Sixteen men in black court dresses stood solemnly and silently, like sculptures that have been eroded by thousands of years, like a mysterious black carriage like eternal night, the old man bowed slightly, his expression was peaceful, and his etiquette was impeccable.

And the woman who came from the endless darkness came to Lin Xun, reached out and took Xia Zhi's little hand, her slightly azure eyes were like the ocean, staring at the little girl's incomparably beautiful face, and after a long time, the corners of her lips flashed with a hint of satisfaction.

Xia Solstice was motionless, she looked up with her little face, also staring at the face of the woman in front of her, with undisguised vigilance in her dark crescent moon eyes.

As early as yesterday, she felt a trace of irritability in her heart, and until today, this trace of irritability has intensified, and when she saw the woman in front of her, she finally understood that the source of the irritability was in the woman in front of her, and it had nothing to do with Lin Xun.

"You thought I was coming?" said the woman, a little surprised.

Xia Zhi pursed his lips and was silent for a moment, and said, "There is only a trace of feeling." ”

The woman seemed to be more and more satisfied, and her usual indifferent eyes also brought a touch of ease, and said, "From today on, you will go with me." ”

Her tone was calm and indifferent, but there was no doubt or disobedience.

Lin Xun next to him sank in his heart, this is an order, the meaning of it has been made clear, and there is no room for negotiation at all.

This made the anger in Lin Xun's heart ignite again, and he was about to burn his reason.

Yao Tuohai just now, wanting to keep Xia Solstice, has already made Lin Xun feel extremely resentful, and now this mysterious woman who suddenly appeared wants to take Xia Solstice away from him, and from beginning to end, it seems that everyone ignores his existence!

"Why. ”

Lin Xun made a hoarse voice, his body trembled slightly, he was about to lose control of the anger in his heart, and similarly, when facing the mysterious woman, a wave of fear surged out of his instincts, under the emotional impact of this anger and fear, Lin Xun at this moment was like a tight bowstring, which could break at any time.

The woman frowned, and for the first time shifted her gaze to Lin Xun, her pale blue pupils were already indifferent.

In an instant, the terrifying oppression came like a landslide and tsunami, Lin Xun's whole body trembled more and more, and his face became more and more pale, but his delicate eyebrows were full of ruthlessness, and he insisted on not falling.

Xia Zhi suddenly spoke first, "I'll go with you." ”

The woman withdrew her gaze, and in an instant, Lin Xun seemed to struggle from the brink of death, his face turned pale.

"Very nice young man, no wonder you used to follow him. The woman was thoughtful.

"For me, he is irreplaceable, and you will eventually be surpassed by me in the future. Xia Zhi looked directly at the woman and said seriously.

The corners of the woman's lips curled with an intriguing arc, and she said, "I will wait for that day to come." ”

Xia Zhi said: "You're not afraid that I will kill you then?"

The woman's expression became more and more gentle, and she seemed to have a special feeling for the summer solstice, and said, "I can give you three chances to kill me." ”

Xia Zhi pursed his lips and said firmly: "It doesn't have to be three times, I just need one chance." ”

The woman smiled.

This was the first time she smiled since she appeared here, and at that moment, it was as if a magnificent flower had bloomed in the endless darkness, making the heavens and the earth lose color.

"Remember what you said. ”

After half a ring, the woman took Xia Solstice's hand and turned around and walked towards the black carriage.

Xia Zhi turned his head, looked at Lin Xun quietly, and suddenly said, "Lin Xun, before I come back, you can't die, okay?"

At this moment, Lin Xun's mind was blank, and the resentment, fear, unwillingness, and sorrow stirring in his heart seemed to have all disappeared, leaving only an unprecedented firmness.

"I will. ”

He muttered, his voice hoarse and low, he stood with his head down, motionless, letting Xia Zhi be taken away by the woman, no one saw it, and two lines of tears flowed from the corners of his eyes.

This thirteen-year-old boy from the mine prison told himself at this moment that this was the last time he shed tears in his life.

The woman took Xia Zhi and walked into the black carriage, but the moment she closed the door, the woman turned her head and glanced at the lonely young man standing in the distance, and she didn't know what to remember, and stepped down from the carriage again.

She came to Lin Xun, leaned forward slightly, stared at the young man's delicate face, and said: "I have tested your qualifications, it can only be regarded as average, no matter how hard you work in this life, you will only go further and further away from that little girl in the future, she does not belong to you." ”

Lin Xun was silent.

The woman picked Lin Xun's chin with her slender white fingers and said, "I can clearly perceive that your heart is full of anger and hatred, but these are useless, but I can give you a chance, remember, I am from the Obsidian Sanctuary, my surname is Liulan, and my name is Ji Nian." In the future, you will only be able to see me when you are strong enough. ”

There was a unique magnetism in her hoarse voice, and before the voice could fall, the woman had turned away and boarded the black carriage.

On the carriage, Xia Zhi watched quietly, his expression was as quiet as usual, but in the pair of crescent eyes, he was gradually becoming indifferent and cold.

When Lin Xun raised his head, the black carriage had already driven far away.

"Liulan...... Ji Nian...... I remember!"

The young man muttered in his heart, and couldn't help coughing up a mouthful of blood, and then the sky shook in front of him, and he completely lost consciousness.

......

"It's a poor kid to accept the cruelty of fate at a young age. ”

After a light sigh, Lin Xun's fallen body was held in the arms of an old man, who had just followed that strange team, but at this moment he did not go with the team.

He hugged Lin Xun, as easily as holding a ball of air, and still maintained an impeccable standing posture.

The old man was wearing a black court dress, his waist was straight, his eyebrows were kind and gentle, his eyes looked at the high platform, and said, "What is the result of this child's government examination?"

In a word, the dead silence of the audience was broken, and everyone in the square looked confused, because they didn't see everything that happened just now.

It's like having a dream, and all you see is darkness. Now the dream finally woke up, but the peculiar team disappeared, and there was only an old man left in the field, and Lin Xun who was held in the old man's arms.

No one knew what had just happened, but there was an uncontrollable fear in everyone's heart, what kind of terrifying power should they have, in order to unconsciously obscure and affect the minds and perceptions of all of them?

Yao Tuohai's face turned pale, he stood there stunned, he didn't know what happened just now, but he knew that all this was from that big man's handiwork!

"Returning to his predecessors, he ...... He ......"

At this time, in the face of the old man's questioning, Yu Canglin on the high platform lost his previous majesty, became stammering, sweating profusely, and unable to speak.

Wu Chaoqun and the others were also on pins and needles, their faces changed, they didn't understand the origin of that strange team until this moment, let alone the identity of the old man in the distance.

But just by relying on the breath on the old man's body, it made them feel cold, and knowing the other party's origin must be not small.

Seeing this, the old man bowed slightly, and said gently: "Please also trouble you, give this child a place that will not be assessed." ”

After that, he hugged Lin Xun and turned away, but he didn't see him move, and disappeared in an instant, as if evaporating out of thin air.

At this point, everyone present couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, as if with the old man leaving, the fear that pressed in their hearts was gone.

But on the high platform, the faces of Yu Canglin, Wu Chaoqun and others became suspicious, extremely ugly, what happened just now?

And where did that peculiar team come from?

Why did you save that Lin Xun?

And that beautiful little girl, where did she go?

Nobody knows!

They only knew that Yao Tuohai personally shot just now and was about to capture Lin Xun and the little girl, but no one could say what happened next.

It's horrible!

As for the cultivators who participated in the assessment in the square, they were even more unbearable, and they all looked confused, as if they had just woken up from a dream.

"Continue with the government test. ”

After a long time, Yao Tuohai came to the high platform like a walking corpse and sat down again, but his expression had become a little numb.

The purpose of his visit was to get in touch with the big man, but the result made him feel palpitations and fear.

Yao Tuohai couldn't imagine that such a thing could happen when he broke his head!

"Lord Yao, this Lin Xun's assessment results ......," Yu Canglin asked hesitantly.

Yao Tuohai frowned suddenly, remembering the identity of the old man just now, and the big man behind the old man, his heart was turbulent again, and he sighed and waved his hand halfway: "Allow him to pass!"

What the!

Yu Canglin and the others were all stunned, their faces changed for a while, this is the government examination, just now they have shown a resolute attitude, not allowing Lin Xun to pass, if Lin Xun is allowed to pass at this moment, if this matter spreads, I am afraid that it will have to cause countless rumors.

Yao Tuohai saw this, but he didn't bother to explain again, he kept thinking in his heart, could it be that the big man came here for the little girl?

"In your strength, you don't deserve to have what you shouldn't have. In his mind, it seemed that the hoarse and magnetic voice echoed again, making Yao Tuohai's heart tremble and palpitate, is this the method of Her Royal Highness the Queen in the Obsidian Sanctuary?

This matter must have something to do with that little girl!

It took a long time for Yao Tuohai to be sure of this, when facing the little girl, even he couldn't suppress the desire to possess it in his heart, and it was conceivable how simple the power that existed in this little girl was.

And that big man, maybe it was because he took a fancy to the little girl that he would repel himself!

Yao Tuohai was thinking about his thoughts, Yu Canglin, Wu Chaoqun and others did not dare to disobey his wishes, and finally passed the results of the examination of Lin Xunfu.

It didn't take long for the government examination to continue.

It's just that after the turmoil just now, everyone present became absent-minded, and the atmosphere seemed strange and dull.

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PS: Sorry for the late update, this chapter was written with great effort, and it took seven or eight revisions to finally finalize this version.