The fairy is fierce

The sound of firecrackers bid farewell to the old year, and the fireworks welcome the new year!

Time flies, and it’s New Year’s Eve in a blink of an eye. The red lights are hung high in the Zuo family’s mansion, firecrackers are blasting outdoors, and hundreds of members of the family are having New Year’s Eve dinner in the house.

Zuo Lingquan was at home, and no matter how high his moral character, he was no different from a young man in the world. He accepted the red envelopes given by his mother, and even played two games of sparrow with his brothers and sisters of the same age after dinner, only to give out the red envelopes again.

Knowing that he was not good at this, Zuo Lingquan stood up quickly and set off firecrackers in the street with the quirky Taotao.

This return home is an unprecedented experience for the girls traveling with us.

Lingye, Qingwan, and Jiang Yi all grew up in immortal homes or palaces, and had never experienced the purest smell of human fireworks.

Needless to say, Patriarch Shangguan and Lord Peach Blossom care about the mortal world, but they cannot change the fact that they are on the top of the mountain. It is not easy to spend the New Year happily as mortals.

Jingxun is more adaptable. The experience of growing up in the city makes her very familiar with the New Year's Eve atmosphere. However, she lost her parents when she was young. No matter how familiar they are, it is still a memory of the past. It is the first time in so many years that she can feel the warmth and leisure of home again. .

Xie Qiutao is special. She is never as cheerful and lively as she appears in front of others.

Not to mention the past of being displaced since childhood, just now, Zuo Lingquan is celebrating the New Year at home and having family reunions, but she is just a guest from outside. She doesn't even know where her home is, so her feelings in her heart must be complicated.

However, Xie Qiutao walked over alone and had long been accustomed to this. No matter how many thoughts he had in his mind, facing the lively atmosphere, he still put those irrelevant things behind and concentrated on recalling the childhood fun.

Just after midnight, the new year has arrived, and fireworks are everywhere in Qinghe County.

Xie Qiutao was wearing a brand new coat and skirt, standing behind the big stone lion at the door, covering her ears, looking around with a few children, and urged:

"Click, click! Don't worry, my craftsmanship will be fine."

"No problem, you can do it yourself?"

"Oh~ I had my hands pricked when I was a kid. Don't you dare..."

In the lively atmosphere, Zuo Lingquan held a stick of incense and placed it on the cannonball as thick as his arm, with a cautious look on his face.

Leng Zhu, who had promised to go up to the mountain of swords and under the sea of ​​fire, covered his ears and hid behind another stone lion, watching eagerly. Zuo Lingquan pushed him on his knees and spanked him because of the betrayal last time. The deputy chief remembered something and said worriedly:

"Master Zuo, if that doesn't work, let Tuanzi do it. He's brave!"

"grumble?!"

Tuanzi squatted under the stone lion and covered his ears with his wings. He shook his head like a rattle, indicating that he did not believe Taotao.

In fact, it's no wonder that everyone is afraid of him. It's hard to describe Xie Qiutao's skills in practice. If you want to describe it, he is addicted to food, and he likes to play with flowers even if his skills are not good.

After half a month, Xie Qiutao made many firecrackers. Except for the first misfire, the others all went off, but in all kinds of strange ways.

Either it exploded instantly on the spot, shocking Zuo Lingquan and flew up to the roof; or it was a delayed fuse, waiting for Zuo Lingquan to get closer to check it before exploding; finally, it was ignited on time, and it flew into the air like a snake. Maneuver and chase Zuo Lingquan to explode.

Even though Zuo Lingquan had been mentally prepared, he couldn't guess what kind of shock he would encounter next time.

Fortunately, after many failures, there is always some progress.

Zuo Lingquan lit the fuse, stepped back a few steps, and the firecracker flew to the wrong place. Waiting for the fuse to burn out, he saw the fire suddenly appear under the firecracker and turned into a red meteor, shooting straight into the sky.

stop

Bang! !

A thunderous sound echoed through the night sky.

Thousands of stars bloomed from the fireworks and scattered all over the sky. Not only did they not fly randomly, they also neatly left an afterimage of a "fat phoenix spreading its wings" in the sky.

"Wow"

"Look, look, look..."

"Chi chi chi..."

Surprises and exclamations suddenly sounded inside and outside the mansion.

Tuanzi's eyes were filled with surprise, and he flapped his little wings and jumped up and down on the stone lion's head excitedly.

Xie Qiutao proudly crossed her waist and looked at the sky:

"Hehe, isn't it beautiful? I just said my craftsmanship is fine."

Zuo Lingquan's eyes also showed a sense of amazement, and he seemed a little as if he was from another world. After looking up for a moment, he gave Xie Qiutao a thumbs up.

After setting off the fireworks, Zuo Lingquan returned to the house.

The New Year's Eve dinner has just ended. Relatives and friends gather together to drink tea and play cards. There is a lively atmosphere everywhere.

In the living room of the back house, many female relatives were having fun in the room. The four daughters-in-law set up the card table. Zuo Lingquan stepped in and suggested that if he lost, he should take off some clothes or something. He acted as the referee, but unfortunately none of them agreed.

On the other side, Lord Peach Blossom was still being pulled by Mrs. Zuo to persuade him to listen to Mr. Feng Shui. Lord Peach Blossom was pulling him tactfully just like the previous days.

After discovering the connection between Shangguan Patriarch and Tang Jingxun, Lord Peach Blossom thought a lot, but Shangguan Patriarch did not show any emotion. Zuo Lingquan also seriously clarified that after roughly understanding the reason for the entanglement of souls from the Patriarch, he did not If she pursues this matter too much, after all, random gossip and forcing Zuo Lingquan and Shangguan Ancestor together will not do her any good, and it will add a lot of distracting thoughts out of thin air.

As for the Shangguan ancestor...

Zuo Lingquan was watching the murderous card game of several wives from the window of the wing. When he was concentrating, he noticed a figure appearing in the corridor with his peripheral vision. He glanced to the side and then disappeared.

Due to the distance between them, Zuo Lingquan couldn't go to Shangguan's ancestral house every day even if they lived in the same house. They rarely saw each other these days.

Seeing this scene, Zuo Lingquan knew that his ancestor had something to do with him, so he said goodbye to his wives and went to the West House Guest House.

The family members all kept vigil in the front house, and the west house was quieter, with countless red lanterns hanging under the eaves.

Zuo Lingquan came to the courtyard where his ancestor lived and saw that the door of the main room was open. On the square table opposite the door in the middle hall, there were candles and a Qingfeng long sword.

The sword is three feet and three inches long, placed in a light blue scabbard, and exudes a sharpness that is hard to ignore.

This is the sword that was suspended next to the ancestor in the past.

The Shangguan Patriarch resumed his attire in a golden dragon scale dress and a dragon-patterned hairpin. Other than that, he had no other accessories. He sat on the Grand Master's chair with his left leg resting on his right leg. His sitting posture was elegant yet elegant. He was as domineering as dominating the world, holding a cup of tea in his hand, like an ancestor on the mountain waiting for his disciples to come and pay him a visit.

When Zuo Lingquan saw this battle, he was slightly stunned, walked slowly into the central hall, and bowed his hands:

"Senior Shangguan."

Shangguan Ancestor has always had no expression, and those eyes make it impossible to look directly at her face:

"The new year is over, it's time to hit the road."

On the road?

Zuo Lingquan felt that this wording was unlucky, but it was not easy to point out, so he smiled and said:

"Senior is going back?"

Ancestor Shangguan did not talk about the selfishness of these parents and said calmly:

"After the Lantern Festival, I will take you to the Shenhuo Cave for retreat to refine the natal objects; the natal fire is taken from Tang Jingxun, and the natal soil contains the antlers of Zhongzhou. After refining, you will be promoted to the fourth level of Youhuang. You only need to refine the gold of the five elements. Reaching the pinnacle of Youhuang.

Ancestor Shangguan picked up the Qingfeng sword on the table and placed it flat in front of him with one hand:

"This sword was given by the Supervisor God. There are only two swords that are more powerful than it. One is called 'Taiyin' and the other is called 'Sun'. Taiyin was damaged when cutting off the path of immortality. I want to break this sword." Heaven and earth, or cut off the path to immortality again, there are only a few magic weapons in the world that can do this, and this sword is one of them."

The level of what he said was so high that Zuo Lingquan couldn’t understand what he said:

"Senior, are you going to give me the sword? Let me stop the Youying alien race?"

"See if you can pull out this sword first."

"..."

Zuo Lingquan nodded slightly, stepped forward, and grasped the hilt of the Qingfeng sword.

At this moment, there was no reaction of the world changing color, nor was there the feeling of ‘with a sword in hand, I have the world’ when holding the hilt of the sword in the past. It was simply that I was holding an object.

Zuo Lingquan was unfamiliar with holding a sword for the first time. He was slightly confused and tried to draw the sword.

No response!

Zuo Lingquan frowned slightly and pulled out the sword again, but the sword did not even sway as if it had been in the hands of his ancestor.

Zuo Lingquan couldn't hide his surprise and wanted to try his sword intent, but the ancestor had already retracted his hand:

"With your current Dao practice, you are not qualified to let this sword be used by you. I can help you refine it into your own life first, and then go to the sword-washing pool at the Jue Sword Cliff in Central Continent to temper it. But whether you can pull it out in the future, or not It depends on your nature. If you can't pull it out, you will just be a porter carrying it around in your life. "

Zuo Lingquan did not agree immediately, but asked:

"Senior, give me the sword, what do you use it for?"

Shangguan Patriarch put the sword on the square table and shook his head slightly:

"What I have come to now has never been relying on God-given opportunities, but my fists. However, I did not say that I would give you this rare opportunity in the world. There are conditions."

Zuo Lingquan felt a little embarrassed to say this:

"I have long understood the ways of my seniors. Even if you don't give me anything, I will not refuse even if you ask me to do the things I have to do. I will stick to this sword. It would be weird for me to agree."

Ancestor Shangguan did not respond to these words, but directly mentioned the conditions:

"This sword is too heavy. I will only give it to my disciples. Now that you worship me as your master and take over my mantle, this sword is my gift to you."

Apprenticeship?

Zuo Lingquan was stunned: "Senior, why did you suddenly talk about this? Didn't you say you wouldn't become a disciple before..."

Ancestor Shangguan had no expression on his face and said seriously:

"Nothing in the world comes for free. If you want this sword, call me master, and from now on I will treat you as my own. If you don't become a master, I can't give you this sword, and there is no second one in the world. You make your own decision.”

Facing this question, Zuo Lingquan fell into silence.

If you become a disciple, you will get a unique opportunity in the world. The other person is an elder who treats you very well. I am afraid that no monk in the world can refuse.

But Zuo Lingquan felt a little uncomfortable.

It's not that the ancestor didn't give Jian a lesson without being a disciple, it was too shameless, but he felt that the ancestor suddenly became a little distant, different from before, as if he was treated as an outsider.

Zuo Lingquan has practiced swordplay since he was a child, but the sword is not the most precious thing in his heart.

I wanted to become an immortal since I was a child, but the place I longed for the most was not immortality.

For Zuo Lingquan, immortality and immortality are just illusory things. They have no weight in his heart. He has always focused his eyes on the surroundings, on the few people who should be with him for life.

Facing the ancestor's sudden suggestion, Zuo Lingquan hesitated for a moment and said:

"Senior, is there something on your mind?"

Ancestor Shangguan raised his head slightly: "I ask you if you are willing to become a disciple. Answer truthfully. This is your only chance."

Based on Patriarch Shangguan's Taoism and attainments in martial arts, there was no problem in teaching Zuo Lingquan. Zuo Lingquan even regarded Patriarch Shangguan as an omniscient and omnipotent teacher in his heart.

But when it came to becoming a disciple, Zuo Lingquan had no hesitation in his heart and shook his head:

"If I could call my senior master against my will for the sake of this sword, I wouldn't be practicing swordsmanship to this day."

Ancestor Shangguan put away the Qingfeng sword: "Then let alone this sword, I will accept you as my disciple, will you agree?"

Zuo Lingquan hesitated.

But the hesitation was not hesitation to agree, but confusion as to why Patriarch Shangguan insisted on asking him to become his disciple today.

"senior……"

"The answer is yes or no."

"..."

Zuo Lingquan shook his head.

Ancestor Shangguan's eyes darkened slightly: "Why? Do you look down on my conduct?"

"No, I admire my ancestor's cultivation very much, but..."

Zuo Lingquan opened his mouth. He didn't know what reason to refuse, and he didn't know why he was so determined. Just when he mentioned apprenticeship, he unconsciously thought of something in his mind:

The kiss under Luohunyuan, the tongue was bitten, and the astonishment flashed in the ancestor's eyes...

Later, when I came here again, the ancestor tilted his head in a familiar manner, and even gave a light "poof" to the outside of the bed with a funny look...

When he saw Ling Ye riding on him, the ancestor huddled in a bed, pretending to be calm while talking about truth...

Zuo Lingquan couldn't forget these things, so no matter what, he couldn't call the Shangguan Patriarch "Master" out of conscience.

Facing the distant look in his ancestor's eyes, Zuo Lingquan suddenly found that something was aroused in his heart.

There is an extra shadow of a person, standing with Lingye and Qingwan, standing in the deepest part of his heart, standing in the place where he has tried his best to keep the wind and waves out.

The candlelight was dim, and there was silence in the nave.

Shangguan Patriarch stared at Zuo Lingquan's face. Although she didn't hear any words, her experience accumulated over thousands of years of human relations was enough for her to see the rough thoughts of Zuo Lingquan's heart from the subtle changes in Zuo Lingquan's eyes and expressions. .

"..."

After Shangguan Patriarch was silent for a long time, he took a gentle breath without saying any more words. He stood up, put the Qingfeng sword on the table, passed Zuo Lingquan, walked out of the room, and disappeared. In the courtyard.

"senior?"

Zuo Lingquan looked back at the departing figure of his ancestor, then looked back at the sword on the table with a blank look in his eyes.

You just forced me to become a disciple, and now you don’t even say anything. Give me the sword. What do you mean...

Could it be that my ancestor also felt towards me...

Before Zuo Lingquan could think of a result, he suddenly heard footsteps coming from outside:

Tread

The footsteps were heavy, and the dragon scale dress made a rustling sound.

Zuo Lingquan turned around in confusion, only to see the Shangguan Patriarch returning again!

Shangguan Ancestor showed a rare angry look, his eyebrows were raised, and he looked like he was going to kill someone. He strode towards him, exuding a terrifying pressure like a mountain weighing down on him.

I'm going! !

Zuo Lingquan was caught off guard. He was really frightened by the aura that was preparing to kill him. He quickly raised his hand:

"Senior, eh eh..."

Bang

Shangguan Patriarch's eyes were as sharp as a sword, he grabbed Zuo Lingquan's collar with both hands, and pushed him back with unusual strength. Zuo Lingquan felt like he was hit by a mountain. He held Shangguan Ancestor's wrist, but couldn't stand firm at all. He stepped back until he hit the wall behind him, making a muffled sound.

"You want to die, don't you? I am your mother-in-law!"

"Forehead……"

"What the hell are you thinking about? Do you think I can't see it? Or do you think I don't dare to kill you?"

The distance was so close, and the hot breath was spraying on his cheeks, Zuo Lingquan was stunned.

Shangguan Patriarch's arms were long and slender and looked weak, but Zuo Lingquan, who was pushed against the wall, had difficulty breathing and his face turned purple from holding back:

"Senior...senior..."

Shangguan Patriarch was so angry that his jet-black hair flew slightly away. Even if his terrifying aura was forcibly suppressed, spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the walls, tables, chairs, candlesticks, etc. in the room.

Kakaka

"I have no choice but to be involved with Tang Jingxun. You don't understand, as Lingye's husband, how dare you have evil thoughts in your heart? You tell yourself, let me erase that memory of yours, or take Tang Jingxun away forever Never meet again?"

ah? !

Zuo Lingquan became anxious when he heard this, gritted his teeth and said with all his strength:

"Senior, please don't get excited..."

"You don't have a choice, do you? How about I come together?"

"Don't... I didn't have any evil thoughts just now, I just subconsciously recalled some messy things... I have absolutely no evil intentions towards my senior..."

"Do you think I am blind?"

"No, no... I really remembered subconsciously, there is no other meaning... I regard my seniors as family members, um... just like relatives. Not only do people have the relationship between men and women, family affection and friendship are also human nature..."

Zuo Lingquan explained so hard that he almost died.

Grand Ancestor Shangguan pressed Zuo Lingquan and loosened his hand slightly. After waiting for him to explain for a long time, he said in a deep voice:

"I don't care what your feelings are. If you are discovered by me next time, you will have to bear the consequences!"

"Um……"

Zuo Lingquan looked at the face so close to him. To be honest, it was the first time he could see the face of Shangguan Patriarch so clearly. Although he was furious, it was neither happy nor sad compared to the past. It was too weak and the beauty was shocking.

Although there was a lot of physical contact through Jingxun, the real physical contact between the two was limited to the ancestor tapping Zuo Lingquan's forehead.

At this time, the ancestor with both hands pushed him against the wall. He held the ancestor's wrist, and their bodies were almost close together. He could see the extraordinary height and the magnificent mind brought by his extraordinary height.

But Zuo Lingquan was afraid that the ancestor would beat him half to death in anger, so he didn't have any bad thoughts and apologized seriously.

The ancestor Shangguan took a few breaths, and his momentum gradually stabilized. He glared at Zuo Lingquan again, then let go of his hand, stood up straight, walked out of the door quickly, and disappeared into the courtyard.

"..."

Zuo Lingquan was still frightened, and was stunned in the room for a moment. After confirming that the ancestor didn't come again, he exhaled slightly, looked around, and didn't know what to say...