Chapter 2: Please Take Care (3)
Xia Mu walked with his head bored, not angry, at most a little helpless, don't see too much in this kind of bridge script. The little girl is in love with the young man, but the young girl's mind is not on the little girl, and the little girl will be jealous of all the opposite sex who appears around the young man. No, I'm quite innocent.
"Miss Xia." Situ Moxuan followed behind.
"Don't scream, I'm not deaf." Xia Mu turned around a little funny, and said in his heart: You are a second goods! What are you doing with me, your junior sister is still angry with the sky, and from now on she will see me in her eyes. "Now that you've eaten, what are you going to do next?"
“…… Well, it's Meng Changtou's swordsmanship class in a while. Situ Moxuan said.
"Swordsmanship lessons?" The summer curtain brain fills up the picture.
Situ Moxuan nodded: "The new beginner disciples will first be taught by Elder Meng and the others the basic techniques and mental techniques of sword practice, and after they have a certain foundation and pass the guide core, they will be taught by the elders of each peak individually. ”
"Oh, I see." It is also true that before the summer curtain, I heard Situ Moxuan say that there are not hundreds of disciples under each peak master, at least eighty, and there are far more than that. If they are all taught by the peak master, they must not die of exhaustion. "But I don't even have a sword, how can I learn swordsmanship?"
"It's okay, there is one in the Rong library, the moon buds and clouds are mostly based on sword cultivation, I will take you to choose one later."
"Well, that's fine. By the way, you'll have to help me pick a few lighter ones, like your master, I can't take them. Speaking of swords, Xia Mu's first reaction was Situ Lan's sword that obviously didn't look like a few catties, but it was so heavy that it was deadly when he picked it up. If she was allowed to use a sword like that, she would probably be exhausted to death before she could cut the enemy.
Situ Moxuan was stunned on the spot, and said in shock: "You...... Touched the door master's Xueji? ”
"What Xueji?"
"It's the doorman's wear. The name is Xueji, it is a sword made of stainless steel and heavenly stone mixed with pure jade refining stone, the whole body is silver and flawless, and the iron is sharpened like mud. Situ Moxuan said: "In the world, there should be no one who can touch the sword of the master." ”
"Uh...... Isn't it just a sword, what's the big deal? Xia Mu smiled wryly, he didn't expect the sword to be so expensive, but fortunately he didn't break it at the time, it was too scary. Then he said, "If I told you that I robbed him with his sword yesterday, would you believe it?" ”
"......" Situ Moxuan.
Xia Mu was not ashamed to talk about the robbery of Situ Lan last evening as if he was an anchor, and Situ Moxuan didn't know how to organize the language to describe his feelings after listening to this story.
Speaking of which, now that I think about it, I was stupidly crying by myself, and I guess I was so hungry that my brain was amused. He was wearing the same white clothes as me yesterday, and he was obviously different from you, so I still want his clothes. You think, if I really wore his clothes to swagger through the market, I should be caught and beaten up in a few minutes. Hahaha...... "Natsumu was successfully amused by his own stupidity.
Situ Moxuan opened his mouth for a long time and didn't close it, forgiving him for not being able to make up such a picture in his brain.
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about it, the more I talk about it, the more I feel stupid enough to doubt life. Take me to choose a sword, by the way, you don't need money to choose a sword, right? "People are poor and short-sighted, but we still have to confirm again.
“…… No. ”
"Okay! I'm starting to like you guys, it's good, I don't need any money. "Xia Mu is already impatient to want a sword of his own, don't want money equipment, don't want it for nothing, well, you must choose a good-looking one.
Standing in Rongku's sword room, Xia Mu was dumbfounded. It's too hard to choose!
On the shelves, on the walls, densely placed, hung, and I can't count how many swords, and I can't count how many swords, and I see that people are about to have a phobia. Look at this is also good-looking, that is also beautiful, and the appearance of Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. Weigh this one, put it on your waist and look at it, it's more difficult to decide than shopping for clothes. Alas! There is no mirror in the sword room, it's so annoying, I don't know what the effect of each one hanging on my waist is!
In the assertion hall of the Huanyu Palace, Situ Lan was sitting above: "How?" ”
"It has been checked, and there are no special circumstances inside and outside the cloud pool. Mo Xuan's spiritualist magic array that day had not found anything wrong, and that summer curtain was really strange. "Linyue Peak Lord Situ Ming said.
"Didn't she really practice reincarnation back then?" Situ Yuan touched the beard that was not long on his chin and fell into deep thought.
"Indeed, with her nature, it is not impossible to practice forbidden arts. But if she really came back, would it be a blessing or ...... Alas! Penglai Peak Xue Jing said.
There was silence.
"What does Lan think about this?" Situ Xuan, the master of Zhaoyang Peak, asked, he and Situ Lan are brothers in the same sect, and the relationship between the two has been very strong since childhood, so among the peak masters, he is the only one who is used to calling him by his name, rather than honoring the master.
"I don't know, I don't comment." Situ Lan was still shocked.
"And where is this summer curtain now? I really can't do it, so I can only start investigating from her. "Situ Ming said, if there is no problem with Yunchi, then there must be something wrong with this person.
Linyue Peak is the most adjacent place to the Demon Realm among the seven main peaks in the Moon Bud Clouds, and the Holy Maiden's Temple and Cloud Pond are built here. Therefore, when all the monks reach a certain stage of cultivation, they will go to the cloud pool to practice soul conjuring and soul crossing. Generally speaking, the souls summoned after dawn are usually the weakest, which is convenient for those young monks to deal with or transcend. But no matter whether it is a demon, a demon or a monster summoned from the cloud pool, no one has ever appeared.
"Mo Xuan has already taken her to the bottom of the mountain to participate in the class." Situ Yuan said.
"What! Just let her go down the mountain? Is it safe? You know, there are children at the bottom of the mountain. Mu Xiufeng Lord Situ Han said.
"Situ Han, what do you mean by that? What does it mean to let her go down the mountain like this, and what is it that the children are not safe? Even if she did come back, it wouldn't hurt the children, she wasn't a murderer. Don't insult her like that! Xue Jing shouted.
"How did I insult her! Lord Xue Feng, please make your words clear. Didn't he do what happened back then? Isn't it because of her that the moon buds almost overturned overnight?! Speaking of the events of the year, Situ Han was also so angry that he jumped up.
"You don't want to talk nonsense! Back then, she was just ......"
"Enough!" Before Xue Jing could finish speaking, Situ Lan suddenly stood up.
Everyone was shocked, after all, Situ Lan rarely had emotions, whether he was happy, sad, angry or angry.
"Alas! I said you two don't quarrel, what the hell is going on, we haven't figured it out yet, so let's stop arguing about what happened fifteen years ago, it's been so long. Yingxue Peak Lord Situ Chang waved his fan and came out to dissuade him.
Seeing that Situ Lan and Situ Chang were like this, Xue Jing and Situ Han didn't say anything anymore, glanced at each other, and snorted at each other and returned to their positions.
"Let's talk about it." Situ Lan lightly dropped two words and disappeared in place.
Now that the door master is gone, the few people sitting there naturally can't tell the name, so they have to leave after making friends with each other.
"Miss Xia, you ...... Have you chosen? When Situ Moxuan picked up the twentieth sword at the summer curtain, he finally couldn't help but ask.
"Hehe......" Xia Mu tried to hide his embarrassment and put down the sword in his hand. It's really harder than choosing clothes in the mall! I really didn't see what I liked, I don't know why, I just didn't see the one that fits my eyes, the good-looking ones are very heavy, and the lighter ones can't be seen. You must know that this is a sword, and once you choose, you may always follow it left and right, how can you be so casual. And she still has a careful thought, since she doesn't need money, she must choose a more expensive one.
"Senior Brother Mo Xuan, Miss Xia." At this moment, a monk in Tsing Yi walked in and shouted, "The master of the door is outside the Rongku. ”
"What?! The master of the door is here! Situ Moxuan's heart froze, and he began to recall what happened in the morning, there should be nothing bad done, but the master of the Lao Sect came in person.
"Huh? He also came. Xia Mu smiled wryly, Situ Lan is very good-looking and eye-catching, but his temperament is too cold, he is too tired to be with him, especially too tired to speak. I still prefer these straightforward children, Situ Moxuan around him is very easy to get along with.
The two walked out of Rongku one after the other, and saw Situ Lan standing in the afternoon sun, his tall and straight back, long hair moving with the wind, and indeed a fairy posture that made people feel that it was a blasphemy.
"I've seen the doorman." Situ Moxuan walked over quickly and saluted.
Although Xia Mu didn't understand this set of rules, he also learned from Situ Moxuan's appearance and saluted according to the gourd painting: "I've seen the master of Situ Sect." "The villain is the boss here, and in front of his subordinates, he still has to give face, after all, no one knows how long he will have to be in this place.
Situ Lan seemed to retract from his thoughts, glanced sideways at the two of them, and then said to Situ Moxuan: "Selected?" ”
Xia Mu was still thinking about what he meant, and Situ Moxuan had already replied: "Not yet, Miss Xia hasn't made a choice yet." ”
These two were dumbfounded, and Xia Mu didn't bother to think about what they were talking about. But seeing Situ Lan waving his hand to Situ Moxuan, Situ Moxuan retreated politely and walked away, leaving him and himself alone again.
"Haven't you chosen a sword yet?" As if he saw that Xia Mu didn't understand the previous conversation, he repeated it again.
"Oh, you said this. I really haven't, I haven't seen a suitable one for the time being. "Well, Xia Mu actually wants to say more: what I can hold doesn't seem to be very valuable, and what looks like it's worth a little money, I can't seem to hold it.
"Come with me." With that, Situ Lan flicked his sleeves and left.
Xia Mu is used to it, and he just trots up the skirt to keep up, and he doesn't ask where he wants to be taken.
I don't know how long I walked, Xia Mu felt exhausted again, but looking at the back in front of him, he still gritted his teeth and caught up. "Situ Lan, I don't want to know where you're going to take me? But can you tell me how long I have to go? I'm so tired from walking! ”
Situ Lan had indeed heard the sound of breathing coming from behind her gradually becoming more and more rapid, and her steps were becoming heavier and heavier, she really didn't have any spiritual power, and she didn't know a little spell. turned around, looked at the summer curtain that already had a thin sweat on his face, and said, "Holy Maiden Temple." ”
"What?" The cherry tomatoes know that they are delicious, but what is the shrine of the saints.
"Searching for a sword." Again, just two words.
"Hehe......" Xia Mu tried to connect with the context and analyze the meaning that Situ Lan wanted to express. Could it be that you go to the place called the Holy Maiden Temple and find a sword that is more suitable for you? It's too troublesome, it's really not good, just pick one of the sword rooms just now, as for going so far. "Alas! It doesn't matter, it's all free anyway, just give me a handful, I just don't pick it. There is no need to bother you, you are the master of the door, there are many opportunities in the day, such a small thing as picking a sword, just ask Situ Moxuan to accompany me, others are really good and patient. I don't have to bother you! ”
When Situ Lan heard this, he didn't say anything, and took a step closer to Xia Mu: "Situ Moxuan? ”
"Right...... Yes. "How does it feel like his face is colder." The main thing is that I don't want to walk anymore, you have too many mountains here, and the range is too big. You, the landlord, may be used to walking every day, but I'm different. Xia Mu muttered in his heart: You must know that I take a taxi every day when I go out, and I don't even know how to ride a bicycle, at most I run in the gym. It's like now, running around the mountains all day long, and it's not a flat road, often one foot high and one foot low, and wearing a costume with a long skirt, if you change into light sportswear and travel shoes, it will be better.
"Don't want to walk?"
Repeater? Xia Mu rolled his eyes in his heart: "That's right, don't you know that teleportation spell." We don't have to walk all the time, Situ Moxuan said he can't take me, but I think you ......"
Before he finished speaking, Situ Lan had suddenly grabbed her shoulder, and in the face of his sudden approach and touch, Xia Mu was speechless for a while, and when he reacted, he was really outside the barrier of the Holy Maiden's Temple. “…… Mana is high. "You have to finish speaking, otherwise you will panic.
"Let's go, you can't use spells in the barrier." It's rare that Situ Lan will explain one thing.
Xia Mu still can't imagine how amazing this teleportation technique is, but if possible, he must learn it well, for a lazy person like himself, it is really too practical.
"What is an enchantment? Is this the air? Xia Mu poked with his hand a layer of film-like things that he couldn't see in front of him, but could clearly feel.
“…… Be. "It's rare that Situ Lan can't explain something.
"I remember when I ran over yesterday, the other three children who were following me were all blown out, but why did I get in? Is there anything special about this? Xia Mu continued to ask as he walked, this on-the-spot practice was much easier to understand than the 'piece of' lecture in the morning.
Situ Lan looked sideways at the curious woman beside him and replied, "Those who can enter this enchantment must cultivate to an extremely high level, the three of them are only at the beginning level, and they will be blocked if they can't enter." ”
It was the first time for Xia Mu to hear so many words come out of Situ Lan's mouth, and he couldn't help but wonder. On second thought, "That's not right! Then I'm even worse, I don't have any cultivation at all. So how did I get in? ”
"I don't know."
"Is there anything else you don't know? I thought that here, you were omniscient and omniscient. ”
"How?"
"Why not, don't you know that when those children talk about you, their expressions are different, those adoring eyes! People who don't know still think that you are the sky, you are the light, and you are the only myth. Xia Mu said enviously, you must know how hard she has worked to attract so many fans, but Situ Lan has such a cold poker face, but he can appear with his own halo and attract countless fans, alas! People are more angry than people!
"......" Situ Lan.
Xia Mu saw the building again, the house did not look like a house, and the temple did not look like a temple. Blue bricks and tiles, vermilion walls are glazed, and there is a row of octagonal copper bells hanging on the eaves. It's late afternoon, but it's still a little chilling. This time, she could clearly feel that since entering the enchantment, it seemed to be quiet all of a sudden, except for the sound of herself and Situ Lan talking and talking, she couldn't hear any other sounds, even the wind was gone, the leaves and grass were motionless, and she didn't see any living creatures. If it weren't for the sunshine and a big living person standing next to her, she would definitely have goosebumps, and then immediately turn around and leave quickly. But it's also strange why there is always an inexplicable sense of familiarity here. It's not just that I came here yesterday evening, as if I've seen it in a dream, but I can't say the specifics, as if I've been here before. This strange feeling made Xia Mu not speak anymore, just frowning and searching for clues in his memories, but he couldn't find the information that matched.
"This ...... Is that what you call the shrine of the Holy Maiden? Walking to the gate, the two stopped, and Natsumu asked.
"Yes." Situ Lan replied.
"Inside...... Is there a saint? ”
"Nope."
"What's that called?" The summer curtain is puzzled, as if there is no Buddha in the temple, can it still be called a temple?
"There were."
Xia Mu saw that Situ Lan's eyes were even more indifferent and detached. Ever was? Not yet. Where did the Holy Maiden go?
"We ...... Want to go in? ”
"Yes."
"How to get in? There is no latch on the outside, which means that it is locked from the inside. But you said that the saint is gone, and there is obviously no one living inside. Xia Mu said and walked forward to the door, and went to knock on the door, wanting to prove that there was indeed no one inside. But as soon as his hand touched the dark red wooden door, it squeaked, and the door opened in both directions!
was so frightened that she instinctively shrank back, if it weren't for Situ Lan's help, she would probably fall on the steps outside the gate. This is terrifying, haunted house?! grabbed Situ Lan who was holding him tightly, flashed behind him, poked out half of his head, and asked in shock and pitiful: "Why did this door open by itself?" ”
"Let's go......" Situ Lan looked sideways at his coat, which had been pulled below his shoulders by Xia Mu.
If the disciples of the Moon Bud Cloud saw that not only did someone dare to rob their sect master's clothes, but also dared to take off their sect master's clothes, I really don't know how they would feel.
Xia Mu didn't let go, still holding Situ Lan tightly. Everything inside is unknown, although it is daytime, but who knows what will come out, the door suddenly opened just now, and it really scared her soul away, and it was probably because the soul was gone, so she didn't have time to cry out and cry out to be embarrassed. "You go first." Gently pushed Situ Lan.
"......" Situ Lan pulled his clothes and failed. When he saw the frightened bird behind him, the man with round eyes like a great enemy, had no choice but to move slowly towards the shrine of the Holy Maiden.
Xia Mu followed behind Situ Lan and dragged his clothes firmly, following in unison, cautiously.
The two of them pulled and pulled into the gate of the Holy Maiden's Temple, Xia Mu carefully looked at the surrounding environment, the flowers and trees were all fine, and could even be described as lush, obviously no one took care of it, but there was no sign of dilapidation in this cold winter, as if the owner had just left. Inside the patio, there is a small pond, which is clear and undisturbed, but there are no fish or any creatures in it.
As soon as I walked into the door, the two doors actually 'creaked' shut by themselves without warning. This time, Xia Mu, who was already nervous, finally jumped up, screaming and plunging into the arms of Situ Lan beside him, holding the waist of the only living thing, refusing to raise his head or let go.
Situ Lan didn't expect Xia Mu to make such a move, he froze in place, didn't move for a long time, and raised his hands in the air, at a loss. It's just that a faint crimson finally appeared on that face, and a strange luster flashed in those indifferent eyes.
"Situ Lan, let's go." Xia Mu was about to cry, and shouted with his head in his arms: "I don't want to go in, and I don't want to find any swords." If you don't, you don't have it! It's a big deal that I don't need a sword, it's too scary here. Wow......"
Situ Lan's face twitched rarely, and said, "There's nothing in it." After thinking for a while, he finally put his hand on Xia Mu's back, patted it falsely, sighed and said, "With me here, don't be afraid." ”
I don't know if Situ Lan's comfort really worked. Finally, Xia Mu slowly eased up, sobbing and raising his head from his arms, his hands still tightly hugging his waist, only to see Situ Lan looking down at himself. In the backlight, Xia Mu couldn't see his expression clearly, but he felt that hiding in the arms of his tall body had an inexplicable sense of security, as if as long as he was there, he didn't have to be afraid of anything.
"You let go first." Situ Lan saw that the person in his arms raised his head, his big eyes, which were already watery, were still moist, the corners of his eyes were crimson, and he looked up at himself with a puffed mouth and wanted to cry, and suddenly felt a heat in his heart. I had to raise my hands that were lying on her back first, and then said to her.
There was silence around him again, and he let go of Situ Lan's waist with trepidation, but he still didn't let go of the hand that was grabbing the corner of his clothes. "Let's hurry up and grab our swords and leave." Xia Curtain didn't want to stay longer for a moment.
The wooden floor in the hallway is still shiny and shiny, not stained with dust, and the light peach gauze curtain falls vertically. I can't help but look at it twice, it's my favorite color. The two walked through the courtyard and entered the room in the middle, which was decorated with a feminine and cold atmosphere. The couch is covered with a long white blanket, and the screen is painted with pink petals that seem to float in the wind. There is a guqin, an incense burner, and a pen holder on the desk, and the wolf hair on it does not seem to be dry, and the rice paper is spread on the table. Next to the main seat of the hall, there is also a sandalwood table with a white jade flute on it. For some reason, Xia Mu took a fancy to it at a glance, and it was really beautiful.
"That's?" Natsumu asked, pointing to the flute.
"That's 'Chang'an'." Situ Lan replied.
"Chang'an?"
"Eternal life does not stop, and the world is safe."
“…… What do you mean? ”
"That's her magic weapon." Situ Lan's eyes fell into indifferent glass again when he looked at Chang'an.
"Artifact?" Xia Mu is stupid again, could it be that this saint girl fought with a flute before?
"The flute is crossed, and the enemy is retreated." Situ Lan said softly, as if talking to himself.
"Wow! Your saint is so powerful! Xia Mu sincerely admired, what can make Situ Lan praise so much is not an ordinary character.
"......" Situ Lan.
"Can you touch that?" The more I look at the summer curtain, the more I like it, although I don't know how to play the flute, but girls are like this, and when they see beautiful things, they always want to get started.
"Try it." Situ Lan said.
"Shall I pick it up and take a look?" With his consent, Natsumu took the flute in his hand.
I don't know what material it is made of, it is light and does not lose its texture, and the whole body is crystal clear, warm and luster. I'd love to put it in my mouth and blow it, but when I think it's someone else's stuff, I'd better take a look. As soon as he looked up, he saw Situ Lan staring at him, not knowing what he was thinking. Although his face was still expressionless, Xia Mu really felt that he was shocked, and there was an unspeakable obsession.