Han Shan's Sword Unsheathed

In the morning, the sun rises.In the pine forest at the foot of the mountain, only insects and birds are heard, but not the sound of reading.

Facing the empty school dormitory, Meng Xueli silently opened the Taoist scriptures to read.

It stands to reason that although there is no elder to teach on the holidays of the Dharma Hall, the morning reading must continue. However, the disciples played until the third watch last night, and they really couldn't get up this morning.

It wasn't so crazy before, but the year-end exam is approaching, this time is the last indulgence, and I have to work hard to prepare for the exam in the next month.

Every morning, Meng Xueli had to read "Introduction to Taoism" once before her mind gradually sank and she was able to read other books.

He suddenly felt something, looked up, and widened his eyes: "Why is it you again?"

Xiao Tingyun was entering the door with a stack of scrolls in his arms: "I would like to follow the elder's teachings, and morning reading cannot be neglected."

He walked towards Meng Xueli.

Meng Xueli hurriedly said: "There is someone, this is your brother Yu's seat!"

Ji Xiao smiled and asked: "Where is there no one?" For some reason, the little Taoist couple was a little hostile towards him.

Meng Xueli looked around and found that only a pair of tables and chairs behind her was empty, so she pointed reluctantly.

Ji Xiao put down the scroll, Meng Xueli heard the sound of pulling a stool behind her, and suddenly felt the sharp edge on her back.

At this time a young deacon came in, saw Xiao Tingyun smiled and said, "You are here, I was planning to bring you to find the way, so you came here by yourself."

After finishing speaking, he turned to Meng Xueli: "Elder Meng, please take care of me." The deacon knew that this young elder often answered questions for the disciples, and he was very prestigious among the disciples in the Falun Hall.

Meng Xueli nodded: "Yeah." Geniuses always have some preferential treatment, and the deacon hall really cares about this person.

The deacon asked Xiao Tingyun a few more words, and left happily.

The atmosphere in the dormitory was silent, Meng Xueli was about to continue reading, but heard a low cough.

The man suppressed his voice, obviously not wanting to disturb others.

Meng Xueli turned her head and saw that his pale face showed an unhealthy flush, but his expression was calm, as if he was used to enduring pain, so he couldn't help but wonder, "What's wrong with you? Have you been like this since you were a child?"

Ji Xiao coughed and said with a smile, "It will be fine in a while." After the soul and body are completely harmonized, the pain will naturally disappear.

Meng Xueli heard that the other party was reluctant to say more, so she thought the same thing, Hanshan has her own panacea to take care of you, so it's not my turn to worry about it.

"what--"

The young man in brocade clothes yawned and entered the door, paralyzed beside Meng Xueli, his eyes misty.

Meng Xueli introduced: "This is your brother Yu Qishu."

Ji Xiao: "Hello Senior Brother Yu."

Seeing this, Yu Qishu opened her eyes, looked at him critically, and nodded lightly: "Hello."

Then he pulled Meng Xueli forward, leaned on the table and whispered: "Is he the new Junior Brother Xiao?"

"correct."

Yu Qishu stared: "Why are you chatting with him? You actually betrayed the party and forgot our oath?"

Meng Xueli was thinking about an oath, while reasoning: "We are against comparing Junior Brother Xiao with Ji Xiao, not against Junior Brother Xiao. Junior Brother Xiao himself has done nothing wrong." Although I now suspect that there is a ghost in him, but still Without evidence, you can't lead people to reject new classmates, that's too naive.

Yu Qishu thought carefully for a moment: "You are right!"

Facing Xiao Tingyun, Meng Xueli had put on a bit of airs at first, but she had the awe-inspiring and inviolable dignity when she left last night.

But not long after, there was laughter outside the door, and a group of young disciples rushed into the school, carrying various oiled paper bags and small cloth bags in their hands.

"Morning, Elder Meng. You didn't come last night, so we packed something good for you."

"Stir-fried chestnuts in sugar, sesame peanuts, and crab roe and melon seeds are all very delicious. Try them soon."

Snacks were piled up on the table, and someone peeled a chestnut and handed it over.

Meng Xueli: "Thank you." He ate with crooked eyebrows and bulging cheeks, without the majesty of an elder.

"You are Junior Brother Xiao?" Someone noticed the tall and thin boy behind Meng Xueli.

Ji Xiao nodded.

Everyone was so curious that they gathered around and were about to start a conversation, when a low voice suddenly sounded outside the door:

"Is Elder Meng there?"

The voice was not loud, but it implied true energy, and the disciples with shallow cultivation immediately became dizzy.

I saw four young monks standing at the door, wearing jade crowns and white robes, with swords around their waists, dressed like typical inner disciples.

The school was silent for a moment.The status of inner disciples is usually higher than that of Lunfa disciples.

Meng Xueli replied, "I am."

The four people looked at him and saw that his table was full of various snacks, showing a faint look of disdain.

One of the long-faced monks said: "Please take a step to talk."

Meng Xueli was about to get up when a voice sounded behind her: "If you have anything to say, just say it here."

Yu Qishu heard Xiao Tingyun's voice, and immediately reacted: "Everyone is asking Elder Meng for advice, and he won't be able to leave for a while."

The other disciples in the dormitory sensed that the atmosphere was not right, and stood up one after another.

The long-faced cultivator glanced at them coldly, sneered, and said to Meng Xueli: "I am ordered by the real master to protect Elder Meng in the secret realm of the vast sea. Since I have obeyed the order, I will do my best, and I also ask the elder to cooperate." us!"

"The opening of the Vast Sea Secret Realm is imminent, and time is running out. Elders, please treat it with caution and don't waste time. The four of us, brothers and sisters, have recently practiced a set of sword formations together. Please start from tomorrow, every three days, at Maoshi to perform the Sword Pingxi Sword Formation Side, take part in a drill."

Another person continued: "You don't need to use the sword, you just need to learn to follow the changes of the formation. Only when we meet the enemy in the secret realm can we keep you safe."

They said 'protection', but their words implied contempt, and they didn't even announce their names before speaking.

There is no unprovoked malice in the world.Bao Meng Xueli avoided the battle for seven days, and retreated unscathed, which means giving up the competition for rankings, giving up the 20-year grand event, the best chance to become famous in 20 years.

The four of them did not dare to oppose the arrangement of the real master, and even did not dare to show the slightest reluctance.The resentment was pent up in his heart and naturally transferred to Meng Xueli.

——If you can’t protect yourself, you just stay in Changchun Peak honestly. Why do you implicate others?Do you think the secret land of the vast sea is a spring outing?

Ji Xiao frowned slightly.

Meng Xueli's expression remained unchanged, she just nodded: "I see. Is there anything else?"

The four of them looked at each other. They had heard that Meng Xueli had a domineering temper. If they were so angry that they would yell and scold, they would take the first step, complain to the head of the house, and then publicize that the other party was unreasonable. Maybe they could push the job away. .

Now that the plan has failed, under the watchful eyes of everyone, it is hard to say anything more, and I feel even more suffocated in my heart.

The leading long-faced cultivator cupped his hands: "Don't disturb the elder's study, let's leave."

The four aggressive personal disciples walked away, and there were discussions in the dormitory.

"Elder Meng, are you really going to the Vast Sea Secret Realm? They don't look reliable at all."

"I'll protect the elder after I learn the sword from my teacher."

"Hey, you're only at the first level of Qi refining now, and it's going to be cold by the time you learn sword cooking!"

Yu Qishu turned around and knocked on Junior Brother Xiao's table:

"You did a good job just now! You are so good, do you want to join our Yongji Party?" He pointed at Meng Xueli and himself, "From now on, the party leader and deputy party leader will cover you, and you will walk sideways in the court of law."

Ji Xiao was puzzled: "What party?"

Yu Qishu smiled sincerely, revealing a row of white teeth: "As long as you support Master Jixiao, we will be friends."

Meng Xueli wailed in her heart, wishing she could find a snowdrift and get in there.

The author has something to say: Meng Xueli: let me die!

Yu Qishu: Don't make trouble, it's about recruiting party members.