"Have a rest and I'll take you to see Master Yuxia."
Qiuqiu hurriedly shook her head and said positively: "I'm not tired. You've been gone for such a long time. Elder Ou must have something to talk to you about, right? Your business is more important. Just find someone to accompany me to see Master."
Shi'er glanced at her and called Lin Su in.
Lin Su is quite nice, she has become familiar to her along the way, which is better than asking a stranger to accompany her, which would be awkward.
Lin Su agreed, accompanied Qiuqiu out, and said with a smile: "Miss Jingqiu, we have to go to Elder Yuan to get a badge first, otherwise we won't be able to get in."
Qiuqiu nodded in response: "Of course you have to follow the rules."
When Qiuqiu walked down the steps, he looked back and saw that Fengxian Pavilion was built on a river beach. It was not as majestic as the main hall of Yuqing Zhenren, the leader of Xiuyuan Mountain. On the contrary, Fengxian Pavilion looked like only three buildings from a distance.
There are long windows in the pavilions and floor-to-ceiling windows, covered with thin screens. It seems that the ornamental function is far greater than the practicality.
This house is quite nice...but it's just right for one person, but it's too crowded for two people.
Now Qiuqiu knows why the expression of the person behind Elder Ou became strange when Shi'er said he would let her live in Fengxian Pavilion.
It's impossible to live here.
When I come back, I'd better find a place to live closer to my master so that she can visit and take care of him.
Elder Yuan did not have a long beard like Elder Ou, but he still had three long beards, and he looked like an immortal. Lin Su went over to salute, then explained the situation and asked for a waist badge.
Elder Yuan glanced in Qiuqiu's direction and took a sign from under the table to Lin Su.
"It's done. Let's go."
As a result, Cheng Yaojin came out halfway. The guard came out of a door next to him with the face of a married woman who owed him money all over the world: "Senior brother, you go and do your business, I will take her there."
Lin Su was stunned for a moment, glanced at him, and then at Qiuqiu.
Qiu Qiuxin said that this guard was really incapable of talking. What did he mean by being busy with business? How could he be so insignificant when he was working with her?
Qiuqiu had just said this to Shi'er, but she said it was polite and polite, but as soon as Guan Wei said it, it turned into Chi Guoguo's hatred.
"Okay, you can leave quickly." The guard grabbed the waist badge in his hand and urged Lin Su to leave almost as if he was chasing someone away.
"Then...you guys go and come back quickly." Lin Su was a little worried. Ever since that morning at Suiyun Pavilion, the guard had been not feeling right. He spoke less than usual, was always distracted, and had a bad temper.
Seems worse.
Qiuqiu's hand was changed again.
Well, who leads the way is secondary. The key is that she is anxious to see the master.
A few waterbirds were pacing leisurely on the river beach outside the stone fence. Look, they are so grand. Xiuyuan Mountain is so big that there are no spiritual birds to travel around, but this is the norm in Jiufeng Mountain and can be seen everywhere.
The guard clapped his hands twice, and two birds spread their wings and flew to the stone fence.
"Let's go."
Qiuqiu didn't know what kind of water bird it was. She smiled and nodded as a greeting, then sat on the bird's back.
The guard rode another water bird and it flapped its wings and flew up, lightly passing over the river beach.
The clouds are slowly accumulating on the top of the mountain, and the wind blowing on the face seems more humid. It is probably going to rain.
Just as I was thinking this in my mind, the drizzle had already fallen, and it fell lightly on my face.
The sky and the earth are vast, and the drizzle is endless. Waterbirds fly lightly and silently from the top of the trees, and the strong wind brought by their wings makes the leaves in the forest ripple.
Qiuqiu rummaged through it and took out a green straw hat from the Qiankun bag and put it on her head. After hesitating for a moment, she took out a larger one and called the guard from a distance: "Go on."
Li threw it at him.
The guard reached out and caught the straw hat, without putting it on his head, just holding it in his hand.
Whether he likes it or not is up to him.
Qiuqiu looked at the river and dangerous peaks at her feet, and felt like she had seen this scene before.
But she has obviously never been to Jiufeng Mountain, so where does this sense of familiarity come from?
She shook her head, maybe she had seen it in her dream.
Many people often have this feeling. A place they have never been to, a person they have never met before, feel like they are reunited with an old friend, and they feel inexplicably familiar.
The waterfowl stopped by the stream, and the guard led Qiuqiu forward silently.
There is a narrow bow bridge connecting the mountain streams. This bridge is only three feet wide and does not even have railings. There is an abyss below. Although it is impossible for a monk to slip and fall off the bridge, let alone risk his life, those who cross the bridge
It is still inevitable to be cautious at times.
If Lin Su had come with him, he would have been able to say a word or two about what this place is called and how far away it is. Now that the guard has been changed, there is no need to expect that.
"It's just ahead." The guard raised his finger.
Qiuqiu hurriedly looked up. The place pointed by the guard was on the slope in front of the left, and a stone gate could be seen through the rain.
There was no one guarding the door. Qiuqiu was just wondering what the badge was for when she saw the guard embedded the badge on the pillar next to the door, and the stone door slid open silently.
Well, it turns out to be used to open doors.
The walls and floor inside are all made of stone, and they are integrated, and there is no trace of patchwork.
The smell inside is different from that outside, it's warmer than outside, and the air seems soft and thick, like jelly.
Even if the stone door is opened, the air inside the door will not circulate with the air outside the door.
After turning a corner, there is another stone door, with a stone step going down behind the door.
The overlapping portals and stone steps make this place look like a big maze.
After passing another stone gate, the guard stopped and said, "It's right in front. You can go through by yourself."
Qiuqiu thanked him, picked up her skirt and walked quickly for a few steps.
When I turned the corner, my eyes suddenly brightened. The curtains made of rattan and grass were inlaid with formations. Behind the curtains was a pool of warm hot spring water.
What about the master?
Qiuqiu pushed aside the rattan curtain and walked over.
It was deserted everywhere, not a soul in sight.
Qiuqiu looked down thoughtfully.
The hot spring pool is not deep and the water is clear. A person is lying on the bottom of the water with his eyes closed. His clothes are slowly floating in the water.
"Master?"
Qiuqiu squatted down by the pool.
The person lying at the bottom of the water is Yuxia Zhenren.
Across the water, she looked like she was moving, but she wasn't.
Her face was as pale as paper, with no blood at all.
"Master, I'm here."
Qiuqiu sat on her knees by the pool.
Shi'er said that the master was seriously injured and Qiuqiu was mentally prepared.
But seeing her master sinking under the water with no idea of his life or death, Qiuqiu still felt unbearably sad.
"It would have been nice if I had gone down the mountain with you at that time. Even if I couldn't be of much help, I would still have someone to take care of me in case of trouble." Qiuqiu wiped her face with her sleeves.
Although she knew that 80% of what she was saying now could not be heard by Master Yuxia. But when she saw the master, she couldn't help but say a lot of things.
Starting from the fire, to the arrival of Master Yushui, then to her going to Xiuyuan Mountain, and then slowly to the present day.
"Finally, I'm back with Master. I will definitely come to see you every chance I get in the future. Master, please take your time to recuperate. When you get better, we will go home together..."
However, their home had been burned into ashes of scorched earth and rubble.
Qiuqiu wiped her face again: "When the time comes, let's go find Senior Sister and the others first. I think they will definitely be a good friend. It's just that we are temporarily separated, and we will definitely meet again in the future. Yes. We also need to find those who hurt you.
The monster must avenge this."
"Let's build the house again, and plant the flowers that master and sister like..."
"Master, please get well soon."
Master Yuxia is still lying quietly at the bottom of the water.
But the guard standing behind the stone pillar not far away heard every word.
He stood quietly, motionless.
After a while, Qiuqiu slowly walked out of it. Compared with the briskness when she came in, her steps now seemed slow and she was very reluctant to leave.
"Excuse me for waiting. Let's go back."
The guard nodded and still led the way.
"There are so many institutions here. I'm afraid it won't be convenient if you come here often, right?"
"As long as Elder Yuan gives me a badge."
But you can’t go to someone every day to ask for a favor.
Qiuqiu turned around for the last time.
The stone door closed silently, blocking her sight.
The rain outside was still falling, and it was heavier than before.
This time the guard took out the straw hat Qiuqiu had given him and put it on, beckoned to the two waterfowl walking by the stream, and started on his way back.
Qiuqiu was silent for a long time, then suddenly remembered something and asked Guan Wei: "Brother Guan, I would like to ask, is Master Fang also in Jiu Peak?"
"Are you talking about Elder Fang?" Guan Wei controlled the water bird to fly lower and closer: "He was the one who rescued Master Yuxia, but he is not in the mountain now. He has something to do in the Central Plains."
Qiuqiu nodded.
It turns out that this is the case. No wonder the master was seriously injured but went to the mountain of Jiufeng so far away to recover from his injuries. It turned out that it was Master Fang who saved her and brought her back.
I owe Master Fang such a huge favor. Next time I see him, I must say thank you properly.
But it seems that her previous understanding was a bit biased, and she thought Shier was Zhenren Fang's disciple. Now it seems that is not the case.
Thinking about it, Shi'er had indeed never called Master Fang Zhenren before, but he spoke so little that Qiuqiu could even mistake his gender, let alone anything else.
After a while, seeing that it was almost here, the guard suddenly said: "The Eye Spiritual Spring is extremely beneficial to people whose true energy has been damaged. Master Yuxia will not be in danger, but her recovery will be slower."
Qiuqiu was a little surprised. She raised her head from under the straw hat and glanced at the guard: "Thank you."
The guard wanted to return the waist badge, so Qiuqiu returned to Fengxian Pavilion alone.
The further we walked, the more familiar it felt.
Even though she was still feeling heavy now, Qiuqiu still stopped in confusion.
It really felt like she had been here before, but when had she seen it? She really couldn't remember.
There was the sound of soft footsteps behind her, and Qiuqiu turned around to look.
A woman in a red cloak is standing behind her holding an umbrella. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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