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The deadlocked atmosphere in the house diffused with the dim candlelight.

Seeing that Mu Xi was still angry, Luo Qingchen ignored him, went to the table and poured tea to drink.

"Mu Xi, we have not seen each other for a long time. Now that we meet, you are not even willing to pour me a cup of tea, so I have to come by myself."

"..." Mu Xi forbeared, not turning her head to look at him.

Luo Qingchen hardened his patience: "It's fine that the friendship of the landlord is endless, but when it comes to business cooperation, you stand by the side listlessly. Hey, I really don't know what I liked about you at the beginning..."

"Do you still remember the lotus pancake you made for me when we were in Huayue Villa? It has been many years, and I have always missed that taste."

"I actually..."

"enough!"

Mu Xi waved her sleeves angrily, not wanting to hear any more soft words from him.

"Ask your conditions. I just want Mu Yun's whereabouts."

Luo Qingchen's thoughts wandered, and he shook his fan and smiled lightly: "Hiss, hey. Mu Xi, you have to think clearly, and making a deal with me is like seeking skin from a tiger."

Mu Xi responded with a sneer: "To seek skin from a tiger, as long as the strategy is right, not to mention the skin, the tiger's body and bones can be dismantled without leaving any room."

"Oh? You're still so confident when you're at a disadvantage?" Luo Qingchen smiled with amusement in his eyes, "Oh, I really never thought that this little white rabbit would eat up the tiger ambition."

"Unfortunately, if I were a tiger, this would have to be reversed."

There was a warmth in his waist, and Mu Xi couldn't help but fell into his embrace. Shocked, she tried her best to resist.Luo Qingchen had expected that he would have such a reaction, so he locked his quiet acupoint with a single finger, then leaned on his shoulder, and said softly: "Who told you not to look at me and answer, you deserve it if you get caught in a sneak attack."

Mu Xi closed her eyes angrily, her ears turned red, and she felt annoyed.

"What the hell are you going to do?"

"Send you a message. Seeing you flying back and forth like a little pigeon these days, inquiring about the situation, you've lost weight. It really makes me feel bad."

The warmth of his fingertips brushed over Mu Xi's warm neck, and the slight itchiness made him purse his lips in shame and anger.

"Will you be so kind?"

Luo Qingchen didn't want to go too far, instead he lifted his long hair under the crown, and said with a smile: "Of course I don't have such good intentions, you owe me a favor, and you must pay it back in the future."

Knowing that he is busy now, Luo Qingchen postponed the time for asking for rewards.

Mu Xi's eyes darkened, and she asked, "How do you pay it back?"

"I just want to go back to the beginning with you."

The affectionate gaze made Mu Xi difficult to tell the truth from the falsehood for a moment, but she just remembered the mistakes of the year, and felt afraid, so she couldn't stop smiling wryly.

Seeing his reaction like this, Luo Qingchen understood the answer in his heart, and sighed: "Forget it. Anyway, you owe me a favor. I'll let you know when I figure out how to repay it."

After the words fell, Mu Xi's acupoints suddenly opened, and a letter that followed fell into his hands.

"what is this?"

Luo Qingchen said casually: "A letter from my master to Jiugai Mountain Immortal. You give it to him, and he will decide whether to save your cousin's life or not."

"As for how to give it to Xianzun without being obtrusive, I think you are as smart as you, and you have your own way."

Hearing what he said, Mu Xi knew the fate of his relatives was clear, she felt relieved for a moment, and her tone became calmer: "Then where are Jingyao and the others now?"

"They... are struggling to survive in a desert full of monsters and beasts. So I advise you to persuade the Immortal Master of Jiugai Mountain to follow the content of the letter. Otherwise, can your cousin survive until they are rescued? At that moment, there are many variables."

Mu Xi's heart tightened, and she turned to look at each other: "You guys are so despicable!"

Luo Qingchen flicked his fingers, his face turned cold for a moment, then pretended to be meaningless, and laughed arrogantly: "I accept your compliment."

"You." A trace of regret flashed in Mu Xi's eyes, and she shook her head helplessly.

"Okay. I'm too lazy to listen to your nonsense, so I'm leaving."

"Wait a moment."

Luo Qingchen's footsteps were stopped by the words of persuasion, and a trace of expectation rose in his heart.

"what happened?"

"What kind of person are you working for now?"

"People with similar ideas." Luo Qingchen replied easily.

Mu Xi's face was serious: "That's the evil way! Turn around."

"Persuading people requires qualifications. May I ask what capacity you use to persuade me?"

Luo Qingchen knew that he couldn't look back, but he still wanted to know what Mu Xi thought of him.

For a long time, there was silence in the room followed by the sound of footsteps as he lost his patience.

Seeing him leave, Mu Xi hesitated and replied, "As your former Taoist partner..."

The long-term loss suddenly had a momentary satisfaction at this moment. Luo Qingchen paused, but he didn't stop, pretending to be indifferent, and replied behind his back: "You know it was once? Mind your own business."

A cold snort caused Mu Xi to droop her eyes tremblingly, and the impermanence of human affairs made her feel a little helpless.

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Inside the cave, the rocks are dripping with water.After one night, the charcoal fire for heating has been extinguished, leaving only the faint morning light of smoke rising towards the entrance of the cave.

Under the rock, a man was wearing a crown and full clothes, sitting with his back in the dark. That point poured into the half-dark sky in the cave, and sprinkled warmth on the jade token that he kept rubbing in his hand. The face of that person was reflected in the crystal Endless regrets.

Outside the cave, Qi Zhong, who woke up early and went out to look for food, happily rushed back to the base with a bunch of wild fruits in his arms.Because he left a message when he left, this time he was not afraid that Mu Yun would want to run around too much, and returned home with a very stable mood.

As soon as he entered, he unknowingly saw Mu Yun bowing his head and thinking about the hurt scene.

The light was blocked, footsteps sounded, and Mu Yun was also startled, and quickly put away the uncut jade in his hand, rearranged his emotions, and kept calm.

Qi Zhong approached him slowly, and out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of tears in his eyes, a little at a loss, changed his usual playful style, and asked softly, "You...what happened just now?"

Mu Yun lowered his eyes, and didn't want to hide any more: "Brother Qi, you said that after a person dies, will he find his living relatives in Xianshan?"

"...Ah." Qi Zhong's heart trembled for a moment, and he was speechless. He had made countless assumptions about this question, and he was afraid that his sister was already waiting in Xianshan.

"Should, yes."

Both of them fell into a kind of mournful solemnity.

Mu Yun smiled wryly, and took out the jasper in his sleeve, cherishing his memory.Qi Zhong glanced lightly from the corner of his eye, and saw clearly what was in his hand, the texture was bright and the workmanship was good, it should be a masterpiece of jade.

He tentatively asked: "This jade... seems to have some great meaning to you."

"When I was still young, my mother passed away. Only this piece of longevity jade is left for me to cherish..."

Qi Zhong regretted asking this question a little, and persuaded: "Birth, old age, sickness and death are human nature. You don't have to indulge too much in grief."

"Heh..." It was rare for Mu Yun to show such a sad emotion, and he smiled wryly until the corners of his eyes turned red, "She was so mad at me..."

"Ah?" Qi Zhong exclaimed, wishing to cut his own tongue, the more he asked, the more outrageous it became.

"Why, how could it be? How can a mother be angry with her own child? Brother Yun, it's you who think too much."

Mu Yun didn't reply, but clutched the piece of uncut jade, thinking of the conversation in Shanting again, a trace of sadness and relief flashed in his heart, he thought, if the end of both lives came to an end, he would soon be able to find his relatives to apologize .

In a daze, Qi Zhong hurriedly handed him a crunchy and sweet mountain fruit, coaxing: "Hey, don't think about the past, just eat some fruit to relieve boredom."

"Thank you."

After receiving the mountain fruit, Mu Yun's eyes regained a little light.

"Hey. You're welcome. We are now a life-and-death friendship."

"En." Mu Yun nodded slightly, his mind had returned to normal operation, and he secretly analyzed the situation of the fight last night in his heart.

Qi Zhong wanted to divert his sad emotions, but he had nothing to say: "Oh, that's right. Last night, although we escaped from the fire of the Suzaku, we were also targeted by it. When I went out just now, I heard its roar in the forest, so this place is not a place to stay for a long time, we must find a way to get rid of it."

As soon as he mentioned last night, Mu Yun felt dizzy and his only memory was blurred. He didn't even know how to get out of danger.

"Brother Qi, I still want to ask you about last night..."

"Ah! You are in a coma. I cured you with the life-saving elixir left by my master. No, there is nothing else."

Not knowing why he replied in such a flustered manner, Mu Yun was even more puzzled: "But..."

"But what! You, why do you talk so much. I saved you, but you still haven't thought about how to repay me. As soon as you wake up, you ask all kinds of things. It's so annoying."

Mu Yun was stunned for a moment: "Uh, but, it was you who first brought up this topic."

"Ah, I..." Qi Zhong tilted his head dumbly and touched his nose.

Mu Yun knew that he should have a reason for not wanting to say more, so he put aside his doubts on the spot and continued to talk about the business.

"However, just as Brother Qi said, the situation is urgent now, we must hurry back and tell Xianzun them all the doubts about this place and Kuocang Mountain."

Qi Zhong sneered: "What time is it, you still want to go back and sue. Our own lives are in danger, so don't talk about it."

"This matter is no small matter. Suzaku's evil spirit was transformed from an ancient beast, but now it has been refined into an evil pig and is hiding here. Those who raise such evil animals must have ties to the people behind the scenes in Kuocang Mountain. If it is not caught in time, it must be breeding tigers."

Listening to this analysis, Qi Zhong, who was squatting aside, also had a bottom line in his heart.

Resting his chin in one hand, he picked up a branch and drew sand on the ground with the other: "Yes. You're right."

"But we've been around this place for a long time, and we don't know how to get out."

Mu Yun pondered for a while: "I'm afraid I have to start with that Suzaku to find clues to the circuit."

"Then... how do we do it?"

"Kill it and chase it from the place where its soul escaped. That is the path for the evil thing to return to its origin."

Hearing this, Qi Zhong suddenly realized, threw away the branch, clapped his hands and applauded: "What a good idea. Anyway, there is no other way. In order to get out, I have to try."

"Yeah." Mu Yun suppressed the cough in his throat, and nodded calmly.

Qi Zhong hadn't noticed the slight change in him yet, and fell into confusion again: "It's just that although the Suzaku was severely injured by us last night, its fire-breathing power is still there. If we kill it head-on, the chances of winning are definitely not high."

"Well. In fact, the Suzaku evil fire can be extinguished when it encounters extreme cold and humidity. If we can find an extremely humid place to fight, we may have a chance of victory."

Qi Zhong pinched his chin and thought for a while: "Hiss, it seems that the swamp we passed by last night can be used."

"Swamp? Why don't I remember..."

Mu Yun felt powerless with amnesia.

Qi Zhong laughed and said, "You are in a coma, how could you remember?"

"But, even if we lure the big birds to the swamp, how can we stimulate the use of the underground water layer?"

Mu Yun patted him on the shoulder, and said in relief, "Brother Qi, don't worry. I can use the Jihan Sword Formation to help you with this, and if you seize the right opportunity, you will be safe."

"Okay. Hearing you say that makes me feel more at ease."

Mu Yun nodded lightly, but it was difficult to restrain the relapse of the residual injury: "Um...cough cough."

"You..." Qi Zhong heard Yin Ren's coughing, and hurriedly turned around, concerned about his injury, "Your injury has not fully healed, and it is not suitable for formation at all, it will hurt your vitality."

"It's okay. A little injury won't get in the way."

Frowning and staring, Qi Zhong sighed helplessly: "It seems that my master's panacea is not that effective. Even your little injury can't be cured."

"Medications are meant to cure the symptoms, but not to strengthen the root. Brother Qi should be very clear about this, so don't be too harsh on yourself. Speaking of which, I owe you even more."

Hearing this kind of persuasion, Qi Zhong couldn't help but think about something again, so he chased after him and asked.

"Hiss, I really don't care about saying I'm indebted. But there is one thing you have to explain to me clearly."

Mu Yun frowned lightly, and asked lightly, "What's the matter?"