[Xianjian + Ancient Sword Colleague] Being a master is also a kind of practice

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No wind, no water, no dust.

The deep mountainside of Tianyong City seems to have been so quiet since it was opened up. The changes of day and night, the circulation of the four seasons, the sun rising and the moon setting, and the stars and rivers are shining, which have nothing to do with this pure land.

Time also seems unable to bring any waves to this forbidden land.

Just like...a heart that has been silent for many years.

Murong Ziying sat on the bronze platform with her eyes slightly closed, as if she was still immersed in her cultivation.After a long time, he finally spoke: "...Lingyue, you are here today because of the 'Trial of Illusion' again?"

The young man kneeling in front of him raised his head only now, with only one eye still downcast, showing respect for his teacher.He only heard "Yes" in a deep voice, and then said: "Master, according to the rules of the sect, any disciple who has been in the door for one year can report his name to the mighty elder to participate in the trial, and only after passing the trial can he become a disciple. An official disciple of Tianyong City. It has been more than two years since junior brother started, can you-"

"Hey - hey -"

As soon as the pleading words were uttered, they were interrupted by an earth-shattering cry. Even though he was as calm as Ling Yue, his face froze, and he couldn't swallow or vomit half of what he said.

And that chirping sound didn't come from anywhere else, but from Ling Yue himself...

Murong Ziying opened her eyes in astonishment, and just saw Ling Yue's handsome face with an expression of embarrassment and panic. With a faint smile on his face, he said calmly, "What is that?"

Ling Yue wanted to wait for him to hesitate, but the chirp sounded louder than louder, so he had no choice but to explain: "...Yesterday, Junior Brother and Fu Que practiced the art of controlling the sword, slipped away to play somewhere, and caught a few small bugs. I heard that I came to see Master today, and insisted that I bring them, saying that they are gifts for Master...it's really nonsense..." Before the last muttering was finished, the cry suddenly rose to a peak , as if protesting, Ling Yue's face became more and more embarrassed, and he hurriedly took out a small straw cage from his sleeve and presented it.

Murong Ziying looked at Lingyue's hands, the insect cage was no more than the size of a palm, and it was quite delicately woven, a few small insects in the cage were flapping their wings and making clear and clear calls.When he saw Chong'er's appearance clearly, he was slightly taken aback, gently picked up the insect cage, looked it over carefully, and opened his eyes involuntarily.

This is... Xiaming Bug?

一

Hundreds of years ago, Kunlun Qionghua.

At night, the moonlight is as cool as water, flowing quietly in the sky.

There was a gentle breeze, and the light clouds blew in, curling up and floating past the dozens of new swords that were inserted obliquely in the sword pool of Chengtian Sword Platform.The sword light is extinguished, reflecting the bright moon, the clouds and smoke are vast, and the sword platform hangs high, it is really a fairyland.

However, in such a dark night, some people have no intention of appreciating it.In the dense grass outside the Wuling Sword Pavilion, Yun Tianqing squatted on the ground with a big horse and a knife horizontally, the hem of his Taoist robe was tucked into his girdle, and the grass stalk in his mouth moved from time to time, just like a country boy who is idle appearance.

The curfew has passed at this time, the Qionghua sect has strict rules, the master and the elders strictly forbid the disciples of the sect to go out after dark, but Yun Tianqing has always been fearless, he only acts according to his own joy, and doesn't take the sect rules seriously at all .What's more... He rolled his eyes, remembering the day when he fought against that dead ice face, was cut off his belt by a sword, and was greatly humiliated in front of Suyu. ——Okay, you Xuan Xiao, didn't you just say a few words about you in front of the elder brother, and you actually made such a murderous move, and you really think I'm a vegetarian?If you don't avenge this revenge, you will be in vain!

Just as he was thinking angrily, a few familiar insects suddenly rang in his ears: "chirp-chirp--" the sound was clear and clear, and it spread quite far in the quiet night.Yun Tianqing's eyes lit up when he heard the insect's cry, and he thought to himself: But it's time!He hurriedly put the insect gourd that had been prepared at the root of the grass, and sprinkled some dried pollen into it, his hands and feet were light and neat, without making a sound.Hearing the sound of the insects getting closer and closer, a few small insects flew from the grass and plunged into the mouth of the gourd without turning around. Yun Tianqing quickly reached out to plug the plug, and gave a low cheer: "It's done!"

He picked up the gourd and shook it, and the screams of the little insect became louder and louder. Yun Tianqing smiled, chanted a mantra to hide the sound of the insect, and said to himself: "Dead ice face, give me a treat!" Jian, I will return you a big gift, this is called Li~ Shang~ Go~ Lai~"

The next moment, I heard a gentle and warm voice laughing behind me: "What kind of gift is so rare?"

Yun Tianqing was a bit guilty of being a thief, but suddenly there was a voice behind him, and his hairs stood on end. He jumped up and looked back, only to see a young man looking at him with a smile under the moonlight, it was him Master's elder brother Xuan Zhen.Only then did Yun Tianqing let out a long sigh of relief, rubbing his chest and complaining: "It turns out that it's a senior brother, but it scares me too!"

Xuan Zhen smiled slightly, as if he didn't see the flickering panic on Yun Tianqing's face, and he didn't seem to see the hand he quietly hid behind his back, and asked softly: "Tianqing, it's so late, don't you go to rest , what are you doing in the Five Spirits Sword Pavilion?"

Yun Tianqing laughed a few times, and was about to find an excuse to deal with the matter, but Xuan Zhen said unhurriedly: "Uncle Chongguang is watching the night with me tonight, if you are impatient to tell the truth to my senior brother, Why don't you... tell my uncle?"

Elder Chongguang has always been strict with his disciples, and Yun Tianqing was often punished by him. Hearing this, he waved his hands and begged for mercy: "Good senior brother, don't ask Uncle Chongguang to come over, I just came out of Sihui Valley not long ago. Day, I don’t want to go in again!”

Xuan Zhen smiled unabated, but spread out his palms and said to him: "Then hand over the 'gift' you hid behind your back."

……

For the next few days, everything was calm.The joke about Qionghua sect's head disciple leaving naked during the sword competition was spread for a few days, and gradually disappeared among the disciples.On the other hand, Xuan Xiao, who was in the same room as Yun Tianqing, kept on guard for a long time, but he didn't see the hozen come back for revenge. How could he not take it to heart, so open-minded, he had underestimated him in the past.Therefore, he treated Yun Tianqing with a rare kindness afterward.

After the morning class that day, Xuan Xiaoji was concerned about a few problems in his practice, and came to Xuan Zhen's room. Before he opened the door, he heard a chirping sound, which was made by an unknown animal, and the voice was very loud.He walked in and saw Xuan Zhen sitting at the table in a daze. Following his line of sight, he saw a hydrangea-like grass cage hanging on the table, which was twirled by a blue whirlwind. An insect like a white jade cicada was chirping happily.

After seeing the appearance of the bug clearly, Xuan Xiao's face suddenly darkened.This... is clearly the evil bug that Yun Tianqing secretly placed next to her pillow to play tricks last time!No wonder the cry became more and more familiar the more I heard it.He thought of Yun Tianqing's bad deeds of playing tricks on him in the past, and suddenly he was filled with displeasure, and the traces of goodwill he felt when he finally looked at Yun Tianqing with admiration would disappear in the blink of an eye.

It just so happened that Xuan Zhen came back to his senses, and when he looked up, he saw his junior staring at the insect cage in a daze, thinking that young people like new things, he smiled and said: "Mr. Hua, I have been concentrating on my practice, I am afraid I have not looked around, this insect is called 'Xia Ming', it can only be seen in Qionghua Mountain, but not in other places. It is just that this insect is very alert and flies fast , It's rare to be ordinary, if Tianqing hadn't caught me a few days ago..." Before he finished speaking, Xuan Xiao's face became more and more gloomy, and he couldn't help but stop talking and look at him in surprise.

This Yun Tianqing... Xuan Xiao pondered for a long time in his head with a stern face, and finally picked out a crime of "luting his fellow students to lose their minds" and pressed it on the hozen. Thinking about it was still not enough to relieve his anger. He glanced at the insect cage. He didn't want to praise the evil insect against his will, so he reluctantly said: "This straw cage is really unique."

Hearing this, Xuan Zhen couldn't help but smile: "Thank you for your compliment. This is just a skill that I learned when I was young—" Speaking of this, he suddenly frowned slightly thoughtfully, but in the next moment, only At a loss, he seemed lost for a moment before saying, "...if you like it, you can play with it." Before Xuan Xiao could speak, he stuffed the grass cage and the Xia Ming Chong into Xuan Xiao's hands .

Xuan Xiao's cold eyes suddenly widened, staring at the bugs in his hands, wanting to retreat but unwilling to push back Xuan Zhen's mind, adjusted his breathing several times, and finally uttered dryly under his throat: "Thank you, brother." After all the tossing, the few questions that I was supposed to ask had long been forgotten, so I had to go back to the dormitory with a stomach full of anger and a few evil insects.

However, sitting cross-legged on the couch, several times when he was in meditation, he was disturbed by the noise of insects beside his ears, Xuan Xiao was so annoyed that he frowned and wished he could pinch those insects to death.Suddenly he turned his head and caught a glimpse of Yun Tianqing's bed beside him, an idea flashed in his mind.

……

At night, Yun Tianqing came back from outside wearing the stars and wearing the moon, and he still carried a pot of small wine brought back from the mountain in his hand. He entered the house lightly, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that there was no restriction on the door.At this time, the curfew has passed again, he was afraid of waking Xuan Xiao up and being kicked out of the house, so he lifted the bedding and lay down without lighting the lamp, who knows the next moment——

"Hawk, chirp --!!!"

"Ah yo!"

The earth-shattering sound of insects suddenly erupted from the bed he was accustomed to lying on, and something flew to the surface in the pitch blackness. Yun Tianqing was caught off guard and turned pale with shock. The bed fell off.

"laugh……"

Someone seemed to be laughing in the darkness, Yun Tianqing sat on the ground for a long while, then suddenly widened his eyes, angrily said: "Ice face, is it you!"

"..."

"Don't pretend to be asleep for the young master! It must be you, get up for me—"

"..."

"stand up--!!!"

"Yun Tianqing, no noise is allowed in the middle of the night, don't you even remember the house rules!"

"Master Zhong, Uncle Chongguang?!"

"Go to the Valley of Thoughts, you don't have to come out before class tomorrow morning!"

The moonlight is as cool as water, and it falls on the unobstructed lawn of Jianwuping. In the silence, only a chirping of insects can be heard from far to near. Xuan Zhen pushed open the window, and happened to see a pair of Xiaming insects flying up and down. Far away, suddenly a gust of wind blew by, and the faint voice of the people next door was carried away in the blink of an eye.

Xuan Zhen crossed his arms, looked up at the sky, and for a long while there was a trance smile on his face.

The moonlight tonight is really beautiful...