Qiong Yi seemed to have remembered something, so she jumped off the bed and looked at the marks on her neck in the bronze mirror. To her surprise, the red marks were not obvious and were almost invisible. She asked: "What did you do last night?" Have you applied medicine to me?"
"……Um."
"You didn't touch me while I was asleep, did you?"
Sheng Xuanyuan's earlobes turned red, and he felt a little guilty, but he thought that he had done nothing wrong, so he should have a clear conscience, so he shook his head.
"It's late, it's already midnight." Qiong Yi looked out the window to take in the view, "Let's wash up and have breakfast before no one notices that we slept all night."
Sheng Xuanyuan felt that even if they were discovered by the servant's mother-in-law, given the strictness of the Sheng family's rules, they would not dare to gossip.
He then heard Qiong also say: "Sheng Jing, pack up quickly, we still have to practice in the morning. Tempering the body, refining the energy, and refining the swordsmanship, every day is indispensable."
Sheng Xuanyuan was suddenly enlightened and thought: She is more active in practicing every day than me.
So he stood up, picked up the wooden comb and hair tie on the stage, looked in the mirror and tied the black hair on his shoulders into a ponytail, and asked her, "Do you want to go to the usual martial arts training ground with me?"
Qiong Yi was holding up the hem of her skirt and pushing out the door. She looked back with a smile and said, "Okay."
*
Qiong also returned to her room to cleanse herself and change her clothes. She wore a dark cyan short robe. The belt was dark maroon, which contrasted with the dark cyan. The gold-edged pattern added nobility. The singing sword hung on her waist. Her hair was as usual. Her hair was styled into a double bun with her braids hanging down. The sleeves on her wrists were tied with cyan ribbons according to her personal preference. When she walked, the ribbons were floating between her arms.
By the time she finished dressing up, Sheng Xuanyuan was already waiting at the door. He was dressed very normally in a black gown and blond hair belt, but his figure and appearance were outstanding. He was just half leaning against a beam, like a picture scroll.
In the early morning, the clouds and fog on Baifen Mountain were still there. After breakfast, they went to the guest room to see how Su Ye and Yan Tingshen were sobering up. Not long after Yan Tingshen got up, he was reading in the morning in front of the courtyard. Su Ye was still sleeping soundly in the room. It must have been that he was still drunk. In order not to disturb him, the three of them went to the martial arts field to practice swordsmanship together. When the sun got higher and the clouds and mists dispersed, Su Ye Then he followed the tail and came belatedly: "Wow! You three didn't wake me up and practiced secretly by yourself!"
He also said: "If I didn't have a tail to help me lead the way, I might not be able to find this martial arts field all day long!"
Tai Tai was running wildly in the spacious martial arts academy, obviously very familiar with walking around Jingxuan Pavilion.
Sheng Xuanyuan turned his sword and stopped, then replied: "Seeing that you are not awake yet, maybe you are still drunk, so I want to let you sleep a little longer."
"That's right." Qiong Yi smiled and said, "We are so considerate of you, but you blame us. How heartbreaking."
Su Ye glanced at Sheng Xuanyuan and felt that what he said was very reasonable. He looked at Qiong Yi again and felt that he could not compete with her words, so he looked at Yan Tingshen. Yan Ting put away her sword deeply, spread out her hands, and said with a helpless smile: "Xuan Yuan and I have the same idea."
In the end, the only thing that looked directly at Su Ye was his tail.
Su Ye stood in the empty space at one end of the martial arts field, flexing his muscles and bones, circulating his Qi, and Guofeng flew out of the scabbard. He smiled and said: "I have just recovered from a serious injury, so I have the opportunity to show you two my new skills. "
He raised his hand to the three of them and asked, "Which one of you will fight with me?"
Qiong was also very interested and was about to recommend herself, but Su Ye directly pointed to Sheng Xuanyuan by name: "It's you, come on."
Sheng Xuanyuan did not refuse and came over with a sword. Qiong Yi and Yan Ting retreated to the side of the martial arts field to make room for them. Qiong Yi called her tail to her feet. She stroked her tail and watched the battle. I saw Sheng Xuanyuan activate his skill right at the beginning, and the Shadow-bearing Sword was covered with a thick, cold aura of dark ink, and he moved quickly. I couldn't help but be speechless: Sheng Kyung is really not merciful at all to those who are injured.
Su Ye saw that he started with an overwhelming momentum as usual. He stepped back and danced through the sword flowers. The fierce red sword light collided with the pine green. After the fade, Sheng Xuanyuan took advantage of the victory and pursued him. Su Ye didn't want him to progress so quickly, and thought to himself : Doesn’t his gifted skill usually only last six or seven breaths? This has already been done seven or eight times, why can it still be used?
The sword was pressed tightly by Sheng Xuanyuan. Su Ye frowned even more. The sword flower turned into a sharp blade when he turned his wrist. When approaching the edge of the Chengying sword, he suddenly externalized his true energy and shouted: "Sword cry!"
The sword flower he pulled out suddenly exploded. Sheng Xuanyuan was startled and withdrew his guard. Qiong Yi, who was watching the battle, could not see clearly how this move was used. Sheng Xuanyuan was not familiar with Su Ye's newly learned moves. , caught off guard, suffered a hidden loss, temporarily avoided the edge and then immediately struck with light skills. After ten moves, Su Ye admitted defeat: "That's it."
Sheng Xuanyuan landed the Qinggong skill. He recalled the explosion just now and was a little surprised. The explosion was extremely penetrating and could not be blocked by simply vibrating the sword. The range was extremely wide. He did not notice the sword flower and the explosion. What is the difference between other sword flowers? He asked: "Su Ye, how do you use this move?"
Su Ye wiped the sweat from his forehead. The old wound on his chest felt bursts of tearing pain when he moved the sword vigorously. The true energy flowed through the muscles and veins, soothing and healing the wound. He replied: "I call it 'Wanlai Ming' for this move." To put it simply, the sword energy I swing can explode according to my control. It is basically the same as ordinary sword energy, so it is difficult to prevent."
Yan Tingshen was the first to know about this skill, and said: "It is a very practical and lethal move. It can be used for close combat or long-distance attack, and it can attack unprepared people."
Qiong also sighed with emotion: "This move is quite good, Su Ye. After you fully recover, it will be even more powerful."
While the three of them were still discussing skills, a child's hurried call came from the building next door, accompanied by a little cry: "Dahuang, Dahuang, where are you?..."
"Aniang, I don't know where the rhubarb has gone. Aniang, the rhubarb is missing!..."
The four of them were talking attentively. The first thing that heard the noise was the tail. It was lying at Qiong Yi's feet. When it heard the voice, it immediately stood up, looked around, barked and wanted to run out of the martial arts field. .
At this time, the four of them noticed the faint human voice, and Qiong also recognized that the voice was that of the little girl named "Fei'er", the daughter of Qin Hanchuan. Before he could secretly complain that Tai Tai was renamed Dahuang, he disappeared and jumped out of the martial arts field to find Sheng Fei'er.
Sheng Fei'er saw the tail and smiled happily: "Dahuang, you are here! Qiu, I brought you a new ball..."
"Is your uncle back?"
Qin Hanchuan's voice came from outside the martial arts field. The four of them were walking towards the entrance of the courtyard, and they happened to look at each other. Qin Hanchuan was slightly surprised. She thought it was Sheng Xuanyuan who was taking Qiong Yi home to take a look. She was familiar with them. place, unexpectedly there were four people standing in the martial arts field, Qiong Yi came forward to greet her: "Sister-in-law."
"Xiao Qiong Yi, you have returned with meritorious service!" Qin Hanchuan responded in a long tone with a smile: "I heard that you took Cang Yu back when we were chasing the evil people in the north. It was not in vain that I led you to practice for so long. "
Sheng Xuanyuan followed Qiong Yi and called her sister-in-law. Su Ye called them together and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law of the Sheng family is as beautiful as ever. I am Su Ye of the Su family. Do you still remember? "
"I remember that he was Xuan Yuan's best friend, the sweetest and talkative guy." Qin Hanchuan glanced at Yan Tingshen: "This little friend is very strange."
"Senior Qin." Yan Tingshen bowed his hands, and Sheng Xuanyuan introduced: "This is my sworn brother, Yan Tingshen, who is also traveling north with us."
Qin Hanchuan nodded slightly, looked around, and asked, "Did you tell your parents when you came back from this trip?"
Sheng Xuan complained: "No. I only know that my mother has not returned from leaving the house, and my father...perhaps is handling affairs in the main hall. With the help of my eldest brother, I don't have to cause trouble for him."
Qin Hanchuan half-crossed his arms lazily, watching Sheng Fei'er and Tai Wei laughing and playing, and said calmly: "Dad, he has been a little tired these days. All the affairs of the clan have been left to your eldest brother. Seeing that you are free now, Why don't you lend a hand and help your elder brother handle some paperwork?"
As soon as these words came out, Sheng Xuanyuan showed an expression of embarrassment. He had never dealt with family affairs since he was able to read and study. His family also trained him in cultivation and martial arts. Although he had learned some ways of doing things on his own, he could not help him now. When Sheng Xuanyao handles documents, he will probably have to receive guidance from him, which may even add to the burden.
Seeing Sheng Xuanyuan's face stiffen, Su Ye felt very sympathetic and secretly said: It's so miserable.
Qiong Yi also thought silently: How miserable.
Qin Hanchuan had already guessed that Sheng Xuanyuan would react this way, so he walked up the steps and said with a smile: "In this case, you can go see your father in the afternoon and show your filial piety. Yuzhizhai, you should know how to get there. , I have high-quality Longjing tea there, you can bring some to father."
Sheng Xuanyuan could only nod his head: "Yes, sister-in-law."
"Qiong Yi, you should go too."
When her name was suddenly called, Qiong Yi was startled and said hurriedly: "Yes."
After Qin Hanchuan gave these instructions, he told Fei'er and Wei Wei to leave. Tai Wei was obviously reluctant to let go of Sheng Xuanyuan, so he came to him and circled around a few times, but he couldn't resist playing Cuju, and finally ran away happily.
Sheng Xuanyuan's expression changed. Su Ye looked at him with some sympathy and said, "Go and sit with your father for a while. At least it is better than reading documents."
"It's not that I don't want to." Sheng Xuanyuan thought in a low voice: "I always feel that my sister-in-law did it on purpose..."
Qiong also saw that Qin Hanchuan's attack and castration were sudden, as if he came here just to inform him about this, and whispered: "I think so too."
"Anyway, there's nothing wrong with us." Su Ye glanced at Yan Tingshen, who nodded.
*
Afternoon.
Qiong Yi and Sheng Xuanyuan went to the mansion where Qin Hanchuan lived to get tea, while Yan Tingshen was in the guest room reading books from Beishan Wentang. Su Ye was alone and asked Sheng Xuanyuan if he could wander around. After receiving a positive answer, he started strolling around Jingxuan Pavilion.
The pavilion was quiet, and several pavilions were built with unique characteristics. They were very different from the elegant pavilions in the Su family's house. Su Ye looked at the scenery, but saw a person standing in the courtyard not far away. For a moment, he thought he was in trouble. , but there is indeed a person standing there, with a tall back, wearing loose casual clothes, light colors, with a hairband and crown tied up, dressed very everyday, and his demeanor is not what ordinary people can match.
While Su Ye was still observing, the man noticed the noise, turned around first, and called, "Xiao Jing?"
In line with Su Ye's guess, it was indeed Sheng Shangpei, the leader of the Sheng clan. He quickly saluted: "Su Ye, the Su clan, has met the leader of the Sheng clan."
When Sheng Shangpei saw that the person who came was not Sheng Xuanyuan, he frowned silently. He was a little confused as to why a member of the Su family was here, and thought to himself: Could Hanchuan be tricking me?
He remembered whose son Su Ye was, and took two steps forward, as if he wanted to see the face more clearly. His eyes focused on the familiar but completely changed face, the heroic look between the brows, the eyes. The clarity between them is more than a bit like old friends.
