The pear tree on the wall is snowy and delicate

Chapter 32: The Fairy in the Painting

"This... isn't a good idea..." Maidong looked embarrassed.

"What's wrong with that? First, it can temporarily replace the Dragon-Entangling Sword Technique. Second, if we are discovered, we will have an explanation, right?" Lingxiang patted Maidong's hand as if this could reassure her. Fearing that she would disagree, she pushed him into his arms again.

……

Maidong looked at the book in his hand, his face flushed. Lingxiang's behavior was getting worse and worse, and he could even think of such a method.

Even so, she searched the study room from top to bottom, but still couldn't find the so-called Dragon-Entangled Sword Technique. Where did the master hide it? Could it be in the bedroom?
Just when she was at a loss and wondering whether to sneak into Master Fu Yin's bedroom, she suddenly felt something was wrong behind her - she leaned against the flower stand, but the flower stand did not move at all, and the porcelain vase she had just touched was as solid as a rock, without even the slightest shake.

There must be something strange!
Maidong reached out and tried to pick up the celadon vase, but he couldn't lift it.

As expected, the master actually has a place to hide his secrets! Mai Dong thought so and twisted it left and right.

Huh? Why can't I turn it? In the storybooks, aren't these objects always found in secret rooms or dark rooms? Could it be that the master glued this bottle here on purpose?
Forget it, I’ll just go look in the master’s bedroom.

Maidong turned around and was about to leave, but suddenly felt something was wrong.

The master is kind-hearted and often says that all plants and trees have spirits. He never lets his fellow apprentices place flowers and leaves in the house. However, there is a flower branch inserted in this vase, which looks bare and crisp, as if it is a dead object.

She took out the branch to check, but heard a "crackling" sound from under the flower stand, and then there was no movement.

Sure enough, that's where the mechanism is!
But why can I only hear the sound of the mechanism but not see the door opening?

Ophiopogon pushed it, but the flower stand remained motionless.

This is strange. There must be a mechanism here, but why did it make a sound and then there was no reaction at all?

Looking at this Bogu flower stand, Maidong tapped the dry branch in his hand and suddenly discovered the secret.

Although it was a flower stand, it was filled with ancient plates and fans, but there was a porcelain vase on each side, a celadon vase on the left and a white vase on the right. When I took out the branch from the celadon vase, the mechanism reacted. If...

Mai Dong thought about it and put the dead branch in his hand into the white porcelain on the right. He heard the sound of gears turning under the flower stand, but...

The rotation stopped, but the Bogu flower stand remained as steady as a rock.

This is strange! Could it be that the master made this toy out of boredom?
Maidong looked confused and turned the white porcelain vase as if possessed.

I saw the flower stand shaking for a while, and after a while, it separated to the left and right, and a tunnel appeared underneath.

Ha! The truth is true!

……

Cheng Yu's sword moves really amazed Ling Xiang, and even Han Yang was greatly surprised.

Despite his size, he was able to perform this light sword technique smoothly and efficiently. If you didn't see it with your own eyes, no one would believe it if you told others about it.

As for the other opponent, although there was no big difference in sword style, he was still no match for the agile Cheng Yu in terms of skills. However, he used the sword in a mature and steady manner, not like a beginner, and in the end he was always able to neutralize the dangerous moves one by one.

For a while, the situation was deadlocked and it was difficult to tell who was the winner.

Perhaps he didn't want to continue in such a stalemate, Cheng Qi's moves suddenly became more swift and his sword strokes were fierce and powerful.

His opponent, who had been barely able to hold out, was now gradually unable to withstand the blow and was slowly forced to the edge of the arena.

Cheng Yu thrust out his sword and saw that the man was about to be defeated, but he didn't expect that the man leaned back, turned his body, and stepped on the edge to the center of the martial arts arena.

It’s actually the Cloud-Walking Step!
Cheng Yu was shocked when he saw this and quickly turned around to attack.

The man did not pause for long after he stood still, with the tip of his sword pointing downwards, and twisting his left hand, the blade was filled with true Qi, and then he slashed the sword, and streams of true Qi struck directly into the body. It was actually the Fu Shui Sword Technique!

Lingxiang and Hanyang were both extremely surprised - both the Stepping Clouds Step and the Covering Water Sword Technique were Yuanqing techniques, and could only be practiced at the Qi Refining Stage.

Although this person's move was only an entry-level sword style in the Fu Shui Sword Technique, it would be really unbearable if it hit Cheng Yu, who was barely at the body-building stage.

Cheng Qi had no idea what was going on and rushed towards the man from Taichung without any hesitation, and that man had no intention of holding back.

Seeing that the sword energy was about to hit him, Lingxiang flew onto the stage, grabbed Cheng Yu with one hand, and with the other hand, she used the "Calm Down and Calm" technique to raise a shield to block the two of them.

Han Yang ignored the rules at this time, went on stage and held down the man's sword-holding hand, interrupting his sword move.

"That's enough! The point of a martial arts performance is to learn from each other, so stop here!"

However, the sword energy had already been released, and the invisible energy hit the shield set up by Lingxiang, causing it to tremble immediately. Although Cheng Yu's cultivation was not high and he could not see the mysterious energy, he could feel a vibration in front of him.

Could it be that this young peak master saved me?
At first, I looked down on her because she was younger than me, but now I feel so ashamed.

After the remaining energy of the sword technique died down, Lingxiang put away the shield, turned around and smiled at Cheng Yu:
"You are really good at swordplay, it's very exciting!"

The competition between Long Qi and Xin Yi was far different from that between Cheng Qi and Cheng Yu.

One uses brute force to wield the sword, the other swings the sword and chops.

The two of them fought so hard that Master Fuyin frowned - this wasn't a sword fight, it was clearly chopping wood...

However, Xinyi's technique seems to be using a knife. Could it be that he learned knife skills before?
……

The secret passage was not deep. After walking up a few steps, I saw a wooden door. I pushed the door open and entered. The secret room was only as big as a study, but there were many objects arranged in an orderly manner.

Maidong searched carefully and finally found the Dragon-Channing Sword Technique on a row of bookshelves.

She looked at the "Secret Play of Hehuan" in her hand, hesitated for a moment, and put it back to its original position of the Dragon-Channing Sword Technique.

Just as she was about to go out, she saw a painting hanging in the corner. The woman in the painting was elegant and graceful, holding an incense burner in her hand and standing on a lotus.

"The night rain in the west window asks about the tea blossoms, the cold wind cuts the candle, the green smoke is so beautiful that it refuses to go away. Qingwei does not ask about the worldly idleness, holding the incense in her white hands, the lights are dim and there is no place to find..."

Could this person be the master's sweetheart? No wonder the master is always alone, it turns out that he already has someone in his heart!

But for some reason, I always felt that this woman looked very familiar, but I couldn't remember her for a while...

Just as Maidong was deep in thought, he heard the sound of drums and bells outside.

It's time for the brothers to come over and sweep the yard. If you don't leave now, you won't be able to leave.

She hurriedly put away her sword and left the secret room.

Who is this woman? Why is she wearing the Taoist uniform of the Yuanqing Sect?

Maidong was full of questions, and so was Lingxiang - the one fighting against Cheng Qi was named Hui Wu, but who was he? He was already in the Qi Refining Stage and could use Yuan Qing's skills, which was really strange.

Now, I feel like this person is somewhat familiar, but I can't remember where I've seen him before...

Could it be that he was some rich young man down the mountain who had been deceived by her?

(End of this chapter)