Non-delivery

Shi Xi said a lot before his death, most of which were resentment towards Sheng Liuyu, and the most useful sentence was that he hid the evidence.No one knew if this was true or not. The elders searched all over the academy and the places where people had been active, but they didn't find out why.As for the place where no one is active, Lulin Academy has hundreds of peaks standing side by side, and it is located on a small spiritual vein, so it is really difficult to find it with manpower.Even with the method Xie Changming used to find the stupid bird, there were stones, plants and trees contaminated with spiritual power all over the place, but he couldn't find them.

After tossing up and down, I gave up.

Mr. Xu has not yet.He is very insightful in divination. Divination is unreliable when it comes to living people, moving things, and situations that can change at any time. However, it is a foregone conclusion that Shi Xi hides evidence, and divination is somewhat useful in finding dead objects. .

Bu to bu go, this evidence should still be hidden in the academy.

There is no way to talk about this matter with others, Mr. Xu thought about it, and he still went to Xie Changming.It can't be done too aboveboard, after all, the academy has stopped and other important matters have been ordered, but Mr. Xu is too selfish in this matter, and he really can't leave it alone.Shi Xi was originally a handsome young talent with a good family background, but suddenly said that he saw the destiny and became a lackey of the demon clan. Mr. Xu always felt that this matter was related to the Lord of Yan City, so he had to investigate further.

Therefore, the little Changming Bird was also brought in as a strong man, and used some illusions to cover them up.

Several people gathered in the small courtyard where Mr. Xu lived. Mr. Xu's niece, Qing Gu, poured a cup of health-preserving tea for everyone present, mainly for the seriously ill young man who didn't seem to live long.Xie Changming remembered that when he and Sheng Liuyu first met in the academy, there were two sick people, one big and one small, and the young one was the little Changming bird.

These years have passed, and the seriously ill seedlings seem to be well-raised. Although they are crooked, they have not become serious after all.

Just like many usually calm parents are always a little irrational in raising their children, the owner Xie Changming is also unavoidable, thinking that these supplements are good for the body.He pushed the cup towards Sheng Liuyu: "Qinggu said it's very healthy, so drink it too."

Sheng Liuyu frowned slightly, he didn't feel that he needed to maintain his health, and he didn't want to drink something that seemed very wrong.

Xie Changming noticed his hesitation, took a sip, swallowed it without any hesitation, and said calmly: "It's okay."

Little Eternal Bird was skeptical, tasted it cautiously, and said in a pitiful tone after being cheated, "You lied."

Xie Changming said "Oh" and smiled at him. He couldn't deceive people, and he was a little perfunctory: "Not really."

However, the little Changmingniao couldn't bear such grievances. He hugged the cat to the table, took out a fruit, and dipped it in some health-preserving tea. The cat licked it, fell unconscious, and refused to eat the fruit.

This cat is too fat. He is losing weight recently. He has fed a lot less. He is so hungry that he will eat anything.

Sheng Liuyu's eyes widened: "Look, cats don't even drink."

Birds don't drink, cats don't drink, Mr. Xu still wants to drink, he drank a large bowl, and then said to Xie Changming: "I always feel that what Shi Xi mentioned is still in the academy."

Xie Changming asked him for evidence, but Mr. Xu couldn't produce it, so he asked Qinggu to get up on the altar on the spot and made a divination for everyone.

It is said that it is an altar, but in fact there is no dojo set up, a table in front of him is enough.A pair of 49 bamboo slices of different lengths were used for divination. The bamboo outside the yard was split into pieces. It is not a fairy embryo, and it seems very random.

But Mr. Xu was born with delicate features and looks like a fairy. If he was in the mortal world, he would use spells to decorate his surroundings with smoke, which would be very bluffing.

Xie Changming lived three lifetimes and learned a lot of miscellaneous things, but he had never touched such groundless and illusory things, so he just asked lightly: "How to explain this hexagram?"

Mr. Xu said a few words, but he was interrupted by Xie Changming without saying anything.

He asked: "I don't know much about Shi Xi, how much does the academy know?"

Mr. Xu looked at him: "You know almost everything, nothing else."

Xie Changming said indifferently: "He was imprisoned for almost a month, and nothing came out of the trial, so let him die like this?"

Thinking about it this way, it's really unreasonable. It's useless to be busy in the academy.

Mr. Xu sighed: "This matter is difficult to handle. The Academy is not really confused. Shi Xi was originally from a big family, and the people from there wanted to ask, and he was the apprentice of the Lord of Yan City. The people in Yancheng also want to ask questions, and there is not much time left for the academy. The other two sides mean that if you can’t ask why, it’s better to end it earlier, and the family’s ugliness can’t be publicized. After all, it’s very difficult to deal with things happening here, and Shi Xi died like this, everyone just wanted to get it over with quickly, that’s why it’s like this.”

Xie Changming was silent for a moment when he heard the words, and thought for a while. His memory is really good, and he remembered what happened a few months ago.At that time, he met Shi Xi once, and Shi Xi said that his practice was hindered, and he wanted to go back to the teacher's school.Seeing you later, he broke his own sword and threw it into the lake, saying that he never wanted it again.

His hatred couldn't be uttered, and in the end, what he resented was the Changming Bird who had not committed any crime.

Xie Changming said: "Maybe in Yingcui Lake. His sword was thrown there."

In the middle of the night, a group of three went to Yingcui Lake despite the curfew above.

The moon is in the middle of the sky, and the lake is covered with a layer of mist, reflecting the bright moonlight, but the lake is emerald green. It is said that a fairy in the past was drunk, and accidentally dropped the fairy wine from the sky in it, dyeing it green. lake water.

Just like there are many rumors of immortals in the mortal world, there are also rumors in the world of cultivating immortals.At that time they were drinking together by the lake, chatting about the world, Chen Yibai proudly explained the origin of Yingcui Lake, Xie Changming said that it was because of a kind of algae growing at the bottom of the lake, the algae itself does not emit light, but it has a slight spiritual power. The bottom will turn green, it's not some fairy drunk.Chen Yibai scolded Xie Changming for being incomprehensible, but Sheng Liuyu thought he was very powerful and knew everything.

The lake is very large, there is no wind or rain, and it is also calm, so it is not suitable to use spells to make noise.Therefore, Xie Changming, who knew everything and knew everything, went into the water to fish for the broken sword himself.

Sheng Liuyu sat gently on the branch, probably a little cold, her arms turned into bird wings, hugging her body, and there was a fat cat inside.

Mr. Xu was dressed thickly, looked up at Sheng Liuyu, felt uncomfortable when he had nothing to do, and asked him: "Little Changming Bird, you are not a couple with him, why is he going to fish, and you don't? It's so cold , don't you feel sorry for him?"

Hearing this, Sheng Liuyu slowly turned her face away, lowered her head, resting her elbows on her knees, the half of her face that was exposed was a little cold, without the slightest respect for her teacher.

He nodded his chin, and said quite logically: "If you let me fish, Xie Changming would rather go down and fish a hundred times by himself."

It’s not that it’s arrogant because it’s favored, but it’s the same as being beautiful and expensive, and the little Changming bird also understands the owner’s intentions.

It's not that he doesn't want to do it, it's not that he can't do it. In fact, he won't accept other people's contributions that don't require anything in return.But if this person is Xie Changming, Sheng Liuyu is willing to obey, willing to owe someone in this world for no reason.

Maybe the way of expressing love is different from other people. The little Changming bird has never loved others. He is self-taught, but he loves Xie Changming with all his heart.

Mr. Xu was stunned for a while, then "hummed": "What is this called, you are so proud."

I also feel that this little bird has been spoiled too much, so delicate, so taken for granted.Even when he was a child, when he was raised by his senior brother, he never thought so.

But it is not unheard of how Sheng Liuyu grew up. He is deaf and blind. He grew up in Xiaozhongshan until he was 15 years old. No matter how he looked at it, he would not develop such a personality.In the end, no reason could be found.

The little Changming Bird didn't want to talk to him anymore.

Another quarter of an hour later, Xie Changming walked out of the lake, leaving behind a string of wet footprints.

Mr. Xu hurried up and saw that he was holding a lot of fragments in his hand, and asked, "Is it from Shi Xi?"

Xie Changming said: "It should be."

He turned his head and saw that the thin layer of mist gradually dissipated, making the lake more emerald, like a huge emerald, so beautiful and strangely green.

Before he had time to think about it, he was hit by the silk-like soft feathers. He smiled and didn't look at it. He instinctively grabbed the wing feathers: "It will dry in a while, don't get wet." hair."

Sheng Liuyu turned into an arm. Although the bird shape is comfortable, the human shape is flexible.His fingers were thin and white, only the fingertips were a little red, and he moved slightly to wipe off the water droplets that fell from Xie Changming's eyelashes.

Really ice.

Xie Changming looked up at him, cupped his face with his hands, and asked casually: "I heard you talking to Mr. Xu in the lake, what did you talk about?"

Sheng Liuyu handed the cat to him, feeling tired from holding it, and said seriously: "Say you are a bad person."

Xie Changming asked, "Really?"

Sheng Liuyu paused, and said obediently: "I say no."

Mr. Xu didn't pay attention to their conversation. He took the dozen or so fragments and looked at them carefully.

Shi Xi's sword was bestowed by his master, no matter how much Mr. Xu refused to admit it, that person is clearly the identity of Cheng Zhiye, the Lord of Yan City.What he gave his apprentice was also a peerless sword.This sword is made of pith iron which is only produced in the deepest part of the spiritual veins. It is extremely sharp and cannot be broken easily.Shi Xi's cultivation base was not enough, and he didn't know what method was used to destroy it so completely, so he was thrown into the lake again.

Mr. Xu handed over the fragments: "Why, did you see anything?"

The two of them can be regarded as proficient in the formation mechanism, and after studying it for a long time, they still haven't figured out why.

Mr. Xu was about to put the pieces away, heaved a long sigh, a little disappointed: "Maybe he is really just talking nonsense, there is no evidence."

Sheng Liuyu said: "Wait a minute."

He came out in a hurry today and didn't see anyone else, so he didn't wear Yan Yunxia.But Sheng Liuyu has used it for many years, and his perception is somewhat different from that of ordinary people. He took a fragment from Mr. Xu, frowned, looked at it for a while, and said: "This fragment has a layer of marrow iron on the outside, and it seems to be Otherwise, the temperature should be lower."

Xie Changming understood what he meant.

If Sheng Liuyu wore Yan Yunxia today, he would be able to spot the difference at a glance.But it just so happened not today.Shi Xi left the evidence, and he must have been afraid of being discovered by his master. In his heart, Cheng Zhi was so powerful that he could easily detect abnormalities in the reactions of formations and organs and destroy the evidence.

It is difficult but easy to fool people in the world of cultivating immortals.Unlike mortals, most cultivators rely more on the perception of fluctuations in spiritual power.But this method is just a big gamble. If Cheng Zhiye really sends someone to destroy all the objects related to the stone rhinoceros, then these fragments will disappear if they are found.It may be that the supervision in the academy has been too strict recently, so those people have not been able to take advantage of it.

Mr. Xu carefully put away the fragments, and said with a smile: "My divination is really good. I found you, a pair of young Taoists, one in front of one in the back, and it happened to solve this troublesome matter. Knowing what's going on, what do you want to use again?" The solution is simple."

Sheng Liuyu felt that this person had a bad mouth.

But the problem in Mr. Xu's heart has been solved, he is in a good mood, and his verbal skills are even worse. He asked slowly: "Do you know that there is a saying that has been passed down in the academy for a long time, and it is about the third-rate? The first-rate is 30 years, and the second-rate is 300 years." Years, third-rate 3000 years."

Xie Changming, an ordinary student in the academy, has heard and remembered these jokes among students most of the time, but the lonely little deaf and blind Sheng Liuyu has always been ignorant.

Sheng Liuyu was a little curious, so he only listened to Mr. Xu continue.

"The first one is Jiang Shanliu, her family-inspired physique, which can help Taoists break through the bottleneck of cultivation. If you marry her, you can save 30 years of practice. In this way, the little girl will have many courteous teenagers around her." Lang, she was annoyed by the trouble, and vowed never to marry in this life, but to cultivate the way of ruthlessness."

Sheng Liuyu commented on this: "Very good, very ambitious."

So far, it has not been realized that the three "liu" are the three people with "liu" in their names.

Mr. Xu said gently: "The second person is Ruan Liuxia, the young sect master of Xuanbingmen. You want to share it with your Taoist companions. Compared with ordinary casual cultivators, you can practice 300 years less. But this Miss Ruan has a hot temper and has scared most of the courteous people away. After making a life-and-death contract, even Taoist couples can't compare to this, there is no hope."

Sheng Liuyu knew Ruan Liuxia, who lived in the same yard as Xie Changming, and thought she was very nice, and said, "I never expected that people cultivating immortals are so lacking in ambition. They only want to marry a Taoist partner all day long, and they don't want to work hard on cultivation."

Added another sentence: "Chen Yibai is like this."

It's not prejudice, it's true.

Xie Changming smiled when he heard the words, and held his hand even harder.

So far, Sheng Liuyu didn't know Mr. Xu's sinister intentions, so he just asked: "Then there is another one?"

Mr. Xu seemed to hesitate for a while: "The last one is even more remarkable. I heard some students say that after marrying him, not only will life be worry-free in the future, but it will also be a panacea and spiritual treasure that will help you practice. Since then, he has become a land god and can live without worries for 3000 years."

Sheng Liuyu let out a soft "ah", probably sensing something was wrong, but didn't react too much.

At this time, the moon happened to be covered by a dark cloud. In the darkness, Mr. Xu finally said: "You all know this person, Sheng Liuyu."

Sheng Liuyu: "..."

It's really sinister.

Put down the cat again, ready to let the cat bite Mr. Xu, at least make him pay for what he did, and have nightmares for a month.

As if he didn't realize it, Mr. Xu just sighed: "Back then, I thought they were joking, especially Sheng Liuyu, how could anyone form a Taoist partner with him? Thank you, fellow Taoist, I didn't expect you to look so ambitious and strong, and to want to Go to Xiaochongshan to be a son-in-law and enjoy the glory and wealth."

Probably because he was in a good mood, Xie Changming was willing to accept his jokes, and said seriously, "Why, can't you?"

Sheng Liuyu raised his head slowly, and looked up at Xie Changming beside him.

I just heard him say: "I am sincerely asking for marriage, and I will not change my 3-year cultivation base."

Unlike what he always said, Sheng Liuyu just felt that marriage in the world was nothing, if Xie Changming wanted to marry him, he would marry him, if Xie Changming wanted to marry him, he would marry him.

It was a long journey, and he was busy all night. Sheng Liuyu was very sleepy when he walked halfway. He turned into a little bird. He was originally carried by a cat. gone.After falling asleep, it unconsciously crawled into Xie Changming's arms. The cat turned to its owner, and secretly hooked the belt of Xie Changming's clothes with its claws, and stuffed the bird into Xie Changming's arms.

Xie Changming put the little Changming bird in his arms, nodded the cat's head, and let it go on its own.

Mr. Xu looked at him, and suddenly said, "Is he what you're looking for?"

Xie Changming looked past him, looked at an unknown place, and didn't hide it: "Well, I've been looking for it for a long time."

Mr. Xu coughed and said, "Congratulations."

His voice was soft, as if he was recalling something, adding a bit of loneliness, but he said indifferently: "People who cultivate immortals, except for family traditions, seldom put their energy on those side ways, but you and I both I have put too much effort into these. When you look for a bird, you are sure that he is alive, so what you learn is how to find him. I learned those, but I don’t have much hope. You don’t believe in divination or fate, but I do believe in it. Calculate it Believe when the result is good, and don’t count if the result is bad.”

Their footsteps were slow, almost silent in the still morning.

We've reached the foot of the mountain, it's time to part here.

Mr. Xu glanced at the small ball protruding from Xie Changming's chest. There was a little Changming bird there. He smiled. He was not as picky and dissatisfied with the bird as usual, but he was a little affectionate. Maybe it was because of I admit in my heart that Sheng Liuyu is really likable.

Who can hate the little Changming bird?I don't even bother to look at something that I really hate, so how can I still make fun of him.

There are subtle wrinkles between his brows and eyes, which are traces of the passage of time. He said a rare sincere wish: "I... really hope that others can be consummated."

Xie Changming knows that there are many "others". All the people he knows and those who are kind-hearted can reach Consummation.

But at this moment, it refers to Xie Changming and Sheng Liuyu.

Xie Changming doesn't need other people's blessings, even if everyone in the world opposes it, even if the beginning of everything is a trap, he will keep going, go to the end, until he dies.

But he still said, "Yes."

So separate.

In the next few days, Xie Changming spent most of his time on the dozens of sword fragments.

This mechanism is very delicate, and the toughness and sharpness of pith iron is rare in the world, but since it is iron, it can be tempered and melted by fire.Xie Changming pondered for a long time, and he could probably guess how to do it.He heated the sword with spiritual fire, scalded it, and drenched it with the never-freezing, flowing snow water on Liuchun Mountain—even if a monk in the golden core stage is not paying attention, if he touches it, his hand will be frozen.Following the traces of the snow water flow, the sword was broken into pieces, hollowed out, filled with soft and very low temperature cold iron, and then put together again.In this way, the interface looks intact, but it can be easily damaged.What Xie Changming saw at the time was the reforged sword.

And the evidence should be hidden in the cold iron that was emptied out and poured in again.

From the surface alone, it is difficult to see which fragments contain cold iron and which ones do not. Fortunately, there are clouds and clouds, which can tell the difference.But the cold iron and the pituitary iron have been fused together, and it is difficult to separate them.You can't act rashly, there is only one piece of evidence, and it cannot be destroyed.

Xie Changming thought for a long time, and had to find another way.Such a sword was obviously not made by Shi Xi himself, so he had to entrust someone to do it.

To find out who he entrusted to do it.

But Shi Xi is dead, and the traces of his life have not been preserved, so he can only ask questions from living people.For such an important matter, Shi Xi kept his mouth shut during his lifetime, presumably he would never open his mouth to anyone.

It seems to have reached a dead end.

The window was half open, Mr. Xu was really in a bad mood, and while Qing Gu was away, he secretly blowing cold wind and drinking cold wine.Xie Changming didn't persuade him, just picked up a shard and lifted it a little higher, the bright sunlight shone on it, shining brightly.

is light.

Xie Changming thought of the lake where the broken sword was picked up, the place called Yingcui Lake, did Shi Xi really choose it at random?

He was silent for a moment, and said to Mr. Xu: "Don't drink, take this pile of things to Yingcui Lake tonight."

Mr. Xu woke up like a dream: "You know?"

Xie Changming put down the piece and made a crisp sound when it landed on the table, he said: "Not necessarily, we will know when the time comes."

But now, he was going back to take care of Sheng Liuyu.

As for what the little Changming bird is doing alone?Of course, he stayed in Langyue Courtyard to study.

Although Lulin Academy has just experienced a catastrophe, books still have to be learned, and exams have to be taken, even the little Changming Bird, the savior of the whole academy, is no exception.

Sheng Liuyu has missed three years of class, and she is a bird that slipped through the net of the academy education. The name of the current grade is unfair, but it can't be said that Shenniao really repeats the grade, there is no such reason.Even if there was, Xie Changming would not allow it to happen.Xie Changming picks and chooses, and chooses some easy-to-pass courses, which are related to cultivation and actual combat. You only need to take a test when the time comes, and it is impossible to fail.There are also some gentlemen who are lazy and never change the test questions; the key points of the exam are easy to guess; they can be passed by rote memorization.

But in addition, Xie Changming also chose some courses that he did not have to deal with the exams in the academy, but he had to learn, and he taught them himself.

Little Eternal Bird is impatient. He is a little bird. Although he is smart, he is not studious by nature.

For this reason, there was a dispute between the owner and the bird.

Sheng Liuyu closed the "Dongzhou Wanxing Tuzhi": "I don't want to test this."

Xie Changming: "Didn't you say you wanted to learn and go out to play?"

Sheng Liuyu looked up at the person opposite, was stuffed with pine nuts, and said vaguely: "You know it was in the past. At that time, I was going out, and I planned to be alone. Now it's different."

He swallowed the pine nuts, looked at Xie Changming with bright and innocent eyes: "Aren't you going to come with me?"

Xie Changming lowered his head slightly, and said, "Accompany me. I will go with you wherever I go."

Sheng Liuyu was very satisfied. He reached out to touch Xie Changming's hand, and frowned: "Your hand is not healed yet. I will peel it myself. A cat can also peel it."

Xie Changming's right elbow was propped on the table, and the phalanx that had been broken off just came out, and the flesh hadn't fully grown yet, so it was a bit scary. It was wrapped in gauze, but it was still sensitive to use.After all, I am not a mortal, and there is no such thing as recuperating from injuries. If the bones grow out, it is fine. I am not flexible only because it hurts when I move.

Xie Changming will not be affected by physical pain to do anything, and will even use it deliberately to prevent his movements from becoming blunt and imprecise.

But only to himself.

Xie Changming said yes lightly, and said: "I still have to learn."

He used the reason Sheng Liuyu couldn't refuse: "You said that I treated you badly at the beginning and didn't teach you these things, so I promised to teach you in the future. Now I have to give me a chance to fulfill my promise."

This is not the case.

Xie Changming is a person who always considers the worst outcome.He felt that he would always be by Sheng Liuyu's side, there was no reason to leave, and it didn't prevent him from thinking about the one in ten thousand possibility, what should the little Changming bird do after he died.

So he has to teach everything, and Sheng Liuyu has to learn everything.When the first life died, he was only worried about how that little waste would survive.

There is only one bad outcome that Xie Changming doesn't think about.

I don't even think about it.

In short, after this incident, Sheng Liuyu's schoolwork load suddenly became heavier. He had to study every day, and the cat accompanied him, mainly responsible for running errands and losing weight by the way.

When Xie Changming came back, Sheng Liuyu was leaning against the window and taking a nap.

It was the end of April at this time, and there were still some scattered flowers blooming outside, and the falling shadows of the flowers were reflected on the snow-white cheeks of the little Changming bird, swaying with the wind, he was born beautifully, and it matched him very well.

Xie Changming walked over, stepping lightly, and hugged Sheng Liuyu by the waist.Sheng Liuyu rolled over in his arms without any scruples. Xie Changming was strong enough to hold it firmly, and he also knew the bad habits of this little thing, otherwise he wouldn't be able to hold it up.

I thought I was a little bird that could spin and turn over in its nest.

Xie Changming put him on the bed, covered him with a thin quilt, looked at him for a while, and then thought that no one else in this world could take care of him except himself.

Very contented.

Sheng Liuyu slept for more than two hours before waking up from the dream. When she opened her eyes, she saw the person sitting by the desk.At this time, the sun was setting, there was no light in the room, and the window was only opened a small gap. The teacher, owner, and future Taoist companion who are busy with everything today are reading a book by the last twilight light. , Write notes for him again.

He asked vaguely: "Why, do you have a clue about that broken sword?"

Xie Changming put down his pen, tilted his head and smiled, and didn't make it clear: "I don't know if there will be a result, I can't say for sure."

Xie Changming didn't intend to involve Sheng Liuyu too much in Shi Xi's matter.If the evidence is true and Shi Xi didn't just go mad because of resentment in the end, then there must be a reason why he hated Sheng Liuyu so desperately.But no matter what the reason, what didn't happen had nothing to do with Sheng Liuyu.

With that in mind, he picked out the wick.

The lights flickered on.