The 999 steps really cost An Ning's life.

Every two hundred meters, we have to stop and rest for a while.

Everyone followed her rhythm, resting when they needed to rest and climbing when they needed to climb.

He did not seem too anxious because of the slow progress.

Xuancheng and Fuchen also had smiles on their faces.

However, the two were still very worried about their master's health.

"Master, when we get to the temple, I'll get you the elixir."

He is only nineteen years old, but his health is so bad.

Xuancheng was extremely worried. He knew that his master was in poor health, but now he understood that it was more than just bad.

They really hope that their master will live a long and healthy life.

"Xuancheng, do you really think I'm your master?"

During another break, An Ning sat on a rock beside her, looking at the scenery below the mountain, and said these words slowly.

Before Xuancheng could answer, Fuchen ran over from the front, squatted in front of An Ning, and took out the water bottle from his backpack.

"Master, drink this. This is the spring water produced in the back mountain of our temple. It is extremely sweet. Don't worry about drinking it. This is boiled water. Master said that you are weak and cannot drink raw water."

He took the kettle handed to him by Fu Chen. The kettle was silver and polished to a very bright shine. There was a circle of yellow paper on the seal. It was obvious that it was prepared for him.

"Thank you, it's thoughtful."

"Grandmaster, actually, when you get to the temple and go to Master's room, you will understand why Master is so sure that you are the Grandmaster."

After hearing Fu Chen's words, An Ning looked at Xuan Cheng with the kettle in his hand, and saw the other party nodded.

"Is that so? I'll definitely go take a look when I get to the mountain."

The portrait and the booklet recording himself must have played a big role in making the old man Xuancheng so sure of his identity.

"Okay, let's continue on our way."

After resting for a while, the group walked up the mountain.

Finally, at around two o'clock in the afternoon, the group successfully climbed up to the Guangming Temple on the Five Elements Mountain.

Looking at the magnificent main gate of Guangming Temple and the pilgrims constantly coming and going at the entrance, An Ning looked at Xuancheng beside him in surprise.

“We didn’t see anyone when we went up the mountain.”

"On weekdays, the path that pilgrims take to go up the mountain is different from the path we take to go up the mountain, but both have 999 steps."

"Oh……"

"Master, let's go to the backyard."

This time, Xuancheng walked in front and led everyone to the backyard.

Qin Zhengxi and Lian Qing had never been to the backyard of Guangming Temple. Even the old man of the Pei family, who had some connections with Xuancheng, had never been there.

The backyard of Guangming Temple is a holy place and ordinary people are not allowed to enter.

But this time, in order to reassure the master, Xuancheng specially arranged for his family to rest in the rooms in the backyard.

When the group took their first step into the backyard, they felt something was different.

The sandalwood slowly lingers on the tip of your nose, and the air is extremely abundant.

Even if I just take a breath, I feel particularly comfortable in my chest.

"This... is an interesting place."

An Ning looked around the backyard thoughtfully, hiding the hint of surprise in her eyes.

When Xuancheng saw that he was discovered by his master, he touched his forehead embarrassedly.

"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Grandmaster. This is the formation I set up myself. I hope the disciples who are practicing in the backyard can have a good environment for practicing."

"Well, that's good, but it will be better if you change it. I'll teach you later after I rest."

Hearing that the Grandmaster wanted to instruct him on how to set up the formation, Xuan Cheng quickly bent down 90 degrees, "Thank you, Grandmaster!"

"Okay, I'm a little tired. Take me to rest."

Even though she couldn't see the end, An Ning still persisted. She could see the end and there was a room.

At this moment, she just wanted to take a nap. She didn't know why. When did she become so lazy?

"Okay, okay, you take a rest first."

Xuancheng brought An Ning to the rest room that belonged to his master.

In a main room behind Xuancheng.

“My room is in front of yours. It has been your lounge since the beginning of this house.

No one has ever touched it. It has always been the same as before, and someone comes to clean it every day without interruption.”

And not only that, Xuancheng, including his master, would come to pay their respects in front of the room every day.

Even though the master had passed away long ago, this habit had never changed.

Xuancheng led An Ning into the room.

The moment I stepped into the room, a strong sense of familiarity instantly hit me.

But for some reason, An Ning felt as if there was something in her head that was trying to block it.

No matter how strong the feeling is, I still can't remember anything.

If I continue, my head will feel like it's being pricked by needles.

Xuancheng had been paying attention to the expression of his master. Seeing that the other party had an unhappy face, he hurried forward.

"Master, if you can't remember, don't think about it. Forcing yourself to remember is not good for your health."

Having said that, Xuancheng quickly closed the door.

Then the two of them came to the inner room.

Xuancheng stepped forward and worked on the wall of the inner room. Then the wall moved, revealing a very small secret room.

It is about half a meter wide.

Xuancheng took out four small boxes from it.

Placed it in front of An Ning.

"Grandmaster, this is your elixir. As for what it cures, we don't know, and no one dares to touch it."

All four boxes are black.

It's not made of wood, but jade.

It feels a little warm to the touch, and you can smell a slight fragrance if you get close.

It should be the smell of medicine.

“I ate all of it?”

"Yes, this elixir has been in the secret room for many years. I heard from my master that this is what you left behind."

An Ning nodded, picked up one of the boxes and took a look.

"Okay, thank you."

"Master, you take a rest first. I'll go see how Fuchen is arranged. Don't neglect your family."

Having said this, Xuancheng went out.

An Ning was the only one left in the room.

She took the four boxes and turned them over and over, but could not smell anything except the faint scent of medicine.

And up to this moment, she had no memory of these pills in her mind.

Not at all!

"Forget it, since it's mine, I'll eat it."

Just as An Ning was about to open the box, she saw a book on the bed.

The book is very old and the cover is very old, but it is still relatively intact.

Walked by and glanced.

There is no name of the book on the cover, and no one knows what is recorded inside.

The fact that it is placed here must be what Xuancheng wants her to see.

So, An Ning picked up the book and slowly opened it.

What meets the eye is a portrait of a real person.

You don't even need to look closely to know that the person painted above is An Ning.

This portrait is much clearer than the one in Xuancheng's book.

Even the tiny red mole on her earlobe can be seen clearly.

It's indeed her!

Who else could draw something so detailed?

No wonder Xuancheng was so sure. After seeing her, he even acknowledged her as his master without any hesitation.

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