Early the next morning, the two of them packed their things and prepared to set off. Yun Cai held Ruan Xianbei's hand with tears in her eyes and asked in a tearful voice: "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...Why didn't the saint take me with you?"
"Oops!" Ruan Xianbei touched her head and decided to let Ruan Yan take the blame, "Big brother didn't let me take so many people. He said that other sects didn't have maids to follow, so it would be outrageous for me to take two people. Besides, I have you at home. Don’t worry about me! Ah Cai is obedient, I’ll bring you delicious food when I come back!”
When Yun Cai heard that it was the leader who said it, she could only curl her lips and admit it. After all, she did not have the courage to confront the leader. She still pulled Ruan Xianbei and told her: "Then don't forget what you said, wuwu... ..and drink black sesame paste every day.”
After all this, Yuncai still couldn't forget her black sesame paste. Ruan Xianbei could only agree with a smile, drink it, definitely drink it. If you don't drink it, you are not a human being. Yuncai's mood finally changed from rain to sunshine.
"Zhaozhao, have you packed everything?"
"Everything is packed." Lan Zhao had no luggage except a few clothes, and a pigeon.
Take it back? The two looked at each other and were thinking about this serious question.
"Forget it, I won't take it with me anymore," Lan Zhao said, "Just leave the fat pigeon here. It knows the way to Ten Thousand Flowers Valley. If there is anything in the church, you can let it pass the news."
"Well...that's fine."
"It seems like it likes it here too." Lan Zhao said with a smile.
The fat pigeon that was jumping around in the cage had no idea that its fate had been decided. At least for a while, its working route would be flying back and forth between the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers and the Demon Cult.
"Don't feed it too much! Let it come out and exercise if it's okay." Ruan Xianbei explained. Looking at the fat pigeon's body shape that had not changed at all, he was very worried that it would be captured and roasted on the way to deliver the message. So a few days ago, she had someone make a thin name tag for Fat Pigeon, wear it with a red string and hang it on her chest, with the four words "Do not eat domesticated animals" written on it. The red string is more conspicuous when paired with its white fur. Her plump figure will one day prove that her current worries are not unnecessary.
"Then let's go."
After checking their luggage again, the three of them set off on the road to Ten Thousand Flowers Valley.
The Demon Sect is hidden in a deep mountain, relatively close to Chuzhou, and Wanhua Valley is located in Huainan. In fact, the two places are not too far apart.
If they rode horses during the day and rested at night, it would probably take about five or six days to arrive. The servant brought the horses out to Ruan Xianbei. This time she brought one for Lan Zhao and one for Yun Zhi.
"A Cai, stay safe at home! If you have anything to do, write to me!" Ruan Xianbei said loudly, pointing in the direction of the academy.
Yuncai nodded and waved, shouting: "Ah Zhi, take care of the saint! Come back soon!"
As soon as Ruan Xianbei left, everyone in the church breathed a sigh of relief.
Ruan Yan was standing at the door of his room. When he heard the movement next door, Ziyao said next to him: "The saint went out again. Aren't you going to see her off?"
"No need." Ruan Yan said lightly.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Ruan Xianbei's voice came over with a strong voice, "Brother! I'm leaving! Eat on time and have a good rest!"
"This monkey." Ruan Yan shook his head helplessly, raised the corner of his mouth and couldn't help laughing, and said to Ziyao: "Remember the time, tell me ten days in advance of New Year's Eve, no, let's go fifteen days in advance."
Ruan Xianbei rode out of the yard. When he was still some distance from the door, he covered Lan Zhao's ears, took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "I'm leaving! Don't be lazy!"
The children who were studying, the uncles and aunts who were working, and the people who were practicing martial arts. Apart from the people in retreat who couldn't hear it, everyone in the church knew that she was out again. She stopped as soon as she walked out of the ring. The big men who had once dominated the scene and made people shun them all breathed a sigh of relief, and then came up with a sigh of relief. Damn it, just do what you have to do, don't wait until the saint comes back without making any progress and still being tortured to death.
After leaving Yayoi, Lan Zhao looked back and saw that in this unremarkable valley, with forests everywhere, and the peaceful and peaceful Demon Cult, she came and left peacefully.
The saint next to her was no different from an ordinary person. She was not arrogant or domineering. Instead, she was very close to all women. It was really amazing.
...
Cangshan.
Cheng Suisui stood behind Taoist Priest Yuan Zhen with his head drooping like a chicken caught by an eagle. The person standing opposite them was the person that everyone in Cangshan wanted to face the least in recent days, their senior brother. Shen Xuan.
"Junior sister, how many times have you avoided training?" Cheng Suisui shrank his head as soon as Shen Xuan opened his mouth.
Cheng Suisui happily came to talk to her master, but was bumped into by Shen Xuan. She didn't know whether she was unlucky or lucky. Call it unlucky, but luckily she is protected by her master, call it lucky... This is the fifth time that her senior brother has directly caught her slacking off.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Shen Xuan said to Taoist Priest Yuan Zhen: "Master, you always protect her. She is now a senior sister in the sect. Do the junior brothers and sisters below use her as an example? She doesn't practice well. If something happens, will my junior brothers and sisters have to risk their lives?"
Yuan Zhen coughed, looked at Shen Xuan accusingly and said, "Don't scare your junior sister. Look at the bruises on Suisui's arm. Are they the result of being beaten by you these days?"
When Shen Xuan heard this, she looked at Cheng Suisui and her tone became a little more serious: "She was beaten by me? Did she say this?"
Seeing his tone, Yuan Zhen said hurriedly: "That's not true. How could she say that? It's my guess."
Shen Xuan's tone softened a little and said: "In the past few days of competition, she was beaten by Junior Sister Fang because she was too weak. Junior Sister Fang also had a lot of things to do, but she still had time to come out. She would rather practice with her than let her go to practice with the little girl. Junior brothers are fighting each other. As far as you can see, Junior Sister Fang is showing mercy, and that's still the case."
Yuan Zhen was speechless when he heard this. He and his fellow apprentices were very happy to be the hands-off shopkeepers. It was not easy for a few disciples to manage a large number of things, so he could only act as a specialist in mixing mud and said: "Forget it, forget it. , Suisui came to me today because he had something to do, and he didn’t mean to come to me. He just happened to bump into you. It just so happened that it had something to do with you, so I didn’t have to go look for you. "
"What's the matter?"
"It's a letter from Junior Sister Ruan, saying that the disciples from the Ten Thousand Flowers Valley are asking her for help. They are also asking us for help. I hope they can send a disciple to help find out what the problem is. Come and ask me about you every year. Are you free?"
"When?" Shen Xuan asked.
"Oh, this letter was written two days in advance. According to the date, they should have already set off. I guess it's inconvenient for you."
Cheng Suisui secretly tugged on his master's sleeve. What the master said, what if the senior brother said it was inconvenient for him?
Shen Xuan was silent for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay."
He continued: "I came here today to tell you something. There are too many things in the sect. We need to train a few more disciples to help deal with it. Otherwise, Junior Sister Fang will be too hard. She has no time to arrange these things all day long. Improving, this won’t work, it goes against the original intention at that time.”
Cheng Suisui lowered his head in shame, feeling that his senior brother's connotation was useless to him. What should I do?
Taoist Priest Yuan Zhen patted her on the back and said, "Sui Sui, there's no need to be so sad. Senior brother said that it's for your own good. It's a fact that everyone has known for a long time that your cultivation is weak. As long as you work hard, you'll be fine." . When your senior brother is away, you can help Qiya more. If it doesn’t work, just pick a few more capable disciples to train. Take your time and be good at discovering the shining points of others."
Cheng Suisui: Thank you, Master, I was comforted.
"How much do you know about the situation in Ten Thousand Flowers Valley?" Shen Xuan asked.
Cheng Suisui was stunned for a moment before realizing he was asking himself, and said with a sigh: "We don't know much about the situation at the moment. We only said that during this period, a large number of herbs withered and died for unknown reasons. So far, we don't have any clues."
"Okay, I understand. I'll go as soon as I'm ready."
Although they are all on the right path, there are also overt and covert struggles between sects.
The relationship between Cangshan and Wanhua Valley should be regarded as allies. Everyone knows about the situation in Wanhua Valley in recent years, but the internal affairs of the family are not put on the table and it is difficult for others to intervene. I have also thought about whether there is someone coveting them. Their precious medicinal materials were nothing more than speculations, and they were all ignored later. But now that people are asking for help, of course they still have to lend a helping hand. After all, Mrs. Qingjun's contribution and status to the world are obvious to all. Even if someone wants to take advantage of the opportunity to occupy resources, they will not choose this time.
After Shen Xuan said something else to Yuan Zhen, he left. Before leaving, he reminded Cheng Suisui one last time to practice seriously.
"I know how to do it, senior brother. Senior brother, go slowly, thank you for your hard work, senior brother." Cheng Suisui's outward respect at least gave him a moment of peace.
Shen Xuan returned to his yard to pack his things. He didn't have anything to bring. A sword and a few clothes seemed to be enough. He pulled out the box and looked at the jade pendant lying inside. He took out the jade pendant and thought about it. I thought about it and put it back.
Forget it, there's no need.
He packed up his things and went around the practice ground again. The young disciples were very serious, and each move became more and more decent. Fang Qiya stood on the high platform and supervised their every stroke.
"Senior brother." When Fang Qiya saw him coming, she flew down and stood next to him.
Shen Xuan glanced at the young disciples and said: "I have to go out for a trip. During this time, you can choose a few junior brothers and sisters to train them. I have already told the master that if you waste your time on If there are too many above, your cultivation progress will be very slow. You pick the person first, and I will come back and take a look at it when the time comes."
"Yes. Senior brother, where are you going?" Fang Qiya asked.
"Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers."
In this way, everyone who received the letter for help from Wanhua Valley embarked on the road to Wanhua Valley. However, not long after Shen Xuan left, he received another letter from his master, telling him to wait where he was for half a day. A disciple is on the way to meet him.
