"Yeah." Ximenyu nodded and left the cave together with Zheng Qingyi.
"Ximenyu, how big do you think this place of casual cultivation is?" Zheng Qingyi asked curiously as she walked on the road and looked at the endless mountain road.
"I don't know." Ximenyu shook his head.
"Then do you know where to go next?" Zheng Qingyi said blankly.
"have no idea."
"Then what do you know?" Zheng Qingyi said angrily.
"I think that since we are casual cultivators, we should do whatever we want. Even if the road ahead is dangerous, we can still achieve our goals through various methods. Now that we don't have any good places to go, let's just follow this path." Ximen
Yu suggested.
"Okay." Zheng Qingyi said with a smile, this is just right. For a person like me who is not very independent, she hopes someone can guide her.
Ximenyu and Zheng Qingyi walked forward for more than a month. The road became narrower and narrower, and the cliffs became more and more dangerous. In the end, they could no longer even see the road clearly.
"Ximenyu, should we continue to move forward?" Zheng Qingyi said with some retreat, wondering if she had gone to the wrong place, otherwise why she didn't even see half of the person.
"My intuition tells me that if I keep going, there will be unexpected surprises." Ximenyu was silent for a moment and responded.
"Okay, let's continue."
Half a year later, Ximen Yu and Zheng Qingyi were pleasantly surprised to find a valley ahead with blooming mountain flowers and a thatched hut. There was also a winding river in front of the thatched hut. Sitting on the bank was an old mother-in-law, squinting her eyes and taking a nap.
, the setting sun shone on her face, making her look particularly peaceful.
"Wow, what a beautiful painting." Zheng Qingyi praised, feeling particularly longing for this kind of paradise in her heart.
"Oh, I must be so lonely." Ximen Yu also sighed with emotion.
"Why are you lonely?" Zheng Qingyi asked puzzledly.
"I don't know, this is the artistic conception I feel." Ximenyu replied.
"Anyway, after walking for more than half a year, I finally saw a figure. Let's go over and talk to the old lady." Zheng Qingyi said happily.
"Yeah." Ximenyu nodded and followed Zheng Qingyi.
Zheng Qingyi and Ximen Yu approached the old woman, but they couldn't bear to disturb her, so they waited quietly.
Before you know it, the sun has set, night has fallen, and the moon slowly rises in the sky, making people feel a chill.
"Ximen Yu, will the old lady catch a cold if she falls asleep like this?" Zheng Qingyi asked worriedly.
"Zheng Qingyi, don't you think it's strange?" Ximenyu asked.
"What's wrong?"
"This is a place for casual cultivators, and everyone's realm is at least above that of a great god. How come this old lady is just like a mortal, without any realm at all?" Ximenyu asked in confusion.
"Yeah, but it's also possible that we went too far. This is no longer a place for casual cultivation, so it's not surprising that we met ordinary old ladies." Zheng Qingyi guessed.
"No, this old woman doesn't look like an ordinary person. We'd better wait until she wakes up and ask her." Ximenyu decided.
"Uh-huh."
After a long time, the old woman finally woke up, slowly got up and walked towards the back room.
"Hello, old lady." Zheng Qingyi walked up to the front with a smile.
"Who are you?" the old woman asked.
"We are passing by, may I ask the old lady where this is?" Ximenyu asked first.
"This is Guixia Mountain." The old woman replied.
"Oh, then why are you alone?" Ximenyu asked.
"Originally, I was not the only old woman. Later, my old man left before me, so I am the only one left here." The old woman responded.
"That's it, but why are you here? As far as I know, this is the place for casual cultivators of the Imperial Academy. Except for the casual cultivators on the fifth level hill, no outsiders can enter." Ximen Yu put forward his biggest question
question.
"Haha, once upon a time, the old man in my family and I were just like you. We came here with great interest to practice, thinking that one day we would reach the god-level realm and achieve great things." The old woman recalled.
"What happened next?" Zheng Qingyi couldn't help but ask.
"Later, we came here and never went out again." The old woman smiled, very kindly.
"Why?" Zheng Qingyi asked confused.
"Because my old man and I have fallen in love with this place and can't bear to leave anymore," the old woman explained.
"Mother-in-law, I would like to ask this junior, since you were once disciples of the Imperial Academy, how come your realm is no different from that of mortals? And why did your lover leave so easily?" Ximenyu asked in confusion.
.
"This matter is a long story. Come into the house with me and I will tell you slowly." The old woman smiled.
"Uh-huh."
Ximenyu and Zheng Qingyi followed the old woman into the thatched house.
"Old woman, this place is simple and shabby. There really is nothing to entertain you. We only have this little water from the Qinghe River. If you don't mind it, just drink some." The old woman said with a smile.
"It's okay, mother-in-law, just sit down." Zheng Qingyi said.
"Hmm, I feel that I have a special affinity with you, so I want to talk to you more. Will you accompany me, this old woman?" the old woman asked.
"sure."
"Old lady, you say it and we listen."
Ximen Yu and Zheng Qingyi replied one after another.
"I remember that when the old man and I came here, we decided to live in seclusion here. As the days passed, our realm unknowingly reached the flight attendant period of the early emperor level for thousands of years. This period is very special. If we actively
Try to have a chance to rise to the emperor level, otherwise it may slowly fade away and become no different from a mortal. From that time on, my old man may have been tired of the day-to-day life, so he practiced secretly behind my back. Finally one day,
He told me that he has reached the emperor level and can leave here at any time. He asked me to forget him and practice as soon as possible to break through the shackles. But I can't do it, so I have been waiting here. I believe he will not forget us easily.
After thousands of years of love, one day, he will come back to me." The old woman said this, feeling sad.
"Old lady, how long have you been waiting?" Zheng Qingyi asked.
"Oh, it's been thousands of years." The old woman sighed.
"Ah, it's been thousands of years, and things have changed. If he really changed his mind, he wouldn't have kept you waiting for so long. Old lady, I think you should forget about him. He is not worthy of your deep love.
." Zheng Qingyi said clearly about love and hate.
"Oh, I understand this too, but how can we forget about emotional matters so easily?" the old woman said with emotion.