Chapter 1,296  Between Life and Death

"Third Senior Brother! Is it really you? I knew it was you!" Crying bitterly, Xiao Chuqing flew into Xiao Mian's arms, tears streaming down her face: "You're back! You're finally back! But... wuwu... But Second Senior Sister can’t see you coming back…”

At first, Xiao Mian was still worried about how to comfort Xiao Chuqing.

But when Xiao Mian heard Xiao Chuqing's last words, he suddenly trembled.

Slowly raising his head, Xiao Mian looked at Huangfuling beside him.

As strong as Huangfuling was, he couldn't help but look away, not daring to look Xiao Mian in the face.

Xiao Mian saw this and turned to look at Fu Qingjue.

At this time, Fu Qingjue's face was full of tears and he was in a mess...

"Chu Qing! You...what did you just say? Where is your second senior sister?"

"Second Senior Sister, she...she..." Halfway through her words, Xiao Chuqing burst into tears, but it was Huangfuling who suddenly said: "Qingqiong, passed away more than a month ago!"

Suddenly his heart trembled, and Xiao Mian fell to the sky.

Fortunately, Xiao Chuqing was by his side. After noticing something strange about Xiao Mian, she immediately reached out to hold him. Even so, Xiao Mian's face was pale and his eyes were dull.

Fu Qingqiong—dead?

The cold and beautiful woman who had been accompanying him in his cultivation until he reached the perfection stage of Qi training in his later years, actually died?

That strange woman who reached out to help him avenge himself when he was in the most pain and helplessness, actually died?

The gentle woman who fulfilled her wish when she decided to leave the sect to travel around the world, actually died?

Xiao Mian has been away from home for twenty years, and in the dead of night, he has imagined various possible scenarios of his return to the sect and reunion with Fu Qingqiong.

There are flowers before and under the moon, misty clouds and water, slanting wind and drizzle, and the afterglow of the setting sun...

The only thing Xiao Mian didn't expect was the ending - the death of Xiang Xiaoyu!

His pale face suddenly turned red.

Immediately afterwards, a mouthful of blood as thick as red ink came out of his mouth.

Too much sadness, seven emotions sad!

Only then did Xiao Mian feel that the big stone pressing on his chest was slightly loosened. It was so difficult that he couldn't help but gasp.

"How...dead..."

"The matter starts with the Five Elements Gate being besieged..."

Quietly, Huangfuling talked about the cause of Fu Qingqiong's death.

After listening quietly, Xiao Mian finally realized: The reason why Leng Ningyu did it despite knowing that he couldn't do anything and rashly causing a catastrophe was because of Fu Qingqiong!

More than a month ago, when Xiao Mian was in the Valley of Life and Death, welcoming the rematch of the Tiandu Martial Arts Association, an undercurrent swept towards the Five Elements Sect.

Up and down the Five Elements Gate, but suddenly didn't realize it.

At that time, Fu Qingqiong had successfully formed the elixir and became a powerful golden elixir.

On this day, there were some matters in Wanzong City that required Fu Qingqiong to make a trip.

Fu Qingqiong didn't think much and went on the road alone - after all, in Nanyue Prefecture, a strong person with a golden elixir was already considered to be a pretty good person, let alone a monk from the Five Elements Sect.

However, it was this trip that caused Fu Qingqiong to encounter a big change.

By the time Fu Qingqiong managed to escape, she was already poisoned and unconscious.

Immediately afterwards, the Demonic Shadow Sect launched an attack on the Five Elements Sect.

Fu Qingqiong was poisoned, and Leng Ningyu was helpless.

As a last resort, Leng Ningyu repeatedly asked Dan Qiusheng to rescue Fu Qingqiong, but Dan Qiusheng repeatedly refused on the grounds that a war was imminent and it should not be easily lost.

Seeing the poison in Fu Qingqiong's heart, Leng Ningyu made up his mind to die.

snort!

Since you, Dan Qiusheng, are unwilling to rescue me, I will do it myself!

However, Leng Ningyu's physical condition was not suitable for summoning the Great Tribulation.

He failed to escape the catastrophe rashly, and Leng Ningyu's body died.

Without Leng Ningyu's kindness, Dan Qiusheng would have been even less able to save Fu Qingqiong - not to mention that Fu Qingqiong had already died of poison before Leng Ningyu died!

Almost immediately, Fu Qingqiong and Leng Ningyu passed away one after another.

Regarding this matter, apart from the grief of the Bibotan lineage, there was no sign of sorrow in the Five Elements Sect. Even shortly after Leng Ningyu's death, before the body was cold, Dan Qiusheng issued the seal of the headmaster and ordered Huangfuling to go out to fight. The enemy must not make mistakes.

In the following more than a month, the Bibotan lineage was in turmoil.

If Xiao Mian had come back a few days later, he might not even be able to see Huangfuling - by then, Xiao Chuqing might have married away from Luohua Valley!

"Okay! Okay! Okay!"

After listening to Huangfuling's explanation, Xiao Mian uttered three "good" words in a row!

One is the death of Leng Ningyu, the second is the death of Fu Qingqiong, and the third is the disaster in Bibotan.

Dan——Qiu——sheng!

At that moment, powerful fluctuations centered on Xiao Mian and continued to radiate away.

After all, Xiao Chuqing and Fu Qingjue were only in the foundation-building stage. How could they withstand such overwhelming evil aura?

Even under the protection of Huangfuling, he was still in danger.

Fortunately, Xiao Mian quickly controlled his emotions and suppressed them.

Inner demon!

damn it!

The more the mood fluctuates like this, the more inner demons will come out to cause trouble!

After reciting the "Holy Immovable Sutra" silently in his mind and suppressing his inner demons, Xiao Mian slowly stood up and looked at Huangfuling.

Without saying a word, Huangfuling nodded.

"Come with me! She is buried at Shuiyun Peak!"

Shuiyun Peak is right next to Bibo Pond and is the highest peak around Bibo Pond.

Back then, Xiao Mian, after taking the Dao Transformation Pill, accumulated a lot of effort and safely built the foundation at the top of Shuiyun Peak, achieving his super-level Dao foundation!

Xiao Mian was not unfamiliar with Shuiyun Peak.

However, when he climbed to the top again, there was an extra tree on the top of Shuiyun Peak.

Under the tree, there was an extra grave.

The grave was brand new and free of weeds.

"This is her last wish!" Huangfu Ling brought Xiao Mian to the tree and said to herself, "After you left, she planted this red bean tree here with her own hands. Whenever she had free time, she would come to see it. In fact, my master and I both know that she came to see you!"

Shuiyun Peak is the highest peak in Bibotan.

If Xiao Mian returns, he will be the first to see him standing on Shuiyun Peak.

What a pity!

Fu Qingqiong has planted this red bean tree for twenty years, but she never expected Xiao Mian to come back.

Now Xiao Mian is back, but Fu Qingqiong has become a beauty in the grave...

Life and death are separated, and Yin and Yang will never say goodbye!

"Before she died, she begged Master to bury her here!"

"Senior Sister! I want to be alone for a while..."

"..., okay!"

After a moment of silence, Huangfu Ling took Xiao Chuqing and Fu Qingjue down Shuiyun Peak.

On the top of Shuiyun Peak, Xiao Mian sat beside Fu Qingqiong's tomb with his back against the red bean tree, reached into his arms, and took out a jade statue that was one finger long.

This jade statue was not delicate, but it was carved by Xiao Mian one by one.

The jade statue was carved of Fu Qingqiong.

I didn't expect that the jade statue is still there, but the woman is gone...

"Senior Sister! I'm back!"

Just like the name back then, it came out of his mouth, inadvertently, heartbreaking.

Holding the jade statue in his hand, Xiao Mian closed his eyes and let the tears slowly fall.

If it's not ruthless, who can be ruthless?

Leaning against the red bean tree, Xiao Mian's mind quickly flashed through every bit between him and Fu Qingqiong.

From the Trial Valley that day, to the Lingchuan Market, and then to the Five Elements Sect, they fought against the four great Jindans attacking the sect, until Xiao Mian set his ambition and traveled around the world.

Fu Qingqiong's figure became clearer and clearer.

It seemed that she was within reach!

But when Xiao Mian stretched out his hand, he found that it was just a dream.

Not to mention that Xiao Mian was only a Jindan cultivator now, even if he was a Yuanying ancestor, he could not help in the face of such a separation of life and death!

Disheartened, Xiao Mian stared at Fu Qingqiong's grave in a daze.

Suddenly - suddenly, the corner of his eye jumped, and the peeping eye quietly moved.

Subconsciously, Xiao Mian used the peeping eye to scan Fu Qingqiong's grave, and what he saw was an extremely exquisite coffin.

The coffin was empty!

Xiao Mian suddenly jumped up with a bang in his mind.

There was no body in Fu Qingqiong's coffin!

Huangfu Ling would not lie to him, and according to Huangfu Ling, Fu Qingqiong's funeral was arranged by Leng Ningyu before he died.

Although Leng Ningyu died because of the great calamity, he did not die under the great calamity!

In this way, could it be that his master had already arranged it?

Unconvinced, Xiao Mian used the Spirit-peeking Eye again, but this time, it was not an unintentional act, but he tried his best and spared no effort.

With the help of the Spirit-peeking Eye, Xiao Mian not only confirmed that there was indeed no body of Fu Qingqiong in the coffin, but also saw a letter in the empty coffin.

Putting away the Spirit-peeking Eye, Xiao Mian began to dig the grave!

He wanted to see what was said in the letter left by Leng Ningyu!

With Xiao Mian's current cultivation, even if he did not use other tools, he could dig up Fu Qingqiong's grave in an instant with just his hands.

What's more, there was no Fu Qingqiong in this grave!

Soon, Xiao Mian dug out the coffin and got the letter.

With the letter in hand, Xiao Mian's eyes fixed.

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Mian opened the letter.

He read ten lines at a glance, but he didn't dare to miss any word.

This letter was Leng Ningyu's last letter - before his death, Leng Ningyu couldn't even use the jade slips for passing on skills, so he had to leave a will in the form of a letter.

The will had two words written on it - boy!

Seeing these two words, Xiao Mian knew that this will was for him.

There were only four disciples in the Bibotan lineage, and Xiao Mian was the only male among them.

The things written in the will were roughly the following...

First, Fu Qingqiong was not buried at the top of Shuiyun Peak, but was sealed by Leng Ningyu in Xuanbing Palace - Xuanbing Palace was thousands of feet deep below Bibotan!

Second, Leng Ningyu hoped that Xiao Mian would not transfer his hatred to Dan Qiusheng. Leng Ningyu's death was a matter of fate, and Fu Qingqiong's calamity was not Dan Qiusheng's fault.

Seeing this, Xiao Mian didn't take it seriously at first, but when he continued to read, his eyes suddenly fixed, and he clenched the letter in his hand, and Xiao Mian stood up.

In the Bi Bo Cave, Xiao Mian found Huangfu Ling.

"Big sister! Where is the entrance to Xuanbing Palace?"

"Xuanbing Palace? You... do you want to go to pay homage to Master?"

Huangfu Ling's words made Xiao Mian feel empty for no reason. But soon, he handed the letter in his hand to Huangfu Ling, indicating that Huangfu Ling should read it first.

After reading the letter, Huangfu Ling was also shocked like Xiao Mian.

Without Xiao Mian's urging, Huangfu Ling pressed the mechanism on the chair.

The dark tunnel appeared again.

The next moment, the two had entered the tunnel and disappeared.

Thousands of feet underground in Bi Bo Lake, Xiao Mian and Huangfu Ling came to Xuanbing Palace.

When he came to Leng Ningyu's crystal coffin, Xiao Mian knelt down and kowtowed three times and nine times...

"Master! Unfilial disciple, I'm back late!"

"Xiao Mian! Master will not blame you! The most urgent thing is to find Qingqiong first and see if she is still alive as Master said!"

Still alive!

This is the shocking secret left at the end of Leng Ningyu's suicide note.

Fu Qingqiong was not dead. At least, before Leng Ningyu died, she was still alive. However, the poison that Fu Qingqiong was poisoned with was not ordinary!

According to Leng Ningyu's estimation, it must be slowly refined by the Yuanying ancestor with his own infant fire to gradually cleanse the strange poison in Fu Qingqiong's body.

According to the guidance of Leng Ningyu's suicide note, Xiao Mian and Huangfu Ling found a secret compartment under Leng Ningyu's crystal coffin. In the secret compartment, Fu Qingqiong seemed to be sleeping.

After reporting Fu Qingqiong out of the secret compartment, Xiao Mian's face changed slightly when he looked at Fu Qingqiong's appearance. At this time, Fu Qingqiong's face was full of blue veins and looked like an evil ghost.

Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Xiao Mian used the spirit-seeking eyes and indeed felt that Fu Qingqiong still had a trace of life and was not completely cut off.

The next moment, Xiao Mian took out the immortal water.

This bottle of immortal water was really the only stock Xiao Mian had on hand...

In order to save his life, Xiao Mian directly poured half a bottle of immortal water into Fu Qingqiong's mouth, and then he saw the blue veins on Fu Qingqiong's face gradually disappear.

The two were overjoyed when they saw it.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. After a moment, the blue veins reappeared.

At the same time, Fu Qingqiong's vitality, which had already been thriving, began to wither again, like a flower about to wither - a line between life and death!

It seems that it is these strange blue veins that are depriving Fu Qingqiong of his life.

With Xiao Mian's attainments in poison, and after a test just now, it is almost certain that these blue veins in Fu Qingqiong's body are corpse poison!

Corpse poison!

Could it be that the one who poisoned Fu Qingqiong was the ghost of the master of the Ghost God Temple?

It shouldn't be...

If Fu Qingqiong really encountered a terrifying opponent like Gui Ling, who was a mid-level Yuanying ancestor, how could she have survived and rushed back to the Five Elements Sect?

Unless Gui Ling could thoroughly understand the temperament of Dan Qiu Sheng and Leng Ning Yu, and then use Fu Qingqiong's poison to alienate the two.

But thinking about it again, it seems unlikely...

"Big sister! Did she say anything after the poison took effect?"

"This..." Seeing Xiao Mian asking, Huangfu Ling thought carefully and muttered to herself: "After the poison took effect, she fell into a deep sleep for a long time, but she often talked nonsense, but she talked about some past events with you and me... Oh, right! Does she know Huangfu Wei?"

"Huangfu Wei!?"

The sudden name made Xiao Mian's hair stand on end...