The early morning mist shrouds the lush mountains and forests, bringing a little coolness to the skin.
Lorraine Hill stepped lightly on the fallen leaves and tree roots in the forest, walking through the remote and silent mountains.
This place is deep in Minzezhou and is inaccessible. It often takes several months before a caravan rides on a tall prison ox and drags boxes of heavy goods between the swamp and the depths of the mountain forest.
There is a lot of moss and silt in the lakes and mountains and forests. Fortunately, the weather is getting colder now, and while the air is cool, there are no many annoying insects and ants, making it more comfortable.
The tip of her toes lightly stepped on the tree, bending it slightly, and then the girl in the white skirt jumped up again, sliding across a long distance in the wind, with such a light posture like catkins or feathers in the wind.
Occasionally, we could see some gray-brown squirrels and black-billed pheasants moving in the forest. When the girl passed over their heads, they were not aware of it and were still walking around casually, looking for food among the dead branches and grass.
Just like this, following the memory in her mind, after climbing over a high hill, her eyes suddenly opened up, and a watery plain hidden among the tall mountains came into view.
The mountains covered with indigo are layered on top of each other, looming in the distance of the clouds and mists. Several families are sitting at the foot of the mountains. A few wisps of light smoke are floating slightly. Occasionally, there are a few barks of dogs, which are also mixed with the shouts of the mountains.
The sound of cows makes this small village in my memory still so quiet.
This is a small village of the Yeyu clan. There are actually many small clans like the Yeyu clan in Qiulei Qizhou. Most of them have small populations. There are often only a few surnames in a mountain village, and they are basically all relatives of the same clan.
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The venomous insects, snakes and ants are everywhere in the Qilei Continents. The sinister environment separates each gathering place, forming such small tribes with different accents and customs. In ancient times, this place was called the Land of Baiyue, and also
Or the land of Poisonous Swamp. It wasn't until the arrival of the Phoenix that this land gradually gathered people and became energetic.
Walking through the narrow ridges in the paddy fields, the dew from the green grass stained the hem of his clothes, and the small village surrounded by stone walls in the distance became clearer and clearer. As he got closer and closer to the village, Lorraine Hill still missed it.
At the same time, I felt slightly nervous, wondering how Bai Zao was doing now.
Back then, when she woke up, she had forgotten many things and became very weak. She could only rely on the help of Bai Chou to get out of the mountains. Looking back now, if she had met a bad person at that time, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
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In this mountain village, she happened to meet a local couple getting married, and then she stayed here for a while before waiting for the caravan to come and go in the deep mountains.
During this period of time, Bai Zao basically took care of her and taught her a lot about the outside world.
Before leaving, Bai Zao told Lorraine Hill to come back for a visit, but he didn't want to leave as it had already been more than ten years.
Walking along the spacious mountain road in front of the village, the road under your feet is paved with fine gravel. Houses on both sides of the road are also in sight. One or two local villagers can be seen passing by, some of them carrying hoes.
Some are walking barefoot on the drying ground in front of their homes, turning over the grains of grain, and occasionally they can hear the sound of crackling firewood and the crow of cocks.
When passing by a house, a villager wearing a green turban came over. His clothes were half untied, with a lot of grass clippings and dry mud on them. He also had a towel to wipe sweat on his shoulders, and his skin was sunburned.
Somewhat dark.
"Where did you come from, little girl? Did you get lost with the adults?" As soon as he opened his mouth, his loud voice almost spread throughout this small village, and many villagers came out curiously to have a look.
There are only a few dozen families in this deep mountain, and it can be said that they are all familiar with each other. Now that a neatly dressed and beautiful girl suddenly comes, it is indeed a new thing.
Although Lorraine Hill herself feels more mature, she looks like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl, and in the eyes of the locals, she is just a slightly older child.
"I..." Just as some thoughts came to his mind, Lorraine Hill was a little worried about how to explain it.
"I'm here to see Sister Bai Zao. Well, I came here a long time ago and received a lot of help from Sister Bai Zao."
"Oh, Sister Bai, I know what you're talking about. It should be someone that Sister Bai used to know outside the home, hahaha." As he said this, the uncle touched his head and laughed, as if he was surprised by his sudden inquiry just now.
A little embarrassed.
Then he turned his head and shouted to the boys watching the excitement on the hillside: "Hey, Xiao Qingtou, go call Sister Bai. She should be at the spring in the back mountain."
"Hmph, call me again." Above, the child of about ten years old looked unhappy, but he still trotted up the narrow mountain path built along the stone stairs.
"Girl, just wait a moment. Xiao Qingtou is the child of Big Sister Bai. He can call someone here in a moment."
"Thank you, big brother." Lorraine Hill nodded his thanks as the Romans do, and then looked at the child who was gradually disappearing into the shade of the trees on the mountain road.
Is it the child of Bai Zao's eldest sister? I remember Bai Zao was married here at the time. She shouldn't be her biological sister. In that case, she is her husband's sister.
As he was thinking about it, a girl with clear eyes and a familiar face appeared in Lorraine Hill's mind. She seemed to be called 'Xiang Fu'.
Because there were few outsiders visiting the village, when Lorraine Hill was standing in the open space waiting in the village, many villagers came over curiously to take a look. Although they did not speak loudly, in front of the girl with keen hearing, they were like
It's almost as clear as ear.
Siluke
"A good-looking girl, she looks like the child of a wealthy family."
"Did she come here alone? Did she run away from home?"
"The color of that skirt is really white and there is no mud at all. How did you do that?"
"It should not be ordinary clothes. I heard that some powerful people in Min Zezhong can use polyester snow silk to spin yarn. Such fabrics will not be stained with dirt, and can be easily removed by washing them with water."
"That one is quite expensive. My seventh uncle's family saved for many years before they got a skirt for their granddaughter. You must know that my seventh uncle is a powerful snake catcher in Qili and Baxiang, and his strength is at the fourth level. It's very expensive just like this.
It’s so powerful, and judging from the color, it’s not that white.”
"She looks very small. This child is so beautiful that people can't take their eyes away."
Many people boasted and envied this young girl who had just arrived in the village. Some of them had heard too much, and Lorraine Hill was a little embarrassed to come and lowered her head slightly, but her cute appearance attracted many people.
The words seemed to have the opposite effect.
Just when Lorraine Hill felt that time had passed a little long, he finally heard other voices approaching.
A slightly plump woman walked down the mountain path holding a large bamboo basket. Inside the bamboo basket were freshly cleaned fruits. Most of these fruits were green and smooth, shaped like long strips, divided into several ridges, and looked a little bit...
hard.
"Did you ask me to come?" She walked down the stone staircase, put down the bamboo basket, and then had time to look at the girl standing at the bottom of the hillside.
"This is... Jia Lan?"
Lorraine Hill's appearance has basically remained unchanged, and this rare appearance is always impressive, and Bai Zao recognized it immediately.
Looking at the girl he hadn't seen for many years, Bai Zao smiled, then walked down quickly and came to Lorraine Hill.
"Is it Jialan?"
"Yes, Sister Bai Zao, I'm back to see you." Lorraine Hill also responded happily.
"What a rare visitor. I thought you would never come back. After all, Xiao Jialan is so beautiful, she may have married into a rich family." Bai Zao circled around Lorraine Hill, as if he wanted to get to know her again, and smiled teasingly.
He said, although his figure is more mature than before, his personality is still the same.
"Come with me, did you come here alone?" After saying that, Bai Zao took Lorraine Hill's hand and walked towards the hillside. Many villagers waved their hands in good faith along the way and asked where this came from.
The guests who came, the girl is so pretty and so on.
When I returned to the wooden building on the mountainside, someone at home had already prepared tea. The clear amber liquid was poured from the old teapot with a chipped corner, with some tea leaves and flower petals floating in it.
Feel good.
"You sit down first. I'll change my clothes. I've been sweating a little." Bai Zao asked Lorraine Hill to sit in the lobby, put down the bamboo basket, and then walked into the room next to him.
While Lorraine Hill was sitting in the lobby, a few small heads popped up outside the door, and several children curiously looked at the guest who had just arrived in the village.
For these children who were looking at her with wide eyes, Lorraine Hill waved gently and said "Hello~" and then she was a little confused about how to coax them. She had never been good at dealing with children.
These children looked at Lorraine Hill waving and did not respond. Perhaps they did not understand the words to say hello. The accent spoken by the locals was quite different from that of the outside world.
After a while, Bai Zao walked out of the house. Now she was wearing a dress with light green and white embroidery, which looked a little cool and comfortable.
"You guys don't need to be here anymore. Come back later in the evening. There will be delicious food."
"Okay~ Aunt Bai is so kind~" After saying that, the children dispersed in a hurry and ran to other places to play.
At this time, the room became slightly quiet, and Bai Zao started talking to Lorraine Hill.
"Jialan looks like she hasn't changed at all, so she must have practiced a very powerful method."
Although for some villagers, Lorraine Hill's unchanging appearance is very strange, but for Bai Zao, such a thing is not difficult to understand. She has practiced in the Red Immortal Sect in her early years and has seen those powerful people.
The witches offered sacrifices to the priests, as well as some high-ranking messengers within the sect, many of whom maintained their youthful appearance.
"It's because I practiced some techniques." Lorraine Hill nodded, and then talked about her experience after leaving Minze.
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"I didn't expect to join the big sect. It's really amazing." Bai Zao is one of the few knowledgeable people in the village. He knows how difficult it is to get into the big sect and how terrifying its strength is.
"No wonder I haven't seen you back all these years. At first I thought you had an accident, and I was a little sad. Now it seems that the assessment within the sect is strict and there is not much time to go out." Bai Zao took the initiative for Lorraine Hill.
I thought about my experiences over the years.
"Well, I've been through a lot, so I just came back to see Sister Bai now." Lorraine Hill said embarrassedly.
By the way, it has been nearly 20 years since she left this mountain village, went to study at the Xiangyu sect, and then came back from the Western Continent. Things have really changed. Uncle Yu Baiqiu finally worked hard and developed a skill that he once had.
The newly married sister Bai Zao is now in her thirties, almost forty.
Time flies so fast, the girl sighed slightly.
"How is sister Bai Zao's life now?"
"Fortunately for me, this mountain village is not as rich and exciting as Jialan's experience. Daily life is relatively peaceful, but there have been some unrest in recent years."
Bai Zao also talked about the changes over the years. A few years after she got married, she had two children, but now both children are no longer with her. One went to study at Zhushan Yuan, and the other was entrusted to her former husband.
Senior sisters, I brought them to Chixian Sect to practice.
"They are not like me, they are all very ambitious." Bai Zao said with a smile of his two children.
Are the children so old? Hearing this, Lorraine Hill blinked and felt a little surprised, but it seemed to be reasonable. The life of an ordinary person only lasts for a few decades. Time flies by and everything changes.
"Okay, let's not talk about this for now. Now that Jia Lan is here, let me organize a place for you first. You will spend the night here today. I will take you to see the surroundings tomorrow. When you came here, I
I had just gotten married at that time, so I wasn’t familiar with her, and I didn’t know how to introduce her to you.”
After saying that, Bai Zao took Lorraine Hill out of the three-story wooden building and headed to the Shiqiong Building on the other side of the yard.
"I remember that night, you also lived in this Qiong Tower. At that time, I asked Xiang Fu to take care of you, because I was afraid that you would be scared and not know the way alone." Bai Zao walked in the Qiong Tower and talked about interesting things from that year.
"Where is Xiangxiang now?" The girl remembered the words of the villager in front of the village.
"Xiangfu also got married, probably more than ten years ago. Her husband is a good knife user in the village. Now his home is on another mountainside not far from here. He often comes over to talk to me and brings me
Something.”
"The family she married is very powerful. In this mountain, there are not many people who can beat her husband. He has fourth-level strength."
"That's it." Lorraine Hill nodded.
"By the way, I haven't asked Jia Lan yet. What level are you at now? At least level five? I feel that level six is also very possible. After all, you are a big sect."
Bai Zao recalled sporadic memories. In the Scarlet Immortal Sect, the sixth-level masters are already very powerful. They are probably the true disciples of the sect and can go out to stand alone. As for the seventh-level ones, they are all the core members of the sect.
The characters are often the pillars of the sect, and the eighth level is the level of the leader of the Red Immortal Sect.
Although the Chixian Sect is not a sect, in the Qi Lei Seven Continents, the Chixian Sect is the closest sect to the sect. It has also received the title of sect in history and has a profound background. However, when I was a sect back then, my title was not Chixian.
The sect is the 'Chilian Linxian Sect'. There are countless disciples in the sect, and even when faced with the major sects in the Central Plains, they will not fall behind.
"Me..." Lorraine Hill hesitated for a moment and decided to reveal some truth.
"We are now at the seventh level of the Qianlong lineage." As she spoke, she gently lifted her sleeves, and the flexible flames on her wrists gathered like silk threads. After condensing in the palm of her hands, they turned into lifelike firebirds, flapping their wings and wielding magic power.
At that time, the slowly spreading heat wave also slightly lifted the girl's hair, like a temporary goddess, sacred and beautiful.
Even though she no longer focused on practicing, Bai Zao was still surprised by the fire bird that slowly radiated heat. Such agile operation techniques, as well as the restrained and extremely condensed energy in the fire bird, made her a little unbelievable.
I still underestimated Jia Lan from afar. It seemed that it was expected that the girl who was like a banished immortal to the mortal world now has such strength?
"It seems that a distinguished guest is here today."
Bai Zao slowly combed the long hair behind his ears with his hands, slowly calming down the rising emotions in his heart. After a long time, he looked back at the figure standing in front of the window sill, Luo, who was dressed in pure white clothes and wearing a green pendant.
Landhill.
Maybe it's better not to make things too sensational tonight and let Jia Lan keep a low profile, otherwise her small courtyard will be trampled by the neighbors in the village. Thinking of this, Bai Zao stroked his forehead, feeling that he suddenly felt aroused