There are bandits in Zhongshan

Zhong Mingzhu lightly recited a few incantations, and the chain disappeared.Changli adjusted his breath a little, and the spiritual power flowed in an orderly manner among the veins. After a while, there was another thing on his knee, which was the sword box taken away by Zhong Mingzhu.

"Repay you, so that I won't be accused of theft again." Zhong Mingzhu joked, and before Changli could refute, she began to take out various things from the storage ring.

First came a bundle of firewood, then an iron frame, then an iron pot filled with water, a small pot, and two porcelain cups.

Chang Li couldn't see clearly, so he couldn't help but ask, "What are these going to be used for?"

"Long talk, how can we do without tea." Zhong Mingzhu said confidently, and with a flick of his hand, a fire was born on the pile of firewood. The tongue of fire licked the bottom of the pot and started to boil water.

Seeing that the heavy iron pot gradually radiated heat, Chang Xin said: There is no need to use firewood at all, if you want hot water, you can cast spells directly, I don't know why she has to do so.

"It's either ice or snow here, it's too monotonous." Zhong Mingzhu glanced at her, and said slowly, she picked up a thinner piece of wood in her hand, and fiddled with the fire once in a while.

Chang Li thought she was fiddling around, but upon closer inspection, she found that she was actually emptying out the stacked firewood to make the fire more intense.

It only takes a few magic spells, but she made it so troublesome. Changli glanced at Zhong Mingzhu, and felt that this person was so strange, but the next moment, she was attracted by the big red color on the ice wall .

The firewood in the fire crackled from time to time, the light of the fire swayed and danced on the ice wall, and the white mist curled up from the pot. The water vapor and the light fragrance of the firewood were entangled together, repelling the chill of the cold, and the empty cave suddenly became vivid. .

As Zhong Mingzhu said, it was indeed a bit monotonous before.

Noticing Changli's eyes wandering around, Zhong Mingzhu smiled slightly, took out a handful of tea leaves from the small pot and threw them into the boiling pot, then continued to fiddle with the fire, while speaking in an exceptionally calm tone, Talk about the years they spent together.

"I have to start from a long time ago. Your master used the Cangwu sword to kill the golden-armored monster, and the Cangwu sword was a treasure left by Master Shuijing before his ascension to Jiuyi Mountain. I wondered if it was hidden in it. Mystery, so I can think of it and take a look."

When she opened her mouth, she suddenly remembered the night before going to Sandie Waterfall, when Ding Lingyun told her about Tianyizong's past. At that time, she still felt that Ding Lingyun had no need for spiritual power to say it was unnecessary. At this moment, she finally understood the situation. kind of mentality.

It was conveyed too quickly with spiritual power, so fast that it lost color and thickness, as if it was just an unimportant matter.

She didn't deliberately conceal these unglamorous past events. For her, she had done everything, so it's not a joke to cover up.Besides, Chang Li had promised her that she would not do anything for a day, so she had no worries.

At that time, the Tianyi Sect was so powerful, she didn't want to fight recklessly at the beginning, gave a lot of gifts and wrote a lot of polite words, asking to "borrow a sword to read", but how could this town's treasure be taken lightly? She can be seen by outsiders, not to mention that she is the notorious Lu Li in Kunwu City.She had expected Mu Danxin's reaction, and on the day she was rejected, she led someone to kill Yunfu Mountain, but was injured by the Four Spirits Punishing Evil Formation. After that, she began to study the formation technique painstakingly, and then appeared in the Sea of ​​Sumeru At that time, he attacked Tian Yizong again and broke the four spirits killing evil formation in one fell swoop.

Hearing this, Changli couldn't help thinking: In just a few hundred years, she was able to break the Four Spirits Punishing Evil Formation, which is truly remarkable.But thinking that it was used to deal with Tian Yizong, she frowned.

At this time, the fragrance of tea wafted away, adding a touch of vividness to the ice cave. Zhong Mingzhu poured a cup and handed it over, but Chang Li looked away as if dodging, shook his head, and held the sword box with his hand, as if on guard attitude.

Seeing this, Zhong Mingzhu didn't force it, drank the tea by himself, and then continued: "Your little uncle should have told you many times later, I will try to erase my memory and mana. A trap was set up in the way of the building to lure you to rescue me, and then take me to Yunfu Mountain."

Regarding the time on the mountain, she didn't spend too much time describing it, only a few words.Why didn't she want to break apart the events of the year and turn every detail into a bright and beautiful picture, appealing to the long separation.

It's just that this day's leisure is not used to reminisce about the past after all.

Chang Li remained expressionless, but his thoughts could not help drifting to the distant past following those soft words.

From Zhong Mingzhu's words, she knew that the small courtyard on the top of Tiantai Peak had changed, and was no longer as desolate as before. She never thought there was anything wrong with the courtyard where she lived since she was a child, but now that she thought about it, she couldn't help I feel that it is indeed a bit desolate there.

Nothing but a few bare stones.

It's a pity that I haven't seen the current appearance of the house, and a little pity emerged in her heart.

She knew Zhong Mingzhu's plan back then, and she also knew the experiences after going down the mountain.

As soon as he went down the mountain, he met Baili Ningqing who came to assist Zhong Mingzhu, and even fought her twice; he witnessed Zhu Maolin being forced to go to the southwest by Yu Yuan, and he did not hesitate to gamble his life's cultivation to save his wife; And the desperate fight with the three-headed dragon in the demon cave of Heishuiling...

"I retrieved the memory there, and after that, I almost killed you." Zhong Mingzhu smiled self-deprecatingly. When she mentioned it, she was still a little scared.

If it wasn't for Changli's status as Baili Ningqing's apprentice, she probably wouldn't have calmed down so quickly.

Hearing that she almost died at the opponent's hands, Chang's heart suddenly felt sour. She couldn't help raising her eyes to look at Zhong Mingzhu, as if she wanted to ask for proof, but she quickly looked away.

Those are all things in the past, I just listen——she pursed her lips tightly, so heartily.

Zhong Mingzhu sighed softly. At that time, she still thought that everything was under her control.

How arrogant, and how hateful.

"I'm sorry." Now, she could only express her apology weakly.

Changli hesitated for a moment, and many emotions flashed in his eyes, but finally he just shook his head and said, "What happened next?"

"Later..." Zhong Mingzhu lost his mind, "Too many unexpected things happened, and everything was messed up."

Whether it's her plan or her heart.

From Liuhe Pagoda on Kunlun Terrace Road, to Fufeng Forest for a few months of comfort, and then to the shore of Xiaojing Lake.

——They made the sweetest promises, but what followed was separation.

"I originally thought that the secret of ascension was on the Cangwu sword, but judging from what happened on the way, maybe you are the key."

Chang Lishang was immersed in the past, when he heard this suddenly, he couldn't help asking in confusion: "Me?"

Zhong Mingzhu nodded, with a look of worry flashing across his face: "On Hexu Mountain, Fairy Yuyuan said that this discussion is about the Dao, and her followers will chase after you after that, there must be something in you." What she wants."

And Changli did show extraordinary qualities. Just the Nascent Soul cultivation base can break the triple barrier under Xiaojing Lake, which is something that even Zhong Mingzhu and even Zhu Maolin with Dongxu cultivation base can't do. arrived.

How can such a shocking move be described by a "natural talent".

"At that time, I had already given up the idea of ​​stealing the sword. I took a look at the sword just to confirm my guess." Zhong Mingzhu sighed again, and as she thought, the Cangwu Sword was indeed consistent with her original guess. The difference is far away, "Honor Guhong will leave the customs soon, I can only escape for the time being, I thought you would be safe in Yunfu Mountain, but who knows..."

Speaking of this, she couldn't help laughing bitterly.

It was rare for her to find a conscience, and she even left wound medicine for Yun Yi and others as an apology before she escaped, but she was taken advantage of by others.

After leaving Yunfu Mountain, she met Lu Lin. After a little discussion, the two decided to go to Fufeng Forest to avoid the limelight. The Kingdom of Demons heard that Tian Yizong was in distress, she was worried about Chang Li's comfort, and turned back immediately despite Lu Lin's dissuasion, but it was still a step too late.

When we arrived at Yunfu Mountain, it was covered by solid ice.

"What I regret the most now is that I didn't take you away with me back then." Zhong Mingzhu played with the empty teacup in his hand, his voice unconsciously stained with a touch of fatigue.

Chang Li looked at the dancing flames, and after a long time, he suddenly said thoughtfully: "I won't go with you."

The next moment, she heard Zhong Mingzhu annoyed "tsk".

"I care about you!" She gave Chang Li a look, "Just knock him out and take him away. If you have the ability, ask your masters and uncles to come to Shuo Yuan to challenge me."

"Not Kunwu?" Changli asked curiously.

Somehow, after hearing it, the initial resistance and guarding disappeared completely, and even Zhong Mingzhu's intention to kill seemed insignificant.

She didn't hurt me after that, and she saved me again and again——she thought so, and her tense mood was relieved.

"Kunwu is Lu Lin's territory. I used to live on a mountain at the northern end of Shuoyuan most of the time, that's why I'm so elusive." Zhong Mingzhu raised his teacup and said proudly.

It's not that no monks tried to kill her, but most of the time, they couldn't find her.

"No wonder you are so familiar with this place." Chang Li said thoughtfully.

Other people have never heard of such things as the dark river in the east of Pantianzhishui and the heat source at the bottom of the water.The place where they are currently is also one of the many ice caves that the dark river flows through.

Zhong Mingzhu knew that Chang Li didn't mean to be sarcastic, but when he thought of his behavior, he still touched his nose uncomfortably, and argued, "I didn't intend to take you here."

At first I thought about it, but later I gave up my mind, let's just say I don't want to.

"As a result, I saw strange traces on the way, and I heard that Jiang Linzhao was very courteous to you. Wouldn't it be too embarrassing for me to do nothing!" After speaking, she regained her confidence.

Although Changli has lost his memory, their relationship is not over yet, and it is simply too deceitful to get along with others.

"Master Jiang?" Chang Li frowned, "He didn't show courtesy to me."

Every time Jiang Linzhao came to her to talk about cultivation or the recent developments in Nanming Villa, she naturally couldn't detect it.

"Hmph, I said yes!" Zhong Mingzhu exclaimed angrily, "When you realize that he is being courteous, then it's fine!"

Changli thought that it sounded like she was saying she was stupid, and a strange feeling immediately spread in his heart, saying that being angry was not really angry, and saying that being happy was not really happy, mixed half and half, on the one hand, he felt that Zhong Mingzhu was unreasonable, On the one hand, I feel that she looks so kind to people.

The so-called being angry and funny is exactly what it is.

"Master Jiang..." She said slowly while thinking about how to respond at this time, "He told me something about the past, and I asked him to tell me."

She didn't need to say much at all, not to mention that she felt that what Zhong Mingzhu said was empty words without any basis, even if Jiang Linzhao was really close to her, it was not a big deal.

Compared with the truth back then and the so-called things she had to be careful about, it was nothing worth mentioning.

But when she saw Zhong Mingzhu's annoyed look, she opened her mouth out of nowhere.

It was she who asked Jiang Linzhao to tell about the past, and the reason why she did so was to——

She lowered her eyes, sighed softly, and thought: It's for you.

Hearing this, Zhong Mingzhu's eyes lit up, and the annoyance on his face was immediately swept away, replaced by an unconcealable smile: "Really?"

Long away nodded.

"He's sensible." Zhong Mingzhu finally let go of those worries.Although she had acted calmly before, it was not necessarily true that she was not worried at all.

Jiang Linzhao was born with a good-looking talent and great talent, it is actually normal to fall in love with him.

"What strange marks did you encounter?" Changli asked this when he saw that Zhong Mingzhu was finally happy.

"Oh yes, and this." It was only then that Zhong Mingzhu came to his senses, and he accidentally put aside important matters again, allowing selfishness to gain the upper hand, and a hint of annoyance flashed across his face.

She was about to tell Chang Li about the sword marks she found, when suddenly there was a loud noise from the ice layer on the top, as if something had hit it heavily.

A few icicles broke in response, fell and shattered, and the empty teacup was also knocked to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, a louder roar than that pounding sound pierced through the thick ice layer, crushing the smaller ice cubes in an instant, and more ice edges fell, causing the entire ice cave to shake.

Zhong Mingzhu cursed secretly, grabbed Chang Li who had just grabbed the sword box, and turned into a phantom in a flash and moved to the other end of the cave. At the same time, the ice layer on the top suddenly shattered, sharp Claws gripped the ground where they had been, tearing it apart.

Chang Li was startled when she saw this, her movements were already very fast, she was about to draw the sword, but she was still a bit slower, no matter it was compared with those sharp claws or Zhong Mingzhu.

If Zhong Mingzhu hadn't taken her away together, she might be torn apart by the sharp claws before the sword came out of the box.

It always seems to be like this - intentional and powerless.

It was like this when she was chased by Fairy Yuyuan, she could hardly do anything.

"Don't sigh, I have lived a few years longer than you anyway." Zhong Mingzhu smiled, and then warned fiercely, "Don't correct me."

Where is a few years, it is not an exaggeration to say thousands of years.

Fortunately, Chang Li didn't care to correct how many years it was at this moment. Holding the sword in her hand, she stared at the huge monster at the other end of the cave, wondering: "It's that strange beast, why does it look so much bigger than before?"

That was the strange beast from before. It exhaled red and black aura. Its front paws scratched the ground one after another, carving deep cracks in it. Look, you can feel the frightening pressure.

Its size is about twice as large as before, and the patterns on its body have become more colorful. It was originally dark red, but now it is bright red.

"It's probably because they have devoured a lot of monsters recently." Zhong Mingzhu frowned, and sneered at the fierce eyes of the monsters, "This beast is really haunting, Li'er, be careful."

After finishing speaking, she faced the strange beast, and almost at the same time, the strange beast also rushed towards them, and the dark vortex soon engulfed the entire ice cave.

Zhong Mingzhu did not confront him head-on, but whenever he was about to meet him, he turned around skillfully to avoid the attack of the alien beast. The white figure shuttled endlessly in the vortex and the scarlet breath, and it was in contact with the giant beast's huge body. Compared with the figure, the white mark is only a thin line, but it has never been engulfed by the shadow.

Like stars in the night.

Chang Li clenched his spirit sword tightly, keeping his eyes on the battle situation all the time, but he didn't rush in.

That strange beast looked much more powerful than before. Whether it was breathing or roaring, it contained unstoppable power. She knew that her current cultivation was not as good as Zhong Mingzhu's, and joining in might only interfere with the opponent's plan.

The strange beast wanted to pounce on her several times, but was stopped by Zhong Mingzhu. She seemed to be able to handle it with ease, but as time passed, Changli's heart couldn't help but tighten.

Although she didn't participate in the battle, she was more nervous than fighting in person. Her spiritual sense followed Zhong Mingzhu closely, not daring to relax for fear of missing any subtleties.

Suddenly, a huge spirit pattern appeared on the ground, and six crimson chains rose from the ground, entwining the head, body and four feet of the strange beast respectively.

Only then did Changli realize that Zhong Mingzhu's previous dodge was not entirely dodge, but a formation.

The chain was more than ten times thicker than the one that locked Changli before. The beast was trapped, and after struggling for a few times, it couldn't move. It let out a furious whistling sound, and a more violent dark breath spewed from its mouth. out, pierced directly through the ice layer on the top, and flew outside.

"I hope no one is passing by there." Zhong Mingzhu muttered, then landed at the eye of the formation, and with a flick of his hand, a raging red flame was ignited at the eye of the formation, and the spirit pattern on the ground also burned. In an instant, the entire ice cave It was dyed red, and the high flames burned the entire ice layer on the top.

Seeing that it was about to be swallowed by the flames, the strange beast suddenly turned its head to face the eye of the formation, which was the source of the flames, opened its mouth, and took a deep breath.

"Be careful!" Chang Li realized the danger when it opened its mouth, and shouted loudly, with an anxious look on its face.

Before she finished speaking, the flames that seemed to destroy everything suddenly dimmed.

As the last bit of fire disappeared from the mouth of the strange beast, the entire cave returned to its original silence.

Then, the beast opened its mouth again.

The next moment, a furious roar resounded through the sky, and flames mixed with darkness gushed out from the mouth of the strange beast, which was more violent than before, like an unstoppable tide, swallowing everything in front of it in an instant.