Spring is in full swing, and the wall-climbing flowers on the side of the courtyard wall are purple and red.

The bamboo amaranth in the rockery is filled with water again, and the gravity is pressed down to the other end, and the clear water falls in a perfect arc and is injected into the small fish pond surrounded by the groove pebbles below, and at the same time, the water droplets remaining in the bamboo amaranth converge into a drop and make a crisp ticking sound, which startles the small goldfish that gather to play and scatter, and the calm water surface ripples.

Chu Xuan was dressed in a black and red suit, holding the You Long Sword in his hand, and the moves he played were extremely fast and complex, looking at the sharp swordsmanship, he could still hear the buzzing sound of the sword body cutting through the air when he got a little closer, and the sword qi was also as vague as the name could see the You Long flying by.

Chu Xuan leaned back and turned around in the air, and the dragon sword accurately turned the slowly beautiful petals in the air into two halves, and she also landed lightly, carrying the sword backhand behind her, breathing smoothly and her face calm.

Lichun, the maid who was standing next to her and waiting all the time, walked over with a white soft towel in both hands and said respectfully: "Miss, wipe your sweat." ”

"Hmm." Chu Xuan bowed slightly, took the towel and didn't let her serve, but just symbolically wiped her face, after all, she really didn't shed a drop of sweat.

"Miss's martial arts attainments have improved a lot, even if the world-famous sword saint Nie Shuangyun is here, the slave maid believes that she will not be Miss's opponent." Lichun was wearing lotus orange clothes, combing her hair in a bun, with tassels on her side sideburns, and her face was delicate and cute.

This compliment contained a lot of personal feelings, Chu Xuan just smiled, and said, "You can know a sentence left by Nie Shuangyun in the rivers and lakes." ”

"Yes." Lichun nodded, "Chivalry, for righteousness, not fighting." ”

The vast majority of people who practice martial arts know Nie Shuangyun, the sword saint, who is a loner, has a strange temperament, and is mysterious.

It is rumored that someone paid a lot of money to ask for a competition with Nie Shuangyun, and the location was set around the cloud cliff, at that time there were many chivalrous warriors in the rivers and lakes, but Nie Shuangyun never showed up, but wrote this sentence with sword qi on the rock wall in the air: chivalry, for righteousness, not fighting.

However, there is no need to compare, Nie Shuangyun's hand has already proved that his sword saint name does not come from nothing.

Therefore, around the cloud cliff has become a place where people from the rivers and lakes often go to experience the powerful sword qi, and even a place to meet and compete, but many people have the psychology of being lucky enough to meet the sword saint in order to be able to guide one, two, or three in swordsmanship.

"So, there's no comparison between us." Chu Xuan put the dragon sword in front of her eyes, lowered her eyes and looked at the polished clear lines, slowly touched the sword body in her hand, and could feel that the sword was still trembling slightly under her fingertips, as if responding to her mood, a very spiritual sword.

Lichun thought for a while and said suspiciously: "Miss, I don't quite understand what you mean. Since they are all practicing martial arts, why can't this be compared? ”

Although they are the master and servant, the two get along like friends, so Lichun didn't hide his doubts carefully, but asked them very boldly.

Chu Xuan: "Because our sword intent is different. ”

“… The young lady said it so profoundly, the slave couldn't figure it out. Lichun nodded his head and struggled for a while, and finally gave up thinking and continued to worship and look at Miss.

Anyway, what Miss said was right, no matter what he meant.

Chu Xuan hooked his lips and smiled, but did not explain.

Nie Shuangyun's sword is the sword of justice, in his eyes, regardless of the troubled times of the Seven Kingdoms, the people of all countries are equal, and they are all deep in the deep war, so his sword will rarely be stained with blood.

But her sword is a bloodthirsty sword, and her justice is to become the emperor of the world, and whoever stands in the way of her competition for the world is the soul of her sword.

The two have different intentions, so how can they compete.

At this time, another personal maidservant Liqiu slowly walked from the side corridor.

She stood three steps away in front of Chu Xuan, first saluted, and then said, "Miss, Jian Kuo has been waiting in the outer hall for a long time. ”

"Hmm." Chu Xuan shook her hand, flew the dragon sword directly through the window, and lay on the desk intact, she immediately stepped on the path leading to the outer hall on tiptoe, and the cobblestone road was full of plum blossoms on both sides.

Jian Kuo, who had changed out of his military uniform and put on a plain clothes, was already sitting on a chair in the outer hall drinking tea and waiting.

When he saw Chu Xuan walking past the threshold, he immediately put down the teacup in his hand, got up and clasped his fists with both hands, bent over, and said in a respectful tone: "Master, what you ordered has been done." ”

When Chu Xuan walked past Jian Kuo, he just glanced at him, raised his eyebrows, and said, "It's my father who helped." ”

"The Taishi should know something, and he will help his subordinates in the court this morning." Jian Kuo put down his hand and turned around to follow behind Chu Xuan.

Even without the help of the Taishi, he could ask for orders to go to the border to lead the troops on the expedition, but if the Taishi intervened, it would be easy for their relationship to be covered with a vague veil, and it would be easier for them to carry out all kinds of suspicions, so that the emperor's next move could be accelerated, which was a good thing for them.

"Naturally, because of this matter, I revealed the news and asked my father to intervene. If this were not the case, relying on your gentle actions, Qi Xingxiu would not be easily exposed. Chu Xuan just sat down, and Lichun poured tea next to him.

Jian Kuo's face turned pale when he heard this, and he immediately knelt down on one knee in front of Chu Xuan, raised his fists with both hands, and bowed his head to plead guilty, "It's the incompetence of his subordinates, please punish the master." ”

The master handed over the matter to him for arrangement, but he didn't expect that the slow plan of action almost delayed the master's major event, and he deserved to die.

"Alright, you don't have to kneel at every turn. I prefer to punish people for meritorious service. Chu Xuan picked up the teacup, scratched it twice with the lid, and then took a sip, the sweet fragrance spread in his mouth, and his mood improved a lot.

Simply bowed his head: "Subordinates obey orders." ”

With a slight click, Chu Xuan put the teacup back in place, she raised her eyes to look at Jian Kuo, and her fingers tapped on the table, "When will the army leave." ”

"Tomorrow morning."

"Everyone around me has been investigated."

"The subordinates have already arranged it, and the master can follow at any time. At that time, we will find an opportunity to get rid of the aliens and replace them all with our people. ”

Hearing this, Chu Xuan was quite satisfied, and the corners of his mouth curled up in a shallow arc: "Okay, you go down and straighten out the team, remember that there are people outside the world, and there are heavens outside the sky, don't be careless." ”

"My subordinates understand." Jian Kuo clenched his fists again and bent over, only then did he stand up and turn to leave, and disappeared after a while.

Lichun and Liqiu, as personal maidservants, were also the first batch of people to be trained after Chu Xuan established the Wuji Palace, so they were naturally loyal to her, and they also knew that the young lady was going to join the army.

However, they begged for a long time, but they didn't get the young lady to agree that they would also be with them to take care of them.

"Miss, my subordinates have something to ask for." Lichun and Liqiu glanced at each other, and broke their fingers and knocked on the table, thinking about things with their eyes down.

Chu Xuan didn't want to know what they wanted to say, "This trip is to fight, not an outing." ”

"Miss, where you are, we are." The two maidservants knelt in front of Chu Xuan at the same time, saying firm and unshakable advice.

They know that the young lady is powerful, but she can protect the master, which is the sense of mission that they have integrated into their blood and bones.

Chu Xuan lowered his eyes and looked at them quietly for a few seconds, and then said, "Leave you in the capital, I have other arrangements." ”

"This..."Lichun and Liqiu glanced at each other, and then could only say, "Obey Miss's orders." ”

Obedience to orders is the first lesson they have been trained in, and since their masters have said that there are other arrangements, they cannot be unreasonable, but do their best to solve their worries.