Han Shan's Sword Unsheathed

The night is deep, the moon is in the middle of the sky, and the clear light shines on the ice and snow on the top of Hanshan Mountain. Among the continuous mountains, all the peaks and caves are silent. Some people are sleeping in the dormitory, and some are meditating in the quiet room.

The library building was dimly lit, and Yanjianping, which was crowded with people during the day, was empty.Birds and beasts in the mountains returned to their nests to rest, and the sound of wind and water became more powerful.The rotating disciples carried lanterns and patrolled the various mountain paths, looking like fireflies flying in the mountains from a distance.This is the most unusual cold mountain night.

On such a night, Chongbi Peak welcomed a little guest.It was the sword-holding boy who served the head of the sect, named Xiaoyuan.

Xiaodaotong was in a hurry to go to the peak master's residence, but he was stopped by a group of stubborn disciples from Chongbi Peak on the way, rubbing his face and shoulders around him.

He said anxiously: "I have something urgent, let me see Peak Master Chongbi."

"Hehe, Madoka is here!"

"What's your hurry? Come here and give your brother a shoulder squeeze!"

"Don't squeeze it? Then senior brother will squeeze your shoulders for you!"

Xiaoyuan is not as timid as Xiaohuai in Changchun Peak, but she can't help joking, she can't get rid of it at this time, and she blushes in annoyance.Suddenly he seemed to see a savior, and shouted: "Senior Brother Zhang is here!"

The frolicking disciples stopped immediately, made way for a passage, and said hello obediently: "Senior Brother Zhang."

Zhang Suyuan said seriously: "Don't meditate at night and come out to tease other people's children?" A group of disciples honestly admitted their mistakes and dispersed like birds and beasts.

Xiao Daotong said urgently: "Brother Zhang, I really have something urgent to see the Peak Master!"

Zhang Suyuan smiled: "At this time, the peak master is studying calligraphy and painting in the quiet room. According to the rules, others should not disturb you. If you have anything to do, please tell me first."

Daotong was flustered and out of breath, and spoke upside down.Zhang Suyuan listened patiently, and finally understood: "You said that the real master went to Jingsi Valley in the afternoon and hasn't come back yet?"

Xiaoyuan said anxiously: "Yes! In the past, Dao Zun taught the master to speak, and the longest time was only an hour. I am a little worried."

Zhang Suyuan had personally experienced the changes in the secret realm competition, unlike other disciples who didn't know the severity and rushed to report to his master.And Peak Master Chongbi was admiring his new work before the case. It was a picture of a cold mountain and snow scene, magnificent and magnificent, and the ink was half dry. Before he had time to clean it up, Zhang Suyuan glanced at the picture and signed it. It turned out to be "Ji Xiao Zhenren" .

After a cup of tea, the whole Hanshan woke up from sleep.Except for the absence of the head master and Ziyan Peak Master, Chongbi, Liu Lan, Yue Que Peak Master, and more than [-] elders from the Wufeng Peak Master's faction, led their disciples, gathered in Jingsi Valley "One Line of Sky" "forward.

In the past, there was no such battle at the main peak gathering.More than a thousand people waited with their swords pressed, the young disciple felt uneasy, and many guesses flashed in his mind.The elder, who was a little older, felt the ethereal and silent sword intent in the valley, and recalled the night when Hanshan broke down the old and established the new a hundred years ago, he was also nervous.

The master of Chongbi Peak transported enough true energy, and said in a loud voice: "It's very disturbing to visit late at night, and I would like to ask the Daoist to see you—"

The bright moon was shining brightly, the night wind was rustling, his voice echoed in the empty valley.

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly drew his sword and shouted: "Be careful, spread out!"

The rocks in front of them cracked suddenly, and everyone retreated and scattered.For example, countless blasting talismans exploded at the same time, and the boulders on the mountain road were blasted away, and the mountains and forests on both sides were like a rain of meteorites.

After the smoke and dust, everyone could see the scene in front of them clearly, and the "line of sky" no longer existed.

On the day when Ji Xiao became holy, Taoist Tai Heng used supernatural powers to create a line of sky. Until tonight, this passage into and out of the valley was re-exploded by Tai Heng.

Deep in the valley, an old and hoarse voice came: "Come."

The valley is brightly lit.Everyone lined up neatly and entered the valley cautiously. Many young disciples came here for the first time, and they were not used to the deadly silence, and they became more and more nervous as they walked.

……

The poor family city, the source of prosperity.

Wearing a thin robe, Qian Yuzhi was sitting in front of the desk flipping a book, and Yu Qishu's soul lamp was lit on a corner of the desk, burning steadily.

Before going to bed, some people like to copy scriptures to soothe the nerves, or read some collections of poems and essays to help them fall asleep.Before going to sleep, Qian Yuzhi only likes to read the account book. He flips through the account book, and it is like reading a passage.

As time passed, he closed the account book and stood up, ready to go to bed.In such a quiet night, everything is silent, the candles are extinguished and the light is full of pity, and the clothes feel dewy.

Qian Yuzhi walked two steps, seemed to be aware of it, turned around and saw the fire of the soul lamp flickering in front of the desk, like weak weeds in a strong wind.

He squinted and stared, his complexion changed suddenly, and he dressed quickly: "It's not good!"

Qian Yuzhi rushed downstairs, rushed to the courtyard, summoned the flying magic weapon, and suddenly felt that something was missing.

The chief steward came quickly with a lantern, followed by a group of pawnbrokers and guards.Seeing that his long hair was loose and his expression was irritable, the steward couldn't help but startled and said, "Really, what's going on?"

Qian Yuzhi: "Where is my sword?"

The chief steward hadn't woken up yet, so he said in a daze, "...are you looking for it again?"

Qian Yuzhi had no choice but to ask again: "Where is my sword?" This time it was not about the steward.

The deep courtyard was silent, and no one answered.All the nurses looked at each other in blank dismay.A moment later, more than sixty feet away, there was a muffled rumbling sound from the direction of the underground warehouse, like rolling thunder.

The chief steward reacted in horror, and shouted: "Master, wait, don't!"

It's too late.Amidst the muffled thunder, a ray of light broke through the warehouse, seeing walls piercing through walls, and seeing doors break through.

The warehouse wall was broken, the courtyard wall collapsed, and the smoke and dust shot straight into the sky, covering the sky above Hengtong Juyuan.

Liu Guang came over through the wind, rushed into the courtyard, and everyone ran in a hurry.Liu Guang suddenly slowed down, showing the appearance of a long sword, hovering steadily in front of Qian Yuzhi.

Qian Yuzhi picked up the sword with one hand, and before leaving, he said: "Such an important thing, put it in a convenient place in the future!"

The chief steward complained, the last time you turned on the lamp and wiped the sword was 60 years ago.

But in a short while, the whole street and half of the humble city were awakened by the "rumbling thunder". one after another.

The sword light is like a shooting star, rushing straight to the cold mountain.

Everyone stood in the courtyard staring at the sky in a daze, and the young steward whispered, "Renren Qian is actually a swordsman."

The big steward nodded.Many years ago, Qian Yuzhi was still a handsome young man in white clothes flying with his sword, who had nothing to do with counting money.

Another person asked: "It's so late, what is Qian Zhenren going to do?"

The chief steward thought about it for a long time, and answered uncertainly: "Are you asking for a bill?"

He remembered that since the opening of "Hengtong Juyuan", Master Chongbi only kept the account when he came to the store to get things, and never paid. Could it be that Zhenren Qian finally couldn't bear it, and he was going to call Hanshan to collect the bill tonight?

……

Changchun Peak.

The spring breeze is not as warm as usual, and the undercurrent in the pond is surging, and "the beginning of the sky is boundless" is gradually waking up.The waters were trembling, the sea was flowing, and the three dragons were circling upstream, avoiding sharp edges, while chatting in long and slow tones.When they were chatting in the past, Yu Qishu stood by the pond and saw three "koi" spitting water and spinning around.The shadow of the moon shines on the clear waves, and the fish play among the lotus leaves, creating a sense of tranquility and ease.

Now he was kneeling in the sand on the seabed, listening to the chants of flood dragons, his head was dizzy, and his ears were numb, as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer.

Sanjiao asked: "What is he doing, is he talking to Jian?"

Erjiao gloated: "That sword has a bad temper. He has just woken up and is very fierce. He must be killed with one sword."

Sanjiao laughed loudly: "Hahahaha hack it to death, we can eat meat after we die!"

Da Jiao: "Idiot! He is Ji Xiao's younger brother! He was hacked to death right under our noses. Do you want to wait for Ji Xiao to come back and kill us to be buried with him?" Thinking of this, Ju Jiao's body trembled slightly.

Sanjiao immediately turned from laughing to crying, and howled: "I don't want to die, I still want to transform into a dragon! Ji Xiao said, as long as we change our past mistakes and practice hard, he will help us transform into dragons and ascend!"

Each person has his own destiny, and each demon has his own nature.These three Jiaos were originally the overlords of the abyss of the West Sea, they were not vegetarians, they only feed on whale sharks and fishermen at sea, they don't know how to breathe out the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, they are not lazy and dull like mirages, they only know how to breathe.Even though the Three Flood Dragon Demonic Techniques are profound, just like a practitioner who is unable to ascend, there are no dragons in the world. Only the dragon balls on the bottom of the sea, the records in ancient books, and the stories passed down in the Three Realms prove that there used to be dragons that transformed into dragons in this world.

After they were subdued by Ji Xiao, or defeated, they pinned their hopes of transforming into dragons on the "invincible in the world", the most likely real Ji Xiao.

Da Jiao said: "What else can I do? That sword doesn't make sense!"

The three Jiaos have different temperaments, but they have a consensus - Ji Xiao is the most reasonable, and Ji Xiao's sword is the least reasonable.Since Chukong Wuya woke up, Hanshan must be in trouble.This unlucky Yu Qishu's cultivation base is low, his body is fragile, how powerful Chukong Wuya is, the sword energy overflowing from the sword body can completely crush him, turning him into a pool of blurred flesh and blood.

Erjiao: "We have to save him! To save him is to save ourselves!"

Sanjiao: "To save him is to transform into a dragon!"

Da Jiao raised his paws under his belly and pointed at San Jiao: "Well said, you lend him the demon pill to protect your body!"

Erjiao raised his claws and echoed: "Yes!"

Sanjiao raised his claws and couldn't point to himself: "Yes...no, why me?!"

At the bottom of the sea, Yu Qishu sent a voice transmission to Chukong Wuya: "Do you want to come out? I'll help you!"

Seeing that he dared to hold the hilt of the sword, San Tiao Jiao's eyes went dark.

Chukong Wuya pulled out the sand and sand inch by inch, and the sword was bright and shining.The water pressure in the sea increased suddenly, and Yu Qishu felt that there were sharp knives in the water, trying to tear him apart alive.He clenched the sword hilt tightly and did not let go, his vision was blurred, he didn't know that his seven orifices were bleeding, and he only saw a golden light flashing in front of him.Immediately afterwards, a warm current poured into the limbs and bones, filling the heart with strength.

Da Jiao looked at San Jiao and said to Er Jiao: "We have tried our best, if this kid dies, Ji Xiao can't blame us!"

Sanjiao cried: "I did my best!"

Originally, the moonlight was clear tonight, but at some point, the wind was strong and the moon was covered by dark clouds.Changchun Peak shook the ground.

A pool of sea water formed a waterspout, rising from the small pond to the sky, and the trees and houses beside the pond were instantly shattered and thrown high into the sky.

In the center of the vortex, a sword rises slowly like the morning sun piercing the clouds. The sword body does not touch any water, and the brilliance illuminates Changchun Peak as if it is daytime.

If you look closely, there is an unknown person hanging on the hilt of the sword.

Yu Qishu was like a dead dog, with the sound of water roaring in his ears, he held onto Chukong Wuya tightly: "Brother Jian, brother Chu, calm down, where are you going?!"

The long sword flew into the night sky, drawing a gorgeous arc. If you look at it from a distance, you will think that someone is walking with the sword, and the realm is sublime.

……

In the secret realm of the vast sea, Meng Xueli and his party have already seen the undulating outline of the buildings in the central city.

Ji Xiao said, "I believe it."

Seeing his serious expression, Meng Xueli didn't seem to be comforting herself, and said gratefully, "Thank you, Tingyun."

Que Xianming was bragging and chatting with Jing Di's team, when he suddenly turned around and saw the two smiling at each other, he ran back to Meng Xueli: "What are you two talking about?"

Meng Xueli: "Liao Jixiao may not be dead."

Que Xianming thought he was joking: "I think you're crazy!"

He quietly sent a voice transmission to Meng Xueli: "Come and tell my brother, do you like Ji Xiao or this Xiao Tingyun. Do you like the old one or the young one?"

Meng Xueli really wanted to hit him: "I like your size!"

Central City is not a city.In the center of the secret realm, there is a plain between the mountains and rivers, and there are abandoned palaces in the plain.The building is not made of wood with mortise and tenon structure, but a temple made by cutting large pieces of hard white stone, stacking and carving.After many years of wind and sand erosion, fighting and destruction, palaces, gardens, promenades, courtyards and squares can be vaguely recognized.

Legend has it that there is a palace underground besides the ground.The mirage was breathing in the underground palace, but no one except Jixiao had seen the mirage with their own eyes.

Meng Xueli saw it when he was the king of the Snow Mountain. He felt the towering stone pillars in the Central City at this moment, and thought that there was a 'other monster' hidden under his feet, Ji Xiao's raised 'other monster'.

Meng Xueli asked his apprentice via voice transmission: "Tingyun, tell me, is it the magnificent underground palace where mirages live, or our Changchun Peak with beautiful scenery? If you could choose, where would you live?"

Ji Xiao didn't understand where this kind of question came from at all, with a puzzled look on his face, and he was afraid that if he couldn't answer it, the little Taoist would be angry: "I will definitely live with you..."

Meng Xueli's heart was calm, and she stopped feeling sour.He thought, that's right, if Jixiao let the mirage live better, Jixiao's son would definitely follow it, not me.

It was the first time for Jingdi’s team to enter the Central City. Although Que Xianming had wandered around the world for many years, it was also the first time he had come to a secret realm. He was still somewhat curious when he saw the stone carved buildings, and forgot to tease Meng Xueli, who was "eye-eyed" with his apprentice. .

Song Qianyi pulled out the map: "This is the courtyard, the most remote building in Central City, and there are no people there. We have to go to the main building complex to meet other contestants." Meng Xueli pointed to the map before setting off, and chose the Here, she didn't really understand why she came to the patio.

Six stone pillars stand tall and surround an open and flat circular square.On the surface of the stone pillars and on the floor tiles of the square, the fine scales can no longer be seen clearly, leaving a few faint marks.

Que Xianming asked, "What is this patio used for?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and looked around a stone pillar, Meng Xueli: "I don't know either."

Jing Di: "Never mind him. There's no one around here, so let's go ahead and have a look!"

Ji Xiao replied: "Use it to look at the sky. Record the sun's shadow, the moon's shadow, and the shift of starlight."

Meng Xueli praised his apprentice: "You know a lot."

Jing Di: "..."

Song Qianyi: "It is said that the entire secret realm is a small world cave opened by a certain Da Neng in ancient times. After the Da Neng ascended, he left behind this fragment of unowned space, wandering in the outer world... It turned out to be a Da Neng who loves to watch stars .”

Xu Sanshan: "I think only our team can study this stuff."

Meng Xueli said to his apprentice: "Look, Jixiao chose this place as the venue for the Grand Competition with really good intentions. There is a great ability to ascend, which proves that ascension is not a dream. Everyone who comes here will remember this. Buried The next seed has the possibility of taking root and sprouting. As long as the latecomers believe that they can ascend, no matter the human race or the monster race, they will ascend one day."

Que Xianming also heard it, and muttered in a low voice: "It's quite mysterious. I think Ji Xiao can blow out flowers even if he digs a cesspit!"

Meng Xueli glared at him fiercely.Que Xianming made a gesture of covering his mouth.

Liu Jing fiddled with the formation disk in his hand: "Elder Meng, where are we going now? There are human auras in the west and east."

Meng Xueli asked, "You know how to set up a sound reinforcement array?"

Liu Jing patted his chest and assured: "Of course, the simplest basic formation can be deployed with eyes closed. This place is just right for the sound reinforcement array."

The amplifying array has no lethality, but only expands the range of sound transmission. When a practitioner uses his true energy to speak, the sound can spread far away. If an amplifying array is added, the sound will be transmitted farther and more clearly.

Song Qianyi doubted: "Really? Are you sure you can do it? No shame..."

The array talisman master was furious: "Just now I couldn't untie Master's Absolute Spirit Array. It's because my skills are inferior to others! This time, if you light a stick of incense, if you can't amplify the formation within a stick of incense, I will smash my head to death on the stone pillar." Go! Become a lonely ghost in the secret realm!"

Jing Di hurriedly stopped her: "It's too cruel, there's no need, there's no need for you to do this."

Zheng Mu: "Amitabha, calm down."

Song Qianyi ignored them: "What does Elder Meng want the sound reinforcement array for?"

Meng Xueli: "I want to chat with everyone. I think the whole secret realm can hear my voice."

Jing Di was shocked for a moment, wondering if he was driven crazy by the huge pressure: "If everyone, including Ning Wei, and enemies we don't know, hear that you are here, you will become a living target."

Song Qianyi: "Elder Meng wants to tell other contestants that there is a conspiracy in the secret realm this time, let them find a teleportation array that can still be used, and leave quickly, and then we also quickly transfer the location! Where in the secret realm, it is faster to use a sound reinforcement array."

Meng Xueli asked: "Let me just say this directly, if you are competing for rankings in the secret realm and you suddenly hear this, would you believe it?"

Song Qianyi thought for a while, and reluctantly admitted: "If I haven't seen it with my own eyes, I definitely won't believe it. I would think that you set a trap to trick me into withdrawing from the competition, so I can't leave. If I can stay until the end of the competition, won't I Self-confidence and arrogance are self-confidence and arrogance... Sigh, there must be someone who is willing to believe it, is it possible to persuade one to leave?"

Meng Xueli: "So I want to put it another way."

He briefly talked about his thoughts, and everyone fell silent again after listening.

Song Qianyi: "...it's too risky. I'll think of another way."

Jing Di: "I disagree!"

Xu Sanshan, Zheng Mu, and Liu Jing looked at each other, but did not speak.

Que Xianming: "I can do whatever I want."

Meng Xueli looked at Xiao Tingyun eagerly.

Ji Xiao: "I agree."

Jixiao's connivance with Meng Xueli is not without bottom line, if Meng Xueli wants to do evil things, he will definitely stop him.But this kind of petty trouble, which is not out of the ordinary, he still hopes that the little Taoist couple will be happy.

Meng Xueli: "Only you understand me, believe me, you are so kind."

Jing Di has already figured it out, knowing that there is basically no possibility between himself and Meng Xueli, but seeing Meng Xueli's friendly attitude towards Xiao Tingyun, he still feels depressed: "I agree too!"

Meng Xueli nodded and turned to Liu Jing: "Let's set up the formation."

In order to relieve her depression, Jing Di actually lit a stick of incense.

After half a stick of incense, Liu Jing's battle has been completed: "Elder Meng, it's no problem to cover half of the secret realm with your voice. As for whether you can reach the entire secret realm, it depends on how condensed your true energy is."

Meng Xueli stepped on the loudspeaker array and stood in the center of the courtyard, holding "Time EMI" in her hand.

In the secret realm, the night is getting darker, and the shadows of the six stone pillars are slanting.The bright starlight in the sky fell on Meng Xueli.

Ji Xiao looked at him from a distance, thinking that he looked good when he was messing around.

Meng Xueli took a deep breath: "Hi everyone!"

Jing Di's team covered their ears.

Meng Xueli heard her own voice: "Big... family... good."

He said: "Don't panic when you hear my voice. I, Meng Xueli, Taoist Ji Xiao, the current peak master of Changchun Peak, are talking to you in the courtyard of the Central City—"

……

Above the secret realm of the vast sea, above the clouds, and below the bright moon.

The vermilion cloud boat of the Lord of the Great Realm of Tianhu Lake is still in place, like a brilliant red cloud in the galaxy.

Everyone on the boat has already adapted to this kind of life. They don't know when Hu Si is willing to return to the great realm of Tianhu Lake, and no one asks again. He just moves from Tianhu Lake to the vast sea to enjoy the scenery.

But tonight is different. When Chun Shui and Qiu Guang entered the door, they saw Hu Si finally push open the window.

He stood by the window with his long hair hanging down.The silver moonlight outlines his slender figure, like a fairy outside the world, overlooking all living beings in the vast sea.

The Landlord held an empty birdcage in his hand.The golden light of the bird cage is shining, delicate and beautiful.

Qiu Guang asked: "Master, what's the matter in the secret realm?"

Hu Si smiled: "There is nothing new."

Chun Shui praised: "This cage is really beautiful."

Hu Si turned around and hung the birdcage in front of the window: "I made it myself, it's pretty strong."

Qiu Guang wondered, "Jingzhu, do you want to raise birds?"

Hu Si nodded: "I want to raise it."

Qiu Guang said happily: "What kind of bird do you want to raise, I will catch it for you?"

Hu Si smiled, but shook his head: "You can't catch a bird, and it won't last long if you catch it. It's better to let it fly in by itself."

Chun Shui covered his mouth and smiled, "What kind of bird is willing to fly into the cage by itself?"

Hu Si: "Stupid bird."

"Haha! Silly bird!"

"I've only heard of the tree waiting for the rabbit, but the land master guarding the cage and waiting for the bird!"

The two concubines and the four maids were all amused, and laughter like silver bells resounded in the bedroom.All the girls laughed and made a fuss, and suddenly they heard Hu Si leisurely opening his mouth and said a word.

No one understood this sentence, and the laughter fell silent for a while.

Hu Si said, "Hurry up, wait a little longer."

Chun Shui went to light the censer, Qiu Guang signaled the maids to leave.After the bedroom was quiet, the two beloved concubines walked to the side of the couch and helped Hu Si undress.

Hu Si waved his hands, the two of them dared not go forward and stood awkwardly.

Hu Si smiled and said, "Come, sit down, let me tell you a story."

Qiu Guang smiled reassuringly: "The Landlord is in a good mood tonight, and he's going to tell a story again."

Hu Si said slowly: "I had a friend when I was young. Today I will tell his story."

Chun Shui and Qiu Guang sat beside him, feeling relaxed.They knew that Hu Si was the most easy-going at this time, almost answering every question and responding to every request.Cigarettes curl up in the sleeping hall, the gauze curtains are heavy, gorgeous and comfortable.

Hu Si said: "My friend was born in a small mortal country in the north of the mainland, in a wealthy family. He was eager to learn since he was a child, he liked to read books, and he also liked to read stories about ghosts, ghosts, snakes, mountain ghosts and fox fairies. One night, He was sitting in front of the desk, turning on the light and flipping through the books, when he suddenly heard rustling noises in the yard, as if some huge object had fallen into it. He was scared and curious, so he couldn't help but push open the window... Guess what he saw? "

Chun Shui: "What?"

"A big peacock!"

Qiu Guang: "Why is it just a peacock, not a fox beauty? In the human world, it's not that the favorite writer is a scholar who bumps into a fox fairy or a erotic ghost."

Hu Si said: "The peacock actually said, 'Child, don't be afraid, I am a fairy in the sky'."

Chun Shui: "Hahaha, it looks like it's not a ghost, it's a demon!"

Qiu Guang wondered, "Why a child? How old is he?"

Hu Si: "Seven and a half years old."

Chun Shui said with a smile: "It turns out that I'm still a child, so I don't have the luck to run into a fox monster."

Hu Si: "Yes, the kid was startled and suspicious when he saw the peacock speak human words, so he hurriedly closed the window. When there was no movement in the yard, he was still covered with a quilt and dared not sleep. He went out of the hospital at dawn to see what was going on. Peacock, there is a peacock feather in the grass, colorful and shining!"

Chun Shui said: "The feathers of the peacock demon are rare for children."

"The next night, he still didn't dare to sleep. In the middle of the night, the peacock came again. The peacock asked 'what's your name'?"

Chun Shui: "Did he answer?"

Hu Si: "Of course he doesn't dare to answer, but the peacock comes every day. One day I give him colorful feathers, and the next day I give him dragon balls from the bottom of the sea and stars in the sky. After one month, he regards the peacock as a good friend."

Qiu Guang: "Dragon balls and stars? How is that possible?!"

Hu Si laughed loudly: "It's just a few low-grade spirit stones and middle-grade spirit beads, which can emit light and change color. But children from ordinary small countries are ignorant, so it's best to lie. Just use your brain and you will know that monsters and people, How can we be friends?"

Chun Shui asked: "And then?"

"One night, the sky was full of stars, and the peacock said, I will take you to the sky to pick up the stars! The child was overjoyed, riding on the back of the peacock, and flew up with the wind. The peacock spread its wings, flew over the courtyard wall, and flew over the city gate. Flying through the mountains and forests, the peacocks flew so high. No one noticed them, they kept flying, and the children seemed to be dreaming..."

Qiu Guang smiled and said, "Really want to pick the stars?"

Hu Si also laughed: "The peacock put him on the top of the mountain outside the city, and told him that this place is the closest to the stars, and when he picked them from the sky, he would fly down and give them to him. The child said, I don't want the stars anymore, don't go, it's windy here , I am very scared by myself. The peacock said, what are you afraid of, you hold my feather in your hand, as long as you call my name to the stars, I will appear, isn’t it like this every night before?”

Qiu Guang asked, "What's the name of the peacock?"

Hu Si thought about it seriously: "I forgot."

Chun Guang asked, "Did the peacock demon go to steal the spirit stone? You have to come back quickly, otherwise the magic he left on the child will dissipate, and the child will freeze to death."

Hu Si: "The child was blown by the cold wind all night on the top of the dark mountain. He called the name of the peacock and no one answered, and finally he became hoarse. At dawn, he was found by the servant who went up the mountain to look for him. He was frozen and unconscious. After returning home High fever persists, babbling nonsense in nightmares, still calling peacock's name..."

His voice gradually deepened.

Qiu Guang couldn't help asking: "And then?"

"Then he died. He died of illness." Hu Si said.

Chun Shui was stunned and said, "He just died like this? Where did that peacock go?"

Hu Si said: "I don't know. The peacock flew southeast and never came back."

Qiu Guang said coquettishly, holding Hu Si's arm: "This story is not good, it just makes people sad. Jingzhu, please change the ending."

Hu Si: "Well, the child is not dead. From now on, I don't want to study for fame and learning, so I changed my mind to become an immortal. By chance, I became a practitioner when I grew up. I finally knew that the peacock is not a god, but a monster. He held it in his hand. The glowing stars in the palm of your hand are just a few low-grade spirit stones. The real stars are far away from the ninth heaven, and sometimes the falling debris from the stars can smash the ground into huge pits and destroy a city..."

It has nothing to do with the stars, Qiu Guang thought, this ending is still too perfunctory: "What about the peacock?"

Hu Si shook his head: "The peacock is gone. The story is over."

The two beloved concubines murmured in their hearts: What is this, it has no beginning and no end.

Hu Si hugged left and right: "You guys are not satisfied, what ending do you want to hear?"

Chunguang thought for a while: "I think in the story, after the children grow up, they will meet again, one person and one demon."

Hu Si asked: "After we meet, what can we say?"

Qiu Guang replied: "Ask the peacock why it deceives people..."

Hu Si: "Peacocks are demons, if they lie to you, they will lie to you, and they will not reason with you."

Chunguang rested his chin with one hand: "I feel a little pitiful for the child."

Hu Si shook his head: "Not pitiful. I made up this story."

Qiu Guang wrapped his arms around him and complained: "Why did the Landlord lie to us again! Bullying people."

Hu Si said casually, "Because I want to find a reason to raise birds."

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There has never been more than one cloud ship in the sky above the secret realm of the vast sea.The cloud boat of Mingyue Lake Guiqing did not leave, hovering on the clouds like a green leaf covering the sky.The red boat is frivolous and gorgeous, while the blue boat is heavy and solemn.

In the palace deep in the blue-black cloud boat, the master Yun Xuzi sat opposite Gui Qing.Yun Xuzi served tea respectfully, this was the first time since Guiqing Master Guiqing ordered him to make tea since he failed to hunt down mirage beasts, which meant that the other party finally had the interest to drink tea.

The team that hunted mirage beasts was not a newborn genius of the younger generation, but a powerful practitioner of Theravada Realm who had grown up in the Mesozoic Era.

But the mirage beast did not die, they did.The last message sent back before dying, only three words: peacock demon.

Yun Xuzi had to believe and scolded: "A bunch of trash!"

Guiqing remained silent, the net covered his supernatural powers, and he could perceive it in a subtle way.

Yun Xuzi: "I'll send someone again..."

Guiqing shook his head: "No need. That peacock demon is here to save Meng Xueli. A monster's friend is a monster."

Yun Xuzi was stunned: "Master Uncle is wise, he expected that Meng Xueli was either a monster outside the human world, or an old ghost who had taken his home and reborn! Who would have thought that Taoist Jixiao was actually a monster!"

He paused, seeing that the other party didn't respond, he tentatively said: "Then we now..."

Gui Qing wrote a message talisman, but he didn't know where it went.Then he did nothing.Yun Xuzi felt uneasy in his heart, he hesitated to speak several times.

Seeing this, Guiqing said indifferently: "Your mind is restless, don't make tea for the next few days, and waste the tea."

Yun Xuzi was dripping with cold sweat: "Yes, Uncle Master."

Guiqing smiled: "You must be calm when facing important events. The more critical the situation is, the more steady you must be when you strike the sword. I think you are almost ready."

Yun Xuzi promised: "I have been taught."

Until tonight, he set out the tea set again.The amber tea soup was poured into the cup, and after clearing the drink, he frowned slightly, but said nothing.

Yun Xuzi breathed a sigh of relief, which meant that the other party was still dissatisfied with the tea he drank, but he was in a good mood, so he didn't blame himself.

After drinking tea, Guiqing took out an octagonal glazed bronze mirror. The body of the mirror was heavy, not like a woman's vanity mirror.

Yun Xuzi felt the monster aura emanating from the mirror body, and wondered: "Dare to ask my uncle, what is this?"

Guiqing said leisurely: "Whether it's a demon or a demon, it looks like a human in human skin. The body can be reshaped, but the appearance of the soul cannot be faked. This mirror is an artifact of the demon world. In addition, you can also see the shadow of the soul. Whether it is a demon or a demon, you can tell it at a glance. There are people and demons who want Meng Xueli to die more than us."

Yun Xuzi stared at the mirror in amazement: "The 'reflecting mirror' of the ancient demon king turned out to be real!"

Master Guiqing said with a smile, "You put it away."

Yun Xuzi was overjoyed, held the mirror in both hands, put it into a storage bag, and then prostrated himself: "Thank you for your trust, my disciple will live up to my expectations!"

Guiqing's eyes changed slightly, and he looked at him with a half smile but not a smile: "After putting it away, I will give it to Tai Heng now."

Yun Xuzi's face paled suddenly, and he tried to maintain a calm tone: "Such a fetish, rare and rare, why should you cheapen that old man Tai Heng?"

Guiqing said indifferently: "Some things are better done by the people of Hanshan than by us. Only Taiheng knows best how to make the dead Jixiao 'collude with monsters'. Only because Meng Xueli is a demon, Tai Heng Heng will be able to produce other 'proofs'."

Yun Xuzi hesitated: "Will others believe it?"

Gui Qing smiled and said, "You don't have to believe everything."

Yun Xuzi understood that as long as there were disputes, Ji Xiao would no longer be the most upright and innocent person in the world.

The name of a person, the shadow of a tree.Although reputation is a virtual thing, unlike swordsmanship, kung fu, and cultivation bases, it is very important to famous practitioners from sects, big families, and famous practitioners.

Yun Xuzi was still worried: "That old man Taiheng has been a turtle for so many years, and he can live more than five hundred years, all because of his timidity! I'm afraid he won't be able to do anything, and when he reaches the end of the road, he will bite us out! "

With a respectful face, his thoughts turned, where did Master Guiqing get this "mirror mirror", if he had it before, why didn't he take it out until tonight.It is very likely that someone else gave it to him after sending the messenger amulet that day.A demon's friend is a demon, and those who can give artifacts from the demon world are mostly demons.Perhaps this means that there is a big demon who wants to take advantage of the muddy waters in the world of cultivation to kill Meng Xueli when the situation is changing, and he does not hesitate to send out the "mirror".

But Guiqing looked at him disappointedly: "Even if Taiheng fails, what does it have to do with me?"

Yun Xuzi gritted his teeth and said: "Master Uncle, this disciple is worried that he will frame you for colluding with the demon clan, saying that what he did was all ordered and coerced by you!"

Guiqing smiled: "Don't wait for him to bite back at the end of the road. I will play by ear. If nothing can be done, I will kill Taiheng with a sword, protect the reputation of Mingyue Lake and Jixiao, and help the Hanshan Sword Sect clean up the sect by the way. Don't be stupid I thought we were still allies."

Yun Xuzi bowed his head: "Uncle Master's lesson is that everything is under your control."