Chapter 302

In the early morning, within the Eight Sect Alliance, Xu Qing controlled the magic ship that had been covered and whistled out.

Its speed was so fast that it left the main city in an instant.

At first, he still took the route of the Immortal-Containing Eternal River, but soon the magic ship changed direction, stayed away from Taisi Due Mountain, and rushed rapidly toward the direction of the Taisi Immortal Sect.

"Brother Xu Qing, this is the first time I've gone out since I came to Yinghuang Province. If there is anything I don't understand, tell me, and I will change." On the magic ship, Ding Xue's pretty little face was flushed, and under her curled eyelashes, her eyes carrying a bright meaning blinked gently, and she spoke crisply.

Then she took out a spirit stone note with a face value of one hundred, looking like about twenty or thirty sheets, and handed it to Xu Qing very naturally.

Xu Qing instinctively took it and looked at Ding Xue in front of him.

Ding Xue puffed out her small chest slightly without changing her expression.

Today's Ding Xue was wearing a purple gauze skirt, with a red flowing cloud silk tied around her waist, her long hair draped over her shoulders, and an ancient sword on her back. Although she didn't look as breathtakingly alluring as Immortal Zixuan, the aura of youth and the white-and-red face made her look bright and energetic from the inside out.

Especially her already slender waist, under the restraint of the flowing cloud silk, gave people a more delicate feeling, and the obedience in her expression and the spirit stones she gave Xu Qing under the premise of respecting knowledge in the past made Xu Qing able to accept Ding Xue's following.

This time, Seventh Master did not follow on the ship.

Since they were fishing, they naturally had to hide in the back. Only in this way could the fish take the bait. At the same time, in order to be more realistic, or perhaps because Ding Xue was blown by her aunt, this trip became Ding Xue and Xu Qing together.

Their task was to investigate the strange things that had appeared recently in a small country that chose to rely on the Seven Blood Eyes.

In addition, Xu Qing also understood that Seventh Master's arrangement also had the idea of letting him bring Ding Xue along. After all, in this chaotic world, although Ding Xue's cultivation had broken through to Foundation Establishment, she had not reached one fire.

Especially her personality, which still needed some tempering.

And the best tempering was to see the bitterness of the world with one's own eyes.

The only thing that made Xu Qing somewhat surprised was that he didn't see Zhao Zhongheng.

However, he didn't ask, but withdrew his gaze from Ding Xue and said calmly.

"Yinghuang Province is not like Nanhuang. Going out carries a high degree of danger. You must be careful. Also, don't touch the things on the ship randomly; they are poisonous."

Facing Ding Xue, Xu Qing was incomparably composed. After speaking, he closed his eyes and sat cross-legged, his face and aura also covered.

Although Seventh Master wanted to fish, if he didn't cover up, it would be too fake.

Ding Xue nodded hurriedly, her heart full of excitement and even smugness. In order to go on this trip, she had pleased her aunt for a long time before she got this opportunity.

At this moment, seeing Xu Qing practicing, she obediently did not disturb him, but sat cross-legged on the side, looking at the scenery around, occasionally sweeping her beautiful eyes over Xu Qing.

Even though Xu Qing covered his appearance, she could spontaneously recall Xu Qing's appearance in her memory. Thinking of that extremely delicate, almost demon-like face, a blush would rise on her pretty face.

It was truly because even in the main city of the Eight Sect Alliance, she had seen too many people during this period, but she felt that there was still no one who could compare with Xu Qing in appearance.

This made her desire to take down Xu Qing even stronger and firmer.

Time passed, and three days went by.

During these three days, the interaction between Xu Qing and Ding Xue was quiet most of the time. He was meditating, Ding Xue was looking at him, and every time Xu Qing opened his eyes, Ding Xue would take out some pills and hand them over, accompanied by spirit notes and inquiries, looking very eager to learn.

Xu Qing felt that this mode of interaction was very good, so after tasting the pills, he also gave Ding Xue careful guidance according to the knowledge he had mastered.

Ding Xue listened very seriously every time, and her eyes revealed admiration. Sometimes the words she said carried a soft and glutinous meaning, which fell into his ears, making people feel very comfortable, and there would be a feeling of wanting to continue speaking.

This point was something Ding Xue did not possess before. After Xu Qing felt it, he couldn't help but look at Ding Xue a few more times.

Ding Xue was secretly happy; this was taught by her aunt.

At the same time, she also constantly observed the weather, looking for opportunities. Just like that, another seven days passed.

Finally, Ding Xue waited for the weather change she wanted.

This night, thunder rumbled, lightning filled the air, heavy rain poured down, and while the outside world was cold, thunder echoed through the clouds.

Ding Xue's face was a little pale. The position she sat in was not very far from Xu Qing, but not close either. Every time thunder rumbled, her body would tremble slightly.

Xu Qing opened his eyes and looked at Ding Xue.

"Brother Xu Qing, because my father and mother were not by my side since I was a child, every thunderstorm night I would hide in a corner by myself. So although I am a cultivator, I am still instinctively afraid of thunder, especially on rainy nights when I feel cold. But it's okay, I can do it myself. Brother Xu Qing, you continue to practice, don't pay attention to me."

Ding Xue's voice was very light, and toward the end, her voice murmured weakly.

"I'm already used to it." Saying this, she curled up in the corner of the ship, looking pitiful.

Xu Qing thought for a moment and took out a wine gourd and handed it to Ding Xue.

"Ah?" Ding Xue was stunned.

"Drink a little, it will be warm."

Ding Xue took it hesitantly, looked at the wine gourd in her hand, and then looked at the calm-faced Xu Qing. She gritted her silver teeth and drank a large mouthful directly.

She drank too fast and couldn't help coughing, but the next instant a pill flew over.

"This pill stops coughing."

Ding Xue was somewhat dazed. After a while, she held the pill and looked at Xu Qing pitifully. At this moment, thunder rumbled, and her body trembled.

Xu Qing's expression was as usual. Looking at the lightning outside and listening to the rolling thunder and the sound of rain, he didn't know why, but he thought of a month ago, the same rainy night, the same boat, and the heroic figure sitting on the railing.

After a long time, amidst the rolling thunder, Xu Qing took out the willow flute, placed it by his mouth, and blew it gently. The leisurely flute sound rose on the magic ship at this moment and drifted into heaven and earth. The rumbling of thunder seemed to slowly become the drumbeat, accompanying the flute sound.

The flute sound contained a sense of the rivers and lakes, and even more contained Xu Qing's thoughts. As it echoed in all directions, Ding Xue's eyes were infatuated.

She looked blankly at Xu Qing, at the figure in the purple Daoist robe, at the verdant flute under the starlit eyes and sword-like eyebrows. Time seemed to freeze in her world at this moment.

Don't know when, the flute sound ended, don't know when, the sky outside brightened, don't know when, the thunder and rain stopped.

"Brother Xu Qing, what is the name of this piece?" Ding Xue took a deep breath, recovered, and whispered.

Xu Qing shook his head and did not answer. He stood up and looked at the earth where the dawn was falling. That place entered his sight.

That place was their destination.

Sitong Country.

This was a small human country that originally did not rely on any force. After the Seven Blood Eyes arrived, because the former lord of this country was an elder of the Seven Blood Eyes several generations ago, his own talent made him taken away by the alliance, and he was not allowed to return in his life.

Until the day he grew old, he chose to settle here and founded this small country. And until the moment he sat down, he had no way to return to the Seven Blood Eyes.

For such a country, the Seven Blood Eyes naturally attached importance to the things that happened within it.

Originally, they planned to arrange for a two-fire disciple to come here to handle it. Because Seventh Master wanted to take Xu Qing out, he simply arranged this matter for Xu Qing.

Under the dawn, the ordinary people's houses in this small country rose with cooking smoke. Looking from the sky, it was peaceful, and it was considered one of the few countries that were still safe.

The reason for this was the protection of the array set up around it by the Seven Blood Eyes elder who founded this country. This array could make cultivators below Golden Core unable to step in without permission.

But clearly, the array of this small country must have had a loophole recently, so there was a strange arrival.

Xu Qing had read the case file when he came. He knew that ninety-nine people in this country had died suddenly twenty days ago and turned into walking corpses, causing chaos in all directions.

Therefore, because this country relied on the Seven Blood Eyes, the Seven Blood Eyes had arranged for a Foundation Establishment disciple of the Sixth Peak to come here for rotation. Although this disciple had not reached one fire, he was by no means comparable to ordinary rogue cultivators. Under his move, it was quickly solved, and after his investigation, he found the murderer and beheaded him.

But ten days ago, the same scene appeared again. The murderer was still that person, exactly the same.

At this point, that Sixth Peak disciple knew that this must be a strange occurrence, so he reported it to the sect and asked the sect to send someone here within ten days. He analyzed that the next time would be ten days later.

The day Xu Qing came was exactly the tenth day.

After arriving, he did not inform the lord of this small country and the Sixth Peak disciple, but controlled the magic ship to fly out of the range of this small country. Until he flew very far, he quietly brought Ding Xue off the magic ship, hid his tracks all the way, took the peer jade slip, sneaked back, and walked in the capital of this small country.

Everything he saw here was ordinary people. Because of the existence of the array around, they looked much better in state than the poor people Xu Qing had seen before.

Although there was foreign matter, it had not reached the degree of rotten blue-black and near-alienation. And there were many pedestrians on the street, mostly laughter.

Ding Xue looked around curiously.

She had never been to such a small human country since she was a child, but she was not stupid. She also understood this world from the case files and knew that she was going to find the strange occurrence, so she did not disturb Xu Qing and followed closely behind Xu Qing.

Xu Qing walked on the street. Outsiders could not see his figure. This was the effect of a low-level invisibility talisman in the alliance. Unless the cultivation reached Foundation Establishment, it was impossible to perceive the fluctuations of the invisibility talisman.

Just like that, an hour passed. Xu Qing walked around the small country and finally stopped in front of a residential house. He looked down at his shadow. The shadow transmitted a thought fluctuation; it sensed that there was a strange occurrence here.

This task might be difficult for others, but it was very simple for Xu Qing. He did not hesitate and took a step forward, entering the residential house directly. The moment he entered, a cold wind blew in his face.

Xu Qing didn't need to make a move. His shadow suddenly spread out and swallowed it fiercely. The cold wind dissipated and fell into the shadow's mouth. With the sound of chewing, the strange occurrence here dissipated.

Then Xu Qing stood in place, waiting silently. After a while, he raised his eyebrows. In the information transmitted by the shadow, it told him that in another place, it had discovered a strange occurrence again.

"Could it be the Strange Nether Clan again?" Xu Qing pondered, took Ding Xue who was waiting outside the door to the place pointed out by the shadow. There, he felt the aura of the strange occurrence, and soon, under the shadow's devouring, this strange occurrence disappeared.

"... not... one... treasure... child..."

The shadow chewed while emitting emotions. Xu Qing frowned. Seeing this, the Jin Gang Sect ancestor transmitted his voice.

"Master, Little Shadow's meaning is that this is not a strange occurrence, but two different individuals. The taste is different from the Strange Nether Clan, so this should not be the Strange Nether Clan. It feels that this is more like a sub-state strange occurrence produced by some item."

Happy weekend, everyone~~