Is the road long and curved?

In short, he turned his head and quickly left the tea room. Even if he didn't understand, he didn't like this way so much.

Yao Xin'an, who was just about to drink tea, was standing there in the same place, stunned for a few seconds, and after realizing what he meant, he couldn't help but turned around and frowned: "Feng Yixiu, I've been calling like this for six years from high school to university, it's not suitable You have been listening to it for six years, and I really have wronged you!"

If he really doesn't know, isn't it just that he doesn't like the name Joe didn't call him?Not suitable yet, hehehe!

Unaware that he had offended Mr. Special Assistant, Feng Yixiu hurried back to his office. Fortunately, Joe was not sitting on the sofa in the rest area, playing with his mobile phone calmly, as if he hadn't seen the scene just now.

The movement of his return was not small. Joe didn't hear it but didn't look up. He was still playing with his mobile phone, as if there was something very interesting on it.But only he knew that after he subconsciously opened WeChat, he didn't make a second move for a long time.

What was displayed on WeChat was a chat page, and the contact happened to be Feng Yixiu.Qiao swiped the screen unconsciously, and all the chat records with Feng Yixiu before jumped out.

People's words and actions can deceive people, but what has been said and done cannot be changed.A paragraph of text or a voice message lasting more than ten or twenty seconds, without too long a gap, can be continued in more than ten minutes at the latest, which is really miraculous for the busy Feng Yixiu.

What's even more amazing is that Joe hasn't been skating for a long time, and he only adjusted the record to half a month ago when his hands were almost cramped, so they chatted so much in two weeks?

This is a very miraculous experience, which Joe has never encountered in more than 20 years of his life, even with his good friends Sui Yi, Yiwei and others, they have never experienced such behavior.

After all, in Lazy Joe's opinion, calling is the fastest way to do something. Only when he is idle and bored will he choose to send WeChat, type and talk to pass the time.

So, he wasted so much time with Feng Yixiu?

All kinds of complicated emotions came to my mind, and Joe didn't know what he was thinking, what he should think, let alone why he was sitting here thinking about these things.

Do these make sense?If you figure it out, what can you change?Will the change be good or bad?A bunch of questions turned and bumped in his head. Joe didn't vaguely touch the answer, but felt that the answer was hidden in the thick fog and couldn't be seen clearly, which made him sigh.

Forget it, let's settle the matter at hand first.

"Axiu, I really have something very important to discuss with you. I hope that no matter what meeting you have to open a file to read, you can listen to me and finish this matter." Qiao didn't walk to Feng Yixiu seriously. Beside his desk, he stretched out his hand and pressed the document in his hand.

Feng Yixiu raised his eyes, but at the moment when he and Qiao didn't formally meet, he suddenly lowered his eyes, and only whispered: "Okay, tell me."

Joe didn't take a deep breath: "I may have found a solution. If I succeed, your life span will be the same as that of a normal person!"

Like normal people?Feng Yixiu was stunned for a moment, feeling that he didn't seem to understand what Qiao Mo said.

"This process is a bit complicated, and you won't understand even if I tell you, but you can leave it to me." Joe nodded firmly, "In order to really solve this problem, I may leave City A to go to other places in the future. Take good care of yourself while I'm away, don't leave the Phoenix Tree, and call me if you have something to do."

Feng Yixiu still didn't react much, but Qiao didn't but couldn't wait, so he quickly said: "Okay, that's it, I still have things to go back first, call me for urgent matters, and send me WeChat for busy matters."

After explaining to Qiao, he didn't care whether he agreed or not, and left the office directly. If Qiao Gu finds out when he goes back late, don't let anything happen again.

After he left for more than ten minutes, Feng Yixiu finally came back to his senses, and unconsciously rolled up his sleeves and stroked the Phoenix wood on his wrist.

Will it really be the same as ordinary people?

……

It was just after one o'clock in the afternoon when Qiao didn't come home. Qiao Gu hadn't come back yet, and he seemed to be still chatting with Yiwei's master at Yiwei's house.

"Qiao Qiao, do you really have an idea?" Jing Jing flew around Qiao Wu, not quite understanding why he suddenly had an idea.

"Well, a little bit." Joe did not ambiguously perfunctory, the method he came up with is really not suitable for publicity, even if it is quiet that others can't see, he dare not say more, otherwise he will definitely be stopped .

"Okay." Jing Jing didn't mean to ask any more questions, and after flying for a while, she landed on Qiao Mei's shoulder and pecked at her own feathers, "It's so boring, can't life be more exciting?"

Joe didn't cast a veiled glance at it, don't worry, when my idea can be successfully implemented, it will be exciting at that time.

At six o'clock in the evening, Qiao Gu finally came back, but this time he was not alone, and instead brought Yiwei with him.As soon as Yiwei entered the door, he shouted at Qiao Mei: "Joe No, come out quickly, I have something important to tell you."

"What's the big deal?" Qiao didn't come out of the study, holding Qiao Yu'an by the hand.

"Hehehe." Yi smiled a little wretchedly, "The martial arts competition that was supposed to be next year has been moved forward, and it will start at the end of July this year."

???

Joe didn't hesitate for a moment: "Advance? Or the end of July this year?"

"That's right." Yiwei nodded, and explained the matter to him in detail, "This matter was discussed by my master, Master Qiao, Sect Leader Qiao and several other Sect Leaders. Wait for about two or three days. The entire metaphysical world should know about it."

"No, why is it suddenly brought forward? And it will start in less than two months, will it be too rushed?" This is what Joe is not worried about. In other words, if it is mentioned that it will be held so early, what will he do? Things are bound to suffer.

"I don't know the exact reason." Yi Wei looked at Qiao Gu, "Uncle Qiao, tell me the reason for the time you have set."

Joe didn't sit down on the sofa calmly: "Why do young people care so much, let alone nearly a year in advance, even if it starts tomorrow, you two will be afraid?"

"Hey, of course not." Yiwei was unhappy, "I haven't told Joe a long time ago that this year's No.1 must be me. Are you right, Joe?"

He didn't know how many times he said this, but he didn't realize it every time. After all, there was Joe who didn't stand in front of him.Joe, who was suddenly cueed, responded without perfunctory: "Well, if you can take the first place, you are the best."

He never thought about participating in this year's Grand Competition, and it has nothing to do with him whether he wins the first place or not.

Seemingly seeing that Joe was not hiding something on his mind, Qiao Gu turned his head and glanced at him: "Do you have something to say to me?"

"Hmm..." Joe didn't drag his tone slightly, he seemed to be really entangled, and after a while he tentatively said, "Master, can I not participate in this year's competition? And I suddenly remembered that I have something urgent to do, in the future I may be going somewhere else for a while."

"Other places?" Qiao Gu seemed to have some deep meaning in his words, "I didn't figure out that you have important things to do, and you will be punished for lying to the master."

Qiao didn't respond yet, and Yiyi subconsciously shook his body. Uncle Qiao's tone was a little frightening.He has told so many lies to his master since he was a child, so it should be fine, right?

"Also, this year's competition was held in Nanli. You and I haven't been back for a long time, so we should take this opportunity to see our fellow disciples. Besides, there is plenty of aura in the sect. I think your name book has almost accumulated , I’ll just give you a hand when I go back.”

"But..." Qiao wasn't in a hurry. Who knows when he'd be able to come back this time, he could wait, but Feng Yixiu's situation couldn't be delayed!

"Don't talk about it." Qiao Gu waved his hand, "The matter is settled like this. I will make preparations at home in one or two months, and we will talk about the rest when we come back."

Qiao Gu has never refuted Qiao Gu since he was a child. One is because this is his master who saved his life and took care of him for so many years. The other is that Qiao Gu never harmed him. He is good.Qiao didn't know how to repay his kindness, and he also knew his master's temper. If he decided something, it would probably not be changed in all likelihood.

"Well, is there any urgent matter that we can't wait until we come back?" Yiwei scratched his head, "Joe, please tell me, and see if I can help you."

It is very unlikely that Joe would say such a terrible thing, so he only nodded his head with difficulty for a while, forget it, take a step and watch, maybe something happens in the middle and there will be a turning point.

In mid-July, Qiao, who had been waiting for more than a month for a connecting flight, finally waited for Feng Jiamin.

"Have you been out for so long?" Joe didn't know what to say, where did he go for a month or two?

"Just play around." Feng Jiamin shrugged, "You don't understand the joy of walking with your classmates. If it wasn't for the fact that I didn't do my summer homework, I would be able to spend until the end of August."

There is no way, she has been promoted to a sophomore since the beginning of school, and she will soon be a senior high school student. Where there is time to continue to wave, even if she is the tail of the crane, she must have the dignity of the tail of the crane!

"It's alright, alright, return Yu'an to me." Feng Jiamin with her hips akimbo, looking like a domineering queen.

The corners of Joe's lips twitched slightly, but he still called out his apprentice. The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they played together as soon as they met.

"By the way, I'm going out again during this time, and I want to take Yu'an away, so don't come to our house for the time being, or you won't find us if you come." Qiao didn't tell Feng Jiamin, saying that he It's been a long time since I brought the child back, but I haven't lived with him for too long. Taking advantage of this return to the teacher's school, I have to teach him something.

"Hey, where are you going?" Feng Jiamin pinched Qiao Yu'an's face, "Remember not to lose us Yu'an."

"Go to Licheng." Joe narrowed his eyes.

Li Cheng, long time no see.

The author has something to say: angry, my trip to Maple Leaf has to be postponed 2333

☆, Nanli

On July 18th, Qiao Gu brought Qiao Yu, Qiao didn't brought Qiao Yu'an, plus Yiwei, the four boarded the plane to Licheng.

Licheng is located in the north-central part of China. The whole city is not big, but it is still famous. Not only does it produce delicious food, but it is also famous for its mountains. The most famous one is Liqu Mountain, which runs across the entire city.Coincidentally, the Nanli School was built in Liqu Mountain.

It is necessary to walk up from the foot of the mountain to the halfway up the mountain. Generally speaking, people who practice Taoism can fly over the eaves and walls and shrink the ground to an inch. If the distance is too far, there is no need to walk.But Nanli was protected by a very powerful formation, and it was not respected to use Taoism to cheat, so everyone used it.

"Yu An, are you tired? Or else, brother will carry you on his back." Qiao didn't really feel sorry for his apprentice. Before he was really trained by Qiao Gu, he used to let Qiao Gu carry him up the mountain when he was a child.

So my child is caring and doesn't know how to use resources. Look at how smart he was when he was young.

"It's okay, brother." Qiao Yu'an shook his head. The mountain road is indeed a bit long, but he is not delicate, and he can vaguely feel that this is a test.

"Children can't be coddled, especially boys." Qiao Gu gave Qiao Yu'an an indifferent look, "There won't be any problems after walking for a while."

This is really nice to say, but he completely forgot how he didn't get used to Joe being so fearless when he was a child.

The four of them stopped and went, arrived at the foot of the mountain after nine o'clock in the morning, and did not really reach the outside of the mountain protection formation until nearly eleven o'clock.Because from this day onwards, Nanli officially welcomed guests, so just as Dai Qiaogu stepped into the formation, a young gatekeeper ran out.

"Hey, why didn't Master Qiao tell you in advance when he came back?" The disciple looked very surprised, "There are also Senior Brother Qiao and Fellow Daoist Meng."

Yiwei's surname is Meng, and their school has never publicized their surname to the outside world.

"En." Qiao Gu responded to him lightly, and the disciple was very discerning and stopped talking, and led a few people inside.

Nanli was built in Liqu Mountain, but it is not limited to Liqu Mountain. Since it is a practice of Taoism, it is naturally different from ordinary people, and the place where they live is also different.After stepping out of the mountain protection formation, there was a different scene in front of him.

The first thing that caught the eye was a bridge, which was very narrow and looked like a single-plank bridge.Under the bridge is a slightly wider river, in which pink lotus flowers are planted, and with curling smoke, it looks like a hot spring in winter.

Several people stepped onto the single-plank bridge, with the disciple leading the way in front, followed by Qiao Gu and Yiwei, and Qiao Yu'an walked at the end without holding Qiao Yu'an in his arms.The bridge is so narrow that he is worried about letting the child walk alone.

After getting off the single-plank bridge, there is a towering giant tree in front of you. This tree seems to be hundreds of thousands of years old, and it takes thirty or fifty adult men to surround it.

Strangely, the canopy of this tree covers the sky, and the hanging branches are dark green and full of vitality. What's even more strange are the sporadic flowers hidden in the thick leaves.The flowers are tender pink and light yellow, and it seems that they can still smell the fragrance faintly.

The tree is not far in front of the bridge, and two roads diverge just around the tree, one on the left and one on the right, but both roads are covered by thick fog and there are no signs on them, so I don't know where they lead.

The disciple leading the way got off the bridge and stopped to look at Qiao Gu: "I don't know where Master Qiao wants to go? The head of the room where you and Qiao have no senior brother has already asked us to prepare. This is where you and your senior brother used to live." The place."

After finishing speaking, he stretched out his hand to indicate the road on the right, and then said: "The head and other uncles are discussing affairs in the newly built Tingfeng Pavilion this year. The location is relatively remote. If you want to go, I will take you there, but it is on the other side."

The other side refers to the left side, of course.

"Well, you take me to Tingfeng Pavilion, and Qiao goes back to your own room without you and Yiwei." After Qiao Gu finished speaking, he followed the leading disciple to the left. Put An down, just hug him and walk to the right.

"Brother, is this where you lived when you were a child?" Qiao Yu'an carefully reached out and touched the branches hanging from the giant tree, with unconscious joy in her eyes.

It's so beautiful, just like the fairyland in the storybook.

"Probably." Qiao didn't rub his head. He actually only lived here for one year when he was a child, and moved out with Qiao Gu to live in Sucheng in the second year.Fortunately, he has a good memory, and he still remembers his room, otherwise he would be ashamed if he couldn't find his way.

"It's so beautiful here." Qiao Yuan muttered to herself, almost dazzled by the scenery along the way.

The road on the right is not bad at all. There is a narrow path built on the large expanse of green grass. The path is paved with bluestone slabs. On the surrounding grass are the same bright yellow and light pink flowers as the giant trees.The open green grass seems to be boundless, and the rolling Li Qu Mountain can be seen in the distance. The forest on the mountain seems to be a natural barrier to enclose the place.

It's just that the three of them didn't go far when a voice came from behind.

"No Joe? Why are you back?"

Qiao didn't hear the sound and turned his head to look over, and what caught his eyes was a man and a woman with excellent looks.These two people look quite alike, and feel like twins, but in reality they are pretty much the same.

"I haven't come back for so many years. I don't know if I was expelled from the teacher's school." The man in the twins smiled, and the baby's face was full of malice, "Oh, why hasn't Joe died without you? Shouldn't ah."

"You, Song Mingyang, are not dead. How dare I die. They say that the laws of nature do not forgive people. Oh, that's right, it's normal that you were not arrested. After all, people are the ones who are spared." in the eyes.

The baby-faced young man named Song Mingyang snorted coldly, and his younger sister Song Mingyue followed suit, her eyes full of anticipation: "Qiao came back without you, did uncle Qiao come back too?"

Qiao was not caught in her throat by her bright eyes, and nodded with some helplessness and gloating: "I'm back, I went to Tingfeng Pavilion."

Tingfeng Pavilion?Song Mingyue's eyes lit up, she turned around and ran towards Tingfeng Pavilion without caring about anything else.Seeing that his sister was so weak, Song Mingyang was so angry that he glared at Qiao Mou: "Just wait, Qiao Mou, I will definitely defeat you this year!"

"What do you want to do? If it's okay, I'm going back to my own room." Qiao didn't bother to talk to him, and continued walking with Yiwei, leaving Song Mingyang hopping on the spot alone.

"I said he is really persistent." Yiwei looked back at Song Mingxiang, and couldn't help but smile, "I've been cursing you to death for many years and wanting to defeat you, but it's a pity that the dream I've been dreaming for so many years still hasn't come true. .”

"People always have dreams, otherwise what is the difference from salted fish?" Qiao didn't hug Qiao Yu'an up, and teased him with a smile, "Is Yu'an right?"

"Yes!" The child rolled his big eyes, but in the next second he asked a fatal question, "But isn't a salted fish a salted fish with a dream?"

Joe: ... well, nothing to say.

After more than ten minutes, Qiao did not finally return to the courtyard where he lived. Nanli was very far away. For a direct disciple like him, the place where he lived was naturally not small, and the environment was very quiet.

"I think I'll live with you in the next period of time." Yiwei walked up and down the small yard, sighing with emotion from time to time that the place is good.

This small courtyard is a bit like a courtyard, everything is a room, the north is the main hall, for the host to meet guests and talk about things.There are two houses on the west side, Qiao Yu'an is too small to live with Qiao, the remaining one is just reserved for Yiwei, and Qiao Gu lives in the house on the east side.

"Let's tidy up first, I have to go to my master later, and then formally pay a formal visit to the head." Qiao Wei said to Wei Wei while tidying Qiao Yu'an's clothes, "I have to take Yu'an there and officially record it under my name."

Oh, from now on, he, Joe, doesn't have an apprentice.

I couldn't see his snarky appearance for a while, and returned to my room to get ready after humming twice.

In Tingfeng Pavilion, Qiao Gu was sitting at the carved black wooden table in the side hall. There were quite a lot of people in the main hall outside. He only said hello and was not interested in staying there to join in the fun. He just stayed inside and waited for his senior brother to finish the matter. .

It's a pity that he didn't have time to relax for too long, when a female voice as crisp as a warbler's cry came to his ears.

"Uncle Qiao Gu, you are back! I was thinking about when you will arrive in the morning."

Qiao Gu's movement of drinking tea was stiff for a moment, before he could figure out how to deal with it, Song Mingyue quickly sat beside him and held his arm affectionately: "If I hadn't met Qiao on the road, I wouldn't have known you I'm back, when did you come back? I miss you since I haven't seen you for so long, do you miss me?"

This girl balabala a lot, Qiao Gu didn't understand her first sentence before she finished everything.

"Drink some water first." Qiao Gu quickly pushed the teapot towards her, "I'll go out and see my brother."

As soon as he got up and was about to escape from here, Song Mingyue grabbed the corner of his clothes and said softly, "I'm not thirsty, I just want to talk to you right now, you can talk to me."

"Song Mingyue, I'm your uncle, you have to know who you are." Qiao sighed inwardly, but her face was extremely flat, and her hand was pulled away forcefully, "I used to indulge you because you were young, little Girls don't understand anything, it's normal to like beautiful skins. But you are already twenty this year, so you should understand some things, and it's better to pay attention in the future."

"I don't!" Song Mingyue bit her lower lip, with tears in her eyes full of sadness, "Qiao Gu, I'm not a little girl anymore, I've grown up, and I still can't tell what liking for looks is. , What is liking for people? If you don't give me a chance, how do you know that I don't really like you?"

Give you a chance to let me hurt you?Qiao Gu murmured silently in his heart. Before he could say anything, Qiao Chan walked in from the outside with a bit of righteousness on his face: "Mingyue, that's how you talk to your uncle? Hurry up while your master isn't here." Go back, your master can come back because you helped him win a good ranking this time."

"Master..." Song Mingyue called out unwillingly, but Qiao Chan gave her a slight glance, which made Song Mingyue shiver subconsciously.

"Yes, I got it." Song Mingyue lowered her head and gave a nasty reply, then gave Qiao Gu a reluctant look, and finally ran out.

She won't give up, Qiao Gu will be hers after all!

As soon as she left, Qiao Gu breathed a sigh of relief. He had never been so worried before facing a formidable opponent. The little girl's liking was really heavy.

The author has something to say: The smog seems to be very serious here, I take two breaths every day, and I feel cute [cover my face]

☆, Kan Gua

"You, no matter how long it takes, you are still so popular." Qiao Chan shook his head and teased him.

"I don't want this kind of welcome." Qiao Gu was also quite helpless. In fact, it's not that he couldn't see Song Mingyue's thoughts, but he also knew that her love for him was partly due to his appearance, and partly due to his reputation and personality.It's normal for a young girl like Song Mingyue to have some admiration for elders with good looks and high strength.

"Let's not talk about that, when did you come back?" Qiao Chan changed the subject.

"A month or two ago." Qiao took a sip of water without picking up the cup in front of him, and after putting it down, his expression became serious. "Brother, I suspect...he may be coming back."

"He?" Qiao Chan paused for a moment, then opened his eyes slightly, "You mean...he?"

Qiao Gu nodded, without saying a word, he knew that Qiao Chan knew who the "he" was referring to.

"How is it possible!" Qiao Chan was surprised, "Didn't he be given by the master..."

"It's not that simple." Qiao Gu shook his head and interrupted him, "Master took him away, but when he came back, he was alone, and he died soon after. Before he left, Master said that everything was safe, but he didn't say what he was going to do. How about it, we all thought he was dead, but what if he just disappeared temporarily? I have been doing fortune-telling during this time, but no matter how I do the calculation, there is only one unclear result. And I met a strange black man before Clothed man, he is using his own black talisman, so I have reason to suspect that he... is really coming back."

"Even you can't figure it out?" Qiao Chan frowned. When it comes to Taoism, he is on par with Qiao Gu, but when it comes to talisman and physiognomy, he thinks he is not as good as Qiao Gu.So if Qiao Gu can't figure it out, maybe he really wants to come back.

"Then we have to take countermeasures in advance." Qiao Chan turned his brain quickly, "He must have accumulated a lot of resentment when he was so unwilling. This time, the sky will change."

The day has changed.Qiao Gu sighed inwardly, and sipped the tea in his cup.

The inner hall was completely silent, and suddenly there was a voice.

"Master, I'm here." Qiao didn't bring Yiwei and Qiao Yu'an into the door, and after seeing Qiao Chan, he formally saluted him, "Hello, Head Master."

"Well, Joe has grown so big." Qiao Chan smiled and patted him on the shoulder, looking very satisfied with him, "It's rare to come back with your master, so we must stay for a few more days, otherwise as a It's shameful for inner disciples to be unfamiliar with Nanli."

"Yes, Joe didn't know." Joe didn't bow slightly, but responded, and said instead, "Master, I accepted a disciple some time ago, and I brought him here today to find a time to officially record his name under my name."

"Huh? Disciple?" Qiao Chan looked at Qiao Yu'an, sized him up for a while, and nodded slowly after seeing the child's eyes, which were uncomfortable but showed no intention of retreating, "Take some time to take him Just go and register your name, and take all the things you should take."

"Okay." Joe finally smiled. Since the head of the house has said so, of course he will not be polite, but he has to take more.

Although Yiwei does not belong to Nanli, the sect he belongs to has always been friendly with Nanli, and he is also an outstanding young man in Qiao Mu's generation, so Qiao Chan also said a few words to him.

It is not suitable to tell the younger generation about the matter of the previous generation. Qiao Gu and Qiao Chan kept what they knew in their hearts, and they were going to find a suitable opportunity to discuss it carefully.

After saying hello to Qiao Chan, the four of them didn't plan to stay in Tingfeng Pavilion anymore, and went back to the small courtyard where they lived together.When passing the huge tree at Kaishi and the small river covered in white mist on the road, Qiao didn't suddenly say: "Master, the aura here seems to be stronger?"

"Well, this is the center of the mountain protection formation, and the natural aura is abundant and rich." Qiao Gu answered his question naturally, "In addition to the thousand-year-old tree and this lotus pond, it is the icing on the cake."

Joe's eyes flickered slightly, and he continued to ask inadvertently when he came to the fork in the road: "I saw the formation today, and there is a question in my heart that I can't understand. Generally speaking, when we set up a formation, Most of us use talisman paper talismans to protect us, but in a place where this kind of aura is abundant, can we use aura to form something similar to a protective shield?"

"Theoretically yes." Qiao Gu nodded slightly, "Actually, it depends on the person who casts the spell. If the person is strong enough, then he can use these auras to not only protect himself, but also turn it into his own strength. But If he is not capable enough and insists on using force, he will suffer backlash."

"By the way, why did you suddenly remember to ask this question?" Qiao Gu asked casually, but he didn't think about it.

"Oh, it's nothing, I just remembered it suddenly." Qiao didn't look back at the lotus pond, and led Qiao Yu'an to change the topic, "I'll take Yu'an to register now, and I have to get him something , you go back first."

The two agreed, and the four parted ways.

As Qiao Gu's direct disciple, Qiao Bu's status in the school is actually very high, and if he becomes his direct disciple, his status will definitely not be low.The registration of the identity of the direct disciple is quite complicated, but Qiao's identity is not too special, and he has obtained the personal consent of the head, so this registration did not take much time.

Because Qiao Yu'an was still young and hadn't had any formal contact with Daoism, Qiao didn't bring him too many things, only the identity jade talisman and some talisman paper gadgets that Nanli's disciples must have.

Anyway, Nanli won't be free if he's still here, and it won't be too late for Qiao Yuan to bring him back to get his things when he grows up.The things that can be taken at that time will definitely not be small in terms of quality or power.

He, Joe, is not a person who pays attention to sustainable development.

The official martial arts competition started in early August, and from today onwards, disciples from other martial arts will come here one after another, so Qiao Mei and Yiwei, who arrived the earliest, still have half a month to adjust their state to welcome the feast arrival.

In the evening, Qiao Gu took Qiao Yu'an out for a stroll and cultivated their relationship, while Qiao Wei stayed in his room with Yiwei.

"Joe, why do I always feel that something is wrong with you these days?" Yiwei stared at Qiao while playing with his mobile phone, his eyes were rare sharp, "In a trance, full of thoughts, sometimes you seem to be Especially... all-or-nothing?"

The last word was used rather strangely, Joe didn't shake his mind, and rubbed his temples wearily: "To tell you the truth, I do have something on my mind, and I don't know how to solve it."

Hearing that Joe didn't have anything on his mind, it seemed quite complicated, and he immediately regained his spirits: "Hey, is there really? Why didn't you tell me earlier, I can help you! Come on, let me do it I'll do a fortune telling for you, you can't compare to me in divination and interpretation."

This was not a lie, and Joe was willing to admit it even if he didn't, and he really couldn't think of a perfect way, so he hesitated for a while before agreeing to it.

Joe is no stranger to fortune-telling. Before opening his mouth, he naturally picked up the writing brush on the table beside him, and wrote a few words on the plain white paper that had been spread out long ago.

"Isn't this... your birthday?" Yiwei stared at the year, month, and day on the paper with great interest, "It's so rare, the first time you asked me to tell you a fortune, it was your own birthday. Joe didn't , it seems that your mind is not small."

"If you want to figure it out, why do you care so much?" Joe didn't give him a glare. "If I can't figure out my own business, can I still use you?"

Hmph, Yi Wei snorted coldly, and then slowly stretched out his hand and pinched his fingers to make a fortune teller for him. He thought about it and asked at the same time: "By the way, you haven't said what you want me to give you, fortune, marriage, etc. , career, relatives?"

"It's hard to say." Joe didn't shake his head, and he was still not going to tell him what was on his mind. He just said, "Just figure out whether the thing I want can be achieved."

"How can it be done? What if it can't be done?" Yiwei closed his eyes and pinched his fingers, and kept talking, as if trying to figure out his attitude.

How did it become?So what?Joe didn't know it in his own mind, after all, he hadn't really encountered either of these situations.

But he knew that whether it could be done or not, he had to do it.

After counting for a while, Qiao frowned under Joe's hopeless and nervous eyes: "This hexagram is quite strange. Judging from your birth date, it belongs to the Kan hexagram, and Kan belongs to water." , since water often sinks in low-lying places, it is also a sign of danger..."

There are a bunch of balabala, and the overall hexagram does not seem to be very good.Without pondering for a while, Qiao got up and opened a cabinet in the room under a slightly tentative gaze. The cabinet was filled with books, and when he opened it, there was a lingering fragrance that lingered for a long time.

"Okay, I have something to do, you go back to your own room first." Joe didn't suddenly speak to chase people away, he just opened his mouth to speak, but he pushed him out.

When he was kicked out and the door slammed shut, Yiwei was still a little unhappy: "Hey, who is it? Throw it away when you're done using it!"

Whether he likes it or not, it doesn't matter what Joe doesn't do anyway.

In the room, Joe didn't move all the books out of the cabinet, and studied them carefully one by one, while reading something in his mouth, he didn't know what he was talking about.

Quietly landed on his shoulders, and the little bean eyes were inexplicably filled with sadness, what exactly is Qiao Qiao going to do?

I lived quietly in Nanli for a few days, and people from other sects really came one after another. During this period, many people came to see Qiao, but except for Jin Ze, Qiao did not refuse to see all the guests, and kept himself locked in the room. .

On this day, all the disciples from several famous sects in the metaphysics world finally arrived, and not many people cared about the remaining small sects.On the day they were all here, Qiao Chan specially gathered them together to cleanse them up.

At the main table sat Qiao Chan, Qiao Gu and the heads of other sects. Representatives of the younger generation such as Qiao Weihe Yiwei didn't join in the fun, and just sat down in a random corner.The people sitting at the table in the corner were originally unremarkable disciples, but when Qiao Meihe and Yiwei came suddenly, they were inexplicably bright.

"Hey, isn't this Qiao Meihe and Yiwei? Why are the two of them sitting here? Even if they don't sit at the main table, they should be closer to those heads."

"Who knows, maybe something happened. Hey, I said that Joe didn't come this year. It seems that No.1 will be decided again."

"Tsk tsk, what you said is really heartbreaking. Forget it, let's not talk about it. Is there anything new recently? It feels quite peaceful."

"What's the matter with Taiping? You don't know. Since the incident of the black fog in City C, it seems that some other cities have experienced some strange behaviors inexplicably, but luckily it didn't cause confusion. We can only wait and see."

……

Everyone at the table was talking, some were discussing gossip, some were exploring serious matters, they were all busy anyway.After listening to it for a few minutes, Qiao felt that it was meaningless, and after whispering a few times with Tong Wei and Jin Ze, they quietly left the seat.

The author has something to say: Ah, embarrassing, it was even later yesterday QAQ

☆. When can we be together?

It was very quiet when he left, not many people noticed him, let alone saw him go to the lotus pond.

"Qiao Qiao, what's on your mind, tell me and I'll give you some advice." Quietly pecked at his face, and stretched out her wings to caress his forehead worriedly.

"Well, I'm really fine." Without shaking her head, Joe sat down on a big rock by the lotus pond and slowly stretched out her hand, "But I need you to do me a favor."

"What's busy, you just say it."

Qiao didn't urge the aura in his body to condense a little white mist: "Lend me some of your aura, give me as much as you can, the more the better, until you temporarily use up the aura."

"Ah?" Jing Jing was a little confused, but seeing Qiao's unsteady eyes, she agreed.

Isn't it just aura?It's not a big problem to use it temporarily, since Joe doesn't want it, just give it to him.

One person and one bird were discussed, but Joe didn't calm down. The white mist in his hands became thicker and thicker, from the size of a tennis ball at the beginning to the size of a football.Beads of sweat slowly emerged from his forehead, and Joe didn't take a deep breath: "Okay, come on."

The color of Joe's body is red, but the condensed high-purity aura is milky white, and the quiet aura is as bright red as his fire.The two intersect and merge, and the bright red is slowly diluted and gradually blended into the white.

Joe didn't stare at the ball of aura, but lightly touched it with his other hand, as if he wanted to squeeze the ball of air into some shape?But this anger doesn't listen to him very much.Moreover, his body is just right, and he is not able to condense spiritual energy for a long time, not to mention the quiet and domineering phoenix energy, which is even more difficult to control.

"No, it's still not good." Joe didn't shake his head, his face was slightly pale, and the spiritual energy in his hands quickly dissipated.

He is still too weak to control so much aura, but if he can't control it, what should he do?And it seems that the things condensed in this way are not likely to last for a long time.

"Do you want to do it again?" Quietly squatted on the stone, looking up at Joe.

No need, Joe shook his head and sighed, it has nothing to do with trying a few times, or his own strength is not enough.

"I said, you came here alone to watch the lotus play with its spiritual energy?" A hearty and free voice came from behind, which Joe was no stranger to.

Jin Ze wandered over and sat down on a big rock opposite Joe: "What do you want?"

Wanting to put this matter aside, Joe was speechless, his lips moved, and another sentence came out abruptly: "Jin Ze, do you know how to condense a large amount of spiritual energy in a short period of time?"

"Ah? Gather a lot of spiritual energy?" Jin Ze was a little confused, "It's not that simple. Besides, you don't know, how could I know."

Joe twitched the corners of his mouth, feeling a little helpless.That's right, he came to ask Jin Ze because he was really obsessed.

"However, I have an idea." Jin Ze suddenly said, "Look, here is your mountain protection formation. This formation gathers the aura of heaven and earth all the year round for the disciples of your sect to practice. It is also these auras that are cultivated. The lotus in this pool. So we think this way, since we can’t gather a lot of spiritual energy by ourselves, we can use the spiritual energy of the world for our own use.”

"For your own use?" Joe didn't mutter to himself, and seemed to be enlightened for a moment, "By the way, I can borrow these auras, and there are so many auras here, so you don't have to worry about losing your strength."

But things are not so easy to do. For example, if the aura gathers, will it disperse after leaving here?Also, even if we get together, is there a time limit?And how long will it take to solve the troubles that will be encountered in the middle?

these are all he needs