As winter passes and spring returns, Wan is revived, and a group of disciples in the academy also return to their nests like spring swallows, all returning to continue their respective practices.
However, before many students returned, a rare event happened in the academy. That is, the dean and the fat elder in the kitchen lost a bet with the master.
Moreover, the two of them had to admit defeat, because the witness was also personally designated by the dean and the fat elder. When the elder of the Refining Pavilion found out, he held the little fat Chu Feng by the ear and said with a smile: "You are very capable."
Although the two lost the bet, there was no look of disappointment on their faces. On the contrary, there was a sense of expectation.
However, neither the elders of the Weapon Refining Pavilion nor the dean and the fat elder could find the person involved, Li Xiuyuan.
When the three of them arrived at the Confucius' Bamboo House, they discovered that the guy was afraid of being troubled by others, so he went into the mountains behind the academy to practice.
The little fat man looked at his old uncle and cried, "I'm blind. That guy said he wanted to make a sword for me first, but I didn't believe him."
After hearing what the little fat man said, Elder Huangfu was so angry that he raised his hand and slapped him in the face. He smiled and said, "You are really blind. You brought this person in. You stay with him every day. What have you learned?"
"I came to the academy to learn swordsmanship, not to learn sword-making!"
The little fat man looked at his old uncle and the dean, and said bravely.
The master looked at the dean and shook his head, and said: "I think this guy is good. The dean tells the old guy from Jiange and ask him to accept this guy. This is all for the purpose of cultivating talents for the academy. Personal grudges are nothing! "
Huangfu Xuanming remained silent and just looked at the dean quietly.
The dean glanced at him, then turned to look at the little fat man and said, "I'll say hello to Old Man Feng another day. You can go find him after a while."
When Huangfu Xuanming heard this, he let out a long sigh and said to the dean, "This is causing trouble to the dean."
When the master heard this, he looked at the two of them and smiled and said, "Don't thank the dean first. This is a favor from my old man. You have to do me a favor."
After saying that, he took out Wei Qing's water-breaking knife, handed it to Huangfu Xuanming, and said, "How about making a knife case out of iron wood? This knife is too heavy, and an ordinary scabbard may not be able to bear it."
When Huangfu Xuanming saw it, he quickly took it with both hands and looked at it carefully. After a while, he looked at Xiaopang and asked, "He just cast this in one winter?"
The little fat man looked at him and nodded in response: "I watched him melt the materials given by his husband into molten iron..."
The master looked at Huangfu Xuanming and smiled and said: "You know I am very poor. I gave him all the materials I had. I only made this knife, and I didn't even have enough materials to make the knife box."
Huangfu Xuanming looked at his master and the little fat man and sighed again, and cursed faintly: "What a monster!"
"So, you agreed? This knife is used by my little apprentice. After that guy breaks through to the Golden Core Realm, he will be the dean's disciple. I won't have the strength to care about him in the future."
The Master looked at the old men in front of him and smiled lightly.
The dean looked at the fat elder in the kitchen and asked in a solemn voice: "How is the little guy doing in the kitchen? Does he chop enough firewood every day?"
Upon hearing this, the fat elder quickly replied: "It's not bad. It seems that Li Xiuyuan's teaching is good. This kid even chops firewood in the same way as Li Xiuyuan."
The dean thought for a while, looked at the master and said: "When he breaks through to the golden elixir realm, let him come to me."
The master looked at him and smiled: "I helped you train a good apprentice for free, you have to thank me."
The dean glared at him and said with a smile: "You two, master and apprentice, work together to dig a hole for me to jump into!"
The master was startled, looked at him and replied in a solemn voice: "Fart, I don't know how to forge swords. This kid brought him into the weapon refining pavilion!" After speaking, he pointed at the little fat man and laughed.
Huangfu Xuanming returned the water-breaking knife to his master, stretched out his hand and said, "Where is my wine? Your apprentice agreed to give me a jar of wine. Making this knife case is also troublesome."
The husband looked at his appearance, pointed to the bottom of the bookshelf behind him and said: "One jar per person, not much. Don't look for me after you finish drinking. I don't have any anymore."
Huangfu Xuanming followed the Master's eyes and quickly stepped forward to pick up a jar. He looked at the Master and smiled and said, "Just one jar is enough. I'll keep it and drink it slowly."
After saying that, he walked out of the bamboo house without looking back. "Do you want to stay here and let Master treat you to dinner?"
The person had already left the bamboo house, but the sound came in.
When the little fat man heard this, he ran out of the bamboo house in fright. He was also afraid that the dean and the fat elder would not let him go.
The dean glanced at the fat elder, picked up a jar, looked at the master and asked, "Is it that magical?"
The master was stunned, looked at him and shook his head: "I don't know either, that guy gave this to you, how can I dare to embezzle it?"
The fat elder took a deep look at the Master and said with a smile: "Old man, you must not harm me, otherwise you will know the consequences."
When the master heard this, he became angry and yelled: "Get out of here after you took the wine. How dare you threaten me for a jar of wine? After drinking this jar, don't come to me again!"
Master also knew that there was nothing he could do about it. He was also afraid that these three old guys would pester him. He thought that when Wei Qing broke through to Jindan, he would follow Li Xiuyuan to the back mountain, where it would be quiet.
The dean looked at the appearance of the two people and couldn't help laughing, and walked out with the wine jar in his arms.
"At most, I'll buy you something you like in exchange for it. I don't believe you don't want anything!"
The dean who walked out of the bamboo house also imitated Huangfu Xuanming and said something to the master.
The same thing happened to the fat elder. He looked at him and said with a smile: "Next time I will bring you something good in exchange. Don't worry, it will benefit you."
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Entering the mountain behind the academy, Li Xiuyuan entered his own world of practice.
He didn't know exactly what situation he would be in, because he was too busy this winter and his spirit was too bad. He spent too much effort to get the Water-Breaking Knife out before the students came back.
Focusing on the way of forging, he completely forgot about his practice of breaking through the realm, until he returned to Wangyue Stream and calmed down, feeling a little confused while being quiet.
The path of spiritual practice is like sailing against the current, what should you choose? kendo? Qindao? Or the way of casting? Or is it a one-in-a-million arrow path?
Suddenly thinking of this important question, he murmured to himself: "Will there be conflicts between the various paths of cultivation?"
Hearing the birds singing in the empty mountain, no one can answer this question for him, probably only the old Taoist priest who left at the beginning! Even the master in front of him couldn't answer his question.
I thought for a long time under the eaves, shook my head and said to myself: "My practice has just started, why do I want to do so much?"
Now that he is in sight of the Nascent Soul, he is no longer the little Taoist priest who first descended to Luoxia Mountain. He also killed eight of the bandits he met at the foot of the Academy Mountain with his sword.
I am no longer a fat sheep in the eyes of the bandits, I want to be a murderer in their eyes!
The first time he killed someone after coming down the mountain was the bandits he met in the small town at the foot of Academy Mountain. Because he was not strong enough, he even let a few of them run away.
The longer I practice, the more I feel that my level is too low to compete with most practitioners in the world. The first Jun Wuyou I met almost killed me.
Only by breaking through your own practice to a higher realm can you walk freely in this world without being bullied and plotted by others.
Because in Tianfeng Kingdom, there is another second prince who wants to plot against him.
"I will make you pay the price." Looking at the spring scenery of the mountain, Li Xiuyuan roared loudly.
The roar went up the mountain stream, and echoes came from the empty valley. At this moment, Tianyun Mountain seemed to be echoing Li Xiuyuan's inner voice.
"Chirp!" A loud cry was heard, and the cry of the green eagle came from the sky.
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Five Domains Dynasty, in the Imperial Prefecture.
Ye Zhifeng, who is already in her fifties, is sitting in front of the hall. The passage of time has not left any traces of years on her face.
Lin Yueru brought Shangguan Qiu Ming over from Fengyun City. The Imperial Master's Mansion, which had been quiet for a long time, finally ushered in the rare excitement.
Thanks to Li Ye's blessing, the major cultivators of the Five Regions Dynasty are now springing up like bamboo shoots, emerging from the mud one after another.
Even Lin Yueru, who had no hope of breaking through the realm, also withstood the thunder with the help of her husband and became a great practitioner in the realm of overcoming the tribulation. Seeing the hope of immortality, she could see her own age.
Because Li Hongxiu was stimulated by Li Ye's ascension in recent years, he sang all the way and broke through all the way to the realm of eight tribulations. He was about to see the hope of breaking through the void and ascending.
Even Li Xiaoxue and Shangguan Qiu Ming were about to break through to the state of distraction. This year, Li Xiaoxue was twenty-one years old, and Shangguan Qiu Ming was nineteen years old. This time, Lin Yueru took her son with Ye Zhiqiu to discuss the fate of their two children.
Li Hongxiu, who was lying aside, looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "Seeing that your children have all gotten married, why am I still here?"
Ye Zhiqiu looked at her pen and said: "You are someone who is going to ascend and leave at the first sight, so don't make us two angry again."
Li Hongxiu looked at the two of them and sighed, pointing at Li Xiaoxue and Shangguan Qiuming who were hiding in the garden and whispering, and smiled: "I really envy these two little guys. They are childhood sweethearts and have never been apart. Pass."
When Ye Zhiqiu heard this, he couldn't help but look at Lin Yueru and sighed, and his tears instantly fell down. Li Hongxiu's words reminded her of Li Ye and the young lady again.
Aren't these two childhood sweethearts?
At present, Li Ye's life and death are unknown, and the young lady has plunged into Phoenix Mountain, never wanting to return to the imperial city.
Li Hongxiu thought for a while, but this matter was not a solution after all. The young lady's life-long matter had to be solved, and she could not be made to wait endlessly.
After looking at the two people for a long time, Li Hongxiu said softly: "How about helping Wushuang find someone with a similar level of cultivation to her to start a family? I don't know when the Imperial Master will return after he leaves, so we can't let Wushuang wait for him. For life, right?"
Ye Zhiqiu sighed again, took Lin Yueru's hand and said, "No, you take Xiaoxue and Qiu Ming to Phoenix Mountain and talk to Wushuang. Just say that I have no objection, as long as she is happy."
It has been eight years since Li Ye Feisheng left. The years of a practitioner are so long, but there is not much time to squander in youth.
Lin Yueru thought for a while, looked at the two of them and replied: "I think the same as you, as long as she is happy, it's okay, but where is her realm? I'm afraid not many people in these five realms can match her?"
In the blink of an eye, one of the young lady and Princess Wutong reached the level of four tribulations, and the other reached the level of five tribulations.
Li Hongxiu glanced at the two of them, looked up in the direction of Tianshan Mountain, and said to himself: "Two years ago, Mr. Xi went to Tianshan Mountain and found the place where the Imperial Master once visited..."
Li Xiaoxue squatted under the bamboo forest in the garden, watching the three people talking in the living room, and couldn't help but ask: "Qiu Ming, what are your mother and my mother talking about? It's so mysterious."
Shangguan Qiu Ming followed her gaze and said with a smile: "I guess you are asking senior sister when will you marry me. My father and mother can't wait for a long time."
Li Xiaoxue looked in the direction of Tianshan Mountain, shook her head in disapproval and said, "There is no news about my brother yet. Let's wait until we find him to decide whether to marry him or not."
Growing up, apart from her parents and Li Hongxiu, only Li Ye loved her the most. It could be said that she was obedient and gave her whatever she asked. Even the sword in her hand was forged by Li Ye himself.
Shangguan Qiu Ming was stunned. He didn't expect Li Xiaoxue to deny the matter in one fell swoop. Bu Tu was a little discouraged and looked at Li Xiaoxue and said, "If senior sister doesn't marry Qiu Ming, who else can she marry?"
Li Xiaoxue looked at him angrily and said, "You are stupid, can't you wait any longer? Do you know when the wife and husband got married?"
After Shangguan Qiu Ming heard what she said, he smiled reassuringly: "I'm not in a hurry, my father and mother are, and I guess your mother is too."
