[Xianjian + Ancient Sword Colleague] Being a master is also a kind of practice

Seven days passed in a blink of an eye, and the twelfth lunar day was approaching. Shen Bailing waited and waited, but still saw no reinforcements. In desperation, he had to say to Jitong: "I'm afraid the people from Tianyong City will not arrive in time, so we have to go ahead. Set off."

It was already late at night, Ji Tong looked at the sky and asked in surprise, "Entering the valley at this time?"

Shen Bailing nodded and explained: "Ouyang Shaogong wants to take advantage of the chaos to break in during the day, so we have to be ahead of him. Now the time has passed, and the Barrier of Taniguchi must have disappeared, so let's go!"

The two immediately went to Wumengling Valley. When they arrived outside the valley, a crescent moon was in the sky, and the hazy white light penetrated the mist and fell on the front of the mountain, shining on the secluded valley and the fragrant maple leaves, which made the night even more serene. .Shen Bailing stared at the scene in front of him, thinking that a big battle was about to break the silence here, when the valley would change color, the maple leaves would wither, the fragrant flowers would turn into mud, and there would be countless casualties.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, someone sighed at the same time.Shen Bailing looked sideways, and it turned out to be Jitong. She looked up at the night sky, her eyes sparkled, and she didn't know what she was thinking.Shen Bailing saw her eyes reflecting the moonlight, which were as clear as water, extremely agile, and thought: If only seeing these eyes, anyone would regard her as a peerless beauty, who would have thought that she would be an old lady?

The two walked up the valley path, and sure enough, the ancient barrier had disappeared, and the road was unimpeded.Not long after they came to the valley, they saw scattered houses all around, and the windows were all pitch black, the people of the Lingwu tribe were obviously sleeping in a dreamland.Only the mountain streams and streams are dripping with silver light.

Shen Bailing didn't stop, and went straight to the houses near the altar in the south of the valley.Ji Tong saw that this house was located in a high place, which was also taller than the houses he saw just now, and asked softly: "Could this be the residence of some important person in Wumeng Linggu?" Shen Bailing nodded slightly, confirming her guess: "The clan All the witches in the village live here."

Climbing up the stone steps carved out of the mountain, there are several platforms in succession. There are three or five large houses on the platforms. Flowers are planted in front of the houses and trees are planted in the back of the houses, which is quite interesting.When Shen Bailing passed a house, her footsteps stopped suddenly, and Ji Tong asked in doubt: "What?" She didn't know that this house was actually the residence of Baili Wuzhu's family.

Shen Bailing remained silent, but turned his head deeply towards the gate, striding forward again.

Walking up another ladder, the two of them have reached the highest platform.I saw a big house standing alone in the night, which seemed a little more solemn than the houses below.There was a light yellow light in the window, it was obvious that the owner of the house hadn't rested yet.

Shen Bailing stepped forward to knock on the door, and soon someone opened the door, Ji Tong stood behind Shen Bailing and looked, only to see a young woman walking out with a black stick in her hand, she had a pretty face, but her expression was as cold as ice, she was the great witch of the spirit witch clan Best wishes to Han Xiuning.

Seeing her sworn brother who hadn't heard from her for more than a year, Han Xiuning's indifferent face could not help showing joy. She hastily welcomed the two into the main hall, and personally served her own black tea. Asking him about his situation over the past year, Shen Bailing hadn't felt the joy of returning home for a long time, and at this moment he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.

It's just that the disaster is imminent, Shen Bailing didn't care about gossip, and blurted out: "Is there a distinguished guest coming at the sacrificial ceremony tomorrow?"

Han Xiuning was taken aback for a moment, then showed his face and said, "That's right, big brother has good eyes and ears. Tomorrow is a big day for our Lingwu clan. There will be a celebration after the sacrifice. This mother-in-law has never seen us in Southern Xinjiang. Let’s celebrate together, please be sure to join me in the evening. There will also be an envoy from Youdu at that time, please come with me to see the elder brother.”

"The emissary of Youdu?" Shen Bailing was taken aback. He had heard Han Xiuning mention that Youdu was the last place where Nuwa led the tribe to hide from the world. People have not set foot in the human world for many years, why do they come to Wumeng Linggu now?"

Han Xiuning was about to answer, but suddenly stopped, and glanced sideways at Jitong.Ji Tong understood, smiled and said: "Han Dawuzhu, Mr. Shen, I am old and can't bear to stay up all night. It's time to rest. Otherwise, how can I participate in tomorrow's celebration?" Han Xiuning immediately went down the donkey and took her to the guest room to resettle.

When she came back, only the two of them, brother and sister, were left in the house, so Han Xiuning naturally no longer shied away, saying: "Brother doesn't know something, not long after you left, the evil spirit in the Bingyan Cave recurred, weakening the seal a lot, It is already hard to suppress with my own strength. Those witches in the tribe are either not strong enough or old and weak, and they can hardly be my arms. Other witch tribes... well, even though I don’t go out of the valley, I have also heard about black witches and white witches. The witches are in danger now, how can I have the time to pay attention to my family's request? Just when I didn't know what to do, there was a message from the Nuwa Empress from afar..."

She clasped her hands on her chest, with a naturally admiring expression on her face: "It turns out that Empress Nuwa has been watching our clan secretly, and she also sent a spiritual girl to check the seal. After finding that the seal was really loose, the spiritual girl Tell me, Empress Nuwa will send another powerful envoy, who will bring the magic weapon that Empress Nuwa infused with spiritual power to help, and strengthen the seal together with me. It is far away, and it may be the first month when the envoy arrives. Sure enough, there was news not long ago that the envoy will arrive in our family tomorrow. I just hope that his trip will go smoothly and nothing will go wrong." She said He stood up and bowed deeply in the direction of the statue of Nuwa, and murmured prayers in his mouth, obviously praying to Nuwa for the envoy of Youdu.

Shen Bailing looked at her pious face, hesitated again and again, and interrupted her: "Xiu Ning, tomorrow's ceremony...must be cancelled."

Han Xiuning was startled, straightened up and said, "What?"

Shen Bailing repeated: "The sacrificial ceremony cannot be held tomorrow. Not only that, we also need to evacuate the clansmen before the arrival of the envoy from Youdu, and let them hide in a safe place quickly, otherwise disaster will strike."

Han Xiuning's complexion changed, he hurriedly grabbed him and asked, "Brother, tell me clearly, did you hear any news from outside?"

Shen Bailing nodded without hesitation, and told her all the news he had heard.When Han Xiuning learned that his only son, Yunxi, was tricked by Ouyang Shaogong and revealed the affairs of the family, he was furious, and slapped the table, saying: "This child has made such a big mistake! I have ordered him not to step out of the valley." One step, let alone revealing the secrets of the clan easily, he has completely ignored it! If our clan encounters a catastrophe because of this, wouldn’t he become a sinner of the clan? I taught such a child, how can I be worthy of Empress Nuwa and my clansmen? Are you worthy of the underground father and Wuyou?" After speaking, she turned from anger to sadness, and her eyes were slightly red.

Shen Bailing patted her on the back lightly, and persuaded softly: "A boy is lively and active, and there is nothing wrong with yearning for the outside world. Besides, you have been strict with him on weekdays. He is not allowed to be free, and he wants to go out even more. Then Ouyang Shaogong is insidious and cunning. Even if he can't deceive Yunxi, he may be able to deceive other tribesmen. Don't blame yourself too much, and don't blame Yunxi. Let me ask you, will he see Ouyang Shaogong again in the past few days? ?”

Han Xiuning immediately shook his head and said, "No! He was too naughty a few days ago and didn't practice well. In a fit of anger, I locked him up and punished him for copying sacrificial texts. It has been six or seven days since he was released."

Shen Bailing nodded: "That's good. Ouyang Shaogong originally wanted to inquire about the situation of Bingyan Cave from the mouth of Yunxi. I think he is bound to win Fen Jiding. We have to make preparations early."

The two immediately discussed, and Shen Bailing said: "Most of the people in the valley are ordinary people, and they definitely can't resist those Qingyu altar disciples. Now that the barrier is gone, letting them stay in the valley is like lambs to be slaughtered. It's better to send the people out of the valley , there are countless mountains nearby and dense forests, they only need to hide, and it is difficult for those Qingyu altar people to find them one by one. Ouyang Shaogong and Lei Yan aim to capture Fen Ji, so I am afraid that they will not be impatient to entangle with these tribesmen , so that everyone can be protected.”

Han Xiuning thought it was true, but in the blink of an eye he showed embarrassment again, and said, "Wumengling Valley is surrounded by mountain walls, and the only way to get in and out is the entrance of the valley.But the people in the Green Jade Altar must have already ambushed by that road, if they leave there, it would be like throwing themselves into a trap..." Halfway through the speech, he suddenly got an idea, stood up and said, "Brother, let me ask Yunxi a few words If so, just wait a moment. "

She suddenly changed the subject, and Shen Bailing somehow thought that she was still angry and wanted to punish her son, and hurriedly said: "Even if you want to reprimand Yunxi, you don't need to wake him up in the middle of the night..."

Han Xiuning turned back and smiled: "Brother was wrong, I was thinking, Yunxi sneaked out of the valley without being discovered, there must be other secret ways out of the valley, I will ask clearly, and then let the clan People hid from there." Shen Bailing suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "Not bad, not bad. Just ask him."

After a while, Han Xiuning came back quickly, with a small tail behind him.Han Yunxi looked quite depressed, and when he saw Uncle Shen who hadn't seen him for a long time, he just grinned and then lowered his head in mourning.Han Xiuning stared at him with a straight face, and said, "I'll punish you later!" Yu Bi turned to Shen Bailing and said, "This kid is really stubborn, so he won't tell who the person who met him is, but The way out of the valley is finally revealed."

It turns out that the secret road out of the valley found by Han Yunxi is in the southwest corner of Wumengling Valley. It is an extremely narrow crevice on the stone wall below the mountain, which can just accommodate one person.I don't know how long the rock crevice has been there, it is full of weeds and vines, and the southwest area is overgrown with grass and trees, covered by a piece of greenery, but no one has discovered it.Han Yunxi found this crevice by accident, and he got into it out of curiosity, and he got out of the valley by mistake. He was smart enough to know that if people knew about this path, he would never be able to slip out to play again. , simply concealed this matter, and was even more cautious when going in and out, not forgetting to properly hide his whereabouts.

After hearing this, Shen Bailing laughed and praised: "I think this kid Yunxi is very smart and has a lot of loyalty. After this incident, you have to teach him well. The future prosperity of the Spirit Witch Clan will depend on him."