Time flies by for a thousand years, and the world reincarnates several times.
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Tiying suddenly woke up from her nightmare.
The sky was dark, the rain was pouring down, the smell of earth mixed with blood hit my face, and the grinding teeth and gasping sounds of unknown monsters in the mountains and fields could be heard at a very close distance.
She turned her head and saw a pale face with a long tongue hanging in the air.
When Tiying was so frightened that she was about to faint again, a hoarse male voice suddenly sounded next to her: "Are you awake?"
Tiying's face was pale and her eyes widened when she saw the young man sitting on his knees near the entrance of the cave in the small cave.
He was dressed in mysterious clothes, wearing a hood, and had a slender profile, but his hands, feet, and face could not be seen clearly.
Somewhat scary.
But compared to the grimace hanging above Tiying's head, he was no longer scary.
Tiying stared at him, her heart pounding for a long time. The pain in her head stopped, and she woke up completely from the nightmare and understood the current situation.
She reluctantly called out: "Senior brother."
The young man wearing a hood looked out of the cave and said softly "Hmm".
Tiying was upset.
--
Tiying remembered what the situation was like now.
A few months ago, the little sect she worshiped was almost wiped out because the master was too incompetent. It's unclear whether her former master is dead or alive, but she was on the run and was being hunted all the way.
After entering Dongzhou, the people who were chasing him were still so powerful. Tiying was not good at studying and could not defeat them, so she had to find a way to find someone to protect her. It happened that the Yujing Sect was accepting disciples, so Tiying signed up enthusiastically, abandoning the old sect and wanting to join the new sect.
Although she is a country bumpkin, she has also heard of the name Yujingmen. If she becomes a disciple of the Yujing Sect, those who are chasing her will naturally not dare to pursue her anymore.
It's just that the Yujing Sect is very strict in accepting disciples. The registered disciples must pass different tests before they are considered successful and can enter the next round.
After Tiying signed up, she was assigned to the "Five Poison Forest". She had been timid since she was young, and when she heard the name of such a scary place, she hesitated. There was a young man standing next to her, looking very dignified from behind.
She was stopped by the young man: "Junior Sister, are you going to the Five Poison Forest? I wonder if Junior Sister is willing to join us?"
Let's go together.
But after entering, Tiying regretted it to death.
There are monsters everywhere in the Five Poison Forest. She can't defeat them herself, and her companions are almost as bad as her...
The two of them were hiding in the east of the Five Poison Forest in a very awkward situation. Just now they were about to be eaten by demons, so Tiying had to use her most powerful spell——
After using it, the demons dispersed.
She was also frightened by the ghostly face she summoned in mid-air.
Not only was she fainted from fright, she also had a nightmare, about being possessed by a demon and reincarnation... When she woke up, she couldn't remember the dream clearly, but her head hurt.
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While Tiying was shivering, she heard the boy's hoarse but gentle voice: "Are you having a nightmare?"
Tiying was cold and scared. She didn't dare to raise her head for fear of facing the ghostly face she had summoned. The companion next to him actually spoke, and Tiying immediately said:
"You are so cruel, why did you suddenly speak and scare me?"
The young man who was sitting at the entrance of the cave, blocking the wind and rain outside, seemed stunned for a moment, turned his head slightly, and glanced at the girl in the cave through the hood.
Tiying is only fourteen or fifteen years old. Her slightly damp hair was gathered on her fleshy pink cheeks, her dark eyes were drooping, and her lips were pursed hard, looking stubborn and pitiful.
However, when she opened her mouth, she slapped him down.
It can be seen that the level of the person who educated her is not good.
The young man thought about it for a long time and said: "You just used the talisman to drive away the demons because you were so jealous that you had nightmares. Nightmares are caused by the lingering thoughts of heaven and earth and cannot be true. If the talisman is used to cultivate, such sequelae of deprivation are not uncommon. Junior sister, don't be too nervous. Worry.”
Tiying suddenly realized. Anyway, her spiritual power was weak, so when she woke up, she didn't remember the contents of the nightmare very clearly.
What is "hatred of evil"? She had the nightmare because she couldn't control the power of the spell at all.
Her former cheap master was so incompetent that he led her to become incompetent as well. After she left the small mountain pass of the Qian sect, she realized that the monks outside could fly into the sky and escape at every turn, which she could not compare to.
but……
Tiying held it in for a long time, then she said firmly: "I am a Fu cultivator, I will not be scared."
She stared at the strange boy - I fought off all the monsters, what else can you do except say a few words!
The strange boy had such a good temper: "If you are like this, I am troublesome."
He slowly took out something from the storage bag and handed it to Tiying.
In the dim light of the night, Tiying lowered her head and was shocked to see that the back of his stretched out hand was covered in scars. Before she could see it clearly, he seemed to realize the problem and threw the thing into her arms. Then he withdrew his hand and hid it in his sleeve.
The young man said: "This is the dry food I bought in the town at the foot of the mountain. Junior sister must not have eaten grain yet, right? This place is simple and crude. I feel sorry for junior sister."
His voice was not pleasant, but his tone was as slow and unhurried as running water. It was hoarse and grating on people's ears, which made the inexperienced Tiying startled for a moment.
Tiying lowered her head and saw the shriveled buns delivered to her.
She didn't feel embarrassed: she had just saved the two of them, what happened to him providing some food and drink?
Tiying: "Hey!"
He turned around in surprise.
Tiying thought for a while, just like ordering food: "I don't like this kind of dry food, it's not delicious at all."
Anyone else would have lost their patience with her temper.
But the young man was still calm: "That's it, I will remember it. I came down in a hurry and did not make enough preparations. Junior Sister, please bear with me and I will not wrong Junior Sister next time."
next time?
Tiying thought: Oh, he should be talking about the ghost place called Wudu Forest.
Yes, after leaving the Five Poison Forest, you can enter the Yujing Sect and be elected as a disciple, so you really don’t have to feel wronged.
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The young man gave Tiying dry food, water, and finally threw a cloak to her to keep out the cold.
Except for the still terrifying grimace hanging above her head, Tiying had wrapped herself in a cloak. After being warm and full, she felt calmer.
She also whispered: "Thank you."
She was young, and when she raised her face to speak, her dark eyes revealed innocence and violence.
The young man turned away and looked at the rain outside the cave.
The young man looked out of the cave. He saw the bent backs of his hands, his slender neck, and the skin exposed outside his clothes. Occasionally, he could see many tragic scars. But he kept these things well hidden, with his back to the light, so that the timid junior sister in the cave would not see them.
He looked at the rain and sat up straight.
It was as if they were in a trance, but also as if they were judging when the demon would find them, or how they should leave the Five Poison Forest.
After a slight tug, the girl's humming "hmm" brought him back to consciousness.
He lowered his head and saw Tiying's hand gently tugging on his sleeve.
Tiying thought to herself: How could he sit so straight in the barren mountains and mountains, yet look so elegant from behind?
As she slowly moved over, the boy held his breath slightly.
Her voice was soft, like a naughty kitten: "Senior brother..."
The young man thought to himself: When you got angry at him, didn't you say "Hey"?
But he answered her.
His response gave Tiying courage.
Tiying got closer to him, and at the speed of a snail moving mountains, she moved to the boy's side, carefully hooked his sleeve, and turned.
Ti Ying: "Senior brother, did you realize that I am a Fu cultivator because you are one too?"
The young man's voice was still hoarse, but he should be very patient: "So be it."
Tiying gained courage.
She stretched out a finger tremblingly and pointed upward: "Then...is it still there?"
The young man was stunned for a moment, followed her finger and looked up, meeting the grimace in mid-air.
Ghostface gave him a flattering smile. When he smiled, his tongue, which was nearly three feet tall, almost fell off. The saliva dripped onto the back of the shivering girl's neck, making it sticky.
Tiying was shocked.
But she didn't dare to raise her head: "What, what is it, senior brother?!"
The boy looked at the grimace.
When the next drop of saliva was about to fall, his fingers on his knees moved slightly, and the grimace's tongue was instantly knotted, and the saliva was rolled up and his mouth was sealed.
He brushed the girl's neck with his sleeve: "It's rain, junior sister."
Tiying breathed a sigh of relief, but her teeth were still chattering: "Why did the rain drip into the hole..."
Young man: "Scenes like this are very common in wet and cold forests. Junior sister is not a local, right?"
Tiying was completely relieved by his explanation and simply hugged his arm.
The young man hesitated: "Junior sister..."
Tiying shushed him, her voice still shaking: "Is it still there?"
The young man pretended not to know: "What?"
Tiying was confused: "It's, it's... the spirit."
The young man thought: Don't you even dare to say "ghost"? Isn’t this a demon you summoned yourself to listen to your words?
He replied verbally: "Still."
Tiying trembled.
He felt that the girl was about to cry.
The evidence is the soft tone of her voice when she spoke to him: "Can you think of a way to get rid of it?"
The ghostly face in mid-air was immediately aggrieved, and he brushed it down to rub against Tiying.
Tiying trembled and threw herself into the boy's arms: "Ooooooooo."
The young man said: "The devil is going to cry for you."
Tiying's crying stopped immediately.
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The rain fell all night long, and the mountains and forests were very dark at night. They could only hear each other breathing, and there was a sense of dependence on each other.
The young man was not used to this kind of excessive dependence for the first time, but she had a bad temper and it was hard for him to find a reason to scold her. After thinking about it, he asked her to raise her face to face him.
She refused.
Young man: "Ghost..."
Tiying: "Don't mention that word!"
The young man was startled by her.
He changed his words: "The spirit you have called out is behind you. If you raise your face toward me, you will not see it."
Tiying was very rebellious: "Why should I raise my face to you?"
Young man: "I'll wipe your tears."
Tiying was startled.
This kind of reason is so intimate and gentle and unreasonable, not to mention his voice is not nice, so he should be rejected. But when he stretched out his hand, Tiying was inexplicably hooked by his chin and gently raised her face.
Through the veil of the hood, the boy's eyes fell on her pale and thin cheeks. Cui's curved eyebrows were lightly frowned, her lips were almost bitten by herself, and her eyelashes were wet, a bit childish and a bit delicate.
He then felt that the person who educated her had raised her well.
The boy slowly wiped away the tears on her eyelashes with his sleeve.
He whispered: "You don't have to be afraid of the... spirit behind you. If a demon comes, it will help us. And after a long time, it will disperse. If you are afraid, just close your eyes and sleep."
Tiying was confused: "Sleep?"
Young man: "Well, I'll keep watch."
Tiying was confused: Aren't you the one who followed me silently and ate soft food along the way?
Although she had a bad temper, the young man was still wiping her tears, and the cloak he gave her was still on her body. He had just fed her food and water... She was so comforted that she felt really comfortable, and her cheeks were slightly red.
She nodded obediently.
She made another very excessive request: "Brother, I'm very delicate. Can I sleep on your lap? Can you pat me on the back to comfort me?"
juvenile:"……?"
Rather, it can summon people.
But he was really good-natured, so he said "hmm".
As expected, Tiying smiled. Her smile was much sweeter than her straight face.
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After Tiying's excessive demands were met, before she went to sleep, the boy's hands were on her back, and she murmured:
"Why are you treating me like this?"
The young man paused.
He replied: "Because I am a senior brother."
When monks meet on the road, they will be polite and call each other brother and sister. Tiying already knew these etiquettes after walking all the way. Moreover, if they can both enter the Yujing Gate, then they are indeed brothers and sisters.
So Tiying thought he was speaking politely.
The sound of rain rustled.
Tiying was tired from hiding with the demons all day long. Huddled under her cloak and being coaxed to sleep by being patted on the back, she was so sleepy that she took the time to ask the last question before going to sleep:
"Brother, what is your name?"
The young man paused for a moment - after a whole day, the eldest lady finally remembered to ask his name.
The young man replied: "Jiang Xuehe."
The name sounds familiar.
Tiying murmured and didn't think about it, so he didn't bother to think about it.
After waiting for a while, there was no movement. She felt that he was rude, so she became a little unhappy again: "Don't you even ask me what my name is?"
He knew her name.
But in order to prevent her from losing her temper again before falling asleep, he asked cooperatively: "What is the junior sister's name?"
Tiying got under the soft robe with satisfaction: "Senior brother, my name is Tiying."
The young man looked down at her and gently patted her back with his hand: "I understand."
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Tiying doesn't know.
Jiang Xuehe is really her senior brother.
Tiying left her former master. Her former master was afraid that she would be wronged, so he sent a message to the eldest disciple, saying that he was very worried about Tiying.
Jiang Xuehe was Tiying’s senior brother whom he had never met before.
