[Xianjian + Ancient Sword Colleague] Being a master is also a kind of practice

A few days passed in a flash, there was a new rain on Chaohu Lake, the lake water rose, and the lake embankment on the shore was washed again.Willows hang down the golden line, gradually spreading out along the embankment, from deep to shallow green.The mist on the Chaohu Lake is as enchanting as a girl, gracefully and gracefully spreading a faint smear of milky white without any trace.

Only half a month later, the fog on Chaohu Lake had filled several zhang away. Originally, it only covered Bailingzhou in the center of the lake, but after these days, it has covered more than half of the lake, and it was not until night that it gradually retreated to the center of the lake.Since the vortex spread over the lake, people around Shouyang seldom come to Chaohu Lake to fish, so there are not many people on Chaohu Lake even though the sky is clear and bright.

On the gentle slope of the lake embankment, in a large sparse woods, crisp laughter can be faintly heard.Not long after, I saw a girl in a pink dress come out from behind a tree, and said with a smile: "Brother Shen, there are many wild flowers here, you can make me a flower house like the day before yesterday, ah Ci will make you a sachet, just like the one my mother made for me, okay?"

Shen Bailing walked over, and sure enough, he saw the wild fragrance behind the tree, blooming extremely flourishingly.He rolled up his wide sleeves and said with a smile: "I don't dare to compliment Ah Ci's female celebrity, but it's not difficult to weave a thatched house. Go pick flowers."

Ruan Ci cheered, and squatted among the flowers to pick and choose.Shen Bailing sat down on a big rock, smiled and dragged a willow silk, took a long and narrow green leaf and put it on his lips, pursed his lips, and blew on the edge of the leaf.

A Qingyue melody suddenly rose from the forest, although it was not very pleasant to the ear, it was somewhat melodious.Shen Bailing's eyebrows were stretched out, her long hair was scattered behind her head like a dark cloud, a pair of snow-white bare feet stepped on the green grass, and her red sleeves fluttered slightly in the wind, revealing a pair of arms that had been soaked in water for many years without seeing the sun, very comfortable and free and easy.

Since Ruan Ci was rescued that day, she came to the woods by the lake as promised the next day, and she really brought cakes from the human race.Shen Bailing had never tasted human food, and the soft, glutinous, sweet-scented osmanthus hibiscus cake really conquered the hearts of young monsters, and it also made him feel even more fond of Ruan Ci.

Since then, one person and one demon have become friends.Shen Bailing had been by her mother's side for more than ten years, Shen Danqing was quite strict and indifferent, even showing no kindness to her only son, so most of the time in a year was not very happy.Now she plays with Ruan Ci from time to time, even though this little human girl is only eight or nine years old, she is very lively and smart, she is very good at talking and laughing, making Shen Bailing laugh out loud from time to time, and the anger she received from her mother is often swept away.

Ruan Ci is the only daughter in the family, her parents dote on her, and her discipline is not very strict, so she can often sneak out of the house.She was very courageous, even though the people in the city heard that Chaohu Lake was unusual and didn't come to the lake, she didn't care, she just came to play with Shen Bailing every day, she was obviously very happy with Shen Bailing as a playmate.She not only brought some cakes and fresh fruits to Bailing from time to time, but also sang some songs that Shen Bailing had never heard before, and recited some poems that Shen Bailing had never heard before.Seeing that Shen Bailing was very interested in human characters, Ruan Ci himself was only a half bottle of jealousy, but he taught him to write his name on the sand with a bit of a teacher's style, stroke by stroke, and taught him very patiently.

After getting along like this for more than ten days, the two children became more and more intimate.It's just that although Shen Bailing had a good impression of Ruan Cixin, he didn't dare to hold back, he still remembered his mother's teachings, and didn't dare to reveal the truth that he was a monster.

With great difficulty, Ruan Ci picked enough of the book, and ran to Brother Shen with a full bouquet of colorful flowers. Shen Bailing wove it one by one in his hand. His fingers were long and flexible, but in a short while, the house with flowers and plants had begun to take shape.

Ruan Ci was lying on the side, playing with the willow leaves in his hand, blowing vigorously in his mouth from time to time, poking his head out to look at Shen Bailing's hands, and seeing the roof, doors and windows of the small house gradually taking shape, he was overjoyed .

At this moment, a gust of wind suddenly blew through the forest, and there was a fluttering sound, and the fallen leaves fell down on the head and face.Shen Bailing looked up, only to see the wind and clouds, and the dome was already covered in darkness at some point.Black clouds rolled over the mountains in the south, and gradually gathered into a ball, floating towards the north of the mountain like thick ink.

The white mist on the Chaohu Lake was restless, spreading as if it was about to climb up the embankment.The distant mountains on the other side of the lake are gradually blurred, the dark clouds are getting lower and lower, the wind is howling, the weeds are bent to the ground, and the fallen leaves and flowers in the forest are flying all over the sky.Shen Bailing had never seen such a weird weather before, and felt a little uneasy, but when he saw the panic on Ruan Ci's face, he forced himself to pretend to be fearless, and protected her by his side.

I saw that group of black clouds with flying sand and rocks, and they arrived on Chaohu Lake in an instant. It seemed to have spiritual wisdom, and it bypassed the white mist on the lake and turned towards the woods by the lake.Shen Bailing felt very strange, squinted his eyes and looked around, and saw five colors of different lights flickering in the black cloud from time to time, and suddenly the light shone brightly, and suddenly it was covered by something.

The black cloud was going away very quickly, flying over the forest, Shen Bailing could clearly see that it was heading towards Shouyang City.

Strange to say, after the black cloud disappeared, the sky gradually became brighter.The wind gradually died down, and the dark clouds also dispersed. It was already evening, and a round of residual red was just approaching Xishan.

Ruan Ci tugged at Shen Bailing's sleeve, and suddenly said: "Brother Shen, the strong wind just now was so strange, it passed so quickly! I also saw a strange cloud, it flew so fast!"

Shen Bailing's heart trembled, and he thought to himself: There is a strange light in the cloud from time to time, it is indeed very strange, could it be a monster?

He is a demon himself, so how could he tell Ruan Ci his guess, so he could only comfort him: "It's just that the wind is getting stronger, but luckily it didn't rain, otherwise we wouldn't be drowned old hens? Well, it's getting late, I Let me take you back to Shouyang City Gate."

Ruan Ci was about to nod his head, but suddenly his eyes widened, he pointed behind Shen Bailing and said curiously: "Brother Shen, what do you think is that?"

Looking back, Shen Bailing was also slightly startled, and saw several strands of colored mist drifting past from the direction of the black cloud, circling endlessly in the air, as if hearing Ruan Ci's question, it slowly descended to the ground after a while.The colorful mist gradually dissipated, revealing several figures among them.

Ruan Ci shouted: "Oh, there is someone inside the colorful cloud!"

Shen Bailing felt that something was wrong, and took a step forward, blocking Ruan Ci behind him.

A woman in the mist said with a coquettish smile: "The little girl is wrong. These are not colorful clouds, but the colorful poisonous miasma of our southern Xinjiang witch clan!" people.

The fog cleared, and there were five young men and women standing on the ground. They wore blue cloth turbans on their heads, and their upper bodies were all black double-breasted collar jackets. The skirts of the skirts were embroidered with some strange patterns with five-color threads, and they wore blue cloth trousers underneath. , with a pair of arms and calves, only some gold and silver rings on the wrists and ankles, a long knife on his back, and some large and small bamboo pouches hanging on his belt, which looks indescribably weird.

The woman was not very beautiful, but her skin was very white and greasy. Seeing Shen Bailing looking at their waists, she smiled and said: "This handsome little brother seems to like our poisonous insect very much, do you want to give it to you?" One?" He raised his wrist as he spoke, and found a small snow-white snake as thick as a finger from the high braids.

"Qianhe, stop making trouble!" The young man with the silver ring on his left ear scolded, took a step forward, and cupped his hands at Shen Bailing, "Little brother, don't panic, my sister is just playing a joke on you. "He was the oldest, and these people seemed to be headed by him. The woman didn't get angry after being reprimanded by him, she just smiled and put her hand down, and the white snake shrank back into her hair and disappeared.

The young man said again: "Little brother, we people in southern Xinjiang don't understand the many complicated etiquettes of you people in the Central Plains. We just want to ask you something. If you know something, please tell me. We, the black witches, all accept your affection. Just now you are here. In the forest, have you ever seen a man in black passing by?"

Southern Xinjiang, black witch tribe?Shen Bailing thought for a while, then said, "I've never seen the man in black before."

The men and women behind the young man all showed signs of frustration.

Shen Bailing didn't rush, and said again: "However, a strange dark cloud flew over the forest just now, and it looked like it was heading towards Shouyang City." He pointed to the west.

The young man said happily: "Yes, it must be that person! He must be hiding in that black cloud...Little brother, thank you!" He cupped his hands again, turned his head and said to the people behind him, "Chase!"

The woman glanced at Shen Bailing with a smile, and said: "Little brother is really refreshing, this has helped our Black Witch Clan a lot, if we find those things first now, let's see what else the White Witch Clan has. Speak!"

A miasma of color suddenly rose above the open space, engulfing those people, and then slowly rose into the sky.

Only to hear the woman in the miasma laugh again: "My name is Li Qianhe, and it was my elder brother Li Qianju who asked you a question just now. If one day in the future, you come to our southern border, my elder brother and I will definitely invite you to our home. Is it the rules of your Central Plains? This is a token, so keep it safe!"

In the laughter, something shot out of the colorful miasma to Bai Ling's cheek, and the colorful poisonous miasma fluttered away towards Shouyang City.

Shen Bailing knew that these people from southern Xinjiang had many poisonous substances on their bodies, so he didn't dare to take the things given by Qian stork rashly, so he hurriedly avoided them.The thing fell to the ground with a snap, but it turned out to be a small wooden knife.

Ruan Ci was curious, so he ran over to pick it up, and said with a smile, "It's such an interesting little thing, it looks like a knife." As he spoke, he handed it to Shen Bailing.

Shen Bailing took it in his hand and looked closely. This wooden knife was only as long as a finger, extremely simple and rough, only a silk ribbon made of colorful thin threads was tied on the handle, and there were shallow and strange patterns engraved on the blunt knife. , vaguely similar to those embroidered on the clothes of those men and women.

He looked down and saw Ruan Ci kept staring at the knife, he seemed to like it very much, and said, "Ah Ci likes it? Then I'll give it to you."

Ruan Ci hurriedly waved his hands and said, "You must! That sister gave it to you, I don't want it. Otherwise, what if that sister gets angry and enlarges the snake to bite people?"

Shen Bailing couldn't help laughing: "Well, I don't think this wooden knife is very good, I will find something better for you in the future!"