Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Within Song Qingming's sight, Song Qingyu was playing chess with another woman in black with a focused gaze.

Noticing Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan coming upstairs, the woman in black also looked up and turned to look at Song Qingming, then smiled at Song Qingming who was still in a daze.

"Junior Brother Song, I haven't seen you for many years. Are you doing well?"

"Sister Li, why are you here?"

Before going up to the third floor of "Huixian Pavilion", Song Qingming was already prepared in his heart.

But when he saw clearly that the "mysterious guest" Huang Siyuan mentioned was actually Senior Sister Li Xuanyi who had disappeared inexplicably not long ago, Song Qingming was still shocked by the "surprise" she mentioned.

When he learned about the sudden disappearance of his senior sister Li Xuanyi, in addition to confirming that Li Xuanyi did not return to "Taixu Gate", Song Qingming also guessed in his mind many places she would travel to.

But after thinking about it, Song Qingming still never expected that his senior sister Li Xuanyi would come all the way to the Floating Cloud Mountains to cultivate immortals and appear on his own "Funiu Mountain".

Seeing Li Xuanyi sitting not far away and greeting him with a smile on her face, Song Qingming couldn't help but recall the fierce face of Li Boying, the hot-tempered ancestor of the Li family, and he couldn't help but shudder in his heart.

Thinking back to not long ago when he was on "Yunlong Mountain", he swore in front of the two ancestors of the Li family that he had nothing to do with the disappearance of his senior sister Li Xuanyi.

If the people of the Li family knew that Li Xuanyi appeared in "Funiu Mountain", Song Qingming would not be able to explain this matter clearly even if he had two mouths in the future.

Hearing Song Qingming's puzzled question, Li Xuanyi did not rush to answer. He just gently put down the black chess piece in his hand, stood up and replied to Song Qingming with a smile:
"Junior Brother Song, I actually only arrived at the Floating Cloud Mountains last month, not much earlier than you.

I thought you were in the mountains and wanted to visit, but I didn't expect that my junior brother hadn't returned yet, so I stayed in the mountains."

"Yes! Brother Qi, you are finally back. Senior Sister Li has been waiting for you on the mountain for more than half a month. I have always wondered why you didn't come back together."

After hearing what Song Qingyu said, Song Qingming stood there in silence for a moment, then immediately said to Song Qingyu:
"Qingyu, Senior Sister Li and I have something to discuss alone. You and Siyuan should go downstairs and take shelter for a while."

"Seventh Brother, you just came back and haven't even had a break, how come you have something to discuss?"

"Since they have something to say, let's not make trouble here. My husband is back, so we should celebrate. Come with me and help!"

Seeing Song Qingyu standing next to the two of them with a curious look on her face, Huang Siyuan hurriedly took the initiative to step forward and pulled her aside, who was somewhat reluctant.

It was not until the two figures disappeared at the entrance of the corridor that Song Qingming cast a spell to release a soundproof shield in front of him and Li Xuanyi.

Seeing Song Qingming's serious expression, Li Xuanyi couldn't help but smile and asked, "Junior brother, why are you so cautious? Don't you welcome me here?"

Seeing Senior Sister Li Xuanyi suddenly looking at him nervously, Song Qingming immediately shook his head and said, "Senior Sister wants to come here as a guest, so I naturally dare not neglect her.

But Senior Sister, you don’t know that before I returned to the Floating Cloud Mountain Range to cultivate immortals, I once went to Yunlong Mountain, and was almost misunderstood by the two seniors because of this.”

"Misunderstanding? Could it be that they are making things difficult for Junior Brother?"

Hearing this, Song Qingming shook his head slightly and said, "That's not the case. I didn't know about Senior Sister's situation before I came here this time, so I acted a little rashly and was misunderstood.

However, the matter was quickly explained afterwards and the two seniors did not intend to make things difficult for me.

It’s just that there are some things I still don’t quite understand, why did Senior Sister suddenly quit the sect before, and why did she leave the family and come to the Floating Cloud Mountains at this time.”

After hearing Song Qingming's explanation, Li Xuanyi breathed a sigh of relief, then nodded calmly and replied:

“I know you have a lot of doubts in your mind, but since you are here, I will definitely not hide anything from you.

This is a long story, why don’t we sit down and talk about it slowly!”

After Li Xuanyi finished speaking, he took Song Qingming to a table nearby and sat down. Then he poured Song Qingming a cup of freshly brewed spiritual tea and handed it to him.

"Junior brother, since you have already been to Yunlong Mountain, you probably know some things even if I don't tell you. You should be able to guess the reason why I left the family!"

"Well, Senior Sister, could it be that it's because of what happened with Brother Daoist Zhou?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xuanyi nodded generously, then sighed and said, "The reason why I want to leave the sect early is that I don't want to cause any trouble to Master and the others because of this matter.

Brother Zhou is actually a very nice person. I have thought about accepting the family's arrangement.

But after thinking about it for a long time, I still couldn't get over this hurdle in my heart.

Junior Brother Song, perhaps you think I am a little too selfish.

Sometimes I also think, it would be better if I was not born in the Li family. "

Hearing the sigh from Li Xuanyi's mouth, Song Qingming also felt deeply touched and fell silent involuntarily.

"I have been on the mountain for these few days and have heard Qingyu tell me that she asked you to deliver a letter. I know the temperaments of the two old ancestors in the family. Now that you have run into them, they will definitely not let you go so easily.

I didn't expect that my junior brother would be wronged because of me. Xuan Yi would like to apologize to my junior brother here.

I hope that Junior Brother will give me some face and not bother with these two old men!"

Seeing Li Xuanyi holding up the teacup in his hand, Song Qingming smiled slightly, raised his cup and said, "I really haven't suffered any injustice, Senior Sister, you are worrying too much!"

After seeing Song Qingming finish the tea in the cup, Li Xuanyi immediately filled him with another cup and said calmly:

"Junior Brother Song, now that I have left the sect and severed ties with my family, I no longer have anyone to rely on outside.

Junior Brother and Qingyu are among the few good friends I have now, so I have no choice but to come to your place for shelter first.

If you feel troubled, just tell me directly. Don't worry, I will never hate you for this matter."

After Li Xuanyi finished speaking, he took out another black token and cast a spell to send it to Song Qingming's side.

This black token was the elder token that Song Qingming gave to Li Xuanyi when they parted in the immortal world of "Donghuang Country" that year. It was used to enter and exit the family's "Mountain Protection Array".

Seeing the token in front of him, Song Qingming quickly shook his head and waved his hand to return the black token.

"Sister, what are you talking about? You have done a favor to my Song family in the past, and I have promised you this a long time ago. You are willing to come here to give face to me and Qingyu, so why would we think it is troublesome?

Senior Sister Li, our master has already told me about your leaving the sect, but he didn't tell me the reason at that time.

The reason I went to Yunlong Mountain, besides helping Qingyu deliver a letter to you, was to ask Senior Sister about this matter in person. I didn't expect that I was a little late, and finally caused those misunderstandings. "

After Song Qingming finished speaking, he laughed somewhat self-deprecatingly, then changed the subject and asked:
"Since our senior sister suddenly disappeared at Yunlong Mountain, we are investigating everywhere and even went to the sect to look for your whereabouts.

I'm afraid it will be difficult to keep it a secret with my sister here. If someone comes to you in the future, do you have any other ideas?"

Hearing the worry on Song Qingming's face, Li Xuanyi nodded helplessly and said, "Don't worry, Junior Brother Song!

I know everything about my family's ancestors. Now that I have left the sect, even if they go to Yuxuan Island, it will be a wasted trip and they will not be able to find any useful information.

As for this place, they will definitely find it in a short while. I want to visit other immortal cultivation realms in the future, so I don’t think I will stay here for long.

As long as you don't mind me staying on the mountain first, I will thank you very much!"

After Li Xuanyi finished speaking, he stood up and bowed to Song Qingming.

Seeing this, Song Qingming hurriedly stood up and returned the greeting.

"Now that I have taken the initiative to leave the sect, I am afraid I can no longer bear the title of Senior Sister to Junior Brother Song. From now on, we should just call each other fellow Taoists!"

“Sister, you are wrong. When I first entered the sect, you took care of me. Whether I am in the sect or not, I will always be grateful to you.

Otherwise, Senior Sister would really treat me as an outsider!"

Hearing Song Qingming's sincere answer, Li Xuanyi smiled and bowed to him.

"I am grateful to you, Junior Brother, for still recognizing me as your Senior Sister!"

When Song Qingming heard the news of Li Xuanyi's sudden disappearance in "Yunlong Mountain" before, he had guessed that his senior sister would choose to leave suddenly before the wedding, probably because she was dissatisfied with this marriage.

Although it is difficult for everyone to have a happy marriage in the world of immortal cultivation, it is inevitable that many people's fate will be arranged by their families.

The reason Huang Siyuan got together with Song Qingming in the first place was because she was forced by her family's arrangement.

But Senior Sister Li Xuanyi’s personality is different after all. She has always liked to travel around, does not like to be bound by one place, and does not want her fate to be easily controlled by others.

To be honest, although Song Qingming was a little worried about his senior sister Li Xuanyi, he still admired her for her courage to give up everything and choose to control her own destiny.

After figuring out the reason why Senior Sister Li Xuanyi appeared here, Song Qingming suddenly remembered that he had something related to her on him, and hurriedly took it out of the storage bag.

"Senior Sister, this is what I met Daoist Zhou when I left Yunlong Mountain. He asked me to bring it to you!

Don't worry, Brother Zhou said this item is not valuable, so if I have the chance to meet you, I will pass it on to you. They probably don't know you are here with me now."

Seeing the white scroll that Song Qingming took out, Li Xuanyi's face suddenly showed a trace of doubt, and he reached out to take it. As the white scroll slowly opened, a bamboo pavilion located in the mountains slowly appeared in front of the two people.

In the bamboo pavilion, a pretty, heroic woman in black stands dignifiedly. She appears lifelike in the scroll, as if a real person has walked into the painting.

The woman in black in the painting is none other than Li Xuanyi, who is holding the scroll at this moment.

Seeing such a beautiful painting in front of him, Song Qingming couldn't help but exclaimed:

“I didn’t expect that Brother Zhou not only has a high level of cultivation, but also has such a high level of attainment in painting.”

Li Xuanyi lowered her beautiful eyes blankly and suddenly fell into silence. It took her a while to put away the scroll in her hand.

"This thing is of no use to me, so you better keep it first, Junior Brother!"

"ah!.."

Judging from the somewhat absorbed look on Senior Sister Li Xuanyi's face just now, she was obviously very satisfied with this painting.

Hearing that Li Xuanyi was going to return the portrait to him again, Song Qingming's face suddenly showed some confusion, and he was somewhat puzzled about her intention.

Seeing this, Li Xuanyi quickly explained, "I'm afraid this painting is used by him to test you. If it's not with you, if you run into him in the future and you can't take it out, he will definitely suspect me.

You should keep it so that if anything happens in the future, you can explain it easily.

You just came back today, and Qingyu and the others are going to welcome you, so we should stop chatting here and go down quickly!"

After Li Xuanyi finished speaking, he ignored Song Qingming and turned around and walked downstairs.

Seeing this, Song Qingming, who was holding the portrait, could only shake his head and put it back into his storage magic tool.

What Li Xuanyi said was indeed reasonable. If he really met Zhou Daoping in the future and he couldn't produce the portrait, he might really suspect Li Xuanyi.

Now that Senior Sister Li Xuanyi has come to his place, he must not let the Li family know about this matter no matter what, otherwise both the sect and himself will probably be in big trouble in the future.

Song Qingming has just returned after being away from home for more than four years, and he has his important guest, senior sister Li Xuanyi, with him.

Huang Siyuan and Song Qingyu worked together for a long time and finally prepared a large table of delicious spiritual food. The four of them temporarily put aside their worries and celebrated properly.

During the meal, Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan didn't talk much, but Song Qingyu and senior sister Li Xuanyi kept talking.

The two had not seen each other for many years, and they recalled the days when they traveled together in the "East China Sea Immortal Cultivation World", their eyes filled with excitement.

The four of them chatted until late at night. After Song Qingyu took her senior sister Li Xuanyi upstairs to play chess again, Song Qingming took the initiative to take Huang Siyuan back to his cave.

After not seeing each other for a few years, Huang Siyuan's cultivation has improved a lot. Now she has reached the peak of the fifth level of Golden Core and is not far from the sixth level of Golden Core.

Although Song Qingming did not get many useful spiritual objects after returning from the immortal world of "Donghuang Kingdom" this time, he did find an opportunity to exchange with his fourth senior brother Zheng Xingyun in the sect for a pill that could help a mid-stage Jindan cultivator break through his cultivation level.

After returning to the cave, Song Qingming hurriedly took out the pill and handed it directly to Huang Siyuan.

Huang Siyuan, who had long been preparing to break through her cultivation level, was immediately overjoyed when she saw the elixir Song Qingming took out, and she quickly put the elixir away.

"Siyuan, I met Junior Sister Yun on the way here. She told me that Qingyu was injured some time ago. What happened at home?"

Before, in the family's "Huixian Pavilion", Song Qingming was not able to ask because his senior sister Li Xuanyi was there.

Now that only he and Huang Siyuan were left, Song Qingming immediately opened his mouth and asked about the doubts in his mind.

Hearing this, Huang Siyuan was slightly stunned for a moment, and then the smile on her face gradually calmed down. She slowly said to Song Qingming:

"Husband, what happened to Qingyu is really dangerous. You have to promise me first that you will not be anxious after hearing it."

Seeing Huang Siyuan speaking so seriously, Song Qingming nodded quickly and said:
"Over the years, the three of us have been through so many dangerous things. Don't worry, I know what I am doing!"

“This matter starts from the time you left.

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After hearing Huang Siyuan's story, Song Qingming finally understood what had happened to Song Qingyu over the years, and he couldn't help but frown.

After Song Qingyu was rescued by Huang Siyuan and others that day, he was in a coma for almost a month because of the damage to his soul before he slowly woke up.

After waking up, Song Qingyu realized that she was rescued by Huang Siyuan and others, so she briefly told everyone about her encounter with the woman in white.

Including the fact that he was forced to follow them to Yue State to search for the Nascent Soul Cave, Song Qingyu did not choose to hide it and told it directly.

However, because of the soul contract he had signed with the white-clothed woman and others, Song Qingyu could not tell everyone their detailed identities. He could only claim that they were not cultivators from the Floating Cloud Mountains.

Bai Yuxian and others had no idea about this. They didn't know the identities of these women in white and what their purpose was in coming to the vicinity of Wei State.

Fortunately, although Song Qingyu suffered some pain, the other party did not really want to hurt her. As Song Qingyu slowly recovered, this incident was gradually forgotten by everyone.

Huang Siyuan originally wanted to wait for a while and find a suitable opportunity to tell Song Qingming, but she didn't expect that he would know about Song Qingyu's injury as soon as he came back. She had no choice but to tell him the whole story.

"Husband, it has been more than a year since the incident. Qingyu couldn't tell me some things because of the contract. I didn't ask much, I just know these circumstances."

Hearing Huang Siyuan's comfort, Song Qingming quickly smiled and nodded, then sighed:
"It's all my fault for leaving at the wrong time. If you hadn't discovered the abnormality in time and brought Senior Sister Bai and the others to rescue Qingyu, things would have been bad.

Anyway, it’s good that she’s fine. As for other matters, I’ll ask her slowly when I have the chance in the future!”

Huang Siyuan nodded slightly after hearing this, and then changed the subject:

"Husband, when Senior Sister Li came here a while ago, I saw that she seemed to be worried. Could it be that she came to us because she was wronged by something?"

Hearing Huang Siyuan's question, Song Qingming quickly shook his head and said, "Senior Sister Li's matter is a bit complicated and involves her personal secrets, so it is not convenient for me to tell you directly.

However, Senior Sister Li may need to stay with us for a while. If you are free, please help me spend more time with her.

Tell Yuan Fang and the others to be careful not to leak the news that Senior Sister Li is on the mountain. This is very important."

Just as Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan were talking about Li Xuanyi in the cave, Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi, who were on the third floor of "Huixian Pavilion" not far away, were also playing chess while talking about Song Qingming who had just returned.

"Senior Sister Li, why is Brother Seven so secretive with you as soon as he comes back? Is there something important between the two of you? Why can't you tell me about it?"

Hearing the curious tone in Song Qingyu's voice, with his eyes still sizing him up, Li Xuanyi patiently placed a move and sighed:

"It should have been nothing, but you insisted on asking Junior Brother Song to send me a letter, which backfired and almost caused him to get a lesson.

As soon as he came back, he came to me to call me to account.

I have already told you not to rush to find me and to concentrate on your cultivation so that you can break through to the late Jindan stage as soon as possible.

Look at you, it's been so long, and you haven't broken through to the seventh level of the Golden Core. I came all the way to find you, please don't let me make this trip in vain."

Facing Li Xuanyi's reproach, Song Qingyu looked aggrieved and said:

"It's been so many years, and I haven't heard from you, Senior Sister. I was worried that you had forgotten about that matter, so I asked Brother Seven to send you a letter.

It’s really strange. I didn’t write anything in the letter, so there shouldn’t be any trouble. How come Brother Seven got taught a lesson?
When I saw Brother Seven coming back just now, he didn't seem to have seen Senior Sister. Could it be that you are making things up?"

After hearing this, Li Xuanyi's face flashed with a strange look, and he quickly changed the subject:

“Alright, alright, you girl won’t believe anything I say to you, so don’t mention him, let’s talk about your business first!
Can you estimate how much time it will take for you to be able to break through to the late Jindan stage?"

Hearing Li Xuanyi's question, Song Qingyu suddenly showed a bit of embarrassment on her face, and replied softly: "This... Senior Sister Li, I know you are very anxious.

However, my current cultivation has not yet been fully polished and perfected, and I am not very confident that I can break through to the late Jindan stage.

Why don’t you tell Brother Seven about this and take him with you? This way it will be safer.

Don't worry, Senior Sister. If we get something good, we will divide it equally according to our previous agreement. We won't give you more."

"Qingyu, it's not that I don't trust Junior Brother Song, but this opportunity was discovered by the two of us after all. I can't bear to rely on others for everything instead of trying it myself.

Now I'm not in a hurry to go back, and I have plenty of time to stay and wait for you, so there's no need to rush.

I also brought you a pill. Try to see if you can break through the seventh level of the Golden Core through seclusion. Regardless of whether you can succeed or not, we have to give it a try."

"Okay then! Let's listen to Senior Sister. No matter if it works this time or not, let's give it a try first!"

After Song Qingyu finished speaking, he picked up a white chess piece on the table with a determined look and decisively placed it on the chessboard. (End of this chapter)