Chapter 17
Shen Xinghe's expression was very rich at this moment, puzzled, awakened, scared and reminisced, seeing He Ningzhou with relish, what was he thinking? Like last night? If that's the case, then his reaction is still very calm, not at all like the person who was frightened yesterday.
He Ningzhou didn't say anything to disturb Shen Xinghe's thoughts, and only when he found that he was a little distracted did he clear his throat to get his attention, and then said softly: "Woke up?" Drink some water. As she spoke, she handed him the water bag.
Shen Xinghe took the water bag and straightened up, widening the distance between each other, and felt a lot more refreshing after drinking a few sips of water, but there was still some backache and leg pain, and sure enough, the posture just now was not suitable for sleep. Hey, how did I sleep with him last night? However, it's nothing if it's all men, but ...... Theoretically, I came to train last night and shouldn't have slept, right...... It seems that he is still very good to himself, he is too tired to fall asleep, he didn't wake himself up, and he still hugged himself for fear that he would be cold.
couldn't help but feel a little weak, Shen Xinghe looked at the person's face and said cautiously: "That, I'm sorry, I fell asleep last night, I delayed a lot of progress, and I want you to sleep with me in the forest." ”
Whether it is his attitude or words, he can make He Ningzhou's face look as usual and his heart will turn upside down, looking at his current appearance, what happened last night had no impact on him at all, good psychological quality, but why was he scared like that last night? Forget it, that's fine, you don't have to bother to enlighten him yourself, as for delaying training or something......
He Ningzhou left the blanket and stood on the ground, stretched out his arms briskly, lowered his head and smiled at the people who were still sitting there, "It's okay to delay the progress, it's not bad for this day, as long as you don't delay it any longer." As for sleeping in the forest for a night, it's a regular thing for me. Okay, get up, we're going back, the first martial arts class is canceled, go back and have breakfast and rest well, in fact, sleeping in the forest is more tiring than not sleeping. ”
Shen Xinghe also smiled, and he felt the same way in the end.
The two of them left the forest, when the sun had not yet fully risen, and the air was very fresh, full of the vigorous atmosphere of the rising sun, which was refreshing.
He Ningzhou was in a good mood and joked with the people around him: "How about it, do you run back by yourself or will I carry you back?" His smile was so bright in the sunlight that it almost made people lose their minds.
"Why didn't I carry you back? Ha ha! Shen Xinghe laughed and said this, and ran away, his red hair flying in the air, as bright as silk.
He Ningzhou didn't react for a while, so much so that he ran away, and then realized what this person said, and dared to joke about himself?
Like an arrow off the string, He Ningzhou rushed to Shen Xinghe's side in an instant, and the shouting voice was particularly domineering, at least for Shen Xinghe, the momentum was completely above him:
"Want to carry me? Dot! Wait a few hundred more years! As he spoke, he grabbed Shen Xinghe's waist and took him to run like this!
“…… Yes! What are you doing! Put me down! Shen Xinghe was also stunned for a moment before he realized what he was doing, how could he take himself with such a posture? I obviously didn't use him to bring it!
In fact, less than ten seconds after Shen Xinghe said this, the two of them stopped outside the palace's restaurant, Shen Xinghe couldn't accept the rapid transformation of this scene for a while, this person's speed was too terrifying.
He Ningzhou put down Shen Xinghe, glanced at him as a victor, and pushed the door and walked in.
Shen Xinghe glanced at his back unconvinced, and then followed into the restaurant.
After breakfast, Shen Xinghe went back to the room to rest as He Ningzhou said, because there was still a magic class at ten o'clock, he wanted to sleep for more than an hour and get up to read a book, but he didn't expect that this sleep was extraordinarily sweet, and when he woke up, he felt very reluctant to leave the warm and soft bed, thinking about how good it would be if he could lie down like this all the time.
Ahem, isn't this idea too unmotivated? Shen Xinghe smiled, sat up and got out of bed, stretched his waist and moved his muscles, and then turned to the direction of the table, but unexpectedly saw a man in blue and silver hair sitting at the table looking at the book he had placed on the table and had not finished reading.
I don't remember the first time I couldn't help but lose my mind when I first came into contact with this person's figure, but this time he sat by the window, and the flowery scenery outside was in harmony with each other, forming a beautiful picture. Yes, when I first came to this world, there were no flowers in the garden, but now there are a hundred flowers.
Shen Xinghe was used to the situation that there was suddenly an extra person in the room when he didn't know it, but he couldn't react for a while Why did this person appear here at this time, shouldn't he go to military training in the morning?
"Morning, Your Highness," Anles put down the book, raised his head and smiled at Shen Xinghe, his attitude was very natural, "Did you sleep well?" ”
Shen Xinghe couldn't help but reach out and grab his hair, for some reason, he always felt that this person's eyes revealed a kind of ...... Which word should I use to describe it? Uncanny? Evil? In short, it's creepy, and people can't help but wonder if they offended him and will be retaliated against.
"I slept well," Shen Xinghe put down his hand, blinked, and looked at him in puzzlement, "But why do you have time to come to my room?" Don't you go to training? ”
"......" Hearing his words, An Les was stunned, then shook his head with a smile, and he stood up and made Shen Xinghe's perspective change from looking down to looking up. Although An Les is tall and thin, he is by no means the physique of a big man, but he can give people an invisible sense of oppression and deterrence, just like now, Shen Xinghe is almost facing him with a trembling attitude, obviously judging from each other's identities, this situation should never occur.
"Does Your Highness know what time it is?" An Les looked directly into Shen Xinghe's eyes and asked meaningfully.
"......" Shen Xinghe was very strange, didn't he just say good morning to himself? Isn't it morning? Well, strange, really strange, the next session should be a magic class, even if someone is going to appear in their room, it shouldn't be the person in front of them, right?
Shen Xinghe thought that time should be a key issue, so he walked to the bedside table to get the hourglass he had placed there, and at this time, Anlais kept looking at him with his hands in front of him, and Shen Xinghe's eyes immediately widened as soon as his eyes touched the time displayed on the hourglass!
"No......" Shen Xinghe put down the hourglass and strode back to the place to face Anlais, very surprised, "It's three o'clock now?" Three o'clock in the afternoon? I've been sleeping until now? So, what about the second brother of Baohe? Didn't I miss magic class? Are they mad at me? ”
This anxious look made An Les chuckle and sit down again, he didn't answer Shen Xinghe's words, but asked rhetorically: "Is Your Highness hungry?" ”
"Huh?" Shen Xinghe didn't understand why he asked, obviously they were having breakfast together...... Wrong! It's been a long time since lunch...... couldn't help but reach out and touch his abdomen, Shen Xinghe only now felt that it had already flattened.
"Hmm." Shen Xinghe looked at him pitifully.
"Let's eat, then." Anrais didn't tease him any longer, motioning for him to sit across from him, and then facing the table and not knowing what he was doing. When Shen Xinghe sat down in his designated position, he found that there were five ...... on the table What should it be, it seems to be a small stove, there is a fire on it, on top of it are plates with vegetables, the flame is not in direct contact with the plates, and what is even more amazing is that these plates are actually suspended in mid-air! What Ann is doing at this time is to extinguish the fire, then take the plate down and put it on the table, and then take it back to the stove.
Shen Xinghe watched the five stoves disappear one by one with great amazement, and in the end, there were only four plates and bowls left on the table.
"How did you do that?" Shen Xinghe asked An Lai in disbelief.
The latter was accustomed to it, and naturally replied: "I am a mage who is mainly based on the wind system, and I also cultivate the fire system, and just now I used the wind to hold the plate and prevent it from coming into direct contact with the fire, and the fire was summoned by me, so naturally it can also be taken back, that's it." ”
"It's amazing." Shen Xinghe sighed, it turns out that the application of magic can also be very extensive.
"Alright, let's eat. Listen to me while eating. ”
"Okay." Shen Xinghe picked up the cutlery.
When An Les spoke again, he turned around and didn't face Shen Xinghe, "When I saw your appearance in the morning, I knew that you hadn't rested well, so I told Bao and His Royal Highness that you were ready not to go to class, and it was not what I expected." He Ningzhou, who was in a similar situation to you at lunchtime, was present, and he told us about your training last night, and I felt ...... after listening to it" Speaking of this, he couldn't help but shake his head again, but he didn't continue.
But when Shen Xinghe heard this, he stopped eating and waited for him to continue, wondering what he thought.
Anlais turned his head to see him with a solemn look, and his expression became gentle again, "Keep eating, I'll talk about it when it's good." After that, he picked up the book again and read it.
Shen Xinghe once again turned his attention to his "lunch", feeling depressed and not knowing the taste of food.
Shen Xinghe quickly finished eating, An Les asked him to stand up and move, and continued his previous words, this time his tone was a little more severe, because he was not satisfied with the facts in his words, "I heard He Ningzhou say that according to his plan, you should stay in the Demon Siam Forest all night last night, and He Ningzhou will take you away after you feel the murderous aura of the Demon Siam Wolf, so that you can feel the atmosphere of actual combat, and secondly, you can also test your ability at what level." But I heard him say that you just fell asleep after you met the first wolf, and you haven't trained again, right? After speaking, he raised his eyes to look at Shen Xinghe, who was pacing back and forth.
"Yes." In fact, Shen Xinghe didn't want to move around, he wanted to sit down and listen to him, after all, what happened yesterday was really a big fuss when he thinks about it now.
"It's okay to delay progress because of fatigue, the problem is that you can't stand the murderous aura released by the Demon Siamese Wolf that makes you fear death, and you will inevitably appear to have poor psychological quality, which is never a good thing. What's more, He Ningzhou was by your side at that time, and he would never let you have anything. The opponent you'll encounter now is nothing more than the Demon Siamese Wolf, and its strength is worlds away from the weakest level in the adult exam. So, that's something I'm worried about you. He once again focused his gaze on Shen Xinghe.
The latter stopped this time and whispered with a guilty look: "I'm sorry." ”
Anlais smiled, "Keep walking, walk for another ten minutes." Seeing that Shen Xinghe started to move around again, he continued: "What I just said was last night, and He Ningzhou said that after you woke up this morning, you talked about yesterday's events as usual, which means that there is no psychological shadow, which is very good." Tonight he will take you to training like yesterday, and I hope you can complete the plan he has made, and you can wait until the weekend to rest. Speaking of which, as a good magician, it's not uncommon for you to go a few days and nights without sleeping, and you'll find out when your abilities have risen to a certain level and you can use them with ease. ”
"I see." Shen Xinghe nodded in understanding, and his steps to continue walking were obviously firmer, as if he had regained some confidence from An's words.
Anlais looked at him and also stood up and walked towards him, and when Shen Xinghe turned around and walked back to the starting position, he suddenly found that the person had come to him at some point, and he was so startled that he immediately stopped.
At this time, An Laisi's gaze was very soft, the same as when Shen Xinghe first met him, gentle as water, long and warm, and it was also Shen Xinghe's favorite look on his face, for some reason, there was a feeling of grievance in his heart under such a gaze, as if he was misunderstood by many people, and the person who had always believed that he would stand behind him and believe in himself blamed himself in a righteous and stern manner, which made his heart ache more than anyone's misunderstanding.
Shen Xinghe lowered his gaze and didn't look at the person's eyes again.
In the quiet afternoon, the sun is shining all over the day, and the atmosphere of the room is inexplicably a little depressing, which makes people breathless, and the flow of time becomes extremely slow, and every minute and second can be clearly heard.
It seems that after a long time, a hand slowly stretched out in front of Shen Xinghe's eyes and held his hand, the warm and soft touch made people's hearts tremble, Shen Xinghe did not raise his head, nor did he resist, still standing there silently.
"I'm not trying to mean mean to you," Anlais said in a particularly gentle voice, "It's just that you only have ten years to prepare, and if you don't hurry up, you will really fail, even if you don't pass the adult assessment in the end, you can cross the entire Demon Siam Forest at your age, and ninety percent of their failures are due to lack of knowledge, not their own quality, so do you understand how tight the time is?" ”
"Understood." This time Shen Xinghe raised his head, the purple eyes of the person in front of him were faint and quiet, warm and smart, in the deep darkness and winter snow, he could always light up a light, let people see the gorgeous flowers in front of him, the world at that moment was as warm as spring.
The corners of Shen Xinghe's lips rose, and the smile was not strong, but it was truly from the heart and warm.
An Les also smiled, his voice was mysterious, as if he had come up with another trick idea, "Do you want to teach you a way to make you no longer afraid of the murderous aura of the Demon Siamese Wolf?" ”
"What's the solution?" Shen Xinghe said curiously.
"When you encounter them close to you again, you think to yourself, with He Ningzhou by your side, they will never hurt you, and you will never have the slightest fear of them again."
Everyone has an almighty protector in their hearts, who will give you motivation in the moment when you are most lost, and this is faith.
Did Anrais's suggestion of no longer being afraid of the Demon Siamese wolf work? After dinner, Shen Xinghe thought about it carefully when he was sitting alone in the garden, and it seemed that He Ningzhou had said the same thing last night. Because he was so frightened by the wolf that he couldn't do it, he took it away...... He threw himself into his arms and hugged him, and then he said the words that he had to believe in him, and that no one could hurt him with him.
In his current state of mind, recalling last night's performance, Shen Xinghe himself felt too embarrassed, no wonder An couldn't help but teach a lesson, although He Ningzhou didn't say anything, he was actually not optimistic about his performance. Really, why was he seen so embarrassed?
After He Ningzhou and the others came to the Demon Siam Forest again this night, he asked Shen Xinghe to wear the cloak he gave yesterday, which also made Shen Xinghe's storage earrings a rare use. The two of them didn't sit down like they did yesterday, because after He Ningzhou went back, he thought about it, in fact, what he did yesterday was a big mistake, and his body was in a standing state, both mobility and alertness were relatively high.
At this time, it was close to the time when they arrived yesterday, and the Demon Siamese Wolf had not yet come out to move, He Ningzhou asked Shen Xinghe briskly: "Your current arm strength will reach two hundred catties in a day or two, right?" ”
"That's right."
"Good. I'm going to teach you swordsmanship starting tonight. He Ningzhou said: "What I want to teach you is only the moves, its power is determined by your own force value, after you learn the whole set of swordsmanship, I will fight with you every day, so that you often have the feeling of actual combat." He Ningzhou said, while making a gesture to summon items, Shen Xinghe saw that he had an extra sword in his hand, the ice blue scabbard, slightly emitting a dim light, looking weird and hazy, and there was a jade pendant-like thing hanging on the hilt, this was a very unique sword.
He Ningzhou continued: "I only taught you one set of swordsmanship, which is called Bird Spirit Sword Rain. Of course, if you like it and have the ability, you can practice other martial arts. As he spoke, he summoned another sword and handed it to Shen Xinghe, "In the future, you will use this sword to practice first." The latter took it and looked at it, and it turned out to be a very delicate wooden sword, which was shorter in length than that of Heningzhou.
"You made this for me?" Shen Xinghe said curiously.
"No, this is what I used to use when I used to learn swords, and at noon I thought that you were also there to learn swords, so I found it. Okay, now you can use fifty percent of your ability to focus on my eyes to see my moves clearly, the other three points in the body, and two points on the surface of the body. This will make your perception of the Demon Siamese Wolves weaker, and you should not panic when they come over. When He Ningzhou said this, there was undisguised cunning in his eyes.
But Shen Xinghe felt a chill surging up his spine.
The Bird Spirit Sword Rain is divided into nine styles, and what He Ningzhou taught Shen Xinghe at this time is the first style, which is called the Bird in the World.
When teaching, He Ningzhou will first make corresponding moves for Shen Xinghe to learn, and will guide his movements until he passes the level.
"The most famous thing about this set of swordsmanship is not the power, but the moves," He Ningzhou raised Shen Xinghe's sword-holding hand a little higher, and said: "Especially the last style, it's like a gorgeous dance, in fact, the first style is just to pave the way for the back, and the real application in the battle is from the fifth style." ”
Shen Xinghe was thinking when he corrected his actions according to his guidance, no wonder he felt that the movements were very beautiful when he watched him demonstrate, as if he had become a chivalrous man in ancient times, swinging a sword, turning around, stabbing straight, and cutting horizontally, one move and one style were like flowing water, which was particularly pleasing to the eye.
"Learn the first ten moves today, let me see when you think you have practiced well, and if I think you pass the level, continue to practice the ability, and learn other moves tomorrow." Hening State Road.
"Hmm." Shen Xinghe nodded, and was about to start practicing, but at this moment, a wolf suddenly popped out on the right side, the air at that moment seemed to be still, and he could even feel the process of the wolf approaching him little by little, his heart was instantly raised to his throat, and his mouth was open wide and he couldn't make a sound, his body was shrouded in a murderous aura that was close to death, and the fear that lingered around his whole body made him unable to make any movement.
…… This feeling is extremely familiar, the hand of the god of death can crush his whole person under him, and it is a completely irresistible existence. But why, today's feeling is different from yesterday, the change is obvious, but it is impossible to explain for a while.
……
As was the case yesterday, the wolf had long since disappeared after landing, and it roared in the sky, and its loud roar pierced the silent night and soared into the sky.
He Ningzhou put the person in his arms on the ground, and the latter's breathing was still a little short, while he kept patting his heart.
Before he could breathe, Shen Xinghe listened to the wolf's howl and couldn't help but complain to the people around him: "This wolf is so hateful, why did it suddenly come out?" It scared me a lot. His expression was exactly as he said, but it didn't stop there.
"Of course it won't greet you before it appears, aren't you mentally prepared?"
After He Ningzhou said this, Shen Xinghe's movements stopped for a while, then he put down his hand and looked at him with a slight frown.
Shen Xinghe heard it right, just now his tone was very indifferent, as if he was suppressing great anger, and at this time his face was expressionless, looking at himself with a cold face, which made people unable to understand why he had such a reaction for a while.
"What do you mean?" Shen Xinghe's suppressed voice and He Ningzhou were not far behind.
"Your performance today is better than yesterday but not much stronger, you don't know what to do when you see a wolf, when can you let me see other reactions?"
He Ningzhou said with his previous expression and tone.
Shen Xinghe didn't speak for a while.