Zhao Ning stood there, silently watching the shadow walk into the cave. The shadow brushed across the desk where pens, inks, paper and inkstones had not yet been placed. Behind the desk, there seemed to be a young man Qi Jingyu writing at his desk; it brushed against the piles of medicinal books. In front of the bookshelf, Qi Jingyu, a young man with frowning eyebrows as he read through medicinal books, appeared; and as he passed by the stone bed, a young Qi Jingyu, who was tossing and turning and unable to sleep, appeared on the bed...
Everywhere is a memory. These lights and shadows fill the interior of the cave, as if it has returned to the vitality of that time.
"Ayu." Doctor Handi shouted blankly from behind. He did not sense the situation inside the cave. He only sensed that the aura belonging to his child on Zhao Ning's body had completely dissipated. At this moment, there seemed to be someone living in the cave.
Zhao Ning turned around, still raising her hand to support the rattan curtain, and stepped aside to avoid it.
Dr. Han Di subconsciously followed the guidance of Zhao Ning's movements, walked step by step to the cave, and stood at Zhao Ning's original position. At this moment, he could clearly see the light and shadow in the cave.
The shadow staring at the scroll with the word "道" in the middle slowly turned around, and Doctor Handi froze.
One shadow and one person looked at each other, and the shadow smiled brightly, and bowed slowly and solemnly to Dr. Handi, as if saying to Dr. Handi, "Father, the child is home."
"Ayu!!!"
Dr. Handi couldn't bear it any longer. He shouted, with tears in his eyes, and he rushed towards the shadow with rapid steps, but missed.
"Ayu...Ayu..." Doctor Handi knelt on the ground, and Shadow's illusory hand patted his shoulder. The memory light and shadow around him disappeared, and Shadow squatted in front of Doctor Handi, with a complicated look on his face, conveying the final message. idea.
Zhao Ning lowered her eyes, silently put down the rattan curtain, and turned to the edge of the cliff. She half-folded her arms and looked at the distant mountains. The mountains are secluded, the rivers are long, the bells and spirits are beautiful, and there are fairies everywhere. This is the "Jiuzhou" in Yu Jingjue's heart. .
She slowly unfolded her right hand forward, and the cold wind blew through her empty palm. Zhao Ning suddenly remembered that she was just a mortal body at the moment, unable to gather the lotus of the dead, unable to offer sacrifices...
At this time, the back of her hand was held up by another big hand, and little bits of spiritual light gathered in her palm, converging into the lotus of the dead. Her eyes followed the arm and looked up at the uncle who had just appeared. Their eyes touched and received a touch of comfort. , Zhao Ning smiled with peace of mind.
Together with my uncle, I bloomed the lotus of the past life. Surrounded by spiritual light, the lotus of the past life was in full bloom, and its petals floated out in the wind. It was a memorial to the old friends who returned to their hometown.
"Ayu——!!!" Dr. Handi's heartbreaking cry came from the cave.
The wind wrapped around Dr. Handi's howl and took away lotus petals from the past one after another.
The light and shadow of the last lotus petal disappeared, Dr. Handi's wail also became low, and Zhao Ning slowly looked at his uncle.
Qin Keyuan saw the sorrow and pleading in her eyes. He didn't know for a moment whether Zhao Ning was touched by this incident or was involved in other unsaid things. He sighed in his heart, raised his arms, and took Zhao Ning into his arms.
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On the steps of the medicine garden, Zhao Ning sat on the highest level, with several little demon spirits sitting at her feet.
The little ginseng sat on the other side and sighed. It said "ouch", and several little demon spirits next to it also followed suit.
Zhao Ning looked a little vacant. She held her chin with one hand and gnawed the spirit fruit with the other. She took a bite and said "Hey". Then, all the little demon spirits turned to look at her, and the resentful little demon spirits turned to look at her. The look in her eyes made Zhao Ning feel a little at a loss, and she said, "It seems like it's not yet ripe, it's a bit sour..."
Before he could finish speaking, the little Polygonum cicada lowered its mouth and said, "I picked it. I don't know anything. Oh, oh, oh, oh, Grandpa Handi won't teach me a lesson..." As he said that, he burst into tears.
The little demon spirit next to it hurriedly comforted it, but was "deeply touched" and began to cry, "Grandpa doesn't even come to chase us to play..."
Ever since Dr. Handi met Yu Jingjue in the cave that day, he had been hiding in the cave and would not come out. Qin Keyuan went to see him alone once, only to come back and say with Zhao Ning, "Doctor Handi is fine, it's just that he needs to I'm going into seclusion to calm my mind, I won't be able to come out in a short time." More than half a month has passed.
The little demon spirits whined together, and the little ginseng had a particularly "leader" temperament, so he got up and drove them away.
It sat next to Zhao Ning again and apologized to Zhao Ning like a little adult, "Sister Fairy, there is no doctor Handi, and we don't know where to get food for mortals. There are no towns or villages nearby where mortals gather."
"It's okay." Zhao Ning patted its little head, "Sister Fairy has the Bigu Pill. You don't have to listen to Uncle Master's arrangements. You can appease the little Polygonum and the others."
Little Ginseng glanced at Zhao Ning hesitantly, worried about this human being, but then turned to look behind her, jumped down the steps and ran away.
Zhao Ning turned around and saw Qin Keyuan opening the door and walking out. She arched her eyebrows and called "Uncle Master."
Qin Keyuan knelt down in front of her, glanced in the direction of the little demon spirit, and Zhao Ning said, "The little guys can understand Dr. Handi's mood, and he is also sad."
"Yes." He responded, looking down at the spiritual fruits in the basket. The spiritual fruits were all half-green, and he heard, "Do you want something to eat instead?"
Zhao Ning was confused, where did the uncle get the food for mortals? There is no place for mortals to gather within a radius of three thousand miles, or the entire Central Continent is not the realm of mortals.
Qin Keyuan suddenly said, "Dr. Handi made Guili Wanfu cake a while ago and there is still some wheat flour left. Uncle, I will make you a bowl of noodles." After saying that, without waiting for Zhao Ning's reaction, he stood up and went to the kitchen at the edge. This kitchen was probably It was built by Dr. Han Di who took care of Qi Jingyu when he was a child. It was not until Zhao Ning came here a while ago that he was sorted out.
Zhao Ning stood up quickly, picked up her skirt and chased after her, asking, "Can uncle do it?"
She still remembered that Qin Keyuan was picked up by the Qingxiao Sect when he was a child. Most of the disciples of the sect had their own spiritual canteen to take care of their food. When they got older, they concentrated on practicing and did not eat grains. They used Bigu Pills to survive until they reached the advanced level of Qi training and were completely fasted. Even if you join the world and become mortals, you don’t need to think about food.
Sure enough, Qin Keyuan paused for a moment and said, "It shouldn't be difficult."
"..." Zhao Ning was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his brows and he followed more closely.
He rolled up his big sleeves, spread wheat flour on the table, and dropped the fermented dough on the table. The kitchen space was small, and the two of them couldn't stretch out if they stood side by side, so Zhao Ning stood behind Qin Keyuan, looking around and looking around. Following the uncle's slightly unfamiliar but not chaotic movements, he kneaded and kneaded the dough slowly and seriously. Zhao Ning felt a trance and warm heart throughout the whole process.
When the dough was formed, he paused and turned his head to look at Zhao Ning behind him. Zhao Ning seemed to feel that he had been caught, so he shifted his gaze and pointed at the flour stains on his robe and chin and smiled.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Ning's cheeks were smeared with two wisps of white in a "retaliatory manner".
"Uncle Master!" Zhao Ning falsely accused.
"Go to the little demon spirits and gather some leaves to make a match." Qin Keyuan said, but Zhao Ning didn't want to leave for a breath, but she couldn't resist the uncle. Under his urging to "go quickly", she went out in three steps and two turns. .
By the time Zhao Ning finally found a few leaves from a hundred-year-old elixir and thousand-year-old herb that said "the body will not explode if you eat it", it was already time for a cup of tea. In the kitchen, the noodles were already taking shape. , the stove is lit and the water is boiling.
Qin Keyuan was putting the noodles into the pot and closing the lid. Zhao Ning stood on tiptoe to watch and raised her eyes to "question" him, "Uncle Master, did you use your magic power? Why are you so fast!"
He took a few leaves of the spirit grass, and with a little movement of his hand, a ball of water wrapped the leaves of the spirit grass, washing away the non-existent dust.
"Like this?" He teased.
"Uncle Master!" Zhao Ning complained again.
After laughing for a while, the water boils, the noodles are cooked, and the leaves of the spiritual grass are put into the pot. After a while, the noodles and leaves are picked up, and the bowl is full, and the taste is good.
The two of them sat face to face on a small stool, nestled in the small space of the kitchen. Zhao Ning held the bowl and was reluctant to eat for a while.
"Try it." Qin Keyuan smiled.
Zhao Ning looked at her uncle, seeing that his sleeves were rolled up, his hands, arms, collar, chin and even a few strands of hair were all stained with flour. He looked at him with all his eyes on her, and looked at him with a smile on his face. At this moment, throwing away practice, throwing away realm, throwing away the road ahead, throwing away the avenue, it seems that it is enough to be a mortal.
Feeling sad in his heart, Zhao Ning quickly lowered his eyes and quickly ate the hot noodles. Zhao Ning couldn't tell what the taste was, and every bite he took made his heart feel hot.
"How is it?" Qin Keyuan seemed a little curious.
Zhao Ning raised her head, chewed slightly, and said "delicious".
But Qin Keyuan looked at her again and again, with a bit of hesitation that "he always felt something was wrong."
Zhao Ning couldn't find the answer, so he handed over the bowl and picked up the noodles, "Uncle, try it yourself."
This made Qin Keyuan pause for a moment, and Zhao Ning suddenly realized that this approach was too...
But the uncle had already lowered his head and ate the noodles he stirred up.
The feeling of heat in the heart seemed to spread to the whole body, but fortunately the rising heat vaguely blocked it.
Until Qin Keyuan hissed, "That's wrong."
Zhao Ning was at a loss, so she heard him say, "I forgot the salt, it's a little too salty."
This medicine garden kitchen has been empty for hundreds of years, and there are no mortals eating in this place for thousands of miles. Where can there be salt.
Zhao Ning looked at the bowl that was almost bottomed out, then raised her head and looked into her uncle's smiling eyes.
The two of them were hiding alone in a small place, and they both burst out laughing at the same time.
Chapter 331
More than a month later, Zhao Ning and Qin Keyuan finally saw the figure of Dr. Han Di. He walked out of the cave and built a tomb with Qi Jingyu's relics.
Doctor Handi sat in front of the grave, gathering lotus flowers. His emotions had calmed down and his movements were calm.
When he saw Zhao Ning, he thanked her a little apologetically, "Thank you for bringing Ayu back. I misunderstood before."
Zhao Ning shook her head and just asked him, "What are your plans for the future."
Doctor Han Di said, "I want to go to the Holy City of Wind Shadow to have a look."
Zhao Ning understood but did not support it. Qin Keyuan obviously thought the same way, "The whereabouts of the Holy City of Wind Shadow are uncertain. There are many desperate gamblers in the Holy City. It is quite dangerous for Dr. Han Di to go alone."
Dr. Handi poured out the drink in his hand, put down the cup, and walked up to the two of them. He said, "I don't believe that my Ayu will die like this due to the secret method, otherwise he wouldn't ask Fairy Zhao Ning to come back and see her for the last time. One glance.”
At this point, his eyes fell on Zhao Ning, asking how Zhao Ning got Qi Jingyu's trust.
Zhao Ning could feel that her uncle was also watching her. After all, Yu Jingjue should have been living well when he left Jiuzhou. Zhao Ning had thousands of thoughts in his heart, but his face was calm and he lowered his eyes to explain.
"Not long ago, I was chased by gangsters and almost died. I happened to encounter the wandering ghost of Dr. Jingyu passing by, and blocked the gangster's murderous intention, so I was able to escape..."
Dr. Handi closed his eyes slightly to hide his sadness. He murmured and asked, "Where is it?"
Zhao Ning said, "I was in a panic at the time, hiding here and there. I...I can't remember where I was..."
Dr. Han Di opened her eyes and stared at Zhao Ning again, her expression now a bit scrutinizing.
Qin Keyuan covered Zhao Ning.
"Doctor Handi, speaking of this, Dr. Jingyu may still be affected by reincarnation and external incarnation, and his remaining soul cannot enter reincarnation. If he wanders to Kunxu Mansion, he may exhaust his soul power and be unable to move forward. When I meet Zhao Ning, firstly, the doctor is kind-hearted to save the predicament, and secondly, I entrust Zhao Ning to fulfill her obsession."
Doctor Handi sighed heavily, turned away his face, closed his eyes, opened them, opened them again and closed them again. After a long time, he seemed to accept his fate.
"I am not doubting the little fairy. Since Ayu can entrust the little fairy to fulfill her obsession, she must have the utmost trust in the little fairy. I just hate, hate why I have been looking for him for hundreds of years, but I can't even sense his wandering spirit. Is this Central Continent so huge?”
It's not that huge, it's that it's not in the same time and space at all. Zhao Ning's expression was hidden behind Qin Keyuan. Her fingertips touched the palm behind his back and were wrapped in comfort.
Qin Keyuan asked calmly, "Does Dr. Handi still want to go to Fengying Holy City?"
Doctor Han Di raised his head, his eyes still firm, "Go. Why not go? Didn't you say you want to find the remains?"
"Don't worry about me, I am a medical practitioner after all, so I won't die that easily." Before leaving, he took out a palm-sized bag of tips from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Qin Keyuan, "This is Master Tian Qingfeng of Guangyuan Cave The elixir, you said before that you wanted to visit Guangyuan Cave Heaven, but I just want to set off now, so you can help me deliver the elixir."
Qin Keyuan took the brocade bag, slightly opened the seal, and saw a bottle of Taishang Wangchen Pill inside.
This elixir has never been seen in Jiuzhou, but judging from its name, it seems to be a state of mind elixir that cuts through illusions.
"This Taishang Wangchen Pill is a prescription given by Guangyuan Cave Heaven. It is said that this pill can cut away thoughts of dust, break illusions, eliminate cause and effect, and control life and death. This is the first time I have refined it. As for whether it has that effect, I am also confused. I don’t know. When the time comes, just hand it over directly to Master Qingfeng. He also knows the ins and outs and won’t bother with the elixir." Doctor Han Di explained.
Qin Keyuan turned over his hand to put away the elixir, and gathered a jade slip with his other hand, "This jade slip is locked with a sword energy. If you touch it when you transform into a god, you will die. The doctor saved Qin's life, and Qin could only express this." gratitude."
Doctor Han Di looked at it with interest, and then heard Qin Keyuan say, "When the jade slip is broken, the sword energy comes out, and Qin can also feel it."
"Okay, good stuff." Dr. Handi responded with a smile, took half a step back, bowed and said, "When mountains and rivers meet, I will be careful. See you later."
Zhao Ning and Qin Keyuan returned the gift, said nothing more, and watched him go away.
When Dr. Han Di's light in the clouds completely disappeared from the sky, Zhao Ning asked, "Uncle Master, where exactly is this Wind Shadow Holy City in Chengzhou Continent?"
Qin Keyuan said, "The ancient city is misty and invisible in the wind. The city is full of gambling houses. One can know the world's affairs with one bet, and one can rise to the top with one bet. But I don't bet on anything else, I only bet on my life."
Zhao Ning was surprised. She looked up at her uncle and asked, "How to bet on fate?"
