Chapter 384 Jizhou
Five days later, the border of Dingzhou.
"Look, Fellow Daoist Yu, across the Iron Sand River in front of you is the Red Iron Peak of Jizhou!"
"I see! Speaking of which, this is the first time that Yu has come to Jizhou!"
"Really? Kaizhou, where the Tiangong Sect is located, seems to be not far from Jizhou. How come Fellow Taoist Yu has never been to Jizhou?"
"Haha, I'm not afraid of fellow Daoist Zuo's jokes. Apart from this time, Yu has never been so far away from the sect!"
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Duan Qing silently watched the two of them talking and laughing from behind, feeling no sadness or joy in his heart.
After a few days of getting along, the relationship between Zuo Wanqiu and Yu Fan seemed to be getting better and better, and there was a strong tendency to put him aside as the first comer.
This was quite agreeable to him. After having Yu Fan, Zuo Wanqiu had people to talk to along the way and rarely came to talk to him. He was happy to be quiet.
Yu Fan would occasionally talk to him, but Duan Qing didn't want to have a close relationship with him, so he would settle the matter with just a few words.
Zuo Wanqiu caught sight of Duan Qing with an expressionless face from the corner of her eye, feeling secretly depressed.
This brat, do you think this lady doesn’t exist?
She has been taking the initiative to talk to Yu Fan these days, just to make Duan Qing angry and make him jealous.
But who would have expected that brat still regarded her as nothing, and was even happy to see her talking to Yu Fan!
Is it possible that with my appearance, this young lady cannot attract that brat at all?
The more Zuo Wanqiu thought about it, the angrier she became.
Having shared difficulties with Duan Qing before, I have seen Duan Qing's integrity, abnormal speed, and his mysterious origins.
All this made her have an inexplicable liking for Duan Qing, and she subconsciously wanted to understand Duan Qing.
I thought that Duan Qing would be like her and would even fall under her pomegranate skirt.
But I didn't expect that it was her own passion!
This feeling of my heart turning towards the bright moon, but the bright moon shining on the ditch made Zuo Wanqiu very unhappy.
snort! I still don’t believe it, this brat is just like a stone, and I must make him fall in love with her.
When the time comes, I will abandon her ruthlessly and show off her bad temper for ignoring her!
The less she could get, the more she wanted to get her hands on it.
Soon, Duan Qing and his party crossed the Tiesha River and arrived in Jizhou.
On the other side of the Iron Sand River is a huge bare peak. On the entire mountain peak, not to mention insects and beasts, not even grass or trees can be seen.
After the Red Iron Peak, there is a stretch of rugged mountains with no end as far as the eye can see.
Like Chitie Peak, the mountains are also completely desolate with no vegetation or trees.
The three of them flew forward for about a hundred miles, but still failed to fly out of the mountains. However, the mountains below were no longer as desolate as the Red Iron Peak before, and some green vegetation could be seen.
As the three of them flew forward, the mountains became more normal.
After about two hundred miles deep into the mountains, the land below is already lush and green, which is completely different from the red iron peak next to the Tiesha River.
"I'm tired from flying, let's go down and rest for a while!" At this moment, Zuo Wanqiu's voice suddenly sounded in Duan Qing's mind.
Then they saw Zuo Wanqiu and Yu Fan in front of them, flying down into the mountains almost at the same time.
Seeing this, Duan Qing immediately landed with him.
Along the way, Zuo Wanqiu had to take a break every twelve hours or so, and he was used to this.
With the strength of his body, flying for more than ten hours puts no pressure on him at all. Yu Fan has a machine crane, which makes flying much more effortless than flying swords. It is also very easy to fly for more than ten hours.
Only Zuo Wanqiu could not bear it after flying for more than ten hours, so the two of them had to deal with Zuo Wanqiu again and again.
Duan Qing and the other three landed at the edge of a pond in the mountains.
The terrain here is relatively gentle, and mountain streams flow through it, forming a pool of more than ten feet.
The pool is not deep and you can clearly see the bottom. Under the scorching sun at noon, it reflects the green mountains. Just looking at it seems to give people a chill in their hearts.
Zuo Wanqiu seemed to be quite interested. After landing, she ran straight to the edge of the pond and sat down on a bluestone. She took off her exquisite engraved silk shoes and put a pair of bare feet into the pond to dangle.
"Zuo Dao is in a friendly mood!" Yu Fan couldn't help but joked when he saw this.
After getting along with each other for the past few days, he and Zuo Wanqiu were no longer so distant, and his prejudice against Zuo Wanqiu had disappeared without a trace, and they could still joke with each other from time to time.
"We, the monks, should do whatever we want without any restrictions. Why don't you try it, Fellow Taoist Yu?"
Yu Fan shook his head like a rattle. "Fellow Taoist has a straightforward nature, Yu can't learn from it!"
Duan Qing looked at the mountain stream with a look of reminiscence in his eyes.
I remember that when he was entrusted by Ma Liang to return Xue Yu to Jin Xuanzong, the creek he passed was quite similar to the one in front of him.
If he hadn't followed that stream so that he could get water when he was thirsty and eat green-shell crabs found in the stream when he was hungry, he might have starved to death on the way!
In my life, I seem to be really connected to water, and I can't live without it no matter where I go.
Seeing Duan Qing staring at the stream in a daze, Zuo Wanqiu couldn't help but joked: "Duan Daoyou fell in love with the scene. Could it be that he thought of the beauty in his heart?"
Duan Qing came to his senses, glanced at Zuo Wanqiu briefly, and did not answer.
Zuo Wanqiu's heart skipped a beat, and she thought to herself that she must have been right. This brat really has someone in his heart!
No wonder that with her appearance, she couldn't attract this person at all!
Thinking of this, Zuo Wanqiu couldn't help it, and said tentatively: "I don't know how beautiful she is to make fellow Taoist Duan never forget her!"
Duan Qing really didn't want to pay attention to Zuo Wanqiu, so he simply turned his head and looked elsewhere.
Duan Qing's attitude made Zuo Wanqiu hate him.
However, Duan Qing did not respond directly, which made her even more curious whether Duan Qing really had a lover.
Just when Zuo Wanqiu wanted to test him again, Duan Qing suddenly frowned, looked to the north, and whispered: "Someone is coming!"
Zuo Wanqiu and Yu Fan were both surprised when they heard the voice. Both of them were higher in cultivation than Duan Qing, and they were in the late stage of the Questioning Heart Realm.
Why was Duan Qing, who was in the early stage of the Questioning Heart Realm, able to sense someone approaching in advance when the two of them did not notice it at all?
Yu Fan looked at Duan Qing and could hardly suppress his curiosity about him.
Is this person really just in the early stage of the Questioning Heart Realm?
Duan Qing was a complete mystery in his eyes.
This person's origin was unknown, but he was able to defeat him in speed with his cultivation in the early stage of the Questioning Heart Realm. Now it seems that even his perception is better than his!
In front of Duan Qing, he could not feel the slightest sense of superiority as a disciple of Gongzong.
Humph, speed does not equal strength. After escorting Zuo Wanqiu to Huangzhou, he will definitely find an opportunity to fight with him.
Just as Yu Fan was thinking, Zuo Wanqiu's face suddenly changed, and it was obvious that she also sensed someone approaching.
"Just in case, hide first!" Duan Qing frowned.
Zuo Wanqiu nodded slightly, agreeing with Duan Qing's suggestion.
She could sense that two people were flying straight towards the direction of the three people. The identity of the people was unknown. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, it was better to hide first.