Li Jinzhi sat on the futon with his clothes in a mess and continued to ponder. What were the chances that the missing Ye Cheng was the villain Ye Cheng?

The two people in the original work had no connection at all. No matter how he thought about it, he did not think that they were the same person.

If it wasn't the same person, where would he go to find Ye Yu, who was nowhere to be found?

Should he count on the little dragon at the door?

Forget it.

Li Jinzhi pursed his lips and sighed softly. He slowly crossed his legs and faced the sky. He inhaled and exhaled spiritual energy. The ice-cold spiritual energy flowed through his meridians and condensed into his dantian.

He did not know how many times he had circulated his spiritual energy, nor did he know how much time had passed.

His belief became unusually clear after removing the distractions of his emotions. No matter what, no news was the best news. In this world, no matter where you were, no matter what you did, you had to have the power to take the initiative and protect your brothers!

When he opened his eyes again, he had already entered the tenth level of Qi Refinement. The abundant spiritual energy condensed and accumulated in his dantian, as if it was waiting to condense into water droplets at any time.

Li Jinzhi slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air and stretched his stiff limbs. Then, he paused again. Oh no, he did not know how long he had been meditating. He did not know how Little Chopsticks at the door was.

He hurriedly got up and opened the door. The narrow outer room was empty, and the ice-white little dragon was nowhere to be seen.

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Looking at the intact restriction on the cave door, Li Jinzhi's pupils shrank. His restriction was bidirectional. Once it was activated, no one could open or close it except him.

How did the little dragon, a bar-shaped creature that could not even open the stone door, open the stone door without triggering the restriction?

How long had it been?

Would Little Chopsticks be in danger?

Thinking of the inner sect disciples coming and going at the door, Li Jinzhi's heart could not help but tighten. Would it be caught and made into a barbecued little dragon by the other disciples?

"Squeak squeak, squeak, squeak."

Li Jinzhi, who was about to go out, stopped in his tracks and turned around abruptly. There was a small body stuck to the door of the side room. Its dim eyes were not as lively as before.

Li Jinzhi thought of the little dragon that he had not fed for half a year, and the guilt in his heart deepened. It must be hungry.

Oh my god, look at those eyes.

Li Jinzhi quickly walked to the door and carefully put Little Jiao down. He then put his finger to Little Jiao's mouth and said, "Drink it." He paused and pouted. "I'm sorry."

"Squeak squeak." The little Flood Dragon looked at him weakly and turned its head to the side, not appreciating his kindness.

"Drink." He pushed his finger forward.

"Zhi Zhi", it tilted its head.

"Drink." She squeezed open Little Jiao's lips and used her fingernails to push against his sharp teeth.

"Squeak squeak."

The man and the flood dragon were in a deadlock for a while. Li Jinzhi was defeated and left. "Up to you. It seems that you're not hungry." Could it be that he was anorexic?

Or do you dislike my blood?

Li Jinzhi pushed the door open thoughtfully. The little flood dragon in his hand moved slowly and quietly curled up on his wrist, motionless.

The entrance of the cave abode was empty. It was not as bustling as it used to be. Li Jinzhi looked up and down. The cold wind blew past with ice shards. "…"

What's going on? Could it be that the Ice Sect had been breached by the Demon Sect while he was cultivating?

Or did the Spirit Qi in the Mountain Sect not make ends meet, causing the disciples to disperse?

Seeing that his imagination was getting bigger and bigger, the yellow light flying up from below the cave abode interrupted Li Jinzhi's imagination. He quickly turned into a light and chased after it. "Brother, please wait!"

The yellow light stopped, and a delicate female voice came from it. "How dare you!

Which eye of yours saw that I'm a man!? "

"Senior Sister, where did the disciples go?" Li Jinzhi immediately changed his tone and asked humbly.

The girl in the yellow light looked a little better and explained slowly, "A month ago, the Immortal Sect had already gathered the team to go to the arcane realm. Today is the day that the team will gather. This place is the cave abode of the inner sect disciples in the Qi Refining stage. How can there be anyone in such a prosperous time?" After saying that, she looked at Li Jinzhi suspiciously. "You don't know?"

"Oh, I've been in seclusion in the cave abode for half a year, so I don't know what happened a month ago." Li Jinzhi frowned and sped up. He did not expect that his seclusion would directly lead to the opening of the arcane realm. He did not know if Senior Brother Qing Mu would be anxious if he did not see him. After all, they had agreed to it half a year ago.

"I see." The girl looked at Li Jinzhi thoughtfully, nodded slightly, and sped up.

The platform at the entrance of the Ice Palace was full of disciples in ice-white robes. The inner sect Itinerant Cultivators without a master stood in groups of two or three on the left, while the disciples with masters stood on the other side.

The yellow light landed directly in the direction of the Itinerant Cultivators. Li Jinzhi looked left and right, then followed the yellow light and landed on the left side.

After standing still, he looked around but did not see anyone familiar. Qing Mu and Ye Dieer were not standing on the ice platform. What made him feel even more strange was that the three brothers from the main family who came with him, Li Jintang, and the others, were not there.

In such a prosperous time for Qi Refining stage cultivators, these few people with good aptitude should not be absent. But at this moment, these people were not here?

It was really strange.

At this moment, two rays of light, one red and one blue, came from the horizon. When they reached the ice platform, the rays of light disappeared, revealing Ye Dieer and Qing Mu.

The arrival of the two attracted a lot of attention. After all, they were talented and famous in the sect. A few disciples who were familiar with them seemed to want to go up and greet them.

When the two of them appeared, the little flood dragon hidden in Li Jinzhi's sleeve moved slowly, its dim eyes gradually turning blood red.

Qing Mu looked around. When she saw Li Jinzhi, her eyes lit up. She hurried over and cupped her fists apologetically. "Sorry, Junior Brother. We are late."

"I just arrived too."

Li Jinzhi looked at Ye Dieer behind her and nodded. "Why are you so late too, Senior Brother?"

"Sigh."

Qing Mu's face turned a few shades paler. She shook her head and sighed. Her eyes were full of worry. She opened her mouth but did not say anything. "Sigh."

Ye Dieer behind Qing Mu stared at Li Jinzhi. His eyes were cold and emotionless. He did not have his usual quick-wittedness.

Li Jinzhi frowned. He felt that something was wrong, and it made his hair stand.

"Junior Brother, it's like this."

A few months ago, Junior Sister's cultivation technique reversed. Later, Elder Hua Ming used an elixir to forcefully preserve her heart meridian. After she woke up, Junior Sister could no longer speak. We tried everything we could, but it was to no avail. "

"…" If there was a mirror right now, Li Jinzhi bet that his expression would be very interesting.

Qing Mu sighed to herself. "Sigh, the spiritual energy in her meridians reversed. Why would it affect her throat?" Her face was full of worry. She did not notice Li Jinzhi's strange behavior.

Although the atmosphere was gloomy, Ye Dieer's expression remained the same. He did not even look at Qing Mu. He just stood there, stupefied.

"Eh?

Junior Brother! "Qing Mu suddenly thought of something and looked up." Junior Brother, why are you here? "

"Didn't I agree to meet you here half a year ago?" Li Jinzhi did not understand.

"Junior Brother, you don't know. Two months ago, the Li Family Fort was massacred. Your brothers have already rushed back to the main family." Qing Mu's expression was heavy. "They didn't inform you?"

"They never mentioned it."

Li Jinzhi's expression was sluggish. For a moment, he could not react. "The main family and the side branches were massacred?

Who did it? "In the original work, the Li Family Fort was massacred a few years later. Why did it happen so early this time?

Qing Mu mistakenly thought that Li Jinzhi's sluggishness was caused by excessive grief. Her face was full of sympathy. "I also heard that the killer was a demon cultivator. His face was full of bright silver dragon patterns. No one could escape from his spiritual power shield. It was terrifying.

I heard that the Ji Domain City is now in chaos. How could no one covet such a big piece of meat? Your brothers did not inform you because they were afraid of your strength. "

"Demon cultivator?!" Li Jinzhi suddenly stood up. Could it be that the plot had deviated from the main outline?

The person who massacred the Li Family Fort was replaced by someone else?

After all, no matter how powerful Ye Cheng in the original work was, he was only an ordinary human cultivator. "My main family should have an elder in the Foundation Establishment stage. My father and family should all be in the seventh level of the Qi Refining stage. Moreover, the protective formation of the family could withstand the full blow of an elder in the Golden Elixir stage. That demon cultivator massacred the whole family by himself?!" Li Jinzhi grabbed Qing Mu's wrist and asked.

"The cultivation level of a demon cultivator is different from that of a human cultivator, but he must be much stronger than the people of the Li Family Fort."

Qing Mu spoke very carefully, for fear that Li Jinzhi would seek revenge on that guy. "Junior Brother, don't think about revenge. It's been spread outside that the people of the Li Family Fort have Ice Phoenix blood. The demon cultivator massacred the whole family in order to find the thin blood. Junior Brother, don't get involved."

Li Jinzhi nodded absentmindedly, but his mind was in a mess.

The missing Ye Cheng was no longer a demon cultivator. He had no magic power and didn't even have the strength to destroy a family. The villain Ye Cheng was not the person he was looking for.

Thinking of this, Li Jinzhi breathed a sigh of relief, but also became worried.

If it wasn't him, then where was he?

And the female protagonist also embarked on the path of the original work. Before going to the secret realm, she lost her voice and fell in love with the male protagonist who was supposed to be in the outer sect.

Then, was the plot going on the right track now?

The author's girlfriend's bad ending didn't affect him?

Li Jinzhi was still in a daze. Qing Mu thought that he was immersed in the pain of losing his family and couldn't help but comfort him. "Junior Brother, actually, you don't have to be so sad. Last time, I saw that your father didn't dote on you much. Instead, he helped your brother."

"Okay." Li Jinzhi nodded and fell silent again. The male protagonist had no feelings for Li Zongyin, and it was even more impossible for him to have feelings for Li Zongyin and the Li Family Fort.

When he heard this news, he felt at most the same as when he read the news on Weibo and saw that a few people had died. There was only pity, but no hatred.

For a moment, no one spoke. Qing Mu saw that the atmosphere was stagnant and sighed softly. She turned to Ye Dieer and said, "Junior Sister, this time you and Junior Brother will go to the secret realm together. Remember not to run around casually."

Before she finished speaking, Ye Dieer walked to Li Jinzhi's side and stood still, looking back at him expressionlessly.

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"Okay, okay. The two of you must be careful when you go."

Qing Mu's face was full of vigilance. She glanced at Li Jinzhi with a strange expression. "Junior Brother should understand Senior Brother's intentions."

Li Jinzhi nodded expressionlessly. He restrained himself, but still couldn't help but correct her. "Senior Brother, it's better not to say such misleading words. After all, Senior Sister is still standing here."

Qing Mu's ears turned red. She quickly glanced at Ye Dieer and hurriedly turned to leave.

"He's finally gone!" A faint female voice sounded.