Chapter 15 Chapter Fifteen

Huqishan, the main hall of the ghost king. It has been three days since the great wizard passed away. Qinglong ordered people to cremate the old man's body and put it in an urn.At this moment, the small blue and white urn was quietly placed on the table beside him. Qinglong stared at the small urn for a long time, sighed softly, and turned his eyes away.For the past three days, Qinglong and You Ji have been taking care of all the affairs in the Ghost King's clan. After the incident three days ago, the Ghost King and Ghost Li have all shrunk into their own rooms and have not come out till now.

Qinglong still clearly remembered that three days ago, when the heavy stone door opened slowly with a "squeak" sound, the two men who walked out of it, those two fearless men who looked at the world, unexpectedly As if he had lost his soul, his expression was in a trance and desolation. The ghost king was fine, and he said in a low voice: "No one will disturb me for three days!" As soon as he finished speaking, he went straight back to the bedroom and never came out again. As for Gui Li, he was completely out of his wits, he didn't say a single word, while walking, he bumped into the hard stone wall directly, so that blood flowed from his forehead.And he, as if unconscious, turned around slowly and staggered back to his room.

The people who were shocked by this strange scene had probably already guessed the result, but when they looked at the stone gate, there was blood flowing all over the ground, and the great wizard who was sitting in a pool of blood but had bowed his head to death , The scene was so tragic and tragic, it was shocking. Only Baguio who was still lying on the cold stone platform, her serene face was still as peaceful as before, and the acacia bell in her hand was emitting a faint golden light. Footsteps sounded from the side, interrupting Qinglong's thoughts, he raised his head, and saw You Ji's figure floating in like a ghost, standing beside him, but she didn't look at him directly, but looked at the person behind him. The room glanced and whispered: "Has the suzerain not come out yet?"

Qinglong shook his head slowly, and said in a low voice: "It's been three days, and there is no news at all." The black veil on You Ji's face moved lightly, she remained silent. Although they didn't see everything at the scene with their own eyes, the two of them could fully imagine the sadness of that scene. If there is anything in this world that is more sad than despair, it is that you fall into despair when you see hope, even when that hope is right in front of you! At the moment when the two of them were relatively speechless, suddenly, there was a slight sound from the door behind Qinglong.

The door opened slowly. Qinglong and Youji's bodies trembled, and they quickly turned around to look. The simple wooden door slowly opened inward, making a low and slight "squeak" sound, with a bit of vicissitudes of the past, as if telling the sadness of the owner. A foot stepped out from that room lightly.The ghost king's figure slowly appeared in front of them. Qinglong and Youji watched silently, that man who seemed to have passed away. Whiteheads in three days! The ghost king's hair has turned completely white. Qinglong's voice suddenly became hoarse, even when he heard it, he wondered if it was his own voice:

"Sect... Master, are you okay... okay?" The corner of Ghost King's mouth moved, but he didn't speak. Instead, he closed his eyes, raised his head slightly, and took a deep breath. Under the black veil, You Ji suddenly said: "Sovereign, you have to take care of yourself... your body." After speaking, she suddenly thought of Bi Yao, and her voice choked up. The ghost king's shoulders trembled slightly, but he calmed down quickly. When he opened his eyes again, although the vicissitudes and sadness were still engraved on his face, there was a faint light in his eyes.

It seemed to have seen through the vicissitudes of life. "I look a lot older!" He actually said something like this, the corners of his mouth moved slightly, and there was a slight smile, but it was full of bitterness. Qinglong and Youji lowered their heads at the same time, unable to bear to look at this man again. Once again, the ghost king took a deep breath, exhaled the air in his chest, turned his eyes, and after a while, he landed on the small blue and white urn on the table beside Qinglong. "What's inside..." He asked lightly. Qinglong took a step forward, held up the small urn, handed it to the ghost king, and said: "After the great wizard passed away, his subordinates boldly decided to cremate the old man's body, and the ashes in this small urn are his ashes."

The ghost king took the small blue and white urn silently, stroked it with both hands for a long time, sighed softly, and said: "Although this master didn't save Yao'er, but he was dying, desperate to exhaust his vitality, and took Yao'er away." Collecting all the souls, even though it fell short in the end, it is still our great benefactor." He handed the small urn back to Qinglong again, and said, "Get ready, and send the master back to southern Xinjiang respectfully with the respect of my holy religion." Qinglong took the blue and white urn, nodded and said: "Yes."

The Ghost King was silent for a moment, then said: "Where is Ghost Li, how is he doing?" Qinglong hesitated for a moment, but You Ji was already beside him and said: "After he came out of the ice room, he seemed to have collapsed, lost his mind, stumbled all the way back to his room, and never came out again." Here, she paused for a moment, and said in a low voice: "It has been three days until today." The ghost king looked sad, slowly put his hands behind his back, and whispered for a while: "Ten years of sadness, one night in my heart! Oh, let's go, let's go and see him."

After finishing speaking, he walked slowly with his hands behind his back. Qinglong and Youji looked at each other and silently followed behind him. Looking from behind, the ghost king has white hair, and his figure is strangely desolate. Ghost Li's room is quite far away from where the Ghost King lives, but it is very close to the Ice Stone Room where Bi Yao is.This is the reason why Ghost King didn't want to be more sad, so he stayed away from the stone room where his daughter was, and Ghost Liruo went to visit Baguio almost every day in Huqi Mountain. When the three of them walked through the corridor and gradually approached Ghost Li's room, Qinglong and You Ji who were walking behind obviously noticed that there was something strange about Ghost King's body. I don't know if it was because they were approaching that sad place again.

But none of them said a word. Finally, he came to the lonely stone gate, the place where Gui Li lived, and there was no one around, he always liked to be alone.It's just that outside his door, there is still a disciple of the Ghost King Sect standing far away. The ghost king stepped forward, opened the stone door and walked in, then was startled.Qinglong and Youji also noticed that something was wrong, went in and saw that the room was empty, not only Gui Li was gone, even Xiao Hui was gone.All the furnishings in the room are as usual, there is no trace of use, only the bed is a little messy. Qinglong frowned, turned around and went out to call out, the disciple of the Ghost King Sect who was standing outside the door hurried in, knelt down in front of the Ghost King and saluted, "Meet the Sect Master!" The ghost king turned his head to look, and Qinglong whispered beside him: "This subordinate is not handling the affairs of the sect these few days, but is waiting outside the sect master's gate. Let these disciples guard here." The ghost king nodded slightly, then turned his head to the disciple of the ghost king sect and said, "Where is the deputy sect master?" The disciple of the Ghost King Sect was obviously in awe of the Ghost King, and even his voice trembled slightly, he said: "Report, report to the suzerain, the deputy suzerain locked himself in the room for three days and three nights, and there was no movement at all. When he was worried, this morning, he suddenly walked out with that gray-haired monkey, and left here straight away." The ghost king was stunned for a moment, Qinglong frowned and asked, "Where did he go?" The disciple lowered his head and said: "The disciple has been following the deputy sect master. I saw him walk out of the mountainside, and then he went away through the air. The disciple saw his expression, it was very scary, and he didn't dare to go forward to ask, so he had to come back here and wait..." There was a flash of anger on Qinglong's face, but the Ghost King who was in front suddenly let out a "huh", walked forward a few steps, picked up a sealed letter from the bedside, glanced at it, then handed it to Qinglong, saying: "It's for you of." Qinglong was stunned for a moment, then took a look, it was indeed written by Gui Li, confused in his heart, he glanced at the King of Ghosts.Seeing that the ghost king looked away with no expression on his face, Qinglong frowned, tore off the seal, and read the letter again. The letter wasn't long, and he finished it quickly, but his face suddenly became a little sad, and he said in a low voice, "Sovereign." The ghost king said indifferently: "What's wrong?" Qinglong said: "In the letter, he asked me to work hard and send the ashes of this great wizard back to Qilidong, the Miao nationality in southern Xinjiang." The Ghost King slowly shook his head, then suddenly sighed, "That's all, that's all!" Qinglong was stunned, but the ghost king turned his head and said to the disciple of the ghost king sect: "You go down." If the man met amnesty, he kowtowed three times and hurriedly retreated. Qinglong looked at the Ghost King and said: "Sect Master, that Ghost Li..." The ghost king glanced at the empty room, his eyes were full of desolation, he turned around after a long time, did not greet Qinglong Youji, just walked silently, and from behind him, a deep voice came faintly: "It's all sad people..." ※※※ Southern Xinjiang, Fenxiang Valley. This righteous sect, which has undergone constant changes in recent days, has another shocking news today, which spread throughout the valley in an instant.From the depths of Fenxiang Valley, Tianxiangjuli, the heavenly drums rang seven times, resounding far and near, indicating that the owner of Fenxiang Valley, Yun Yilan, who had been in seclusion for a long time, would leave today. All the disciples of Fenxiang Valley returned to their seats one after another, and no one dared to neglect them. In the main hall of Fenxiang Valley, Shangguan Ce, Lu Shun and others were the leaders, and Li Xun and other disciples were in the rear, standing side by side in front of the hall, waiting patiently . Among the crowd, the most striking one was a woman standing beside Li Xun, who was Yan Hong.Since the night when the nine-tailed celestial fox escaped from the Xuanhuo Altar not long ago, Shangguan Ce recognized Yan Hong as a counterfeit in the confusion. But it was discovered in the cellar of a house in Fenxiang Valley three days ago. Naturally, Jin Ping'er used strange spells to restrain Yan Hong and hid her in such a place.In the past few days, people in Fenxiang Valley have come out in full force, searching all the nearby hills, but they didn't pay attention to the houses in the valley.It was three days ago that a male disciple went down to the cellar of the Tibetan medicine to search because of a lack of herbs in the valley, and only then did he find Yan Hong. Otherwise, he doesn't know how long this poor woman will have to wait in the cellar. These days of torment, Yan Hong's expression has obviously become more haggard, and it is inconvenient for everyone to pay more attention to her at the moment, and all of them are looking at the side door of the main hall. According to the usual practice, after leaving the customs, Yun Yilan should come out from there to meet everyone meet. Shangguan Ce, who stood at the front of the crowd, was still dressed in black, standing there with a calm demeanor, but there was a faint flicker of strange light in the depths of his eyes that no one could notice. For him, Yun Yilan, who has been a senior brother, met him every time through a screen, and his speech was even weaker, and he was getting older and older. He couldn't believe it at first, but Until recently, he has gradually decided in his heart that this senior brother who has been weighing on his head is really dying. Unexpectedly, today Tianxiang was in the middle of the sky like thunder, shaking him to the ground, and Yun Yilan actually came out of the seclusion! Could it be that he is really retreating to practice spells, rather than covering up something? Shangguan Ce was very disturbed and worried. Behind Shangguan Ce, Li Xun, who stood at the forefront of the younger generation of disciples, had excitement in his eyes that could not be concealed.He has always been Yun Yilan's most proud disciple, and in Fenxiang Valley he is the most favored child of heaven.It's just that a few years ago, Yun Yilan suddenly went into seclusion without any warning, so she never saw anyone again. Although Li Xun himself still treats Yun Yilan in a special way, and like his uncle Shangguan Ce, he is the only two people in Fenxiang Valley who can see Yun Yilan, but Li Xun is young after all, and his skills are not good enough. With Shangguan Ce in charge, Li Xun's status has dropped a lot invisibly. Now that Yun Yilan has left the customs again, the situation has naturally changed drastically. He is the most beloved disciple of the current Valley Master, and he is the candidate for the next Valley Master. Naturally, his words have different weights.And more importantly, just yesterday, the night before Yun Yilan left the customs, he had already been secretly received by Yun Yilan, and he knew in advance that his mentor was about to leave the customs. After his mentor left the customs, a long-awaited wish that he had been looking forward to for a long time was finally possible to come true.Thinking of this, Li Xun could no longer restrain his excitement on his handsome face. Shangguan Ce moved his body and turned back slowly. Although the young nephew behind him tried his best to keep calm, the joy and excitement that came from the bottom of his heart could not be concealed by his experience at this age after all. It is impossible to escape Shangguan Ce's eagle-like eyes that see through the world. "Hey..." He slowly sneered in his heart, and said to himself: "Young man, I don't know how long the road you have to go is!" Just when everyone was thinking about each other, suddenly there was a melodious sound of drums, as if flying from the sky, circling in the hall.Shangguan Ce and the others were refreshed and looked towards the side door. A red shadow flashed, and a person appeared slowly. The fiery red clothes were exactly the costumes of the owners of the Fenxiang Valley, representing the popular sect's beliefs. I didn't feel the heat of the flame, let alone the dazzling light, but for some reason, everyone's eyes became hot, and they all had a feeling that a group of red flames walked over like this. But when everyone came back to their senses and saw clearly the figure in the red light, including Shangguan Ce, who was always calm and calm, they all let out a low voice of surprise in disbelief. The person who came was actually just a middle-aged man who looked about forty or so. His bright but smooth red hair was not tied up, casually flowing on his shoulders, and there was a hint of elegance and debauchery. Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. When Yun Yilan retreated a few years ago, everyone clearly remembered that he was already an old man with gray hair on his head. At this moment, it seemed that this person was much younger than Yun Yilan back then, and his face was covered with skin. Smooth and smooth, not even a trace of wrinkles can be seen. The outline of this person's face is clearly Yun Yilan's appearance, especially Shangguan Ce, he has been with Yun Yilan longer than anyone else, and he recognizes that this is Yun Yilan's appearance when he was young, just look at that face , even better than his young demeanor, under such a shock, everyone was speechless. On the other hand, Yun Yilan acted as if nothing had happened, walked into the main hall in a swaggering manner, in front of the crowd, with piercing eyes, glanced at the crowd, suddenly smiled, and said in a clear and melodious voice, contrary to the old one in the secret room: " Why, don’t you all recognize me as the valley owner?” Everyone was shocked, Li Xun came to his senses first, prostrated himself first, and said loudly: "Disciple respectfully welcomes Master to leave the closed door, and congratulates Master for the great accomplishment of practicing the true Dharma!" Everyone suddenly came to their senses and saluted one after another. The surprised expression in Shangguan Ce's eyes gradually receded, and he also bowed his head. Yun Yilan obviously looked good and in a good mood, waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, it's been a long time, everyone, let's get up and talk." Everyone responded and stood up one after another. Yun Yilan looked at everyone with a smile, and finally landed on Shangguan Ce, and said with a smile: "Junior Brother, are you tired of taking care of trivial matters in the valley all these years?" Shangguan Ce shook his head, also smiled and said: "Senior brother is not here, it is my job as a junior brother, but something happened to Xuanhuo Altar a few days ago, I..." Yun Yilan laughed suddenly, interrupted Shangguan Ce's words, and said: "Why should Junior Brother worry about the past, the future will be long, so let's take a long-term plan." A look of surprise flashed across Shangguan Ce's face, but he didn't say anything else, he lowered his head and said, "Yes." Yun Yilan looked at the people present, and saw that the eyes of the people were full of respect and surprise. It was obvious that her rejuvenated appearance really shocked everyone. It's just that he didn't explain much, turned around and asked Li Xun, who had been standing by for a long time: "Is there anything going on in the valley recently?" Li Xun took a step forward and said in a respectful voice: "Early this morning, Daoxuan Master Daoxuan, the head teacher of Qingyun Sect in Zhongtu, sent a letter, saying that it was a reply to the letter sent by Master a few days ago." He said so, with a calm expression on his face, but the face of Shangguan Ce who was standing at the side changed. During Yun Yilan's retreat, he was in charge of all major affairs in Fenxiang Valley.Correspondence with Qing Yun sect's head teacher is naturally extremely important, but he knows nothing about it.This reply arrived this morning, but Li Xun actually intercepted it halfway, it was clearly instigated by senior brother Yun Yilan. Shangguan Ce's anger gradually grew in his heart, but his face remained the same, the strange expression disappeared in a flash. Yun Yilan nodded, took the letter that Li Xun handed over, looked at it, and saw that the number was written on the top of the envelope: Brother Yun Yilan, Fenxiang Gu, saw it personally. The inscription is: Daoxuan of Qingyunmen pays homage. As expected, it was the handwriting of Master Daoxuan of Qingyunmen, Yun Yilan smiled slightly, tore open the seal, took out a thin piece of paper, and read it from beginning to end, with a smile on his face all the time. At the end, he nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, put the letter in his arms, and said loudly to everyone: "Today is here, you go back and prepare. Soon, I will lead the outstanding disciples of Fenxiang Valley to visit the middle-earth." Fellow Daoists from Qingyunmen and Tianyin Temple, discuss the world's plans together!" Everyone was shocked, it was a long time ago that Fenxiang Valley entered the middle land in a large scale, but today, the owner of the valley gave such a huge order as soon as he left the customs.It's just that Yun Yilan has always had great prestige, and the people in Fenxiang Valley didn't think much about it. After seeing the ceremony, everyone retreated one after another, each going without mentioning it. Only Li Xun was left behind by Yun Yilan. After everyone left, only Yun Yilan and Li Xun, master and apprentice, remained in the Shanhe Hall.When Li Xun was alone with his master, he was not as cautious as when everyone was present, he said with a smile: "Master, what kind of method did you practice in retreat, which has such a miraculous effect?" Yun Yilan smiled and said: "This is the strange art handed down by my ancestor of Fenxiang Valley. When you have enough knowledge in the future, are you afraid that I won't pass it on to you?" Li Xun was startled, but saw the kind smile in Yun Yilan's eyes, which seemed to have deep meaning. After thinking for a while, he couldn't help being overjoyed, and quickly bowed down, saying: "Thank you for your kindness, Master, this disciple will definitely live up to Master's expectations!" Yun Yilan helped Li Xun up with a smile, looked him up and down, and sighed: "You have wonderful bones, and you are a great talent for cultivating Taoism, but I think you are young and energetic, and your heart is still a little impetuous. Be more sure, and practice more diligently so that you can become a great weapon." Li Xun nodded again and again, and said, "Thank you, Master, for your guidance. By the way, Master, what's the matter if you let me stay?" Yun Yilan glanced at him and said, "That's right, I want you to go to Middle Earth first." Li Xun was startled, and said, "Middle Earth? Where are you going?" Yun Yilan said indifferently: "Qingyun Mountain. I will write a reply letter later, you leave immediately and send this letter to Master Daoxuan of Qingyun Mountain." Li Xun nodded and said, "Yes." Yun Yilan walked back and forth a few steps, and said again: "After reading this letter, Master Daoxuan will probably keep you in Qingyun Mountain for a few days, you don't have to postpone it, just stay in Qingyun for a few days, and I will bring you The others are here." Li Xun nodded, but slightly confused, said: "Master, you are in such a hurry to enter Middle Earth, what's the matter?" Yun Yilan smiled slightly, and said, "It's not the thing you begged me for a long time!" Li Xun's body shook, and then he couldn't hide the excitement on his face, and then he knelt down again, and said loudly: "Thank you, Master, for making it happen." Yun Yilan shook her head and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, you go back and get ready first, and then you can come and pick up my letter later, then you can start right away." Li Xun excitedly agreed, and strode out. After the figure of this young disciple disappeared, the smile on Yun Yilan's face gradually faded away. He turned to the south and looked in the direction of the Hundred Thousand Mountains. After a long while, he suddenly snorted coldly: "Since you want to come out, I will Let the whole world stand in the way. Let me take this burden alone, hehe, I'm not that stupid!"