Jinling, the cave of Changtian in autumn.

Now it should perhaps be called the cave of Qiu Changtian and his wife, because Junior Sister Xu finally moved here to live.

The cranes that had been lingering outside her door also moved to the entrance of Qiu Changtian's cave. Every morning when no one fed them, they would make long crane calls, just like the readers who were urging them to update their pages.

The stone bed has been enlarged using magic, and now it can allow two people to meditate and refine their energy at the same time.

Apart from this, there doesn't seem to be any major changes.

It is common for people who practice Taoism to retain their original yang and yin even if they become Taoist companions.

If one could get a dual cultivation technique, like Taoist teachings, perhaps one could study how to balance yin and yang; or perhaps one day the relationship might suddenly become close enough and it would come naturally to the point where one wanted to have children, and some things would happen naturally.

But at least until now, Junior Sister Xu has no intention in that regard.

Qiu Changtian closed his eyes and refined his Qi on the stone platform, while Xu Yinglian used magic to clean the cave from top to bottom, inside and out.

She did not have a serious obsession with cleanliness, but she did have a mild obsession with storage. For example, the flying sword must be hung on the wall, the gaps between pill bottles placed side by side must be equal and symmetrical, and a screen must be set up at the entrance to the cave, etc.

Qiu Changtian didn't know what the meaning of this was. He could only say that she was worthy of being the eldest daughter of a family of immortal cultivators and was particular about her daily life!

"Why are you looking at me like that?" As if noticing his gaze, Xu Yinglian suddenly turned around and asked.

"Ahem." Qiu Changtian coughed and said, "I didn't expect Junior Sister to have such a serious and meticulous side."

"In my senior brother's eyes, am I the junior sister who is always ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth and acts unreasonably because she cannot compete with me?" Xu Yinglian asked with a frown.

"What are you talking about, Junior Sister?" Qiu Changtian laughed, "Brother, what I like most is your spirit of fighting again and again despite failures and your unyielding spirit."

Xu Yinglian was delighted to hear this, but then she felt something was wrong.

Keep fighting after repeated failures, huh?

So in my senior brother's eyes, I am just a poor junior sister?

As I thought of this, a crisp sound suddenly came from my hand.

Xu Yinglian looked at it expressionlessly, only to see that the water bottle in his hand was somehow crushed by an external force.

Qiu Changtian: ...

He didn't know why, but he felt a chill on his back. Just as he was about to speak, he saw a stream of light flying into the cave. It turned out to be a paper crane, which fell into Xu Yinglian's palm.

Xu Yinglian silently unfolded the thousand paper cranes, looked at them for a moment, and said:

"Junior Sister Jian's request for help."

"What's wrong?" Qiu Changtian asked seriously.

"Do you remember the underground ruins on the west side of Longshan?" Xu Yinglian said concisely.

Qiu Changtian was slightly startled, but he immediately remembered it.

When he was still at the Qi Refining Stage, he was entrusted by an outer disciple to lead a team to explore the earth veins on the west side of Longshan Mountain.

As a result, they found the ancient ruins of the Yin Gui Dao under the earth veins, and ran into a head-on collision with the team of monks led by Wen Yang, and the two sides almost came to blows.

"What is Junior Sister Jian doing there?" he asked seriously.

"After the sect went to war with the Yin Gui Dao, some real people went there to explore." Xu Yinglian replied, "It turned out that the size of the underground ruins was far beyond our original estimate."

"Junior Sister Jian teamed up with others to explore and search in the underground ruins. It seemed that they triggered some mechanism and got trapped, so she sent a letter asking me to rescue her." She handed the letter to Qiu Changtian.

Qiu Changtian read the content carefully and thought that if the junior sister was really trapped accidentally while exploring the ruins, it would not be impossible to rescue her.

But... could it be a trap?

He doubted this in his heart, but said:

"Junior sister, I will go with you."

You have an invincible character, but you can't be timid! Otherwise, if it's really the junior sister who is trapped, and you hesitate to move forward, then your synchronization value will be completely lost.

"I have some doubts." Xu Yinglian was not so worried and said frankly, "If she was really trapped by the mechanical restriction, why could this communication technique pass through unimpeded and reach my hands? Is there a possibility of a trap here?"

Qiu Changtian secretly applauded in his heart and said with a smile:

"It's possible. So Junior Sister, please be careful and don't rush into the ruins. Just follow me closely."

Xu Yinglian thought to himself that it was natural, and was about to nod and agree, but then he remembered what his senior brother said before, "fight again and again after repeated defeats", and suddenly he became angry again, and sneered:

"Okay, with my brother's strength, even if there are any risks, I think they can be ignored. It's my sister who is making a fuss."

Qiu Changtian: ???

So how did I offend you?

The two men drew flying swords from their sleeves and flew rapidly towards Longshan.

Arriving at the foot of the west side of Longshan Mountain, Qiu Changtian asked Ajing to scan the surroundings.

There were no ambushes, no traps, and not a single person.

He suppressed the sword light and said to Xu Yinglian:

"Something is wrong."

"What's wrong?" Xu Yinglian asked with a frown.

"Why is there no one around here?" Qiu Changtian pointed to the entrance of the ruins and asked, "There is no one guarding a vein ruins. Isn't it strange?"

"Indeed." Xu Yinglian sighed and said, "Should we go back to the sect to report to our master, or should we go in and rescue Junior Sister Jian first?"

"How about you go back to the sect and report to the master, and I will go to rescue Junior Sister Jian?" Qiu Changtian persuaded her.

If there is any trap in here, I can let A Jing teleport to escape at the critical moment. Junior sister, if you follow me in, you will be a burden!

However, although he kept these words in his heart, Xu Yinglian seemed to see through his thoughts. She immediately raised her right hand, slightly opened her cherry lips, and blew lightly.

A stream of fire blew out from her mouth and transformed into a small red bird in her palm. Countless sparks flew as it flapped its wings. In an instant, it rushed into the air and flew towards the western sky.

"I have already reported this to Master." Xu Yinglian said indifferently, "Let's go, Senior Brother."

Qiu Changtian was speechless.

He couldn't say "Junior sister, you are a burden", otherwise Junior Sister Xu would definitely divorce him.

But I can't try to convince him with reason, because the life-saving mechanism of the Kunlun Mirror cannot be explained.

Perhaps in the opinion of the strong-willed Junior Sister Xu, "Senior Brother asked me to go back because he looked down on my ability", "I just want to go in with him and lend him a helping hand at the critical moment"...

Thinking about it this way, it is actually quite touching and I can’t refuse it.

"In that case, Junior Sister, please follow me." Qiu Changtian pulled the Jade Dragon Sword in front of him and said in a deep voice.

When Xu Yinglian heard these words, coupled with the invincible illusionary temperament of his character, it sounded like "Wife, please don't hold me back."

So Xu Yinglian smiled coldly and said:

"Then I will cover for you, brother."

Qiu Changtian used the Universal Clear Sound Small Light Spell to illuminate the road ahead, and then stepped in carefully.

Xu Yinglian followed behind him and was about to lower his head to step into the cave, but suddenly he raised his head and looked into the dark depths of the cave.

It seems like... there is some sound?