The girl took Wei Shiqi through the peach forest and came to an open valley. Surrounded by two mountains, the valley was as warm as spring. There were large and small wooden houses and thatched cottages, hidden among the green trees and ancient vines, like a fairyland.
"Take me to your master."
Wei Shiqi muttered calmly, "It's my first time here too..." He randomly found the nearest wooden house and knocked on the door, but no one answered. When he opened the door and went in, he saw a stocky man squatting in the corner. Inside, staring at him intently, he looked a bit familiar.
"Senior Brother, where is Taoist Master Yunhe?" He suddenly remembered the day when the cavalry arrived at the foot of Tiandu Peak. He led the leading horse and unloaded a bag amidst the jingling of camel bells. The outer disciple holding the bag of rice, noodles and vegetables is the man in front of him.
After waiting for a long time and receiving no response, Wei Shiqi said patiently: "I am Taoist Priest Yunhe's disciple. I have something important to report, so I would like to ask my senior brother for your convenience."
The man raised his finger and pointed to the northwest and said: "Under a crooked-neck tree is the residence of Senior Brother Yunhe. Also, you should call me Senior Uncle. There is no harm in calling me higher in seniority."
Wei Shiqi was not angry either. He crossed his hands and saluted, "Thank you, uncle, for the advice. I'm taking the liberty." He exited the wooden house and closed the door behind him.
"Girl, please come with me." Wei Shiqi headed northwest first, bypassing several towering ancient trees, passing several dilapidated wooden houses, and saw a crooked tree in the distance, as if it had been bent by the strong wind. Under the sparse branches and leaves, there is a small thatched cottage.
"That's it."
The girl nodded and walked towards the thatched cottage. Although Wei Shiqi felt that she was being reckless, he followed closely. Between the girl and her grandmother, he placed his bet on the former.
Pushing open the leaky door panel, there is no one in the thatched cottage. There is only a table, a chair, and a bed. "Cool" scenery.
The girl pointed at the thin quilt and said, "There is something down there."
Wei Shiqi stepped forward to lift the quilt and saw a flat piece of human skin stuck to the bed board. He didn't recognize it at first glance. But after a closer look, he found out who it was if it wasn't Qi Yunhe, a sloppy old man!
"It's Master's human skin. Grandma has left."
"She escaped from Flowing Stone Peak all the way here. She was seriously injured. The sun's fire breaks out every seven days, which makes her extremely painful. Now she probably sneaks into the 'underworld' somewhere to suffer, and will not come back until this hour has passed."
Wei Shiqi rolled up his master's human skin, and held it directly under his arm without thinking it was dirty. The girl looked at him with a smile and praised: "Filial piety is commendable. There are fewer and fewer conscientious people like you."
Wei Shiqi lowered his head and was silent, thinking: "This has nothing to do with conscience. Qi Yunhe led me to the immortal capital, and I sent him on his last journey. From now on, we will not owe each other anything." His silence fell in the eyes of the girl, and he felt a little more. Thumbs up.
The two walked out of the thatched cottage. The girl jumped lightly and stood on the top of a crooked tree, looking around. After a while, she jumped down from the tree and said, "Follow me, don't move around, it's not fun to fall down."
She grabbed Wei Shiqi's arm, waved her sleeve, and a sword light took the two of them flying into the air. They flew dozens of miles in an instant and landed in front of a cemetery in the deepest part of Qiutao Valley. Wei Shiqi experienced flying with a sword for the first time. He was a little excited, but soon calmed down, just like kissing a girl for the first time in his previous life.
It was almost noon, the moment when the Yang Qi was the strongest, but there was an inexplicable chill everywhere. Countless stone tablets of different sizes stood in the soil, and it was impossible to see them all at a glance. All the dead disciples from the outer sect of the Immortal City are buried here. Even if they die*, their bodies will be transported back here for burial. Sooner or later, this will be their destination.
"See clearly, don't speak unless I tell you to. It's for your own good." The girl warned Wei Shiqi a few words, took out a small jade whistle, put it to her mouth and blew hard, and a clear and loud whistle sounded. The sky is full of twists and turns, and the lingering sound lingers for a long time.
"This is the East China Sea White Jade Whistle, does it sound good?"
Wei Shiqi nodded without saying a word. The girl was stunned for a moment, and her branches were trembling with laughter.
A ray of sword light flew from the peak in the southeast and went straight to Qiutao Valley. Immediately afterwards, two more rays of sword light flew out from Changying Temple on Xianyun Peak and landed in front of the girl in an instant.
Two Taoists came from Changying Temple, one in front and one behind. The Taoist in front was in his forties, with a gray face and a worried look between his brows. It is somewhat similar to Na Xu Li.
Coming from the southeastern peak was a tall man in Tsing Yi, bringing with him a seven or eight-year-old boy with sky-high braids. His eyes were squinting and very clever.
The ashen-faced Taoist is Xi Huzi, the headmaster of Xiandu, the one with a jade-like face is Xu Li's uncle Deng Yuantong, the man in green is Qidu of Pingyuan Sect, and the one with braided hair is his disciple Sun Ergou.
Xi Huzi raised his long eyebrows, quite surprised. He bowed to the girl politely and said, "I didn't know that Fairy Ruan came from afar, so I missed my welcome from afar. I apologize!"
The girl turned sideways and said with a smile: "Taoist Master, you are too polite. I don't dare to take it as a fairy. I was ordered by my master to hunt down two beautiful pythons. They lost their whereabouts in the Qianren Peak area, so I had to ask Senior Brother Qi from the Pingyuan Sect to help them kill them." Killed one, and the other fled into Xianyun Peak. I should have paid a visit to the Taoist priest in Changying Temple as soon as possible, but unfortunately I gluttonously ate a few fairy peaches outside Qiutao Valley and was delayed for a long time. I met a trial disciple and chatted with him for a while. Then I realized that the beautiful python had transformed into Taoist Yunhe and was hiding in the cemetery in Qiutao Valley."
With a glance, Xi Huzi knew that the human skin under Wei Shiqi's armpit was Qi Yunhe, and the beautiful python was lurking underground to absorb Yin Qi and nourish the body. There was always something wrong between Xiandu and Pingyuan. He didn't want Qidu to take action and ordered: "In that case, Yuantong, go and capture the beauty python and hand it over to Fairy Ruan for disposal."
