A smile appeared in Shen Jin's eyes, "Do you two know each other?"
Bai Gu touched his nose with his index finger and said, "I've only met him once before, so I don't count him as acquaintance."
"Oh, really?" Shen Jin's smile grew stronger, "Chanyi, is that true?"
The girl in gray nodded, "I met him in Yunshui City five years ago."
The sound is like a clear spring in a mountain stream in the cold spring. It is so cold that one can feel a chill crawling on the body inexplicably.
The clothing of the gray girl is rare.
There is a piece of aqua blue cloth wrapped around her left hand, a green twig-patterned shawl tied around her left shoulder, and a string of white beads hanging around her waist. The right side of her body is just a simple gray dress with no other clothing. It is very... garish.
Wang Xizhou looked at the emerald green twig-patterned shawl on the shoulders of the gray-clothed girl and quickly understood the identity of the gray-clothed girl, "Is this lady from the Four Seasons Sword Clan?"
The girl in gray didn't respond.
Shen Jin smiled and said, "Mr. Wang already has the answer in his heart, so why bother asking?"
When Wang Xizhou heard this answer, he knew what he was talking about and stopped asking further questions.
"I agree to the request you just made." The girl in gray said indifferently, with an unquestionable tone, "But you have to take care of the food."
Bai Gu curled his index finger and rubbed it between his eyebrows, "No, I didn't bring much money with me."
"You can make three more requests. They must not exceed my principles and bottom line, and they must be within my capabilities."
"While you are on the way to the bus, you must take the time to teach me about my swordsmanship. This is in addition to the three requirements and is not included in them."
"This is simple, okay."
Only then did Bai Gu relax, "After lunch tomorrow, rest for three-quarters of an hour, and then we'll set off. We won't wait if it's late."
The girl in gray hummed, nodded to Shen Jin, flew back to the corridor on the third floor, turned around and entered the room.
Hua Xie clicked her tongue and said, "This little girl has quite a personality."
Wang Xizhou reminded Hua Xie with his eyes. Seeing that the latter was still looking carefree, he had no choice but to say: "Right now, I have just fallen into a bad situation, but my vision, temperament, and methods are still there."
The words were not vague, but rather clear. They were reminding Hua Xie that if he tried to commit suicide again, he might be hit with some powerful means. At that time, it would be difficult to say how serious the injury would be, whether he would be alive or dead.
And you really thought they were far away and didn’t hear you?
Hua Xie shrank his neck angrily, touched an apple and started to chew on it.
Just as Bai Gu was about to get up and leave, Shen Jin called out, "Mr. Bai, don't worry, let's have a chat?"
Wang Xizhou was also sensible and took Hua Xie, who still wanted to hear some interesting stories, to say goodbye.
Bai Gu took a bunch of grapes, picked one and stuffed it into his mouth.
Um? No seeds? Pretty sweet?
Delicious, not bad.
Then Bai Gu picked several grapes in succession, stuffed them into Bai Xiaoxiao's hands and let her eat them slowly.
Shen Yan got straight to the point and said, "Young Master Bai, I don't know when I will see you again. Please take away the stone in your heart and think about it."
Bai Guyi raised his eyebrows, "You don't need to pay?"
"Nothing is taken, it is purely a personal gift, no other thoughts."
Bai Gu chuckled.
You better be.
"Senior Shen, I'm a rough man, I don't speak well, and I always say ugly things first. Let's agree first, you gave me this stone, there is no personal relationship, and there is no hidden intention in the transaction. It’s a plan. Otherwise, the stone will be too heavy, so I’ll use my hand to hold it down.”
Shen Jin didn't take Bai Gu's soft words to heart, and just smiled and said: "Don't worry, I, Shen, say the truth and I don't bother to do such small tricks."
Bai Gu nodded.
"Why don't you go get it now?"
Bai Gu smiled and picked a grape and stuffed it into his mouth, "Senior Shen, why are you in such a hurry? I'm not even in a hurry."
"I just don't want to delay Mr. Bai when he goes back to his room to pack his things. If Mr. Bai is not in a hurry, we can chat more."
"I want to know some information about the girl just now."
"It's easy to say." Shen Jin took a sip of tea, "The girl's surname is Xia and her name is Chanyi. She is a kendo seed with extremely good sword training qualifications. If it weren't for luck, she would have been doomed and she would almost have to start all over again. . Otherwise, with her qualifications, within a hundred years, she will definitely have a place in the name of Sword Immortal."
Xia Chanyi? What a weird name.
"Listen to what Senior Shen just said, this Miss Xia fell seriously injured? I want to know, what was her state before she fell? Which state is she in now?"
"Half a step to become a mortal, to create a third-level spirit."
When Shen Jin said these eight words, Bai Gu was shocked by the first four words, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
At the third level of Soul Casting, I could barely hold it down.
Although Bai Gu is only at the second level of Soul Casting now, he is confident that he can also fight at the third level of Soul Casting!
Shen Jin smiled and said, "Mr. Bai is afraid that he won't be able to suppress Chanyi. Now that he hears about her realm and cultivation, he feels that his methods are sufficient. Are you relieved now?"
Bai Gu didn't hide it at all and nodded, "I can't put an uncertain factor next to myself, otherwise what's the difference from a knife tied to the bed beam? As for Brother Wang...it's better to rely on yourself than to rely on others. "
"It's good to think so. I don't know how many people would envy Mr. Bai to think like this."
Bai Gu smiled and said, "I would rather not have this kind of blessing."
There was emotion on Shen Jin's face, "No suffering is worth publicizing, but every gain and growth is worth boasting about."
"Who wants to hide in the dark shadows when they can live in the sunshine?"
Shen Jin glanced at Bai Gu.
The young man in front of him had a heavy air of twilight, rather than the calmness of a mature mind.
This young man's breath was too heavy, as if he had been running in the water for dozens of miles and was completely exhausted.
Young and mature?
may be.
Living in this world and understanding the world earlier is a blessing that is better than nothing for the whole family, but it is also a long-lasting misfortune for an individual.
Shen Jin took another sip of tea and said, "I wonder if it's inconvenient for Mr. Bai to tell you how you and Chanyi met before?"
Bai Gu twitched the corner of his mouth.
Still here.
But is it really okay for you, an elegant hermit senior, to be so gossipy?
Feeling Bai Gu's strange gaze, Shen Jin just smiled and said, "If Mr. Bai is inconvenient, just pretend that I haven't asked."
However, Shen Jin's words and smile made Bai Gu feel even more uncomfortable.
If he didn't tell her, it would seem like he and Xia Chanyi had some ulterior secret.
Who is that kind of person!
Bai Gu picked a few more grapes and put them in Bai Xiaoxiao's hand, and patted the back of her hand to prevent her from falling asleep again while eating.
Then Bai Gu slowly talked about the scene five years ago.
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It was a late autumn evening when Bai Gu saw the girl in gray clothes holding a sword. The weather was not very good, there were dark clouds, it was raining lightly, and the road was full of mud.
Bai Gu was lucky that day. He gathered a few people at a rice shop in the north of Yunshui City to help carry rice bags. The wages are pretty good, one bag of rice costs fifty kilograms, and two bags cost one copper.
Originally, two people could move together, which would save more effort, move more, and then split the labor equally. It's just that Bai Gu didn't want to share the money in his pocket with others, so he staggered back and forth carrying a rice bag higher than his waist.
That afternoon, Bai Gu earned three copper coins and bought a bag of steamed buns and two small meat buns. He felt sore all over but very happy and went home in the light rain.
Not far from the city gate, Bai Guzheng put one foot on a big stone, leaning forward and stretching.
When he raised his head, Bai Gu saw the girl in gray with eyebrows as thick as ink and eyes as cold as ice.
The girl in gray clothes was pale at that time, as if she was recovering from a serious illness. Her steps were light but never stopped, and her face looked extremely indifferent and determined.
Bai Gu had only one word in his mind at that time, which was mentioned by Tang Tu in his storytelling.
Heroic.
Bai Gu only thinks that the girl in gray has the heroic spirit of a heroine, the kind who can stand up to one man, be invincible to ten thousand men, and stand up to women and men.
Then the girl in gray turned her head and looked at Bai Gu through the rain curtain.
A chill emerged out of thin air, like a bucket of ice water being poured over his head, and Bai Gu shivered immediately. In the light rainy evening of late autumn, Bai Gu felt that he had few clothes on his body.
The two looked at each other for a long time, and Bai Gu felt a little embarrassed. Seeing the girl in gray looking pale and weak, and still dripping wet, Bai Gu felt that something had happened to the girl in gray and she managed to escape from the predicament, which was very pitiful.
Bai Gu thought for a moment, then painfully took out a meat bun and steamed buns from his arms, and raised them towards the girl in gray.
The girl in gray's eyes became colder.
Bai Gu retracted his hand angrily, and when he put the meat buns and steamed buns back into the paper bag in his arms, a cold voice came to his ears.
"lay down."
Bai Gu was stunned.
No, are you so forceful in asking for things? Not even a please or thank you?
But Bai Gu didn't dare to say anything, so he found a relatively clean leaf under the tree, put the meat buns and steamed buns on it, placed it on the stone, and then ran away.
No reason, just because the girl in gray had a sword in her hand.
Bai Gu didn't want to lose his life because of a meat bun and a steamed bun.
Not worth it.
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"that's all?"
"That's it." Bai Gu nodded.
"That's it."
Bai Gu's face suddenly brightened up.
Hearing this tone, Shen Jin was a little disappointed. Didn't he hear enough?
Shen Jin didn't hide it at all and asked: "Are there no more details?"
"I'm afraid of being hacked to death. How can I stay one more second?"
"Pity."
"What a pity?" Bai Gu frowned, "How do you say it?"
Shen Jin glanced at the third floor of the bamboo building in the front yard intentionally or unintentionally, "It's always good to have more interactions with a Sword Immortal's intended candidate. When you are away from home, you still have to rely on friends."
"It's just a reservation, he's not a real swordsman." Bai Gu was a little disdainful.
The corners of Shen Jin's mouth curled up, "So Mr. Bai thinks that Chanyi might not be able to become a swordsman?"
Bai Gu didn't speak, which was considered acquiescence.
"Maybe I didn't explain it clearly. Chanyi is a born swordsman. As long as she practices steadily, she will definitely become a swordsman. It's like when a person's time is up every day and she's hungry, she has to eat three meals. , when you are sleepy, go to bed. Chanyi’s Sword Immortal just needs time. The hurdles on the road of cultivation do not exist at all for her. "
Bai Gu's mouth twitched, "Ninth-level genius?"
"This is her lower limit."
Okay, okay, this is the thigh, right? But why does it feel thick and thin?
Bai Gu touched his chin, "But she is only at the third level of Soul Casting now. Many people can crush her to death. Didn't the book say that a genius who died young is worth less than the weeds on the roadside?"
"She has already experienced life and death once, and before she became the Sword Immortal, she did not die so easily."
"Oh, that's how it is."
Bai Gu didn't care whether Xia Chanyi would die or become a swordsman. Bai Gu just wanted to find out what Xia Chanyi's weight and skills were, what his attainments in swordsmanship were, and whether he could really guide him in sword practice.
As for the rest, what would Bai Guli do?
If Xia Chanyi hadn't just promised Bai Gu to teach him how to practice swordsmanship, Bai Gu wouldn't even bother to remember Xia Chanyi's name now.
Shen Jin picked up the tea cup, cast his gaze into the distance, and murmured: "The three eyes of Xishan are white, and the brush strokes are green. The graceful scenery of books and scenery, how to restrain the shape of time."
Bai Gu glanced at Shen Jin.
What's going on with this inexplicable emotion? Remember your old lover?
Or is this Xia Chanyi the son of his old friend?
There is a story!
