Han Shan's Sword Unsheathed

It was summer, and the Cold Mountain Sword Sect officially announced the closure of the mountain, recalling disciples who were traveling abroad, and declining guests to visit.

This news did not cause much disturbance, as everyone in the practice circle knew that after Hanshan experienced the "Change of Jingsi Valley", his vitality was seriously injured and he urgently needed to recuperate.From the perspective of outsiders, Hanshan has lost Tai Heng, a strong man in the God Transformation Realm, and the head of the Mahayana Realm has not recovered from serious injuries. Only a few peak masters and elders are left to support the door.

Beishan Nanhu, one ebbs and another ebbs and flows, and Mingyue Lake is in full swing, becoming the number one sect in the world.

At the junction of the north and the south, some small and medium sect families have announced that they will cut off ties with Hanshan and attach themselves to Mingyue Lake instead.Egret City is one of them.

The life of Yu Qishu, the abandoned son of the city lord, was not affected by this. He still went to bed early and got up early, and took care of Changchun Peak seriously.

Most of Hanshan's disciples are like him, full and busy, and have no time to comment on others.After the Supreme Elders left, the disciples of Hanshan became more united with the same hatred.

First, the disciples received new Taoist scriptures and sword manuals in the Lunfa hall, and were busy learning and exchanging.Secondly, the real person in charge announced that during the closure of the mountain, a competition will be held in Yanjianping every other month, with rich prizes.There will be prizes for those who rank higher in the big competition, and prizes for those who have improved the most.

The new teaching materials for the disciples were compiled by Ji Xiao, the idea of ​​the big competition was suggested by Meng Xueli, and the prizes came from Jian Zun's private treasury, all of which were high-grade magical artifacts, pills, talismans, etc.

It is said that the mountain is closed to the outside world, but the inside of Hanshan is full of vitality.

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The third day of the seventh lunar month is an auspicious day, and it is advisable to travel far.It rained heavily in the cold gate city, washing away the dust and dirt.

Meng Xue had a dozing mirage in her sleeve, and Ji Xiao had a storage bag around her waist, filled with ten catties of snacks.The two dressed up as casual cultivators and joined Ruan Hui and Bi You.

Summer thunderstorms are swift, with lightning and thunder.Amidst the wind and rain, an unremarkable carriage drove out of Humble Gate City.The driver was an immature young man in a gray coir raincoat and a big bamboo hat covering half of his small face.

There is a space array in the carriage, which is spacious and elegantly furnished, with cushions, pillows, and small tables.

Qian Yuzhi leaned against the wall of the car, gently waved the folding fan, and gave the Taoist couple a ride: "No way, the flying magic weapon is too conspicuous. The poor gate city looks peaceful, but in fact there are many people. Some people are free , don’t practice well, and keep an eye on you. You go out of the city for three hundred miles, and then change to the flying magic weapon, go to the border of the world, pass through the wind barrier, and reach the place outside the boundary..."

Speaking of which, he himself found it very troublesome, so he couldn't help turning to Ji Xiao: "I remember, you used to set up a teleportation array in the secret realm of the vast sea, leading directly to the 'land outside the world'?"

Ji Xiao is peeling pine nuts for Meng Xueli: "There used to be."

Saying goodbye on a rainy day will inevitably make people feel a little sad.Qian Yuzhi sighed faintly:

"Unfortunately, the secret realm was bombed by you. You didn't have much money to bomb it. Do you know it?"

Jixiao really didn't know, so he could only keep silent, and handed a handful of pine nuts to Meng Xueli, signaling the little Taoist couple to eat quickly.

Qian Yuzhi pulled Meng Xueli closer, with a friendly smile: "Xueli, you are also half of the owner of 'Hengtong Juyuan'. Please take care of me this way. Brother Jixiao is impatient with trivial matters, so I have to ask you .”

Meng Xueli thought, Qian Yuzhi's boss is quite humane, like a big tree, propping up a huge crown to protect the small flowers and grass under his feet.He gave half-demons and half-demons a shelter to protect them from wind and rain.

Meng Xueli immediately patted her chest and promised: "Don't worry! You don't need to say, I will take good care of them, and I will definitely keep Bi You and Ruan Hui safe, and feed them so that their fur is slippery!"

Qian Yuzhi: "I mean, less lost goods on the road, and more money this trip."

Meng Xueli: "...Oh."

Qian Yuzhi: "What expression do you have? I'm in business, not a philanthropic hall. Laughter ends with laughter, and trouble ends with trouble. The money that should be earned must be earned!"

The demon world is rich in minerals, but the demon clan is not good at refining weapons, and no matter how rare the ore is, it is only a stone.Secretly bring the ore from the demon world to the human world, sell it to the refiner to make it into a weapon, take away the beautiful clothes, beautiful utensils, and fine wine from the world, and sell it to the big demon who loves pleasure.The big demon relies on his powerful demon power, so he doesn't care about magic weapons.A small magic weapon in the human world can be sold to a little demon for self-defense.One to one, the profits are extremely high.

Meng Xueli didn't understand: "You earn so much money, why don't you build a teleportation array in the secret room of the head office, directly leading to the outside world. It's so convenient and trouble-free."

With the spiritual stone reserve of "Prosperous Gathering Source", it can completely support a long-distance teleportation array.Stewards and fellows who walk secretly can pass through the wind barrier one less time, and the risk should be less.

Qian Yuzhi looked at him with the eyes of "why don't you eat meat?": "The long-distance teleportation formation is the privilege of the strong. The formation is fixed in one place, and if others know the exact location, they can set a trap in the "outside the world" and wait for the rabbit In the past, one would catch one, and one nest would catch one nest. If the formation falls into the hands of others, they will follow the clues and attack the door."

"So that's how it is." Meng Xueli thought of Ruan Hui's rabbit ears, "Sit back and wait for the rabbit, this word is really accurate."

He tugged at Ji Xiao's sleeves: "Why can you set up a random teleportation array at the entrance to the secret realm of the vast sea, so that the participating disciples can be sent to different locations in the secret realm?"

Qian Yuzhi replied: "Because that is his secret realm, he controls the rules of the space. To put it simply, he is stronger."

Ji Xiao nodded: "That's right."

Qian Yuzhi smiled and said: "Realist Jixiao, senior brother Jixiao, how is your health now? When will you recover your supernatural powers, can you help junior brother solve this problem?"

Ji Xiao: "In half a year, you can give it a try."

Qian Yuzhi was satisfied.He understands Ji Xiao's modesty, the meaning of "you can give it a try", means that there is no problem, if it is stable, Ji Xiao will help him find a way.

After thinking about it, I felt something was wrong again: "It's really unreasonable to rebuild it once and enter the country faster than before. If Master Tai Heng knew, he would be furious."

Sending you off for thousands of miles will eventually require a farewell. Before leaving, Qian Yuzhi asked the two stewards secretly: "This time we must improve, and earn [-]% more than last time, isn't it difficult?"

Bi You flew out from between the rabbit's ears and turned into a human body, a young boy in emerald blue clothes:

"Boss, this is simply impossible."

"What is our training?"

Bi You and Ruan Hui were startled subconsciously, and shouted in unison: "'Hengtong Juyuan' is impossible—"

Qian Yuzhi said with satisfaction: "That's right, as long as you work hard, use your wings and claws to create miracles."

The two stewards looked at each other.

Meng Xueli was dumbfounded.

After Qian Yuzhi left, Bi You shook Ruan Hui's shoulders: "I can't do it, I'm going to die! You're going to return to your original form."

Ruan Hui complained aggrievedly: "You are annoying."

Reluctantly, he squatted down, turned into a gray rabbit with long ears, and jumped into Biyou's arms.

The rabbit's fur was thick and soft, Biyou stroked it fiercely in his arms, buried his head into the soft belly of the rabbit, and dawdled carelessly.

Finally, he raised his head and took a deep breath: "I'm fine."

The child laborers held back their tears and stood upright, facing the pressure of life and work again.

Meng Xueli looked eagerly at the side: "I'm so happy, there's no bald-haired demon!" He was not only envious, but moved, "I want to too—hiss!"

Suddenly the back of his neck tightened, it was because Ji Xiao grabbed him with one hand.Ji Xiao didn't speak, but stared at him seriously with clear eyes.

Meng Xueli immediately changed her words and leaned against her Taoist companion to show her innocence: "I didn't think about it."

Ji Xiao loosened her fingers and stroked him lightly.

Two half-demons, a mirage, and a pair of human Taoist couples took a small flying boat, passed through the clouds, and flew to the edge of the human world.

Under Biyou's misleading, Ruan Hui has accepted that "this is how masters and apprentices get along in the human world".Biyou turned into a kingfisher and nestled between his ears.

The kingfisher is talkative, chirping: "The rules in the demon world are different from those in the human world. Demon kings have many taboos. For the safety of this journey, don't think we are bothersome."

Meng Xueli smiled: "No, I like to hear this."

Bi You: "You like it? That's great. I also like chatting."

Meng Xueli still remembered that Qian Yuzhi once said that half-monsters had weird temperaments, so he asked, "Leaving aside the foreign-monsters first, do you two have any taboos?"

Bi You: "You can't ask me to change into my original form before dinner, let me sing to cheer up."

Ruan Hui: "You can't ask me to change into my original form after dinner, just wipe my mouth and hands with me."

Meng Diao wanted to cry when he heard this, what did Qian Yuzhi do, is he still human?

Ji Xiao handed a handful of dried fruits to the two half-demons as a sign of comfort.

Bi You and Ruan Hui were overjoyed and thanked them repeatedly.

Bi You: "In the demon world, the demon king who has a territory is called the 'big king', and the demon generals under the demon king's seat are called 'adults'. Now there are fewer demon kings, and the territory of the king of Lingshan spans the north and south of the demon world, but some big monsters, On the surface, I surrender and pay tribute to the Great King of Lingshan, but secretly I still think that I am the master of one side, so when we pass through Black Mountain, Baihe, Honglin and other places, we still have to call him 'Great King', so as not to make them unhappy."

Meng Xueli nodded, expressing her understanding.

Ruan Hui continued: "When we arrive at the Demon Realm, there are fellows who will take care of us along the way. In short, we don't give up our money. When we arrive at the Dark Walk, there are about half of the rare treasures in the Human Realm left, and we will sell them in small quantities and many times. We will not sell directly Give it to the king, first sell it to the little demon generals, and they will offer it layer by layer, and they will usually get rewards from the demon king, but those benefits have nothing to do with us, we are only in the dark. This is safe, and if the wind is not right, we will run away."

Meng Xueli listened carefully. When he was the demon king, he was the one who enjoyed offerings. He didn't know that there was such a complicated network behind it.

Meng Xueli asked: "Have you ever met the King of Lingshan while running around in business?"

Ruan Hui was startled: "Who dares to see it?"

Bi You: "I heard that he likes to torture and kill rebellious monsters for fun, and has a cruel and violent temperament. There were five monster generals under his command, two of them once raised the rebellion flag and made themselves kings, but they were defeated by him and were imprisoned. The Demon Suppressing Pagoda has been tortured."

Ruan Hui heard a lot and was no longer afraid, but out of rabbit instinct, she shivered politely.

Meng Xueli was stunned: "He kills demons not for fun, but to intimidate. Speaking of hobbies, he likes painting, playing the piano, reading..."

Bi You suspected that he had been deceived: "What kind of hobby is painting and playing the piano? How can there be a monster who likes such things?"

Just when the mirage beast woke up, it squinted its eyes slightly, poked its head out of Meng Xueli's sleeve, and let out a leisurely breath.

The two half-demons were shocked: "What a powerful and pure demon aura, which king is this?"

The mirage opened its mouth in a daze: "Oh."

Meng Xueli felt very embarrassed: "This is a prop for our master and apprentice. Cough, don't worry about it, let's continue talking."

The mirage shook its head, then retracted into its sleeve.

There was silence in the flying boat.

After a while, Ruan Hui asked in a low voice: "Elder Meng, when you said you wanted to pretend to be a demon, did you intend to pretend to be a demon general or a demon king?"

The two half-demons finally realized that they seemed to be doing something big this time.

Meng Xueli pointed to Jixiao.Worryingly said: "He is like this, he doesn't look like a little demon."

Ji Xiao smiled helplessly upon hearing this.

He was peeling pine nuts, even though he was doing this kind of idle work, he still had a straight waist and an extraordinary demeanor, as if he was wiping a sword before a case.

"That's true." Ruan Hui was more worried than Meng Xueli, "I don't think he looks like a big monster."

Bi You had an idea, and said to Ji Xiao: "Otherwise, you can pretend to be Elder Meng's pet! The Lengao Sword Cultivator who was forced by the domineering monster..."

Before she finished speaking, Meng Xueli turned pale with shock: "You can't do it!"

At the same time, he sent a voice transmission to Ji Xiao: "You believe me, I didn't bribe him in private! We are not in the same group!"

But Ji Xiao said, "Yes."

He touched the back of Meng Xueli's neck to make the little Taoist couple relax: "It's just a show."