In this era, there are very few sects that can strongly support the "World Traveler". In the north, there are only two: Baxue Liuge and Yunshan Sword Sect.

Now the territory of the Tang Dynasty has basically been finalized. Even though the empress is so powerful, she is no longer able to expand the territory, and the exploration of those unknown areas is naturally extremely dangerous.

Lu Hongling returned to the sect sixty years later, during which time many people thought she was no longer alive.

Unexpectedly, this second-in-command of the Yunshan Sword Sect returned after disappearing for sixty years.

The World Walker is a spontaneous act of the sect. When it was first implemented, the Tang Kingdom was still in its infancy. Now, so many years have passed, and this act that benefits the entire human race has not been interrupted. It is naturally something worthy of admiration.

This is also the reason why the Yunshan Sword Sect has not been ranked well in recent years, but the imperial court has always been generous with its resources.

In this mysterious world, it is really meaningful to turn many unknown dangers into known ones, especially for an extremely ambitious emperor like the empress.

More importantly, these world travelers have extremely strong combat capabilities because they have to go through various dangers. There have been several cases in history where world travelers returned to find that their sects had been humiliated and directly destroyed their opponents.

Lu Hongling looks even younger than Wu Xilai, so the entire North would naturally think that the Yunshan Sword Sect had greatly increased in strength because of this.

Having obtained the natural spiritual seeds of Liu Xin and Gu Xiaoxiao successively, the return of the second-in-command Lu Hongling is naturally regarded as a sign of revival.

The status of the world's travelers in all generations is lofty, because such people can be regarded as pioneers of mankind. In the Yunshan Sword Sect, as long as they can complete the mission, they will return as the sect's second-in-command.

Lu Hongling, who is of a very high generation, naturally does not care about these false names. Few people who dare to be the world's travelers care about these false names. Their lives are often as difficult as those of ascetics, and also very dangerous.

Lu Hongling said that her time was up, but in fact she still had more than ten years to live. This period of time was enough for her to select and train the next successor.

The exploration mission of a world traveler is not accomplished overnight, but is a gradual process throughout his life.

Every traveler in the world has a certain survey task, which is set by the previous generation of travelers. After completing it, they can select candidates within the sect and train the next successor until the end of their lives.

On this day, all the third-generation disciples of Yunshan Sword Sect who were at the Concentration Realm and above gathered together.

Except for some older ones, they are truly the elite of the sect. After hearing the stories of the World Traveler, although they respect him, they don't want such a thing to happen to them.

Practicing in the sect can generally help one avoid disasters, but although completing this thing will make one the second-in-command of the sect and soar to the sky, there is no guarantee that one will lose his life.

Over the past few hundred years, as the cultivation world has gradually stabilized, there are very few people with such ambition.

Zhu Qiaoqiao, who was abandoned by Gu Jiu, could really be considered one of the more promising ones among her peers, if she wasn't so mentally abnormal.

Looking at Lu Hongling, who was as beautiful as jade, almost everyone was a little afraid of her.

He was a man who had been exploring the unknown for sixty years. He had probably walked across more bridges than they had walked on roads, and seen more strange things than they had heard ghost stories.

Gu Xiaoxiao sat in the middle, looking a little solemn, but not nervous.

In fact, there was some confusion within the Yunshan Sword Sect regarding the matter of selecting the successor to Xingzhe.

After all, because of the existence of the World Traveler, the sect can obtain a lot of resources, provided that the traveler really brings enough effective information to the sect and the court. But at the same time, this means that the sect will be missing an elite for a long time.

This elite soldier is likely to die during the exploration.

Over the years, countless world travelers have died, or in other words, the fate of most world travelers is to die in the exploration of the unknown, which shows how dangerous this matter is.

Therefore, the Yunshan Sword Sect naturally does not want its most promising disciple to do such a dangerous thing.

But if you don’t have enough talent, it will be difficult to be qualified for this role.

At this time, Lu Hongling took a sip of tea and smiled, "Don't be nervous. Let me ask first, is there anyone who really wants to do this?"

No one answered, because answering would be like giving away half of your life.

Gu Xiaoxiao sat there with her fists clenched a little tightly.

Lu Hongling continued, "Actually, this matter is not as difficult as you think. It's nothing more than traveling. It's just that there are fewer people in those places, so traveling is a little more troublesome."

Such a terrible thing seemed as easy as traveling in her mouth.

Most people think there is definitely a trap here, and whoever wants to jump in can jump in, but I will definitely not jump in.

Seeing the silence all around, Lu Hongling raised an eyebrow and said, "If no one is willing, the Yunshan Sword Sect will not need the next World Traveler. As a woman, born in this world, all I can do is 'follow my heart'. Since this matter cannot be followed by you, then let it go."

She said this in a very casual manner, as if there was nothing in the world that she couldn't let go of, and for a moment she was naturally charming and radiant.

At this moment, Gu Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up.

Isn't this what she wants to do?

In the past, she wanted to inherit Elder Hao Ziyue's legacy and travel between heaven and earth with a big sword. Later, she found out that this elder was a stay-at-home girl from beginning to end, and she couldn't help feeling disappointed.

And the more I look at Master Lu Hongling in front of me, the more I like her.

Recently she has been trapped in love and has been secretly sad, but now she suddenly feels like the clouds have cleared and the moon has appeared.

How could a woman like me feel sad over such trivial matters? I, Gu Xiaoxiao, am an ambitious woman!

What brother, sister-in-law, maid, tear them apart!

So just when Lu Hongling was about to end the conversation, Gu Xiaoxiao raised her right hand awkwardly and said, "Master Lu, may I?"

At this moment, the whole place was silent, as if time had stopped, without even a trace of wind.

Gu Ningshuang was also here. When she found out that her sister had done such a thing, she was so scared that she wanted to stand up, but she couldn't. She just wanted to knock her down.

Xiaoxiao, don’t do that!

Even if Gu Jiu is seduced away by some slutty bitch outside, you can't risk your life.

Lu Hongling looked at Gu Xiaoxiao's still somewhat childish face, raised her eyebrows slightly, and said, "Of course. But I want to ask, you are so young, and this matter is not small. I will give you two days to think it over carefully."

Gu Xiaoxiao stood up and said, "Master, the answer is still the same after two days. This is what I want to do, because I really want to be like you."

Even many years later, Gu Ningshuang still remembers this scene very clearly.

That day, the heroine Gu Xiaoxiao's eyes were very bright, as if there were stars shining in them.

Or, it's like a ship that was drifting aimlessly with the wind, but suddenly found its direction.

Gu Ningshuang was a little dazed for a moment, and even a little envious of Gu Xiaoxiao, and many people in the audience felt the same.

People don’t care about the word “meaning” in their life. Some people never find it in their entire life, living in a daze and wasting their time.

And at this moment, Gu Xiaoxiao, who was not yet eighteen years old, found it.

Is this her misfortune or luck?

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Chapter 3: Food

The north tower of Nuyi Tower is a humble room.

Zhu Qiaoqiao has been here for half a year, living on two cold steamed buns every day. Her body is extremely sour and smelly, her hair has long been tangled, and she looks nothing like she did before, but she is still alive.

Many people don’t understand how long she will live like this.

What is the meaning of such a life?

But even though she had been crippled, these disciples of Nuyi Tower were still somewhat afraid of her.

Once, a few nosy female disciples wanted to take their anger out on her, but when they saw the look in her eyes, they couldn't help but retreat.

Because those eyes were so cold and indifferent, they looked like a wild beast that had been starving for a long time on the snowy plains, with only skin and bones left on its body, but it could still tear its prey apart in one bite.

Now Zhu Qiaoqiao is such a strange existence in the North Building. She is obviously so weak that an ordinary person can beat her to death, but no one touches her.

After all, she belongs to the owner of Nanlou. Although she looks like an abandoned dog now and Nanlou says they can do whatever they want with her, no one wants to be the killer.

The master is ruthless, but there are times when he will change his ways.

If the owner of the South Building suddenly remembers Zhu Qiaoqiao's good points, who here can withstand her anger?

You should know that the North Building is also affiliated with the South Building and they are not parallel.

Moreover, Zhu Qiaoqiao came to the north from the south with the purpose of bringing glory to Beilou.

The reputation of the North Tower in the North still needs a disciple from the South Tower to complete it. It’s quite embarrassing to think about it.

Zhu Qiaoqiao is now living like a walking corpse, with a numb look in her eyes, as if she has lost her soul.

But from time to time, a fierceness would appear in her eyes, like a wolf about to starve to death, but still not giving up hope.

She lives like this just waiting for hope.

But how can hope come easily?

That night, a person really came to this drafty house.

An old woman.

This woman was a servant in Nuyi Tower. She had a hunched back, a wrinkled face, snow-white hair, and an extremely old appearance. She looked as if she would die tomorrow.

But even though she is so old, she can still finish her work on time and in full every day, as if the hand of death can never strangle her throat.

Seeing that the old woman actually walked straight into her room, Zhu Qiaoqiao sat up from the bed with a fierce look in her eyes.

Even though she was useless, the house was hers and not something that this dirty old woman could touch.

The old woman looked at Zhu Qiaoqiao, sat down, and said, "You don't have to look at me like that. In fact, you are much dirtier than me now."

The old woman's hands were covered with calluses, evidence of her years of hard work.

If you wash several buckets of clothes and clean more than 20 toilets every day for ten years, your skin will not necessarily be better than hers.

Zhu Qiaoqiao glanced at the other person, then lay down, as if falling asleep.

There was no need for her to be angry with an ugly old woman who was already half buried in the ground.

Unexpectedly, the old woman started to chatter non-stop - "Do you feel disgusted by life? This feeling is just like when I first started cleaning toilets. Disgusting. It's still disgusting after so many years, but there's nothing I can do about it."

Zhu Qiaoqiao opened her eyes and said in a hoarse voice, "What do you want to say?"

Zhu Qiaoqiao hadn't spoken to anyone for months, so her voice was unpleasant, like a trapped beast with torn vocal cords.

It was obvious that she was a little annoyed.

It feels very uncomfortable to have salt rubbed into someone's wounds, especially when the other person is just an old woman who cleans the toilet.

"I want to say, why don't you just die?" The old woman looked at Zhu Qiaoqiao and said meaningfully.

Zhu Qiaoqiao looked at the old woman's face, which was as rough as tree bark, and said, "Why don't you just die?"

At this time, the old woman came over and sat directly on Zhu Qiaoqiao's bed, as naturally as if she was sitting on her own bed.

"People like you are not dead, so how can an old woman like me bear to die? I only know that if you die, this room and this bed will be mine." There was a sense of pride in the old woman's tone. She looked really annoying, making people want to strangle her to death.

If it were in the past, this old woman would probably have died countless times.

But now, Zhu Qiaoqiao did not take action because her body was really weak.

The two cold steamed buns she had eaten yesterday had long since disappeared. Although they were cold and hard as stones, they were what she relied on for survival.

Even though the old woman looked like she was about to die at any moment, she still endured it.

This is really a sad thing. A man who once killed many people is now bullied by a half-buried woman.

The old woman became more and more presumptuous, and even lay directly on Zhu Qiaoqiao's bed.

Zhu Qiaoqiao felt nauseous when she saw the woman who looked like an old toad lying on her bed, just a few inches away from her.

But she still didn't show any reaction, lying on the bed, as if she didn't see the lowly old woman at all.

During this period of time, she only learned one thing, which was to endure.

The sharp and terrifying look she often showed in front of outsiders was actually a way to protect herself.

When a tiger is in its prime, does it need to show its claws to others?

At this moment, a figure appeared outside the door and then left quickly.

Zhu Qiaoqiao knew that there would be two cold steamed buns outside the door.

She was about to get up when she found that the old woman had gotten up first.

Without saying a word, the old woman got out of bed, opened the door, picked up the two cold steamed buns on the plate, then sat down and started eating in front of Zhu Qiaoqiao.

The steamed bun was very hard, but you could tell she was eating it very seriously.

Even though her teeth were almost gone, she still chewed the bun hard.

Zhu Qiaoqiao knew that although the old woman was of low status, her daily meals were much better than her two cold steamed buns.

But now, the other party was eating her steamed buns bite by bite.

Even though it was uncomfortable to eat, the old woman still kept eating without stopping.

Yes, the old woman wanted her to die.

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