Qixuan

Yan Heng nodded, and said: "Be careful on the road."

Ji Chen smiled and said: "Wait for me, I'll be back around dinner time." After speaking, he lightly kissed the corner of Yan Heng's mouth, and then jumped out of the window with a single stride.

The distance between Nanxiang City and Qiyun Mountain is not very far. It was not noon when Ji Chen arrived. When he just stepped into Xuantian Palace, he bumped into Ye Feng who was walking hurriedly.

Ji Chen frowned and said, "What's the rush? What happened?"

Ye Feng's face was haggard, the bruises in his eyes were obvious, he said hoarsely, "Young master, I'm going to find you."

Ji Chen asked: "What happened?"

Ye Feng: "The venerable is missing."

Ji Chen was startled, and asked, "What happened to the disappearance?"

Ye Feng said: "The aura of the Venerable suddenly disappeared, but he left something for you before leaving Qiyun Mountain."

Ji Chen urged: "Take me to see, where are my second uncle and Ah Chun?"

Ye Feng led the way, "Second Master and Miss are well, Second Master is still in Jingxin Pavilion and has never been out." While speaking, he came to Ji Yefeng's study.

Ye Feng pushed open the door and handed a small wooden box on the desk to Ji Chen, "A few days ago, after Miss told the Venerable about the Yin soldiers in Wuwangya, the Venerable left this wooden box and told you to wait for you to come back. I handed it to you with my own hands, and then disappeared, until now I can’t feel any breath.”

Ji Chen opened the box, and there was a stone hourglass lying inside, and a nine-headed phoenix hovering on the surface, according to the condition of the hourglass, it can record about an hour.

Ji Chen looked at Shi Leu frowningly, wondering what this meant, was it to tell him that time waits for no one, or to tell him to do something?

Ji Chen complained in his heart: I really don't know what I'm doing all day, there's no one around all day long, and I'm not there at the critical moment.

There is also a note at the bottom of the wooden box, which reads: Do what you should do, and take care of your father.

Ji Chen licked his teeth in embarrassment, and put the stone leak into the box, "I'll go and see my second uncle first."

Jingxin Pavilion is a palace built on the hillside of Qiyun Mountain. Compared with Xuantian Palace, its structure is much simpler, and almost no one comes to disturb it.Zhou Tianxing lived here alone, planted a lot of herbs, and a waterfall fell from the sky, washing the air here.

Why is it called Jingxin Pavilion? Ji Chen understands the current situation.

The first moment Ji Chen stepped here, his restless mood was eased a lot.

There seems to be a natural power here that can make people forget everything.

"Second Uncle!" Ji Chen shouted across the river to the Jingxin Pavilion, his second uncle has not entered the world for a long time, and Jingxin Pavilion generally does not allow people to enter.

When Ji Chen's voice fell, the river in front of him automatically parted to the two sides, Ji Chen flew over, Zhou Tianxing was playing the piano in the gazebo.

Zhou Tianxing said without raising his head: "I know everything, you don't need to panic, you should trust your father."

Ji Chen sat down next to Zhou Tianxing, "I know, but this matter can't be kept secret for long, Qiyun Mountain can't be left alone for a day, and my father's whereabouts are unknown now, so I'm here to ask my second uncle to come forward and sit in charge."

Zhou Tianxing stopped playing the piano, and asked back: "Why do you have to have me? You can do it too. The young master of Qiyun Mountain, now inheriting, is justified. Besides, your father has also intended you to inherit his seat in recent years. You Not too young."

Ji Chen said softly: "Second Uncle, you know that I never care about these things."

Zhou Tianxing said: "I don't care either."

Ji Chen shook Zhou Tianxing's arm, and said coquettishly: "Second Uncle, your qualifications are older than mine, you can definitely calm people down if you come forward, I am a junior..."

Zhou Tianxing said firmly: "I will not leave the Jingxin Pavilion. You will take over Qiyun Mountain sooner or later. It makes no difference if you take over early or late."

Ji Chen sighed lifelessly, "Second Uncle, you are teasing me, what do you think I can do?"

Zhou Tianxing followed his words, looked Ji Chen up and down and said, "I think you can go anywhere, dare you not be the one who catches pheasants all over the mountains and plains when you grow up? You also burned half of my herbs. I thought you were a boring gourd, but I didn't expect to grow up to be a devil incarnate, what can the devil incarnate not do?"

Ji Chen smiled helplessly, "Second Uncle, don't make fun of me, can you help me support the table first? I'll think about it, and you can help me find out what this means first." After finishing speaking, Ji Chen Take out the stone leak from the box.

Zhou Tianxing held it and looked it over carefully, "Your father always has his reasons for doing things, and I don't know."

Ji Chen wiped his face, and said disappointedly: "Forget it, let me think about it myself." After speaking, he was about to get up and leave.

Zhou Tianxing said: "Ah Chen, sometimes don't be fooled by the appearance of things, you look like my Jingxin Pavilion, can you tell which is illusion and which is real? True and false, false and true Sometimes it’s not that important, the most important thing is to follow your heart. The reason for your confusion is that you rely too much on those illusory things. If you think you can’t do it, it’s because you haven’t tried it yet. It’s yours, and it’s still yours after all. of."

Ji Chen thought for a moment, then saluted, "Second Uncle, I understand."

In fact, Ji Chen didn't feel that he couldn't do it, but that he didn't want to do it at all.

If you are under pressure, there is a reason why you have to do it.

Zhou Ruochun came out from behind a rockery, she leaned beside Zhou Tianxing and said, "Daddy, why don't you just tell brother where uncle is?"

Zhou Tianxing smiled and nodded the tip of her nose, "Your brother is free and easy, but he has a heavy burden on him, and he needs to experience it."

Zhou Ruochun pursed his lips, "Aren't you persecuting my brother? You all know that he is free and easy, but you still persecute him like this. Can you guarantee that he will not do anything out of line?"

Zhou Tianxing sighed and said, "Life is involuntary, who can be truly chic and casual? There are so many things going on these days, so don't go out to play."

Zhou Ruochun stuck out his tongue and said, "Understood, Daddy."

When Ji Chen walked briskly back to Xuantian Hall, Ye Feng organized the bamboo slips on the desk in an orderly manner, putting the ones he had read on one side and the ones he hadn't read on the other.

Seeing Ji Chen came back, Ye Feng said, "You're back, what did Second Master say?"

Ji Chen sat on the table and casually touched a scroll of bamboo slips that he hadn't read, "You don't know about my second uncle, he always doesn't care about anything, you can't get anything out of him."

What was written on the bamboo slips was about the sight of Yin soldiers around the town near Qiyun Mountain. Although those Yin soldiers didn't do any harm, Ji Chen still felt a little strange.

Seeing Ji Chen's concentrated face, Ye Feng waited for a while and then said, "Young Master, have you had lunch yet? How was your time at Qixuan Mountain? You've all been relieved."

Ji Chen closed the bamboo slips, he shook his head and said, "Order the kitchen to make something to eat, I'm a bit hungry after what you said."

Ye Feng called his servants and asked him to prepare meals.

After a while, a table of dishes was set up, all of which were Zhongzhou's specialties.

Ji Chen tore off a rabbit leg and gnawed on it, Ye Feng helped him fill a bowl of soup and put it by his hand.

Ye Feng looked at Ji Chen's devouring appearance, and said with a smile: "Master, you are a little different from before when you come back this time."

Ji Chen glanced at Ye Feng inexplicably, swallowed what was in his mouth, and asked, "What's different?"

Ye Feng smiled and said: "It seems that I have grown up a lot than before. You never cared about these things before."

Ji Chen rolled his eyes, and he drank half a bowl of soup before he said: "The sky collapsed before, and my father was holding it up. Now my father doesn't know where to go, and I will carry his burden for him. Besides, I can cry Say that if my father doesn't come back, will I not be able to eat with peace of mind?"

Ji Chen stuffed his chopsticks to grab the mutton and continued: "By the way, does anyone else know about my father's disappearance?"

Ye Feng shook his head and replied, "Not anymore."

Ji Chen said: "Keep pressing, wait and see, maybe he will come back by himself in a few days. If it doesn't work, I'll go and beg my second uncle. By the way, the ones mentioned on the bamboo slips have sinister appearances." Bing’s town, go and have a look.”

Ye Feng nodded his head, got up and walked out immediately.

Ji Chen took a few more mouthfuls and then put down his chopsticks. He felt that he was too anxious today, and now he should think about what else he missed.

After thinking about it, Ji Chen couldn't find a clue.

Ji Chen took out two boxes, one was merman scales and pearls, if this represented that Duanyu was about to massacre in the South China Sea, what did the stone leak with nine phoenix heads represent?

The crack of the stone leak? !

Ji Chen woke up suddenly, feeling a basin of cold water poured down from his head, immediately soaked him thoroughly, his thoughts became clear instantly, and he rushed out with a stride.

The Gap of the Stone Leak is a gap three feet wide and three feet long in a miasma forest at the foot of Qiyun Mountain. The hostility around it is quite serious, to the point where those who approach it are either killed or injured.

It is said that it was the crack left by the ancient Nuwa who repaired the sky. Because it was well wrapped by the miasma, it was not discovered and has survived until now.

Ji Chen pulled out his hairband, and the devilish energy rushed from his dantian to his limbs like a river breaking a bank. Ji Chen made a handprint, and the devilish energy formed a barrier to protect him in it.

The devilish energy in Ji Chen's body is comparable to that of a Mahayana demon cultivator. Even so, the hostility like a sharp blade pierced through the barrier. The sharp blade cut across Ji Chen's skin, and the wound healed before the blood flowed out. It was as if a boulder had been pressed against his chest.

After going back and forth like this, it took almost a stick of incense before Ji Chen reached the edge of the stone leak.

A piece of pitch black, I don't know what's inside, and I can't see how deep it is. There is no concept of time in the crevice of the stone leak.

So far, Ji Chen's body has probably been scratched dozens of times, and several strands of hair have been cut off.

Ji Chen protected his eyes, turned around the edge of the stone leak, but found nothing.In the end, he really couldn't bear the continuous hostility, and flew out.

Ye Feng went back to Xuantian Palace and walked around but did not find Ji Chen, the rice on the table was only half eaten and left there.

Ji Chen came back from outside, and finished the half bowl of rice under Ye Feng's surprised eyes.

Ye Feng silently went to find a new dress for Ji Chen.

While eating, Ji Chen asked, "What happened to those towns?"

Ye Feng: "It's nothing, I have already sent people to sneak in, and they will report in time if there is any situation."

Ji Chen: "During this period of time, you have to work hard, take over the affairs of Qiyun Mountain, if you have any difficult matters, just come to me."

Ye Feng asked: "How did you plan?"

After Ji Chen finished drinking the soup, he wiped his mouth and said, "Now we can only take one step and watch one step at a time."

Ye Feng frowned and said: "You may not like to hear something, the venerable and the second master are forcing you." Ye Feng's words were very subtle, and once said, it was a bit like sowing discord.

Ji Chen changed the clothes that had been cut into tatters by the hostility, he paused and said, "I don't know what they are expecting, when I was a child, I tried my best to remove the bloodthirsty curse on me, but now Take it easy."

Ye Feng asked: "Have you found the other half of the flute?"

Ji Chen put on his outer robe and said, "I found it, Ye Feng, do you know? I now feel that there are a lot of pits in front of me, and someone is leading me to jump into them bit by bit. Some pits are shallow, some pits are deep, shallow If you have to fall in, you will sprain your feet at most, and if you fall in too deep, you may really be smashed to pieces."

Ye Feng comforted: "It's okay, I will fight for you."

Ji Chen smiled and slapped him on the back, and muttered softly: "I managed to save him before, how can we save him if we really go to the mountains of swords and seas of fire?"

Ye Feng didn't hear what he said, so he asked: "What did you just say?"

Ji Chen shook his head and said: "It's nothing, I didn't say anything. Qiyun Mountain will be handed over to you for the time being, and I will come back when Duanyu wants to return the Gods Sword. Also, you can pass it to Gu Muyi for me. A post, saying that I have something to discuss with him."

Ye Feng frowned and said, "What do you want him for?"

Ji Chen smiled and said: "Since they forced me like this, they didn't say that I can't turn against the army. Sooner or later, it will be my thing. What I have to do now is to be fully prepared. I don't know when that day will come. You have to prepare the Great Zhoutian Star Banner."

Ye Feng said: "Huh? What are you going to do with that?!"

Ji Chen smiled and patted Ye Feng's shoulder, "Of course it's useful, you just need to prepare, and I'll tell you when the time comes." After speaking, Ji Chen blinked his eyes mysteriously.

The sun was in the west, and Yan Heng returned to the room a little tired. After patrolling Nanxiang City all afternoon to no avail, a group of people finally decided to go to the seaside with Lu Xingzhi to have a look tomorrow.

"The little beauty is back?" Ji Chen raised his head and filled the cup with hot tea.

Yan Heng said warmly: "You're back, how are you doing?"

Ji Chen shook his head and said: "My father didn't know where he went, I went back to make a living, and he left me an hourglass." After speaking, Ji Chen showed the hourglass to Yan Heng.

Yan Heng twirled the hourglass in his hand, the phoenix on it was lifelike, every fine feather was clearly visible, he put the hourglass on the table, and the sand inside leaked down bit by bit.

Ji Chen said lazily: "I used a little magic energy today." The tone seemed to be talking about today's weather.

Yan Heng asked: "Are you uncomfortable?"

Ji Chen felt it, and replied: "Maybe it's not that time yet, it's not very hard."

Yan Heng blamed himself a little and said: "I wish I had gone with you at that time."

Ji Chen got up and lay down on the bamboo couch, heaved a long sigh of relief and said, "Don't blame yourself so much, I'm still a man anyway, some things should be taken care of, and no one can do it for me."

Yan Heng went over to sit down, lifted Ji Chen's head and placed it on his lap, and stroked his hair one by one.

Ji Chen closed his eyes contentedly, and after coming over for a while, he suddenly laughed, "Why does it feel like you're petting an animal? What kind of kitten, puppy, bunny, etc."

Yan Heng asked: "Are they as cute as you?"

Ji Chen turned over and looked at Yan Heng, blinked and said, "Am I cute? How cute?"

Yan Heng smiled and said, "You are cute everywhere."

Ji Chen sighed and said, "Oh, Yan Heng, Yan Heng. Do you know what beauty is in the eye of the beholder?"

Yan Heng said: "You are better than tens of millions in this world."

Ji Chen couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear, he pinched the tip of Yan Heng's nose and said: "The little beauty's mouth is really getting better at talking about love, it's so sweet every time, hug~"

Yan Heng did as he did, he could feel Ji Chen trembling slightly, gradually his body trembled like a bleak fallen leaf, Yan Heng hugged Ji Chen even tighter.

Ji Chen felt that this was the least painful backlash period he had ever had.

In the early morning of the next day, a group of people sneaked out to a canyon in the South China Sea that was occupied by the ghost king. They only heard that the ghost king slaughtered the mermaids here, but no one saw it with their own eyes.

The closer you are to the canyon, the more clearly you can smell a strange smell, not the salty smell in the sea breeze.

When Ji Chen saw the scene in the canyon, he frowned, and the hairs all over his body stood on end.

Several younger ones vomited out on the spot.

The scales of the tails of the sharks in the canyon were all peeled off. Because the scales were not completely peeled off, the skin of the whole fish tail was torn apart. The smell of fish and carrion filled the entire valley, and the corpses of the sharks piled up in one place. On the other side, flies and maggots scurry everywhere.

Zhe Nian's face was like golden paper, he suppressed his discomfort forcibly, and asked: "What is this ghost king, and why did he do such a thing."

Ji Chen couldn't help but look at the girl a few more times, only to see that the girl's skin was slightly black, and there was a tiger skin around the white gauze skirt, and there was no bun, and she was wearing an earth-colored wig. Uh, there are a few feathers of an unknown bird hanging from the end, and the overall look is a bit nondescript.

Dongfang Yu explained the origin of the ghost king carefully, but his words stopped abruptly. Just when everyone was wondering, Ji Chen followed his gaze and was instantly happy.

What does it mean to not get together if you are not an enemy? This is the report of the present world.

Dongfang Feiyuan came out of a cave wearing a flamboyant purple robe, pinching his nose.

Ji Chen smiled and said: "I just grabbed a ready-made one and asked." After speaking, Ji Chen took out a long whip from the ring, and whipped it on the cliff a few times. The sound was not the usual sound, but A very crisp clanging sound.

What Sao Bao makes is different.

Lu Xingzhi asked: "This fellow Taoist, is the ghost weapon in your hand the soul-binding whip?"

Ji Chen replied casually: "Probably, I don't know."

Lu Xingzhi: "..."

After a while, a purple figure floated up from the bottom of the canyon like a cloud.

Before Ji Chen opened his mouth to speak.

Dongfang Feiyuan opened his mouth and said: "Hey, by the way, what kind of thing are you doing for me? Am I the kind who teaches everything?"

Ji Chen said with a smile: "Why, don't you like finding an apprentice for you? You don't even accept the daughter of the ghost-faced sage. You really have lost face."

Dongfang Feiyuan waved his hand and said: "What kind of thing is a sage or not? You can't spell anything with the bones. Why mention the dead?" After finishing speaking, he glanced at the people around Ji Chen, and paused slightly at Dongfang Yu. After a while, he taunted: "Why, you mixed with this group of people, is it a new way of playing?"

Ji Chen waved his hand and said: "Don't ask this, why are you here, is this under the command of the Ghost King?"

Dongfang Feiyuan tidied up his clothes, covered the red marks on his neck and said, "I've always been a loner, except for the apprentice you, a little bastard, stuffed for me."

Ji Chen stretched out his hand and patted the back of Dongfang Feiyuan's head and said, "If you want to cover it up, don't cover it up. Could it be that a certain little girl just climbed out of the bed just now?"

Dongfang Feiyuan rolled his eyes, pointed at the scene in the canyon and said angrily: "With this scene, even if Xi Shi is reborn, you can still do it?"

Ji Chen clasped his arms around his chest and said, "It's not that he's under the command of the ghost king, and it's not that he just climbed off some little girl's bed, could it be..."

Dongfang Feiyuan said: "Okay, don't make random guesses. I am looking for a good-looking shark soul for my good apprentice, and I take her sister with me all day. How can my Dongfang Feiyuan's apprentice be so poor."

Lu Lan looked at Dongfang Feiyuan, then at Dongfang Yu, and said cautiously, "This fellow Taoist looks a lot like Master Dongfang."

Mu Qiong tugged at him and said, "Son, don't talk nonsense."

Dongfang Feiyuan's eyes had moved over, and he looked at Lu Lan with a smile.

Ji Chen hastily stretched out his hand to pinch Dongfang Feiyuan's chin, and said with a smile, "Look."

Dongfang Feiyuan raised his eyebrows and said: "The young man behind you looks pleasing to the eye and suits my heart. How about giving me some fun? I will definitely love him very much."