Wait a minute, heroine

The peaceful and leisurely pace of life in the mountains makes it easy for people to forget the passage of time.

Ye Jingtang had been fighting outside for nearly a year, and suddenly he was free and returned to his days of sleeping and practicing. After living there for a few days, he gradually fell in love with this monotonous and pure life.

Every morning at dawn, I get up and go to the bamboo forest behind Yuxu Temple to practice martial arts with Huayang's little nephew. When he gets tired from dancing on the plum blossom pile, he comes down to practice boxing and kicking. Occasionally, he and Huayang will spar with wooden sticks.

Seeing Huayang squealing and hopping, he felt the pleasure his adoptive father had when he abused vegetables.

The Queen Mother lived in the mountains and forgot about the troubles outside. She just wandered around with Shui'er every day. When it was time for meals, she would cook herself and walk more than ten miles of mountain roads to deliver meals to him; but in order not to let him When someone gets suspicious, the reason is to come over to burn incense and take a look.

At night, it's a little more monotonous. Shui'er's combat effectiveness is too low. He doesn't dare to burn even after being tortured for several days at a time. He's also afraid of disturbing his martial arts training during the day. For this reason, every day when he comes back, he's already in the Queen Mother's room. Fortunately, the hand warmer cares for people and drives Shui'er into his room every day. Calculating, he can still relax once every two or three days.

At other times, Ye Jingtang meditates all night long, pondering over the martial arts insights gained at the end of the day. Although the Nine Plum Blossom Stakes test questions are very difficult, if you calm down and practice hard day after day, coupled with your extraordinary understanding, your progress can be seen with the naked eye, almost. You can experience progress every day.

It's hard for Ye Jingtang to describe that state. When the energy, muscles, instincts, etc. are adjusted to a certain level, you will feel a sense of familiarity. The dragon qi sword of the past nerve knife is no longer nerve-wracking. Just think about it. Then you can capture the opportunity and display it under the most reasonable conditions.

Being able to adapt to local conditions and find the most suitable method in any situation, no longer following a fixed line of luck, is already the Mahayana atmosphere of returning to nature.

However, Ye Jingtang felt that he was still far away from becoming a saint. Whether compared with King Zuo Xian or Bing Tuo Tuo, the power of his burst of energy was slightly weaker.

Ye Jingtang understands that this is related to 'skill'. Internal energy and external force. He has the power of dragon and elephant. Naturally, external force does not need to be practiced. However, internal energy can only rely on accumulation over time, or Tianlang beads, essence. The Three Diagrams of Qi and Shen and other magical objects that protect the meridians and expand the meridians can be used to improve it.

After all, he is too young. He has been practicing the three maps of his family for a long time and still lacks one. He can reach this point with only two Sky Lang Pearls. His talent is unprecedented. He wants to compete with those old people in the mountains who are often in their fifties and sixties. Strange arm wrestling is indeed a bit difficult.

After all, those who can reach the Martial Saint level are all geniuses of the generation. Who doesn't have a great opportunity?

The martial sages of the Northern and Southern Dynasties were either Taoist and Buddhist masters, or hegemons of the Northern Wilderness who were descendants of the Mohist family. Even King Zuo Xian, who was at the bottom, had the best resources in the West Sea and regarded Xuehu Forest as his own backyard.

Bingtuotuo had such an outrageous talent, but because he was just a small leader from Tiannan and didn't have many resources, he was suppressed for many years and couldn't advance.

He has more resources at his disposal than Bing Tuo Tuo. It is not an exaggeration to say that Da Wei has gathered the power of a country to support him, but the time is too short. If he wants to crush these old monsters, he still has to continue training.

After realizing this, Ye Jingtang no longer expected to pass the plum blossom pile quickly, and began to allocate time to meditate and practice, so that his internal energy could catch up, so as to avoid being seriously biased in the end, and his martial arts attainments were enough, but his foundation could not sustain it. , a situation where the ambition is high and the end is low.

If you spend half of the day practicing and studying plum blossom piles for the other half, the speed of passing the test will definitely be much slower.

Night Terror Hall originally estimated that it would take ten days and a half, but I found out halfway that it was actually not that difficult. If I didn't distract myself and used my brain more, I could basically pass it in six or seven days. But in the end, I still practiced for half a month before I started to see results.

Time flies and it is late in the twelfth lunar month. The sky is gloomy and it looks like it is going to snow on the mountains.

In the mountain bamboo forest behind Yuxu Temple, Hua Yang was holding a bowl of rice, squatting next to a large bird's nest that was half as tall as a man, and looking intently at the pool.

The fluffy bird poked its head out of the round hole of the bird's nest and looked at the bamboo leaves hanging on the bamboo frame. It seemed that it was ready to laugh at Tangtang.

At the edge of the pool, Ye Jingtang was dressed in black clothes. He looked at the one hundred and eight bamboo leaves hanging in front of him. His eyes were as calm as dead water. After brewing for a moment, he lifted his spirits slightly, tapped his toes, and his body became windless. rise.

Although the movement of jumping onto the wooden stake seems huge, between starting and stopping, the body shape is like flowing clouds, and even the fluttering of the clothes and hair seems to follow the rhythm of the movement.

Hua Yang was holding his rice bowl, his eyes lit up slightly when he saw this, and he watched Ye Jingtang carefully jumping back and forth on the plum blossom pile.

Although it is said to be a jump, all the muscles and even the breath are under control, and the control is just right. In the eyes of others, it seems like gliding at a constant speed.

Ye Jingtang jumped over the plum blossom piles continuously. Whether in the air or with his feet on the wooden piles, his speed did not fluctuate at all, and he did not make any noise. At best, it sounded like flowing clouds, but at worst, he looked like a ghost. From the dense bamboo The leaves floated over.

Huayang still didn't know how much effort was put into it, but just looking at the outside, he could feel the light and airy mood, and knew that this time it would definitely pass.

After all, the current state of Ye Jingtang's gas looked the same as when he first met the master when he poured the water from the teapot into the cup - the water column was even and steady, as if it were still, without making any noise. At that time, he thought it was ordinary. , no difficulty.

But when he tried to learn how to pour water, he realized that there were so many things hidden in this ordinary thing. Not to mention ordinary people, even the most virtuous and respected uncle on the mountain, he might have been practicing hard all his life, but he would never be able to touch such a great thing. The state of not working.

This is the so-called "returning to nature". Although it is ordinary and has no edge, it seems to be just a little "just right" than ordinary warriors, but this difference is separated by a whole world!

Phew~

Ye Jingtang floated to the ground and stood at the other end of the pool. He looked back at the still bamboo leaves and water, with a little bit of pride in his eyes. He turned to look at Junior Nephew Huayang, who was staring intently, and said:

"Look, let me just say it's easy to jump over there."

"puff--"

Huayang was still in shock, but when he heard the sound, he spit out a mouthful of rice and looked at the Night Terror Hall in disbelief:

"Ye Daxia, you danced day and night for half a month before you got there, is that easy?"

Ye Jingtang also felt that half a month was a bit long, but for ordinary people it should be very fast. He returned to the other side of the pool and said with a smile:

"I haven't been slow for half a month. When you jump over in the future, you will understand what I mean by simplicity. This practice is not about dancing on plum blossom piles, but a state of mind."

Huayang knew that he was practicing something that would be difficult for ordinary people to touch in their lifetime, but he didn’t know what it was exactly, so he asked out of curiosity:

"What realm?"

Ye Jingtang pulled out the Chilong Knife and hung it on his waist. After thinking about it for a moment, he didn't say anything, but held the handle of the knife with his left hand.

Choking——

There was a flash of cold light in the gloomy bamboo forest.

Huayang didn't feel any energy hitting his face. The beautiful ring-shou knife was returned to the scabbard. It felt like he just pulled it out casually and flashed it.

?

He was about to ask questions when he suddenly heard the sound of branches and leaves breaking.

Looking in the blink of an eye, I found a green bamboo three feet away from the Night Terror Hall. A diagonal cut appeared at shoulder level. The bamboo fell sideways, bending countless bamboo crowns, and fell in the wild forest. .

Bang~

? !

Huayang opened his mouth and his eyes were full of surprise:

"Oh..."

Ye Jingtang slowly sheathed his sword and explained:

"Practice makes perfect. It's not difficult to gather energy at one point, but it's difficult to learn and use it at your fingertips. When you know what countermeasures to use when, and can display them perfectly according to your heart, you naturally don't have to worry about it. Moves are organized; if you don’t have fixed moves, your opponent will not be able to break them, and with all the secrets in the world, you can always find a way to deal with them, and you will naturally be invincible..."

Huayang was still laying the groundwork. How could he understand this? He thought about it and said:

"What if two people who are good at practice come together?"

"Normally speaking, one person can defeat ten groups with one strength, and it is a competition to see who has the deeper skills. However, this situation is rare. Even if everyone is familiar with all schools of thought, there will always be one who has higher understanding, deeper experience, and faster reaction. There are no two in the world. They are exactly the same people, so they are no better in martial arts."

After practicing hard for half a month in Ye Jingtang, he really gained a lot of insights. He sat down next to the bird's nest and told Huayang some martial arts concepts that he could not use for the time being, but would definitely be used for a lifetime in the future. This was considered as reciprocating a favor and thanking Lu Taiqing. Give him the encouragement.

Hua Yang probably thought that Ye Jingtang was more handsome than his master, had better martial arts skills, and had bigger birds. He regarded Ye Jingtang as a role model and listened very seriously.

After the first one and the second child talked like this for a while, there was a sudden movement outside the bamboo forest.

The bird was very hungry for a long time. As a bird of prey, it couldn't follow the monks to eat fast, so it ran out of the nest when it heard the sound:

"Chi chi chi..."

Outside the bamboo forest, the Queen Mother came with Hongyu, and Hongyu was holding a lunch box in her hand. As for Shui'er, she didn't dare to run here these days because she had no face to meet the elders of Yuxu Mountain.

Seeing this, Ye Jingtang stood up and came outside the bamboo forest:

"I'll be going back later. Why don't I bring food here in the afternoon? The road is difficult."

"It's not too far, it's okay anyway."

The Queen Mother took out a letter from her sleeve and handed it to Ye Jingtang:

"There was a letter from the capital just now. Please read it."

Because it was a confidential document from the Yamen, the Empress Dowager did not stand nearby to examine it. After handing it to Ye Jingtang, she turned around and teased the birds.

Ye Jingtang was a little confused and looked at the yellow envelope. It could be seen that there was paint and the seal of the black government on it. He opened the envelope and found the letter paper and a smaller letter inside, which read 'Ye Jingtang personally expresses'.

When Ye Jingtang saw the clumsy handwriting, the corners of his mouth naturally curled up, as if he had received a letter from his wife. He first looked around, then leaned against a bamboo to read the contents of the letter.

The documents written in the Hei Yamen are all business matters, mainly Eunuch Cao's guesses and the news reported by spies outside the customs. Except for the routine military exercises at the Xihai Protectorate and the absence of King Zuo Xian, there is no definite news.

The Night Terror Hall currently uses Tianlang Beads, which is not a big improvement, but it is obviously there, and the son, daughter, and apprentice will definitely use them in the future, so they must be concerned about a magical item like the Snow Lake Flower, which only has a batch of armor.

After reading the document, Ye Jingtang frowned and thought for a while, took the matter to heart, and opened Da Benben's envelope. In his heart, he was still wondering whether the beginning would be 'Jingtang, seeing the words is like the face' Such warm words.

As a result, the letter paper was unfolded, and the fluent writing came into view. The first sentence was:

Se embryo, you agreed to pick me up, where is he?

"Well……"

Ye Jingtang thought about it for a while, and felt that this was like seeing the words on the page, and even the look of Benben holding his head high and glaring at him was vividly reflected on the page.

When he left the capital, he did say that he was going to pick up Benben, but that was only if Yuhu returned. If Yuhu didn't leave, he couldn't forcefully push Benben back.

Ye Jingtang felt a little ashamed in his eyes and continued to look down:

I knew this would happen, and I will take care of you when I come back. The New Year is about to come, so there is no need to rush back after receiving the letter. I will spend the New Year at my parents’ home with the Queen Mother first...

I know that you are thinking about me. These days in the capital, I am having a leisurely time with no one to care about you. I have almost forgotten you. If Eunuch Cao hadn’t asked to see you, I wouldn’t have thought of you...

I have been to Tianshui Bridge a few days ago. Six of your old subordinates got married. They married the daughter of a grain store owner. I am too embarrassed to inform you for fear of trouble. I will give you a gift...

Hua Qingzhi from Beiliang left. Before leaving, she gave me a painting, including you in it. She seemed to have some ideas. Unfortunately, this is the farewell. I gave her a dagger, Qinghe. , let her leave a thought...

How is your sister doing? Did you make a fool of yourself by going to the poetry club all day long? Master is drunk and dreaming all day, and he can't control his sister. You should be a guard by your side, so you must be careful...

Did Concubine Xue gain a few pounds again? I still have to run errands at the beginning of the new year, but it’s too fat to fly...

And Miss Fan, should you come in now? When I see her clinging to you all day long, I know you are such a pervert that you can't control yourself...

…

The whole article is full of small words, all about the shortcomings of parents. Although there are no sweet words to express the heart, there is lovesickness everywhere in the words.

Ye Jingtang looked at the paper and moved his lips several times to reply, but they were thousands of miles apart and finally stopped. After reading the letter, he carefully folded it and put it in his arms. He turned to look in the direction of Yunzhou and lightly Sighed softly.

The Queen Mother had been waiting behind. Seeing that Ye Jingtang had not come back after reading the letter, she walked behind and asked:

"What does the letter say? Is there something urgent that requires you to go back?"

Ye Jingtang really wanted to go back to Beijing now, but the whole family was in Jiangzhou, and now he could only go on the road to celebrate the New Year. It was even worse for him to go alone, so he turned around and said with a smile:

"There's nothing wrong. I just talked about some official business. I might go back to work for a while before the New Year. There are only a few days left before the New Year's Eve. Let's get ready to go back and don't miss the New Year's Eve."

When the Queen Mother saw that Ye Jingtang would not leave before the end of the year, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief and smiled:

"Okay, there is nothing to do in the mountains. Shui'er is not obedient and refuses to serve you every day. Why not go back early... How is your martial arts practice?"

"It's almost done. The rest is hard work. Don't rush."

After Ye Jingtang said a few words, he came to the water pool and looked at Huayang who was immersed in eating rice:

"Every banquet in the world comes to an end. I've been bothered for half a month. It's time to go back. I also ask the little Taoist Master Huayang to help me say thank you to your respected master. If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely come to visit you often."

Hua Yang knew that there was a time to gather and disperse, so he was not surprised. He waved his hand and said:

"Master Ye, walk slowly. You have to inform me when Senior Aunt Xuanji is getting married. Then Master and I will go to a banquet."

"hehe……"

Ye Jingtang estimated that that day should not be too far away, so he held his hands and said:

"Okay, let's see you in the world."

Huayang did seem to have a good master, who not only taught martial arts but also liberal arts. When he saw this, he put down the bowl and made a decent ceremony:

"I met you for the first time nine years after I was born, and I still saw you in a dream in the heavenly palace. Now... um... um..."

? ?

Seeing Qiu Daxia's similar posture, Ye Jingtang felt pressure on the spot. Seeing that little nephew Huayang couldn't hold it in, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and continued:

"Now we are outside Qingshan again, and we will talk about our old friendship again one day. See you in the world."

Huayang didn't hold back anymore, nodded and said with a smile:

"Hey, see you in the world."

Seeing this, the birds waved their wings to say goodbye.

Huayang liked Big Bird quite a bit, waved his hand and said worriedly:

"Master Ye, how long can this bird live? It will die before I grow up..."

"grumble?!"

Niaoniao felt that the little kid couldn't speak at all, so he turned around and chirped a few times, probably saying that as long as he was well raised, he would be sent away.

Ye Jingtang could understand the meaning and felt that Niaoniao needed to lose weight, so he smiled and said:

"An eagle can live sixty or seventy years. It is not a serious eagle. It is estimated that its lifespan will be longer. Don't worry."

"That's good……"

…

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In the afternoon, a light snow fell on the top of the cloud-covered and mist-shrouded peaks.

In the small Taoist temple at Qingping Peak, Ye Jingtang and Hongyu packed up the bedding, sheets and other items, and put daily utensils into the cupboard.

The Queen Mother didn't know what year or month she would come again next time, so she took Niaoniao with her and carved words on a green bamboo in front of her door with her dagger and phoenix gall, as a souvenir of her visit for future reference. remember.

The day Xuanji was discovered by her senior brother, she felt that she couldn't stay in this place anymore. She didn't dare to show her head or go to meet her senior brothers and sisters. Now that she finally made it back, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, white jade stood like snow. On the edge of the cliff, holding the Hehuan Sword in his hand and looking at Yuxu Temple, he seemed to be saying goodbye.

After Ye Jingtang packed up his things, he moved the carriage over, held the hand warmer on it, and turned around and said:

"Fairy Lu, let's go."

Master Xuanji has always been happy-go-lucky and has no lingering emotions. Hearing this, he turned around, jumped onto the carriage, entered the carriage and leaned against the Queen Mother. He thought for a while and said:

"The Chinese New Year is only a few days away, so we have to walk faster on the road. I remember your birthday is on New Year's Eve, right?"

When the Queen Mother heard this, her eyes moved slightly:

"Yes, I heard someone say it when I was in Honghe Town. Isn't the Nightmare Hall going to die soon?"

Ye Jingtang sat outside the car, driving towards the mountain trail, and said:

"I don't know what year or month I was born. My adoptive father picked me up in the winter and regarded New Year's Eve as my birthday. Every year after that, I will be one year older. The same goes for birds. In fact, there is no need to pay attention to these things."

Because the weather was cold, Hongyu was tinkering with the small brass heater. Hearing this, he interjected:

"Young Master Ye is now the Duke of Wei, and celebrating his birthday is a big deal. How can we not pay attention to it? We have to tell the Duke of Qin when we go back. When the time comes..."

"No, it would be nice to have a happy New Year as a family. It would be pointless to do this in a big way."

Master Xuanji didn’t want to make a big deal. After all, if she came that way, Ye Jing Hall would have to deal with the guests, and she wouldn’t have time to celebrate the New Year at home.

However, for such a big thing as celebrating a birthday, even if it is not a big deal, it still needs to be done.

Master Xuanji thought for a while and said: "I am celebrating my birthday at home, so according to the rules, I have to give gifts and wrap a red envelope. Huaiyan, what are you going to give me then?"

The Queen Mother just remembered this and didn't have time to prepare. How could she know? She asked:

"Hmm...what are you going to give me?"

Master Xuanji blinked her eyes, raised her chest slightly, and her eyes were meaningful.

?

When the Queen Mother saw that Shui'er was about to give it away, her face suddenly turned red and she quickly shook her head:

"Hey~ you are really..."

Master Xuanji came closer and said, "Do you want to come together?"

Together?

Can we do that kind of thing together?

The Queen Mother didn’t even come. How could it be so expensive the first time? She said:

"Don't talk nonsense, I... um... we'll talk about it later when we get back to the capital..."

Perhaps because she felt that this topic was too sensitive, the Queen Mother did not dare to discuss it in detail, so she changed the topic and said to the outside:

"Night Terror Hall, it's cold outside, why don't you come in and sit down and let Birdie drive the car."

"grumble??"

Hongyu's head was not stupid, and he saw that something was wrong with both Master Xuanji and the Queen Mother. At this time, he got a look, stood up and said:

"I'll drive. Mr. Ye, please rest for a while. We'll change shifts later."

Driving was far from tiring, and Ye Jingtang didn't refuse. He handed the reins to Hongyu, took out the small brass heater and placed it in Hongyu's little cotton-padded jacket.

When the Queen Mother saw Hongyu running out voluntarily, her expression became obviously nervous and she looked at the seat next to the window.

Ye Jingtang didn't mean to mess around in front of the maid. He wanted to sit down by the car window, but Shui'er was very considerate and moved to the side, leaving a place in the middle, and pulled him over and sat down. Between the two of them.

? !

The Queen Mother was afraid that Hongyu would find out, and she quickly moved to the side with a slightly annoyed expression on her brows.

Xuanji, on the other hand, was as usual. Seeing Huaiyan squirming, she got angry, leaned into Ye Jingtang's arms, raised her eyebrows, and put Ye Jingtang's hands in the Queen Mother's arms to warm them.

? !

The Empress Dowager had never experienced such a battle before. Her face turned red and she wanted to hide, but she was afraid that the movement would be too loud for outsiders to notice. After twisting twice, she simply put Ye Jingtang's other hand in Shui'er's arms, retaliating in kind. .

Ye Jingtang didn't do anything, just one in each hand. Naturally, he couldn't pretend to refuse, so he just made a serious look and started chatting about irrelevant gossip:

"This snow is really heavy."

"Yeah, white and big, right?"

"Shui'er, you... the snow over there is so light."

"?!"

"Pfft~haha...hiss! Then what..."

…

Creaking, creaking——

The carriage slowly drove down Qingping Peak and towards the vast land of Jiangzhou Plain.

Hongyu sat outside holding a small heater, quietly listening, frowning and wondering what the three of them were doing.

Niaoniao, on the other hand, was squatting next to him, staring blankly at the equally large falling snow on both sides of the carriage...

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