As early as when Xia Xiao first walked up the mountainside, the master had participated in the Divine Journey. He teamed up with the vice president and took the king of the Great Forest of Wild Beasts to enter a world deeper than the Silent World, trying to keep up with her and catch up with her. During this period, Xia Xiao only saw the master once, when Shangshan appeared, and there has been no news since then.

Xia Xiao originally thought that after his master left, he only needed to pay more attention to safety, and everything else would remain the same, because someone was watching him in the dark, and there was nothing else to pay attention to. But he had been in the academy for a long time, and didn't think much about those things. After Ah Zhu's ability appeared, he didn't need to be so careful. But he encountered more and more things, and many of them could not be solved by the academy, so he had to ask his master to solve his doubts.

In Xia Xiao's extremely urgent gaze, Qing Xunzi nodded, and he hurriedly opened his mouth and asked:

"Master, am I doing this correctly?"

Xia Xiao had a lot on his mind, and he had no answers to many of the questions he had accumulated in the past. But he felt that the most important thing was the present, because he was no longer a human, but a demon. If this path was wrong from the beginning, it would affect a lot in the future, so he hoped that his master would give him an answer. The latter hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded, his beard trembling slightly.

"This path is generally correct. If you immerse yourself in light and completely shut out darkness, it may not be a good thing, because the current darkness is gradually overtaking the light, and the darkness has even penetrated into the light, but we stand in the light and still do not understand it. But how you perform determines the final outcome."

Xia Xiao finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the first step was right, he would keep going and would not fall into a deeper abyss no matter how difficult it was. As for right and wrong, he had his own criteria and would definitely use reason to overcome evil. With the help of the relics of his predecessors, he was destined to open up a road paved with light.

"Don't worry, after this trip, you will understand a lot of things you didn't know before."

"Master, has the ancestor of the spiritual contract become a god?"

"I'm not sure. God is something very ethereal. If leaving the Great Wilderness is called a god, then she has indeed become a god, but no one knows what is outside the Great Wilderness. In the vast universe, the Great Wilderness is definitely not the only world with life. And with my current strength, I can't get out at all. The shackles are too heavy, and it's even difficult to know what's happening on the other continent, where extremely mysterious creatures live. I don't know if that wisp of black smoke is from Quedan or one of them."

As time went by and Xia Xiao grew up, he finally left the foot of the mountain and reached the mountainside. He knew some of the people in his master's words and understood some things that he was not sure about before. But what Qingxunzi said broadened Xia Xiao's cognition.

"We originally pursued the girl who was transformed by the Great Wilderness's consciousness because we wanted to figure out the boundary between light and darkness and why darkness could hide in light. But she was not interested in these things, and she did not answer. She was only fascinated by death and life. In her eyes, there is no difference between us and them in the darkness. But I suspect that darkness has been hiding in the light for thousands of years, or even longer. They seem to be preparing for a big war, but we are not prepared at all, and we can't even unite as one!"

"She knew that, didn't she?"

Qing Xunzi put down his chopsticks, licked the chili sauce from the corner of his mouth, took another sip of wine, and his whole body became warm. But his tone was cold, which Xia Xiao could not understand, as if he was unhappy and also an accusation.

"Yes! As the collection of all living beings in the Great Wilderness, she looks at things from the most objective perspective. It can even be said that her will determines the future direction of all our lives. But she is unwilling to interfere, nor is she willing to help us. She only stated that the Great Wilderness will usher in a huge change, but I don't know what kind of change it is, whether it will be destruction or opportunity."

"Master, I can't think about the whole Great Wilderness. I just want to figure out the relationship between the Spiritual Contract Ancestor and me. There is a woman in the darkness, whose strength is above that of the eldest sister. She claims to be the descendant of Que Dan and has the power of darkness and demonic energy. She said that I am just a vessel for the Spiritual Contract Ancestor and that I am destined not to become the second Human Emperor, so she wants to recruit me instead of killing me."

Qing Xunzi shook his head slightly and told a truth.

"If everything could be revealed and known to the world, we wouldn't be so embarrassed. But people are people after all. It's hard to break free from the shackles of this word. And driven by their own interests, they conceal and deceive. You will never know everything, but you can do it with confidence. Although this road is difficult, there is always a way to go."

Xia Xiao looked at his master with great gratitude. Whether he was unable to practice back then or fell into the devil's way now, his master always showed him the way. With his master's approval, he was more determined that he had chosen the right path and was more determined to continue on.

"Master, I am going to the south of the South China Sea."

"Go ahead, but be careful at Tanghua Temple. Those people are stubborn."

"Master, rest assured. I will leave Shangshan to you."

"She wanted to come out to look for you, and I have taken her back to Zou Shou Church. I will keep her by my side, so you can rest assured. But compared to Shu Shuang, Shang Shan is indeed more difficult to deal with."

Xia Xiao glanced at Azhu, as if he felt that it was not a good idea to mention Shangshan. After all, all the dangers and his own disasters this time were caused by her.

Qing Xunzi understood what Xia Xiao meant and laughed immediately. It was easy for young people to fall in love with someone and also to let go of someone. This was a good thing. Unlike himself, he was ultimately obsessed with Yu Shangyan's back and had been searching for her for 30,000 years, but he could never stand in front of her and see her stunning face.

Xia Xiao originally thought that the arrival of his master would change some things or solve some mysteries, but the mysteries still exist. However, he is at peace enough and can move forward without hesitation.

After finishing the buns, Qingxunzi said goodbye. He looked at Xia Xiao and Azhu lifting up their bulging buns and said with a kind smile:

"More food in your stomach, less food in your mind."

"Remember the Master's teachings."

It was a blessing for Qing Xunzi to accept Xia Xiao as his apprentice. He had lived for so many years and knew that not everyone was unique. Such words were only suitable for comforting people. There were many people who lived in different places and did different things, but they were exactly the same. However, Xia Xiao was very interesting and he was good at writing stories.

What needs to be done now is not difficult. Everything is related to the ancestor of the spiritual contract. If it is analyzed thoroughly, things can be solved bit by bit. But Qingxunzi feels that since it has been precipitated for 30,000 years, the scope of the action will definitely affect the entire wilderness. In that case, it will be a disaster, which makes people have to regret the fragility of life and the helplessness of being a person in a high position in advance.

The boss didn't hit the child in the face in the end, because Ah Zhu's words "pay the bill" immediately attracted his attention.

"I'll settle the score with you later!"

The boss said fiercely that he would not take any money, so Ah Zhu had to give it as an estimate. But the girl was a stingy person, and if she calculated carefully, it would definitely be a little short. But the boss was not going to take any money, so when he saw the two people riding away, he held the money in his hand with a smile on his face.

Watching them leave, the little boy chased after them. He wanted to catch up with them, for no reason, just to catch up. Everyone will be happy because of some simple things in childhood, and will do some things for some simple reasons, or even for no reason. But gradually, he was drowned in the crowd. The horse was not fast, but just walked slowly, as if enjoying the passing scenery. But in the end, the knights still went away. After all, they did not belong to any city.

The previously silent world was now noisy again, and everyone was busy. But the boss was puzzled as to why there were three sauce dishes?

The noise did not bother Xia Xiao and Azhu. They left the city and continued heading south.

Xia Xiao chose to take the main road, so that he could blend in with many people. Even if the Qingtian Sect had sharp eyes, they couldn't catch him. With the recognition of his master, Xia Xiao was obviously happier than before. He didn't say he was happy, because he felt that kind of emotion shouldn't appear at this time, but he felt much better in his heart. He no longer asked himself repeatedly, and no longer worried whether everything he did was right.

Xia Xiao is not a person who likes to worry about things, but this matter is too big, so he always thinks about it, but now he has stopped.

In the southern part of Hu Lie City, Xia Xiao turned a corner and did not go straight. In that case, he and Azhu would have to pass through the snow-capped mountains. Although it was the hottest time of summer, it would be too troublesome to travel through such a place.

Ah Zhu followed in a daze. She didn't know the way and couldn't understand the map. Some roads led to mountains, but there was no mountain on the map at all.

Xia Xiao tried to explain at first, saying that they were somewhere else, but later they found out that they were deceived by the Gou Longbang clan. They looked down on outsiders and really used Xia Xiao as a spoon to deceive them. The map they bought was a fake one! Xia Xiao used it to walk for a week. Fortunately, they kept walking southeast and the general direction did not change. Finally, they arrived at a place with war smoke.

"Where are we going? We're not going to Daxia, are we?"

"almost."

"We've taken the wrong road again! Shouldn't we be heading along the edge of the snowy mountain?"

"We're on the right track. Let's go back and visit grandma."

"ah?"

Ah Zhu was shocked and asked anxiously:

"real?"

"As long as we do the right thing, we will be worthy of our elders. But you should be prepared. We may only be able to watch from afar. I always feel that people from the Qingtian Sect or the Academy will ambush us there. Although the Academy stands on our side, we must pretend to be good for the Qingtian Sect."

Ah Zhu couldn't listen to these, she just said very happily:

"It's good to watch from a distance. I've always been worried that the war would spread to the mountains. As long as grandma is healthy, I'll be relieved!"

After getting off the horse, Xia Xiao began to remove the saddle, and Azhu followed him. The days of riding on horseback finally came to an end. Azhu covered his butt and said it hurt. In comparison, it was better to walk. They walked for a long time, and at night, when there were many clouds, they rode the little narwhal into the sky. They were about to reach that familiar place, but some people were destined to have an extremely exciting encounter with them.