Zhuxian Prequel: Wilderness

Chapter 31 Desert

Qingyun Mountain Tongtian Peak, above Yuqing Hall.

This majestic and tall palace located on the top of the majestic peak has been the residence of the real head of Qingyun Sect in the past. Among them, the largest Yuqing Hall is the place where the real head handles the daily affairs of the sect on weekdays.

After the Great War between Righteousness and Demons, Qingyun Mountain was in a mess. There were so many things that needed to be resolved urgently, but Tian Chengzi, the head real person, was seriously injured and couldn’t manage the council. He didn't come over to deal with trivial matters in the door, all the burdens were placed on the man sitting in the Yuqing Hall at the moment.

At this moment, there is a long line up in the Yuqing Great Hall, dozens of Qingyun Sect disciples are waiting here, they go up to Daoxuan who is sitting in the middle of the hall to report, ask for instructions, discuss in a low voice, and then respond to Daoxuan's request. Arranged, then turned around and strode out of the hall.

Daoxuan sat on the chair, with a serious expression and a serious look, looking from a distance, there was a bit of awe-free and majestic aura.Although in terms of seniority, the vast majority of people in the hall at the moment are considered to be his peers, but no one dared to belittle him, and they all lined up honestly.

And Daoxuan is obviously a very skilled and shrewd person in dealing with the affairs of these sects. Every trifle seems difficult to deal with, but he often makes a decision after a few ponders.

Such a quiet but extremely efficient method quickly reduced the number of Qingyun disciples in this hall, and it didn't take long to see the end. Just as Daoxuan was about to call the last person, he suddenly saw a person walking in hastily from the gate. The person, but Shuiyue from Xiaozhufeng, walked up to him quickly all the way, called out, and said, "Senior Brother Daoxuan."

Daoxuan looked up at Shuiyue and said, "What's wrong?"

Shuiyue said: "Two groups of people have arrived at the foot of the mountain, they should be from Tianyin Temple and Fenxiang Valley."

Daoxuan was stunned, then stood up, and said: "When the two big sects heard the news and came to support our Qingyun sect, this matter is quite big, maybe the heads of the two sects will also come in person, I will report to Master immediately, please He showed me. Junior Sister Shuiyue, please entertain them with Senior Uncle Zhenyu first."

Shuiyue nodded and said, "Yes, I understand."

Daoxuan nodded, turned around and quickly walked into the back hall of Yuqing Hall, bypassing the porch corridor all the way, and came to the quiet room where Tian Chengzi was resting.However, when he was still outside Zhangxu, Daoxuan suddenly saw the door of the quiet room was open, and there was a figure who was not Tian Chengzi walking back and forth inside.

Daoxuan was taken aback, he quickly walked to the door of the quiet room, looked inside, and saw that there was only one Taoist boy cleaning the room, and the quiet room was in a mess at the moment, the bed where Tian Chengzi was lying on The upper quilt was thrown aside, and many other things were thrown on the ground, as if someone lost his temper here.

And the young Taoist boy had a frustrated look on his face, squatting silently on the ground to tidy up, his eyes were red and swollen, as if he had just cried.

Daoxuan naturally recognized this person, it was Daoist Baishi who was here to serve his master Tian Chengzi on weekdays, seeing that the situation was wrong now, he couldn't help but asked Baishi in astonishment: "Baishi, what happened here?"

Baishi turned his head and saw that it was Daoxuan, he stood up quickly, and stood upright with his hands tied, obviously he was also in awe of this elder brother.

Daoxuan came in, glanced left and right, frowned, and said to Baishi: "What's going on here, and where did Master go?"

Baishi's mouth was flattened, and after a while he said in a low voice: "I... I used to come in to clean the house according to my daily routine, but when the real master saw me, he suddenly lost his temper, jumped up and cursed He gave me a good meal, saying that I disturbed his cleansing, he committed a heinous crime, and said, and said..."

Daoxuan whispered: "Master, what else did he say?"

Baishi finally couldn't bear it anymore, and cried out with a "wow", crying with a choked voice: "Senior brother Daoxuan, the head master also said that he wants... to drive me down the mountain and out of the Qingyun gate wall .”

Daoxuan's body shook, and he looked at Baishi in astonishment, as if he didn't believe his ears, but Baishi's expression was obviously true, at this moment he was looking at Daoxuan with tears in his eyes, and said with a sob: "Senior brother, what should I do?" What should I do? I really didn't intend to offend the Master Master."

Daoxuan was silent for a while, then said: "Don't worry, I will intercede with Master on this matter for you."

Bai Shi quickly knelt down and said, "Thank you, brother, thank you, brother."

Daoxuan sighed, leaned over and gently pulled him up, pondered for a moment and then said: "How about this, don't do anything in this Yuqing Palace for a few days, go to the sea of ​​clouds for a few days and then come back. I think the master probably said it casually out of anger, I'll help you talk about it, if you avoid it for a few days, you should be fine."

Bai Shi quickly nodded in agreement, and said, "Yes, yes, I understand."

Daoxuan sighed, took another look at the messy bedding on the bed, frowned, and said: "By the way, where is Master now, do you know?"

Baishi thought for a while, and said: "Just now I was so scared that I knelt on the ground, and I didn't dare to take a breath. I didn't see where Master went. However, I heard the old man say something from him, saying that it's too noisy here. , delaying his practice, so he has to go to the Patriarch's Ancestral Hall to take a good rest."

Daoxuan was startled, frowned and said: "He went to the ancestor's ancestral hall?"

Bai Shi glanced at him carefully, and said in a low voice, "That's what I heard."

Daoxuan nodded slowly, then waved his hands lightly, Baishi hurriedly bent down to salute, and then quickly walked out of the quiet room.

The quiet room where only Daoxuan was left seemed to be quiet all of a sudden, there was no sound around, so quiet that one could hear a needle drop on the ground.He stood alone in this quiet room, looking around, his face gradually became solemn, and there was a hint of anxiety in his eyes.

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Tian Buyi and Zeng Shuchang flew back to Caoxie Village all the way, and met Wan Jianyi and the others who were waiting in the village. At the same time, he also discovered that during this time, Wan Jianyi, Cangsong, and Shang Zhengliang worked together to make an effort in this village. The remains of the villagers who died in the catastrophe were found one by one, and then they found a bright and transparent flat outside the village, dug some simple tombs, and buried them one by one.

When Tian and Zeng came back, Wan Jianyi and the others still had one last point to finish. Tian Buyi and Zeng Shuchang rushed forward to help. With the joint efforts of the five Qingyun sect disciples, all the unfortunate villagers who died were finally killed. The burial is over.

After the incident, the five of them stood beside the rows of newly erected mounds, all of them with serious and solemn expressions.

After staring at the mounds for a moment, Wan Jianyi sighed softly, and said, "Folks can rest in the soil, let's go too."

After saying that, he turned around and strode away, Cang Song, Tian Buyi and others silently stepped forward, bowed to the tomb, and then followed Wan Jianyi's footsteps.

After leaving the Straw Shoes Village, they went all the way to the northwest. On the way, they also saw many villages similar to the Straw Shoes Village that had been looted by the Demon Cult. Lucky villagers like Zhang's grandparents.Perhaps the villagers who originally lived in those villages either died unfortunately under the butcher's knife of the demon sect, or left here far away to avoid disaster and escape for their lives.

During this time, the five of them also saw a lot of remnants of the Demon Sect running around, but in order to go deep into the wilderness as soon as possible to avoid trouble, Wan Jianyi and the others avoided these monsters most of the time, and walked northwest all the way in silence .

After walking like this for three days, I felt that the surrounding environment began to change. The fertile, beautiful and pleasant plains gradually disappeared, replaced by large areas of yellow land, and the humid and mild air also changed and became dry.On the fourth day, the original scenery of the plain could hardly be seen any more. There was a desolation between the sky and the earth, the rocks were piled up in disorder, the loess was cracked, and strong winds blew from time to time, blowing large pieces of yellow sand flying.

In this barren land, it is difficult to see green things anymore. Although there are plants and trees, most of them are withered and yellow in color. Some chills.

Wan Jianyi and the other five Qingyun sect disciples are all well-versed, so naturally they are not afraid of the harsh weather, but when they come here and look at the scenery, they probably know that they are almost close to the legendary middle-earth that never existed. The righteous people have gone deep into the wild frontier.

When they got here, Wan Jianyi and the others became more careful in their actions, and sometimes they didn't even walk together.

Under Wan Jianyi's arrangement, the five people or two teams, or dispersed, kept at a certain distance, and at the same time paid close attention to the movement around them, and continued to approach the wild border.

At noon of this day, after walking for half a day, Wan Jianyi called several juniors to come over, and the five of them found a small stone forest with strange rocks standing up to rest. The strange rocks can also block one or two scorching sun, making people feel more comfortable.

After sitting down to rest, Uncle Zeng took out the gourd he carried with him, filled it with clear water and drank a big gulp, then handed it to Tian Buyi beside him, and complained at the same time: "This desert is so bad in the future. The land is ten times more desolate than here, how on earth can those demons survive in such a place?"

Cang Song standing aside cast a cold glance at Zeng Shuchang who was complaining, shook his head, turned around to look at Wan Jianyi who was sitting on a big rock not far away, and said, "Senior Brother Wan, this journey is a bit strange, especially when entering After this desert, we have never encountered any evil monsters left by the Demon Cult."

Wan Jianyi nodded slowly, his brows were slightly frowned, and he seemed to be a little confused about it. Just when he was about to speak, his expression changed slightly, and he stood up suddenly, and said in a low voice, "Shut up!"

(End of this chapter)