The late night after the beginning of spring is still cold, and the air is filled with moisture, which condenses into dew on the grass blades. Su Ye went to the study and bedroom where his father usually stayed but didn't see him. He didn't see him until he was on the balcony. Su Min was standing on the second floor with his hands behind his hands, looking into the distance in trance.
Su Ye climbed the stairs along the open-air wooden steps, stood behind Su Min and called him: "Dad."
"Are you saying goodbye to your friends?" Su Min turned around slowly, "Come and see me if you know how."
"Dad, if you are willing to let me go, I just want to look back and ask you why you are doing this?"
"Don't you already know?"
"I have no idea."
There was a trace of helplessness on Su Min's face: "You have also seen that the position of sect leader that you don't want is what others are eager to do."
Su Ye turned his head and said, "Humph, if it's someone who can shoulder the responsibility, why should I not let him go?"
Seeing that his father was about to show his old expression of hatred for steel, Su Ye quickly said: "Dad, I'm not here to quarrel with you! Don't you always want to lock me up and let me learn how to govern a family? Now let me go What does it mean if I leave?"
"Let you go and see this world." Su Min fluttered his sleeves and threw the object in his hand. Seeing this, Su Ye caught it, and the heavy feeling in his hand was extremely familiar and friendly. It was his sword - Lvfeng . "Liu Feng! I miss you so much!" Su Ye hadn't touched his precious sword for several months, so he put it against his cheek. The cold touch made people miss him so much, and he couldn't help but kiss it hard. In one breath, he held the Wind Sweeping Sword tightly.
"Go." Su Min said calmly, "For this whole year, Su Ye, the eldest son of the Su family, has been punished and confined and not allowed to go out. And you -" he paused and changed his tone, "for nearly a year time."
Su Ye's eyes widened in disbelief, wondering whether there was something wrong with his ears or a mental disorder. After patting his face wildly, he was sure that he heard correctly: "Really? Dad? Really?!"
"Really." Su Min smiled lightly, "Go ahead, Yi Yang, take advantage of this opportunity to do what you want to do."
Su Ye was a little frightened by his father's sudden generosity. "Dad, are you... okay? Or do you mean that after this time, I won't be able to travel far again?"
Su Min turned around: "You can choose to leave before I regret it, or go back to the dungeon."
"Okay, okay! Thank you, dad! Thank you, dad!" Su Ye nodded. Unlike other clans, the Su family did not have rules for letting their disciples travel. It was a great blessing for Su Ye to be able to travel for a year.
"There are three conditions. First, you must not reveal your identity while traveling. Second, you must return home before next year's New Year's Eve. Third, take this letter to the Qinggui Sect and ask their leader to come and pick up the disciples in person." General Su Min. A letter was handed to Su Ye: "Keep yourself safe and have a safe journey."
"Dad, I will do it well." Su Ye said seriously after taking the letter. He put the letter in his arms and said, "Well, I'm going to go back to my room to pack some luggage. I can't go out penniless, right? Don't worry, Dad! I will leave the house without a word before dawn!" After that, he was done. After a salute, he could no longer hold back the excitement in his bones and jumped three feet high into the distance.
*
"Grandpa, do you still think that my control over Yiyang...is too loose and too laissez-faire?" Su Min asked lightly after coughing for a long time.
The old man closed his eyes lightly: "No, you did a good job. He has such a temper that he wants to go out and have a try. If you don't see how big the world is, how can you feel at ease and where can you find your home..." He walked forward slowly. Xing: "Our clan has relied on the auspicious beasts of Da Ze to bring blessings and benefits to the people. The position of the clan leader has changed from generation to generation. Now we no longer need to rely on that strange thing but rely on the way of running a harmonious family. My great-grandson is not familiar with it. So what about political affairs, he has a chivalrous spirit and cares about the people, so... that's enough, that's enough." As he said that, he walked away.
Su Min stood there with his hands behind his back. He remembered that when he was a boy, he was like Su Ye and traveled around the mountains and rivers with his friends regardless of his family's objections.
He thought again of the girl who carried a spear and wandered around the world. She leaned on the red tasseled spear and looked at him in the bright sun, raising her lips in a provocative manner.
He remembered that smile for many years.
"A-Xian..." He grabbed his heart hard, feeling raw pain inside, "A-Xian..."
*
Qiong Yi and the other three returned to Qingfeng Town, living a peaceful but not boring life of listening to students as before. About six or seven days later, all three of them received letters from Su Ye. The contents of the letters were similar. They talked about how they were not grounded anymore, but were able to practice anonymously. The three of them were sincerely happy for him.
"Eh - I'm so envious of Su Ye." Qiong Yi held the letter and lay at the window, speaking in a lazy tone: "I really want to go out and have fun instead of listening to classes every day."
"It's better to think about the assessment first." Sheng Xuanyuan said while writing a book: "In arithmetic, I have reached the point where I can calculate the sun, moon and stars. I heard that in the last quiz, only three students in the class got the first grade. You and I are missing. After taking classes for such a long time, it’s a bit difficult to catch up.”
Qiong also lowered his head: "I feel like the day when I go home is waving to me."
After hearing her frustrated words, Sheng Xuanyuan handed over the scroll in his hand and encouraged: "If you don't want to be sent back, you have to work harder."
Qiong Yi looked at the book in her hand, her head heavy: "Of course I don't want to." After saying that, she read on, Sheng Xuanyuan saw her frowning and learning astrology, with a bitter and resentful expression on her face, I wanted to laugh a little, so I walked behind her and explained something to her. I thought to myself: As for you, I wish you could be by my side forever.
Qiong also felt that he was behind her, so she lay down in his arms and leaned on his chest, without turning around and looking at each other, and continued to read the obscure book, her movements were natural and intimate.
Sheng Xuanyuan's lips slightly opened, and he let her lean against him, holding her long braid and twisting it between his knuckles, silently muttering to himself: It would be great if I could keep you.
Life in the small town of Qingfeng is peaceful and orderly. Qiong Yi and Sheng Xuanyuan get up early to practice swordsmanship, attend classes together in the classroom, return from class together to discuss literature and history, learn astrology, and go to their respective places of residence at night. In their spare time, they would get together with Yan Ting to exchange swordsmanship and training experiences. Or they would leave the school and go to a small village to help the elderly with farming and teach young children how to read. Sometimes they would wander aimlessly around the town, and the two of them would accompany each other, or hire a boat. Enjoy the beautiful scenery on the river bank or have a tryst in the forest. Every day will be spent happily, peacefully and comfortably.
The two's daily closeness led some gossip disciples to speculate on their relationship. If they were just ordinary friends in the past, their current situation would be obvious at a glance. After studying for so long, there are many disciples who are in love with each other, but with such a famous young master as Sheng Xuanyuan, everyone wants to ask about him.
After school, Qiong Yi and Sheng Xuanyuan walked out of the classroom side by side. The classmate patted his friend beside him: "Here, look, are they already together?"
"That's right." said the person he photographed a few times, "I saw them wandering on the street more than once, talking and laughing." He whispered as he walked outside, as if he had thought of something. "Didn't the Five Clans change again? I heard that Deputy Sect Master Su was killed on his way to a banquet a few months ago. The body was found, but it's hard to find out who did it. My uncle said I'm afraid it wasn't the case. Which of the five major clans wants the Su family to perish and kill its right-hand man? Hey, when I hear it, that makes sense!"
"No, I think it was done by another clan that wanted to join the five clans. Although the Suze clan is alone and in decline, it is a big clan and was once one of the four ancient clans. A camel is skinnier than a horse. Large, large-scale academic and military competitions like this can still be held easily. Although it is weak, it has won the hearts of the people. Think about the Lu family who rose up and entered the five ethnic groups two or three hundred years ago. Which ethnic group does not envy it? When the family is in decline, pull it out and take the opportunity to join the five major clans. I guess this is the plan of the killer behind it."
"What you said... makes some sense. The Bai Feng clan and the Beishan clan have always sharpened their strengths. The Lu family has become prosperous in recent years, and the Yuansha Poison Sect has formed an army. But the Bai Feng clan is the strongest nowadays. The Feng clan, I guess, has outstanding disciples and strong strength. In recent years, it has become more and more friendly with the Lu family." Speaking of this, the disciple couldn't help but laugh, "Wasn't it rumored that the Lu and Sheng clans were going to get married before? Everyone thought that Young Master Sheng and Miss Lu are both talented and good-looking, but it turns out that the person who is now with Sheng Xuanyuan is really from the Lu family! He is not a direct relative, but a direct disciple of the sect master. Come to think of it, The eldest daughter of the Lu family is really pitiful. She was married to a husband with the tacit consent of others behind her back, and now she is ruthlessly left aside."
"It seems a bit miserable. Then Lu Xiyan shouldn't be resented for stealing her husband? In other words, the two girls are both good-looking, but there is a difference in figure. However, Miss Lu has a weird temper and is very arrogant. Last time she was in the house The news about slapping someone here is very popular, it's so evil! Lu Xiyan is a very kind person, if I were to be angry with Xuan Xuan, I would choose..."
The disciple laughed and interrupted him, "You still chose? You've been dreaming about it in broad daylight, haven't you?"
"It's just talk. Why don't you let others talk about it? Why do you look like a toad that wants to eat swan meat? Is the girl from the Lu family so rich? It's just that you were lucky enough to have a great ancestor and become one of the five races. , the history of our ancestors is not longer than that of our clan."
Suddenly a woman's laughter came: "Remember to whisper in private when you say such things. In public here, it can easily reach the mouth of the person being discussed, not to mention." A girl standing in the court covered her mouth. She smiled and said, "——Miss Lu is right here." She patted Lu Lanshan who turned around and said, "Ashan, don't be angry, you can't get angry over such nonsense.
Lu Lanshan smiled, "Yes." She turned to look at the two disciples: "What? Can you join the five clans if you have a famous ancestor? How come your family doesn't have such ancestors? Why don't you join? You want to join? Don’t fight me twice, I’ll teach you the swordsmanship of You Chai, and you won’t admit it until you’ve been completely defeated?”
The disciple was stunned and didn't feel that he was in the wrong: "What? I'm just talking about the matter, isn't that right? Just fight if you want to compete with swordsmanship, who is afraid?" After saying that, he clenched the sword in his hand.
"You have never defeated me in the martial arts competition, so there is no need to waste this time."
Hearing the clear and sweet voice coming from behind, the disciple was stunned for a moment, and then turned around angrily: "I am arguing with the Lu family, who are you to get involved?
Qiong Yi put his hands together: "Lu family, Lu Xiyan."
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The next article is the proposal chapter, yes, the male and female protagonists develop so quickly..."
