Chapter 25: The Shadow Guard's Revenge
Yun Ze Zhenren watched all this from the shore, although he was distressed, he didn't help, because he knew that all growth had to pay a price. If you want to keep them around, you have to go through some pain.
Bai Xiaoqi dragged her heavy steps and walked towards the waterfall again, and the desire to become stronger hit her smashed mind again and again. Just walked to the waterfall, Xiao Ba and Qin Yu couldn't support it, and fell down one after another. The two of them struggled a bit in the water before they could climb up. The three of them fell into the water again and again, and climbed up again and again, and no one ever complained. Just silently persevered, each time longer than the last.
Two hours passed quickly, and seeing that the three of them had changed their clothes, Yun Ze Zhenren threw them three iron swords and asked them to practice their swordsmanship. But as soon as the iron sword was in his hand, it fell to the ground with a thud. It's not that the three of them were powerless from the impact of the water, but because the sword weighed more than ten catties, and the three of them were a little out of strength after practicing all morning, and they didn't expect the sword to be so heavy, so they dropped the sword on the ground without defense for a while.
But that's not all, Yun Ze Zhenren brought three pairs of iron bracers and brought them to the three of them, each of which weighed a catty.
The three of them struggled to raise their hands, but they were limited to lifting them, and they couldn't do any extra movements, because this was the first day, so being able to lift them up was to meet Yun Ze Zhenren's requirements.
Yun Ze Zhenren kept correcting the posture of the three people holding swords, and this insistence was half an hour, and the hands and legs of the three people were already shaking, swaying there, and they would fall down at any time. Seeing this, Yun Ze Zhenren allowed them to rest for a while.
It's called rest, but it's actually a different way to practice - learn how to set up a formation.
Yun Ze Zhenren took out the things representing the five elements and placed them on the ground, explaining to the three of them how to use the natural materials such as mountains and rivers, flowers and trees to arrange the formation.
Bai Xiaoqi and the three of them listened very carefully, and from time to time put forward their own opinions. Xiao Ba is already very talented in formations, Yun Ze is really talented, he can draw inferences from one another, so as to create a new formation, Xiao Qi and Qin Yu are very impressed by his talent. Even Yun Ze Zhenren praised him, which made Hachi, who had some low self-esteem, regain some self-confidence.
After the break, it was time to practice with swords, and all three of them gritted their teeth and persevered, hoping that the time would be longer. This was repeated over and over again until the evening. Back to Cuilin Yuan, after a simple dinner, Yun Ze Zhenren did not let them go back to rest, but let the three of them practice the spell, the spell requires a lot of flexibility of the fingers, many spells are difficult to complete just the finger, the three of them did not give up, nor did they shout that they were tired, they just silently gritted their teeth and persevered, and cultivated the things they had learned over and over again until they were proficient.
It wasn't until the galaxy filled the night sky that the three of them stopped practicing, took a copy of the Taiqing Sect's Introductory Mind Method from Yun Ze Zhenren, and went back to their rooms to start a new round of practice.
At the end of the day, Yun Ze Zhenren was moved by the tenacity of the three children, whether it was the difficulty he deliberately increased, or the cultivation he did not ask for, the three of them insisted on it without saying a word. This desire to become stronger made Yun Ze Zhenren feel very admired. I thought that the three little guys who were used to living idle days would cry out that they were tired and couldn't persevere, but I didn't expect them to be working hard and hoping to do their best, which no disciple in the sect could do. Yun Ze Zhenren felt more and more in his heart that accepting them as apprentices was the most correct thing he had ever done in his life.
The days passed day by day in the hard cultivation of the three of them. At first, Yun Ze Zhenren would come with the three of them early in the morning to supervise their practice, but later Yun Ze Zhenren saw that they were very conscious and diligent, so he didn't come over much, and came once in a while, just sitting there and stroking the piano quietly, ignoring the three of them.
In this way, the three of them practiced step by step every day, from the beginning when they often fell from the waterfall, to now they sit firmly for two hours; From the initial reluctance to lift the heavy sword, to the later heavier still swing the sword freely; From the formation full of loopholes, to waving into a formation; From finger pinching to hand cramps, to fingers like a blast of wind. The three of them have really paid more than ordinary people's efforts and hardships, and there will always be a return for their efforts, and the growth rate of the three is also very impressive.
On this day, Yunze Zhenren did not accompany them to exercise in the morning, and the three of them still practiced according to the daily progress. But at this moment, a black shadow flashed, and a hexagonal hidden weapon flew out from the direction of the black shadow and came straight towards Bai Xiaoqi and the three people.
The huge impact of the waterfall did not block the attack of the hidden weapon, but it blocked part of the water flow and let it flow through. Fortunately, Bai Xiaoqi and the three of them reacted quickly, and dodged the hidden weapon with one dodge. However, because of this, he lost his center of gravity and was shot down by a huge current and fell into the deep pool below.
The three of them had long been accustomed to this, and swam quickly ashore. But before the three of them could react, more than a dozen masked men dressed in black came at them with swords! The unarmed three were unprepared for a while, and they all suffered some minor injuries. The iron sword used to practice on the shore had already been quietly disposed of by these men in black.
The three of them stood back to back, surrounded by a dozen men in black. Bai Xiaoqi was shocked when he saw the golden phoenix totem embroidered on their arms, and said loudly: "It's the shadow guard!" ”
When one of the shadow guards led by them saw that Bai Xiaoqi recognized them, they were not afraid, and said gloomily: "Little guy, just remember!" When the three of you came to this Taiqing Sect, you forgot your identity, not only killed one of our brothers, but also lived happily here! I'm afraid I've forgotten the fate of betraying the Shadow Building! ”
"Forget what, we are disciples of the Taiqing Sect when we enter the Taiqing Sect, you dare to come here to commit murder, are you not afraid of being known by the Taiqing Sect, there is no return?" Qin Yu looked around vigilantly, in case the other shadow guards suddenly attacked.
"Then if you let the people of the Taiqing Sect know that you are the spies sent by my Shadow Tower, do you think that your good master will show mercy to your subordinates?" The shadow guard at the head smiled sinisterly, not afraid of the threat of the three.
After all, Xiao Qisan is a child who has not been deeply involved in the world, and in the face of the threat of the leader of the shadow guard, he was shocked, and even a little afraid of being discovered by Yun Ze Zhenren.
The three of them looked at each other and pinched at the same time, throwing the open fire technique in all directions. When the shadow guards saw the fierceness of the fire, they dodged and ducked to the side. The original encirclement was also dispersed, and the three of them took the opportunity to bully themselves and fight hand-to-hand with the shadow guard.
Bai Xiaoqi used psychedelic techniques to make a person temporarily unconscious, and took the opportunity to snatch the long sword from his hand and seal his throat with a sword. Then he rushed to the side of Xiao Ba, who was the weakest in cultivation, and fought with him and the shadow guard in front of him. Qin Yu didn't know when he also snatched a long sword and held it in his hand, pinched it with one hand, danced the sword with the other, and there was no danger of his life for a while.
It's a pity that Xiao Qi's cultivation has not yet recovered, and Xiao Ba only has a little aura, which is not enough to fight against him, although Qin Yu's cultivation is not bad among the three, but it is a pity that they are facing a terrifying shadow guard. Even the first-class masters can't make a few moves under their encirclement, let alone three weak children. Soon, the three of them were scarred and unable to support themselves, and were once again surrounded by shadow guards.
Seeing the shadow guards approaching them step by step, every time they approached, the three of them felt desperate in their hearts. But his eyes were still stubborn, and he unyieldingly raised his head, waiting for death.
The shadow guard at the head showed a fierce light, and raised his sword to slash. At this moment, the sword in his hand was hit by something, and the vibration produced after the impact made his mouth numb, and he was slightly stunned The sword in his hand fell to the ground. "Who?" The leader asked in a deep voice.
"You guys came to my realm and hurt my apprentices, it's so daring!" Everyone looked for the sound, only to see Yun Ze Zhenren dressed in white floating down, and the momentum of not being angry and arrogant made the shadow guards present secretly swallow their saliva.
The folding fan that hit the leader flew back into Yun Ze's hand, and was opened by Yun Ze Zhenren with a "snap", and then shook gently.
"Hmph, who should I be, it turned out to be Yun Ze Zhenren. Do you know that the good apprentices you have protected in every way are spies sent by my Shadow Building, and they have done a lot of things to betray your Taiqing Sect! The shadow guard led by the leader did not hesitate to provoke their relationship after seeing Yun Ze.
"I don't care who they were before or what they did, since they entered my door, they are my Yunze's apprentices, and it is my business to discipline them, and I can't allow you, an outsider, to interfere!" As he spoke, Yun Ze folded his fan and flickered forward, entangled with the shadow guard.
The folding fan in Yun Zezhen's hand seems to have turned into a short sword, opening and closing under the encirclement of the shadow guard, and it is easy to play! More than a dozen shadow guards were in a stalemate with him for a while. Seeing this, Bai Xiaoqi and the three of them picked up the long sword on the ground again and rushed into the crowd, fighting side by side with Yun Ze Zhenren.
During the fight, Bai Xiaoqi suddenly saw a shadow guard who wanted to sneak attack from behind while Yun Ze was fighting with the other two, so he dodged behind Yun Ze, the long sword sank into Bai Xiaoqi's right shoulder, and the pain instantly swept through his body, Bai Xiaoqi, who was already exhausted, knelt on the ground all of a sudden, just between the lightning and flint, Yun Ze Zhenren noticed the abnormality behind him, looked back, and suddenly became angry, and called: "Xiao Qi." He killed the shadow guard who stabbed Bai Xiaoqi, the move was very spicy, and it was aimed at the point, the shadow guard couldn't parry it at all, and after just a few moves, it was folded in Yun Ze's hands.
Yun Ze didn't stop, and after killing a few shadow guards in a row, he turned around and saw Xiao Ba protecting Bai Xiaoqi in his arms, trying his best to revolve with the surrounding shadow guards. I was relieved a little.
The leader of the shadow guard never thought that Yun Ze Zhenren had already protected them after learning that Bai Xiaoqi and the three of them were the fine works of the Shadow Building, allowing him to lose several of his subordinates one after another, and if he continued to fight, it was estimated that he would attract the attention of the rest of the Taiqing Sect, and it would be difficult to get out at that time, so he found a vacancy for his subordinates to retreat.
Yun Ze saw that the shadow guard had withdrawn, so he didn't chase after him, what he was more concerned about now was Bai Xiaoqi! turned around and walked to Xiao Ba to pick up Bai Xiaoqi, and directly flashed back to Cuilin Yuan.