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Seeing that the day of the entry test was approaching, Ling Yue received an order from the head teacher to go to Tiezhu Temple to catch demons.

With Ling Yue's departure, Ling Duan became more and more anxious. He often stayed up all night, and even more nervously urged Zhao Lin and Ling Chuan to practice, which made the juniors exhausted and confused.

That night, Lingduan felt a little insomnia again, so he simply didn't sleep, lit the lamp, and drew the talisman.

"Ling Duan," Ding Yin pushed the door open without knocking, and sighed when he saw the figure sitting at the front of the table, "I knew you were not asleep again."

Ling Duan raised his head and smiled apologetically, "Did I wake you up?" Living in the same courtyard, Ding Yin has a high level of cultivation, so if there is any trouble, he will not know it.

Ding Yin thought about his words, "Your state has been very wrong these few days, and many disciples have complained to you."

"That's not right, let you all know that I am not a 'loving mother'." Ling Duanke bit the last two words seriously.

"Haven't you already taken revenge? Don't be so narrow-minded." Ding Yin was a little upset, after all, losing his sense of taste for three days is not a good life experience.

Ling Duan raised his eyebrows, quite proudly, "Master, I've always been so narrow-minded, did you just know?"

"Lingduan is the most tolerant, I was wrong." Ding Yin was afraid that something would happen to Lingduan again, so he apologized quickly, and then continued, "You haven't had a good rest these days, and your spirit is too tense, so you should draw less talismans. wonderful."

Ling Duan was indeed a little tired, so he had no choice but to put down the pen he had just picked up, "Come out for a walk with me."

The two chatted while walking, talking about interesting things they encountered during their travels, and by the way, they also made a small bet on who would get the red soul stone in the end, and Ling Duan's restless mood calmed down a lot.

Walking and walking, the two came to Jiange inadvertently.

Ling Duan stood upright, stood in front of the Jiange, and stared up.Ding Yin didn't know what he was looking at, but he didn't disturb him either.

Suddenly the door of the Jiange opened, and a beautiful woman walked out from the inside, dressed in the Taoist uniform of Tianyong City. She asked Lingduan in a cold and slightly stern tone: "It's so late at night, what's the matter?"

Ling Duan gave a junior salute, "I'm sorry to bother Sister Hongyu, Ling Duan just came here for a walk, nothing happened."

"Let's go if you have nothing to do." Hongyu was quite impatient, and returned to Jiange.

"Let's go." Ling Duan said to Ding Yin.

"Where is this Jiange?" Ding Yin was a little curious. During these days in Tianyong City, Ding Yin visited many places, and became a little curious about Jiange. After all, except for the marked forbidden areas in Tianyong City, only this Jiange is not allowed. Anyone who comes in or out, even the disciples of Tianyong City will stay away from this place.

"That is the place where the swords are hidden in Tianyong City. The swords of the masters and elders of the past generations will be stored here. Disciples can also come here to choose their natal swords when they have reached their cultivation level. However, there is only one chance, and any sword depends on chance." Ling Duan explained lightly.

"Then did you choose your sword from here?"

"No, it was given by my master when I started. Generally speaking, everyone will not choose the natal sword too early. First, if the cultivation base is too low, you will not get a good sword. Second, if you are not cultivated enough, you cannot control the natal sword. Well, three times, it is possible to obtain the natal sword even during the experience, so there is no need to worry too much."

"Then the same is true for Qingsuojian in your opinion?"

"I thought it was my chance, but I didn't think so..." Ling Duan shook his head and sighed deeply, "It really is my fate."

"Maybe there is something better waiting for you."

"I hope." Ling Duan suddenly raised his head and looked at the moon, "Today is fourteen, the moon is so round."

"Looking at the moon in Kunlun Mountains is quite interesting."

"Bigger and brighter." Lingduan chuckled, "The bright moon rises from the Tianshan Mountains, amidst the vast sea of ​​clouds. It is also very appropriate for Kunlun Mountains."

"Tomorrow's [-]th day, why don't we invite Zhaolin, Lingchuan and Fuqu to enjoy the moon together." Seeing that Lingduan was in a much better mood, Ding Yin suggested.

Ling Duan pondered for a while, "That's good. I'll be busy in a few days, so I have to hurry up and have fun now."

"Then recharge your batteries tonight, okay?" Ding Yin showed his small white teeth facing the mausoleum.

"Well, you should go to bed early too." Ling Duan nodded with a smile, "Thank you for today."

"We are friends, and it's too outlandish for you to say that."

After they said goodnight to each other, they went back to their rooms, and Ling Duan had a rare good night's sleep.

The next day, Lingduan told Zhaolin, Lingchuan, and Fuqu about enjoying the moon, and asked them to prepare some food.The three of them were naturally very happy after hearing this. Just after noon, they excitedly ordered melons, fruits and some fruit wine from the kitchen. It came quietly.

The five people came to the back mountain together, found a relatively flat area with a wide view, spread a large square cloth, put food on it, and sat down.At this time, the bright moon has quietly poked its head out, silently overlooking the earth.

Ling Duan drank a glass of fruit wine and found it not very satisfying.

After Ding Yin took a sip of the wine, he immediately shook his head, as if dissatisfied with the fruit wine.

The two looked at each other at the same time, and they understood each other's meaning just by looking at each other, so Ling Duan secretly took out the wine from the storage bracelet, and replaced his and Ding Yin's fruit wine.

"It's so beautiful." Fu Que rested her head on her knees, looked at the moon and couldn't help admiring.

"People have always loved the moon, and admiring the moon is a common thing. The literati and poets also left a lot of ink. It's a pity that although we cultivators have a long life span, we don't have the heart to appreciate the beautiful scenery." Ling Duan couldn't help sighing.

"Second senior brother, is the world really good?" Zhao Lin couldn't help asking, "You haven't come back for four years, do you want to part with the prosperity of the world?"

"That's right, you don't know how sad you made the brothers and sisters when you left without saying a word," Lingchuan added.

Ling Duan found that the two had a tacit understanding, and they really had a tacit understanding. "There are good and bad things in the world. In the future, there will be opportunities for you to go down the mountain and practice."

"Actually, I am very envious of Second Senior Brother. Daddy would never let me practice alone." Fu Que sighed.

"The rivers and lakes are dangerous, and people's hearts are unpredictable." Ding Yin said to Fu Que, "Unless there is absolute strength to suppress it, it is better to practice more. Anyway, life is long, and there is no rush."

A few people chattered and chatted happily, and drank a lot of wine, and Fu Que couldn't keep her eyes open.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Ling Duan suggested that everyone go back earlier, which won everyone's support.So he supported Fu Que, Zhao Lin and Ling Chuan supported each other and walked back.

Before walking out of the back mountain, I saw a person rushing from the direction of Tianyong City.

Lingduan looked far away under the moonlight, and the person was close in front of him. After Lingduan took a closer look, he was startled, and hurriedly supported Fuqu, and called Shang Zhaolin, Lingchuan, and Ding Yin to go Avoid a big rock.

When he was behind the big rock, Ling Duan turned his head, Ding Yin was standing there, not moving at all, the Qingsuo sword was already held in his hand.At this time, the person who came, that is, Tu Su, who was controlled by the evil spirit, also stood about ten meters away from Ding Yin, and the two faced each other.

Ding Yin originally followed Lingduan, preparing to return to Curling Qiuyue.Who would have imagined that before arriving at Tianyong City, a sudden change would occur, and an extremely strong evil spirit suddenly hit, which activated the red soul stone in his body, so that he didn't hear Lingduan's words at all, but couldn't help it Immediately summoned the Qingsuo sword and stood on the spot until the man came in mid-air.

Ling Duan looked at the two not far away, and told the three of Zhaolin, "Hide here, don't move around", then walked out from behind the big rock with a sword in his hand. He didn't dare to get too close, but just walked forward A few steps away, there is still some distance between Tu Su and Ding Yin.Ling Duan could tell that Tu Su had a fit of evil spirit, and Ding Yin... Ling Duan also knew some disadvantages of the red soul stone over the years: it can make people bewitched, but Ding Yin never showed any abnormality, and also said that he With a firm heart, the red soul stone is nothing to be afraid of, but Ding Yin is very similar to that martial artist who has gone mad.

Ling Duan was worried, but there was nothing he could do. He could only hope that the two would return to normal as soon as possible.

Tu Su and Ding Yin would never know Ling Duan's wish, but after confronting each other for a while, they both jumped on their bodies and started fighting.

At first, Ling Duan could see clearly the fight between the two, but gradually he realized that his eyes could not keep up with the movements of the two, but with his own eyesight, he could still see that Ding Yin had the upper hand.Ling Duan frowned and after a little thought, he understood the reason. Although Tu Su had evil spirits to help him, there was a seal in his body. In addition, Tu Su was affected by the Qing Qi of Kunlun all the year round. Although his strength had improved, he was not irresistible. Ding Yin's red soul The power of stone is not the case, it has been fully activated, if Ding Yin hadn't forced himself to suppress it, Tu Su would have died on the spot.

Ling Duan stared intently at the fight between the two, and saw that Tu Su was already exhausted, and was thrown backwards by Ding Yin's spinning kick. Due to the excessive force, Tu Su couldn't stabilize his body and fell to the ground.Ling Duan gained strength, rose from the ground, hugged Tu Su with one hand, swung his sword across the front of the two with the other, and managed to catch Ding Yin's sword move.

Between lightning and flint, Ding Yin made three moves in a row, Lingduan was able to withstand the first two swords, and Ding Yin picked up the Chilian sword in his hand.

Ling Duan originally wanted to use Chaos Sword Art, but Ding Yin's attack was too fierce, and he was quite powerless. Only then did he understand why Ding Yin could confidently say "he can't beat him".

Facing the final blow, Ling Duan made slight mistakes, turned around and hugged Tu Su in his arms, turned his back to Ding Yin, and used his body as a shield to protect Tu Su.

That moment seems to be very long, but in fact it is just a moment.

The three of Zhaolin who were hiding behind the boulder had already woken up. Seeing this scene, they couldn't help rushing out, "Second Senior Brother!"

Several spells were used, but they did not stop the downward trend of the mausoleum at all, but it also played a certain buffering role.When he fell to the ground, Ling Duan even thought: I hope there will not be too many fractures, because it hurts.

Because of Lingduan's protection, although Tu Su fell to the ground, he was not seriously injured, while Lingduan himself fell heavily on the ground, and bounced his head under the reaction force after hitting the ground.

Tu Su was in a coma, and the evil spirit could not do anything wrong, and disappeared without a trace.

The red soul stone was no longer attracted by the evil spirit, and it also returned to calm, and Ding Yin returned to normal.The goal was the blood-stained Qingsuo sword, and Lingduan was surrounded by the three of Zhaolin.He was a little unbelievable. He staggered towards Ling Duan with weak steps. Ling Duan was stabbed across the chest. A large piece of clothes was soaked with blood, and there were spots of scarlet on the ground. The sword fell into the dust with a bang, "I...I..."

"Take the second senior brother to find daddy." Fu Que quickly calmed down, and she immediately shouted at the two senior brothers who were overwhelmed by grief, "Daddy must have a way."

Ding Yin took a step forward, wanting to pick up Ling Duan, but was stopped by Zhao Lin, "Go away!" Then he picked up Ling Duan, and quickly walked towards Immortal Hansu to snatch it.

Ding Yin squeezed the opened hand, but had no choice but to pick up Tu Su and follow him.There are many secrets hidden in this Baili Tusu who does not get in touch with everyone.

Seeing the bloody Lingduan at first sight, Immortal Hansu was frightened crazy, and quickly fed Lingduan the holy medicine for healing that he could think of, and ordered people to invite Elder Ningdan to heal Lingduan.

When the white belly in the east was finally replaced by the warm sunshine, Elder Ning Dan pushed the door out, and everyone immediately surrounded him.He sighed, "I hurt my lungs and lost a lot of blood. These are all traumatic injuries. After taking my medicine, they will be cured in a few days. It's just that the injury on Lingduan's head was caused by the impact. I'm afraid he hit a stone when he fell. It doesn't seem heavy, but it's hard to guarantee that it won't cause any damage to the brain. But we have to wait until he wakes up to make a conclusion."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Han Su asked, "When will Duan'er wake up?"

"Two days at the latest." Elder Ning Dan wrote a prescription and gave it to the little boy beside him, "Just make this decoction three times a day."

The little boy took the lead and left.

Tu Su is still unconscious so far. Elder Ning Dan checked the pulse and said calmly: "Some internal injuries, not serious, just take a few doses of medicine and it will be fine. He is mainly caused by the entry of evil energy into the body and loss of strength. Don't practice martial arts in the near future. , it is advisable to rest a lot."

After everything calmed down, Han Su thought about asking Ding Yin.Last night, Fu Que had already told him the general story, so she naturally became suspicious of Ding Yin's weirdness.

Master Han Su took Ding Yin to a clean room and asked, "Ding Shaoxia, can you tell me the details of last night?"

Ding Yin thought about his words, and said, "Last night after enjoying the moon with Lingduan and others, we met Baili Tusu on the way back. While hiding, I got into a fight with Baili Tusu because of the loss of control of the red soul stone, and when I regained consciousness, Lingduan was already... I am sorry for that."

"What is the red soul stone?"

"In ancient times, when Chi You was defeated in Zhuolu, the souls of his 81 brothers had nowhere to go, so they hid in stones. Affected by the souls, ordinary stones developed spirituality and eventually became 'red soul stones'. This Although it is a precious treasure, it is also extremely evil, and it will affect the host, causing it to be infected by demonic energy and cause murder." Ding Yin led the red soul stone out of his body, and took it back into his body after Zhenren Hansu saw it, "It has been taken I am refining, this time I was attracted by Tu Su." Ding Yin pondered for a while, "There is something extremely yin and evil on Baili Tusu's body, but I have never noticed it, I don't know why?"

"Tu Su's situation is special, so it's inconvenient to tell you." Finally, Daoist Hansu warned, "Don't get close to Tu Su, so as not to be affected again."

Ding Yin clasped his fists, "Ding Yin knows, thank you Master for reminding me."

That evening, Tu Su returned to Lintian Pavilion.He wanted to guard Lingduan, but he didn't dare, he was afraid that he would hurt Lingduan again.

He only remembered last night that the evil spirit was about to move, and he was so uncomfortable that his whole body ached. Without thinking too much, he ran to Curling Qiuyue recklessly, but there was no one, no one, just like that time when Ling Duan left silently.Tu Su was very scared. He was afraid that Lingduan would go down the mountain again. He was afraid that Lingduan would go down again for several years, and he would not even visit Tianyong City anymore.

It's a lie, a lie, a lie...

Tortured by the evil spirit, Tu Su only felt distraught, but he still remembered the regulations that he could not leave Tianyong City without authorization. In order to avoid accidentally injuring others, he could only hide in the back mountain. Like the past four years, he stayed up all night. Stay up all night and it will pass.

But as soon as he entered the back mountain, he saw Ling Duan and Fu Que walking together intimately from a distance.He didn't know why his eyesight was so good at this time, he would rather not see anything!

The only rationality was burned out in the anger, and a voice said: "Grab him, grab Brother Lingduan, and he can only stay by his side and never disappear... How good, this is the last thing in his heart." something to look forward to.

As for what happened afterwards, Tu Su only vaguely remembered the last scene where he fought Ding Yin for a long time until he lost consciousness: Ling Duan hugged him and blocked the fatal sword for him...