Chapter 17

Chapter 17: A Sword Going North 

"Miss Lu, what's wrong with you? Are you okay?" 

The change was too sudden, and Lin Xuanyan stared at the beauty on his body with wide eyes. 

Her eyes were almost closed, trembling constantly, and her lips and teeth made a clattering sound due to the trembling. 

"Miss Lu?" 

She leaned forward all of a sudden, supporting herself only on her elbows. The tips of their noses were so close that Lin Xuanyan could even see every trembling eyelash. 

Lu Jiajing's breasts pressed up, plump and soft, and rubbed against Lin Xuanyan's chest slowly. 

Her cherry lips fluttered slightly, her breath was as fragrant as orchid, her eyes were half open and half closed, and she looked as if she was brewing the most intoxicating wine. 

At some point, her skirt had been half untied. Without the restraint of the skirt, her clothes opened to both sides consciously, and her snow-white skin was stained with peach color. Lu Jiajing's body twisted unconsciously, and the noble and holy Qingmu Palace Master actually revealed a seductive and alluring look. 

Lin Xuanyan looked at the scarlet sandalwood lips that were only inches away from him, like a tempting forbidden fruit. 

At this moment, his instinctive lust was ignited like dry firewood, and it seemed as if there was a wildfire rising in his lower abdomen, burning all the way up. 

His throat felt dry, and he subconsciously raised his head and bit Lu Jiajing's lips. 

"Hmm!" 

Lu Jiajing suddenly opened her eyes wide, and the two of them kissed each other with their lips pressed together. 

After Lin Xuanyan felt the softness in his mouth, he was unwilling to let go. 

He bit and sucked those cherry lips wantonly, and stretched out his tongue like he had never been taught before, trying to pry open Lu Jiajing's teeth. 

Lu Jiajing's body softened and she fell to her side, her eyes blurry. 

"You...you let me go..." 

Lu Jiajing seemed to be mumbling softly. 

But her arms were around his neck. 

Lin Xuanyan also hugged her passionately. 

Lu Jiajing loosened one hand and pushed his chest feebly, her voice weak. 

"If you touch me again, I will...I will beat you to death." 

The threat at this moment sounded more like flirting. Her spring-like eyes were filled with rosy clouds. Lin Xuanyan's hands wandered freely on her body, pushing aside her clothes and digging deep into her chest, kneading her soft and huge jade breasts. The two nipples on the breasts had already stood up hard like red beans, and a slight pinch would cause her to gasp. 

He would go back to that incredibly perky and plump buttocks, gently grasping and kneading them, and the elasticity was amazing. 

The two kissed and separated from time to time. 

At this moment, her clothes were disheveled and half-open, revealing her fragrant breasts, which was extremely beautiful. 

Lin Xuanyan suddenly grabbed her waist, yanking her dress wildly to the sides, and kissed her lips again. The beauty struggled slightly, and Lin Xuanyan's hands were not idle either, lifting up her skirt and moving up along her smooth thighs to the inside of her thigh roots. 

The fingers have already touched the soft grass, the soft flesh is tender and feels great. 

"open!" 

Lu Jiajing's body twitched suddenly. 

She didn't know where she got the strength from, but she pushed Lin Xuanyan away. 

She pulled down her skirt to cover her exposed beauty. Although her snow-white skin was already covered with spring mist, her whole body was trembling from the sudden surge of desire. 

But after practicing asceticism for a hundred years, her character would never collapse easily. 

Lin Xuanyan was shocked when he was pushed away. He looked at Lu Jiajing who was already kneeling on the ground trembling, and his mind suddenly became much clearer. 

Lu Jiajing's change was too strange, and I seemed to be affected by it. 

Lu Jiajing's ten fingers dug deeply into the ground, and many of the weeds around her were twisted and pulled up, and her fingers sank deeply into the soil. 

"What happened to you?" Lin Xuanyan asked anxiously. 

At this time, Lu Jiajing had already stood up tremblingly, the clarity in her eyes was once again replaced by lust, and she continued to undress involuntarily. 

Lin Xuanyan rushed to her and held her hands. 

But Lu Jiajing was unyielding, trying to stand up and getting into Lin Xuanyan's arms. 

Lin Xuanyan bit his tongue hard, and the pain made him temporarily clear his mind. His fingers were like swords, and he pressed Lu Jiajing's acupuncture points twice. Lu Jiajing's body softened and collapsed in his arms. Lin Xuanyan looked at Lu Jiajing's prone figure, and his heart was full of questions. 

At this moment, he discovered that something seemed to be slightly bulging in Lu Jiajing's clothes. 

Lin Xuanyan's expression changed, and he used his finger as a sword to stab at the strange thing. 

With a snap, a small tear appeared on the back of the shirt, and a green spore-like thing suddenly broke open, splashing out a thick green liquid. 

The thing was like a living thing, and even though it was broken, it still moved slowly. 

Lin Xuanyan frowned, wrapped it with his magic power, locked it, and threw it aside. 

After the thing left her body, Lu Jiajing's twitching body stopped and she completely collapsed in his arms. 

He looked at the tear in Lu Jiajing's clothes on her back, and subconsciously stroked her beautiful long hair, saying to himself in self-blame: "It's my fault for being too careless." 

He turned his gaze towards the depths of the jungle, his expression solemn. 

... 

On a certain ancient tree, there are circles of green vines. 

At the end of the vines, a face appeared. It was the young man called the Young Master. 

His empty eye sockets narrowed, and the corners of his mouth stretched out, revealing an extremely terrifying smile. 

A black monkey was also standing on a high place, covering his forehead with his palm, looking out. 

The slave in gray squatted on the branch and said in a weird tone: "Such a precious Mingyang seed was broken like this. That young man seems to have some skills." 

The young master danced wildly with the ancient tree, and said excitedly: "This is interesting. This is interesting. I can't wait to get a taste of that top-notch woman's body. Maybe I can break through the realm and shape my own body." 

The realms of demons and humans are divided differently, and demons have no general concept of realms. 

Things become spirits after a long time. There are too many kinds of spirits in the world. Everyone's way of attaining enlightenment and cultivation is different, but it is extremely difficult to transform into a human form. 

Many monsters that were previously inadequate even need to be cultivated to the state of perfection. 

The gray slave asked, "What if we can't settle it?" 

"What's the big deal?" The young master laughed and said, "At worst, I can ask my father to help. Anyway, I'm determined to have that woman. But..." 

The young master was about to speak but stopped. The old black ape made a squeaking sound beside him, as if mocking him. 

The young master angrily swung his whip and hit the old ape hard. The ape was agile and dodged with one leap, then found another place to stay. 

The gray-clad servant smiled but said nothing. 

He knew what the young master meant. 

If his father followed suit, he would most likely not be able to drink the first cup of soup from that top-notch woman. 

The gray-clothed servant thought for a moment and said with a smile, "In short, be careful in everything. Let me test the situation for the young master first." 

The young master smiled coldly. This old servant looks younger than himself. 

This ancient city has been silent for hundreds of years, and is truly overgrown with weeds. Now, finally, new prey has arrived. 

... 

Lin Xuanyan held Lu Jiajing's body all the way to a secluded corner. Her body was sometimes hot and sometimes cold, and her breath was also very unstable, as if she had been poisoned by some strange poison. 

After nightfall, Lin Xuanyan built a bonfire not far away. He used some simple talismans as a barrier to isolate the insects. He meditated on the edge of the cliff, trying to find the cultivation that was intercepted. 

But nothing was found. 

He believed it was not man-made. 

So why is that? Is it just because the Northern Territory is too far away? 

When the moon was about to pass, Lu Jiajing finally woke up. 

She subconsciously touched the clothes she had just arranged, looking at the glaring wrinkles on them, and her tired expression was a little strange. 

"Awake?" Lin Xuanyan asked. 

Lu Jiajing hummed and asked, "What happened?" 

"Nothing." Lin Xuanyan shook his head. "The North Territory is quite strange and full of dangers. We just need to be more careful next time." 

Lu Jiajing nodded, twisting her clothes with her fingers, as if she was still unwilling to give up, and asked: "What happened? You can tell me, even if it's something bad, as long as there is a reason, I won't blame you." 

Lin Xuanyan thought about it and of course he wouldn't be so stupid as to say you're in heat and then keep taking off your clothes and throwing yourself at me. 

He asked, "What do you remember?" 

Lu Jiajing rubbed his temple and said in a deep voice: "It seems... I just remember that something pierced my spine, and then my body was very hot, and I don't remember anything after that." 

Lin Xuanyan nodded, his expression unchanged, "Yes, you were poisoned, it seems that it was on your clothes. You were a little crazy at the time, and it took me a lot of effort to control you, but fortunately you are safe and sound." 

Lu Jiajing secretly lifted her dress and suddenly saw the bruises on her thighs. She frowned and looked at her forearms, which were covered with marks of scratches and pinches. 

She pursed her lips, and she already knew what was going on, but she still looked at Lin Xuanyan and nodded silently. 

She calmly covered her dress, tried hard to recall the past, and said no more. 

If I came here alone, would I have become the prey of the person who plotted against me? 

Lu Jiajing felt a little scared. 

After a moment she asked, "After daybreak, will we officially start heading south?" 

Lin Xuanyan looked at the leaping bonfire and said calmly: "Let's get going now." 

"Why?" 

Lin Xuan said with a slightly cold tone: "We may be being observed." 

... 

A bonfire was dimly lit on the cliff, and a vine climbed up the rock wall, supporting a thin figure. 

A gray robe danced quietly in the light and fire, like a spirit creature. 

Countless strange beasts emerged from the darkness and gathered near the cliff, waiting for his order. 

But the gray-clothed youth froze in his tracks, and the two figures on the cliff were as thin as paper, motionless, with only their shadows flickering with the firelight. 

His demonic power surged out, and with a hissing sound, the figures of the two people turned into green smoke. 

The two figures on the cliff were not people at all, but a trick created by paper charms. 

Did they realize something was wrong and left secretly? 

The gray-clothed boy showed a ferocious smile. 

That's really interesting. 

There are tens of thousands of green monsters here, and this is all our territory. How far can you two run? 

His body floated in the shadows, like a dark hurricane whistling past. 

The bonfire was extinguished in an instant, and the sparks were carried away by the wind and dissipated in the night sky. 

There was a deep silence on the cliff. 

Lin Xuanyan, who had already walked far away, suddenly turned around and looked in the opposite direction, frowning. At that moment, he heard the roar of a monster. 

The rumble was like thunder rolling on the ground. 

The ominous feeling in my heart grew stronger and stronger. 

He suddenly said to Lu Jiajing: "Do you remember that I was injured when I brought your clothes back earlier?" 

Lu Jiajing turned his head and thought for a while, then nodded and said, "I remember. Why?" 

Lin Xuanyan said solemnly: "I encountered something very scary." 

Lu Jiajing felt a chill down his spine when he heard this. It was a dark, windy night with monsters raging everywhere. His words were like a chill breeze, making him shudder. 

She stared at him blankly, waiting for what would happen next. 

Lin Xuanyan didn't mean to keep the secret and explained, "I chased the monkey, but when I chased it behind a huge old tree, the monkey suddenly disappeared." 

Lu Jiajing's expression froze. 

"The surroundings are quite open, with no other places to hide, so the only possible weirdness is in that old tree. I carefully observed the tree and found a very strange phenomenon. It was the same trunk, but the bark was different in color. Some were very old, as if they would rustle with dust if touched by fingers, while others were very new, like newly peeled bark. Most importantly, I smelled an evil aura. I tried to use my fingers to generate sword energy to split the trunk of the tree, and then I heard the squeaking sound of the monkey. The monkey was indeed hiding in the tree, although I didn't know how it got in. I grabbed its tail, pulled it out and took away its clothes. Then, a green human face appeared on the trunk." 

Although the words were horrifying, Lu Jiajing was not panicked, but said calmly: "It should be a tree demon or something like that." 

Lin Xuanyan said: "I thought so at first, so I wanted to kill the monsters and demons. Then... I got hurt." 

Lu Jiajing frowned, wondering why the whole process was so short. 

"What attacked you?" 

"I didn't even see it clearly." Lin Xuanyan smiled bitterly and shook his head. 

Lu Jiajing looked shocked, but she saw Lin Xuanyan's serious expression and it didn't seem like a joke. She said in a deep voice: "There should be a very powerful monster here. With our current cultivation level, we must not be arrogant. It's better to leave quickly." 

The two of them walked silently on the forest road, with a faint yellow flame from a talisman leading the way ahead. This talisman has the effect of attracting good fortune and avoiding evil, and can bypass many monsters. 

Suddenly, they both stopped, the dim yellow fire went out without warning, and a bright blue light appeared in front of them. Looking up, they saw a towering ancient tree emitting dim light. 

Lin Xuanyan's expression changed. He found that this tree was exactly the same as the one he had seen during the day. 

But I was clearly running in the opposite direction, so why did I end up here? 

Without any hesitation, Lu Jiajing formed seals with both hands, and a golden lotus blossomed out, the Qingmu Palace's unique skill, the Qinglian Muyun Seal. 

"Be careful." Before the seal was completed, Lin Xuanyan suddenly shouted. 

He suddenly embraced Lu Jiajing and pulled back. 

Lu Jiajing cried out, and the lotus in her hand shattered. Before she could scold Lin Xuanyan, she saw the ground in front of her explode with great force, and several roots that looked like the entanglement of a dragon broke out of the ground. 

There were no signs. 

If we had retreated a little later, we would have been captured. 

Lu Jiajing was still frightened and re-examined the giant tree that seemed to have life. 

"Miss Lu, please step back first." 

Lin Xuanyan took a deep breath and stamped his feet lightly. There was no sword in his hand, but a sword energy shot out. 

He gathered his strength and shot out suddenly, with the sword's will bursting out, like frost drifting across the sky, slashing and slashing at will. 

The fallen leaves fell one after another and were chopped into powder in mid-air. 

Lin Xuanyan was like a white bird flying at night, shuttling back and forth among them, weaving dense light and shadows. 

In the blink of an eye, half of the leaves of the towering ancient tree were chopped off, revealing its smooth, dry branches. 

Lu Jiajing looked up and felt horrified. 

Without the cover of leaves, the white glowing eyes deep in the branches were revealed. 

Lin Xuanyan turned his body suddenly, and the last sword intent pierced the trunk of the tree. 

The sky was filled with rustling sounds, and the bats perched on the trees flapped their wings and flew away, filling the sky with noisy sounds. At the same time, the trunk of the tree opened to both sides as if it had been ripped open. 

Lin Xuanyan suddenly felt alert, and he stepped back repeatedly, staring at the body that was opening like an eye. 

Lu Jiajing made seals with both hands, and a golden lotus light protected the two people's bodies. The evil wind blew around them, but it could not shake the golden lotus at all. 

Lu Jiajing sighed in his heart. If he were in his prime, the moment his golden lotus blossomed, all the evil spirits within a thousand miles would be shattered. Unfortunately, the magical power of stealing mountains and rivers was now out of his reach. 

Lin Xuanyan also felt regretful. If he had a sword in his hand right now, why would he be so cautious? 

The leaves of the giant tree fell one after another. 

The soil collapsed and the huge tree suddenly sank. 

Lin Xuanyan looked down and saw that the wet soil beneath his feet was like flowing sand. The surrounding giant trees collapsed one after another, and countless vines stretched out from the ground, with lavender flowers entwined on them. 

The golden lotus followed the current and unexpectedly went deep into the trunk of the giant tree uncontrollably. 

It was too late to withdraw. But in the next second, everything in front of me became clear. 

The two looked at each other, both dumbfounded. 

The huge tree was not a passage leading to anywhere, but a magnificent green arch stood tall in front of him. 

There are few carvings on the arch, but it is full of ancient charm. 

There are some extremely rare and strange words engraved on the arch. 

When he turned around, he saw thousands of miles of yellow sand behind him, and there was no way to retreat. 

Lin Xuanyan glanced at Lu Jiajing and asked for his opinion. 

Lu Jiajing said resolutely: "This trip to the Northern Territory is meant to sharpen our skills. If we just try to avoid and give in, it would be against our moral principles." 

Lin Xuanyan smiled knowingly. 

The two walked side by side into the archway, and as soon as they stepped in, the archway sank into the ground. 

Sparse castle buildings, towering trees, mountains, cliffs and ridges are all visible. 

Even though the two were quite knowledgeable, they were still captivated. 

What rises before my eyes seems to be an ancient civilization that has been lost for a long time. 

... 

Yu Xiaotang has been feeling depressed lately. 

In the past, her sword practice progressed very slowly, but she was always very hardworking. 

But now she has made rapid progress in sword training, but she is too lazy to even pick up the sword. 

She liked to sit on the roof with her chin down and look at the moon more and more. No one knew what was going on in her little head. 

Zhao Nian took care of all the daily chores. He, who had always been taciturn, began to like talking and would occasionally accompany Yu Xiaotang to read books and play chess to relieve his boredom. 

But a very annoying guy always comes to find Yu Xiaotang. He is Zhong Hua from Cuiyun City, the genius who was defeated by Yu Xiaotang with a single sword that day. 

But every time he was sent down the mountain by Yu Xiaotang's sword strikes. 

He simply stayed at the foot of the mountain, which made her unwilling to go down the mountain for a walk, and her mood became even more gloomy. 

Since returning that day, Pei Yuhan locked herself in the house and did not leave the house for a full half month. 

And suddenly one day, the bamboo curtains that had been hanging down in the Biluo Palace were suddenly rolled up, and neatly stacked clothes were also placed beside the stone spring behind the Biluo Palace. 

The beauty is like a jade, washing her body in the clear and warm spring water, washing away her worldly thoughts, her beautiful face with long eyelashes covering her eyes is filled with water vapor, graceful and beautiful, and her beauty is compelling. 

She put on a robe, tied a silk belt, and inserted a hairpin diagonally into her bun, giving her an antique look. 

She came to the stone pillars of Jianping and stood on tiptoe to look out. The cold palace was quiet and cold. 

She wanted to go see Xiaotang and Zhao Nian, but she didn't take a step. 

Finally, she left a letter on the desk. 

In a few days, someone will borrow Xiaotang and Zhao Nian to stay with them temporarily. They will be her few friends. 

She left another letter inside the zither. She believed that if the master came back, he would be able to see the letter. 

The wind touched her sleeves, and her clothes were covered with snow. She stood on the ancient platform, her sleeves fluttering. 

A sword suddenly came to her side, side by side with her, humming and trembling, making a continuous sound. 

That's the fish envy. 

Winter and spring pass by, cold and heat change suddenly. If you return to the deep spring, then the underworld will know. 

The White-robed Swordsman looked at the ancient sword, smiled sadly, and muttered to himself. 

"He looks like you. But I'm not sure if he is you. But I really want to see you again." 

Yu Xiaotang and Zhao Nian, who were browsing books in the library, suddenly looked up at the same time. 

A clear sound of sword sounded beside my ears. 

Yu Xiaotang was the first to stand up and look out the window. 

A white rainbow flew away on the wind. A sword pointed north. 

The vast sky is covered with white clouds. The green mountains are clean and peaceful, with no one around. 

Zhao Nian quickly walked behind her and asked anxiously: "What's wrong?" 

Yu Xiaotang didn't turn around, her voice was dazed, her back was slightly stiff. 

She just lifted her sleeves and wiped her eyes silently.