The pear tree on the wall is snowy and delicate

Chapter 28: Meeting an old friend in the middle of the night

Mai Dong was sighing in his heart at Long Qi's misfortune to have met such a master, and then he was dragged to Zhuyuan by Lingxiang.

"Is this the night meeting with the lover mentioned in the storybooks?" She suddenly became excited.

"You're nothing!" Lingxiang rolled her eyes at him, "Why do you think I still want to 'drink' this righteous energy?"

"Since you are here to see my disciple, why are you acting like this? You are not going to look for the young waiter in Qinlou, so what are you afraid of?" Mai Dong said this, but he also looked inside curiously.

"After all, this is the dormitory for male disciples. It is not appropriate to go in so openly." Lingxiang also lay on the crack of the door and looked inside. There was no one in the main courtyard, which was very good.

Thinking that Long Qi had been away from her for some time, she didn't know if his martial arts skills had improved, but there was hope for promotion to the inner sect. It would be better to go over quietly now to see if he was being lazy.

"You just asked Long Qi to serve you, why are you so timid when the time comes?" Mai Dong's words were full of joking.

"After all, there is a difference between men and women. I am now a peak master after all. If I rush in and bump into others, I will lose face."

"When we were studying medicine together, you touched many men's bodies, but I never saw you show any sign of shame at that time. How come you act like a lady from a noble family now?" Mai Dong said, and stretched out his hand to push open the courtyard door, but was stopped by Lingxiang.

"After all, you are the sixth senior brother's last disciple, and you don't even try to be more restrained. If your master finds out, he will blame me for leading you astray."

Thinking back to when they were kids, they often sneaked out of the mountain gate together. Every time they made some trouble, Master Fuyin would always scold her for not acting like a master at all, little did she know that many of the bad ideas came from this damn girl.

The two of them sneaked in as they were talking, but there were so many houses that they didn't know which one was Long Qi's.

The living quarters of the outer disciples of the Yuanqing School are roughly the same, with several rooms surrounding a large courtyard with a bathhouse and a meditation room inside. The dormitories are built as two-story pavilions, with bedrooms on the upper floor and a small hall on the lower floor. Behind the pavilions, there are small courtyards.

At this time, all the disciples were practicing sword moves in the backyards of their respective pavilions, preparing for the martial arts performance in a few days.

It is easier to find someone if you stand high and see far. After the two of them discussed it, one of them jumped onto the roof.

Sure enough, many disciples were practicing sword.

This monthly martial arts performance might seem ordinary, but in fact it is not. If one makes a stunning debut or demonstrates his talent and impresses all the elders, one may be promoted to an inner disciple and be accepted as a disciple by one of them.

Even if one's performance is mediocre the first time, or one is defeated by others, if one can improve on one's performance in each of the three performances, some elders will look at him differently.

All the disciples knew what was going on and never slacked off.

Mai Dong knew Long Qi, so the two of them went to look for him separately. In order to avoid being discovered by other disciples and causing trouble, Ling Xiang gave each of them a talisman to hide their souls, and then they walked on the tiles carefully.

When they found the second courtyard, they saw Long Qi, who was practicing sword techniques with the other three people. However, his sword-wielding skills were so unbearable that even Ling Xiang, an amateur, could not bear to watch. The disciple with him was thin and tall, and his sword-wielding skills were also horrible.

But he was very handsome, with a good-looking face, fair complexion, straight nose, white eyes and red lips. But he seemed to have seen these eyebrows somewhere before, but he couldn't remember where for a moment.

"Dangdang!"

When Lingxiang was still wondering where she had seen such a handsome young man, she was suddenly interrupted by the sound of Long Qi throwing his sword.

"This sword technique is so useless. If I use it to subdue a monster, I'm afraid the monster will tear my sword into pieces before I even unsheathe it. It's so useless, I might as well not practice it!"

This fellow didn't learn the skills well, but he blamed his sword skills. It was just an ordinary sword moves, not any magical techniques.

However, I didn't expect that Liu Xia also joined the Yuanqing School.

"Don't you remember teaching me to give up halfway when faced with difficulties?"

Forget it, since she was short of someone to serve tea and water, she should go down and help him. When Long Qi heard this, his heart was pounding - he was very familiar with the person who came!

He quickly got up from the big rock and looked around.

"Don't look for it, it's up there!"

Looking up, it was indeed the spiritual fragrance.

But today she seemed a little different from the past, looking more beautiful. Could it be because she changed her dress?
She just leaped down from the roof, her clothes fluttering like a fairy descending to earth. The bell on her waist sounded like the tinkling of fairy music from heaven. Long Qi was mesmerized by her.

As soon as Lingxiang stood still, Liu Xia hurried forward to greet her. Long Qi thought she came to visit him specially, but unexpectedly, she started talking to Liu Xia and the other three.

"Miss Lingxiang, I haven't seen you for a long time. You are really different now."

"What's the difference? Do you mean more ethereal and otherworldly?" Lingxiang asked with a smile.

"It's more than just a drop of dust. It's like a fairy from the sky. It's so beautiful that one can't take their eyes away."

How come I didn’t realize these days that Liu Xia is such a good talker? I actually underestimated him.

"It's been a while since we last met. You look..." Lingxiang said, raising her hand and poking Liu Xia's chest, "You seem to be a lot stronger."

She is actually being inappropriate towards other men. Doesn't she know that as a woman she should have self-respect and self-discipline?
"No, no, if you practice every day, you will definitely make some progress."

"Come to think of it, I didn't expect that you would actually become Yuan Qing's disciple. I'm afraid you sneaked out again without telling Lord Liu!" Lingxiang joked.

"How dare I? I was allowed to join the mountain sect because of the strong recommendation of the immortal Chi Yanzi and the permission of my father and mother." Liu Xia scratched his head.

Got it? With such a slick mouth, it would be better to lock him up at home and take good care of him, so that he won't come out to harm the girl. Chi Yanzi, that old man, only makes things more troublesome!
"Young lady, are you the fairy from Youranju?" Zhao Wuyang interrupted at this time.

"It's me," Lingxiang turned around and saw a young man with red lips, white teeth, delicate eyebrows and beautiful eyes. He still looked childish and very cute. She couldn't help but pinch his face, "Whose young master are you?"

Wuyang is still young, but this woman actually wants to touch him. How shameless!
"Cough!" Long Qi pretended to cough, but Lingxiang seemed not to hear it and started rubbing Wuyang's face.

"Girl...don't...don't do this..." Zhao Wuyang struggled to break free from Lingxiang's clutches and hid behind Liu Xia.

Good job, stay away from this big female tiger! Don't let her take advantage of you!
"My family is from the Zhao family in Guyangcheng. A few days ago, my mother wrote to me saying that thanks to the young lady's help, she is now doing much better. I will never forget your kindness. Thank you very much!" Zhao Wuyang only showed his eyes, spoke hastily, and then retracted them.

"..." Lingxiang's eyes flickered, and she was stunned for a moment before she spoke, "Ah~ So it's the son of Madam Qiao. He looks exactly like her..."

Before she finished speaking, she turned and walked towards Xinyi.

"This gentleman looks very familiar. Have we met him before?"

Long Qi suddenly felt upset - was this female tiger doing this on purpose? She actually walked right past him and talked to Xinyi.

"No." Xinyi was as frugal with words as ever.

"I feel like I've seen your features somewhere before, could it be..." Lingxiang reached out to touch his face. Xinyi was about to dodge when she heard Maidong on the roof calling her.

"You're so good, Lingxiang! You said not to alarm others, but instead you..." Before he could finish his words, the tiles loosened and he fell down.

Before Lingxiang could turn around, she saw Xinyi leap up and catch Maidong steadily in mid-air. When she turned around, the two of them had already landed steadily.

(End of this chapter)