sword in the air

There is a green mountain in Zezhou City, stretching for hundreds of miles, surrounded by clouds and mists in spring and autumn, like a fairyland.All five-year-old children at the foot of the mountain recognized that it was Zhengxuan Mountain, the number one mountain in the world.To say that it is the number one mountain in the world is not to brag, but to talk about the right way in the world, it is up to you whether Shushan, Zhengxuan Mountain, or Qingcheng Mountain is better. The title of the number one mountain is bestowed by the Holy One.

Zhengxuan Mountain has a total of 81 peaks and peaks. The main peak, Zewu Peak, is where the twelve elders and their disciples lived.Zhengxuan Mountain welcomes sages all over the world, as long as they sincerely come to seek Taoism, Zhengxuan Mountain will not refuse anyone who comes.There are many people who come to take the exam every year, but very few of them can become disciples.

Every spring, there is a month-long trial in Zhengxuan Mountain, and those who pass can become house disciples.This year's trial has already ended, if you want to become a disciple of Zhengxuan Mountain, you can only wait until next spring.

However, both outer disciples and indoor disciples have to have morning classes in Yuxu Palace, and the master will explain the Taoism of the world.

This class makes people love and hate it. Those who devote themselves to cultivating Taoism enjoy it, and those who concentrate on martial arts feel that it is as long as a foot wrap. It makes people drowsy.Every time after the morning class, there are often people who are sleepy and depressed, and often regret what they came to Zhengxuan Mountain to figure out.

It was already raining heavily at the end of the morning class today, and the disciples in the outer room who were in good condition brought companions to study and were picked up by the servants at home. Some ran away without disliking the rain, and some waited for the rain to stop under the eaves with their hands in their hands.

Under the eaves of the simple and solemn Yuxu Palace, there are still five or six people standing here and there waiting for the rain.

"Have you heard? There's a new junior brother here." Lin Shao stood under the eaves and chatted with his classmates and friends. He was the famous Bai Xiaosheng, and he was usually the first to know about anything.

Zhan Tiange glanced outside, the rain might stop when, he was waiting for a servant to pick him up, and replied: "Isn't the trial over already?"

"It is said that it is a newly brought back apprentice, and head teacher Wang went down the mountain to bring it back in person." Ren Linshao bit the word "in person", because the head teacher didn't go down the mountain very often.

"The head teacher has long wanted to go down the mountain to pick him up, but it's a pity that he came to pray for blessings. Emperor Yongle came to Zhengxuan Mountain to burn incense and pray for blessings the second day after he ascended the throne. The head teacher Wang has to be there. We have received him for three days. , That night, the head teacher rushed all night from Zezhou City to Yongzhou, just to pick up an apprentice in person. Look, it is such an honor." Ren Shaolin said in amazement.

"Hey, this is rare. Headmaster Wang was originally an apprentice. Brother Xu took the exam for three months and passed nineteen trials before he was admitted to Teacher Wang's door. Master Wang is an asshole." Zhan Tiange's mouth became sour as he spoke, and it was a lie to say that he was not jealous. Zhan Tiange failed the exam every year for five years, and his family was thinking about marrying him a wife. I finally passed the exam in [-], and I am getting older, so that's the same thing in cultivation in the future.

Zhan Tiange was unconvinced after thinking about it, and said: "The relationship is so good, I can't pass the exam for the head teacher in another five years, this exam is useless."

Ren Shaolin suddenly lowered his voice and said: "But he is also pitiful, his whole family was killed, and he is the only one left."

Zhan Tiange asked: "Wait? Are you talking about the Gu family?"

Gossip is to wait for this moment, Ren Linshao said: "Yes."

Zhan Tiange still had a look of disbelief, and asked, "Is that the Gu family of the number one sword sect in the world?"

"Are you deaf?" Ren Linshao felt a little funny, looked at the other people, many people had already looked over, and said in a low voice, "Keep your voice down, it's the young master of the Gu family, Gu Yi. "

Zhan Tiange looked at the others, and said in a low voice: "Isn't his family well-known and upright? I remember that there was a famine in Yongzhou City in the early years, and the food allocated by the court was swallowed by the dog officials. Later, it was the Gu family who came forward to give porridge I took a lot of money for disaster relief, but it also annoyed the local prefect, thinking that he was meddling in his own business. How could he be wiped out so well?"

Master Ren Lin held his sleeves, looking old-fashioned, and said: "There are too many sayings. Some people say that it is for the Gu family's famous sword. After the family extermination case, there is no Gu family's sword manual or mind."

Zhan Tiange didn't quite believe it: "Impossible, there are so many martial arts cheats in the world, this is the first time I've heard that they want to kill their families with swords."

Ren Linshao sighed: "Maybe there are some enemies? Who can say for sure?"

Zhan Tiange suddenly thought of something, and his face turned pale, "Could it be..."

Ren Linshao took over the topic and said: "Yes, the Ming Tombs of Bliss, it is said that 35 killers were dispatched overnight to do this big business. But the Ming Tombs are at best a knife, and there is no one who is the buyer. People know."

"Even the Ming Tombs of Bliss can achieve this level overnight? Isn't there a formation at the gate of the Gu family?" Zhan Tiange felt suspicious. With his own ability, he could be easily wiped out by others, and his family would not be able to survive in the arena for a long time.

"Oh, you asked the right question this time," Ren Linshao said, "There is a traitor in the Gu family, and the steward Gu Tianqing has rebelled, and led the people from the Ming Tombs into the main house of the Gu family. "

Wait, it's still wrong, Zhan Tiange thinks the story is full of loopholes.It stands to reason that most of the big cases of extermination are seeking revenge, so how did Gu Yi survive?Unless the customer wanted to spare his life from the very beginning, the Ming Tombs of Bliss would not leave a baby boy behind.

Then what is the purpose of keeping Gu Yi?Anyone who walks in the rivers and lakes, everyone knows that we must cut the grass and root out, and no fool is willing to leave a disaster behind.Now that the calamity has entered Zhengxuan Mountain, it is clear that he must hide his strength and bide his time, and when the wings are full, he will take revenge.

How could Ren Linshao know this kind of question? Ren Linshao just loves to talk, and he can't tell the kindness and resentment behind it, so he came to the conclusion, "So it's reasonable for Master Wang to go down the mountain to pick him up. This Gu Yi will be our junior brother from now on."

"No..." Zhan Tiange thought it was a joke to say this, "Why... His family is a swordsman."

Ren Linshao also felt puzzled, it is almost determined that a person should be ten years old when practicing alone, and this Gu Yi should be fourteen or five years old.A sword has one edge, but a sword has two edges. Those who are used to swords cannot learn swords well, and those who have learned swords cannot hold swords well.

Not only that, but the Gu family knife is about cutting through everything. To put it bluntly, it is a murder knife. Those who learn the Gu family knife must use human blood to sacrifice the knife. It is said that Gu Yi killed the first person at the age of seven, no matter whether it is for good or not. He is full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, but he has a murderous heart in his heart.What Zhengxuanshan learned was the Cangsheng Sword, he embraced the world with a heart of Taoism.Killing heart to Dao heart, this is not something that can be practiced.

"Perhaps the talent is high, the head teacher doesn't accept disciples casually." Ren Shaolin said.

"Then I have nothing to say," Zhan Tiange thought of the case of the extermination of the Gu family, and felt a little sympathetic to Gu Yi, who had never faced him before, and shook his head, "He is really pitiful."

If the whole family is dead and he can go to Wang Shengru to practice Taoism, then he would rather not go.And for Gu Yi, if he could become the suzerain of his own sword sect, why should he be an apprentice to someone, even if that person is Wang Shengru?

"It's so pitiful," Zhan Tiange changed his previous indignation, and said, "It's fine that the whole family is dead, but this little junior brother is still a fellow student of Senior Brother Xu. I don't know how he will live in the future. Oh, really Bad luck."

"Cough cough." As soon as Zhan Tiange finished speaking, Ren Shaolin poked him and told him to shut up.

Zhan Tiange turned around and found Senior Brother Xu sitting not far behind them. He didn't know how much he had listened to.Xu Yunqian is Wang Shengru's only apprentice. At this time, he is facing Zhan Tiange and is wiping a sword. The cold sword reflects his face. A 16-year-old boy, his face is still a little green, but it doesn't prevent Zhan Tiange, who is three years older than him, from being afraid of him.

Xu Yunqian seldom hangs out with the seniors at Xiafeng on weekdays, and has little contact with them, so he naturally maintains a mysterious look.Everyone treated him with great respect, treated him as a future head teacher, and didn't dare to make fun of Xu Yunqian.

But everyone knew that was not the case at all, Xu Yunqian was a dog in front of everyone, but behind closed doors he was an asshole with a temper.He always raises his eyes, and then starts uttering wild words.

When Ren Linshao heard him swearing for the first time, he couldn't speak a word, and was stunned by the senior brother's swearing skills.

Zhan Tiange didn't have the honor of being scolded by Xu Yunqian, but he had heard many rumors, and was a little afraid of him. Xu Yunqian didn't even look at him, but he was a little nervous, and pulled Young Master Ren Lin's sleeve and asked, "Tell me, is he Want to kill me?"

"Shouldn't, wouldn't it be?" Ren Linshao was confused, and his voice became weaker as he spoke, Xu Yunqian's temper was hard to figure out, he looked like an exiled fairy who had walked out of a painting scroll, with a bad temper.

Zhan Tiange and Ren Linshao fell silent together. They were busy chatting just now, but they didn't see clearly what was going on now. Almost everyone who was waiting in the porch was picked up, and only the two of them were left with Xu Yunqian.Xu Yunqian wiped a spotless sword silently. At this time, the sky was cloudy and the cold wind was blowing, like a ghost story in a storybook. I was afraid that Senior Brother Xu would trouble them both, so I only hoped that the servants at home would come quickly and stay away from this place. right and wrong.

Zhan Tiange and Ren Linshao were still trembling in fear, Xu Yunqian said, "Why should I kill you?"

"Huh?" Zhan Tiange and Ren Linshao looked at each other, probably never thought that Senior Brother Xu would talk to them.

At this moment, Xu Yunqian just stood up. He was tall, only sixteen this year, but he was taller than Zhan Tiange. Zhan Tiange took a step back, thinking that Senior Brother Xu was going to settle accounts with him, and seeing Senior Brother Xu stretch out a hand, that hand Bai Baijing's fingers are long and slender, but it makes people think of nothing romantic, but only thinks of killing someone. Zhan Tiange retreats all the way, and finally retreats into the rain when there is no way to retreat.

With a snap, Xu Yunqian caught something and said, "Lend me the umbrella."

When Zhan Tiange turned around, he saw his servants, who braved the rain to deliver umbrellas. The umbrella just arrived in his arms was taken away, and he was a little dazed at this moment.

It turned out to be borrowing an umbrella, Zhan Tiange sneered: "Brother Xu, you should have said it earlier, you can use it as you like, I'm not in a hurry."

"Thank you." Xu Yunqian nodded to him, opened the umbrella, did not speak anymore, and his figure was already submerged in the rain.

"Scared me to death." Zhan Tiange calmed himself down, turned his head to see Ren Linshao's face was pale, and said, "Look, I scared you."

"Who is afraid of him?" Ren Linshao couldn't say that he was really cowardly. He thought that there were not many juniors in the same school who were not afraid of him, so he looked away and asked, "Is he going down the mountain?"

Xu Yunqian only showed his back, but the way he walked was down the mountain. The disciples of Zhengxuan Mountain don't usually go down the mountain. Zhan Tiange asked, "What is he going down the mountain for?"

He stopped in the middle of speaking, as if he knew why he was going down the mountain.

Xu Yunqian took the master's command and asked him to go down the mountain to pick up people. Wang Shengru said he would come back today and asked him to pick up after morning class.Xu Yunqian walked slowly holding an umbrella. Zezhou City was rainy, and it was raining endlessly. The rain splashed up a misty mist of water vapor. From a distance, he could still see the Taoist palace in the distance. Xuanshan looks like some kind of fairyland on earth.Xu Yunqian hated the rain. When it rained, the ground was muddy, the leaves fell, and the flowers were crippled. There was nothing beautiful about it, and mud was splashed all over her body.

He stood at the foot of the mountain holding an umbrella, his face was calm, and he was wearing a Taoist robe, looking as if he was about to fly.

After about an hour, he saw a carriage driving slowly in the rain. Master Wang Shengru drove the carriage himself without even a Taoist boy.Wang Shengru is already sixty years old. He is wearing a coir raincoat and has a gray beard. He looks like an ordinary old man, very amiable.

Wang Shengru drove up to Xu Yunqian, and yelled from afar: "My boy."

Xu Yunqian has no expression on his face, he is used to his master being unruly, and his relationship with Wang Shengru is both a teacher and a friend, sometimes like a father and brother, the two never stick to trivial matters, and even Wang Shengru is afraid of him when they start a fire.

Xu Yunqian frowned when he saw that his master had a wound on his abdomen, and a little blood was faintly printed on his Taoist robe. Wang Shengru is now ranked number one in the world, and it is still rare to see people who can hurt him.It seems that the process of escorting the orphan of the Gu family back to Zhengxuan Mountain is not peaceful, and there are still people in the world who want Gu Yi's life.But if Wang Shengru was injured in the abdomen, the person who injured him should be dead now.

Wang Shengru noticed Xu Yunqian's gaze, the little apprentice's eyes were too sharp, and said, "It's okay, guess what good things my master brought you?"

Xu Yunqian just listened to the conversation between Ren Shaolin and Zhan Tiange, and he guessed who was in the carriage. Wang Shengru's tone seemed to bring him a puppy.

"Look quickly." Wang Shengru urged him.

Xu Yunqian had no choice but to lift the carriage curtain.

That was the first time Xu Yunqian saw Gu Yi. He was wearing a gray Taoist robe that didn't fit well. The robe was a little too long, and his legs and sleeves were rolled up, making him even thinner.Master really doesn't know how to take care of others, Gu Yi's face is dirty, like a little beggar.There was no light in the carriage, and he leaned against the corner with his knees hugged. When he saw Xu Yunqian, he raised his eyes, and there was some instinctive murderousness in his black and white eyes.It reminded him of a wild fox brought back by Mr. Xu, hiding in a black box, grinning at everyone, only daring to hide under the edge of the bed when he first entered the door.At that time, Xu Yunqian opened the cage to see the wild fox in the same way. Now he opened the curtain of the carriage and saw a dirty little Gu Yi.

Wang Shengru said beside him: "Yunqian, call me junior."