The clouds and mist on the sea gradually dissipated. After the dissipation, there were no mountains, no islands, and no Shen'ao. Everything was like an illusion. However, the traces of being washed by the sea on the shore were still there, and the jade charm in my hand proved that

Everything really happened.

Shen'ao can disappear silently, and naturally it can also appear silently. It made such a big noise just now, probably just to show it to the Taoist priests and American soldiers, to scare them.

I turned around and saw the middle-aged man standing on top of a rock halfway up the mountain. He still had an expression of horror and disbelief. Where was the fearlessness and domineeringness from before?

It's time for us to leave. Staying here will inevitably lead to long nights and many dreams. I asked Lin Mei to wait a moment. I carried Ling Fengpiao on my back first, and jumped with water to the front of Xiaoxue's old cave in Taihang Mountain. It was very quiet here, and there was no one nearby. I just ran away in shock.

A few birds and a pool of fish. After putting down Ling Fengpiao, I immediately went back and carried Ouyang Zhenfei over, but it took only a few seconds to move two people.

When I returned to the island again and wanted to carry Lin Mei to transfer, Lin Mei said: "Wait a minute, don't you want to go over and say a few words to Lu Qingwen?"

I looked over there, and there were several old Taoists gathered around muttering together. Lu Qingwen stared at the sea blankly, looking like she was distracted. I said, "What else is there to say?"

Lin Mei gently pinched my waist from behind: "Are you pretending to be confused or are you cold-hearted? In order to save us, she went against her grandfather. Her grandfather's suicide has something to do with her betrayal. Now she is not a human being inside and outside.

, I’m afraid I won’t be able to go back to my home, how pitiful! You don’t have to worry about me, I’m not that petty.”

I didn't want to admit that I was pretending to be confused, nor did I want to admit that my heart was as cold as iron, so I had to say: "She has already said that she is not betraying or opposing her grandfather, but making choices based on the principles of life taught by her grandfather...

"

Lin Mei was so angry that she tightened her grip: "Do you dare to say that you don't like her at all and sympathize with her?"

I turned my head, smiled bitterly and shook my head: "What else can I do? It's better if she doesn't stab me with a knife now. Besides, we have no place for her here!"

A blush flashed across Lin Mei's face: "Who said there is no more? I have never thought about monopoly. If she treats you like this, can you still let her down?"

I know Lin Mei is telling the truth. She grew up in a special environment. Her living environment as a child was similar to that of the late Qing Dynasty. Although she has integrated into the new era, some moral concepts and social consciousness have not changed. In her life,

Polygamy is acceptable in the outlook on life. This time it was my turn to be embarrassed: "Well, times have changed. Three wives and four concubines are not allowed now."

"Didn't you already marry two? And now the rich and the officials still have three wives and four concubines, and they have more than a dozen outside. It's no different."

"Xiaoxue is a special situation, and she will never agree..."

Xiaoxue jumped out: "Hey, hey, don't drag me into this. Did I say I don't agree? I have no comment or opinion on this matter."

Lin Mei pushed me: "Hurry up and go!"

I stopped and shook my head. It's not that I don't have feelings for Lu Qingwen at all, nor that I don't sympathize with her. People's hearts are made of flesh. In fact, I feel sorry for her, but now is definitely not the right time to keep her.

Lin Mei said: "Leave aside love and affection, she is like this, at least you should go over and say a few words of comfort and farewell, right? Otherwise it would be too impersonal!"

This is indeed possible. I haven't done this before. Firstly, I felt embarrassed and couldn't face Lu Qingwen. Secondly, I took into account the feelings of Lin Mei and Xiaoxue. Since the two of them had no objections and still supported her strongly, of course I had to talk to Lu Qingwen.

Lu Qingwen was already ready to board the boat, so I walked over quickly and said, "Taoist priests, can you wait a moment? Xiaowen, I have something to tell you."

Although the three veterans were a little unhappy, they all nodded. Lu Qingwen hesitated for a moment, then lowered her head and walked to the side with me. I emitted a spiritual force field to shield the surroundings, preventing others from hearing our words, and then said:

"I know you feel bad, and I'm sorry that things have turned out like this. Please forgive me and be patient."

"Yeah." Lu Qingwen still lowered her head, twisted the fingers of her hands together, and gently kicked the sand with her feet.

"Do you... have any plans?"

Lu Qingwen smiled sadly: "What other plans can I have?"

I was silent, and she was also silent. I found that it was useless to talk too much nonsense, so it was better to be more direct: "Are you willing to go with us? This is not only my intention, but also Lin Mei's intention."

Lu Qingwen finally raised her head and looked at me with a slightly surprised look. She should understand what I meant. I saw the hope and enthusiasm flash in her eyes, but it soon disappeared and was replaced by confusion.

Desolate and lonely, like an old tree that has lost all its leaves in the autumn wind.

"No, my heart is dead. I don't want your sympathy."

I hurriedly said: "This is not sympathy, this is sincerity."

Lu Qingwen shook her head numbly: "You go, I want to send my grandfather back and keep his vigil. No matter what I did is right or wrong, I have to face it."

I am a little ashamed because when I encounter difficulties, I often unconsciously want to escape. I am not as strong as her.

"So take care and have a safe journey."

Lu Qingwen responded, turned around and left without looking at me again...

Returning to Lin Mei, Lin Mei asked: "How was it?"

"She's stronger than we thought."

Lin Mei was stunned for a moment: "Could it be just pretending?"

Xiaoxue said: "You don't understand women, have you made an appointment with her next time?"

I waved my hand a little irritably: "Stop guessing, let her be quiet, and let's go."

"..."

Deep in the Taihang Mountains, in the cave where Xiaoxue once lived, after I treated the wounds of Ling Fengpiao and Ouyang Zhenfei, they rushed to ask me to match the eight pieces of jade into one. I had countless expectations and guesses, experienced a near-death experience and was unable to express in words.

After all the hardships, we finally got eight jade talismans. What secrets are hidden in them?

I took out all the jade charms and placed them on a stone platform. Each jade charm had two grooves on the side, one concave and one convex, which fit in with the adjacent jade charms. I pieced them together piece by piece.

The five people stared at each other, and I inserted the last piece in with some nervousness...

Nothing happened, and the auras of each piece of jade talisman were independent and did not form a whole. We were all surprised. Is it not a miracle that the eight pieces merged into one?

Or is the position of the splicing wrong? Nowadays, Taoist priests and Yin and Yang practitioners commonly use Houtian Bagua, also called Wenwang Bagua, which is the arrangement of Li at the top, Hom at the bottom, Zhen at the left, Dui at the right... In fact, there is also an innate arrangement.

The Bagua Diagram, also called Fuxi Bagua, means that Qian is at the top, Kun is at the bottom, Li is on the left, and Kun is on the right...

I took apart the jade talisman, rearranged it according to the innate Bagua diagram, and then put it together piece by piece. When I stuffed the last piece in, a strong spiritual power fluctuation suddenly came from the direction of the cave entrance, and a cloud of white mist appeared.

The air surged in.

We were all taken aback, and intuitively thought that an expert was coming to steal the jade talisman, and hurriedly prepared for the challenge.

A man slowly walked out of the mist, with a calm expression and a smile. We were all dumbfounded at first sight. How could this be possible?

Even if we see Patriarch Guigu walking in, we won't be so shocked, because we never expected to see him in our lifetime!

"Master Zeng!" We all knelt down.

This man was less than fifty years old. He had sword-shaped eyebrows, long eyes, a nose like hanging gallbladders, and three black beards. He was very similar to the portrait of Grandmaster Zeng that my master left me. He was just a little older, but he looked even more immortal.

"Haha... let's all get up." Master Zeng said with a smile, holding his hands up, and we all stood up involuntarily.

"Is Master Zeng really you?" "Master Zeng, why are you here?" We asked one after another, we were too excited to be polite. In fact, what we wanted to ask more was, how could he come back to life after he was dead?

Grandmaster Zeng signaled us not to be anxious, and said calmly while stroking his long beard: "To put it bluntly, in short, because I have done well in suppressing demons, Grandmaster reunited my soul and allowed me to enter the secret realm of Ghost Valley. Now,

You can be considered an immortal. I knew when you first found Tai Sui, but I had already left when you came the second time. I also know what happened after that. You did a good job."

"Gui Gu Secret Realm?" We were even more surprised. It turned out that Master Zeng went to Gu Gui Secret Realm and became an immortal. No wonder I couldn't sense him near Tai Sui later.

Master Zeng said: "The secret realm of Ghost Valley is a paradise. It has good weather and good weather, plenty of food and clothing, people are humble to young and old, no one picks up things on the road, no illness, no pain, no parting and death. To put it bluntly, every day is like celebrating the New Year. Of course, such a place cannot be allowed to pass away.

Outsiders are free

To enter, only those who have achieved great achievements in the sect and have obtained great merits can enter with permission. Those without permission will not be able to find a place even if they break through iron shoes. This is just as the Buddhist saying goes, if the Buddha is sitting in your heart, don't look towards the spiritual mountain.

You can't find it by running around, but you will get it if you perform well."

Ling Fengpiao rushed to ask: "Master Zeng, can we go in and you come to greet us?"

"Haha..." Master Zeng laughed, "You have to work harder, I'm here to see your senior brother."

Ouyang Zhenfei said excitedly: "It's great, my senior brother is going to become an immortal. From now on, I can proudly tell others that my senior brother is an immortal!"

"You two little guys!" Master Zeng pointed at the two of them and shook his head like a grandfather looking at his naughty grandson. "No matter how good a senior brother is, he is still a senior brother. He still needs to work hard on his own. Besides, I am not here to invite him into the Ghost Valley.

Secret Realm, but was entrusted by the Patriarch of Guigu, and important tasks were entrusted to him."

I hurriedly raised my hands and bowed: "I am willing to listen to my ancestors' orders."

Master Zeng said with a smile: "There are no outsiders here, so there is no need to be polite. This matter is difficult to say and easy to say. If you don't want to do it, no one can force you. With your cultivation level, it is more than enough to enter the secret realm of Gugui.
Chapter completed!