The old man was riding the wind. He was wearing a long robe and had an elegant demeanor. Even though he was old and had many wrinkles on his face, it could not conceal his temperament. He rode the wind for thousands of miles in one breath. When he came to this forest, he was already a little tired. After all, he was old, and when his innate qi was circulated, he was not as handy as before.

Just as I was planning to take a short break, I suddenly heard the sound of a zither. It was extremely quiet and long. The person playing the zither had excellent skills. In addition, the zither seemed to be an ancient instrument, and the sound was extremely clear and elegant.

The old man subconsciously followed the sound and walked a few steps, only to see a young Taoist playing the piano on a bluestone in the woods.

Although he looks young, his temples are already white. When he plays the piano, the sound is distant but can touch people's hearts.

It seems that I can see my past life from the sound of the piano and recall the scenes that happened in the past.

It makes people feel regretful and nostalgic. They can't help but stop. After the music ended, the old man was still immersed in the past. He didn't come back to his senses for a long time. He didn't seem to know that the song had ended. After a long time, he seemed to have some feelings and sighed, "What a good music. I was immersed in the music for a while, which was a bit rude."

The young Taoist replied, "It's okay. It's a good thing to have someone who understands the sound of the zither."

He raised his eyes and looked at the old man in front of him. Judging from the methods passed down from the underworld, he could tell how long the old man had lived.

When his teacher took him to Senior Sister Yu Miao's place, Qi Wuhuo, who had all three talents at that time, could already see that the old man's innate Qi had begun to dissipate. As a Taoist practitioner, when the innate Qi dissipated into the world, it basically meant that his life was coming to an end.

But Qi Wuhuo didn’t know why this old man left the secret realm and came here when his life was about to end.

The old man was moved by his emotions, and he bowed slightly and said, "I am Chu Hongtu from Hezhou. I wonder if you are..."

The young Taoist replied, "My name is Qi Wuhuo from Helian Mountain, nice to meet you, Taoist friend."

"I wonder why you look so hurried, fellow Taoist?"

Chu Hongtu's expression was slightly complicated, and he said: "There is a place I want to go, but I know my time is running out, so I am quite messy. I am far less free and easy than you, fellow Taoist." The young Taoist could feel at this moment that the cultivation level of the old man Chu Hongtu in front of him was about the innate Qi, and he had lived for nearly three hundred years, infinitely close to the limit of the innate Qi.

And he left the blessed land where Senior Sister Yu Miao was and traveled outside. There must be a reason for him to do so, but the old man didn't say it. The two of them had just met, so they would not easily say what they were thinking. The young Taoist originally just thought that Senior Sister Yu Miao's "Hunyuan Sword Classic" brought him great help, laid the foundation of swordsmanship, and also allowed him to realize some methods, in exchange for the little peacock's nourishment.

After discussing swordplay with Daojun, I gained a deeper understanding of swordsmanship.

Although it is not much, he only intends to give the sword skills he has learned to his senior sister.

Throw me a wooden peach, and I will repay you with a jade.

Everything has its cause and effect, and I hope this can be of some help to my senior sister in her current situation.

However, he had never expected that before he could rush to Sister Yu Miao's blessed land, he saw the person who was in trouble with Sister Yu Miao coming in a hurry. There might be some reasons that outsiders could not tell. The young Taoist pondered for a moment and asked again: "I travel around and have no fixed place to stay. I wonder where Fellow Daoist Chu is going? If you don't mind, why don't we go together?"

Chu Hongtu laughed and said, "Hahaha, I am an old man with a dying age, and there is nothing interesting about the places I go to, so I won't delay your interest. There are many wonderful places with beautiful scenery ahead. I can point you in the direction of a few places, and you can go there to play and have fun, and you won't be disappointed."

Chu Hongtu just smiled and diverted Qi Wuhuo's words, and then talked about the scenery on the road ahead.

But he never mentioned the blessed land where Yu Miao was.

After talking for a while, the old man took a short break to recover some of his energy and then said goodbye. His temperament was elegant and his words were bold and free, but there was still some sadness between his brows. Qi Wuhuo saw him going away and seemed to be thinking about something. The little peacock asked curiously: "Aqi, do you know him?"

"Um."

"Where is he going then?!"

"I don't know."

At this moment, the young Taoist suddenly heard several loud noises in the distance, and looking sideways, he saw a series of figures rushing over. They were all wearing robes and looked quite anxious, following the direction of Chu Hongtu. Qi Wuhuo recalled how hurried Chu Hongtu was on the road and his vigilance, and frowned slightly, worrying that his senior sister might be in danger.

After a moment's deliberation, he took a step forward and his underground escape technique was extremely fast, not much slower than flying the wind.

The sound of fighting was heard from afar, and many people shouted: "This person is the Taoist partner of the Wonderful Sword Immortal."

"Everyone, take action now and bring this person back!"

The young Taoist saw that the sword energy was everywhere and many cultivators were attacking with the main focus on grappling. However, Chu Hongtu, on the other hand, held a knife with a sharp blade, which actually had an indescribable majesty and tyranny. Those Taoist priests with innate Qi and some big monsters were all suppressed by him for a while. However, the old man's Qi was dissipated after all, and his life would not last long. Although the blade was sharp, it could not last long.

Just as he was splitting the thunder with a knife, suddenly a rope pierced through the thunder and flames and flew towards him.

It was tied directly to Chu Hongtu's right leg.

It immediately shattered his already weakened innate Qi.

A man with wings on his back heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Yes, please come back!"

Chu Hongtu had a sorrowful look on his face, and drew his sword in anger, as if he was going to cut off his trapped right leg. Instead, everyone was shocked. Suddenly, they heard the sound of a piano, and there seemed to be the sound of swords in the void. The rope that bound Chu Hongtu was directly shaken to the point of spiritual stiffness, and Chu Hongtu struggled hard to break it free. Then they heard the sound of the piano change, and there was a murderous tone.

Everyone was in a trance, and the fallen leaves on the earth seemed to turn into swords falling from the sky.

Full of murderous intent.

The weight of Qi.

It was so terrifying that it made people's hearts palpitate. Several people looked at each other, and their expressions suddenly changed. They knew that an extraordinary master had appeared, so they gritted their teeth. They knew that although the reward was generous, life was the most important thing, and there was no need to risk their lives for the sake of benefits. So they retracted their magical powers one by one, abandoned Chu Hongtu, and went away.

These people came quickly and left decisively, just like a rabbit making a move.

Chu Hongtu was a little confused. He looked around and suddenly bowed and asked, "Is it Fellow Daoist Qi?"

"Please come out and see me."

The young Taoist stepped out, and the old man picked up the knife that had just fallen to the ground and said, "I knew that it would be impossible for two people to appear in such a short time with such a sound of the zither. I am sorry that I am so messed up, Brother Qi." Chu Hongtu smiled bitterly and said, "I thought I had avoided them, but I didn't expect them to catch up with me."

The young Taoist looked at the direction in which the crowd was being forced to retreat.

These people all looked quite old, and the youngest one was middle-aged. Most of them had cultivation at the innate Qi level, similar to the young Taoist. However, the power of the zither [Save the Common People] was too great. Even if Qi Wuhuo was just playing it, the sound was like a fight with swords, solemn and cold, enough to make people of the same level feel terrified.

He looked at Chu Hongtu and said, "These earlier ones seem to be practitioners at the level of Taoist temple masters."

"They don't seem to have any intention of harming you, fellow Taoist. They just want to capture you."

Chu Hongtu nodded with complicated feelings.

The young Taoist asked, "Is it because of that Miao Zhenren?"

Chu Hongtu's eyes showed a trace of fear, pain, and a complex expression of attachment. He was silent for a long time, looking at the young Taoist who forced many people to retreat, and sighed: "Yes, but no, they didn't dare to use heavy hands because of her, but they came to find me because of her. They wanted to capture me and bring Miao'er back... and bring me back to the blessed land of Miao Zhenren."

The young Taoist was surprised.

After a little consideration, he asked, "Isn't that Miao Zhenren your Taoist partner?"

"Daoist companion? No, no!"

"That's a demon, a demon!"

Chu Hongtu's expression suddenly became sad and painful, and his tone suddenly became fierce and angry, as if he wanted to completely cut off the connection with Miao Zhenren. But he was still frustrated, and sat there for a while, saying: "That's also the person I love, but..."

He seemed to have difficulty calming down for a moment, and it was difficult for him to describe the extremely complicated pain in words. He suddenly sighed:

"Fellow Daoist Qi, you seem to be very interested in my story."

"Let me tell you..."

Chu Hongtu sat cross-legged on the ground, stroking his knife with one hand, and said, "Miao'er, Miao Zhenren, I recognized her when I was young. I was born in an ordinary family. My parents were just farmers. But I didn't like these since I was a child. Just like everyone else at that age, I longed to leave the village and become a knight-errant and travel around the world."

"But how can a farmer's son from a small village enter the world?"

"I was just thinking about it then. Later, I met her. You know, a girl of such beauty suddenly appeared in the village. It was like a fairy descending to the mortal world. I was only eleven years old at the time, but I was already moved. Later, she taught me martial arts, and I became her disciple. She took me to travel the world."

"When I was young, I thought the world was big, but not as big as my heart, which I could travel freely."

"In just five years, I reached the pinnacle of the secular world. I also learned about the methods of cultivation, and entered the Dao through martial arts. I rebelled against the innate, re-cultivated the three talents, and stepped into the innate Qi. I was considered to have received the true teachings. I also overcame worldly thoughts and became a Taoist partner with my master. That period of time was the happiest for me. I traveled to the North Sea in the morning and Cangwu in the evening, and made friends with mountain and river gods, great monsters and water gods."

"But after I attained the innate Qi, it was difficult for me to improve my cultivation, but she has always maintained her beauty."

"Even so, I don't feel anything but sadness. I'm afraid I will die before her."

"I met a famous teacher when I was young, and he was the only one I loved in my heart. When I was young, I traveled the world, dressed in fine clothes and rode a fierce horse, taking revenge with pleasure. I also practiced immortal arts and gained a lifespan of 300 years. I traveled around the world and sang in the mountains and rivers. I thought that I would have no regrets in my life, but recently I found that something was wrong..."

Chu Hongtu's face was originally filled with faint memories of the past, but now it became painful. The knife seemed to know the sadness of its owner and whistled slightly. He said in a sad tone: "Some strange memories began to come to my mind. They seemed to be me, but they didn't seem to be me."

"I don't know who I am, and I don't know who I am."

"Am I just a substitute? Her methods are so amazing that creating false memories is just a piece of cake for her."

"Is it possible that everything about me, all my adventures, happiness, and those memories were fabricated by her and then placed in my soul? All my emotions are just like this. Everything about me is like a puppet shadow play in the mortal world and never existed. The so-called happiness of revenge is just a ridiculous joke!"

"If that's the case, then she is the demon that controls my life, but she is also my Taoist partner."

"I want to go to the place where those memories appear. I want to figure out who I am, at least before I die."

Chu Hongtu was extremely sad.

There is no doubt that it was because of this that he could no longer endure the torture and just escaped from Yu Miao's blessed land. The young Taoist who was planning to go see his senior sister lowered his eyes. According to his position, he should take Chu Hongtu back to Yu Miao. It can be seen that Chu Hongtu was very sad. The young Taoist never used his own magic power to stop the pursuit of the person in front of him, but just asked:

"So, where are you going, fellow Taoist?"

Chu Hongtu said: "Return to my hometown, to those places in my dreamlike memories..."

"It's a long way from here."

"My life span is like a candle in the wind. It will end in a moment. I am afraid that I can no longer regain the skill of controlling the wind."

The old man seemed to feel regretful, then clapped his sword, showing the heroism and unrestrainedness of a knight.

"But even so, I will go back."

"Even if I die, I want to die on the road."

The young Taoist had a clear mind and could vaguely sense a gaze from far away.

This kind of sensation seemed to be noticed by him because of the similarity of their skills and the other party's loss of mentality.

It’s Senior Sister Yu Miao.

Is Senior Sister planning to come and take Chu Hongtu back personally?

Or is Senior Sister also hesitating and wavering?

The word "robbery" is really harmful.

The calamity of love is subtle, and may not seem as dramatic as the calamity of heaven and earth, but it always appears in subtle places and is not painful at all.

Will this day come to me?

The young Taoist's mind was clear, and he withdrew his gaze from that direction. After all, he couldn't bear it, so he took a step forward and blocked the sight and Chu Hongtu. The zither behind him whistled loudly, and it actually shattered Chu Hongtu's confusion at the moment with the sound of killing. The young man said in a gentle tone: "Then, come on, Fellow Daoist Chu..."

Chu Hongtu was slightly startled. Seeing the young Taoist priest with white hair looking at him, he asked:

"I don't know where my friend's hometown is, so where do I want to go?"

"I'll give you a ride."

Chu Hongtu realized that the young man in front of him was going to help him, and couldn't help but laugh a few times, and then sighed with a smile: "Hahahaha, what is this, manifesting in any direction, going through tribulations and saving people? Daoyou is indeed a disciple of the Taoist sect, and is actually practicing the way of the Supreme Daoist Ancestor in the legend?"

"You act like this, and appear like this. I am beginning to wonder if you are the incarnation of the Supreme Dao Ancestor."

"The so-called Eighty-two Transformations of the Supreme Being."

"What a pity! I appreciate your kindness, but my hometown is very far away, already in Hezhou. Even if you have supernatural powers, and can ride on clouds or perform earth-dwelling magic, my mortal body is heavy. If you carry me alone, it will greatly slow down your speed, and you won't be able to go."

"Running back and forth will not only exhaust your energy, but my old bones will also die along the way."

"It's really unlucky, so I don't need to bother you anymore."

"Hezhou?"

"Hold on."

The young Taoist took a step forward, his sleeves moved slightly, and he made a gesture with his hands, and asked in a gentle voice: "Where is the Earth God?"

"Please come and talk."

The voice was calm, no altar was set up, no spell was cast, but a trace of energy was already spreading.

So under Chu Hongtu's incredulous gaze, accompanied by the earth shaking and the mountain roaring, one after another the gods of the earth appeared here, bowed slightly to the young Taoist, and called him "Master" in a very respectful manner. The young Taoist apologized, saying that he did not expect to trouble them so soon. The many gods of the earth quickly waved their hands to indicate that it was okay.

The young Taoist asked if he could go to Hezhou with one person.

The old landowner took a look at Chu Hongtu and understood what was going on. He stroked his beard and smiled, "Hezhou is thousands of miles away from here. There are high mountains and deep streams in between. It is difficult for ordinary people to cross. But I have been waiting for the landowner for hundreds of years, and I am already familiar with this method."

"Not to mention one person, even if there are ten of us, it will be easy."

"Although Hezhou is extremely far away, it can be reached in just one day."

Chu Hongtu was stunned.

Seeing the divine bird accompanying him, the young Taoist carrying the strange guqin turned to look at him and asked for his opinion: "So, what do you think now? Daoist friend, do you want to walk with me for a while?"