The flying boat has two floors. Most of the Seven Star Sect's monks ride in the rooms on the second floor, leaving only a few on the first floor to take care of the new disciples.
In the largest room on the second floor, as soon as the owner of the flying boat sat down, a man in black quietly came to him, saluted respectfully and said:
"Report to Inspection He, we have checked all the academies and found no missing geniuses."
He Jingnian nodded and replied: "This is not surprising. What genius would refuse the sect's recruitment?"
After a short pause, he continued with a somewhat helpless expression:
"Presumably the sect is too eager to recruit talented disciples, so it spends so much time on screening!"
The man in black replied: "There are still three years left for the Great Competition of All Spirits, which is held every five years. No one from our Seven Star Sect has been able to enter the top ten of the Qingyun Ranking for two consecutive years."
He Jingnian couldn't help but said: "Yes, since Xiao Beichen..."
As soon as he said this, he stopped immediately, as if this was a taboo of the sect. He could only sigh softly and stopped talking.
The man in black disappeared quietly, as if he had never been there.
"Dong dong dong..."
At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside. He Jingnian casually said, "Please come in," and Xu Junhao walked in with Xiao Yinyue.
The moment he saw Xiao Yinyue, He Jingnian couldn't help but be secretly surprised, what a girl full of agility!
Seeing that Xiao Yinyue was a little restrained, he smiled and said:
"Don't be nervous, sit down, I just asked you to come over and have a casual chat."
After Xu Junhao went out, He Jingnian asked in a normal conversation:
"You came here from Yunying Academy. Who is there at home?"
Xiao Yinyue calmed down her emotions before replying in a low voice:
"I originally had a mother-in-law at home, but she passed away when I was seven years old."
He Jingnian then asked: "What about your parents?"
Xiao Yinyue replied with some sadness: "My mother-in-law said that my father and mother disappeared when they went hunting in the mountains."
He Jingnian said thoughtfully: "Yunying Mountain... is indeed a very dangerous place."
Seeing Xiao Yinyue's sad expression that was inconsistent with her age, He Jingnian said in a low voice:
"It's not been easy for you these past few years, right?"
Xiao Yinyue shook her head and replied: "The people in the village are very good to me. Wei Xiaoxue's parents raised me like their own daughter, and the dean of the academy also took special care of me and loved me like a granddaughter. "
He Jingnian nodded slightly and said:
"It seems that you are quite lucky. There are so many people who care about you. I looked at your qualifications and found that you have low-grade five spiritual roots. The person who tested you said that although your cultivation qualifications are not high, you like to study, so I assigned you Work as a dust collector in the Sutra Pavilion. I'm curious, how many books have you read?"
Xiao Yinyue thought for a while and replied: "More than five hundred books, I have almost finished reading the books in Yunying Academy."
He Jingnian couldn't help but praise: "You are really a child who loves reading. No wonder you always have a bit of a bookish air about you."
After a pause, He Jingnian encouraged: "There are three thousand avenues, and normal cultivation is only one of them. If you can continue to study quietly, you will be able to enter the Tao through literature in the future and walk your own path. Our Seven Star Sect has a very rich collection of books. .”
Xiao Yinyue thanked you respectfully: "Thank you Immortal Master for your encouragement. I will continue to work hard."
He Jingnian nodded and said: "Well, where there is a will, there is a way. I hope you can make greater progress in the sect."
Seeing that he seemed to have finished asking questions, Xiao Yinyue stood up and left.
After walking out of the room, Xiao Yinyue was still a little confused. Is this immortal master really just chatting with me?
Why didn't he talk to others and called himself alone?
Xiao Yinyue couldn't figure it out, so she stopped thinking about it.
When they came to the cabin, Wei Xiaoxue was confused when she heard that they only asked a few simple questions, so she guessed casually:
"Yueyue, do you think the immortal master wants to accept you as his disciple because you read a lot of books?"
Xiao Yinyue shook her head and said, "No, he first asked me who was in my family. Maybe... he was looking for someone!"
After thinking for a long time, neither of them could figure it out.
In the open cabin, Wei Xiaoxue no longer bothered, just took Xiao Yinyue's arm, looked at the starry sky outside, and said with great intoxication:
"Yueyue, we can really fly in the sky! Look, are the moon and stars getting a little closer to us? It's so beautiful!"
Xiao Yinyue was also amazed in her heart, but she was used to being indifferent, so the expression on her face did not show it. When she heard Wei Xiaoxue's praise, she secretly adjusted her breathing before replying softly:
"Isn't the starry sky like this? It's not much different from what we usually see. However, the feeling of flying in the sky is indeed wonderful."
After a moment, she frowned slightly and said, "But do you think it's strange that we don't feel the wind while standing here?"
At this moment, a young man's voice came from behind and said, "This is because an immortal master has set up a barrier on the flying boat."
Xiao Yinyue and Wei Xiaoxue turned their heads subconsciously and saw Qin Yishan, dressed in brilliant clothes, coming to them with a smile.
The large cabin of the flying boat was inlaid with four luminous pearls, emitting a pale red light. In this soft red light, the originally dazzling and handsome boy seemed to become a little gentler.
Wei Xiaoxue said excitedly: "Qin...Qin Yishan, why did you come here? Shouldn't you be with the inner disciples?"
Qin Yishan smiled and said: "I just came here for a casual walk and to find an acquaintance. But there are too many people, and you guys seem quieter just standing next to each other, so I'm going to come over and ask."
As soon as he heard that he was here to find someone, Wei Xiaoxue immediately thought of Xia Ziyan, so he asked with some embarrassment: "You...are you here to see Xia Ziyan?"
Qin Yishan nodded quickly and replied: "Yes, do you know her? Do you know where she is?"
Wei Xiaoxue pointed to a group of people not far away unnaturally and said:
"She is right over there, and there are many people surrounding her talking to her!"
It turned out that Xia Ziyan came from a wealthy family and was well-informed. Because of the conflict with Xiao Yinyue and Wei Xiaoxue, she deliberately wanted to isolate the two of them, so she extended her kindness to the people around her, and everyone gathered around her. Be there and listen to her.
When others saw how popular she was, they didn't dare to approach Xiao Yinyue and the two of them easily.
Qin Yishan looked at the lively scene over there, but didn't rush over. Instead, he said casually: "I was worried that she would not adapt to it when she went away for the first time, so I wanted to come over and talk to her. I didn't expect that she was so popular. .”
Xiao Yinyue and Wei Xiaoxue stopped talking. They were Xia Ziyan's acquaintances, and Xia Ziyan had just had a conflict with them today. Wasn't this enemy's friend considered to be on the opposite side?
Although Qin Yishan was young, he had more experience than his peers. Seeing the expressions and reactions of the two of them, he seemed to have guessed something, so he asked in a low voice: "Is she having a conflict with you?"
Xiao Yinyue turned her head and continued to look at the moon, without any intention of answering. Wei Xiaoxue could only smile bitterly:
"Yes... it was a bit of a misunderstanding. She scolded me in the afternoon and was about to slap Yueyue. On impulse, I slapped her back."
Qin Yishan was immediately surprised and said: "Huh? You...you are still taking action!"
After saying that, he couldn't help but look at the woman in front of him. She was tall and strong. Although her chubby face was not ugly and even gave people a sense of cuteness, her big, thick hands seemed to be smaller than those of her peers. The legs are thick.
Why is Xia Ziyan so ignorant that he provokes such an enemy?
When he was slightly absent-minded, Wei Xiaoxue also felt a little uneasy. The handsome boy in front of him was the number one genius today and was already an inner disciple. If he wanted to avenge Xia Ziyan, he and Xiao Yinyue couldn't defeat him.
"Can you tell me what's going on?"
Thinking of Xia Ziyan's character, Qin Yishan couldn't help but become serious and asked softly.
Wei Xiaoxue then recounted the process.
After listening, Qin Yishan understood why Xia Ziyan was angry, so he subconsciously looked at Xiao Yinyue, who had her back turned to him.
When he just came over, he had already seen Xiao Yinyue. Although she was wearing coarse clothes and dressed like a country girl, she was really beautiful. Even though he had seen many beauties, he was secretly surprised at that time. .
She was dressed in coarse linen, which could not cover up her natural beauty.
However, after all, he was a rich man who had seen the world, and he was young and ignorant, so he didn't think much about it. It was just an appreciation of beauty, just like seeing a masterpiece that makes people's eyes light up.
He had been here for a while, and Xiao Yinyue didn't say a word. Wei Xiaoxue had been talking to him.
Now that I heard the whole story, I understand Xiao Yinyue's thoughts. I am Xia Ziyan's friend. Aren't the friends of my enemy also my enemies? Naturally, there is nothing to say.
After thinking for a while, Qin Yishan slowly said:
"Although our two families are family friends, I am by no means an unreasonable person. Ziyan is the ninth lady of the Xia family. She has been favored since she was a child, so she is a bit willful. This time, she is unreasonable and I will not Help her cause trouble for you."
Wei Xiaoxue immediately said gratefully: "Thank you, Mr. Qin, you are indeed a reasonable person."
Qin Yishan pondered for a moment, then whispered: "If you offend Xia Ziyan, you must be careful when entering the sect. I won't help her, but there are many people in her family in the Seven Star Sect, and those people are her clansmen. Maybe I’ll cause trouble for you.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Xia Ziyan walking over with a group of people not far away.
It turned out that someone saw the genius Qin Yishan standing here and quickly told Xia Ziyan the news.
When she heard that Qin Yishan was talking to Xiao Yinyue and Xiao Yinyue, she couldn't stay any longer and walked over immediately, and the others naturally followed.
The momentum was quite a bit like a eldest sister leading a group of younger brothers to come to charge for punishment.
Qin Yishan and Wei Xiaoxue both saw it, but Xiao Yinyue, who was still admiring the moon, seemed not to hear anything.
"Brother Yishan, why didn't you call me when you came here?"
Before Xia Ziyan arrived, he spoke to Qin Yishan from a distance.
