Ever since Lingyou started to deal with heaven affairs alone, he tried to call Gu Qingling to accompany him every three days. However, he was mercilessly exposed by Pei Hongdu every time, and he was ridiculed.
At that time, Ling You will also sneer and retort, showing no domineering power of the Immortal Emperor.
In fact, Gu Qingling also wanted to help him, but she was powerless most of the time. After all, the holes on this side of the world were bigger. Although her brothers were responsible for repairing them, she couldn't sit still and ignore worldly affairs, so in the past few months
, also busy with feet on the ground.
Pei Hongdu has always been by her side, following her like a shadow without any complaints.
It was late autumn again, and the two of them finally had some free time. They planned to go to the Demon World and Guiling Sea to see the rumored wonder of "blooming flowers and falling leaves". Lingyou's voice appeared faintly again:
"Little Ling'er, I can only leave this matter to you."
Before Gu Qingling could answer, Pei Hongdu raised his eyes lightly and said in an indifferent tone: "You have said these words many times."
Lingyou turned a deaf ear and continued: "Xuanmin sent a message that the demon world rolled up a storm, destroying many cities and tearing open dozens of passages to the human world. Some low-level demons have no sanity and are very likely to follow the passages.
To harm the world, we need to close it down quickly."
When Lu Qingling heard his serious tone, she raised her eyes pitifully and glanced at Pei Hongdu. The latter raised his eyebrows, then sighed softly and followed her.
"So how can I help?"
Lingyou: "There are seven passages north of Heshan and by the Fengjiang River. They need to be sealed one by one before Xuanmin can proceed to the next step. As for the method of sealing, you only need to find the formation hub here and pour in spiritual power.
That’s it.”
These seven passages have no location and are not easy to find. Fortunately, Pei Hongdu is extremely sensitive to demonic energy. The two of them should be able to find them all if they go there and lie down in person.
Xuanmin gave plenty of time, so Gu Qingling took Pei Hongdu on horseback, planning to go to Heshan first to check out the situation.
It was night, and the two of them saw lights at the foot of Heshan Mountain from a distance. Pei Hongdu reined in his horse, narrowed his dark eyes, scanned the mountains in the distance, and whispered: "...it's really easy to find."
Gu Qingling blinked: "Ah? But we haven't even gotten close yet, and we've already found it?"
Pei Hongdu: "Yes. But there are only five near Heshan. There are two more that are a little further away. I'm afraid they have to go to Fengjiang."
Gu Qingling smiled: "Then let's get rid of these five first!"
The Heshan Mountains stretch long and the terrain is relatively gentle. In the mountains, you can see the ancient Buddha with green lanterns and white smoke curling up.
It was late autumn at this time, and the maple leaves all over the mountain were blazing red, like thousands of lights and flowers, flying down. Gu Qingling held a maple leaf on her head, holding a bamboo stick full of candied haws in her mouth, riding on the trunk of the maple tree, reaching out to hold the tree not far away
A small cloth bag filled with corn was patted down.
There was a burst of cheers from below: "Okay! It really fell! Sister, you are so awesome!"
Gu Qingling took down the candied haws and bit off a piece. Her lips and teeth were filled with sweetness, and she smiled and said, "You're welcome! Thank you in advance for the candied haws!"
She looked down at the young man in black standing under the tree, and tilted her head slightly proudly: "Pei Hongdu, do you want to eat too?"
Pei Hongdu kept looking at her. When he heard this, the corners of his lips slightly raised, he took a few steps back and opened his arms towards Gu Qingling.
Lu Qingling laughed, and then her white clothes were flowing, her ink hair was flying, she fluttered down like a butterfly, and was hugged by Pei Hongdu!
The next moment, Pei Hongdu's bony fingers gently held her wrist, placed the candied haws in front of him, found the one that Gu Qingling had bitten, gently picked it up, and swallowed it in two or three mouthfuls.
"Hey! Remember to spit out the core!" Gu Qingling's eyes widened slightly.
The little girl next to her said in a sweet voice: "Sister, the candied haws on a stick are cored - oh! You, you guys!"
She suddenly let out an exclamation, then covered her eyes with her hands, spread her fingers, and looked at them quietly through the gap.
Gu Qingling: "...Pei Hongdu, let me down."
Pei Hongdu's forearm was across her waist. Hearing this, instead of letting go, he hugged her tighter.
In an instant, Gu Qingling felt that the maple trees and the ground were moving away quickly, and then she realized that she was actually being carried by Pei Hongdu and flying!
The little girls exclaimed again, but the sound quickly disappeared, and their ears were filled with the whistling wind.
Gu Qingling buried her head on his shoulder and said helplessly: "I guess we scared those children quite a bit..."
Pei Hongdu said: "Children are forgetful. Let me show you something."
This aroused Gu Qingling's curiosity. She lowered her eyes and found that the fiery red maple forest gradually receded into the distance, and was soon covered by a large area of white.
"This is...?"
"Sea of blue flowers." Pei Hongdu said softly: "It can be regarded as one of the famous sceneries of this place. The flowering period is very short, only these few days."
While he was talking, Pei Hongdu took her to the ground in the middle of the sea of flowers.
The petals of the bluegrass are white and soft, with slightly curled edges, and are squeezed together in layers. The green branches and leaves are soft and slender, swaying and stretching with the breeze. The entire hillside is like being covered by a white ocean, which is beautiful.
Gu Qingling was shocked for a moment.
She has seen a lot of famous places and beautiful scenery, but this is the first time she has seen such pure white. It seems like there are only two of her and Pei Hongdu in the world.
"Follow me."
Pei Hongdu held her hand and walked along an inconspicuous path to the top of the hillside. Looking up, Gu Qingling was slightly startled.
Dozens of wooden tablets are neatly arranged near a strong banyan tree, set off by white cang flowers, adding a sense of sadness for no reason.
"This is..."
"My family's tomb."
Pei Hongdu led her forward, then picked a few flowers, placed them in front of the tablets, clasped his hands together, tapped her forehead gently, and whispered: "I will bring her to see you."
Only then did Gu Qingling come back to her senses. Following her example, her mood gradually became heavier.
Pei Hongdu rarely mentioned his family. Gu Qingling knew the inside story, so she never asked about it. But she didn't expect that Pei Hongdu would take the initiative to bring her here...
It turns out that his family’s tomb is here in Heshan. No wonder he is so familiar with this place.
Gu Qingling stretched out her hand to take him and squeezed it gently, "It's beautiful here. I think they will also like it very much."
Pei Hongdu nodded slightly.
At this time, Gu Qingling saw a dusty wooden sign in the corner, with Pei Hongdu's name engraved on it.
Pei Hongdu followed her line of sight and looked over with calm eyes: "After setting up a tomb for my family, I plan to avenge them even if I die."
Therefore, he set a tombstone for himself in advance.
Gu Qingling's heart felt a little dull. She turned around suddenly, held Pei Hongdu's cold white cheeks in her hands, and looked at each other.
"Then you've got your revenge now! Don't think about such things again in the future, you know?"
The curse on Pei Hongdu no longer poses a threat to him, and Xuan Min's existence has also destined that the ancestor demon will never be able to turn around again.
Pei Hongdu chuckled and said: "Okay."
At this time, the sound of cloth rubbing suddenly came from behind the thick banyan tree. Almost instantly, Pei Hongdu looked around and saw a gray little boy, exclaimed and jumped out from behind the tree.
He was in ragged clothes and covered in wounds, looking at them in horror and despair.