The moon is bright and the wind is clear

Sikong Lang and Lu Jingyan rode all the way, speeding up their horses, and finally arrived at the nearest town to the foot of Qinggeng Peak on the eighth day.

When we arrived at the town, although we saw that the town was not very prosperous, it was still very lively.I saw all kinds of people in all kinds of costumes shuttling back and forth in the town, and there were also small merchants and hawkers along the street enthusiastically soliciting passers-by.

Sikong Lang and Lu Jingyan led the horses along the streets of the town.As soon as Lu Jingyan arrived in this small town, he looked around curiously, looking curious.He ignored Sikong Lang, and quickly ran to a stall selling exquisite gadgets, his eyes scanned the items on the stall, and quickly saw an exquisite sachet, his eyes lit up immediately.At this time, Sikong Lang also came over, saw his appearance, and said to him: "Do you want to give it to Hongling?"

Lu Jingyan didn't answer him, but only said to the vendor, "Hey? How much is your sachet?"

The peddler smiled all over his face, and praised Lu Jingyan: "Master, you have a good eye. Hey, my sachet is exquisitely made, the stitches are meticulously stitched, and the fabric is also made of high-quality silk. If you like it, I will make it cheaper." Son, I will charge you ten taels of silver."

"Twelve taels... so expensive." Lu Jingyan muttered softly.Seeing his troubled look, Sikong Lang joked: "Hey... this is for Hong Ling, this little money, Junior Brother Lu, you won't be unable to take it out..."

After hearing this, Lu Jingyan immediately said: "I... buy it as soon as I buy it, who can't afford it?" After speaking, he took out ten taels of silver and threw it in front of the small vendor.

"Hey! Master, take it well." After speaking, he handed the sachet to Lu Jingyan.

At this moment, a voice in Lu Jingyan's heart shouted: Ten taels...Ten taels!This time, for the sake of face, I can only watch the money in my pocket go into the hands of others with heartache.

Lu Jingyan picked up the sachet and left, Sikong Lang was quite funny when he saw how angry his little brother was holding up his face, so he didn't stay in front of the stall, but chased after him.

Sikong Lang called to stop Lu Jingyan: "Junior Brother, stop wandering around. Let's find Julai Inn and meet up with people from the Four Sects."

Lu Jingyan looked unhappy: "I finally got out, I haven't played enough yet... I don't want to see those idiots from the Four Great Sects so soon."

"Yes, yes, among the disciples of the four major sects, our Lu Shaoxia is very talented, clever and dexterous... However, although they are a bit stupid, they still have to do business, otherwise, it will be dark later .” Sikong Lang praised him, pulled Lu Jingyan up and walked towards the east of the town.

Sikong Lang picked up the map and walked towards the east, and the two led the horse towards the destination.As I walked, I found that the pedestrians on the road became less and less, the road surface became more and more uneven, and the scenery became more and more desolate.A gust of cold wind blew past, causing Lu Jingyan to shudder, and he muttered softly: "Brother... You said that the gathering inn that the people from the four sects said is really in this place? I see... This place is very desolate and remote, how can there be any inn..."

"I don't know what the hell these four sects are doing. It seems that no one lives in this place all year round. However, according to the instructions on the map, this inn should be not far away. Let's take a look first. .” Sikong Lang also said strangely.

"Hey... that's all there is to it." Lu Jingyan folded his arms around his chest because of the cold and gloomy environment.

The two continued to walk forward, and suddenly saw a rather simple house standing in front of them, and they stopped.

I saw that the big characters "Julai Inn" on the plaque above were peeled off and rusted, and the writing on it was already blurred and unclear.

Lu Jingyan swallowed his saliva, and said to Sikong: "Isn't it... This is the Julai Inn?"

"Well, according to what is written on the map, it should be here." Sikong Lang didn't have much reaction when he saw the dilapidated building.

"No... this is too broken, what are the people of these four sects thinking, let us live in this kind of place, even if we save money, it won't be like this... just go and attack Qingyuan like this Teaching?" Lu Jingyan said in disbelief.

Just as he was talking, a young man in a blue long gown walked out of the inn. As soon as he saw the two of them, he hurriedly walked up to him, bowed his hands and said: "Senior brothers, I am Chang Sheng, a disciple of the Daoxu sect. Now I am a member of the four sects. The disciples are all here, and we are waiting for the two senior brothers, please come in quickly, the two senior brothers."

Lu Jingyan said: "Let me tell you, who decided to let us live in this kind of place, so how can we have the mood to discuss attacking cults?"

"Uh... Brother Lu, I'm not very clear about this. I just heard from the master that this action must be extremely cautious, so the more remote the place where you live, the better it is that you don't know it..." Chang Sheng said respectfully explain.

"Hey, forget it... I think these days, I can only wrong myself..." Lu Jingyan walked into the inn swaggeringly while shaking his head.

The three entered the inn together.Fortunately, the inn looked dilapidated from the outside, but the interior was neat and tidy, so it wouldn't be difficult for people to stay.

Chang Sheng helped Sikong Lang and Lu Jingyan settle the room, and was about to leave when Sikong Lang said, "Junior Chang Sheng, I want to ask you something."

"Brother, please tell me." Chang Sheng turned around and said respectfully.

"Excuse me... have the disciples of the Cangyun Sect arrived at this inn?" Sikong Lang suddenly became inexplicably nervous.

"Cangyun Sect? Oh, yes, Senior Brother Lan Xu of the Cangyun Sect has indeed arrived this morning."

"Oh? Really..." Sikong Lang's face was full of uncontrollable excitement, which made the Daoxu Sect disciple next to him puzzled.

Seeing Sikong Lang thinking about something to himself, his thoughts drifting away, the disciple interrupted him: "Senior Brother, if you don't have anything else to do, then I will go to other things first, right, Senior Brother, don't forget, tomorrow morning , all the disciples of the four major sects will gather together, and then you and Senior Brother Lan Xu will preside over the matter of attacking the Demon Cult."

"Ah?" Sikong Lang came back to his senses, after hearing these words, he also knew that his mind was distracted, so he hurriedly said softly: "Oh, Junior Brother Lao Chang has something to do, you should go to work first."

After Chang Sheng left, Sikong Lang was going to look for Mo Qi now, when suddenly a faint voice sounded from the end of the corridor: "Sikong Lang, are you looking for me?"

Sikong Lang turned his head to look back, and saw a handsome man walking towards him at a glance.

That was Mo Qi, whom he hadn't met for a year, and this time he was not wearing purple, but a moon-white gown.That man still had a handsome face, but the wide-sleeved shirt made him look more and more delicate and refined, untouched by the mundane world.

However, Sikong Lang felt for a moment that this man's aura did not belong to "Mo Qi", but only to "Mo Qi".

Sikong Lang suddenly wondered why he had such an idea all of a sudden, and quickly regained his composure.

Seeing that the person he missed every day was approaching, he didn't know what to say in the first sentence. He scratched his head and thought for a long time, but he didn't know how to speak.

It was Mo Qi who said first: "Heh...you haven't seen me for a year, do you just scratch your head when you see me?"

"I... no, Mo Qi... I really miss you so much... Hehe... So, I don't know what to say when I see you..." Sikong Lang continued to scratch his hair in embarrassment .

Mo Qi covered his mouth and smiled lightly: "This is not a place to talk, you and I go to the woods outside the inn."

Sikong Lang nodded, and then the two went downstairs and left the inn, and walked outside into the woods.

The two walked into the forest, when a cool wind blew by, making the face of Mo Qi who was walking in front even more stern.

But when the two reached a wide area, Mo Qi stopped.

Turning around, the previous stern face looked at Sikong Lang with a smile, and slightly lowered his head to Sikong Lang and said: "You and I...have not seen each other for a year... Sikong Lang, you know, in Canglang These days in Yunpai, besides practicing, I just think about when I can see you again."

Sikong Lang couldn't stop the boiling in his heart, he immediately said: "Mo Qi, do you know? Why am I not like this? If the master hadn't asked me to practice the Xuanzong sword art and watched me too closely, I would have run down the mountain a long time ago I'm looking for you."

"Stop talking about this... I understand what you mean. We... aren't we together again now? Sikong Lang, I'm thinking... After dealing with the matter of Qingyuan Sect this time, I will follow you." Go back to Xuanzong's gate." Mo Qi said, looking straight at Sikong Lang's face.

Sikong Lang was stunned for a moment, looked at him in disbelief, and then his eyes overflowed with brilliance, excitedly said: "Mo Qi... What did you say? You just said that you want to go back to Xuanzong with me? Is that right..."

Mo Qi smiled again, "Of course, I will go back to Xuanzong Gate with you this time."

"But... how can you go back with me?"

"This, I've thought about it a long time ago. This time I decided to worship under the head of Bai and beg him to accept me as an apprentice, so that I can be with you in a legitimate way." Mo Qi stared at Sikong Lang's eyes. eyes, said seriously.

When Sikong Lang heard this, he put away his excitement and immediately said to Mo Qi worriedly: "If you do this, although you and I can often see each other, but... you want to worship under my master, and my master will be with you again. When the sect master Qing Shan had a disagreement, I was afraid...the sect master Qing Shan would take his anger out on you, or...would never let you leave the Cangyun sect at all."

"I'm coming out this time, I just don't plan to go back to the Cangyun Sect." Mo Qi paused, then smiled again: "Heh...you don't have to be nervous about my master, my senior brother Lan Xuzhi will help you with the follow-up matters. I took care of it."

Sikong Lang heard that Mo Qi was willing to be a disciple of the Cangyun Sect for his own sake.In order to be with me, I actually betrayed my master and turned to my master's sect. I felt trembling all over, and pulled Mo Qi into my arms: "Mo Qi, in this life... I will never betray you!" You...otherwise I will be struck by lightning from the sky and punished by five thunderbolts..."

Mo Qi hurriedly stopped him, didn't let him continue, and only said: "Stop talking about this, I trust you, I trust you...you won't let me down..."

Mo Qi's eyes moved slightly, he broke away from Sikong Lang slightly, and said: "By the way, I heard you mention Xuanzong Sword Art just now, have you been practicing Xuanzong Sword Art this year?"

Sikong Lang immediately replied with a smile: "That's right, my master didn't let me go down the mountain this year just to allow me to break through the fifth level of Xuanzong's sword art. I have already practiced to the sixth level."

"Oh? Is that so...then...how is it different from the previous ones on the sixth floor?" Mo Qi asked hastily.

"Well... Well, if you are a cultivator, as long as you have reached the sixth level, you will start to break through to the seventh level of Qi training."

"That is to say, from the seventh floor to the tenth floor is the stage of Qi training?" Mo Qi asked.

"That's right, the high-level mentality of Xuanzong's sword art is to practice qi and cultivate the mind. As long as you practice the method well and add the swordsmanship of your own sect, you can achieve the ultimate heart without duality, wrapping the six poles, and the human sword." The realm of unity."

"So that's how it is..." Mo Qi's eyes suddenly brightened, Sikong Lang saw his appearance, and said, "Are you very interested in Xuanzong's sword art?"

Mo Qi withdrew his eyes calmly, and said with a leisurely smile: "No, I just think that you can break through the sixth level of Xuanzong's sword art, and I am very happy for you. I saw you use this sword art to compete with senior brother before. At that time, I felt that this set of sword formulas was extremely powerful, and it was not comparable to ordinary martial arts skills, so I wanted to know the whole story... so it is."

"Mo Qi, do you want to learn? If you really worship under the master, I believe that with your aptitude, the master will definitely pass on the Xuanzong Sword Art to you. Hehe... At that time, you and I will practice this together Sword art, let's compare who is the best." Sikong Lang said excitedly.

"I... can I?" Mo Qi turned around suddenly, turned his back to him, and said with flickering eyes: "My martial arts roots belong to the Cangyun sect's martial arts, which is quite different from Xuanzong's sect. I am a half-way monk like me. , it’s better not to compare with you.” After speaking, he turned his head and smiled at Sikong Lang.

Sikong Lang looked at that warm smile, as if his heart was melted, and immediately said: "Who said no, you are so good at lightness kung fu, if you can practice the Xuanzong sword formula and use this Xuanzong sword formula, it will be a big hit!" It is even more light and elegant. I think the master will be very happy then." "Hey... I hope so too, and I can fight side by side with you using this sword formula in the future. But... now, the master of the white sect will It is still unknown whether he will accept me as a disciple..." Seeing Mo Qi's uncertain future, Sikong Lang sighed suddenly, and his eyes darkened slightly.

"Don't worry about this matter, I will ask Master to accept you as an apprentice. When we settle the Qingyuan Sect this time and make meritorious service, Master and the old man are happy, are you still afraid that they will not accept you as an apprentice? At that time... ...You can see me every day, don't you think? Master doesn't have the heart to beat mandarin ducks... Hehe..." Sikong Lang laughed and joked at Mo Qi.

Mo Qi looked at him, tried his best to twitch his mouth, and showed a smile: "That's the best." He paused, and then said: "Now, it's getting late, you and I should go back to the inn. Tomorrow morning, we have to discuss the important matter of attacking the Qingyuan Sect."

"Okay." Sikong Lang also felt that he should go back to Julai Inn, so he immediately responded.

With that said, both of them moved towards the direction of the inn.Walking halfway, Mo Qi suddenly turned around and said to Sikong Lang: "I suddenly remembered that my senior brother Lan Xuzhi went to Qinggeng Peak to inquire about the situation at noon today, and he hasn't come back yet. I think he got it there. Some important information, that's why I haven't returned. Now, I need to meet him at a place in the town, so I won't go back to the inn for the time being."

"Going to meet him at such a late hour, hey... Lan Xu's martial arts are so good, you don't have to be so anxious." Sikong Lang said leisurely.

"Today is different. This time our opponents are members of the Qingyuan Sect. We have to cooperate internally and externally, and act cautiously. Although the senior brother can handle it alone, I still don't feel at ease." Mo Qi said. "Then... I'll go with you." Sikong Lang said immediately.

"No need, you are the leader of this crusade against the demon sect, you have to stay at the Julai Inn, in case of any unexpected situation, the crowd of the four sects will not be leaderless, and this plan will not be disrupted." Chess said sternly.

Sikong Lang thought Mo Qi's words were reasonable, and said: "Then be careful."

Mo Qi responded, and moved towards the direction of the small town with his light kung fu.Sikong Lang watched his figure gradually disappear into the dark night.