The next morning, Mount Shu.
The candlelight in the Eight Trigrams City was scattered. There were always some hard-working disciples who were unwilling to rest and were still focused on studying martial arts and immortal techniques. In addition, the lights in the sutra building on the first peak were always on. The Immortal Taihe, who managed the sutra building, was an extremely kind and aloof person. He often sat in the pile of books and did not care about the world.
In the distant bell tower on Reflection Peak, the bell had already rung. However, in the Sutra Tower, there were still more than ten disciples sitting at their desks. Of course, most of them were dozing off. In the candlelight, there was a girl who was as fair as jade and as white as snow. She had a delicate little face, delicate eyebrows, and beautiful eyes. She was wearing a water-green female Daoist robe. Her long black hair hung down behind her, and a light green ribbon was tied around her mesmerizing hair. A green sword was placed between her slender waist, making her look quite elegant. The Jing Lou was very spacious. Even if there were thousands of people sitting inside, it wouldn't seem crowded. Now, there were only a dozen people, so it always seemed a little lonely and cold. A gentle breeze blew in from time to time outside the window, gently tugging at the scroll and also gently stirring the girl's clothes, black hair, and sash. It was gentle with a bit of strength, and graceful with a bit of light, making her very lovable.
Suddenly, an old and gentle voice broke the long silence.""Child, it's not good to not rest all night.”
The girl knew whose voice it was, but she still had to turn around and smile at the person who spoke."Thank you for your concern, Uncle. I'm not tired yet…"
Who was that "Great Martial Uncle"? Of course, it was the Immortal Taihe, who was sitting in a pile of books. Under the dim light, the old man was wearing a white Taoist robe. His hair was white all over, and his hair hung down to his waist. His long beard extended to his legs, and even his white eyebrows hung down to his cheeks. Although he was 600 years old, his face was ruddy, his breathing was stable, and he was in high spirits. There was no sign of aging.
Taihe and Changfeng were the only two people in Mount Shu who had cultivated their Xuan Yuan True Qi to the state of the sea. However, the reasons why they did not ascend were completely different. The reason why Tai He did not ascend was because he had a deep attachment to books, talismans, and the Sutra Tower. He did not ascend because he missed Mount Shu. Instead, he stayed in the Sutra Tower all day and did not take a step out. The reason why Changfeng did not ascend was because he cared about the world. Once he ascended, it would be difficult for him to return to the human world. He did not want to ignore the safety of the human world, so he continued to be the sect master of Mount Shu.
Elder Tai He gently leaped up from the pile of books and quickly flew to the girl's side. He stroked his long beard and looked at the book in the girl's hand,""Myriad Sword Technique? Not suitable."
"Yes, I am." The girl said to her great-martial uncle emotionally,"To me, the moves in this book are much more difficult to learn than the 'Celestial Master Talisman Technique'. Master said that I was born with Dao talismans, but my sword control ability is so-so.”
Tai He smiled and patted the girl's head.""There is a fixed number of laws. Immortals don't force things.”
As the girl listened to Elder Tai He's words, she gradually became absent-minded. Her bright beautiful eyes stared straight at the candlestick in the scripture tower, thinking of someone.
As Tai He spoke, he saw that the girl's eyes were empty. He stroked his long beard and said indifferently,""You're thinking about someone, and it's a relative.”
The girl had always known that Elder Tai He had the ability to see through the heavens and earth. She sighed, frowned, and said worriedly to her great-martial uncle,"Great-martial uncle, how is brother recently? Can you tell Xiao Yu?"
"Han Feng's children are not short-lived.”" In these eight years, although Han Ye was separated from you and was in danger many times, he was able to turn misfortune into good fortune every time. From this, it can be seen that he has grown a lot."”
When Han Yu heard this, she closed her beautiful eyes. Two lines of tears rolled down from the corner of her eyes, slid down her pink face, and dripped onto the tattered book in her hand. She frowned and said softly," Maybe it's time for me to go down the mountain to see him. It's been eight years. I wonder what he's become…Is he thinner…"
Tai He immediately performed a divination and said,"Soon. You don't have to go find him. He will come up the mountain."”
Han Yu listened to Elder Tai He's words and only looked at the night clouds in the distance outside the window. She said with some resentment and some worry,"" Everyone says it's almost time, but my brother has never come…"
"He has his own reasons for not coming.”Tai He said earnestly," Yao Daotian hasn't been caught yet, and he has been investigating the murderer of his parents. Everything will be clear when he comes."”
Han Yu could only sigh bitterly at her own incompetence. She had studied Taoism for eight years, but she still did not have the ability to leave the mountain. She could only desperately study immortal techniques, hoping to succeed as soon as possible. As for Tai He, who had lived for six hundred years, he had long seen through the troubles of the human world. He did not say anything to Han Yu, but just raised his immortal wind and fell back into his favorite pile of books.
Unknowingly, it was already the third quarter of the morning. The sky gradually brightened. When the sunlight extended from the mountain gate of Mount Shu to the scripture building, the windows and doors of the scripture building that faced the sun became bright and beautiful. The sunlight shone through the windows and doors onto the tired faces of the disciples and onto the tables that the disciples were leaning on. A new day had finally begun.
"Ha…" Han Yu covered her mouth and yawned. She closed the [Myriad Sword Technique] in her hand, stood up, and handed it to Tai He. Then, she placed her hands in front of her body and bowed to him very politely."Great-martial uncle, thank you for taking care of me for a night. Do you still have any talisman papers? Xiao Yu was going to give Martial Uncle Shou Zheng some talismans.”
"Oh, that child Shouzheng has used up all the talismans so quickly?”Tai He stroked his long beard. The long beard passed through his hand and gently brushed the book beside him.
"Yes, I am." Han Yu opened her tired eyes and frowned."Recently, the Shifter Sealing Tower has been a little unstable. Uncle-Master has to fly over every day to paste dozens of Dao talismans. You also know that only you can write the talismans to protect the tower, so…"
"Alright then." Tai He did not hesitate. He took out yellow paper, a brush, and cinnabar from the side and began to draw talismans with great familiarity. He raised his hand and in the blink of an eye, a talisman was drawn. Then, one after another, he drew a total of 100 talismans and handed them all to Han Yu. He said,"Take it for him. You haven't slept all night and don't have much energy.”
Han Yu nodded and said goodbye to Tai He respectfully before heading straight to the dry room area of the Eight Trigrams City on the main peak. At this moment, the sun gradually rose from the east, and the low cry of the bell tower came from afar. It was already nine o'clock. The cranes flew out into the sky one after another. They began their busy day in the warm spring morning red light. Han Yu was riding her Blue Cloud Sword in the morning light. The wind whistled past her ears and the clouds under her feet surged like waves. The girl was in a good mood. She suddenly looked at the sword tower beside the scripture tower behind her. This sword tower was tall and magnificent, with 100,000 swords hidden. It was controlled by two Zhenwu elders inside and outside. Any disciple who had learned the sword control technique could receive their own sword here. Han Yu preferred the green sword with auspicious clouds carved on it, so she took the Blue Cloud Sword as her sword.
Speaking of Elder Zhen Wu, one had to mention Shou Zheng. He was considered a very special elder. He was not rigidly bound by the rules at all. When he was excited, he liked to give pointers to the people he valued, and Han Yu was one of them. Han Yu had heard about this elder's background. It seemed that he used to be the leader of the martial arts world and did not have any wives. Later, he was tired of the disputes in the martial arts world and insisted on joining Mount Shu. After entering Mount Shu, Shou Zheng was taken in as a disciple by Elder Tai He. As Elder Zhen Wu, he was very loyal and hardworking, and was loved by the people of Mount Shu. He chose his house to be closest to the Shifter Sealing Pagoda and spent most of his time guarding the pagoda.
It didn't take long before Han Yu arrived at the edge of the Qianfang District on her sword. She landed on the ground and put away her Blue Cloud Sword. Seeing that the door of Shouzheng's house was closed, she thought that he hadn't woken up yet, so she planned to wait there. However, waiting for someone was very boring. Seeing that the weather was fine today, Han Yu held the three-foot-long sword in her right hand and danced a section of the sword at the edge of the hanging peak and beside the sea of clouds. The long-haired girl held a sword in her right hand and made a gesture with her left hand. She leaped forward. The water-green Taoist robe she wore was like a light breeze. As soon as she drew her sword, the light green ribbon on her head was like a petite jade dragon. Facing the mountain mist of Mount Shu, she was as elegant as an immortal, soft with firmness, which made the spectators who came by by chance laugh and praise her.
Han Yu closed her eyes and waved the sword in her hand, thinking about when she would be able to meet her brother and Situ Yunmeng. At this time, there was a sound of clapping behind her, followed by a deep and loud voice,"Little Martial Nephew's Lotus Flower Sword Technique is truly overflowing with spiritual light. Even I find it moving.”
"Martial Uncle Shouzheng?" Han Yu stopped her sword when she heard this. She held her sword in her right hand and hugged her right fist with her left hand. She greeted Shou Zheng,"Martial Uncle, you're up?"
"Hahaha." Shou Zheng smiled majestically as he looked at his adorable martial nephew and said,"I woke up a long time ago. I just went to the Shifter Sealing Tower to patrol and only rushed back now.”
When Han Yu heard this, she opened her beautiful eyes and smiled at her martial uncle. She took out the thick stack of Dao talismans from the black silk bag between her slender waist and said respectfully,"Martial Uncle, Xiao Yu has brought the talisman for you.”
Shou Zheng nodded, his straight eyebrows raised, and he said to Han Yu,"Little Martial Nephew, your Lotus Flower Sword Art is still only good to look at but useless. Do you want Martial Uncle to give you some pointers?”
When Han Yu heard this, her eyes widened slightly. She sheathed the Blue Cloud Sword at her waist and hurriedly cupped her fists again."No, Martial Uncle has been tired for days. Xiao Yu's aptitude is too slow and she can't learn Martial Uncle's profound sword techniques. I'm afraid that it will consume Martial Uncle's energy.”
Shou Zheng looked up at Yun Tian, his deep eyes filled with many indescribable emotions. He said,"If that's the case, then you won't be considered accomplished. When will you be able to meet your brother?”
When Han Yu heard that her martial uncle was worried about her, she frowned and said,"Thank you for your concern, Martial Uncle. I've waited for eight years. I believe my brother will come. If I can't come down the mountain, I'm willing to wait for him.”
When Shou Zheng saw Han Yu say this, he didn't say much and talked to her about the recent situation at the foot of the mountain, making her feel at ease. In the blink of an eye, another hour had passed. Han Yu had not slept for the entire night and was already feeling sleepy. She bade farewell to Shou Zheng and flew on her sword towards the Kun room area where she lived.
Han Yu liked to look at the scenery along the way, so she often flew outside the hanging peak, so that she could better overlook the spring forest under her feet. The sun gradually became warmer. Han Yu stepped on the Blue Cloud Sword and sped through the air. Her body emitted a faint green true energy. Waves of warm wind blew past her face, causing the beautiful woman's long hair to dance lightly. However, she gradually felt sleepy. That's right. Even though it wasn't life-threatening to not sleep for a long time, it was inevitable that she would be in a daze. Han Yu nodded slightly, her beautiful eyes seemingly opened and closed, and her mind was also a blur.
"No." Han Yu realized that this would be very dangerous, so she gently shook her head. She wanted to ride the Blue Cloud Sword to the safe main peak. Otherwise, if she accidentally fell from this high altitude to the ground, wouldn't she be smashed into pieces?
Then, perhaps because of her previous sleepiness, Han Yu's sword became a little unstable. When she wanted to adjust it, the Blue Cloud Sword began to sway. Han Yu was not an expert in using the sword control technique after all. In this sudden situation, she only became more and more flustered. She accidentally lost her footing and fell down the mountain with the Blue Cloud Sword.
After all, there was still some momentum when she was riding the sword. Han Yu and her Blue Cloud Sword passed through the layers of clouds at an angle, facing the strong whistling wind. Her long hair flew in the wind, and her ribbons fluttered. Soon, she was about to enter the green hills.
"This is bad!" Han Yu couldn't believe what it looked like when she fell from the tens of thousands of feet high mountain peak. She closed her beautiful eyes tightly. She didn't have time to think about many things before she passed through the treetops and landed on a warm and soft place. Other than the pain, she didn't seem to be in any serious condition.
"Strange…how can I be fine?”Han Yu subconsciously touched that warm and soft place, like a person's chest. The breath from that chest was light and abnormally stable. She suddenly felt that something was wrong, so she looked up and saw that she had indeed fallen into the arms of a man. She could not help but open her clear eyes and say,"Ah! Who are you?"
"Who am I?" The strange man angrily said to the beautiful girl in his arms,"I wanted to ask who you are! I finally found such a quiet tree to sleep in, but you fell from the sky and woke me up!”
When Han Yu thought of how a young girl like her had fallen into the arms of a stranger, she could not help but blush. She quickly jumped out of the stranger's arms and stroked the black hair on her chest. She frowned and said aggrievedly,"Don't be so angry, okay? You were the one who took advantage of him…"
"I'll take advantage of you!" The strange man got up from the ground angrily and clenched his fists as he said to Han Yu,"I'm an archer from the Divinity, do I need to take advantage of a mortal like you?”
"Archers from the Divine Realm?" Han Yu's clear eyes were shocked when she heard this. She began to look at the man seriously, but she realized that this man's appearance was indeed extraordinary. He had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. He had a dignified appearance, and his bright black short hair reflected the sunlight. His attire was even more bizarre. He wore a white soft armor with golden edges on his upper body, a pair of silver dragon patterned trousers, a bronze beast-faced belt at his waist, a pair of silver wrist guards, and a wide and long yellow ribbon around his neck. The ribbon was long, and both ends hung down to his hips, gently fluttering in the breeze. These clothes all had a unique characteristic, and that was that they were engraved with some ancient incantations and strange patterns. They really did not look like they should be in the mortal world.
Han Yu thought to herself that her life was saved by him, so she couldn't say anything more. She felt guilty and a little wronged. She didn't look at the man, but only cast her gentle gaze on the grass at the side. Her beautiful eyes were filled with crystal tears as she said,"I'm sorry…"
The man was stunned for a moment, and he also looked at Han Yu carefully. He saw that there was a sense of purity that he was extremely familiar with on this girl. Seemingly sensing something, the man widened his eyes and asked Han Yu,"You, who are you?"
" I..." Han Yu saw the strange man staring at her like that and couldn't help but feel embarrassed. She gently stroked the hair on her chest and said,""My name is Han Yu, a female disciple of Mount Shu.”
"Han Yu?" When the stranger heard this, his expression became solemn yet gentle. He leaned his right hand against the tree trunk beside him, as if he had something on his mind. The clear mist suddenly came, and the long yellow ribbon around his neck also fluttered like waves in the mist. The man thought for a while, then said to the beautiful girl with a puzzled face,"Icy Jade Flowing Light, good name."
Han Yu's clear eyes were somewhat shocked, but when she heard that this man said that he came from the Divine Realm, she asked,"And who are you?"
"Me?" The stranger pointed at himself and asked. Suddenly, he became a little proud. He crossed his arms in front of his chest and said,"My name is Xing Chen, an archer from the Deity world. In the Deity world, I'm known as the Heavenly Archer. Compared to those seniors, I'm very young, but I'm confident that I'll definitely surpass Hou Yi in the future!”
" God World…" Han Yu looked up at the sky, his heart yearning for that mysterious pure land."The scenery in the Divine Realm must be unique, right?"
"It's good." As Xingchen spoke, she sighed and lowered her head."Unfortunately, I have a person I admire very much. After she left the mortal world, she never returned. I often come here to look for her. Although I can't find her, I feel that this world has a different flavor, so I often secretly descend to the mortal world.”
"Then, how do you think the human world is compared to the divine realm?" Han Yu asked curiously.”
"I can only say that the Divine Realm is very weak." Xingchen said helplessly," It's slightly cold there all year round. It's ethereal and clear, and time passes much faster than in the human world. However, although the human world is murky, it's still very charming in spring.”
Xingchen was a little god who knew how to enjoy nature and the warm spring. He found a hill with undulating peaks under Mount Shu. Fragrant grass was everywhere, and the green mountains were like tiny waves in a green sea. Although there were many trees here, the hill where Xingchen was located only had a tall green tree on top of the green grass. Xingchen leaned against the green tree, his hands behind his head, and crossed his legs. He closed his eyes leisurely to feel the shadows of the trees and the speckles of sunlight. He listened to the sounds of spring in Qingqiu and smelled the fragrance of the mountains. What was different from the past was that there was a girl beside him this time, a girl who had suddenly fallen from the sky. Han Yu was also leaning against the tree, but there was some distance between her and the stars. She folded her hands in her arms, and her body was warmed by the spring breeze to sleep. The sunlight was very gentle, passing through the branches and leaves, sprinkling stars on the girl's body, making people feel extremely relaxed.
Xingchen saw that Han Yu had her eyes closed, so she took out a jade flute from her waist and placed it by her mouth. She gently played a moving melody for this beautiful girl. The girl was sitting beside a tree. The grass under the tree was caressing her tired body. The distant chirping of birds was like a requiem that made her fall asleep quietly and elegantly…
Time passed very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, four hours had passed. The stars were still quietly looking at Han Yu. At this moment, in the blue sky, beside Mount Shu, white clouds gathered together, forming a cloud. In the middle of the cloud, silver light shone. At the same time, a loud and amiable male voice came from the distant clouds."Xingchen, are you still not planning to come back?”
"Your Highness!" When Xingchen heard the familiar male voice, she hurriedly got up from the ground respectfully and knelt on one knee. She said in a nervous and respectful tone,"I just want to stay a little longer because…"
"Come back quickly." The man interrupted Xingchen and said,""If you don't come back soon, Imperial Father will find out. At that time, even I won't be able to protect you.”
Xingchen looked at Han Yu, who was sleeping soundly, and frowned."Sigh, I can only accompany you for now. If fate allows it, we will meet again.”
The male voice in the sky said somewhat urgently,""Xingchen, are you done?"
"Alright, Your Highness." Xingchen was still kneeling on the ground, but when he was ready, the swirling clouds in the sky started to spin rapidly. Then, a silver pillar of light shot down from the clouds and completely enveloped Xingchen. Then, the star swayed and gradually disappeared into the divine pillar of light.
Before disappearing, Xingchen looked at Han Yu one last time and thought to herself with anticipation,""I left without saying goodbye. I wish you peace.”With that, the star left. The pillar of light dissipated, and the clouds disappeared. Everything returned to normal.
After a long time, when the spring rose to the middle of the sky, Han Yu stretched and sat up straight, recalling what had happened in her sleep. She remembered that she had met a god called "Star", so she subconsciously searched for stars, but where was the shadow of the stars now? There was only a green hill and a lonely tree beside him.
"Am I dreaming?" Han Yu's bright eyes sparkled as she thought for a while, but she couldn't get an answer in the end. Time didn't allow her to stay any longer. After descending from Mount Shu for so long, the elders must be worried. Thus, Han Yu placed her right hand in front of her chest, and her two fingers formed a sword gesture. Soon, the Blue Cloud Sword that had fallen on Qing Qiu flew in front of her. She jumped lightly, landed on the sword, and rode the wind.
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