lead fades away

When Qing Shi came back to the courtyard with tea, Han Shuo was holding the mahogany dagger that Shen Shenzhou had sent him, looking back and forth with a slight frown, as if he was thinking about something, "This sword is a gift from your friend. Did you come here?" Seeing Qingshi coming out of the wooden house, Han Shuo turned his head and asked.

"Yes." Qingshi put the tea on the table, walked to Han Shuo, glanced at the mahogany dagger in his hand, and said with a smile, "It should be the spirit sword he made himself, it's very interesting, isn't it?" ?”

"If it's entirely his own idea—I have to say, he's a genius." Han Shuo looked at Qingshi with some incomprehensible meaning.

"Of course, I said a few more words." Qing did not hide anything, and said frankly with a smile, "I asked him to learn how to refine weapons with Yu Wang, and reminded him to give 'my' sword."

"This is his 'own' sword..." Han Shuo narrowed his eyes and poured spiritual power into the mahogany dagger.In an instant, the originally unpretentious short sword transformed into several homogeneous small swords of different sizes, which spontaneously revolved around Han Shuo like a mahogany sword formation.

There was no surprise on Qing Shi's face, when he took the mahogany dagger, he felt that there was a sword in the sword.Now, Han Shuo just verified it for him.

Han Shuo admired this somewhat simple and rough peach wood sword formation for a while, and quickly withdrew his spiritual power, turning it back into an ordinary peach wood dagger, and asked Qingshi instead, "Can you To give him such precise guidance, it is obvious that he has a very good understanding of the sword cultivator, so why don't you--practice the sword with me?"

Qingshi was stunned for a moment, then quickly laughed, "Elder Han, there is a huge difference between understanding and being suitable!"

"What's not suitable for you?" Han Shuo asked in displeasure.

Qing Shi smiled, put his arm around Han Shuo's waist, raised his head, looked at him seriously, and said word by word, "I'm not as sharp as a sword."

"Swords don't have to be sharp." Han Shuo said, raised his hand and took out one of the spirit swords he received yesterday, and handed it to Qingshi.

It was an epee as wide as half a body, black and dull, at first glance it looked like a piece of burnt wood, and the blade hadn't even been polished.

Qingshi didn't reach out to take it, but shrugged his shoulders, tilted his head helplessly and said, "Elder Han, you said that the sword is like a man, do you think I am suitable for this kind of sword?"

Han Shuo was just giving an example. Seeing that Qingshi was still lacking in interest, he threw the epee back to its original position.

"Elder Han, stop tossing around. What if the sword and the identity jade badge are mixed up? Don't take it seriously without your presence when you return it!" Qing Shi pouted.

"The sword masters of these swords, I have to personally check them out. The swords returned by you are all in the storage bag." Han Shuo responded disapprovingly, put his arms around Qingshi, and asked again, "Are you really Don't want to learn sword?"

"I don't want to at all." Qingshi thought for a while, decided to add more weight to the rejection, and then added, "Besides, the sword cultivator must refine the spirit sword, which is in conflict with my current practice."

"Isn't what you're practicing right now is the Entraining Qi Jue? That can also be considered a skill?" Han Shuo couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

"Believe it or not, Entraining Qi Jue is the best exercise in the world." Qing Shi raised his head and said, "And I haven't completed the exercise yet, and I can't even accommodate ordinary spiritual weapons in my body, not to mention the extreme power of a sword. thing?"

"...Is this the real reason why you didn't refine the sword and dagger I gave you?" Han Shuo's eyes darkened a little.

"Hey." Qing Shi laughed dryly, "It's true that my spiritual sense is not strong, this is the truth, I'm not lying to you."

"Yes, you never lied to me, you just fooled me." Han Shuo snorted coldly, before he could even reply, he lowered his head first, blocked his mouth with his own lips, and bit it hard Finally, he raised his head and threatened coldly, "Don't do it again."

——As long as I refuse to admit it, you won't know if I have it!

Qing Shi smiled, and hugged Han Shuo's waist flatteringly, "Elder Han, don't worry, even if I want to fool you, you won't give me another chance!"

"Hmph!" Han Shuo snorted again, then put his arms around Qingshi in one hand, picked up Shen Shenzhou's mahogany dagger in the other, thought for a while, and asked, "Your friend's name is Shen Chenzhou, a child of the Shen family in Nanning ?”

"It's not a direct descendant, it's just a side branch, at least that's what he told me." Qing Shi replied.

"What do you mean, can he still lie to you?" Han Shuo couldn't help frowning.

"Maybe, at least I'm not lying, he's really talking all over his mouth." Qing Shi shrugged.

"...Are you really friends?" Han Shuo was speechless.

"I told you, my friend, we just share the same taste." Qing Shi replied with a nonchalant face.

"Fengxi is from the fourth peak, and you have never been in the first peak, so how do you know him as a disciple of the first peak?" Han Shuo asked suspiciously.

"I bumped into him when he was secretly taking revenge on someone." Qing Shi shrugged, "I helped him, he remembered my favor, and after contacting him a few times, he felt that each other had a good temper, so he came and went. I'm getting used to it."

"Revenge? You helped him?" Han Shuo was even more suspicious.

"The person who was revenged by him was from the third peak, and I was too angry with the third peak at that time, so I did a little effort and vented a little bit." Qing Shi said.

Han Shuo's face darkened, and he said coldly, "When you say that, I'm starting to doubt Shen Shenzhou's character."

"You don't have to doubt, he has no character." Qing Shi shook his head and smiled indifferently, "You should know who he is when you see his sword, why should I hide it for him?"

"You two are sincere." Han Shuo sneered.

"You're wrong again." Qingshi shook his head again, "He and I are actually throwing money at each other and reciprocating with peaches. You come and we go, and we don't owe each other—it might be more appropriate to say a word of faith. As for Cheng, hehe, let’s not mention it.”

"You not only smeared him by describing it like this, but also implicated yourself." Han Shuo frowned deeper, "Don't go around the bush, what exactly are you trying to say? Just say it!"

"Cooperate with me for a while and you won't be tired!" Qingshi muttered, seeing Han Shuo's eyes widened, he had to say seriously, "I just remind you to check his background. Although he said he was just He is a member of the Shen family, but his usual demeanor, vision and insight in speaking and doing things are not cultivated by ordinary poor families. Although his clothes are not extravagant, I have never seen him lacking in spirit stone pills Medicine, and the progress of cultivation is no worse than that of me who has a private house and is supported by my aunt."

After listening to Qingshi's words, Han Shuo was silent for a while, and then asked, "What do you think I can find out?"

"How would I know what you can find out?" Qing Shi rolled his eyes, "I just ask you to check."

"If there is a problem with his origin..."

"At that time, do you still need me to tell you what to do?" Qing Shi rolled his eyes again.

"What if it's okay?"

"Then you should pay more attention to it." Qing Shi smiled slightly, "He is definitely worth cultivating."

Speaking of which, Han Shuo completely understood Qingshi's intentions, and couldn't help but sneer, "You've really put in a lot of effort to retreat, so you won't be afraid to find out the problem and endanger his life." ?”

"If you can't find out the problem, I will identify a talent for Xiantrumen; if you find a problem, I will help Xiantrumen get rid of a disaster - no matter what happens, you won't lose money, right?" Qingshi smiled slightly.

"You are selfless." Han Shuo narrowed his eyes and stared at Qingshi.

"No, I'm just sympathetic and righteous." He smiled lightly, "Could it be that you still hope that I can be ruthless and righteous?"

Han Shuo was speechless.

He didn't say much anymore, since Han Shuo was still willing to be hugged by him, he must not be really angry. He immediately smiled and put his head on Han Shuo's shoulder flatteringly, but his eyes turned to the peach tree short in Han Shuo's hand. sword.

In fact, the first meeting between him and Shen Chenzhou was not so wonderful.It is true that Shen Chenzhou took revenge on the disciples of the third peak, but this revenge was not as simple as punching and scolding.Shen Chenzhou was murderous at that time, if he hadn't intervened lightly, the third peak disciple would have been beaten to death by Shen Chenzhou.Qing Shi prevented Shen Chenzhou from killing people, but he also helped him make up for it, so that the disciple did not dare to complain to the sect, and later set up a trap, so that the man was expelled to the outer sect, and changed from a bully to a bully. The deceived person.

Qingshi always remembers Shen Chenzhou's gaze at that time, like a wolf, cold and cold, completely different from the kind and gentle dog like now.Of course, at that time, Shen Chenzhou was not yet 20 years old, young and impulsive, and he would inevitably be reckless in doing things. If it were changed to the present, even if he wanted to kill someone, he would definitely not choose a place where he was easy to be bumped into. In some occasions, they would not use that kind of rude way.However, his temperament is not as easy to change as his skin. When he saw this mahogany dagger, he immediately knew that even though this kid was pretending to be a dog, he was still the lone wolf in his heart.

The reason why Han Shuo valued the mahogany short sword sent by Shen Chenzhou was not only because of its ingenious design, but more importantly because he could see the beauty of the sword through the simple moment and stroke when it was made. Sword intent with true nature.Although it is still immature and not firm enough, just like the material of this spirit sword is rough and rough, but the artistic conception in it is really revealed.Among the bunch of spirit swords sent for selection, only the swords of those Golden Core cultivators could surpass him in terms of sword intent.

——It's just that there is hatred hidden in that sword intent!

Qingshi could see this point, and Han Shuo would not ignore it, so he had doubts and caused Qingshi to reveal the origin of Shen Shenzhou's identity.It's just that Qingshi can't solve his doubts on this matter. The reason why he and Shen Chenzhou have a good relationship is that the two of them never explore each other's past, nor do they expect an unpredictable future.Of course, mutual use is also true. Shen Chenzhou will use his relationship with Qingshi to explain the source of many properties in his hands, and Qingshi often transfers his objects of unknown origin to Shen Chenzhou to sell the stolen goods.Others may think that Shen Chenzhou is attached to Yan Qingshi because of this, but they both know very well that they are actually interdependent, equal and mutually beneficial.

——He and Han Shuo could not be equal for quite some time.

Qing Shi lowered his eyelids, a slight coolness flashed in his eyes.

After three consecutive days of closing the sword, Han Shuo selected seventeen Foundation Establishment disciples, including the four disciples from the First Peak, to participate in the re-election, and none of the Golden Core cultivators remained.But Qingshi had to remind him that his elder hall could not accommodate so many disciples. Even if two people shared a room, seventeen people would be too many. Consider accommodation for servants and disciples on duty.Moreover, if we continued to screen people down during the re-election, it would be tantamount to making people hopeful and beheaded viciously. The disciples who were not selected would not only feel bad in their hearts, but they would also feel unbearable in face.It would be better to cut more people directly during the first selection, so that these guys who are not selected can comfort themselves because of the large number of people who have suffered together.

After careful consideration, Han Shuo adopted Qing Shi's opinion, but he was more cautious in the further screening. According to the status jade cards corresponding to those spiritual swords, he personally went to each peak to investigate the sword master himself - of course, This investigation was carried out secretly and did not alarm those disciples.

At the same time, Han Shuo bypassed Shen Chenzhou's master, Daoist Qixin, and directly handed over the verification of Shen Chenzhou's identity to the head of Shisanchu. I have some doubts about the background, I hope Shisanchu will send someone to verify it.Han Shuo didn't carry Qing Shi on his back when he did this, and he also took Qing Shi with him when he went to see Shisan Chu.Thirteen Chu was a little surprised when Han Shuo said that he wanted to check Shen Chenzhou's origin, but he glanced at Qingshi who was following Han Shuo and didn't ask any more questions. He just nodded and asked Han Shuo to wait patiently for a while. time.

Qingshi didn't know what Thirteen Chu could find out, but he didn't think Shen Chenzhou was some kind of demon cultivator. He lured Han Shuo to investigate this matter just to let Han Shuo completely unravel his suspicions about Shen Shenzhou. Suspicion, by the way to satisfy my curiosity.Of course, if Shen Chenzhou's identity is really out of the question and not in the right way, then he can only say sorry to Shen Chenzhou, and then, of course, there is no need for it.

After explaining the matter of investigating Shen Chenzhou, Han Shuo cut off seven dissatisfied people from among the 17 people, leaving ten people as formal disciples.Perhaps on purpose, or perhaps by omission, Han Shuo did not include Su Fang's name in the selection list, but Qingshi had promised Su Fang that he would not affect his status as a disciple of the palace because he did not send the spirit sword. He didn't like to expel dissidents in such a way that it was easy to leave people with excuses, so he didn't condone Han Shuo's "omission". After a reminder, he added Su Fang's name to the No.11 position.

Qingshi went to the steward's hall again to announce the results of the selection, and notified the unsuccessful disciples to go to the Wuming Valley to receive the spirit sword. The selected disciples were going to meet Han Shuo, the Supreme Elder.The selected ones are certainly happy, but the unselected disciples will inevitably feel dissatisfied, but it is precisely because of this that Qingshi has considered the location of the sword in Wuming Valley again—dissatisfaction?Elder Han is over there in the cave, go over there and ask why he lost the election!

The subsequent interview was simple, Han Shuo didn't allow them to enter the cave, and only asked Qingshi to sort out the main hall of the Elder's Hall, met them there, and personally returned the spirit sword they sent to them.Su Fang took the opportunity to show Han Shuo his spirit sword that had been refined into a talisman—it was indeed a rare top-quality spirit sword, and the materials and crafts were very rare. Why and how did he get such a spirit sword?Of course, no matter whether Han Shuo or Qingshi would ask this kind of question, the former is disdainful, while the latter thinks that if he asks, he will definitely not get a real answer.

But compared to Su Fang, who had known it for a long time, Qingshi's attention in this audience was more concentrated on a disciple named Jiang Zhe—he was the one who was taken by Han Shuo as an example. The sword master of the frontless epee shown to Qingshi.The sword is heavy and big, but Jiang Zhe is thin and small, with a dark complexion, like a refugee smuggled up from the lower world.

At first, he noticed that this person was only curious because of the heavy sword, but after taking a few casual glances, Qing Shi felt that this person's appearance and temperament were a bit weird, but he couldn't tell where the weirdness was. .I remember that this person's identity jade card recorded him as a disciple of the fifth peak, but Qing Shi thought that he was familiar with the disciples of the five main peaks, at least his appearance and name matched his name, but he couldn't think of it at all. Come to think of it, when did this person enter the sect, and in what year did he succeed in establishing the foundation.

However, this person's character was as dull and boring as his sword. Han Shuo asked him three sentences, but his answer was only four words: "Your name is Jiang Zhe?" "Yes." "You are the first Disciple of Wufeng?" "Yes." "Retire." "Obey."

Qingshi was curious for a while, but still felt that although this Jiang Zhe was weird, at least so far he was still a harmless person, and he was not in conflict with himself, so there was no need to waste his time on him, so he shook his head and dismissed this person. Forget it.

After confirming the disciples to enter the palace, Qingshi started to solve the problem of accommodation for them, and by the way, he also assigned handymen to each room.As for whether the disciples will move in after the room is ready, that is their own problem, but if they are not arranged for them, it will become a problem even for Han Shuo.

——His grandma, I have really become a servant!

Qing Shi complained in his heart, but he had to do it.Could it be possible to push it to Yu Wang?It is estimated that when the Hall of Elders officially opens, these disciples may not be able to live in it, but it will definitely provide Han Shuo's senior brother Gu Xian with an excellent reason to intervene in the ordinary affairs of the Hall of Elders!

——By the way, we need to build a fire room for Yu Wang!

The more Qing Shi thought about it, the more resentful he became.

But no matter what your mood is, it can't affect the opening ceremony of the Elder's Hall as scheduled.Compared with last year's God Transformation Ceremony, this opening ceremony can be described as deserted and concise - of course, it's just a comparison.The head of the sect, the peak master, the hall master, and other inner sect elders who had time to spare were all present, and the congratulatory rituals were also dazzling, but the duration of the whole ceremony was indeed not long. Opening the hall door, entering the main hall, offering sacrifices, and worshiping the ancestors... no It's over in an hour.After the ceremony, there was no banquet for eating and drinking. The monks who came to watch the ceremony said some auspicious words of congratulations to Han Shuo and then left one by one.

That night, Qingshi, who finally relaxed, rejected Han Shuo's courtship for the first time, went back to his Babu bed and fell asleep, and didn't wake up sleepy until the next afternoon.At this time, Han Shuo had also completed his first formal guidance to the disciples who entered the hall.