Xiao He got up early, when the sun was not too dazzling. Most of the disciples in the cave were still asleep. Xiao He had asked Bingqi about the location of Miyue City last night. Today, he was going to Taihua Cave.
Before Dugu Huntian's invitation, he still had a few small things to do, and the trip to Miyue City was one of them.
After leaving Nihan Cave Heaven's sect, Xiao He stood up with his sword and headed straight for Miyue City.
Miyue City can also be regarded as a holy place in Nihan Cave Sky. It is located on the snow-capped mountains in the extreme north of Nihan Cave Sky. In terms of altitude, it is much higher than where the Nihan Cave Sky Sect is. Even compared to Weiling Peak, it is
It won't be much shorter.
At extremely high places, the air becomes thinner, but it is not a hindrance to those who practice.
The disciples of Miyue Sect were condescending, standing on the city tower and looking at the polite Xiao He in front of the city gate. They felt familiar and probably guessed that this person was a friend rather than an enemy, so they were not rash in shouting: "Who is here?"
Xiao He raised his head and spoke loudly: "This is Xiao He! Come and pay homage to the Lord of Miyue City!"
"Xiao He?" the disciple guarding the city muttered carefully.
A disciple on the side also whispered to him: "The city lord went into seclusion after he came back. Before the retreat, he gave an order not to receive anyone who came."
"Xiao He's name seems so familiar. I'm going to report it so as not to miss anything important."
After the disciple finished speaking, he turned around and ran towards the city.
At this time, Lie Bing, the Lord of Miyue City, was studying the book "Hot Origin of Ice and Fire" he obtained from the Red Flame Blessed Land in Sanxi Hall. There was a long copper case in front of him. The incense burner on the case was filled with sandalwood. The room was too empty.
It is vast, and apart from the table in front of you and the candlelight in the four corners, there are no other furnishings, which makes this case feel particularly lonely.
There was a sound of footsteps, and the disciple guarding the city felt anxious. He trotted across the long bluestone road in front of the temple. After stopping, he carefully knocked on the door: "The city lord has a visitor."
Lie Bing frowned, his eyes still on the book, and said, "Didn't I say that I won't see anyone?"
The disciple was frightened in his heart, and his nervous control made his voice still tremble a little, and he said, "The man said his name is Xiao He."
The words had fallen, but there was no response from the room. The disciple was timid and did not dare to ask or leave. He just turned his ear to the door and waited quietly. Just when he was anxious in his heart and wanted to speak again, the door opened.
Lie Bing has put away the secret book and stood at the door.
Seeing clearly that the city lord had no intention of rejecting the guest, the disciple asked softly again: "Do you want to invite him in?"
Lie Bing opened his mouth and said: "Open the city gate, I want to welcome you in person!"
On the bluestone road, Lie Bing and Xiao He drove each other close to each other. Even though they had thousands of emotions in their hearts, they didn't mention a word, and they only turned into smiles on their faces.
Lie Bing looked at the man in front of him who pushed him out of the fire dragon's lair, and smiled: "I didn't expect you to come!"
Xiao He also smiled and said: "There are some small things that I want to discuss with you."
"Follow me!" Lie Bing did not ask Xiao He what was going on, but just led him directly into the city.
Miyue City is backed by a peak. From the north gate of the city, there is a winding mountain road that leads directly to the top of the snow-capped mountains. On the day Lie Bing took over as the city lord, special people built a small pavilion here through the natural danger. Lie Bing and Xiao He,
I am drinking tea in the pavilion at the moment.
"The name of this tea is Fanjing. It can only grow on the top of the snow-capped mountains. Just drink it and see." Lie Bing said.
Snowflakes were falling outside the pavilion, and the cold wind was passing by. Xiao He took a sip of tea. It was indeed refreshing and fragrant, and he still felt unfulfilled.
"Others like to treat guests and drink fine wine, but I, Miyuecheng, like to treat people to tea." Lie Bing said softly.
Xiao He said with a smile: "I usually laugh and scold you when I look at you, but now that I am in the position of city lord, I didn't expect that you would be so restrained."
Lie Bing did not accept Xiao He's compliment. He was still making tea in his hand, poured another cup for Xiao He, and asked: "What is it that makes you come here in person?"
Xiao He picked up the tea cup, took another sip, then put it down, and continued: "Last time I attended the Thirty-Six Cave Sky Feilai Peak meeting with Bingqi, and was invited by someone to explore a ruins next month."
"Will it be dangerous?" Lie Bing asked.
"I don't know, probably not." Xiao He said, "When I come back from this trip, I have to prepare to participate in the recruitment of Tianyuan Academy. If there is a chance, I can join the Zhenwu Divine Sect."
"I have never heard of such a thing." Lie Bing sighed.
Xiao He said: "This matter is only faced by Thirty-Six Cave Heavens, and Bingqi has never heard of it before."
Lie Bing nodded and asked, "If you succeed, won't there be no one around Bingqi?"
"That's why I came here." Xiao He said with a smile.
At this point, Lie Bing roughly guessed what Xiao He was thinking, and asked: "What do you mean?"
Xiao He continued: "Are you willing to be the elder of Nihan Cave Heaven?"
Lie Bing did not answer directly, but just asked: "You are really going alone on this trip, have you ever thought about taking someone with you, me, or Bingqi..." Lie Bing paused, and then said: "Or Xianyao?
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Xiao He shook his head and smiled, and replied: "The road under my feet is very long. I don't know how far I can go, and I don't know how long I can live if I go far. Bingqi is right, you all belong here."
Guest, I am the only passer-by."
Lie Bing stopped making tea and said sadly: "This can also be your home."
Xiao He smiled again, stood up, walked to the edge of the attic and looked far into the distance. It was very high here, and the wind blew the clear clouds passing by. You could reach them with your hand. Looking further, the mountains were like steamed buns, and the land was vast.
With his back to Lie Bing, Xiao He said: "This continent has long since lost my home."
Lie Bing looked at Xiao He's somewhat depressed back and didn't know how to persuade him.
"But about the elders..." Lie Bing was a little hesitant.
Xiao He turned around and said firmly: "It has to be you!"
Lie Bing was still about to speak, but Xiao He couldn't help but refuse. He reached into his arms and took out a book, handed it to Lie Bing's hand, and said to him: "This is the "Waitan Dharma Sutra" that I excerpted for you.
, as a gift for you to become an elder!”
"It's so valuable, how can I accept it?" Lie Bing said anxiously.
"Since I became Ni Han's alchemy elder, I should leave something for Ni Han. Besides, this alchemy book is only for the art of alchemy. There is no need to keep it to yourself. Please accept it generously." Xiao He said.
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Lie Bing slowly took the alchemy book and held it in his hand, and then said: "Actually, what I am most worried about is Xianyao."
Xiao He smiled, pretending not to know what he meant, and asked: "Xian Yao? What's wrong with Xianyao?"
Lie Bing didn't care about Xiao He's teasing, and replied: "When I competed for the position of elder, it was probably because of her. Now that I haven't won her heart, wouldn't it be embarrassing to take over the position of elder?"
Xiao He advised: "These two things are not contradictory. What if we fall in love over time?"
"Seriously?" Lie Bing asked seriously.
"Seriously!" Xiao He replied affirmatively.
Lie Bing's worries were eliminated, and he put the "Waitan Dharma Sutra" into his arms. This move was regarded as an agreement with Xiao He's mention of the elders. Looking at Xiao He's back, Lie Bing also stood up, stood next to Xiao He, and stood shoulder to shoulder with Xiao He.
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Standing high and looking down, your spiritual consciousness spreads out, and the world in front of you becomes clearer, so clear that you can hear the sound of snowflakes falling to the ground. But at the same time, the world in front of you is also more distant. Under your feet is the miniature of Lost Moon City.
Farther away are the low mountains, extending into the distance to where the sky and the earth meet. After looking at it for a long time, his eyes are full of loneliness and desolation. Lie Bing knows that there is another side of the thin line where the sky and the earth meet.
, is where Xiao He wants to go.
In Xiao He's heart, he understood the word loneliness more deeply. In his eyes, the world was not as complicated as Lie Bing saw. He only thought about one thing: from now on, he would be alone again.
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The two men were melancholy when another disciple hurried over and prostrated themselves on the ground: "Greetings to the city lord and elders, there is an urgent report from the Dongtian Alliance!"
"What happened again?" Xiao He and Lie Bing asked the same question in their hearts.
Lie Bing hurriedly grabbed the letter held by his disciple and opened it to read. Xiao He also stood beside him and read the content of the letter. There were only a few short words from Bingqi: Xianyao is missing, come back soon.
Lie Bing and Xiao He really didn't hesitate. They just waited for Lie Bing to explain a few words to his subordinates, and then hurried to Nihan Cave to meet Bingqi.
"Where is the person? Haven't found him yet?" This was the first thing Lie Bing said when he saw Bingqi.
Bingqi was also very anxious and just shook his head, unable to say a word.
Xiao He was still calm and asked: "Did you leave a note or something? Xianyao has always been willful and naughty. Maybe she went somewhere to play?"
Bingqi shook his head again and said: "I didn't leave any note, but the disciple said that she went out late at night and didn't know where she went."
Xiao He said: "Don't be too anxious, maybe you will be back soon."
Lie Bing also said: "If you send out the divine falcon letter widely and inform all the sects in the cave, no one will make things difficult for her."
Bingqi added: "I'm not too worried about her meeting an immortal cultivator. I'm just worried that her cultivation level is not high at this time and she will encounter some difficult monsters. Since the beast tide, Xianyao has been much more restrained and has never been as good as before.
She is too willful. Last time she left home to subdue the monsters, she was just in time to catch the strange movement before the beast wave. If it weren't for Xiao He, Xianyao would have been killed by the monsters. This time she went out alone again, which is really worrying."
Lie Bing did not know that Xiao He and Xianyao had such an experience before. Although he was surprised, he had no time to think about these things at the moment. When he was anxious, Xiao He suddenly thought of something and just said: "Follow me!"
"He ran out the door.
Bingqi and Lie Bing, confused in their hearts, also chased Xiao He out of the door.
The three of them came to the alchemy room together. Before the disciple could say greetings, Xiao He said first, "Which part of the alchemy book did the young lady read yesterday?"
The disciple was so frightened by the anxious look of the three that he did not dare to speak. He turned around and handed Xiao He's autographed manuscript that Xianyao had turned over yesterday to the three of them. Xiao He took the manuscript in his hand and looked at it. Suddenly he turned pale with shock and asked
He said: "In the Nihan Nihan Cave Heaven, is there a dense forest that rains all year round and is as warm as spring?"
"Yes! Last time we went to Chiyan Blessed Land, we stayed at Zhaluo Snow Mountain, which counts as one place!"
"Is there any more? Higher one!" Xiao He asked again.
While Lie Bing was thinking, Bingqi suddenly thought of something and replied: "There is another place! In the far north!"
"The far north? Isn't it my Lost Moon City?" Lie Bing said immediately.
"It's still further away!" Bingqi said: "The east of Nihan is bordered by Liuguang Blessed Land, the west is bordered by Chiyan Blessed Land, which is now Huoyun Blessed Land, and the north is bordered by Fangyu Cave Heaven. There is a high mountain on the border.
There is a dense forest among which it rains continuously for several months every year. Looking at the blessed land, only this one has the characteristics Xiao He mentioned!"
"Let's go there!" After Xiao He said that, he turned around and left. Bingqi and Lie Bing had no time to ask, so they had to follow.