In the aftermath of the turmoil, the Pastoral Government acted very efficiently.

On the one hand, a city-wide inventory was immediately launched, all suspicious persons were arrested and imprisoned, and additional personnel were dispatched to patrol the city. On the other hand, for the competition venue, it was restored overnight, and there was no impact on the next day's competition.

However, those who are careful will find that there are a lot of guards around the hall of Yanling Academy.

Because, at the same time as there was a strange situation in the martial arts training ground, a man in black broke into the hall, intending to slaughter all the people in the hall.

But the strange thing is that none of the assassins who entered came out. No one was alive, no one was dead, no one could tell what horrors had happened inside.

Chu Yi summoned the ghost bird out as a precaution, hid his breath, and hid in this secret room.

If there is a killer who is not good for the academy people, don't care so much, just eat it. This is also the reason why those killers entered the academy and disappeared inexplicably.

At this moment, those people have become the belly of the ghost bird.

In the secret room, the ghost bird lay on the stone bed and grinned: "Palace master, clever calculation, the old ghost admires the five-body throwing to the ground." ”

Chu Yi looked at its bird-like appearance and asked, "I gave you two golden pills, but don't tell me that you didn't put a single fart?"

The ghost bird laughed and said, "Don't hide it from the palace master, these two golden pills are a big supplement." Give me another month, I am confident that the baby is at my fingertips. ”

Chu Yi was puzzled: "Aren't you very powerful, why is it so difficult to break through Yuanying now?"

The ghost bird sighed a few times and said, "The palace master doesn't know anything. In the past hundreds of years, in order to resist the power of defeating evil, not to mention the fall, the Tao has been consumed day and night, and the recovery is very slow. ”

Chu Yi was not in a hurry when the ghost bird would break the mirror, but today's events made him feel pressured. In the face of Brother Jindan, he has the ability to kill or protect himself, but in the face of Brother Yuanying, he is not completely sure.

Now, the only person around him who has the ability to become a Yuanying Monk is the Ghost Bird. This is his hole card, and he must not use his hole card until the moment of life and death.

So, this hole card has to be strong enough to kill everything on the current board.

The ghost bird guessed his thoughts and said, "Didn't the palace master meet a strong opponent today?"

Chu Yi was silent for a moment, and said with a solemn expression: "Wang An, the envoy of Qingyang Town, is also an old Yuanying monk. But in the face of the killer sent by the Blood Thorn, it is still a little tricky to deal with. I can't assassinate me this time, and next time we send more powerful killers, then we will be passive. ”

The ghost bird was secretly frightened when it heard this, it had previously sensed the existence of two powerful auras. But in order to avoid being detected by others, he did not dare to use his divine sense to investigate the specific situation.

"Don't worry, the old ghost knows it. The ghost bird said with a serious expression.

Chu Yi smiled and said, "When you break through the realm, the whole handsome appearance will come out, and it will look weird." ”

The ghost bird grinned: "I'm afraid of comparing the palace master." ”

Leaving the secret room, Chu Yi came to Jing Wuming's room.

Jing Wuming made him a cup of tea and asked, "Have you seen a ghost bird?"

Chu Yi nodded and said, "I've seen it." The old ghost is the only hole card we can rely on at the moment. ”

Jing Wuming thought for a while and asked, "Have you ever regretted going to this day?"

When Chu Yi heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and said seriously: "My teacher once said that the world is difficult to walk. I said, "The road of the world is difficult, but it must be done." ”

Jing Wuming continued: "The road of the world is difficult, but it must still be done. Therefore, this real hole card is none other than Childe himself. ”

"What do you say?" Chu Yi wondered.

Jing Wuming got up slowly, walked to the window, stretched out his left hand, pushed open the window, stared out the window into the night, and said: "As long as we are in Qingyang City for one day, we will have no worries about our lives, at most there will be no danger." It's all thanks to Childe. ”

"Just because I'm an immortal?" Chu Yi laughed at himself.

Jing Wuming shook his head and said with a smile: "Many people regard the things given by the outside world as their hole cards, such as fame, clans, magic weapons, allies, etc. They tend to neglect self-practice. As the saying goes, career articles are destroyed with you, and the spirit is as good as new through the ages; fame and wealth are transferred from generation to generation, and integrity is carried out for a thousand years. A gentleman should not believe it, and he will do it for the other. ”

When Chu Yi heard this, he was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "Brother Jing, don't bring such praise." ”

Jing Wuming said calmly: "For us, Childe is our hole card. For Childe, the inner self is the hole card. ”

"There's something wrong with the logic of that. Chu Yi wondered.

Jing Wuming smiled: "Different positions, different angles, and different conclusions are naturally different. ”

Chu Yi suddenly realized and said: "Tianxingjian, a gentleman is constantly striving for self-improvement." Looks like I'm going to have to keep trying. ”

Jing Wuming said in surprise: "Tianxingjian, a gentleman strives for self-improvement." Childe's words are really subtle. ”

Chu Yi scratched the back of his head in embarrassment: "Brother Jing praised it falsely." After all, he didn't say it, and he just borrowed it. But I can't say it clearly, so I can only be cheeky and be the author of the original work.

"Childe, Xiangshan Academy has lost twice, Han Yu is afraid that he will not be able to sleep tonight. Jing Wuming quipped.

As Jing Wuming expected, Han Yu stood alone in the small courtyard, pacing back and forth.

Yi Shuihan stood beside him, not daring to speak.

Defeated by Yanling Academy twice in a row, Yi Shuihan was devastated, but he still pretended to have a distressed expression on his face.

For tomorrow morning's tribulation, he was even a little afraid.

In the past, he was a bright star in the eyes of everyone, and he was hotly sought after. Now he is a withered grass in the eyes of everyone, watching coldly.

This huge gap made him extremely painful in his heart, but he could not tell anyone. Yes, it was only now that he realized that he did not have anyone who could speak from his heart.

The person next to him is either some friends who drink and meat, or some ordinary people who have similar interests but can't open their hearts.

Therefore, he could not speak to anyone about these pains, so he could only break his teeth and swallow the blood.

Han Yu suddenly stopped, sighed a few times, and said: "The text is clumsy, the Tao is clumsy, and a clumsy word has infinite meaning." Such as the barking of dogs in Taoyuan, the crowing of chickens in mulberry, how pure and pang. As for the moon of the cold pool, the crow of the ancient wood, there is a declining atmosphere in the craftsmanship. Today's situation is not you, but not you. ”

Yi Shuihan's heart was shocked, he didn't want him to take all the responsibility on himself, and suddenly felt that he was not only not helping Mr. to share his worries as a student, but also burdening Mr., and he was even more ashamed.

"Sir, it is the students who are not good at learning and art, which has affected Mr. and the college. Please also punish him!" As he spoke, Yi Shuihan knelt on his knees and sobbed on the ground.

Han Yu hurriedly helped him up and said, "The man has gold under his knees." Besides, a momentary success or failure doesn't mean anything. There is still a long way to go, and there is no rush for a while. ”

Yi Shuihan got up, bowed down and said, "Mr. teaches the students to remember." ”

Han Yu patted him on the shoulder and comforted: "You rest early, just do your best in everything and be worthy of your heart." ”

Yi Shuihan's heart was shocked, he paused for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Yes, sir." ”

Yi Shuihan said goodbye, turned around and left the small courtyard.

He suddenly felt that he had been abandoned by the academy.

From Han Yu's words, he felt that he was no longer expected to have high hopes, and he no longer had hope for the results of tomorrow's competition.

It turned out that the gentleman had been extremely disappointed in himself.

What Mr. said is that the responsibility is him, and what he really means is that he has seen the wrong person and used the wrong person.

Yi Shuihan returned to his residence in despair.

Outside the door of the residence, there were two figures, but they were two women.

"You're back. The woman's voice was filled with endless worry and infinite desire to die.

Yi Shuihan glanced at her twice, and said coldly, "What are you doing?"

The woman was slightly stunned and said in a low voice, "I'll come to see you." ”

Yi Shuihan said angrily: "Look at me?

"Not really. I'm just worried about you. The woman hurriedly explained.

Yi Shui smiled coldly: "Worry about me, Miss Mu, you have a noble status, this kind of idle matter, don't worry about it." It's better to prepare for tomorrow's talent competition with peace of mind, and don't embarrass the college. ”

This woman is the pearl of Yunzhou Sima Mu Wansheng-Mu Qing.

Mu Qingbei came from the heart, but he didn't want to show it, so he said cautiously: "It will be fifteen in a few days." ”

Yi Shuihan pondered for a moment and said coldly, "I know." ”

According to the custom, Li Wanping, the eldest lady of Mufu, has to go to Ziyangguan, which is more than 20 miles away from Qingyang City, to fast on the fifteenth day of every month.

Li Wanping is Mu Wansheng's eldest wife, because she can't have children, she treats Mu Qing, the daughter born in the third room, as her own daughter, and loves her very much.

Mu Qing and Yi Shuihan first met, and they were also in Ziyangguan. And Mu Qing admires Yi Shuihan's talent very much, and he is even more affectionate to him, thinking about him in everything.

In order to avoid people's eyes, Yi Shuihan and Mu Please also met in Ziyangguan on the fifteenth day of each month to talk about lovesickness.

In front of outsiders, even if two people meet each other, they can only pretend to be unfamiliar and say hello out of courtesy.

However, after all, the matter of talented women and women has always become the talk of everyone, so some good people have brought the two of them together, added oil and vinegar, and said that they have noses and eyes, and suddenly became the object of admiration of many young men and women.