Tsuchiro replied.

"You're welcome." Lu Qing looked at Tsuchiro and said, "What are your plans for the future?"

"I'll wait for my mother to get better, and then I'll take her away from Wutian and go to another place." Tsuchiro replied.

"Where are you going?" Lu Qing asked.

"I don't know, Yingzhou is so big, there will always be a way." Tsuchiro said.

Lu Qing listened to Jin Qilang's words, looked at the young boy in front of him, and fell silent for a moment.

Jiang Ling listened to the conversation between the two, saw that Lu Qing looked worried, thought for a while and said to Lu Qing:

"Lu Qing, isn't Moban in Pingjing?"

"Well, what's wrong?" Lu Qing asked.

"Qilang can go to Moban. Anyway, Moban is alone. It's good to have an apprentice, and someone can take care of him." Jiang Ling said.

After listening to Jiang Ling's words, Lu Qing thought for a moment and said, "I still need to ask Moban for his opinion on this matter."

"Okay, we'll take Qilang to meet Moban after we've finished taking care of Takeda Castle," Jiang Ling said.

"Okay." Lu Qing returned, then looked at Qilang and asked:

"Qilang, I have a friend in Pingjing who is a blacksmith, would you like to learn casting from him?"

"Well, I am willing." Shichiro replied happily.

"Okay, then wait for us for another two days." Lu Qing said softly.

"Yeah." Shiro nodded.He looked at the gentle Lu Qing in front of him, and thanked him with tears in his eyes: "Master Pharmacist, thank you."

"Nothing." Lu Qing replied.

Tsuchiro nodded slightly, raised his hand and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

Lu Qing looked at the resolute and fragile young man in front of him, and felt pity in his heart.He stretched out his hand and gently touched Jin Qilang's head. Feeling Lu Qing's comfort, Jin Qilang slowly approached him.

Seeing this, Lu Qing gently hugged him in front of him.Jin Qilang leaned on Lu Qing, hugged Lu Qing gently with his hands, and his restless heart gradually calmed down.

Jiang Ling quietly watched the scene in front of him, seeing Jin Qilang put his arms around Lu Qing's waist, he suddenly felt uncomfortable.He turned his head to look at the sky, and said to Lu Qing:

"Lu Qing, it's still early, Old Tang and the others won't come back so soon, let's go to the forest to catch some rabbits, and wait for them to come back and eat together."

"Okay." After Lu Qing finished speaking, he slowly released Jin Qilang and said:

"Qilang, you stay at home and watch your mother, let's find something to eat."

"Yeah." Tsuchiro replied.

After the two finished speaking, Jiang Ling took Lu Qing out of the door.

Lu Qing and Jiang Ling were walking on the path in the forest. He saw Jiang Ling's expression seemed a little displeased, so he asked:

"Jiang Ling, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing." Jiang Ling replied a little unhappy.

"Jiangling." Lu Qing stretched out his hand to stop him, looking at him seriously.

Jiang Ling looked at the person in front of him, wanted to speak but didn't know how to speak.

Seeing Jiang Ling's grievance and displeasure, Lu Qing sighed softly and said:

"Jiangling, Qilang is just a child."

Seeing that Lu Qing understood his thoughts, Jiang Ling immediately said:

"He's not a child, he's a teenager. Besides, he's only seven or eight years younger than you."

"Jiangling." Seeing how naive he was, Lu Qing smiled lightly and said, "Why are you fussing with children?"

"Lu Qing, I......" Jiang Ling was speechless.

"Okay, I got it." Lu Qing said as he gently hugged Jiangling and said, "I won't hug anyone else in the future, okay?"

Jiang Ling fell silent after hearing Lu Qing's words.

Seeing him like this, Lu Qing changed the subject and said:

"Let's go catch the rabbit." He let go of his hand as he spoke, and when he was about to push Jiang Ling away, he was hugged back into his arms.

"Jiangling?" Lu Qing asked.

"Lu Qing." Jiang Ling looked at him and said, "I don't want to restrict your will, but I don't know why, seeing you being so gentle to others makes my heart ache for no reason."

"Jiangling......"

Lu Qing looked at the bewildered Jiang Ling, he was like a child carefully guarding his beloved, afraid that others would take away his beloved, but he was also afraid that his beloved would become unhappy because of his overprotection, So he let himself fall into endless confusion.

Thinking of this, Lu Qing felt pity in his heart, and he said to Jiang Ling in soft words:

"Jiang Ling, don't be afraid. I will only have you in my life."

"Yes." Jiang Ling nodded slightly after hearing Lu Qing's words.

"Okay, let go, let's catch the rabbit." Lu Qing said.

"Don't let go." Jiang Ling said.

"Let go." Lu Qing said.

"Don't let go." Jiang Ling refused.

"Jiangling." Lu Qing said helplessly, "I'm hungry."

Hearing what Lu Qing said, Jiang Ling let go of his hand and said, "Okay, wait for me, and I'll catch the rabbit for you." He sprinted into the woods with a whoosh.

Not long after, Jiang Ling came out of the forest with a few fat and strong rabbits.

Seeing him walking out, Lu Qing stepped forward to remove the branches from his hair, smiled at him and said, "Go back."

"Okay." Jiang Ling replied with a smile, then looked at Lu Qing and said:

"Lu Qing, let's get married after the matter of the Four Sacred Palaces is over."

After hearing Jiang Ling's words, Lu Qing looked at him in shock.But seeing him looking at himself cautiously said:

"Lu Qing, can you?"

Lu Qing looked at the person in front of him who was being carefully cared for, and nodded slightly.

Seeing Lu Qing nodding his head, Jiang Ling laughed happily like a child.He looked at Lu Qing and said solemnly:

"Lu Qing, from now on, you will be my Jiangling's daughter-in-law, and I will definitely take good care of you."

After hearing Jiang Ling's words, Lu Qing was speechless for a while.

"Lu Qing, what's wrong with you?" Seeing that he was speechless, Jiang Ling asked.

"Nothing." Lu Qing replied.

"Lu Qing, are you back on your word?" Jiang Ling asked.

"No." Lu Qing replied.

"Then why are you unhappy?" Jiang Ling asked.

"........." Lu Qing was speechless.