The sword moves freely and proudly across the heaven and earth, breaking through ten thousand ways.

The brush carved into the rock was like a sharp sword. Zhen Xia felt her eyes sting after just one glance.

The strong wind roared from this mountain peak that was independent to the north of the desert, causing her to lean forward. Every step she took made her feel like she was on the top of the sky.

Looking back at dusk, she looked down from the top of the mountain, and saw only the swaying clouds and mist, and occasionally the white snow in the yellow sand of the desert could be seen, like clusters of lilies blooming in the wheat fields. It was so beautiful as far as the eye could see.

Looking up, clouds are blowing on my face.

The top of the mountain is vast and boundless, with the winter sky overhead, and the flow of people wearing snow-white robes walking around, which suddenly shows the grand scene of the peak of incense at the mountain gate.

Arriving at Wanjianmen should be a relief, but for some reason, Zhenxiao just felt like there was a stone in her heart. The beautiful scenery did not make her feel happy and relaxed, but instead made her feel more depressed and uncomfortable.

She looked at Lu Hanxiao, who was walking in front, and stared at Yuan Ji's hand that was hanging weakly. From the blood on the fingertips, to the flesh and skin cut by the blade, to the horrifyingly exposed white bones.

She looked at her trembling hands.

How much sin and resentment is there in this salty red blood? Why is it more vivid than the colorful ink on the red sleeves?

This shouldn't be a sin she should bear, but she is Zhen Yi's only daughter. Her father left her to accompany the Zhen family on the road of exile, which pushed her to a dead end.

Originally, she thought that maybe she would spend her whole life as a slave in Manhongguan, doing nothing until her death. But the moment Shi Danxin revealed her deep secret, the pain became a stone in her heart.

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Her mother, Jiang Xiaonan, was beaten to death by soldiers with whips. It was a curse that spurred her forward! But when the person in front of her died, the person behind her succeeded, and the whip fell, she realized in despair that she was also a miserable person being chased by fate!

She would have been in a sea of ​​blood, huddled in desperate grief, with deep hatred in her scarred heart.

But Yuanji pulled her out of the thorns!

It was Yuanji who saved her, protected her, obeyed her orders, and allowed her to find the strength for revenge from her grief, so she was reluctant to let the only remaining tenderness disappear.

So she is afraid!

She was afraid that Yuanji would die like this, leaving her to live alone in the world, carrying the stone of sin on her back, suffering endless whipping and walking on the unknown road ahead.

Yuanji cannot die.

She muttered silently as if she was stupid: "Only Yuan Ji, he can't die... everyone in the world can die, but he alone can't die, absolutely not..."

As if waking up from a nightmare, her shoulders shook slightly, and she wanted to stretch out her hand to tug at the corner of Lu Hanxiao's clothes, but she pulled back halfway.

"Senior brother Lu..." Zhen Xie asked helplessly, "Yuan Ji's injury is very serious, can senior brother save him?"

Lu Hanxiao walked briskly, looked down at Yuan Ji's wound, frowned and said, "It's difficult. The wound penetrated the abdomen and the intestines were broken. There is probably no one in Wanjianmen who can save him. Now I'm giving him Baoxin Pills."

, go to the main hall first and ask Master to think of a solution."

Zhenxiao nodded hurriedly after hearing this.

The two walked into the main hall, and there were two people sitting on the left and right, one was an old Taoist with white hair and beard, and the other, Zhenxiao suddenly recognized his identity.

"Deer Butler!"

Lu Bupin was dressed in simple cloth, with gray hair in his beard. When he saw Zhen Xiao, he immediately knelt down, bowed respectfully and said, "Lu Bupin, meet the lady."

Zhen Xie helped him up, his face getting closer and closer with each step, and he repeated in a stagnant voice: "Save him, save him, save him quickly!"

Lu Bupin turned his head when he heard the words and looked at Yuan Ji who was being held by Lu Hanxiao. His prison clothes were covered with white frost and the blood on his abdomen was stained red.

Lu Bupin came closer to take a closer look at the wound. After being silent for a long time, he said: "Miss, it's fine. Yuanji has just fulfilled his duty. Miss, Yuanji is a dead man, and it is natural that he should risk his life to protect the lady. His injuries are too serious and he has no chance of death."

Save it, miss, don’t take it to heart.”

Zhen Xie seemed to be stunned, and then suddenly slumped down and sat down.

"No, no, it won't happen..." Zhenxiao shook her head like crazy, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably, "Yuanji can't die, he can't die, you save him, save him."

Lu Bupin's forehead wrinkled, and he comforted her in a slow voice: "Miss, life and death are determined by fate."

Zhenxiao crawled over in embarrassment. She suddenly grabbed Lu Hanxiao's arm and said with a trembling voice: "Senior Brother Lu is a god. He will definitely be able to save Yuan Ji, right? Right!"

Lu Hanxiao couldn't help feeling pity when he saw her in such miserable condition. He patiently explained: "Little junior sister, although the purpose of cultivation is to seek immortality and gain blessings from heaven and earth, we are all mortals. If our internal organs are damaged, we will still be alive."

Will die."

But Zhen Xia's fingers tightened, as if she didn't believe Lu Hanxiao's words, and felt that the hope she had just grasped suddenly escaped from her palms again.

"Impossible..." Zhen Xia suddenly lowered her hands, looked around the three of them helplessly and murmured, "You lied to me..."

Lu Bupin and Lu Hanxiao were both silent. They could both see that Zhen Xie cared about Yuan Ji very much, but the injury was probably beyond repair.

But at this moment, the white-haired Taoist who had been talking suddenly said: "Maybe this young man can be saved."

These words echoed in Zhen Xie's ears, and her empty pupils seemed to suddenly regain some vitality!

She forced her weak body to crawl to the white-haired Taoist, folded her hands, bowed her head and kowtowed heavily!

Bang!

Accompanied by the dull and heavy sound in the hall, she shouted miserably: "Please the old god to save him! He is so kind and virtuous, it is ridiculous that he will be like a cow and a horse in this life, and he will never forget it!"

The white-haired Taoist lifted off Yuan Ji's prison clothes with two fingers and said in the observation room: "The wounds are across his body and he is mentally drained. The only one who can save him is Master Qi Zhou from Kaiyuan Valley."

Lu Bupin seemed to think of the pudgy figure. He recalled: "Kaiyuan Valley is far away in Nanfan Island, Yanzhou, far away from this road. Yuanji is seriously injured, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to get there."

Lu Hanxiao held Yuan Ji in his arms and was unable to offer the gift, but with a serious look on his face, he said, "My disciple just gave him Baoxin Pills on the way, and it was able to protect his heart and soul. Master, let me go."

The white-haired Taoist glanced at him, and from those firm eyes, he noticed that his disciple seemed to be extremely concerned about the young man's life and death.

Immediately, he stroked his beard and nodded, saying, "In that case, it's important to save people, so go ahead."

Lu Hanxiao was ordered to leave, and Zhenxiao immediately followed closely. Her heart was now echoing Yuanji's life and death, and she was panicking like a puppet who didn't know where to go.

Seeing this, Lu Hanxiao comforted him and said, "Little junior sister, it's inconvenient for me to take you with you, so you can just wait at the mountain gate, okay?"

Zhenxiao clenched her hands tightly. She only cared about Yuanji's comfort now, so no matter what the other party said, she nodded frequently and said, "Okay, Xiaoxiao, wait, wait as long as you want."

Her urgent look made Lu Hanxiao couldn't help but smile bitterly, and then he went out and summoned the fairy sword, which turned into a stream of light and shot straight into the sky.

Zhen Xie returned to the hall in a state of confusion. Lu Bupin chatted with the old Taoist for a while, and then led Zhen Xie to the entrance of the hall.

Seeing her dazed look, Lu Bupin said, "Miss, you have worked hard all the way. Now that you have arrived at Wanjianmen safely, I am relieved. I will go down the mountain after a while."

Zhen Xia was suddenly startled and asked eagerly: "Butler Lu is leaving?"

"After the prince's accident, the old slave felt guilty for escaping from Chongdu just to survive. But in order to repay the prince for saving his life, he went to Wanjianmen to ask his old friend to find a small place for the young lady to live in peace." Lu Bupin

Showing his usual simple smile, he said, "Miss, do you think this arrangement is appropriate?"

"My father has been ruined, but Butler Lu is still willing to find a way to save me. I will remember it in my heart." Zhenxiao bowed and said, "It was you and Yuan Ji who saved my life. I will definitely repay Butler Lu for saving my life in this life."

"Miss, please don't do this." Lu Bupin sighed, stretched out his hand, and helped the person up before saying, "Miss, the prince's case is really strange. Now that the lady is guilty, I'm afraid she will never be able to return to Chongdu. I dare you, old slave.

Ask Miss, do you want to live peacefully in this life, or-"

"Revenge." Zhen Xia raised her head and her eyes were full of resentment. "The emperor listened to the traitor and killed my father. I want revenge!"

Lu Bupin was paused when he heard the words. He looked at Zhen Xie and saw extremely strong hatred in his tear-stained eyes.

Lu Bupin changed his expression solemnly and said: "Compared with ordinary people, monks can be said to have the power of life and death. Within Chongdu, disciples of the four major sects are hiding among them, and the emperor or Sikong Pang Boyi are all beside them.

For masters like this, if they want to take revenge, they can reach heaven."

Zhen Xie gritted her teeth after hearing this. She witnessed the power of Lu Hanxiao's sword on the snowy field, and at that time she had the idea of ​​joining the Wanjian Sect to learn martial arts for revenge. But she didn't expect that there were so many Taoists in the world.

If the emperor and Pang Boyi have strong men like Lu Hanxiao around them, how can she take revenge?

And by relying on yourself, can you do this, which is even more difficult than reaching the sky?

Feelings of despair came over her, and she couldn't help but feel discouraged.

Lu Bupin saw the change in her expression and knew that she was not giving up, but was feeling difficult.

Then he changed the topic and said: "Miss, don't worry, there are ironclad rules for ascetics. You must not kill mortals based on your cultivation. This is a contract made by the four sects. The change of secular dynasties is nothing for ascetics.

It is a flash in the pan. Perhaps during the period when Miss is concentrating on asking questions, the Zheng Dynasty itself will fall apart."

But when Zhen Xie heard this, she couldn't help but twitched her lips slightly, and she asked: "Then can I practice Taoism in the secular world? Waiting for the decline of the Zheng Kingdom, waiting for an opportunity to assassinate the emperor?"

Lu Bupin shook his head and said: "Young lady, you don't know something. The level of a Taoist is determined by inner demons. There are seven emotions and six desires in life, which are all inner demons. If you want to seek the way of heaven, you must get rid of them one by one. Therefore, Taoists join the world one after another and taste everything.

The purpose of suffering in this world is to break the demon of happiness. Even if you are successful in cultivation in the secular world, other cultivators will definitely prevent you from taking revenge if it is hindered by the iron rules."

Zhen Ke's face suddenly turned pale, and she murmured: "Then in this life, I can only watch my enemy grow old and die, but I am not allowed to personally avenge the murder of my father? Then why do I practice Taoism? Is there any justice in this Tao?"

Lu Bupin suddenly replied firmly: "No, if someone breaks the iron rule, Miss will definitely be able to kill the enemy with blood!"

Zhen Xia's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she asked urgently: "Who can break the iron rule?!"

Lu Bupin put his hands behind his back, lowered his head and then raised his head, saying: "Thousands of years ago, the evil way wreaked havoc in the world, killing people and stealing souls, practicing the evil way and magic. As a result, blood flowed everywhere, and mountains and rivers collapsed. The righteous way formed an alliance to save the common people at dawn in the world.

Go out and kill the evil. But the remnants of the evil have fled overseas and vowed to return and fight the right way to the death."

Zhen Xie was so excited that she didn't dare to breathe. She asked hesitantly: "The devil is back?"

Lu Bupin nodded affirmatively and said: "The old slave has established a chamber of commerce in Chongdu, and some of his subordinates are also trading outside the Great Wall. According to reports, the Demonic Way has established a foothold overseas, and I am afraid that it will return to its homeland soon."

When the devil returns to the world, he will surely cause a bloody storm. Due to the iron rules of cultivation, he may never be able to get even half a step closer to the emperor. But as long as the iron rules are broken by the devil, he will definitely be able to avenge his father with his own hands!

After thinking about the idea for a long time, Zhenxiao said calmly: "Steward Lu, I want to join the Wanjian Sect and practice Taoism."

Lu Bupin raised his eyebrows, and he immediately understood Zhen Xiao's plan.
To be continued...