In a dense forest filled with towering ancient trees, a series of chaotic footsteps echoed. The sounds were loud and frequent, unlike anything humans would make on the ground.
“Giddy up!” “Giddy up!” “Giddy up!”…
A young girl's voice rang out. Within the dense forest, a girl in white was seen riding a dragon-scaled horse at full speed. She was like a bolt of white lightning, traversing this ancient forest.
“Miss, slow down, we can't keep up!”
Behind the girl in white were two maids of about the same age. They were also riding dragon-scaled horses, but they didn't dare to ride too fast. They couldn't compare to their miss, who was born with the cultivation of a Saint. If they rode too fast and fell, although their lives wouldn't be in danger, they couldn't avoid some pain.
But the girl seemed not to hear. She slapped the horse's rear, and the dragon-scaled horse, understanding its master's intention, emitted a faint light from its four powerful legs. Then, with a forceful push, it transformed into a stream of light, rushing forward.
“Miss!”
The two maids shouted, but their faces didn't show any anxiety. Instead, they stopped.
The maid named Daya said, “With Master Earth Dog guarding her, there won't be any problems.”
The other maid, named Xiaoya, said with a wry smile, “We can only trouble Master Earth Dog.”
The girl in white rode the dragon-scaled horse to the edge of a cliff. She leaped off the horse, then patted it. The dragon-scaled horse neighed affectionately and went off to forage on its own.
The girl came to the edge of the cliff, standing there quietly. A gentle breeze blew, causing her white clothes to flutter and her waterfall-like hair to cascade over her shoulders. Although she was young, she was very beautiful.
Her face was as delicate as a flower, with smiles in her eyebrows and eyes, as if she were the most radiant sunlight in the world. Her skin was as white as snow, and her jade-like face exuded a sharp aura that made people afraid to亵渎.
Her figure was tall and slender, and even standing still, she showed her noble temperament.
Her eyes were as bright as the morning sun, as clear as autumn water, and as deep as the starry sky.
She was like a fairy who had walked out of a painting, without any flaws.
The girl sat by the edge of the cliff, her feet dangling. Perhaps feeling bored, she kicked at the air.
She looked down at the cliff below, where there was a large river called the Jade Pool Heavenly Water. According to her family, this river wasn't called Jade Pool Heavenly Water before. As for what it was called, they didn't say, as if there was some taboo. But she knew that after a major event that happened more than a thousand years ago, this great river was renamed Jade Pool Heavenly Water.
The girl looked at the Heavenly Water River, her eyes full of curiosity. She had always wanted to know why this river was renamed Jade Pool Heavenly Water. She always felt a strange feeling, but she couldn't say what it was. Anyway, whenever she had time, she would secretly sneak out of the family to come here to see the Heavenly Water River, hoping that one day someone would tell her the story behind it.
But unfortunately, she had come here almost every other day for the past few years, but she still hadn't figured out what her inner feeling was. She had asked her father and mother, but they were silent about it. Even if she repeatedly begged, her mother would always use the excuse, “You'll know when the time comes.”
She had also asked the mysterious and powerful Earth Dog, but the Earth Dog seemed very scared and refused to say anything, which made her even more curious.
“In a few days, I will be performing the hairpin ceremony. Then I will have to go out and gain experience, and I won't have time to come here anymore. Do I really have to wait? But when will that be?” The girl pouted, her pink lips also pouting, making people want to bite them.
But everyone, don't be impulsive, be careful of someone named Gu coming to your door.
“Little girl, are you not afraid sitting here alone?”
Just then, a figure in green appeared in front of the girl.
He stood proudly in the void, holding a very ordinary-looking wine pot in his hand, a wine pot made of mud. But even this lowest-grade wine pot, the girl felt, matched the young man very well.
The young man also had a good temperament, handsome and jade-like, looking very young, but the girl caught a glimpse of the vicissitudes of life deep in his eyes.
This was a person with a story.
The girl was about to reply when the young man took the initiative to step into the void and sat down next to the girl. The girl's face changed, feeling the strong masculine aura, which made her cheeks flush. She quickly moved a little, keeping herself slightly away from the young man.
“Why are you like this? I don't even know you, why are you suddenly so close to me?” The girl glared at the young man, not knowing whether it was because of anger or something else, her cheeks were even redder.
Faced with the girl's question, the young man was obviously stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, “I forgot, you don't know me yet.”
“That's good, let's get to know each other again. My name is Gu Changsheng, what's yours?”
Gu Changsheng had a warm smile on his face, which was very contagious.
The girl was stunned. She had originally wanted to get angry, but when she saw Gu Changsheng's smile, for some reason, she only felt her heartbeat suddenly accelerate, and the anger in her heart disappeared.
“My name is Yao Xian!” Yao Xian said.
“Yao Xian, a very nice name.” Gu Changsheng smiled.
“Your name is also good, Changsheng, very domineering!” Yao Xian also smiled.
After hearing this, Gu Changsheng nodded and said, “Good eye!”
Same as before.
Gu Changsheng said secretly.
After this, the two fell into a silence.
“Why did you come here?”
Suddenly, the two asked in unison. After speaking, the two looked at each other. Gu Changsheng was fine, but Yao Xian was a little surprised that they had a strange understanding the first time they met?
“Actually, I don't know why, but since I can remember, I have been coming here. When I was a child, I came with my mother, but my mother went into seclusion, and my father also went into seclusion soon after, so I often sneaked out alone. I want to find out the origin of the Jade Pool Heavenly Water.” Yao Xian said.
Gu Changsheng nodded, he said softly: "Then I'll tell you."
“Really?” Yao Xian looked at Gu Changsheng in surprise.
“I never lie to you.” Gu Changsheng smiled.
Yao Xian didn't know the deep meaning of Gu Changsheng's words, but she didn't delve into it so much, because she couldn't wait to know about the Jade Pool Heavenly Water.
And Gu Changsheng also told the story of how he killed the Kalan Immortal King, of course, he didn't say that he killed it himself, but shaped his image into a mysterious powerhouse.
“So that's how it is, no wonder my father and mother don't want to say it, it turns out it's related to our family!” After listening, Yao Xian also solved a doubt in her heart.
“Thank you so much, I will be performing the hairpin ceremony in a few days, then I will be an adult, and I need to go out to gain experience, so I won't have the chance to come here again. Fortunately, I met you today, which solved the doubts in my heart. Thank you!”
Yao Xian sincerely thanked Gu Changsheng.
Gu Changsheng shook his head, indicating that he was welcome. He asked, “Are you going to perform the hairpin ceremony?”
“Yes, I will be an adult in a few days. It's a pity that my parents are still in seclusion and will not come out until a few days later, otherwise I would have let them allow you to attend my hairpin ceremony.”
Yao Xian said regretfully, for this man she had just met, Yao Xian had a feeling of trusting him very much in her heart.
“Haha, it's okay.” Gu Changsheng smiled.
“Oh, time is running out, I have to go back, see you again when you have the chance!”
Suddenly, Yao Xian thought of something, she immediately stood up and whistled, the dragon-scaled horse immediately turned into a flash of lightning and came to her, she gently leaped, got on the dragon-scaled horse, and then waved to Gu Changsheng.
“Gu Changsheng, I will remember you!”
After speaking, she turned into a phantom and entered the dense forest, disappearing from Gu Changsheng's sight.
Gu Changsheng looked at the direction she left, watching quietly.
This is their reunion after 500,000 years!
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