Xishan lay on the floor and fell into memories after listening to Qin Shu's questions.
Scenes from the past flashed before his eyes, and after a moment, he heard him say: "You should have come late. We used to go to war often. At that time, the barrier between the world of immortality and the world of demons had just cracked, and those of us nearby Monks are unlucky enough to be infected with demonic aura. We are emotionally affected by the demonic aura and become murderous and violent...we are rejected by people and treated as aliens..."
His eyes were open and his tone was calm, as if he was telling someone else's story.
"Until one day, the Lord appeared in front of us, and he took me in, and more monks like me. He led us all to suppress the cracks, and all the demons who escaped through the cracks were destroyed by us... Haha... Those guys on the dividing line between immortals and demons are quite peaceful now, and there is no need to fight for the time being."
Qin Shu never thought that there was such a reason why they were in Tailai City. Xie Shiyuan stayed in Tailai City for so many years to help mend holes. If the world of immortality is compared to a broken egg shell, Xie Shiyuan has been mending the cracks before.
A few years ago, the eggshell was completely broken and the evil energy was completely dispersed. Even Xie Shiyuan could not control it.
But before that, he opened Qiyuan Mountain first, allowing the monks to have some experience in dealing with the demons, so that the situation did not become one-sided.
Seeing that there was no movement from Qin Shu, Xishan thought she was asleep and didn't say anything again.
Just closing my eyes and thinking about the days of fighting with the Lord, I still feel nostalgic.
Qin Shu lay down for a while and felt that her physical strength had recovered a lot, so she sat up directly.
At this time, there were far fewer monks in the martial arts field. As soon as there was a little movement from Qin Shu's side, Xishan propped up his upper body, looked at her and asked, "Are you going to spar tomorrow?"
Qin Shu stood up, straightened her robes, and said with a smile: "Of course, I will accompany you at any time as long as senior brother is free."
Xishan breathed a sigh of relief, "With your words, I feel relieved."
The two agreed happily and then said goodbye to each other.
In the following days, Qin Shu sparred in the martial arts field during the day and went back to the roof to rest at night. She saw Xishan more often than Xie Shiyuan.
So much so that half a month passed, and she didn't even notice that Xie Shiyuan was not in the room.
It wasn't until this day that she opened the door and saw that the room was empty, and she was stunned.
Why isn't anyone here?
But then I thought again, since he is the lord of Chongtian Palace, he must have many things to be busy with, and he will not meditate in Chongtian Palace every day.
She received the news yesterday that the third senior brother was leaving seclusion. Master and the others were preparing a return banquet for the third senior brother. After all, he was the same third senior brother, so Qin Shu had no reason to refuse, so she agreed.
I originally wanted to say goodbye to Xie Shiyuan, but now that he is not at home, I will leave him a message.
Since she was leaving, she had to say hello to her good partner who she had been sparring with for so many days.
Qin Shu went to the martial arts field for the last time and had a hearty fight with Xishan.
Xishan was lying on the floor as before. He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead and said with emotion: "I'm really tired."
After saying that, he seemed to have thought of something again, turned away and looked at Qin Shu, and asked, "Have you had a breakthrough recently?"
Qin Shu shook her head, "Not yet."
Xishan's head lay back on the floor again and said: "There must be some progress even if there is no breakthrough, I can feel it."
Qin Shu responded, "There is some progress, thanks to senior brother's guidance these days."
Xishan sneered, "It doesn't matter who gives guidance to whom. If you compete with me now, you won't reach the point of exhaustion. For example, now, I am lying down and you are sitting."
Qin Shu grinned, "Half a month has passed, and there will always be some progress."
What's more, she also absorbed the so-called power of chaos, which can be regarded as a cheat for herself.
The two of them would chat after each fight. Today, Xishan asked Qin Shu as before, "Are you coming tomorrow?"
Qin Shu shook her head, "I have to go out for something. I can't say when I will come back next time. Can we make an appointment when I come back?"
Although Xishan was a little disappointed, he expected that he was also on a mission for the sect, and it was impossible for him to stay in the sect all his life without going out, so he nodded.
"Okay, let's...add spiritual breath?"
Qin Shu agreed, added spiritual breath to Xishan, and then turned and left.
Xishan looked at Qin Shu's leaving figure with some reluctance. He finally met someone who could fight with him, but now he was leaving again?
No, if the other party can fight on par with me, then he must be a high-level monk. When did their Chongtian Palace have such a person?
And he is naive enough. He has been discussing with others for so long, but he still doesn’t know their names?
Xishan thought about it for a long time, but couldn't match him up with anyone in the sect. Finally, he thought about it and decided to go find Liniang.
Liniang was previously sent to Qiyuan Mountain by Xie Shiyuan. Later, the seal was lifted, Qiyuan Mountain collapsed, and Liniang came back.
Her time in Chongtian Palace was not shorter than his own, and she knew relatively more people. It was right to ask her now.
When Xishan arrived, Liniang was reading files in the room.
Although she is no longer in Qiyuan Mountain now, she is still not idle. The sect still has many affairs that need her to deal with.
Seeing Xishan coming, she didn't even raise her head and asked directly: "Why are you free to come here today? I heard that you met a junior brother in the martial arts field, but I can barely touch you? "
Seeing that she didn't greet him, Xishan didn't feel strange. He found a chair and sat down on his own, and then said: "Why do you force me to touch you? It's more like I force myself to touch him."
Liniang stopped what she was doing and looked up at him in surprise, "So powerful? Which fellow disciple is he?"
Xishan was silent for a moment, then shook his head, "I don't know either."
Liniang: "..."
"You've been competing with me for half a month and you still don't know who she is? Xishan, I really belong to you." Liniang said angrily.
Xishan scratched the back of his head and said sheepishly: "It's just because I don't know. I'm here to ask you. You've seen a lot of people, but have you ever heard of someone like this in our Chongtian Palace?"
Liniang squinted her eyes and thought for a long time, and finally told him categorically, "No."
As soon as these words came out, even Liniang became confused, "Logically speaking, our Chongtian Palace does not have such a person, so who is the person you have been competing with for half a month?"
There should be no one sneaking in in their Chongtian Palace. With the Lord personally in charge, this possibility is slim.
Xishan thought for a while and asked: "Or is it that someone used the method of changing appearance to compete with me?"
Liniang shook her head, "I don't know either. Next time you have a discussion with someone, wouldn't you just ask and find out?"
Xishan sighed, "He said goodbye to me today. He said he was going out for a trip. We have to wait until he comes back before we can discuss things. As for when he will come back... I don't know."
Liniang raised her eyebrows, "Don't you think you don't even have the spirit breath of others?"
Xishan shook his head, "I'm not that stupid."
Liniang chuckled lightly, "You are really interesting. Since you have someone else's spiritual energy, wouldn't you know it just by asking?"
Xishan was stunned for a moment, and then he started to get silly and happy, "Why did I forget this incident?"
He raised his hand and took out the jade slip and sent a message to Qin Shu. Qin Shu was on the way at this time. He felt the fluctuation of the jade slip and thought it was a message from the big snake. However, he unexpectedly took it out and saw that it was a message from Xishan. Come.
[Junior brother, my name is Xishan. I forgot to ask my junior brother’s name before, so please let me know. 】
Qin Shu held the jade slip and thought for a moment. Qin Zheng's vest must not be used anymore, and she couldn't tell him her identity directly. What if he interfered with the big snake and stopped sparring with her in the future?
After thinking about it for a long time, he finally replied hesitantly, [Senior brother, my name is Qin Hao. Please give me more advice in the future. 】
Qin Hao?
There was a hint of confusion on Xishan's face. Sure enough, it was a completely unfamiliar name. He had never heard of it.
He turned to look at Liniang beside him and asked, "Have you ever heard of the name Qin Hao?"
"Qin Hao?" Liniang frowned and shook her head, "Never heard of it."
Xishan was relieved when he saw this. He waved his hand casually and said, "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter who he is, as long as he can spar with me."
Liniang glared at him after hearing this, "Suddenly, such an unknown master appears in the sect, no matter what he does? You are really big-hearted."
Xishan was stunned for a moment, then raised his hand to scratch the back of his head and smiled honestly at her, "Aren't you worried about this? Please take the trouble, I'll take the first step."
As soon as he finished speaking, he rubbed oil on his feet and left.
Liniang looked at his leaving figure and finally suppressed the suspicion in her heart.
It is impossible for the Lord not to know about the sudden appearance of unknown masters in Chongtian Palace.
With the tacit approval of the Lord, he happened to be named Qin.
Isn't this... madam?
Of course, this is just her guess, so she won’t tell Xishan yet.
I heard that Madam is an individual cultivator, and Xishan just couldn't find a rival. If she breaks this relationship, Xishan will definitely be wary of taking action in the future. This is not a good thing for him and Madam. What a good thing.
Liniang thought for a moment and suppressed the matter.
Qin Shu didn't know that Liniang had guessed her identity at this time. She flew all the way back to Xuantian Gate and found a large stone tablet in front of Xuantian Gate.
Qin Shu, who had already flown in, stepped back and landed in front of the stone tablet to look at it.
Why did the sect suddenly have so many large stone tablets?
After looking at it, I discovered that this stone tablet turned out to be a contribution list. All contributions made by all Xuantianmen disciples in the fight against the demons were recorded on this list, and it was updated in real time.
Qin Shu looked up and saw her name at the top. She was stunned and left quickly.
Her high contribution is probably related to the batch of magical artifacts she once gave to Xuantianmen. I just don’t know... Xuantianmen has always been low-key, why did they suddenly become high-profile on this matter.
Qin Shu shook her head, and with a movement of her body, she shrank to the ground and entered the mountain gate.
She had just returned to Lingxiao Peak, and soon someone came to the door, and there was a fluctuation in the cave's restrictions.
"So fast? Could it be You Zijin again?" Qin Shu thought to herself.
While wondering, he opened the restriction and saw three people standing outside the door. It was the senior brother, second senior brother and junior sister Akabane.
Qin Shu was stunned for a moment, then stepped aside to invite them in, and then said, "Why are you here together?"
Cheng Yan walked in, "Let's discuss with you what gift to give to the third child."
Qin Shu thought about it and asked, "What are you going to give me?"
Wen Chi chuckled lightly, "The three of us have calculated it together, why not give each of us one of the four treasures of the study."
Qin Shu raised her eyebrows and said, "Okay."
After all, he is a fellow disciple, so even if he is given the Four Treasures of the Study, they cannot be the ordinary Four Treasures of the Study, at least they must be more than rare treasures.
She subconsciously looked at her eldest brother, wondering if his eldest brother now had a lot of money?
Cheng Yan seemed to know what she was thinking and laughed.
"Elder brother must have received a lot of congratulatory gifts from the sect over the years. Now I only need to give you the Four Treasures of the Study, so I can get it."
Qin Shu was obviously relieved. Wen Chi had already spoken at the side, "I just came back not long ago, why don't you give me a congratulatory gift? We are all juniors, so you are a little too unfavorable to one another, aren't you?"
Chi Yu nodded in agreement, and Qin Shu followed suit when she saw this: "If you say so... I have just come back."
Cheng Yan: "..."
He raised his hand and knocked the junior brothers and sisters on the head one by one, "They all have a lot of money, but they only care about my little treasury?"
Qin Shu laughed and said, "It's rare for senior brother to be so generous. How can we not think about it? Let's go inside first and don't let others think about it too."
Wen Chi walked in first, looked around the whole room, and suddenly sighed, "Junior sister, you have been in the sect for more than 20 years, right?"
Qin Shu didn't understand why he suddenly felt this way, but she still responded casually, "Yes, time flies so fast, more than twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye."
It's just that these twenty or thirty years in the world of immortality won't leave many traces on people. Except for Qin Shu and Chi Yu who have grown up a little, others have not changed much.
Wen Chi withdrew his gaze, turned back to Qin Shu, and said to her: "More than twenty years have passed, and this seems to be the first time I have come to your cave."
Qin Shu: "?"
Naruhiko and Akabane on the side showed thoughtful expressions and said, "We are too."
Qin Shu: "..."
Wen Chi raised his eyebrows and opened the folding fan in his hand. There seemed to be light flashing across his eyes, and he heard him say: "Could it be that... there was something shady in your cave in the past?"
Qin Shu did not refute what he said, but admitted it openly.
"Do you think my cave seems to be very capable?" Qin Shu asked.
Wen Chi: "..."
