Long Aotian is not happy today

The bell echoed under the silent starry sky, broke through the long night, and transmitted the low and long ringing into the lush forest and valley, and into the ears of every Xinghe disciple.

Under the quiet night, even the chirping of insects has disappeared, and the only thing left is the long wind, mixed with the cold spring, passing over the high cliff.

When Hang Shi and Ning Hong rushed to the top of the mountain, Xu Yu'er was already standing there quietly.

The girl raised her head slightly, revealing her swan-like neck, and her pink skirt was blown by the cold wind, fluttering slowly behind her.When Hang Xiao raised his hand, he accidentally brushed against a corner of his skirt, which was cold.

I don't know how long she stood in the cold wind.

Rushing footsteps came from behind, and Xu Yang and Chen Shu also rushed over.

Light clouds swayed past, covering the moonlight, the stars all over the sky seemed to lose their color in the sound of bells, and the thick water vapor condensed in the mountains and gradually condensed.

"This is the death knell." Xu Yu'er suddenly said softly.

death knell?

Hang hour was a little dazed.

The blush on his face hadn't completely faded, but fortunately, the cold wind took away the remaining heat like a fire, so that he was standing under the sky at this moment, able to clear his mind and listen to the bell quietly.

"Did someone... pass away?" Hang Xiao carefully organized his words.

"...Well." Xu Yu'er responded softly, paused for a long time, and then said in a low voice, "There is news from the main peak that it is Elder Sun who is leaving."

What Elder Sun?

Even though he has the original text in his hand, Hang Xiao has just joined the sect after all, and has no understanding of the intricate network of relationships within the Galaxy Sect.

At this moment, 025 is not around, so he has no way to ask the system for help. He searched for the description of Elder Sun in the article, so he could only squeeze out a sad expression in a ignorant manner, and whispered: "Senior sister, sorry."

"Condolences?"

Xu Yuer turned around.

There was a faint glint of water in her eyes, but the corners of her lips were slightly curved, and she forced a smile: "There is nothing to be sad about, I only met Elder Sun a few times at the Zongmen Grand Competition at the end of the year, and we are not familiar with each other. And since Misty Peak declined, I haven't watched the Zongmen Grand Competition for three years."

Hang Hour: "..."

Then what are you doing looking sad?

Xu Yu'er seemed to know what he was thinking, and said with a long sigh: "It's just that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold."

Elder Sun's sword-breaking style had just been mastered, and he was invited by the great elder to travel far away.

Only a few days later, the Great Elder returned to the sect, and suddenly brought the news of Elder Sun's death—how could Xu Yu'er not think about it?

"I went up the mountain when I was very young, and I have been growing up in Xinghe. I remember that time, ten or five years ago, I never heard the bell."

Water vapor gradually accumulated in the sky, turning into raindrops, falling from the clouds in wisps.

Xu Yuer's voice was as clear as a bell, floating quietly on the top of the mountain: "But in recent years, every few months, Xinghe will inexplicably lose a few elders, fall into the trap of the secret realm, become obsessed with practice, and be swept away by monsters... "

"There are all kinds of reasons, but the result is like a withdrawal—the bell rings, the names on the fate slips are erased, and those people will never... never come back."

The shallow and faint voice drifted into the ears of Hang Shi and the others, and evolved into a boundless deep meaning, which immediately sent chills down his spine.

Xu Yu'er turned around quietly.

"During the second round of testing, did you feel that the elders of the Galaxy Sect are all cowards, and mud can't support the wall?" She asked.

"Uh……"

As the cold wind howled, Xu Yuer's eyes were also shrouded in darkness, showing a sad color.

Hang Xiao pondered for a moment, and didn't know what she was thinking for a while, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "Senior sister, if you ask, I will just say it directly. I think...you are right."

Xu Yuer smiled slightly at him.

"But Junior Brother, have you ever thought that the Xinghe Sect's fame in the cultivation world is really only due to these cowardly bastards?"

The girl's voice was clear and her tone was slightly mocking.

Before waiting for Hang Shi's response, she said something on her own.

"Xinghe is not without affectionate and righteous people, it's just that these people are almost... gone."

There was a chaos three years ago, some people were fighting in front of the mountain, blood flowed like a river, and some people were playing tricks behind their backs, destroying the foundation of the galaxy.

Familiar figures disappeared among the mountains, unforgettable names melted on the fate slips, and those faces who smiled kindly and called her "Little Yu'er" dimmed one by one, until finally, the whole huge galaxy could not pick out A few people who can straighten their spines.

The tip of her nose was slightly sour, Xu Yu'er raised her head, not letting tears fall in front of all the juniors.

With blurred vision, she stared closely at a stone palace on the top of the mountain. The half-collapsed stone wall was in a state of decay. It had been cleaned up just a few days ago. At this moment, there were gray-brown vines climbing up the ruined wall, with winding branches. Like bloodstains.

Her master, the suzerain of the Xinghe Sect, is currently undergoing closed-door training in that hall.

There was no fluctuation of spiritual power, no sound could be heard, and no breath could be felt, so that Xu Yu'er didn't dare to approach the stone temple at all, for fear that if he didn't check any one, it would interfere with Master's practice.

But Master...

If they don't go out of the customs, the upper and lower Xinghe will be ruined by someone.

Closing her eyes deeply, suppressing the momentary surge of grief in her heart, Xu Yu'er took a deep breath.

When she opened her eyes and turned around again, she returned to her previous indifferent appearance, walked past Hang Xiao and the others, raised her hand to pat Hang Xiao and Ning Hong on the shoulders, and said relaxedly: "Okay, the bell has stopped, Let's go back and rest. It's getting late, and there are important things to do tomorrow, so don't snooze."

Hang Xiao smiled wryly, turned his head slightly, and exchanged glances with Ning Hong quickly.

Just as she was about to lift her feet back to the house, Xu Yuer suddenly stopped not far away.

With her back to everyone, the girl lowered her voice and said lightly: "You have to remember, whether you are in the sect or when you are out, if you meet the Great Elder... stay away from him."

"I always feel that what happened three years ago... has something to do with him."

……

Returning to the wooden house again, Hang Shiu looked at the dark and messy room, glanced at the scattered debris and crumpled beds, and suddenly felt a fever on his face.

YouQi, the culprit who was walking beside him, flicked off his sleeves leisurely, stepped into the door, and picked up the mattress on the floor.

Ning Hong seemed to be okay, he took the bed sheet and shook it lightly a few times, the thin sheet fluttered in the air, then fell gently, hanging in the arms of the young man.

After tidying up the sundries, he turned his head back Shi Shiran, smiled at the door and said, "Why don't you come in when you are young?"

"...Come in, come in now!"

Hang Xiao was in a trance for a moment, then nodded quickly.

The two changed their clothes again and lay down side by side on the wooden bed.

He just heard about the death knell and learned many things from Xu Yu'er. At this moment, Hang Xiao was lying on the bed, Ning Hong's shallow breathing came from his ear, and his thoughts were mixed for a while.

Even though he didn't know Elder Sun, after hearing Xu Yu'er's description, Hang Xiaoxiao felt a little sad in his heart.

The Galaxy Sect... turned out to be such a difficult situation.

These are things he cannot know from the original text.

But thinking about it now, the situation of the Galaxy Sect is indeed full of weirdness, and the elders in the original text are also undercurrents, vying for power, but it seems... not as filthy as it is now, greedy for life and afraid of death?

After all, in the future, when the protagonist conquers the entire sect and takes over the power of the suzerain, the Star River Sect will attack with all members and embark on the first-line battlefield against the heavenly demons, delaying the opportunity for the life of the entire Southern Continent...

While thinking, there was a rustling sound in my ear.

A few strands of hair fell on Hang Shi's temples, and the tails of the hair swept across his smooth forehead, causing it to itch.

Ning Hong's voice was low and mellow, and he said softly: "Xiao, can't sleep?"

Turning over carefully, Hang Xiao turned his face sideways and nodded to Ning Hong.

"I can't sleep either."

The young man's eyes are deep, like a boundless deep sea, but at this moment, his pupils reflect Hang Shi's face, the waves are dark under the calm sea, it seems that something has been suppressed for a long time, and it is about to come out——

"I have something to ask you."

Slightly approaching, the warm breath fell on Hang Hour's ear.

"When we were young, we just... that way, did you also..."

Ning Hong's voice was extremely soft, almost a whisper, and Hang Xiao could barely catch a few words, and his heart was already hanging high with tension.

He pricked up his ears and held his breath, for fear of missing any word.

But when Ning Hong's fluttering voice came to the end, he suddenly stopped.

Hang Xiao looked up in doubt, and saw the young man hastily bowed his head, his cheeks were pale, his thin lips were tightly pressed, and a look of pain flashed in his eyes.

The painful expression only lasted for a moment, and then quickly disappeared, so fast that Hang Xiao almost thought he was dazzled.

On the other side of the bed, Ning Hong's right hand behind his back was suddenly clenched. The little finger was tightly held in the palm, but it was still trembling uncontrollably.

He was in so much pain that he could only chew the word "like" that came to his mouth, and turned it into short breaths, swallowing it into his stomach.

——Almost, he was almost, I want to ask the protagonist if he likes him too.

This time, the reaction of the system rules was incomparably quick, it was almost like a thought emerged, and the moment the mouth opened, an unprecedented intense electric current penetrated into the body, and the severe pain hit, instantly making Ning Hong's eyes go blank.

A thin layer of cold sweat seeped out from behind.

With a forced smile, Ning Hong said helplessly: "...Forget it, it's an hour, go to bed earlier."

……not the right time yet.

The young man lowered his eyes and quietly clenched his five fingers.

After being silent for a long time, he was a little confused and let out a long sigh from the bottom of his heart.

……

It was destined to be a sleepless night.

So much so that in the early morning of the next day, when the dazzling morning light penetrated through the cracks in the window, and when the head of the bed was showered with a piece of golden light, Hang Xiao rubbed his sore eye sockets, raised his hand and pinched the heels of his legs, and managed to pull himself out of the drowsy state. Waking up from a dream.

After a brief tidying up, the few people who were new to Misty gathered in the valley.

Xu Yu'er was already waiting there.

As the night passed, there was no trace of sadness on the girl's face.

On the contrary, she seems to be in a good mood today, her bright apricot eyes are curved beautifully, her pink lips are raised, and there is a smile on the corners of her eyes and brows.

"Welcome to Misty Peak, Senior Sister, I have prepared a small gift for everyone—here, one for each person, open it and have a look?"