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Under the banana leaves, the tea was slightly cold, and the hand of the tea pourer paused inexplicably, looking at the two cups of tea overflowing in front of him, Qi Zhong said strangely: "Hiss, strange, why did I pour two cups of tea?"

In Luyixuan, he was alone, quietly and freely.

He just pretended to be preoccupied with things and poured two more glasses without noticing.He waited for a long time, his patience gradually lost, and he didn't want to drink tea.

Stretching, he walked down the garden corridor and walked slowly down to the pavilion. He saw peonies in full bloom on the flower stand. He admired them for a moment and was about to stretch out his hands to pluck the flowers, when suddenly a hurried shout behind him reached his ears.

"Brother Qi."

Moving his ears, Qi Zhong turned around as if he was hallucinating, and was immediately shocked by the person who came.

"You, why are you here?"

Suddenly remembering the scandal of Hualin's reunion, Qi Zhong felt guilty for a moment, and then he was afraid to think: he guessed that I was punishing him, so he came to Xingshi to ask the crime?

Mu Yun suppressed the joy in his eyes, pondered for a moment, and slowly presented him with two things.

"I'm here to fulfill my promise."

"Huh? This is..."

Qi finally took the gift from Mu Yun, looked down, and found that it was a sword manual and a long brocade box.

He opened the box, and saw another exquisitely crafted, crystal clear white jade crown hairpin.

Qi Zhong was stunned immediately, speechless for a long while to answer.

"The sword manual is my experience of practicing Jiugai swordsmanship for many years. It has a complete range of moves, and it is definitely not borrowed from others. I have written all the skills of controlling the sword that Brother Qi has always wanted."

The fingers pinching the pages of the book couldn't help but clenched tightly, Qi Zhong remained silent, and was moved in his heart: it turned out that he had always remembered this matter and never slipped a word.

"Then... what is the meaning of this crown hairpin?"

Mu Yun smiled slightly: "It's for apology, but also for congratulations."

"Ok?"

"When the thief in the book building was captured at night, I accidentally tore off Brother Qi's hairband. It was really rude. I would like to apologize to you for being late."

Qi Zhong pursed his lips, and said: "Then you can just pay me a headband, how expensive the jade hairpin is, and I don't have a weak crown, so I don't need it."

"I heard from Senior Qi that brother Qi's crown ceremony is about to be completed, and this white jade plum hairpin is a congratulatory gift in advance. I see that you usually like light silver and cool colors in your clothes, so you chose this light jade crown hairpin. It should be able to enter Brother Qi's blue eyes..."

With a thud in his heart, Qi Zhong looked away, nervous for a moment: Good guy, you can even guess what style I usually like so accurately.

"You... are too caring."

A light word already represents the meaning of acknowledgment.

Mu Yun nodded in relief, and wanted to say something, but was afraid that the other party would think he was noisy.

Qi Zhong, who was inexplicably treated so warmly, was overwhelmed by flattery, and felt warm when he received the gift for a while, but he didn't know how to thank him.

At this time, the servant who sent the order came to the hall and broke the strange silence between the two.

"Young Master Qi, the Immortal Venerable invites you, please come with me quickly."

"Huh? So fast?"

Qi Zhong, who was still complaining about waiting too long, suddenly changed his mind and couldn't think of going in embarrassment.

Mu Yun knew that he still had things to do, so he didn't do much to keep him: "The business is important, let's get together someday."

"Ah. All right."

Qi finally didn't expect that he would take the initiative to say goodbye, and responded with a compromise for a while.

At this moment, his back just turned, Mu Yun thought about the farewell today, he would have to be far away for a long time, and he didn't know when we would meet again, so he struggled and shouted: "Wait a minute."

"Anything else?"

Qi Zhong turned around without knowing it, raised his head slightly, and looked at the man.

However, Mu Yun stretched out his hands, embraced him in his arms, and clasped his shoulders tightly.Before Qi Zhong could react, he heard a sigh in his ear: "Brother Qi, take care."

"Uh...you too."

There was no time to respond, the embrace had already been loosened, and Qi Zhong nodded slowly.

In Lvyixuan, the evening is lazy, there is only one person left, two cups of cold tea on the stone table in the Dupin Pavilion.

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Back in Changting, Qi Zhong was confused all the way. One was because of what Xianzun said when he met him alone, and the other was thinking of Mu Yun's actions when he was parting, which made him feel a gloomy feeling.

In addition to being surprised, there is also a feeling of being remembered by others.

He carefully collected the two presents, walked back to the room quickly, and when he opened the door, he saw an old man in white robes sitting at the table with his back to him.

"Master..."

Qi Zhong was stunned for a moment, and entered the house according to the rules.

"came back."

"Ah."

"Then do you know the purpose of Xianzun's meeting?"

Qi Ding Dian nodded: "The Immortal said that the case of Linglongxin is not simple. Kuocang Mountain is already a demon realm. If you want to find out who is behind the scenes, you must find the Huanshi Shenyuan scattered in Tongjiang to eradicate the threat." Eliminate..."

"Is that what he told you?"

Qi Yuxing asked back.

Qi Zhong lowered his head with guilt, pretending to be calm and nodded: "Yes. The immortal said that this matter is related to the safety of the entire cultivation world in Shangjiang, and everyone should be prepared for danger in times of peace and work hard to find it."

"Then, I will discuss with your Uncle Lin and plan to send you to replace Shimen on this trip. Are you willing?"

Qi Zhong was startled for a moment, his eyes widened: "Me?"

"But this matter is of great importance. I will go out alone, so I won't..."

"It's just that you went to Dijiang alone, and it's not that the entire division depends on you. I remember that you didn't like challenges very much before? Why do you know that you are willing to cherish your life after escaping from death this time?"

"Of course not! Of course I am willing to contribute to the master. It's just that I am a little bit reluctant to part with the master."

Hearing the latter words, Qi Yuxing's heart warmed up, and his tone relaxed a lot.

"Don't come here. Go down and pack your luggage. I'll wait for your good news at home."

"……Yes."

Nodding slightly sadly, Qi Zhong never imagined that he would be sent this kind of task as soon as he returned to the teacher's school. He who was used to idleness on weekdays was suddenly entrusted with an important task, but he also faintly felt that there was an extra burden on his shoulders.

When preparing the burden of leaving, Qi Zhong suddenly remembered Mu Yun's reaction that day, saying goodbye without words, as if he would not see him for a long time, connecting things together, he reckoned that it was the same thing that made the other party Embarrassed.

After thinking about it, Qi Zhong looked forward to it, maybe he would meet him on the road?

After tossing and tossing for a long time, he thought about the idiot who brought him back to the teacher's door a few days ago. He was too busy recently and didn't have time to care about it. Thinking like this, Qi finally came to the handyman's room.

He saw a thin figure squatting in the corner, counting the branches, his eyes fixed on the ground dully, absent-minded.

Qi Zhong walked over slowly and patted him on the shoulder: "Yuan Qian? What are you doing here?"

Looking up and seeing the person coming, Yuan Qian was overjoyed immediately, got up and grabbed Qi Zhong's sleeve tightly, relying on him endlessly.

"Uh. Let go first, please?"

Qi Zhong was afraid that people coming and going would see him and cause misunderstandings, so he hurriedly persuaded him, and then communicated with him with his thoughts.

"Didn't I ask you to help with the work and get away with it? Why are you still playing with branches here alone?"

Yuan Qian shook his head aggrievedly: "Count, count you, it's been a long time, but you haven't come..."

"Ah? I'm coming..." Qi Zhong was almost caught by that person's clues, and said seriously, "Then do you remember anything? For example, where is your home?"

Yuan Qian bowed his head in silence and did not respond.

Qi Zhong said regretfully: "But you can't remember, it's not a long-term solution for me to keep you in this backyard. Because I'm going out of the mountain soon, and you won't be able to see me anymore..."

Hearing this, Yuan Qian immediately shook his head excitedly, gesticulating in sign language, as if speaking incoherently, causing Qi Zhongwen to stop the spell of his mind at once.

"Don't get excited. Don't get excited."

To calm down his emotions, Qi Zhong looked down and happened to find the scar on his arm, and fell into doubt: Is this a new injury?No, I've already greeted them, who would embarrass a dumb person for nothing?

"Who beat this?"

When asked seriously, Qi finally felt that the matter was not simple.

Yuan Qian hesitated for a moment, and told him in his heart: "Yes, it is Mr. Lin."

"What?" Qi Zhong became dizzy for a moment with anger, and gritted his teeth, "I'm sorry, I got you into trouble. It must be because of me that he didn't like seeing you at all."

Yuan Qian didn't quite understand what he said, tilted his head, and looked at Qi Zhong in confusion.

In desperation, Qi finally couldn't let go of his anger, and also had sympathy and worries for the person in front of him, so he had to agree.

"How about this, you go out of the mountain with me. We have a caretaker on the way, and no one will bully you casually."

"If I can find your family by the way, I'll send you back. If you agree, just nod."

After pondering Xia Qi Zhong's words obtusely, Yuan Qian nodded obediently in answer.

"Thanks, thank you boss."

Just as he was about to kill the art of mind-to-heart sharing, Qi Zhong suddenly heard his heartfelt voice, and suddenly felt warm.

"Well. Since you call me boss, I will take care of your safety from now on."

"Let's go, I'll take you to the medicine."

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On the day of the official departure, Qi Zhong deliberately went to kowtow to Qi Yuxing to pay his respects, and bid farewell by the way. Unexpectedly, the master seemed to have expected him to come to see him, and unexpectedly retreated one day in advance. When he was disappointed, Qi Zhong had to follow Lin Tang's instructions , bid farewell to the teacher early, and brought Yuan Qian to the small town at the foot of Changting Mountain.

The two were walking on the street, and Qi finally figured out that the town was not far from the border of Changting, so it's better to take advantage of the good time and eat more delicious food before leaving.

As soon as he took his seat in front of the food stall, someone slapped Qi Zhong on the shoulder. The force was neither light nor heavy, but it also made him look back. When he saw the person coming, he was immediately surprised.

"You, why are you here?"

Min Zhi glared at him, dissatisfied: "Hey, you said you asked me to come to Changting as a guest, why are you still asking me why I came?"

"Sorry, I forgot..."

"You!" Min Zhi gave him a white look, sat next to him, and said again, "Forget it. I heard from Wei Er that you are going to travel far away, so I came here specially to look for you and plan to go with you."

"Ah? No way, Miss Cousin, I'm here to do business, not to play. You'd better play in Changting for a few days and let the junior sister take you."

"She...she's not free either."

Min Zhi curled her lips and said, "And you didn't go to Dijiang to find the divine essence that the immortal said. Isn't this something that everyone in Shangjiang is looking for? Of course I have an obligation to help."

"Uh, it seems to make sense." Qi Zhong scratched his head.

"Since we have a common goal, let's go all the way. Anyway, I represent the Tang family, and it's not for nothing to help you."

"This... that's fine."

Waiting for someone to nod, Min Zhi smiled contentedly, turned her head to look, and found an unfamiliar man sitting next to her, she asked, "Who is this?"

"Oh. He is my younger brother, named Yuan Qian. He is dumb and his brain is not working well. Don't bully him."

Qi Zhong handed the presented snacks to Yuan Qian first, and gently straightened his sleeves for him.

Min Zhi blinked and snorted, "Why did you take him out together? Isn't it kind of like that?"

"Hey, it's a long story. Let's have some snacks first, and I'll tell you slowly on the way."

Qi Zhong naturally pushed his share in front of Min Zhi, and then went to order another snack.

The three of them formed a group inexplicably and hurried out of the border of Shangjiang.