After cleaning their wounds and regaining some strength by the stream, it was already dawn. The four of them flew back to Danxiang City with their swords, rested in the inn for half a day, and then slowly left the city in the afternoon.
"The people we faced when we were chasing the dolls were all very powerful. Needless to say, the three people from the Guangyao sect are all practitioners with extremely strong comprehensive abilities. They can advance, attack, retreat, and defend; the few monks from Zenyin are here. It's quite strange to grab the sword. In my impression, the monks are quite aloof from the world. Most of the other monks have their faces covered and their appearance is invisible." Qiong Yi recalled while walking on the roadside.
"Fortunately, the situation was chaotic last night, otherwise it would be difficult for us to win a single battle with any of them." Su Ye looked at the map in his hand, "Well... we will be out of Sheng's territory in a few hours, and I don't know where I can find Zhang. Yan, it’s incredible that a mortal can escape from so many monks. To be honest, I still admire him a little."
Sheng Xuanyuan said: "Zhang Yan is proficient in mechanism skills. Could it be that he studied under Landai Valley? The leader of the Dupup Sect, which ranks ninth among the ten sects, is the Yanshi who is hidden in the deep valley and is the best in the world."
"The competition for the position of the ten sects is fierce. If you have a famous sword to guard the sect, you can secure your position." Yan Tingshen said: "Guangyao and the Chanyin Sect came out to seize the sword. Is that what they thought?"
Qiong Yi said: "But he has no cultivation, he is just an ordinary person. To join the sect and practice, building a foundation is a prerequisite, right?"
"That's right. I don't have a clue anyway. How about we walk to Landai Valley first?" Su Ye looked at the map, "It's in the west, it's a bit far."
"Has the Dupuppet Sect ever interacted with the Lu family?" Sheng Xuanyuan seemed to have heard about the connection and asked Qiong Yi with doubts.
"Well, the founder of that sect had a friendship with the ancestors of the Lu family. The mechanism plank road on Baishiya was built by them specifically for the Lu family." Qiong Yi sighed: "A very cruel mechanism, and the disciples were punished Always carry it with you."
The faces of the three people all showed deep understanding: they seemed to have experienced it personally.
"It's okay to go west." Yan Ting nodded deeply, "If there is a place with abundant spiritual energy on the way, stop and practice."
Qiong also didn't know what happened to the people affected by the fire in Wuyue City, or whether they could survive after so many houses were destroyed last night. Sheng Xuanyuan said that the manpower sent by the Shengyue family would take care of it. He also comforted Yinliang, which made her feel more at ease.
Along the way, the mountains were densely forested and the road was rugged. The four of them walked very slowly. When they were about to leave the boundary protected by the Sheng family, it was already dark.
Sheng Xuanyuan was walking at the end, with a strange look on his face. He stumbled into the forest and squatted on the ground. He chanted a spell and cast a spell with one hand, and put the other hand on the ground in a palm shape. Black energy leaked out from the seams in his palms. He leaned over For a long time, his face became more and more solemn. Qiong Yi realized after walking a long way that he hadn't followed, so she turned around to look for him: "Sheng Kyung, what's wrong?"
Sheng Xuanyuan stood up and popped his head out of the trees: "I'm sorry, I can't leave with you."
The corners of Su Ye's mouth twitched and he said, "Are you here again?"
Sheng Xuanyuan shook his head. Su Ye asked him why, but he didn't say anything.
The three of them were very puzzled. He only said that it was an important matter within the clan and could not be spread outside. Su Ye was so angry that he beat his chest. He pointed at Qiong Yi and said, "Take it from outside? Do you think we are outsiders? She is your fiancée. Brother Yan and I It’s your brother who you worshiped and died, and you’re telling us rumors?”
Sheng Xuanyuan was speechless and silent for a long time before he said: "There is a seal to suppress evil spirits at the border of Luoyao here. Now that the seal is damaged, the ghost breath has begun to leak out. I have to find a gap and seal it again before the wandering ghosts cause trouble."
He looked at Su Ye: "Su Ye, it's really not me this time..."
Su Ye glanced over and said, "Go ahead. Sheng Xuanyuan, this is what you should do."
Yan Ting nodded deeply: "Xuanyuan, this is a big deal. It would be our fault to keep you here."
Seeing that the two of them agreed decisively, Sheng Xuanyuan turned his eyes to Qiong Yi. She stood between him and them without any expression on her face: "The ghost breath leaking out and wandering ghosts causing chaos refer to the things sealed underground. Will Sneaky escape?"
Sheng Xuanyuan didn't want to lie to her: "Ghost energy will condense into shape."
He hesitated for a long time: "Will you go with me?"
Qiong Yi lowered his head without nodding or shaking. Sheng Xuanyuan saw her like this: "I understand."
"I will take care of it as soon as possible." He pursed his lips slightly, as if he wanted to show a smile.
"Sheng Jin." Qiong Yi saw him turn around and summoned the Shadow Sword directly, stepped on it with one foot, and said to himself: "You are traveling with Brother Yan and the others, pay attention to safety." Then she said to Su Ye and Yan Ting: "You guys , protect her."
Su Ye clasped his hands behind his head: "It's still unclear who will protect whom. If you're not here, she'll be the worst at cultivation..." Yan Tingshen secretly slapped him behind him, and Su Ye realized that the atmosphere was wrong and immediately shut up. not talking anymore.
"...Sheng Jing." Qiong Yi clenched his fist and watched helplessly as he stood on the sword and drove the sword into the air, driving away at an extremely fast speed without stopping for a moment.
Yan Tingshen took two steps forward and stood on her side: "Are you still afraid of being sneaky?"
Qiong Yi closed her eyes tightly, lowered her head to hide her face, and gritted her teeth, "I...really don't..."
"But he's gone." Yan Tingshen said with a smile, "You obviously don't want to let him go."
Qiong Yi opened his eyes wide, and the tangles in his eyes were confused, and he expressed his clear reluctance: "Brother Yan! I..."
Yan Tingshen turned his head and looked at the sky. The light clouds filled the sky and the returning birds entered the forest: "Some people fly so fast with their swords just because they are afraid of turning back, not to mention how sad they are. Qiong Yi, you know he will scared."
"...Is he afraid?"
Qiong Yi's heart suddenly sank, and the words Sheng Xuanyuan had said to her somehow rang in her ears: "...To tell you the truth, I was actually very afraid of ghosts when I was a child. Even more afraid than you are now..."
"...With no one to accompany me, I just talk to the flowers I raise, the grass, and my sword. They won't answer me, so I don't want to talk anymore..."
Qiong also suddenly realized that he could always be by her side, but at this moment, she pulled away and stopped to watch him leave.
Obviously he is the one who needs him most.
Qiong Yi summoned his sword and kneaded the technique, and then heard Yan Ting say deeply: "There is still time, as long as it is you, you can rush there anytime."
She looked back: "Thank you."
"People can't just be stuck in the past. Don't worry, Su Ye and I will be fine."
Qiong also nodded, stepped on the string song, and flew away into the distance.
Seeing her walking away, Su Ye crossed his hands and said, "We are left alone again."
"It's good. Let's pay attention to safety. No one will die." Yan Tingshen continued walking along the mountain road: "Try to climb over this mountain before dark and find a village to rest."
Qiong Yi flew forward for a long distance, only to see the man wielding the sword in front of him fall to the ground, and quickly lowered his height and flew towards him with Qinggong.
"Sheng Kyung!"
Sheng Xuanyuan stood still while Qiong Yi sheathed her sword and ran towards him. When he looked back, he saw her clothes and ribbons flying in the air. Several green ribbons on her sleeves were fluttering in the wind, like a bird. The fluttering green bird, while he was still in shock, she had already pounced towards him.
"I'm here." Qiong Yi gasped and looked up at him. Sheng Xuanyuan's slightly opened lips closed. He wanted to ask something, but he actually had the answer to those words in his heart.
"What are you doing, standing still?" Qiong Yi grabbed his hand and shook it. Sheng Xuanyuan answered her softly: "I just wanted to catch you back from them, but you flew back to me."
He raised his hand and grabbed her, hugged her, and the words in his heart still came out involuntarily: "Why are you following me? Aren't you afraid of being sneaky? Are you... feeling pity for me?"
Qiong Yi stared at his eyes, which were tinged with a little green, like deep mountains reflecting water, she said: "No. I just figured it out, even if I am afraid, even if there are many sneaks, I will be with you."
"The author has something to say: Yes, the protagonist group has dispersed again..."
