A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 506 Desperate Mandarin Ducks
Ximen Kankan took Xiao Yu across the iron chain and landed on the edge of the cliff halfway up the mountain.

They walked along the edge of the cliff.

Xiao Yu wrapped the animal skin tightly around himself, looking depressed.

Ximen Kankan, however, looked around with shining eyes. He was quite excited to revisit the old place. After walking for a while, he raised his hand and pointed at a dead vine on the cliff and shouted, "Several years have passed, and this thing is still here..."

Xiao Yu just lowered his head and walked, as if he didn't hear anything. He could only look away embarrassedly.

After they walked for a while, Xiao Yu suddenly sniffed and asked out of the blue, "Kankan, am I useless?"

Ximen Kankan was stunned when he heard that. He turned his head to look at Xiao Yu, only to see two lines of tears flowing down Xiao Yu's thin face and clear snot hanging from the tip of her nose.

He sighed and said, "Compared to Duan Rong, I am also useless. People cannot be compared."

Xiao Yu said: "At least you didn't get him into trouble. Let him go to Tallinn to save you."

Ximen Kankan said with a smile, "If I had known that he would go to Tallin to save you, I would not have practiced. I have been so skinny from practicing so hard. I will just wait in Tallin, waiting for Duan Rong to rob you and take me away with him. Robbing one is robbing, robbing two is also robbing... Don't you think so?"

"He's holding you in front, and I'll be lying on him from behind..." Ximen Kankan said, making a staggering motion of hugging someone with his arms and bending over to carry him on his back.

Xiao Yu smiled slightly and said, "You are talking nonsense again! But you have indeed lost weight."

Ximen Kankan said: "Xiao Yu, you have lost weight too. There are prepared meals in the stone room over there, including lion's head and braised pork. Let's go..."

Xiao Yu couldn't help swallowing his saliva when he heard this. The food in Tallinn was too monotonous.

But the next moment her eyes dimmed, and she asked with a worried look on her face: "Duan Rong kidnapped me from the tower forest, how will the sect punish him?"

Ximen Kankan spread his hands and said, "How would I know that?! But he said he wouldn't kill him."

When Xiao Yu heard the words "he won't be killed", he felt a pain in his heart and felt even more uncomfortable. "Does that mean the punishment will be severe?"

Ximen Kankan shook his head, his face blank.

Xiao Yu said, "Kankan, I am safe in this mountain. This mountain is remote and usually no one comes here. Go and ask about Duan Rong's situation. You don't have to stay here all the time."

Ximen Kankan glanced at Xiao Yu suspiciously and said, "That won't work. Duan Rong's mission for me is to keep an eye on you. If you lose me, I won't be able to report back."

Xiao Yu sneered and said, "Are you afraid that I will run away?"

Ximen Kankan was silent. When Duan Rong first handed Xiao Yu to him, Xiao Yu was reluctant to leave. He was not sure whether Xiao Yu would run away.

Xiao Yu said, "If I want to run away, can you keep watching me? Stop sleeping and eating? If you don't go and find out about Duan Rong, then I can only find out by myself. Then I have to run away!? Don't you think this is the case?"

When Ximen Kankan heard the words "not sleeping, not eating", he thought about it and felt that he really couldn't do it. If Xiao Yu was determined to run away, he really couldn't keep him at bay.

"Okay. I'll go get some information. You wait for me at Shang Xiangyu's stone chamber. The food box is there, you can have something to eat."

After saying this, Ximen turned back, slid out of the mountain using the iron chain, and went outside to get information.

After Ximen Kankan left, the whole mountain was silent, with only the faint sound of birds. Xiao Yu stood at the edge of the cliff wrapped in animal skins, and for some reason, she felt colder and colder.

She looked at the rolling clouds outside the cliff for a while, and at a certain moment, she even had the urge to jump down. She thought, if she hanged herself earlier like Su Bairong did, Duan Rong would not have to risk going into the tower forest to save her. In that case, he would not be punished. In the end, she was the one who implicated him.

However, she was also willing to see Duan Rong go to Tallinn to save her.

When Duan Rong's figure jumped out of the dense forest, only she herself knew how happy she was at that time! ? At that moment, the whole world was not important!

She ran and called out to Duan Rong. The surrounding mountains, trees, pagoda forests, and the blue sky all rose and fell as she ran. At that moment, in Xiao Yu's heart, all the mountains, rivers, and trees were surrounding her, calling out with her, as if sharing her joy...

When Duan Rong picked her up and flew out of Tallinn, her whole life had melted.

She is very satisfied.

If Duan Rong was severely punished, she would do anything to reduce his punishment. She didn't care whether it meant death or returning to Tallinn.
As Xiao Yuru was thinking this, she had already walked to the platform in front of Shang Xiangyu's stone chamber.

Looking at the familiar platform in front of him, Xiao Yu's eyes moved slightly. Six years ago, they were all registered disciples and lived in this mountain.

Countless times, when Xiao Yu got up in the morning to wash and fetch water, he would pass by this platform and fetch water from the spring on the cliff over there.

There were a few dead leaves on the platform, but not much dust. This was the windy spot, and if the wind blew, the dust wouldn't settle.

Xiao Yu stepped over the stone railing of the platform and walked into the stone chamber alone.

The stone chamber was a bit messy and covered with dust. There was a mahogany food box on the table.

Everything here is dusty, and there are many cobwebs in the corners, so the clean mahogany food box is very eye-catching, as if it is shining red.

Xiao Yu walked over and opened the food box.

The braised pork and lion head inside looked tempting. Just now on the road, she swallowed her saliva when she heard Ximen Kankan talking about them, but when she really opened the food box this time, she suddenly had no appetite.

She closed the food box again, walked out of the stone chamber, wrapped in an animal skin blanket, and sat at the door of the stone chamber, looking at the swirling fog in the valley, in a daze.

Suddenly a gust of wind blew, causing the two leaves on the platform to dance towards each other, as if they were dancing a waltz.

Xiao Yu held back her tears as she looked at the pair of dancing dead leaves, her heart in disarray...

Ximen Kankan ran back about two hours later. When he came back, he saw Xiao Yu sitting there like a withered tree.

Ximen Kankan's eyes flashed with worry, and he asked, "Are you okay?"

After Ximen Kankan approached, Xiao Yu's somewhat distracted eyes gradually focused. She stood up suddenly, the animal skin blanket fell from her shoulders, and asked anxiously, "Did you find out? Duan Rong, how is it?"

Ximen Kankan bent down to pick up the blanket on the ground and said, "He was imprisoned in the dungeon of the Judgment and Rectification Department."

"Imprisoned in the dungeon?!" Xiao Yu was shocked and asked, "Are only serious crimes punished by being imprisoned in the dungeon?"

Ximen Kankan said in a vague tone, "It doesn't seem so. Let's wait and see... I haven't heard the specific punishment yet. But I heard the disciples at Yunfu Peak were discussing quietly, saying that Duan Rong's master and his fierce senior sister are running around for him. Don't worry, he should be fine."

"Master? Senior Sister Da Xiong? Yunfu Peak?" Xiao Yu's dead wood-like body trembled, and his originally lifeless eyes instantly lit up, just like a person who fell into the water and suddenly grabbed a piece of floating wood.

Ximen Kankan smiled and said, "Yes. Duan Rong is a direct disciple of Yunfu Peak. He has made contributions and has good talent. His master will not ignore him."

Xiao Yu thought of the woman in red that Duan Rong met on the way out of the tower. That woman seemed to be Duan Rong's senior sister. Those people guarding the tower forest were about to catch up with Duan Rong, but were stopped by her.

Moreover, Duan Rong also has a master.

Xiao Yu's eyes moved, and he looked at Ximen Kankan and asked, "Who is Duan Rong's master?"

Ximen Kankan said, "Zhu He, the elder of the sect's elder council, the chief of the internal history department. Let me tell you, that old man is a strong man in the cave realm, and he can also walk through walls..." Xiao Yu stood there, his mind churning. "An elder of the elder council... a strong man in the cave realm?!"

"Yes!"

As Ximen Kankan said this, he ran into the stone chamber. He opened the food box and saw that the dishes inside were untouched. He shouted, "Xiao Yu, why aren't you eating?!"

Xiao Yu suddenly realized it, ran in and said, "Who said you don't want to eat? I'll eat now."

As she spoke, she took out the braised pork and lion head and started chewing them with the steamed buns.

Ximen Kankan looked at Xiao Yu's voracious eating, smiled slightly, and said, "Okay! It's okay as long as you can eat."

Xiao Yu already had an idea in her mind. Only after eating a full meal would she have the energy to do things.

Xiao Yu ate up all the dishes and even soaked up the soup with his steamed buns. Ximen Kankan was drooling at the sight. He had been busy until now and hadn't eaten anything.

After Xiao Yu finished eating, he looked at Ximen Kankan and said, "Kankan, I'm a little thirsty. Go to the forest and pick some fruits."

"Okay. Then you wait here?"

Xiao Yu smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? You've just been out for two hours, haven't I been here the whole time?"

"Too."

Ximen Kankan muttered something, then walked out of the stone chamber and went into the dense forest to pick fruit.

Not long after, Ximen Kankan walked back into the stone chamber, carrying a lot of fruits in the hem of his clothes.

When Ximen Kankan walked back into the stone chamber, he found that Xiao Yu was not inside. He immediately threw away the fruits in his pocket and flashed along the cliff while shouting.

He searched for a while, but there was no sign of Xiao Yu in any of the caves here.

Ximen Kankan was sure that Xiao Yu had left.

She asked him to go to the dense forest to pick fruits, deliberately getting him out of the way.

"This is bad! I couldn't even do such a simple thing. Duan Rong will kill me later!" Ximen Kankan suddenly had a sad face and was a little anxious for a moment.

"Where will Xiao Yu go?"

"You won't go to the Judgment Bureau, will you? That would be a trap for you!"

Duan Rong finally rescued her, but she sent herself back in.

Ximen Kankan thought about it and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Xiao Yu had gone to the Judgment Office. He had been out to get information for two hours, and Xiao Yu had not run around and had been waiting here. When he came back and told her that Duan Rongguan was in the Judgment Office, she sent him away.

Thinking of this, Ximen Kankan left the mountain and went to the Judgment Office. He thought that if he was fast enough, he might be able to stop Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu didn't go to the Zongzhengsi to make a judgment at all. What's the point of going there? To visit the prison?
She went to Yunfu Peak.

Xiao Yu was not stupid, she knew who were Duan Rong's friends and who could help Duan Rong. She was willing to be a means for those people to help Duan Rong, she didn't mind.

Xiao Yu arrived in front of Yunfu Peak. She was about to break into the pavilion when she suddenly saw a woman in red walking on the void in the misty clouds in the valley next to her.

She had seen this person before. She was Duan Rong's senior sister.

Xiao Yu then stopped and waited in the open space in front of the pavilion.

Just as Fan Hongjiao emerged from the clouds, she saw a woman standing there, looking at her intently.

She didn't know the woman, but the dress looked very familiar to her.

When Fan Hongjiao landed in front of the pavilion, she was sure that the woman in front of her was Xiao Yu.

When Xiao Yu saw Fan Hongjiao falling not far away, she immediately knelt down and cried out in a tearful voice, "Sister Da Xiong, please save my husband Duan Rong!"

Xiao Yu didn't know what Fan Hongjiao's name was. She only knew that Duan Rong and Ximen Kankan called her that. She didn't know what the two words were, she just called them out based on the pronunciation.

A flash of embarrassment flashed across Fan Hongjiao's face, but she still pulled Xiao Yu and said, "Sister Xiao Yu, you get up first."

Xiao Yu held onto her arm and refused to get up. She said with tears on her face, "As long as I can save Duan Rong, I am willing to return to Tallin. Please, Senior Sister, make the decision!"

Xiao Yu said this and knelt down again.

Fan Hongjiao's face was somewhat moved, and she couldn't help but sigh, "It's rare that you two are in love with each other. You, a silly girl, and my foolish junior brother are really a pair of desperate mandarin ducks!"

Fan Hongjiao sighed like this, but suddenly a black light fell beside her. It was Zhu He who came back from Chu Qiushan.

Zhu He had a gloomy face, his complexion was as black as the ash at the bottom of a pot. He would not have stayed here at first, but when he saw Fan Hongjiao here with a woman kneeling in front of her, he already had some guesses in his mind, so he came here suddenly.

Zhu He looked at Xiao Yu, who was kneeling on the ground, and asked coldly, "Who is she?"

Fan Hongjiao replied: "She is Xiao Yu."

Xiao Yu suddenly heard a very fierce voice speaking and raised his head.

Fan Hongjiao then said to Xiao Yu: "Xiao Yu, this is my master."

Xiao Yu looked at Zhu He, her heart churning like the sea, she cried, "Duan Rong is a burden to me, please save him, Lord Zhu. I am willing to repay with my life, whether it's returning to Tallinn or dying, Lord Zhu, just give me your orders."

Zhu He snorted coldly and said, "Hong Jiao, take her to the secret training room and hide her there. Don't let her out until Duan Rong's problem is resolved."

"Yes!"

Fan Hongjiao then pulled Xiao Yu to the secret training room. Xiao Yu struggled and said, "Master Zhu, if you are not willing to save my husband, I will die here."

Zhu He was extremely annoyed, and glared at Xiao Yu and said, "Stop making a fuss here! If I hand you over, that kid will never recognize me as his master again!"

After Zhu He finished speaking, he glared at Fan Hongjiao like a lion with its fur standing on end, and said, "Watch her carefully! If she runs out again, I'll smash your dantian!"

After Zhu He finished speaking, he turned into a black light and disappeared in a flash.

Zhu He's last words made Fan Hongjiao's heart tremble. Zhu He was blaming her for not reporting the truth.

After Zhu He left, Fan Hongjiao knocked Xiao Yu unconscious and carried her directly to the secret training room behind the lobby on the first floor.

(End of this chapter)