In front of the cliff at Ganquan Peak, sword intent surged.
Above the cliff mouth, there is a long sword with a simple shape inserted upside down into the ground. When you think about it on the cliff, all the sword intentions around you are pouring out from this divine sword.
This sword is called the divine spring.
It is the fourth divine item among the Thirty-Six Divine Swords of Tianxuan Mountain.
It was originally a sword held by the masters of Ganquan Peak in the past dynasties.
According to legend, the sword intention in this sword is like a spring, flowing endlessly. If a person holds this sword, fighting the enemy, the sword intention will never dry up, like a river sponge, which cannot stop flowing.
But three hundred years ago, the 16th Lord of Ganquan Peak suddenly died suddenly. The sword did not return to the Yaoguang Sword Pond as before, but flew into the top of Ganquan Peak on its own, shrouding the place under a blanket. In the sword intention, only with the order of the peak master of Ganquan Peak can one enter and leave safely.
Later, all the peak masters of Ganquan Peak tried to take out this sword.
But this sword seems to have become ill because of longing for its master. Although it will not actively harm the disciples of Tianxuan Mountain, it never responds to anyone's call.
Over time, Ganquan Peak could only remain here, treating this place shrouded by the Shenquan Sword as a place to punish the disciples and think about their mistakes in isolation.
"So, he passed the seven trials?" Xiang An asked at the edge of Siguo Cliff, looking at the girl in front of him.
Zhou Ling'er nodded, handed the prepared snacks to Xiang An's hand, and said, "Well, it is said that Fan Yuanwu, brother Xiang's fellow countryman, even took out the Forbidden God Stone, but no flaws were found in him. "
"Although his experience is too unbelievable, it seems that he is really the same person."
"Forbidden God Stone?" Xiang An took the snack and held it in his hand. He did not taste it, but frowned and murmured: "How can a smart person like Fan Yuanwu make mistakes?"
"What do you mean?" Zhou Linger asked in confusion.
Xiang An came back to his senses and realized that he had slipped his mind. He smiled and said, "It's nothing."
Then he put the snack in his hand into his mouth, took a taste, and changed the subject: "This snack tastes good. Where did you buy it?"
"It's the one in Xicheng. The business is very good. I know you like to eat it, so I queued up to buy it early in the morning." After receiving Xiang An's compliment, Zhou Linger immediately forgot about the incident just now and said with a shy look on her face. .
Xiang An smiled and said, "Ling'er is interested."
After he said this, his face darkened again, and he lowered his head and said nothing.
Zhou Ling'er also saw Xiang An's absent-mindedness, and she hurriedly said: "Grandpa, it's true, he knows that today is brother Xiang An's birthday, but he still wants to lock you up here on Siguo Cliff!"
"Is that Chu Qingxiao real or fake? Does it have anything to do with Brother Xiang An?"
"Now that it has been proven that he is real, this matter has come to an end, and he still refuses to let my brother out!"
"Brother Xiang An, don't worry. I will go find grandpa early tomorrow morning. If he is still unwilling to let you out, I will stay here with you for the rest of your life!"
Zhou Linger said with a look of indignation on her face.
Xiang An smiled and said: "Master is not to blame for this, he is doing it for my own good."
"Why are you locked up for your own good?" Zhou Ling'er obviously didn't understand what was going on here. She continued to speak angrily. After saying this, she seemed to have thought of something and looked confused: "I think Brother Xiang An He doesn’t seem to like that Chu Qingxiao very much.”
"I thought you would be very happy to hear that an old friend is still alive. Did you have any issues with that Chu Qingxiao when you were in Wuling City in the past?"
Xiang An smiled bitterly: "Things are not as simple as you think. Not only do Chu Qingxiao and I have no grudges, we were still very good friends in the past."
"Then why..." Zhou Ling'er became increasingly confused.
"Ling'er, do you still remember your best playmate when you were a child?" Xiang An asked.
Zhou Linger thought for a while, and then said: "Brother Xiang An is talking about Xiaodie?"
"Are you still in contact with her now?" Xiang An nodded and then asked.
Zhou Ling'er shook her head: "She married in Yongzhou and we haven't had any contact with her for several years."
The Xiaodie that Zhou Ling'er talks about is the maid who served her closely when she was young. She is smart and careful, and is three or four years older than Zhou Ling'er. Zhou Ling'er's mother died in childbirth, and it was Xiaodie who took care of Zhou Ling'er most of the time.
Zhou Linger was very attached to each other at that time and regarded her as her sister.
Zhou Sheng was also very satisfied with Xiaodie, so when Xiaodie fell in love with a small vendor who came to Tianxuan City to do business, Zhou Sheng showed great mercy and let Xiaodie redeem herself and run away with the vendor.
Since then, the two parties have lost contact.
Xiang An said: "Although Yongzhou is far away, it is not difficult to exchange letters as long as you are willing. It is just because you are the grandson of the guardian of Tianxuan Mountain, and she is just an ordinary woman now."
"Your experiences and perspectives are completely different from each other, so naturally you have nothing to say."
"The same goes for Chu Qingxiao and me."
"We didn't meet each other twelve years ago. I've been through a lot, but he just took a nap and woke up thinking everything was still the same as it was twelve years ago, so we can't be friends anymore."
Zhou Linger seemed to understand.
But Xiang An always had a majestic image in her heart, so she naturally believed what he said.
"Then why does grandpa lock you here?" Zhou Linger asked again.
Xiang An thought for a while and then explained: "When Chu Qingxiao woke up, all his old friends were dead. Naturally, he could not accept this reality. He thought that all this was because we walked out of Wuling City but did not give reinforcements to Wuling City. People’s fault.”
"He wanted revenge and he had a grudge against us."
"However, he has a close relationship with Zhao Nianshuang. Master locked me here because he was afraid that I would conflict with him..."
"Is that so?" Zhou Ling'er nodded, "Humph, this guy is real. Twelve years ago, there was war everywhere in Great Xia. No one could care about Wuling City. If you want to blame it, you should also blame Jian Jia who colluded with Zhu Yin. With those rebels, how can we blame Brother Xiang An?"
Zhou Ling'er felt secretly angry and said: "Lu Qi found out today that he passed the seven-door trial, and he went out of his way to apologize. In my opinion, he should have taught that guy a lesson last time!"
"Lu Qi?" Xiang An frowned slightly when he heard this.
"That's right! He went there after receiving the news today, and even asked me to come with him! I was too lazy to go, and when I did, he really thought we at Ganquan Peak were afraid of him!"
"So what if we have Zhao Nianshuang's support? The way Lu Qi looks like he's climbing up the pole makes him angry just looking at him."
"Lu Qi is an upright person. He probably doesn't understand what's going on. Why do you need to get angry with him?" Xiang An consoled him.
Zhou Ling'er, however, was furious and vented out all the dissatisfaction she had experienced these days: "Grandpa is the same, and so is the peak master. They are afraid of this and that all day long, and they are tolerant to everyone. They only know how to make their own people feel wronged! The matter of Sword Slave City has not been resolved for so long, and if this continues, Ganquan Peak will be annexed sooner or later!"
"Peak Master and Master both have their own difficulties. Who makes our Ganquan Peak Divine Sword unwilling to come out of the mountain for so many years?" Xiang An said, his eyes couldn't help but turn to look at the sword inserted at the top of the peak not far away. A simple long sword.
The Shenquan Sword has been sleeping here for hundreds of years.
This is probably the pain point in the hearts of all Ganquan Peak disciples.
Since the Shenquan Sword fell into sleep, Ganquan Peak has lost its ancestral sword and is inferior to others among the seven divine peaks.
White Hump is famous all over the world for Fu Xuance.
Qingque Peak has Zhao Nianshuang, the future headmaster of Tianxuan Mountain.
There is Zheng Lingyin in Liuhuan Peak who was recognized by the Divine Sword Star Han at a young age.
Even the Shenhe Peak, which can only survive with a few broken fields, has the testimony of Mu Nanshan, a hands-off shopkeeper who is known as the best in the world under the Ten Realms.
Only in Ganquan Peak, the disciples did not have anyone who could handle it. His ancestral sword might not be born for a long time. The only thing he could handle was the large amount of silver collected by the Sword Slave City every year.
But now something has happened in Jiannu City, and Ganquan Peak is in danger.
Even Zhou Ling'er, who doesn't care much about these trivial matters, knows that the current situation in Ganquan Peak is not optimistic.
"If one day, I can take out the Shenquan Sword, maybe..." Xiang An looked straight at the ancient sword in front of him and suddenly murmured.
He has been here at Siguo Cliff for more than half a month. For some reason, every time he sees the divine sword inserted at the top of the divine peak, he always feels that the sword is calling him.
But when he tried to hold the sword, he was knocked back by the power coming from the sword.
"Well! I believe brother Xiang An, you are no worse than anyone else, you will definitely be able to do it one day!" Zhou Linger said at that time.
Xiang An, who was encouraged, looked at Zhou Ling'er with fond eyes and said: "If there is such a day, I will propose marriage to the master..."
When Zhou Ling'er heard this, her face turned red and she said, "What did Brother Xiang An say?"
Although these words were words of blame, there was no blame in his tone, but rather a hint of joy.
After saying this, she turned her head and lowered her voice and said: "Moreover, even if Brother Xiang An can't get the Shenquan Sword..."
"You can also propose marriage..."
Zhou Linger's voice was very low, but Xiang An still heard it clearly.
There was not much joy on Xiang An's face, but a little bitterness at that moment.
"Ling'er, actually..." He wanted to reveal some secrets, but the words came to his lips.
Zheng!
But at this moment, the Shenquan Sword in front of him suddenly made a muffled sound.
The sword intent lingering around it began to surge continuously.
Both Xiang An and Xiang An were shocked when they saw this, and stood up one after another.
"What's going on? Why did Shenquan Sword suddenly riot?" Zhou Linger asked in surprise.
Xiang An frowned and said: "The sword intention of Shenquan Sword suddenly surged, there must be something wrong with the barrier..."
Having said this, he seemed to have thought of something and looked towards the edge of the barrier: "It's Lu Qi!"
The sword spirit barrier inspired by the Shenquan Sword will trigger an attack from the sword spirit if you forcefully enter it. Without the peak master's token to come here, someone needs to constantly use their own power to maintain the stability of the barrier. The situation in front of us is obviously There's something wrong with the people maintaining the barrier.
Zhou Ling'er also reacted when she heard this. She muttered with some dissatisfaction: "What's wrong with Lu Qi? Why is it so hard to ask him to do something! When I asked him to come today, he just pushed and pulled. I don’t know what I’m doing now.”
"Junior Brother Lu is a loyal man, and he has always obeyed your advice to Ling'er. He must have some inconvenience. Go and have a look." Xiang An said this.
Zhou Ling'er also obeyed Xiang Anna's advice and nodded at that time.
The two of them walked to the edge of the barrier together and knocked Lu Qi to the ground with one glance.
The two of them were startled and hurried forward.
"Lu Qi! What's wrong with you?" Zhou Linger asked Lu Qi.
But the other party was lying there straight and didn't respond at all to Zhou Linger's question.
Zhou Ling'er's expression changed and she noticed something was wrong.
Xiang An lowered his body and helped Lu Qi up, only to see that Lu Qi's face was pale, blood was spilling from the corner of his mouth, and he had fallen into a coma.
"How could this happen?" Zhou Linger panicked when she saw this.
"It seems that he was injured by the sword intent in this barrier..." Xiang An speculated after looking at Lu Qi's appearance.
Zhou Ling'er said: "But he was fine so many times before, why was he injured so seriously today?"
Xiang An also frowned when he heard this, and it was not impossible to know the inside story.
But he soon thought of what Zhou Ling'er had just said to him, and his heart suddenly moved, and a cold light flashed in his eyes, which flashed away.
Then, he raised his head and looked at Zhou Ling'er and said, "Junior Brother Lu is a loyal person. Today he suddenly shied away. Something must have happened to him. Ling'er, think carefully about whether he has been anywhere today or seen anything in the past. Someone who has a grudge.”
Xiang An deliberately emphasized the emphasis on the word "resentment".
Zhou Ling'er was stunned when she heard this, but soon, her eyes suddenly lit up and she said: "Chu Qingxiao!"
"He met Chu Qingxiao today!"
"That guy must have a grudge against Lu Qi and hurt him. No wonder when I saw him today, he said it was inconvenient for him to come here!"
