It was the 18th day of the fifth month of the tenth year of the Xuanli calendar, at the hour of Mao.

The morning at Qingyun Mountain is shrouded in mist, and it is peaceful and tranquil.

Beside the Tianxin Lake in the Taoist temple, Fu Xiaoguan was taking a walk with his senior brother Su Jue and Xu Xinyan.

"Qingyun Mountain has many beautiful views..." Su Jue pointed to a mountain in the distance, "That's Taoshan. Every March, the whole mountain is covered with peach blossoms, like a picture scroll."

He pointed to another distant mountain and said, "There's a waterfall on that mountain, a thousand blades high. It's extremely majestic and magnificent. In the middle of summer, that place is a holy place to escape the heat. That's why Master built a thatched cottage there."

Fu Xiaoguan gazed into the distance, walked slowly, and said slowly: "I carry wine in the clouds and water, brew tea in the pines and bamboos, write books under the peach grove, and compose poems among the flowers and birds. I hear the cranes cry on frosty days, listen to the roosters crow on snowy nights, watch birds fly in the clear sky, and watch fish play in the flowing water... Big Brother, this is the life I yearn for, but unfortunately, it is not available to me now."

Su Jue turned his head and looked at Fu Xiaoguan. At that moment, he seemed to feel that the young man beside him had already entered his twilight years. This young man who was originally full of vigor and vitality actually showed a tired side at this moment. He had never seen such an expression on Fu Xiaoguan's face in all these years.

"You're tired."

Fu Xiaoguan nodded and said, "I think I am indeed a little tired. Sometimes I often wonder, why am I going through all this trouble?"

He smiled broadly and shook his head. "If you say I'm doing this for the common people, that's a bit hypocritical. I just want to leave something behind in this world, so that everyone connected to me can live a better life."

He stretched his waist, and the fatigue on his face disappeared. "A real man in this world should be a noble in life and a noble in death. How can he lie low when he is strong? Since we have settled down in this world, we should live for the sake of this life!"

Su Jue was still looking at Fu Xiaoguan. In just a moment, Fu Xiaoguan had become a different person.

At this moment, he was full of vigor and vitality, and the old-fashioned him just now was left behind.

Su Jue was a little dazed, and suddenly didn't know which one was the real Fu Xiaoguan.

But he changed his mind and soon felt relieved.

Fu Xiaoguan is a human being, not a god.

People have seven emotions and six desires, and they will encounter twists and turns and setbacks.

He works hard, so he feels tired, but he has lofty ambitions, so he is able to break free from the tiredness and greet the rising sun with a new attitude.

"Master...is it really not true?"

Fu Xiaoguan nodded, "It's really not."

"When will you return to Beijing?"

"Wait until Second Senior Brother and the others get up, say hello, and leave. Once we leave... I don't know how long it will take before I can come back to the Taoist temple."

"Master once said that where you are, a Taoist temple should be built."

"If Master really kills all the people in Jianlin, he can build a Taoist temple at the address of Jianlin... Big Brother, if Master goes to challenge Jianlin alone, will he get into trouble?"

Su Jue smiled brightly, "There are very few people in the world who can block Master's sword."

"Is it really that powerful?"

“It’s really that amazing!”

The two were chatting at Tianxin Lake when suddenly bursts of shouting and killing were heard in the distance.

Fu Xiaoguan frowned and turned to look over.

Su Jue straightened his official hat and said, "Those who are seeking death are here. Senior Brother will send them off right away!"

"good!"

Su Jue stood up and blew a loud whistle in the air. Fu Xiaoguan then saw several figures flying out from several rooms. They rushed towards the mountain gate, and the long swords in their hands emitted cold rays of light under the reflection of the morning sun.

"You're not going?" Xu Xinyan asked in surprise.

Fu Xiaoguan sat down on a stone beside the lake embankment and said, "I am just a third-rate person, so I won't get involved. Come, sit down..." He patted the stone beside him and smiled, "When I came out, Wen Yun told me that the baby was about to be born, so I should kill as little as possible.

Actually, she has no idea how many people I can kill with my skills! And I really don't like killing people.

Of course, those so-called Jianghu people coming from outside are just a mob. With the eldest brother and his men, they can kill them all in no time."

Xu Xinyan sat next to him and thought carefully. There were not many people that Fu Xiaoguan killed personally, but the people who died because of him...the cause and effect cannot be blamed on him.

Xu Xinyan quickly dismissed the idea and suddenly said, "If you're really tired, just stop and rest. Don't force yourself to keep going. If you get exhausted, what will become of this family?"

Fu Xiaoguan held Xu Xinyan in his arms and watched the fish swimming around in Tianxin Lake.

"It's okay, your husband is made of iron!"

Xu Xinyan looked shy, but said nothing more.

She felt that the current situation was so good, and she wanted to stay in his arms forever.

There was silence here. As the sun rose to noon, the sounds of fighting outside the Taoist temple gradually became smaller and then could no longer be heard.

"Let's go and take a look."

"Um."

Fu Xiaoguan took Xu Xinyan's hand and walked out of the Taoist temple. When they walked out of the low wall, they saw bright red bloodstains.

On that bluestone path.

On the green grass and wildflowers on both sides of the bluestone path.

Also in the tall broad-leaved forests further away.

Xue Pinggui was cleaning up the battlefield with the Black Armor Knights, carrying away the broken limbs and bodies, while Senior Brother Su Jue and his companions were flying over from afar.

Stepping on the bloodstains, Fu Xiaoguan and Xu Xinyan moved forward. The morning sun was shining brightly, and through the dense forest, they could see colorful rays of light.

Su Jue and six others fell into the dense forest path, each of them covered in blood.

"Have you finished killing?"

"The killing is over!"

"Is anyone injured?"

"Seventh Junior Brother was hit by a sword in the shoulder, and Fifth Junior Brother was stabbed in the leg. Fortunately, it's not serious."

"Then go back quickly and bandage it."

"Okay, let's go back together. We'll leave together later."

…

…

Fu Xiaoguan and Xu Xinyan turned around and walked towards the Taoist temple. He looked back at the sunlight shining through the woods and thought it was very beautiful.

Passing by Xue Pinggui's troops, he briefly said a few words to Xue Pinggui:

"Bury those bodies farther away and count how many were killed? How many people died on our side?"

"Organize the team and return to Beijing together later."

Fu Xiaoguan believed that the news of this battle would soon spread throughout the martial arts world, and those fools in the martial arts world would probably never dare to attack the Taoist temple again, especially after the Taoist temple's master destroyed Jianlin.

Judging from the speed of the master, he must have already reached the Sword Forest. Has he killed all the people in the Sword Forest?

At this moment, the master of the temple, Su Changsheng, was walking towards the mountain of swords.

Beside him was a woman in flowing white clothes. She was Meili Xuehong, the former second elder of Jianlin.

"Gao Yuanyuan is about to break through the Saint level."

Meili Xuehong's face suddenly turned red, "Will he... get fatter?"

"...Someone once said to me, 'Every fat person has potential!' I don't understand what he meant, so you figure it out for yourself."