Hard to be a master

A month later, it was finally time for Shen Ziliu to retreat.He applied for an ice cave on the cliff in Wujian Peak. After the monk entered the ice cave, a barrier would automatically fall from the cave entrance, and he would not be disturbed by anyone during the retreat.But while this enchantment ensures that monks will not be disturbed by the outside world, it will also trap the retreater in it. Only when the retreater's cultivation base is strong enough to shatter the enchantment can he come out.And the barrier strength of the ice cave that Shen Ziliu chose would require at least double his cultivation to shatter it.

For the monks who are close to forming alchemy, their cultivation is in a bottleneck period, let alone doubled, it is more difficult than others to make progress.Guan Jingxuan secretly felt that Shen Ziliu's retreat this time would be at least three to five years, or as long as ten years.Therefore, before the retreat, Guan Jingxuan led Shen Ziliu back to Qingmengyuan, and gave Shen Ziliu the colorful spirit stone that Ling Xifeng gave him a long time ago, so that he could use it when necessary.Of course, Guan Jingxuan didn't tell Shen Ziliu that this item was given by Ling Xifeng.

The retreat is different from the trial, which mainly focuses on personal enlightenment. Guan Jingxuan didn't prepare too many things for Shen Ziliu like before. He only filled his Qiankun bag with some medicines to nourish the spirit and food that can be preserved for a long time.When the master and apprentice came out of Qingmengyuan, they saw a little boy standing in the snow outside the door.

The little boy looked to be only six or seven years old, with two horns on his head, thick eyebrows, big eyes, red lips, white teeth, cheeks a little baby fat, and the appearance of milky milk looked particularly painful.He was wearing a black slim-fit robe with no visible material, only the cuffs were surrounded by white fluff, and a smooth fur cloak was gathered outside. The style was a bit old-fashioned but the size fit him perfectly. It looked like it was tailored for him. Made to order.

The little boy seemed to have been standing outside the door for a while, and no footprints could be seen on the snow around him.Seeing Guan Jingxuan and Shen Ziliu coming out of Qingmengyuan, he seemed to be taken aback, then his eyes lit up, he ran a few short steps with his short legs and jumped into Guan Jingxuan's arms.

"Xuan Xuan!"

Guan Jingxuan subconsciously caught the child who bumped into his lap, and she was a little dazed when she heard him yell.

Who is this kid?Is Xuanxuan calling him? ?what's the situation? ? ?

Shen Ziliu who was next to him immediately turned dark when he saw this, grabbed the little boy by the back collar and pulled him out of Guan Jingxuan's arms without saying a word.The little boy also reacted very quickly. As soon as he was pulled away, he kicked Shen Ziliu violently, instantly raising a cloud of snow and dust. Shen Ziliu didn't expect him to make such a move, so he let go of his hands reflexively and hid sideways The little boy immediately broke free from his grasp like a slippery loach and flung himself back into Guan Jingxuan's arms. This time, he even stretched out two short hands to wrap around Guan Jingxuan's legs.

The little boy hugged Guan Jingxuan's thigh tightly, looked up at Guan Jingxuan with his big innocent eyes, and said with aggrieved expression: "Xuanxuan, he bullied me."

Guan Jingxuan silently covered her heart, resisted the urge to hug and rub the child with difficulty, stopped Shen Ziliu who wanted to drag the little boy away with her eyes, cleared her throat and said, "This...young master, you Whose family is it? Where is your family?"

Although many families would send children of this size to Kunlun for each spiritual power test, they were usually accompanied by elders or servants.Judging by the way this child is dressed, it doesn't look like he was picked up by anyone.

After the little boy heard Guan Jingxuan's question, a trace of confusion appeared in his eyes.

"I am... am..."

The little boy bowed his head and pondered for a while, then suddenly raised his face and said confidently: "I am your favorite little baby!"

Guan Jingxuan: "...???"

Shen Ziliu: "...?!"

Seeing that her apprentice was going to explode, Guan Jingxuan wiped her face and raised her hands to show her innocence: "Xiao Liu, I really don't know this kid as a teacher——Young master, did you recognize the wrong person?"

The little boy buried his face in Guan Jingxuan's clothes, took a deep breath, and said, "That's right, that's the smell."

Guan Jingxuan: "..."

It's over, it's even more unclear now.

Shen Ziliu said with a gloomy face, "Master, what's going on?"

Guan Jingxuan wanted to cry without tears: "As a teacher, I also want to know... Young master, let me change the question, what are you doing here?"

A confused expression appeared on the little boy's face again. After thinking hard for a while, his expression became even more confused.Guan Jingxuan waited patiently, but Shen Ziliu on the side couldn't take it anymore, and stretched out his hand again to forcibly pull the little boy out of Guan Jingxuan's arms, then hugged Guan Jingxuan himself, looked back at the little boy provocatively, and said, "This is My master."

Guan Jingxuan couldn't laugh or cry: "Xiaoliu, why bother to be serious with a child."

Shen Ziliu looked at the little boy who was thrown out vigilantly, and said displeasedly: "Master is mine, even if it is a child, don't try to snatch it from me!"

Guan Jingxuan was speechless for a while, and said, "Are you a child too?"

At this time, the little boy who had been in a state of confusion for a while, after hearing the conversation between the master and the apprentice, his eyes suddenly fixed, and then he pointed at Guan Jingxuan, and said in a milky voice, "I'm here to worship you as my teacher!"

Both master and apprentice were stunned at the same time, then Shen Ziliu let go of the switch Jingxuan, and while touching Tunxiang behind him, he gritted his teeth and said, "Don't think that you are a child and I dare not—"

"Xiao Liu, calm down! Calm down!" Guan Jingxuan hurriedly turned around and hugged Shen Ziliu, comforted him, then turned to the little boy and said, "Young master, I don't plan to accept disciples for the time being."

The little boy pursed his lips, looked at Guan Jingxuan pitifully, and said, "Do you hate me?"

Guan Jingxuan: "..."

Facing such a cute child, who can say that he hates it!But his apprentice is clearly on the verge of going berserk, and he must not be provoked.

"Uh...not really, that's what...Oh right, this young master, if you want to worship under me, you must first become a disciple of Kunlun, and to become a disciple of Kunlun, you must first pass the spiritual power test of Kunlun."

The little boy tilted his head and asked, "Spiritual power test? What is that?"

Guan Jingxuan restrained the urge to touch the little boy's head, and said with a smile, "It's just a test to see if you have spiritual roots and whether you are suitable for cultivating immortals. Kunlun's spiritual power test is held every three years, and the next test will have to wait until next year."

The little boy thought for a while and said, "Must you pass the spiritual power test first?"

Guan Jingxuan nodded: "Yes."

The little boy asked again: "If you pass Xuanxuan, will you accept me as an apprentice?"

Guan Jingxuan glanced at Shen Ziliu, and said, "...um."

"Alright then." The little boy curled his lips and said, "I will come to you after I pass the spiritual power test next year."

After finishing speaking, the little boy glared at Shen Ziliu, made a face at him, and ran away with short legs, looking from a distance like a black glutinous rice dumpling rolling in the snow.

Guan Jingxuan looked at the little glutinous rice dumpling rolling further and further away, the corners of his lips couldn't stop rising, and said: "I used to raise a little black rabbit, just like this."

Shen Ziliu, whose face was already covered with clouds, was even more displeased when he heard the words, so he simply stood in front of Guan Jingxuan to block his sight, and said sullenly: "Master, should you explain it? I will accept him as an apprentice next year." Disciple? Huh?"

"..."

Only then did Guan Jingxuan remember that he had sent away that little trouble, and there was a big trouble in front of him, so he couldn't help but support his forehead and said, "I swear I really don't know that young master."

Shen Ziliu didn't believe it: "He called you Xuanxuan."

Guan Jingxuan said: "I don't know what's going on with this teacher...Maybe he's heard others call him by his name?"

Shen Ziliu said with a cold face, "Let's not mention this for now. Didn't Master say before that he doesn't plan to accept disciples? Why did you agree to him?"

"Talk while walking." Guan Jingxuan took Shen Ziliu's arm and led him forward. Although Shen Ziliu was unhappy, he still took steps in a cooperative manner.

"As a teacher, I have never thought of accepting an apprentice. I agreed to him just as an expedient measure so that he would not be bothered anymore. First of all, the child is still young, maybe it's just a novelty for a while, and being a teacher is just talking, not at all. I will keep today’s event in my heart, and forget it after two days. I just checked quietly for my teacher, but I didn’t find out that the child has spiritual roots. Even if he really goes to participate in the spiritual power test next year, he shouldn’t. Will pass, so the teacher will agree to him."

Shen Ziliu's face turned pale, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Really?"

Guan Jingxuan said: "It's true, it's better not to harm others just because of the master's half-baked cultivation."

Only then did Shen Ziliu pursed his lips in satisfaction, letting go of the matter, but he was a little absent-minded along the way, as if he was planning something.When the master and apprentice returned to the medicine hut, Shen Ziliu pulled Guan Jingxuan straight to find Shufeng, and said, "Senior Brother Shufeng, I'm going to retreat in two days, I have something to ask for your help."

In the past six months, Shen Ziliu and Shufeng have dealt with each other a lot, and they are very familiar with each other. Shen Ziliu seldom asks for help on weekdays. Shufeng also has a good impression of this junior brother from the same school, so he said very straightforwardly: "Junior brother Speaking".

Shen Ziliu said: "If someone wants to worship my master as a teacher during my retreat, please brother Shufeng tell the other party that if you want to worship him as a teacher, hit me first."

Guan Jingxuan was amused by Shen Ziliu's childish behavior, but Shen Ziliu's face was serious, with an appearance of "I'm not joking".Shufeng was a little surprised when he heard the words, and looked at Guan Jingxuan with a little questioning.Guan Jingxuan knew that if he didn't follow Shen Ziliu now, I'm afraid he wouldn't retreat obediently, so he sighed helplessly and nodded slightly.

So Shufeng agreed, and said to Shen Ziliu with a serious face: "I understand, junior brother, don't worry, just retreat."

On the other side, after running for a certain distance in the snow, the little boy staggered suddenly. His left foot tripped over his right foot, and he lost his balance instantly and fell down. They were all buried on the stones in the snow, and the snow on the stones was knocked off immediately, buried the little boy beside the stones, and a small snow mound bulged out.

After a while, the little snow hill suddenly moved, and then a black figure jumped up from the snow hill, then landed lightly, and stepped firmly on the snow.However, the one who came out of the snow was not the little boy buried by the falling snow just now, but the civet that appeared in Qingmeng Garden not long ago.