"senior!"

At Ningshen Academy, in a small town on the hillside, in front of a small white building, Long Li saluted the teachers and senior Dimuli who had come in the bright sunshine after the rain, but her expression was anxious, as if the sky was falling.

"What's wrong?"

Di Muli, who was in charge of supervising Xia Xiao, had a calm expression when he heard Long Li, who had come to find him, say:

"Azhu is missing, and Xia Xiao and Xiao Ran are also missing. There are obvious signs of them leaving their rooms."

"This doesn't mean they've left the academy."

Long Li's teacher was the first to raise doubts. Even if they went to practice elsewhere, she couldn't do anything about it. And Long Li's hasty decision would only make Di Muli, who was in charge of the mountainside town, look careless. But Long Li had a basis for saying so, otherwise she wouldn't offend the senior, nor would she be so rash as to ask the teacher to find Senior Di Muli.

"Doudou is still in the room, but Ahzhu is missing. Moreover, the black backpack and some clothes that he carried with him every time he went out are also missing. The same is true for Xia Xiao."

Long Li pointed to Doudou, who was not far away. It walked timidly toward the stairs and didn't dare to come out, but was still seen by Dimuli and the others. This was enough evidence to prove that Azhu and the others had left the academy. Doudou had always been inseparable from Azhu. Dimuli therefore frowned and closed his eyes, sensing the moment that enveloped the mountainside.

The female teacher walked over to Long Li, and seemed to realize that something was wrong. Sure enough, when Dimu Li opened his eyes, he said:

"They hid their presence and probably escaped under the cover of night."

According to the college regulations, those who leave the college at will will be expelled from the college or kept in the academy for observation, depending on the severity of the case. Long Li didn't care about Xia Xiao, but Ah Zhu shouldn't be expelled, right? That girl is really stupid. She cried in front of her for so long yesterday, and she ran away with Xia Xiao today? It's really unpredictable.

"I will take care of their affairs, you can continue to practice as usual."

The teacher and Long Li nodded slightly, and in the blink of an eye, Dimuli disappeared.

"Is this an illusion? Sister Yinyin, why do I feel that Senior is not that worried?"

"Maybe there's something that hasn't been made public yet. This has happened before. Don't worry. We'll know once the matter is resolved or a trainer is sent."

The teacher did not tell the story, but the last time the academy concealed the truth from students and teachers for a long time, it was Gong Qingge's entry into the devil's way. Therefore, Long Li just nodded, frowning and muttering to herself:

"I hope Ah Zhu is safe."

In the sky above his head, Dimuli stood in the air with his hands behind his back. He let the wind blow from all directions, blowing his robes in disorder, but he only looked into the distance, frowning slightly, as if he knew something was wrong, or as if he was communicating with someone, because the luster in his eyes often changed, as if information was constantly being transmitted and communicated back and forth, complicated but achieving the purpose.

When Dimuli disappeared into the clear sky, a teacher rode a whale out of the academy and into the sky, and three whales appeared and went in other directions. As for the town, it was still the same as usual. So far, nothing has completely alarmed the entire town, but that doesn't mean nothing has happened.

In a secluded courtyard, Dimuli, who came suddenly to visit, sat in front of Sun Zhonglei and asked him to take out his treasured tea and make tea for him.

The tea ceremony is not just a complicated and tedious process to highlight the sense of beauty and ritual, but it is itself beautiful and Taoist. As for how to understand a cup of tea, it depends on whether the tea maker's heart is restless or calm, and the state of the tea drinker's heart.

The two people sitting upright did not have the serious look of discussing important matters, and even their brows were not frowned. They were just waiting for the tea to expand in the water.

Water can be boiled with vitality, but tea cannot, otherwise it would lose its meaning. During this process, Sun Zhonglei asked:

"Brother, do you think she can hear our conversation?"

"If she could hear it, she would have already gone crazy. At most, she could only weakly perceive the surroundings through Xia Xiao."

"Even so, this is still a tough opponent. Xia Xiao is very smart, but how can he escape Fang Hai's eyes and be noticed by us? That woman in the dark is also watching him through half an eye."

Sun Zhonglei poured a cup of tea and handed it to Di Muli with both hands. The latter picked it up and said calmly:

"This is what we call a battle of wits and courage."

The tea was good, but it tasted bitter to Dimuli. When he shook his head slightly, he saw that some people had been sacrificed. He could not judge whether Xia Xiao's path was correct, but it seemed to be the best way at the moment. Just as Sun Zhonglei said, Xia Xiao was indeed very smart, so smart that they only understood everything after they reacted, and even some aspects could not be guessed. But it was a pity that sacrifice was inevitable.

After three cups of tea, Dimuli could no longer bear the bitter taste and stood up and said:

"I remember you don't like Kuding tea."

"It is my heart that is suffering, not the tea."

"The first cup still changes depending on my mood, but after three cups, it's all bitter."

"The friendship of decades and nearly a hundred years is about to end. The fourth cup will be bitter."

The fourth cup of tea was placed on the table in front of Dimulli, but he did not pick it up. He just asked:

"You know that too?"

"The stars told me so."

Sun Zhonglei raised his head and said:

"Brother, the black dragon is about to fall."

He didn't want to cause Dimuli heartache, but just wanted the latter to seize this time. Therefore, he did not try to keep Dimuli who stood up to leave. He just looked at the untouched cup of tea with some regret in his eyes.

Dimuli left, but only returned to his room, where he fetched two large jugs of wine and drank them.

There was a pavilion on the cliff, where he often drank with Hu Bugui, regardless of day or night or season, and he had been drunk for half a spring and autumn. But soon, he was the only one drunk, and he closed the doors and windows to prevent outsiders from hearing. Hu Bugui had to wake up, but not now, he had to wait for the senior sister to find out where Xia Xiao was. Di Muli felt that this process would take at least a week, enough for him to get drunk.

Each of them had their own worries, Xia Xiao and the other two went north, although not in a straight line. But it was because of this that they passed by Xiyang a few days later.

They flew high in the sky, hiding in the clouds, watching the soldiers rushing out of the city and killing the Southern Shang soldiers without leaving a single piece of armor, and couldn't help but shout in delight. But the Southern Shang cavalry was too fierce, and soon the two poles reversed. The Great Xia army could only retreat continuously under the cover of many practitioners to avoid being killed under the horses.

But soon, the rain of arrows started again, and a long tug-of-war began.

"Let's go!"

Seeing more is useless, Xia Xiao sighed deeply, and Ah Zhu looked in another direction, feeling a little distressed. But she couldn't go back to see her grandma now, because the woman in the dark might be around. Now that she had left the academy, she didn't have to hide so much, and she might be able to sense the surroundings through the images in her mind.

Although the senior sister said that even that woman could not make most of the changes to him in such a short time, let alone drag him into the abyss, he had to be on guard. Moreover, Xia Xiao was a little scared when facing her.

When Ah Zhu reacted, he apologized repeatedly and quickly let go of Xiao Ran's feather. They continued to fly along the route, but in front of Xiyang City on the ground, Xia Jinghong and Xia Xu protected the soldiers behind them, and every time they activated their vitality, a bright light shot out. They raised their heads like Xia Wan on the city wall, but when they looked up at the sky, there was only blue sky and white clouds.

At the speed of Xia Xiao and the others, even with the rest time, it would only take three days to get from here to Goulongbangshi. But they had to leave some marks along the way, because after they reached the border between Goulongbangshi and Daxia, they would be away from the academy for a week. This time was a bit long, and if they did nothing, it would be difficult for the academy to determine their direction.

Even though they had their own ideas, Xia Xiao and the academy were in agreement, but nothing could make the academy detect him faster than taking off his wristband. Both the instructor and the master had said that Xia Xiao's peculiar aura was very easy to identify, and as long as he did this, the senior sister would definitely find his general direction, and then determine his position through his occasionally exposed aura.

Xia Xiao had a nice idea, and the theory was not far from the facts. Even if his breath was weak, the senior sister who was always paying attention to the north could sense him.

The woman in the dark should not dare to act recklessly around the academy. Whether in the west or the southern wild beast tail corner, there are different major forces and righteous people active. In this way, the academy can be reached quickly. But in the East China Sea and the north, they do not have enough confidence to control the information in their own hands.

The eldest sister is most concerned about the East Sea. Although the north is also vast, there are the Qingtian Sect and the Zoushou Church. Although the former is too mysterious and difficult to contact, the pope of the Zoushou Church is not here, and the strength of the others is not even as strong as the Tao Dao. They are all people with a cangtianqulun, and they can't fight or even sense that woman. But the East Sea is much larger than the northern grasslands and ice fields.

The eldest sister thought that if she was that woman, she would have chosen the East China Sea as the location to get rid of Xia Xiao. Unfortunately, she was not that woman, so it was hard to guess her thoughts, and she didn't even know what she was going to do with all the fuss this time. If she wanted to kill Xia Xiao, it would be very inefficient. Since she had already found Xia Xiao and put the image in his mind, she must have found Ah Zhu. In this case, it would be better to take risks, because it would make her possible to be surrounded. It can be seen that her ideas were very strange.

"Xia Xiao?"

In the clouds, Xiao Ran saw Xia Xiao's actions and was extremely worried. But he put his finger between his lips and said:

"Let me try."

Xia Xiao placed his palm on the wrist guard and gradually removed it. His breath also had a weak tendency to be exposed. But when he finished, his eyes suddenly went dark and he saw a ball of darkness. Under its cover, Xia Xiao lost his direction and even tilted downwards.

Xiao Ran followed closely, without making any countermeasures, just waiting. It would be better not to touch him before the situation is clear. But Xia Xiao obviously failed. The woman sneered sinisterly in his mind and said:

"You're very smart, but this will only make her die faster."

Xia Xiao saw the thousands of chains shrink in an instant, forcing Shangshan to spit out a mouthful of bright red blood. Xia Xiao gritted his teeth, with murderous intent emanating from his body, and his vitality rushing out of his body, but he still pressed down the remaining wrist guard.

When the light in his eyes returned to normal, Xia Xiao shook his head with great regret, but soon thought of another way. He moved closer to Ah Zhu, without saying anything, but just pointed at the transparent wristband on his wrist, and then pointed at Xiao Ran. Ah Zhu suddenly realized that when Xia Xiao left a certain distance, but the wristband still worked, Ah Zhu withdrew the aura concealment from Xiao Ran.

Xia Xiao had always overlooked one thing. That was that the woman had only been talking to herself, but Ah Zhu and Xiao Ran could not hear her. In other words, she was talking to herself through the image in her mind. As for that image, it was like a point in the space transmission array, used to determine the transmission of information and the delivery of vitality.

In this way, as long as he stayed away from Ah Zhu, the woman would not be able to detect the latter's actions. Xia Xiao tried timidly, and sure enough, no sound came out of his head. Xiao Ran's breath spread in the air, leaving behind three feathers full of information, which turned into three small sparrows and flew towards the direction of the academy.

"Calm down, calm down."

Xia Xiao told himself repeatedly that he had overestimated the woman's ability, so he had to calm down in order to protect the three of them and Shangshan.

For some reason, Xia Xiao still felt that something was wrong, but he didn't know what the problem was.