Xiang An sat cross-legged on Siguo Cliff at Ganquan Peak.
Beside him was a sword thrust into the ground.
This sword has been here for many years.
That is the ancestral sword of Ganquan Peak, the Shenquan Sword.
Since the previous owner of the Shenquan Sword, the 16th Lord of Ganquan Peak, died suddenly three hundred years ago, the sword has remained on the top of Ganquan Peak.
Moreover, the vast sword intent in the Shenquan Sword has always been shrouded in the top of Ganquan Peak, making it difficult for others to enter.
Only by wearing the token of the former master of Ganquan Peak can one safely open the sword barrier set by the Shenquan Sword on the top of the mountain.
This situation has lasted for hundreds of years, but it has changed recently.
Just a few days ago, that is, the night after Lu Qi fainted and died, the sword intent surrounding the Shenquan Sword suddenly disappeared.
No one knows what happened.
For this reason, he was ready to retire. Most of the time, the old peak master, who no longer cared about the sect's affairs, even made a special trip, but he didn't understand anything.
He also tried to pull out the Shenquan Sword, but the sword remained motionless.
He could only put the matter aside for the time being, and just told everyone not to get close to the sword. He hurried to Tianxuan Peak to report the matter to the headmaster.
The disciples of Ganquan Peak know how terrifying the Shenquan Sword is, so they naturally dare not approach it, but Xiang An is an exception.
For more than a month since Bieguan was in Siguoya, Xiang An had been meditating and practicing beside the Shenquan Sword when he had nothing to do. Unconsciously, he became accustomed to getting along with this sword.
Xiang An couldn't say whether it was due to his own psychology. He just felt that when he was next to this sword, he felt particularly immersed in his mind. Even his cultivation almost reached a certain level. In a month, he had even vaguely touched the Seventh Realm. threshold.
Therefore, even if there is a teacher in front of him, he will still secretly come here to practice alone whenever he has the opportunity.
At this moment, he had been meditating here all night, and the sky was already bright.
The golden morning light fell on the lush mountain tops, coating his figure with a layer of golden color, making him look like a god from a distance.
A disciple from Ganquan Peak came here quickly at this time. When approaching Xiang An and Shenquan Sword, he paused slightly and stopped.
There was a look of fear on his face, and he stood there without daring to speak, for fear of disturbing Xiang An.
Xiang An seemed to feel something. His eyes opened at that time, and a golden stream of light flashed in his eyes.
He looked at the person who came and asked, "What's wrong?"
When the disciple heard this, he felt as if he had woken up from a dream, and hurriedly said: "Senior brother! Zuo Chuanxin is missing! Lu Qi is also missing!"
After hearing this, Xiang An frowned and stood up.
"It's incredible that Zuo Chuanxin can escape. Lu Qi has been in a coma for many days. Why did he disappear? There might be someone secretly helping him behind this." Xiang An whispered to himself.
The disciple also heard Xiang An's words, and he said: "But the prison where Zuo Chuanxin is being held is always guarded. I was in charge of it last night. I really didn't see anyone suspicious entering, except..."
After saying this, the disciple looked a little frightened and hesitated to speak.
Xiang An saw his hesitation and said in a deep voice: "Say!"
The disciple was obviously a little afraid of Xiang An, and he heard the dissatisfaction in Xiang An's tone. He shuddered at that time and quickly responded: "It's Junior Sister Zhou!"
"Junior Sister Zhou broke into the dungeon yesterday on the pretext that she had something important to interrogate Zuo Chuanxin. I wanted to stop her, but Junior Sister Zhou was resolute, and I was afraid of hurting her, so I just let her in."
"But after going in, she stayed for more than an hour and didn't come out. I went in to see her a few times and saw that she kept talking to Zuo Chuanxin. I didn't dare to stay longer, so I hurried out again. Junior sister Zhou just came out of the dungeon half an hour ago, and just in case, I hurried in to check, but Zuo Chuanxin was nowhere to be seen."
"I can only go after Junior Sister Zhou, but she doesn't know anything about it. I have no choice but to report this matter to Senior Brother..."
"Does Master know about this?" Xiang An asked.
The disciple shook his head: "I haven't had time to tell Master yet."
After hearing this, Xiang An tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said, "Then don't tell him."
"If this old man knew that Ling'er did this, he would probably be angry and injured again. Come on, take me to see Ling'er." Xiang Anyan said.
The disciple did not dare to disobey Xiang An's words. After hearing the words, he nodded and quickly turned around and led Xiang An towards where Zhou Ling'er was.
After the two of them walked away, a scarlet light suddenly flashed on the Divine Spring Sword.
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"Get away!"
"Why are you detaining me here!"
"Believe it or not, when my grandfather and brother Xiang An come, I will ask them to expel you all from Ganquan Peak!"
Before Xiang An got close to the man, he saw Zhou Linger losing his temper surrounded by a group of Ganquan Peak disciples from a distance.
However, due to her special status, the disciples from Ganquan Peak could only temporarily surround her, but they did not dare to do anything to her.
"Ling'er!" Xiang An, who saw this scene from a distance, walked up quickly.
Zhou Linger also saw Xiang An.
Her face lit up, as if she had seen a savior. She stood up and waved to Xiang An.
"Brother Xiang An!" She said loudly, and at the same time she looked at the disciples around her arrogantly, and said proudly: "Did you see it? Brother Xiang An is here, you just wait to be dealt with by him!"
The disciples around him obviously understood the relationship between Xiang An and Zhou Ling'er, and all of them looked bitter. They did not dare to stop Zhou Ling'er anymore and stepped aside one after another.
Zhou Ling'er passed through the crowd and came to Xiang An's side. As usual, he took Xiang An's hand and said coquettishly: "Brother Xiang An, look at these people, they bully Ling'er!"
In the past, Xiang An would comfort Zhou Linger at this time, and this time seemed to be no exception.
Xiang An smiled and said: "Ling'er, they all act according to the rules. Why are you embarrassing them?"
Zhou Ling'er pouted and said aggrievedly: "I didn't do anything!"
"I just went to the dungeon, and then that Zuo Zhuanxin disappeared. It wasn't me, so they had to stop me!"
"Brother Xiang An, do you know me? Zuo Chuanxin and I don't know each other, so why should I save him? What's more, I don't have that ability, right? They themselves are not guarding well, so they must blame me."
The more Zhou Ling'er talked, the more aggrieved she became, and her eyes even turned red.
Upon seeing this, Xiang An reached out and patted Zhou Linger's back as a comfort.
Then he looked at the people with frightened faces and said: "Zuo Chuanxin and Tang Zhengde betrayed the sect and colluded with outsiders. This is a big deal. Whether they interrogate you or temporarily detain you, they are doing things according to the rules. , don’t get angry with them.”
After saying that, Xiang An said again: "What are you still doing? Go and look elsewhere. Zuo Chuanxin is injured and can't run far. Don't waste time here!"
"How could Ling'er collude with outsiders!?"
Xiang An's words were somewhat angry, but everyone who heard them felt as if they were being pardoned.
They knew Zhou Ling'er's temper, and this eldest lady was difficult to deal with. They were caught in the middle and suffered from both ends. Naturally, they were happy to see that they could get rid of this hot potato. They immediately confessed and fled as if they were running away.
Seeing this, Zhou Ling'er secretly thought that the matter had been revealed. She breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and hugged Xiang An's arm again, and said coquettishly: "I know that brother Xiang An is the best, and I won't let those bully me."
Hearing this, Xiang An patted Zhou Ling'er's head lovingly and said, "You are just naughty."
"Hehe." Zhou Linger stuck out her tongue and smiled playfully.
"By the way, Lu Qi is also missing." At this moment, Xiang An suddenly said.
Zhou Linger's heart skipped a beat and her face changed slightly, but she soon regained her composure.
She pretended to be surprised and said: "Yes...really?"
"Isn't he in a coma? Why did he suddenly disappear? Has he recovered from his illness?"
Xiang Anyan said: "Lu Qi's condition is difficult to save. We have even hired the best doctor, but we are still helpless to deal with him. How can we do better ourselves?"
Zhou Linger nodded absently and did not respond.
At this moment, Xiang An suddenly turned to look at her. Zhou Linger panicked and subconsciously avoided Xiang An's gaze.
Xiang An asked at this moment: "Ling'er, did you ask Zuo Zhuan to take Lu Qi to find Chu Qingxiao?"
Zhou Ling'er's face changed suddenly and she looked panicked: "I don't understand what you are talking about, brother Xiang An? Why should I save them..."
Xiang An seemed to have seen through Zhou Ling'er's thoughts a long time ago.
He said to himself: "It's a good thing that I know about this first. If Master knew about it, I might punish you."
"Let's go and bring them back now. It's not too late."
Seeing this, Zhou Linger knew that this matter could no longer be hidden.
She hurriedly said: "Brother Xiang An, things are not what you think."
"Cao Lun has really practiced magic. When I brought Cao Lun back that day, Elder Tang was still thinking about treating Cao Lun's injuries. That's how he discovered the abnormality on Cao Lun's body..."
"Besides, I thought about it carefully. The way Lu Qi came back that day did not look like he had been hurt."
"I also specifically asked other people that Lu Qi was seen going in and out of Tianxuan City with Chu Qingxiao that night. The two seemed to have a good relationship..."
"I thought... Tianxuan Mountain's doctors can't save him anyway, so why not let Chu Qingxiao try..."
"Nonsense!" Xiang An's voice was a little louder at this moment.
"Don't you know who Chu Qingxiao is? If you send Lu Qi into his hands, that's a sheep entering a tiger's mouth!"
"Ling'er, you are too willful in doing things!"
This was probably the first time in Zhou Linger's memory that Xiang An had scolded her like this. She froze on the spot, staring at Xiang An in disbelief, as if she didn't recognize the person in front of her.
Xiang An also realized his gaffe. He quickly softened his tone and added, "Ling'er, I don't mean to blame you."
"I know that you are in trouble because you are concerned, but Chu Qingxiao is really not a good person. I will not tell Master about this, but you can't cause trouble again."
But this time, Zhou Ling'er, who had always been submissive to him, said: "I don't understand, brother Xiang An, why are you so hostile to Chu Qingxiao?"
"Aren't he and you from the same hometown? Even if you have no friendship in the past, there won't be any enmity, right?"
"Lu Qi's life is already hanging by a thread, so what if you let Chu Qingxiao try?"
Xiang An's face turned cold: "You don't understand."
After he said this, he looked at the disciple who came with him and said: "Junior Sister Zhou is feeling ill today. Please take her back to rest. Remember, she must have a good rest and cannot step out of the room. "
"How dare you!" Zhou Linger was shocked when he heard this, and looked at the disciple beside him and said angrily.
On one side was the eldest brother of Ganquan Peak, and on the other was Zhou Zhenshou's most beloved granddaughter. The disciple was immediately in trouble.
He stood there for a while, wondering what to do.
Xiang An naturally felt his hesitation. He turned his head and looked at the other party, a strange blood color flashed in his eyes.
"I said, take Junior Sister Zhou back to rest!"
At that moment, the disciple's body trembled.
The next moment, the hesitation on his face disappeared and his eyes became empty. He stepped forward and without any scruples, pulled Zhou Ling'er and walked towards Zhou Ling'er's residence. In the process, he responded to Zhou Ling'er's angry scolding. turn a deaf ear.
Xiang An stood there, looking at Zhou Linger walking away, the expression on his face gradually darkened.
His face turned cold, and a vicious light flashed in his eyes.
"Chu Qingxiao!"
"you again!"
"Why do you always have to go against me!"
he muttered under his breath.
At the same time, the Shenquan Sword located on the top of Ganquan Peak seemed to feel Xiang An's anger. A stream of blood surged on the sword, and a ghost appeared. His hands opened, and Xiang An was born. The exact same figure appeared in his palm.
He looked at Xiang An's shadow and said.
"Since it's an obstacle, then kill him."
"Bring me that Lu Qi..."
"I want his life!"
"Sacrifice him to me and I will give you everything you want to have..."
