That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 310

Zhiyun looked at his old friend whom he hadn't seen for almost two years, and disturbing memories flooded his mind.

At the beginning, we went from Zhongdu to Julu City together, it was very bitter and tiring, but at that time everything was novel and happy.She and Xu Beiyou were like fledglings who had just come into contact with the outside world. Under the protection of Gongsun Zhongmou's wings, they looked at the world curiously.

She thought that this journey would take a long, long time, but she didn't expect it to stop abruptly in Julu City.

During this journey, she gradually got used to the existence of Xu Beiyou. She was more afraid of losing this friend who shared weal and woe than the hard work and wind and rain along the way.

When she came to Dutian Peak, she found that it was not the same as Chonglong Temple, and the people here were also very different from Xu Beiyou. Apart from Qi Xianyun, she had no other friends. It always contains a lot of scrutiny, defense and even hostility, or disdain.

Time and time again, I was alone in bed and wept secretly, dreaming back to the past in tears again and again, seeing the young man who took her to eat candied haws again, he still told her as before that he wanted to be a master, he He likes to stand on the top of the mountain and stare at the sunset, behind him is the vastness of the wilderness, the setting sun blurs his face, and the hilt of Tianlan sword at his waist is shining brightly.

At that moment, she seemed to have returned to the long and distant Gobi wilderness in front of the Thousand Buddha Caves. He put her behind his back, maybe he was staring at the sunset again, and he was looking forward to the evil sword, and he would be the same as before. He told her confidently that one day we will come out on top.

At that moment, she finally understood how precious this passage was.

If she could go back to that time, she would say to the man who carried her full weight, "Slow down, slow down, we are not in a hurry."

Seeing Xu Beiyou again at this moment, Zhiyun suddenly felt that he was a little strange, he was no longer the young man who always said he wanted to be a master, because at this time he had already distinguished himself.

Those swordsmen standing far away are his followers, right?Or a guard?Zhiyun always felt a little unreal, Mr. Xu, is this Mr. Xu, the young master of the Sword Sect?
It is difficult for Zhiyun to completely combine the Xu Beiyou in his impression with the young master of Jianzong in front of him. They all say that Shibie will be admired for three days, but for Zhiyun, is he still the same as before?
Xu Beiyou put away the brocade handkerchief, and asked, "Why did you come to Jiangdu?"

Zhiyun lowered his head and said in a low voice: "There seems to be something wrong on Dutian Peak recently, and my teacher asked me to go down the mountain to avoid it."

Xu Beiyou frowned and said, "Dutian Peak is not peaceful, and Jiangdu is not much better. The mountains and rains are about to come and the buildings are full of wind. They are not suitable for staying for a long time."

Zhiyun raised his head and said word by word: "You just said that I have come to your territory, and no one will dare to bully me anymore."

Xu Beiyou smiled awkwardly, "Isn't this a big talk, in Jiangdu, I still can't cover the sky with one hand."

Zhiyun snorted softly, "I've seen it for a long time. My teacher said that there are three women in Jiangdu who are friends with her peers, and they are the masters of Jiangdu."

Teacher's wife, that is, Qiu Ye's wife, Murong Xuan.

Xu Beiyou smiled and said, "I know the three Lafayettes in Jiangdu."

Zhiyun pouted, noncommittal.

Xu Beiyou turned his head to look at Zhiyun's small boat. It was exquisite but concealed a mystery. At least Xu Beiyou had seen three Taoist talismans on the boat, which were to fix the wind, divide the water, and not move. If not, even if it was sailing along the coast, It is also difficult for this small boat to come from the South China Sea to the East China Sea.

It seems that Murong Xuan sent Zhiyun down the mountain after making proper arrangements.

It's just that I don't know what role Murong Xuan played in this intensified civil strife.

Zhiyun stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Xu Beiyou's eyes, "What are you thinking about?"

Xu Beiyou stretched out his hand to grab her hand, and said softly, "I'm thinking, the Daoist sect is finally in chaos."

Zhiyun was stunned for a moment, and then his face changed suddenly, "What kind of mess is there?"

Xu Beiyou let go of his hand, and said calmly: "The time for the ascension of the head teacher of the Taoist sect is approaching, and because of certain things that have damaged his Taoism, he has no choice but to retreat, so he is surrounded by who will take over as the next head teacher of the Taoist sect. , the masters of the major halls and pavilions, and the masters of various Taoist sects are undercurrents, and after several discussions in the Yuqing Palace, chaos has begun to appear."

Only then did Zhiyun suddenly understand why his mother let him go down the mountain. It turned out that the unattainable Dutian Peak was already such a scene. It was ridiculous that she, a person on the mountain, didn't know as much as Xu Beiyou, a person who was down the mountain.

Xu Beiyou smiled, "Let's not talk about this anymore, I will take you to my house and cleanse you up."

Zhiyun was about to agree in a good mood, but suddenly thought of someone in his heart.

In all fairness, although she was accepted as the No. 13 disciple by Qiu Ye, the head teacher of the Taoist sect, she has only seen one side of this unattainable master, and it is not as good as the previous twelve senior brothers and sisters. Even if it was the last apprenticeship ceremony, several elders in the sect witnessed it, but with her, there was only a light sentence and a little Taoist boy leading the way, and then she was thrown to Qi Xianyun. It is only her twelfth senior sister, but the relationship between the two is actually more like a teacher and a friend. Everything is taught by Qi Xianyun on behalf of the teacher, and all "fighting against injustice" is also initiated by Qi Xianyun. It is because of Qi Xianyun that she can It was precisely because of Qi Xianyun's introduction that she could get to know her teacher's mother Murong Xuan, and with the support of her teacher's wife, the other eleven brothers and sisters reluctantly recognized her as a teacher's sister.

She stopped and asked softly, "How is Senior Sister Xianyun?"

Maybe it was intuition, maybe it was some other reason, Zhiyun felt that Xu Beiyou must know the answer.

Xu Beiyou hesitated for a moment, and said, "Qi Xianyun had an accident. I don't know much about her. I only know that she disappeared in the sea near Qizhou, and her whereabouts are still unknown."

The expression on Zhiyun's face froze a little bit, and then turned pale. She tried her best to suppress the fear and sadness in her heart, but the tears couldn't stop flowing down.

She shook her head and said, "I can't go to Jiangdu anymore, I'm going to find Senior Sister Xianyun."

Xu Beiyou didn't know how many times he frowned today, "The vast sea, where are you going to find her? Taking a step back, even if you can find Qi Xianyun, she is still in danger, so what if you go?"

Zhiyun closed his eyes and did not speak.

Xu Beiyou stretched out his hand to hold her hand, and said, "Be good, follow me to Jiangdu, at worst I'll be considered a local snake, I will keep you safe and sound."

At this moment, Zhiyun thought of that person who was like a teacher, like a mother, like a sister, like a friend.

Maybe she still loves to ignore her, she still has that cold face that has never changed for thousands of years, she proudly puts her hands behind her back, purses her thin lips, and stands in the purple bamboo forest.

Maybe she was listening to the sound of the breeze blowing through the bamboo leaves, so a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, but when she turned her head, she was lecturing sternly as always.

In the end, everything was fixed on the scene of Qi Xianyun's shoulders being covered with snow when Qi Xianyun ate behind closed doors on Tianxuan Peak for two days.

So she broke away from Xu Beiyou's hand for the first time, and said firmly, "I'm going to Qizhou."

Xu Beiyou was stunned.

Zhiyun was silent for a while, as if mustering up a lot of courage, he asked with a slight trill: "Will you go with me?"

Xu Beiyou was silent for a stick of incense, but finally shook his head.

"I am the head disciple of the Sword Sect."

"She is a direct descendant of the Daoist sect."

"Sword and Dao are incompatible."

The words are sonorous, and the sentences are frustrated.

Zhiyun looked down at the Taoist robe on his body, then looked up at Xu Beiyou, and finally understood why he felt that he had become a stranger. It turned out that there had been a huge and insurmountable gap between the two of them at some point.

This gap is called "the sword and the road are not compatible."

Zhiyun nodded, then turned around in a daze and walked towards his small boat without looking back.

Xu Beiyou didn't ask to stay either.

The two passed by.

She boarded the small boat alone, and drove the small boat upstream towards Qizhou. The Jiangdu Wharf behind her became smaller and smaller, and eventually she and the people on the shore were no longer visible.

Until then, she finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Sitting alone in the cabin, with his head buried in it, weeping silently.

(End of this chapter)