Qing Xuan slumped on a rock, turning his head from time to time to look ahead.
His master had sent him out to seek reinforcements, but in the end, he couldn't even accomplish such a simple task. Qing Xuan kept berating himself in his heart, and his head drooped lower and lower.
Gu An saw his dejected state and stepped forward to ask, "What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing. I'm just..."
Before he could finish his sentence, several people suddenly appeared at the mouth of the nearby canyon. They were moving at high speed, heading straight towards them.
"Everyone, be careful!" Gu An instinctively alerted his people. He tightened his grip on his sword nervously. These people were moving so fast that they must have had high spiritual power.
Qing Xuan stared blankly for a moment, then suddenly became excited. He tugged at Gu An's sleeve and said, "Master! It's Master who's coming!"
Gu An was stunned for a moment. Master... That must be the person who had sent Qing Xuan to find him.
In a short while, Ji Yunxi and her entourage had arrived in front of them. The woman at the front was extremely beautiful, with her eyes twinkling. She looked at Qing Xuan with full of concern.
"Qing Xuan! Are you okay?"
Qing Xuan was like a child. He happily stepped forward and said, "Master, I'm okay!"
His joy was clearly visible. Only then did he remember Gu An, who had been standing beside him all this time. He excitedly said to him, "Look, my master has come to rescue us!"
Ji Yunxi had seen Gu An long ago. She gave him a gentle smile.
Gu An had been in a daze ever since she arrived. As the current master of the Qinse Valley, he had experienced many hardships. However, seeing her suddenly still made his heart tremble.
Because Ji Yunxi looked extremely similar to Gu Yunxi in his memory. The only difference was that her expression was colder and more aloof than Gu Yunxi's.
Gu An's sword clattered to the ground, and his lips trembled uncontrollably.
You know, when Qing Xuan came to him and said that Gu Yunxi was in trouble, he had thought that he was a liar. However, for some reason, he still came with a glimmer of hope.
He thought that if Qing Xuan dared to deceive him, he would kill him later. But he never expected that the person who came would really be Gu Yunxi.
Ji Yunxi also had mixed feelings when she saw Gu An. When she had picked up Gu An back then, he had only been a few - year - old child. Now, according to his age, he should be nearly a hundred years old. However, because he had been practicing all the time, he looked younger than his actual age.
Feng Xingzhi had noticed a middle - aged man staring at Ji Yunxi strangely earlier. He felt very uncomfortable.
Now that they were in front of each other, this man still didn't shift his gaze.
Qing Xuan sensed the awkward atmosphere and quickly changed the topic, "Master, quickly let us out. We're trapped by the barrier."
Ji Yunxi nodded. Just as she was about to take action, Feng Xingzhi stopped her. He said coldly, "Step back."
Seeing everyone step back, he directly swung his sword. Immediately, the barrier was broken.
Li Jiuge, as an outsider, saw everything clearly. She couldn't help but be surprised. She thought that her cousin's sword strike must have contained some resentment. Obviously, he was blaming the master of the Qinse Valley for staring at Yunxi. But his look clearly showed that he was looking at a relative. Why was her cousin so jealous?
She pursed her lips and thought that it seemed that jealousy was not limited to certain people. Otherwise, how could her cousin, who was as cold as a stone, have learned it so well?
Ji Yunxi also noticed Feng Xingzhi's unhappiness. After the barrier was broken, she took the initiative to put her hand in Feng Xingzhi's as a form of comfort. Only then did he suppress his temper.
The barrier was opened, and the group came in front of Gu An and Qing Xuan. Gu An asked Ji Yunxi excitedly, "Who are you? What's your relationship with Gu Yunxi?"
There was a glint of moisture in Gu An's eyes. After all, she was someone he had lost during such a long time.
Ji Yunxi didn't answer him directly. She just asked, "It's not convenient to talk here. Can you take us back to the valley?"
Gu An nodded repeatedly, "Of course, of course."
After saying that, he turned around and walked back. While walking, he secretly wiped away the tears on his face with his sleeve without being noticed.
There were defensive mechanisms at the entrance of the valley. If it weren't for Gu An leading them through, they would have had to spend a lot of effort.
Fortunately, it was Qing Xuan who had come to find people before. He had no physical form, so it was extremely easy for him to pass through the mechanisms.
After they entered the valley, they saw that it was a place of peace, like a paradise.
The passers - by who saw Gu An all had simple smiles on their faces, "The valley master is back?"
"Did you bring guests back?"
"Valley master, I'll go and kill a chicken to entertain the guests right away!"
Gu An nodded with a smile. Everyone noticed that the valley master was in an unusually good mood today, as if something great had happened.
"You don't have to be so polite. We've just barged in unannounced." Ji Yuchen felt a bit embarrassed. He could tell at a glance that the people here were very simple, which made him feel out of place.
Gu An laughed heartily, "Brother Ji, you don't have to be so polite. Guests are always welcome. And the way we in the Qinse Valley entertain guests is to kill a chicken and cook a meal. If you refuse, the villagers will be unhappy!"
Ji Yunxi smiled upon hearing this, "Yes. We should be the ones to feel embarrassed. Thank you, valley master."
The sound of her voice was also very similar to the person in Gu An's memory. An unbelievable thought gradually emerged in his mind.
It was said that people had reincarnation. Could it be that that person had also reincarnated and come back again?
Gu An stared at her intently with his deep eyes, as if he wanted to see through her and recall the hand that had suddenly reached out to him decades ago.
Ji Yunxi didn't notice his look. Her attention was completely attracted by everything in the valley.
Seeing that the Qinse Valley was now well - managed by Gu An, Ji Yunxi was very pleased. Her heart was also filled with nostalgia for this familiar place.
When they arrived at the valley master's mansion, Qing Xuan finally asked the question that he had been curious about for a long time.
"Master, how did you get out? Were you really besieged by the common people?"
"Yes, but they were just ordinary people. They didn't really trap us." Ji Yunxi said it casually, skipping over the matter of the blood sacrifice.
But Qing Xuan knew in his heart that with Jiang Yaoji around, how could things go smoothly?
However, since his master didn't want to talk about it, he didn't ask anymore. As long as they were safe and sound, that was enough.
Gu An entertained the curious villagers and then closed the door, "Now, can you tell me who you are?"
Ji Yunxi smiled slightly, "Valley master Gu, I'm Ji Yunxi from Nanyan. I'm considered the successor of Gu Yunxi. Now, the Nianyun Sword is in my hand, and the Nianfeng Sword is in his hand."
As she spoke, she pointed at Feng Xingzhi, who had been standing silently on one side.
Only then did Gu An notice him. He gave him a slightly puzzled look.
He had been raised by Gu Yunxi, but he hadn't been very familiar with Feng Xingzhi back then. Now, he only felt that he looked familiar, but he didn't have a deep impression of him.
However, there was one thing he wouldn't forget, and that was the Nianyun Sword and the Nianfeng Sword.
After all, both of these swords were made in the Qinse Valley. Moreover, the Nianfeng Sword was even made by Gu Yunxi himself.