Bone

Chapter 103

Towards the end of the day, the setting sun slowly extinguishes and sinks like a lamp, dyeing Jucang a warm yellow.

Under the slanting setting sun, a few night moths are flying, and the peach pool covered with thin ice is covered with a layer of warm light, like a bronze mirror, reflecting two figures on the shore, Xu Yanqing and Yuyan's leader Ye Zhenglan facing each other Sitting, cooking wine and tea, I feel so uncomfortable.

Yuyan ranks first in the sect, most of the disciples in the sect are proud and disdain to have close friendships with other sects, not to mention Guan Shizong is a small sect, but everyone is outstanding, full of "heresy" that makes people angry.All in all, Ye Zhenglang is the only one who is willing to make good friends with them.

Ye Zhenglang is a sincere person, and he only knows one "like-minded person" when he makes friends. He has known Xu Yanqing for decades, and he is deeply impressed by his exquisite sword-making skills. Whenever he has free time, he would come to him for advice—— The left and right Xu Yanqing is gentle and never thinks he is noisy.

It's just that if you are obsessed with the method of casting, talking about it for several days will inevitably make people dizzy... Thinking of taking a break, Ye Zhenglang took a sip of warm wine comfortably, and talked about some things about himself. Zong chatted about trivial matters for entertainment: "—Speaking of which, since Elder Yuhui cultivated and ascended to the ascension years ago, the position of Sect Master Yuyan is still vacant..."

"Oh?" Xu Yanqing was still wearing a blue robe, and he still had the gentle and elegant posture of a gentleman, but his gestures were even more vigorous.It is not uncommon for suzerains to alternate. He fanned the charcoal fire leisurely, and replied in a gentle voice: "Which elders should be elected?"

"Where did the 'several people' come from..." Ye Zhenglan laughed as he devoted himself to casting the cast, and the news was really closed, "The only one who is qualified is Elder Zhutian."

Cutting the sky?Xu Yanqing slightly raised his eyebrows.

With the help of Noctua moth to snoop among the disciples of various sects, he is not really closed to news.The Yuyan Sect was founded by Elder Yuhui, and it has grown stronger and stronger over the past 400 years. It finally subdued all the sects and ranked first among them. It was just that Yuyan was the first to lose dozens of elders in the battle of Nisheng Ghost Field decades ago. Although Elder Yuhui is still in control, it has already revealed a little powerlessness in the follow-up.Now that Elder Yuhui has cultivated and ascended, it is true that there is no one to succeed him... Heh, it is true that there is no hero in the era, which made Zhu Zi famous.Elder Yuhui is upright and upright, but Elder Gutian thinks highly of himself and has a lot of calculations in his heart. He was jealous of them for a long time watching Shizong, and his junior brother won the great merit of killing the ghost king in the battle of Risheng Ghost Domain. It provoked him to hold a grudge, and Mingli often wanted to find fault with his junior brother, and secretly often wanted to catch their sect's handle——

When he heard the word "Cutian", he felt contemptuous. He hid all the contempt in his eyes, and slightly curved the corner of his mouth: "Elder Qiantian has a high level of cultivation, but his qualifications are low. If he becomes the leader of the first sect, he is afraid It is difficult to convince the sects."

Ye Zhenglang knew in his heart that this was the case, but due to his identity, he couldn't say it out loud, so he could only wave his hands with a wry smile, "Although that's the case... But if the elder can make some achievements and make great contributions recently, then I will It's all easy to say."

The world is still peaceful now, so where can he make great contributions to him?Feeling bored, Xu Yanqing responded with a smile by pursing his lips. Hearing Ye Zhenglang slap his thigh, he laughed: "——Hey, never mind! Yuyan is always Yuyan."

Although he is a few years older than Xu Yanqing, when he smiles, he is very sassy and hearty, without any pretensions of a brother, "I heard that Elder Qin of the noble sect is retreating to break through the pass, and when he ascends, it should be you... "

The Guanshi sect is small and insignificant, who should be the master of the sect?Xu Yanqing didn't have this ambition at all, and waved his hands with a faint smile, "Where, how can I compare to Junior Brother Qin. Junior Brother Qin is the one..."

"Junior brother Qin, you are always like this. You never leave your words." Ye Zhenglan has a straightforward personality, and he hates to hear such self-deprecating remarks from his friends, so he sighed in disapproval, "Yes, Qin Immortal Venerable has the highest level of cultivation, indeed no one can surpass him. I have always admired Qin Xianzun, but you are not much worse than him, my dear brother! Especially since Qin Xianzun was injured and retired three years ago, he has not entered the world for a long time In addition to evil, your prestige among the people is no longer what it used to be, but you have leaped to the top in the past few years, and you have been praised both in the sect and among the people... I hope you will not always be so self-absorbed It's better to be slow! Besides..."

Xu Yanqing had already gotten used to the chatterbox of his friend, who just listened to him with a cup of tea, but smiled and said nothing.

Ye Zhenglang's words were sincere and unbiased, but he only thought that he was flattering, even if it was true, everything he said was true.

——The night is endless, and when the moon is bright, how can the light of fireflies compete with it.But when the clouds cover the moon, who is it that shines brightly?

Since Junior Brother Qin was no longer allowed to go out to kill ghosts more than three years ago, it was as if a sword full of cold light was suddenly retracted into the scabbard, and the brilliance suddenly faded away. There are many cases, Qin Nianjiu is not the only one.Now, besides Xu Yanqing, who is famous in all walks of life, so popular that he is so popular?

It's just that he would definitely not respond to such words.

"Furthermore..." Ye Zhenglang said a lot on his own, only to realize that his good friend seemed to be wandering away, his eyes were only staring at the fish swimming freely under the thin ice layer, and he didn't answer his words, just pretending to be He didn't like to compete with his younger brother, so he hurriedly stopped talking, and said apologetically: "Your brother never likes to hear these things, I'm the one who talked too much and dragged it too far."

Xu Yanqing pretended to be waking up from a dream, as if he didn't pay attention to what he said just now, "...huh?"

"You really are..." Ye Zhenglan couldn't help laughing when he saw this, "Except for things related to castings, nothing else can be heard by my virtuous brother!"

The corners of Xu Yanqing's lips were slightly curved, and he smiled noncommittally: "You still talk about me, isn't Ye Xianjun the same?"

"Hey, that's true!" Ye Zhenglang slapped his thigh and laughed heartily.As a Taoist, he loved all kinds of weapons and swords books the most in his life. Once he talked about this, his eyes brightened a lot, and he was in high spirits: "Speaking of this, I have been thinking about it recently. There is a spirit, but the spirit has no form. Even if there is a sect of illusion that can transform the gas into form, the illusion is only a virtual thing, and it will never flow. If there is any magic method that can transform the "spirit" into a flesh and blood entity, possessing the seven emotions Flesh body, wouldn’t the sword spirit also be able to—”

"The shape of the sword spirit?" Xu Yanqing raised his eyebrows imperceptibly, and then lowered his eyelids halfway to hide the sneer in his eyes, and said thoughtfully: "Well, I had this idea earlier, and Been working on it for a while."

"What?!" Ye Zhenglang almost jumped up when he heard the words, his eyes were full of pure joy, "What's the progress?!"

Already accomplished, just wait for a test.Such a world-shattering method, of course, has to be announced after everything is settled before it can become a blockbuster. Xu Yanqing sneered faintly in his heart, but his face did not show at all. It's not far off."

"'Sword Spirit Transformation' is said to be unprecedented, so it's rare to have some eyebrows!" Ye Zhenglan's face was full, and there was no jealousy in his words, and he was full of admiration with You Rongyan, "Sure enough, the world's most finely crafted weapon People, you should still be my brother!"

The person who casts the most exquisite utensils... Suddenly, the bright aura of the silver fan when it was cast emerged in Xu Yanqing's mind. , smiled and said: "Ye Xianjun praised and killed the younger brother."

"You, everything is fine, but you are too humble." Ye Zhenglang finally stopped laughing, and suddenly remembered something, his expression suddenly became serious, and he frowned: "It's just, Xian Brother, I'm afraid you have to hurry up on the matter of studying the shape of the sword spirit, or put it on hold for a while. By next month, all sects will be busy—"

Xu Yanqing paused for a while, "Huh?"

...Indeed, recently he had seen several elders of Yuyan with strange expressions through night moths, but he didn't dare to go closer. I don't know why...Thinking of this, he was puzzled, and asked for details: "How do you say that?" ?”

As the setting sun gradually set, it was absorbed by the boundless sea under the cliff, and the body was hidden, leaving the land to be controlled by the dark color that came later.

The sky was getting darker, and Ye Zhenglang's expression was also darkened: "Well, this matter is very important, and it should only be reported to the sect masters, but the elder Qin of the noble sect is currently retreating, and you are the virtuous brother who is in charge of the noble sect. The affairs are no different from the suzerain, so it doesn't matter if I tell you what you want..."

He thought about it for a while, then explained in detail in a deep voice: "It's like this. There is a main city near the north called Hongling, and a small village called Xibei in the outskirts of the city. A few months ago, there was a Xingluo The disciples passed by there, and accidentally found that the aura within and outside the village seemed to be a little disordered, so they stayed in the village to observe for a while, and finally found that there was indeed an imbalance of yin and yang—”

... Imbalance of yin and yang?Xu Yanqing's heart tightened, and he frowned unconsciously, "But what kind of strange monster happened?"

"If it's just a strange thing, then it's easy to handle." Ye Zhenglang has always kept a clear distinction between public and private, and when he talked about serious matters, there was no smile on his face, and the rest was serious, "That Xingluo Sect disciple is not good at casting spells Xibei Village looks very ordinary on weekdays, but it is an ordinary village in the world, but only on the night of "Dongguan Canglong Broken Tail" can it be calculated according to the stars that the village is in The location of the 'Tishengmen' is the only way to see the anomalies in it..."

Feeling ominous in his heart, Xu Yanqing's expression froze slightly, "...Baishengmen?"

"Yes." Ye Zhenglan said, "According to Xing Luozong's calculations, although the three realms of heaven, man and earth are distinct, they are connected everywhere. This 'Tisheng Gate' is one of the most important places, which coincidentally connects with the underworld. Just like the folks often say "Ghost Gate". The special location of the Tisheng Gate is supposed to be used to communicate Yin and Yang and reconcile Yin and Yang, but right now the Yin and Yang Qi are out of balance. Alas! This strange situation Well, I think it's only one of the world's cultivators who has broken his mind and done something against the sky..."

"You mean..." Xu Yanqing's habitual smile finally revealed a bit of reluctance quietly, "Maybe there is a family member who went against the sky and practiced forbidden techniques?"

As the leader of Yuyan, Ye Zhenglan couldn't hide his contempt when he heard the word "forbidden technique", nodded and said: "That's right."

"..." Xu Yanqing's heart was already full of turmoil, but his face was still calmly pondering, and he speculated: "Is it really because someone has practiced the forbidden technique? Didn't it mean that the disciple of Immortal Yueyin, Tan Junying, recently obtained the Tao Ascended—perhaps, it was because he grabbed a piece of spiritual energy when he ascended to help, which caused the disorder of the spiritual energy and the imbalance of yin and yang..."

Ye Zhenglang waved his hand only halfway through his speech, "How can it be? To tell you the truth, Brother Xingluo Zhanke, as soon as the elder Xingluo Zhanke received the report, he immediately set off to visit the small village at night, and took a look with his celestial eyes. I found that the yang qi was weak and the yin qi was empty. It was obvious that someone had secretly used magic techniques to mobilize the yin qi for their own use—if it wasn’t because of some sect members who practiced forbidden techniques, it could only be because of some sect that was doing something wrong. Cough, my family is in charge of my own affairs, although I don’t know how the nine sects, six sects and five sects will act after they learn about this matter, in short, the Xingluozong and several elders of the Yuyanzong have issued a secret order, and they will be released in a month’s time Thoroughly investigate all sects. I think in the next few days, the suzerains of each sect will receive the news."

Every sentence he said was like a thunderbolt, shaking Xu Yanqing's brain with a cracking pain, and the only thing that overflowed from his throat was a sigh of regret: "...Is that so."

People from the Zhengdao School will naturally be moved when they hear or have a fellow Taoist practicing forbidden techniques. Ye Zhenglang didn't realize that there was anything wrong with his sigh. More on this.

Still remembering the method of "Sword Spirit Transformation" just talked about, he pulled up the corner of his mouth and smiled, just about to ask more details, when he heard a series of sounds of trampling snow from far and near, he couldn't help but follow the sound look up.

"...The world has no limits..." Holding several glazed lanterns filled with fluorite in his arms, Heng Jian trotted all the way to the peach trees near the peach pond, and carefully hung the lanterns on the peach branches, "There is When there is no end..."

He moved very nimbly, and within a short time, the half-circle of peach trees growing by the pool had already been hung with lamps. The glazed lamps were exquisite and exquisite, but the fluorite contained inside was quite heavy, and the peach branches were bent slightly under the weight, and it was not difficult to It shows a bit of tenderness and interest, reflecting the beautiful light of the Banwan Lake.However, he had no intention or intention to appreciate the scene, and he just recited his homework in pieces without distraction, "There is no way to break, and the way is clear..."

Ye Zhenglang saw him concentrating on getting closer and closer along the peach pond, almost close to Xu Yanqing's side, but he didn't realize that the two of them were sitting here, so he finally couldn't help laughing and called out to him: "Hengjian!"

"Ah!" Heng Jian was engrossed in reciting the book, and was almost startled by the sudden sound. He stumbled and bumped into Xu Yanqing.

Xu Yanqing was thinking about something in his mind, but he didn't have time to dodge. His arm was hit by Zhengzheng, and his face became extremely distorted due to the pain in his arm, which was worse than the pain in his heart.

But in a blink of an eye, he covered up the strangeness on his face with the movement of bowing his head and flicking his sleeves, and Heng Jian, who came back to his senses, apologized one after another: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Uncle——"

The pain in the arm came and went like flying, but disappeared without a trace in an instant, and no one could notice the strangeness in that instant.Taking advantage of the situation, Xu Yanqing suppressed all the uneasiness and daze just now into his heart, and in a moment he returned to that gentle face, comforting Heng and said: "...It's all right."

Ye Zhenglang often went in and out of Guanshizong. He had watched Heng Jian grow up, and he was also close to him. He got up and went over to scratch the tip of his nose openly, "Heng Jian is so diligent. Realm!"

Only then did he realize that Ye Xianzun was there, and Heng Jian hurriedly saluted him: "Ye Xianzun!" He bumped into the uncle recklessly, and was teased by Ye Xianzun, even the tips of his ears were a little hot, "I lost my mind!" It's..."

"Youth fourteen, it's good to be able to calm down and concentrate." Ye Zhenglan was delighted to see the young man studying hard, and patted him on the shoulder in relief, then lowered his eyes and looked curiously at the glazed lantern in his arms, "This lantern yes?"

Hengjian hurriedly replied: "Ah, this is a glazed lantern made by the young master. It is said that it can add a little more scenery to the Zongli, and it is comfortable to look at."

"...The colorful lanterns illuminate the peach lake, it's really pleasing to the eye." Although his heart is still chaotic and his thoughts are also mixed, but hearing him mention the palace is not presumptuous, Xu Yanqing's eyes softened a lot, "——'There is no way to break, and the way is firm." Ming', you just recited these two sentences, right?"

He thought for a while, and said with a warm smile: "The homework assigned by the master is not to be checked until he leaves the customs. Why are you memorizing it so diligently now?"

Just thinking about it recently made me feel happy, Heng Jian raised the corner of his mouth, grinned and said: "The master and the junior master are busy these days, so the master agreed to accompany me down the mountain to get rid of evil spirits on the first day of the new year, but I have to do my homework first—"

Xu Yanqing was startled when he heard the words, and the soft look in his eyes disappeared instantly, and he unconsciously revealed a bit of ruthlessness: "Junior brother, he is going out of the mountain?!"

Hengjian had never seen him in such a state of mind before, and he thought it was a stern look, he couldn't help but froze, and his voice was cut off halfway.

Xu Yanqing, however, immediately realized his gaffe, hurriedly laughed dryly, and softened his tone a bit: "Junior brother...has he recovered?"

Thinking that the "severe look" he showed just now was because he was thinking about the old wounds of his master, Heng Jian hurriedly said: "Just accompany me down the mountain, not out of the mountain!"

He hastily repeated the perfect and perfect words that he said a few days ago, and emphasized again and again that the master is just accompanying him and will not make a move, and finally smiled: "In this way, the uncle can rest assured !"

Still afraid that he would be too worried, he added: "Besides, the little master has just finished drawing the talisman papers that will be given to Qingyuan in the past few days, and he should go with him when the time comes—ah, yes, the master and he Still in retreat, this..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Ye Zhenglang laughed: "I know. Elder Qin is irritable. Maybe Qin Xian will go down the mountain after recovering from his injuries—don't worry, Xiao Heng, I won't." Informant."

"Thank you Xianzun Ye!" With Xianzun Ye's assurance, Hengjian heaved a sigh of relief, nodded vigorously, and turned his hopeful eyes to the uncle again.

Seeing the pure joy on his face, Xu Yanqing's eyes welled up, and finally stroked his forehead with complicated emotions, and smiled faintly, "Mmm."

He reached out and took the few glazed lamps left in his arms, "There are only a few left, and I'll hang them up for you. You... find a quiet place and concentrate on reciting."