The place where Gu Yan lives is a small square courtyard, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a big palm, it is probably specially used to entertain guests, there is a sycamore planted in it, and the bluestone bricks are paved with the floor, and the cleaning is very clean. In order to show respect, Gu Yan did not release his divine thoughts and remote sensing, nor did he use the flying technique to fly, but just walked out of the courtyard gate and slowly looked at this place.

Tibetan Sword Villa is a three-storey courtyard with nine entrances, there are not many houses in it, such as her yard, in the southwest corner of the villa, there are more than ten places, most of them have been inhabited, in the south of the villa, row by row, probably is where their disciples live, far away in the northwest corner, there is a lonely temple, very abrupt, surrounded by rows of pines and cypresses, it looks like a family temple, and what is more strange is that there are wisps of fragrance rising inside. It's like there's really a Taoist priest practicing in it.

In front of it is the most spacious main hall and main hall, which are divided into rows of houses on the left and right, but there are few people, and it seems that they are specially used for the practice of preaching.

The southwest corner where Gu Yan is located is the highest place in the entire mountain villa, standing here, Xiangxia can be seen from afar, and the surrounding miles can be seen at a glance. At the foot of the mountain, where the mist is steaming, there is a lake of dozens of acres, although it is a beautiful time when the wind and the sun are beautiful, but the water there is as white as an arrow, the waves are angry, with an extremely strong murderous aura, I think it is the sword washing pool.

At this time, it was still early morning, and the Hidden Sword Villa seemed to be silent and silent, Gu Yan stood here for a while, only to think that Su Man's arrow would not come, and she didn't know where to go.

She was about to find someone to inquire about the news, when she saw two women's figures walking on the path not far in front of her.

One person was wearing a moon-white robe, the hem of the skirt was slightly brushed to the ground, and his demeanor was very dignified. It was Qin Mingyue, who had treated her injuries. The other person, wearing a bright yellow shirt, also looked younger. The neck was slightly raised, and he was full of energy. The two of them walked together, and it seemed to be very intimate.

Gu Yan walked down from the hillock where he was standing. He stepped forward with a smile and raised his hand to say hello. "Good morning, Miss Qin."

Qin Mingyue saw Gu Yan, her face suddenly changed, as if she didn't know what to say, she wanted to walk away, but she felt that it was inappropriate, then the girl beside her said, "Senior Sister Qin, who is this?" ”

Qin Mingyue was a little hesitant. said: "This is Fairy Gu from Yunze, and Sword Master Su asked her to heal here." Let's not disturb people, let's go quickly. ”

She reached out and tugged at the placket of the girl in the yellow shirt, but the woman didn't seem to want to go away, she gently flicked her sleeve and said, "Yo, are you Gu Yan, I heard that you are extremely accomplished in formation, but is it true?" ”

Her gaze was a little cold, with a hint of scrutiny. Gu Yan was very unhappy, and she replied lightly: "It's just a false praise, Your Excellency is smiling." ”

The girl laughed, "Huh?" Loose cultivation from Yunze. It's so atmospheric, praise you a few words, and then you should go? No wonder Sister Xia said that you are too scheming! ”

Gu Yan's brows furrowed slightly, the woman in front of her was the same as Qin Mingyue, she was a cultivator in the late stage of the Jiedan, how could she still be like a little girl, such a person who had no city government and could be sent out by the master to do things, and the first time she met someone, she said these words?

She suddenly thought of the "Sister Xia" that the other party said, and was stunned for a moment, "Are you talking about Xia Ruoqiu of the Danding faction?" ”

She suddenly felt a sense of vigilance in her heart, although Xia Ruoqiu had only met her twice, but these two times, the two of them were on hostile sides, whether it was in the underground palace or in Danxia Mountain, the two of them had a lot of friendship. First because of Wei Jue, and later because of Gu Yan who sabotaged their plan to domesticate spirit beasts. Although Gu Yan doesn't know now, they are raising spirit beasts in Danxia Mountain, what they are trying to do. Speaking of the nine major factions she has seen, the only ones she has seen are Su Manjian and Xia Ruoqiu, but the latter is really not a pleasant memory.

The girl snorted and said, "I heard that Sister Xia has suffered a loss in your hands, but you remember, my name is Sheng Hualan, I am a disciple of Lotus Mountain, and if I have a chance, I want to ask you for a lesson in the formation method!" ”

Gu Yan had calmed down at this time, with her experience, she really didn't have to be like a little girl, she smiled slightly, "I don't dare to ask for it." ”

Sheng Hualan snorted, turned around and left, obviously she still had measure, no matter how reckless she was, she also knew that in the Tibetan Sword Villa, it was not appropriate to clash with people.

Seeing that Qin Mingyue was still standing there, Sheng Hualan tugged at her sleeve heavily, "Senior Sister Qin, don't you want to leave, will you wait for someone to invite us to tea?" ”

Qin Mingyue smiled apologetically, and left with Sheng Hualan.

Gu Yan frowned, she had just come to the Hidden Sword Villa, and she had inexplicably made such an enemy, which was really not a good thing.

At this time, Su Manjian had already walked out of a path behind her, and when she saw Gu Yan standing here alone, she was surprised: "You got up at this time, Sister Mingyue will come to see you at this hour, didn't you meet her?" ”

Gu Yan smiled bitterly, and said a little, Su Manjian patted his forehead with his hand, "I actually forgot about this Sheng Hualan." She is a famous thorn in the Lotus Mountain, and no one dares to provoke her. However, she is the most favored by Master Padmasambhava, unique in the study of formations, and has a unique skill, so among the same sect, she and her sisters are not close, and they are the most friends, but Xia Ruoqiu and Shen Mengli of the Danding faction, I didn't expect that she would be embarrassed with you as soon as she came. ”

Gu Yan smiled: "It's nothing, in a place like Hidden Sword Villa, she doesn't dare to do it to me, if it is to Ming, no matter what means, I will take it one by one." ”

Su Manjian smiled: "I'm afraid that you, the guy who will cause trouble, will stir up the chickens and dogs here as soon as you come to our mountain villa." Then I can't explain it to Master. ”

Gu Yan couldn't help laughing, "Your tone is very similar to your Uncle Yunting!" ”

Su Manjian didn't know what to think, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed, turned the conversation and said: "Senior brother heard that you woke up, and specially invited you to the front hall to talk, by the way, I will talk about participating in the Sword Washing Pool trial this time." ”

Gu Yan nodded, and asked again, "Qin Feng is also there?" ”

Su Manjian said "um", "There is also a Mr. Yue, who is also from Yunze. You'll know when you meet. ”

She deliberately didn't mention Qin Feng, and Gu Yan didn't mention it, in the hearts of these two people. has completely forgotten the friendship of the year.

Gu Yan followed Su Man's arrow to the front of the villa, and she knew that Mr. Yue, his name was Yue Jiuxi. He is a monk in the northern part of Yunze, and he is the keeper of Dongyang County. It seems that there are still some relatives, and the Yue family is also a big family in Yunze, although it can't be compared with the Yuan and Qin families, but the shili in the secret is not small, but the Yue family has always been obscure, not as flamboyant as the first two. Its shili is still inferior to the current Bixia Sect. This Yue Jiuxi. He is probably the top master of the Yue family.

She followed Suman's arrow, through the two floors of the courtyard, and around a cloister, to a side hall in the antechamber.

The main hall in the center is dedicated to the ancestral tablets of the Tibetan Sword Villa, which will only be opened every thirty years, so being able to entertain guests in the side hall is already a courtesy to them.

Su Manjian said: "The master has something to do, so he can't come, and several uncles are also busy. Senior Brother Xuanguang presides over these things on behalf of my master, don't care about the rudeness. ”

Gu Yan nodded, with the status of the Sword Venerable of the Yunchi faction. Naturally, they will not come forward to greet these small characters, and the big disciples of the head of the sect have come forward, which is already their face at the extreme level.

In the side hall, there was a slight sandalwood wafting, Su Manjian pushed the door open, and Gu Yan saw the Xuanguang real person who had seen in Yunze.

He sat down comfortably on the main seat, divided into two columns below, and there were seven or eight people sitting sparsely, on one side were Qin Mingyue and Sheng Hualan, who she had just seen, and above them, there was also a son in brocade clothes.

He was born with a pair of long eyebrows, flying obliquely into the temples, the whole person seems to have an extremely sharp aura, but there is a gentle smile on his face, the corners of his mouth are slightly upturned, and a warm smile like a spring breeze cancels out the sharp aura on his body, which makes people look very friendly.

But in Gu Yan's heart, she couldn't help but feel a little vigilant, among the people she had seen, like Zhancheng and Lian Wenqing, they also had such smiles, in her thinking, anyone who smiled like this didn't seem to be a good person.

When she saw Su Manjian signaling to her slightly, she knew that this brocade-clothed boy should be the Shen Mengli from the Danding faction.

Qin Mingyue and Sheng Hualan, a pair of sisters, did not sit together, between them, there was also a girl wearing colorful brocade shoulders, the woman wore a golden step on her head, full of hairpin ornaments, extremely gorgeous, the clothes on her body were ethereal like smoke, light as clouds, gorgeous, and with three points of dust.

The girl's face was very delicate, but her face was slightly unhappy at this time, looking at Sheng Hualan who was sitting beside her.

And Sheng Hualan was unaware of her eyes, turned her head over, and whispered to Shen Mengli, with a little excitement on her face.

And Shen Mengli still had that faint smile, listening mercilessly, and sometimes responding with two sentences, neither sparse nor too enthusiastic.

In the far corner, there was a short and fat man with dark skin, who drank tea in the corner by himself, and did not talk to the people around him.

On the other side, there were only two people, and sitting at the top was a white-haired old man, who was the Jiuxi Elder of the Yue family. Gu Yan nodded to him, the two had met once at the time of Dabi, but they had not answered.

At the bottom of Yue Jiuxi, Qin Feng was seated. I haven't seen him for more than ten years, and his temples seem to have a few more wisps of frost, and his expression has become resolute, not like the hot-blooded boy before. When he saw Gu Yan, he actually nodded, as if he had already ignored the previous things.

Gu Yan was naturally the same, and when he looked back lightly, he walked straight to him and sat down. There was no deliberate change of position.

Qin Feng stood up with a smile on his face, "Miss Mengsu has really bothered to work for us. ”

He was actually very enthusiastic about Su Manjian, and compared to the coldness with Gu Yan before, it seemed a little abnormal.

Su Manjian was very indifferent to Qin Feng, and only responded casually, and said: "This time, there is a senior brother cooking, I still have something to do, everyone, don't be." After speaking, she walked out of the door by herself, ignoring Qin Feng's words.

Qin Feng sat back in his seat with a little embarrassment, and his face suddenly became cold. Gu Yan looked at him, and couldn't help laughing if he realized something in his heart. This stubborn Qin Gongzi seems to be bowing his head for the sake of the family. Or rather. He could have sacrificed everything for the sake of his family? Or this behavior, in his case. It can also be regarded as a sacrifice.

Gu Yan felt that it seemed that the Qin family's actions were far less calm and disciplined than the Yuan family. On the contrary, it became more and more chaotic, and this continued. Even though it is a towering tree, it is full of loopholes, and perhaps only a slight flick of a person will collapse. Even if there is a person like Qin Feng, who is running around to check and fill in the gaps, but the building will fall, it is not something he can decide alone.

Never mind. What does this have to do with you?

Gu Yan turned his head and drank the tea on the table by himself.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Xuanguang Zhenren coughed and said, "Fellow Daoists, the order issued by this gate a year ago, please go to the Tibetan Sword Villa to talk about it, but because the sword washing pool in the village is about to reopen, please enter the pool." ”

He paused and said, "Speaking of which, the Sword Washing Pool should have been opened seventeen years ago. However, something went wrong at that time, and there was some delay, so because of this, the master specially reprimanded us disciples. Reprimanding us for not doing our job well. I and several of my brothers and sisters also received punishment before the spirit of the patriarch. With that, he stood up and bowed to the back hill.

Everyone also stood up to show their respect for this Yunchi Sword Venerable.

Then Xuanguang waved his hand, and everyone sat down again, and he said: "The sword washing pool of this sect is usually open to other sects once in hundreds of years, which is a rare opportunity. It's just a few people from Yun Ze, so I'll ask for a little more and mention a few more words. ”

The three people led by Yue Jiuxi all stood up: "Thank you for the teaching." ”

Xuanguang smiled and said: "The sword washing pool of this sect, there are hundreds of sword qi remnants left by the Tibetan sword ancestor of the year, in tens of thousands of years, the disciples of this sect, there are countless people who go in to look for opportunities, but nine out of ten will return empty-handed, so you don't have to be persistent, you need to know the road of the road, there are many opportunities, don't be greedy for more, take a wrong step, and it will kill step by step." Speaking of zuihou, his voice became a little cold, "In addition, if someone wants to make trouble in the sword washing pool, this faction can't tolerate it!" ”

Everyone present said, "I respectfully obey the order of the Sword Venerable! ”

Xuanguang smiled with satisfaction, "The reopening of the Sword Washing Pond will be two months later, in these two months, you can play in Tiger Hill at will, except for a few places in this sect, which are the places where the Sword Venerable rests, and you are not allowed to enter lightly, the rest are not hindered, you can watch them at will." After two months, please come to the sword washing pool. ”

After saying these words, he waved his hand, and the servants below brought the refreshments again. And Xuanguang Zhenren clapped his hands and went out in style, leaving the few people present to look at each other.

Sheng Hualan and Shen Mengli on the opposite side were still whispering at this time, and the two of them didn't know what to say, Sheng Hualan laughed coquettishly, covering her cheeks with her hands, laughing so much that she was trembling, looking extremely cheerful. Qin Mingyue gently twisted a handkerchief with her hand, looked at her junior sister, wanted to get up, but was a little hesitant.

The cloud-clothed girl who was still standing in the middle stood up first, she looked at Sheng Hualan, snorted heavily, and left the table.

At this time, Qin Feng also stood up, and I don't know if it was intentional or not, and walked out with the woman in front of her feet and behind her feet. Gu Yan's mind was keen, and he vaguely heard the sound of a narration outside, as if Qin Fengzheng was talking to someone with interest.

Thinking that this girl must also be a disciple of the nine major factions, Qin Feng wants to make friends with others, probably because of the pressure of the family, so he has to do it. It's just that his temper is really not the material for such a thing.

Gu Yan slowly drank the tea in the cup, and then he was about to get up, but at this time, the short black and fat man who had been in the corner, without words, suddenly stood up, his voice was a little rough, and he said angrily: "A few people, there are still two months before the sword washing pool opens, do you plan to spend time like this?" ”

This person seemed to be a little reckless when he spoke, but everyone present was silent, and Shen Mengli, who was talking to Sheng Hualan in a low voice, also looked sideways and listened to what he was going to say.

Gu Yan didn't know this person, she was still a little puzzled, and then Yue Jiuxi, who was beside her, whispered: "His name is Fang Shuo, and he is a disciple of the King Kong Academy!" ”

"Oh!" Gu Yan suddenly understood. She smiled at Yue Jiuxi, "Thank you for mentioning it." ”

Yue Jiuxi also smiled, "Don't dare, Fairy Gu and I are both from Yunze, and we support each other, it's just the proper meaning of the question." ”

Among the nine major factions, the King Kong Academy is a relatively special faction. They are not proficient in refining, alchemy and other side ways, and magic weapons are also very rare, they are the only one in the sky who practices alchemy. Unlike ordinary monks who focus on improving their realm and mana, they pay special attention to **, paying attention to "sanctification of the flesh" and "the incorruptible body of Vajra". Therefore, the monks of this sect were particularly difficult at the beginning, and it was not uncommon for them to build a foundation in three or five years, but in the Vajra Gate, it was common to build a foundation for decades.

But as soon as they entered the Jiedan, their cultivation speed suddenly accelerated, surpassing that of ordinary monks of the same level. Because of the strength of their physical bodies, they are already strong enough to control the liliang of the body, and after they reach the Yuan Infant, they can practice the incarnation outside the body of "King Kong is not bad", such as the great elder of the King Kong Gate who has been promoted to the late Yuan Infant stage, and it is one of the only three Yuan Hou monks on the vast earth, except for the three old guys in the Jade Void Palace. Even the Yunchi Sword Venerable has been trapped in the mid-stage peak of the Sword Venerable for many years now, and he has not been able to advance an inch so far.

Therefore, among the crowd, although Fang Shuo seemed a little out of place, his words were also extraordinarily weighty.

Only Sheng Hualan didn't seem to be too afraid of him, "Hey, little fat man, what do you propose, might as well say it and listen to it?" ”

Qin Mingyue said softly: "We are here on the order of our master, in order to wash the sword pool in two months, just listen to Senior Brother Xuanguang, there is no need to have more branches." ”

Shen Mengli smiled and said: "What Senior Sister Qin said is reasonable, but Brother Fang must also have his reasoning, you might as well listen to it, and then how to deal with it, I don't think Brother Fang will be strong." Gu Yan smiled in his heart, this Shen Gongzi seemed to never offend people when he spoke.

Sheng Hualan even said: "That's it, little fat man, I know that you are a stable person on the surface, but in fact, you are the most bold, do you have any good ideas, you say it, if it is really interesting, your master's side, I will carry it for you!" ”

She rolled up her sleeves, eager to try. made Gu Yan look dumbfounded. Why are these disciples of the Nine Great Sects like this?

It seems that before, she still thought of the people in the Nine Great Sects too unfathomably and profoundly, in fact, most of their disciples who were deeply cultivated on weekdays were all cultivators, except for some who were specially cultivated, and they did not have as many scheming as those family and sect cultivators in the ordinary earthly world. Looking at the Sheng Hualan in front of him, his joy and anger are all in shape. Obviously, he is not a person who has a city in his heart.

Fang Shuo was called a little fat man by her a few times, and his face was quite embarrassed, but his complexion was very dark, and he couldn't see some red. wiped his face with his hand and said, "Don't forget, outside Tiger Hill, next to it is Gusu City. ”

Sheng Hualan said: "I heard that in Gusu City, all the old hermits live, and it is the most prosperous place in the middle of the vast wall. All kinds of cultivation techniques are circulated there. Even the main altar of Longyuan Pavilion is located here? ”

Fang Shuo said with a smile: "You are really well-informed, these things, ordinary disciples don't know. I also listened to our Great Elder. The owner of Longyuan Pavilion was hidden in a lotus pond in Gusu City. It is easy to never see a foreigner, if we are lucky enough to meet him, maybe there will be a great opportunity. ”

Sheng Hualan said: "I once heard the master say that he once enlightened under the lotus pond, and the owner of the lotus pond at that time once composed a song for him, saying: 'Picking lotus in the south of the pond in autumn, the lotus flower is over the head. ’”

Fang Shuo clapped his hands, "Ah." I have also heard the Great Elder say that Master Padmasambhava was under the lotus pond, and when he saw the lotus seeds falling and opening spontaneously, his state of mind was hidden and illusory, and he became enlightened when Padmasambhava was born, so the Tao was called Lotus. It can be seen that the location of the lotus pond is really the holy land of Nantang. ”

The two people were talking about the excitement, as if they only remembered at this time, as if there were two people on the other side, Gu Yan and Yue Jiuxi, Fang Shuo glared, "You two, it won't hurt our business, right?" (To be continued)