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Xie Changming held an umbrella, and there was a little Changming bird under the umbrella, and continued to descend the mountain from a remote path, without meeting anyone on the way.

When approaching the foot of the mountain, the mountain was already full of people's voices, and the teleportation array couldn't fit in one trip, and there was still a queue.

If Xie Changming was alone, it wouldn't matter, but now that there is an extra Sheng Liuyu and a broken umbrella, it must be very eye-catching.

Xie Changming thought for a moment, and suggested: "I can't go now. I remember that there was a lake on the way down the mountain, and there were tall trees growing beside it. It was very cool. Why don't you go there to avoid it?"

Sheng Liuyu hid under the umbrella and was very close to Xie Changming. Perhaps because of the help, his voice softened a little, and he asked softly, "What are you doing there?"

Xie Changming took it for granted, "Go and endorse, I'll ask you a question."

They were turning around and walking back, Sheng Liuyu froze in place.

He asked, "Why?"

Xie Changming explained: "Mr. Wu said he was going to travel abroad, so the class had to be completed early and the exam had to be taken early."

He added another sentence: "The last time I listened to your memorization, I couldn't answer five out of ten sentences. I should have worked harder."

Sheng Liuyu was still just in a daze, as if he hadn't reacted yet.

He resolutely refused: "No. Besides, I don't have so many questions to answer."

Although Sheng Liuyu's eyes were hidden by smoke and clouds, Xie Changming felt the grief and indignation of the little Changming bird inexplicably.

But what he did was not wrong, but conscientious and responsible, and fulfilled his promise.

So Xie Changming did not back down.

In the end, Xie Changming, who had the umbrella, won, and Sheng Liuyu followed him up the mountain in humiliation.

What happened next proved that Xie Changming's feeling just now was not an illusion.

When they arrived at the lake, Xie Changming asked, Sheng Liuyu answered, Xie Changming corrected again, and the two seemed to memorize books calmly.

This time is different from the past, the little Changming Bird did not want to rest, and has been endorsing the book seriously.

Xie Changming asked: "After memorizing it for so long, do you want to eat pine nuts?"

Endorsed for a long time, dry mouth, should drink water, not eat pine nuts.

But Sheng Liuyu has always liked to eat pine nuts, especially when he is unhappy. He pretends not to be moved by pine nuts on weekdays.

Sheng Liuyu is very self-respecting, and still concentrates on endorsing, not eating.

So, unintentionally, Xie Changming bullied the cub again.

Perhaps because this bullying was an accident and did not happen under Xie Changming's control, he did not get more happiness from bullying the little Changming bird.

Although there are more umbrellas, the final result is the same. They all go back after the sun sets and the sky is completely dark.

For Sheng Liuyu, there is still a difference, that is, he memorized the book for an extra hour and a half.

Xie Changming sent Sheng Liuyu back to Shufengyuan, checked the formations that had been set up before, and returned to Langyueyuan.

Several people who participated in the branch-breaking meeting were sitting in the stone pavilion in the middle of the courtyard. Cong Yuan had been letting himself go very much recently, and Zhou Xiaoluo was Ruan Liuxia's pendant, sitting on a special high stool.

Several people were discussing how to stand out from the encirclement and get a good ranking. Chen Yibai warmly invited Xie Changming, but was rejected.

Xie Changming went back to the house, lit the candles, took off two strings of immovable wood, and put them on the desk together.

Then, he walked to the center of the room, crossed his hands, and formed a seal. It was very different from what was written in the book. There are many types of seals in the cultivation world, but all dharmas are inseparable from their origins, and they all came from the same way.

The seal fell to the ground.

With Xie Changming as the center, the space within a radius of one meter fell into pure darkness, and the light of the candle flame could not illuminate the slightest bit.

In the darkness, a black flame suddenly rose, and a skeleton slowly appeared from it. It looked at Xie Changming with empty eyes, and bit a black stone with a jagged shape in its pale teeth. When he lowered his head and let go of his mouth, the stone It fell into Xie Changming's palm.

It is the messenger of the devil world.

Xie Changming chose to practice Taoism in this life, but he has practiced demons, and he knows that some things are more convenient for demons to handle.

He made another seal, and put the stone on top of it, a red light suddenly appeared in the darkness, a few lines of words slowly appeared, and then disappeared very quickly.

Xie Changming wrote down the words related to the elixir, sealed the stone again, and threw it back to the skeleton.

The skeleton had just closed its mouth, and its figure was not completely hidden in the flames.

Suddenly, Chen Yibai yelled outside: "Brother Xie, we are going to Xiangui Pavilion for a drink. Fairy Ruan treats guests, do you want to go? Such a great opportunity, it would be a pity not to go!"

Xie Changming snapped his fingers, the seal was broken, and the candlelight suddenly illuminated the whole room, and the traces of Cai just disappeared without a sound. He replied, "I won't go."

Chen Yibai did not give up: "Such a great opportunity, it would be a pity not to go!"

Xie Changming has lived for three lifetimes, and has never had a drink with anyone. After thinking about it for a while, he agreed.

As a result, except for him and Zhou Xiaoluo, the rest of the people were all drunk, very unseemly.Zhou Xiaoluo's strength is boundless, it doesn't take much effort to hold Ruan Liuxia.Cong Yuan and Chen Yibai did not have such good luck. Xie Changming dragged one with each hand, almost like dragging a dead pig, and dragged them back to Langyue Courtyard.

There was no class on the second day, and a few drunks slept until noon and didn't get up.

Another day passed, and it was finally time to wake up for class in the morning, Chen Yibai still had a terrible headache, Xie Changming only felt that he deserved it.

Chen Yibai was half dead, and followed behind Xie Changming dejectedly.

The road leading to the classroom was under heavy construction. Some people pulled out all the bamboo along the road and planted tall trees with lush branches and leaves to cover the whole road so that no light could penetrate.

Xie Changming recognized it as the Changxian tree.

According to the rumors, the long fairy tree grows from the branches of hibiscus, never grows old and never dies. It allows the vicissitudes of the sea and the seasons to change without moving a bit.As long as the rhizome is not cut off, even if it is cut down to the waist, it can still be restored the next day.

At the same time, this tree does not bloom and bear fruit. No matter how much it has grown in the past, there will not be another one in the future, and it will only grow in Yunzhou Changxian Forest.Because there is no other use except for this difference, the price is not expensive, but it is by no means cheap.What's more, it is a long way to transport it from Yunzhou to here, and the travel expenses are quite a lot.

Chen Yibai didn't know him, so he endured his headache and asked Xie Changming what it was.

Xie Changming briefly explained a few words.

Chen Yibai was very surprised: "It's not that the academy is very poor. There is a mountain where the formation is broken, and they refuse to repair it. Let the students go to the next mountain to teleport. How can they have the money to buy the immortal tree?"

"This tree does grow beautifully. Could it be that the Changxian tree is beneficial to cultivation?"

It is indeed strange.

But Xie Changming didn't take it to heart, after all, it had nothing to do with him.

Today's class is the Qimen Dunjia technique, which is very rare, both Xie Changming and Sheng Liuyu chose this one.

The teacher in class is an old man who is not tall, with dark skin and very rigid, and he is talking about Sprinkling beans into soldiers.

Xie Changming turned his head and looked back. Sheng Liuyu was sitting in the last row. He didn't attend the class and couldn't hear it. He was flipping through the brochure Xie Changming had compiled for him.

Xie Changming decided to be gentle with Sheng Liuyu today, not too harsh.

After class, Xie Changming went to the dining hall to eat, said goodbye to Chen Yibai after eating, and went to Zhushe to help Sheng Liuyu with homework.

Coming down from the teleportation array, the road leading to the bamboo house is completely different.There is no bamboo, but a long fairy tree is planted.

The road leading to the dining hall has not changed.

What is the standard for the academy to change?

Xie Changming suddenly realized something until he saw Shengliuyu standing at the end of the road, and the Changxian tree was only planted here.

Sheng Liuyu is leaning on the Changxian tree. Generally speaking, whether he is standing or sitting, his posture is very dignified, and he has the unattainable demeanor of a divine bird, but if there are trees around him and no one is around, he cannot maintain his dignity. Already, instinctively leaning on the tree.

Xie Changming got closer and saw that there was no umbrella beside him, so he asked calmly, "Is that how you came here? Are you afraid of being exposed to the sun?"

Sheng Liuyu let out a "huh", tilted his head, put his ear against the Lingshi, and said after listening to the question: "I planted a long fairy tree by the roadside I am going to pass, so I won't be exposed to the sun."

really.

Xie Changming's premonition came true, although the reason seemed more false than any other possibility.

Just because a cub is afraid of getting sunburned.

Sheng Liuyu looked sleepy, as if he hadn't had a good rest, and complained in a low voice: "After I went back that day, I chose a tree for a long time."

His tone was very casual: "I paid for the cost of buying the tree and the wages, and I also paid for the reconstruction fee."

It can be seen that this reconstruction fee is quite a lot, otherwise I would not have realized it the afternoon before yesterday and chose what tree to plant after I went back. The place where I am going today has already planted a long fairy tree.

rich bird.

A real rich bird.

Xie Changming was silent for a moment, and asked, "Isn't it more convenient to hold an umbrella?"

Sheng Liuyu's whole body was completely shrouded in the shade of the trees. Only when the wind blew by, the wide leaves fluttered slightly, would there be tiny spots of light falling on his cheeks, which would disappear soon.

He frowned slightly, and said quite logically, "It's tiring to hold an umbrella, and it's troublesome to carry an umbrella."

Gee.

Also too squeamish.

I don't want to bring an extra umbrella, but want to change the academy.

Xie Changming thought: Even if this little Changming bird really wants to find an owner, I'm afraid no one can afford to raise him.

Except for no company, any precious things in this world are within easy reach for Sheng Liuyu.

They walked in together, and the Changxian tree planted all the way in front of the bamboo house.

Xie Changming said: "Just plant trees on the side of the road where you want to go. Isn't it impossible to go to many places? Don't you still need to hold an umbrella?"

Sheng Liuyu said: "I don't like to watch the excitement, I don't drink alcohol, and I don't go to other places. If there is really something to do, I will talk about it after sunset."

In short, for a delicate bird, it is impossible to hold an umbrella.

Xie Changming smiled.

The Broken Branches were not held immediately.

After signing up, Ming Yutang, who is in charge of the Branch Breaking Club, first sorted out the list. For the sake of fairness, students from the same class and school will be staggered for the first test, and then draw lots among the remaining students, and I will draw lots. Good or bad, it all depends on luck.

A few days later, on the day of the lottery, Xie Changming got the number 29.

When the two went to sign together, Xie Changming saw his opponent, a girl named Song Zhichun, wearing a gauze skirt like a smoke cage.

Knowing his opponent, Chen Yibai shook his head for a while, then sighed: "Brother Xie, your lottery is very bad."

Xie Changming said casually: "Why, she is very powerful?"

Chen Yibai said: "It's not about how high her cultivation base is. The main reason is that Fairy Zhichun was born noble, kind-hearted, and beautiful. There are many senior brothers who fall in love with her, and they all want to become Taoist companions with her!"

Seeing that Xie Changming didn't take it seriously, Chen Yibai said seriously: "Even if King Xiang intends it and Goddess doesn't, if you really defeat the opponent, they will definitely feel unhappy."

In Lulin Academy, in terms of origin, no one can match the nobleness of the little Changming bird; in terms of appearance, Sheng Liuyu is a natural beauty, no matter male or female, no one can match in terms of beauty alone; as for temper, the little Changming bird's His temper is not very good, he is delicate and wants to save face, he can't be called kind.

What's more, if compared to his supporters, that Fairy Zhichun only has senior brothers, while Sheng Liuyu even the real elders want to curry favor with him.

Xie Changming has teased such a little Changming bird countless times, so others naturally don't take it to heart.

On the day of the first competition, several martial arts competitions started at the same time, and Xie Changming was assigned to a remote mountain peak.

Originally, this kind of first test was nothing to watch, and not many people came, but because Xie Changming's opponent was Song Zhichun, the audience was packed.

On Xie Changming's side, apart from Ruan Liuxia who came to check on him and dragged Zhou Xiaoluo along, only Chen Yibai pulled Cong Yuan to help out.

This Fairy of Spring is very popular, when she jumped on the stage, someone below shouted: "Junior Sister will win!"

Chen Yibai also wanted to shout, but was threatened by the eyes of the senior brother at the side, so he could only encourage Xie Changming mentally.

The Martial Arts Field is a boxy platform, not too big, surrounded by bamboos, the two contestants stand in the middle, and surrounded by another three feet away, the elders of Mingyutang stand there, watching the whole process , never relax.Although this is just a competition and exchange among students, the sword has no eyes, and the fight is vigorous. If it is really ruthless, several elders in the cave can stop it immediately, so that there will be no irreversible consequences.

In addition, after the two came to power, they had to hand over their weapons first, and an elder placed restrictions on them so that they could not cause fatal injuries, which was an extra layer of insurance.

Xie Changming handed out the knife and looked down the stage.

Something flashed past his vision, and Xie Changming realized that he seemed to have missed something.

It wasn't Chen Yibai, it wasn't Ruan Liuxia, it wasn't people from Langyue Court, and it wasn't anyone else present.

Xie Changming's gaze must have landed on a tree not far away.

It was a locust tree, with luxuriant branches and leaves, not to the extent that the immortal tree could completely cover the sky, but it was enough for a cub or a teenager to hide.

Xie Changming couldn't see his face, but only vaguely saw the flowing golden feathers and the slightly swaying calf hanging between the shadows of the trees.

It's the little Changming bird.

Don't you like to watch the excitement, and you don't want to walk the road without long fairy trees before sunset?

The elders of Ming Yutang inspected the weapon, cast a forbidden spell, and returned the knife to Xie Changming.

The competition is imminent, but Xie Changming is still in a daze.

Xie Changming thought: This mountain has only one teleportation array, which falls at the foot of the mountain, and the way up the mountain is a wide road.There are green bamboos all around, and most of the road is not shaded by trees. When the little Changming bird came, it must be in the scorching sun.

Does he hold an umbrella?

Or come against the sun?

In any case, he always violated a sentence that had been said.Either they are not afraid of trouble, or they are not afraid of being exposed to the sun.

If you don't watch the excitement, what are you watching?

Xie Changming fell into a long silence.

Until Song Zhichun on the opposite side cupped his hands and said loudly, "I'm asking for advice!"

The audience was full of encouragement to Song Zhichun again, the little Changming bird on the tree seemed to get angry for some reason, kicked the trunk of the tree, and shook off countless leaves.

Xie Changming came back to his senses.

He also gave in slightly.

The black-faced elder lit a stick of incense, and the competition began.

Xie Changming drew his knife.

He didn't use the heavy knife today, but temporarily bought a thin knife at Lengrentang. It is not a good knife, the blade is very thin and brittle, and it will be broken if the spiritual power is too strong.

Song Zhichun used the sword, and it was a good sword. When he drew the sword out of its sheath, there was a chill in the field, and he rushed towards Xie Changming. It can be seen that although he is usually kind, he still went all out in the competition and never Give way.

Xie Changming can see through her moves at a glance, and he can also attack from the opening immediately, and end with a single blow.

But that would be too boring.

Even if they weren't here to watch the fun, such a one-shot contest would be too boring.

So Xie Changming chose to go up to him.

Song Zhichun was at the Golden Core stage, but he couldn't match the strength of the thin knife, so he took a step back.

Xie Changming paused, even though he practiced immortality in his first life, all he practiced were simple, clear and unfancy killing moves, but it was rare to pull a knife.

He remembered that he had seen someone wielding a knife at a banquet before, it was quite touching.

The saber moved at will, and Xie Changming performed the last move of the saber technique just based on his memory.

The name is "Autumn Moon Night".

The knife is like a full moon, falling down.

The sunlight fell on the thin and sharp blade, gathering at the point on the tip of the blade, it was quite dazzling.

This saber technique is to make it look good, and the spiritual power must be gathered at the tip of the saber, the thin blade can't bear it, and it is already shattering.

The people in the audience exclaimed: "Junior Sister Song! Take advantage of the victory and pursue the attack, the opponent's blade is shattered, and it is already in decline."

Xie Changming glanced at the tree from the corner of his eye, and the leaves fell without wind, and he must have been kicked hard again.

He thought of what he had just done, and found it a little funny.

Sheng Liuyu is a blind man, he can't see what "Autumn Moon Night" is doing, he can only recognize that he is about to lose by the faint exclamation received from the audience by the jade plaque hanging on his waist.

Song Zhichun was the one fighting, he knew Xie Changming's cultivation far better than the audience, he didn't dare to relax at all, he raised his sword and stabbed, wanting to take the opportunity to defeat Xie Changming.

This time, Xie Changming stopped doing extraneous things, turned slightly sideways, raised his breath and jumped forward, landed three steps away from Song Zhichun, raised his hand accordingly, Song Zhichun panicked, but couldn't dodge in time.

The shattered thin knife rested on her neck.

Song Zhichun said dejectedly, "I lost."

Xie Changming withdrew his hand, and the fragments of the blade fell to the ground, leaving only the handle.

He said: "Accepted."

The elder at the side said loudly: "Number 20, Xie Changming wins."

This is also the favorite method of competition among the elders of Ming Yutang. The last blow must be hit, and they can be stopped at the right time. Neither party will be injured. It is a peaceful contest.

But it is destined to be rare.

Unless, like Song Zhichun and Xie Changming, one side is much better than the other.

There was already a commotion downstairs, Ruan Liuxia was even more joyful, and beside Chen Yibai sat a tall and burly senior brother, staring at Xie Changming on the stage, Chen Yibai did not dare to show happiness, for fear of being beaten.

The locust tree not far away swayed slightly, and a blue figure jumped down from it, and walked back without stopping.

The elder undid the curse on Song Zhichun's weapon, but Xie Changming's thin knife was already shattered, so he jumped off the stage without waiting to undo it.

The seniors in the audience stared at this junior who had won Fairy Zhichun ruthlessly, but he came down too fast, and Song Zhichun was walking down slowly.

Whether to go to Xie Changming to make a theory, or to stay and comfort the defeated Song Zhichun is a dilemma.

In the end, everyone still wanted to show their faces in front of the junior sister. After all, they argued with Xie Changming and were suspected of bullying, and the junior sister couldn't see it.

After the tall senior brother next to him left, Chen Yibai finally heaved a sigh of relief, and said to Xie Changming, "Brother Xie, the competition was really exciting! I didn't expect you to defeat Fairy Zhichun, who has a golden core cultivation, in three moves. I want to ask you for advice." !"

Xie Changming said: "I have something urgent, I will talk about it later."

Chen Yibai was left with a dazed face, and said to Ruan Liuxia: "What urgent matter can he have? I'm going to take a look!"

Ruan Liuxia was still thinking about the knife that Xie Changming used, it was indeed beautiful, and it even made her think that she might as well learn it.

When Xie Changming chased after the martial arts field, Sheng Liuyu had disappeared on the road.

He continued down and turned a corner, only to see Sheng Liuyu walking along the side of the road, shaded by sparse bamboo leaves.

Xie Changming let go of his hand holding the jade tablet, walked over unintentionally, and bumped into Sheng Liuyu.

He said softly, "What a coincidence."

Sheng Liuyu's back stiffened, and he took a few steps forward with his hands and feet.

Xie Changming pretended not to see it: "Are you going back to Qinglin Peak? I will drop by with you."

This time Xie Changming didn't ask any more questions, but Sheng Liuyu was very guilty, afraid of being found out what he did here, so he made amends in advance: "I'm not watching the fun, but passing by on business."

Xie Changming smiled.

The little Changming bird is like this, even if you have to come to see it, it must not be because you want to see Xie Changming, there are always other reasons.

He didn't pierce it, but gently brushed the fallen leaves on top of Sheng Liuyu's head, and asked, "I brought an umbrella, do you want to hold it?"

Sheng Liuyu raised his head, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he pressed down again: "Okay."

He is such a delicate bird, even if he is afraid of the sun, he doesn't know how to open an umbrella, so he needs others to support him.

When I walked halfway up the mountain, I happened to meet someone who was going to compete in the martial arts field next.

According to them, this time is a competition in the autumn season.Both of them are well-known senior brothers with advanced cultivation, many people wanted to come to see it, but fortunately they came early, they came here first, and they were able to occupy a good seat.

Xie Changming turned away enough to cover the eyes of others who might be looking at Sheng Liuyu.

After a while, he made a suggestion: "I know there is a weeping branch building on the top of the mountain, you can go there and rest for a while."

Sheng Liuyu may be thinking about what happened last time, so he asked coldly and calmly: "Do you want to endorse again?"

It seems that he has accepted his fate numbly.

Xie Changming tilted the umbrella a lot to the other side, and Sheng Liuyu was completely covered, and the sun couldn't shine at all.

He said: "You recited it well last time, so you don't need to recite it again. I heard that there is a kind of fruit wine in the Chuizhi Building, which is very sweet and not intoxicating. Do you want to try it?"

Sheng Liuyu was a little skeptical, so it's better to say it.

All the necessities of life in the academy are very cheap, but in contrast, things related to pleasure, such as drinks, are surprisingly expensive.

Compared with Chuizhi Building, Xiangui Pavilion is already considered very cheap, so even though Chuizhi Building is built next to mountains and rivers, and sitting on the second floor, you can see a good view, there are still few customers and few people.

Although Sheng Liuyu couldn't see it, Xie Changming still ordered the best seat, and ordered a pot of sweet wine and a few plates of fruit snacks.Xie Changming couldn't earn these spiritual stones for eating and drinking even if he worked hard in Lingzhi Garden for a year.

Fortunately, Sheng Liuyu is a little blind man who doesn't eat fireworks in the world, can't see or hear, let alone detect anything wrong, otherwise Xie Changming's lie about being a poor loose cultivator would have been exposed on the spot.

Xie Changming poured a glass of wine and was about to pass it to Sheng Liuyu, but he hesitated when he did.

It was just to coax the bird that he said these words.In fact, Sheng Liuyu is only 15 years old, a cub, not old enough to drink.

Sheng Liuyu had never drank wine before, and smelled the strange sweetness at this time, obviously excited, and wanted to taste it very much.

Xie Changming sighed softly, and he didn't go back on his promise after all. He handed over the wine cup and said: "You are too young, you can only taste the taste and not drink too much."

Holding the wine cup, Sheng Liuyu took a sip carefully, as if startled by the smell of wine, even her nose wrinkled slightly.

Xie Changming propped his forehead, his eyes turned to the scenery outside the window, and he still looked at him from the corner of his eye.

Sheng Liuyu swallowed the wine, gulped down the rest, and licked his lips eagerly.

It's delicious.

Xie Changming didn't intend to drink it, so he took a sip. It was very sweet and the taste of the wine was very light, but that's all.

Sheng Liuyu's cheeks were slightly red, and she held up her wine glass: "More."

Xie Changming smiled and asked him: "Didn't you say you don't drink alcohol last time?"

Sheng Liuyu recalled it for a while, and finally remembered, still very confident: "I said that when I didn't drink it, so I can't take it seriously."

Xie Changming hesitated between giving and not, but poured another cup.

Just this time.

Xie Changming thought.

As a result, after three cups, Sheng Liuyu was already dizzy, her face was blushing, and she collapsed on the table.

Xie Changming sighed, drank the remaining sweet wine, stood up, and hugged Sheng Liuyu.

I can't really drag it back like I did to Chen Yibai.

Sheng Liuyu smelled very sweet of alcohol all over her body, she was a drunk bird with very red cheeks, held in Xie Changming's arms, a small ball instinctively burrowed into her warm chest.

He could smell the pine nuts on this person, just like the last time he smelled it before he passed out, it was a reassuring smell.

Xie Changming played a trick and went downstairs with Sheng Liuyu in his arms.

After drinking, the little Changming bird was not very peaceful, always swaying and muttering something in his mouth.

Xie Changming hugged him higher and listened carefully.

Sheng Liuyu's voice was soft, her tongue was a little big, and she mumbled: "Damn..."

I don't forget to scold him even when I'm drunk.

There are others behind.

Xie Changming hesitated for a moment, then continued to listen.