There are bandits in Zhongshan

After eating this meal for a long time, Zhong Mingzhu talked to her about food while helping Chang Li with the dishes.

The small crucian carp caught in the stream has many spines, but the meat is extraordinarily delicious; the wild pheasant grew up eating fungi in the forest, soaked in wine for a while before cooking, the aroma is stronger; the steamed cake is mixed with chopped Crushed water chestnuts, so soft and crispy and sweet.

Even where you can eat and what you can't eat is very detailed.

She didn't know if Chang Li had listened, she was the only one talking non-stop during the whole process.Changli didn't even give her a look, but she ate all the food that was picked up, quietly, and she could eat whatever was given to her, making Zhong Mingzhu unable to help but suspect that if the bone was picked up, the other party would still put it in his mouth.

She worked hard to restrain this urge, and then she ate some more by herself, and the two of them ate up the two dishes, one soup and one plate of steamed cakes.After packing up the dishes, she opened the package.

Inside was a new ID card, two sets of inner disciple costumes, several sets of formation spell jade cards given by Yun Yi, ten bottles of medium-grade pills, and one hundred spirit stones.

She grinned, feeling that after being promoted to an inner disciple, her treatment was much better.

Looking at the in-person gift from Changli, it turned out to be a whole 20 yuan cut of high-purity pure gold, and she couldn't help being shocked.

Red gold is the hardest metal in this world. Adding a little when refining a weapon can greatly enhance the strength of a magic weapon, especially a weapon. If it is all made of red gold, it will be an indestructible weapon. It's just too expensive. Usually, monks only It can be used as an auxiliary material.Now Changli gave her 20 yuan of high-purity swords with a wave of his hand, enough to make five or six swords, which is really a big deal.

She didn't know if the other peaks were like this, she just felt that it was too expensive, but after thinking about it, there were only the two of them on the peak today, and Chang Li probably rotted in the storage bag, so she accepted it with peace of mind. .

After that, she didn't waste any time, left and changed into new clothes, and followed the chief to the main hall.It was blocked by an enchantment, and no one had appeared for a long time, and the huge palace seemed extremely cold.

After she paid homage to the statue of Daoist Tian, ​​she saw Chang Li draw a seal on the statue, and then a wall emerged from the void.She glanced at it, saw many names on it, and asked, "What are these names?"

"This is the direct descendant of Tiantai Peak." Changli said, and printed Zhong Mingzhu's name under himself.

After that, a thin line emerged, connecting the names of the two.

Zhong Mingzhu noticed that Wu Hui was connected to the top of Changli, but there were four thin lines leading out from under Wu Hui's name, and there were three names listed in front of Changli.

"Jingyu, Yaoguang, Yunliu." She read, "Who are these, my uncle?"

"Yes."

Zhong Mingzhu remembered that Ding Lingyun said that before Changli entered, there was only Wu Hui in Tiantai Peak, so he asked, "Where are they?"

"They are all dead." Chang Li said indifferently.

No wonder Taifeng is so deserted this day, Zhong Mingzhu sighed, thinking that the names of these three masters are all related to jade, only Changli belongs to fire, which looks very special at first glance.

It should be Li, right?She thought to herself, she wanted to ask Chang Li, but she held back the words.

If you ask her, she probably doesn't know.

When returning to Chongming residence, it was already late at night, Changli explained some cultivation matters, she listened absent-mindedly and then started to ask about the attic. , has been dragged on until now, Chang Li did not hide it, and bluntly said that it was where he practiced.

"Not long after the foundation was established, I moved into the attic to realize the sword, and I didn't leave until after Yuanying."

"I think those swords are sharp, but they don't have the slightest brilliance. Why?" Zhong Mingzhu asked curiously, thinking in his heart that he was worried about the sword energy hurting people, so he made it like this on purpose.

Chang Li replied: "In the past, those swords were all self-contained sword qi, but it became like this when I left the customs."

It turned out to be ruined by you, Zhong Mingzhu didn't know whether to be surprised or regretted, she didn't speak for a while, Changli went back to her room.

Changli didn't close the door, and instead of sleeping after entering the room, he meditated and breathed.

Not even a polite word like "I'm going to rest first", Zhong Mingzhu thought to himself that he was always said to be rude, but this master was actually a bit better than himself.Usually she doesn't pay attention to these things, but when the person treated rudely becomes herself, she always feels that something is wrong, and in the end she went to catch the rabbit that was thrown in the yard at noon, and complained in its ear about Mrs. Master. Indifferent, then went back to the room to rest.

In this way, the days of becoming the personal heir of Fairy Changli began.

Compared with the time when she was an outer disciple, her life was much more comfortable. There was a whole mountain for her to do whatever she wanted, and she didn't have to worry about finding a suitable place to breathe, nor worry about Nan Sichu's plotting, and she didn't need to worry about Lingshi. Consumption of pills.

She didn't know whether Changli was generous or had no idea about these things, she gave a big gift as soon as she entered the door, and she almost always responded to her requests after that

Zhong Mingzhu found that the arrangement of a higher-level formation is inseparable from the assistance of talismans, refining tools, pills, etc. She calculated that she was missing more than 50 spirit stones, so she wanted to borrow them from Changli, who directly gave her a thousand , there are still a lot of materials, enough for her to use until the end of foundation building.Hearing her muttering that the flying sword was not enough for both flying and defending against enemies, she immediately gave her another one, which was even better than the previous one.

Where did this person get so many things in his pockets without leaving home——Zhong Mingzhu would occasionally have such doubts.

Once I couldn't help but asked, "Master, why do you have so many spirit stone pills?"

"After the foundation was established, the master and the two master uncles each gave me a storage ring."

——You might as well give it all to me.

Touching his nose, Zhong Mingzhu swallowed back the words that he almost blurted out.

I'm afraid that the suzerain didn't treat her so well, and she felt that she was no longer an exception. She was even wondering if her master was the illegitimate daughter of Elder Wu.

Of course, just guess, with a happy attitude, who would not be happy to have such a generous master?

Going to hunt some wild game in the forest every now and then, and having a delicious meal, she feels that this kind of life can be described almost perfectly in one sentence—if it is not for practicing swords every day.

Four hours a day, rain or shine.

"Your foundation is not solid, you just need to practice more, four hours is just right." When Changli said this, his tone was also light, the same as when he agreed to Zhong Mingzhu's various requests before, and he was not strict at all. There is no feeling of compulsion, but it reveals an undeniable aura.

As a matter of course, it is logical.Zhong Mingzhu was unwilling in his heart, but he had no position to refuse, so he could only go to the nearby open space early in the morning to make sword moves.

However, even if she practiced for four full hours every day, three months passed in a blink of an eye, and she didn't make any progress at all. Even the beginner's three-ring moon dance was indescribable, not to mention the other sword skills that Changli gave her.

Zhong Mingzhu's skills are usually quite good, but after holding the sword, she showed incongruity everywhere. She wondered if it was a problem with the weapon, and also tried secretly changing knives and guns, and found that without exception, she seemed to be No talent in weapons.

It is better to smash the sword on the opponent's nose than to shake it blindly.

She once euphemistically mentioned that she may not be talented in sword practice, but Chang Li replied slowly: "Senior brother said that hard work can make up for one's weakness."

Ganqing Yunyi also knew that his junior sister was inexperienced, so he even ordered these things.

It's not that he's stupid, Zhong Mingzhu can remember those moves after reading them once, and he can put them in perfect poses by following them, but he still can't understand what the so-called sword intent is.

Changli would occasionally go to observe Zhong Mingzhu's practice and say a few words "wrong" or "not right".

The scenery they see is completely different in different realms. Just as Zhong Mingzhu couldn't understand Changli's so-called unity of human and sword, Changli couldn't understand why the sword in Zhong Mingzhu's hand always feels superfluous.

Until one day, probably because Changli had said "wrong" too many times, Zhong Mingzhu suddenly became angry.

She is Changli's apprentice, so it stands to reason that only Changli is angry with her, and vice versa is disrespectful, but she was used to doing it casually, and being forced to practice swords every day is very reluctant, and she has not gained much. Time seems to be fed to the dog, it is better to use it to sleep, once the temper comes up, I don't care about anything.

He thrust the sword into the ground, crossed his hands in front of his chest, raised his chin slightly, but lowered his eyes, his slightly shallow eyes were full of arrogance.

"Why don't master demonstrate this set of three rings to the moon for the disciples?" She was so tall that her eyebrows were long enough to meet her dark eyes.

"Alright." Chang Li didn't show the slightest bit of anger as she thought, but walked over slowly and pulled out the sword on the ground, "Look good."

There is no show off in the last two words, they are just exhortations.

The three-ringed moon is Tian Yizong's entry-level swordsmanship. It is light and changeable, and the defense is integrated. It is very practical. Even if many disciples have reached the Jindan stage, they will still use the three-ringed moon to start a move when encountering an enemy.When he was at Mingjing Peak, Hu Qing had personally demonstrated several times in the martial arts field. Every move was as fast as the wind, and his advances and retreats were seamless. It seemed that he had brought the essence of this set of swordsmanship to the extreme.

At that time, Zhong Mingzhu didn't pay much attention, so he just remembered being chic and smart.But when the sword in Changli's hand started to move, she suddenly felt that she was blind at the time to feel that Hu Qing's swordsmanship was chic.

Changli's movements were not very fast, as if to make Zhong Mingzhu see more clearly, but each sword vividly portrayed the words "naturally formed".The moves are done in one go, stretching endlessly, like wind, like clouds, like flowing water, it is one of the myriad things in the world.She didn't activate her spiritual power, but with the unwinding of the sword, the sword energy gradually covered everything it touched, exuding an awe-inspiring aura that was hard to ignore.

It's not that she is carrying the sword, nor is the sword holding her. The sword in her hand seems to be one with her, and it moves with her heart.The robes are fluttering, looking like a fairy, and the surrounding vegetation, sand, and stones are all stained with a sense of otherworldliness.

Although I have seen Changli cut rocks with bamboo branches before, but I can't see anything between the fire and light stones. What I feel is that the other party's cultivation is advanced. Now I see Changli's interpretation of this simplest entry-level swordsmanship like a god. For the first time, I really felt the opponent's amazing strength in the way of swords.

Is this the so-called body of the sword spirit?

In a trance, Zhong Mingzhu thought of the physique that was passed on as miraculous, and it was really extraordinary.

She didn't recover until the sword was handed back to her eyes.

"Did you see clearly?"

"Well, it's very beautiful." She said this out of nowhere, and seeing that Chang Li didn't respond, she touched her nose, took the sword back, swung it twice, and then felt that even the light of the sword was a little dim in her hand I couldn't help but sighed deeply, "Master, I think some gaps cannot be made up by hard work alone."

"how you said that?"

"It's the same sword. In my hands it's a rotten wood, in others' hands it's a sharp weapon, but in the master's hands it's a magic weapon. This is destiny." To teach swordsmanship, why not choose a talented disciple?"

If she practiced aimlessly before, but now she sees clearly that she will never be able to develop the three-ring set of moons to half of Changli's level in this life. Practicing swords is really weird.

"The matter of accepting apprentices is the meaning of the master."

Changli told Zhong Mingzhu the ins and outs, and even the reason why she was chosen as a disciple. She said it in the first half on the day of choosing her disciple, but Zhong Mingzhu came late and didn't hear it, and the second half was incidental. Speak up.

Because I chose an apprentice for my own practice, I felt that it would delay talented people, so I chose the worst one.

"Senior brother said that the disciples at the end of the trial usually have no hope of forming alchemy, and it doesn't matter where they practice."

Zhong Mingzhu wanted to throw his sword, and he threw it at Changli's face.

She had been complacent for a long time, but she didn't expect that it was because she was regarded as a mediocre person, and that person also said the words "there is no hope of forming an alchemy".

Do you know what it means to save face by speaking!

Moreover, Zhong Mingzhu didn't understand, if Changli's purpose of accepting apprentices was to break through the bottleneck, why did he set the rule of practicing sword for four hours a day, and just let her fend for herself.

"Then why do you still force me to practice sword?"

"Because I am your master."

It was an impeccable answer, Zhong Mingzhu twitched the corner of his mouth, and dropped the sword to the ground with a bang.

That day she refused to continue practicing life and death, but she wanted to leave but was stopped by Changli's enchantment, so she sat on the ground without saying a word, as if you could help me, but after a while, she began to sink It's her who can't help but be angry.How could Changli's determination to stay under the waterfall for five years could not be compared to her.

In the end, she had no choice but to bargain with Chang Li.

"The disciple has no talent in swordsmanship, so it is a waste of time to practice swordsmanship."

"Since the master aims at other things, it doesn't really matter how good the disciple's sword skills are."

"It takes a lot of time to learn spell refining and so on. After practicing the sword every day, there is not much left..."

"Two hours, okay..."

"Okay, two hours." Changli agreed.

At first, he thought he had to spend more time talking, but he didn't expect Changli to agree so quickly. Zhong Mingzhu was stunned for a while, and then smiled embarrassingly.

I knew it was an hour ago.

In the end, she asked one more question: "I should be able to form alchemy, right?"

Although she was the last to complete the trial, she was in a special situation, so how could she be generalized from the past.

"Ah."

Zhong Mingzhu was relieved, and then he began to think about other things as soon as his eyes rolled.

With the extra two hours a day, you can do a lot of things, such as comprehending the formations, taking a walk around the other peaks, or helping the master.

After this little confrontation, Zhong Mingzhu caught very important information.

The so-called entering the world, Chang Li didn't know what it meant, but she understood it.

——Since the master is going to enter the world, the apprentice will help you.

It's not that kind, she just felt that it was necessary to change her life where she was talking to herself every day.

After apprenticeship, Changli never had dinner with her again, either he didn't see anyone or he said he didn't need to eat.Not long ago, she got a new chessboard, and she wanted to play chess with Changli, but she was flatly rejected.What Changli said the most was probably "wrong" after watching her swordplay.

Except for the occasional fulfillment of the duties of a master to teach her sword skills, Changli basically sits quietly in the rest of the time, either in the house or somewhere in the mountains, and sometimes does not move for several days, Zhong Mingzhu always has the feeling that she will be there for a moment. It will turn into mist and dissipate.

But after knowing the purpose of Changli's apprenticeship, everything changed.

"There used to be a swordsman in the mortal world who practiced swordsmanship since he was a child. Since he was a teenager, he has been challenging other warriors to hone his sword skills. After countless fights to the death, his swordsmanship is only one step away from the peak. But at that time, He found that fighting could no longer improve his sword skills, so does Master know what he did next?"

"do not know."

"He locked up the sword that he had been with for many years, opened a small shop and started a business. He entertained customers every day in a pleasant manner, no different from other shops and merchants on the street, and it was impossible to tell that he had ever held a sword."

Chang Li listened quietly, she knew the story was not over yet.

"Ten years later, he picked up the sword again, and he has been completely reborn." Zhong Mingzhu smiled and gave the ending, which is the story she saw in the biographies of the famous people in the world, "So does the master know what I mean by these words? "

Doubt flashed in the dark eyes, and Changli heard Zhong Mingzhu's intention in telling the story. The swordsman in the story encountered a predicament very similar to hers, and finally improved his realm by doing business for ten years.

"You mean...you want me to do business?" This was so unbelievable, even if she was as calm as her, her tone was a little hesitant.

"Pfft...hahaha!" In exchange for Zhong Mingzhu's undisguised laughter, it could almost be said to be presumptuous, she smiled for a long time before she opened her mouth with slightly squinted eyes, and there was still some uncontrollable laughter in her voice The resulting breath said: "The swordsman opened the shop to experience the mundane world he has never been in contact with. What I mean is, Master, you used to focus on swords, so you might as well try something unrelated to swords in the future."

"I see."

Changli thought for a while, then said softly, as if he agreed, when Zhong Mingzhu saw this, he ran over and hugged the chessboard, and said with a smile:

"So, play chess with me, Master."