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After finishing speaking, Zhong Mingzhu poured two glasses of wine, drank one himself first, and then handed over the other.

Changli hesitated for a moment, then took the cup and drank it like Zhong Mingzhu.

Zhong Mingzhu didn't refuse, and her mood immediately jumped up, and seeing Chang Li's surprised look flash past after eating a piece of chestnut cake, she raised the corners of her lips triumphantly.

She remembered that Changli used to prefer sweets, and whenever she made desserts, Changli would eat a little more than usual, but seeing her reaction after eating the chestnut cake, she couldn't help but secretly smiled and said: It's still the same as before.

These years she has been busy eliciting the Tianyi sect, but she is not as sophisticated as before.The reason why there are these things in the storage ring is because of Xuanyu. The little tit was shivering all day in Shuoyuan, but it was coming by myself, so it is not easy to make a fuss about it, so it made a fuss. Wanting to eat warm snacks, Zhong Mingzhu prepared some for her to calm down for a while.

It's a wise move to bring that noisy little ghost, she thought so, smiled and watched Chang Li go to get the second piece of chestnut cake naturally, and then began to tell her discovery.

"Did you know that a rift appeared in the southeast a few months ago?"

After thinking for a moment, Changli nodded.

Zhong Mingzhu noticed her actions, and thought: Could it be that instead of going to Nanming Villa, they are exploring Shuoyuan in several ways, because of the Rift Valley?

But she didn't ask much, Chang Li thought for a while before admitting that she must have been told some things not to be disclosed to outsiders, if she asked, it would easily arouse suspicion.

What's more - she has already seen Changli, she doesn't care what Yizong is planning that day.

"The rift leads to a place deep in the ground near the lava. The giant beast should have come out from there. It occupied the place with abundant spiritual power, causing the original monsters to flee everywhere."

"Is that so?" Changli thought, "I originally thought that there were no monster lairs in the south of Shuoyuan."

"Actually, the place where you and I are now is one of the lairs of monsters in the ice field." Zhong Mingzhu laughed, seeing the alertness on Changli's face, he immediately waved his hand to signal her to be calm, "Don't be nervous, rest in the All the monsters in this valley have long since escaped."

That giant beast sneaked up on her from under the ice, presumably it had been here for a while, how could other monsters dare to stay here.The monsters driven away by it had to wander in Shuoyuan, looking for a place to replenish their spiritual power. Recently, more monks went to Nanming Villa than before, so they gradually attracted the monsters.

Chang Li distractedly explored, in addition to the aura left by the giant beast in this river valley, there were indeed some other evil spirits left, but it became very faint under the suppression of the former, and it was not easy to detect.

"Since it's not a monster, what is it?" She asked again, "The miasma on it seems to be similar to that of a monster."

Zhong Mingzhu said: "I don't know what it is, but I remember that in ancient times, there were many beasts born with powerful power, which were called strange beasts."

The Huo Ji raised by Li Yang, and the Shu Huo Crow that Ji Qiancheng used to test his sword back then, are alien beasts that possess mana, but are neither gods nor demons.

"It's just that with the division of the Three Realms, alien beasts have become increasingly rare. The giant beast that escaped from the ground is likely to be an ancient alien beast type. As for the miasma, it is likely to be contaminated when swallowing monsters."

If there was no threat, how could all those monsters escape.

"The miasma is so strong, it must have swallowed many monsters." Chang Li thoughtfully, "But why did it attack you?"

Zhong Mingzhu smiled: "In the final analysis, alien beasts are still beasts. Without domestication, they are actually no different from monsters. They can hurt people, just like beasts in the mortal world." She paused, Noticing that Chang Li was listening carefully, he changed the subject lightly: "May I ask, Tian Yizong is going down the mountain this time, but for the Treasure Appraisal Conference?"

Without waiting for Changli to respond, she lowered her voice again, pretending to be mysterious and said: "I heard that the award for the leader of this fight is a very strong and sharp wooden sword. Could it be that it is really the Cangwu Sword?"

Chang Li shook his head: "I don't know, I have to get it in order to make a conclusion."

"So, you will also participate?"

"Yes." Chang Li said, "Little Martial Uncle wants me to grab that sword."

"I have always heard that sword cultivators are good at fighting. If you make a move, it will be as easy as finding the top spot." Zhong Mingzhu raised his wine glass, touched the Changli cup lightly, and complimented half-truthfully, "I Looking at other people, it is better to give up early, so as not to be embarrassing in time."

Chang Li said: "I'm not as good as before." Her tone was light, but there seemed to be an unresolved depression in her words.

Afterwards, Zhong Mingzhu noticed that Chang Li's brows frowned, and the melancholy that seemed to have disappeared suddenly became more obvious. She stretched out her hand involuntarily, trying to heal the sorrow and regret gathered there, but when she stretched out her hand, Only to realize that they are no longer what they used to be.

The same act, which was intimacy back then, is now contemptuous.

She lowered her eyes, avoiding Chang Li's sight, her hands slightly staggered and landed on the jug, it seemed that she was going to fetch the wine, and she asked, "Why?"

"Although my cultivation base has increased, I don't know how to use the sword before." Chang Li glanced at the spirit sword lying in his hand, "The intent of the sword is not as good as it is, and it's useless to have cultivation base in vain."

It turned out that she knew it a long time ago—Zhong Mingzhu sighed softly, because it was indeed different from before, so she felt something was wrong before.

Changli has forgotten the groping and comprehension in the world of mortals, not only that, even the sword energy bestowed by the sword spirit body has disappeared, so his swordsmanship is not as good as before.When fighting that giant beast, although he used a sword, he actually fought against it with his cultivation base, just like other sword cultivators in this world, his swordsmanship looks extremely sharp, but his understanding of the way of the sword is only superficial That's all.

Sword cultivators are good at fighting, but the bottom line is that it comes from experience.The more times you fight with people, the more delicate your shots will be, and the lethality will be greater.

But Changli is different, that is her innate talent, she does not need experience, she does not even need to practice swordsmanship, the sword is in her hands, every move comes from the heart.How many people can't comprehend the realm of the unity of human and sword throughout their lives, but Changli was born like this.

But now she has become like other monks.

If it was Changli who was on the shore of Xiaojing Lake back then, the sword at first would not only cut a hole in the giant beast, it might split it in two.

As for Zhong Mingzhu's hand, where could it hold the sword, it probably broke at the moment of contact.

Glancing at the hand that had healed at this time, Zhong Mingzhu couldn't help but think of the long distance when he talked with her about kendo when they met for the first time.

At that time, the woman in white was ignorant of the world, and what she saw in her eyes and thought in her heart was only her own sword.Afterwards, she learned joy, anger, sorrow and joy in the world of mortals, and the sword in her hand was no longer cold, but had affection.

Today, everything that has been gained through all kinds of hardships and obstacles has been erased, even what was originally owned is lost.

Zhong Mingzhu suddenly felt a little sad. At first, when she rashly wanted to dye the pure white with other colors, she was only thinking about herself, and she never cared whether Chang Li was willing or not.

It's been a long time since then, and even though she was finally moved afterwards, and no longer just regarded Changli as her "property", but was willing to pay for it, she still felt sorry.

"I'm sorry..." she said softly.

"What?" Chang Li actually heard it, but she didn't understand why the other party said that, so she subconsciously felt that she had heard it wrong.

"It's nothing." Zhong Mingzhu smiled, and then gently held Changli's hand, "It will get better, I promise."

Chang Li lowered his head, his eyes fell on the overlapping hands of the two, his heart skipped a beat.

It was a very familiar feeling. She even felt that she had seen such a scene more than once. The temperature covering her hands was higher than that of ordinary people. It was especially warm in this ice cave, but in that warmth was accompanied by Mild pain - mild, but long lasting.

It seems like it won't stop.

Zhong Mingzhu quickly withdrew her hand. Seeing that the jug and plates were empty, she got up and stretched, and then said that she would send Changli back to Nanming Villa.There was a lazy smile on his face, as if he didn't care about anything.

"We might encounter monsters or the like when we go out. Let's go back from the valley." She pointed to the source of the river, "This river flows from Fantianzhishui, and the source is actually not far from Nanming Villa."

They didn't get along for more than half a day, but Changli felt that the other party treated him very kindly, and he wanted to go back to the ground and encounter snowstorms or that giant beast would be troublesome, so he didn't refuse, and walked upstream behind Zhong Mingzhu go.

The road to the source is not straight, but winding and rugged, with many forks, but Zhong Mingzhu is very familiar with it. Along the way, he never forgets to tell her about the scenery along the way, and often takes out some candied fruits to share with her.

In Changli's impression, she hadn't eaten since Bigu, and this time when she went down the mountain, all the disciples with her were Yuanying or above, and she had never seen any of them drinking tea or eating.

And this green-clothed girl seems to be second only to her master in cultivation, but her behavior is completely different from the disciples in the sect. She looks a bit like the mortals she saw on the outing on the way here. She couldn't help thinking: Could it be that outside monks so?

However, there is no strange feeling in those food entrances, just like the sweet-scented osmanthus wine, the entrance is sweet and fragrant. too weird.

Maybe it's all in the missing memory, she thought so, she couldn't help being a little more curious about that blank space, but when she asked the person next to her, the other party said that she didn't know either.

"We only spent more than ten days together near Jiaoyi, and then I went back to the north, and it was a long time before I heard about the great changes in the sky." After finishing speaking, Zhong Mingzhu sighed heavily.

A faint pity suddenly appeared in Chang's heart, but he couldn't force it, so he didn't mention it anymore.

The two talked while walking, most of the time it was Zhong Mingzhu who was talking alone, and Chang Li occasionally interjected.

I don't know how many times, Zhong Mingzhu couldn't help but recall the time when they got along like this.I don't know how many times, she wanted to simply confess her identity.

All new and old grudges go to hell, if Chang Li wants to do something, take the uniform away.

She has endured it for more than 300 years and does not want to endure it any longer.But she also knew that this would only further intensify the conflict, and would only hurt Chang Li even more.

Chang Li's unyielding temperament made her teeth itch with hatred at the same time she couldn't put it down.

Besides—she glanced at the face that hadn't changed from hundreds of years ago, her eyes dimmed—she still hasn't figured out why Chang Li would abandon that memory.

When inspecting the situation for Chang Li, she didn't find nothing, but what she found was a bit weird, and she couldn't figure it out for a while.

In short, everything has to be considered in the long run.

Changli naturally didn't know what Zhong Mingzhu was planning in his mind, but only knew that walking with her was extremely relaxing, and she could even know that she was in a comfortable and comfortable state at this time, although she didn't remember how she knew these emotions.

There is ice everywhere here, and it seems to be somewhat similar to Yunfu Mountain, but in fact it is quite different.

The ice layer on Yunfu Mountain was transformed by Venerable Gu Hong's cultivation, and it was more like a solid fortress.The ice and snow here are gradually formed over the years, without too many regular shapes, layer upon layer, presenting the most original appearance.

It looks better here——she thought so.

In the past few days, they walked through large and small ice caves, each with its own unique features, some were narrow and long, some were wide, some places had dense vegetation, some places were bare, and there was still a section of the road to explore. Go underwater.

When entering the water, Changli found that the water was not ice water, but the temperature was higher than that on the shore.

Seeing the doubts on her face, Zhong Mingzhu said: "When the heaven and the earth first opened, a sky fire fell to the ground and smashed a huge pit in Shuoyuan. The sky fire was so hot that the surrounding ice and snow melted and flowed into the pit to form the current pit A piece of lake." With a flick of her hand, Changli immediately saw the scene of the sky fire falling to the ground, "Now there is still a heat source under the pantian water, so compared with the ice sheet, the lake is actually warm water."

"It's no wonder that other places are dripping into ice, but this water in the sky is not affected." Changli nodded, "So there is such a mystery."

"It's more obvious when it's close to Pantianzhishui. The water temperature gets lower the further you go downstream. It's just that it's out of Tianyu Mountain before it freezes, so the flow won't stop."

Not long after, the terrain began to rise, the river lost its trace, and only a thick layer of ice remained around. The roads were hidden in the criss-crossing ice edges. There were many places that seemed to have no way to go, but Zhong Ming Zhu led the way around for a while, and found that he had crossed the barrier.

Chang Li felt that if he was alone, he would not be able to find his way forward, so he couldn't help asking, "Are you familiar with this place?"

"Recently, I've been investigating monsters, so I made these unexpected discoveries." Zhong Mingzhu smiled and found a reason at random.

Few people know that although she bears the name of the second city lord of Kunwu, her real abode is in the northernmost part of Shuoyuan. Thousands of years ago, she visited the entire Shuoyuan, and no one is more familiar with it than her. The land is gone.

The ice layer above her head gradually moved away, and after another turn, Changli felt that her eyes suddenly opened up. She was standing on the edge of a highland on the east side of Fantianzhishui. From here, she could overlook the entire ice field in the south, and she could also see Nanming Mountain Villa. the gate.

Zhong Mingzhu accompanied Changli to a dozen miles away from the villa, then stopped, pointed to the light in the distance and said, "Just go straight there, but I'm currently investigating the monster beast secretly, please Don't mention me to other people when you go back."

Seeing that Changli nodded in agreement, she turned around and was about to leave. At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came from a distance.

"The one whose surname is Zhong!" The moon-white figure quickly approached with this unexpected voice.

Zhong Mingzhu's scalp went numb, and he cursed in his heart. Just as he was thinking about the mantra and left immediately, unexpectedly, the other party moved faster and stopped in front of her with a stride.

"Zhong Mingzhu, it's you who is calling, why run away!" Ruoye said angrily, "Why did you call me to Jiuyi Mountain?"

She heard from Lu Lin that Zhong Mingzhu would come to Nanming Villa, and when she returned to Jiaoyu City to make some arrangements, she rushed over immediately. She arrived at Nanming Villa a few days ago, but the person she was looking for has been elusive, and now she finally found it. How can I let Zhong Mingzhu slip away.

The next moment, she heard a cold voice that seemed familiar:

"Are you Zhong Mingzhu?"