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Qingyun Mountain, Xiaozhu Peak.

The night was dark, and the sky was as solid as dark ink. Only thick dark clouds could be vaguely seen moving slowly in the sky, and silent rain fell from the boundless black. Farther away, there was a faint rumble on the horizon.

There is thunder, and I don’t know if there will be more violent wind and rain coming soon.

The disciples of Qingyun Sect who went to southern Xinjiang have been back for a few days. Among them, Lu Xueqi returned to Xiaozhu Peak after meeting the elders of the sect and never appeared again. Even in Qingyun Sect, Master Daoxuan and Tian Buyi disappeared mysteriously.

It was as if she had never noticed the undercurrent it caused.

The steep and beautiful Xiaozhu Peak is still as peaceful as it has been for thousands of years. The bamboos all over the mountains and plains are still humming the rustling bamboo waves on this stormy night, silently gazing at the people on the top of the mountain.

The green lanterns in the hut are as bright as candles.

The door is lightly closed, but the window is still half open. The wind and rain from the mountains come quietly. Rain powder flies into the house from time to time, wetting the window sill made of Xiuzhu, and slowly condenses into water droplets, which slide quietly down, leaving behind a trail of water.

Water marks. The wind blowing from a distance gently shook the window, making a gentle "squeaking" sound in this silent rainy night.

The candlelight placed on the table in the room swayed from time to time, flickering on and off. Several times it seemed that it was going to be blown out, but it always struggled and persisted until the mountain wind weakened, slowly regained its brightness, and became bright again.

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There was no other light in the night, and a place a little far away from this candlelight was shrouded in shadow.

Lu Xueqi sat under the lamp, silently looking at the candlelight.

Green lanterns and beauties, in such a night, seem to be the melancholy that cannot be condensed, silently engraved in the time, but I don’t know how much time can be retained?

Outside the door, soft footsteps sounded in the distance, and Lu Xueqi's head moved slightly. A gust of mountain breeze blew from the window, the candlelight on the table swayed and waxed, and her hair on the temples also fluttered gently in the wind.

The door made a low sound and was pushed open. The wind and rain outside suddenly became louder, as if the wind suddenly became stronger and was about to rush into the house. Fortunately, after that moment, the visitor had already entered the house.

He turned around and closed the door, blocking out the wind and rain outside, giving the house a sense of tranquility again.

Lu Xueqi stood up, lowered her head slightly, and said, "Senior sister, why are you here?"

The visitor was none other than Wen Min. She glanced at Lu Xueqi, walked to the table, and sighed slightly: "Since you came back to the mountain, it's rare to see you out of this room. If I don't come to see you again, I'm afraid I won't even know you.

What’s going on now?”

Lu Xueqi raised her head and looked at Wen Min, and saw a smile on the corner of her mouth, her eyes were soft, and she was clearly caring. She smiled in a low voice and said, "What can I do? Thank you for your concern, senior sister."

Wen Min looked at her for a long time and saw that Lu Xueqi looked as normal as usual except for her face being slightly pale. Then she slowly felt relieved and then said: "Junior sister, it's fine that you're fine, but as a sister, I'll see how you change."

Being like this makes me feel really distressed. Also, after you returned to the mountain, you only saw Master once that day, and then you secluded yourself in this hut and never saw her again. No matter what, you can

You can't blame Master in your heart, you know, we were all raised by her."

Lu Xueqi shook her head and said: "Senior sister, what did you say? I definitely don't dare to blame the master at all. I don't dare to go to see the master. I just know that I am unworthy and I am afraid of making the master angry and hurting my mind.

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Wen Min was startled for a moment and looked at Lu Xueqi. After a while, his face was complicated and his words stopped. He just sighed in a low voice and stood up.

At this moment, in the distance in the sky, a flash of lightning suddenly flashed, followed by a thunderous sound, which sounded like cracking silk, but seemed to echo above the head, and the echo lingered for a long time.

The sound of wind outside seemed to be a little louder.

Wenmin frowned, walked to the window, took a look outside, and said, "Looking at the sky, it seems like the rain is going to get heavier again."

Lu Xueqi stood up, walked slowly to the window, stood next to Wenmin, and looked out. In the night, two slender figures stood side by side, staring at the dark night and the endless wind and rain.

In the distance, the sound of rustling bamboo waves and the sound of rain hitting bamboo leaves could be heard faintly.

For a moment, both of them were speechless, wondering if they were still in this tranquility.

After a long time, Wen Min took a deep breath, smiled slightly, and said, "Speaking of which, it's been a long time since we watched the rain together, right?"

A smile appeared at the corner of Lu Xueqi's mouth and she said: "Yes, actually I also remember that when I went up the mountain when I was a child, you were the one who took care of me from the beginning. I was not sensible at that time. Every time there was a stormy night or thunder roared,

I was very scared." She slowly turned her head, her eyes full of softness, and whispered: "Every time, senior sister, you take me with you, sit by the window and watch the rain together, and tell me that I don't have to be afraid."

Wen Min shook his head and laughed, stretched out his hand to gently stroke Lu Xueqi's long, smooth hair on her shoulders, and suddenly let out a sigh and said, "In the blink of an eye, you have grown up."

Lu Xueqi felt Wen Min's palm, patting her shoulder gently, as if a bit of warmth came from there. After a moment of silence, Lu Xueqi looked at senior sister and said: "Senior sister, if you have anything to say, just tell me

Say it."

Wen Min was startled for a moment, and finally smiled bitterly and said: "I know you have always been extremely smart, and I can't hide anything from you..." She paused and said, "Junior sister, in fact, your intelligence far surpasses mine.

Sister, how come you can’t see through it or understand it, and you’re suffering in vain?”

The smile at the corner of Lu Xueqi's mouth slowly disappeared, replaced by a familiar indifferent expression. However, facing Wen Min, she no longer felt that cold feeling.

"I'm not bitter!" Lu Xueqi said quietly as she stared out the window at the night.

Wen Min looked at him in astonishment. Lu Xueqi's gaze drifted away, not knowing where she was looking in the deep night. But the tone of her words could not be clearer: "I have never been miserable, senior sister. I have never been a master.

The purpose of preaching is to let us be carefree, to be at ease, to understand nature, and to seek immortality, isn't it?"

Wen Min nodded and said: "Yes, in fact, in terms of cultivation, our Taoism and Buddhism have some similarities."

Lu Xueqi gently put her hand on the bamboo handle of the window sill. A gust of cold wind blew by, making her feel a little chilly. She shrank a bit, but she still stood. Crystal drops of water quickly condensed on her white palms.

"But, what do I want to do if I want to live forever?"

Wenmin opened her mouth slightly and frowned.

"I know that these teachings passed down by the ancestors of Qingyun Sect thousands of years ago are absolutely correct. We mortals want to escape from reincarnation and practice this to achieve growth and longevity. In the past, I also thought so

"Yes, so I wholeheartedly cultivate. But now..." Lu Xueqi smiled in a low voice, as if looking deeply into her heart, and said: "If you want me to be heartless and loveless all my life, and if you want me to become an immortal with my heart as blank as a sheet of paper, then I will live forever and become an immortal like this.

, but how can it be what I want!"

Wen Min said: "Junior sister, you, what on earth are you talking about?"

As if she didn't hear Wen Min's words, Lu Xueqi continued speaking on her own: "I know what you are thinking, senior sister, you are probably scolding me for not knowing people, the hardships of this world, most of what I want and want.

It's hard to have results. In fact, why don't I know? If I say my heart is bitter, I have indeed suffered from it. But now, I have thought about it. People say that the world is intolerable and unforgivable, but after all, I cannot be like him.

, I broke my family and became a monk. But even so, I just want to have someone in my heart who can love me, and I also know that he also has me in his heart. As long as this is the case, I will be satisfied."

Wen Min snorted and said: "Don't you know that there will be no results between you two? Don't you care about this?"

Lu Xueqi's face changed for the first time, as if a deep sadness passed by quietly. After a while, she whispered: "Of course I care. If possible, who doesn't want to stay together forever? Who doesn't want to stay together forever?"

Forever? I just know that it is difficult to achieve, so I don’t think about it. Anyway, who knows what will happen in the future, but I will never forget it.”

Wen Min looked deeply at the beautiful woman in front of him. In the night, she was as beautiful and elegant as a lily, blooming in loneliness. She sighed softly and said: "Anyway, I knew I wouldn't be able to persuade you. Tomorrow morning

, you go and see the master."

Lu Xueqi was startled for a moment, then turned around and said, "Although I don't want to pay homage to Master, it's just that if I go, I will probably make her angry."

Wen Min shook his head and said: "Master asked me to come to summon you in private today. What I am doing is business, so don't worry."

Lu Xueqi hesitated for a moment, then said: "The Southern Xinjiang group, the beast god has been destroyed, and Zhengdao's serious trouble is gone. Is there anything else?"

Wen Min hesitated for a moment and said: "It's the demon sect that has resurrected."

Lu Xueqi's body trembled, and at the same time, a complicated and unreadable look flashed across her eyes, saying: "What?"

Seeing Lu Xueqi's strange look in his eyes, Wen Min sighed in his heart, but he still said calmly: "Recently, there have been constant rumors that the demon sect thieves who were defeated by the beast god in the beast catastrophe that day still have remnants. It seems that there are still some

It means a comeback. Moreover, our Qingyun Sect is facing internal and external troubles at the moment, and Master seems to be very worried. You know that she always values ​​you the most, and it is probably for this reason that she asked you to come over."

Lu Xueqi was silent for a long time, then nodded and said: "Yes, then I will go to see the master early tomorrow morning."

Wenmin nodded and said: "Then you should rest early, I'm leaving."

Lu Xueqi didn't stay long and walked to the door. Wenmin suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at Lu Xueqi, and said: "Junior sister, if something happens to you in the future, don't keep it in your heart. If you believe it, you can tell me as a sister.

It's better to talk than to keep it in your heart."

Lu Xueqi nodded slowly and whispered: "Yes, senior sister, I know."

Wen Min looked at her expression and realized that even though she agreed, with Lu Xueqi's temperament, she probably wouldn't tell her even if she had some troubles. At that moment, she could only smile bitterly, turned around and left.

Leaning against the door, she watched Wenmin walk away.

Lu Xueqi slowly looked away, and saw that the night was like ink, the wind and rain were rustling, and the world was silent, as if there was a sense of desolation.

For a moment, she was looking at him like crazy. After a long time, she seemed to wake up from a dream. She turned around silently and gently closed the door.

The wind and rain of heaven and earth were also shut outside the door.

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Just as the Qingyun Sect secretly received the news, the once deserted Huqi Mountain thousands of miles away suddenly became lively. Large numbers of Demon Sect disciples returned to the Ghost King Sect's headquarters, and the once sealed mountains

The mechanisms were opened one by one, and the abandoned checkpoints were restored one by one under the orderly command.

On a clear day, the Ghost King Sect, the last branch of the Demon Sect and the most powerful sect at the moment, returned to Middle-earth under the leadership of the Ghost King.

The endless queue of packages, large and small, looks like a group of ants returning to their nest from afar. And among this queue, the most eye-catching thing is that there are hundreds of them every few dozen feet.

The demon sect disciples escorted a huge creature, which was covered with thick gray cloth and had a huge square shape. From under the cloth, frightening low roars could be heard from time to time, and the roars were full of ferocity and anger.

, but I don’t know why it sounds like it’s mostly due to lack of energy, as if it’s some kind of extremely tired monster.

This huge mysterious thing was quickly transported by these demon sect disciples who seemed to be familiar with it into the huge cave that the Ghost King Sect of Huqi Mountain had been running for generations. In the air, only the faint echoing sounds of unknown monsters were left in the distance.

Wailing and roaring, at the same time, for some reason, a strange bloody smell gradually emerged from the surroundings and floated in the wind.
To be continued...