The cultivator called Feng Jian frowned, he sized Gu Qing up from top to bottom, and was a little surprised at the sudden appearance of a female cultivator who was not any less beautiful than Yun Yan. But he was not a lustful person, this thought flashed across her mind, she stared at Gu Qing and asked: "I do not know you, what are you doing in my cave?"
Feng Jian was just like his name. When he stared at you, his eyes were like the cold glint of a sharp blade.
They had long heard that this was a person who cultivated wholeheartedly, so Gu Qing had mentally prepared herself and did not mind the other party's cold interrogation. She only said: "Junior has only just entered the Middle Period of Foundation Stage and would like to exchange a few pointers with Senior Brother. I wonder how it is?"
"I'm not free!" After he coldly replied, he closed his eyes and made a gesture to send them off.
Gu Qing's mouth hooked up as she took the initiative to attack, charging straight in Feng Jian's direction. Feng Jian quickly dodged from her original position, unceremoniously condensed her spirit energy at the tip of her finger, and with a "sou" sound, her sword made of spirit energy pierced towards Gu Qing's face.
Gu Qing immediately used Misty Rain Sword, causing Feng Jian to lose his target.
Feng Jian stared at the surrounding smoke and dust and frowned. He tilted his head and began to carefully survey his surroundings.
However, what surprised him was that he couldn't even catch a glimpse of the figure. He was even more confused. Who was this person exactly? When did Huaqing Palace have another beauty with a cultivation level lower than his?
Not long after, the smoke and dust in the area dissipated, and Gu Qing's figure appeared. She smiled at Feng Jian: "Senior Brother, this cave is too narrow, how about we find a place to spar another day?"
Feng Jian frowned, "I said I was busy!"
Gu Qing shrugged her shoulders, then laughed: "Alright then, we'll talk about it when Senior Brother is free."
With that, he walked out. Feng Jian was confused, he then roared at Gu Qing's back: "Who exactly are you?"
Gu Qing turned around and smiled, "Senior Brother Feng Jian, my name is Gu Qing."
After saying that, she did not want to stay any longer, but the moment she went in and saw him, she had a feeling that he was not Mask Man. Although she had never seen Mask Man's face before, but the other party's eyes were very lively, causing people to not be able to help from being attracted by them. However, although Feng Jian's appearance was not too bad, his eyes were very ordinary.
After that, she used the Misty Rain Sword to probe her opponent's cultivation. Her opponent had tried to capture her several times but to no avail.
With the two lines, Gu Qing came to the conclusion that Feng Jian was not the Mask Man he was looking for.
She shook her head and sighed. She thought that the most likely person was not Mask Man. Then who exactly was the Mask Man?
Just as he was thinking, a familiar figure suddenly walked past him on the mountain path ahead.
Pei An?
Gu Qing was startled. She still remembered this person, who entered the Immortal Pond with her. She was mysterious and she rarely met him.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind. She remembered that the Senior Brother Wang Chong said that Pei An was the only one who was missing from the Huaqing Palace for the past two years.
Thinking about it, she turned and immediately followed Pei An.
While walking, she noticed that Pei An was heading towards the Huaqing Palace's library. Why was this scene so familiar?
This was why she remembered that a few years ago, she had met Pei An here. He did not know what cultivation Pei An had now, he did not expect that after following him twice, the other party had gone to the Compendium Pavilion.
Just as he was thinking about whether he should go in and take a look at the cultivation technique manual, Yun Tian's figure suddenly appeared in the library.
Gu Qing's eyes lit up when she saw that familiar figure. Since she had returned to the mountain, she had not seen Yun Tian for almost two months.
"Martial Uncle," Gu Qing immediately greeted his with a smile.
Yun Tian only glanced at her indifferently before walking past her.
Gu Qing was startled, Yun Tian was also cold and detached previously, but he would definitely not ignore her like now. His brows slightly furrowed, and with a few steps, he caught up, still smiling as he said: "Martial Uncle, I still plan on sending some newly brewed spiritual wine s to you in a few days time …"
"Gu Qing!"
Before she could finish, a cold voice interrupted her. Yun Tian then slowly turned his head and stared at her, "I do not need those things."
Seeing him being so serious and coldly saying these words, Gu Qing felt as if her heart was ruthlessly pinched, but she understood Yun Tian's personality, and the corners of her mouth widened into a smile, "Okay, I understand."
Yun Tian stared into her eyes, "I hope you really do understand."
After he finished speaking, he did not look at Gu Qing anymore, and turned to walk in the direction of Qingjian Peak.
At this very moment, how could Gu Qing still have the mood to follow Pei An? She had even forgotten about the Mask Man.
For the first time in her life, she lowered her head and went to her own cave.
She finally understood why the Senior Brother Wang Chong was so drunk that day. Even after she returned to her cave, she hadn't even drunk a few mouthfuls of the spiritual wine.
"Gu Qing, in the broad daylight, you actually hid in your cave and secretly drank!" Liu Ying suddenly came in from outside the cave, and when she saw Gu Qing drinking with her head raised, he asked in surprise.
Gu Qing glanced at her, then wordlessly raised her head and took another gulp.
Liu Ying walked forward, accepted the wine pot from her hands, and then brought it close to her mouth to smell it, "What wine, it smells so good!"
As he said this, he also drank a mouthful. As soon as he drank it, his eyes widened in disbelief.
However, Gu Qing did not see her reaction. She stared at her wine pot and asked: "Say, for someone to reject you time and time again, does that mean he doesn't like you?"
"Huh?" Liu Ying withdrew her gaze from the wine jug in her hand and looked at Gu Qing a bit bafflingly. Only after that did she come to a realization and stared with wide eyes, sitting beside Gu Qing with his body facing away, saying in disbelief: "No way, who do you like now?"
Gu Qing snatched the flagon from her hands and poured another mouthful into her own mouth.
"Someone as beautiful as you and a female cultivator with such good talent has always refused you. No, it can't be …" A name unconsciously crossed her mind, and she could not blame herself for thinking about "Yun Tian" first. After all, in the Huaqing Palace, the number of female cultivators who liked him were innumerable.
Gu Qing did not say anything, and mumbled to herself: "Do you think I should give up or continue?"
"Give up?" After Liu Ying heard this, she immediately raised her voice, "As long as no one else seized his heart first, it means that you have a chance."
Gu Qing laughed and turned to look at her, "You don't understand!"
Liu Ying opened her eyes wide and muttered, "Why do I not understand?" It was just that after she finished speaking, her voice had obviously become softer.
He only stared at the wine pot and said: "When facing him, the skin of my face is already thick enough, but no matter how thick-skinned I am, I still have intentions. If I don't get a response, I will be very injured."
Liu Ying also took a gulp from the jug, "You're right, if you don't get a response, you'll be hurt.
Liu Ying sighed as she drank. She first spoke a few words with Gu Qing, then focused on drinking. Not long later, she finished all of the wine in the pot.
"Burp …" What's there to be proud of? One day, let me subdue his heart, then I will crush him beneath my body and ravage him. "
Seeing that she was almost unconscious, Gu Qing shook her head, and continued to take out a bottle of wine to drink. It was only when she heard Liu Ying's even snores that she was able to lean back.
She slowly closed her eyes and also fell asleep.
When she woke up, Liu Ying was still in deep sleep, but after getting drunk, her emotions had calmed down a lot. Perhaps there are many things that can only be gained if one does not work hard enough.
Putting aside her feelings for Yun Tian for the time being, Gu Qing began to use this time to cultivate. She turned her head to look at Liu Ying who was still deep in sleep, and walked out of the cave.
These two years, she had cultivated mostly in seclusion, her cultivation had already risen to Middle Period of Foundation Stage, but she did not have too much experience fighting her enemies, so she decided to go to back mountain to hunt Demonic Beast s to raise her own strength.
Gu Qing was relatively familiar with back mountain, but she had never gone deeper in. After all, when she was training here, she only had the cultivation of Meditation Stage, and she only dared to fight against first or second level Demonic Beast. But now, her strength was enough to fight against third or fourth level Demonic Beast, so Gu Qing went around the surrounding Demonic Beast and headed deeper into the forest of back mountain.
Roar …
A voice rushed into Gu Qing's ears, causing her to halt her steps as she neared the place where the voice came from.
Inevitably, when the Demonic Beast made its noise, Gu Qing held her breath and took light steps. Not long after, she saw the King Kong Ape that had always been appearing in the depths of the forest.
It was actually a King Kong Ape!
King Kong Ape was the strongest level four Demonic Beast, and its strength was at the peak of Foundation Establishment. Gu Qing hesitated for a moment, and did not turn to leave. If she wanted to increase her strength, she could not find a opponent weaker than herself, and although this King Kong Ape was powerful, she also had a life-saving Withered Handprint to deal with.
She had already made up her mind to find the King Kong Ape for practice, but before she could figure out how to make her move, the King Kong Ape sensed her approach, and suddenly turned its head.
A wave of Astral Wind s pounced over, pricking her exposed skin and causing her to feel pain. She immediately moved away from her original position, and in the next moment, the King Kong Ape's attack arrived.
Dong …
The hammer-like arm directly smashed onto the spot where Gu Qing was just standing, and a three meter deep hole was instantly smashed into the hard ground. Gu Qing saw the strength of the King Kong Ape and sucked in a breath of cold air. She quickly took a step back and the wind blades in her hands flew out.
Perhaps the King Kong Ape did not sense the power of the wind blades, but it actually did not move at all, standing in its original spot and using its body to receive Gu Qing's attack.
Puchi … Puchi …
After a few sounds, Gu Qing realized that the King Kong Ape in front of her was covered in blood, and was startled.
The Wind Blade Technique, Fireball Technique and Ice Arrow Technique were all basic Meditation Stage techniques. Most cultivators, after reaching the Foundation Period, would give up on this low level technique and switch to another level technique. Because Gu Qing did not have many level up techniques in her hands and her spirit energy was many times more abundant than others, she had always been training in these basic techniques.