Chapter 340 Prison visit
The four seasons are like spring in front of the cliff, and the autumn wind is bleak behind the cliff.
Ning Que trudged along the path on the side of the hillside, passing through the courtyard of thatched huts with overgrown grass, and found the mountain road leading to Siguo Cliff.
The cold wind like a knife pours into the neckline, and the withered yellow and decaying vegetation is still covered with frost. The more you go to the top of the cliff, the more desolate and desolate. There are no quiet lake cottages, no laughter and piano sounds, no ancient pine and chess fields, and mountains. There are two completely different worlds over there. This cliff looked silently or indifferently at the opposite sky, standing for tens of thousands of years.
This is the west side of the Back Mountain, and it is also the shade of the Back Mountain. Ning Que has been to the Back Mountain several times in the past, but he never knew there was such a cliff.
At the end of the steep mountain road, a small cliff flat finally appeared. There was a very simple thatched house on the edge of the cliff, and there was a cave near the cliff. The master and Mr. Da had already come here to wait.
Seeing Ning Que walking towards this side, the master stroked his beard and smiled, stretched out his hand to take a cup of tea slowly handed over by Li, and looked down. For some reason, there were ripples on the calm surface of the water, and the strong wind on the top of the mountain could not blow the cup. The hot air rising from the mouth, only the trembling of the palm can cause the waves on the water surface.
Slowly put down the water glass, a thin figure shrinking behind Ning Que was pulled up to the cliff by Ning Que.
"Ning Que pays respects to the master and senior brother."
Master's eyes fell on this little girl who was wrapped in black robe and her eyes were as clear as everlasting night. With a slight thought, she stretched out her hand and said to Ning Que who was kneeling on one knee, "Get up."
Ning Que turned around and helped Sangsang up, looked around, looked at the cave not far away, and asked curiously, "This is Siguo Cliff? It's completely different from what I imagined? Isn't this just a cave?"
"Don't underestimate this hole, maybe it will devour you for countless springs, summers, autumns and winters." The master sipped the tea in his cup and nodded.
"Countless springs, summers, autumns and winters" Ning Que felt a little uneasy, and tentatively asked, "Then how long will it take me to get out of here? Months? Years? Ten years? Decades?"
Li slowly stood aside without saying a word, the master picked up the pastry on the table as if he had never heard of it, and took a bite.
Gently put down the pastry, the master shook his head, he prefers to eat meat, more delicious meat than these grains.
"What if I can't see Sangsang for more than ten years? What if I can't eat her noodles for more than ten years?" Ning Que's tone gradually became agitated. He will cheat him, but if he doesn't come out within half a year, then he and Sangsang will be separated by thousands of miles, and they won't even be able to see each other for more than ten years.
Now look at the hole on the cliff... It’s like a monster opening its mouth, swallowing everything or everything that goes in, even light, spring, summer, autumn and winter, time and all the feelings attached to time.
"Are you asking me?"
Looking up at Ning Que, and the seemingly harmless little girl beside him who secretly glanced at him, the master took away the pastry he took a bite of, and handed the remaining pastry to Sangsang.
It seems to be saying, it’s good to be a vegetarian, come on, eat more vegetarians, and don’t eat meat in the future.
Facing Master's kind smile, Sangsang grabbed Ning Que's clothes and shrank behind him.
She has a simple personality, but she is not stupid. If the pastry is really delicious, why would you put it down after taking a bite? Obviously she doesn't eat it herself, but she insists on recommending others to eat it. In her heart, no matter how admired such a person is, he is not a good person.
The master put down the plate, looked at Ning Que and said, "The cliff cave is in front of you, it's up to you whether you enter or not."
Puzzled, unwilling, angry, resentful, rolling in my heart.
Ning Que was full of resentment, and walked towards the cave with a gloomy face. A transparent light curtain seemed to flow by his side. When he turned around, a soft force came from the light curtain, forcing him to take a few steps back, and the whole person entered the cave. in the hole.
Ning Que subconsciously wanted to walk out of the cave, but the surrounding air suddenly became stagnant and viscous, as if he was going against a strong wind. Being stuck in a quagmire made it difficult for him to breathe, and it was difficult to take a step forward.
Giving up on the move, she pushed him half a step away with gentle strength. Outside the entrance of the cave, Sangsang was holding on to a protruding rock outside the cave, and was looking at her worriedly, while the teacher by the cliff was already packing up the food box, preparing to leave. go.
"Master, teacher, will I be stuck here forever?" Ning Que hesitated.
"Don't always worry about this shallow cave, there is a blue sky outside the cave." The master didn't look back, and the pace of leaving didn't stop at all, "As for Sangsang."
Mentioning the little maid next to her, the master finally stopped, and said with a faint expression, "Xiling is thousands of miles away from the Tang Kingdom. When you leave Yadong, go find her again."
The evening twilight shines on the city of Chang'an. Zhou Ji walks on the streets of Dongshi. In a moonless world, sunset means the market is closed, so there are pedestrians on both sides of the road who have packed their stalls and hurried home.
The horse's hooves approached behind him, and there was a sound of urgent reprimand, and he passed by Zhou Ji in a blink of an eye. Zhou Ji's eyes were fixed, and his eyes fell on the black and red armor on the opponent's body, and he recognized that this person was Ye Hongyu who brought him from Xiling. Come the Temple Light Riders.
Although Zhou Ji made an agreement with Ning Que for the second half of the year, even if Ning Que still couldn't get out of Siguo Cliff after half a year, he would not let Ye Hongyu take Sangsang away. There was a conflict between the orders given by Red Fish. Even if Ye Hongyu could deal with the Bright Cavalry in half a year, with such an absurd reason, how could the mysterious Headmaster of Xiling, the Priest of Judgment and the Commander of the Xiling Cavalry Luo Kedi? will accept?
Going back to Yanming Lake outside the city, Ye Hongyu had already returned early, and was sitting quietly in front of the waterside pavilion, filled with true energy, and transformed into a small red fish swimming beside her, as if she had sensed Zhou Ji's aura, Ye Hongyu slowly recovered, turned around and looked at Zhou Ji with calm eyes, without saying a word.
"You're back."
Zhou Ji walked closer and showed her a gentle smile. Ye Hongyu was silent for a moment, then replied, "I'm back."
That’s right, although it still looks like no one should enter, it has improved compared to before. Zhou Ji smiled and didn’t tell her about the Bright Cavalry she just saw.
The two chatted briefly, mainly Zhou Ji said, and she listened.
Zhou Ji shook his head and said with a smile, "No, I am more afraid of trouble. Since I have promised to teach you, I can save some trouble by teaching you early."
"I'm a trouble to you?" Ye Hongyu clenched the imitation sword tightly in her hand, raised her eyes to look at Zhou Ji, her calm water eyes dimmed with the last gleam of light from the sky.
Zhou Ji said helplessly, "No, I didn't mean that. Don't be so extreme in your thinking, okay? If I really regard you as a trouble, why would I keep you here and promise to teach you spells?"
Ye Hongyu didn't know why she became like this. After ten years of indifference and arrogance, she had never wavered in front of her elder brother and Headmaster Xiling, yet she became so sensitive and vulnerable in front of Zhou Ji.
Is this like it? Ye Hongyu shook her head, she had never liked anyone, and she couldn't feel the faint tenderness she had towards Zhou Ji like that of Mo Shanzhu or that lady.
The haze of childhood shrouded her like endless darkness for nearly eleven years, and the sword light piercing through the darkness was the only hope she could grasp. Indescribable emotions, there is peace of mind, gratitude, and subconscious trust.
Yanming Lake was exceptionally quiet at night, with candles flickering in the pavilions and attics. Zhou Ji was not in a hurry to teach Ye Hongyu the mind method, but first described the Immortal Sword World, a practice system different from Jiangye World, because the Immortal Sword World The elements of Earth, Feng, Shui, Fire, Thunder, and Five Spirits were born out of the "Earth, Feng, Shui, Fire" and "Thunder" inherited from the prehistoric era. For Ye Hongyu, it was like opening a door to a new world.
When the fish jumps over the dragon gate, it is a new world.
The morning sun shines through the doors and windows on the pretty and delicate side face, her eyelashes tremble slightly, Ye Hongyu slowly opens her eyes, and the vitality of heaven and earth lingers cheerfully around her, as if moving with her heart, like her arms commanding her. What you want is a matter of course and stepping into your destiny.
She has been able to take the step from Dongxuan to knowing fate long ago, but the movement that needs to be taken after all, she accepted the five spirits and the "four majors" that are different from the five elements last night. Has fallen into a state of samadhi, even without learning the Qionghua faction's mental method, he has passed through the cave and achieved fate.
At some point when Zhou Ji was no longer in the room, Ye Hongyu stood up and looked at the desk. He learned from the message on the paper that Master Mo Shan left Beijing today. After closing the letter, Ye Hongyu turned his eyes to the thawed ice outside the door. Hu, closed his eyes again to stabilize his current state.
Early in the morning, the mountain behind the academy.
Mo Shanshan followed Zhou Ji to the academy again, but this time he went to Siguo Cliff in the shade of the mountain to bid farewell to Ning Que.
Looking at the withered and yellow desolation in the distance, Zhou Ji stopped at the blue and yellow border, turned to look at Mo Shanshan, and stretched out his hand.
"Let's go~"
Mo Shanshan's eyes were as bright as water, and he looked at Zhou Ji's extended palm without any hesitation. He took a step forward and grabbed it. The palms met, and the familiar heat seemed to melt her whole heart. Her ethereal eyes looked through the lenses. Deeply imprinting the figure in front of his eyes, Mo Shanshan nodded slightly, a slightly shy but sweet smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Hmm~"
The steep **** of Shanyin is far more difficult than the front mountain. When the two arrived at Yaping, the sky was already bright, and there were also messy sounds on the Siguo cliff.
"Master, are you alright? The blood is bleeding." Sangsang cried, looking at Ning Que in the cave with distress, and ran towards the cave regardless.
Ning Que has tried his best to get out of the cave since last night. Now that he sees Sangsang, he wants to come in. He stands up and says anxiously, "Sangsang! Don't come here!"
Seeing that although Sangsang stopped at the same place, she still had a hesitant expression on her face, Ning Que panted heavily, fell down on the ground, and said seriously, "Stand back! Stay away from the entrance of the cave."
Sangsang took two steps back, her voice was choked up, and tears flashed, "But."
Ning Que reached out his hand to touch the broken corner of his mouth, squeezed his fingertips, shook his head and said, "It's a small injury, it's fine."
At this moment, two familiar figures walked by the cave. Mo Shanshan looked at Sangsang standing outside the cave, and then at Ning Que who was a bit embarrassed inside the cave, and said in surprise. "Mr. Thirteen, what's the matter with you?"
"Mr. Zhou, Mr. Mo Shan."
When he mentioned the word 'Mr.', Ning Que's tone was full of resentment.
Zhou Ji pursed his lips and said, "Master, why do you blame me for shutting you down? Even if I don't speak, he will still lock you into Siguo Cliff."
"What about Sangsang! Aren't you going to give me an explanation?" Ning Que didn't notice that Zhou Ji and Mo Shanzhu were still holding hands, stood up with difficulty, and tried to argue with irresistible repulsion .
Zhou Ji sighed, "Xiling thinks that Sangsang is the daughter of light, so he sent Daoist Ye Hongyu to bring her back to the Xiling Temple. I delayed it for half a year for you. You should thank me."
Ning Que's clenched fist was dripping with bright red blood. After hearing what Zhou Ji said, he felt even more annoyed. The one who was angry was not Zhou Ji but himself.
With a ferocious roar, he raised his fist as if trying to break through the barrier, but was knocked to the ground by a stronger rebound, and the whole person hit the ground heavily, spurting a mouthful of blood.
"Master!" Seeing this, Sangsang could no longer hold back her tears. Zhou Ji sighed, and walked into the cave calmly under Ning Que's strange gaze, and then took out a few bottles of healing pills from the void and handed them to him. he.
"The restriction of the cliff hole is not a talisman or a formation, but an aura that appears out of nowhere. This aura is very simple, but it is extremely powerful, and it is not that easy to find a way out." Zhou Ji sighed, "You have grown up After going through hardships, you have come here through countless fights and struggles. This is your advantage and your defect. What you need now is no longer to fight for your life, but to calm down and understand. When you figure it out, when will you I can go out."
‘Whenever you figure it out, you can go out. ’ Ning Que murmured, "Master also said the same thing."
Zhou Ji raised his eyebrows and said, "Hey, this is what the master said, I just use it."
Ning Que's clenched fists finally loosened. Although he still didn't know what it meant to "figure it out", Zhou Ji's words had inspired him a lot. He patted the dust off his body and looked at Mo Shanshan outside the cave. He curled his lips and said, "So, did you and Lord Mo Shan come here on a special trip to visit the prison today?"
"Visiting the prison?" Zhou Ji couldn't help laughing, "It's quite appropriate, Lord Mo Shan is leaving today to return to Dahe Kingdom, everyone will get to know each other anyway, I think it may take more than ten years or even decades to see you again Now, since you can't go there to see her off, then you have no choice but to bring her over to see you."
"You can't say something good!" Ning Que stopped on the spot, glared at Zhou Ji angrily, then looked at Mo Shanshan outside the cave, and said regretfully, "I thought you would keep her. "
(end of this chapter)