3. Similar chains
After the trip to the secret realm, the inheritance hall started classes as usual.
The gray-clothed young man temporarily took a leave of absence because his body still needed to recuperate, but Ximen Longjin had a deep obsession with attending classes and was easily unwilling to miss class.
Early in the morning, she got up to clean up, and as soon as she walked out of the room, she bumped into Tiandong's stunned eyes.
...... Well, Tiandong hasn't gotten used to the fact that she's able to walk on her own.
"Winter, morning. Ximen Longjin greeted with a smile.
Tiandong was stunned again, obviously still a little unaccustomed to her talking, and then she came back to her senses, turned her head a little unnaturally, walked to the side and pretended to be very busy, ignoring her at all.
Ximen Longjin touched his nose, knowing that Tiandong was still angry because she participated in the secret realm trip without permission, so he made an expression that I had already made a mistake and was still deeply reflecting: "I went to class." ”
Tiandong still didn't pay attention to her.
Ximen Longjin coughed lightly and walked out of the door.
If she turns around at this time, she will definitely be able to see Tiandong's resentful expression of "I'm not needed".
But she didn't......
Tiandong silently watched her leave, very disappointed in her heart, the dragon girl was already able to walk on her own, and she would not need to pick her up every day in the future.
Really...... She's not needed anymore, is she......
Biting the handkerchief, Tiandong thought about the way the dragon girl usually stretched out her little hand to hug her, and she was very resentful.
Ximen Longjin didn't know Tiandong's complicated and tangled mood, and she appeared in the inheritance hall with a calm face, as if nothing had happened.
Everything in the inheritance hall is still the same, the only difference is that in the first row of the Chaoyang on the left, where the twin girls should have been sitting, Guan Siyan, who had a broken arm, was holding a sword and sitting there alone.
Her face didn't look very good, it didn't seem to have adjusted yet, and when she saw the dragon girl come in, her face became more and more gloomy and terrifying.
Ximen Longjin didn't look at her face, and looked directly at the last table on the left side of Chaoyang, where she usually sits, and then she was a little regretful to find that Long Ningqiu, who had always liked to miss classes, actually came to class, and had already occupied the position she liked.
She turned a corner with some regret, and walked to the one where the gray-clothed young man often sits, and the last table on the right side of the table that has not seen the sun all year round, sat down peacefully.
Sitting down, she was a little surprised to find that this corner without sunlight was facing the direction of the gate, and from this angle, she could see the courtyard full of sunlight...... and gazebos and stone benches in the courtyard.
Surprisingly pretty.
What an interesting teenager, Ximen Longjin thought, looking at the beautiful scenery that others can't see in the corner that others can't see.
She didn't notice at all that Long Ningqiu, who was sitting in the same row as her in the aisle, in the sun-filled position, had a thin layer of anger on her always expressionless face.
Hasn't she always liked to sit in his place?
Didn't she say she wouldn't mind sitting with him?
Didn't she see that he deliberately sat only half and gave up the other half?
...... Who knows, maybe she noticed, but didn't take it to heart.
Today's lecture was taught by the three elders, and as soon as he stepped into the door, he noticed the dragon girl sitting in the corner, and her face was a little cloudy for a while.
Who would have thought that the waste dragon girl who was rejected and looked down upon by all the disciples of the Inheritance Hall, the dragon girl who was led to the Nine Shadows Continent by them, would become the one who gained the most from this trip to the secret realm.
They thought she wouldn't come back.
As a result, the one who died was Guan Siwu.
And she, not only did she come back well, but she also got an unimaginable opportunity.
No matter how you think about it, it's hard to settle.
"This trip to the secret realm, everyone should have a new understanding, but also should find their own shortcomings, you grow up under the protection of the dragon clan, but also learn to face various crises and risks in the outside world, the future of the dragon clan is in your hands. The third elder knocked on the table, his face a little serious, "This year's trial day is about to begin, and there will be new disciples in the Inheritance Hall, I hope you can live in peace and lead by example." ”
The day of the trial?
Ximen Longjin felt a little familiar, and then remembered the incident when she was ridiculed in the Inheritance Hall because she was asked for her name.
"Hey, what about you, my name is Guan Siwu, what's your name?"
"What do you see, why don't you speak, dumb!"
"Si Wu, even if she can speak, she doesn't have a name, you forgot that in the Dragon Clan, only children who have passed the trial are qualified to take a name. ”
"Don't think that if you are the granddaughter of the Great Elder, you can be arrogant, if you can't understand the introductory method, if you can't draw qi into the body, you will never be able to pass the trial, and you will always be a waste without a name!"
Not...... Trials?
She vaguely remembered that the young man in gray said that this year was his last chance, and he should participate, right?
"Longling is the gold system, Long Ningqiu is the wood system, Longtai is the earth system, Long Qi is the water system, Guan Siyan is the wind system, you all have your own learning direction. The third elder's voice changed, and he looked at the dragon girl in the corner, "The dragon girl is an ethereal root that is unique in ten thousand, and she has successfully drawn qi into the body, right?
The Ethereal Root is different from other Spiritual Roots, and the reason why it is called the None of Ten Thousand is because it is not limited by the Spiritual Root, and can practice various types of magic.
Ximen Longjin, who was named, came back to her senses and thought about it, when she was still Ximen Longjin, she practiced the hidden fog spirit technique, and this time she participated in the secret realm, although there are restrictions on the rules of time and space, but it has always been quite suitable, and the fit with this body is also high, so she said: "I practice the fog system." ”
"Oh?" the Third Elder frowned, "Can you please use the Dragon Maiden?"
This is a reasonable request, Ximen Longjin nodded, and lightly cut a mist in the air with his hand without any pressure.
It was the first time she had used this trick on an occasion where there were no restrictions on the rules of time and space.
The mist released from her fingertips was blue, and Ximen Longjin noticed that there was something abnormal, it seemed to be darker, quite rich blue, and her heart moved, and the color of the mist immediately changed to a light blue, so light that it was almost impossible to see the blue.
When she didn't even notice it...... Sure enough, this trip to the Nine Shadows Continent is quite worthwhile.
Ximen Longjin was only slightly surprised, and then covered up his cultivation, a dragon girl who had just come out of the shell had such a strange cultivation, which was simply telling everyone how abnormal she was......
However, this dragon girl's body is indeed more suitable for cultivation than her original body.
In the end, it is the dragon girl.
It's different from her half-toned dragon.
But the Third Elder was already quite shocked, and he, who had always been quite concerned about his image, stared blankly at the blue mist at this time, and his eyes did not blink at all.
Fog, not surprising.
Surprisingly...... It turned out to be a blue mist, not dark, but it was unmistakably blue.
The blue mist, which he had seen in one of the Dragons' Secret Notes, was a mutated physique that only existed in legends, and it had been a long time since a dragon had seen such a physique.
However, it was recorded in the history of the Nine Shadows Continent that one of the nine elders of the Nine Shadows Continent, Ximen Longjin, who had turned into a dragon since the carp, made a move. But...... She was only because she had practiced a special spiritual technique, not because of her physique, Rao was like this, that Ximen Longjin was already amazingly powerful, and she was praised as the god of war.
And now...... The dragon girl in front of her, who was not favored by everyone, was born with such a perverted physique.
Ethereal root, fog system.
The Third Elder felt that the whole person was not good......
Looking at the dragon girl's gaze, there is also a strange color, is this one ...... Will it really be as predicted by the previous patriarch, there will be extraordinary achievements that will lead the entire dragon clan to glory?
"Third Elder?" Ximen Longjin couldn't help but call him when he saw him looking at her with a blank expression, looking like he was wandering out of the world.
The Third Elder coughed lightly in disguise, came back to his senses, and said, "Well, that's right, it's the fog system, do you have any magic techniques that you are already practicing?"
...... This is also a casual question, in his mind, the Great Elder must know about his granddaughter's perverted physique, so he chose to practice the mist technique, since this is the case, he must have prepared the practice for her.
"There already is. ”
The third elder nodded, and as expected, did not ask any more questions.
I already regret it in my heart that I shouldn't have offended her.
...... It's all to blame for that stinky boy in Longling, go to the forbidden room to steal some dragon eggs!
Thinking so, he couldn't help but secretly glared at his son.
Long Ling was stunned by him, what's wrong with me?
After class, the third elder coughed lightly: "Longling, you come with me." ”
"What are you doing, Dad, I'll go with Long Qi Long Tai. "Longling is a little awkward.
"I'll let you come!" the Third Elder glared at him impatiently.
Long Ling snorted, although he was a little reluctant, but he didn't dare to really offend his father, so he had to say something to Long Qi, and then followed the three elders away.
The three elders walked silently all the way, very fast, and their faces were ugly.
"Slow down. Long Ling couldn't help but speak.
The third elder still walked forward with a calm face.
"Hey, old man, I'll leave if you make trouble like this again. Long Ling stopped and said impatiently.
The third elder paused slightly, and turned his head to look at him with a gloomy face.
“...... What, what? Did something happen?" was taken aback by his father's expression, and Long Ling softened his attitude.
"Why did you go to the forbidden room to steal dragon eggs in the first place?" the third elder asked with a calm face.
"Why did you ask this all of a sudden? You didn't say anything at the time, but why are you suddenly asking again? Long Ling frowned and said.
"I just ask you why you went to the Forbidden Room to steal dragon eggs for no reason. The three elders condensed their faces and did not let go.
"That egg has been in the forbidden room for thousands of years, and it hasn't moved at all, and it still occupies the best resources in the clan, I just don't like it. Long Ling snorted, his expression very disapproving.
"Is that really just the case?" the Third Elder looked at him suspiciously.
"Otherwise, what else could there be?" Long Ling's eyes wandered for a moment, and he snorted disdainfully.
Long Ling didn't tell the truth, at the beginning, he had negotiated with that person and used that egg to make a deal with that person. It's a pity...... Not to mention being discovered by the Great Elder, Long Tai, who had more than enough success and more than enough to lose, broke the egg.
As a result, stealing chickens and rice was not successful, and he was fined 200 sticks.
"Forget it, I don't care about the past, you just have to remember, don't offend the dragon girl in the future. The third elder sighed lightly and said a little tiredly.
"What?!" Long Ling's eyes widened suddenly, "Why?, it's just a waste, even if she can walk and talk, what's the point, it's worth your jealousy? It's just that she got some chance in the secret realm, it's worth your ...... like this."
"Longling!" the third elder snorted softly, "Are you already fainted from being flattered in your small group?"
Long Ling was stunned, and then his face turned red, and his face was full of anger.
"Listen to Dad, don't worry about the opportunity she got in the Nine Shadows Continent, and don't have any conflicts with her. The third elder raised his hand and pressed his forehead, "Because you have no mother since you were a child, I have always been very indulgent to you, but this time...... I don't want to hurt you because of my connivance. ”
"In the end...... What's going on......" Seeing what he said so seriously, Long Ling couldn't help but soften his voice.
"A good chance to get a unique one, an ethereal root that is unique in a million, if none of this reminds me of the prophecy of the former patriarch. The Third Elder paused, "So...... The physique that I just discovered that only exists in legends is eight or nine and ten. ”
“...... A physique that only exists in legends?"
"It's a blue fog. The third elder looked solemn, "Back then, the Ximen Dragon Brocade in the Nine Shadows Continent was a carp turning into a dragon, and she was almost invincible across the continent just because she practiced a similar technique, but you need to know that the dragon girl is an innate physique, and she will grow up...... It's only going to be more terrifying. ”
Long Ling was dumbfounded, and he couldn't speak.
"You're doing it yourself. When the three elders saw that he understood, they stopped talking nonsense and walked away.
At this time, the three elders confessed that the dragon girl who was not allowed to offend Longling again was blocked in the corridor by Guan Siyan.
"What are you doing?" Ximen Longjin raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Please stay away from him. Guan Siyan held the sword in one arm and looked at her coldly, looking a little crazy because of her complexion.
"He?" Ximen Longjin blinked, his face full of doubt.
"Don't play stupid!" Guan Siyan said angrily.
"Ah...... Do you mean the gray-clothed boy?" Ximen Longjin thought for a moment and suddenly realized.
"Yes, please, stay away from him. Guan Siyan gritted his teeth and said word by word.
"Well, on what standpoint, for what reason, are you asking me so justifiably?"
"He is mine, he came with me from the world, I know his name, I have seen him as no one else has seen, he is mine. Guan Siyan hugged the sword in his hand tightly, and his eyes showed hatred, "And you, you will only drag him back, if he hadn't left the team and followed you, how could ......he have been blind and broke his arm!
"The Land of Gods and Demons?" Ximen Longjin was a little surprised, "Did something happen that I didn't know about?"
Guan Siyan subconsciously didn't want to say more, if she knew that Tang Feng had even changed the most precious chain for her, she would definitely be proud.
"You don't have to know that much, just stay away from him. Guan Siyan said bluntly.
"Ah, so you like him. ”
Guan Siyan's face turned red suddenly, and then he said viciously: "Yes, I like him, so please stay away from him." ”
"If you like it, go tell him, what are you telling me for?" Ximen Longjin scratched his forehead a little inexplicably.
"You ......" Guan Siyan was so blocked by her that she couldn't breathe, and she stared angrily.
She also knew that it was strange for her to behave like this now...... But she was very scared, she felt that Tang Feng was getting farther and farther away from her day by day, and she was afraid that Tang Feng would stay away from her completely.
She had never seen Tang Feng pay so much for a person.
He was blind, his arm was broken, and he could desperately prevent Longling from starting the formation in advance in order to wait for her to return together......
In the land of gods and demons, he can wear the piece closely, he has always regarded it as extremely important, and others are not even allowed to touch it...... Used in exchange for her.
How could she not be afraid......
"Actually, I'm not a bully. Ximen Longjin was a little troubled, and decided to be honest with her, lest she always like to pinch her as a soft pestle, once or twice as funny, and it was actually a little annoying to be like this all the time, "So, don't provoke me again." ”
Ahhhh......h She has been reduced to the point of talking harshly to a little girl, Ximen Longjin thought to himself.
"What are you arrogant about? Is it because you can walk and talk?Or is it because you have a good chance?" Guan Siyan was red with hatred, "Are you sure you can keep those opportunities?"
...... What a person who doesn't make sense.
"Is the opportunity to kill your sister comfortable?" Ximen Longjin glanced at the sword she held in her hand lightly, and suddenly spoke.
The blood on Guan Siyan's face faded suddenly.
Ximen Longjin went straight around her and left.
In vain, Guan Siyan stood in place, holding his sword and trembling.
"I didn't...... I didn't kill my sister......"
I didn't.
I didn't.
Yes, I don't.
She persuaded herself over and over again, but she couldn't stop shaking.
In the next few days, Guan Siyan finally stopped a little, and didn't come to block her again, but occasionally looked at her with terrible eyes, but as long as she didn't appear in front of her, Ximen Longjin didn't care much.
She was thinking about how to heal the gray-clothed boy's eyes.
For this reason, she also deliberately asked for the Great Elder's warrant, and after the daily inheritance hall's homework was over, she went headlong into the first floor of the Dragon Clan's Hidden Heaven Pavilion.
The first layer of the Tibetan Heavenly Pavilion contains a large number of books and jade slips, which contain all kinds of exercises and various medical and poisonous techniques, and what Ximen Longjin is looking for is a material that can replace eyeballs.
The gray-clad boy's eyes are troublesome because the entire eyeball is broken and a replacement must be found.
But this is not an easy thing to do, the animal's eyes are prone to rejection, and the slightest carelessness can be harmful to him.
Three days passed in a blink of an eye, and when she got up in the morning, she cleaned up and walked out of the room, and she was bumped into head-on, still with a resentful expression on Tiandong's face.
"Morning ......," Ximen Longjin twitched the corners of his mouth.
Tiandong lowered his eyes, still ignoring her.
Ximen Longjin touched her nose, knowing that her anger had not subsided, and Tiandong was really angry this time...... It's been three days, and what she usually can solve by selling a cute one won't work this time.
Habitually, I made an expression that I had already made and walked out of the house silently, and bumped into the gray-clothed young man who was standing at the door, as if waiting for her.
The gray-clothed young man was also stunned when he saw her wilting and drooping head, and then laughed with a "flutter", such an expression appeared on the dragon girl's face, which was extremely pitiful and cute, and a little funny.
Ximen Longjin coughed lightly, put away the strange expression on his face, and asked, "Is your injury better?"
"Well, I'm bored lying all day and want to go to class. The gray-clothed young man smiled, a little shy.
Although he has bangs in the way, his smile is still very good.
Ximen Longjin's heart softened, and he couldn't refuse such a smile at all, and nodded: "Then let's go together, it's good to have a companion." ”
"Hmm. The gray-clothed boy answered, and walked side by side with her, only to realize that her size had only reached his chest.
...... Actually, it's just a child.
The gray-clothed boy felt soft in his heart.
"How is the arm recovering?" asked Simon Longjin.
"It's no different from usual. The gray-clothed young man touched his arm, and he also felt very magical, as if it had never been broken.
"It feels like normal, but the connection hasn't grown yet, so don't exercise vigorously for the time being, and wait for a while to be strong. Ximen Longjin instructed.
"Hmm. The gray-clothed young man obediently responded, and then glanced at her secretly.
Ximen Longjin noticed his gaze, and turned his head to look at him with some confusion, and the gray-clothed young man subconsciously blushed to avoid her gaze.
"What's wrong?" asked Ximen Longjin with a question mark on his face.
"I didn't ...... It's nothing. The gray-clothed young man looked away, a little awkward.
Ximen Longjin sighed softly: "Don't worry in the future, I'm here." ”
This is a promise to shelter him.
Asylum......
Obviously still a child...... But why is there a feeling that it is so reliable......
The gray-clothed young man hung his head, feeling a little weird, why did the dragon girl who looked delicate and weak look like a man...... But he squirmed like a little daughter-in-law...... Ahh
Simon Longjin's gaze swept his neck.
"Hmm...... What's wrong?" the gray-clothed young man felt a slight startle around his neck, and subconsciously tightened his collar.
Ximen Longjin suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and finally remembered what was wrong with the last time he peeped...... Hmm, voyeurism, why do you suddenly feel so obscene?
"I remember, you always wore a chain around your neck, can you show me?" Ximen Longjin coughed lightly and said.
The gray-clothed boy was stunned.
That chain...... He had already given it to the master of the land of gods and demons.
...... In order to exchange for the Dragon Maiden.
"What's wrong?" Ximen Longjin asked again when he saw that he was stunned.
"The chain...... There are no more. He hesitated for a moment and decided to tell him calmly.
"How come? I've always seen you wearing it, it seems to be a very important thing, what special meaning does it have?"
"Do you remember when you were in the Land of Gods and Demons, you were swept into the lake?"
"Hmm. ”
Of course, I remember that Guan Siyan took great pains to get her to the lake.
Ximen Longjin suddenly remembered the words about the "Land of Gods and Demons" that Guan Siyan said when he blocked her before...... Suddenly there was something not very good......
"I used that chain to get you back. The gray-clothed boy said in a low voice.
“......”
Ximen Longjin was dumbfounded.
"Dragon girl, dragon girl?" the gray-clothed young man saw that she was stunned, looking overstimulated, and hurriedly pushed her.
"You mean...... You used that chain to get me out of Yuewang's pick-up hand?!" Ximen Longjin said with a rare look of surprise.
"How...... What's wrong?" The gray-clothed boy was startled by her rare change of face.
And also...... Who is Yuewang?
Is the name of the owner of the land of gods and demons Yuewang?
This dragon lady ...... It has never been shocked, and Mount Tai has not changed before it collapsed, why do you have such an expression......
Seeing his innocent look, Ximen Longjin almost wanted to hit the wall, of course there was a problem! The problem was big! Yuewang kicked her out of the land of gods and demons with a cup of tea, even if he didn't give anything, he couldn't keep her!
As a result, it was deceitful!
Ximen Longjin wiped his face, glanced at the innocent young man in front of him, couldn't bear to tell her such a cruel truth, shook his head, and said weakly: "Thank you so much......
Then, at this moment, a flash of inspiration flashed in Ximen Longjin's mind, and suddenly remembered something, she reached out and took out a chain from the storage bracelet and handed it to him: "By the way, look at this, is it like yours?"
This is the chain that she bought for a medium-grade spirit stone in the hands of the young man who set up the stall, and even Yan Li couldn't tell what it was, she felt that this chain was familiar at that time, and now that she thinks about it, hasn't she seen it on this gray-clothed young man.
The gray-clothed young man took it and looked at it carefully, the expression on his face becoming more and more surprised.
It's really like ......
"It's a lot like ...... It seems to be a little different. The gray-clothed young man said hesitantly, and added, "But the feeling for me is the same, a very cordial and comfortable feeling." ”
It should be a pair, Ximen Longjin guessed that looking at the appearance of the young man in gray, it should be something useful to him, maybe there will be some unexpected benefits for him.
"Then I'll give it to you. Ximen Longjin thought about it, and said very unwillingly, "I will help you come back if you have a chance with that chain." ”
I don't know if that god-killing array has a place to isolate gods and demons.
Better not, don't let me see you again, Yuewang.
Otherwise, hum.
Even I can't be a good friend anymore.
The young man in gray did not refuse, obediently put on the chain, and then asked with some curiosity, "Where did you find this?"
"I accidentally bought it at a stall when I was in the Nine Shadows Continent. Ximen Longjin said casually, and then asked, "Where did you get that chain?"
It must be a good thing to be favored by that picky guy in Yuewang.
"It is said that I brought it out of my mother's womb. The gray-clothed young man touched his nose and said with some embarrassment.
Ximen Longjin was stunned, and then said with a touched face, "You actually used such an important thing to exchange for me!"
The gray-clothed young man blushed all of a sudden, and he didn't know what to say.
How embarrassing it is to say this kind of thing in my heart!
"I will definitely protect you in the future! Whoever dares to bully you is bullying me!" Ximen Longjin announced with a serious face.
The gray-clothed young man twitched the corners of his mouth, and he really couldn't express his emotion at this bloody declaration.
Ximen Longjin is serious.
The boy protected her again and again, at the cost of serious injuries, and in order to save her, he even gave up such important things.
No one had ever been so kind to her.
Looking at her solemn look, the gray-clothed young man touched the chain around his neck, curled the corners of his mouth, and felt a little joy in his heart.
Though...... It doesn't sound so pleasant to be protected by such a dragon girl who is not as tall as herself and looks extremely delicate......
In the heart of the gray-clothed young man, a little machismo began to make trouble.