Lu Ming's heart tightened, and he stared at the front intently. The illuminating spell had been burning for a long time, and the light became a little dim. Lu Ming could only vaguely see a pair of bright eyes in the woods about ten meters away, which seemed to be shining in the darkness, with disdain and ridicule, and as sharp and cold as a blade, staring at Lu Ming intently.
Lu Ming retracted his gaze, his face expressionless, but his mind was already in a state of confusion. He could sense the murderous intent of this person from a distance, and he probably regarded him as an enemy. Moreover, according to Lu Ming's many years of experience, this person carried a murderous aura and had a physical body, so he was probably a demon cultivator or a monster cultivator.
Lu Ming secretly wondered in his heart, is this person the young man who was traveling with Fu Shu as mentioned by Mr. Zhao?
Thinking of this, Lu Ming asked in a deep voice: "My dear brother, I came here only to look for my sister. I have no ill intentions. Please forgive me if I am bothering you."
As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp airflow attacked Lu Ming again. Lu Ming couldn't help cursing in his heart, raised his hand to block the attack, and hurriedly protected Brother Lin and the others who fell not far away behind him.
The man sneered, with a teasing tone in his voice, "Wow, you can even block this. I'm starting to look at you with new eyes."
His eyes narrowed slightly, his expression became colder, but his tone remained cold. People who knew him well knew that when Lu Ming showed this expression, it meant that he was obviously angry. "I don't want to fight with you, and you don't want to waste my time. Let's just say goodbye."
The man laughed coldly and said, "Well, then let me ask you, why are you looking for Fushu? Are you also sent by that person?"
Hearing this, Lu Ming became excited. He took two steps forward and asked in a stern voice, "Do you know Fu Shu?"
The man snorted coldly, and then said: "In the past two years, have you sent enough people to kill me and Fushu?"
Lu Ming's lips trembled slightly, and a trace of anxiety flashed in his eyes, "Where is Fu Shu? I want to see her. I... I am not a bad person, I am her brother."
"Brother?" The man muttered to himself, a strange color flashed in his eyes, and soon disappeared. He said coldly to Lu Ming: "Fushu doesn't have a brother. You can't even pretend to be one."
Lu Ming clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and then said: "If you have been with Fu Shu for many years, you should have heard her mention me. I am He Qingci."
"Are you He Qingci?" The man frowned, obviously a little bit unbelieving.
Lu Ming took out a waist badge made of sandalwood from his space ring and held it up to show him, "This is the only waist badge in Kun-Lai Summit. There is a spell on this badge, and there is no other replica in the world."
Everyone was shocked and looked towards the dark red wooden sign. Sure enough, they saw the three words "He Qingci" written in the middle. The wooden sign was faintly emitting a light blue light, which made it look like a special item.
Brother Lin, who just woke up, seemed to be suddenly infused with strength. He hurriedly got up from the ground, looked at Lu Ming excitedly and said, "You...Are you Taoist Priest He Qingci?"
Lu Ming nodded awkwardly. Everyone immediately became as excited as Brother Lin, and they all came up to express their admiration and respect for him. Lu Ming could only smile bitterly and nodded, then turned to the man not far away and said, "You should believe me now, right?"
The man did not speak, but slowly walked out of the woods, and Lu Ming could see his appearance clearly. The man was very tall, Lu Ming estimated that he should be more than 1.9 meters tall, with a high nose, dark blue eyes, handsome cheeks, firm but beautiful lines, and a strong aura that could not be ignored, as well as the sharpness and coldness in his eyes, making it impossible to ignore his existence.
He looked at Lu Ming deeply, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and then said: "So you are He Qingci. Fushu calls your name every day. She should be very happy that you are here. But..."
Lu Ming looked at him in confusion, and he continued, "But you have to be prepared, she's not in a good condition right now."
Lu Ming's heart gradually sank, and he followed the man without saying a word, going deeper into the woods. The remaining people looked at each other, and after a moment they followed.
Lu Ming asked as they walked: "Have you been taking care of her for so many years? You..."
The man smiled carefreely and said, "Are you wondering why I take such good care of her?"
Lu Ming nodded, and the man smiled softly, "When Fu Shu was being chased, I was seriously injured and fell on the roadside. If she hadn't helped me, I would have died. She saved my life, and I helped her hide from her enemies, which can be regarded as repaying her for saving my life that day."
Lu Ming was silent for a moment, sighed softly, and then said, "What's your name, brother?"
The man smiled and said, "My name is Shao Ji, you can just call me A Ji, Fu Shu also calls me that."
Lu Ming nodded and whispered, "Thank you for taking care of her all these years. If it weren't for you, Fu Shu... But who is chasing you? Is it Xu Chouyan?"
Shao Ji's expression suddenly darkened. "Fushu was poisoned by Xu Chouyan. If I hadn't used the elixir to prolong her life, she would have died more than ten years ago. I took Fushu and fled all over the country. Finally, we escaped Xu Chouyan's pursuit and lived in peace for several years. I thought that the other party had given up, so I took Fushu away from West Town. But just two years ago, the other party started to send people to assassinate Fushu again, so I had to take Fushu and hide back in West Town again."
Lu Ming said in a deep voice: "Logically speaking, although Fu Shu pulled Xu Chouyan off the cliff, she failed to kill her then, so she shouldn't come to assassinate Fu Shu after so many years. It's not right no matter how you think about it."
Shao Ji nodded and said, "You are right. Although Xu Chouyan sent people to hunt down Fu Shu, they were just small fry and not difficult to deal with. The assassins sent two years ago were particularly cruel and powerful, and they were not easy to deal with. According to my guess, this group of people were not sent by Xu Chouyan."
Lu Ming suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. Apart from Xu Chouyan, he really couldn't think of anyone else who would regard Fu Shu as a thorn in his side. She was just an ordinary woman, why would someone keep chasing after her?
At this moment, Shao Ji suddenly said: "This is it."
Lu Ming came to his senses and looked forward, and a huge cave entrance suddenly came into view.
Lu Ming walked into the cave quickly. It was very dry inside. After walking a few steps, he saw a faint light in front of him. Lu Ming's heart tightened, and his breathing became a little unstable. He looked towards the dim light. When he saw the person sitting at the table clearly, his pupils suddenly contracted and his heart ached.
Sitting at a small round table was a woman with disheveled hair. She was holding a dirty cloth bag in her hand, the color of which was almost unrecognizable. Her expression now looked extremely focused. Her long black hair was gone, replaced by a head full of white hair. Her face, which should have been young and beautiful, was covered with too much frost. She was obviously a young woman in her twenties, but now she looked like an old woman, and there was no trace of the beautiful and pretty face she had that day.
Lu Ming felt sad, and couldn't help but turn his head away to wipe away the tears from his eyes. He tried to walk forward gently, afraid of scaring her, and called softly from only two meters away: "Fushu."
Fushu seemed to sense someone approaching, and her expression immediately became nervous. She looked up at Luming, her eyes filled with strong defensiveness and fear, her body involuntarily shrank back, and she made a vague cry.
Lu Ming was afraid of irritating her, so he had to stop and said in a trembling voice: "Fushu, it's me, I'm He Qingci."
There was a trace of confusion in Fushu's eyes, as if she didn't understand Luming's words. She still made babbling sounds from her mouth. Luming listened carefully but still didn't understand what she meant.
Shao Ji walked towards Fu Shu, sighing as he walked: "She can't remember anyone except me now."
When Fushu saw Shao Ji, the wariness in her eyes immediately disappeared and she called out to him excitedly, but she was still afraid of the deer's cry and did not dare to move forward.
Shao Ji walked up to Fu Shu, found a red rope, tied up Fu Shu's hair, and comforted her softly: "Don't be afraid, he won't hurt you."
Lu Ming looked at Fu Shu's confused expression, her thin face and body, and felt an unprecedented depression spreading in his heart. Especially when Fu Shu sat obediently and let Shao Ji comb her hair, she mumbled some incoherent words, which almost made Lu Ming burst into tears. But he could only watch from a distance, not even daring to get close, for fear of accidentally irritating her fragile nerves.
Lu Ming walked out of the cave expressionlessly, the wind blowing on his cheeks was a little cold. Lu Ming raised his hand to touch his face, and then he found that he had shed tears without realizing it.
"Isn't it hard to accept?" A deep voice sounded from behind.
Lu Ming was slightly stunned, nodded gently, and choked up a little: "Fu Shu...she has suffered so much...it's all my fault that I don't have the ability to protect her well, so she has become like this now."
Shao Ji glanced at Lu Ming and said calmly: "You don't need to blame yourself too much. The most important thing now is to help her return to normal."
Lu Ming nodded and said, "Is it because of Xu Chouyan's poison that Fu Shu became like this?"
Shao Ji said: "Not entirely. Xu Chouyan's poison is not incurable. Although her hair turned white and her health deteriorated due to the poisoning, it was mostly because she was soaked in a large amount of demonic energy and penetrated into her internal organs, which made her brain stupid and her body severely traumatized."
Lu Ming said in a deep voice: "Is this also Xu Chouyan's doing?"
Shao Ji shook his head and said, "I once questioned Xu Chouyan about this, but she said that she didn't have such a strong demonic energy. I don't think she was lying, and there's no point in her lying to me. After thinking about it, there's only one reason, and that's someone else who did it."
Lu Ming was silent for a moment, then said to Shao Ji carefully: "A Ji, come down the mountain with me. I will do everything I can to cure Fu Shu and take good care of her."
Shao Ji looked at Lu Ming, his beautiful blue eyes were bright and clear. He suddenly leaned close to Lu Ming, his voice was as deep as fine wine, and it echoed softly in Lu Ming's ears, "Can you take care of me too?"
Lu Ming was stunned when he heard this, then he smiled softly, "Of course."
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