The Wheel-Turning Master

In the morning of the next day, Xiuxiu went to say goodbye to Poyunzi again.

"Master said to let you go into the mountain on your own, and it won't be too late to see you again when you come back." Meng Yuan said with a smile.

Xiuxiu knelt down outside the tent and bowed to Meng Yuan before entering the mountain.

According to the map, Xiu Xiu only went to remote places.

The last time I went on a trip, I went to Qiaoshan with my elders. I didn't see any danger, and instead met several sisters.

This time I was traveling alone in a very dangerous place, so I would be lying if I said I wasn't afraid. But now that the words have been said, I can only learn from my senior sister’s indomitable spirit.

Chasing the misty opportunity, I became more and more cautious.

"Is this the old man's territory?"

Xiuxiu entered the old bird forest, enduring the smell of bird droppings and still muttering in her heart.

She had heard Meng Yuan talk about this incident, and knew that the old bird who was building the Foundation was beheaded by the female swordsman of the Yiqiao Mountain Sect. Her grace was outstanding, and she was the best among the monks who were building the Foundation.

Of course, the monks from Jiuyin Mountain and Yunxia Sect were scolding her for causing trouble. Even Qiaoshan's own people secretly complained about Gu Feixue.

"Senior Sister Gu from the Qiaoshan Sect is so awesome!" Xiuxiu walked through the old stork forest and couldn't help but think about the graceful swordsmanship.

Walking and stopping, chirping, and occasionally one or two birds and beasts jumped out, which made Xiuxiu stop for a long time, thinking about the old bird all the time.

Fortunately, there was no danger. Although there was a bloody atmosphere at times, it was always peaceful.

"Jackdaws, don't peck at me." After grinding for several days, they came to Chuan Valley, but when they saw broken trees and rocks, Xiuxiu immediately tensed up.

First, she fed the little mole, a loyal minister, and then Xiu Xiu held a bronze mirror in her hand and walked inside.

Not far away, I smelled the faint smell of blood again.

Going further, I saw a crack on the side of the valley, which was small enough for one person to enter. There was a lot of blood inside, and there seemed to be killing.

"According to my uncle's map, there is a flower and fruit forest here, and there is a group of monkeys living there. It is not very dangerous. Those monkeys are good at making fruit wine, but some greedy person has taken away all the fruit wine."

Xiuxiu muttered for a while, but finally didn't dare to go in and take a look, so she just continued walking into the valley.

After grinding for another two days, Xiuxiu stopped when she saw Degu in sight.

"There is no way to control the air here. If we set up a spell at the exit, we can guard the pass alone."

Xiuxiu didn't move forward either. She just stayed close to the valley wall, hiding as much as possible and observing carefully.

After waiting for a long time, there was no movement.

"Good Mole, after senior sister praised you for being loyal and good, I hope you can help me." Xiu Xiu asked Mole out, "Help my sister to look ahead."

The mole didn't move.

Xiuxiu took out the dried fruits and the mole ate for a long time before setting off when his belly was full.

After an hour, the mole came back in a flash.

"Scare yourself." Xiuxiu breathed a sigh of relief. "Everyone who enters the mountain comes for Fairy Shen Yu, so they must be scrambling to be the first. No one would be so bored as to set up a formation here to block people." Xiu Xiu wiped the sweat from her forehead and muttered: "I should have thought of it earlier!"

She stroked the mole, took out some dried fruits, praised her for being "loyal and good" for a while, and then left the valley and headed south.

After walking for three or four miles, there was the sound of beasts roaring ahead.

Since crossing the valley, the map has become less detailed. It only said that there was a foundation-building peacock ahead, but it didn't mention any magical powers.

Xiu Xiu observed from a distance, and after a while, she saw two sika deer circling in circles, both of which were foundation-building monsters, one cupping the other's butt.

"this……"

Xiuxiu helped Qu Ruyi take care of the mole and fox, knowing that she was seeking a mate. Monsters have the instinct of beasts, and their temperament is the most violent when they are emotional.

Sure enough, after a while, the tall one among them raised its front hooves. The trees shook and the rocks trembled.

Xiuxiu knew very well that she must not disturb other people's good things, and she couldn't afford to disturb them at all, so she quickly stepped back half a mile.

Tianqi is due south, but is blocked by sika deer. Xiuxiu had no choice but to go southwest.

"I hate breaking up people's marriages the most, so I have to give in to you." Xiuxiu said to herself, clearly speaking in the tone of Xuequ Ruyi.

There was no road in the mountains, and Xiu Xiu was not very courageous, so she just walked to the southwest.

After walking for two days, I saw many withered trees ahead. Among the green leaves of the mountain forest, the yellow branches and leaves are particularly conspicuous.

Xiuxiu carefully observed it for a while, then went around again.

After walking for a while, I saw a man leaning under a dead tree. The man was in his fifties, with a disheveled beard, a bruise on his face, a broken arm, and very weak breath.

The Taoist robe is dirty and torn, and its shape cannot be discerned. I don’t know what sect it belongs to.

Xiuxiu turned around and ran, running for more than a hundred steps before she dared to look back, only to see that the man didn't move at all, only with dim eyes open.

Somehow, Xiuxiu suddenly remembered the snowstorm that day when her grandfather was dying.

"I am a healer..."

Xiuxiu stopped and did not dare to step forward, so she asked: "Senior, are you from Jiuyin Mountain?"

The man's head shook slightly.

"Senior, are you from the Qiaoshan sect?" Xiuxiu asked again.

The man still shook his head and said, "Qiaoshan Zhu family Zhu Jianyang." His voice was extremely weak, as if he was exhausted.

Xiuxiu breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward, fifty steps away, and said, "I'm from Yunxia Sect."

She bowed and said, "My senior sister Qu Ruyi is acquainted with Zhu Jianshui and Zhu Yushu from the Zhu family in Qiaoshan, and we have quite a friendship. Do you know my senior sister?"

Qu Ruyi never told Xiuxiu about her relationship with Zhu Jianshui and Zhu Yushu. She only said that they were friends with each other. She also boasted that she was very popular and could hit her old friends even if she threw a stone.

Zhu Jianyang had never heard Zhu Jianshui and Zhu Yushu mention Qu Ruyi, but he thought for a moment that since Qu Ruyi knew both Zhu Jianshui and Zhu Yushu, they must have met when they were looking for Zhu Yuyan's body, and there was another person there at that time.

"I know Yun Zhonghe. Do you know him?" Zhu Jianyang's face became more and more ugly, and he spoke while enduring the pain.

Xiuxiu was immediately happy when she heard the name of Yun Zhonghe, and said, "That's my sister... Senior Yun Zhonghe and my senior sister know each other very well."

Although she often heard Qu Ruyi belittle Yun Zhonghe, the closeness and familiarity in her words could not deceive people. Moreover, they often sent letters to each other, which clearly showed that they had a deep friendship.

Zhu Jianyang was relieved, knowing that he was a friend, not an enemy.

"This place is dangerous, don't stay for long." Zhu Jianyang wanted to raise his hand, but he was powerless.

"Thank you for your reminder, senior." Xiuxiu walked forward again, ten steps away, "I have a lot of elixirs on me, which can remove poison and heal injuries. Please use them yourself." As she spoke, she took out several elixir bottles, gently pushed them out, and the elixir bottles fell to Zhu Jianyang's side.

"Thank you, my friend. I am exhausted. All the talismans and pills have been used up, and even the spiritual tools have been lost. My friend is like a blessing." Zhu Jianyang coughed twice, and a smile was forced on his face. He asked again: "Where are you going?"

Xiuxiu carefully felt the ethereal opportunity, which was still clear and had nothing to do with the person in front of him.

"South." Xiuxiu pointed to the south.

"Then we have to go deeper." Zhu Jianyang's face turned purple, as if he was in unbearable pain. He said, "There are at least five foundation-building ambushes in Jiuyin Mountain ahead. You must be very careful."

"Thank you for your advice, senior." Xiuxiu bowed and said, "Senior is injured. I..."

Zhu Jianyang shook his head slightly. "It is a great favor to have my friend...my friend give me elixirs. I dare not ask for anything else." He took a deep breath and said, "My friend and I were separated by the Green Feather Peacock, and our origin was damaged. You don't need to worry about me. Just look for your chance."

Xiuxiu bowed and took out a few more bottles of elixirs and gave them to him.

Zhu Jianyang looked at Xiuxiu. He forced a smile on his face twisted by pain and said, "Your senior sister's surname is Qu. She is most likely the junior of Qu Chengjia. Could it be that your master is Senior Qu of Yunxia Sect?"

"That's right." Xiuxiu replied.

"Senior Qu is a scholar of heaven and earth, and is well versed in numerology and yin and yang. I believe you have received the true teachings." Zhu Jianyang said.

Xiuxiu waved her hands quickly, "I'm far behind, I haven't even learned the basics."

"It doesn't matter." Zhu Jianyang coughed a few more times, "I'm seriously injured and dying, but I want to live. Can you please tell me where I should go?"

"This..." Xiuxiu was stunned for a moment, and said, "The senior is higher than me, and this place involves three major sects, I..."

"Let's try." Zhu Jianyang's face was covered with bruises, and he tried his best to bear the pain, but he was still kind.

Xiuxiu nodded, holding the bronze mirror with light waves on it.

"I'm sorry." Xiuxiu stretched out her finger, took a drop of blood from Zhu Jianyang's body, and put it on the bronze mirror.

Soon, the waves dispersed and returned to calm.

Xiuxiu's face darkened, "It seems..."

"It doesn't seem too good? Zhu Jianyang smiled.

Xiuxiu nodded.

"There are dead ends in front and behind, no chance of turning around?" Zhu Jianyang asked again.

"It seems that going southwest, there may be a chance of survival. "Xiu Xiu whispered, she was not confident in her ability.

Further southwest, they continued to go deep into the mountains.

Not to mention that there would be people from Jiuyin Mountain in the depths, there would be more monsters and beasts, and they would be more ferocious.

Xiu Xiu whispered: "Senior, I have only been learning for a short time, so I may have made a mistake."

Zhu Jianyang shook his head slightly, "You are kind-hearted, how could you be wrong?" He forced a smile on his old face with a purple tinge, "The road is difficult, the road ahead is long, take care, my friend."

"Take care, senior." Xiu Xiu bowed.

I took a detour last time, and now I should go southeast.

After walking five or six miles, I corrected the direction and followed the guidance in my heart.

I heard the roar of beasts along the way, and occasionally there was a bloody smell. After walking for two days, there was no road in the mountains and forests, and there were many dangers. I only walked about twenty miles.

"Senior Zhu said that there were people from Jiuyin Mountain ambushing, I need to be extremely careful! "Xiu Xiu held a bronze mirror in her hand, with a vigilant look on her face.

Suppressing her fear, Xiu Xiu took ten steps forward and five steps back, carefully observing along the way. Whenever she heard any sound, she would stop for a long time.

After five days of this, they walked another twenty miles forward.

"Why didn't I see the people from Jiuyin Mountain ambush?" Xiu Xiu frowned slightly, "Could it be that the people have left?"

"Yes! It has been almost ten days since I met Senior Zhu. Who knows, the people from Jiuyin Mountain may have been blessed and left all at once."

Xiu Xiu thought for a long time and felt that her inference was reasonable.

Continue to walk forward. The mountains were lush with trees and there were many birds and beasts. I didn't see any people, but I encountered several places of fighting, with many broken tall trees and rocks.

There were also many places where flames burned, but they did not cause forest fires. I guess they were left by seniors who are proficient in fire-related skills.

"I have to be more careful! There is nothing wrong with being careful! "Xiu Xiu became more cautious.

She dared not walk in a straight line, so she walked to the left and then to the right. After walking for a while, she would stop to observe the road ahead and look back at the way she came. She was really cautious.

After two days of hard work, her fair and smooth face showed signs of fatigue.

But fortunately, she did not encounter any danger. She just scared herself.

"Why is there no one? Am I lost?"

She carefully felt the vague opportunity and it was indeed in front. The trees were sparse, and the sun and moon were changing. The direction was correct.

Xiu Xiu scared herself for half a day, and then she walked forward again. A peach blossom forest appeared in front of her.

There were several corpses outside the peach blossom forest, and several wild beasts were biting.

"This should be a trap, maybe there is a formation." Xiuxiu didn't dare to approach, just looked from a distance.

The vague feeling in her heart pointed to the peach blossom forest.

After waiting for two hours, she didn't see any abnormality, but the corpses were almost eaten by wild beasts.

Holding the bronze mirror, she stretched out her finger and tapped it lightly. The water rippled slightly, and Xiuxiu closed her eyes and didn't move.

"I really didn't expect this time." Xiuxiu tilted her head and frowned slightly, "I don't know whether it is a bad omen or a good omen."

She thought for a while, took out a small wooden hairpin, and pointed at the bronze mirror again.

"It's still the same, I can't see anything, where did he go?" Xiuxiu sat in a daze for a while.

After half a day, it was dark. The corpses outside the peach blossom forest had disappeared, and there was no trace of wild beasts.

In the distance, the roar of tigers and the chirping of birds were extremely harsh.

Xiuxiu shuddered in fear and quickly released the mole.

"...Good Mole, help me to have another look." Take out the dried fruit and feed it first, then the mole will move forward.

After half an hour, the mole came back with two peach petals in its mouth. "Chirp, chirp." The mole climbed up Xiuxiu's sleeve and presented the petals.

"The descendants of the loyal and good are indeed the descendants of the loyal and good, but my sister will be eaten out of money by you sooner or later." After feeding the mole, knowing that there was peace ahead, Xiuxiu waited for a while before moving forward.

Bypassing the place where the corpses were previously, she stepped into the peach forest.

There was light green grass on the ground, soft and fluffy. Green deer and cranes, butterflies dancing and birds singing. Peach petals fell with the wind.

Continue to move forward, and you will see a small round pool of water, three feet in radius.

There is a round stone island on it, three feet in size. But it is unusually flat, not natural, like a millstone or something like that.

"The apocalypse should be here."

Xiuxiu breathed a sigh of relief and patted the purse on her waist, as if talking to a loyal mole, "I wandered all the way from Bagua Mountain, and then entered Mianlong Mountain. I walked crookedly for a long time, experienced countless hardships... countless scenery, and finally arrived."

Looking around, I saw the breeze blowing the peach blossoms, bringing bursts of fragrance.

In the middle of the night, there were monkeys howling in the distance, and birds singing and insects chirping nearby, which made this place even more quiet.

Lightly stirring the water in the pond, it felt slightly cool. Looking down carefully, it was bottomless and I didn't know where it led to.

Xiuxiu pinched her fingers and walked on the pond. She came to the middle and sat cross-legged on the stone plate.

"My natal abyss is the moon shadow. There is a deep pond here, reflecting the shadow of the full moon. Sitting here, when..."

Before she finished speaking, the stone slab lost its support and fell into the deep pond.

Xiuxiu wanted to get up, but she felt that there was an undercurrent under the pool, and she was sucked into the pool in an instant.

She stretched out her hand and wanted to go up, but her body was out of control.

The undercurrent was not urgent, but it was useless to struggle, and she just slowly fell into the deep pool.

The bronze mirror in her hand had slipped out of her hand, her hair was scattered, and her red hairpin fell off.

For a moment, Xiuxiu felt like she was in another world, as if she was going to a very far place.

"Are you going home?"

As her body fell deeper and deeper, Xiuxiu no longer resisted and just looked up.

Her dark eyes passed through the deep pool, and she saw a bright moon hanging, as if it was on the edge of the sky, and as if it was reflected between her eyebrows.