There are bandits in Zhongshan

That's long distance.

In a trance, Zhong Mingzhu felt as if he had returned to the time when he first met under Tiantai Peak.

He raised his eyes inadvertently, and the spotless white clothes broke into his eyes without any warning.

His figure is as graceful as a god falling into the mortal world, even the sun and the moon are eclipsed by it.

"Li'er..."

The soft voice uttered the long-lost syllables, like a raving while intoxicated.

Zhong Mingzhu has drunk no less than a thousand kinds of wine, whether it is the most common shochu in the mortal workshop or the fairy brew with the essence of hundreds of spirit herbs in the cultivation world, she has tasted them all.She has never been drunk, even if she empties Li Langxuan's wine cellar, she will not feel any drunk, she is still more sober than anyone else.

She has always been like this, she doesn't put in the slightest bit of chaos in her thoughts, she is rational enough to be described as cold-blooded.

But at this moment, she felt that she was a little drunk.

All those calculations and managements were thrown into the back of her mind, and even the behemoth that became more and more enraged due to frustration was treated as nothing by her, she just wanted to take a good look at Chang Li.

As I have missed for so many years.

Chang Li acted as if he hadn't seen her, and immediately started fighting with the giant beast.

The previous strike was to take advantage of it's unpreparedness, but now the giant beast was waiting in full force, but she couldn't find a good opportunity for a while, and after a few strikes failed, she could only turn to the defensive and mediate with him.

I saw the sword light fluttering, the snow mist billowing, the fierce sword whistle mixed with the roar of the giant beast, the dark red breath left ink marks on the snow field, and the white clothes shuttled through the miasma, the sword blade and sharp claws A little bit of fire came out, but although the sword was fierce, it still couldn't penetrate the black vortex around the giant beast, and gradually showed signs of being suppressed by it.

Without the support of his cultivation, he might have already been swallowed by the miasma that flowed around.

Zhong Mingzhu frowned, suddenly felt something was wrong.

Although she was still carrying the sword box, what Changli held was not the Langgan sword, nor the edgeless sword like Fenjiao, but a sharp sword with a chilling air, and her swordsmanship—fast and fast, But it was different from what Zhong Mingzhu remembered.

"But what's the difference..." Zhong Mingzhu murmured, staring at Chang Li closely trying to see something.

But the giant beast roared endlessly, each more ferocious than the last, making her unable to calm down and think. Finally, after being interrupted several times, her eyes dimmed, and she said in a low voice, "It's so noisy! .”

Her voice was very soft, easily drowned out by the sounds of fighting.

And in the next moment, amidst the intertwined dark red and white, a touch of bamboo green flashed past, separating the two figures in an instant.

Zhong Mingzhu grabbed Changli's right arm with one hand to stop the sword she was about to swing, and lightly pushed forward with the other hand, the spell in his palm flashed, as if carrying the strength to destroy mountains, the giant beast saw the situation Suddenly, it retreated immediately, but just as it landed, thousands of icicles pierced out from under its feet, interlaced with each other, forming a solid cage, trapping it in it.

"Animals should stay in cages instead of running around." Zhong Mingzhu smiled softly, and at the same time as he spoke, he flicked his sleeves, and a stream of fire suddenly appeared in the wind and snow, rushing towards the cage like a torrential rain. just swallowed it up.

She didn't look at the giant beast again, she swiped her hand again, a crack opened in the ice under her feet, and then she pulled Chang Li and fell down.

Under the ice is where the undercurrent flows.

Zhong Mingzhu felt that the attack just now would not kill the giant beast, and she didn't want to continue entanglement.

What is that giant beast, how long the ice prison can trap it, and whether the attack is effective or not, she doesn't care at all, she just wants to find a secluded place where no one will be disturbed, and have a good talk with Chang Li.

The two landed on a shoal, where the spiritual power was extremely abundant. After landing, Zhong Mingzhu waved her hand, and the crack on the top of her head closed. Then she turned to look at Chang Li: "Li'er, are you okay?"

While speaking, she was still firmly holding onto Chang Li's arm with one hand.

This is to guard against Chang Li's sudden attack.

After many years, she still remembers the pain in Changli's eyes, her hatred, and her unwillingness.

She had planned for many years, and now she finally got her wish and attracted Tian Yizong to come out of the mountain again. She didn't want to let the impulse destroy this hard-won meeting from the very beginning.

At this time, there seemed to be doubts flashing through the darkness, but it soon fell into calm.

Zhong Mingzhu couldn't help feeling abnormal again.

What she is holding is Chang Li, although the sword technique is different from before, it is indeed Chang Li.

Can't go wrong.

Whether it's the outline of the eyebrows, the cold breath like the cold moon, or the cinnabar between the eyebrows, they are all the same as the long separation in her memory.

But she didn't know why Changli was so calm after seeing her.She thought that Chang Li would draw his sword at her, would question and scold her, and might even be unable to restrain the sword energy in his body from being backlashed by it as before.

But there was nothing, only boundless silence waiting for her.There was no emotion in those dark eyes, no anger, no sadness, but also no joy, not even a trace of fluctuation, calmer than the tens of thousands of years of solid ice on Shuoyuan.

At most, he was slightly puzzled when he was caught by her.Then he tried a little harder, trying to break free from her grip.

Zhong Mingzhu suddenly remembered that when they first met, Changli looked the same as that time, empty and white, without any secular color, and she was just a stranger.

"Li'er?" Zhong Mingzhu thought that Changli didn't want to recognize her, so he couldn't help but speak louder, with a little anxiety in his voice, "Are you still blaming me? I don't want to excuse you. If you want to get angry, you will vent your anger on me." Yes, but before that, can you listen to my explanation?"

The strength of the struggle in her hand lightened, and then, she heard a voice that was so familiar that it was almost carved into her bones, which appeared in her mind countless times.

"Blame you? Explain?" Changli finally spoke, but there was a hint of doubt in his voice, "Do we know each other?"

Cold and alienated, even if he was asking, his tone did not fluctuate significantly.

--do we know each other?

Zhong Mingzhu only felt that a string in his brain was broken.

"What, what——" What followed was a mess of thoughts, which made her even lose the ability to speak for a moment.

As soon as the strength in his hand was released, Chang Li immediately broke free, retreated more than ten feet away, first glanced at her, and then turned his head to look at the surrounding situation.

Slowed down a bit, Zhong Mingzhu's first reaction was that Chang Li hated her so much that he pretended not to know her, and she even expected that this would be the case.

But it's impossible—

Chang Li doesn't know how to lie, even if it's just a cover-up, it's so clumsy that people can see through it at a glance.

Now after she finished asking that sentence, she never looked at Zhong Mingzhu again, nor did she ask why the other party brought her here, but just silently inspected this valley hidden under the ice, as if there was no one else here Same.

This is indeed what Changli would do. If she is caught by a stranger suddenly, she will only ask a question, and after she breaks free, she will not pursue it too much. For other accidents, she would not even ask the other party's identity.

"You forgot about me..." Zhong Mingzhu saw the reality in front of her more and more clearly. She seemed to be exhausted in vain. She swayed and stepped into the water. The chill quickly swept from her toes to every part of her body. corner.

A certain place in her heart suddenly became empty. She had been waiting for so many years, always looking for opportunities, wanted to see Changli again, and wanted to tell her those things that were too late to tell.

In order for Chang Li not to miss her, she always maintained her original appearance. For this reason, she did not hesitate to change her domineering temperament, and hid in the dark as if she couldn't see the light all day long. Those lively places that she used to linger for more than 300 years have not been once. get involved.

Countless times, she regretted her rashness, not because of the infamy she bore, but because she didn't take Chang Li away with her at that time.

——She thought it was safe to leave Chang Li in Tianyi School, that they would have a chance to meet again soon, and that they could have a peaceful talk after Chang Li calmed down a bit.

She knew that she would pay the price for the deceit and carelessness of the year, but when the verdict really came, she knew that the price would be so high.

350 A year can change a lot of things. She thought that Changli might not forgive her deceit.It is also possible that the relationship has already faded over a long period of time, and Changli will let go of his hatred for her, but he will also let go of the love he created without doing anything, and the two have become strangers since then.

She wasn't even sure if she still had the same enthusiasm after all these years.Her city is extremely deep, and she has always been able to get what she wants, but she is rarely persistent.This is especially true for feelings, she believes that gathering and parting are fate, and there is no need to force it.

Once she felt that her feelings had faded, she would withdraw mercilessly. Although she was betrayed by Mo Chenxiang back then, although she was depressed for a while, as time passed, she didn't feel any difficulty.If there is anything else to worry about, it is only the matter of "betrayal". After all, she is not a magnanimous person, and when she mentions the Supreme Seven Profound Palace, she cannot avoid bitter ridicule.

When she was looking for Changli, she thought more than once: Maybe it's just obsession.But even with such doubts, she did not give up.How could she tolerate the slightest ambiguity in herself—at least make it clear, anyway.

So much uncertainty, all disappeared in the instant of meeting, leaving only unshakable affirmation.

With just one glance, she couldn't take her eyes away anymore. All the previous doubts were just jokes.

She was still moved by the white dress, fascinated by the human-like figure that day, and delighted by the simple touch through the material.

——I want to hear her voice, I want to see her smile, I want to hug her tightly, I want to clear away all the haze in her heart...

But Changli forgot about her.

"You forgot me..." She looked at the white clothes that were covered with estrangement everywhere, her eyes flashed with confusion, she whispered, she clenched her hands quietly, and then pinched her knuckles as if unconsciously. Noisily, "You, how could you..."

Suddenly—the hostility that had been suppressed for many years erupted in an instant.

"how dare you!"

Changli was looking for a way to leave, when suddenly, she felt a murderous aura.

The fire was like raging waves, coming from all directions, carrying unshakable power, even more terrifying than the giant beast before.

She immediately swung her sword towards the source of the murderous aura.

The sword was held.

The next moment, she felt her neckline tighten, and then she was pressed against the stone wall covered with frost and snow by a brutal force, and there was no room for resistance.In an instant, ice chips and gravel were seen flying randomly, and the ice edges on the top of the valley were shaken down one after another, but they turned into water vapor before they hit the ground.

Her cassock was not low in grade, but when she was thrown against the stone wall, she still felt a dull pain in her back, and the sword box almost broke her spine.

And that hard stone wall has already been smashed into a huge pit.

If the cultivation base is slightly lower, at least a few bones will be broken.

"You..." She looked at the green-clothed girl in puzzlement, but was stunned when her eyes met those eyes that were slightly shallower than ordinary people's.

She could see the bloodthirsty and cruelty in the opponent's eyes, but she was inexplicably aware that it wasn't murderous intent, but anger.

When facing the giant beast, the girl in green was still smiling with ease, but now, she is pursing her lips tightly and her face is tense, revealing a cruelty that doesn't match this face.

The blood dripped down, and a few drops landed on his hand. Chang Li looked away, belatedly realizing that her sword was still held by the other party.

Holding it so tightly, the blade of the sword sank deeply into the flesh, as if the fingers holding the sword tightly were about to be cut off the next moment.

"Your hand..." she said hesitantly, "it's hurt."

Even she herself didn't know why she said such a thing, she seemed to subconsciously feel that it should be so.

The other party couldn't help but attack her suddenly, but she didn't feel that the other party was an enemy at all, but cared more about the other party's cut hands.

Zhong Mingzhu followed Changli's gaze, and saw his blood dripping hands, the blood kept sliding down the blade, and a few drops splashed on Changli's skirt, leaving glaring spots.

It's not that she can't dodge that sword, she can see that Chang Li has broken through to the realm of transforming gods, but it's not enough to deal with her.

She just wants to do something.

Want to destroy, want to hurt, want to crush everything in my eyes——

With a little more force on the hand against Chang's heart, the opponent's heart can be crushed, and it can even be smashed into the spiritual sea, destroying her cultivation base.

But she looked at Chang Li's face, and even though she was furious, she couldn't move forward an inch, so she could only clenched the sword more and more tightly.

It's good if it can be crushed, whether it's a sword or your own hand.

At this time, Chang Li could cut off her hand with just a slight twist of the wrist, but she did nothing, and even lowered her grip on the sword to reduce the damage caused by the blade as much as possible.

Aware of this, Zhong Mingzhu's heart seemed to be stabbed lightly, and in the slight pain, bitterness and sweetness spread together.

This is something that Changli would not have done when she first met her. Perhaps those changes in her state of mind have taken root in her heart. Although the memory has faded away, the gentleness that existed in her nature after the spiritual consciousness was opened still remains.

"Obviously I don't remember..." She lowered her eyes, recalling the time they spent getting closer together, and sighed softly.

The destructive desire that occupied his thoughts and shattered his reason suddenly dissipated.

She let go of her hand, took a few steps back, and casually threw a bottle of elixir to Chang Li: "Sorry, I lost control, this is my apology."

After she finished speaking, she turned her head, kicked away the gravel on the ground, and then sat down cross-legged.She deliberately turned her back to Chang Li and stopped looking at her, fearing that she would do something impulsively, her eyes were tightly locked on the water, and she tried to calm herself down so that she could consider the current situation.

No matter what, her plan worked, seeing the news about Cangwu Sword, Tian Yizong couldn't sit still after all.

But Changli doesn't remember her anymore.

And that giant beast that came out of the rift looked very familiar, what exactly was it, and why did it appear in Shuoyuan.And Changli's swordsmanship, how is it different from before.

——She chooses to forget you.

Although she tried her best to calm down and think, this sentence was always lingering in her mind, interrupting her thoughts frequently and making her restless.

"Enough!" Finally, she couldn't help but yelled angrily, and at the same time slammed her palm to the ground.

With a bang, several cracks immediately appeared on the ground.A few pieces of gravel pierced into her palm, causing another sting, but she ignored it.

She tried several times to calm down but to no avail. She just felt so depressed that she couldn't vent her anger. Everywhere she looked was an eyesore. When she was upset and wanted to get up and find a secluded place to vent, she suddenly felt pain and her hand was crushed. Hold it up, and soon, there is a cold feeling in the palm of your hand.

The pain subsided quickly, but it was Chang Li who was applying medicine to her hands.

"It was hurt by my sword." Noticing Zhong Mingzhu's probing gaze, she explained in this way, her eyes and face were full of indifference, and her tone did not show any emotional ups and downs.Because she was wounded by her sword, she needed to be healed, nothing else.

Looking at Changli's peaceful face, Zhong Mingzhu suddenly smiled.

Laughing loudly, almost arrogantly, as if to vent all the depression.

She couldn't remember how many times this was the unexpected surprise today, she thought that Chang Li would leave after she gave up.This is how Changli treats strangers.

But Changli would actually treat the wound on her hand for her.Although he didn't seem to care about it, his meticulous movements clearly showed concern and concern.

Zhong Mingzhu didn't know whether Changli was on purpose or not, but no matter what, it calmed down her anxiety and made her really calm down.

Then, a thought popped into her mind: maybe it wasn't Li'er's decision.

Hearing that Chang Li didn't remember her, she subconsciously took this as Chang Li's choice.

Changli chose to forget, and didn't give her a chance to explain - she broke the promise under Xiaojinghu.

That's why Zhong Mingzhu was so angry, Changli clearly agreed to her.

But what if it wasn't from Changli's original intention?

She thought of the details of getting along with Changli, and the stubbornness buried under the indifference.For this reason, she teased Chang Li more than once for not being flexible.

Even if it is a bloody encounter, he is unwilling to compromise and not willing to give in.

It is not uncommon in the world of comprehension to choose the past to be empty when encountering sad things. Some people even set foot on the border of the ghost world just to get a spoonful of water from the river of forgetfulness.

But Zhong Mingzhu has never considered this possibility, because in her heart, Changli would not do this.

No matter how painful the reality is, even if it is covered with bruises, she will still look at it with wide eyes, like a fool.

——Changli will not escape, and her Li'er will not escape.

The gloom in my heart gradually dissipated, and it became as clear as the clouds and the moon.She never disdained to waste energy on self-pity or grief, and once she made a decision, she would immediately put it into action.

Even if you guess wrong, even if you will regret and feel sad in the end, you have to wait until all the dust settles.

Zhong Mingzhu looked at Changli, who was carefully checking whether the wound was healed for her, with a soft look in his eyes, and asked softly: "You...why don't you remember the past? Can you tell me?"