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Seeing that Ning Ze was gone, Mo Xi got up and walked around the room, then returned to the table, his eyes fell on the cup of tea that Ning Ze poured for him, and after a while, he hummed softly.

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In the next few days, Ning Ze has been practicing the "Containing Qi Jue", and he has been able to gather all the spiritual power in his body. If someone who is not familiar with him sees him, he may think that he is just an ordinary man with no cultivation. people.

Ning Ze was sitting at the table, thinking whether he should go down the mountain to a nearby town where practitioners live, and exchange some unnecessary magic tools with spiritual stones for cultivation. Suddenly, a faint light flashed in his hand, a The jade slip was held in his palm.

Ning Ze is in charge of all the affairs of Tsinghua Peak. Mo Xi gave him the messenger jade slip from Tianxuan Gate a long time ago. Therefore, whenever you want to see Mo Xi or have something to convey in the gate, you must first send a message to Ning Ze.

Ning Ze sank his mind into it, the expression on his face immediately froze, and his lips trembled unconsciously.

"The head of the Qingmu Gate is here to visit, please invite the Grand Elder to come to Danhua Peak for a briefing."

Green wooden door, Chen Yanqing!

He felt cold all over and almost threw the jade slip in his hand.

He seemed to be able to imagine how his so-called father, in the secret realm, secretly discussed how to kill himself with other people through sound transmission——

How to capture the fairy artifact!

Ning Ze went back and forth, read the message in the jade slip several times, then put away the jade slip, immediately changed into the clothes of the peripheral disciples, and went to report to Mo Xi.

Mo Xi took the jade slip, her brows twitched, she seemed a little displeased.

After a while, he sighed slightly, and said to Ning Ze, "Bring me a basin of water."

Mo Xi washed her face and adjusted her appearance a bit.

Ning Ze seemed a little strange: "Who is the master of the Qingmu Gate?"

"The sect master of another sect." Mo Xi's tone was a little strange, he pronounced his words a little more emphatically, with a half-smile, "He is highly respected."

Ning Ze rolled his eyes, took a step forward, and flattered him: "Elder Tai, can I go and have a look? Except for people from our own sect, I have never seen anyone else."

Mo Xi had already walked a few steps, turned to look at him upon hearing this, and then nodded indifferently.

After thinking about it, he exhorted: "Don't talk nonsense, just listen to me later."

Chen Yanqing, the master of the Qingmu Gate, was a distinguished guest, and Mo Xi brought Ning Ze to Danhua Peak after he adjusted his clothes a bit.

Seeing Ning Ze, a disciple looked a little surprised.

Ning Ze also recognized that that person was exactly the disciple he had met with Elder Zhao at that time.

Two disciples led them into a side hall, and a disciple explained: "Sect Master Chen is visiting, and the sect master should have received him, but the sect master just happened to be out, so I'm afraid he won't be able to come back tonight, so I have to trouble the elder."

"It's okay." Mo Xi lightly brushed off his robe, ordered two disciples to wait outside, and brought Ning Ze inside.

There was already a person sitting in the side hall, he was dressed in green, with clear eyes, holding a cup of tea.

Seeing Mo Xi, he put down his teacup, stood up and said with a smile, "Long time no see, Elder Mo, how are you doing?"

While speaking, his eyes had turned around Ning Ze.

His gaze is gentle, but it looks like a knife to a person, it seems to be able to scrape off a few pieces of flesh.

Ning Ze lowered his head, his expression was calm, and his mind was a little dizzy. Chen Yanqing's cold eyes almost made him unable to stand.

He took a few deep breaths before calming himself down and listening to them.Fortunately, he still remembered to wipe the chair first and told Mo Xi to sit down.

Mo Xi and Chen Yanqing exchanged a few words, and then got to the point: "I don't know why Clan Master Chen came?"

Chen Yanqing's tone was always gentle: "The sword test meeting in half a year... I need to discuss some important matters with your family."

The Sword Trial Conference is held once every ten years, and various sects in the mainland send elite disciples to compete in the arena.

Although this competition does not hurt the name, it is a rare peaceful event in the cultivation world.But the competition is a competition after all, if you lose the wind and take the last few places, you will always be ridiculed for several years.

Therefore, some sects will form an alliance with each other before the start of the competition to ensure that everyone can get a not too bad ranking.

However, the Tianxuanmen family has a great career, hovering in the top three all year round, while the Qingmumen's family is slightly inferior, hovering between the fourth and fifth places.In the past two years, I heard that the other two sects similar to Tianxuanmen have recruited many highly qualified disciples, so Chen Yanqing was moved to form an alliance with Tianxuanmen.

Of course Mo Xi understood what he meant, but with a slight smile on his face, he didn't seem to understand what he meant: "Master Chen is not here, and Master Chen can talk to me about something. Mo can still do it in Tianxuanmen." Be the master of two sentences."

Chen Yanqing didn't beat around the bush, and said directly: "Now Huangxuan Mountain is in full swing, and Jiuhua Valley also has many outstanding disciples, but the two of them have always been at each other's throats, and have been fighting for hundreds of years. As long as we cooperate, we will definitely win the first place in the Sword Trial Conference in one fell swoop. one."

But Mo Xi shook his head and said: "The sword test conference is just a small fight among the disciples, why should Master Chen care about the victory or defeat?"

Chen Yanqing touched a soft nail, just smiled, and shook the cup on the table.

The cup was empty, Mo Xi turned to Ning Ze and said, "Go out and exchange for a pot of hot tea."

Ning Ze nodded repeatedly, forced himself to step forward calmly, and went to empty the teapot, meeting Chen Yanqing's gaze.

Chen Yanqing smiled gently, as if to say trouble.

Ning Ze shook his hand, lowered his head and walked out quickly.

Immediately after Chen Yanqing, the two disciples also came out and stood at the door.

The two disciples who led them before were also at the door. Seeing him coming out, the disciple who had followed Elder Zhao stepped forward and whispered: "Junior Brother Ning, change the tea here."

After finishing speaking, he glanced at another disciple, nodded at him, and motioned to take Ning Ze there.

Although Ning Ze was curious about what Chen Yanqing wanted to say to Mo Xi, it was obvious that both of them wanted to distract the disciples below, so Ning Ze could only slowly follow the disciple to pour tea.

I don't know what Chen Yanqing is here for?

Mo Xi obviously doesn't like Chen Yanqing's appearance. Could it be that there is something wrong between the two of them?

Ning Ze thought about it but couldn't find an answer.

The disciple who led the way stopped in his tracks, Ning Ze hurriedly withdrew his mind, and replaced it with new tea under the disciple's instructions.Both of them knew that Mo Xi and Chen Yanqing had something to say, and they were not in a hurry to go back, so they moved slowly.

While taking the tea leaves, the disciple said: "It turns out that Junior Brother Ning is following the Grand Elder."

"Tsinghua Peak lacks a sweeper, so I was transferred by Mr. Sun to clean it up." Ning Ze shook his head quickly, "My aptitude is low, and I don't know when I will be able to become a formal disciple."

The disciple paused, and said: "Junior Brother Ning is too modest, to be able to follow the Grand Elder, even if the Grand Elder only mentions a few words, it will be a lifetime benefit."

Ning Ze closed the teapot and just smiled: "The Supreme Elder has a profound realm, and I haven't yet entered the door of cultivation..." Changing the subject, he asked, "I don't know what to call senior brother?"

The two chatted for a few words, guessing that the time was almost up, they returned to the Piandian one after the other.

After walking two steps, the disciple suddenly stopped, and Ning Ze asked strangely, "Senior Brother Zhang, what's wrong?"

The disciple had mentioned his name just now, his surname was Zhang and his name was Wenhu. He bent down to pick up his jade pendant on the ground, and said with a smile, "It's not fastened."

Ning Ze didn't care either, that Zhang Wenhu faced the ground, and the smile on his face deepened.

Just when his fingers touched the ground, a small black speck the size of a sesame seed slipped from his sleeve and fell to the ground, extremely inconspicuous.

The two continued to walk forward, but Ning Ze didn't pay attention to his feet, and stepped on a black spot, which immediately touched the sole of his foot.

When they reached the gate of the side hall, the two disciples of the Qingmu Gate were still standing at the gate.

Ning Ze also stood at the door with a teapot in his hand, using his spiritual power to keep the tea warm, waiting for Mo Xi to summon him.

The disciples on this side have all gone out, Chen Yanqing stood up, with a gentle look on his face.

He took two steps forward and said softly: "Elder Mo, now that Xuanmen is no longer what it used to be, Tianxuanmen, you can't protect a sect by yourself."

Mo Xi raised his eyes to look at him, and seeing his sincere expression, he sneered in his heart, but his face became more and more calm.

"Doesn't Master Chen feel that the Tianxuan Sect's energy is exhausted and wants to share a piece of the pie?"

"What did Elder Mo say... Don't you understand Yanqing's thoughts?" Chen Yanqing looked earnest, his words were earnest, and there was a hint of affection in his eyes. On Elder Mo..."

Mo Xi didn't say a word, just looked at him quietly.

Chen Yanqing took another step forward and almost stuck in front of him: "Yanqing is willing to help the Grand Elder... With the help of Qingmumen, Tianxuanmen can not only restore the prosperity of the past, but also be able to overwhelm Huangxuanshan and Jiuhuagu... ..."

"Master Chen." Mo Xi said suddenly, "What if I want the Greenwood Sect?"

After finishing speaking, he stood up, put one hand on Chen Yanqing's shoulder, put it close to his ear, and said softly, "Would you like to offer it with both hands?"

Chen Yanqing's breathing tightened, her heart skipped a beat, and she said, "I'm afraid Elder Mo doesn't think much of my Qingmumen's three-acre land..."

"Master Chen, you don't have to say such nonsense." Mo Xi let go of his shoulders, twitched his eyebrows, and smiled a little, "Since you don't like me, don't use these words to deceive me. Tianxuanmen You have no intention of competing with Huangxuan Mountain and Jiuhua Valley, and you don't care about the ranking in the sword test competition, so you Qingmumen should find someone else."

Chen Yanqing said: "Elder Mo, if you really want the Green Wooden Gate—"

"No." Mo Xi waved his hand, "I don't want to force you either."

Chen Yanqing was a little embarrassed, and the indifferent expression on his face could hardly be held back.

Mo Xi said again: "As for the matter of cooperation, you can ask the sect master, and the sect master will give you the same answer."

Chen Yanqing suddenly stretched out his hand to hold his hand, sincerely, with an excited tone: "Elder Mo, don't you really believe me? There is not a single lie in Yanqing's words..."

Mo Xi lowered his eyes, looked at Chen Yanqing holding his hand, the corners of his lips curled up slightly.

"Master Chen, please let go. I'm not used to being touched by others, I think it's dirty."

Anger flashed across Chen Yanqing's eyes.

With a flip of his wrist, a wave of spiritual power had already attacked Mo Xi.

Neither surprised nor angry, Mo Xi withdrew his right hand, stretched his five fingers, like picking up flowers, and tapped on that spiritual power lightly.

Afterwards, the five fingers passed through the spiritual power unabated, and touched Chen Yanqing's right hand.

Chen Yanqing's reaction was extremely quick, and all the spiritual power in his body was concentrated in his hands, which made Mo Xi take a small step back.

"Elder Mo is good at cultivation."

Mo Xi flicked his sleeves, and said sarcastically, "Master Chen is the one who cultivates well."

Chen Yanqing's sudden move was beyond his expectation.

Chen Yanqing also came here a few times in the past, although his words were not rude, but not to the point where he dared to do anything.No wonder the sect master didn't come, but he found an excuse to let him come to receive Chen Yanqing. This person really knew about his injury during the tribulation.

Once Chen Yanqing succeeded, he stood on the spot and was about to speak when the door was "bang" open!

I saw a figure rushing in from the outside, and the teapot in his hand had already come out together with the plate, flying towards Chen Yanqing.

A few people in the back exclaimed repeatedly: "Junior Brother Ning, what's going on!"

The tea shop poured over his head and face.

There was a burst of blue light around Chen Yanqing, and he wanted to keep the tea outside.

Mo Xi turned into a ray of black light, and lightly landed in front, supporting the man who fell in, making him stand firm.

The other hand popped out an ice crystal silently.

puff-

After an imperceptible sound, Chen Yanqing's protective spiritual power dissipated immediately, and all the tea that hadn't fallen fell down, and the steaming water was mixed with fine tea leaves, splashing him all over his head and face.

At this moment, the teapot fell to the ground with a bang, and broken porcelain splashed everywhere.

Before Chen Yanqing could speak, Mo Xi patted the man's head heavily: "What's the matter? You're so rude, you still haven't apologized to Clan Master Chen."

Ning Ze hurriedly bowed to Chen Yanqing, sincerely and fearfully: "Master Chen, please calm down, Ning Ze was too reckless, but I don't know what happened just now, Ning Ze's foot slipped and he really couldn't stabilize his body."

Mo Xi followed up and said: "Master Chen is magnanimous, I think I won't embarrass you." After finishing speaking, he cupped his hands to Chen Yanqing, "Master Chen, my apprentice is reckless and careless, please forgive me."

Hearing that he said that he was his apprentice, Ning Ze was slightly taken aback, but when he realized it, he was overjoyed and nodded hurriedly, "What the master said is that I was too sloppy, and Ning Ze will suffer even if the main Chen Clan beats and punishes him." .”

After saying a word, Ning Ze felt that he seemed to have taken advantage of Mo Xi, and couldn't help but quietly raised his eyes to look at him, just in time to give Mo Xi a slightly approving look.

Mo Xi and Ning Ze blocked the conversation with each other. Chen Yanqing was furious in his heart, but he couldn't say a word.

The disciples of the Greenwood Sect outside also ran in at this time, seeing his distressed appearance, they exclaimed: "Master, what's wrong!"

Another disciple looked at the ground and said "Huh", "It's a day bug..."

The one-day worm is a common spiritual creature in the cultivation world. As the name suggests, its lifespan is only one day, and it lives and dies overnight.This kind of insect is tenacious and can survive in all kinds of extremely hot and cold weather, especially the eggs, which can lie dormant for a hundred years. Once the temperature is right, they can quickly break out of their shells and grow stronger, and after giving birth to dozens of eggs die.

This worm has mucus all over its body, but it also has the effect of calming the mind, and it is often used to make some medicines.

Ning Ze was pulled to his side by Mo Xi, but he poked his head out of curiosity to look.

Sure enough, there was a black bug at the door, which was not slippery, and was slowly wriggling.

Ning Ze whispered, "Could it be that I stepped on that bug before I fell?"

Mo Xi glared at him, turned around and told Zhang Wenhu who came in later: "What are you doing in a daze, take Master Chen to change into clean clothes, and ask someone to clean up here."

Zhang Wenhu was taken aback, and quickly responded.

Here Chen Yanqing's face was stiff, losing his temper didn't mean that he didn't lose his temper or not. Insects can be seen everywhere every day, and it's normal for one to crawl here by chance, but how could such a big insect step on it helplessly?It really made him have to suspect that this disciple of Tianxuanmen did it on purpose.

And when Mo Xi broke his spiritual power just now, it was obviously to make him look ugly on purpose.He fought with Mo Xi just now to avoid people, but now the disciples are all watching, he is the master of his sect, and he absolutely can't argue with this little disciple.What's more, Mo Xi had run out of words, and this disciple also apologized. If he said anything more, he would be too petty.

Holding a breath in his heart, although Chen Yanqing was used to pretending to be magnanimous, at this moment, he wished to slap that disciple to death.

He cupped his hands, and said lightly: "Don't bother, I've already brought the words, and I still have things to do next, so don't bother me."

After all, he ignored the people from Tianxuanmen and hurried away with them.

After leaving Tianxuanmen and changing clothes, Chen Yanqing's face darkened.

Mo Xi will regret it sooner or later if he does not eat the toast and eat the fine wine!

The disciple on the side asked cautiously: "Master, how is the situation?"

"Tell them to prepare to fight!" Chen Yanqing said in a deep voice, "Mo Xi's cultivation is indeed damaged. I fought with him just now, and I have already tried it out."

The disciple asked again, "Should we send someone there?"

"No need." Chen Yanqing waved his hand, "Let's wait and see and let those people take the lead."

After the disciples cleaned the side hall, Mo Xi called Zhang Wenhu in front of him and asked, "Are you Zhao Mingcheng's disciple?"

Zhang Wenhu didn't know why he asked such a question, so he nodded vigorously.

With a wave of Mo Xi's hand, the one-day bug flew up into the air and landed on the table beside him: "Do you know where this bug came from?"

Zhang Wenhu shook his head.

Mo Xi's face immediately sank.

Seeing that Mo Xi was unhappy, Ning Ze gave Zhang Wenhu winks again and again, telling him to admit his mistake directly.

When Zhang Wenhu threw the eggs on the ground, the system in Ningze's Consciousness Sea had a lock notification, and the soul-eating vine, which had already built a seven-story foundation, also felt the spiritual power fluctuations when he released the eggs.

It's just that Ning Ze didn't point it out, but resorted to tricks, which made Chen Yanqing embarrassed.But he didn't expect Mo Xi to know where the bug came from right away, and he didn't expect Zhang Wenhu to be so blind, Mo Xi wrote "I know" on his face, and he dared to pretend he didn't know.

Isn't this courting death...

Silently lighting a piece of wax for Zhang Wenhu, Ning Ze looked away.

He more or less guessed why Zhang Wenhu did this. Zhang Wenhu is Zhao Mingcheng's disciple, and it seems that he should have established his foundation.The quota that Zhao Mingcheng asked Ning Ze to go to the secret realm probably planned to let Zhang Wenhu go at the beginning.

And Zhang Wenhu probably didn't intend to be cruel to Ning Ze, after all, if he was rude in front of Mo Xi and Chen Yanqing, he would be imprisoned for a month at most.

And without Zhang Wenhu, Ning Ze couldn't take revenge on Chen Yanqing!Even if he was really tricked, based on what he knew about Mo Xi in the past two years, Mo Xi would definitely not lock him up and make him unable to go to the secret realm.

Therefore, Ning Ze did not want him to be punished by Mo Xi.

Thinking of this, Ning Ze planned to say a few words for Zhang Wenhu: "Too Elder, day bugs can be seen everywhere..."

"Tell Zhao Mingcheng to come see me." Mo Xi interrupted Ning Ze and said to Zhang Wenhu.

Zhang Wenhu was actually a little timid in his heart.

He was all ready to go to the secret realm of Changmeng Valley, but unexpectedly, Ning Ze popped up on the way and snatched his spot.He knew something was wrong when Mo Xi asked him, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say he didn't know.Now that Mo Xi said that he wanted to see his master, he was almost so frightened that his legs went weak.

He was not afraid of Mo Xi, but Zhao Mingcheng.He knew the master's temper, and he would have to be beaten for three months and couldn't get out of bed.

Zhang Wenhu left tremblingly, only Mo Xi and Ning Ze were left in the side hall.

Mo Xi then asked Ning Ze: "What did you want to say just now?"

"Senior brother Zhang was just confused for a while, the Grand Elder must not be offended."

Ning Ze knows?

Mo Xi raised her eyelids slightly, and her eyes fell on Ning Ze's face.

He knew that Zhang Wenhu wanted to make a fool of him, so why did he pretend not to know?Could it be that he broke in just now on purpose?Mo Xi turned his head, and a thought suddenly popped up in his heart.

I'm afraid Ning Ze deliberately made Chen Yanqing look bad!

But Ning Ze didn't know Chen Yanqing at all, so how could... Sure enough, Ning Ze kept more than one or two things from him.

Mo Xi looked cold: "Zhang Wenhu disregarded the door rules and behaved badly."

Seeing that his expression was exactly the same as when he was not allowed to enter, Ning Ze knew in his heart that he might not be able to convince him.Simply put your mind to one side: "Elder Grand Master, I asked Senior Brother Zhang to do this..."

Mo Xi asked, "Why?"

Ning Ze couldn't think of a good reason for a while, so he could only say: "I hate seeing him pretending, that's why..."

Mo Xi said flatly, "I didn't tell the truth."

Ning Ze said: "I met him once, but I didn't know he was the master of the Greenwood Gate... a little bit of a festival."

Mo Xi didn't speak this time, but just looked at him quietly, signaling him to stop making excuses.

Ning Ze was a little helpless, touched his nose and was about to speak when a voice came from the door: "Zhao Mingcheng has met the Grand Elder."

While speaking, Zhao Mingcheng had already walked over, and he was not too surprised to see Ning Ze, obviously Zhang Wenhu had already told him.

Ning Ze breathed a sigh of relief, and stood behind Mo Xi.

Mo Xi temporarily put Ning Ze's affairs aside, turned to look at Zhao Mingcheng: "Did you give Ning Ze his quota?"

Mo Xi's words surprised everyone.

Ning Ze thought that Mo Xi would say that Zhao Mingcheng was incompetent when he opened his mouth, but he didn't expect Mo Xi to mention this matter.Could it be that Mo Xi guessed everything clearly?

Zhao Mingcheng had heard Zhao Wenhu tell everything all the way, and at that time he blew his beard and stared at Zhao Wenhu and scolded him severely.But after all, he was his disciple, and he was reluctant to let him be severely punished, so he was ready to speak up for Zhang Wenhu and be scolded by Mo Xi.

But after hearing what Mo Xi said, he was a little uncertain about what Mo Xi meant. He glanced at Ning Ze and saw that Ning Ze's eyes were also a little dazed, so he had no choice but to nod.

Zhang Wenhu stood aside, wanting to interrupt but dared not.

Ning Ze quietly pinched his hand from behind, and when he saw him turn his head, he immediately shook his head at him.Although Zhang Wenhu was not clever enough, he also understood that Ning Ze told him not to talk too much, so he immediately shut his mouth tightly.

"What's your name?" Mo Xi turned to Zhang Wenhu and asked.

Zhang Wenhu stammered: "Zhang, Zhang Wenhu."

After the three words were finished, a layer of cold sweat broke out on the back.

Mo Xi nodded and said, "Remember to go to Changmeng Valley in half a month."

"Ah?" Zhang Wenhu's mouth immediately opened wide.

Zhao Mingcheng's eyes were much better than those of his own disciples. Although he was still confused, he quickly patted Zhang Wenhu: "Thank you, Grand Elder!"

Zhang Wenhu hadn't figured out what was going on yet. Hearing what Zhao Mingcheng said, he just nodded blankly and said, "Thank you, Grand Elder."

Zhao Mingcheng tentatively asked, "What about Ningze..."

"He? He's going too." Mo Xi's voice paused, and his tone became lighter, "Later, you will tell the sect master that he is my disciple."

Speaking of the latter part, he picked up the final sound, then turned solemn, and asked, "Zhao Mingcheng, who gave you the courage to let the disciples who are not in the foundation building stage go to Changmeng Valley?"

Zhao Mingcheng didn't come back to his senses.

Didn't the Grand Elder let Ning Ze go, why did he bother himself?

If he was violating the rules of the sect, wouldn't the grand elder also be considered violating the rules of the sect?

And Ning Ze is obviously not an official disciple. If Ning Ze is Mo Xi's apprentice, then shouldn't he be an outer disciple?Only those who are new to Tianxuan Sect and have no masters are outer disciples. Once they pass the test after three years of entry, or have a master halfway through, they will become formal disciples.Besides, he didn't hear when the accountant took in a new disciple?

Ning Ze almost made Mo Xi faint.

What exactly does Moxi want to do?He originally thought that Mo Xi was going to trouble Zhang Wenhu, but why did the matter go around Elder Zhao?

Zhao Mingcheng didn't dare to answer for a while, Mo Xi said again: "Tianxuanmen's rules are loose, but it's not without rules. When you stay in Yunlan Peak, you should stay well, concentrate on cultivation, and avoid meddling with outside affairs. Besides, individual disciples occupy their own quotas, and your disciples are counting on your quota, if you give it to others like this, what do you ask them to think?"

Zhao Mingcheng immediately understood that Mo Xi was telling him to leave Ning Ze alone!