The senior disciple behind him was stunned, and soon his eyes widened.
"Master, what are you talking about?"
He suspected that he had heard wrongly. How could the Emperor Star fall!
Lingxi opened his eyes again, his eyes were empty and lifeless: "Just now, the Emperor Star fell."
Xie Lanzhi is dead.
He actually exchanged his life for Qin Shu's!
Lingxi always felt that Xie Lanzhi, who was in a high position and possessed the supreme power and wealth that everyone pursued, would make a rational choice when faced with a life or death decision, even if he was really blinded by his emotions.
After all, no matter how powerful a person is, when faced with life and death, he will subconsciously retreat and choose to survive.
Facts have proved that Xie Lanzhi is really willing to give up everything, even his life, for Qin Shu.
The eldest disciple asked in horror, "Master, what should we do?"
Lingxi looked at the bright star in the night sky, which was guarded by the Emperor Star, and said in a trance: "There is nothing we can do."
He said no.
It means no one can interfere with this matter.
The emperor's star falls, chaos arises, and the stars are reshuffled.
Lingxi was glad that Xie Lanzhi had abdicated and made arrangements for his fallback, so that the situation in China would not collapse.
At the foot of the mountain, the Qin family.
Qin Shu was holding a bowl of homemade noodle soup and eating it with gusto, completely unaware of Xie Lanzhi's experience.
Seeing her daughter eating delicacies from land and sea, Qin's mother's eyes were wet: "Eat slowly, there is more in the pot."
Qin Shu couldn't slow down at all. She was so hungry that she could eat a cow.
Qin Shu handed the empty bowl to her mother and said coquettishly, "Mom, I'm still hungry. Have another bowl."
Mother Qin took the bowl with trembling hands, and said with distress and worry: "You've already eaten three bowls, won't you get sick from eating too much?"
Qin Shu said eagerly: "No, I'm really hungry, I can eat two more bowls."
Mother Qin couldn't resist her daughter's coquetry, so she got up and hurried to the kitchen.
Qin Hairui leaned against the door frame in a relaxed manner and suddenly asked, "Ah Shu, aren't you worried about Xie Lanzhi?"
"He's such a grown-up, alive, why should I worry about him?" Qin Shu wiped the corner of her lips and picked up her fully charged cell phone.
She spoke calmly and quickly dialed Xie Lanzhi's number.
“Beep, beep, beep—”
After a long time, the call was finally connected.
Qin Shu smiled with her eyes curved, her voice clear and soft: "Xie Lanzhi, I'm awake! When will you be back?"
She thought she would hear Xie Lanzhi's low, gentle, spring-like voice.
The phone was very quiet, without any sound.
wrong!
There is a noticeable rising and falling breathing sound.
Qin Shu looked down at the screen where she was talking on the phone, frowned and asked, "Xie Lanzhi, are you listening?"
"Sister-in-law!" Amuti's playful voice came: "Brother Lan went to a meeting."
Qin Shu listened to Amuti's hoarse and muffled voice, which seemed to be overused, and frowned slightly: "It's so late, what meeting is he having?"
Amuti shouted, "Isn't this the case in Magang? There have been a series of vicious kidnappings of wealthy businessmen. The higher-ups are trying to solve the problem from the root and want to send the Longting Special Forces to support them. After all, it is the ace force created by Brother Lan, and he needs to personally issue a combat command plan."
Although Amuti's voice was a little hoarse, his tone was still cheerful.
Qin Shu believed it and complained, "Doesn't that mean he will have to stay in Beijing for a long time?"
Amuti responded: "Well, it will take about a week."
Qin Shu: "When he's not busy, call me back."
Amuti: “Okay!”
"I'm fine, hang up?"
Amuti didn't say anything. After a long time, he said from the bottom of his heart: "Sister-in-law, it's great that you woke up."
Qin Shu hooked her hair with her fingers and chuckled, "It's not a big deal, just a matter of sleeping. I'm sorry to have made you worried."
Amuti asked in a muffled voice: "Sister-in-law, in a few days, will the secret realm that those monks are waiting for be opened?"
Qin Shu estimated the time: "It will take about a few days."
Thinking of those people in the back mountain, her brows slightly frowned.
I don’t know whether her life and death crisis has anything to do with the so-called secret realm.
Could the long-haired man who appeared under the dark river be from the other side of the barrier? If so, the level of danger would greatly increase.
Qin Shu was thinking about this question until the end of the call.
The next day.
Qin Shu was able to get up and walk around. Her weak steps soon became brisk as she continued to exercise.
That afternoon, she couldn't wait to go to the back mountain.
Qin Shu's life was on a critical countdown. Qin Hairui did not refuse, but he did not indulge his sister either.
He had only one request, that Qin Shu could go up the mountain, but she had to be carried on someone's back.
Qin Shu was carried up the mountain by Qin Hairui. When she saw the crowded scene at the back of the mountain, her mouth opened slightly, her face full of disbelief.
The open space was filled with densely packed tents, and all kinds of hammocks were hung on the surrounding trees.
Xu Yangxia saw the Xie brothers and sisters at a glance: "Mrs. Xie, are you feeling better?"
"Much better." Qin Shu smiled and nodded, raising her hand to point around: "Do you really think of this place as your home?"
Xu Yangxia showed an embarrassed expression and said awkwardly: "I didn't expect so many people to come, but no one caused trouble. They were very well behaved and no one went down to the river to cause trouble."
Qin Shu raised her eyebrows slightly: "You can try to be unruly."
As long as these people dare to disobey the rules, they will die like the first victim.
Xu Yangxia heard Qin Shu's sarcasm and shrugged, saying, "What happens to others has nothing to do with Longhu Mountain. We will definitely set an example and not mess around. After all, Longhu Mountain disciples come here only to go to the secret realm."
Qin Shu asked curiously: "Did you find anything during this period?"
Xu Yangxia stepped aside and pointed at the huge rock in the stream: "Except for the higher water level in the stream, nothing else has changed. We have been searching for more than two months and still believe that the entrance to the secret realm is underwater. There are too many murderous whirlpools below. Even if I go there, I will be in danger of death..."
Qin Shu stared at the huge rock that was about to be submerged by the water.
Her heartbeat suddenly quickened and she walked forward, replaying her grandfather's words in her mind.
——The day when the water level submerges the rock, you must be prepared to face death and leave.
Only when Qin Shu saw the boulder being submerged by water with her own eyes did she feel that she was really at the countdown of her life.
Seeing that Qin Shu was about to go into the water, Qin Hairui pulled her back and said, "Ah Shu, you can't go into the water now!"
Qin Shu looked at Qin Hairui who had a solemn expression: "Brother, the water level is rising too fast."
"Not quickly. There were several heavy rains during the two months you were unconscious."
"Really?" Qin Shu's tone was like a dream.
She took out her cell phone for some reason and stared at the screen in a daze.
She had been waiting for Xie Lanzhi's call since last night, but it had been almost 24 hours and there had been no response from the phone.
Qin Shu felt panic and anxiety for a moment, as if a huge rock was pressing on her chest, making it difficult for her to breathe.
Qin Shu let out a silent breath, then turned and walked towards the bamboo house.
Qin Hairui chased after him: "Ashu, where are you going?"
Qin Shu said without even turning her head: "I want to go into the water."
She believed that the inexplicable anxiety in her heart was due to the underwater mystery, and only by going down to check it out herself could she relieve her inner restlessness and uneasiness.
Qin Hairui stopped Qin Shu, thinking that she had just recovered from a serious illness and should not go into the water.
Unfortunately, he didn't stop it.
Qin Shu went into the water and went deep into the underground river to investigate again.
Before she swam to shore, she saw familiar writing on the lava wall.
[Ah Shu, I will come here to pick you up in five days——Wu Weizi. ]
Qin Shu's eyes widened slightly, and she swam ashore in disbelief, feeling for the words on the wall.
What does grandpa mean by this?
What does it mean to pick her up in five days? Where should we take her?
“Crash!”
Qin Shu didn't pay attention to her feet and kicked something, making a loud noise.
She looked down and found a bulging small cloth bag. The contents were very familiar: stones that were so white that they were almost transparent.
This was Qin Shu's first time exploring the secret river. She used small ginseng to exchange stones for stones that contained rich spiritual energy.
At that time, Qin Shu was certain that there was someone under the underground river.
Qin Shu bent down, picked up the small cloth bag from the ground, picked up the heavy stones, turned around and jumped into the water.
Now that it was confirmed that her grandfather would be there to pick her up, Qin Shu's panic subsided a lot.
Now she just wanted to share this joy with Xie Lanzhi.
Qin Shu crossed the exit of the underground river and returned to the bank of the stream, where she saw Lingxi standing not far away with a pale face and empty eyes.
Perhaps it was because his expression was too sad and sorrowful that Qin Shu subconsciously ignored the injuries on his face.
Qin Shu took off her equipment, raised her arm and waved: "Master Lingxi!"
Lingxi seemed not to hear it, turned around and left, her back escaping.
Qin Shu immediately understood that Lingxi heard her call and was pretending not to hear it.
Lingxi is obviously feeling guilty!
The unrelieved uneasiness from before surged into Qin Shu's heart again, and her thoughts were like a tangled mess, chaotic and complicated, unable to be sorted out.
Qin Shu's eyes darkened, and she instinctively felt that something had happened. She stood up and chased after Lingxi's back.
"Ah Shu, where are you going? Put on some clothes, be careful not to catch a cold!"
Qin Hairui chased after her with his coat in hand and forcefully put the coat on Qin Shu.
He looked at Qin Shu with disapproval on his face: "Why are you in such a hurry? You're just recovering from your illness and you're making a fuss!"
Qin Shu didn't say anything, but quickened her pace to chase in the direction Lingxi left.
In the dense forest where sunlight could not penetrate, Lingxi was talking to a young man.
"Qin Shu doesn't know that Emperor Star has fallen yet. I can't get away now. You go to the Xie family in Beijing to pay your respects on my behalf."
"Yes, Master!"
Qin Shu heard the conversation between the two and asked angrily, "What do you mean by what you just said? Who died?"
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