Tai sui

With a "bang", Xi Yue dropped the basin.

Ban Ou stared at Xi Ping blankly for a while, opened his mouth, turned around and was about to run outside.

"Wait a while, come back!" Just as this thought flashed through Xi Ping's mind, Xi Yue stopped abruptly and was pulled back by the Dragon Trainer.

Xi Ping was stunned for a moment: How long has it been since the blood in the Dragon Training Lock has not expired?

He was dizzy, and wanted to sit up on the bed, but as soon as he stretched his hands, he gasped.

Arm cramps!

Xi Ping seemed to have returned to the time when he was a tall man at the age of thirteen or fourteen. For a few months, his head grew so fast that his skin and flesh could not keep up with his bones, and he woke up every day with cramps in the middle of the night—but only his legs were cramping at that time. The whole body pumped for a while.

At the same time, the pain seemed to have sharpened his senses, and Xi Ping's eyes and ears became sharper than ever.

When he closed his eyes, he could hear the sound of snow breaking branches in the mountains thousands of feet away.

Wait... snow?

While grinning and stretching his muscles, Xi Ping turned his head and looked out the window.

There was a vast expanse of whiteness outside the window, and the north wind was blowing goose feathers and heavy snow, smashing it down in a lump.People who grew up in Jinping could count the number of snows they had seen on one hand. Xi Ping was dumbfounded and said to himself: Who am I?where am I?Am I still alive?how do i live

At this time, his ears caught a special "snowflake", which was flying extremely fast and in a different direction from other snowflakes—Xi Ping didn't know why he could hear the direction of the snowflake—and it came to the house in an instant.

His brows itched slightly, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his heart: Someone is here.

Sure enough, the next moment, the door creaked open.

Zhi Xiu walked in carrying Zhao Ting, the cloak was covered with fine shards of ice.He pulled down the hood and smiled without surprise: "Are you awake?"

"You don't need me to feed the spiritual energy, so don't cry, go and get him something to eat first." Zhi Xiu patted Banou on the head, turned back to shut the cold air out, and told Xi Ping, "Go out and play. Put on more clothes, Feiqiong Peak is nothing but cold."

Xi Ping nodded as if sleepwalking, halfway through, his head stuck.

What peak?Where do you say this is? !

"Feiqiong Peak, it snows for most of the year." Perhaps it was because he was in his own territory, Zhi Xiu was much more at ease than outside, so he took off his cloak and sat down on the small couch covered with a snow-white blanket. Xing raised Erlang's legs recklessly, took out a bag of pine nuts, "Do you want to eat?"

Xi Ping: "..."

It was rare for Zhi Xiu to see him looking lost, and thought it was quite amusing.From the first time he met Xi Ping in Anle Township, he felt that this guy was full of ideas, and his performance was not stable-sometimes it was a good idea, sometimes it was a bad idea, whether it was good or bad, and there was nothing on his face. I can't tell, I have to wait for him to reveal it by myself at the last moment, which is more exciting than revealing the dice cup in a casino-so I deliberately tease him.

"I said," General Zhi snapped his fingers at Xi Ping, and said unexpectedly, "You will enter the inner sect from now on and be my apprentice?"

Xi Ping managed to stretch his tendons, but before he woke up, he blurted out, "I don't."

Zhixiu: "..."

Rao is a legend of General Zhi's generation, and he almost couldn't maintain his expression.

The hut wrapped in heavy snow was suddenly quiet, and it was very embarrassing for a while.

"No, that's not what I meant..." Xi Ping finally recalled his memory at this moment, and hurriedly asked, "Let's not talk about this—uncle master, who is that, no, isn't there?"

Zhi Xiu put down his legs, and sat upright solemnly: "You will not be able to die under the catastrophe bell, the sky has already turned over, don't worry."

Hearing that he was sure, Xi Ping relaxed all of a sudden, and his spine was shortened by three inches on the spot.

He threw himself on the quilt, thinking of his frightening step by step in Qianxiu Temple, he felt depressed and hard to express, so he dragged out a long Luo Qingshi tune and howled: "Ah! It's gone! I made it!" What a sin!"

Zhi Xiu suppressed the upturned corner of his mouth.

Once Xi Ping regained his freedom, he wished he could go out for a run and have fun. After spending a long time doing his best, he remembered what he had rejected just now.

"Uncle, have you listened to someone's 'slander'? To tell you the truth, I didn't do any serious business in Qianxiu Temple. My inspiration was all about cheating, and my endorsement was all about the devil. I wanted to gain ten catties. As a result, the canteen manages two meals a day, and the devil still tosses me every day... Sigh, why do you accept me? I already told my parents that if I can't open my spiritual aperture, I will enter the young master's camp... Ugh."

He lifted the quilt out of the bed while talking, and just stepped on the ground, one of them lost control and cracked the snow-white wooden floor.

Xi Ping stepped on the crack, pretending nothing happened, and General Chongzhi smiled cutely.

Zhi Xiu flicked his sleeves, and a gust of wind swept over.

Xi Ping quickly retracted his feet to the side of the bed, and sat under his buttocks.I saw a string of ice flowers formed in the place where he stepped on it just now, the ice flowers sublimated in an instant, and the cracks on the floor disappeared.

"You forgot," Zhi Xiu nodded and said, "Your spirit orifice has already been opened."

Xi Ping was stunned.

The loose hair slid away with his movements, and Xi Ping suddenly discovered that he could distinguish the trend of each strand of hair, and even predict in advance where they would fall.All over his body, he can lock any part of his body...including the five internal organs.

He lowered his head, looked at his hands upside down, and found that all the fine calluses on his hands had disappeared.The fingers moved lightly, "Zheng", the sound was like strings.

Xi Ping was startled, he didn't know what he had bumped, he fumbled around.

"Don't look for it," Zhi Xiu said, "It's your fingers that are ringing."

He became a piano?

Xi Ping wondered, recalling the introductory classics he had read with great difficulty—there was no such sequelae in the book.

"The physical condition of enlightened monks is far better than that of ordinary people, but those who are not skilled in martial arts still have to rely on foreign objects such as magic circles and fairy weapons to walk outside. It is not until the spiritual bones are cultivated that enlightened monks have their first supernatural powers," Zhi said. Xiu Dao, "For example, the longbow drawn out of your brother Pang's leg bone."

Xi Ping didn't dare to move any more, as if his nails had just been dyed, he opened his fingers wide open: "Where did I get the spirit bones?"

"Picked it up." Zhi Xiu briefly talked about the hidden bones left by "Tai Sui" on him, and comforted him, "Your foundation is weak and you make noise when you touch it. It will be fine if you learn to control your aura in the future."

Xi Ping suddenly realized: "No wonder!"

"Well?"

"It's no wonder the big devil is gone. I can still see that girl once she is called 'Tai Sui'!"

Zhi Xiu frowned, and turned serious: "What? Can you see the person calling 'Tai Sui' through the reincarnation tree? Did you see 'Wei Chengxiang' with your own eyes? When did it start, and can you still see it now?"

"It's been okay since the big devil woke up, but I can only watch it. If you want to contact them, you have to rely on the reincarnation wood... Hey, uncle, where is my reincarnation wood 'big eye lamp'?" Xi Ping from When Qianxiu Temple arrived at Feiqiong Peak, the clothes had already been changed, and the bloody reincarnation wood carvings were of course taken to Xi Yue for cleaning, but they were not on his body. It's not on me, so how did I talk to her just now?"

Zhi Xiu: "Tell me in detail."

From the first day he heard Ah Xiang calling for help, Xi Ping explained exactly how he and Ah Xiang "helped each other and finished the clean-up".

Zhi Xiu's expression became serious the more he listened, until the last paragraph, when his face became strange: "Did you tell her the whole truth?"

"No," Xi Ping said, "I didn't specifically say who I am. We are all from Jinping. It would be embarrassing if we meet on the street in the future."

Zhi Xiu looked at him for a moment: "There is only one skeleton left, and even if he refuses to step down from the shrine, that little girl attends the evening ceremony, probably because she sincerely worships you as a god...Why do you want to expose it?"

Xi Ping asked inexplicably, "What good does it do me if a silly Chai He girl worships me?"

Zhi Xiu raised his eyebrows, but had no way to refute.After a while, he shook his head and said with a smile: "No wonder your Uncle Duanrui said he wanted to take you in. Your disposition is indeed suitable for her way."

"Ah? Uncle Duanrui?" Xi Ping was shocked, "I won't... no more, if I want to worship her as my teacher, then I have to cut something first... Ouch!"

Zhi Xiu flicked his brains out of the air.

"Nansheng doesn't appear, let me appear?" Xi Ping covered his forehead and said, "If I'm full, I won't do it."

"This is Xuanyin Mountain, please take care of your mouth." Zhi Xiu glared at him, and then told him seriously, "Don't tell anyone else about this."

"I'm not stupid." Xi Ping waved his hand, "Master, you just saved my dog's life. I think it's better to explain everything clearly, so as not to plant any hidden dangers that I don't know about."

"'The way of death' is not Liang Chen's way. Although he has half a hidden bone, he can't live with his bones like that demon god back then. From Anle Township to Qianxiu Temple, I think he has always been fighting for possession. The idea of ​​giving up." Zhi Xiu thought for a while, and said, "I guess if you want to send a message to the believers, you should pass through the altar, and he couldn't control your altar at that time, so you need the reincarnation wood... No wonder you entered the realm so quickly , you have been following him to spy on the believers, which is tantamount to opening the altar to him, and he should have taken advantage of this opportunity to draw a lot of spiritual energy to 'help you' flush the spiritual orifice."

Xi Ping: "..."

This old bastard!

"Now the hidden bones are on your body, and the body and mind are united, so there is no need." Zhi Xiu said, "Don't look at those evil spirits anymore, and don't talk to them."

Xi Ping: "Then what should they do when they keep bugging me?"

"Your own Lingtai, of course you have to learn to control it yourself." Zhi Xiu was also a little worried when he looked at the young disciple who had only been started for a few months and had no common sense, and said, "My qualifications may not be like other peak masters. So deep, it may not be able to teach you anything. However, those brothers and sisters who are full of peaches and plums do not accept direct disciples. I am the only one on this Feiqiong Peak, and the mountain seal has not been opened, if you join my sect, you will be the only one in this sect, and all the resources on Feiqiong Peak can be used by you, don't you think about it?"

If these words were heard by the sword cultivators in the inner sect who have no masters, they would cry.Unexpectedly, Xi Ping really "considered" in his heart!

In fact, Zhi Xiu didn't want to accept disciples, because many people thought it was a mess.No matter how easy-going he is, he is still a swordsman. A swordsman who has practiced alone in the ice and snow for hundreds of years, how gregarious is his mind?

Besides, accepting apprentices has to "preach the word, receive karma and solve doubts", especially "dispel doubts". He has to be responsible for saying something wrong and misleading his disciples, and his head hurts just thinking about it.It was because His Highness Duan Rui had opened his mouth at that time, it was inappropriate for him not to answer, and Xi Ping was not annoying, so he was reluctant to "sacrifice" once.

Who would have thought that meeting such a faceless person.

Human nature is inherently cheap, and General Zhi suddenly realized that he couldn't escape the vulgarity. Xi Ping was so reluctant, but he didn't force it anymore. He really wanted to accept this apprentice, so he said: "Your spiritual bone is no longer a problem, wait for you to get used to it." Now, if you complete your practice, you can consider building a foundation, and my Dao heart can be passed on to you."

Xi Ping asked, "What is your Dao heart?"

Zhi Xiu: "I am a sword repairer."

Xi Ping retreated a bit: "Does that mean you have to practice sword every day?"

Zhi Xiu smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm also very slack, so I won't be too strict with juniors, three or four hours a day is enough."

Xi Ping took a deep breath and said in horror: "Thank you, uncle, I can't learn it!"

Zhi Xiu wondered, "Don't you want to become a fairy and live forever?"

Xi Ping was even more terrified: "Longevity? Practice the sword for three or four hours a day, and practice it for 1000 years? Uncle, if I make any mistakes, you can beat me up, I don't think I'm guilty That's it!"

His genuine panic amused General Zhi: "I only practice swords because I like them. If you don't like swords, you don't have to go this way. What do you like?"

That's a lot...

Xi Ping followed his words and thought for a long time, but couldn't figure it out for a moment.He likes food, wine, beauties, and beautiful scenery, and he is willing to try anything new; he likes to travel around with caravans all over the world, walking all the way; he likes the snow in the northern calendar, the mountains in the western Chu, and the strange animals in the southern Sichuan. The streets are full of bumps; I like to collect interesting souvenirs to take home, and then bring a box of fresh rouge to his mother on the way home.

So he summed it up in four words: "Eat, drink, and be merry."

Zhi Xiu laughed.

Xi Ping didn't smile. After thinking about it this way, his thinking became clear.

General Zhi said that if he wanted to take him as an apprentice, it was impossible not to float away. Xi Ping didn't fly around the sky on the spot, which meant that the surprise was too great, and he was a little overwhelmed by the shock.

But while he was secretly ecstatic, he always felt that there was something looming there, preventing him from nodding rashly.It wasn't until the conversation broke that Xi Ping suddenly realized that in his heart, he still wanted to go home.

No matter how delicious the dim sum at Qianxiu Temple is, and how fun the auspicious running all over the mountain is, he also thinks that this is just an interesting journey, the kind that he can brag about for a lifetime when he goes back...but he has to go back.

So he said in a rare serious manner: "Uncle Shi, actually I don't seem to want to become a fairy."

Zhi Xiu raised his eyes: "Reluctant to part with the world of mortals?"

"It must be reluctant, but it's not all." Xi Ping glanced out of the window, and the heavy snow on Feiqiong Peak couldn't be seen at a glance, connecting the mountain and the cloud together.Small courtyards and immortals, immortals and humans, humans and beasts and birds... are all like a snowflake, there is no difference.

If it is a mortal, if you go out and walk around, you will probably be snow blind.

"Elder Su said that to build a foundation and become an immortal, you must have the heart of Taoism. I don't want the heart of Taoism. I just think it would be good to burn incense in any temple. Everyone is using their own 'Tao' to question the world. If I were heaven and earth, They must all be bored to death."

Zhi Xiu was taken aback for a moment, and at that moment, his Dao heart suddenly seemed to move.

Xi Ping didn't see him say anything for a long time, so he asked, "Uncle?"

"You missed class for more than half a year, you got a spiritual bone, and you can't control your spiritual energy well. Letting you go back to the mortal world will add to the chaos." Come on, when the time comes, I will say hello to your Senior Brother Pang and tell you to follow him to learn something in Tianji Pavilion."

Xi Ping opened his eyes wide.

"Before entering my sect, you can walk freely in the world before building the foundation." Zhi Xiu said softly, "Find your Dao Xin by yourself, and if you find it, go back to Feiqiong Peak. Can't you find it... When the time comes, I can't wait to see you." How about you?"

What else can this say?

Although Xi Ping has always been quite confident about being likable, he couldn't help being flattered for a moment. His finger bones jingled, and he almost hit a sunset flute drum. There is really nothing left in the mortal world... an illegitimate child whose surname was later changed to Xi?"

General Zhi has perfect self-cultivation, and his smile never fades: "I think it's useless to keep your mouth, why don't you give it to Xi Yue."

Just like that, Yongning Hou Shizi, who was still in the beauty pageant with the Jinping female ghost in spring, became the first disciple of Feiqiong Peak when the winter was approaching, like a dream.

But half a month later, the dream of master-student mutual understanding was shattered.

"Master," Xi Ping was already used to this address. First he warmed a pot of wine for Zhi Xiu filially, and then he grimaced unfilially, "I feel that you are not as clear as Luo Da."

Zhi Xiu: "...don't speak ill of senior brother behind his back."

General Zhi was also very puzzled. It's not like he hasn't seen other people's disciples before: some are very sensible and well-behaved; When I was a teacher, I was respectful and respectful to Master, as if he were a god.

How is it like this?

"Master is amazing, the pine nuts are burnt again."

"Master, you are too lazy. Put mustard seeds in the hut and pretend that you have a courtyard... I think you might as well put the mustard seeds outside instead of building that hut. The roof is about to collapse under the weight of snow!"

"Master, your wine is not the same as yesterday's wine. The level of wine making is too unstable."

"Master, why is the food in the inner school not as good as that in Qianxiu Temple!"

"Master..."

This kid is too troublesome, I don't know where so many things come from!

Zhi Xiu: "Why didn't I explain it clearly?"

Xi Ping: "I don't understand anything."

The master and the apprentice stared wide-eyed, as if there was a Chu River-Han boundary between them, and neither could see what was in the other's head.

When talking about the fairy road that day, it seemed that the thing that struck Peerless Sword Cultivator's heart like a fright was just a beautiful illusion.

General Zhi had no choice but to throw away the "Detailed Explanation of Meridians" in his hand: "Forget it—how is your spiritual bone adapting?"

"Ah, that's pretty good," Xi Ping said, "Gong Shangjiao Zhengyu, I found all the tunes."

Zhi Xiu said, "Go outside, let me take a look."

Xi Ping was baffled, he didn't know why he had to go out after playing the piano, but since the master ordered him, he wrapped himself in a cloak and obeyed.

Zhi Xiu then led him to the place where he usually practiced his sword. Surrounded by huge boulders covered with ice and snow, the unparalleled sharpness of the sword left traces on it, and the chilling intent came over his face.

"Don't be nervous, the master is here, just try."

After all, Xi Ping had attended the Zui Liu Hua Appreciation Fair, so he was not at all stage frightened, so he rolled up his sleeves and casually played a proud piece of "Yu Gangong".

General Zhi, who wanted to see the attributes of his spirit bone, was silent for a while after hearing this, and asked, "What is this?"

"A piece of music," his disciple replied, "tells the story of a runaway young lady who elopes with her groom."

Zhi Xiu didn't say anything, but nodded patiently: "I'm quite skilled, let's try something else."

Yu Gangong, a well-known elopement professional in Jinping, then performed a series of masterpieces such as "A Fairy Marries a Mortal" and "A Widow Smashes the Archway in Anger".

Hearing this, Zhi Xiu felt chest tightness and shortness of breath for the first time in his sword formation, and for the first time thought of expelling this kid from the sect.