There are bandits in Zhongshan

They came to the town just to take refuge in a place where there are many ordinary people. Seeing that it was getting late and it was not good for the four of them to wander around in the street, they found an inn in the town to stay.

Zhong Mingzhu has always been familiar with all kinds of things in the mortal world, and among the other three people who accompanied him, Jiang Linzhao was born in the mortal world, and Cheng Xun had traveled and practiced medicine in the mortal world, so they would not be helpless when they came to the mortal town.

Although Chang Li didn't understand these things, as long as he followed them, nothing would go wrong.

The inn was designated by Jiang Linzhao, where mortals and monks lived together in Zhulang City, and he kept gold and silver in his luggage all year round.There was only one inn in the town, and there were quite a few guests in it. When they passed, there were only two rooms left.

I heard from the shopkeeper that these guests all came to pay homage to the Liuhe Pagoda. The pagoda and the town were built together. At that time, the refugees who fled because of the war asked for divination. Finally, they came here under the guidance of an expert. They saw that the land is flat and the soil is fertile. , just settle down.That pagoda was built to pray for blessings. For hundreds of years, the town has been in good weather, and its reputation gradually spread, and people from far away came to hope for some good luck.Outside of midwinter, the inns here are overcrowded.

The shopkeeper saw that they were two men and two women, so he said "just right".

In fact, one room is enough. Cultivators don’t need to sleep, they just need a quiet place to adjust their breathing, but in the mortal world, it’s not easy to do things that provoke criticism, so Jiang Linzhao sold both rooms, and he and Cheng Xun has a room, Changli and Zhong Mingzhu have a room.

Zhong Mingzhu went back to the room first, while Cheng Xun left Changli with a few words of advice.

It's nothing more than the need to be careful in the world of mortals, and never reveal your identity.When he spoke, his face was stern and full of impatience. It was more like he was looking for a reprimand than an order, as if Chang Li was some heinous and stubborn disciple.

Fortunately, Chang Li was used to it, if Cheng Xun suddenly had a pleasant face, she might find it strange instead, and returned to the room after answering one by one.

Jiang Linzhao was by the side when Cheng Xun reprimanded Chang Li. He always felt that Cheng Xun was extremely harsh on Chang Li. He didn't want to mention it when he was exhausted. Now that he was relieved for a while, he asked tentatively after returning to his room: "Cheng Daoyou, there is one thing that I always find strange, and I don't know whether to ask it or not."

"Please say."

"If there is any offense, I hope Fellow Daoist Cheng won't be offended." Jiang Linzhao cupped his hands as if to make an apology first, "I always feel that Fellow Daoist Cheng and Fairy Changli come from the same school, so they should be brothers and sisters, but for some reason, I always feel that Fellow Daoist Cheng treats her badly. It’s friendly, I think, there may be some misunderstanding in it.”

Misunderstand?

A face full of tears suddenly appeared in front of Cheng Xun's eyes. He shook his head, chased away those images that had long since passed away, and said in a deep voice, "If I remember correctly, City Lord Jiang almost died at the hands of my Grand Master. Bar?"

Recalling the past, Jiang Linzhao immediately showed embarrassment: "I was the one who was abrupt at the time. It was the territory of the noble sect. I was an outsider but acted recklessly. The elders can't deal with it too much."

He almost died, but his tone was obviously protective, as if he was afraid that Cheng Xun would use this to say something about Chang Li.

But Cheng Xun thought: Even if you are a disciple of Tianyi Sect, you may end up in the same way.

There was an outer sect disciple who strayed into Tiantai Peak by mistake while collecting herbs. That disciple had just started and had a youthful temper.If Cheng Xun happened to pass by there a few days later, the disciple would probably have turned into a pile of bones there. Although Cheng Xun saved his life, but the delay was too long, the damage to the root bones and the spiritual sea was irreversible. That disciple no longer had the chance to practice Taoism.

——That was originally a child with excellent qualifications and a bright future.

After hearing the news, the disciple immediately covered his face and cried, "Why do you want to save me?"

Unable to cultivate, for most people from the cultivation world, it can be said that they have lost the meaning of life.

Later, Cheng Xun found out that not long after the disciple was injured, Changli came to check the condition of the barrier. She saw the seriously injured disciple, but did nothing, as if she hadn't seen anything. The next day Yun Yi Went to Tiantai Peak, if Changli had told him about this at that time, the disciple would probably have been cured.At that time, Cheng Xunqi rushed to Tiantai Peak and was stopped by the barrier, Chang Li only glanced at him from a distance, that's all.

That incident was suppressed, and even the disciples of the same generation did not know about it.

However, Cheng Xun clearly remembered the pair of black eyes facing each other at that time, as calm as water, as indifferent as if he was looking at the trees and rocks in the mountains.

Changli has been different from other disciples since he entered Tiantai Peak. All beginner disciples—whether young or old—must study and practice together at Mingjing Peak. Tianyi Taoist made this rule to let his disciples lay a good foundation The second reason is to let the disciples who are new to the school cultivate the friendship of the same school, and then even if they go to different peaks, they will retain some of the old friendship.At that time, everyone's cultivation was not deep, and an hour spent together may be more impressive than the next few years.However, Changli lived in Tiantai Peak from the very beginning, and used the spirit stones and medicines at will, breaking the rules of Tianyi School all over the place.

Cheng Xun has a strong temper, even though he knew that Changli shouldered the important task of revitalizing the sect, he still felt that she should not be treated preferentially because of this.Real Shui Jing was finally able to break through the boundary and ascend without receiving any kindness.Cheng Xun argued with the three elders several times, but nothing settled. After that incident, he had a big fight with Longtian Li. The other party only said that it was no wonder that Changli was there, but refused to say a word.So he asked himself to take care of the trading house in Yanlu City, and never returned to Yunfu Mountain.The reason why he will go back this time is because he was entrusted by Long Tianli, and his teacher's order is hard to break.

Who would like a ruthless person?

He laughed at himself, but in the end he still didn't tell the story of the past, he just said: "She has a weird temper, and I have a bad temper, that's why the relationship is tense, please don't be offended by City Lord Jiang."

Jiang Linzhao saw his concealment, and vaguely felt that it might have something to do with Changli's indifferent temperament, but after all, he didn't want to ask too much about other people's affairs. After a moment of silence, he said, "Don't worry, fellow Daoist Cheng, I will try my best to escort Fairy Changli away." After a pause, I felt that I was talking too much, but I couldn't help but said again: "Fairy Changli, it's different from before."

Cheng Xun thought of Changli's performance in the past few days, and sighed, "That would be the best."

When Changli pushed open the door, he found that Zhong Mingzhu was already lying down.

For monks, sleeping is as optional as eating. When they are tired, what they have to do is to set up a gathering array and absorb the spiritual power from it, instead of sleeping like ordinary people.

Looking at the figure lying on the bed and pulling up the quilt to cover his face, Changli thought about it and found that in her impression, she had indeed only seen Zhong Mingzhu, a monk who could sleep. They all work regardless of day and night, and when they are tired, they breathe out and adjust their breath, but she is the only one who goes back to her room to sleep when she is tired.

What is the state of sleep? Changli recalled that when he was in the demon cave, he could not adjust his breathing due to poisoning and could only rely on sleep to recover his strength.

——I fell into the darkness and knew nothing about the outside world, but at that time, it was not as cold as when I was in a coma, but warm.

Sleeping for mortals is actually similar to breathing for monks, she thought.

The bed was not big, so she didn't need to sleep, so she naturally wouldn't go up to squeeze with Zhong Mingzhu, but waved her sleeves to clean the ground as clean as new, and then took out the spirit stones and started to set up the spirit gathering array.

"There is a lack of spiritual power here, even if you put down a few spirit stones, you can't gather anything." After putting down a few spirit stones, she heard Zhong Mingzhu say this, and when she turned around, she saw the other party sitting up, propping her chin and smiling at herself .

The spirit stones required by the spirit gathering array range from dozens to hundreds, and it is not a huge consumption of formations. Those spirit stones are just introductions, attracting the spiritual power from this area for the monks to breathe and return to the spirit sea .If the place where there is a lack of spiritual power, then even if you set up a gathering array, you can only absorb the spiritual power from the spirit stones. There is no reason for anyone to cultivate.

"Then how?" Chang Li asked.

"We can only wait for someone to save us." Zhong Mingzhu smiled, then patted the side, "Come here."

"What?" Changli thought that Zhong Mingzhu had something to ask, so he went over and sat down beside her.

Compared with Zhong Mingzhu's sitting posture, Changli's sitting posture is so upright that even the most rigid Taoists can't help but praise him, but Zhong Mingzhu is not satisfied, and puts her in the After tugging, she clapped her hands in satisfaction until her back was pressed against the wall, and said with a smile, "That's good."

Just as Changli was about to ask something, he felt a weight on his leg. It turned out that Zhong Mingzhu was lying down with his pillow on her leg. She was startled, and it took a long time before she asked, "What are you doing?"

Zhong Mingzhu had closed his eyes and seemed to be about to fall asleep. After hearing her question, he said vaguely: "The pillow is too hard." After speaking, he turned over and rubbed his head a few times before he calmed down.

Fell asleep?

Changli lowered his head, Zhong Mingzhu's profile was reflected in his dark eyes.

Zhong Mingzhu, who is awake, is rarely quiet, and her expression is extremely rich, showing laughter, anger and anger on her surface, but at this moment she looks so quiet, as if the one who is flamboyant and wantonly speaks anything during the day is someone else. one person.

The sideburns covered most of her face, and a few strands of hair slid down her nose. Changli stretched out her hands to gather those hairs behind her ears. She didn't use spells, not because she was thinking about saving her spiritual power, but because she Did not expect.

There was no hostility in the completely exposed face, and the long eyelashes were like butterfly wings, trembling slightly with the breath.

The finger combing his hair accidentally fell behind Zhong Mingzhu's ear, and a slightly higher temperature immediately came from that fingertip. Changli has always known that Zhong Mingzhu's body temperature is higher than ordinary people, and he can detect it through the material of his clothes. But when you touch it directly, it feels completely different.

Like warm jade.

I held hands not long ago, but for some reason, the feeling now is different from then.It seems that layers of gauze have been separated, and each touch peels off a layer, so each time is a new feeling.

She suddenly remembered that when Zhong Mingzhu was blind for a while, Zhong Mingzhu held her face to check the condition of her eyes. As if she hadn't left, she couldn't help touching her chin to make sure there was no mark left.

There was nothing there, but Changli could clearly feel something. The body temperature of Zhong Mingzhu still remained on her fingertips. She caressed the place where the other party touched lightly, as if it had been branded again. It was invisible, but it really existed and penetrated. From the skin to the bottom of the heart.

In the deepest part of my heart a flame was lit.

Chang Li put down her hand, the look of doubt flashed in her eyes, she clenched her fist and pressed it against her heart, she unconsciously used a lot of strength until she was a little out of breath, but she couldn't restrain the fire from spreading, The scorching heat spread everywhere.

"I..." She moved her lips, but found that she couldn't think of what to say, her mind was in a daze, as if something was showing its outline, but when she looked carefully, she found that it was still hidden behind the thick fog.

At this time, Zhong Mingzhu frowned suddenly, raised his eyelids and glanced at Chang Li, his eyes were lazy, and for some reason, he let out an indistinct chuckle.

"What are you laughing at?" Changli asked, but without waiting for Zhong Mingzhu's answer, the other party just grabbed her hand and held it firmly, then closed his eyes again.

Only then did Changli realize that just now he unconsciously inserted his fingers into the opponent's hair again.

It turned out to be a noise to her.

And the messy thoughts that had nowhere to vent before, because of this episode, it seems that the turbulent flow finally found a harbor and gradually calmed down.

The strength in the hand is not strong, Changli can break free just by raising his hand, but she didn't do that.

She let Zhong Mingzhu hold her hand for a longer time than before, and her eyes fell on the other person's face for an unprecedentedly long time, if it was the first time they met.

After an unknown amount of time, she finally looked away, raised her head, and the bright moonlight flooded into her eyes.

The round moon hangs over the treetops, emitting a soft radiance surrounded by stars. The moonlight is like a veil woven with silver threads, and like a light smoke and mist, it brings everything into a hazy state.

Changli has lived for hundreds of years, and the mortal calendar is like a fake to her. The cold and heat pass by at the flick of a finger. On the mountain, every year is exactly the same, so how can I break it down into months.

After all, for monks who pursue permanence, what difference does it make if the moon is full or waning?

But now, she looked at the bright moon and thought: It turns out that it's osmanthus moon, and at this time, she can drink sweet-scented osmanthus wine.

Zhong Mingzhu did more than she thought, and she remembered far more than she thought.

The night passed quickly, and when Cheng Xun's voice came from Linghai, it was already dim outside the window.

Chang Li opened his eyes and found that he also closed his eyes and fell asleep unconsciously.

"Did you sleep well?"

A smiling voice came to her ears, she lowered her head and found that Zhong Mingzhu had woken up, but he was still resting his head on her leg, shaking his feet leisurely and smiling at her.

"Hmm." In fact, Chang Li didn't know if he slept well or not, but he felt better than before, so he thought it must be okay, then she pushed Zhong Mingzhu's shoulder, "Senior Brother Cheng shouted Let's go."

Zhong Mingzhu curled his lips, showing a reluctant expression, but got up obediently, and followed Chang Li to Cheng Xun and Jiang Linzhao's room.

The aura is permeating there, presumably the two of them used a lot of spirit stones to restore energy, but the effect is not obvious, Cheng Xun's complexion is still very bad, but his life is lucky to get it back, if it wasn't for the woman in gray His senior sister expelled the miasma in the spiritual sea for him. He had already died there. Fortunately, it was too late, so there was nothing to complain about.

As soon as Changli and Zhong Mingzhu arrived, they began to discuss how to leave.

Before dawn, Jiang Linzhao released a paper kite made from a magic talisman to explore the way, and found that Nanming and the others did not follow up on the town, probably because they were worried that they would not be able to use spells after entering the town and might be in a disadvantageous situation, but the few people in the town also There was no way to escape, because the outside was completely surrounded.

After discussing for a while, no one thought of a way to escape, at this moment Cheng Xun suddenly said: "Why don't you two try to break out."

He was talking to Jiang Linzhao and Changli, his injuries are still unhealed, and Zhong Mingzhu's cultivation base is too shallow, the two of them are undoubtedly a burden, without them, Jiang Linzhao and Changli should be able to exert more strength, although they may not be able to defeat them The opponent, but there should be great hope for breaking through the siege.

He said again: "The aura here is thin, and it is impossible to set up a spiritual array to report to the sect. Even if the elders in the sect receive the news, it will be difficult to find out where we are."

"But..." Jiang Linzhao hesitated, "If they know that there are only two of you left here, there is no guarantee that they will do something else."

Jiang Linzhao was born in a family in the mortal world, and he is proficient in riding and shooting martial arts, while Chang Li is a swordsman. The two of them are tyrannical in martial arts even if they don't use spiritual power. When encountering other monks who are inconvenient to use magic, they can easily defeat a hundred. The reason why people dare not chase in.But if both of them leave, the remaining Cheng Xun and Zhong Mingzhu will become outcasts.

At most, Cheng Xun relied on the physique of the Nascent Soul cultivator to resist a few attacks, but the other party also had a Nascent Soul cultivator, so the difference was not big, and Zhong Mingzhu had just built his foundation and hadn't shown any martial skills these days If she has no mana, she will look like a weak woman with no power to restrain her. When the opponent breaks in, even if she doesn't use spells, she can beat them with punches and kicks alone.

Cheng Xun said: "The overall situation is the most important. If other disciples in the sect are plotted against by others because of us, how can we have the face to go back to Yunfu Mountain? Besides, it is better for someone to escape than to be trapped here for a long time. I don't know what poisonous scheme the other party will come up with."

After thinking for a while, Changli understood Cheng Xun's meaning, and suddenly said: "You will die here."

When she mentioned the word "death", she glanced at Zhong Mingzhu, and said to herself: But I don't want to, so she immediately said: "I won't go."

Ordinary people often keep a thin line in their conversations, and they seldom point out some things that they understand, but she said it so bluntly, the atmosphere froze suddenly, and seeing that she refused to leave, Cheng Xun immediately lowered his face and reprimanded: "This is a critical moment. , you can't help being willful, if the day will lose even more, can you bear this responsibility?"

Chang Li didn't speak anymore, doubts gathered in her heart again.

When Baili Ningqing forced her to study as a teacher, she seemed to be in the same situation. On one side was Zhong Mingzhu's life, and on the other was Qing Yu, who was a righteous disciple, and the latter was often regarded as life.

Now one side is Cheng Xun and Zhong Mingzhu, and the other side is the safety of other disciples in the sect. If they leave, Cheng Xun and Zhong Mingzhu will inevitably fall into crisis. If they don't leave, Tianyi School may suffer even greater losses.

It's not right no matter what you do.

- You can do what you want.

When she thought of the conversation with Zhong Mingzhu that day, her doubts disappeared, and her face showed stubbornness: "But——"

I don't want to leave, her eyes and expression expressed this meaning, but she was interrupted by Zhong Mingzhu before she could finish speaking.

"Uncle Cheng, City Lord Jiang, I think I have something to say to Master, sorry to leave for a while." She smiled, and dragged her way out of the room.

Seeing that she wanted to persuade Chang Li, Cheng Xun did not stop her, but only sighed heavily.