stardust

"Hey, have you heard? That 'Mingyue Qingfeng Xiaoxingchen' has established a sect in Taihe Mountain, and there are quite a lot of people who learn from their masters." A man in black with a sword said while drinking.

"Well, I also heard about it recently. I heard that he met a Taoist fairy in Taihe Mountain, and the fairy gave him the Xiaoyue Pavilion. It's really a strange person. Xiao Xingchen disappeared for more than ten years. It's not easy to appear as the suzerain." Another man in white clothes sighed.

"That's right, several of my fellow villagers have already set off for Taihe Mountain to join the Xiaoyue Sect." The man in purple clothes answered.

"Xiao Xingchen has some skills. I wonder how this 'Xiaoyue Sect' is? Can it compare with the Four Great Immortal Sects?" The man in golden clothes asked doubtfully.

"Dare to ask, seniors, is the Xiao Xingchen you are talking about a blind Taoist priest dressed in white, with a long sword and a dust whisk?" A fair and clean youth about seventeen or eighteen years old saluted and asked.

The four people who were chatting enthusiastically heard the question, and all looked at the young man who spoke, "It seems that he is another young man who wants to learn from a teacher."

The man in purple seemed to be a warm-hearted person, and replied very gently: "It's Mingyue Qingfeng Xiaoxingchen who is good, but I heard that his eyes have been healed by the immortal, and he is not blind."

The fair boy's eyes glowed, and he said happily: "The eyes are healed, that's great! Sure enough, good people are rewarded! Thank you senior for letting me know." After speaking, he returned to his wine table, drank the tea in the cup in one go, and poured a piece of tea into the cup. The broken silver was placed on the table, and he planned to go out with a burden on his back.

"Hey, little brother, please stop, the steamed buns you asked for haven't been taken yet." The shopkeeper who had been silently listening to their chatting shouted at the Bai Jing boy.

The white and clean boy withdrew his steps, returned to the counter, picked up the steamed buns handed to him by the shopkeeper, thanked him with a smile, and then left the tavern excitedly.

The Bai Jing boy inquired and searched all the way, and finally came to the foot of Mount Taihe, "Wow, it is indeed a fairy mountain, surrounded by clouds and mists. Father asked me to look for Daoist Xiao Xingchen, and it was true. I must practice my sword skills well!" the boy said. Looking up at the towering Taihe Mountain, he said happily.

"Xiaoer, here are two steamed buns and a pot of hot tea!" The boy Bai Jing saw the tavern at the foot of the mountain that Xiao Xingchen had been to. A small second, the whole tavern is full of people coming and going, business is good.

Xiao Er was busy quickly, because there were still many customers in the store who came to learn from the teacher like fair and clean boys, waiting for the food to be served.

"Hey, as expected, the Taoist priest in white clothes is a master. He not only regained the Yuanyue Pavilion, but also established a sect. Now there are so many people who come to apprentice. Thanks to the Taoist Priest Xiaoyue, I will also send some Xiaocai." The former shop owner has become the shopkeeper, and he is looking at the immature young men in front of him behind the counter, secretly happy, "But it is not easy to become the apprentice of the Taoist priest."

The white and clean young man Xu was starving. As soon as the food came to the table, he started to devour it. After a while, he finished his meal, then paid the bill and went out, heading straight for Xiaoyue Pavilion in Taihe Mountain.

The Baijing boy soon arrived at the gate of Xiaoyue Pavilion, looked up, and was surprised: the gate of Xiaoyue Pavilion was already full of people, three floors inside and three floors outside, all came to learn from teachers.

"Brother, you are here to apprentice, right? Why are there so many people here?" The white boy asked a young man in black holding a sword next to him.

The young man in black glanced at the white and clean boy, as if he didn't want to talk to him, after a while, Xu felt that the wait was boring, so he replied slowly: "Although the Xiaoyue sect is a new sect, the patriarch Xiaoyue Daoist got the immortal Those who have gained the Tao are closer to the immortal sect than other sects, so there are naturally many people who come to apprentice. What's more, Daoist Xiaoyue is generous and enthusiastic, and he treats his disciples very well, which is well-known. Moreover, the recent night hunting of hundreds of immortal sects At the meeting, the two disciples sent by the Xiaoyue faction won No.1, and their strength is obvious to all, so many people want to join the Xiaoyue faction. By the way, didn’t you come here because of the reputation.”

"Thank you for your advice, brother. It turns out that the Xiaoyue faction is so famous that I am really ignorant. Actually, I just came to find someone..." Before the young boy Bai Jing finished speaking, he saw everyone rushing forward.

"The door is open, brother, brother, please let me in, I admire Daoist Xiaoyue very much, and I want to be his apprentice!"

"Senior brother, I am talented and intelligent. Daoist Xiaoyue will definitely not be disappointed in accepting me as an apprentice. Please let me in!"

"Give way, make way, my son wants to go in!"

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The fair and clean boy looked at the crowd in front of him like boiling porridge in astonishment.

"Everyone, please be quiet and stand still. Master asked me to tell everyone that today's entrance examination question is: to pass through the 'Listening to the Wind Forest' within a stick of incense, and those who complete the task can become Xiaoyue Sect disciples. Please sign up if you are interested. Come with me." After finishing speaking, a brother in a white Taoist uniform walked out of the gate and walked to a bamboo forest on the right, followed by Wuyang Wuyang's applicants.

The fair boy was also in the crowd. He stretched his neck and stared at the senior brother who was leading the way in front. The senior brother also looked very young, his steps were light, and he was wearing a white Taoist uniform with a light yellow moon painted on the back of the Taoist uniform. Divide fairy spirit.

After a while, everyone came to a bamboo forest, and saw that the bamboo forest was soaring to the sky, surrounded by clouds and smoke, and there was a faint attic in the depth of the bamboo forest.

Everyone was thinking: It seems that the bamboo forest is not big.

"Everyone, please enter the bamboo forest. Those who arrive at the attic within one stick of incense will pass the exam. There are disciples of Xiaoyue waiting in the attic. For young heroes who fail to pass the exam within one stick of incense, someone will guide you from Just come out of the entrance and go straight down the mountain. There are no other obstacles in the forest, so please don’t worry. Thank you everyone!” said the brother loudly.

After the senior brother finished speaking, he lit a stick of incense, and everyone rushed into the bamboo forest.

The Bai Jing boy walked forward with the others, the bamboo forest was very empty, although there were clouds and smoke, it did not affect the sight line.Everyone was elated and thought it was too easy.

But as they walked, the crowd gradually dispersed. The white boy and the black-clothed youth who had asked the question before walked together, and the two of them felt that something was wrong.

"Brother, don't you think there's something weird about it? Everyone is walking together, why are people gradually disappearing? The cloud and mist don't affect the sight." The white and clean youth asked the black-clothed youth.

The young man in black looked stern, frowned slightly, thoughtfully, and then said calmly: "No, the clouds and mist affect the sight. They are not really thin, but thick enough to cover a person's body."

"Ah! Then why can we still see the bamboo and the road in the forest clearly?" The white and clean boy asked in surprise.

"Blinding the eyes, this is the peculiarity of this cloud. Priest Xiaoyue really has immortal magic. I have never heard of such spells. I must join the Xiaoyue Sect!" said the young man in black with a resolute smile on his face. .

"But how to get out? I don't know if this is the right way?" The white and clean boy said distressedly.

"I'll give it a try." The young man in black took out a talisman, muttered a few thoughts, and then threw it into the clouds and mist. The clouds and mist subsided, revealing a path, and the attic was faintly visible in front of the path.

The two embarked on the path excitedly, but after a while, the clouds and mist gathered together again, making it difficult to see the path clearly, nor to distinguish the direction.

"Follow me closely, so we won't lose contact." The black-clothed youth was older and more experienced after all, and urged the white youth.

"Yeah. By the way, what's your name, brother? My name is Yunhai." In this situation, the white and clean boy immediately felt a little close to the black-clothed youth.

"My surname is Lei, you can call me Brother Lei." The young man in black said lightly.

The two stood next to each other, trying to identify the direction to go forward, but they still couldn't get out.

"Oh, it seems that there is no hope. We have been walking for so long, and it is probably time for a stick of incense." The Bai Jing boy sighed.

"Not yet, I brought a sundial. You see, the time of a stick of incense is about 1/24 of the scale of the sundial, but the incense in Xiaoyue Pavilion is longer, and it has not yet reached a scale, so the time has not yet arrived. The problem is that I can clearly see the attic, but I just can’t walk through it, and my spells have run out, so I don’t have enough time.” The young man in black also said with some frustration.

"Brother Lei, whether or not I can pass the exam today, I will make you my friend. It's good to know you, just like when I met Daoist Xiaoyue back then, I feel very friendly. In other words, Daoist Xiaoyue Blind eyes can save my father, it's amazing, now our eyes are obviously good, but we can't even find this way... Wait, blind eyes, 'Listen to Fenglin', maybe..." Yun Hai muttered After muttering a lot, as if thinking of something, he found a piece of cloth from the bag, blindfolded his eyes neatly, and said, "Brother Lei, follow me, I'll see if I can get out." After finishing speaking, Yunhai got up from the ground, stood still, and began to listen to the wind in the forest.

Brother Lei also stood up and looked at the sea of ​​clouds quietly.

I could only hear the sound of the wind gently entering my ears, mixed with the faint sound of eaves bells.

Yun Hai walked forward slowly following the sound of the wind, Brother Lei followed behind him, ready to clear the roadblock for him at any time.

After walking for a while, the two walked out of the bamboo forest and came to a seven-story attic. Xiaoyue's disciple was checking the burning incense sticks in front of the attic, while looking at the exit of the bamboo forest.

"Wow, that's great, someone finally came out!" A Xiaoyue disciple cheered.

Hearing the sound, Yunhai took off the cloth strips that blindfolded him. At first it was dark, and then a loft lay in front of him. Yunhai was very happy, hugged Brother Lei and smiled, "Come out! Brother Lei, we succeeded!"

Brother Lei was also very happy and said, "Thank you!"