The wooden building made of Chun wood is still strong, but the smooth corners and texture indicate that the building is very old. This is a house in the back mountain, mostly used for the elders of the sect who like to live in peace and quiet.
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The light yellow plank road is paved in the shade of the trees, leading to the outside world. A young disciple is sitting on a chair in front of the wooden house, flipping through the books in his hands, quite leisurely, and occasionally looking outside, thinking that it is time to change shifts today.
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It was afternoon, birds occasionally chirped in the forest, and the bright sunshine shone on me, which made me sleepy.
Suddenly, the disciple who was flipping through the book stopped his fingers and looked up at the plank road. Unexpectedly, there was a figure wearing a red dress on the plank road. The style of his clothes was very different from that in the East, but more like what is popular in the western mainland.
style.
"Excuse me, who are you?" Looking at this sudden visitor, the disciple slowly stood up in surprise and unconsciously touched the scabbard on the side.
Before the woman in the red dress could reply, an old voice came from inside the wooden house.
"Don't be nervous, this is my old friend, cough cough." He coughed again, as if he was not feeling well.
After hearing the old man in the room speak, the disciple also relaxed.
"Yes, Patriarch Qingyu." As he said this, he made way for the woman to enter.
When passing by him, the woman smiled slightly at him, seeming to express goodwill.
As the wooden door creaked and then closed, the wooden house became quiet again. The woman in the red dress walked up to the second floor and saw the old man in the hospital bed.
"I'm sorry for calling you here so presumptuously." The old man sat on the bedside, his long gray hair scattered in front of him. Although it was a bit messy, he had a bit of an immortal spirit. It can be seen that he was also a handsome man when he was young.
swordsman.
"It's nothing, but you, things are not going well now." The woman shook her head and sat on the chair next to the bed.
"I know my own situation well, I'm afraid it won't be long." He shook his head.
"However, I don't have too many regrets. I have done everything I should do. Sumirehua is also a good child. There will be no problem in handing over the Xianyu Sect to her in the future."
"That's true. Although I don't move around much in the mountains, I can feel that the environment is pretty good. The younger generation are very diligent and get along well with each other." The woman in the red dress answered.
"How about the new kid? Chiwu wrote to me and said that she is very special and asked me to pay more attention to her, but you also know my situation."
"That child..." The woman in the red dress thought of the girl she saw a few days ago. She had exceptionally clear eyes and a somewhat light aura about her body.
"It should be about the same as me."
"Oh, then Chiwu guessed it right too, haha."
"You Xianyu sect are really lucky. You can encounter such good luck just sitting at home." The woman in the red dress responded with a chuckle.
"Haha, that's not true, haha... cough cough." He laughed and coughed again.
"Okay, let's not talk about this for now. You asked me to come this time, and it must be more than just this little thing." The woman in the red dress said...
"Yes, I am actually a little hesitant about this matter, but I think I don't have much time left, so it would be better to find someone to solve it. After all, our generation's face is still there. When I die, Sumirehua will
It’s not that convenient to go out to find people.”
"Haha, so you just let me do the errands, right?" the woman in the red dress said with a teasing smile.
"I remember you being a very free and easy person when you were young. Why do you have so many thoughts when you get older?"
"There is no way. When I was young, I felt that I was omnipotent in heaven and on earth. I led my juniors to defeat all the factions in the world in the red tower sword fight. At that time, I felt that I was really amazing. But now, I am old and frail, and I have many lofty ideals.
It just fell apart, and we can only rely on some scheming and planning to make long-term plans."
"Last year, Junior Brother Guiyuan from Guanxing Mansion came over and told me some strange things in the palace. Although he acted a little casually at the time, he and I have been close friends since we were young. I know that people like him, such as
I wouldn’t say such trivial things unless necessary.”
"Then Junior Brother Guiyuan passed away not long after he returned to Guanxing Mansion. Although part of the reason was the changes in the world, which led to the loss of cultivation and rapid physical weakness of our generation, I think that with his body at that time, he would not have passed away like this.
quick."
"So later on I started to pay more attention to it and asked people to make inquiring questions one after another, about the palace and the inside of the Star Observation Mansion."
"You also know that Guanxing Mansion has a close relationship with the dynasty, and there are many clan disciples among them. Although Junior Brother Guiyuan is the elder of the sect, there are some things that he cannot say openly, so I guess he wanted to tell me in a subtle way at that time.
"
"Later, I probed and felt that the water was getting deeper and deeper. The royal family was very afraid of this. If it was exposed, I'm afraid they would severely suppress the Xianyu Sect."
"So, you stopped?"
"Yes, but in the end we got some clues."
"So, you want me to look for this clue for you?" The woman in the red dress was thoughtful.
"That's right, the clue is related to His Majesty Chifeng. You are both goddesses, so maybe you can relate to each other."
"You think highly of me." The woman shook her head.
"Although we are indeed different from ordinary people, we are not much better now. Before we fully recover our strength, we will not be much stronger than practitioners of the same level. The royal family is powerful and can easily mobilize a large number of masters to besiege.
I'm afraid it will be difficult to resist."
"Well, yes, so I don't ask for too much. Just inquire carefully. After all, this matter is too important..."
"His Majesty Chifeng has been living in seclusion since the change of heaven and earth. I thought before that he should be practicing in seclusion to regain his strength, but now it doesn't seem like it, because with His Majesty Chifeng's character and habits, he will not let the dragon veins go unchecked.
Let it deviate slowly. For this kind of thing, it is often easiest to correct it at the beginning, but when it deviates further, it will become more and more troublesome and difficult to recover."
"Maybe Chifeng-sama also has ideas. In the past, witches complained that Chifeng's control was too broad, and everyone felt very restricted in the East." The woman in the red dress shook her head.
"Maybe this time, Lord Chifeng wants to let go and see if the dynasty can find a way to handle it on its own."…
"However, as you said, if this was Chifeng's own idea, the royal family would not be so secretive. Maybe there was an accident."
"I will take a trip for you later, but the result is hard to guarantee."
"Thank you." After saying that, the old man on the hospital bed breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's it. I'll make some preparations and set off in a few days." After saying that, the woman in the red dress stood up, walked slowly down the stairs, and left the secluded wooden house.
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Four years later, Yanggu Mansion.
This is a remote county located in the northeast of the Yellow Sea. It faces the Fengbo Sea to the east, the Yellow Sea as clear as amber to the west, and difficult-to-climb mountains to the south. Only the north leads to the poor grasslands, from which one can cross into the hinterland of the Central Plains. But
Most people would not choose to take this route. Most people would take a water boat trip across the Yellow Sea and arrive at Hedaizhou in the Central Plains.
There is little vegetation on the rolling hills and canyons. Most of them are red soil and rocks out of the ground, which are very dry and hard. And somewhere in the leeward valley, there is a green lake, and there are gates and buildings beside the lake.
It is a small, off-the-beaten-path town.
On the clear lake, two women were rowing a boat, picking lotus seeds in the water, and they were talking by the way.
"The harvest of golden lotus in this pond is not good." A woman wearing a plain dress said. She had a hairpin stuck behind her long black hair. She was very beautiful and had a refined temperament that was far away from the world.
"There is nothing we can do about it, Sister Qingying. After all, the breath of dragon veins is getting less and less, and the lotus flowers in the water have also withered a lot." Another woman behind the boat spoke and smiled sweetly, and her appearance was even better than that of her companion at the front of the boat.
A certain level of enchantment.
"Sister Suqin seems to be still sleeping and hasn't gotten up to do anything." As she said this, the woman leaned on the side of the boat and gently moved her hands around the water, feeling a coolness and comfort.
"Would you like to go find her? Anyway, I think you are a little tired of staying here with me." The woman named Qingying on the bow of the boat said with a smile.
"Ah, actually, I'm a little afraid of Sister Suqin, because every time she catches me, she teaches me for a long time." The woman at the stern of the boat was a little discouraged.
"Haha, it wasn't because you were too naughty and caused trouble everywhere in the past that Suqin took special care of you."
"There's nothing I can do about it. My abilities are just like this. There's nothing I can do about attracting other people's attention."
"You should be able to control it well now." Qingying continued.
"Um."
"Then let's go and have a look. You might as well go out for some activities. The Red Tower Sword Fight is about to start recently, so it should be very lively in Luojing."
"Can I participate in the red tower sword fight?" The woman at the stern of the boat suddenly had an idea.
"This... Although Suqin didn't explicitly say that we couldn't participate, as a rule, we still don't disturb this kind of competition between mortals. After all, this is an opportunity that many people have never had in their lifetime." Qingying pressed his chin lightly.
Think back to previous experiences.
"That means I can go." The young woman at the stern of the boat became slightly excited.
Qingying shook his head helplessly, "It's not impossible for you to go, but you still have to be careful not to grab the limelight too much. Just give up when you're good and don't take the first place. In addition, it's best to have an identity and not be too sudden.
"…
"I know, let me think about which faction has a style similar to mine."
"Let's just go to the 'Red Dust Magic House'. This one is more casual and matches your temperament." As they talked, they rowed the boat and gradually entered the depths of the lotus pond.
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Half a year later, the sword fight in Red Tower ended, and the victors climbed Yuzhang Mountain to attend the feast of burning tail and transforming into a dragon.
"Who is the lady?"
"This is my invitation." A woman in black and white gauze took out a gorgeous invitation with her name and origin written on it.
"It turns out to be Miss Yin Miaoxin, I'm sorry." This woman who won the top spot in the Red Tower Sword Fight is now known to everyone in Luo Jing. This guard has also admired and respected her for a year, making the companions behind her let her down.
Make a way.
"Miss Yin Miaoxin, you can take the white jade dragon horse on the back mountain directly to the top of the mountain without having to trek hard." He continued to introduce patiently.
"Oh, can we just make a carriage and go there? I thought I was going to be like those students." Yin Miaoxin's eyes were watery, with a part smile and two part charm, which made the row of red scales at the foot of Yuzhang Mountain
The halberd guards couldn't move their eyes away.
"It's different. After all, the Chilou Sword Fight only happens once every ten years, and only the top few are chosen. There are naturally differences among those hundreds of students."
"Thank you." After saying that, Yin Miaoxin, led by the guards, went to the back mountain to take the carriage that went directly to the top of the mountain.
During the banquet, Yin Miaoxin sat next to Xie Zhuyan, looking at the opponent she met in the competition, and the two whispered. She had a good impression of this girl who relied on her own efforts and accumulated experience in life and death to fight.
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People are like this. It is easy to admire those who have talents that they do not have. If Yin Miaoxin had faced an opponent who also relied on peerless talent to advance easily, I am afraid she would not have given up so easily. But for Jie Zhuyan, she
I was very happy to lose and didn't feel any discomfort at all.
"The emperor is coming." Suddenly Yin Miaoxin said to Jie Zhuyan beside her.
"Can you know this in advance?" Xie Zhuyan was a little surprised. She is just a woman from a remote place in the countryside. She has always been a little uncomfortable and restrained in the prosperous Luojing.
"Well, yes..." As she said that, Yin Miaoxin looked to the side of the banquet, where two girls were walking hand in hand. One of them was Princess Xiao Yubing, whom everyone was familiar with, but the other girl was wearing a
The girl wearing white silk and gold gauze is not known to outsiders.
"she is?"
Now it was Yin Miaoxin's turn to be surprised and surprised, and then the girl just turned her head, and their eyes converged, both a little surprised and curious.
Although others didn't know what happened, the two actually recognized each other's identities. They were no ordinary mortals, but witches with special powers and immortality.
The banquet ended in a bustle. Yin Miaoxin and Xie Zhuyan visited the scenery of Yuzhang Mountain and walked down the mountain slowly until they parted.
"See you next time. If sister Zhuyan has time, you can come to Yanggu Mansion to see me." Yin Miaoxin waved to Xie Zhuyan who was not far away, and then the two of them walked to different streets.
After Xie Zhuyan left, Yin Miaoxin did not leave directly. Instead, she looked at Yuzhang Mountain in front of her with interest...
'Sister Suqin's aura is still there, and the royal family canonized another witch as the Golden Bird Witch. Is this an attempt to replace her? Or is it intentional?'
‘Forget it, thinking about these questions is really troublesome, why not go directly to Sister Suqin and ask.’ With that said, her figure disappeared into the night.
Two hours later, it was already late at night in Shenlong Hall.
It was extremely quiet here, with only a few huge candles burning in the empty hall, making a slight sound.
At some point, a palace maid came to the outside of the palace and was stopped by the Shuolong guards who were guarding her.
"Who are you and why are you here late at night?" the Shuolong Imperial Guard frowned and asked sternly.
"I'm here to give some food to the people in the palace." The palace maid held the basket, with a strange light flashing in her eyes, which was particularly moving.
"Your Majesty said that it is rare to have a tail-burning banquet every year, so it cannot be too much and too little." She explained again, which made the guard in front of her look calm down a little. In fact, these guards knew about the relationship between the emperor and Chi Feng, although they were under house arrest.
, but it is not too harsh, after all, Chi Feng once raised His Majesty.
"You can just put the food box here, and we will send it in later."
"Oh, is this true? Is it really not possible?" The palace lady's words were so soft and soft that the guards guarding outside the palace were a little shaken.
"Of course not...it's not impossible." As the guard captain spoke, his voice slowly changed, his eyes seemed to sink into the psychedelic state, and then he slowly moved out of the way.
"Thank you then."
After saying that, the palace lady smiled and picked up the bamboo basket and food box, and walked slowly into the Shenlong Palace. However, there were more than one checkpoints in the hall, and some were even locked with huge and heavy stone doors. It took her a long time.
time to get inside.
Stepping into this somewhat cold hall, when the palace maid saw the woman in gorgeous clothes sitting at the end, her eyes immediately became fuller, feeling particularly sad and sad.
"Sister Suqin~" she called softly, and then walked over quickly.
The woman sitting next to the xylophone looked up and saw the approaching maid, with a slight smile on her face.
"It turns out it's Ningyou. I didn't expect you could come in to see me now." There was a bit of surprise and nostalgia in Suqin's words.
"It's me." The witch whose pseudonym was Yin Miaoxin and whose real name was Ningyou fell in front of Suqin and hugged the red phoenix. Tears flowed down her face, as if she was grieving that Suqin had encountered such a thing.
"Okay, okay, don't cry. It won't look good if you cry anymore." Suqin lifted the girl in her arms and wiped away her tears carefully.
After Zai Suqin comforted her for a while, Ningyou slowly raised her head. There was a lot of confusion in her eyes.
"Why did such a thing happen to sister Suqin? That emperor is so despicable."
"Despicable? Maybe, as an emperor you do need to be more ruthless." Su Qin recalled the once young prince in her mind.
"Don't Sister Suqin hate him?" Ningyou was very surprised by Suqin's answer.
"Well, it's a little annoying because he's not as cute as he was when he was a child." Suqin said, gently twirling her hair with her fingers.
"But, he actually imprisoned you, it's really... it's really..." Ningyou couldn't find words that were vicious enough for a while...
"Okay, okay, I know Ningyou is very angry, but let's not talk about it today." Suqin said, opening the food box that Ningyou brought, and then lifting up the cage in it.
"It seems that this year's roast tail feast is quite sumptuous." Suqin placed the dishes on the table one by one.
"Can you tell me about the scene at the tail-burning banquet? I heard that a young child came."
At this time, Ningyou had no choice but to stand up and tell Suqin what she had witnessed at the tail-burning banquet, including the newly-named Golden Bird Witch, Luo Lan.
"Loland, Lorraine Hill, her name is easy to guess, so it seems she is the same person." Suqin picked up a small pastry and put it in her mouth to taste.
"Does Sister Suqin know her?" Ningyou was curious.
"We know each other. When Tidais came here to play, she told me that she must be a sister who has just awakened."
"Hey, do you think she's a witch from the west? I thought she was from our side."
"It's not much of a difference, isn't it? Feiying often runs in both directions."
"Fei Ying, she is quite special. She doesn't seem to be called that name now. She seems to be called 'Le Feili...' or something like that. The transliteration of Western names is very strange."
"Speaking of which, Fei Ying has not seen her for several years. She obviously said she would come to Yanggu Mansion to play."
"Feiying, she must have been recovering from her injuries in recent years. I am sorry for her." Suqin sighed, and then talked about what happened in the past few years.
At that time, Fei Ying, that is, Leifelica, tried to enter Yuzhang Mountain to check, but was discovered by the secretly guarding guards and was besieged by hundreds of dragon knights. Several of them still held the dynasty's sacred objects and dragon weapons.
, Feiying suffered a lot and almost died, but she escaped at the critical moment and finally saved her life.
"On the other hand, you, with your convenient ability, came in without anyone noticing. Maybe it's because today is special. When the tail-burning banquet was held, many personnel were mobilized to protect the royal family at the banquet."
Then the two talked a lot more until it was getting dark.
"It's time to leave, Ningyou." Suqin leaned on the woman on his knees.
"Sister Suqin, why don't you come with me? Why do you have to stay here all the time? It's too dangerous now that you have no power at all."
"I can't leave easily. Although I don't have much power, after all, I am the witch of the Dragon Vein. I am born to suppress the Dragon Vein. As long as I stay in this central place, I can guarantee general stability." Suqin shook her head.
"But, the emperor did this to you." At this point, Ningyou became angry again.
"Okay, there's no need to mention this anymore." Suqin shook her head.
"I have watched him grow up since he was a child. Maybe I cared too much about him, which made him feel depressed and uncomfortable. As a king, he has to live in the shadow of others."
"Tidais also advised me not to take it too seriously and try to let it go, but I didn't listen to it at the time. Now that I think about it, I was indeed wrong."
"Sister Suqin, you are too good-tempered." Ningyou was angry and didn't know what to say.
After a while, seeing the sky getting brighter and brighter, Ningyou finally stood up.
"I'll give this bead to Sister Suqin. If she encounters danger, Sister Suqin can use it to defend herself. Its effect is that it can produce some illusions. Except for other witches at the top level, I don't think anyone can notice anything strange."...
"Then thank you Ningyou." Suqin accepted it anyway.
Time passed by suddenly, and by the time something unexpected happened in Shenlong Palace, it was already more than ten years later.
Because the willful and surly prince broke into the main hall, various mechanisms were activated, and the back hall was in chaos. At this time, several royal experts who were in charge had to take action. In the end, Chifeng was seen lying in a pool of blood, and there was a dead silence.
Just as the palace guards rushed to inform the emperor, a small boat floated away from the small river at the foot of Yuzhang Mountain and sailed southward along the Evernight River towards an unknown distance.
After a long sleep, Suqin opened her eyes. The darkness in front of her eyes disappeared, and the bamboo woven canopy appeared in her field of vision.
"here it is?"
"You're awake." A familiar soft voice came from the bow of the boat, as gentle as the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River. After saying this, a woman in a white dress reached into the awning boat and stroked Suqin's forehead with her fingers.
Her appearance is delicate, yet exceptionally beautiful.
"Where is this?" Suqin slowly sat up, feeling that her body was still very weak.
"This is Sulanzhou in the south. It's far away from Luojing. Don't worry, no one will come after you." She helped Suqin up, and the two of them slowly walked out of the low cabin and came to the bow of the ship.
The silky drizzle continued, and there was cool water vapor in the air. The boat slowly moved forward in the water waves of this bluestone ancient town, passing by small bridges.
"Why am I here? Wasn't I still in Luojing before?"
"You don't have to think about these things. You can rest peacefully for decades from now on." Although the woman in the white dress spoke softly, her meaning seemed a bit tough.
"Hu, you have become stricter." Suqin smiled bitterly.
"If I don't be strict, I will lose my last sister." Honghu, wearing a white skirt, stood in the rain and held up a paper umbrella to cover the two of them. Then she stood together and looked at the people on the shore.
The scenery is full of pedestrians, and the paintings and calligraphy on the paper umbrellas have a unique artistic conception in the rain.
"That's it, Suqin, it's time for you to let go."
"The children will eventually grow up and it's time to face it on their own. You can't always take care of them."
"But what if they can't solve it."
"It can't be solved. When everything comes to an end, won't I still be there? Besides, they are not as weak as you think. Life will always find its own way."
"Um……"
Bells rang from the temple outside Sulan Bridge, and the two stood in the hazy mist and rain, gradually disappearing at the end of the river.