"Yes." Yanran said, "I didn't dare to say it at first, but after that separation, I confessed to my mother, and she trusted me. I almost made a mistake, and you see, Your Majesty and the others were also following my instructions. are doing it.”
She explained her experience to Zhao Ning.
“During that period of Dayan fantasy, the Great Purge came very quickly, and that damn Haoyang also appeared, and opened the passage to the Nine Nethers with many people. I don’t know what they did, shattering the Nine Provinces Demon Sealing Formation. My mother died to save Jiuzhou." When Yanran talked about this, her face looked very painful, and she also showed her hatred for her biological father. "That is a madman, a scumbag, not worthy of my mother. To love.”
Zhao Ning did not answer. From Yanran's description, she sensed that it seemed to be consistent with the Dayan fantasy she had experienced.
Yanran continued, "Although Tiangong has temporarily stopped the chaos, it is also temporary. This kind of compensation cannot last long. And many people in Jiuzhou were affected. There were heavy killings during that time. Although I I don’t have the intention to pay attention, but I can still feel it.”
"What happened next?"
"Later, I don't know what the seniors of Tiangong discussed. I don't know. I only know that they decided to risk their lives and escort the seeds of Jiuzhou to Shixu to find a passage."
Seeds again.
Every time I mention seeds, I can’t tell whether it’s hope or despair.
"You are in the seed." She said to Zhao Ning with a smile.
Zhao Ning didn't know whether she was surprised or happy at this moment, but it turned out that she survived by luck.
"There's Shi Lei, there's Nan Du, there's Xiang Hongxuan, and there are... more than thirty people, I can't remember exactly."
"I don't know how the Venerable found a passage in the Time Ruins. I only know that we are all protected in the Heavenly Palace and can't see what happened in the Time Ruins. When we are released, we can only see the scriptures. Wuzun is here. He told us that when we got there, don’t forget the mission and Kyushu. Then we were pulled into the darkness by an irresistible force. I don’t know how long it took to see the light of day again, but It is indeed different from Kyushu, more..."
She skipped and said nothing, "I met you very late, when you were already a soul. Fortunately, you were a soul, otherwise I would have died that time."
Zhao Ning looked at her, "You...you ended up..."
Yanran was very calm, "I still died. My abilities were limited, and I died in the pursuit of Dongtian. But I don't care, it's the Dayan illusion anyway."
Is it really the Dayan Fantasy? Zhao Ning looked at the extreme panic in her heart, which she had experienced personally.
If he really didn't care about Dayan Illusion, he wouldn't have made so many changes after waking up, trying to change anything. ,
"Yes." Zhao Ning followed her words and said, "Everything is just an illusion, don't take it to heart."
"Do you understand now? Be careful and listen to Lan. She is definitely not simple. She will definitely speak ill of me with you. But Zhao Ning and we both belong to Kyushu, why should I lie." She raised her hands and swore to the sky , "If I lie and deceive you, let me be struck by five thunders, and I will never be reincarnated."
This is proof of the way to heaven.
Her expression was extremely solemn. To Zhao Ning, Yanran was indeed an innocent person she had never seen before.
Zhao Ning nodded slightly and gave her a smile.
She grinned and glanced down again, "Ah, we've arrived in Kunxu. We'll see Brother Shi soon."
Yanran looked at Zhao Ning and said to Zhao Ning, "Did you know? Shi Lei suffered a lot after entering Jiuzhou. Those people put him directly in the dungeon and asked him to tell Jiuzhou's arrangements, but he didn't even tell him , and finally he came out with his last breath."
Yan Ran seemed to be immersed in the story of that year, "I have never met anyone like Shi Lei. It was he who gave me faith in despair."
She turned her head and smiled at Zhao Ning, that smile was happy and sweet.
Zhao Ning didn't say much, but Yanran suddenly thought of something and lowered her head, "It's just a bit carefree."
Zhao Ning was shocked to hear her complaining like this, but she didn't care anymore and flew towards Qingxiao Sect again.
Zhao Ning followed her, going through everything Yanran said in her mind. She suddenly thought of something and called out to Yanran, "Have you seen Qin Keyuan in the Dayan fantasy world?"
Yanran blinked, "You mean, the legendary leader of the Qingxiao Sect."
Zhao Ning nodded, but Yan Ran shook her head.
Zhao Ning was not surprised by this answer. Qin Keyuan did not exist at the beginning of the illusion.
"However." Yanran changed the topic and said to Zhao Ning, "I saw a person who looked very similar to him in Kyushu."
"Like?" Zhao Ning was shocked.
"You mean skin and flesh?" Zhao Ning wanted to say that in the realm of soul, skin and flesh cannot identify a person at all.
Yan Ran was confused and thought for a while, "They are indeed very similar. I only had a glimpse of Chief Qin from a distance at the Frost Sect's Golden Elixir Ceremony, and then the man I met in Jiuzhou, how should I say, gave it to me It feels very similar, not in terms of skin and flesh, but in breath. By the way, his skills also seem to be inherited from Yu Yu Tianhe's lineage."
Zhao Ning paused on the spot. For a moment, she didn't know whether this answer was the answer she wanted.
She was even thinking that there was no figure of Qin Keyuan in her Dayan illusion. Could it be that she missed it because of different experiences? Uncle Master had already gone to Jiuzhou?
But Yanran said, "But that man's name is not Qin Keyuan, and he doesn't seem to have anything to do with Jiuzhou. What is his name... I heard someone call him, Ying Ming, the envoy."
"Ying Ming?" Zhao Ning chewed on these two words and suddenly fell into confusion.
"What's wrong?" Yanran tilted her head and looked at Zhao Ning, "Zhao Ning, do you want to ask if there is anything that happened back then?"
"No, I just think about this legendary leader. It would be such a pity if he disappeared like this."
Zhao Ning said vaguely.
Yanran didn't take it to heart and just nodded. She had already reached the top of Qingxiao Sect, and all her thoughts were focused on Shi Lei.
She rushed straight to the sect and just waved slightly to Zhao Ning.
As soon as Zhao Ningfu arrived at the sect, he saw a stream of light rushing toward him from the inner gate, as if he was fleeing.
But Zhao Ning saw his state and stood in the clouds without moving away.
The stream of light finally stopped after almost hitting Zhao Ning's momentum.
"Zhao Ning, it turns out to be you, who I thought you were."
Zhao Ning looked at him and said with a smile, "If my consciousness hadn't sensed that there was nothing unusual in the entire Zongmen Mountains, I would have thought you were being chased by hundreds of enemies."
"Don't mention it. It's even harder than the enemy." Zhao Ning looked at him and he gasped, "Do you know how difficult it is to teach those little devils? They have questions one after another and there is no way to explain them clearly. Let them know next time When accepting disciples, find some older ones, these little carrots cannot be beaten or scolded, it is simply training my mentality."
Zhao Ning glanced in the direction where he rushed out. There was a school suspended above the top of the mountain.
Han Yu's divine transformation lasted for more than half a year. After going back and forth like this, these children were already very familiar with Qingxiao Sect. At this moment, they were lying on the railing one by one, looking up at Ji Xiu and Zhao Ning in the sky.
"Your students are still lusting after you." Zhao Ning reminded.
Ji Xiutou said, "This is really... If I had known that I should not have agreed to let their children practice cultivation, I would have known that I was not the material for preaching and teaching, but these little guys are too cute."
Ji Xiu pressed Zhao Ning's shoulders and said to Zhao Ning, "Zhao Ning, do it for me. I'm going to make it clear to Hong Jie. I can't mislead anyone."
Before Zhao Ning could answer, Ji Xiu ran away.
Before Zhao Ning's voice came out, Ji Xiu's shadow disappeared. She shook her head helplessly, then turned to look at the children lying on the railing. Their bright eyes were staring at them, full of curiosity and desire.
Zhao Ning thought to herself that Ji Xiu was right, these little guys were indeed irresistible.
Zhao Ning landed on the library floor, and the children immediately gathered around. They had learned the etiquette in Qing Xiao Sect for half a year. They did not scream like they did when they first entered Qing Xiao Sect, but instead saluted Zhao Ning in a decent manner.
"Master Immortal Blessing."
Zhao Ning nodded slightly, squatted down, and a child led by him walked up to Zhao Ning and asked, "Sister Master Ji, Master Ji, will you no longer preach for us?"
He was holding a book in his hand. Zhao Ning took it and took a look. It was just an introductory Taoist book.
She smiled and said, "Master Ji, there are some things. Today, Master Sister will teach you this lesson, okay?"
"Okay!" The children nodded together, very excited.
Zhao Ning carried the children into the school and continued the teaching content based on the previous words, "Holding and enriching it is not as good as it is. Holding it and sharpening it cannot be maintained forever..."
"Sister Master, what does this mean? Why is it not as good as yourself?"
"Sister Master, show off your talents and be number one in Kyushu. Isn't it a good thing to be number one on the list?"
"..."
The children seemed to have endless questions. No wonder Ji Xiu ran so fast.
But Zhao Ning stood in front, looking at a group of children who were eager for knowledge, and vaguely remembered that she was reading and seeking knowledge outside the school.
She smiled and explained seriously, "The so-called holding on and filling it means that the worry will overflow, so it must be stopped at the right time; the so-called holding on and sharpening it means that the worry and sharpness will be extremely weak and will not last long, so it should be contained and restrained..."
Seeing that the sun was approaching chen hour, it was time for morning classes.
Zhao Ning led the children to read through the Taoist book for the last time.
"It's better to hold on to it and keep it full..." The voice is smooth and steady, light and transparent.
"It's better to keep it and keep it full..." the children repeated it, pure and clear.
"... If you pick it up and sharpen it, you can't always keep it. A house full of gold and jade can't be defended. If you are rich and arrogant, you will be blamed for it. When you retreat after your merits, this is the way of heaven."
The sound passed through the school, floated on the mountain top, and spread throughout the Qingxiao Sect with the wind. It was a kind of high-spirited vitality and an eternal inheritance.
As the sun climbed higher, the children each held a letter and bowed from Zhao Ning's side, and passed by one after another.
She disappeared into the school and then appeared in the Qingxiao Sect's main hall.
There seemed to be some discussion in the main hall. When Zhao Ning appeared, the voices immediately stopped and everyone saluted with Zhao Ning.
Hong Jie also walked down from the high platform in a few steps, held his hand to Zhao Ning, and Zhao Ning returned the salute.
"It's an unlucky thing that I'm here. You all have something to discuss." Zhao Ning apologized, "I'm here to look for Ji Xiu."
Ji Xiu was sitting on the side seat of the high platform. He was very cool. He said to Hong Jie what he said and asked Zhao Ning to lead the class. It seemed that it was just a casual comment. When he saw Zhao Ning coming to ask questions, Ji Xiu simply covered his face with a folding fan. .
Zhao Ning withdrew her eyes. Hong Jie didn't know what was going on with them, so he just said politely, "It's a matter of Tiangong. I'm waiting to discuss it. Master, will you also listen?"
"Are you talking about the Kyushu Competition?"
"The Master probably already knows about it, but we are confused as to why the Kyushu Competition is suddenly called for."
Hong Jie knows some of the secrets of Kyushu, but the Kyushu Competition has nothing to do with the secrets of Kyushu. During the time of Shixu, only high-grade golden elixirs and Master Yuan Ying went there.
"But what's the news?" Everyone's eyes were fixed on Zhao Ning.
Zhao Ning shook his head, "I can only say that it is an opportunity that has never been seen in ten thousand years."
With just these words, the faces of the elders surrounding him suddenly brightened, and their hesitant expressions instantly faded away.
An opportunity that has never been seen in thousands of years must be a blessing.
"This competition should be the top priority." Zhao Ning reminded.
Hong Jie responded, "Then I will immediately organize the sect leaders of Kunxu to discuss the Kunxu Grand Competition. However, the Tiangong summons did not explain the cultivation level. How should this competition be compared."
Zhao Ning only said, "On top of building the foundation, the most important thing is the mind."
"Yes!" The elders and Hong Jie responded solemnly.
Zhao Ning raised her eyes and glanced at Ji Xiu. Ji Xiu stood up abruptly and was about to talk to Hong Jie about the school. However, Hong Jie said instead, "Senior Brother Ji, you have also seen that the Kyushu Competition is about to begin. We are really too busy, so we ask Senior Brother Ji to continue to help take care of those children."
Ji Xiu paused, but the words on his lips were blocked by Hong Jie's words.
