The next day at noon.

Nanyang woke up in a trance, she hadn't slept so peacefully for a long time. She shook her head slightly, gradually woke up, and realized that something on her body was weighing hard, and when she looked down, she saw that the beggar was sleeping soundly around her.

Nan Yang's gaze was rarely gentle, and he gently touched the top of the beggar's hair, and the child's hair was incredibly soft, straight to the heart.

"Your Excellency, are you awake, do you want to get up now?" The maid on one side was already waiting there.

Nanyang nodded and woke up the beggar. The beggar woke up in a daze, looking around a little helplessly, and when his eyes met Nanyang, a bright smile instantly bloomed on his face.

Nan Yang got up to tidy up his clothes, and when he moved, he realized that his sleeping posture last night was a little distorted, and the guide was sore from sleeping. She frowned slightly, and the maid asked carefully, "Your Excellency, the hot water has been prepared in your dormitory, do you want to go and bathe now?" ”

Nan Yang nodded, his body was indeed very dirty, and he had not been able to clean it properly for various reasons. Can...... She looked at the beggar who was staring at her with round eyes on the bed, and was afraid that the child could not do without herself.

"You take a good look at her, dress her and tie her hair, and I will come back as much as I can."

"Your Excellency, today is the third day of the lunar month, and you have made an appointment with Lord Rong Huaizun to have a meeting in the sword casting pool."

Nan Yang was stunned for a moment, as if he ...... There is such a thing, he did agree to Senior Brother Rong Huai to go to the sword casting pool. So...... What should this kid do, there are still some curiosities in this house, in case they are all beaten......

That's it, it's better to find Senior Brother Rong Huai. Nan Yang sighed: "Ask Yuntang to take care of her, I'll come back later." ”

After Nanyang cleaned up, he wore a clean and elegant white gauze robe and went to the sword casting pool.

At the beginning, Hongshengyun received Yu Xiu, Rong Huai and Nan Yang, and all kinds of things were taught from astronomy to geography, not to mention swordsmanship and Taoism, the three of them were brilliant. However, there are still slight differences in people's personalities, so each of the three has their own unique skills that they prefer to excel at. For example, Yu Xiu is better at alchemy; And Rong Huai prefers to forge swords. For more than 100 years, Rong Huai's skills in sword casting are unique in the world, and many famous swords on the rivers and lakes have been forged by Rong Huai himself. But Rong Huai is generally not light, and it is difficult to forge swords for others, and it is difficult to reach the sky even if he asks for a sword.

But every time Nanyang went to ask for a sword, Rong Huai agreed without hesitation. There are less than ten famous swords cast by Rong Huai, and there are three in Rongkuge alone: they belong to Nan Yang and her two apprentices. Needless to say, the friendship here is needless to say, and anyone with a discerning eye can see how much Rong Huai spoils his little sister.

When Nan Yang arrived at the Sword Casting Pool, Rong Huai was facing away from her and carefully looking at the contents of the pool.

Speaking of which, Nan Yang's appearance at this time was the same as when she was twenty years old, and Rong Huai was cultivated in the same year as her. The back of the twenty-year-old boy is long and straight, the white jade lotus crown is tied with hair, and the most common white robe of the northern punishment is worn by him with a unique charm. Rong Huai sensed Nan Yang's arrival, turned around and smiled slightly: "Nan Yang." ”

The gentleness and indifference in Rong Huai's expression are the same as Nanyang's, not to mention the facial features, there is no need to pick out such a handsome and elegant appearance among tens of millions of people, and the thousands of female disciples in the north are admired by Rong Huai as a lover in their dreams.

"I came back in a hurry this time, so I made my senior brother wait for a long time."

"You and I need such politeness? Find a place to sit. Come and tell me about going to Kunlun Mountain this time, what enlightenment do you have? Rong Huai leaned on the edge of the sword-forging pool, looking relaxed.

"It's no different from the previous visits."

"Do you still remember the introductory admonition of the Northern Punishment Palace?" Rong Huai's voice was gentle, and it sounded indescribably comfortable.

"Naturally. The reason why the North Punishment Palace is called the North Punishment Palace is because people are born with many sins in the world, and they are blinded by many floating joys, and the initiation of cultivation is to wash away the sins and the process of punishment. ”

"What the world can't see through, that is, what you can't see through at this time. The world cannot see through it, because they have fallen deeply; You can't see through it because you've never fallen. If you have not been blinded by the joy, how can you break through and grow? ”

Nan Yang nodded silently, but his mind was obviously not on Rong Huai's preaching. Now the little guy in the palace is completely awake, right? I don't know how to make a fuss when I see that I'm not there......

"Look at your distraction, is there anything else that hasn't been dealt with over there in Rongkuge?" Rong Huai asked thoughtfully.

Nan Yang pondered for a moment and said, "On the way back this time, I picked up a beggar. The mind is not open, and I don't know what to do with it. ”

"How to deal with it? Do you still need Nan Yang to think like this? Rong Huai chuckled, and Junya's face shook slightly, "If you like it, accept it as an apprentice, if you are too lazy to take care of it, send it to any Taoist in the north punishment, or send it down the mountain to find someone to foster it in." ”

"Hmm......" Nan Yang thought silently for a long time, and his white slender fingers tapped on the rough stone wall: "Just ...... It's good to take it in as my little apprentice. ”

Thinking of the beggar's cute face and strong dependence on himself, Nan Yang felt that he might not be able to find a better choice to worship under his door.

"Look at the look on the child's face when you talk about it, and you know you're going to take it." Rong Huai said with a smile, "So, the new apprentice bows to the door, what gift do you want to prepare this time?" I remember that Bian Ziqian and Yuntang were both swords that you asked me for. ”

After Nan Yang decided to accept the beggar as an apprentice, he couldn't help but feel a warmth in his heart when he thought of the child, and couldn't help but smile at the corner of his lips: "Then is it convenient for senior brother to forge a sword?" ”

"It's a shame that I probably won't be able to forge swords anymore in the next few years. However, the gift you gave to the teacher should be a little new, how can you always let me cast a sword? ”

"That's what Senior Brother said."

Nan Yang and Rong Huai chatted until the afternoon before returning to Rongkue Pavilion, and looking at the faces of the maids standing at the entrance of the dormitory, they knew that nothing good would happen inside.

As expected, when I entered the dormitory, I heard the noisy and chaotic voices of Bian Ziqian and Yuntang. Before she could move forward, a short figure rushed out like an arrow and slammed into Nan Yang's arms, and Nan Yang buckled her back.

"Little cub, run around like a monkey......" Bian Zi rushed out with an angry face, and when he saw Nan Yang's expression, his expression froze and he froze in place. Yun Tang's voice came from behind: "You chase it back, ......" Before the words fell, he bumped into the side that suddenly stopped, and the two of them hurriedly called out respectfully: "Master." ”

The beggar was still struggling twice, but after smelling the familiar fragrance of plum blossoms on Nanyang's body, he stopped, and obediently buried his head in it.

"Zi Qian, Yuntang, you come with me." Nan Yang took the beggar's hand and entered the house, and Bian Zi glanced at Yuntang and followed up for some reason.

Nan Yang looked at the messy back room, picked a chair that was still intact and sat down, and his gestures were still calm and elegant. She pulled the beggar to her side and stood still, paused for a moment before she said solemnly: "The teacher decided to accept her as an apprentice." On your knees. ”

The beggar looked at Nanyang in puzzlement.

Yuntang stepped forward and helped the beggar kneel.

Nan Yang said solemnly: "From today on, you are the apprentice of my Northern Punishment Venerable, and I Nan Yang is your personal master." But as long as I am alive, I will protect you for one day; As long as I am alive, I will give you one day. I don't ask you to glorify your teacher, but I ask you to respect your teacher, be diligent and hardworking, don't deviate from the scriptures, don't be disobedient and committed, so as to be a person. ”

The beggar looked at Nan Yang with clear eyes, as if he understood something, and as if he didn't understand anything.

Bian Zi took advantage of this qiē and raised his eyebrows slightly: "I knew that the master would accept her." But Master, have you ever thought about how to take care of this little cub in the future, my sister and I didn't even have time to drink saliva for a whole day today......"

Yun Tang interrupted Bian Zi's nagging nonsense: "Master, in this case, this kid doesn't have a name yet, I don't know ...... master."

Nan Yang nodded, indeed, he had forgotten about it.

After a turn of thought, he thought of what Bai Rong Huai had said, thought for a moment, and said: "She suffered so much when she was a child, and now she worships the Northern Punishment Palace, hoping that she can look down on the joy of the floating world in the future, and be successful in both the sword and the way." Let's call it Qinghuan. ”

The beggar was on the side, unable to understand what Nan Yang was saying, but when Nan Yang gave him a soft look, he still happily pulled Nan Yang's sleeve and smiled very cutely.