Immortality in the Great Qian Dynasty

Xu Qingluo was thoughtful: "What is the sword heart?"

She pondered in her mind.

The sword heart should be a sharp will, strong and agile by nature.

But these are just guesses, and it seems that I have never seen this name in the book.

"The sword heart is hard to describe. I understand it myself," Li Ying said: "The sword heart can be soft or hard, but it needs to be agile and find a gap to advance."

Xu Qingluo nodded.

Li Ying said: "The four of you have the sword heart, but he doesn't. It's not impossible to practice sword, but it will be twice the result with half the effort."

Xu Qingluo frowned: "Junior Brother Zhou is not suitable for sword practice?"

"In my opinion, he is not suitable." Li Ying shook her head: "Your master should be able to see it, right?"

"Master can't fail to see it." Xu Qingluo shook her head.

Sister Li can see it, so the master must be able to see it, but he clearly saw it but didn't say it.

Watching Junior Brother Zhou take a detour, but not pulling it back in time, what is the purpose of this?

Li Ying said, "He could see it, but he didn't point it out. Why?"

"Sister Li, what do you think?" Xu Qingluo asked.

Li Ying snorted, "Who can guess what your master is thinking? You should ask him."

No one can guess what Fakong is thinking.

You think he is thinking this, but the fact is the opposite, because he can see the future, so his thoughts are completely different.

I have tried hard to figure it out, to observe, and to understand, but in the end I got nothing, so I just gave up.

Xu Qingluo pondered and said, "I think you want to give him some training."

"Not necessarily." Li Ying said, "It may also be that you want him to accumulate a lot of experience,... so we'd better pretend not to know and don't ruin your master's idea."

Practicing swordsmanship hard but making slow progress will indeed undermine confidence, but it can also sharpen one's character at the same time. It depends on one's character.

If you are tempered, and then change to practice other martial arts that fit your nature, you will surely make rapid progress.

By then, I'm afraid you will make faster progress than Xu Qingluo and the other four.

As the saying goes, sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood. This is the process of sharpening the knife. Perhaps this is the method used by Fakong.

Xu Qingluo nodded: "I'm afraid so."

She then smiled and said: "Sister Li, what do you want to see the master for?"

"No big deal." Li Ying waved her jade hand: "I want to see if he has anything to do."

Xu Qingluo said with a chuckle: "Does the master want to drink and chat with you every night, Sister Li?"

Li Ying looked at her with a smile.

Xu Qingluo smiled and said: "Curious."

"No." Li Ying said.

Xu Qingluo showed a half-believing and half-doubting look.

Li Ying said: "If he doesn't come, he will say it in advance. It won't be like this time, he didn't come without saying it."

Xu Qingluo frowned and looked towards Dayong.

This really shouldn't be.

The master has a plan for everything and will never break the appointment. Is there really something wrong?

But I don't have any special feeling, so there shouldn't be anything wrong.

"That's strange." Xu Qingluo shook her head: "It shouldn't be."

"When he comes back, ask him to come to my place."

"Yes."

"Let's go." Li Ying waved her jade hand and turned to leave.

Xu Qingluo hurriedly sent her out.

Li Ying stopped her when she was about to reach the door and asked her not to send her off, so as not to be seen.

——

A bright moon was hanging high in the sky.

The clear light fell on the outer courtyard of the Vajra Temple. Fakong appeared in his abbot's courtyard and saw Xu Qingluo standing in the middle of the courtyard with a sword in his hand, motionless.

Under the moonlight, she looked like a white jade statue.

He smiled: "Don't you want to go to bed?"

"Master, you are finally back." Xu Qingluo said coquettishly: "It's been four days!"

Fakong smiled and said: "Is there something wrong?"

Xu Qingluo shook her head: "It's nothing serious, but Master hasn't come back, I'm really worried, Sister Li also came to ask you."

"Well, I'll go over later." Fakong nodded.

Xu Qingluo said, "Master, what happened?"

Fakong shook his head.

Xu Qingluo half believed and half doubted.

If there was nothing wrong, the master should not have stayed away all the time. It was nothing to stay away for one or two days, but it was the first time that he did not show up for four days in a row.

It was really hard to convince people to say that nothing happened.

Fakong smiled and said, "Nothing really happened, but it is not suitable to come out at night."

If he suddenly ran out at night and left Dugu Xiaqing alone when he was with Dugu Xiaqing, it would be inappropriate.

Tonight, it was Dugu Xiaqing who took the initiative to ask him not to accompany her. She was used to being alone, so it was okay.

Of course, staying away from Dugu Xiaqing at night was also intentional.

One reason was to cut off Xu Qingluo and the others' dependence. When they were sparring, they were more vigilant and careful, and more nervous, so as to improve the effect of cultivation.

The other reason was to whet Li Ying's appetite.

If he kept going to see her, he would inevitably get annoyed after a long time. If he missed two days occasionally, she would feel uncomfortable and her impatience would disappear.

This is also human nature. No matter how good the friendship is, it is inevitable.

Xu Qingluo shook her head and smiled: "Okay, Sister Li said that Junior Brother does not have a sword heart and is not suitable for sword practice. I have always ignored this. I blamed him for not working hard because he did not make rapid progress in sword practice. It turns out that it is because he does not have a sword heart and is not suitable for practice. I wronged Junior Brother. I am very embarrassed."

Fakong said: "You did not wrong him."

Xu Qingluo was stunned.

Fakong said: "He really didn't practice hard, and now he is doing it reluctantly."

"So..." Xu Qingluo breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Master, is there no way?"

She felt that it was not difficult for Fakong, but Fakong had always adopted the method of non-intervention and did not forcefully interfere.

It's not that he can't, but that he doesn't want to.

Fakong said: "I am not a god, not omnipotent. Master can lead you to the door, but practice still depends on yourself."

"Master-father--!" Xu Qingluo said coquettishly.

She firmly believed that Fakong had a way, it just depends on whether he wants to.

Fakong shook his head and said: "It's best to let nature take its course. Now force him to practice."

Xu Qingluo frowned: "But this progress and effect..."

"These are his rare treasures." Fakong smiled and said: "It feels painful now, but it will be beautiful when you recall it in the future."

Xu Qingluo was puzzled.

Fakong said: "Just keep doing what you should do, and leave the rest to time."

"...Okay." Xu Qingluo said: "Master, when will you finish your tour and come back?"

"Maybe in a while." Fakong shook his head: "It has just begun, how can it end immediately?"

"It seems like a long time has passed." Xu Qingluo sighed, and then smiled and said that the four of them had created the Heart Sword and took the first step.

Fakong nodded: "In addition to swordsmanship, don't forget to practice other things, lest you lose your combat power without a sword."

"Yes." Xu Qingluo decided to abandon swordsmanship tomorrow and start practicing knife skills, fists, feet and finger skills.

The master seemed to say it casually, but there must be a deep meaning in his words. Since he asked himself and others to practice other things, then practice other things.

Fakong waved his hand.

Xu Qingluo said: "Master, then I'll go."

Fakong nodded, and Xu Qingluo floated away.

Fakong left in a flash and appeared in Li Ying's courtyard.

Li Ying was sitting alone at the stone table in the courtyard, holding a jade cup in her hand. Opposite her was another jade cup filled with wine, shimmering in the moonlight.

Fakong smiled and sat down, taking a sip from the wine cup.

Li Ying hummed, "What a rare guest!"

Fakong smiled and said, "I have been busy these days, so I can't be distracted."

"I can't be distracted while accompanying Dugu Xiaqing?" Li Ying hummed, "Thank you for your trouble."