The lake is like a mirror, reflecting the full moon, so it is called Moon Lake.
Linyue Lake in early winter is very clean and few people come there simply because it is the back garden of the Liutian Sect. Of course, some specific groups of people can visit here on weekdays, but after the early winter of this year, the place was taken back by the Liutian Sect. It is nominally used as a place for disciples to practice and is temporarily closed to the public.
The lean man was familiar with the road. Under the moonlight, dragging a long shadow, he walked on a hidden path. This path could avoid the Liutian Sect's guarding disciples outside Linyue Lake.
Behind the lean man, a young man in a long gown followed closely. He turned his head to look around from time to time, taking in everything around him.
"Zhou Jiao, do you know the details of Baihun Sect?"
Zhou Jiao is the name of this lean man.
Zhou Jiao kept walking and said with a slightly melancholy tone:
"The person coming from the Baihun Sect is one of its hall masters. I only know his name is Hall Master Hong. He is very powerful. Deacon Mo from the Liutian Sect has always been polite to him."
"You seem to be very familiar with the Liutian Sect. You should know something about Deacon Mo's abilities, right?"
Zhou Jiao nodded, with a little more confidence in his tone, and said:
"Young hero, you are right. Although I am a casual cultivator, I have lived in Liutian City for decades, and I know everything about the Liutian Sect. This Deacon Mo is the youngest deacon elder of the Liutian Sect. He When he became a deacon, other senior brothers of his generation were still studying under the master! Because of his talent and intelligence, he was accepted as an entry-level disciple by the seventh elder of the Liutian Sect. Regardless of his cultivation level or knowledge, he was at the elder level. His current position He is responsible for several markets in Nancheng."
"Oh, I see, I understand."
"Actually, I have something I have been keeping in my heart for a long time. I don't know whether I should say it or not?" Zhou Jiao asked tentatively.
"explain."
"You and the other young hero are obviously from the big sect at first glance. But as the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local snake. The sect behind you is strong, but if you only rely on the two young heroes themselves, in the land of the Liutian Sect, Go ahead, I’m afraid I still can’t get over it!”
"You want to talk nonsense! If you dare to attack my sister, it doesn't matter if he is from the Liutian Sect or Baihun Sect. After I rescue my sister, there will be no more of these two sects in the world from now on!" The young man's tone seemed domineering. He completely ignored the Liutian Sect and Baihun Sect.
"Young hero...mighty!"
Zhou Jiao smiled awkwardly, but his eyes were filled with deep gloating, but the young man was behind him, so he couldn't see his expression.
Linyue Lake is about ten miles apart from the east and west shores, and about twenty miles wide from left to right. Looking down from the sky, it looks like an oval egg shape. It was almost midnight, and there was already a dark blue halo spreading on the horizon. It was about to break, and the surface of Linyue Lake was covered with a layer of mist like moisture. The scene on the other side was a little blurry, but not too blurry. It was so white that I couldn't see clearly.
"You're going to meet directly at the lake?"
The young man asked doubtfully. He looked at the Linyue Lake, which was unobstructed and had an unobstructed view. Although there was mist, it did not have much impact on the line of sight. The joint in this place was easily discovered.
"Young hero, I don't know, but since I contacted the two parties for this transaction, it was the Liutian Sect who came to arrange the location of the transaction. It was also done once before at the gate of the city. That time I thought it was the Liutian Sect who wanted to kill me on purpose. Only later did it happen After seeing their methods, they conducted the transaction in front of everyone at the city gate, but no one thought it was unusual. This time, the transaction location was chosen by Linyue Lake, so I was not surprised at all. "
"Haha, it is worthy of being a sect of the Righteous Dao. It does things justly and openly, so that no one will doubt it. This sign of the Righteous Dao has been used like this. It's really great, great!"
There was a strong sense of ridicule in the young man's tone.
The two waited here for a long time, but only the cold wind whistled to entertain them. The young man gradually became impatient.
"Zhou Jiao! It's past the agreed time, why is no one showing up?"
"This... young hero, I don't know either. These two people have never been late... Could it be... that they changed their plans because you are with me today?"
"You didn't tell me earlier!"
The young man was furious, but his heart trembled, and he suddenly felt a faint sense of crisis. His feet suddenly exerted force, and his whole body leaned forward and moved two or three positions to one side.
Puff puff!
Where he originally stood, several crossbow arrows were stuck on the ground, and the tail ends of the crossbow arrows were still trembling slightly.
When Zhou Jiao saw this, he laughed first and then ran away in the other direction.
The young man knew that he had fallen into a trap and did not know where the enemy was, so he could only run to the lake. At this time, only the lake was relatively safer.
As the young man dodged the crossbow arrows, several purple-robed warriors emerged from the mist beside Linyue Lake and quickly approached the young man's position. They all have weapons in their hands and are extremely fast. They had been hiding in a patch of low grass before. They had probably been waiting here for a long time. The warrior's robes were covered with dew.
When Zhou Jiao saw this scene, he immediately stopped and then proudly shouted to the young man:
"After all, you are still a young man, you are too young. I am not a middleman, I am a disciple of the Hundred Soul Sect! I am controlled by you and cannot return to the sect according to the prescribed time. I, the Hall Master of the Hundred Soul Sect, can naturally deduce Something happened. If there is an afterlife, I hope you can remember the mistakes you made today! Hahahaha!"
"Zhoujiao Dog Thief!"
The young man rushed towards the lake and roared, but he only had time to shout these four words before he was forced to dodge by the crossbow arrows.
Anyone who uses crossbow arrows must be good players, and the direction in which the crossbow arrows are fired is to force him away from Linyue Lake. At this time, the six purple-robed warriors holding weapons were very close to the young man's position.
Boom boom boom!
Just when the young man was at his wits' end, Linyue Lake not far behind him suddenly exploded, and a wave of water four to five meters high swept up.
The wave reached its peak, paused for a moment, and then crashed down. The falling position was right in front of the young man.
"He's going to run!"
A roar like thunder came from a distance.
Several purple-robed warriors who had been close to the young man were stunned for a moment when the water surface exploded, and they woke up when the thunderous sound came.
One of the purple-robed warriors reacted the fastest. When he saw the water curtain descending, he threw the spear in his hand.
call out! The spear flew away like an arrow, causing a sharp howl of wind.
At this time, the water curtain had completely fallen, and the spear went straight through the water curtain, and the sound of falling into the water was heard, without hitting any target.
The weapons in the hands of the other purple-robed warriors also penetrated the falling water curtain one after another, and attacked the young man's original position, but failed one after another.
When the water vapor dissipated, the boy's figure was gone by the lake.
Zhou Jiao ran to the lake and looked at the gradually recovering lake surface with a ferocious expression.
"You disciples of the Liutian Sect can't even catch an eleven or twelve-year-old boy?"
Zhou Jiao's tone was unkind, and the purple-robed warriors of the Liutian Sect looked sullen at first upon hearing this. When they realized what was happening and grasped the key point of being eleven or twelve years old, they all looked surprised.
The swift master just now turned out to be a boy of eleven or twelve years old! ! !
At this time, a handsome man wearing a purple robe with complicated patterns embroidered on the hem of his sleeves walked to the shore, looked at the calm lake, and asked quietly:
"How can an eleven or twelve-year-old boy have such skills? Zhou Jiao, where does he come from?"
When Zhou Jiao saw this man, his previous displeasure and ferocious expression immediately disappeared, and he replied respectfully:
"Elder Mo, these two young men have extraordinary backgrounds. I once asked some questions around the corner. During their conversation, they were quite disdainful of the Liutian Sect and our Hundred Soul Sect. I suspect that they are disciples of the big sect. They said that they can only be led by one person. If you want me to come, if the other person doesn't come, I guess this is a lie, the person who just protected that boy is probably someone else."
"There are two people! They are quite scheming...disciples of a large sect..."
Mo Zhu frowned deeply, and he had a bad feeling in his heart.
"No matter what, we can't let them step out of Liutian City, otherwise our Liutian Sect and your Hundred Soul Sect will probably be destroyed!"
Zhou Jiao nodded repeatedly, then bowed and left in a hurry.
He wanted to rush back to the Hundred Soul Sect stronghold and report the matter to the Hundred Soul Sect Hall Master.
On the shore of Linyue Lake, two wet figures slowly climbed ashore from the water. Their bodies were soaked in water, and the water vapor curled up like smoke, like immortals.
The young man in red clothes had long hair scattered on his shoulders. He stretched out his hand to wipe the water stains on his face. He spoke in a tired tone and breathed heavily:
"Ha...ha...Fortunately, you hid in the lake in advance this time. Your evil skills still have merit. The water waves are so big that it's not something you can do with your level of cultivation. Is there something special about it?" The method can improve one's strength. Hey...what's wrong with you!"
Next to Liu Xin, a young man in white clothes was also soaked. Not long after he stepped onto the shore, he staggered and fell to the ground.
"It's okay. I got here earlier than you. The group of people arrived right after I got here. They chose a good location and covered the entire area around the lake. They forced me not to be exposed. Once you are exposed, I will be in danger. . So I could only hide in the lake in advance and stay in one position for too long, and my body became a little numb."
"Thank you for your hard work. The lake is much icier than I thought. Just for a moment, I felt stiff all over."
Liu Xin patted Xuesheng's shoulder solemnly.
Xuesheng moved to sit next to Liu Xin, looked around and looked at the surrounding environment. The place where they landed was in an angle, very hidden and difficult to detect. After Xuesheng observed the environment, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Those people look like they are members of the Liutian Sect in terms of their clothing."
Xuesheng said while running his skills to get rid of the cold air in his body.
Liu Xin nodded and briefly told Zhou Jiao's identity and the situation just now.
It didn't take long for Xuesheng to stand up. Although the clothes on his body were a little damp, they had been dried by internal force and there was no trace of moisture. He glanced at Liu Xin, who had stood up a step earlier than him. He was standing on the shore and said:
"Let's go. Warriors from the Liutian Sect will probably search the lakeside. It's not safe here."
Liu Xin, however, acted as if he hadn't heard anything and still stood there.
Xuesheng frowned in confusion, walked to Liu Xin, and followed his gaze into the distance.
Immediately, he was also stunned.
In the distance, in the center of the lake, there was a small boat dressed in Tsing Yi. Standing on the bow was the figure, which made Liu Xin and Xuesheng feel very familiar.
"That's...junior sister?"
Xuesheng's voice was trembling, a little unbelievable.
Liu Xin did not speak, but his eyes stared at the back figure through the mist until the figure and the boat disappeared in the middle of the lake.
"No...it's not Ali!"
Liu Xin said softly, with a very sure tone.
Xuesheng was stunned when he heard this, and then his eyes chased towards the disappearing figure. During this process, he unintentionally glanced at other locations, and the next moment he pulled Liu Xin back violently.
"Someone!"
The purple figure appearing in the distance instantly broke away from their previous thoughts, and they quickly left Linyue Lake in unison.
Not long after, in an abandoned courtyard somewhere in Liutian City, Liu Xin Xuesheng leaned on two pillars respectively, saying nothing.
Xuesheng's eyes fell on Liu Xin, but Liu Xin did not notice Xuesheng's gaze. Still playing with a small puppet in his hand.
This was a birthday gift he carved by himself when his sister was three years old, but he didn't expect that his sister would dislike it, so he kept it in Liu Xin's hands.
Xuesheng had never seen Liu Xin so distracted, so Xuesheng observed and thought silently.
After a long time, Xuesheng spoke first.
"Are you really sure you read it correctly? That's not Junior Sister?"
"Of course, that's my sister! But that figure does look like A Li, but I can be sure that it's not my sister! But she appeared in Linyue Lake at that time, and her identity is also very suspicious. Lin Isn’t Moon Lake already closed?”
"If that person is not a junior sister, that means we have no other clues now. There is only one way!" Xue Sheng's tone was low and her mood was low.
"I understand what you mean. Let's go explore Linyue Lake tonight. That woman should have some identity if she appeared there when the Liutian Sect blocked Linyue Lake. But... we don't Maybe we have to go into the water again." Liu Xin was a little frightened by the bone-chilling coldness of Linyue Lake.
"It's okay to get into the water. I have a skill called a small boat with a light sail, which can help a swan goose sail across distant mountains. With this skill, it's enough for me to cross the river safely." Xuesheng said a little absentmindedly.
"Okay, you can teach me." Liu Xinyi spoke righteously and his tone was calm, as if that was the way it should be.
"I'm sorry, my sect has a rule that it can only be taught to my disciples. At least it must be my demon disciples." Xue Sheng reacted and immediately refused.
"Then I'll join your demonic path!" Liu Xin said without hesitation.
"..." Xuesheng looked at Liu Xin speechlessly, but saw Liu Xin's serious look on his face.
"For my sister, I can join the Demonic Path." Liu Xin looked serious.
"Then you will be my first disciple." Xuesheng hesitated for a long time before saying quietly.
"You are taking advantage of me! I am a talented warrior of a generation, why should I become the Demon Lord's disciple? Just you? You are still too young, okay!" Liu Xin felt that Xue Sheng was taking advantage of him, and he immediately became excited.
"If you don't want to, forget it." Xuesheng waved her hand.
"..." Liu Xin suddenly became silent, and after a long time he said: "I can bear it! You teach me first!"
"Then you call me Master." Xuesheng's face improved slightly at this time, and there was more color in her eyes.
"Stop making trouble, what time has this happened!" Liu Xin tried to make a joke and get through.
But Xue Sheng suddenly said with a serious face: "Do you still know when this is? I know that you have always used an impetuous and cynical appearance to cover up your calm heart. In fact, you have always been as stable as a rock. My temper. But since you saw that back today, you have become really impetuous!"
Liu Xin was stunned for a moment, then his voice became softer, and he said slowly: "So you deliberately provoke me? Humph, you underestimate me too much, I will adjust myself."
Xuesheng nodded: "I believe you."
"Then you can teach me."
"Call Master."
"roll!"
...
It was night, and the stars were obscured by dense clouds, but a full moon hung in the sky, and the thick clouds whizzing past cleverly avoided the bright moon. The moonlight shines on the earth, but it is like ocean waves, shadowy.
"It looks like there will be strong winds and heavy rain tonight, which seems to be warning us not to take any action."
Xuesheng stood in the dilapidated courtyard, and the increasing wind blew the corners of his clothes and his long hair.
"When did you believe this?"
Liu Xin walked to Xuesheng and looked at the weather outside, but in his heart he felt that it was a dark and windy night, which was just the right time to do something.
Xuesheng's eyes reflected the bright white moonlight: "Father always said, don't be blindly confident, be afraid of the world!"
"That Demon Lord was wrong. My master said that the world is not for fear, but for breaking through. So I always tell myself that the world is big, and I am the biggest!"
"What will you do if your master hears the word "biggest"?
"I have already tried the hard training in the cold pool for up to half a year, and it was not very good."
"I heard that the most miserable place in the Holy Sect is the Eighteen Precepts Realm. Hantan is only ranked second, and Fengyan should be ranked first."
"You know it clearly, but that place is prepared for real traitors, so the most I can do is go to the cold pool."
"But you just called me master. If a righteous disciple recognizes a demonic person as his master, does that mean he is considered a traitor?"
"You have to be believed by what you say. You talk so much, why not tell me how to act tonight?"
"Go to the center of the lake, understand the situation, and save junior sister."
"It turns out you didn't have any plan. Isn't this just reckless... You may get killed tonight."
"Besides being reckless, what other options do you have?"
Having said this, Liu Xin Xuesheng suddenly looked at each other, stopped talking, and set off at the same time.
The night is getting deeper and the wind is getting stronger and stronger.
After being prepared, Liu Xin Xuesheng finally broke through the guards of the Liutian Sect disciples and came to Linyue Lake. After actually entering Linyue Lake, the figures of Liutian Sect disciples became sparse. They probably did not expect that the two people who escaped from here not long ago would come back so soon.
Xuesheng took out a wooden board found in a dilapidated yard. It was no more than two feet long and three inches wide. The plank will not sink if it falls on the lake, but it is a fantasy to use it to carry people. But for ordinary people, the world of warriors is indeed like a dream. I saw Xuesheng jump up, one foot landed on the wooden board, and the other foot touched the water surface lightly. The wooden board actually carried Xuesheng and slid forward. His body was like a feather, without any weight. The wooden board was only slightly heavier. It sank a little.
Xuesheng stood on the wooden board with her hands behind her back, and her progress was not slow. Liu Xin watched Xuesheng getting further and further away, and threw the wooden board in his hand, imitating Xuesheng's movements.
Although Liu Xin's figure was slightly shaken, he was still successfully held up by the wooden board and moved forward slowly.
"The magic skills of this light swan goose body are quite good. It seems that I will secretly learn some magic tricks from my sister in the future."
Although the wind was strong tonight, it just helped the two teenagers and made them go much faster than usual.
And tonight, the thick wave-like clouds have become the best disguise for the two of them. Under a large cloud, without the faint light of the moonlight, it was so dark that it was difficult to see the two figures clearly even from the lake.
With the help of the wind, it took only ten breaths for the two of them to see the small island in the center of Linyue Lake.
It is said to be a small island, but in fact it is a building built in the middle of the lake. There is a large platform composed of wooden boards extending around the building.
The island was pitch black and there was no sound at all. In fact, even if there was sound, it could not reach Liu Xin Xuesheng's ears through the strong wind.
Liu Xin clenched the hatchet in his hand, and in Xuesheng's hand was an iron rod that came from nowhere.
When approaching the island in the middle of the lake, Xuesheng exerted force on her feet, and the wooden plank immediately sank into the lake, and Xuesheng dived into the bottom of the water.
Liu Xin vaguely saw this scene and his expression condensed.
"Let me go, you didn't say you had this trick before!"
Although he cursed in his heart, Liu Xin almost followed Xue Sheng into the water.
In the center of the lake, waves whipped up by strong winds hit the wooden platform, causing a burst of water mist to fall.
The platform is not big, only about ten feet wide and long at the front and back. The three wooden houses are less than two feet away from the edge of the platform.
Following the wave, a white figure reached out and grabbed the wooden board of the platform. With a little effort, he climbed onto the platform. The whole movement was silent, with only the water droplets on his body falling gently.
At this time, sporadic light rain began to fall from the sky, which just covered up the sound of dripping water drops.
Xuesheng watched the three wooden houses vigilantly. The three wooden houses were in the strong wind, giving Xuesheng a feeling of silence, without any movement.
After a while, Liu Xin broke out of the water and turned over. Although the movement was big, there was no sound when he landed.
"Let's work hard. Even if there are people, how many people can there be in a place as big as a palm?"
Liu Xin's tone was solemn, and Xuesheng's vigilant look made him a little angry. As soon as he finished speaking, the person rushed out.
Xuesheng nodded. Indeed, as Liu Xin said, his vigilance was meaningless! The anxiety in Liu Xin's heart broke out the moment he set foot here.
Xuesheng followed Liu Xin, touched the ground with one foot, and flew into the air. Liu Xin and Xuesheng flew up and down, attacking the three wooden houses one by one.
boom!
Kaka!
The wind howled, and two figures, red and white, shuttled between the three wooden houses in the darkness.
After a while, Liu Xin Xuesheng gathered together.
"How are you doing there?"
"no one."
"There's no one!"
"But I found something."
Xue Sheng held a small five-colored gilt order and a stack of books in her hands.
Liu Xin didn't even look at the little order, picked up the book and started flipping through it.
The scroll is just an ordinary script, but there are several lines of beautiful handwriting in it, revealing information about the owner who wrote these words.
"The handwriting is beautiful and it was written by a woman."
Xuesheng said.
"Nonsense, everyone can see this, you need to say it."
"Oh, but you didn't see it. Although the writing is good, the writing is only on the surface. It means that this person should not have any martial arts or cultivation."
"You mean, she is an ordinary person? Then why does she appear here? This is a forbidden area of the Liutian Sect. Is this the person on the small boat I saw before?"
"Hey, there is a line of small words here."
As soon as Xue Sheng finished speaking, Liu Xin snatched it away, and it was very difficult to see it under the moonlight that came and went.
Suddenly, there was a burst of light around him, and Liu Xin was startled when he saw Xuesheng lighting a candlestick in the wooden house.
"The top priority is to find out who is here. Don't worry about it so much."
When Liu Xin saw Xuesheng's serious expression, he knew that this guy was also anxious.
Because lighting a lamp in the middle of the lake is the most stupid thing. Once the disciples of the Liutian Sect on the shore notice this ray of light, they will surround the place the next moment. It would be difficult for the two of them to fly even if they had wings.
But now there is really no other way but this last resort.
With the help of candlelight, Liu Xin quickly read the line of small characters, and immediately knew what was going on. He stretched out his hand, and a blast of wind blew out, extinguishing the candlelight.
"How?" Xuesheng didn't read the words, but judging from Liu Xin's actions, he had already found something.
"There are not many words on it, but it is enough: After being held captive for two years, more than seventy children have been selected with my help. After I escaped, there are still twenty-nine. Children, don't blame me, they are all because they can't help themselves. .”
"It seems that this person has some ability to select children who meet the requirements of the Liutian Sect. She should have a lot of knowledge about this matter during her two years here. Maybe she has even met her junior sister!"
"And she is mostly under house arrest here. Her absence tonight may be related to the storm that is coming." Liu Xin looked at the increasingly heavy rain outside. The roof of the lake house was made of wooden boards, which was not protective. It was raining. At this time, the sound of dripping water could be heard in the house.
"The rain is coming very fast and it should probably stop tomorrow..."
When Liu Xin said this, he was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Xuesheng.
Although the surroundings were extremely dark, both of them knew what the other was thinking.
[Updates will be made twice a day from tomorrow. When I see the readers here, I would like to collect them and recommend them. Pen refills]
