C8

In the vast forest, as far as the eye could see, he was accompanied by, in addition to the birds who hid and cried in the trees, squirrels who crawled back and forth and looked down at his tail from time to time, chewing pine cones, and hiding in the shadows some figures who had restrained their murderous spirits. Naturally, there was no lack of the dignified "woo" of tigers and leopards in the distance, and the "woo — oo — —" of wild wolves, who were usually walking back and forth in their carriages, or looking around warily with their hunting equipment, but now they were not on guard, nor did they worry whether they would be attacked or not.

Strangely, after walking for three days, the sea of trees had already disappeared.

Further ahead was a bare stone mountain, not very tall. As he climbed up the mountain, he saw rocks of varying sizes. There were vertical, horizontal, long, spherical, and all sorts of strange things. There were two paths down the mountain. One led to the west and the other to the south. After a moment's thought, he set foot on the winding and rugged mountain road to the west.

As he was walking, he suddenly heard a shout from far behind him, "The knife is coming — hurry up and get out of the way — be careful of the knife!" At the same time, the sound of wind being pierced could be heard.

Qi Tianyun quickly dodged to the side. Before he could turn around and see what was behind him, he heard a cold "sou" sound.

"Ding!" More than half of a single saber was stabbed into a large boulder in front of them.

A gust of wind blew past. Qi Tianyun saw a tall figure pouncing towards the boulder.

The man stood in front of the boulder and kept complaining, "Sigh! How troublesome! It went in again! I can't catch up to it at all, so why is this move so difficult to learn! " Qi Tianyun was surprised for a moment. Although he was surprised, he still had the thought of ignoring him as he walked past him.

The man gripped the hilt with both hands. "A single blade was forcefully pulled out." What's the name of your friend? " Qi Tianyun stopped, he didn't expect that he would interact with strangers in such a way. He turned around and saw the young man with a single blade clearly.

He was dressed in purple and had a light red ribbon wrapped around his long black hair. In the middle of the ribbon was a sparkling pearl. His handsome face revealed a lively expression.

Qi Tianyun smiled at him. "What can I do for you?"

He also laughed: "Look at that stupid guy on your back, he must be from the martial arts world, right?"

Qi Tianyun touched the thing on his shoulder, "You're mistaken, I'm not from the martial arts world, and the thing on my shoulder is not a weapon." He turned around and walked away.

The person behind him coldly snorted, "Stop pretending, the bandits have long stopped the passersby, and I am investigating this matter, you alone, without any weapons, actually dared to come here alone. You clearly want to cover this up, it seems like this matter is related to you!"

"Well, think what you like!" Qi Tianyun shook his head as he walked.

"Hmph, you have nothing to say, right? Speak! What do you have to do with this? " Seeing that the other party had no reaction, he continued, "You may not answer, but you must first win against the blade in my hand! Accept my challenge! "

Qi Tianyun felt it was ridiculous, so he didn't turn around.

From behind came the whistling of the wind and the shouts, "Take this!" Even when the blade was about to cut Qi Tianyun's neck, he still didn't turn around to face it.

"How can I hurt him behind his back?" As he thought of this, he slashed at the stupid guy on his back. At most, he would just fall to the ground.

However, this time he was truly caught off guard. He thought that the opponent would either fall to the ground or run to the side to fight him. The fact was, the opponent did not dodge and allowed him to chop down mercilessly. Before the attack hit the stupid guy, a force bounced back through the blade. The blade was thrown into the air, causing his arm to become numb and he couldn't help but take a few steps back.

Qi Tianyun also felt it and turned around abruptly. He didn't expect him to actually issue a challenge.

However, the other party was even more astonished than he was. He jumped up, caught the blade, and lightly landed on the ground. Then, with a calm expression, he said: "I didn't expect him to be an expert." Qi Tianyun was about to say, "Actually, that was only because of the sword on my back." He hurriedly corrected himself, "I, I am not an expert, nor am I some bandit. You have recognized the wrong person." With that, he turned around and left, leaving him standing there in astonishment.

Only after he descended the mountain did he realize that the two roads on the mountain led to the foot of the mountain. Following the road on the mountain, he walked along the wide road, and then he walked through the narrow alleys before finally seeing a bustling village.

It was past noon.

He bought a fitting suit from the shop, went into a small restaurant, and ordered a large plate of hand-picked meat and two side dishes, which he ate in large mouthfuls.

He was sitting against the wall by the door, so it was easy to see who came in.

After the time it took to finish a meal, he was about to leave when he caught sight of a man dressed in purple and carrying a single knife. As soon as he sat down, he ordered the waiter to cook a few dishes and also a pot of good wine.

The man had his back to him, and he seemed to sense it too. He turned his head back and saw him.

"What a coincidence." The man came over and sat down across from him.

"What a coincidence." Qi Tianyun stood up and wanted to leave, but the man held out his hand. "Do you want me to stay for a drink?" So he sat down again.

"Can you tell me your name now? Forget it, let me introduce them. My name is Sima Feng, my ancestor left behind the noble name of 'Flying God's Blade', and in the martial arts world, people call Sima Family and combination of Ximen Family as' Southern Blade and Northern Sword '. "

"I'm Qi Tianyun, maybe I'm too ignorant, I've never heard of your family before."

Sima Feng laughed, "I have never seen a person who was obviously hiding his power. Fine, I want to make a friend like you."

At this moment, Sima Feng's dishes had already been served. The three empty plates and plates on the table were also taken away. Qi Tianyun picked up a pair of chopsticks and said, "Maybe you won't believe me. I came from the mountain and planned to learn some martial arts. This way, it will be easier in the outside world. However, I will not learn sword arts."

Sima Feng sifted through the wine in both cups and then picked up one. "From your tone, it seems like you used to use a sword before. Now you should use a different weapon?"

Qi Tianyun picked up the other sword. "My sword art was delayed when I was a teenager and I've never practiced it again."

Sima Feng drank his wine and stared into his eyes, "Tell this to me, are you not afraid that I will deal with you better?"

"I don't know why, but I don't seem to be wary of you, even though just now …" He didn't finish his sentence, but Sima Feng already understood what he was saying and couldn't help but laugh: "I don't know why, but I've lost my caution towards you. Otherwise, I wouldn't sit in front of you and drink a cup." The two cups bumped into each other as they raised their heads together.

"Although you don't know how to use the sword, you must have a lot of inner strength, right?" He could not forget the scene where he was knocked into the sky with a single sword.

If I tell you the reason, in the future, if anyone were to find out, it is likely that you will encounter a great calamity. The reason why I am stepping into the martial arts world is to find a person who can bear this calamity. Qi Tianyun lowered his head to take the dish. He looked very confused.

Sima Feng stared at him in a daze and asked in puzzlement: "How do you know I can't take it? I look like someone who has no sense of responsibility?" A look of disdain appeared in his eyes.

Qi Tianyun only shook his head: "It's good that you don't know, it's good that you don't know, your Sima Family is famous in the martial arts world, however, if you want to use your entire family's power to resist it, then that would be a big deal."

Sima Feng didn't know what to say as he watched him drink nonstop. He didn't know that Qi Tianyun, apart from being scolded by his father many times for stealing wine, had almost never drunk wine before.

After dinner, the two of them walked out of the restaurant. Qi Tianyun carried that dumb guy on his shoulder again and waved at him, "Goodbye, you and I will part ways here."

"Fine." Sima Feng pointed to the other end of the street, "I'll go and see if I can find anything else. Go for yourself. One day, go to Chang An and be a guest at my place. Farewell." Clasping his fist, Zhang Xuan turned around and disappeared into the bustling crowd, and the sun gradually rose in the west.

As dusk fell, he dropped into a shabby shop off the street. When he was about to enter the room, he caught a glimpse of a few pairs of eyes staring at him as if intentionally or unintentionally. Qi Tianyun pretended that he didn't care as he walked into the room and closed the door.

After a long time, the lights in the room went out and a faint snoring sound could be heard.

A series of light footsteps slowly approached. The two figures looked through the window under the dim light and leaned forward. Whispering could be heard in the darkness.

One of them asked, "Is it him?" The other person said, "That's right, that's him. Let's go, we'll talk inside." He slipped away again.

Qi Tianyun, who was listening against the wall, quietly opened the door and followed the two black shadows inside. Seeing that they had entered the house and quickly closed the door, he leaned against the outside and listened to the faint sounds coming from inside.

"We have an agreement. After we leave the town, we will work for Willow Slope."

"Is it worth so much effort if it's just him alone? The boss can take him down by himself."

"Boss said that we can't be careless this time. This is a very serious matter, so we have to be careful."

"You got a lot of rewards this time, right?"

"I asked my boss. He said that it involved a treasure that disappeared a few years ago. Thus, in addition to the deposit, we can discuss about the bounty after we succeed."

"Sigh, if it really is some treasure, aren't we afraid that once we get it, we'll kill everyone?"

"Fourth Bro, this isn't the first time you've done this. Are you afraid now?"

"No, the people I saw at Chang'ang City just now were all his friends. If this matter gets out of hand, we all might not be able to establish ourselves in the underworld!"

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore. You should go to sleep early. I'm going out to relieve myself."

Qi Tianyun quickly returned to his room while the people in the room were still talking. He gently closed the door, locked it and laid on the bed.

A treasure that disappeared a few years ago? Could it be this sword? After so many years, it was as if his soul had never left his body.

Why are you pretending to be someone else? You don't want others to know who they really are?

"Ah —" He smacked his forehead. "I'll think of something tomorrow, and I won't have to worry about it tonight." After so many days of travel, he was exhausted.

Qi Tianyun muttered to himself, "The trouble has only just started. I still don't know whose prey I will be in the future. Can I not be a hunter? "Un, it sure is troublesome." He closed his eyes and went to sleep.

The habit of waking up early over the years woke him up in the morning.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw the waiter hurriedly walking by with a basin of water. It turned out that there was someone who had woken up earlier than him.

"Good morning, sir!" The clerk greeted him, "Do you want to wash your face? I'll send it over in a moment." After he finished speaking, he stopped and knocked on one of the rooms across the hall.

The door opened and someone took the basin from him. "Go get another pot!" The man nodded and walked away. The door slammed.

Qi Tianyun wanted to go into the room to pack up his stuff, but when he heard their voices, he turned around. He vaguely remembered hearing those words from that room last night and couldn't help but take a few more glances.

After washing up, he sat at the dining table and slurped noodles, occasionally taking a sip of soup and looking around. Strangely, there were no suspicious people among the people eating breakfast, except for one table.

A bearded man in a coarse cloth sat eating steamed buns slowly, his eyes darting around, watching him out of the corner of his eye.

"He's the only one. What about the others?" He was a little doubtful, "Could it be that the remaining people have already gone to ambush me, leaving him to monitor me?"

While he was thinking, he slowly finished his breakfast, paid for the room, picked up his stuff and walked out.

The sun had risen, but it wasn't too hot yet. It was very warm when it shone on people. The fool swung his hand back and forth, then slung it over his shoulder.

Suddenly, he felt something behind him. He turned around and looked around. Finally, he found himself in front of a fruit stand not far away. He bent down and picked up Riko's back.

He sighed to himself as he walked forward helplessly. He looked around the small stalls and saw a lot of goods, but he had never seen many of them.

"Passing by a weapon shop filled with swords, blades and spears, it immediately attracted his attention." I don't even train with the sword anymore, which weapon should I choose? " As he thought about it, he suddenly felt at a loss.

Knife selection? As soon as he saw the sword, he thought of the young swordsman he had seen yesterday. Chang'an? When would such a bustling place be visited? Forget it, just treat it as going to see your new friend. Sooner or later, you will go for a walk. As he thought of this, he unknowingly passed through the bazaar and left the small town.

Climbing over a hill, a lush willow grove near the creek was in sight.

Is that the Willow Slope? To be ambushed in such a dense forest was quite troublesome.

"Aiya!" He stopped and suddenly remembered that his martial arts skills had been wasted for many years. Moreover, he had never fought with anyone before, so he still did not know the true situation of his enemies.

"Can we really not pass this time?" He frowned and looked anxiously into the distance.

"Ai!" He stomped his feet. "I should have bought myself a defensive weapon!"

"He put his luggage on the ground and sat on the ground himself. The touch of his right hand touched something that stirred his emotions, and he grabbed it." "Oh right, how could I have forgotten about you!"

He looked at the "coarse cane" in his hand and could not help but laugh bitterly. "Ai, Brother Jian, how could you have such a weak friend!"

He took a sip of water and picked up his luggage.

As they walked into the slope of the willow forest, they saw that the willow trees were twice as tall as the willow trees and their long branches were hanging down, creating shade everywhere in the sunlight and shadows on the grass.

Qi Tianyun walked slowly, his hands gripping the things on his shoulders and his whole body on alert. He had only taken a dozen steps when he felt a silent attack from behind him.

The sharp blade came stabbing out in a hurry at first, then the force increased, and what was even more shocking was the fact that it came from two different directions! He swung his arms back as he reached for his clothes. Ding! Ding! The sound of weapons colliding was followed by two groans.

Following the direction of his sword, he turned around. Before he could clearly see the two people attacking him, the sound of a concealed weapon piercing through the air came from his side, forming a pincer attack.

He had no choice but to swing his sword and charge forward. "Chi!" "Chi!" The concealed weapon landed on the ground and stabbed into it, barely dodging the attack. The two people he had forced back attacked him again. The one on the left had a wretched appearance, with a rat's head and a rat's head. The one on the right had a long scar on his neck. Behind him, someone shouted, "Don't let him get away, just kill him on the spot!" Then there was the sound of battle, forming a siege.

Qi Tianyun quickly made a judgment and attacked the person on the left. That person swung his sword towards Qi Tianyun. Qi Tianyun quickly dodged and rushed into the corner of his right arm, then stabbed towards his right shoulder. Clang! The short knife fell to the ground, followed by "Ah!" A miserable scream rang out. Qi Tianyun didn't know whether his shoulder was crippled or not, he just wanted to escape from this unknown pursuit as soon as possible.

He quickly made his way through the willow forest. After circling around the willow tree on the left, he didn't run far. From the two trees in front of him, he bypassed two tall men. One of them held onto a dagger and the other held onto an iron spear.

Qi Tianyun frowned and thought to himself: "Damn, I wonder how many people are still lying in ambush ahead." He mustered his strength and roared, thrusting his sword at the person holding the dagger. That person took a few steps back and was about to attack again, but Qi Tianyun took advantage of this opening to run away. At this moment, the person with the spear also attacked.

As he was running, he almost tripped on a rock under his feet. He suddenly had an idea. He picked up a few pieces, turned around and ruthlessly threw them towards the two who were in hot pursuit. They hurriedly used their weapons to hit him. However, the short weapon held by the swordsmen was not suitable for long-range attacks. Therefore, they could only constantly dodge left and right.

Qi Tianyun threw all the rocks on the ground and ran away, secretly celebrating the lack of adversaries. Just as he was about to run out of the forest, "Whoosh!" A sword stabbed towards him from the side of the tree, forcing him to take a few steps back. After standing still, he stared at the swordsman in front of him in surprise.

He was a sturdy man with thick waist and strong legs. The veins on his right hand were all over the sword. His face was dark, and his eyes looked as if they were under his control. Qi Tianyun's nervous mood had recovered a little, so he asked, "Who are you, and what do you want?" The man let out two sneers and said, "You don't need to know because the dead can't remember anything. It would be a waste if you heard it!" Qi Tianyun was not ready yet, so he sent out another sword attack.

Qi Tianyun took a few more steps back and was about to swing his sword to counterattack when the black faced man quickly turned his body and stabbed towards Qi Tianyun's back.

He quickly dodged to the right, turned his head and glanced at the big man. He circled around the tree, and then started running as fast as he could.

"Shua!" With a sound, a sword stabbed over, and he swept it backwards without looking back.

Sometimes, a sword would sweep through nothing, but occasionally one would hear the crisp sound of clashing metals. They ran and chased. Fortunately, he had the forest to cover for him. Plus, he often had the experience of chasing wild beasts. Thus, he was able to do a lot of things. It was just that this time, he was the one being chased.

Now, he could only blame his father in his heart. He actually did not teach him light arts back then.

Just as he was complaining, a strong wind blew towards him. Before he could think of how the burly man had managed to catch up with him, he leaned back.

The sword turned and stabbed him in the leg. He could not avoid it, his body could not keep his balance, and he fell backwards to the ground.

The burly man raised his sword and slashed down. In his panic, Qi Tianyun used all his strength to sweep at his left waist.

"Pa!" "Ah!" The big man was finally struck and staggered to the left, the sword in his hand almost falling to the ground.

Qi Tianyun wanted to take the opportunity to run away, but the moment he turned around and got up, a biting cold wind covered his back. It was obvious that the enemy was not willing to let him go.

He gritted his teeth and made use of the strength of his waist to suddenly turn around. He stabbed forward with all his might and actually rushed into the other party's sword net.

"Pfft!" The heavy sword weighed close to seventy to eighty jin, and with the speed of its advance, it was added to the opponent's chest in an instant. "Ahhh!" With a miserable scream, the burly man finally put down his sword. He frowned deeply as he cupped his hands around his chest. Cold sweat started to form on his forehead.

Qi Tianyun didn't have time to see how he fell to the ground, so he ran out of the forest in one breath. Qi Tianyun didn't have time to see how he fell to the ground, and ran out of the forest in one breath.

As they ran upstream along the stream, they were able to see more and more clearly. He climbed a hill and sat on a rock to rest. As he thought about his near-death experience, he tried to figure out how many more times he would have to face something like this.

After noon, the shadows on the ground lengthened again. After this torture, he felt physically and mentally exhausted, so he simply lay on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

After an unknown amount of time had passed, the shadows on the ground seemed to have grown twice as long.

At this moment, he felt his stomach rumbling. He had been awakened by his hunger. He hurriedly took out the rations he had brought with him and ate them. After drinking two mouthfuls of water, he continued to walk up the mountain toward the denser forest.

"When he looked up again, all he saw was the red sunset." Sigh, I'm going to have to find a place to sleep in for the night again. " While complaining in his heart, he hurried on his way.

As he passed by a mountain, he accidentally discovered a few small trees that gave off a sinister aura.

Approaching it, he saw that it was a hidden cave. The entrance was low, and one had to bend over to enter it.

At first, he couldn't see anything inside the cave, but when he got used to the darkness, he realized that although the air inside the cave was very dense, it was still dry and didn't have any reptiles. Looking around, the cave could accommodate about ten people.

On the spur of the moment, the package was placed outside the cave. He gathered some dead leaves in the forest and piled them all up in the cave. After lighting the combustible stuff on the ground, he lit a fire and walked out. Smoke enveloped the cave and poured out of it in a steady stream.

After searching all around, he found nothing to chase after his enemy. He carried his things and climbed up a tall tree. Lying on top of it, he looked up at the sky that was obscured by the leaves.

The broken red sun scattered across his body, warm and comfortable.

What was Younger Sister Xue doing now? Thinking of her, she could not help but think of the world that she would have no idea how to face in the future. However, the most important thing right now was to find a way to learn martial arts. Otherwise, she wouldn't even know how many days she would live for. The faint smell of smoke was no longer in her nose. The fire in the cave had died down, and most of the Miasma had left the cave.

Just as he was about to go down to tidy up the "temporary bedroom", a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. Actually, he had already thought of it when he escaped from the calamity just now.

The group of bandits that killed and robbed just now did not seem to be the group that almost annihilated his entire family seven years ago.

At that time seven years ago, even with his father's martial arts skills, he could only be outnumbered.

And now, even he, who was at the ninth level of martial arts, was able to resist this group of people with brute force.

They were actually able to injure their leader. In comparison, it seemed like a completely different story.

Could it be that the mastermind was the same, but the assassins they sent were different?

He thought he could make out a vague outline, but he was interrupted by the distant sound of metal colliding with metal. He was stunned for a moment before he quickly climbed down and ran in the direction of the voice. If he hadn't misheard, the sound had come from where he had fled. What had happened?

The sounds of fighting became clearer and clearer.

From a distance, he saw a dozen people surrounding a man and fighting with him. Amongst the surrounding people, there were also people who had just attacked him.

The wounded man stood outside to help, while the burly man laid on the ground with his eyes closed, not knowing if he was dead or alive.

As for the lone fighter, his back looked very familiar. He skillfully brandished his sabre, disintegrating the enemy's encirclement again and again, and took the opportunity to attack the enemy's gap. When he turned around, Qi Tianyun saw his face, it turned out to be his new friend Sima Feng.

Sima Feng had just broken through the enemy's encirclement, and three people holding iron spears came at him from three different angles.

Honestly speaking, Qi Tianyun wasn't too worried about him, he should be more than enough to deal with him alone.

Sima Feng dodged to the left side of the man and hacked the gun shaft that was only inches away from the handshake. Seeing that the man was pushed back a few steps, he quickly turned around and knocked his left elbow into the chest of the man with the gun, which caused him to groan in pain. Sima Feng took the opportunity to attack the three people with the guns. Other than them who could still resist, the rest of them were unable to get into the battle.

Qi Tianyun was confused as to why he was also dragged in. He saw the burly man, who was still breathing on the ground, stagger to his feet.

"He's gone. It's more important to treat boss's wounds!" With a loud shout, the surrounding people didn't want to fight anymore and chased after their boss, who was being carried on his back.

Sima Feng was about to give chase when a dozen darts flew towards him, carrying the sharp sound of wind. As he dodged, he swung the knife with his right hand to shoot down the dart that was about to fly toward his face. Sima Feng had just dodged the dart and was about to continue chasing when a bullet flew towards him with great accuracy. He quickly dodged to the side.

"Bam!" The projectile fell to the ground and shattered, creating a loud noise. There were also sparks and a plume of white smoke. The white smoke soon dissipated, and so did the group of people.

Sima Feng looked at the direction in which the concealed weapon was thrown. He was unable to determine where they had escaped to. The footprints on the ground pointed in several directions, making it even more impossible to guess.

Qi Tianyun walked over and said, "Why is it you? What a coincidence."

Sima Feng turned around and nodded with a smile: "Yea, it's really as if we meet everywhere." As he spoke, he walked towards him with a look of surprise on his face.

Qi Tianyun said, "I'm afraid it's too late when you go down to find a place to stay. Why don't you come up the mountain with me for a night? I just found a cave and spread some grass there. It should be enough for us to sleep."

Sima Feng nodded in agreement: "I also want to try the taste of sleeping outside. When I was young, I once lost my way and slept outside. I have never experienced this before, I almost forgot that feeling."

Qi Tianyun then said, "Then come with me, it's just up ahead." As he led the way, he remembered the look in Sima Feng's eyes, so he asked, "Elder Brother Sima, what do you want to say?"

Sima Feng shook his head. "It's nothing. I was just thinking that if you were with them, you would have definitely come to fight with me. Now it seems that you aren't."

Qi Tianyun looked at him in astonishment: "Since Elder Brother Sima mistook me for a murderer and robbed, then why did you say yesterday that I was not on guard?"

Sima Feng disapproved and said: "Yesterday, I clearly felt that you weren't wary of me, then why would I remain cautious? Isn't that just asking for trouble? "But just now, I thought that you were in cahoots with them because — why didn't you come and give me a hand? I thought you wanted to 'mantis stalks the cicada, while the oriole is behind'?"

Qi Tianyun couldn't help but laugh: "You still want me to help you deal with that kind of people? You don't know, actually, that group of people were here for me. However, they saw that I called you brother yesterday, so they were a little scared. They didn't know if they would offend you or not. When I passed by that Willow Slope just now, I was worried that I would run into some evil fiends, so how would you know that I fought all the way here, escaped all the way, and even hurt their leader. I never would have thought that even I would be able to deal with them, do you want me to believe that the elegant title of 'God Flying Blade' is just for show? "

Sima Feng laughed heartily: "So that's what you're thinking. I thought — haha …"

Qi Tianyun pointed to a spot not far away and said, "Oh, here we are. I just smoked out the Yin Qi from the cave, and then I'll light a fire at the cave entrance at night." He walked up to the tree, climbed up, threw everything on the ground, and then slid down the trunk.

When night fell, Sima Feng appeared in front of the bonfire with his prey. Although they had interacted with a lot of people since they were young, even if they were like parents and brothers, their seniority etiquette wouldn't be disrupted. It was as if they had not met anyone whom they trusted in just two days, let alone sleeping out for a picnic. After dinner, the two of them watched the stars in the sky.

Sima Feng asked, "Where is Elder Brother Qi going?"

Qi Tianyun sighed at the sky, "I don't know. I'll go wherever I want to go. Maybe a few years later, maybe a dozen years later. When I'm done, it'll be time for me to go home."

Sima Feng stared at him and said, "What's so hard to do?" Pausing for a moment, he continued, "You are truly a strange person, but do you really have a burden that ordinary people cannot bear? If that's the case, then haven't you ever been capable of being human? "

Qi Tianyun shook his head. "You are wrong. Actually, it was because I couldn't take it anymore that I thought of looking for a suitable person to take responsibility for — Eh, why are you here? Is it just to catch the thief?"

"Ai!" It was probably Qi Tianyun's helpless words that caused him to feel troubled. He kept fumbling around, trying to find something. After a while, he stopped and said with a wry smile: "I forgot that I didn't drink at all today."

Qi Tianyun took out the tube that he drank from, removed the stopper, wiped the edge of the tube with his sleeve and handed it to him, "If you don't mind, then drink some water." He received it and took a gulp. He mumbled absentmindedly, "Isn't it all because of that damned girl?"

Qi Tianyun was stunned for a moment. Then, he suddenly understood his intention. He didn't say anything and quietly waited for the next part.

He seemed to be too preoccupied to find someone to talk to because he was afraid of being made a joke, and spat out bitter water at his friend who he had known for two days, "Originally, although we have never been on good terms, we were big playmates, but who would have known that the bigger the person is, the farther away they would be from me. When she was young, she often came to me to challenge me, wanting to beat me up, but now she's pretending not to know me, not even looking at me when she's walking down the road. I also want to make her name known, but no one knows what will happen next, sigh!"

"She?" Qi Tianyun asked, "Who is she? Your little sister? " It seemed too straightforward to ask, so he changed his tone and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't want to say her name."

Unexpectedly, Sima Feng was silent for a while and then said: "She's called Lu Xiaoqing, Xiao Yue Qing Feng."

Qi Tianyun read softly, "Morning - Moon - Clear - Wind."

The entire mountaintop was so quiet that only the two of them could speak. The night sky was as clear as if it had been washed away. Starlight flashed, and the sounds from all directions were even clearer than the daytime.

Qi Tianyun looked up at the stars, "What happens in the future is indeed unpredictable, just like the stars in the sky. Qi Tianyun looked up at the stars," Qi Tianyun looked up at the stars, "In the future is indeed unpredictable, just like the stars in the sky, when you look again tomorrow night, you might not be able to see anything now.

Sima Feng was silent for a long time, then suddenly yawned: "Ah! So sleepy! In the past few days, we've been tracking down these vicious people and haven't had a good night's sleep at all. "

Qi Tianyun stood up, "It's time to sleep. I'll go get some grass." After a while, he returned with a large bundle of long grass. After the ashes from the fire had been cleaned up, the straw bed was quickly made up. The bonfire was moved out of the cave and the two of them laid their heads outside. From time to time, a warm feeling flowed into the cave.

Sima Feng turned around and saw Qi Tianyun sleeping with his head turned to the side. Beside him was a long item wrapped in a black cloth.

"From the looks of it, it should be a weapon. But what is it?"

"Spear? It seemed to be a little short. Could it be a strange staff? But it's not that round? Anyway, whatever it is, it's more important to sleep. I'm so tired. " As he thought of this, he rolled over onto his back, hugged his belly with both hands, and went back to sleep.

It was already dawn. Sima Feng had his sabre stabbed into his back. He cupped his hands towards Qi Tianyun and said: "I still want to stay here for a bit longer. Elder Brother Qi will travel around by himself. If you have time, come and visit my home. Farewell!" Qi Tianyun also cupped his hands in farewell. Sima Feng's figure disappeared like the wind.

After leaving the temporary residence, Qi Tianyun felt like he just found a new home and was about to abandon it in the blink of an eye. He walked up the hill alone, without direction, without destination, regardless of whether he was lost or not, and kept on walking.

He did not know how long he had walked, but he knew that he had walked for a long time. He raised his head, from the sun that was at the height of two poles, to a shadow that hung above his head, to a shadow that stretched slightly in front of him.

He looked ahead and saw that the forest was still extending. He did not know when it would come to an end. A few steps farther on, there was a wide open space with a big tree hiding a patch of grass below. He walked over and sat down under the shade of the trees. He took out the dry rations and took a few bites. Then, he took out the bamboo tube and poured it into his mouth. However, there was not a single drop of water.

"I forgot, he drank it all yesterday." He then stood up again and went to look for the mountain and river.

After walking around for a while, he finally found some signs of the mountain sinking. Thus, he continued walking lower and lower until he finally found a clear spring at the foot of the mountain. He first drank a mouthful of water, then sat down and ate.

Lying on the grass with his head resting on his hands, he looked at the drifting clouds.

"Tianyun? How could I call myself that? "Dad seemed to have told me before that he wanted me to be as free as the clouds, but didn't he think about how the clouds were originally floating around without a home to speak of? Maybe he thought of that too, but still gave me that name, so he said he only chose half of that name?"

Qi Tianyun suddenly laughed, "It's better to only think of half of it. There's no meaning in thinking of everything." After self-deprecating for a while, he felt very bored. He wanted to sleep, but was also very annoyed. Thus, he could only get up and continue on his journey.

Fortunately, after walking for a short distance, he saw a small village in front of him.

He walked over to a house and knocked on a wooden door. "Is anyone here?" Not long after, an old man with a head full of grizzled hair pushed open the door and came out. He sized him up and asked, "Young man, what business do you have with me?"

Qi Tianyun quickly cupped his hands and said, "Old man, I'm passing through. Is there a place for drinking?" For some reason, he really wanted to indulge himself today. The old man waved his hand and said, "If you want to make wine, go far ahead. People in our village all brew their own wine."

Qi Tianyun hurriedly said, "It's alright, as long as you have wine. Old man, can I come over to your house to get some?" As he spoke, he took out some crushed silver from his bag and handed it to him. The old man did not refuse and took it. "Wait a moment." As he walked in, he yelled, "Old woman! Bring the wine! "Hurry up!"

Not long after, the old man came out with two gourds of wine. Qi Tianyun took it over, thanked him, then turned around and was about to leave. However, he was stopped.

"Young man," the old man said, "Don't be greedy. This wine may not be spicy when you drink it, but it has a strong aftertaste. If you drink it like a cow, you probably won't be able to wake up for a few days."

Qi Tianyun was surprised and said, "Will the old man tell everyone who comes here to drink something like that?"

The old man shook his head, "No, I just saw you hurrying over from far away and did not forget to drink. I'm afraid that you are too careless and have missed the proper time. You must be even more careful."

Qi Tianyun was grateful and quickly thanked him. He put the wine into his bag and bought some food. However, the old man didn't ask for any more money and waved his hand as he entered the hut. As he thought about how simple and unsophisticated people were in such a place, he unknowingly walked past this small village.