The morning fog in the valley has not yet dissipated, and the road leading to Sushang Valley is covered with winter jasmine flowers all over the mountains and plains. Once an ordinary monk sets foot in it, he will immediately lose his direction and cannot find the entrance to Sushang Valley or the way he came. .
Hua Ruxue wears a white curtain hat made of rattan mats, with a layer of white gauze hanging from the four edges. Bystanders can only tell her gender through the gauze.
She found the right opportunity to blend into a group of young monks wearing veils or masks. In the noisy crowd, her presence did not attract too much attention.
After walking forward for a while, Hua Ruxue followed the crowd and stopped in front of the sea of jasmine flowers. She curiously pricked up her ears and quietly inquired about the news about Sushang Valley's entry test.
"A mysterious formation has been placed in this sea of jasmine flowers. Once the formation is resolved at the time of Xu, the entry test will officially begin." The person who spoke was the monk surnamed Lu in the teahouse yesterday. His last name was "巍". ap.
Ever since Lu Wei "accidentally" revealed that Jia Xiuyuan had the Heavenly Fire Spiritual Root yesterday, the two of them had become the targets of compliments.
Lu Wei unscrupulously enjoyed the admiration of those around him, as if he was the one possessing the Heavenly Fire Spiritual Root. At this moment, he was just telling Jia Xiuyuan what he knew about the entry test.
"After the test started, although this mysterious formation disappeared, there are other formations in the sea of flowers. Does Junior Brother Jia know the formation?" Lu Wei said to Jia Xiuyuan familiarly.
Jia Xiuyuan looked at the sea of flowers under the morning mist and couldn't help frowning, "I used to only focus on improving my cultivation, but I didn't..."
Before he could finish his words, Lu Wei interrupted him: "Don't worry, Junior Brother Jia, the entry test will start soon, just follow me."
Lu Wei never lowered his voice, so all the monks who were preparing to take the entrance test, including Hua Ruxue, heard it.
When Jia Xiuyuan heard this, he couldn't help but look at Lu Wei with gratitude. He quickly thanked him: "Thank you for your generous help, senior brother. What would I do if I didn't meet senior brother?"
"You don't have to be polite, junior brother. It is my duty as a senior brother to take care of my junior brother." Lu Wei lowered his eyes slightly, showing a humble and loving look, as if the two of them were fellow seniors who grew up together rather than just acquaintances. A fellow Taoist who is less than half a month old.
As soon as the words fell, there were countless compliments.
Hua Ruxue withdrew her gaze and tugged at the white gauze on her hat in boredom. She was not surprised at all that Lu Wei and Jia Xiuyuan could mix together. The former had been in the monk world for many years and wanted to rely on Jia Xiuyuan to get ahead, while the latter had just come out of the world. If you want to rely on Lu Wei to integrate into the monk world, the two of them have a mutually beneficial relationship.
As for why Lu Wei told everyone that "if you follow him, you can successfully reach Sushang Valley", it is nothing more than taking a Jia Xiuyuan as a guide, or taking a group of people as a guide, there is no big difference.
Seeing that those people stopped talking about the entry test levels, Hua Ruxue had no choice but to turn her attention to the reincarnation stone that had been lost in the soul sea for a night.
"There are three levels in the Sushang Valley entry test. What are they?"
Hua Ruxue asked softly. This time she did not have any hope for the response from the Samsara Stone.
The Ba Ku tree that blocked the Samsara Stone slowly moved its branches and leaves, and a green stone came into view. The "Wu Zi Jue" that had been silent all night on the surface of the soul sea emitted bursts of golden light as if it had just woken up.
One stone, one skill, the tacit understanding is a bit too much.
Samsara Stone said: "The second level of the entry test is bone age. Only monks under twenty years old can pass."
It seems to be a reminder to Hua Ruxue to pay attention to this level.
"What about other things? I am only fifteen years old this year, why is this so difficult?" Hua Ruxue asked. As for last night, "she couldn't open the Wordless Jue and couldn't get a response from the Samsara Stone", she chose not to mention it for the time being. .
Samsara Stone sighed silently in his heart. He didn't know whether he should tell Hua Ruxue that the outsider hiding in Sushang Valley last night released his spiritual consciousness. In order to avoid the other party's detection, he had to temporarily seal the "Wu Zi Jue" while he Hiding in the Eight Bitter Trees.
He didn't even know how to explain "the fact that she was already a hundred years old" to Hua Ruxue. All he could do was secretly help her cheat...
At the time of Xu, the heavy fog in the valley was blown away by the refreshing morning breeze. In the distance, two monks with swords flew quickly across the bright yellow greeting field.
Sea of spring flowers.
Both monks were dressed in red. The woman's clothes were embroidered with a peony pattern with gold thread, and the man's clothes were embroidered with a curling cloud pattern with silver thread. This is a dress only worn by direct disciples of Sushang Valley.
There were people whispering around, "In the past, it was the inner disciples in red and white who came to attend, but this year it was the direct disciples who came in person."
While talking, everyone looked in the same direction in unison.
Jia Xiuyuan.
They could only think of one reason why the direct disciples could come in person: Jia Xiuyuan, who possessed the Heavenly Fire Spiritual Root.
Jia Xiuyuan's red ears slightly lowered his head and stared at his toes to avoid the blazing eyes of everyone. If there was a crack in the ground under his feet, he might not want to hide in it immediately.
"Ahem, Senior Sister Xiangrui, the time has come, let's get started." The sword-wielding male monk coughed lightly and motioned to the wolf-like Senior Sister beside him to stop looking away.
Xiangrui withdrew her gaze with regret. She slowly glanced at the monks present, showed the momentum of a direct disciple, and said seriously: "Everyone has worked hard all the way. The test rules of Sushang Valley this year are still the same, with a total of three levels. They are the maze, Touch the bones and get the clearest result. Before the test officially begins, I kindly remind you that if you have passed the age of 20 years, please leave quickly."
"Do you have any questions?" Xiangrui asked politely. She looked at Jia Xiuyuan lovingly, and then announced loudly:
"The annual entrance test of Sushang Valley has officially begun."
As the words fell, Xiangrui and the male monk slowly disappeared into the sea of jasmine flowers.
Hua Ruxue stared at the sky not far away through the gauze. Just now, Xiang Rui and her junior brother were standing there, but in the blink of an eye, the two disappeared without a trace.
She never sensed any fluctuations in spiritual power. Those two people neither used formation runes nor teleportation formations. They were only at the Golden Core stage, but how could they have such magical powers?
If you learn it, do you still worry about running away and being caught?
However, even though the two people had left, she could still feel their breath.
"Although I can't see them, I always feel that they are still here."
"Yes, the invisibility cloak." The reincarnation stone explained. "It can hide the body shape, but it cannot hide the breath. It can only deceive monks with relatively low cultivation level."
"like me?"
As she spoke, Hua Ruxue followed everyone into the sea of jasmine flowers leisurely, and set a small goal for herself in her heart. After entering Sushang Valley, she would ask her senior brothers and sisters for three or two invisibility cloaks, so that she could Be prepared for emergencies.
In the first level of the entrance test, Lu Wei was leading the way. Almost all of them passed. Only a few monks who were unwilling to go with Lu Wei were eliminated because they did not leave the sea of flowers within an hour.
In the second level of touching bones, Hua Ruxue relied on the reincarnation stone god to cheat unknowingly and passed easily.
Until the third level is cleared.
Hua Ruxue followed Lu Wei, Jia Xiuyuan and others into a dark room.
The room was filled with smoke and the scent of sandalwood filled my nostrils.
Before Hua Ruxue could tell what kind of elixir was mixed in the sandalwood, the darkened house in front of her suddenly changed.
The setting sun shone through the window on the wooden boards made of pear trees, and there were pieces of flawless white pear petals at her feet. The evening breeze blew slowly, and the long-lost rich fragrance of pear blossoms made her couldn't help but rub her nose.
Hua Ruxue turned around and looked outside the house. As soon as she raised her foot to open the door, she saw the heavy closed door being pushed open with a "squeak".
"Little wolf cub, are you ready with the frost that I asked you to prepare? I've already counted all the jars, so don't even think about drinking them secretly."
"Don't listen to him, he's already drunk before he even drinks."
The ones who spoke were Su He and the cat demon. The cat demon took heavy steps, and its snow-white fur seemed to blend into the soft pear blossoms on the wooden board.
Following closely behind were Su Ye and the butterfly demon. The butterfly demon crawled lazily on Su Ye's shoulders until he entered the pavilion and then jumped up.
"Little fox, little fox, look what I brought you? Your favorite clove tea! Try it and see if you like it!"
Su Ye still found a corner and sat down silently, but this time Hua Ruxue discovered that his eyes had been following the butterfly demon.
Then came Su Li, who was looking away, and Su Yue, who was full of worries.
Su He couldn't wait to open a jar of frost, and the clear breath of frost immediately replaced the rich fragrance of pear blossoms and poured into his nose.
Hua Ruxue stood still, staring at the open door, quietly waiting for something.
After a long time, Su He's noisy voice in his ears became quieter, and the warm golden sunset outside the door gradually disappeared.
At the last moment of sunset, a tall figure stepped into the pavilion through the corner of the eye, breaking into Hua Ruxue's dark eyes.
Su Yi was dressed in green clothes, with long hair tied high, and a hint of smile in his amber eyes. He stood in the sunset and stretched out his hand towards the flowers like snow.
A strong wind blew outside the house, and pear blossoms fell like rain.
The air was mixed with the fragrance of flowers and the fragrance of wine from the frost. Although she had never tasted the wine, she felt that she was already drunk.
Otherwise, why would she be unable to walk?
She moved slowly in the direction of Su Yi and walked out of the house.
With every step she took, her figure shrank a little. When she walked to Su Yi, she had turned into the little fox they called her.
Fox tail, animal ears, innocent and cute appearance.
She raised her head slightly and saw clearly that there was a candy lying in Su Yi's palm, a glass candy that was as dazzling as the stars in the sky.
That was her favorite thing ever.
When she wanted to eat it, she found that the candy was shattered on the floor. From then on, she never ate it again. Even later, Su Yi gave her many more candies, more than she could eat in her lifetime.
Hua Ruxue raised her familiar and tender little hand, and the moment her fingertips touched the candy, Liuli Tang and the person who gave her the candy were slowly covered in black mist.
Also swallowed by the black mist was her Xifeng Pavilion.
In a daze, she returned to the day when the demonic energy broke out in Bai Zang Valley. She saw the deserted Luoying Valley and picked up the broken wooden sign on the ground.
There are Su He, Su Li, Su Ye...
Turning around again, Luoying Valley suddenly turned into a forest of no return, and turned into an extremely cold pool.
She saw the masked swordsman in plain clothes and pulled out the scabbard in his hand. The moment the mask was broken, she saw clearly the swordsman's appearance and the determination in his eyes.
It's Su Yi.
"Don't draw the sword!" She wanted to shout, but her throat was extremely dry and she couldn't make any sound.
She wanted to step forward and kill the Eight-Eyed Silver Snake, but her limbs seemed to be wrapped with countless iron chains and she could not break free.
Until white light invaded her field of vision, everything turned into nothingness.
