There are bandits in Zhongshan

There was no curfew on Yuan Ye, and the two sat by the river all night, sending hundreds of lanterns into the water with their own hands.

The owner of the lantern shop was in a hurry to watch the fireworks show, so Zhong Mingzhu bought a whole car of lanterns. The love lantern was just one of them, and she put the rest in the storage ring.

When Changli let go of her, the lingering lamp had been blown into the water by the wind, and it was ups and downs in the middle of the river. Changli remembered that he hadn't written his name yet, so he wanted to take it back, but was stopped, and then he saw Zhong Ming. Zhu spread out his hands proudly, a brand new lotus lantern appeared in his palm, and a bunch of lanterns of other shapes appeared under his feet.

"Enough to write hundreds of wishes." She wrinkled her nose and laughed.

Chang Li also frowned, then pursed his lips and shook his head, "I don't have so many wishes."

"It's still a few hours before dawn, we can think about it slowly." Zhong Mingzhu took Chang Li and sat down on the stone steps by the water, took out his pen and began to write down the things he expected on those lamps. Push it into the water.She wrote so fast that she even wrote down such things as thinking that there would be no heavy rain these days to avoid trouble on the road.

Changli held the pen, thinking about it, but couldn't think of anything. After pondering for a long time, he wrote down a few words one stroke at a time: I want to go to Taoyuan again.

After finishing writing, the lamp was taken away. Zhong Mingzhu said "Oh" jokingly when he saw those words, the ending sound dragged on for a long time, and then his tone turned into a laugh when he mentioned it.

Most of Chang Li's impressions of the past are very light, and they are one of the few with bright colors.Chang Li turned his head in embarrassment when she saw her, and then his body was hooked. Zhong Mingzhu kissed the corner of her lips, and said with a smile: "We will go again when the dust settles on these things."

What are these things, and what are they when the dust settles, Chang Li didn't delve into it, but just chewed the word "we" repeatedly in his heart, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt unspeakable joy.

She was ignorant before, and felt that everything was covered with fog, unable to see through and guess, but once she knew it, the inextricable clues lingering in her heart became clear in an instant.

This is "love", but when I think of this word, my heart can't stop trembling.She raised her hand and hooked Zhong Mingzhu's sleeve with her fingertips.

Zhong Mingzhu thought she had something to say, leaned over slightly and asked, "What?"

"It's nothing." She shook her head and leaned closer until her shoulders leaned against each other without a single gap between them. "This, this is very good."

Zhong Mingzhu pursed his lips and smiled, straightened his back so that Chang Li could lean more comfortably, and then the two of them filled up the rest of the lanterns with each other.

One after another, the lanterns were pushed into the water, floated up and down, and slowly flowed out of the city. At first, there were only sporadic fire lights, and gradually occupied the entire river, even the stone stacks by the river were dyed the color of fire.

The silent river water re-reflects the vast galaxy, and the water color and fire are connected into an endless picture scroll, containing thousands of colors that seem to blend the sky and the earth into it, and the two of them sitting by the river are like sitting in the clouds .

With a flick of a finger, the breeze blows the last lantern into the water, and when the lantern floats smoothly to the middle of the river to join the other lanterns, Zhong Mingzhu takes out a jug of wine from the storage ring, takes a sip and hands it to Chang Li said: "This is Baihua Niang that I begged from Mr. Zhu, I didn't drink it last time, so I can't miss it this time."

Changli recalled the past when he and Baili Ningqing fought several times. On that day, the other party set up three wine bowls, clearly intending to invite them to drink, but the other party's temper was too reckless, and he didn't know the ways of the world. She moved her hands again, thinking of this point, she couldn't help thinking: It would be great if I could figure it out earlier.

But she changed her mind, if it had been like this early in the morning, she would not have accepted Zhong Mingzhu as an apprentice.Anyone who is sensible will choose someone who is talented in the way of swordsmanship.

Whether it is a blessing or a curse, it is difficult to judge until the end. The only thing that can be confirmed is the moment——

She took a sip of the wine, and the rich fragrance of flowers immediately entered her heart, which soon aroused a slight feeling of drunkenness.It was not because of the wine, but because of the heart.

Holding hands and leaning on each other, even the bitter cold wind in midwinter is as intoxicating as the spring breeze in March.

The night is long and short, when a pot of wine is exhausted, the sky has turned white.

There was no one else passing by the river, probably because last night was too late, and everyone got up later than usual.Zhong Mingzhu was counting the types and meanings of the fireworks, while Changli was looking at the twilight slowly spreading on the water surface, answering a few words from time to time, at this moment, she suddenly felt a slight vibration from afar.

The vibration was extremely small, and echoed in the morning light, almost to the extent of a butterfly's wings. If Chang Li's cultivation level was shallower, he probably wouldn't notice it.

Immediately afterwards, there was another shaking. It was not fireworks, but the sound of the mountain collapsing, accompanied by waves of spiritual power fluctuations, undulating like water waves.

——The monks are fighting.

Chang Li concentrated on identifying the direction, and found that the movement was coming from Xiaojinghu. She immediately thought of Li Langxuan's plum feast, and thought: Could it be that someone is causing trouble there?

"What's the matter?" Noticing that her complexion became solemn, Zhong Mingzhu stopped his unfinished words.

Chang Li murmured: "There seems to be someone fighting in Xiaojing Lake." After distinguishing for a while, she said: "There are at least a dozen monks."

The smile on Zhong Mingzhu's face was instantly wiped away, she got up abruptly, walked back and forth a few steps, her expression was cloudy and uncertain, and she was slightly anxious.Most of what happened in Xiaojing Lake was related to Li Langxuan, and Li Langxuan and them were not even considered acquaintances. Logically speaking, Zhong Mingzhu shouldn't care too much—it would be nice if he didn't gloat. I don't know why she showed such nervousness as if she was facing an enemy.

This is too abnormal, she thought, and then she heard Zhong Mingzhu say: "Go and see."

The short three words were neither an inquiry nor an opinion, and the voice was cold and stern, as if it was an order of life and death.As soon as the words came out, Zhong Mingzhu realized his gaffe, sighed lightly, and said in a slow tone: "How about we go and have a look? It might have something to do with Liuhe Pagoda, just take a look at it from a distance, and if there is something wrong, immediately leave."

This is not the first time that Zhong Mingzhu subconsciously showed such a majestic atmosphere, Changli remembered the time when the other party was injured by a monster and lost his mind not long ago.

At that time, Zhong Mingzhu, who was bathed in blood, clearly couldn't even stand still, but the evil spirit emitted was more terrifying than that of the monster. Chang Li thought it was because of being poisoned, but just at that moment, The coldness and ruthlessness in Zhong Mingzhu's eyes was exactly the same as at that time. Thinking of this, she felt a bit of chill in her heart.

Some unnoticed details are faintly strung together, but they are vague, unable to grasp the clear context.

For the current plan, one more thing is worse than one less thing. Originally, they planned to go to the banquet because Li Langxuan was not in any danger. Now that someone is making a big move in Xiaojinghu, of course they should hide as far away as possible.The pros and cons are clear at a glance, coupled with Zhong Mingzhu's abnormal attitude towards this matter, Chang Li planned to refuse after a little thought, but when he saw the strong impatience in those shallow eyes—even some inconspicuous panic, a simple "" The word "no" seems to be attached with a thousand weights, and I can't say it no matter what.She pursed her lips, lowered her eyes, looked at Zhong Mingzhu's clenched hands, was silent for a moment, and then sighed in compromise: "Okay."

There was no one around, she drew out the flying sword with one hand, held Zhong Mingzhu with the other hand, flew out of the city in the blink of an eye, and went straight to Xiaojing Lake.

On the way, Zhong Mingzhu changed from his usual turmoil, without saying a word, he took out the magic talisman that Zhu Maolin gave them for self-defense, and arranged a protective barrier around the two of them. The formation was methodical, but Chang Li always felt that she looked worried Several times, she wanted to ask Zhong Mingzhu why she was nervous, but she held back the words before she could speak, and said in her heart: She has a perverse personality, and she often behaves unexpectedly. She has always been different from ordinary disciples. Although Langxuan was a bit weird, she might have some secret plan. She always liked to keep things secret, so if she asked her now, she probably wouldn't be able to find out anything. Why don't we discuss it after finding out the situation of Xiaojinghu.

She also remembered that Zhong Mingzhu was nearly sacrificed by evil cultivators. Not long before she went down the mountain, Longtian Li said that Zhong Mingzhu's spiritual sea was damaged in one place, and she secretly thought: The fierce aura she occasionally reveals may have something to do with that. After Yunfu Mountain, I have to ask my little uncle to diagnose her again, in case there are any sequelae, it will be bad.

If there are sequelae, it must be diagnosed and treated earlier, so as not to delay the practice.

But when he thought of what Longtian Li said that day, Chang Li's eyes unconsciously showed a layer of worry.

The spirit sea and the fairy bone are one, and ordinary elixir cannot be repaired, and although the fragmented medical book held by Longtian Li mentions the method of recasting the fairy bone, firstly, there is only half of it, and secondly, there are some materials required. The real keel and the five-color stone, the real dragon has long been extinct, and the five-color stone used by God Nuwa to create humans only exists in legends.

If this would really affect his practice—as soon as this thought appeared, Chang Li felt his heart sinking continuously.

It has been more than a hundred years since Zhong Mingzhu got started, and now she is still in the foundation building state, especially after going down the mountain, her cultivation base has been stagnant. If the damage to Linghai really affects her practice, then her lifespan will be reduced. Only a few decades left.

Changli closed his eyes, shook his head vigorously, tried to forget this thought, and kept thinking silently: No, even Senior Brother Yun praised Ah Zhu's talent as much as his own, and he was already preparing to break through. The little master said that if there is no accident, the fourth cultivator of the Tianyi sect will appear in a short time, so A Zhu only needs to concentrate on practicing, and he will surely have a breakthrough.

Just as she was thinking about this, her hand was suddenly grabbed, she was startled, and even the flying sword trembled.

"Why are you in a daze?" Zhong Mingzhu smiled, she seemed to have regained her mood, and she didn't care about anything as before, but if you looked closely, you could still find the anxiety in her eyes.

She put a talisman into Changli's palm, tapped it a few times to draw a strange pattern, and then the talisman disappeared after a flash.She explained: "If those people are really going after Li Langxuan, they must be ruthless characters. This talisman is hidden in your palm, just in case you need it." Afterwards, she handed the other talismans to Li Langxuan. To Changli, he instructed: "Be careful in everything, don't be as reckless as before, if you can't handle it, run away immediately."

Changli let out a "hmm", looked at the clouds and mist that were broken by the wind in front of him, and said suddenly: "I will urge you to practice kung fu when you go back."

"Ah?" Zhong Mingzhu was counting the magical weapons that can be used to defend against the enemy, and he was stunned when he heard her say that, "You think my cultivation base is low?"

"I don't dislike your low cultivation level." Changli said, even if Zhong Mingzhu didn't have any mana, she would not dislike him, "I just want to spend more time with you."

After she finished speaking, she lowered her head in embarrassment, and the tips of her ears burned uncontrollably.

Zhong Mingzhu looked at her, a gleam of light flashed in her eyes, and drove away the previous smoldering, she smiled and said: "There will be a lot of time, I promise." Her words seemed to contain magical spells, but they were clearly empty words The promise is not even an oath, but people can't help but believe it.

Chang Li turned his head and met those smiling shallow eyes, the cloud that entangled his heart suddenly dissipated, replaced by an uncontrollable jump of joy. Xiang wants to blurt out.

In just half a day, she was sometimes happy and sometimes sad. Her ups and downs were contrary to the practice she had practiced for many years, but she indulged in it uncontrollably.

"En." In the end, she only uttered a light syllable, then stretched out her hand, first carefully covered the back of Zhong Mingzhu's hand, and then held it firmly.

Ahead, the blue water of the lake gradually became clear.

Although Xiaojing Lake has the word "small", it is actually not small at all, it is bigger than ten Yanlu cities. Standing by the lake, you can't see the opposite bank with naked eyes, just like the sea.

It is said that tens of thousands of years ago, Xiaojing Lake was called Jinghu Lake, and its size was dozens of times larger than it is now. At that time, Yunfu Mountain was just an island in the middle of Jinghu Lake. Later, because of several wars, Yunfu Mountain was elevated, and Jinghu Lake Then it shrunk day by day, and gradually changed to its current appearance. If it weren't for the record in the biography left by Tiandao people, no one would have thought that Xiaojing Lake used to be close to Yunfu Mountain.

As they got closer, the collision of spiritual power became clearer, but the power was smaller than Chang Li expected.

Just some golden core monks.

In this case, it is not difficult to deal with, she thought.At this moment, a light blue aura suddenly erupted in the distance. It seemed that someone had used the Nascent Soul Charm, which was the aura that Chang Li was very familiar with.

It is Tianyizong's Taoist technique.

She couldn't help her complexion changed slightly, and said: "It's a disciple of our sect."

As soon as the words fell, there was another burst of spiritual energy there, and the disciples of the Tianyi Sect there should have fallen into a hard fight.

Zhong Mingzhu drew out his flying sword and jumped up, saying: "Go first, I'll check the vicinity." Before Changli could answer, his body had already dodged into the distance like a sharp arrow.

Chang Li hesitated for a moment, then rushed to the source of spiritual energy.

Zhong Mingzhu's skills are excellent, and he has a magic talisman to protect himself. He will not be in danger for a while, but the disciples on the other side are obviously at a critical moment.

She twisted the formula with one hand, and her figure suddenly accelerated, turning into a white rainbow, and in the blink of an eye, she arrived at the place where the spiritual power of Tianyi Sect was.

I saw a dozen or so monks surrounding the two men in blue-gray coats.

It was Fenghailou and Ding Lingyun.