Following the faint fragrance, Qingya quickly shuttled through the night, with the heavy palace walls receding behind him, and before he knew it, he had entered the depths of the imperial city.
With Qiu Chiyu around, Qingya doesn't have to worry about the safety of the two of them, but the person who kidnapped the princess has been planning for a long time and may have already planned an escape route.
Thinking back now, he wondered if he had fallen into the opponent's trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain. However, Qingya asked himself that Xiaoyaoyou's concealment method would never be seen through so easily, but now he couldn't care so much, it was better to find Princess Changle.
The young man could never have imagined that there were countless pairs of eyes staring at him at this moment.
The next step was as if the stars were moving, time and space were changing, the long night turned into day, the palace wall turned into a long street, and for a moment, Qingya didn't know where he was.
Raindrops fell under the blue sky, and flowers blossomed from oil-paper umbrellas on the bluestones of the long street. In this short distance, Qingya actually spanned a thousand miles, returning from Chang'an to Qiantang.
It was as if he had woken up from a dream, feeling dizzy and ragged. Although time has gone by, Qingya still clearly remembers this day. This was the day when Hua Qing'er went to seek medical treatment on her back.
At first, Qing Ya only thought it was a trap set by someone, but just when he was about to draw his sword to break the illusion, he found that he had lost the connection with Qing Ming.
Not only that, Qingya's spiritual power turned into nothingness in an instant, and even his sect's secret skill, Sword Thirty-Six, had been completely forgotten.
It seemed that the past few years were just a big dream when I was drowsy. After waking up from the dream, the contents of the dream quickly dissipated. Those familiar names were forgotten one by one, and everything returned to the beginning.
No, there is another person whose name Qingya still remembers. Tonight, I will see Hua Qing'er again and form an unforgettable bond with her.
So, Qingya returned to the original place, in that dark corner, quietly waiting for a door to open in front of him.
But when the long night gradually ended and dawn dawned in the east, the side door of Huaying Tower was still closed, and the name Hua Qing'er gradually faded away.
The consciousness sank again, and the body that continued to feel hot was about to fall into sleep again. Maybe this was really just a dream. In the hazy moment, Qingya's ears seemed to hear a call from afar.
"Go to sleep. It was a mistake for you to come to this world. I will give you a good dream before you leave. Now, follow me to the land of bliss."
Snap, the words fell, and Qingya fell to the ground.
"Let's go, he will never wake up again. He is another genius boy. It's a pity that he blocks our way."
A sinister laugh sounded in the dark night, and the imperial city's evening bell rang to herald the arrival of midnight, and it also seemed to ring a farewell bell.
After a long time, Qingya, who fell to the ground, opened his eyes again.
"I never thought that after mastering this illusion, it would be so powerful that it could directly control people's thinking."
Qingya patted his forehead. It was not that he had forgotten everything just now, but that his thoughts had been covered with a layer of illusion, and his body had received wrong information and instructions.
For example, just now, I didn't summon Qing Ming at all, but my brain mistakenly thought that I was disconnected from Qing Ming, so I had the illusion that there had never been Qing Ming.
Of course, all these illusions were cut instantly by the sharp edge of the needle. What happened next was just Qingya trying to lure the snake out of the hole. I don't know whether they were cautious or careless. Let's just take a look.
"You are so vicious. You actually tried to kill me. If you fall into my hands later, you will not be able to reap the benefits."
But Qingya was a little worried about Qiu Chiyu and Hua Qing'er at this moment. If they also encountered such an illusion, how would they escape?
Haike talks about Yingzhou, and it is difficult to find letters in the mist. According to legend, in the 28th year of the First Emperor of Qin, the warlock Xu Fu wrote a letter saying that there were three fairy mountains in the vast East China Sea: Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou. Thirty-eight years ago, Xu Fu led thousands of boys and girls out to sea to seek the magic medicine, but they never came back.
Today, is the First Emperor who is sleeping in Lishan still waiting for Xu Fu's return?
It is said that Yingzhou Fairy Mountain is located in the depths of the sea 700,000 miles away from the coast. It covers an area of more than 4,000 miles and is thousands of feet high. It is covered with sacred mushrooms, fairy grass, and thousands of jade stones. The spring water flowing on the mountain is as sweet as wine and is called Yulin Spring. A mortal who takes a sip will have a dream for seven days and will live forever.
And this is also the paradise where the dragon tribe lives.
But later, the tribes that failed in the struggle were exiled to inland places far away from the sea. They could only live on the plateau land with deep ravines and flying sand and rocks, and were never allowed to return to the sea.
Today, the dragon has disappeared without a trace in the world, leaving only descendants still looking at the sea on the northwest plateau.
At this moment, under the cold stars of the night, Qiu Chiyu took off his shoes and socks, leaving a shallow footprint on the soft beach. Under the guidance of the moonlight, the tide lapped on the coast one after another, leaving behind some starfish, shells and other small animals.
Qiu Chiyu picked them up one by one with cheerful steps and held them in his arms. The seawater that had not yet dried on them wetted her collar, and the rising and falling tide also soaked the hem of her skirt, but Qiu Chiyu was completely unaware of it.
The endless sea reflects the blue-black night sky, like a huge obsidian. It turns out that this is the sea, a place that has been unreachable for generations.
Suddenly, in the depths of the sea, Qiu Chiyu heard an ancient song, the dragon's roar from ancient times engraved in her blood.
She heard it, it was the call of her hometown to the wanderer, it was the same kind of voice that she heard for thousands of years.
Qiu Chiyu's expression gradually became dull, and the shell crabs he held in his arms fell to the ground. They swam away happily after returning to the sea, but Qiu Chiyu was like a puppet on strings, walking step by step towards the deep sea. go.
The seawater gradually submerged her ankles, covered her knees, and reached her waist. Qiu Chiyu was still walking forward step by step.
At this moment, all her cultivation was of no use, because this was her most relaxed state, but she was not going home, but heading towards darkness.
Going deeper, the seawater has flooded her chest and gradually reached her neck. If she takes one more step, she will be swallowed by the sea.
At this moment, Qiu Chiyu felt someone holding her right hand from behind. Before she could react, the person behind him had already put his arms around her, like a hug.
A dim green light swept across the body, and the illusion disappeared instantly. The scene in front of him was a lot of pavilions, and there was no ocean under the moon.
The moment his senses returned, the suffocating feeling of the seawater covering his neck was so real. Qiu Chiyu quickly touched his neck with both hands. Fortunately, there was no water.
Then, she quickly realized that she had been pulled by someone, and she was leaning in that person's arms. At such a close distance, she could feel the broad and straight chest behind her, as well as the awe-inspiring sword intent.
Unexpectedly, she had said she would protect him before, but now he was rescued first. Thinking of this, Qiu Chiyu felt a little ashamed on his face.
Qing Ya, who was behind him, saw her cheeks turning slightly red and thought that her actions had offended her, so he immediately released his hands and took a step back.
"Senior Qiu, everything just now was caused by illusion. The people behind the scenes must have other methods. We should be careful."
Qingya's respectful gesture made Qiu Chiyu feel a little distant, so she took a step closer, looked at him curiously, and asked:
"Illusion? Then why weren't you deceived?"
"At this time, thanks to Master's knowledge of things and his teachings, my mental strength is far beyond ordinary people. I have encountered various crises since coming down the mountain, and it is thanks to this mental strength that I have been able to handle them with ease."
"What? Has she already put a needle into your body?"
After listening to Qingya talking about spiritual power, Qiu Chiyu immediately understood the reason.
"Yes, I didn't expect senior to know this. You and Master must be very good friends."
"Hmph, there is something about her that I don't know. I would like to treat her as a friend, but in her eyes, I'm afraid no one can take her seriously. But she must be very courageous. You only have such little cultivation. , she would dare to prick you with a needle, and she wouldn't be afraid of pricking you to death."
He had indeed walked through the gate of hell once, and it was also his first time. He saw a look of panic and fear on Liu Bailu's face. Qingya still remembers that charming gesture.
"Senior Qiu, isn't Sister Qing'er with you?"
Not seeing Hua Qing'er's figure, Qing Ya couldn't help but become a little worried.
"Just now we were chasing the thief, and suddenly I fell into a beach. Then somehow, I felt that I had forgotten everything. I just followed the call and walked towards the depths of the sea. I didn't know How did you get here?"
Qingya sniffed the air carefully. Although the fragrance of citrus was weak, it was still clear and spread towards the West Palace.
"Follow me, let's go find Sister Qing'er quickly." After that, the two continued to chase.
After the two people left, a transparent human face unexpectedly appeared under the wall. If it weren't for the outline of the face that was revealed at this moment, no one would have been able to discover that the wall really had ears.
"How is this possible? I clearly saw him fall with my own eyes. Damn that stinky boy. He ruined my good deeds. If I can't trap that woman now, things will be troublesome later."
After saying that, the man was about to hide in the wall again, but suddenly he felt a heat above his head, and it turned out that a red cloud gathered above him.
Just as he was about to turn around and run away, the man found that his body could no longer move. The powerful dragon pressure in the clouds had locked his body in place. He only heard bursts of lightning and thunder coming from the clouds, and red streaks as thick as an arm. Lightning struck him one after another.
Pieces of red fireworks bloomed, and white flames ignited at the wound where the lightning created a streak of blood mist, burning the wound completely black, instantly sealing the blood and continuing to flow out. Then, the lightning broke the wound again, and the white flame ignited again.
Qing Ya felt his scalp numb just by watching.
