[Xianjian + Ancient Sword Colleague] Being a master is also a kind of practice

That call came to Shen Bailing's ears, just like the breeze blowing through the bamboo forest, and the clear water flowing over the stone, it made people's heart tremble.Shen Bailing turned around in a daze, and a tall and straight white figure suddenly appeared in his eyes.

The boy's stern face was the same as that day when we parted, only a soft light glided from the depths of those ice-cold eyes, staring at him quietly.Under the sunlight, the blue and white clean Taoist robes swayed gently with the wind, and the hustle and bustle in front of the city gate seemed to have disappeared from Shen Bailing for a moment, only to hear the quiet voice of the man in front who seemed to be somewhat joyful, saying: "Brother Bailing, After we bid farewell to Qinglong Town, we never expected to meet again so soon."

Shen Bailing was startled, and said softly: "Yes...what a coincidence."

"I just heard that you said you were going to Jiangdu, why are you in Chenzhou now?" Murong Ziying asked suddenly after a pause, there was not much doubt in his expression, but a trace of inquiry.

Shen Bailing was silent for a moment, and simply said: "The matter of Jiangdu is over, so I came to Chenzhou." In order to prevent Murong Ziying from asking further questions, he immediately asked, "Ziying, why would you Come to Chenzhou? Didn’t the head of the sect summon you that day?”

Murong Ziying took a deep look at him, that look seemed to see through Shen Bailing's thoughts, so that he couldn't help but look away and dare not look at him again.Fortunately, Murong Ziying didn't ask any more questions, and just replied indifferently: "I came here by the order of the head. There used to be many formations in various parts of the Central Plains, and many of them have gone through thousands of years. The head of my faction is merciful." , often ask the disciples in the sect to go down the mountain to see if there is any chaos in the formation, so as not to endanger the common people. This time the head of the sect ordered me to go down the mountain for this purpose. Among the formations, there is an innate gossip formation in Chenzhou. After investigating this formation, I will return to the mountain to return to my life."

Shen Bailing nodded, and suddenly his heart moved, and he asked: "But I don't know the head of your sect...what is the Taoist name?" Qing Daoist Fang passed away, and there were only a few elders who were in charge of the sect. Now more than ten years have passed, and the new master has already ascended the throne, but I don't know which of his juniors, brothers and sisters, could it be... him?

Murong Ziying raised her eyebrows slightly, looked at Shen Bailing with a more probing look in her eyes, and said calmly: "The head of my sect is the direct disciple of the previous head Taiqing Zhenren, with the Dao name Suyao."

"Suyao?" Shen Bailing was startled, and blurted out, "Why is it her?"

Murong Ziying asked back: "Brother Bailing, why did you ask such a question? Could it be that you are actually acquainted with the head of my sect?"

"I..." Shen Bailing hurriedly suppressed her astonishment, and smiled dryly, "How can I know the head of a famous sect? It's just that I heard that the head of your sect is a woman." , it's just unbelievable."

"Although the head of the sect is a woman, she has the courage to be a woman. All the disciples I sent are convinced, and even the other sects in Kunlun Mountain dare not despise her." Speaking of the head of the Qionghua Sect, Murong Zi There was also a trace of respect on Ying's always indifferent face, "Master once said that the Qionghua School was in great chaos back then, and the former head master Taiqing also died at the hands of evildoers, and countless successful disciples in the school were wiped out. If the head of the Qionghua Sect hadn't been for Suyao to take the throne in danger and lead the Qionghua Sect to recuperate, I'm afraid that the huge thousand-year-old sect would be destroyed. When I started, the Qionghua Sect had gradually improved, and now all the disciples in the sect are practicing diligently. It’s all thanks to the boss.”

However, Shen Bailing hesitated to speak. What he really cared about in his heart was not who would be the head of the sect, but the whereabouts of the person who had been hiding in his heart and never dared to mention it.When Daoist Taiqing dies, the new head is naturally selected from among his disciples. However, he, who had high hopes back then, rebels, Suyao and Suxin have limited aptitude, and Suyu and Yun Tianqing work hand in hand. Going down the mountain, the one who is qualified to be the new head is the one... But why is Su Yao now the head?

The past ten years ago was like a wound carved into his bone marrow to him, as if even a light touch would cause deep pain, after leaving Qionghua, he didn't dare to think about it, he didn't want to think about it, it seemed like this could be regarded as a Nothing happened, and you can find peace of mind. However, everything changed quietly after meeting the young man in front of you. The past that you thought you had forgotten, the old dreams that were deeply buried in your heart, were all awakened overnight.It's just that this young man is too similar to his old friend back then, as long as he sees it, he seems to be reminded all the time, reminding himself that he has betrayed someone, and the guilt and regret that have grown up without knowing when are layer upon layer. Spreading, like spider silk wrapped around the body, unable to shake off, unable to tear off.

Junior brother Xuan Xiao... you...

Shen Bailing stared blankly at the young man in front of him, but there was another face in front of his eyes, the same jade crown and white robe, the same indifference as the snow and ice of distant mountains, the same old-fashioned warm heart... This young man was standing very close, and that person was standing in front of him again. where?

"...Brother Bailing?"

The cold and slightly surprised whisper woke Shen Bailing out of his trance, and when he came back to his senses, he saw Murong Ziying's clear pupils, and there was a trace of worry flashing in those eyes under the frowning sword eyebrows?

Shen Bailing pursed her lips, lowered her gaze, and whispered unnaturally: "I just remembered something unimportant... I'm sorry."

"It's okay." Murong Ziying didn't care at all, her eyes swept across his face, and she felt relieved when she saw his expression returned to the original state, "Brother Bailing, if there is nothing else, I will go ahead. I have been to the Xiantian Eight Diagrams Formation, and I will meet again, what do you think?"

"Excellent. Let's meet again in front of this city gate when everything here is settled." Shen Bailing responded with a forced smile.

Only then did Murong Ziying take out an object from her sleeve, and handed it over: "Then use this object as a message. At that time, you only need to pour your true energy into it, and this jade sword will gallop to me, and then I will Come to meet you."

Shen Bailing took it in his hand and saw that it was indeed a small white jade sword. It was white and sparkling, very delicate, and it was the object of the Qionghua faction's efforts to communicate. He no longer shied away, and put the jade sword in his arms with a nod.

Murong Ziying arched his hands very chicly, drew a sword shadow with his backhand and stepped on it lightly, only to see the purple light flashing, carrying him upright from the ground and heading towards the sky, leaving only a long trail in the blink of an eye. afterimage.

It wasn't until the purple light disappeared from sight that Shen Bailing walked towards the city.With Ziying's departure, the troublesome thoughts that had been haunting his heart were also left behind by him. The most important thing at this moment is to find the senior Gua Immortal as soon as possible and find out the whereabouts of Chanyou's daughter. Let him do the math, where is Junior Brother Xuan Xiao...

Shen Bailing thought in his heart, and his pace became faster and faster.He recalled that the senior Guaxian once mentioned in a letter that he liked Chenzhou delicacies, and thought to himself: This expert is so addicted to food, he must not want to be too far away from those delicacies, just ask about this Where is the most prestigious restaurant in the city, it is not difficult to find him.So I inquired all the way, and gradually arrived at the market in the south of the city.

Chenzhou City is close to the Huaihe River, the waterway is smooth, the commerce is developed, and the market is the most prosperous and lively.However, there are high-end and expensive shops on both sides of the street, full of rare and exotic goods, and many vendors from all over the north and south have set up stalls to sell endlessly.Shen Bailing walked and watched all the way, paying special attention to the surroundings of those food stalls, but he never saw any old man who seemed to be an expert.

After walking for half a day, I suddenly heard the sound of gongs and drums, and there was a lot of noise, and I saw many people gathered in front of me, I don't know what they were watching.Shen Bailing was curious, and walked over with a stride, his figure only swayed a few times, and several people squeezed to the front. Those ordinary people vaguely saw a shadow flashing in front of them, but when they looked again, he was gone, so they just When I was dazzled, I didn't realize it at all.Looking at the crowd again, there is a big open space, a few men and women are standing in the middle, some are standing on poles, climbing freely like apes, showing extreme vigor; some are wielding knives and swords, suddenly looking up The sword was inserted into the throat until it swallowed the handle, but there was a burst of exclamation, but it was unharmed; two young men, dressed as Southwest barbarians, held long whips and drove the two giant elephants to perform gestures such as bowing, pushing, and standing on their heads. It was very interesting, and attracted laughter from the onlookers.

Shen Bailing was fascinated, and heard people discussing in the crowd, a woman laughed and said: "It's nothing more than a trick, but this pig with long teeth and big nose is very interesting!" A scholar next to him couldn't help but sneered: " It is strange to say that women have long hair but short knowledge, what kind of pigs with long teeth and big noses are called elephants! I heard that there are many mountains and forests in the southwest, but it is not common in the north. They can tame such giants so obediently, those two tame elephants People are very selfish." The woman who spoke before raised her eyebrows and said angrily: "What's wrong with a woman's long hair? You are a scholar who is useless. I think you are nothing special. Since your hair is short and your knowledge is long, then I How about shaving your big bald head and gaining insight for you?" As he spoke, he waved his hand, a silver light flashed in his palm, and there was a whistling wind, and the scholar let out a scream, and two strands of hair on his forehead gently fell down .

The scholar was so frightened that his face turned ashen, and he almost fell to the ground, but Shen Bailing's eyes were like lightning, but he could see clearly that what the woman had just sent out were just two small darts, and the force exerted on them was so clever that it just passed the scholar's eyes It didn't hurt the skin, but it was just to scare the scholar.Looking at the woman again, she had a sneer on her face, and said with contempt in her eyes: "I also thought that you have some ability to speak out loudly, but I didn't expect it to be so bad. Just two poison darts will scare you out of your courage. Fighting against a person like you It's really tarnishing my reputation as Tang Hanqiu's heroine in Shu!" Before finishing speaking, there was a long hiss in the audience, and then everyone screamed.

Shen Bailing hurriedly turned around to look, but it turned out that the two poison darts passed in front of the scholar, shot into the open space, and nailed it impartially to the elephant's buttocks, and the elephant's trunk was holding the plate Playing, suddenly suffered pain, the plate fell to the ground and smashed into pieces, the mahout yelled and took the whip to whip, but asked the elephant trunk to throw it a few steps away.The elephant next to him was also frightened, and immediately started running around. Seeing this scene, the onlookers shouted and yelled to avoid it. It just so happened that the scholar was in a state of mind, so he fell down without paying attention, and looked up again. Seeing that the elephant has come to the front, the trunk is raised high, and a huge elephant foot is about to step down.

Tang Hanqiu, who claimed to be a heroine in Sichuan, was taken aback, and shouted: "Don't be afraid, I'll save you!" Pulling out his waist knife, he was about to rush forward.Shen Bailing watched from the side, and he couldn't bear to see a good boy just being trampled on by an elephant, his tendons were broken and his bones were broken. He was about to make a move, but suddenly he saw something rushing towards the corner of the street, hitting the elephant just right. At the foot, the elephant let out a long hiss, its whole body tilted, and that step missed the scholar. Tang Hanqiu just rushed over, picked up the collar of the scholar and pulled him out from under the elephant.Then the mahout ran over in a hurry and drove the elephant back to the huge iron cage not far away.

Shen Bailing was dumbfounded, he could see clearly that the thing that distorted the elephant's foot just now was thin and small, and it could shake an elephant as tall as a wall, one can imagine the great power contained in it.However, after the thing fell to the ground, he looked closely, but was very surprised. He saw something lying quietly in the dust on the ground, which turned out to be an ordinary wooden chopstick.

Tang Hanqiu was not as good-sighted as he was, she only saw the scholar yelling loudly, and then his elephant's foot was opened, and she thought it was the scholar himself, holding him and angrily said: "You just pretended It’s so similar, I really thought you were an ordinary nerd, but unexpectedly you have a lot of kung fu hidden! Ah, could it be that you are a well-known "death-killing scholar" in the world?" The scholar broke away from her hand with a sad face and said: "Stop joking, lady, I can't even take the collar back from your hands, how can I take my life?"

Shen Bailing was about to save the scholar, when he suddenly felt a gaze cast from the corner of the street, it was from the direction where the wooden chopstick came from earlier, his heart moved, and he also looked back.

I saw a middle-aged man sitting in front of a small noodle stall on the corner of the street, looking at him intently.The man's expression was dull, not surprising, he was dressed in coarse black clothes, he looked like an ordinary passer-by, Shen Bailing was wondering what the man was doing looking at him, his eyes fell to the man's hand next to the noodle bowl, Immediately froze.

I saw that the middle-aged man was holding a wooden chopstick lightly and deftly, as for the other... but he didn't know where it went.