The pearl at the top of the stone chamber is never extinguished all year round, and the cold white light shines on the white jade bed in the center.

Wu Qingwan walked into the stone chamber lightly, her shoulders drooped, and she looked a little tired. She climbed onto the stone bed, sat on the side, raised her hand and patted her side:

"Lingquan, come here."

Zuo Lingquan was preparing to go over, but when he saw Wu Qingwan lying half-lying on the stone bed, he didn't dare.

He hesitated for a while, walked slowly to the front, sat on the edge, and asked with a smile:

"Senior Wu, what's wrong?"

Wu Qingwan held the stone bed diagonally and looked at Zuo Lingquan. Although her posture was a little lazy and tired, her eyes were still as dignified as the elders. After a few glances, she said:

"Today I went to the imperial city. Because of the fire yesterday, my senior brother and the others were scolded by the court officials. The court gave an ultimatum to let the national master appear. If he still did not show up and someone was invaded by Qihuang Valley, the court would not care about our life or death."

Zuo Lingquan frowned, took a little serious, and looked sideways at Wu Qingwan:

"That's so heavy?"

Wu Qingwan nodded slightly, and her fingers stirred a strand of hair hanging down from her ears, her eyes full of sorrow:

"Yes. If nothing unexpected happens, Cheng Jiujiang will soon make an attempt. Only two senior brothers in the valley entered the Ling Valley and were not opponents at all. The others were useless and probably wouldn't interfere. I don't know what to do."

Zuo Lingquan has recently known the abilities of cultivators in the Linggu realm; Cheng Jiujiang is a master at the fourth level of Linggu, and his body is hard to be damaged by swords and swords. The cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage cannot get close to him at all, and it is not threatening to get close to him. The only ones who can barely block in Qihuang Valley are probably only two masters, including him and Wu Qingwan.

Zuo Lingquan thought for a while: "Since I have entered Qihuang Valley, I will advance and retreat with Senior Wu. If I fight four or one, I may not have no chance."

Wu Qingwan shook her head: "Cheng Jiujiang is not stupid, how could he come in alone? In order not to make the court angry, he may not be full of his nest, but he will definitely bring the great elder Lan Ying and even win over Qingchi Jianzhuang. The four of us together may not be able to do anything to Cheng Jiujiang, how can we fight?"

Zuo Lingquan frowned: "Group fight? Then can we get more people?"

"All of them are monks from the Great Dan Dynasty. The rules must be stated. The court will not allow the two sects to kill them so hard that they can flow into blood. My senior brothers and I are the parties involved, so it is reasonable to fight with Cheng Jiujiang, but if we take our disciples to fight, the court will directly order us to expel us, and we will not even have a chance to fight."

Wu Qingwan sighed quietly and sat closer: "Fortunately, Cheng Jiujiang didn't dare to mobilize all his troops, and at most he could call two helpers. If you can enter the Spirit Valley, with your swordsmanship, you might be able to force Cheng Jiujiang to retreat."

Zuo Lingquan is quite confident in himself, but he has not yet become the fourth level of Qi Refining Daling Valley.

"I have just stood firm in the twelve levels of Qi Refining and have not started to break through the realm. It is probably unlikely that I will enter the Spirit Valley in a short time."

"Let's find a way."

Wu Qingwan moved to Zuo Lingquan, sat side by side, and turned her head to look at his side:

"I asked you to find someone to practice dual cultivation. Do you have a goal?"

“…”

Zuo Lingquan sat upright, feeling extremely strange. He turned to look at Wu Qingwan, and then shook his head after confirming that Wu Qingwan's expression was no different from the past:

"It's only one day, where can I find it?"

Wu Qingwan's eyes showed a little disappointment and nodded slightly: "That's right. Then there's no way. I'll try to force myself to break the realm. It's best if I can enter the Spirit Valley. It's okay if I can't enter and damage the meridians. Anyway, the results are the same..."??

When Zuo Lingquan heard this, he quickly comforted him:

"Senior Wu, don't be impulsive. Forced breaking the realm is not a trivial matter. If you are not careful, you will end up with the way of cutting off. Even if you succeed, your foundation will be unstable, leaving hidden dangers in the future..."

"What do you think you should do?"

Wu Qingwan's eyes were faintly clear and she glanced at Zuo Lingquan:

"If you can't break the realm, then I can only come. There are three spiritual valleys that may still be able to block Cheng Jiujiang. If I only refine Qi 12 levels, I will die if I go up. It would be better to fight. Don't advise me to let go. The sect's 200-year foundation is handed over to the hands of our brothers and sisters. How can I give it to others without fighting? If I retreat this step, I will definitely have a demon of my inner life and will not be able to practice in the future. It would be better to die outside the sect. The ancestors under the Nine Springs will not blame me."

When Zuo Lingquan saw Wu Qingwan, who had always been gentle and quiet, he even had the idea of ​​seeking death, and his eyes were slightly anxious:

"Senior Wu, you can't do things so recklessly. There is no way to find a way. Wouldn't you have even less chance to live and die? It's not impossible to enter the Spirit Valley at present. I think about it... well..."

Wu Qingwan looked at Zuo Lingquan's eyes and frowned slightly:

"Do you still want to practice dual cultivation with me?"?!

Zuo Lingquan's expression was slightly stiff. Seeing that Wu Qingwan was a little disgusted, he said seriously:

"Senior Wu, I have no intention of this!"

"Oh……"

Wu Qingwan shook her head, her eyes full of irritation:

"I know that our state is suitable and the five elements are even more suitable. As long as we practice together, we may be able to enter the Spirit Valley together. You have this idea and just want to help the sect overcome the crisis, and your intention is good. But after all, I am Jiang Yi's aunt. Although I have no blood relationship, I am also called my aunt and your teacher. How can you... you... have this idea?"

Zuo Lingquan was a little restless by this strange look, and he spread his hands and said:

"Senior Wu, you don't know my character yet? Senior is meticulous to me. How could I have such a rebellious idea?"

Wu Qingwan frowned easily and said softly:

"real?"

Zuo Lingquan hesitated for a while and said seriously:

"I have a bottom line in dealing with people and are not a person who can do everything he wants. Let's not talk about teachers, aunts, etc., even if I meet Senior Wu by chance and encounter the same dilemma, if Senior Wu doesn't want to, I will not do anything that goes against the principles."

Wu Qingwan blinked: "Is that true?"

Zuo Lingquan nodded seriously: "For example, Wang Rui and I fell into the pit at the same time. We were exhausted from ammunition and food and we were about to die of thirst and starvation. It will take half a month to arrive for rescue. If I ate Wang Rui, I could live, but Wang Rui didn't want to die, so I definitely wouldn't do that, because I wouldn't sleep for the rest of my life."

This example is a bit scary, but it is very good.

Wu Qingwan pursed her lips and didn't say anything.

Zuo Lingquan continued: "Besides, Senior Wu is willing, I will not agree. This is the same as Wang Rui's eyes can't survive and wants me to live after eating. I don't want to do that, and I will not agree even if I starve to death. This is the principle. People live for this, and they are walking corpses even if they are gone."

When Wu Qingwan heard this, her expression changed slightly, and she sat up straight, and her eyes looked a little complicated:

"Well... I didn't say I would agree, and it was impossible. But why didn't you agree?"

Zuo Lingquan shook his head: "In the eyes of others, dual cultivation is a kind of martial art. For the sake of the Great Dao, it can even be done as a thing, but I can't. In my eyes, that kind of thing must be 'emotional and in harmony'. If Senior Wu came to practice with me for the sake of the sect or for the Great Dao, and against his own wishes, I promised it would be a crime."

Wu Qingwan nodded slightly, with a little praise in her eyes, and then said:

"But you understand the truth that things are urgent and power, do you understand? For example, a girl accidentally gets into a strange poison, and can only be cured by dual cultivation with you. She has never known you, but in order to survive, you are not helping you, can you not help?"

Zuo Lingquan was helpless: "Life and death are at stake. When there is no way to go, I will definitely not watch others die. But now is not a way to go, nor is it a time to be at stake. Not to mention the problem of whether you can fight or not. Even if you can't fight, even if you can't change the masters of Jiujiang and Qihuang Valley, it will be temporary. I am sure to take them back...

... Senior Wu took good care of me, and in my heart, the weight is much heavier than Qihuang Valley. If I really can't hold on, I will definitely choose to avoid the edge and find a way to retake Qihuang Valley in the future; instead of letting Senior Wu make such a big sacrifice without the mutual affection, and deal with it together. In order to protect a small sect and hurt the people around me, it is putting the cart before the horse for me."

Wu Qingwan's eyes were like a clear spring, staring at Zuo Lingquan, as if confirming that this statement was true or false.

Zuo Lingquan has a clear conscience. He is not not close to women, but there are still principles. For the sake of the great way, the sect, and the reluctant relationship with a woman who doesn't like him is disrespectful to himself and the woman, and he is not that cheap.

Wu Qingwan stared for a moment, then turned her eyes away, and sighed quietly:

"If you don't guard it, I have to guard it. Anyway, I will not let the sect change its owner even if I die outside the sect."

Zuo Lingquan also sighed: "Senior Wu, don't be so reckless. If I really can't hold on, I can't watch you die. I will pull you down. Whether you scold me or beat me, I won't care. I can just find a way to get the sect back in the future. I'll die for such a thing. No matter how I think about it, I feel that it's a loss and it's impossible for you to get it as I wish."

“…”

Wu Qingwan had nothing to say. She was silent for a moment, and a hint of relief smile appeared on the corner of her mouth:

"I did not read the wrong person. You can accomplish great things in the future."

"Senior Wu is awarded."

Wu Qingwan stopped smiling and raised her hand:

"Okay, I'm tired, I'm sleeping."

?

Zuo Lingquan frowned, feeling that these words were a little distant, so he hesitated:

"Well...Senior Wu, if you have something in your heart, you can say it bluntly..."

"What can I say? After all, do you want to stay here and sleep with me? Want to deceive my master and destroy my ancestors?"

Zuo Lingquan choked and stood up and looked outside:

"Then I'll go?"

"Go back to your own yard. I want to be quiet, I'm tired."

Wu Qingwan looked tired and seemed to have hollowed out her mind. She turned around and lay directly on the stone bed, holding her head with her hands, leaving Zuo Lingquan with a back, and then no longer silent.

Zuo Lingquan opened his mouth and spread his hands again. He couldn't figure out Wu Qingwan's thoughts, and he didn't dare to act rashly. He could only turn around in one step and slowly walk out of the stone chamber...—

The spring breeze swept across the bamboo forest, and the sun shone through the dense bamboo leaves between the courtyards.

Tang Jingwen bid farewell to Senior Sister Xiaohua, turned around and put her waist on her face, looking at the fenced courtyard in front of her, with a slightly complicated look in her eyes.

The single-family courtyard in Qihuang Valley is home to direct disciples and deacons in various rooms. The environment is much better than that of collective dormitories, but that's all.

In the fenced yard, there are three small houses where you can eat and sleep, the side room where you can store miscellaneous items, and the kitchenette where you can make fires and cook.

The house is built with wood, simple and elegant, with a small flat land in the middle of the yard. If you turn over another piece of land to grow some side dishes, it will be no different from the farmyard in the countryside.

I thought it was so mysterious for those who practice immortals to live in such a simple place...

If Tang Jingyan had nothing to do with her parents, she would be rich and beautiful, a young lady with a wealthy family. Although she was not pampered by herself all year round, the yard in front of her was indeed a bit too simple, and she didn't even have a place to enjoy the cool air.

Little Bird Tuanzi squatted on his shoulders, and liked this place close to nature. He flew around the yard with his small wings, as if he was looking at the environment of his new home.

Tang Jingwen originally wanted to visit Qihuang Valley with Zuo Lingquan, but he was not prepared to stay here for the rest of his life, but he was left behind. The shop in Linhefang was not cleaned up and he couldn't leave for a while. At this moment, he could only take the opportunity and start cleaning up the yard.

The little courtyard has been uninhabited for many years. Some weeds have grown in the yard and some dust has fallen into the room. The little flower has sent new bedding and sheets, which are neatly folded and placed on the bed board.
To be continued...