Amidst the sound of Li Ye striking iron, and the sound of Nangong Ruyu and Xia Wutong practicing swordsmanship, the days gradually passed quietly through the fingers of the four of them.
Nangong Ruyu has already used the new sword Ouyang Dongli made for her. It looks similar in color to Xia Wutong's Fengming, and also has a hint of cold blue.
Li Ye and Ouyang Dongli replaced their scabbards with scabbards made of black snakeskin during their free time.
It made the two of them very happy.
On this day, Xia Wutong cooked the tea, took a plate of melon seeds and autumn pears and placed them on the stone table. He glanced at Li Ye and Ouyang Dongli, and took Nangong Ruyu to practice sword practice outside the cave.
Feeling slightly calm, Ouyang Dongli gave Li Ye some tea.
Quietly holding a cup of hot tea, I feel as if I have returned to the small bluestone courtyard of Xuantian Temple.
The spring rain has begun to fall outside the cave, dripping, dripping, but the cave is very quiet.
"Xiaochun has been gone for only a few days, and I will almost leave for the top of the mountain, waiting for the moment to come." Ouyang Dongli looked at him and said slowly.
It started in early winter and turned into early spring in a blink of an eye. Time flies really fast.
Think about it when Li Ye met Ouyang Dongli, Nangong Ruyu was still in the foundation building state, and Xia Wutong was still in the late Nascent Soul stage.
"It's already spring in the blink of an eye, so fast. Yesterday I seemed to be making swords with Yu'er." Ou Yang Dongli said with memories.
It’s true, the more things happen, the faster time passes.
"Three months have passed in the blink of an eye, in the blink of an eye." Li Ye looked at him and said calmly.
"It's March in the blink of an eye." Ouyang Dongli said.
Li Ye smiled, looked at him and said, "I don't understand something. Why do all those who have gone through the Nine Tribulations go to the highest mountain top? Doesn't it work on flat ground? Can't you survive?"
Ouyang Dongli joked: "Why don't you ask your husband about this? He has rich experience and has accompanied several people through tribulations. Why bother making things difficult for me now!"
Li Ye looked at him and said with a little embarrassment: "It's not because you are leaving soon, sir. I was not sensible before and always felt that it had nothing to do with me. Anyway, my husband is here, so don't mention it..."
"We practitioners are all competing with God for our fate. It is said that after passing through the nine tribulations, firstly, we are very weak and easily missed by our enemies; secondly, because we are closer, we will receive more favors, which will be good for those who ascend. ."
Ouyang Dongli looked at him and replied with a smile.
Li Ye nodded and said: "It makes sense. Who doesn't have a few enemies? If you survive the thunder tribulation, you end up dying in the hands of your enemies... Jianghu."
Li Ye smiled bitterly when he thought about how many enemies he had in the imperial city.
"So, any person who has practiced to a later stage is either hiding secretly or is afraid of being remembered by his enemies."
Ouyang Dongli thought to himself that I am alone, but who knows if I have offended anyone when I forged the sword, or I am just hiding in this deep mountain and old forest, looking for my own opportunities.
After all, we are all human beings walking in the rivers and lakes. If we cannot avoid our enemies, the final outcome will be tragic.
Thinking of this, Ouyang Dongli looked at him and said: "In the future, if you have such a day, you must remember to tuck your tail between your legs and hide like the master, and don't let others know your whereabouts."
Li Ye nodded with him.
"Master, how long do you estimate it will take us to get to Tianshan in Dongyuxuan from here?" Speaking of leaving, Li Ye naturally thought of Ouyang Dongli who had walked all the way from Tianshan in Dongxuanyu.
"One year? Or two years? You know I have a bad memory. Didn't I give you the map? You will naturally walk much faster than me."
Ouyang Dongli looked at him and shook his head, thinking that you clearly knew that I had a bad memory, yet you still asked me about this matter.
Li Ye lowered his head, looked at him and said, "I'll grill some meat for the master tonight. Maybe after the master eats the meat and drinks the wine, he can find an opportunity to break through."
"Is it so magical? Can you ascend after just one drink?" Ouyang Dongli looked at him, eyes widening, and asked in disbelief.
Looking at Ouyang Dongli, Li Ye suddenly laughed and said: "Master Qingxu and Master Jiuchi, even the queen, drank the wine brewed by their disciples... They left Xuanxu early the next morning. Heavenly View.”
When Ouyang Dongli heard this, his breathing quickened and his face turned red as he asked, "Ahem, you have something good, why didn't you give it to me this morning?"
Li Ye thought for a while, looked at him and said seriously: "This wine is a sad thing for the disciple. I rarely drink it. Let me drink two cups for the master in the evening. It can be regarded as the disciple's farewell for you..."
Ouyang Dongli, who had just drank tea, squirted out.
"I won't ask about your sadness. It's not like I haven't seen that girl Mu Mu before. I might run into her after I leave. I'll talk to you about it then. However, you must never let her down. ah!"
These days, Xia Wutong quietly told Li Ye some of his worries.
Ouyang Dongli, who is attentive and attentive, would not ask Li Ye under normal circumstances.
After hearing him talk about his sadness, he couldn't help but comfort him.
Unexpectedly, Li Ye waved his hand to him and said, "No need to trouble master, if you can meet Mu Mu, ask her to come back to me early."
He knew about Mu Mu and Xiao Qing. As long as Mu Mu can come back, she will definitely run here as soon as possible.
If she can't get through, it means that she either hasn't completed the Nirvana calamity, or is being held captive by her mother at home.
There was a smile in Ouyang Dongli's eyes and he said: "Just understand these things yourself, and don't affect your practice. If you can grasp something, you must hold it tightly in your hand, and you must not let it go to her under any circumstances. Sneaked away."
Li Ye didn't want to dwell on this matter anymore, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "By the way, master, is there anything else in the Five Realms that you need me to complete for you?"
"My matter is over, I don't need to trouble you anymore." Ouyang Dongli refused very simply.
Unexpectedly, Ouyang Dongli rejected him like this. Li Ye could only smile awkwardly and said, "Where is my husband?"
Ouyang Dongchang looked at him and laughed, and said, "When you see him, tell him to come here earlier. If I can't find anyone to drink with, I will scold him several times a day."
"I'm thinking that my husband will have to wait for his master's wife to break away from the world. I'm afraid he won't be able to do it in less than ten years."
Li Ye looked at him and laughed. He estimated that Li Hongxiu could survive the sixth level of distraction and not even survive. What kind of ascension could he talk about?
It seems that the only thing I can do is wait until I get home and take the Tianshan Snow Lotus back to break through the realm and practice for a group of people at home.
Thinking of this, Li Ye couldn't help but feel a little dizzy. His parents didn't know when they would be able to break through to the sub-realm, let alone ascend after surviving the Nine Tribulations.
He recalled the conversation he had with his husband on Tianshan Mountain many years ago. What if his relatives were still struggling in the Five Realms, and he had to leave the Five Realms?
How should he face such a thing?
Ouyang Dongli took a look and seemed to have read through his mind.
He said quietly: "Do you understand now that practice is not easy? What if you practice too well? So what if you are a unique genius? Your relatives and friends are not."
Li Ye smiled bitterly and shook his head and said: "That's true, but my parents, sister, wife and friends are all the people I want to protect in my life. Although I will leave before them one day, I will find a way to come back. "
Ouyang Dongli was stunned and looked at him, speechless.
Everyone among the practitioners in the world is looking forward to leaving. Unexpectedly, for the sake of family and friends, his disciples will still think of ways to come back even after leaving!
First save yourself, then save others?
This is the realm of Buddha and Bodhisattva. I absolutely do not have this realm and energy.
Thinking of this, Ouyang Dongli couldn't help but take a deep breath, raised his finger and said, "You are worthy of being my good apprentice, Ouyang Dongli!"
"Master's realm is not as good as yours, and my master doesn't have as many worries as you. It's really not easy for you!" Ouyang Dongli looked at him and murmured.
After chatting for a long time, Xia Wutong came back with Nangong Ruyu after finishing sword practice.
The two of them sat next to Ouyang Dongli. Nangong Ruyu looked at him and asked, "Master, are you leaving Yu'er?"
"Yes, the sword that the master gave you has been forged. The master has his own things to complete." Ouyang Dongli asked, touching her little head.
Nangong Ruyu looked at him and said seriously: "Master, you go ahead. Yu'er and the master will come to accompany you soon. Yu'er is very powerful. The master is even more powerful than Yu'er."
Ouyang Dongli looked at her and smiled and said: "I estimate that in a few days, you will be able to break through to another level. Among the five realms, my disciple is also a unique genius!"
Li Ye looked at the two of them, shook his head, and said with a smile: "You praise her so much, be careful if she gets too proud and doesn't want to practice swordsmanship. She wants to go to the mountains and wild fields. In a few days, the mountains and fields will be filled with flowers."
"You can play when you don't have fun as a child. Yu'er is not you. You compare her with you all day long. Do you think that everyone like you can only practice cultivation and not enjoy life?"
Ouyang Dongli looked at Nangong Ruyu dotingly and smiled.
"Senior sister, please go and wash a piece of meat. We will have a drink with the master later to see him off."
Li Ye looked at Xia Wutong and said softly.
...
It was night, Xia Wutong and Li Ye made a fire together, and on the fire were roasted golden monster meat.
Li Ye drank up the tea in the cup in one gulp, took half a jar of wine with his left hand, and poured wine into the glasses of the three of them.
For a moment, the cave exuded a strong aroma of wine.
Ouyang Dongli stretched out his hand to pick up the teacup, put it under his nose, sniffed it, and said lightly: "This wine should only be found in heaven. It is rare to drink it in the world. Let's try the wine you brewed."
Li Ye felt a little embarrassed and suddenly looked at him and said softly: "Master, the princess and I will lend you this glass of wine. I wish you a safe journey and a good start on your path to immortality."
When Ouyang Dongli heard this, he laughed loudly and said, "How much sorrow can there be in life? There is still time for us, master and disciple, to get together!"
Xia Wutong also picked up the wine glass and said to Ouyang Dongli: "Senior, I wish you a bright future and a bright future."
Ouyang Dongli drank all the wine in his hand.
Li Ye also held the cup and drank all the wine in one gulp...
Looking at Ouyang Dongli, whose eyes were a little blurred, Li Ye said softly: "Master, this wine has a story. Let me tell it to you. By the way, Yu'er can also listen to it. I'm afraid no one in the five regions can tell it to me in the future. ”
Ouyang Dongli was savoring the wine in his mouth, looked at him and said with a smile: "Go ahead, master, I'm all ears."
"...I brewed this accidentally a few years ago. I remember it was the Jingzhe that day and the weather was slightly cool...A good friend of mine who has been with me for many years had promised to come to see me that day, but that day One day she didn’t come.”
"Although I liked her very much, I never told her because I was afraid that I would lose her if I told her...I was jealous of the people around her who had been pursuing her...until that year She never came to see me again... I always thought we would be together, because I felt she liked me..."
"She never said she likes me, but I know there are some things I don't have to say,... I just want her to say one thing, but she is always willing to say it,... I am too confident I thought she would definitely marry me..."
Holding the wine vat, Li Ye poured another glass of wine into three cups, then picked up the cup and gave it to Nangong, who had his ears pricked up, and took a sip.
He looked at her and smiled bitterly: "This is the taste that your alcoholic master wants you to remember. Do you remember it?"
Nangong Ruyu didn't reply, but nodded vigorously.
Looking at Xia Wutong and Ouyang Dongli in a daze, Li Ye sighed, raised his cup and continued talking to them.
"That day I was drinking and mixing new wine, and I was crying while drinking...for her, and for myself...I don't know why I did it, but at that moment, I couldn't control myself, When the wine was brewing, the tears on my face slowly dried up... I wonder if the woman I love the most will shed tears for me.
Xia Wutong looked at him blankly and replied softly: "Definitely!"
