Dusk Returns to the Ruined Building

Cangyu Peak is a mountain in Guanxing Mountain, far away from the Guanxing Pavilion, located in the northwest direction of the Guanxing Pavilion. The peak has steep terrain and its peak is towering into the clouds. There are lightning, thunder, wind and rain on the peak all year round, so it is named Cangyu Peak.

Led by Xiao Ling'er, the boy walked quickly along the path in the mountains. Wherever they passed, the fragrance of flowers filled the air. The man and the monkey were heading towards Cangyu Peak.

The young man frowned slightly, wondering in his heart: "Why would Xiao Ling'er take me to Cangyu Peak?" Although the young man lived in Guanxing Mountain, his main activity area was near the Guanxing Pavilion, because the old Taoist priest never took him to other mountains, and the young man himself only wanted to go down the mountain to find his mother, and never thought of setting foot in the depths of Guanxing Mountain.

The young man and Xiao Ling'er shuttled through the mountains and forests like flowing clouds and water at an incredibly fast speed. Soon, they arrived at the foot of Cangyu Peak. Looking up, they saw green pines and cypresses all over the mountain, and the greenness came into their eyes like waves.

Xiao Ling'er did not stop and ran straight to the top of the mountain along a winding path. Although the boy was hesitant, he quickly caught up. After all, Xiao Ling'er and he had been together day and night, and they had a deep "mutual pit" friendship for ten years. Soon they reached the halfway point of the mountain. Thick fog rose all around, and white clouds lingered. The visible range was less than two feet. If it were not for Xiao Ling'er leading the way in front, the boy really would not be able to find the way forward.

Soon, the idle clouds and thick fog that filled the surroundings disappeared, and Xiao Ling'er also stopped. They came to an open place on the top of the peak, and saw a circular pool in front of them, with a diameter of about five meters. There were eight two-meter-high circular stone pillars standing around it, and their directions corresponded to the Qian, Kun, Kan, Li, Zhen, Xun, Gen, and Dui directions of the Eight Diagrams. The water in the circular pool was emerald green and crystal clear. When the mountain breeze blew, there was not even the slightest ripple. In the center of the pool, a plant that was not sure whether it was a flower or a grass was suspended. Together with the eight circular stone pillars around it, it formed an innate Fuxi Bagua formation. It was unknown which master arranged it or whether it was formed naturally.

The plants in the pond are neither flowers nor grass, but the few scattered leaves are purple, green and yellow. The flower on the top has four petals, red and green, orange and blue respectively. The four petals sparkle in the sunlight.

Before the boy could even begin to wonder what this thing was, a clear sound floated through the mist behind him.

"Uncle Sun, when can we get out of this fog? We have been walking for almost two hours!"

"Miss, this place has formed a natural misty maze with the help of the natural power of heaven and earth! Miss, please take a rest for a while while I open the magic eye to find a way out."

Upon hearing this, the young boy looked at Xiao Ling'er in shock. It actually led him through the so-called Piao Misty Maze Array easily and quickly. Xiao Ling'er seemed to feel the young boy's shocked gaze and scratched his ears and cheeks, feeling very proud!

"Miss, follow me, this way!"

Upon hearing this, the young man quickly pulled Xiao Ling'er and hid behind a round stone pillar in the corner.

After a while, the footsteps of two people were heard, slowly approaching the circular pool.

"Uncle Sun, Uncle Sun, look! These seven-colored magical herbs are really on the top of Cangyu Peak!" The voice was a little excited, but as sweet as the chirping of an oriole.

The two of them walked quickly to the side of the circular pool. The girl's excited expression and her angelic face were clearly reflected in the pool water. Following her was a skinny, amiable old man in a green shirt.

"Uncle Sun, watch me pick the seven-colored fairy grass!"

After the girl finished speaking, she flew up and flew to the center of the pool, pointing her sword at the fairy grass. As soon as the figure passed the round stone pillar beside the pool, the fairy grass in the center of the pool instantly shot out a beam of light that shot up into the sky, reflecting on the eight round stone pillars. The stone pillars then emitted light of different colors, forming a circle of light along the round pool and surging around. The sudden change, the three people and the monkey were blown away by the energy of the light before they had time to react. Except for the old man in green, the boy, the girl and Xiao Ling'er were all blown away and fell to the open space far away. The old man in green staggered back a few steps, and a ball of black protective true qi helped him block the energy of the light.

The boy and girl stood up, dusted themselves off, and asked at the same time: "Who are you?"

The girl walked to the old man in green and looked at the hiding man and monkey vigilantly. The young man was ragged and not as well dressed as the beggars in the city, but his face was very handsome and the dirt on his face could not hide his handsome appearance. The monkey actually held the young man's hand and stood timidly behind him.

The young man looked at the two people opposite him like a teenager. The girl, who was about the same age as him, was wearing a black gauze skirt that fluttered in the wind, like a blooming black water lotus. She had willow eyebrows, almond eyes, and an oval face. Her eyes looked at him coldly. Her nervous and serious expression made her look so aloof! The old man in green looked at the young man calmly.

"I am from this mountain, and I live in the Stargazing Mountain in front," the young man answered the other party first.

"Stargazing Mountain? There is no Stargazing Mountain here. This is deep in the North Sea Abyss. How is it possible that someone lives here?" the girl questioned in shock.

"I do live in the Stargazing Mountain in front. If you don't believe me, just look," the young man said while pointing in the direction they came from. When he looked in the direction of his finger, he was dumbfounded. In his field of vision, there were only towering mountains like Cangyu Peak!

"Where is Guanxing Mountain?" he asked himself. This shouldn't be the case. Xiao Ling'er and I didn't run very far. From Guanxing Mountain, we can clearly see the top of Cangyu Peak. Logically, we should also be able to see Guanxing Mountain from the top of Cangyu Peak! Could it be that we were going in the wrong direction?

The young man looked around in disbelief, and saw only the same dangerous peaks, not even a trace of the Stargazing Mountain!

The boy was confused himself, and quickly patted Xiao Ling'er and said, "Xiao Ling'er, tell them quickly that we live in the Stargazing Mountain in front!"

Xiao Ling'er looked at the boy with an innocent face, scratching her ears and cheeks, at a loss.

"You never think of a good lie before lying. Where is your home? Why don't you show it to me?" the girl said smugly.

The boy ignored the girl's ridicule and patted Xiao Ling'er and asked: "Xiao Ling'er, why did you bring me to this damn place?"

Xiao Ling'er hurriedly pointed at the colorful fairy grass in the pond with her claws, signaling the boy to pick it!

The young man's brain was full of stars, and he looked at the two people opposite him with embarrassment, then he smiled gently and remained calm!

I cursed in my heart: "Xiao Ling'er, Xiao Ling'er, don't try to trick me like this, you are kidding! Let's not talk about how to enter the Bagua formation in the pool, the two people next to me are obviously here for the seven-colored fairy grass, how can I have a share? What do I need the seven-colored fairy grass for? If they don't tell me, I can't even call out its name!"

"I've been tricked by Xiao Ling'er again!" The young man cursed helplessly.