After giving away Nalan Yu's knife, solving the problem of Xiao Hua's life experience, and seeing Wu Xin settle down in the Nangong family, Li Ye felt as if his husband had taken off his armor, and he felt relaxed.
During these days, the only thing that made him slightly worried was the three people who stayed in Xuantian Temple. Seeing that half of the spring had passed, he didn't know if the three of them had sensed the opportunity to leave.
Tang Qiuyu and Xia Wutong were not in a hurry. After lunch every day, they took Nangong Ruyu to walk around the streets of Buddha City. In their words, they wanted to visit all the streets and alleys of Buddha City.
At night, Li Ye occasionally looked at the gray dragon soul in his body in a daze. He was already at the ninth level of the formless body, and it had no intention of refining it.
Li Ye only remembered the time when the woman in white rescued him in the cold pool of the underground cave. He escaped from death and broke through the realm. After refining the gray dragon soul, he tried again and found a fact.
Although he is already at the ninth level of the Formless Dharmakaya, if he wants to refine this dragon soul, he probably has to reach another level, and wait until he reaches the perfection of the ninth level.
Could it be that the opportunity for my breakthrough lies in Tianshan Mountain?
Thinking about going to cross the Tianshan Mountains, he was inevitably a little excited. Where there is danger, there will be more opportunities. But this time, he decided to leave Xiaohua behind and only take Nangong Ruyu with him.
Even Tang Qiuyu, he didn't want to take him with him.
What he needs is the training of life and death, rather than finding someone with a higher level than himself to be a bodyguard. In that case, it is better to continue to practice on Fangcun Mountain.
"It seems that there can only be three people at most." With the decision made, Li Ye walked out and decided to leave the Nangong family as soon as possible. "This is your comfort zone, you can't stay here longer."
He muttered secretly.
Li Ye, who was lying on the bamboo chair in the garden, slowly raised his head, looked in the direction of Fangcun Mountain, and said to himself: "I will conquer you first, and then I will conquer that majestic mountain."
...
That night, he explained his intention to leave to Nangong Xuanyuan and Wu Xin, and refused Nangong Xuanyuan's repeated detentions. Early the next morning, he took Tang Qiuyu and others to the direction of Xuantian Temple.
Nangong Xuanyuan arranged two carriages. Xiaohua hugged Nangong Ruyu and sat on the carriage to say goodbye to Nangong Feiyan and Wuxin.
Li Ye looked at Nangong Xuanyuan and said, "In the past two years, there should be no major events in the five regions. You can practice with peace of mind."
"If the Imperial Master decides to leave, please take Yu'er home to stay for a few days." This was a question that had been lingering in Nangong Xuanyuan's mind for a long time. "After all, once you leave, you don't know how many years it will take before we can get back together."
In his opinion, the next time Yu'er comes back, she will at least be a practitioner in the Golden Core realm.
No one would believe that she was in the Golden Core realm when she was less than ten years old, but for the sake of Nangong Ruyu's future, he had no choice but to part ways with her.
"Daddy, be good at home. Yu'er will bring you the elixir he collected with his master next time he comes back."
The little girl knew that Li Ye was going to take her into the mountains to collect herbs, so she made a promise to Wu Xin first.
"Then I'll be waiting for Yu'er." Wuxin stood in front of the house and waved to her. "Yu'er will be happy and safe with your master, practicing happily on the mountain. Come back to see dad and grandpa when you have time."
Nangong Ruyan lowered her head. At this time, she also felt a little sad, but she didn't know how to express it to the two people in front of her, so she just sighed softly.
"Go back, everyone, and be well."
Li Ye waved his hand, and the coachman raised his whip to drive the carriage. The carriage slowly left the Nangong family and drove towards Fangcun Mountain.
...
"What food did Yu'er buy in the city? I bought a lot of skirts for me. I heard that you went shopping with Princess Wutong again?"
Li Ye knew that she bought a lot, and thought that if you wear it for two years at most, you will have to throw it away. Isn't this a waste?
Whether it's her own family or the Nangong family, Nangong Yu'er is the youngest girl at the moment. The clothes she bought are a waste if she can't wear them all, even though she doesn't lack the money.
"I didn't buy that much." The little girl pouted and said, "Next time Yu'er comes back, I won't buy it. Yu'er is going to Tianshan with her master, how can she not buy a few more dresses?"
Xiaohua patted her little hand gently and said, "Yu'er must learn to save money and can't spend it randomly."
Nangong Ruyu nodded, then hugged Li Ye and whispered in his ear: "Sister Princess bought some new sets of clothes for the master!"
Li Ye was startled, looked at her and said, "Did you come up with the idea?"
Nangong Ruyu shook her head and muttered: "How does Yu'er know what size clothes the master wears? Yu just bought more food."
Li Ye closed his eyes and said calmly: "Take a rest for a while. When you go up the mountain, you have to climb half of the mountain road by yourself."
Since he was going to Tianshan, he had to start training the little girl right in front of him.
"Don't worry, master, Yu'er will hold your hand and climb up." The little girl knew that the master was not making things difficult for her, so she didn't want to be lazy.
Li Ye looked at her and said, "I was the same age as you back then, and I also wore iron armor and climbed up Tianshan Mountain."
...
Before noon, the five of them returned to the small bluestone courtyard of Xuantian Temple.
Xiaohua and Tang Qiuyu went to cook lunch, Xia Wutong took the girl to clean the room, Li Ye fetched water and washed the stone table under the pear tree, lit the small stove and put on the kettle.
The five of them were thirsty after climbing the mountain road for two hours. He had to make a pot of hot tea.
The pear blossoms have faded and been replaced by a tree of thin green pears.
Li Ye was boiling water while thinking about where Jiang Ruoyu was now. Usually at this time she would stay in the yard either meditating or making tea for herself.
Have you gone to chat with the master?
Shaking his head gently, he thought about finishing his meal and taking a rest before going to find Qingxu and others.
When he was at the Nangong Family, he had already put the wine to be distributed to the three people into small wine jars. Tang Qiuyu also put the wine into jars, intending to give it to the four of them together.
After cleaning up his room, Xia Wutong pulled Nangong Ruyu to sit down at the table, and Li Ye poured the freshly brewed hot tea for the two of them.
Xia Wutong looked at him and said weakly: "Junior brother, can we wait until my mother leaves so that we can go into the mountains to collect medicine?"
"You don't want to follow them to the top of the mountain, do you? That's not something you can face now."
Li Ye was shocked. He had never thought about witnessing the three people's tribulation. He had been struck by lightning since he was a child and had long been used to it. How could he spend more time climbing up the mountain with them?
Who knows if Lei Jie, who doesn't recognize people, will chop him a few times?
"No, I'm just asking you by the way." Xia Wutong frowned.
Seeing that her mother was about to leave, she felt naturally sad, but she also understood that it was her mother's own business after all. Even if she followed, she wouldn't be able to help, and might even cause trouble for her mother and distract her.
Tang Qiuyu has already told Hao about this truth.
Li Ye looked up at her, then glanced at Nangong Ruyu who was holding a tea cup and drinking water, and asked: "Next, Yu'er must practice seriously and strive to break through to another realm before we enter the mountain."
Nangong Ruyu looked at him and nodded, meaning to reassure the master. .
Li Ye nodded with satisfaction, gently brushed back the stray hair on her forehead, and said with a smile, "Yu'er will grow up quickly, and it will be you who will protect the master in the future."
The little girl giggled and said, "Don't worry, master. When Yu'er grows up, I will protect you, as well as your father and grandfather at the foot of the mountain."
Xia Wutong looked at the two of them quietly, holding a cup of hot tea and just took a shallow sip. She didn't know what she was thinking.
Li Ye looked at her and thought of Mu Mu's appearance when Bai Susu left.
I couldn't help but whisper: "Back on the Tianshan Mountains, when Mu Mu was four years old, her master left her..."
It was a topic that he didn't want to reveal at first, but because of the situation Xia Wutong was facing, Li Ye had no choice but to talk to her, hoping to alleviate the scars in her heart.
After all, the emperor had left her, and the only relatives left in the five realms were the eldest prince and Tang Qiuyu.
Then he explained: "Before your father left, he came to Nanyun City in southern Xinjiang. We talked a lot..."
He did not tell the emperor what he had entrusted to him, but he believed that Xia Wutong would be able to understand it with his intelligence.
The girl looked at him curiously and asked: "My father went to find you at the beginning, and I only listened to my brother later."
There was no intention of blaming her, and there was only a trace of sadness in the little girl's heart.
Li Ye nodded.
Xia Wutong looked at him with a bright look in his eyes and said, "I didn't expect that my father would come to see you?"
"My fate with him has been around for a long time and cannot be explained clearly in just one sentence."
Li Ye looked at her and said quietly, without showing his sadness or joy.
Xia Wutong said softly: "But they all left me?"
Li Ye looked at him and couldn't help but shake his head and murmured: "The world is difficult, how can everything go well?"
After a pause, he looked at her reddish face, and the face that Mu Mu had shown when he left appeared in front of his eyes. He looked at her and said, "I have also experienced the same situation as you. If you want to see me earlier, They need to practice hard and be stronger."
Xia Wutong nodded.
"When your mother comes back later, don't let her see your tears." Looking at her, Li Ye couldn't help but comfort her softly.
Xia Wutong laughed, blushing slightly, "I want to go to Tianshan with you, don't leave me behind."
Li Ye was stunned and thought to himself, I don't want to leave you behind.
Just as she was talking, Xiaohua walked out with the cooked food, followed by Tang Qiuyu. He looked at Li Ye and said, "Go and wash your hands. It's time to eat."
...
After lunch, Xia Wutong took Nangong Ruyu to rest, while Li Ye and Tang Qiuyu sat under the tree making tea.
Looking up in the direction of Xuantian Temple, Li Ye asked, "Should we go over and have a look?"
Tang Qiuyu smiled and said softly: "Wait until she comes back. Don't disturb her."
Li Ye didn't expect that she would say that. He looked at her and smiled bitterly: "We have to talk to her. Once she leaves, the princess will have a hard time for a long time."
Tang Qiuyu lowered his head and thought for a while, then said seriously: "After they set off, we will also go into the mountains to collect herbs and find something for her to do. This will ease things a little."
Li Ye nodded after hearing this, looked at her and replied, "That's good. If we go into the mountain earlier, I can go to Tianshan Sword Sect earlier."
When Tang Qiuyu heard this, he frowned and said, "I know you are going to Tianshan Mountain, so we masters and disciples will follow you. Just treat it as a practice."
Unexpectedly, Li Ye shook his head with her and said with a smile: "Let's break up at the intersection of Zhongyu. I will take the princess to the Tianshan Sword Sect, and Mr. Tang will go back to the imperial city to find my husband and his wife."
"Little guy, what are you thinking about?" Tang Qiuyu glared at him, thinking that you dare to say this.
Li Ye looked at her and smiled and said, "Mr. Tang has misunderstood. We are going to Tianshan Mountain for training. If we want you to follow us for protection, it is better to stay in Fangcun Mountain."
Tang Qiuyu was stunned, thinking that he had really misunderstood, and couldn't help but blush and said: "Let me think about it, I can rest assured that Wutong will be with you, but will she be willing?"
Li Ye looked at her and smiled: "I think the princess will be willing."
