Chapter 99

Although it was pitch black, the little fellow, who was very familiar with his brother's scent, was already confident. He happily fluttered his short legs over and hugged his brother's long legs, calling out affectionately in his little voice: "Brother! Brother!"

The handsome young swordsman felt the heavy weight on his legs, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but rise. His deep and calm eyes, like the sea, also showed soft ripples, distant and indulgent.

"Sui Sui." His clear voice contained the gentleness and softness that one would only find when addressing a younger brother: "Don't be afraid, brother is here."

Although Jiang Mingyan had not yet figured out the specific situation, he still subconsciously comforted his younger brother and kept the little guy under his protection.

"Brother..." Suisui felt the love and care from her brother, her heart fluttered, and her sweet smile bloomed like a flower.

He was about to tell his brother everything he knew about this dark space when he suddenly noticed another figure approaching.

It is still a familiar and heart-warming atmosphere.

Although this aura was not as satisfying and trustworthy as that of her brother, it was also reliable and harmless.

The little fellow immediately opened his eyes wide in surprise: "Shao Jishuang!"

Wow, what a great day today is!

In this empty dream, Suisui is no longer the only lonely cub!

But, what a coincidence...is this really a dream?

For the first time in such a long time, the little guy felt some doubt in his heart and couldn't help but secretly puff up a small arc on his soft face.

Shao Jishuang clearly remembered meditating in his room. His spiritual energy was flowing normally, his altar clear and bright, but in a moment of trance, he was in a completely different situation, surrounded by darkness.

Soul leaving the body?

Shao Jishuang became alert, but before he could get used to his suddenly light body, a familiar soft voice of a baby came into his ears.

Although his body was still tense and on guard, Shao Jishuang's mind had already relaxed: "Sui Sui?"

"It's me!" Suisui released the hand that was holding her brother's long leg and held his hand instead. The other free hand reached out to Shao Jishuang: "Shao Jishuang, Suisui and brother are here."

Shao Jishuang tried to take a step and successfully took Mao Tuantuan's soft little hand.

"Brother, Shao Jishuang, don't be afraid. Suisui has been here many times." The little girl said in a baby voice: "Brother, do you still remember those dreams Suisui told you about? It's here! Xiaoshu is here too!"

Even darkness couldn't hide the little fellow's eyes that were as bright as stars: "The little tree is so beautiful. Suisui has always wanted to take the little tree out to show it to his brother..."

It just never worked...

Sui Sui couldn't help but curl her lips secretly.

But the little fellow was only disappointed for a moment, and soon became lively again: "It's not too late to see it now! Shao Jishuang should see it too! Suisui will immediately ask Xuanchen to help us light up the space where the little tree is~"

"Sui Sui, wait a minute." Jiang Mingyan rubbed the little guy's furry head, his eyes moving slightly: "Is this the dream you told me about?"

"Yes." Sui Sui nodded. Remembering something, he turned to look at Shao Jishuang and explained softly, "Xuan Chen is the 'spirit' of this space. Although Sui Sui has never seen what he looks like, he knows that he is a good spirit, very good."

"Don't think you can please me like this, you little troublemaker." A hoarse male voice sounded helplessly: "I just took a break for a while, why are there two more people here?"

Jiang Mingyan subconsciously protected Sui Sui, and Shao Jishuang's handsome eyebrows and eyes lost their gentleness, and his bloodshot eyes became cold.

"I don't know either. Not long after I came here, my brother and Shao Jishuang came over."

Sui Sui was aware of the wariness of his brother and friends. After answering Xuan Chen's question, he thought for a moment and suggested, "Xuan Chen, could you light up the tree first?"

As the darkness fades a little, my brother and Shao Jishuang will relax a little, right?

The little guy thought with a serious face.

Xuan Chen chuckled and did not reject Sui Sui's suggestion. With a thought, the small world in the center was lit up by soft light.

Sui Sui looked eagerly at her brother in the light coming from the other side, then at Shao Jishuang: "Xuan Chen is not a bad guy, brother and Shao Jishuang don't worry."

Jiang Mingyan lowered his eyes to look at the little fellow's delicate face, his cold expression softening slightly: "Brother believes in Sui Sui."

So I am willing to give some trust to this guy of unknown origin and appearance.

Sui Sui understood the hidden meaning in her brother's words, and her big watery eyes curved into cute little crescents: "Brother is so nice!"

Shao Jishuang's bloodshot eyes showed a hint of helplessness, but he still said indulgently: "I believe in Sui Sui too."

"Hehe." The little guy was happy.

He took his brother and Shao Jishuang by the hand and drifted towards the lighted area: "Let's go see the little tree!"

When the space lit up, Jiang Mingyan noticed the small green velvet tree floating in it - it looked like the same tree he had seen in Sui Sui's dantian.

But the young swordsman's attention was still partially focused on another place: "This is Sui Sui's dreamland."

"Wow?" Sui Sui was confused: "Yes~"

Jiang Mingyan and Shao Jishuang looked at each other and saw the strange look in each other's eyes.

Jiang Mingyan: "I was just practicing."

"Me too." Shao Jishuang said softly.

Sui Sui's happily flapping legs became slow: "Ah..."

"But Sui Sui only comes here when he falls asleep..." the little guy murmured.

"What's so surprising about this? It's all just a formality." Xuan Chen, who had been silent until now, said calmly, "You can come here because a part of the Longevity Tree is here, and it will occasionally pull you in from the outside world. As for your brother and your friends, they are still asleep and cannot sense this place..."

He paused, as if sizing up Jiang Mingyan and Shao Jishuang. "They should have woken up a long time later and found a way to get in. But I don't know what happened to you outside recently. Our auras touched, and they actually followed your soul here... It's quite a coincidence. With this connection, they don't have to wait until you wake up. From now on, when you come in, they will follow you in."

"...What?" Sui Sui was confused. "What do you mean by waking up from a deep sleep?"

The little guy's mind was working very fast. When he subconsciously looked up and his watery black eyes met his brother's deep and calm phoenix eyes, Sui Sui knew that he and his brother had thought of their mother at the same time, the green velvet tree in their dantian and the flash of gorgeous and sharp sword.

Shao Jishuang was also silent, his bloodshot pupils moved slightly, as if he was remembering something.

Xuan Chen, who had revealed the secret, did not say anything else. No matter how Sui Sui muttered and called him, he remained silent, as if he had fallen asleep.

Seeing this, Sui Sui knew that he was going to play dead till the end. After humming a few times, the little guy shifted his attention.

"Brother, Shao Jishuang, let's go look at the little tree!" Suisui's chest puffed out with pride, her eyes shining brightly: "The most beautiful little tree in the world!"

This was the first time Shao Jishuang had seen this round, green tree, but for some reason, she felt it was very familiar, and had a joy of reunion after a long separation.

Very cute, I like it very much.

Shao Jishuang's mind flickered, but her voice remained gentle and steady: "It is indeed the most beautiful little tree in the world."

Jiang Mingyan is happy every year.

Shao Jishuang's emotions were also affected by this furry ball.

Therefore, when Sui Sui's little face was circling around the small tree in a daze, the two of them looked over at him.

Jiang Mingyan: "Sui Sui, what's wrong?"

"It's been a long time, Sui Sui is about to wake up." The child said with a serious expression: "But, it seems that Sui Sui still needs one more step."

Jiang Mingyan was puzzled: "Sui Sui never talked about this before."

"I..." The child rubbed his face in confusion, his voice a little muffled: "I don't know, but..."

"Little troublemaker, it's time for you to wake up." Xuan Chen, who had been pretending to be dead, finally showed up.

He seemed to be afraid that Sui Sui would continue to shake the morale of the troops with her baby voice and tender little face, so he quickly finished his words and fell silent again.

Then, before Suisui could ask any more questions, his feet felt empty and his body suddenly felt heavy.

Zhongzhou, Cha Ting City.

The sky is bright and the sun is rising.

The golden-red sunlight dyed the sky, and then sneaked into the house through the gaps in the window lattice, coating the snow-white and rosy cheeks of the sleeping child on the soft bed with a layer of light gold, making the little guy with delicate eyebrows and eyes look even more like a white jade doll, delicate and radiant.

"Ah!" The white jade doll opened its black eyes. Before the mist in its eyes had dissipated, its childish voice came out angrily: "Xuan Chen!"

Before the last word of his angry words had died down, Sui Sui jumped up, shaking his little head, looking confused and angry.

At this moment, the brother who was practicing nearby restrained his breath, slowly opened his phoenix eyes, and suddenly a storm arose on the cold sea.

However, the turbulent sea water unconsciously calmed down when it touched the little guy in his middle clothes with an unhappy face. Reflecting the faint golden light that slipped into the house, it actually gave off some gentle warmth.

Suisui threw herself into her brother's arms, like a limp doll, and let him dress her: "Brother, do you still remember?"

"Remember." While Jiang Mingyan was tidying up the little guy, his mind moved slightly, and a flash of inspiration came to him. The bed was restored to tidiness, the curtains were gently opened, and the sunlight came in brightly.

Sui Sui was obviously just short of putting on his shoes and running around, but the little guy still stayed on his brother's chest, as if he was determined to make a nest in his brother's arms.

However, Suisui still failed to build this little nest.

There was a knock on the door.

Sui Sui immediately guessed the identity of the person outside the house.

The little guy watched as his brother tore him off his arms and placed him neatly on the bed, then he walked over to open the door.

Sure enough, it was Shao Jishuang.

Sui Sui jumped onto the low stool next to her and put on her shoes with great grunt, and couldn't help puffing out her cheeks.

Everyone still remembers what happened in the dark space.

But they didn't discuss it too much. After all, there were too many mysteries, and no immediate answers would be forthcoming. It would be better to put them aside for now and sort them out one by one when more clues emerged.

Taoist Mingruo, who was delayed by something yesterday, walked into the yard with a smile after Suisui finished breakfast. Taoist Fengxun, who was rarely serious, was beside him.

The second prince of the demon clan, Chao Xi, has disappeared.

Suisui did not have any overly biased likes or dislikes towards the second prince of the demon clan. He could feel that Chaoxi had good intentions towards him, his brother, and Shao Jishuang, but there was never a clear rule that a person must like people who were kind to him, right?

Suisui doesn't hate Chaoxi, but she also doesn't like Chaoxi.

When Sui Sui thought of the interested look on the demon prince's face, her eyebrows furrowed, and she just hoped that it would not be related to Chao Xi.

——I always have a bad feeling.

Mingruo Daojun came here mainly to tell Jiang Mingyan to remember to go to the two cities that had become dead cities to clear out the monsters.

This place is still a bit close to the Dusk Mountains. A distance of several thousand miles is not enough to stop the many monsters and beasts that are attracted by the gloomy and strange death aura in the Dead City.

Mingruo Daojun and several other venerables went to Qingshi City to investigate some time ago. Before leaving, they cleaned out the monsters that were rampant in Qingshi City, but the death energy continued to flow, and the monsters continued to appear.

Therefore, Sui Sui, Shao Jishuang and others encountered so many mountain banyan beasts when they landed in Qingshi City.

In fact, all the venerable ones also know that killing monsters in waves is only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution. As long as the death energy spreads, there will always be monsters coming.

However, this time the task of clearing out the monsters was given to the younger generation in order to train them, and there will be a Venerable to take over later, so there is no need to worry too much.

Mingruo Daojun is very confident in Jiang Mingyan.

Although there are only a few people in the younger generation who have reached the Nascent Soul stage, and Jiang Mingyan is the youngest among them, Jiang Mingyan has a clear heart of Taoism, a sharp sword intent, and a firm mind. Mingruo Daojun has no good instructions for him.

He and Jiang Mingyan surrounded Sui Sui together.

Suisui is also going to clear out the monsters this time.

Sui Sui is young in age, and except for Shao Jishuang and a few others, most of the others with the same cultivation level as him have already reached adulthood.

Although Mingruo Daojun and Jiang Mingyan both knew that the two cities had long been covered by the spiritual consciousness of the Venerable who was responsible for guarding the disciples, and that the Venerable would come to the rescue in a critical moment, how could they not be worried when the little fellow they had carefully raised was about to shake his wings and prepare to fly?

Once a teacher, always a father.

The eldest brother is like a father.

The two old fathers were inevitably a little anxious.

Suisui listened obediently to the instructions of her brother and master, and responded seriously to each one. Finally, she kissed them on the cheek one by one, and then took Shao Jishuang's hand and walked out of the yard under their worried gazes.

In fact, Suisui felt that fighting against monsters was not difficult at all.

The little guy was riding a majestic black dog, surrounded by golden-leaved Hypericum and blood-red transparent Blood Vine, with narrow leaves of Hemoclotting Grass wrapped around his fingers. He was overwhelming as soon as he appeared.

Suisui does not rely entirely on Dahei and the spiritual plants.

Following his elder brother, he was influenced by him since he was young. Later, with the careful instruction of Mingruo Daojun and the occasional guidance of other venerables of Qingmiao Sect, the little guy's magic skills became flexible and comprehensive.

Suisui, Dahei and the spiritual plants work very well together.

He fought monsters during the day and returned to the yard at night. Not only did his brother answer his questions in a timely manner, but he also had a small class tailored for him by his master. As a result, he made rapid progress year by year and broke through to the middle stage of foundation building in less than half a month.

When I was still feeling a little reluctant to leave, this experience came to an end.

Suisui was just a child, a child with his master and elders supporting him, and many things were far away from him.

But Ming Ruo Daojun and Jiang Mingyan both dote on their children, and they would not deliberately hide some unimportant things that can be mentioned from Sui Sui.

Therefore, Sui Sui knew that the venerables who went to investigate found nothing, just like the time in Qingshi City.

When Sui Sui got together with his friends, he saw the hint of worry in everyone's eyes, and he knew that his friends had also received the news from their teachers.

However, these things were ultimately too far away from the little kids, and they didn't have the ability to solve them. So, after worrying for a while, Suisui and his friends put these worries behind them.

Neither his elder brother nor Mingruo Daojun was the type to bring back the storms from the outside world and cause the little one to worry. After returning to Qingmiao Sect, Suisui's days were as happy and bright as ever.

Dawn turns to dusk, and the years pass by.

Time flows quietly in laughter.

The sixteen-year-old boy was as bright as the morning glow, his black hair and red clothes were as fiery as fire. When he raised his eyebrows and smiled, he was full of endless vigor and talent, dazzling and dazzling.

Eight years is enough to transform a soft and childish little kid into a bold and enthusiastic young man, but for the entire Qianyuan world, it is nothing.

The cause of the dead city is still unclear, and there are turbulent waves beneath the calm surface.

The little eagle, who grew up carefree under the protection of his brother and senior teachers, has grown into a mature bird and can face the wind and waves.

While the brother was still carefully selecting a place for the little eagle to test fly, an uninvited guest had already come to the door.

Some troubles are like plasters that stick to your skin and you can’t pull them off once you’re not careful.

Jiang Sui Yan was lying on the couch, and when he heard the message from the disciples outside the hall, impatience appeared between his beautiful eyebrows.

The young man simply jumped up and casually put the gorgeous and luxurious soft couch that was out of place in the entire hall into his Xumi bracelet. He smiled and said to the tall and straight black-robed swordsman behind the table, "Brother, Shao Jishuang and the others have an appointment to meet in Shuixi Town. Brother, you have guests now, so I won't be in the way here!"

After saying that, the young man looked around, chose a half-closed window, pushed it open, and climbed out of the window neatly.

He walked in a hurry, as if he was afraid that his brother would grab him and not let him go.

Jiang Mingyan glanced sideways at the swaying half window, a helpless smile etched in his phoenix eyes.

"Childish."

He put away the task list in his hand, raised his eyes again, and the gentleness faded away. He transformed from the brother that belonged only to Jiang Sui Yan into the Taoist Ming Yan, whose sword skills were shocking.

"Please invite His Highness Chaoxi in." He said lightly.