Salted fish master was forced to accept disciples

Xi Tao stood on the porch, looking at the frost and snow in the sky boredly, and worried about the awakening of the power of the deep sea in Jiu Ling's body.

Standing in the frost and snow, he still felt so cold. Mr. Xuan Xinghe said that when the power of the deep sea was awakened, Jiu Ling would feel as if he was in an ice cave. He couldn't imagine how severe the cold would be.

He stretched out his hand to catch the falling snowflakes, and frowned slightly. His apprentice is a little mermaid, and he is usually afraid of the cold. Whenever it comes to winter, he likes to stick to his body when he sleeps. If he is in such cold, he will not know Can't stand it.

Jiu Ling appeared behind him at some point, holding a soft white fox fur cloak and draping it over his body, "Master, what are you thinking?"

Xi Tao collected her thoughts, shook her head lightly, looked back at him and asked, "Did you sleep well last night?"

Jiu Ling frowned, with a hint of coquettishness in her tone, "If I say I didn't sleep well, will Master let me go back?"

"If you don't sleep well, I will ask someone to give you some soothing incense as a teacher."

Jiu Ling gave a 'tsk' sound, folded her hands on her chest and refused to speak.

Xi Tao smiled slightly.

He looked at the snowflakes all over the sky and asked, "Did you come over to cover me with a quilt last night?"

When he woke up this morning and found that the quilt was well covered, he knew that Jiuling must have been here last night.

Jiuling looked at his red ears from the cold, and said with a smile: "Master also knows that I am dishonest after sleeping, and is easy to kick the quilt?"

Xitao was a little embarrassed. He lived with Jiuling all these years. It seemed that he was taking care of Jiuling, but in fact, Jiuling had been taking care of him. Even getting up at night to cover the quilt was always done by Jiuling. Otherwise, he would have kicked the quilt to the ground long ago.

Jiu Ling hooked her lips, "In the future, if I'm not by Master's side, what will Master do?"

Xi Tao was slightly at a loss, and was absent-minded for a moment. He really couldn't imagine how he would live without Jiu Ling.

500 years passed by in a hurry in the sky, but the eight years with Jiuling made him feel unforgettable. In these eight years, he seemed to have only flesh and blood, and gradually became alive.

Before he knew it, Jiu Ling was so important to him, he was slightly taken aback.

Jiu Ling reached out and touched his cold ears, "What is Master thinking?"

Xi Tao came back to her senses, lowered her eyes and smiled slightly, "I didn't think about anything."

Jiuling stood behind him, covered his cold ears with his hands, and looked at the snowflakes in the sky with him, with a faint smile on his lips, "Spring is coming soon, this may be the last snow this year."

Xi Tao looked up at the falling snow in the sky, and nodded slightly.

"Next winter, I will watch the snow with Master."

……

Holding the food box in his hand, Yu Qiqi walked through the Moon Gate, looked up at the two people snuggling together, and paused slightly.

She looked at Jiuling and Xitao through the snow curtain, looked at them thoughtfully for a long time, turned and left quietly without disturbing them.

Xi Tao waited anxiously for a few days, and Mr. Xuan Xinghe finally found out about the power of the deep sea and came to him again.

Mr. Xuan Xinghe sat down on the mat, straight to the point and said: "I checked the file in the heavenly court, it turns out that there is a spirit stone on the body of the merman masters of all generations, and that spirit stone has been passed down from generation to generation, and can help the merman masters To survive the awakening of the power of the deep sea safely, although it cannot alleviate the pain, at least it can ensure that the Mermaid Lord will not be overwhelmed and turn into a bubble, this spirit stone has been passed down from generation to generation, protecting the safety of the Merman Lords of all generations."

When Xitao heard that there was a solution, she couldn't help being shaken. When she heard that this spirit stone had been passed down from generation to generation, she frowned slightly, "Ling'er doesn't have any spirit stone on her."

He has lived with Jiuling all these years, and he is sure that Jiuling does not have this spirit stone.

Since this spirit stone has been passed down from generation to generation by the merman master, it is very likely that it was on Shui Qingcheng's body before. Shui Qingcheng probably did not have time to hand this spirit stone to Jiuling before he died, and it may have been taken by Nangong Zhentian. snatched it.

He looked at Mr. Xuan Xinghe and pondered: "Maybe you can figure out where this spirit stone is now?"

Xuan Xinghe Jun gently shook his head, "This spirit stone belongs to the merman race, only the merman master can sense the existence of this spirit stone, I have no way of finding out where it is now."

Xi Tao couldn't help being disappointed, and frowned slightly, "Then I can only think of other ways."

There was a knock on the door, and Jiu Ling walked in. He was slightly taken aback when he saw Mr. Xuan Xinghe sitting in the room.

Xi Tao was not too alarmed when he saw Mr. Xuan Xinghe exposed. Ever since he met Jiu Ling with his real body and found that Jiu Ling had no doubts, he was completely relieved. Now even if Jiu Ling saw Mr. Xuan Xing He, he would Not too nervous.

He calmly introduced: "Ling'er, this is my teacher's friend, you can call him Mr. Crane."

Jiu Ling suppressed the emotions in his eyes, and bowed his hands politely, but his eyebrows and eyes were a little cold, "I have seen Mr. He."

In fact, he had already seen this person entering and exiting the master's room, but he had not formally greeted him, and he had always pretended not to know about it, but he did not expect to bump into him this time.

Xi Tao didn't know that she had revealed her secrets long ago, and thought that she had concealed it well, and she didn't even know that they had met each other long ago.

Mr. Xuan Xinghe also tacitly never told Xitao about this matter, and naturally he won't say it now.

Jiu Ling stepped forward, poured a cup of tea for the two of them each, and said with a smile: "Master and Mr. He are old acquaintances?"

"Well, we've known each other for many years."

Since Xi Tao can remember, he has known Mr. Xuanxinghe, and he still remembers the day when he ascended, it was Mr. Xuanxinghe who greeted him in the heavenly court.

He recalled the heavy expression on Mr. Xuan Xinghe's face that day, and couldn't help but smile. Mr. Xuan Xinghe's expression that day didn't look like he had just ascended, as if he had already died a terrible death.

Thinking of the past, he couldn't help but smile, shook the Yinchuan bell on his body and said, "This Yinchuan bell was given to me by Mr. Crane."

Looking at the Yinchuan bell in Xitao's hand, Jiuling's expression darkened, and he unconsciously raised his eyes to give Xuan Xinghe a cold look.

Master has been wearing this bell since his arrival, and he has never left his body for a moment. He did not expect that Master Xuan Xinghe gave it to Master.

Over the years, he has bumped into Mr. Xuan Xinghe several times to meet his master, which shows that the two of them have a close relationship.

His heart sank involuntarily. Mr. Xuan Xinghe and Master have a past that he has never participated in, and there will be a future that he cannot touch. This realization made him feel sad.

He didn't even dare to ask where the master came from, and Mr. Xuan Xinghe probably came from the same place as the master.

His fists were clenched unconsciously, dark emotions raging wildly in his heart, and he bared his teeth and claws to break through the cage.

Xitao didn't notice Jiuling's emotional change, and was still playing with the Yinchuan bell on her own.

Jiu Ling closed his eyes abruptly, trying to suppress the surging emotions in his heart. He knew that he had angered Master by killing Song Zhou before, and he must not do other things to anger Master.

Xuanxing Hejun glanced at Jiuling's tense mouth, then at Xitao's heartless appearance, and shook his head helplessly. Only Xitao could raise a wolf cub as a loyal dog.

For some reason, he always felt that Xitao had to go a long way to prevent his apprentice from becoming black.

Mr. Xuan Xinghe gave Xi Tao a sympathetic look, stood up and said, "I'll go back first."

He didn't let Jiuling and Xitao see him off, but walked out by himself.

Jiu Ling stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, his handsome face was as cold as ice. He watched Xuan Xinghe Jun go out, turned around and disappeared on the spot.

His fists behind his back were slightly clenched, and his black eyes were deep and silent.

"Ling'er, what are you looking at?"

Jiu Ling pursed her lower lip, looked back and smiled at Xi Tao, "It's nothing."

Seeing that Xitao was still holding the Yinchuan bell in his hand, he stretched out his hand and said, "Master, your Yinchuan bell is a bit dirty, shall I clean it for you?"

Xitao picked up Yinchuanling and looked at it, "Fortunately, there is no need to clean it."

He hung the Yinchuan bell back on his waist, and patted it casually. Yinchuan bell is a fairy artifact, and it will not be dirty at all. It must be Jiuling's eyesight.

Jiuling's expression darkened for a moment, and he lowered his eyes slightly to glance at Yin Chuanling, who was an eyesore, and put his arm down.

The spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, and it will be Jiuling's birthday in a blink of an eye. Jiuling's birthday this year is also the crowning ceremony of Jiuling's 20th birthday, so it is naturally more important than usual.

Xi Tao sat at the table and counted the days, looked at Jiu Ling who was having breakfast and asked with a smile, "Ling'er, have you figured out who you want to fetch the characters for you?"

When he named Jiuling back then, he said that when Jiuling held the crowning ceremony, he would ask Jiuling to find the most important person for him to name him.

Jiu Ling raised her eyes to look at him, bent her lips and said, "I want to ask Master to pick up the characters for me."

The corner of Xitao's mouth couldn't help but twitched, pretending to ponder and said: "Do you want to think about it again? I've already given you the name 'Jiu Ling', we agreed at the beginning, it will be for you The most important person took the words for you."

Jiuling smiled softly, "I've thought about it a long time ago, Master is the most important person to me, I just want Master to give me the words."

In this world, there is no doubt that only Xi Tao is the most important person to him.

"Alright then." Xi Tao couldn't hold back the corners of her mouth, she stood up and said, "I'll go to the study."

He walked out quickly and went straight to the study, wanting to see if there were any good characters that could be used as names for his apprentices.

Jiuling looked at his back and smiled softly, and looked down to see a flash of crystal light on the ground. Yin Chuanling didn't know when it fell to the ground. Xi Tao left too hastily just now, so she didn't see it.

Jiuling stared at Yinchuanling heavily for a while, and when he left, he kicked Yinchuanling, and Yinchuanling rolled into the bottom of the cabinet next to him, hiding in the dark.

Jiu Ling walked out without looking sideways.

As soon as the warm spring arrived, Nangong Zhentian distributed invitation letters widely, and the Mingxi Conference was held as scheduled.

Xitao puts on exquisite brocade clothes. In recent years, almost all of his clothes have been made by Yu Qiqi. They are woven from shark silk. They are durable for thousands of years, smooth throughout, warm in winter and cool in summer, and can also be waterproof.

Before leaving, Xitao found that the Yinchuan bell on her body was missing, and she searched around the Tianchen Gate but couldn't find it. Because she was in a hurry to go out, she had to put the matter aside temporarily and look for it when she came back.

In order to promote the relationship between Jiuling and Yu Qiqi, Xitao took Yu Qiqi to the Mingxi Conference to join in the fun.

It was rare for Yu Qiqi to participate in such a grand event, and she was very excited all the way, chattering non-stop, Jiu Ling didn't talk much, and occasionally answered a few words, Xi Tao kept her eyes half-closed and pretended to be asleep in order not to disturb them.

Yu Qiqi has a beautiful appearance and a lovely temperament. She seldom goes out on weekdays. After she came to Nangong's house, many young masters admired her and frequently looked for opportunities to get close to her.

Seeing that another young master came to talk to Yu Qiqi under the guise of being lost, Xitao couldn't help becoming anxious. He glanced at Jiu Ling who was peeling walnuts for him, and couldn't help saying: "Don't peel it, Go see Qiqi."

Jiuling fed the walnut in his hand into his mouth, looked up at Yu Qiqi's direction, "No need, Qiqi can handle it by herself."

Yu Qiqi has grown up and is able to stand on her own.

Xi Tao was defeated by his apprentice's heart, was he afraid that Yu Qiqi would not be able to handle it?He was afraid that Yu Qiqi would be kidnapped.

He looked back, Yu Qiqi was already surrounded by a circle of wealthy men, and the famous women beside him looked at them, their eyes were already red with jealousy.

Yu Qiqi looked calm and calm, and took the melons and fruits they handed her with a smile. She looked at the young masters who were scrambling to get in front of her eyes, and smiled, "Do you like me?"

Hearing her direct question, the young masters couldn't help blushing, nodded their heads, and said happily: "Of course I like it!"

Yu Qiqi rolled his eyes, and suddenly asked: "Then do you like sharks?"

Like being fed a mouthful of flies, everyone immediately showed disgusted expressions, and said without hesitation: "Of course I don't like it."

"What is the girl doing with those pickled things?"

The smile on Yu Qiqi's lips deepened, she looked at them and asked with a smile, "You like me, but you don't like mermaids, so if I were mermaids, would you still like me?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, looked at her attire, and said indifferently: "How can the girl be a shark? The material of your clothes is so good, and the pearl hairpin on your head is also made of real gold, which cannot be worn by a shark." Such a good thing."

Yu Qiqi smiled slightly, looked up at Xitao, and said softly, "I have a good sect master, so I can wear it naturally."

Everyone followed her gaze, remembering Luo Tianchen's attitude towards the sharks, they couldn't help frowning, they backed up a little unconsciously, and moved a little further away from Yu Qiqi.

"Are you really a shark?"

Yu Qiqi smiled.

The crowd dispersed embarrassingly, and a few of them were ridiculed by their companions because they fell in love with a mermaid. They couldn't help being annoyed and scolded.

Only one young master in Tsing Yi remained where he was, his expression remained unchanged, and he was still looking at Yu Qiqi with pure eyes.

Yu Qiqi took a bite of the peach in his hand, looked at him and asked, "Why don't you leave?"

Young Master Tsing Yi stared straight at Yu Qiqi, smiled shyly and said, "I am in love with Miss Qi Qi, even if Qi Qi is a mermaid, I am also in love."

Yu Qiqi froze for a moment, raised her eyebrows and said, "What's your name?"

Young Master Tsing Yi looked excited, his cheeks were slightly red, he cupped his hands and said, "I'm Li Jinrui."

Yu Qiqi slowed down eating peaches, looked at him with a puzzled expression, "As a human race, don't you hate mermaids?"

Li Jinrui shook his head and said with a smile: "I like the sea very much, and I envy the sharks who can roam freely in the sea."

Yu Qiqi couldn't help laughing, "It's the first time I've heard that people are envious of mermaids."

Seeing the smile on her face, Li Jinrui's eyes lit up, and he also smiled foolishly.

"what do you like about me?"

Li Jinrui scratched his head, summoned up his courage and said, "I met Miss Qiqi before, when you were carrying a medicine basket to save people, I...I fell in love with you at first sight."

Yu Qiqi laughed, eating a peach and said, "I don't remember seeing you before."

"I look ordinary, the girl may not have noticed me."

Li Jinrui smiled foolishly, as if Yu Qiqi's willingness to talk to him was already a gift to him.

Seeing that they had a happy conversation, Xi Tao couldn't help becoming anxious, patted Jiu Ling's arm and said, "Ling'er, hurry up and sit with Qi Qi for a while, otherwise Qi Qi might die after a while." was abducted."

"I can't run away." Jiuling was calm and relaxed, not feeling nervous at all, but seeing Xitao's anxious face, he asked with displeasure, "Master, do you care?"

The apprentice's favorite person is almost being snatched away by others, can he not care?But seeing his apprentice's confident appearance, he had no choice.

In the middle of the banquet, Nangong Zhentian brought Nangongjing to arrive late. Nangongjing was wearing a cloud-pattern brocade robe, holding a folding fan in his hand, and looked like a handsome young man.

Xitao's eyes stayed on Nangongjing for a while, and she couldn't help admiring her. Nangongjing has done a lot of good things for the mermaids over the years, resolving many conflicts and hatred between the two races. Although this has repeatedly angered Nangong Zhentian, but he Still persevering, without the slightest timidity or retreat, this true gentleman.

Jiu Ling ate a grape beside him, and felt that the grape was sour and astringent, and couldn't help but darken his complexion.

Xitao looked at Nangongjing for a while, and then turned his eyes to Nangong Zhentian, his eyes gradually showed an inquiring look. He came to Nangong's house this time to find the spirit stone of the Lord of the Mermaids. If he I guessed right, that spirit stone should be at Nangong's house now.

After Shui Qingcheng passed away, the spirit stone disappeared. Nangong Zhentian had been with Shui Qingcheng for so long, so he must know the function of the spirit stone. If he really snatched the spirit stone back then, it is not impossible.

"What is Master thinking?" Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, Jiu Ling couldn't help asking.

Xitao came back to her senses, watching him hesitate slightly, not knowing how to tell him about the Lingshi, she thought for a while and asked, "Ling'er, after you came to Nangong's house, do you feel something strange about it?"

Jiu Ling glanced around the banquet, then shook his head slightly, "It's not strange that I don't feel it."

Xi Tao pursed her lips and said, "I'm a little tired from sitting, and I want to go out to get some air, so you can walk around with me."

The competition will officially start tomorrow. Today, everyone sat together to eat, drink and feast, just to communicate more. After Nangong Zhentian came, he would inevitably say some high-sounding words. It sounds boring, and they are also boring sitting here.

Jiuling glanced at Nangongjing, wishing to go out with Master quickly, so naturally he readily agreed.

He followed behind Xitao and walked out with Xitao.

The house was lively, but other places were much quieter. Xitao pretended to be bored and wandered around the Nangong Mansion with Jiuling. He walked slower than usual, wanting to see if Jiuling could sense the spirit. the presence of stone.

He had been secretly watching Jiu Ling's complexion, and Jiu Ling was by his side, and hadn't responded, just talking and chatting with him as usual.

Xitao was thinking about something in her heart, and she kept answering absent-mindedly. They walked in Nangong Mansion for a long time, and Xi Tao couldn't help but gradually became anxious. They had basically turned around the entire Nangong House, but Jiuling hadn't responded. .

If the spirit stone was really in Nangong Mansion, where would Nangong Zhentian hide the spirit stone?

Xitao pursed her lips, and brought Jiu Ling to the Zangbao Pavilion in Nangong Mansion. The Nangong Mansion is full of luxury. The place with the most guards in the mansion.

Lingshi is a precious thing. He guessed that Nangong Zhentian might hide the spirit stone here. He pretended to look at the scenery and stood there for a while, trying to delay as long as possible. He kept observing Jiuling's face silently. It's a pity that Jiuling still didn't respond.

Feeling lost, he stood for a while, and after making sure that Jiu Ling hadn't sensed anything, he had no choice but to take Jiu Ling away.

He was thinking about where to take Jiuling again, when suddenly Jiuling's expression changed, he covered his chest, and stopped in his tracks.

Xi Tao quickly supported him, and asked worriedly: "Ling'er, what's wrong with you?"

Jiu Ling shook his head lightly, his face was a little pale, and he said doubtfully, "I don't know why, but my heart suddenly beat twice, and it's healed now."

He raised his head and looked in one direction, his eyes were like a torch, and his face was full of doubts.

Xi Tao's heart moved, and she looked up. Jiu Ling was looking at an inconspicuous room next to the Treasure Pavilion, which seemed to be used for storing sundries, in the most inconspicuous corner.

Xitao stared intently for a while, but found that there were many guards guarding the ordinary room. The guards had been patrolling in shifts, looking at the room with vague eyes, and their cautious attitude was not at all like treating an ordinary room. Ordinary utility room.

Xi Tao thought for a while, and there was a hint of understanding in her eyes.

If he guessed correctly, Nangong Zhentian put the spirit stone in this room. Nangong Zhentian purposely used the splendid Treasure Pavilion to attract everyone's attention. In fact, he put the really important spirit stone in the inconspicuous room next to it. Here, the Treasure Pavilion is only used by him to cover up this room.

Xi Tao knew in his heart that Jiu Ling's body was fine, and his reaction should be that he sensed the existence of the spirit stone, but Jiu Ling didn't know about it, and Xi Tao couldn't explain it to him, so he didn't say much, but waited for him to calm down. , said calmly: "Let Qiqi show you later."

Jiu Ling shook his head lightly, "No need, it's all over now."

Although he felt that his reaction was a bit strange, he didn't care, and he didn't want Master to go back to the banquet so soon.

Xi Tao didn't say anything more, pretended to stroll around again, and took Jiuling back to the banquet absently.

Now that he knew where the spirit stone was, it was easy to handle. It was inconvenient to do things during the day, so he had to wait until night to check. Maybe he could find the spirit stone and try to steal it out.