Because the Holy Mountain frequently sent strange beasts to block the road, the original two-month journey was extended to half a year.

By the time Luo Jiujiang and Han Qianling finally arrived at the foot of the Holy Mountain, their eighteenth birthdays were approaching.

Seeing that the purpose of this trip was within reach, not to mention Han Qianling, even Luo Jiujiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Perhaps it was because he listened to Dong Shuangyu's warning before the trip, but in the past six months, Han Qianling was not only overprotective of Luo Jiujiang, but also had some emotional issues.

Given Han Qianling's personality, even if he was nervous and worried, hiding something, he would never act like a fussy person, constantly asking about Luo Jiujiang's well-being or hanging around him. Compared to before, he was just a little more decisive in dealing with the strange beasts that blocked his path, and he always had a very cold attitude towards the spirits of the five elements.

If it were an outsider, he might not be able to notice anything abnormal about Han Qianling from beginning to end, but as a Taoist companion who grew up with Qianling since childhood, Luo Jiujiang would not ignore the fact that almost half of Han Qianling's attention was devoted to him.

It’s not that Han Qianling would stop Luo Jiujiang from fighting the strange beast, nor does it mean that Han Qianling would show grief every time Luo Jiujiang was injured. He just always followed Luo Jiujiang's body with his eyes silently.

Perhaps it was during the battles in which the Holy Mountain repeatedly sent strange beasts to expel them that Han Qianling became more convinced that Luo Jiujiang was his only anchor. During the past six months, he desired Luo Jiujiang even more.

This time, his desire wasn't born of lust or the overwhelming intensity of a young man's passion. It was simply that he needed Luo Jiujiang, like a fish needs water and an animal needs air. He and Luo Jiujiang were so connected that they might go entire days without a single word. Just the touch of Luo Jiujiang's skin, even just the twist of one of his hairbands, brought him a sense of inner peace.

Luo Jiujiang is indispensable to Han Qianling.

Perhaps because he was frightened by Han Qianling's cold face that could never be melted and his memory bonus, after following them to travel around for a while, Qi Liuliu automatically and consciously went into his own body to meditate, and vowed to meditate for ten or eight years.

But what made Liuliu sad was that Luo Jiujiang did not try to keep him, but instead encouraged him to focus on his strength, which was never wrong. As for the orphan of his old master, Han Qianling, who had always been cold to him, actually smiled at him for the first time because of this decision.

"Not bad, you finally use your brain a little." Han Qianling commented.

Little Qi Liuliu was heartbroken and cried loudly. He buried his head in his round body and secretly vowed not to come out until he was locked up for a hundred or eighty years.

You will all miss me! Liuliu sniffed with tears in her eyes and thought: Without me by your side, you will all feel very lonely and regretful!

...Qi Liuliu, who thought so, obviously didn't know that he had just entered the essence of the Five Elements to concentrate and meditate, and after abandoning external things, Han Qianling, in order to celebrate, used his real body to perform some fancy football for Luo Jiujiang on the spot.

Luo Jiujiang praised him highly: "Qianling played really well."

...Fortunately, the spirit of the five elements was unaware of this commotion, otherwise even another eight thousand years of seclusion would not be enough to make him sad.

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At this moment, Luo Jiujiang and Han Qianling were about to arrive at the foot of the Holy Mountain. Luo Jiujiang looked up at the entire Holy Mountain, and couldn't help sighing in his heart.

Previously, the Holy Mountain was obscured by snow and mist, making it unclear. But now, as I approached and took a closer look, I felt that the entire mountain was a masterpiece of nature, truly worthy of the title of "Holy".

I don’t know if it’s because of the spiritual energy that has been radiating from it over the years that every piece of stone and dust that makes up the Holy Mountain is so shiny that even if it still has edges and corners, it looks as if it has been covered with a layer of patina, and it looks quite crystal clear and lovely.

This layer of smooth and crystal-clear patina makes the Holy Mountain very distinctive among the millions of mountains - the brown rocks at the bottom reflect a layer of sunlight, which makes them light yellow and slightly burnt, like a large piece of glutinous rice chicken in a freshly peeled rice dumpling leaf, with a patina as moist as rice paste; some of the tortoise-green stones in the middle are also translucent and glossy green like jade, and are slightly rounder than the boulders at the bottom, more like a basket of irregularly shaped green dumplings, with a red or brown interior faintly visible under the semi-transparent skin, which is filled with red bean paste, or salted egg yolks with red oil instead.

As for the top of the mountain, which is covered with a thin layer of clouds and snow, it is even more crystal clear and flawless, like a white jade dish with rice noodle rolls and cold cakes piled high, which makes people salivate at the sight.

Seeing this breathtakingly beautiful scenery, Luo Jiujiang's throat couldn't help but roll slightly.

Han Qianling knew him very well. He only took a glance at his fascinated expression and immediately understood what Luo Jiujiang didn't say.

He glanced at Shengshan and then at Luo Jiujiang. Even he couldn't help but be speechless at this moment: "Jiujiang, you..." You can even...

Luo Jiujiang came back to his senses, coughed lightly, and then turned to praise: "Qianling, your mother is really a beautiful mountain full of life and beauty."

Han Qianling: "..."

Han Qianling didn't know whether to laugh or cry. After shaking his head several times, he finally asked, "What do you want? Let's go eat together after we leave the holy land.

Luo Jiujiang pointed out the dishes from bottom to top, "Glutinous rice chicken wrapped in rice dumplings, two-color mugwort dumplings, white jade rice noodle rolls and cold cakes."

"...Okay, let's eat then." Han Qianling's face remained expressionless and his tone was calm, but his heart could not calm down for a long time: Even at this time, Luo Jiujiang's three dishes still included staple food, hard dishes and snacks. Why didn't I see him pay so much attention to the combination when eating normally!

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