Yu Hongchen

On that day, Shang Lixing had a conversation with Qi Huan, and that night he dreamed of Xie Liuchen falling into the sea. He woke up in shock, sat upright in the secluded room, stretched out his hand to wipe his forehead, sweating profusely Full of sticky sweat.After sitting in the middle of the night, I was still in shock. After thinking about it, I always felt that this was not a good thing, and regarded it as an ominous sign.The next day, I was restless all day, until I got a secret letter from Cui Mingruo in a trance, and then I tried my best to cheer up and deal with the mundane affairs.

After opening the letter paper sent by Cui Mingruo, he realized that the demon clan had already prepared complete demon soldiers and planned to take advantage of the road to attack Nanling and welcome back the demon master.He discussed with the casual cultivators in the sect for half a day, and decided on various countermeasures. At the same time, he sent this matter to inform the major sects on Nanling, so that the major sects can prepare strategies to defend against the enemy in advance.Taking precautions, they dispatched Qi Huan and Fu Yangsheng to the border, and led the border cultivators to guard the border closely.Fu Yangsheng heard that the situation was not good, so he responded neatly. Qi Huan stood among the scattered cultivators, but lowered his head and remained silent the whole time.

Looking back, Qi Huan still looked sluggish, Shang Lixing sighed secretly, and thought of what he had realized. Ji Qing and the two were still dealing with the aftermath of the monster clan on the south bank and had not yet returned; It took half a month to return to the Cangyuan world, and the Yunshan Sword Sect couldn't wait for a while, so he said in a deep voice: "There is nothing left and right, I should go with Fu Yangsheng."

All the casual cultivators responded without exception, and retreated one after another to do their own business.Shang Lihang had arranged all the affairs in the door and was about to set off, but was stumbled by other things before the departure, so he had to order Fu Yangsheng to go first, and then set off for the border after finishing the matter by himself.Fu Yangsheng obeyed the sect master's order and went to the border with ease.

After all the trivial matters were dealt with, Shang Lihang embarked on the road to the border.

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The border of Nanling has been rough recently. Due to the frequent incidents of sea beasts hurting people in the sea, Qi Ruyi led dozens of casual cultivators to reinforce the boundary barrier, and set up magic circles along the coast to prevent monks from going out to cross the sea and being attacked by sea beasts.

There was a strong wind blowing on the shore, and the crowds were hunting in their robes, busy like a raging fire.Qi Ruyi was methodical and ordered his subordinates to line up the formation. At this moment, a casual cultivator came to report: "Captain Qi, a small boat is coming from the north bank by the wind, and it is about to dock."

Qi Ruyi said: "Is there a red flower on the bow of the boat?"

Na Sanxiu wondered: "Captain Qi, how do you know? There is indeed a small red flower stuck in the bow of the boat, and you can see it from a distance."

Qi Ruyi waved her hand and said: "It's okay, it's the monk who was sent back again. According to the usual practice, when he wakes up, ask him where he wants to go, if he wants to stay, let him stay; if he doesn't want to stay, let him go .”

The Sanxiu scratched his head and said, "Captain Qi, why are you so proficient..."

Qi Ruyi didn't answer, but the casual cultivator behind him said: "Are you new here? Every two or three months on the northern border, monks are sent back. I don't know how many years it has been going on. The sect master also explained that as long as the small boat With a red flower on the hairpin, we will save the people on board."

The casual cultivator didn't understand even more: "Why?"

Qi Ruyi said impatiently: "Why do you ask so many questions? You can intervene in the affairs of the sect master?" Then he rushed to the casual cultivator behind him and said, "Stop talking nonsense! Go to work quickly. When the sect master comes, see if you dare Don't be lazy!"

The casual cultivator behind him said: "Hey, speaking of being lazy, Captain Qi does no more work than us." Another casual cultivator was also dissatisfied: "That's right, if you don't work, you will drive us!"

Qi Ruyi said: "Nonsense, I'm the captain, can it be the same?" He shouted and drove everyone to work, but when he turned around and saw that casual cultivator was still standing there, he waved his hand and sent him away.

The casual cultivator returned to the north bank, and sure enough the boat had landed, and there was a monk lying in the boat, just as Qi Ruyi had said.The dozen or so casual cultivators stationed here lightly lifted the man off the boat, moved him into the tent, formed a circle again, and looked at the unknown comer carefully.

"Yo, it turned out to be a little boy."

"What to do with him?"

Seeing him coming back, a casual cultivator asked, "What did Captain Qi say?"

The casual cultivator said: "Captain Qi said, when the man wakes up, ask him where he wants to go, if he wants to stay, let him stay; if he doesn't want to stay, let him go."

Everyone had nothing to say about this, they sat quietly beside that person, a casual cultivator took a closer look, Zhi Yi said: "Why do I feel like I've seen this person before the more I look?"

Everyone whispered to each other for a while, some said they looked familiar, some said they didn't, but they didn't agree at all.

Then a kind-hearted person took the pulse of the man, nodded and said: "I have some injuries on my body, but most of them have recovered, so there is no serious problem."

Everyone whispered to each other for a while, what they talked about was nothing more than the origin of this person and why he came from the sea by boat unexpectedly.

After talking for a while, I suddenly saw the man let out an ah, opened his eyes and jumped up.

The casual cultivators who were watching were also taken aback by him, and they asked in unison: "Where are you from, fellow Taoist?"

The man stared blankly at the scattered cultivators and was stunned for a long time before answering: "I, I came from the sea."

The crowd asked: "You also fell into the sea when you went out?"

The man nodded, with a confused look on his face: "Yes, I crossed the sea by boat, encountered a sea vortex and sea beasts, and accidentally fell into the sea."

There have been incidents of monks falling into the sea all the year round on the border, and everyone heard the news without being suspicious, and asked again: "What is the name of this little fellow Taoist?"

The man said, "My name is Xie Liuchen."

……

Xie Liuchen himself was in a fog.That day, he returned to Fumenglou in order to go back to rescue the lunatic of Yanzong that day, but he was attacked by someone from behind. .He looked at the casual cultivators blankly: "How could I go back to Nanling..."

The information on the border has always been unclear, and the casual cultivators did not know about Xie Liuchen being chased and killed by Qiushuimen before, and they didn't take it to heart when they heard the name. Order to save you and bring you here."

Xie Liuchen touched the back of his neck that still had some lingering pain, and said, "Captain Qi, is that the one named Qi Ruyi?"

Just now the casual cultivator who went to ask Qi Ruyi for instructions said: "Yes, it is him, he said it was the instructions of the sect master."

"Sect master? Your sect masters know I'm here?" Xie Liuchen jumped up in panic when he heard Shang Lihang's name by accident.The casual cultivators around were also frightened by him for the second time: "You young man, why are you always so surprised? You are not the only one who saved you!"

Xie Liuchen rolled his eyes and asked uncertainly, "Is your sect master here?"

All the casual cultivators shook their heads together: "No!"

Xie Liuchen pondered and said: "If Shang Lihang knew that I was here, he might have come over early in the morning to question my teacher. Now that he is not here, he naturally does not know that I am back. Then why do these casual cultivators say that he ordered me?" Saved me? They also said that I was not the only one saved, could it be...that Qiushuimen undercover brought me back?" Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered the voice he heard before he fell into a coma, and said to himself: "Look It turns out that Qiushuimen's undercover agent took me away secretly, who could this person be?"

After thinking about it for a long time, I felt more and more foggy, and still had a headache, so I simply stopped thinking about it and stopped thinking about it.

Seeing his dazed and confused state, the scattered cultivators kindly asked: "Little fellow daoist, are you alright?"

Seeing their concern, Xie Liuchen let go of his guard for a while, thought for a while, and suddenly remembered an old incident: "Where's the demon king?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay: "What demon king?"

Xie Liuchen asked doubtfully, "Didn't he send [-] demon soldiers to attack Nanling?"

Only then did the casual cultivators come to their senses, and said in unison: "I don't know, maybe I ran back to Xiya Mountain."

Xie Liuchen asked a few more questions about the demon king's rise of troops in Nanling, but everyone still shook their heads ignorantly. He saw that the casual cultivators didn't seem to care about the outside world, so he had no choice but to give up his intention of seeking news from them. .

After talking for a while, the casual cultivators asked Qi Ruyi again, "Are you planning to leave, or stay here?"

Xie Liuchen was eager to return to Nanling before, naturally to meet Shang Lixing, but now that he is in Nanling, he has become timid because of his hometown.After thinking for a while, thinking that he had nothing to do for a while, he whispered: "Then I'll stay here for now."

Afterwards, he temporarily lived on the north bank, leaving early and returning late every day, following the ten or so casual cultivators here to strengthen the barrier, and gradually getting acquainted with them.Seeing that he was young and handsome, all the casual cultivators often teased him, calling him what a good brother or brother, Xie Liuchen knew that they didn't have any malicious intentions, and they didn't really take it to heart.Several times I wanted to inform everyone that the demons were about to invade, but seeing that the border was tightly guarded, the casual cultivators seemed to be frolicking, but in fact they never let go of their defenses. The demons may not necessarily get some benefits when they come here.Put this thought down.

The border has been eroded by sea winds since ancient times, so it goes without saying that there were all kinds of hardships during the time.One day he climbed to the top and set up a watchtower with the others on the hillside.While resting, I heard the sound of the waves rolling on the seashore, and was attracted by the sound of the waves for a moment, so I stopped my movements and stared blankly at the snow-white waves.An older casual cultivator beside him was also watching the tide, and sighed: "The emergence of talents since ancient times is like the rolling waves of this river, pushing the old with the new, alas, getting old..."

This casual cultivator was older and stable, and all the casual cultivators were in awe of him. Xie Liuchen heard him sigh and said politely: "Senior, you said that since ancient times, newcomers replaced old ones, just like the waves of the river. The waves behind push the waves ahead. So in today's world, who can be regarded as a new generation of talents?"

The loose cultivator shook his head and said, "From what I see, the person who can be called a big man in this world, don't think of it as a second person, is the head of our sect. He established the Qiushui gate, combined the power of the casual cultivators in the world, and stationed at the border , Fighting against the invasion of alien races is an incredible feat."

"Ah, you're talking about him?" Xie Liuchen said in a daze, "Defend the border and fight against alien invasion... But I don't understand, what is he doing this for?"

"What's so hard to understand?" said the elder Chang Sanxiu, "The sect master has a benevolent heart and takes the world as his own responsibility, which is exactly his nature."

Xie Liuchen murmured: "But he is just a cultivator, what does the rise and fall of the world have to do with him?"

Na Sanxiu said: "The world is the world of the people of the world, and since the people of the world are the people of the world, they will take care of the affairs of the world."

Xie Liuchen said: "But what he did is not a great thing, because that is something that everyone can do!"

"You're making too much sense," the rogue cultivator shook his head, and said slowly, "Because everyone can do it, but no one has ever done it, it seems that the sect master is so precious!"

Xie Liuchen frowned slightly, his mind was chaotic, as if he understood something, but also seemed to understand nothing.

A few casual cultivators came over laughing and joking: "Hey, what are you two talking about? What are you talking about?"

The older casual cultivator smiled slightly and said, "We are talking about the sect master."

"What do you say about the sect master? Let's listen too."

The old casual cultivator smiled and said: "Hahaha, we are saying that the sect master is a hero, great, amazing!"

Several casual cultivators responded: "Haha, that's right, the sect master is really great." After a few words of laughter, a monk disdainfully said: "How great is it for you to be sect masters and establish Qiushuimen? If you don’t go, you can’t bear the face of being a casual cultivator without Daoism.”

Xie Liuchen said angrily: "Even if he is not the master of Qiushuimen, he will become the chief disciple of Yunshan Sword Sect. He is a very powerful person, not what you said at all!"

The casual cultivator was choked by him, and said angrily: "Then, that's the sect master. He doesn't like the resources of the Yunshan Sword Sect. He wants to be an independent sect and become a sect master with a reputation and status without the control of the elders." people!"

Xie Liuchen said loudly: "You are not allowed to speak ill of him! He doesn't think so!"

"Eh? Why do you always speak for the sect master?" A casual cultivator said with a smirk: "Why, he is your love brother? Protect him like this?"

Another young casual cultivator said, "I heard that there was a boy next to the head of the sect, and he was very handsome! Hey, do you think the head of the sect is also good at that?"

The monk put on a show and said, "Which one?"

The young rogue cultivator smiled ambiguously, and said, "Still pretending? Isn't it just that mouthful! Isn't Qi Huan the same?"

Another rogue cultivator patted Xie Liuchen on the shoulder: "That's right, little brother, maybe your appearance is also the type that the sect master likes? Why don't you try it?"

Xie Liuchen was slightly taken aback, and said, "Try what?"

Several casual cultivators laughed loudly, scrambling to say all kinds of words in his ears that made him blush.

These few people are full of outspoken people, Xie Liuchen can't say enough about them, he pushed them away forcefully, angrily said: "I don't care about you!" He turned his head and ran down the mountain.

The scattered cultivators saw him twitching, but they were clearly blushing. They looked at each other a few times, and burst out laughing suddenly.

……

Of course, Qi Ruyi didn't know about the small fights on their side. Right now, he is leading a group of casual cultivators, busy strengthening the barrier at the border, when he suddenly heard the sound of hurried footsteps beside him. The acquaintance hurried over here.

Qi Ruyi said hello, "Brother Fu, why are you here?"

Fu Yangsheng was in a hurry, dressed in travel and dust, before he got close, his voice was like thunder: "The demons from the Northland are coming!"

Qi Ruyi and the scattered cultivators around him all changed countenance: "What?"

Fu Yangsheng fell to the side of the crowd and said: "The master of the sect received a secret letter from an undercover agent. The demons heard that the demon master has been resurrected. They are currently entangled with the demon army and plan to attack Nanling! The master of the sect ordered me to come to the border and inform Everyone get ready!"

Qi Ruyi said in a high-pitched and thin voice: "What about the sect master? Won't he come?"

Fu Yangsheng said: "The master of the sect was caught up in the affairs of the sect for a while, so he asked me to go ahead."

Qi Ruyi hissed, yelled a few times in a strange manner, and said, "This is just right! I haven't moved my muscles and bones for many years, and I'm almost rusty!"

Then he turned his head and said to everyone: "Did you hear that? The opportunity to make meritorious service has come, so I'm busy now!"

The casual cultivators are also bold and skilled. When they heard the demons attacking, they were stunned for a moment, and then thought that those who made contributions could enjoy more cultivation resources.They all echoed loudly: "After 300 years of recuperation, it is finally useful!" "On our territory, how can we allow them to be presumptuous?"

Qi Ruyi waved his hand and blasted everyone away: "Come on, look at how proud you are, don't talk too much, everyone work harder, quickly set up the border defense formation, and then I will rectify all the monks on the border and fight against the demons." , beat him to pieces!"

He called out the names of a few more people, dispatched some rogue cultivators to patrol the border, and drove all the rogue cultivators to work one by one.

After working for a while, I had time to ask Fu Yangsheng: "Does the secret letter that the sect master got say when the demons will attack?"

Fu Yangsheng said: "I guess it will be soon, just these two days, the demon soldiers are so numerous, and it will take some time to cross the sea from Beilu."

Qi Ruyi scratched her head and asked, "Where did the sect master get the news? Why does the old man know everything?"

Fu Yangsheng said: "The news from the spy of the demon clan is very mysterious, and I don't know who it is."

Qi Ruyi said a few times, knowing that this should not be a matter for her to ask, she couldn't bear to ask: "When will the door master come?"

Fu Yangsheng smiled and said: "It's almost there, I estimate the time, and I'm on the way now."

While the two were talking, they walked back to the Thousand Shadow Wall on the north bank together.Walking to the foot of a mountain on the north bank, he happened to meet Xie Liuchen who was running down the mountain.Xie Liuchen lowered his head and passed not far in front of them.

Qi Ruyi felt that he was a bit unfamiliar, and ordered: "Stop!"

Xie Liuchen froze in place.

Qi Ruyi raised her hand and asked, "Which camp are you a casual cultivator? Why haven't I seen you?"

Xie Liuchen panicked, and murmured, "I, I'm new here, and I haven't been assigned to any camp for the time being."

Qi Ruyi said strangely: "New here? Why are you so ignorant of the rules? You turn around, get to know me, and register on the roster by the way."

Xie Liuchen had no choice but to turn around obediently, it was fine if he didn't turn around, it was like seeing a ghost after turning around.But he saw two monks standing in front of him, one was Qi Ruyi who had only met once, and the other was very familiar!

Fu Yangsheng let out a cry, and took a few steps forward: "You, you are not the one—"

Xie Liuchen took a breath and took a few steps back.

"I remember you are—oh, no, why aren't you by the sect master's side?" Fu Yangsheng still frowned slightly, staring at him fixedly, and after thinking for a while, suddenly, suddenly called out: " You are that Xie Liuchen!"

Xie Liuchen took another step back.

Fu Yangsheng said: "You don't remember me? I'm Fu Yangsheng! We met several times at Qiushuimen."

Of course Xie Liuchen remembered who he was, and it was precisely because he remembered who he was that he felt particularly scared.Now that Fu Yangsheng has come to the border, Shang Lixing must have come too.Thinking that he might run into Shang Lixing at any time, he was so frightened that he didn't even know how to place his siblings!

He shouted: "You remember the wrong person!" After saying that, he didn't stop walking, he got up and fled.

Fu Yangsheng didn't understand why he was so panic-stricken, he still shouted in a long voice from behind: "Hey, thank you, fellow daoist, don't run away—the master of the sect is looking for you everywhere—"

Leaving Fu Yangsheng's cries far behind him, Xie Liuchen hurried all the way, his heart almost jumping out of his throat.After rushing aimlessly for dozens of miles, Fang Zi calmed down, and saw that he had run somewhere in a panic, and there were mountains and flowers in front of him, which was a completely strange place.

If he walked over again, he would really get lost, and his pace gradually slowed down. He couldn't help but cursed himself: "Why am I panicking? Shouldn't I be happy to see Shang Lixing? Run away? As for? Xie Liuchen, you are really useless..."

He asked himself, after returning to Nanling, he really thought about going to see Shang Lixing, and he really had this idea in his mind for the past few days, but just now he suddenly knew that Shang Lixing might also appear at the border, his first reaction was actually Fear, run away, dare not face it.

But if you want to ask why he didn't dare, he couldn't even tell what he was thinking.

"Hey, what should I do now? Should I stay on the border or go away?" He walked a few steps with a downcast face, and suddenly heard a mellow male voice in front of him: "Thank you, junior brother..."

The tone of that voice was filled with shock and uncontrollable excitement, it was extremely familiar, Xie Liuchen trembled all over, raised his head, and saw a well-dressed man standing in the grass in front of him, staring at him blankly.

It wasn't the Shang Lixing that made him want and fear, but who was it?