Han Shan's Sword Unsheathed

Not only is the building not high, but according to my master and senior brother, when the Gate to Heaven is opened, the Changchun Peak seen from the outer universe is also tiny dust, not high at all.

It turns out that the two words "high and low" are relative. If you stand tall for a while, you don't need to be arrogant; if you stand low for a while, you don't need to be afraid.

As soon as this idea appeared, the invisible shackles that plagued her childhood suddenly fell off, and Yu Qishu felt relaxed.

When he first came to Hanshan, he was dressed in brocade clothes, proud and inferior, always curling his mouth, as if no one looked down on him, but he was actually a lost chick, at a loss as to where he was going.After years of returning home, plain clothes and cloth shoes have become sincere, down-to-earth, peaceful and optimistic.

"No matter what others think of me, I'm still me." Yu Qi said heartily.It's not a family outcast or a proud family, it's not a young hero in a market story, and it's not a white jade statue blocking the main street of Bailu City.

Yu Qishu released her spiritual sense to perceive her surroundings, and approached the brightly lit and magnificent main courtyard.The Patrol Guards here all have the cultivation base of the Qi refining period, and the atmosphere is solemn, but still no one finds him.Let him go around the stone and walk through the corridor, and find the familiar courtyard.

The reason why it is familiar is because the place is still decorated in a simple way, as if he copied the remote courtyard he was familiar with when he was a child.

Yu Qishu pushed open the small wooden door, and the warm yellow candlelight in the room penetrated the window paper, outlining the silhouette of the woman under the lamp.The woman was doing her needlework with her head down, and she was skillful in raising her elbows and turning her wrists. Yu Qishu stared blankly, feeling that the candlelight and shadow were extremely gentle.

He didn't go directly to knock on the door, but after looking at it for a while, he straightened his cuffs and collar, and put the mouse on his shoulders into his sleeves to comfort him.The feeling of being close to the hometown is timid, which is probably the case.

The woman stopped for some reason, looked at the window, and whispered to herself: "Is it Qishu? Or am I confused?"

The window opened with a creak, and Yu Qishu leaned on the window frame with one hand, and jumped in neatly: "Mother."

The woman was shocked, her eyes suddenly brightened, she opened her mouth to call out, but she shed two lines of tears.

Yu Qishu stepped forward and hugged her gently: "Mother."

The woman choked with sobs and said, "It's true that my son is back!"

The woman looked him up and down: "My son has grown taller...why did he lose weight?"

Yu Qishu is slender and well-proportioned, but your mother thinks you are thin, and you can't refute it.

"Why is the outer robe all gray? This is a new dress that mother cut for you. Try it quickly." The woman shook off the robe, showing an embarrassing expression again: "Mother forgot, you have to wear the cassock now."

She is used to the juniors who have achieved Taoism in the mansion, and they all look above the top, claiming that the monks should transcend the world, lest the world will stain the body and waste the time of practice.

Yu Qishu immediately put on a new robe: "It's not that particular, it doesn't fit well."

Seeing the sword on his waist, the woman said joyfully, "Linchi Liu? It's still there!"

"Renren Qian asked a craftsman to recast it for me. The shape of the sword remains the same, but new materials are added and runes are engraved."

The woman said with a smile: "Renren Qian is a good person. There is also a branch of 'Hengtong Juyuan' in Bailu City. Every time your letter is delivered by the shopkeeper in person, you must remember the kindness of Zhenren Qian."

Yu Qishu nodded repeatedly, wondering if it's okay?The small amount of private money I saved is all in the hands of Qian Zhenren.

"Mom, don't talk about me, how are you doing?"

"Of course. Everyone said that you are promising and asked me to move to the main courtyard. But I was used to living in the past, and I was afraid that you would not find your way home, so I came up with this method."

The woman stopped talking and said that the parents were short-tempered, and she was afraid of making her son bored. She had nothing to say if she didn't say these things. Thinking that she could neither share her son's worries nor teach him how to practice, she felt a little sad in her relief.I had to say something like practicing hard and taking care of my body.

Yu Qishu nodded seriously.The mother and son whispered under the lights, and the atmosphere was warm.

The woman suddenly thought of something, and said nervously: "You come back this time, who else knows, have you seen the city lord?" She didn't say "your father, your father", but still called "the city lord".

Yu Qishu also got used to it, and replied: "No one else saw me, only my mother."

"The city lord once asked me to write a letter to persuade you, please match up and bring the younger generation of the family to visit Yongxue Academy or Changchun Peak. You don't want to see him first, so as not to be embarrassing. After all, the city lord is your biological father, the master of heaven and earth, and his master. With the word 'pro', you are not as good as he wants, I am afraid that you will be called unfilial and affect your reputation."

After she finished speaking, she thought for a while, and added: "I have the opinion of a woman in a deep house, with sharp eyesight, so let me make up my mind."

Yu Qishu didn't really care about fame, but said with a smile, "I know mother is doing it for my own good. I'll listen to you. The gate of the college is open to the world, and anyone who wants to take the exam can come. Follow the rules of the exam, and I can't make the decision."

At the beginning of the dispute between the South and the North Mountains, Bailu City was in an awkward position because of the two ends of the first mouse, and neither side was welcomed.Later, when Yu Qishu became famous, it wasn't that no members of the Yu family wanted to cling to her, but they were afraid of saints and demon kings, so they didn't dare to go to the boundary of the poor gate city.

Yu Qishu didn't have a good impression of his brothers of the same generation: the favored son-in-law relied on being a practitioner of the city lord's mansion, and felt superior to others, bullying and dominating the market, while the unfavored son-in-law flattered them and tried to be their accomplices.But that was a thing of the past. If they wanted to take the exam, Yu Qishu would still treat them equally.

The woman was completely relaxed after hearing what he said: "What have you learned in Changchun Peak and Yongxue Academy?"

"Cultivating the Tao, practicing swords, reading..." Yu Qishu was afraid that his mother would let him perform a fencing sword on the spot, just like parents let their children perform reciting scriptures during the festival, so she hurriedly said: "The main thing is other things. For example, planting trees , watering the flowers, mowing the lawn, raising mice.”

Money Rat popped his head out of his sleeve when he heard the last two words: "Squeak."

Yu Qishu picked it up: "Ah, this is my rat. I had a litter before, but this time I brought one. It is docile and can be hugged."

"This..." The woman took it in surprise, the mouse was as heavy as a rabbit, and she couldn't hold it with one hand.She thought in awe, probably worshiping under the door of the immortal family, raising rats is also a kind of practice.

"It's so strong. You've learned a lot."

Yu Qishu: "Where, I haven't learned more. Artifact refining, alchemy, talismans, derivation techniques, these are just the beginning, and there is no limit to learning..."

The woman said distressedly: "You have to learn? Don't get tired."

"Not tired. Very happy." Yu Qishu seems to have to take care of a lot of "chores" every day, but she is actually very down-to-earth and serious.In Qian Yuzhi's words, this is called "specialization to the extreme", which is similar to running a business.

Yongxue Academy gathers talents from all over the world and offers various courses.Before meeting Yu Qishu, many people expressed their disbelief that there are really people who can learn everything in the world.After seeing Yu Qishu, I found that he has everything in diligence, talent, temperament, and luck, which makes people dissatisfied.He seems to have mastered the most basic rules of how the world operates, so he knows everything, but he himself is unaware of this, and he never feels arrogant and contemptuous.

"I'm happy to practice Taoism, so does my son have a girl he likes? When will I bring her back to meet?" The woman once heard that her son had a romantic reputation for sending peach blossoms to everyone, so she asked this question.

"Female cultivator?" Yu Qishu rubbed her head in embarrassment, "Not really. The female cultivators I know... I don't dare to like them." For example, Senior Sister Song Qianyi, a medical cultivator, and Miss Qingdai, the leader of the Loose Cultivator.

The woman regretted: "People say that peach blossoms in Changchun Peak are effective. You plant peach blossoms every day. Why don't you have peach blossoms?"

Yu Qishu: "Mother, the sword master is actually an exception. Hanshan sword cultivators know that practicing swords hard can make up for one's weakness, but Taoist couples are hard to come by."

Moreover, my "wife book" is still in the hands of Zhenren Qian, how can I get it with his love of money and shrewdness?But he didn't say that.

The woman was speechless: "So mysterious?"

Yu Qishu comforted her: "Although I don't have a Taoist partner, I have made many good friends."

"You want to develop among friends?" The woman suggested eagerly, "Men can also be Taoist companions, and age is not a problem. Now that the two worlds are peacefully conducting business, the demon clan can also consider it."

"This, this..." Yu Qi was speechless, as expected, all mothers and mothers in the world are the same.

He bluntly changed the topic: "Mother, let me show you how to dance the sword! I watched the 'koi' swimming in the pond and created my own set of swordsmanship, called Youjiao Sword."

"Zheng!" The candlelight trembled, a little cold light flashed, and the sword energy filled the room.Yu Qishu's tight breath was broken.

The moment Linchi Liu was unsheathed, the tallest building in the mansion, the middle-aged man who was meditating suddenly opened his eyes: "Where is the most powerful man coming to our mansion?"

This voice descended from the sky and resounded throughout Bailu City. At the same time, a coercion poured out from the tall building and rushed towards the small courtyard where Yu Qishu was.

But Yu Qishu's sword was just out of its sheath, and the sword energy was at its fullest, subconsciously facing the coercion, like a dragon wagging its tail out of the clouds, and instantly scattered it.

The woman said in surprise: "Wait, this is the voice of the city lord!"

Before the words fell, there was a loud bang, and the door panel shattered.

City Lord Bailu floated down from the high building, rushed to the courtyard, and slammed open the door with his palm, wondering in his heart: the opponent's trace was revealed and he took the lead, but he didn't take advantage of the victory to attack, so he didn't know if it was an enemy or a friend.

Because of this concern, he did not rashly activate the mansion formation.

In the blink of an eye, there were numerous footsteps sounding from all around, like rushing drumbeats.Well-trained warrior guards from the mansion rushed over and surrounded the small courtyard through the courtyard wall.

The entire city lord's mansion is facing an enemy.

But he saw a young man in a brocade robe walking out of the room, holding a beautiful rapier.

City Master Bailu stared at that face, only to feel that the other person looked very familiar: "You, you are?"

Yu Qishu said helplessly, "...Father?"

City Lord Bailu turned pale with shock: "It's you!"

Yu Qishu had put away her sword and nodded slightly.

City Lord Bailu's expression changed rapidly, from resentment of being resisted by the younger generation to public embarrassment, but finally froze on a loving smile: "You child, you didn't say a word when you came back, dad wasn't prepared."

His voice was full of vigor and openness, as if he wanted to tell everyone in the city: "My son is back! Changchun Peak has worked hard in cultivating Taoism, so it's hard for you to miss home all the time!"

Yu Qishu still had a calm expression and sighed slightly in her heart.

Leaving the country to go to the country, the father does not know the son, and the son does not know the father.

***

Above the vast South China Sea, among the vast sea of ​​clouds, there is a silver lake.

Meng Xueli went south with his sword, piercing through the clouds and fog, before he saw the lake, he first saw two streams of blue and green smoke floating in the distance, which turned out to be the skirts and arm veils of two beauties flying.Meng Xueli recognized them. The blue skirt was called Chunshui, and the green group was called Autumn Light. They were Hu Si's favorite concubines.That day above the secret realm of the vast sea, it was these two people who came to invite him to board Hu Si's cloud boat.

The two girls saluted gracefully: "I have seen the demon king."

Meng Xueli smiled and said, "There's no need to be too polite. I'm here to visit the Landlord."

If the other party asked him why he came, the reasoning he prepared was reasonable: after the Battle of Mingyue Lake, "Time EMI" was lost in half, and it has not been repaired and recast.The master of the realm is a master craftsman. For this visit, please trouble the master of the realm to open the furnace.

He wasn't afraid to express his true intentions, but in the Tianhu Great Territory there were Hu Si's favorite concubines, maids, musicians, cooks, etc., all of whom were more or less self-cultivated. Meng Xueli didn't want them to be eager to protect the lord. Move your hands.He only wanted to see Hu Si, and he didn't want to hurt the innocent.

To his surprise, the two beauties waved their sleeves to push away the clouds without asking any further questions.

The whole picture of Tianhu Lake was revealed in an instant.The entire lake reflects the morning glow in the sky, and the crimson and light gold are intertwined to form sparkling waves.If you have good eyesight, you can still see the blue South China Sea and islands through the gaps in the clouds and mist under the lake.

It is like a bright mirror that separates the sky and the earth, reflecting the sun, moon and stars, and illuminating the mountains, rivers and seas.

The clouds on the lakeside are transpiring, and Qionglou Yuyu is continuous.In the past, there were singing, dancing and music, day and night, but now it is silent, like a cold fairy palace, without a trace of human fireworks.

Meng Xueli walked on the clouds with the two beauties.He saw the real lake and also entered the range of the Heavenly Lake formation.

Something is wrong, it's too quiet.Meng Xueli frowned slightly: "Why don't you see anyone else?"

Qiu Guang replied: "The Landlord has dismissed everyone. After welcoming the Demon King, we sisters also bid farewell to the Landlord."

Chun Shui's eyes were sad, but he smiled and said, "Perhaps the master needs a new recruit."

"There are countless delicacies and beauties in the world, and the various places are colorful. It's more interesting than living in the sky. It's better for you to go and see." Meng Xueli said, spurning Hu Si's bad temper of liking the new and disliking the old.

"Thank you for your comfort, the Demon King. In fact, our sisters have already prepared for it." Qiu Guang laughed.

While talking, the three of them flew across the lake and walked into the tea pavilion on the island in the middle of the lake.

Meng Xueli originally planned to go to Tianhu Lake and go through the ninety-nine and eighty-one difficulties first, but Hu Si didn't give him a single difficulty.

Hu Si was sitting in the Huxin Pavilion, looking from Meng Xueli's point of view, he seemed to be looking at the scenery, and there was an unnatural "sense of detachment" all over his body, as if he was not there at all.The clouds gather and disperse by the lakeside, changing constantly.But he is still, like the moon rising from an empty mountain, and the still shadow sinking into the jade.

When he opened his mouth, he made a frivolous teasing, his calm demeanor disappeared: "Siblings come to see me? Sit down."

"Master." Meng Xueli took a seat opposite him.It suddenly occurred to him that Ji Xiao used to sit where he was at the moment.

Hu Si turned to Chunshui and Qiuguang, and sighed softly: "Go."

"Master, take care." The two women saluted reluctantly.

When the two of them left, Hu Si said again: "My brother and sister are here as guests, what song do you want to hear?"

Meng Xueli: "What kind of music will the Landlord play?"

Hu Si wondered: "Aside from not practicing swordsmanship, what else can I do?"

Meng Xueli could not refute.As Ji Xiao said, Hu Si is the most suitable person to be a teacher in the academy.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Hu Si plucked the strings on his own. The sound of the piano was as smooth as running water on a high mountain, like a lingering spring rain, falling into the waves of the lake and the rays of the sun, causing ripples.Hu Si was wearing a plain robe, and his wrists shook when he played the piano, occasionally revealing the crimson underclothes.

Meng Xueli didn't know what it was, but thought it was very nice, as if he was listening to the rain at night by the window a few days ago.I can't tell Ji Xiao what's on my mind, I have to listen to a rain...

Realizing this, he was shocked: "It's not good, the Taoism practiced by this person is mixed, I'm afraid it's some Taoism that disturbs the mind."

But the sound of the zither stopped suddenly, and Hu Si said: "'There are few bosom friends, who will listen to the broken strings.' Listen to the zither and the breath is not quiet. You are not here to forge swords."

"I……"

"Are you here to kill me?"

Meng Xueli was silent.

"You can't hide your killing intent." Hu Si stared into his eyes, "I went to Changchun Peak that night, and you wanted to kill me, right?"

Meng Xueli nodded.

That time, shortly after he and Ji Xiao left the secret realm of the vast sea and returned to Changchun Peak, Hu Si came to visit late one night, the cloud boat hovered and said two inexplicable words.

Meng Xueli had calculated at that time whether he could kill the opponent with the help of the Changchun Peak formation and the power of Chu Kong Wuya at the bottom of the pool.He is not sure, the opportunity is fleeting.

Now that the words have been made clear, and the way to do so is so easy, Meng Xueli had no choice but to say frankly: "It's a lie to say that you don't want to kill. Say you want to kill, the current atmosphere... Anyway, before doing it, how many I have been unable to figure out the problem, and I would like to ask you to clarify."

Hu Si was amused by Meng Xueli's tangled expression instead: "Sister and sister, you can't kill me."

Meng Xueli: "How do you know if you don't try? Guiqing is also a saint."

Hu Si thought for a while: "I see that your Yuanyang has been lost, so it must be a good thing. You have become a veritable Taoist couple, isn't it afraid that Ji Xiao will sense your killing intent?"

Meng Xueli blushed, and the veins on her neck were bulging: "Don't tell me about Fengyue Dao!"

"Okay, stop talking. You ask." Hu Si made a gesture of invitation.

"Before Guiqing died, he said that the magic element was in your hands. Is it true?"

"Yes." Hu Si said without hesitation.

"You admitted it?" Meng Xueli jumped up and stared at him in shock.No wonder he reacted too much, he imagined many kinds of answers, never including this one.

"Why don't you admit it? Even if Ji Xiao came to ask in person, I would say the same. But he won't ask. There is still a tacit understanding between the brothers."

Enraged by his indifferent attitude, Meng Xueli gasped violently, suddenly picked up the guqin on the case, broke it with bare hands, like breaking a piece of firewood, and slammed her sleeves violently, smashing the tea set on the case to pieces.

"You are his senior brother! In this world, he trusts you the most. How could you treat him like this!"

Hu Si watched Meng Xueli throw something in surprise.

When Ji Xiao asked him for the elixir, he thought that the demon king was superficially flattering and obedient, but in reality he endured humiliation and had far-reaching schemes, which might hurt Ji Xiao.

It was only later discovered that the demon is not the most deceitful and cunning by nature, but simple-minded and too stupid by nature.

Really, Yaozu are too stupid.

Hu Si rubbed the pearl in his sleeve, thinking with complicated emotions that Meng Xueli couldn't understand this match at all, let alone participating, or having any plans.

——This game between brothers and saints about the Gate of Tongtian.

As Jixiao's bedside person, he is actually a silly monster.Does it fit?Ji Xiao seemed to think it was quite suitable.

Otherwise, he wouldn't ask himself for the "Jingyu" wooden sword and grind it into a pair of combs for Meng Xueli. The meaning couldn't be more obvious-"The Taoist companion is a good thing, I have you or not."

Hu Si picked up the broken Guqin, waved his sleeves and brushed the broken body back to normal.

He calmly replied: "Because I am his senior brother, if I want to gamble with the sky, I should gamble."

Meng Xueli was startled: "What do you mean?"