Xianmen does not ask about the mundane

The two were worried that there were Youshi's eyeliner in the city, and someone might have ambushed at the city gate, so Zhu Lingyu led the people to leap from roof to roof, and left Fu'an City overnight.

Ever since he came out of the National Teacher's Mansion, Chun Yuyan seldom spoke.Although he has shown a young and mature appearance along the way, he is still a young man after all. After so many changes overnight, Zhu Lingyou was worried that he was depressed and refused to speak out, so he reached out and touched his cheek Head, pretending to be relaxed and said: "What's the matter, Your Highness, I still think about it, don't think about it."

Chunyuyan breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "No, I just wish you, brother, don't call me your highness in the future. I have made a decision, and the moment I come out of the National Teacher's Mansion, I will no longer be Chunyuyan. That prince Chunyuyan has died in Lishan, from now on I will change my surname from my teacher to Qiu, and I will be called Qiu Yan."

The boy's tone was flat as usual, as if everything that happened tonight was just scratching the surface, the ripples disappeared, and the lake surface was still as smooth as a mirror.

Seeing him being so open-minded, Zhu Lingyu couldn't help chuckling: I underestimate this young man too much, it's really useless to worry about him.

"Then what do I call you? How about little Ayan? Oh, this time I will take you back to Xuanqing Mountain, and the master will definitely accept you as a disciple. After that, I will be your senior brother. Why don't you call your senior brother in advance to listen? "

"Okay, then wait until you get to Xuanqing Mountain, and ask Master to accept me as an apprentice."

"……Really boring."

Young and young laugh.

The two walked shoulder to shoulder under the moon, quietly enjoying the gentle cool breeze at night.

"Thank you." Chou Yan said, his voice was a bit inaudible.

"Ok?"

"Thank you for rescuing me on Mount Li, escorting me all the way to Fu'an, and giving me a place to stay."

"You kid... don't you feel awkward saying these two words every day?"

"I'm really grateful to you. It's the same just now. You've been running around the city with me for so long. Are you tired? It's a pity that I can't keep my promise. I'll take you to have a good time in Fu'an City."

"Yeah, you have to remember, you owe me once. But there will be more opportunities in the future, and I will wait for you to fulfill your promise."

"Ah."

Afterwards, they buried their heads in the road, and when they reached the outside of Liuzhou City, they could already see the lush Xuanqing Mountain in the distance.The mountains are endless, and the peaks soar into the sky.

Zhu Lingyu pointed to one of the peaks and said, "Did you see that mountain? That's Wangyue Peak. People in my sect practice here. The tallest one next to it is called Lianyue Peak, where the aura is the most abundant. The large formations are all there, but there are restrictions in the forbidden area of ​​the gate, and no one can go up there without the permission of the master."

Qiu Yan followed Zhu Lingyu's point of view and looked as far as the eye could see. There was a mist between the mountain peaks, which seemed like a fairyland.

After a few more days, the two finally arrived at Tanyi Town at the foot of Xuanqing Mountain.There are beautiful mountains and clear waters, singing birds and fragrant flowers. There is a boat wandering freely in the lake, and there are a few women talking and laughing by the lake.The town is built by mountains and rivers, and even the townspeople seem to be imbued with a lot of aura of mountains and rivers, and they seem to be much more energetic than the people in the city.The two of them rested for a while in Tanyi Town before going up the mountain.

The scenery in the mountains is no different from that of ordinary green mountains. The mountain road is a sandy road that people have stepped on for many years with their feet.

Qiu Yan heard that there is a restriction in the mountain, and has been paying attention to the things in the mountain. He didn't know what the restriction was, and asked Zhu Lingyuan, but the man only pretended to be mysterious and didn't speak.It wasn't until a stone pavilion appeared on the side of the road ahead, and on the stone pavilion was written "Let's stop the pavilion" in big characters, Zhu Lingyu suddenly took Qiu Yan's hand, and pulled him forward a few steps.Qiu Yan thought that he was tired from walking and wanted to go to the pavilion to rest for a while, but the man dragged him straight past the pavilion.

As soon as the two of them passed the stone pavilion, Qiu Yan suddenly felt a shock all over his body, as if he had passed through an invisible water curtain, and then the scene in front of him changed accordingly.The original zigzag downward mountain road disappeared, replaced by a well-repaired avenue winding upwards, and a stone step leading directly to the top of the mountain appeared in the lush bamboo forest above the stone pavilion.

Zhu Lingyu then let go of his hand and said: "The pavilion just now is the place where I told you about the forbidden boundary in the mountain. If there is no person from the fairy gate to guide the way, ordinary people will not be able to break through the forbidden and climb up to the moon-watching peak. "

No wonder the pavilion was named Qiting Pavilion, Qiu Yan thought.Looking back at the way I came here, I couldn't help but feel strange in my heart, and I also had a longing smile on my face.

Seeing this, Zhu Lingyu also found it very interesting, smiled and continued: "The road ahead can also lead to the Xuanqing Mountain School, but it will take some effort. It's getting late now, and it will be much closer if we walk up the stone steps. .”

The stone steps are paved with a whole piece of river stone, just wide enough for two people to walk side by side, there are no handrails on both sides, and there is no platform for temporary rest in the middle of the stone steps.

The two climbed up the stone steps one after the other, without speaking in a tacit understanding, and climbed up in one go.Halfway through the walk, the stone steps were suddenly replaced by wooden steps, and there were handrails on both sides.Only then did Qiu Yan heave a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but hold the handrail and look back, he couldn't see the end at first glance, and when he looked up again, he couldn't see the end at a glance.If ordinary people come here for the first time, seeing that the future is not clear, they must feel timid.

Although the steps looked long, they were actually no more than a thousand steps, and it didn't take long for the two of them to reach the top floor.Wherever you go in the mountains before, you can see the long and narrow sky without the trees at a glance. Now it is finally clear, and you can see many pavilions and villas built not far away from the mountains.

At the top of the steps is the winding avenue seen at the Qiestop Pavilion, and at the end of the avenue is the wooden archway of the Xuanqing Mountain School, and behind the archway are well-repaired steps.Climbing up the stairs is a row of halls surrounding the central courtyard, and there are stone suspension bridges around the courtyard leading to other courtyards, guarded by disciples along the way.

Zhu Lingyu led Qiu Yan through it, while introducing him to the situation inside the door.From time to time, a few disciples called him "Brother Zhu", so Zhu Lingyu asked where his master was, and took Qiu Yan to Xixing Pavilion.

When the two came to the Xixing Pavilion, Zhu Lingyu said: "You wait outside the pavilion first, and I will call you in after I go in to greet the master and explain the situation."

"En." Qiu Yan nodded.

Zhu Lingyu entered the Xixing Pavilion, and saw his master Zhu Hongyan standing with his back facing the outside of the pavilion, looking at a painting on the wall.He stepped forward to salute and said: "Disciple Zhu Lingyi has seen Master, please be well."

Hearing the words, the man in the pavilion turned around and saw that the faces of the people in the hall were full of joy, he stepped down from the steps and helped them up: "Get up quickly, Yu'er has been gone for a long time."

"Yes, it rained continuously in Weizhou a month ago, floods caused many people to die one after another, and the government's construction of dams was frequently blocked for no reason. I suspect that there are evil spirits. The disciple was ordered to go down the mountain to get rid of evil spirits. On the way home, he encountered some things, which caused the delay. for a long time."

"Is the flood problem resolved?"

"The water monster has been eliminated. If the government spares no effort to build the dam, it will be fine. It's just that when the disciple passed by Lishan Mountain on his way back, he found the trace of his senior brother. He wanted to find him to go back to Xuanqing Mountain together, but he couldn't find anyone else. He only found this thing. "Zhu Lingyu said as he took out chalcedony from his bosom and handed it to Zhu Hongyan, "I wonder if senior brother has returned to the sect?"

Zhu Hongyan took the chalcedony, and saw a wisp of black air at the bottom of the chalcedony, as if soaked by resentment, felt uneasy in his heart: "Your brother has been down the mountain for a long time and has not returned. I am going to send people down the mountain to look for it."

Zhu Lingyu pondered for a moment, and reported what he had experienced along the way.

"There is such a thing, where is the child now?"

"He's waiting outside the door. I'll call him in."

After Zhu Lingyou finished speaking, he went to the door and brought Qiu Yan in. After entering the pavilion, Qiu Yan first saluted and reported his family name.

Zhu Hongyan was very satisfied when he saw the child's generous and courteous behavior, but he heard from Zhu Lingyu that this child had a special status, and he should have never practiced immortal arts before. Why did he see a faint wave of spiritual power in this child?Could it be...

"My lord, you are polite. I heard that you had a dream when you were asleep. Could you tell me the details?" Zhu Hongyan asked.

"Naturally." Qiu Yan told all about what he saw in the dream.

Zhu Hongyan already had a vague guess when he saw the cloud of turbid air in the chalcedony, and he was even more uneasy after hearing what Qiu Yan said about the dream.Stretching out his hand to feel for Qiu Yan's pulse, his heart suddenly turned cold.

Seeing his serious expression, Zhu Lingyu couldn't help feeling flustered, and asked, "What's the matter, Master? But what's the problem?"

Zhu Hongyan was silent for a long time, finally suppressed the shock in his heart, and said with force, "This young master is fine. It's just that your senior brother... Zhuo Er, I'm afraid something bad happened to him."

Zhu Lingyu frowned upon hearing this: "How come, brother's chalcedony is still shining!"

"According to what the young master said, Zuo'er's spiritual veins were injured by that person, and the resentment invaded her heart veins..."

Zhu Hongyan couldn't bear to continue talking, but he had already made it very clear.

Spiritual veins are damaged.

This means that the spiritual power will be out of control, and the resentment that has invaded the heart veins cannot be cleared by one's own luck.If you continue to let the resentment spread wantonly in your heart veins, your whole person will be eroded into a demon in the end.

In this isolated and helpless situation, according to his brother's temperament, what would he do?

The answer was ready to come out, but Zhu Lingyu couldn't believe it, and was still refuting, as if as long as he persuaded the master, the brother would be fine and nothing would happen.

"Yes, but brother's chalcedony..."

Zhu Lingyu's voice became weaker and weaker as he spoke, he couldn't even say words to comfort himself, but as long as the master didn't kill his words, he still had a glimmer of hope.

Zhu Hongyan couldn't bear to watch him continue to deceive himself, and grabbed his shoulders to force him to accept the reality: "After the self-explosion, the connection between chalcedony and people was cut off directly, and there is only a little residual spiritual power in it!"

Blow up!

As soon as these two words came out, Zhu Lingyu's expression froze, his mind went blank, and his ears began to buzz.His whole body froze, and he subconsciously took a step back as if trying to escape something. If Zhu Hongyan hadn't supported him, he would almost be unable to stand.

He was seriously injured, and the resentment entered his body. He couldn't clear the resentment from his body by himself, and there was no one around him who could help him.

He could hardly imagine how desperate his senior brother was when he blew himself up.

Zhu Lingyu stared at the ground, clenched his fists and said tremblingly, "If I had arrived earlier..."

Zhu Hongyan sighed secretly, put his shoulders and said: "The evil cultivator who fought against Zun'er was not easy, even your senior brother was defeated by him, and it would be useless if you went. As a teacher, I am glad that you did not meet That person can come back safely. Everyone has their own fate, especially those who cultivate immortals. It is fate that you failed to save your senior brother, and it is fate that you saved this little brother. You don’t need to blame yourself.”

Although he was trying to comfort Zhu Lingyu, he didn't even dare to look at him when he said it. He immediately looked at Qiu Yan and said, "Since it is fate that Zhu Lingyu brought you here, from now on Come into my sect and be my disciple."

Qiu Yan looked at Zhu Lingyu worriedly, hesitated for a moment, then stepped back and saluted: "Disciple Qiu Yan, pay respects to Master."

"Okay, the formal apprentice ceremony will wait until tomorrow. It's getting late today, you guys," Zhu Hongyan said after a pause, "Go down and rest first."

Zhu Hongyan said, looking at Zhu Lingyu, she was still not at ease, and added: "Yu'er, the deceased is gone. Zuo'er is gone. As a teacher, I only hope that you can be well."

"……Yes."

Zhu Lingyou said lonely, turned around and left Xixing Pavilion with Qiu Yan.

It was evening now, and the afterglow lazily scattered among the mountain attics, making people's cheeks blush.The clouds are constantly changing during the alternation of the sun and the moon, and they are as beautiful as a painting. The two of them walked under the clouds, but neither of them entered the painting, and no one could see the painting.Time flies by between the fingers.

"Brother." Qiu Yan suddenly called out.

"Huh?" Zhu Lingyu had something on his mind, so he didn't notice that Qiu Yan had already called him his senior brother.

"The matter of your senior brother..."

Qiu Yan knew that he was feeling uncomfortable at this moment, and wanted to speak to comfort him, but he didn't know where to start, and he became dumb as soon as he opened his mouth.

"My senior brother...he is very kind and takes good care of me. When Master was busy and had no time to take care of me, he was the one who taught me inner skills and led me to practice swords, but... .”

It's just that from now on, no one will accompany him to practice sword every move, no one will bring him his favorite food from the mountain, no one will take care of him every day when he is injured, and no one will be kind to him Call him "junior brother".

Zhu Lingyu fell into memory, and paused for a long time before saying: "Forget it, let's not talk about it, I will pray for him when I go back. Just make do with me tonight and sleep in a room with me, and tomorrow I will have someone clean up a room for you. "

After the two left here, Zhu Hongyan's calm appearance, which had been holding on for a long time, collapsed in an instant, and his whole body quickly languished, and he walked to the edge of the desk and sat down, holding the pendant in one hand, and the chalcedony flashed from time to time. A passing stream of light almost hurt his eyes.

Is this God's punishment for his selfishness?

Zhu Hongyan thought sadly, clasped the chalcedony in his hand tightly with five fingers together, bowed his head deeply, and shrank into a ball.

"It was I who killed you..."