Xuanxia

Chapter 986 An Old Letter

The entire Zhou camp was fleeing at full speed.

Of course, the Xishuo Army would not let them go so easily and they were always chasing them from a distance. Fu Qingzhou and his men did not dare to slack off or stop and kept running.

The original plan was to escape through the Hexi Corridor, but that was definitely not possible now. They did not deliberately choose a direction when they ran from under the hill. They could only escape along the flat and wide road, deliberately avoiding any terrain that might slow down their speed.

Not only that, Fu Qingzhou and three seniors in the Cave Heaven Realm also need to stay behind to cover their retreat and prevent the strong men in the enemy army from chasing them.

So, by accident, they ended up in the direction of Wanbao Province.

They ran like this for most of the day, until after midnight. According to the reconnaissance report from Zhao Hao and Lai Qianfeng, the Xishuo army was no longer visible around, and the Zhou Camp was finally able to set up camp and rest.

Late at night, no one dared to light a fire or cook in their camp. Everyone could only take the last bit of dry food and eat it in silence.

Fu Qingzhou and three seniors from the Cave Heaven Realm were still covering the rear and had not returned yet. Everyone in the camp was extremely tired, but despite their tiredness and silence, everyone's face was filled with excitement.

Escaped!

Moreover, he escaped safely!
Three thousand soldiers and horses, plus civilians totaling no more than 20,000 people, managed to escape unscathed from the encirclement of tens of thousands, or even close to a hundred thousand, of enemy troops!

Apart from some minor casualties caused by the feint charge two days ago, almost no one was injured and not much blood was shed. How exaggerated is this?
What is this if not a miracle?
They have been in the army for many years, have they ever had such an experience?
The Northern Frontier Army is indeed powerful, but no matter how powerful it is, it still has to abide by the basic laws. It is said that war is a treacherous art, but they have never seen such a treacherous art!
They were just too tired and hungry to talk. If they had a little strength left, they would have started singing by now.

"It's okay, it's okay—"

At this time, a voice came from afar. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Zhao Hao shouting as he floated over from afar, saying loudly: "Fu Qingzhou and his men have killed all the ghost cultivators who were chasing us. There are no pursuers within a radius of dozens of miles! Everyone can sleep well tonight, hahahaha——"

He landed with a smile, and then saw Hua Wuying not far away.

Hua Wuying had already taken off his mask and turned his head, putting a finger to his lips and making a "hush" gesture.

He sat on the ground, Hua Xiaolan sat beside him, hugging his arm tightly, her head resting on his shoulder, with a smile on her face, and she had fallen asleep.

The smile on Zhao Hao's face faded.

"Damn it, you're still talking about love at this time, you're a dog, a real dog."

He walked past Hua Wuying cursing, no longer looking at the sweetly reunited young couple.

As he was speaking, he saw four beams of light streaking across the sky like meteors in another direction, and then falling from the sky and landing in the camp - it was Fu Qingzhou and others.

"Big brother!"

Fu Qingzhou had just landed when Tang Jiao rushed out from somewhere and threw herself into his arms!
After escaping from the encirclement of the Xishuo army, he ran to cover the retreat and never returned to the camp. It was not until then that the brother and sister were truly reunited.

"Hahahaha, alright, alright, it's okay."

Fu Qingzhou didn't even need to look to know that Jiaojiao was crying. He patted her on the back and said with a smile, "You are so old, don't make fun of yourself."

Seeing this, Elder Yu, Master Xuanyi, and Master Zhusha decided not to disturb them anymore and left with a smile.

Seeing this, Zhao Hao, who was not far away, rolled his eyes and turned around.

When he turned around, he saw Hua Wuying and Hua Xiaolan again.

Zhao Hao: “…”

No one paid any attention to him. On this side, Tang Jiao finally raised her head from Fu Qingzhou's arms. Her eyes were slightly red. She pursed her lips, tilted her face up, and smiled: "Brother, this time, you are finally not fake."

"How could I be fake?" Fu Qingzhou laughed.

Tang Jiao shook her head: "In the past three years, I have had many dreams, and I always see you in my dreams, but every time it is fake..."

Fu Qingzhou's smile froze on his face.

These three years, in fact, did not seem that long to him.

To him, it was a dream, but to others, it was a three-year period of turmoil and change. "I'm sorry."

He whispered, "I came back too late."

"It's not too late." Tang Jiao still smiled: "Not too late at all."

As she spoke, she wiped her eyes with the back of her hand, took a step back, and took out an envelope from her arms.

"Big brother."

Tang Jiao solemnly handed over the envelope with both hands: "This is the letter that Master left for you."

Fu Qingzhou was stunned and slowly took the letter.

"Master, is he... no longer alive?" Tang Jiao saw Fu Qingzhou's expression and immediately guessed something.

Fu Qingzhou pursed his lips and nodded slightly.

"It is true." Tang Jiao lowered her head, then raised it again and said with a smile: "Master is such a powerful person, he must have done something earth-shattering to pass away, right?"

An earth-shattering event?

Fu Qingzhou's eyelashes trembled slightly.

Uncle Qingsongzi...prevented the awakening of Qi Ran Jue in his body. No, that was not Qi Ran Jue, but a certain existence that was parasitic on the way of heaven, full of murderous intent, and could even change the world.

"Yes, Master did a great thing. It's possible that all the people in the world were saved because of it, even though no one knows it." Fu Qingzhou replied with a smile.

Tang Jiao's eyes were filled with tears as she nodded gently: "Brother, I haven't read the letter that Master left for you. Why don't you open it and see what he said to you?"

Fu Qingzhou hummed and tore open the envelope.

After unfolding the letter, the familiar handwriting came into view.

The ugliness of this handwriting is shocking. In the past, Fu Qingzhou would get a headache when he saw it, but now he just felt inexplicably familiar with it.

"Let's not waste any more time. I've said before that if one day you enter the Cave Heaven Realm, I will tell you everything."

"But you've gone too far this time. You actually wanted to release that thing just to deal with a stupid ghost cultivator? You're totally mentally ill. Fortunately, I didn't teach you, otherwise it would be so embarrassing."

Fu Qingzhou coughed twice in embarrassment and continued reading.

"Time is running out. I have to rush over to subdue you. Otherwise, once Qi Ran Jue completely controls you, it will all be over. So there is no time to write too much nonsense in this letter."

"Just remember to go to a few places and do a few things, and you will naturally know everything."

"First, go to the Far North Sky Cliff. The ghost cultivator whose soul resides in you has his physical body there. He is the most terrifying sword demon in the world... But you have to take a risk. As long as you don't die, you can find a way to pull the sword out of his body."

"By the way, if you are not sure about this matter, try to bring along Dong Qianran from the Sword Palm Academy. Ning Baimei's daughter is also okay, so bring her along as well."

Fu Qingzhou's pupils shook!
I have been looking for the body of the smoker for a long time, and Qingsongzi actually knows it?
"Secondly, the place where I, the Taoist priest, and Long Dabei found the Qi Ran Jue... That place is very close to the Styx Valley. I guess you have probably been there too, but didn't find it, right? That's normal. Without guidance, you won't be able to find it in your lifetime."

"You don't have to worry too much about this. If I'm not mistaken, when you pull the sword out of the sword demon, a certain old man who pretends to be a ghost will find you. He stole the Xuanxing Divine Iron that I gave you, and it's time to return it to you. By then, you will be able to find the place we went to that year."

Fu Qingzhou's breathing paused again.

No, Uncle Qingsongzi, is there anything else you don’t know?

“Third, after you’ve been to that place, you have to do one last thing.”

"Kill Ning Baimei."

(End of this chapter)