Jade flute sounds far

Early the next morning, Shen Kang knelt outside Qiao Chongyu's door, and kowtowed to apologize as soon as his master went out.Qiao Chongyu waited for a while before helping him up. Originally, he was full of thoughts and wanted to scold him, but when he saw Shen Kang's flushed forehead, his heart softened, so he cleared his throat: "Is this an apology?"

"Master, I know I'm wrong." Shen Kang knew that his mistakes this time were no worse than before, and he didn't dare to beg for mercy as usual, so he said honestly, "I shouldn't disobey Master and beg Master to punish me."

Thinking of the few throwing knives last night, Qiao Chongyu also felt lingering fear.He glanced at the disciples who were looking around not far away, and after scaring everyone away, he deliberately put on a straight face and said slowly, "Do you know that you almost died last night?"

Shen Kang's face turned pale when he heard the words, but he still nodded his head heavily.Seeing this, Qiao Chongyu's tone softened a bit, and said: "The reason I let you in is because you are not good at home, and staying outside will only get in the way. If you are disobedient, you will lose your life... If Killed your senior brothers? What if I died to save you?"

When he said a word, Shen Kang's face turned pale again, and when he heard the last sentence, tears welled up in his eyes, but he didn't dare to cry, his eyes turned red.Qiao Chongyu couldn't bear to see it, so he finally patted Shen Kang's head and wiped him twice with his sleeve: "You are not a child anymore, you have to understand things, think twice before acting, don't be afraid of nothing , Blindly trying to be strong."

"The disciple understands."

"It's good if you understand," Qiao Chongyu smiled, and took his hand, "Let's go, let's eat."

The early morning sun shone along the gray eaves in front of him, almost making Qiao Chongyu unable to open his eyes.

There are some truths, why didn't he want to tell himself back then.

Since the attack that night, luckily the rest of the journey has been uneventful.The day after Qiao Chongyu and his party arrived at the Mingyu Sect was a lottery. According to the regulations of the conference over the years, each faction can send two young disciples under the age of 30.Regarding the fact that Qiao Chongyu participated in the competition in person, Wan Gufeng naturally murmured for a long time, but after the disciples of the Mingyu faction went through the regulations and confirmed that it did not prohibit the leader of a faction from participating, he could only turn his back and stare at him.

"Can you see the expression of the old man Wan Gufeng? His mouth is twisted with anger. It's a pity that the host of this event is the Mingyu Sect, not their Wanji Sect." Qiao Chongyu couldn't stop laughing as she turned her back, deliberately Said to Jing Yue in a voice that people around could hear, "Senior Brother Jing, there are a lot of people at the moment, you accompany me to have some snacks first, and we will come back later to draw lots."

Jing Yue agreed first when he heard the words, and the two of them walked all the way to a secluded place, then frowned and said: "Villa Master, did you find out that the Wanjimen came this time, not to mention Li Junchuan and Liu Chengda, even one of them came out of the mirror. None of the disciples from Yishanzhuang brought them."

"Of course I found out." Qiao Chongyu said, "I was just afraid that they would try to do something while I was not in the village. But Master Tang clearly wrote a letter to go..."

"I'm afraid that if he finds out that Master Tang is still alive, he will come to kill him instead."

A few days before the departure, Qiao Chongyu ordered someone to quietly send Tang Yizhi's letter to Wanji Gate, but he did not receive a reply for a long time.Hearing what Jing Yue said at this time, I couldn't help but feel uneasy in my heart, and said in a deep voice: "That's all. No matter what their plans are, I want Senior Brother Jing to go back to the villa first, just in case."

"But what about the owner?"

"I've been living in the Mingyu faction for the past few days, so no one would dare to do anything under the noses of so many people. As for the return trip..." Qiao Chongyu said, still a little embarrassed, and said vaguely, "Anyway, Senior Brother Jing, don't worry. .”

Qi Yuan suddenly appeared that day, although he came and went in a hurry and the surroundings were pitch black, several disciples still recognized him and discussed a few words behind Qiao Chongyu's back, but Jing Yue fooled them all, saying that it was Qi Shaoxia who had something else Task, it is inconvenient to travel together.Looking at Qiao Chongyu's expression at this time, he also roughly guessed that Qi Yuan would follow secretly, and finally felt relieved, and after saying a few words, he went back to the guest room, packed his luggage, and left quietly.

Qiao Chongyu went to eat some snacks alone, and then called Xu Han and Shen Kang who were looking at the freshness everywhere, and went back to the place where the names were drawn.Seeing him coming, the disciples of the Mingyu Sect quickly handed over two number plates, and asked respectfully, "Master Qiao. I don't know if there is any young hero in Jingyi Villa who wants to participate in the martial arts competition besides Master Qiao?"

"It's him. The disciple of Jingyi Villa, Xu Han."

As Qiao Chongyu said, he stuffed the number plate into Xu Han's hand, and pulled the stunned people to sign their names together, and then left.

Not to mention Xu Han, even Shen Kang was taken aback, and stammered on the road and asked, "Then...then Master Jing won't compete?"

"Are you Master Jing? Go back first."

As Qiao Chongyu was speaking, he caught glimpses of inquisitive faces around him from the corner of his eye, and deliberately smiled and said, "The climate is not acclimatized."

Because of this sudden change, Xu Han almost didn't sleep all night. He practiced boxing in the courtyard of the guest room until midnight, and finally made such a noise that Qiao Chongyu rushed out and sent him back.The surroundings were clear, but he woke up instead, so in the early morning of the next day, everyone in the Mingyu School noticed that the two contestants from Jingyi Villa had dark circles under their eyes.

A total of 46 knights came to participate this time. The first round consisted of three competitions, and those who won more than two games were able to advance.After that, they will be eliminated in two duels.Qiao Chongyu won the first two games easily, but Xu Han barely won one game. He rested for a while in the disciples' bench, and when he heard the sound of drums announcing the third game, he was so nervous that he even trembled: "Zhuang, Zhuangzhu... ...I went."

"Let's go."

Qiao Chongyu stood up and asked all the disciples who came with him to cheer up Xu Han, and only led Shen Kang to the ring that he had notified before.There were always very few spectators in this round, but before Qiao Chongyu got close, he found that there were three layers of people around the ring, most of them were disciples of the Mingyu Sect.

He frowned, and dragged Shen Kang in, finally able to see clearly the people who were already standing on the side of the ring.The other party was dressed in a dark yellow uniform of a disciple of the Mingyu Sect, and held an epee, but his stature was ordinary, making one wonder whether he could lift the sword.

"Zou Xianglan, a disciple of the Mingyu Sect, has met Master Qiao."

Qiao Chongyu finally remembered that this is the closed disciple of the current head of the Mingyu Sect, and also his favorite student.

He jumped onto the stage and bowed in return: "Young Xia Zou, I have long admired you."

The sound of the drum that was used as a messenger sounded briefly, and the two immediately occupied the two sides of the ring and slowly raised their hands.Shen Kang watched with eyes wide open in the audience, not even daring to vent his anger. The confrontation only lasted for a moment, and in a blink of an eye, the two stepped up at the same time, and they were fighting together in an instant.

The Mingyu faction uses heavy swords, and their moves are always open and closed, vigorous and vigorous.But this sword was in Zou Xianglan's hands, and he made it look like a light sword - but behind the seemingly light sword move, there was still a thunderous momentum.

Qiao Chongyu was able to fight him evenly before, but after reaching the hundred moves, it gradually became difficult to parry.Jing Yi Shan Zhuang's martial arts should have been the nemesis of epee, but now the opponent does not take the usual way, Qiao Chongyu wants to dodge, Zou Xianglan's sword can always catch up impartially, and when he is about to attack, the heavy sword With a sweep of the blade, he blocked it firmly.

Qiao Chongyu caught Zou Xianglan's epee several times with his palm, and his footwork gradually became sluggish.The disciples of the Mingyu Sect in the audience saw the disparity between the two, and shouted together, which was mixed with Shen Kang's hoarse shouts, which were drowned out in the blink of an eye.

He couldn't help turning his head, trying to signal to Shen Kang not to be so anxious.Unexpectedly, when he turned his gaze, he found an extremely familiar face among the crowd of people in the audience.Qiao Chongyu was stunned, and couldn't help but be distracted. She was only half a step behind when she punched, and the edge of the epee had barely swiped and stopped half an inch in front of her neck.

"Assignment."

"Where." Qiao Chongyu said, "I am convinced."

Back at the residence, Xu Han came back early, and he could guess the result just by looking at his face.Seeing the owner's return, everyone looked over in anticipation, but Qiao Chongyu spread his hands and said with a faint smile, "I lost——why are you all looking like hell? If I were really invincible, Jingyi Villa would have already done so." Aspire to the top of the rivers and lakes."

As he said this, he simply ate dinner and went out alone, saying it was to relax.There is a valley behind the Mingyu faction. It is cold today and there are few people. He walked for a while with no expression on his face, and finally heard footsteps behind him. ?”

"I'm now a disciple of Hunyuantang." Qi Yuan said, flashing his waist card, he didn't know which unlucky guy he took it from.He took a few steps forward, looked at Qiao Chongyu, and said apologetically, "In the afternoon... sorry."

"It's okay, even if I didn't lose at the time, I would definitely lose within a hundred moves. It's just that I feel a little unwilling."

After Qiao Chongyu finished speaking, he stopped looking at Qi Yuan, turned his head and glanced at a frozen pool in the distance: "When I was young, my father always praised me for being talented and intelligent. I compared myself with my brothers and sisters, and I also felt that it was true. I always wanted to Even if I'm not good at managing the villa, if someone bullies me in the future, I can beat them back. But that Zou Xianglan, I heard that he has only been in the Mingyu Sect for five years, and he has such achievements..."

Before he finished speaking, his vision dimmed, and it was Qi Yuan who took the initiative to hug him, and whispered in his ear: "You have done a good job."

"Brother Qi has already said this once."

Qiao Chongyu stretched out his arms to hug Qi Yuan back, and after a while he couldn't help himself, and kissed him with his head tilted.The two hadn't been so intimate for a long time, as soon as the tip of their tongues touched in the mouth, they couldn't separate. Qiao Chongyu hugged Qi Yuan's neck tightly, and at the same time felt the strength of the other's hand gradually increased.

After the long kiss ended, both of them were out of breath.They still maintained the posture of embracing each other, their foreheads touched, and after looking at each other for a long time, they laughed at the same time.

"However, since Brother Qi feels that he made a mistake today," Qiao Chongyu's eyes sparkled, "then the owner of the village will inevitably punish you."

"I don't know how the master will punish him?"

Seeing that his mood had improved, Qi Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately asked with a smile.Qiao Chongyu didn't talk too much, and immediately patted the scabbard on Qi Yuan's waist, and at the same time took a step back, raised his eyebrows and said, "Come with me to practice martial arts. I might meet Zou Xianglan or other more difficult people later on. So, Brother Qi Your sword must be unsheathed."

"As ordered."

it's getting dark.The moonlight poured into the deep valley sparsely, reflecting on the ice floes at the edge of the pool, it was like reflecting on the sharp edge of a sharp knife.