Chapter 392: Realm of Unity

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Pei Ye looked at the woman at the entrance of the cave in a daze. They were not too close. She seemed to melt into the vast mountain rain, while he disappeared into the stone cave that was isolated from everything.

But it was in this perspective from darkness to light that he suddenly realized why the woman kept looking outside the rain curtain.

Because it turns out to be really beautiful.

——"High wind and drizzle, wide scenery, this place is very good."

When you are in a dense forest, the wet and muddy rain will only make you annoying; but if you stand on the top of a mountain, you will look embarrassed and your body and bones will be cold.

Only in such a cliff.

Sitting in the dark cave and looking out, the stone walls extending to the end are like forming a large window, looking into another vast and beautiful world.

The woman is sitting in the corner of the window, and her back has become part of the picture.

And it was at this moment when the boy truly felt this tranquility that the woman's words truly revealed something from his trembling heart, and a feeling of déjà vu suddenly emerged.

The heart is pulled up and away, separated from the current emotions, as if there is someone somewhere waiting for him to meet.

He couldn't remember the name, couldn't remember the face, and he didn't know where he was. Only this feeling was so strong. The young man looked at the woman's figure intently, and something unknown was about to break out of the ground. His expression was almost blank. helpless.

The woman calmly repeated her previous question: "Do you want to learn the sword now?"

Then everything returned to the current situation. Pei Ye was stunned for a while and said truthfully: "I want to be quiet first, Miss Ming."

Ming Qitian nodded, but her eyes still fell on him: "You don't have any luggage with you, do you?"

Pei Ye was stunned: "No, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing." The woman bent her legs and turned back, "I'm a little hungry."

"." Pei Ye was shocked to remember that the woman usually only ate very small amounts of food sporadically, but now that her ice and snow body was broken, there was indeed almost nothing in her belly.

"Then I'll go look for it." Pei Ye stood up in a hurry, supporting the wall.

This was the fourth quarter of an hour since they entered the cliff cave. The mountains were silent. Under the fastest circumstances, Sima and Yi Duanzhi might arrive at the cliff cave in the next moment.

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Kongtong, mountain gate.

"There is no need to start the formation!" The man was in his thirties, with a brown face and a fat figure. He was wearing a crane suit. He pressed his sword and went straight in. Behind him were more than fifty people, most of whom were elite troops from the government. A few of them wore soft clothes and carried swords. It's Xianrentai inspection.

The mountain formation was not opened. Xiao Changgong walked in, pressed his sword and frowned: "We have received a letter of reinforcement from Lord Sui. Where is your Lord now?"

Gan Zifeng stared blankly, the blood stains on his body had not disappeared, but his eyebrows furrowed deeper: "Xiao Hejian, are you the only three Xuanmen?"

Xiao Changgong frowned: "Why not? Lord Ji Shan is still here, and Commander Gao has also been in [Ye Que] for many years."

He moved his hand back, and the white-bearded and cold-faced general opened his eyes - Gao Feigong was indeed the highest-ranking commander that Fucheng could send out, and he was a famous spear master from Shaolong and Xilong. .

Gan Zifeng, whose blood was still wet on the sword blade, almost felt a surge of unknown anger emerging from his heart. The most unbearable thing in the exhausting and desperate fight was this kind of stupid arrogance that he suddenly encountered - fuck you, Gao Is it possible to withstand ten moves from Master Shuzu's sword without attacking? !

If my uncle is enough to solve this problem, why the hell do I need you to do it? !

But he knew that this was the result of a sudden and unexpected explosion of information - when Mr. Sui delivered the letter, it was obvious that the news of the death of the sect leader had not yet spread, and [Sima] and Yi Duanzhi had not suddenly appeared in Jianfu Mountain.

Gan Zifeng took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said, "Where is Master Zhang? There haven't been any major cases recently? Mr. Sui is here, why doesn't he come?!"

At the end of his words, the old man still couldn't control his tone. Xiao Tingshu was crippled, Bai Tianqu died, and the Lord of Five Peaks fell. Kongtong was in chaos, but the people in front of him didn't even realize what was happening!

[Prison Fox] Zhang Xiaozhu, one of the "Four Swordsmen of Beiya" twenty years ago, is now ranked forty-three on the crane list - without such strong support, how can we talk about stabilizing the situation!

"Master Zhang has other important matters." Xiao Changgong glanced at him, "If Elder Gan cannot properly hand over the situation, just ask someone else to take over."

An old voice sounded from behind Gan Zifeng: "Master Zhang, what's important?"

Xiao Changgong raised his eyes and saw that the person coming with the sword was none other than Ji Changyun. The old man's blood-stained robe had not yet been changed. He was severely injured and his eyebrows were as sharp as a sword.

Xiao Changgong bowed his hands and said, "Master Ji Shan. We don't know either."

He hesitated and said: "The Taiwan Master was in Taichung when he received the letter, but Mr. Sui's letter seemed to be in two copies. After receiving the letter, the Taiwan Master did not go with us - By the way, Mr. Sui, where is Mr. Sui? "

"." Ji Changyun lowered his eyebrows, stroked the hilt of the sword with his withered hand, raised his eyes in silence for a moment and said, "Master Sui fought with the villains before, but there is no news yet. It may be more serious than bad."

Xiao Changgong opened his eyes in shock: "How could that happen?!"

But Ji Changyun didn't answer any more, turned around and left with his sword without saying a word.

Gan Zifeng took a deep breath and said coldly: "Kongtong is investigating the peaks, and Xiao Hejian went to the law enforcement hall to learn about the case."

Turn around and leave.

Xiao Changgong looked at the people's leaving figures, then turned to look in the direction where Ji Changyun was leaving.

The Hejian's expression became very peaceful, and he casually tore off a blade of grass and held it in his mouth: "Xunyuan?"

"exist."

"Take people to the law enforcement hall. We will investigate what they say."

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Cold rain on Cangshan Mountain.

Pei Ye was stunned for a while. He had indeed not considered this need for a while. After a moment, he remembered that it was golden autumn and he should be able to pick a few fruits from the forest.

But as he walked outside, he suddenly lowered his head and paused when he looked at the dead vines on the ground.

Yes, isn't this Luotao?

Pei Ye remembered that this kind of fruit vine was not uncommon. It withered once a year. The vine was hard. As long as part of it was exposed to the sun, a crisp and sweet round fruit would grow on the ground near the root.

There must be no one picking them in this cliff cave.

Pei Ye turned inward, smiled at the woman's surprised gaze, and disappeared into the darkness leading to the depths.

It was not as deep as imagined. Pei Ye found a few nearby vines. Unfortunately, they were too close to the ground and the fruits were eaten away by insects and ants. After walking more than ten feet in, he saw a intact vine. . It is actually very difficult for it to reach the sunlight at the entrance of the cave, but it still stubbornly bears fruit. Two round and lovely white fruits hang on it. It looks like the crispest and sweetest kind at first glance.

Pei Ye reached out and took it off, but his ears suddenly moved. There was the sound of clear water.

Coming from deeper inside the cave, the sound "flows" rather than "falls", and is so gentle that it cannot be heard any further away.

Yes, if there is no water source, why would there be so many dead vines?

Chi Huo flew forward, and not far away from Pei Ye, a crystal clear water pool appeared in front of him.

However, it is as big as a small courtyard, and the deepest point is only about one foot. The stone surface, white sand, and gravel at the bottom of the pool are extremely clear.

A mountain spring seeped out from the stone wall and flowed into the pool, but I don't know where the opening was - maybe there was a small spring flowing out of the crack in the rock somewhere invisible on the mountain.

No matter what the situation, it is always good to have such a water source. Pei Ye squatted down, washed the two fruits, and washed away the remaining blood on the head and face of his arms, and finally leaned over to drink.

When he was about to raise his head, he suddenly froze his gaze - and saw several clean white fish swimming in the pool under the glare of the chi fire. There are about seven or eight of them, the water is freezing cold, they are like elves in the midst of life and death.

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This was truly a scene he had never seen before. He had only heard chats from adults who often traveled to the mountains, saying that there was a kind of mountain fish that was born in cold springs. It had no fishy smell and no dirt. It was an extremely rare delicacy and was extremely difficult to transport out of the mountains alive. It's as long as a forearm, and the price quoted outside can build a small courtyard.

Pei Ye really didn't expect to see this thing suddenly here, whether it should be regarded as a delicacy or a delicacy from the river. He lowered his head and looked at the water. It was indeed the first time he had seen this kind of fish. It was slender and beautiful, with a slightly wider forehead and two fish. The eyes are embedded in the sides, a bit dull.

Under the light of the fire, the fish turned sideways blankly for the first time, staring blankly at this strange creature on the water.

One person and one fish looked at each other quietly. Pei Ye stretched out his hand to indicate its length. He was quite satisfied and pursed his lips and said, "It seems that you and I are quite destined."

His hand reached down and before the water even reacted, he caught it.

The white fish froze in his hand. It opened and closed its gills several times but failed to absorb the water. It was stunned for a moment and suddenly began to twist and flick its tail. Cold water droplets splashed on its cheeks.

Feeling the fresh force in his hands, the young man suddenly grinned, revealing two rows of bright white teeth.

"Miss Ming, look." Pei Ye walked out from the depths of the cave and lifted the mountain treasure in his hand that was already motionless.

Ming Qitian turned around and opened her clear eyes: "How did you get this?"

"I'm good at fishing."

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"This fish is said to be delicious." Pei Ye first handed her two fruits with water droplets on them, "I'll take care of them."

"Is there a pool in there?"

"No, it grows on trees."

However, the woman was obviously thinking about another thing. Her calm eyes fell on Pei Ye's head: "You have become much cleaner."

".Um?"

Ming Qitian stood up and walked deeper into the cave, saying softly: "You want to lend me two grains of fire. I'll go take a bath."

"ah?"

Pei Ye sat by the cave, used mountain feathers to remove the head and tail of the fish, scraped off the scales and bones, and cut off two fresh and tender halves. Then he placed the reluctant Liuli by his side. This sword was always extremely pure, and Pei Ye piled the fish meat from the pieces on top one by one.

He looked at the distant Cangshan Mountain in the rain and fog, washed the bloody mountain feathers under the water curtain, and the feeling of sitting quietly holding his sword came over him again.

The calmer the mind is, the more vivid the feeling becomes.

——"When you can see yourself clearly, I won't let you fall. You have to believe in [Dingjing Bingjian]."

A woman is indeed the best mirror in the world. If it were not through her eyes, he would not know when he would be able to see himself or he would never have this opportunity.

However, the face of the person in the mirror is still hazy, and the young man still has hesitation in his heart. Really, Pei Ye, are you really such a person?

Can you really be such a person?

Holding the sword, you always want to win. Face everything as clearly and calmly as a woman. That is actually not the person you want to be.

What do you want to be like?

The young man leaned against the cave and looked at the distant mountains quietly, until footsteps suddenly sounded behind him.

Pei Ye turned around and saw that Ming Qitian had walked out of the darkness.

After she had bathed, she seemed to have several different colors of clarity. Her long, bright, wet black hair was spread out, and she was wearing a clean white dress. But she obviously didn't bring new boots. She held her shoes and socks in her hands with two fingers and put them aside. She came to the other side of Liuli barefoot and sat down quietly.

Pei Ye sat cross-legged for fear of getting her shoes and socks wet, and she let her calves hang down the cliff.

Empty mountain, new rain, empty mountain, new rain. Pei Ye didn't know where he had read this phrase, but it just popped up. The woman was really hard to look away from. In the first few quarters of an hour, she seemed to have fallen into the mortal world, and now she has become a fairy who has lived in the Moon Palace for a long time.

But Pei Ye's mind was not on this this time. He stared at the woman for a while, and just felt that he hadn't been so quiet for a long time.

She sat here leisurely, as if this was not a desperate situation where every second was pressing for life. Finding food, bathing, none of them were appropriate things.

The fish slices were thinly attached to the glass. Ming Qitian stretched out her fingers to roll them into a roll, picked them up and chewed them.

"Is it delicious?" Pei Ye looked at her expectantly.

The woman nodded with some satisfaction.

Clean, tender, and firm. These three characteristics are very distinct. The woman really hasn't eaten much, but this kind of cold fish is indeed enough to rank among the top.

"We don't have fire, but I heard that some people like to eat this way." Pei Ye said, "But you have to dip it in ginger, vinegar or something like that."

Ming Qitian picked up another piece, swallowed it, and said, "The Book of Rites says: 'In spring, use onions for minced meat, and in autumn, use mustard.'"

"Yeah, but raw meat is not very clean. It is said that sometimes worms will grow after eating it."

"People who practice cultivation can enjoy delicious food with the true mystery."

"That's right." Pei Ye nodded, raised his head and picked up a piece and put it into his mouth, but suddenly remembered, "But Miss Ming, you are not without cultivation now - you might have diarrhea."

The woman lowered her eyes and put a piece into her lips, pretending not to hear.

After a while, the meal was finished, and Liuli couldn't wait to rush out and wash her body in the rain.

Pei Ye leaned against the stone wall beside the cave, one leg hanging down and the other leg bent, watching the scene with a smile.

Holding the [Yanyu] in front of him, he suddenly understood everything the woman said - yes, everyone can be a mirror.

He could never be as indifferent as the woman, he would never accept failure, and would always look forward to victory. But, they were still the same.

Death is nothing but death.

Even in the danger of dying, even in the desperate situation of failure again and again. As long as there is a sword, you can talk about swords; since there is fish, you can eat fish.

Because they have never lived up to their lives, they are not confused about victory, defeat, life and death.

However, the woman would say "it's nothing" lightly, and he would always smile and fight for victory with the last bit of his life.

He suddenly knew what he was growing up to be like and finally saw the person waiting to meet in the mirror.

The young man lowered his eyes to look at the smooth sword surface of [Yanyu]. In a trance, a pair of narrow, sharp and bright eyes looked over coldly, but seemed to show a smile.

This smile is really very charming. There must not be many people who could get this smile eighteen years ago.

The next moment, this charming blood-stained body turned into an ugly withered ghost, and everything disappeared in an instant. But the sword body of Shanyu, which was wet with rain, was clear and bright, as if it was carved from fine ice jade.

This was the tenth quarter of an hour after they entered the cliff cave, and Sima and Yi Duanzhi came to Changxi, ten miles away.

The woman and the boy were still powerless to resist.

And there was only one moment left, and the "Ice and Snow Body" would complete the next cycle.