Feixian Peak.

A green pine tree that reaches into the sky grows obliquely on the cliff.

An old man with white hair and a youthful face sat on a branch, looking down.

Feixian Peak is not only the place with the richest spiritual energy in Hongzhou Continent, but also the highest point among the four regions.

The old man looked down like an immortal overlooking the human world.

But all he could see before his eyes were thick layers of white fog, and he didn't know if he could really see the world below.

"Xiaohong's doom has come."

After a long time, the old man seemed to see it and suddenly sighed.

The boy standing beside her said, "Master, Senior Sister Luo is so greedy. Why didn't I notice it before?"

The old man stroked his beard and smiled, "That's why I need to enter the world."

The boy said angrily, "That Qin Gengyun is full of tricks. He has been plotting against Senior Sister Luo before they even met. Master, aren't you worried?"

The old man smiled kindly: "Everyone has his own destiny. If Xiaohong's destiny is here, she can only rely on herself to get through it."

The boy lowered his head and pondered for a long time, then suddenly asked, "Master, have you ever been in the secular world?"

The old man said calmly: "I am different from Xiaohong. I was born in the world and lived for a hundred years before going up the mountain."

The boy looked at the old man in surprise, as if it was the first time he heard his master talk about his past.

"Master, what do you mean? You were originally a mortal?"

The old man seemed to be in a good mood today, and nodded with a smile: "That was ten thousand years ago. I was born at the foot of a big mountain and made a living by chopping wood. I chopped wood for a hundred years, watched the mountains for a hundred years, and then I climbed Feixian Peak."

The boy opened his eyes wide when he heard this: "Watching the mountains for a hundred years, and gaining enlightenment in one day..."

The old man laughed and said, "My master is dull and it took me a hundred years to realize the truth. Your sister is different. She was born with a spiritual body, but because of this she has not seen worldly things for a hundred years. These must be made up eventually."

The boy asked, "Master, if Senior Sister Luo is really being killed by Qin Gengyun... will you help?"

The old man said calmly: "Why do we need to take action? In ten days, Qin Gengyun will go up the mountain by himself."

The boy clapped his hands and said, "Yes, they will be in Feixian Pavilion in ten days. If Qin Gengyun dares to do anything to me, I will not let him off!"

…

“Why do those bamboos grow in the sky?”

On Yunzhu Mountain, Luo Xiaohong looked up at the 100,000 cloud bamboos in the sky, feeling quite curious.

Si Minglan said: "This is the origin of Yunzhu Mountain. One hundred thousand Yunzhu, swaying in the clouds, is also a wonder."

Luo Xiaohong stared at the bamboo in the sky: "Are these bamboos delicious?"

Si Minglan said: "I haven't tried it. It's too troublesome to fly up and cut bamboo."

"No trouble."

Luo Xiaohong raised the broken colorful dagger and spoke in a clear, sweet and innocent voice:

"I want all these bamboos to fall down."

Boom!

There was a tremor between heaven and earth, and hundreds of thousands of cloud bamboos in the clouds fell from the sky with a loud bang like the falling Milky Way.

Si Minglan was shocked and quickly put up a spiritual barrier to block the falling Yunzhu.

Cloud bamboos kept falling around, either digging a deep hole in the ground or being smashed into several pieces.

For a moment, the beautiful Yunzhu Mountain was in a mess.

The hundred thousand cloud bamboos swaying in the clouds all fell down and turned into broken bamboos on the ground.

Luo Xiaohong stood among the broken and messy bamboos and said to Si Minglan:

“Can you roast bamboo?”

Si Minglan stared at her blankly for a while before saying, "I can't."

Luo Xiaohong waved her hand, and more than ten bamboos flew into her storage bag.

"Then let's go find the cook."

Si Minglan led her to the back hill of Yunzhu, hesitated for a moment, and said:

"Can you make the bamboo grow back to the sky?"

Luo Xiaohong said: "Okay, but I don't want to."

"Why?"

"If bamboo is delicious, we have to cut it down again when it grows back."

Si Minglan said: "This is someone else's hometown. Her relatives are gone. Ten thousand Yunzhu is her last thought."

Luo Xiaohong just said "oh" without any emotion.

Si Minglan sighed helplessly and said no more.

Along the way, she has gotten to know Luo Xiaohong a little.

This girl is actually consistent in her appearance and heart. Her heart is as innocent and pure as her appearance.

But she is more ruthless than most monks.

Because what she was taught since childhood was that the world is balanced and the Tao is ruthless.

Just like how she cut off 100,000 cloud bamboos with just one sentence, even though she knew that this was someone else's last wish, she remained indifferent.

Because in her heart, no living being in the world is important.

This is her heart of Tao and also her original heart.

For Luo Xiaohong, there is no distinction between good and evil in the world, and all things are ultimately just tools for maintaining balance in the world.

If it is useful, keep it.

It was useless, so he killed him.

It is not so much that Luo Xiaohong is ruthless, but rather that the person who made her like this is ruthless.

If I could change Luo Xiaohong...

Si Minglan shook her head. The Taoist spirit body is the purest existence of the Taoist heart in the world. How can it change?

Let's just stick to the plan.

Si Minglan quickly brought Luo Xiaohong to the back mountain of Yunzhu.

At this time, the fog that had covered the desolate area all year round had disappeared.

"There is a treasure trove inside. Let's go in and take a look. We should be able to find someone."

Si Minglan said to Luo Xiaohong, she felt a little nervous, afraid that someone would find out.

Luo Xiaohong nodded, and Si Minglan took her into the back mountain. They soon arrived at the bottom of the valley, in front of the Qinglian Sect's relics.

At this time, the two stone doors that were originally closed were also opened.

Si Minglan walked in first, and Luo Xiaohong followed without hesitation.

The two walked through the corridor and soon arrived at the statue hall.

“Smells so good!”

Luo Xiaohong shrugged her nose and ran out at a trot, only to see a woman in a skirt with her long black hair tied in a bun sitting in front of a bonfire.

She held a golden roasted wolf leg in her hand, and the tempting aroma came from the wolf leg.

Luo Xiaohong ran to the woman, staring at the wolf's legs:

“I want to eat!”

The woman turned around, with an ordinary appearance and a gentle smile:

"We'll have to wait a little longer."

"oh."

Luo Xiaohong squatted on one side, holding his chin with both hands, staring at the wolf's legs.

After a while, she looked at the woman again: "You are very beautiful, more beautiful than anyone I have ever met."

The woman paused and said with a smile, "It's done."

She used a knife to cut the wolf leg into slices, put them on a plate, and handed them to Luo Xiaohong:

“You can eat now.”

Luo Xiaohong couldn't wait to grab a piece and put it into her mouth, her eyes lit up:

“It’s delicious!”

After saying that, he squatted on the ground, stretched out his hands, and kept picking up slices of meat and stuffing them into his mouth, while asking the woman:

“Can you roast bamboo?”

The woman nodded and said, "Yes, but you need bamboo leaves to start the fire. I'll go out and pick some bamboo leaves."

After the woman finished speaking, she walked towards the corridor leading out of the treasure trove. Si Minglan exchanged glances with her, and they both walked out calmly.

"Wait a moment."

Luo Xiaohong suddenly stood up and looked at the woman:

"Xia Qinglian, let's fight first, and then you can roast the bamboo for me."