Non-delivery

In the early morning of the second day, before dawn and Sheng Liuyu was still sleeping, Mr. Xu knocked on the door of Langyue Courtyard.

The house where Ruan Liuxia lived in the east was still heavily locked, and they were talking under the plum tree outside the courtyard.

Mr. Xu's face was pale, his eyes were gray, and he probably hadn't slept all night.

"A piece of good news, the poisonous fruit in Ruan Liuxia is exactly as you expected, and there is already a way to detoxify it."

Xie Changming nodded.

This incident can at least prove that Zhou Xiaoluo told the truth at that time.

But the truth does not necessarily mean good intentions.It may just want to confuse the public and make people think that it is innocent, at least in chaos, not immediately judged as a capital crime, and has a chance to struggle.

There is also another possibility, Zhou Xiaoluo is indeed still fighting against foreign invaders.

Mr. Xu said: "Zhou Xiaoluo is a very timid little girl. I have to see her twice a month. For three years, it has been like this every month. I am not familiar with her. I observed her all night yesterday, and I always felt that maybe she still has something. original consciousness."

Xie Changming said: "Didn't you say before that the advent is irreversible, and the beginning is the end."

Mr. Xu laughed at himself: "Perhaps because I don't know her well, I was deceived by appearances."

He looked up at the sky, the sky was not yet bright, and now was the darkest moment.

Xie Changming knew he had something to say.

Mr. Xu is a very cautious person. He also talked about the arrival before, but it may be true and false, which blurred many things, because he did not fully trust Xie Changming.

Mr. Xu said: "Besides Taoist Yijian and Zhou Xiaoluo three years ago, before that, I met three descendants that I can confirm."

He skipped the first person and went straight to the second.

"The second one is the head of the Tianhe faction in Yizhou. The Tianhe faction colluded with the devil to cause disaster to the world, and everyone got to punish him. I also went there at that time, and the head died just in front of me. , I saw two intertwined spirits, one of which quickly dissipated, leaving only the other. Someone interrogated the remaining spirit, and found that it was just a mass of unconscious spiritual consciousness, which knew nothing. After the person died , I went to look up his biography, and asked many of his disciples and peers, and I felt a little vaguely."

It should be from then on that Mr. Xu began to investigate this matter.

Mr. Xu coughed a few times, and then said calmly: "Later, I checked many people who colluded with the demons or fell into the way of demons. I always felt that there were similarities, but I couldn't find any evidence."

Xie Changming said: "The flaw only appears at the moment of death? The reason why the original body's soul is left behind and not completely devoured is probably because of fear of being discovered after death."

Mr. Xu said: "You guessed right. The third person is the wife of a good friend I know. He is also from Dongzhou. We are both from a family of cultivators. We have known each other since childhood. After an accident happened to my family, we gradually lost contact. At that time, there were three city lords in his family, two heads, three elders in the family, plus the patriarch, a total of nine Mahayana monks, and they were all in the limelight. People think that he is the person most likely to break through the Mahayana and reach the stage of crossing the catastrophe in the past thousand years."

At the end of his words, he showed a very light smile, as if he was nostalgic: "I heard all these, and he showed off to me in the letter about his genius. I will contact him later. At that time, he had eloped with the maid at home, that is, his wife. His wife had no talent for cultivation, no matter how many pills, no matter how good the mental method was, she could only cultivate the golden core. So he also vowed not to Cultivate, never become a fairy, focus on mountains and rivers, and finally live and die together. People around think he is crazy."

Xie Changming listened silently.

Mr. Xu continued: "He almost cut off contact with all the people in the world of cultivating immortals, and wandered around the world with his wife, so he only communicated with me by letter and never met. It was very good. Until a few years later, I received his letter A letter."

"They had a crane and a mortal white horse. Suddenly, the white horse stopped being close to his wife. Not long after, the white horse died of old age. Even though he had eaten so many spirit grasses and elixir, he was older than ordinary horses. Hurry up. He said in the letter, 'every moment, this person in front of me is the same as before, but I know that it is not her.' It uses his wife's skin and will cook the same delicious meals, and he doesn't The method really killed the wife because there was no evidence other than his feelings."

"He said at the end of the letter that he thought he was crazy."

"When outsiders thought he was crazy, he was sober. But when everything was normal, he was going crazy."

Mr. Xu lowered his head and leaned against the wall: "I received the letter and immediately went to look for him, but his traces were elusive. The last news I got was that he died of madness. Wei has been passed down to his wife. This is where the secret of their family’s exercises can be passed on from family to family. It is also the secret of the family’s longevity. His wife returned home as a widow and has Mahayana After a long period of cultivation, he has blood again, and later inherited the position of patriarch. You should know who his wife is."

Xie Changming said indifferently: "Mrs. One Sword Flower in the Cloud."

So far, the head of the Hua family is still Mrs. Hua.

He frowned, realizing what was missing in the matter.

Why didn't "it" come directly to Hua Jixue himself, but to come to Mrs. Hua with a low cultivation level, and then use the excuse of madness to let Mrs. Hua gain cultivation.Even with the blood of the Hua family, it must be much more difficult than expected to obtain the position of patriarch as an outsider.If it was Hua Jixue, everything would be fine.

There is only one reason.

"It" cannot come to Huajixue.

Xie Changming said: "Is there a limit to cultivation?"

Mr. Xu said: "Jixue was at the fusion stage at that time, and the head of the Tianhe sect was descended even though he had a Mahayana cultivation base, so it can be seen that it was not because of his cultivation base."

Xie Changming thought for a while, and then raised another possibility: "Is your heart shaken?"

If one tends toward evil, evil will find it.This is the case with Taoists.

Mr. Xu immediately said: "It is absolutely impossible."

His tone was extremely agitated. After speaking, he took a mouthful of cold air and then coughed for a while.

After a while, his breath finally calmed down, and he said in a low voice: "The first one...you can guess it too. My senior brother is the one who will never waver."

Mr. Xu's brother is Cheng Zhiye who has long since cut off contact.

Xie Changming felt a little strange.In terms of Mr. Xu's temperament, a person who can protect him like this must be very close, even so close that he can tell the difference at a glance.But after Cheng Zhi also came down, he didn't kill him, allowing him to live well until now.

The mention of Cheng Zhiye caused Mr. Xu, a sick man, to fluctuate too much and cough endlessly. He said softly: "I used to think that the moment I was born, the result was doomed and nothing could be changed. However, Zhou Xiaoluo But it changed my perspective."

Xie Changming knew that Mr. Xu hoped that this was not a failed befall, but a flaw in the befall itself, not a miracle that only happened to Zhou Xiaoluo.

But from the very beginning, what happened to Zhou Xiaoluo was different from others.

Mr. Xu smiled lightly, as if he was compromising to something, and at the same time seemed to be pleading: "If, if it comes, it can really be changed... Whether it is true or not, you have to try it to know."

Xie Changming nodded, even a person like him would not puncture Mr. Xu's dream.

He didn't dream unrealistic dreams, but he kept doing the impossible.

He wanted to find the little bird that belonged to him among the thousands of living beings, and he also found it.

A gust of wind blew over, the clouds in the sky dispersed, the morning light was faint, the ice on the eaves melted a little, and a drop of water fell.

Mr. Xu returned to his usual routine: "The person who untied the bell had to tie the bell. Other people's arrivals have no source, but Zhou Xiaoluo did not. It is rumored that her parents prayed to the gods and worshiped the Buddha, and the gods and Buddhas appeared. But at that time, they could not If you ask her parents about something, I'm afraid they are hiding something. Now that Zhou Xiaoluo is in a desperate situation, they should tell the truth. The matter of her arrival cannot be known, and the matter of going to the mortal world to ask them can only be entrusted to you."

Xie Changming did not intend to shirk.

Leaving aside the fact that Zhou Xiaoluo is also his friend, he is even more familiar with Ruan Liuxia.It is difficult to find a reason for the descent, the abyss, and his multiple rebirths, and he instinctively feels that these things are somehow related.

However, before he left, he had other things to do.

Xie Changming said: "By the way, I heard that little Pili was taken away by you."

Mr. Xu said: "What's the matter? That little Pili has soft fur and a cute disposition. It's just suitable for warming hands in winter. I can't miss it."

Sheng Liuyu ignored his words and still wanted the little Pi Li.

Mr. Xu asked: "You don't like it, what are you going to do? Are there any serious things you can't do?"

Xie Changming said: "Be a pet for the little Changming bird. Does it count as keeping him happy?"

Mr. Xu was angry: "What kind of serious business is this!"

Xie Changming said calmly, "He's in a happy mood, so I don't need to coax him. This time I'm going down the mountain, and I'll have time to check up on that City Lord Cheng."

The little Changming bird is in a happy mood, and Xie Changming will also be in a happy mood. Not only is he happy, but he also has the time to do other things. This is a one-stop relationship.

Mr. Xu: "..."

yielded.

Suddenly, there were some slight noises in the house.

It was the little Changming bird who woke up, and seemed to have looked around, but couldn't see anyone he wanted to see, and said again: "Xie Changming, you're lying again!"

Before going to bed last night, Xie Changming said that he would wait for him to wake up, and then deal with Zhou Xiaoluo's matter together.But when he woke up, he couldn't see anyone, and the little Changming bird was angry that he was cheated again.

But probably because he just woke up, even the sound of angry cursing was vague and soft, very cute.

Mr. Xu couldn't help being speechless: "What a cute little bird, no wonder you are so spoiled by him."

Xie Changming was walking towards the window, when he heard this, he glanced at him coldly: "You mustn't listen."

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Bird: It feels so pitiful to hear that, the poor don't know what the life of the rich bird is like (.

Xie Changming pushed open the window. He was tall and bent slightly so that he could see the farther part of the room that was previously blocked through the window.The little Changming Bird sat on the bed, poked his head out, and the warm morning light fell on his cheeks, casting a vague shadow.

It is the shadow of Xie Changming.

Sheng Liuyu turned her head, squinted her eyes, and saw Xie Changming standing outside the window.

His golden pupils blinked slowly, as if they had merged into the light, and it seemed that it would take some time for recognition.He immediately jumped off the bed and landed lightly on the ground.He didn't wear shoes, revealing a pair of bare feet and a small white and thin ankle bone.

He walked to the window.

The room was very warm, the best charcoal was burning in the stove, and the floor was covered with thick blankets, so Xie Changming didn't stop the little Changming bird.

These were arranged after Sheng Liuyu came back.

Chen Yibai came in once, and the original cold kiln ice cave has changed drastically. He criticized Xie Changming for his misbehavior and failure to stick to his Taoism. If he enjoys the extravagant life in the world, how can his cultivation continue to improve?

At that time, Sheng Liuyu was sitting on the carpet grinding jadeite beads, and she was not angry after hearing what Chen Yibai said.

After Chen Yibai left, Sheng Liuyu put down the beads and said softly: "It's so pitiful. What kind of extravagant life is this?"

At that time, Xie Changming was drinking tea and choked on hearing the words.

If it was in the past, this kind of life would be enough to be Xie Xiaoqi's owner.However, to be the owner of a rich bird, you still need to work hard.

Sheng Liuyu walked to the window, looked up at Xie Changming, and asked, "Why are you here?"

Xie Changming turned his body calmly, blocking the light as well as the cold wind and snow.

He bent down, looked at Sheng Liuyu, and explained: "Just now Mr. Xu came and talked about Zhou Xiaoluo. Today I will go down the mountain to find her parents and ask about the past."

Sheng Liuyu muffled: "Is that so..."

Xie Changming said: "In addition, I also got a Pili from Mr. Xu."

Sheng Liuyu let out a "huh".

Piri couldn't make him happy either.

Xie Changming smiled: "Mr. Xu has already taken that little thing, and there is a price to pay for it. So you have to do coolies with me and go down the mountain to find someone."

Xie Changming knew that little Changmingniao always held grudges and wanted to save face, so he had a problem with Mr. Xu before.Although he definitely wants to go down the mountain with himself, he is determined not to take the initiative.

Therefore, he had already found a reason for him to step down in advance.

Sheng Liuyu was very reluctant to do things for Mr. Xu.But this involves human life, and it has gained benefits.Most importantly, he really wanted to go out with Xie Changming.

Sheng Liuyu decided to endure the humiliation and nodded reluctantly.

This downhill is urgent and important.Half an hour later, the two had arrived at the mountain gate, and before leaving, Xie Changming also got what he wanted—the little Pili that he had captured.

Little Pili thought that Xie Changming was its new owner, and when he thought of Xie Changming's ruthlessness, he was very sad, dejected and dying, stiff as a dead cat.

Xie Changming held it by the neck and stuffed it into Sheng Liuyu's arms.

Sheng Liuyu seldom touches living things, the first time he hugged a cat, he was a little flustered, carefully stroked Pi Li's soft long fur, and asked, "Why doesn't it open its eyes?"

Xie Changming tapped its little head lightly: "Sheng Liuyu, Changming bird, your new master."

After finishing speaking, he took out a palm-sized boat from the mustard seed. As soon as the boat landed, it suddenly changed into a ten-foot-long boat, suspended on the ground.

This time, there is no need to pretend to be an ordinary person, so there is no need to "point at the deer as a horse" and wrong the giant deer again.Xie Changming took out the small boat that he bought in the Treasure Pavilion of the academy. Although it was not comparable to the fairy boat that Sheng Liuyu took, the price was already very expensive in the eyes of ordinary people.

Xie Changming walked up first, then stretched out his hand, and pulled Sheng Liuyu up.

When Sheng Liuyu stood firm, Xie Changming pulled the sail at the stern of the boat. As soon as the sail spread, the boat rushed into the sky automatically without wind.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Sheng Liuyu watched the morning clouds scattered like ribbons on both sides of the boat.

He held the little Pili in his arms, different from just now, the current little Pili is like a ball of soft, warm, semi-flowing rice cakes that can be manipulated into desired shapes at will.

Only when he first learned that he was going to be someone else's pet, little Pi Li was very angry.But knowing that Sheng Liuyu is an ever-sighted bird, it quickly succumbed.

But all spirit beasts yearn for the divine beast Eternal Bright Bird.

What's more, it's not shameful to surrender to Changming Bird, and it's even an honor, so I feel more at ease.

Little Pili felt that he was the pet of the divine bird, and his identity was quite different from the lonely spirit beasts in the past.The divine bird is noble, and it is like a bird. It doesn't have to be afraid of the hateful Xie Changming, so it no longer wrongs itself, raises its head in Sheng Liuyu's arms, and meows viciously at Xie Changming.

Xie Changming didn't take it seriously: "It's so fierce. It's not bad to be fierce at all. I know to protect the master."

Pi Li doesn't have any great skills, he just can't slip and fall, he is best at escaping, and can lull people into dreams, when Sheng Liuyu is in danger, Pi Li can pull the enemy into a dream, even a moment of loss of consciousness is enough to kill.

Xie Changming thought again, with his protection, Sheng Liuyu would not be in danger.But with only Pili around, it is always prepared.

After crossing the Lulin Mountains, the wind direction changed. Xie Changming walked to the stern and adjusted the direction of the sail.

Sheng Liuyu lowered his head, and lightly patted little Pili on the head: "Don't be cruel to him."

Little Pilee was very unconvinced, and meowed aggrievedly.

Sheng Liuyu seemed to understand, put it on the table, stopped holding it, and said coldly: "If you are fierce, I will not want you."

He wanted a Pili because he wanted to study different illusions.He likes this little Pili because it was given by Xie Changming.

Hearing Sheng Liuyu's words, little Pili felt like a bolt from the blue.

There are so cruel and incomprehensible things in the world.

Could it be that it is a spirit beast and kitten, so it is not cuter than the two-legged beast? !

Why? !

It does not accept!

But the situation is stronger than the cat, so little Pili jumped off the table, aggrieved and rubbed Sheng Liuyu's calf.

When Xie Changming walked to the bow, he heard a bird and a cat talking from a distance.

"Do you know it wrong?"

"Meow."

"Have you repented?"

"Meow."

He walked over and asked, "Did it scratch you? Or did it pull you into a dream?"

Sheng Liuyu picked up the little Pili who dared to be angry and dared not meow again, and shook his head: "It's nothing."

They sat on a flat boat and looked at the scenery under the smoke and clouds.

Across the bustling and crowded Shaohai City, there is a peach blossom forest that blooms early.

It is almost spring at the foot of the mountain.

The winter on Kelulin Mountain is always extraordinarily long and extraordinarily cold.

Xie Changming made up his mind. After finishing his studies in the academy, he would choose a quiet place with mountains and rivers, but not far from the city, and buy real estate where he could raise birds well.

The boat sailed for half a day, and arrived in the middle of Yizhou, a small county called Liuchun, which was also Zhou Xiaoluo's hometown.

Xie Changming parked the boat at the foot of the barren hills outside the city, and walked to Liuchun County with Sheng Liuyu.

A shed was set up under the locust tree not far from the city gate, and there was a tea stand with some pies on the stove. Behind the stand stood a short, fat lady.

The aunt yelled: "Bring tea!"

Xie Changming paused, and turned over there.

Sheng Liuyu asked him, "Do you want some tea?"

Xie Changming said: "Don't eat. Ask something."

Their voices were so low that even Pi Li in his arms had to prick up his ears to hear clearly.

The aunt saw them coming this way, and said from a distance: "What do you want to ask?"

Sheng Liuyu paused in his footsteps, very puzzled.

Xie Changming asked for him: "Does the aunt know that we are from other places to ask questions?"

The aunt looked up at them: "If there were handsome young people like you, it would be spread all over a ten-mile radius, but I don't know them. They must be from other places. You don't seem to eat tea, and you came here to ask questions or What?"

Xie Changming said: "Auntie is right. We want to ask if Zhou Xiaoluo's parents still live in the city?"

The aunt was a little surprised: "Is the house on Wednesday? Their house sells tofu, and I know them very well. The incident many years ago has almost spread, and I haven't forgotten it until now. Her parents said it was a manifestation of a god. Later, it was said that the The little girl was taken to cultivate immortals. Do you also want to ask how they begged? Over the years, many people have gone to the water temple to beg, but there is no result."

Xie Changming asked, "Then where is his home?"

The aunt looked at such a handsome young man, she couldn't bear to refuse to answer, and she tried her best to tell them not to waste time.In life, instead of praying to gods and Buddhas, it is better to work hard on your own.

Xie Changming thanked him, and then asked, "Has the tofu shop opened recently?"

The aunt was stunned for a moment, and recalled for a long time: "It's open, Daily...it seems to be closed again...I'm not too old, why can't I remember things?"

Xie Changming frowned slightly.

Before leaving, the aunt said: "If it's someone else, I won't bring tea. But I saw you from a distance, you are so handsome, I want to take a closer look at the appearance of the two of you, so I am willing."

Then he said to Sheng Liuyu: "Especially this young man, who was born—"

For a moment, the aunt who was so eloquent also got stuck, not knowing what to say to be worthy of Sheng Liuyu.

Sheng Liuyu hugged Pili and took a step back.

Xie Changming looked funny, thanked him again, and led Sheng Liuyu away.

After walking far away, Xie Changming said to Sheng Liuyu: "The secular world is different from the world of cultivating immortals. Madam didn't mean to offend."

Sheng Liuyu snorted softly: "I know. Besides, am I that kind of unreasonable person?"

Xie Changming followed his words and said, "Of course not."

There were guards at the city gate to check the household registration, and the two concealed themselves and walked in directly.

Yizhou has many mountains and fog barriers. Liuchun County is also built at the foot of the mountain. From a distance, it seems that a green trace is reflected in the air. The mountains embrace and almost cover the entire small town.

It was afternoon, there was no morning or evening market, and the streets were empty.Zhou's tofu shop is deep in the alley, and they usually pick out tofu for sale.

Xie Changming found the tofu shop and knocked on the door a few times.

nobody.

Xie Changming pushed the door open with a little force.The vestibule was empty and dusty, as if no one had been there for a long time.They continued walking, passed through the small courtyard, and pushed open the door of the inner courtyard.

Xie Changming walked in, and suddenly smelled a strong smell of blood.

Sheng Liuyu took a step behind, and before he could raise his head to see the situation inside, his eyes were covered by someone, and his eyes were completely dark.

The man's skin was rough, and there was a deep scar on his palm.

He knew it was Xie Changming's hand.

Suddenly there was a shrill cat cry, as if it was frightened.

Sheng Liuyu heard Xie Changming say in a very soft voice: "It's very dirty, don't look at it."