Second, the soul root

On the second day, Tiandong deliberately made it half an hour early, but when she stepped into the room, she found that the dragon girl was still neatly dressed and sitting on the bed.

...... He is really a good child who loves to learn.

Tiandong silently sprouted, and unexpectedly remembered Guan Siwu's evil words, and couldn't help but be a little worried, those two Guan family ladies have always been above the top, and they are used to being red and white, judging from yesterday's situation, I am afraid that they will continue to trouble the dragon girl.

Seeing Tiandong standing on the side of the bed and looking at her in a daze, Ximen Longjin raised his hands and said that she was ready to come and hug her.

Tiandong looked at the way the dragon girl stretched out her little hand to hug her, and her face was bloody, so she hurriedly stepped forward to pick her up, put her in a wheelchair, and pushed her out of the door.

Ximen Longjin seemed to come a little early today, and neither the Guan sisters nor Long Qi came, only the gray-clothed young man sat on the stone chair in the pavilion and meditated silently.

"Dragon Maiden, do you want to sit in the courtyard for a while?" Tiandong asked her.

Ximen Longjin nodded.

The gray-clothed boy only meditated with his eyes closed as if they were transparent.

Ximen Longjin looked at him curiously, and realized that he was trying to induce qi into his body, but no matter how he tried, those spiritual qi that had condensed around his body had no intention of entering his body at all.

It's really unusual.

Strangely, she took a closer look at the young man, only to find that his body was a little strange, it seemed that it was not a pure dragon, but a half-human, half-dragon. But even so, as a half-dragon, he shouldn't even be able to draw qi into his body...... She looked him up and down a little strangely.

The young man who was meditating seriously felt that his physical gaze had been lingering, and finally he couldn't hold back and opened his eyes: "...... Why are you looking at me like that?"

Ximen Longjin ignored his question, just frowned slightly, trying to find out what was wrong with him.

"Don't you look down on me too?" he said suddenly, seeing that she didn't answer.

Yes?

"I've been here for 10 years, but I can't even do the most basic air induction...... I can't participate in the trial without the induction of qi into my body...... This year is my last chance, and if I can't get my breath into my body, I'm going to leave here and go back to the world. His voice was good, but his tone was full of self-deprecation and loneliness.

Ximen Longjin listened to him without a match, but his gaze suddenly stopped at the place of his heart...... Hey, that's the problem.

The dry insect, a kind of insect that has been extinct as early as 10,000 years ago, she once saw it in a cave left by her ancestors, this is a very strange insect, like to parasitize the human body, feed on human blood, and extremely hate and reject aura, for people who have just begun to cultivate the truth is a poison to avoid.

The gray-clothed young man in front of him was planted with an egg of a dry sky insect in his heart, and now it has been formed, with the existence of this dry sky insect that rejects aura, he can successfully introduce qi into the body is really hell, if it is allowed to grow in the heart, Hugh said that the qi is drawn into the body, but I am afraid that there is still a worry about his life.

The young man did not get a reply from her for a long time, and hung his head silently, and he said to her what he was doing so much, because he had finally seen a man who was in sympathy with him?

...... When I passed by her, I was suddenly grabbed by her hand.

The gray-clothed young man was slightly stunned and looked down at her.

Ximen Longjin looked up and smiled at him, motioning for him to squat down.

The gray-clothed young man squatted down for unknown reasons to meet her eye level.

Ximen Longjin suddenly raised his hand and put his palm on the position of his heart.

The gray-clothed young man was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to dodge, but suddenly felt a slight pain in his heart, as if something was going to be forcibly stripped out of his body, and gradually, the pain became more and more severe, but although the pain was terrible, he faintly felt that this was not a bad thing for him,

Because of this intuition, he did not shy away.

Ximen Longjin's palm was slightly hot, and she felt that the little insect had been held in her palm, so she withdrew her hand.

The gray-clothed young man only felt that after the severe pain, his body suddenly relaxed, as if he had broken some barrier, and all the spiritual energy that was condensed around his body poured into his body in an instant, and his body immediately became lighter. He looked down at his hands, which glowed faintly with a glow.

He's ...... It worked?

He looked at his hands in some disbelief, and just when he was about to give up, he succeeded?

“...... Why?" he looked at the little girl in the wheelchair, her voice trembling slightly with excitement.

Ximen Longjin stretched out the hand that had just been placed in his heart, spread out his palm, and there was an ugly red worm on his white and almost transparent little hand, which was fat, which showed how good the nutrition was, at this time it was struggling to agitate its translucent wings and trying to escape, but it seemed to be trapped in an invisible cage and couldn't fly out.

"Is it because of it?" asked the gray-clad boy, clenching his fists.

Ximen Longjin nodded.

Seeing the young man's face suddenly turned iron-blue, he should have thought of who had done it to him.

Ximen Longjin withdrew the dry weather insect on his palm that was constantly trying to escape, and motioned for Tiandong to push her into the house.

Tiandong was a little puzzled by the unbelievable scene just now, what was going on with that little bug? Why did the boy who had not succeeded in attracting qi into his body for ten years suddenly succeed?

Until she settled Ximen Longjin and left the Inheritance Hall, she didn't understand the joints between them.

The teacher in class today was changed, and Ximen Longjin recognized it, it was the three elders she had seen when she released her divine sense to peep that day, the father of Longling, who was fined two hundred sticks for breaking into the forbidden room and stealing dragon eggs.

"The sixth elder has something to go out and ask me to substitute for the teacher, he has already told me about your progress, since the recipes have been distributed to you, let's study on your own, if you don't understand something, you can ask questions. The third elder said, and glanced lightly at Ximen Longjin who was sitting at the window, "You are the future of the dragon clan, different from the individual wastes that have been forced in, I hope you will do it yourself." ”

"Carefully follow the teachings of the three elders, Si Wu will definitely study hard and not let the three elders down. As soon as the third elder's voice fell, Guan Siwu, who was sitting in front of him, said with a well-behaved face, seeing that there was no appreciation on the face of the third elder, his eyes rolled slightly, and he said, "But there is something unclear about Siwu, the inheritance hall obviously only accepts new students once every ten years, and now the time has not yet come, but it has rashly added new students, if it is known by other clansmen, I am afraid that I will be dissatisfied." ”

"Siwu, you're out of line. Although he said reproachful words in his mouth, the tone of the third elder was obviously kind, and he sighed, as if explaining, "Although the Inheritance Hall has always acted according to this rule, it ...... In the face of great power, rules are not worth mentioning. ”

Ximen Longjin raised his eyebrows, is this saying that the Great Elder is forcing people with power?

"But even if you ignore the ten-year rule, then you have to be a clansman with spiritual roots to step into the Inheritance Hall, she is obviously a waste person who can't speak or act, and she is not here to study at all, is it to satisfy her vanity, will it affect the learning of other students? If this precedent is opened, anyone can be forced to use power in the future, then the Inheritance Hall will not be in a mess?" Seeing that the third elder looked at him with a look of encouragement, Guan Siwu clenched his fists excitedly, said like a cannon, and pulled Guan Siyan beside him, "Sister, did you say?"

Guan Siyan saw her pull herself, a trace of annoyance flashed in her eyes, hating this sister who didn't have a long brain for dragging herself into the water, no matter how bad the waste was, there was a good grandfather, I heard that the great elder was quite protective, if he annoyed him...... Where are they still alive?

"Siyan, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly. Seeing that Guan Siyan pursed his lips and was silent, the three elders' eyes swept over lightly, and the threat in his eyes was self-evident.

"Yes, yes, sister, there are three elders who uphold justice, don't be afraid. Guan Siwu shook her arm and said with a smile.

Guan Siyan secretly scolded a fool, and then smiled in the eyes of the three elders that gradually became cold: "Siyan has been in the human world for a while, and I know that there is a saying in the human world called 'there are no rules, there is no circle', so it can be seen that rules are still very important. ”

This little fox, the third elder snorted coldly with disdain in his heart, but there was a thoughtful expression on his face, and then he looked at Ximen Longjin, with a little embarrassment on his face: "Dragon Girl, although it is said that for the sake of the great elder's face, you have come to the Inheritance Hall, but you have also seen the current situation, if you don't even have a spiritual root, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public." ”

Ximen Longjin looked at him with a smile.

Of course, the third elder would not expect this dumb man to speak, so he only paused slightly, and then said, "In that case, let's ask the dragon girl to test the spiritual root." ”

"The Third Elder is really the fairest person. Guan Siwu slapped her ass sweetly, and then turned her head to look at Ximen Longjin, with a malicious smile on her face.

"Dragon Maiden, please. The third elder looked at Ximen Long Jindao.

Ximen Longjin did not move.

The room fell silent all of a sudden, and everyone's eyes looked in the direction of Ximen Longjin.

After a while, the third elder laughed: "Look at me, I almost forgot that the dragon girl's legs and feet are inconvenient, Siwu, why don't you go and help her?"

"Third Elder, Siwu is a weak woman, where can I hold her. Guan Siwu pursed her lips and said coquettishly.

Ximen Longjin looked at this farce with a smile, and she was very curious about how the three elders wanted to end.

"It's really embarrassing. The third elder looked very embarrassed, and then said, "Why don't you hold on to the table and try to sit in a wheelchair by yourself, Dragon Girl?"

When Ximen Longjin heard this, she couldn't help but slap her hands and laugh, she has seen a lot of shameless people, and it is really rare to be shameless like this, no matter what the core of her heart is, at least she is still a weak little girl on the outside, and she is not good at doing it because of her congenital insufficiency. As the third elder of the dragon clan, he can be regarded as a prominent figure, and he can't get along with such a little girl in the academy, and he is so narrow-minded, he really doesn't know what to say.

At this moment, the gray-clothed young man who had been sitting silently in the corner suddenly stood up, walked to Ximen Longjin in the stunned sight of everyone, bent down to pick her up, felt the thin body of the girl in his arms, his arms tightened slightly, and then turned around and put her in the wheelchair on the side.

The eyes of the three elders suddenly became cold, this waste boy who had not succeeded in attracting qi into his body for ten years had basically been abandoned, and he would only let him go down the mountain as soon as the ten-year period was up. In addition, he is always silent on weekdays, and almost everyone forgets his existence, but ...... There is a hidden aura floating in his body, this is ...... Successful induction of air into the body?

If he remembers correctly, this year was supposed to be the last year of the deadline, and he succeeded...... When the Third Elder thought of this, the look in his eyes became a little complicated.

"Hey, you stupid guy even came to learn how to be a hero to save beauty, stupid and waste, it's really a good match. Guan Siwu sneered.

The third elder glanced at Guan Siwu, turned around and walked out of the room without saying a word: "Then, follow me to the Spirit Measurement Cliff." ”

Guan Siwu glared at the gray-clothed young man standing behind Ximen Longjin, and strode to catch up with the steps of the three elders, Guan Siyan's eyes were a little complicated, she got up silently, glanced at the gray-clothed young man, and walked out with Long Qi.

"Tiandong is not here, I'll push you. The gray-clothed young man looked down at the hair of the girl's black crow and said in a low voice.

Ximen Longjin nodded, not refusing his kindness.

The news that all the teachers and students of the Inheritance Hall appeared in the Spirit Measuring Cliff during class time soon spread to everyone, and when the Great Elder heard the news, his face suddenly became extremely ugly, he put down the business at hand, got up and hurried to the Spirit Measuring Cliff.

At this time, Ximen Longjin was being watched.

The crowd that came to see the excitement surrounded the three layers inside and the three layers outside, including the dragon clan and the non-dragon servants, they pointed and chattered, it was very lively.

"Dragon Maiden, this is the spirit measuring stone, as long as you put your hand on this spirit measuring stone, you can know what kind of spiritual root you are. The three elders stood beside the spirit stone and smiled kindly.

Ximen Longjin glanced at the spirit measuring stone, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, it was a round ball-shaped crystal ball, she knew that this crystal ball had an excellent name, called Long Yin.

...... It's just that how did the famous Long Yin fall to the point of becoming a spirit stone?

As for why she knew about Long Yin...... Because when she was still an elder of the Nine Shadows Continent, Ximen Longjin of the Ximen family, she once had the fate to go to the Dragon Clan to participate in a grand event, and she had seen the treasures of the Dragon Clan from afar. At that time, she coveted this thing very much, but although she was famous at that time, it was still not worth mentioning compared to the real dragon clan, so she never had the opportunity to get closer.

Now...... It's really hard to find a place to step through the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it.

"Why, don't you dare?" Seeing that Ximen Longjin didn't move, Guan Siwu sneered, and wanted to say something more, but Guan Siyan grabbed his hand.

"Are you so eager to curry favor with the Third Elder, at the expense of offending the Great Elder?" Guan Siyan lowered his voice and grinded his teeth.

Guan Siwu frowned, snorted and said, "Sister, what you said is wrong, what's wrong with offending the Great Elder, like you, no one will treat you sincerely." ”

Guan Siwu's words were not low, the three elders' eyes swept over with deep meaning, and Guan Siyan's heart was cold, she pinched her palm full of cold sweat, and became a little disgusted with this hopelessly stupid sister.

"Why hasn't the dragon girl moved yet?"

"Could it be that you are weak and scared?"

"I think the eight achievements are, you see that she can't even walk......"

"That's not right for you, what does walking have to do with spiritual roots?"

"According to what you say, why didn't the dragon girl dare to step forward to test the spirit root?"

"yes...... This is very strange, it stands to reason that the Dragon Maiden is the person who can lead the Dragon Clan to glory in the prophecy of the previous patriarch, how can there be no spiritual root?"

"If it's true, then she shouldn't be afraid of the spirit root, unless...... She's not the prophesied person......"

"How could the prophecy of the previous patriarch be wrong?"

"You probably don't know, this dragon girl is the granddaughter of the Great Elder, I see, eighty percent is ......"

Seeing that Ximen Longjin did not move, the whispers in the crowd became more and more unscrupulous.

"Third Elder, what are you doing here?!" When the Great Elder arrived, he saw such a scene, his weak little granddaughter was helplessly surrounded by a group of people, pointing at her in malicious language, and couldn't help but be furious.

"Why is the Great Elder so excited, according to the rules of the Inheritance Hall, every child who enters the school must go through the spirit testing level, even if the Dragon Girl is your granddaughter, it should not be an exception, the children of the Inheritance Hall are all watching here, I believe that the Great Elder who has always prided himself on being fair will not let them down." "The three elders are not salty or light.

The Great Elder ignored him, but walked straight to Ximen Longjin's side, blocked the malicious eyes around her, and only looked up at the Third Elder after making sure that she was okay: "I have already negotiated this matter with the Patriarch, and I don't bother the Third Elder." ”

"The dragon girl is the hope left by the previous patriarch, although it is congenitally insufficient, but it should not affect the spiritual root, I think everyone present should be very curious about what kind of spiritual root the dragon girl is, curious about what kind of spiritual root can bear the hope of the whole clan, why should the great elder hide it." The Third Elder touched the Moyu wrench in his hand, and suddenly narrowed his eyes, "Or does the Great Elder have any ulterior secrets?"

The words of the three elders almost made it clear that the great elder was using his power for personal gain and secretly exchanging dragon eggs. As soon as these words came out, the discussion of the onlookers suddenly increased, and the discussion became more and more intense, and some people even shouted loudly.

"Yes, Great Elder, we are all curious about what kind of spiritual root the Dragon Maiden is!"

"Why don't you let the dragon girl test the spirit root, could it be that there is something strange in this?!"

The Great Elder looked at the Third Elder, and the coldness in his eyes was even worse, and that kind of look actually made the Third Elder shudder, and he couldn't help but avoid his edge. Just when the Great Elder was about to have a seizure, Ximen Longjin suddenly reached out and grabbed his sleeve and shook it gently.

The Great Elder was slightly stunned, and then looked down at Ximen Longjin who was sitting in a wheelchair.

Ximen Longjin smiled at him, then turned his wheelchair and walked towards the spirit stone, and no one saw the strange light shining in her.

Dragon's ......

Since the three elders were so warmly invited, how could she miss the opportunity?

In the eyes of everyone, Ximen Longjin raised his fair and slender little hand and put it on the transparent crystal ball.

The audience was silent.

If there is a spiritual root, there should be a flash of light, but for a long time, the crystal ball has not moved at all.

Gradually, some people in the crowd began to question.

"Sure enough, the Great Elder stole the dragon eggs......"

"I really can't imagine that the Great Elder is such a person...... This is a major matter related to the whole clan, how can he ......"

The unfinished complaining came to an abrupt end.

I saw that the crystal ball suddenly burst out with a strong white light, and the white light rose into the sky, with a terrifying momentum, almost blinding everyone's eyes.

In that dazzling white light, no one noticed that a turquoise and lushy light appeared in the crystal ball, and in just an instant, that light disappeared into Ximen Longjin's eyebrows.

Then, the crystal ball suddenly shattered with a "bang".

Hearing the sound of the crystal ball shattering, everyone present was dumbfounded, this spirit stone is said to be a treasure left by the dragon god, and it is said to be a treasure that existed from the birth of heaven and earth...... It was shattered like this?

No one would have expected this farce of the spirit root to end in such a way, except for Ximen Longjin.

As the initiator, Ximen Longjin smiled slightly, and turned his wheelchair back to the Great Elder under the dull gaze of everyone.

"Are you alright?" the Great Elder crouched down and looked at her a little nervously.

Ximen Longjin shook his head and said that he was fine.

"What's going on, what are you doing here?!" the patriarch's majestic rebuke suddenly appeared.

The Grand Elder stood up and looked at where the voice had come from.

The crowd quickly parted and made a way, and the patriarch strode in, saw the broken crystal ball, and was furious: "Can anyone explain it to me!"

"It's her, she touched the crystal ball and it became like this!" Guan Siwu, who was frightened by the white light that rose to the sky just now, came back to his senses and pointed to Ximen Longjin and said loudly.

"What's going on?!" the patriarch looked at Ximen Longjin who was in a wheelchair with a grim gaze.

"I have to ask the Third Elder about this. The Great Elder blocked Ximen Longjin behind him and spoke lightly.

The third elder paused slightly, and then sneered: "Everyone present can see clearly, it is the dragon girl who touches the spirit measuring stone, and the spirit measuring stone will break, and the great elder wants to protect his granddaughter, and he doesn't have to splash dirty water on me." ”

"You're as shameless as ever. The Great Elder suddenly sneered.

Ximen Longjin looked at the tall back in front of him, he was still a little unaccustomed, and when he was stunned, he suddenly heard this sentence, and couldn't help laughing, it was really the same as what the hero saw.

The Third Elder glared at the Great Elder with some annoyance: "Please be cautious in your words!"

"The matter of the dragon girl going to school, I have already made it clear to the patriarch, and the patriarch has agreed to this matter, and I have informed the elders, but the three elders deliberately made it difficult for a weak child, and forced her to measure the spirit root in front of everyone, and now that the spirit measuring stone is broken, you have pushed the matter to the bottom. The Great Elder narrowed his eyes, then turned to look at the Patriarch, "Patriarch, just now the Dragon Maiden has already measured the Spirit Root, it is an ethereal Spiritual Root that is unique in ten thousand, and it should have met the requirements of the Inheritance Hall, that is, the Dragon Maiden herself has this strength, not because of my face to let her go to the Academy, then my previous deal with the Patriarch will be stopped." ”

After speaking, the Great Elder pushed Ximen Longjin out of the Spirit Measuring Cliff, leaving the pale-faced patriarch and a group of onlookers who were ready to sneak away when they saw that the situation was not good.

"Third child, you have gone too far this time. After a while, the patriarch spoke, looking at the only one who had not left.

The face of the third elder was also a little unsightly, he was just not angry that his son was punished, and wanted to make things difficult for that stinky girl a little, who would have expected such a thing: "Although the ethereal root is rare, but the spirit stone is really broken, and the history of the dragon clan has not been without an ethereal root, but the spirit stone is not broken, after all, it is a treasure left by the dragon god, why does that girl ...... when she touches it"

"At this time, you still want to make things difficult for that girl?!" The patriarch glared at him viciously, "Do you want to say that the girl made the ghost? How old is she? And with a congenitally deficient body, it is difficult for you and me to shake the spirit stone, let alone break it?!"

Hearing this, the third elder coughed lightly, and turned his head a little embarrassed to say nothing.

"I know that you are not angry with Longling being punished, and want to be angry for him, but you don't want to think about it, if I didn't deliberately protect him, do you think Longling would have escaped death?! What crime did you commit against him? He broke not only a dragon egg, but the hope left by the previous patriarch!" The patriarch said angrily, shook his sleeves and left.

Only the three elders stayed in place, his face turned blue and white, he watched the patriarch's back disappear from sight, and suddenly sneered, if anyone in the clan wants this dragon girl to be born the most, the patriarch should take the first share, after all, the great elder has a high reputation, and the dragon girl is his granddaughter, if it really becomes the light of hope in the clan, then the patriarch's position is probably going to be hollowed out.

How could he not be afraid? Now he had got what he wanted, but he had pity the stupid boy in Longling who had been beaten with two hundred sticks, and he didn't know that he had made a wedding dress for someone.