He Qing and Su Guang stayed in the rocking chair in the courtyard of Wolong Valley for the whole morning without doing anything. If Ye Cangyan hadn't sent someone to invite them, they would probably have stayed there until dark.
When we arrived at Ye Cangyan's Qingqu Cave, he told us that Gu Changnian and Hua Chiyu had come to say goodbye earlier, saying that they were going back to Lingshan to prepare for the upcoming crisis of the Northern Seal.
He Qing looked at Qi Guanrui who was still staying in Mount Yu and said, "Second Master, why don't you go back to Mount Lingshan with them?"
Qi Guanrui said uncomfortably: "Well, I want to go to the North with you to verify my grandfather's speculation back then."
This statement didn't seem true at first glance, but it was a reasonable reason after all. He Qing couldn't refuse directly, so she glanced at Su Guang, but Su Guang just looked at her with a half-smile, and it was impossible to tell what his attitude was.
"I'm going too!" Yue Qingru interrupted, "Master, I'll go with you to the North to welcome the Demon God!"
Wow, you are here to welcome me so soon...
He Qing glanced at Ye Cangyan who was about to drink but stopped, and touched Le Qingru's ear and pinched it: "Qingru, I'm glad you want to follow me, but you should first think clearly about the reasons why you want to follow me and the path you want to take in the future before making any plans."
Yue Qingru said confidently: "I will follow the path that my master takes. Isn't it natural for a disciple to follow his master?"
He Qing thought, I am on a dead end, I cannot follow this. So he said seriously: "Well, then you should practice well in Yushan, and when the demon god appears to recruit soldiers, you can join the demon god's army and show your power."
Yue Qingru suddenly felt that the responsibility on his shoulders had become even greater, and nodded firmly: "Okay, Master, I will definitely live up to your expectations!"
Ye Cangyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said to He Qing and Su Guang, "You two, I think you are leaving too, right?"
"Yes, we'll leave in one or two days."
Ye Cangyan hinted at He Qing with his eyes and said, "Master He Qing, may I have a chat with you alone?"
He Qing could roughly guess what Ye Cangyan wanted to talk about, so he nodded in agreement.
"please."
Ye Cangyan brought He Qing to a hidden corner in Qingqu Cave. As soon as he stood still, he bowed and praised He Qing: "Master He Qing, I can see that you are a man of high moral character and not fussy about trivial matters. Unlike most people in the immortal sect, you are not obsessed with cultivation and ascension. Everything goes with the flow."
He Qing put his hands in his sleeves and said with a smile: "Do you want me to return Qingru's demon pill to you?"
Ye Cangyan carefully looked at He Qing's face and confirmed that she was not unhappy, then he continued: "Yes. It's not that I don't trust you, but once the seal of the northern border is broken, there will be a battle between the immortals and the demons. I don't want this demon pill to fall into the hands of others."
"You don't want the demon pill to fall into Suguang's hands, right?" He Qing nodded with an "I understand" look on his face. "I understand your concerns, but I'm sorry, I can't hand over Qingru's demon pill for the time being."
Ye Cangyan frowned: "What do you mean by that?"
"You are right. There will be a battle between the immortals and the devils," He Qing paced slowly in the small cave and said, "If the devil can successfully appear in the world, I think he will not be interested in taking back the divine essence. But if the devil is sealed again," He Qing looked at Ye Cangyan steadily and said word by word, "I want you to stand on the side of Su Guang."
"What a joke!" Ye Cangyan immediately retorted: "I have not left Mount Yu for decades because I want the demon race to have their own corner of the world and never get involved in the disputes between the immortals and demons. But you want me to lead all the demons to support the demons? It's impossible!"
He Qing shook his head and corrected: "It's not about supporting the magic path, it's about supporting Tracing Light."
"What difference does it make? In the end, it will force my Yushan demon clan to intervene in the fight between the immortals and demons."
He Qing shook his head again: "That's all I have to say."
"You..." Only then did Ye Cangyan realize that he was blind. He thought that He Qing was a reasonable person, but he didn't expect that she was also a person who would turn her back on you. She seemed to have persuaded Le Qingru not to surrender, but it turned out that she was actually targeting the entire Yushan demon clan!
And where did she get the confidence from? Why did she say that the demon god would not be interested in taking back the divine essence after appearing in the world? This choice of advancing or retreating was a gamble, which was really absurd!
But He Qing did not explain any more to Ye Cangyan. He left the corner first and ran towards Su Guang in a dizzy state.
Su Guang seemed to have sensed something as well. He had been waiting on the way back. When he saw He Qing, he calmly came forward and hugged her, helping her to calm down.
He Qing leaned on Su Guang and calmed down, saying quietly: "Let's go to the North as soon as possible."
Feeling that He Qing's soul was leaving his body more and more frequently, Su Guang responded expressionlessly: "Okay."
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Yue Qingru escorted He Qing and the other two to the exit of Mount Yu. He held He Qing's hand reluctantly and muttered, "Master, are you really not going to take me with you?"
He Qing looked at Yue Qingru's drooping wolf ears and said gently, "Didn't we agree on this? You wait for news at Mount Yu."
Yue Qingru pouted, still unwilling—
I don't know what the old man talked about with the master. When he came back, his face was very ugly. He was very angry when he mentioned the master. She offered to see the master off, but the old man said that her master was not a good person and should stay away from her in the future...
Ye Cangyan's sudden change in attitude made Yue Qingru feel a little uneasy, but she didn't know what went wrong.
Seeing Yue Qingru's listless look, He Qing pulled her over and rubbed her hard in his arms, saying, "Don't look so sad. You haven't had much time to spend with your father in these years. Now that you're in Yushan, you should spend some time with him." After that, he pushed Yue Qingru away again and said casually, "Okay, let's go."
He Qing didn't look back.
Even though he knew that Yue Qingru had been standing there watching him eagerly, he never thought of looking at her again.
After leaving the territory of Mount Yu, Qi Guanrui no longer traveled with He Qing and Su Guang, but stayed far away from them, as if he was afraid to disturb their time together.
He Qing looked back repeatedly, which naturally caused Su Guang's dissatisfaction. He warned him indifferently: "Since you care so much, why don't you go with him?"
"No!" He Qing said, "It's the Second Young Master who reminded me of someone. Can you take a look?"
At He Qing's instigation, Su Guang reluctantly looked back for a while and raised his eyebrows: "Chi Ying?"
"Yes!" He Qing smiled and said, "When Chi Ying followed us to Sanzu River, it was the same. She stopped when we stopped and walked when we walked, but she just didn't want to come over."
This is a shared memory between the two of them, and a smile appeared on Suguang's lips.
He Qing held his chin and thought: "It's hard for us to move if he's like this, why not let him get closer?"
Su Guang touched He Qing's head and said, "Later, let's go somewhere first."